Here is my breakup story.
Eric and I have been together for almost three years. We had some differences, that’s for sure. He had a brain injury that had an impact on his speech, and motor skills. Sometimes he couldn’t feed himself without flinging it everywhere, so, being completely able-bodied I would happily help. He couldn’t walk correctly without it eventually leading to falling down. I would be his human crutch; he would stand behind me with his hands on my shoulders and the weight of our bodies would work together to keep him upright. It was much easier for me to put his socks on him, than for him to do it some days. So I would do that, and so on. I never minded, not one bit. It never even crossed my mind as the slightest bit of inconvenience. I loved him, and still do - and that love was untouchable. Could not be matched. That’s not to say he won’t find someone who loves him as much as I do, but I know that my love for him is unconditional, and endless. It is stronger than anything I have ever experienced. We both had insecurities, often he’d ask me who was messaging me when it really was just a game notification, or ten. I played a lot of phone games; bingo, solitaire, slots, word games, whatever. They’d coincidentally all notify me at the same time, typically on the hour, every few hours. I’d do the same, ask “who are you texting?”. Funny, neither of us had a reason to worry about it. We both are loyal.
We also had great similarities, we worked together, in my eyes. We would laugh about the dumbest things, belly laugh uncontrollably. We knew exactly how to comfort each other. The little sweet things all added up and made for what I thought was a perfect little peaceful home of a person. Our views on social issues, or moral standards aligned well. Of course, we had some disagreements too, but no two people in this world are 100% eye to eye.
April 6th I boarded my first ever plane, at the age of 25 with Eric. We were flying to Florida to stay with his mom and her long-term boyfriend at a new home she had just purchased, a seasonal home. This trip was really fun. I loved the time I got to spend with him, and his mom and her partner. On the last full day, we were there we had gone to a beach, and as cheesy as it sounds - he picked up a pretty dull looking seashell that was in front of him. He asked me to add it to the bag of unique looking shells I had walked around gathering. I asked him why… It looked so ordinary. He told me for some reason that’s the first thing he spotted when he realized he is going to marry me. This made me so happy; it made me feel even more secure than I already did.
Fast forward to when we arrive home, the following day. We relaxed over the weekend and then returned to our Monday through Friday jobs. I work 9-5, and then three nights of the week would have night class from 6-10. He works 3-11, and so he’d get home just a tad bit later than me. I almost always stayed up to see him, we’d say hi, cuddle, and go to bed. Each weekend we had with each other we would spend time doing whatever, but together. Come the beginning of May (Last week) it was a Monday. I went into school 30 minutes early as requested to speak with the director of education. They terminated my enrollment due to an incident that occurred between me and 5 other classmates. An argument, one that should not have happened. I had remorse for this from the mintue it ended. Eric had told me the night the argument happened, while I was upset, that he won’t be mad if I get terminated, he thought my reaction to the situation and how I handled it was valid. As long as I stuck through, and didn’t drop out over it then he wouldn’t be mad. I agreed, no dropping out. Thursday I got a text message from him. He told me that I have 8 days to move out. That our relationship has been such a big part of his life for so long, he needed to be on his own, be with his friends - essentially that he needed to find himself. In this message he always advised this was nothing I did, that he will cherish all the memories he has that we made together. That I was a great girlfriend. He also said that he doesn’t want me reaching out unless it was to discuss the division of our belongings, and that doing this face to face would not be healthy or productive, it will just make it harder.
So… Hold on. A month ago, you told me you love me so much, and one day you’re sure you’re going to marry me. I could hear the honesty and vulnerability in your voice, I could see it in your face. Those were not lies. Now, all of the sudden, even though you called me babe just this morning, and asked me to pick stuff up from the store for you on my way home… a couple hours later, out of nowhere, you’re just…done? This doesn’t make sense. None of it makes sense. I am destroyed. I love you more than anything and would have - did, do anything I possibly could for you, but you think life without me will be better? That fucking hurt, no actually - I swear it killed a part of me. I’m not angry. I am so God damn fucking sad. I am lost. I am anxious. I am scared. I am alone. I feel abandoned. I am uncomfortable. I see no future anymore, the rug was ripped from under me and I was left alone, to get my stuff out as soon as possible while trying to nurse a torn apart, stomped on, broken heart… and what is worse for me, is you’re worth it. You're worth a million more heartbreaks. People keep telling me to “try to think of the reasons why this is a good thing” but I tried, so hard, and I can't. To me there is absolutely not one good thing about this for me. I can’t stop thinking “is he going to realize this wasn’t the right choice?” “Does he care at all about me?” “How can he not care not one little teenie tiny speck about me, all of the sudden?” “Is he hurting right now and his coping mechanism is to shut me out, 100%, completely?” “Will I ever even hear from him again?” “Is he ok?” “Does he miss me?” “Does he hate me, for essentially… no reason?” “Am I doing the right thing by abiding by his request not to reach out to him?” “Maybe he is waiting for me to reach out to him anyway… but he told me not too.”
I am so lost. I miss you him much. I want him to realize the same. I want him to text me and say, “I don’t know what I was thinking, I miss you, can I see you?”
But all I’ve gotten is radio silence… I’m not religious, I wish I was - in a time like this I feel that faith is the only thing that could make someone feel ok accepting of the situation… but I still pray to God, or whatever higher power there is that he changes his mind.
I saw him briefly two days later when he came to get some clothes for himself, and I made him tell me to my face he doesn't want to be with me anymore. He said he does love me and care about me, but this just needs to happen... and before I go thinking there's someone else, there isn't. I know there isn't, though.
Sunday, neither of us reached out to one another. This Monday, I texted him to let him know I will continue paying the credit card bill, I will let him know when I'm finished moving out, and asked if there is something he'd like me to do with his laundry (we had a laundry system due to his disability). This was the first time I got no response... and still, nothing. I didn't reach out Tuesday (yesterday) and I haven't today.
God, I need help, but no one can give it to me. I am helpless.

So I’ve been having panic attacks and overly aware of my heart since i had a bad reactions to meds last October that made my heart spike. I haven’t been able to enjoy a lot of things since then because I’m so aware of my heart rate. Even eating heavy meals or things like sweets… but the one think I really miss is going out from time to time with family or friends and enjoy a drink or two because I can then feel my heart rate increase and it sets me off into a panic. Does anyone else deal with a higher heart rate after or while drinking ??? I don’t drink a lot when I do. If I would go to dinner or out with a friend .. I usually stick to like 3 or maybe 4 at the most … but even after a couple drinks I can feel my heart beating harder or faster and it’s literally all I can focus on. I can’t even focus on having a good time because it’s all I’m paying attention to. It’s bad after eating sometimes too. Its a struggle for me to go to dinner because if I eat a meal I can feel it beating faster and getting up walking around after eating a meal my rate is like over 100 and it literally makes me panic. I’m sure my body did this my whole life and I just wasn’t aware. It’s just such a struggle and makes me think it isn’t normal… even tho I’m sure it is. I just miss my old life before all this started. I wanna get back to being normal so badly.

I have a client that gave me an idea of a logo they wanted, l They want half a heart that looks like a book and the other half is a brain. This is for her startup podcast for self help and she is a therapist as well. Her name for her brand is really long, Beloved Jasmine, so I’m kind of struggling to figure out how I would go about creating this logo for he branding as well…any tips or ideas please!

Title: Whispers in the Enchanted Forest
On a moonlit night, a mysterious figure emerged from the shadows, carrying a key that unlocked the secrets hidden within the constellations. Deep within the heart of an enchanted forest, where ancient trees stood as sentinels of timeless tales, the keybearer embarked on a journey that would unravel the mysteries woven into the very fabric of the cosmos.
The forest, shrouded in an ethereal glow, seemed to come alive as the figure navigated its mystical depths. Creatures of folklore and magic observed the traveler with curious eyes, recognizing the significance of the celestial key that dangled from a silver chain. The moon overhead cast a soft radiance, guiding the way deeper into the enchanted realm.
As the mysterious figure approached the ancient Oak of Astral Whispers, the constellations above began to shimmer in response to the celestial key. The air resonated with a harmonious hum as the constellations unfurled, revealing hidden narratives written in the stars. Each constellation held a story—an untold myth or a forgotten legend waiting to be rediscovered.
The keybearer, guided by the whispers of the constellations, embarked on a quest to unlock the cosmic tales. As the key turned in the celestial locks, the stories unfolded like vibrant tapestries, painting the night sky with scenes of cosmic love, mythical battles, and the dance of celestial beings.
In the heart of the enchanted forest, the ancient trees bore witness to the celestial spectacle. Their branches swayed in rhythm with the cosmic narratives, and the very essence of the forest resonated with the magic that emanated from the constellations. The creatures, once hidden in the shadows, emerged to join the cosmic dance.
As the keybearer approached the final celestial lock, the culmination of stories illuminated the forest in a dazzling display of starlight. The air shimmered with the culmination of cosmic tales, and the mysterious figure, bathed in celestial radiance, understood the profound connection between the enchanted forest and the constellations above.
And so, as the last celestial lock clicked open, the forest and constellations embraced in a moment of cosmic unity. The mysterious figure, having unlocked the secrets hidden within the constellations, faded into the shadows, leaving behind a luminous legacy that would echo through the enchanted forest for generations to come. The whispers of cosmic tales lingered in the moonlit night, inviting those who dared to listen to embark on their own journey into the enchantment of the celestial tapestry.

So I’ve been having panic attacks and overly aware of my heart since i had a bad reactions to meds last October that made my heart spike. I haven’t been able to enjoy a lot of things since then because I’m so aware of my heart rate. Even eating heavy meals or things like sweets… but the one think I really miss is going out from time to time with family or friends and enjoy a drink or two because I can then feel my heart rate increase and it sets me off into a panic. Does anyone else deal with a higher heart rate after or while drinking ??? I don’t drink a lot when I do. If I would go to dinner or out with a friend .. I usually stick to like 3 or maybe 4 at the most … but even after a couple drinks I can feel my heart beating harder or faster and it’s literally all I can focus on. I can’t even focus on having a good time because it’s all I’m paying attention to. It’s bad after eating sometimes too. Its a struggle for me to go to dinner because if I eat a meal I can feel it beating faster and getting up walking around after eating a meal my rate is like over 100 and it literally makes me panic. I’m sure my body did this my whole life and I just wasn’t aware. It’s just such a struggle and makes me think it isn’t normal… even tho I’m sure it is.

Heyo everyone,
First of all, thank you wonderful people for joining me here. Firstly a short Overview of the setting, some ideas for the story and then i will throw a few extras in at the end. Would be happy to hear everyones thoughts to all of this, what you love or hate, what kind of cool and crazy ideas you have for me and yeah thats it actually :D Lets get into it.
System: i will be using the Cypher system, as it gives me the Narative focus with plenty of customization and adaptiblity. I havent been doing too much with it yet, but i really like it already from readying and listening a bit to plays.
Setting: This is where it gets mythical. So imagine a world just like ours. Actually exactly our world. A few years in the future some archelogists and divers find Pandoras Box hidden on a greek island in an underwater cave with plenty of warning. and even logbook with it. Its Odyseus's logbook, in which he mentioned he trapped all the gods and magic in that box with the help of Circe and a few of the other more benevolent gods. Thus started the golden age of humanity where they didnt have to worry about annoying a bunch of superpowerful self absorbed mythical assholes on Olympus.
Surprisingly, the archelogists actually listened to Odyseus warning and decided that some mysteries might be better left unsolved. The box was left open to allow the world the speculate. Not long after that, the box was the most important and most talked about object in the world. It even went on a world tour through the biggest museums. That was until it arrived in America. In the years since 2024, interest in Social media and influencers only increased, causing people to do anything for clicks and likes. And one particular idiot went as far as sneaking a gun into a museum to shoot open pandoras box live on Stream.
Not long after that, 90% of the world population died. As the contained magic exploded forth and spread across the world in light speed, it wrecked havoc across the whole world, changing the land, the animals and the people. Monsters reappered, The gods made their anger at their imprisonment clear to anyone they could and the world offically ended on that day.
Now, 40 days in the future, North America is a wasteland generally regarded as inhabitable due to the high concentration of Mana there, which is toxic to Humans. Most people live in Europe, Africa, Asia and australia, or whats left of it anyways. Famine and war are standard. Some people are training to use magic themselves, others devote themselves to hunting the new monsters for their rare parts, others integrate magic into technology for wonderous creations and most just try to survive in small communities. Most people avoid the gods at all cost, some have formed into cults for them while the rare few attempt to rebel (which often ends in gruesome deaths).
Now the players find themselves in a familar yet unknown world, Magic everywhere to be found, Horrible creatures ready to feast on them around each corner, Ruined cities promising loot and danger, Technology growing rapidly thanks to magic and Powerful beings toying with them for their amusement.
Adventure: So I want to sent the players to North america as part of a huge strikeforce to retrieve a part of pandoras box for study to maybe capture the gods again. obviously this will be a huge secret, they will think its to retrieve vital knowledge to fight a spreading plague as will most of the expiditions members to avoid the eyes of the gods. They will be teleported to America through a new device, but will be forced to travel back on their own accord. Which will lead them to a container ship that holds their strikeforce and some survivors they will find to travel back over the ocean. TIME FOR AN ODYSEE. Everything will go wrong on the trip, i wanna challange the players with impossible emotional choices like maybe during a famine on board some passangers will eat the dead. Should they be punished? Or when the ship is hit by a monster, should we seal a part of the ship to prevent more of the ship taking in water, even if most people couldnt evacuate yet. Here id be happy to hear your ideas.
I will add more things in a moment, just laptop empty so i wanna switch to phone now.

Whew, so glad that’s over! What a relief! I provisionally passed yesterday. Thank you so much to everyone in this group for the help and encouragement. Paying it forward by sharing my experience and study methodology.
I’ve posted a few other times here leading up to take the exam but rather than linking to those posts, I’ll just recap here.
My background:
I’ve spent 8 years in security training and awareness. I was recently laid off from one of the big tech companies. No technical background whatsoever. I have a bachelor’s degree in marketing, a bachelor’s in finance, and an MBA. No formal education in IT. Two years ago, I studied off and on for about a year and sat for the CISSP. But I didn’t get it. I made it to 150 questions and didn’t pass. So starting out with the CISM, I had a lot of test anxiety and really didn’t want to feel like I felt when I failed the CISSP.
My study resources (in order of time spent):

• QAE
• Mike Chapple’s Study Guide
• Gwen Bettwy’s Audiobook
• PocketPrep

Total study time: ~30 days about 2-3 hours per day
Study Methodology:

• QAE - Take practice exam 1 - scored 63%
• QAE - Complete structured study plan - averaged around 70%
• QAE - Take practice exam 2 - scored 80%
• Reference notes from QAE and review other study materials to fill in gaps
• QAE - Take practice exam 1 - scored 85%
• QAE - Switch to adaptive study plan - averaged around 78%
• Take practice exam 2- scored 83%

Study material overview:
Echoing what everyone else says here: the QAE is key. The exam questions are super similar in structure and difficulty. I learn best by taking practice questions so that’s where I spent 85% of my study time. You just need to make sure you're reading the explanation part, even if you answered correctly. There's good information included in the wrong answers.
Book wise, I probably wouldn’t use Chapple’s book again and would opt for the Official Review Manual. And I really only used the book to reference areas I couldn’t get my head around. Do I think the QAE was enough? Hard to say. I had a decent foundation starting out since I’d studied for the CISSP prior. But you can see from my first practice exam score that I was no expert starting out.
Again, repeating what most people say, PocketPrep was decent for testing knowledge but I found the actual question wording to be unnecessarily confusing, at times (sorry, Gwen!). I liked the audiobook for drilling concepts into my brain while I was gardening, cooking, driving, etc. I really liked the questions and answers at the end of each chapter. I feel like hearing the questions being read out loud and having to think about the answer triggered my brain to work a little differently.
How I managed my test anxiety:
A few days before the exam, I drove to the testing center to see where it was. This alleviated some anxiety about parking, where I actually needed to go, and how long it would take me to get there. I saved my second stab at Practice Exam 2 for my final day of study which was two days before the exam. I pretended it was the actual day of the exam. I woke up early, had my coffee, ate some breakfast, did an exam meditation from Calm, and then locked myself in my office with ear plugs and sat for the test. Took me about an hour and a half to complete the practice exam and was good for building some stamina. The day before the exam, I did zero studying.
Day of the exam:
My exam was scheduled for 9AM. I’d been fighting a sinus cold a few days prior (hello allergy season) and I coughed ALL. NIGHT. LONG. Not only that, but I’d been coughing so hard I pulled a muscle in my neck the night prior. When I woke up the morning of the exam, I was working with about 2-3 hours of sleep. I felt terrible. Had my coffee, ate some breakfast, cried a little and felt super sorry for myself, popped some Advil, pulled myself together, and then drove to the exam center. I’d brought a little pack of tissues and some cough drops but I wasn’t allowed to bring them in with me. But that turned out to be okay; it forced me to take breaks every 30 minutes or so. I’d walk out of the exam room, blow my nose, grab a cough drop, take a deep breath, and then get back to it. Since I was so exhausted and having trouble focusing, I think this helped keep me alert.
I found the exam to be really similar to the QAE. The questions were straightforward and I didn’t feel like I was doing mental gymnastics like with the CISSP. I read each question several times and, before even looking at the possible answers, I paid attention to what my brain was serving up as an answer. Lots of questions around business impact analysis, risk assessments, risk management and BCP, DRP and incident response. Questions posing scenarios and asking “What should you do FIRST?” I flagged maybe 20 questions and came back to them before ending the exam. I changed a few of my initial answers but not sure if that was wise. I’d say I felt fairly confident I was passing as I was answering questions.
When I clicked the “End Exam” button, my heart starting pounding. “This is it,” I thought. But no, that wasn’t it. There’s a survey. And the survey asks if you used ISACA’s official study materials and your satisfaction with them. I was thinking “How do I know if I’m satisfied with the study materials if I don’t know whether I passed or not!?” After I quickly made my way through the 15 question survey, my heart started pounding again. Alright, now, THIS is it. But again, it wasn’t. I had to answer a survey about my exam center. For the love of Pete, another 15 questions. I blew through those questions as quickly as possible and FINALLY, I got the “Passed” screen. I had a huge smile on my face and intentionally took a long moment to just take it all in.
Side note: a week before, I booked myself a 90 minute massage for later in the day of the exam. I figured it’d be a great way to decompress regardless of whether I passed or not. And it was such a clutch move. Definitely do something nice for yourself after the exam because you deserve it!
Hope this is helpful to someone. Study hard, prepare well, believe you're going to pass, and go for it!

Hello everyone!
I (22M) just graduated and landed a job making ~75k/year, and am looking to buy a first car in the coming August where my insurance will decrease by a significant amount. (7 years of having license, and a year older).
My work is a hybrid position, minimum 2 days in office. However, the office is 100km away one way, so that results in around 400km a week minimum, all highway.
I am looking for a fun, practical, and reliable car, with fuel economy as second. Currently, I'm borrowing my moms Nissan Kick, which she also needs. I am living at my parents home, but will still be paying rent.
I'm a fan of rally racing, and my dream car is a GR Corolla, but I don't want to afford it right now. But kept it in the calculations to see anyways. Also, keeping a dream car and $50k car clean would give me anxiety.
Currently I'm looking at a WRX base, Civic Si, Mazda 3 Hatch base (auto).
I have test driven the WRX, Civic Si (in a parking lot only, dealership didn't want to test drive a low inventory, new car on the streets). Mazda 3 hatch has no inventory, and was unable to test drive.
Not picky on sound, interior finish/materials, motorized driver seats, luxury items, etc.
Would also like no sunroof, heated seats at least, physical buttons. Plastic cladding is actually a plus for me in winter, and outdoors. I'm looking at Japanese cars because I'm scared of Germans for their repair costs.
I'm not into performance modding, and will be keeping my daily stock. I will be doing light maintenance myself.
I would like to take my car to camping, mountain biking, other outdoor activities.
I'm leaning towards a WRX, and my Subaru dealer gives a $750 new grad discount. However, I have time, and may be there are better options for me out there.
Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons of what I'm looking at. and fuel economy
cost breakdown
Some other options I've considered:
Golf GTI:
Reliability wise, the thermostat housing and water pump is a maintenance item that I don't want to deal with, sounds like it will be inevitable. New Mk8's no longer has manuals I heard.
Used Subaru:
I dont like the EJ's and used subaru's in general. Looking at the price of used cars, it's still much higher than normal.
Used normal cars:
Honestly, it would be the right decision, but I'm really tired of seeing a lightly used car for the price of new, and getting older cars inspected and higher repair intervals pulls me away from that option. I want to reward myself with something new.
Hondas:
I would like to stay away from Honda, their insurance is high in the GTA. Looking at you Si.
Do you guys have any other recommendations? Thank you for reading this long post.

ok so i have seen that u can create it and you'll attract love, and i want to attract love specifically guys and the ingredients i thought of using are : dried hibiscus, bleeding heart, rose buds or petals, honey, vanilla extract, basil, lavender, rosemary and a paper with a love sigil on it and on top of the cork another love sigil and I'll seal it with pink wax. are there any other stuff i can add or remove? I've been also thinking of putting coriander, mullein, oregano, red clover or normal one, lemon balm and cinnamon oil
this also feels like it is too much but is there even a rule to it??

Hi all,
Short version: trying to work up a script to copy the first 250GB of files over a specific age (in this case, six months) that it finds. Some folks helped me out in another thread to work up the code for that, but it's not quite working as intended. Full text of the script follows, but Powershell is acting like it's not finding anything, and I know the test drive I'm using has data older than six months.
Basically, I'm looking for it to do a series of operations on anything it finds (you'll see), but that requires it to work somehow with a ForEach-Object. I'm not sure where the failure is happening, but I tried this with a Format-Table right after the GCI call and it showed zero results.
Help?

$sourceDir = $PSScriptRoot $thisDrive = (Split-Path -Path $sourceDir -Qualifier) + "\" #$targetDriveName = "18TB_Archive" $targetDriveName = "Data 4TB" $targetDrive = (Get-Volume -FileSystemLabel $targetDriveName % DriveLetter) + ":\" $thisFolder = Split-Path (Split-Path $sourceDir -Parent) -Leaf; $targetSize = "250GB" $targetDate = [datetime]::Today.AddDays(-180) $dateForDisplay = $targetDate.ToString('MM/dd/yyyy') #$targetFolder = Read-Host "Please enter the name of the Marine whose data is being evacuated" $targetFolder = "TEST" #$targetDir = $sourceDir.Replace($thisDrive,$targetDrive) + "\" + $targetFolder; $targetDir = $targetDrive + $targetFolder + "\" Write-Host "OPERATION: Folder Transfer (Move & Rename)" -ForegroundColor White -BackgroundColor DarkGreen; Write-Host "SOURCEDIR: " -NoNewline; Write-Host "'$sourceDir'" -ForegroundColor Yellow; Write-Host "TARGETDRIVENAME: " -NoNewline; Write-Host "'$targetDriveName'" -ForegroundColor Yellow; Write-Host "THISFOLDER: " -NoNewline; Write-Host "'$thisFolder'" -ForegroundColor Yellow; Write-Host "TARGETDIR: " -NoNewline; Write-Host "'$targetDir'" -ForegroundColor Yellow; Write-Host "TARGETSIZE: " -NoNewline; Write-Host "'$targetSize'" -ForegroundColor Yellow; Write-Host "TARGETDATE: " -NoNewline; Write-Host "'$dateForDisplay'" -ForegroundColor Yellow; #PAUSE $TotalSize = 0 $moveThese = (Get-ChildItem -Path $sourceDir -File -Recurse -Exclude *.ps1 Where-Object LastWriteTime -LT $targetDate Where-Object { $TotalSize += $_.Length $TotalSize -le $targetSize } ) $moveThese ForEach-Object { Write-Host "THISFILE: " Write-Host $_.FullName -ForegroundColor Yellow $relativePath = $_.FullName.Substring($sourceDir.Length) $nextName = Join-Path -Path $targetDir -ChildPath $relativePath Write-Host "`nNEXTNAME:" Write-Host $nextName -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host "`nTesting IF-EXIST/THISFILE, please wait..." -NoNewLine If(Test-Path -Path $nextName) { Write-Host "file found, proceeding with operation GET-HASH.`n" -ForegroundColor Yellow $hash1 = (Get-FileHash $_.FullName).Hash $hash2 = (Get-FileHash $nextName).Hash Write-Host "HASH1:" -BackgroundColor DarkGreen Write-Host $hash1 -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host "HASH2:" -BackgroundColor DarkGreen Write-Host $hash2 -ForegroundColor Yellow If ($hash1 -eq $hash2) { Write-Host "`nFile hashes match. Deleting THISFILE." -BackgroundColor DarkRed $_ Remove-Item -Force -Verbose -WhatIf $isFileDeleted = "y"; } else { Write-Host "`nFile hashes don't match. No further action required." -BackgroundColor DarkGreen $num = 1 while(Test-Path -Path $nextName) { $nextName = Join-path $targetDir ($_.BaseName + "_$num" + $_.Extension) $num += 1 } } } else { Write-Host "file not found, proceeding with MOVE-ITEM.`n" -ForegroundColor Green } #Write-Host "NEXTNAME: $nextName" #PAUSE If($isFileDeleted -ne "y"){ # New-Item -ItemType File -Path $nextName -Force Out-Null $_ Move-Item -Destination $nextName -Force -Verbose -WhatIf Write-Host " " } } PAUSE 

I have a friend (we have been friends since childhood). He was my first crush but life separated us and then again in college we reconnected. (I went to study abroad, since 2014 we have been in touch) We feel safe with each other. Until recently, we didn't express any other emotions to each other.
Last year my father got cancer and that was when I came to India to be with him and we reconnected. My father passed away last year and he has been my support, I come from a nuclear family. He has been there for me and my mom.
My mom couldn't travel alone so he came with her to the US to see me. Since, he got here his actions have been nothing but love for me and my mom. So loving and caring that I felt an emotion that this is what I want for my life.
But all things cant be right in life. His family had been looking for a girl for him to get married to, and as luck would have it within 2 months both their families got involved. Frankly, I was happy for them. I wanted to be best friends with her too.
Now, when he came here we were in the kitchen and he told me that he loves me and I felt it too so I told him about my feelings too. I am a very emotional person I don't go around saying this to people. And after all these years some kind of emotion has come over me. All these years it was never said and I never assumed and now when it is said it is like near an end.
His family is serious with the girl, mom fixated on her. He is ok with having her because their families were planning to get them engaged in July, and he never thought we had a chance.
But now after the kitchen incident. My heart yearns for us to be together, but he says that he has his family obligations and that his family wont understand.
He wants us to remain friends after this, be normal like before like nothing happened. That he will be there for me in the future. He just cant do this. At this point I feel used, I am feeling so fucking revengeful. I want to message the girl and tell her about all this.
I know nothing good will come out of it but I am so hurt, and my betrayal/ abandonment issues have kicked in deeply. He didn't shy from telling me to think about the families, reputation phalana dhikhana. I think about it, but I dont understand why do I have to be the bigger person always. I dont easily let people in and having this from someone who I have been with practically all my life has shaken me. I want him to feel the pain too.
Somewhere deep inside I know this is surfacing from that he didnt chose me after doing this and wants me to be ok with it.

Hi everyone, I like to discuss films and movies. I would like to ask from the community, that we have these talented people who work for production houses outside india, for all kinds of beautiful VFX. Most of our films are based on crime, thriller, romance, army, and biopics. Period dramas are relatively much less, and the science fiction is non existent. Why can't we come up with beautiful films/OTT based on fantasy, or science fiction. Why can't we kick our special effects up a notch. I'd love to see Hatim in special effects, adaptation of fairy tales, or life of indian physicists. The last great film was Bhoolbhulaiya, and the part 2 completely destroyed it. I understand that Indian audience is not advanced, but all of us have been always reaching out to hollywood for fulfilling this need of great cinema. Why can't we come up with something original based on science fiction, based on astronomy, space, like 3 body problem was a great watch.
With every horrible film, like archies or bhoolbhulaiya 2, tu jhuthi mai makkar (it was awful couldn't stand for 5 min), I always see the resources wasted, there's so much potential for Indian cinema to be better both in terms of story telling and production. I want the cinema to give me goosebumps to how good it is. I loved the set of heeramandi, almost as aesthetic as Geisha. The latest film laapta ladies touched our hearts but I want something even more like Swades, dhanak and tummbad.

I've got an SG that came with Gibson Classic 57 neck, Classic plus 57 bridge. They are not as articulate as I'd like them to be.. just kind of squishy. I've also got an Epi SG with P90's in it, but I like the Gibson more.. and only need one guitar. So, I'm looking to put HB sized P90s in there. I'm heavily debating between the BG Pure 90's (had a set ordered for another project that fell apart a long time ago, sold them before I ever tried them). I'm also looking at the Porter Gatekeeper H90. Are the BG pickups really worth twice the price of the Porter Gatekeepers?
I noodle on everything, and occasionally record dumb stuff. Funk, soul, jazz, classic/roots rock, surf, cinematic.. etc.. My favorite guitar tone up to this point was the Jaguar (owned a few), and several MIJ Bullet Strats, a lot of Mustangs.. a lot of hollow and semi-hollow.. etc.. But, the SG body is just my jam right now (and matches my Gibson SG bass so well). I just want the pickups sorted out to give me the full package.. Then I'll add a Les Trem and be good with one guitar.
I'm mainly a bass player who has gotten more and more into guitar the last 10 years.. I'll probably never be good with one guitar, but I'd like to try.

Hey, i would like you guys two cents about Arishem's deck, please theorycraft with me.
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this is the very bad deck i've built, if you don't care about text, i'll try to explain the reasoning behind each pick, and the feeling of the deck (sorry for my bad english, not my main language):
THE NON INCLUDED: I'm considering quinjet not working here as he does not works in thanos. i'm also keeping mockingbird out to slightly increase in blink quality, but i can see she being subbed in doom's spot.
ARISHEM: Mathematically arishem will add 3 and 2 costs cards more often to your deck (with 6 cost being the least likely), and due to his nature, any original card in the deck is half as likely to be draw, this data means two things: no combo will be consistent, and we can't consider arishem as a ramp card, since he usually will add few high cost cards, and the original ones you includes will be draw fewer times than any common ramp deck. With that information in mind, i've tried building a deck that diminishes the randomness and takes advantage of the extra energy by drawing cards.
COULSON: Coulson's randomness in common decks is actually less randomness in arishem's decks, as said previously, 2 and 3 costs will be the more likely outcome of most cards added to the deck, so coulson garantees you two less common costs (4 and 5), and also 2 extra cards for you to spend your extra energy, doing both things i wanted.
HOPE: If quinjet works, hope will be subbed by it, if not, hope serves the purpose of capitalizing on the extra cards played. To be fair, shes the 12th card in the deck, and could probably be subbed for rogue too, giving a fighting chance against darkhawk, since hope will most likely just float energy anyway due to the nature of the costs of random cards added by arishem and the limited board space.
CRYSTAL: This one is quite a weird inclusion, the reasoning behind it was "you will have more energy than your opponent to capitalize on the extra card" but one can argue that the quality of card draw will be so inferior than your opponent's one that its not worth the risk, and if thats the case, rogue is a suitable sub.
PHASTOS: A nobrainer add, phastos will most likely be the best card in the month and probably one of the best cards in the game, he is probably the cornerstone of the deck, making the extra card draws/add to hand work due to the cost reduction side of his effect. even if at random.
LOKI: Another easy inclusion, the extra energy pairs well with loki's discount, and the extra cards keep the hand at an ok size, i think loki is the way the deck would fall if (when) this "draw more cards" deck idea fails, adding more loki cards to the original deck, like snowguard and cable.
BLINK: Blink is the soul of the part of the deck that wants to reduce randomness, since the deck was crafted with a gap between 3 and 5 (broken by loki, but he is a core piece) the idea is playing one of your original 3 (or the commonly 3 cost generated ones) and switching then for one of the top end in the deck, wich, again, following the math, will be the majority of options available for swap, increasing the realiability of the deck.
ADAM: Yeah, i know he is a bad card, even when played a turn early, but hear me out: this whole list is bad, he is at home here... apart from that, the extra energy early not only gets you to adam faster, but also gives you a fighting change for board power, if there is any deck that would fit adam's lackluster effect, arishem is the one, and his onesided draw effect is actually very, very valuable here, i think he is in the upper half of card in the deck, not being cut first at all.
SERSI: Sersi is obviously not tested yet, and her random effect is probably not gonna make the cut in the normal decks, but Arishem should not be considered a normal deck, nor respond to the normal meta. The same as coulson, her randomness is heavily reduced here, considering you are not only playing more cards, but also higher cost cards, especially since the deck was built considering blink's effect (with mostly 3 costs cards with good effects but not stats), sersi could use this too, becoming a plan B to blinks, even mitigating a bad result from adam warlock losing the location by changing him into a 6 cost.
MAGNETO: Magento is just a good body with good effect, not much here, can be subbed by other six costs, but usually he outperforms most.
DOOM: Doom is actually pretty close to the cutting block, if my idea is anything close to reality, arishem will probably have board space issues, and if so, doom will be a bad pick, he may be subbed for mockingbird or any other high impact 6 cost.
BLOB: I don't have math to back this up, but i think Blob will most of the time have the effect of removing garbage from your deck, since the majority of random cards will be lower cost, and those usually have lower power, he will probably eat those more often than he will eat your magento (like the drawing chance of any card, the eating chance of a original piece is also halved).
My final thoughts about this list is, as you know if you read all the way, it's bad, and not optimized at all, but i think theres something in not considering arishem a "ramp deck", while slotting him as a tempo/board flood deck, and all cards in the list take advantage of that line.
thank you for reading this far, again i apoligize for spelling mistakes, and hope you guys spread some hate towards mt in the comments s2.

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Hi everyone!
I'm not a DIY-er or homeowner, just a simple employee, but I was tasked with researching the following. Let me know if this is the right sub or not for this kind of question, but some of you may've encountered a situation like this.
We have a showroom with five rows of fluorescent lights, with a 4-gang light switch on one side of the room and a 1-gang on the other side. I was tasked with finding a "smart switch" to control at least the four switches with a physical remote that can be kept on the other side of the showroom for convenience and when we have conferences/trainings so the presenter can control the lights as needed.
Ideally, it doesn't require an app, hub, smart device like Alexa or Google Home, or Wi-Fi, and is literally just a remote for four light switches. This would be easy for one or two switches, but since this is four, it seems most consumer options online are one remote per switch, and it would be more confusing to have four remotes instead of one with four buttons.
The closest thing I've seen is using a Moes Zigbee setup, but it still requires setting up multiple "scenes" and getting a hub to use the remote, which I can't be familiar with unless I test it myself, since we still want independent control of each switch.
Does anyone know of anything that can help this predicament? The last thing I want to do is stick four little remotes to a board and call it a day.
(and if someone also knows a way to rope in the fifth switch from across the room, that would also be helpful! but it probably would need to be a "smart" situation at that point lol)

I am building a diabetic management app that will accurately forecast future glucose. I have a prototype created and I’m going to turn it into a full production mobile app. I am a type 1 diabetic and my goal is not to make money but add life expectancy to diabetics. I want every user of the app to have a A1C below 7. I have already committed to the goal of spending the next 15 months developing the app. I have enough savings to support myself until then. Currently the prototype only works on iPhone, with Dexcom, Fitbit and multiple daily injection. I plan on expanding to android, other cgm, other fitness wearables and pump users.
In the interest of helping as many people as possible the app will have an ad support tier and a premium tier with additional features.
For the purposes of attracting investors I would like to see how much interest is out there for such an app. What type of features would users like in addition to glucose prediction, insulin recommendation, basic nutrition/glucose/activity/insulin log? How much would people be willing to pay for this service? Would anyone like to be a beta tester?
I want to develop this app out in the open and receive regular feedback from diabetics so we end up with the app that diabetics deserve.
I’m going to try my absolute best in coming 15 months and hopefully this grows into something that will allow me to continue to improve this product indefinitely.
Thanks for your time 😁

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So my main is heavy guns and I just rejiggered everything for energy focus and liking it a lot.
I have an alt that I use to play the game with my son. We haven't played for awhile and definitely didn't know wtf we were doing when we made these characters whose perks and weapons were all over the place. We did some updates, though working on getting the perks and gear we need, to be more focused on heavy weapons last night but still have some issues.
For mine, I am focusing on ballistic heavy weapons. Gatling is main for regular mobs. 50 cal for bosses. I also have a Medics LMG as a back up or for team healing. Low on 50 cal and LMG ammo so working on building up my reserves but they also burn through ammo fast so only use them for specific things. Deciding what else from the ballistic end to add into the mix but seems like that's about it except maybe a Harpoon gun which in the past I've used for sniping... I am tempted to switch to explosive guns but have little experience with them and gatling is so efficient not sure about switching. Might make an alt build to test but appreciate any suggestions build and gear-wise for both ballistic heavy guns and explosive guns.
My son is using gatling gun for main but also REALLY likes gatling plasma. Trying to figure out what to do perk-wise for him so he can have that flexibility and what other guns he needs once I work that out.
Thank you!

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Major League Rugby finds itself in debate over the use of foreign players and referees, some of whom are allegedly working in the country illegally. While MLR has been touted as a vehicle for promoting the growth of rugby in the United States, recent revelations have cast doubt on the league's commitment to fostering domestic talent and adhering to legal protocols. At the heart of the issue lies the influx of foreign players and referees into the league. While the inclusion of international talent can undoubtedly enhance the quality of play and provide valuable experience for American players, concerns have been raised regarding the legality of their employment. Reports suggest that a significant number of referees officiating MLR matches and players are not authorized to work in the United States, raising serious questions about the league's recruitment and vetting processes. Furthermore, the use of foreign players and referees and has sparked outrage among local fans who argue that it undermines the development of American players and referees and erodes the integrity of the game. Critics argue that by prioritizing foreign players and referees over their American counterparts, MLR is neglecting its responsibility to nurture homegrown talent and promote diversity within the sport. The controversy surrounding MLR's employment practices has reignited debates about the league's overarching objectives. While MLR has consistently emphasized its commitment to growing rugby in the United States, critics argue that its reliance on foreign players and referees undermines this goal. Instead of investing in grassroots development and cultivating local talent, MLR stands accused of importing talent from overseas that does not add value to the field, the locker room, nor the community. Several US born players are simply passed up when their opportunity comes that they have earned for a player that is not getting enough playing time in one of the tier 1 nations. With allegations of foreign players and referees working without proper visas or work permits, MLR faces scrutiny not only for its ethical lapses but also for potential legal liabilities. Critics remain skeptical of the league's ability to address systemic issues and uphold its purported commitment to the growth of rugby in the United States. As MLR grapples with these challenges, the future of professional rugby in the USA hangs in the balance. Whether the league can reconcile its ambitions with the need for ethical and legal compliance remains to be seen. However, one thing is clear: the controversy surrounding foreign players and referees operating illegally has cast a shadow over the integrity of professional rugby, highlighting the importance of supporting grassroots club rugby and the emerging Super Rugby America in the United States.
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