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I talked to this guy online for about a month before meeting up with him to do weed. When doing this with him and his mate, I felt so uncomfortable and a bit bored. His mate's house was absolutely trashed to the point I couldn't really see the floor. I don't know if it's this guy's fault, his mate's fault or a bit of both. He is couch surfing, so it could be his mate being a slob. I have no idea. Anyway, him and I barely spoke as he spoke to his mate almost the entire time. He then turns on his playstation to play games with me and his mate. It was mainly them just bantering. Anyway, after that day, I blocked him. I then unblock him maybe a month later and asked if he wants to hook up as I no longer saw him as a friend, but he was insanely hot, so yeah. Anyway, he didn't pleasure me at all in bed. He came twice though. I am still mad at that fact and refuse to message him. Anyway, for two months straight he's been liking all of my Instagram stories of specifically relatable reels or of me doing tiktoks. l've noticed the stories he doesn't like are deep ones I post, which makes me think he's a piece of shit and doesn't care for me. I've only been keeping him around in case he asks to hook up again, but l'd tell him he didn't pleasure me and make sure he does next time around. Some people have suggested he has a crush on me, but I doubt it. I'm wondering if I should block him again because l've been having a lot of fantasies about us being in a relationship.

This loss definitely hurts. And it’s going to be even more painful if we end up losing the series. However, I feel like all of the negative comments from OKC fans are uncalled for. Our window wasn’t supposed to truly open for at least one more season, yet we won the most competitive Western Conference in my lifetime. We went from not making the playoffs to beating out the reigning champs to clinch the #1 seed. We simply were not supposed to be here. Playing well all season and then playing so poorly now is disappointing. We are the second youngest team in the league yet we we’re #3 in points per game, #2 in FG%, and #1 in 3P%. There is so much to look forward to as these guys continue to improve and grow together. Regardless of what happens in game 6, our future is brighter than anyone else in the league and I think that is something more OKC fans need right now consider.

After speaking with a few members in this group and few outside this group this is what I have gathered from the market for my project
let me know if this perspective is accurate or not and feel free to add to it
Service providers in the market:
Wedding videographephotographer that charge between 5-25k per wedding doing 12-40 jobs a year
Desired situation:
To be the go to wedding videographephotographer in their locality and be recommended by top venues and planners as well as having a good reputation online and in the community as well as having a lot of profit for me and my family
Issues:
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• Trying to show their creative side through their work as well as producing high quality work without “churning and burning” their customers
• Too much inquires coming in and wasting time with low quality inquires
• Trying to stay away from feast and famine months with their business
• Keeping a good name and image in the community
• Collaborating with venues and planners to get more high quality inquires
• Making sure to have a good and consistent online presence
• Spending a lot of time sorting and finding high quality leads
• Getting on the recommended vendors lists for venues and planners
• Being able to work “on” the business getting more inquires as well as them being a good quality

What are people trying to sell you:
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• SEO: the issue they brought up… Does it even work? What are the quality of the people calling me?

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• Social Media Management Agency: the issue they brought up no real ROI on the service the money would be better spent elsewhere

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• Software: mainly business management software doesn’t actually target pain points really can only send invoices contracts and speak with customers but not actions that move the needle forward

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• Full service social media: the person handling it doesn’t bring out the vision the client is looking for and the same issues with the social media management agency

Majority of your market:
Main pain point ( NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOP )
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• Forget about quality of inquires not enough are even coming in
• Jobs are low budget and low quality ( making it difficult to create good marketing material for the business having good looking brides and grooms in a good venue high quality backgrounds which would’ve created a positive feedback loop )
• Difficult to get out the 1-3k price range when marketing materials aren’t as good and are stuck delivering for clients to make sure the services were good

WORD OF MOUTH IS EVERYTHING IN THIS INDUSTRY
Softwares that are popular in the market currently use:

• Stripe (Payment processor)
• Gmail
• Adobe Suite
• Mac OS
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Honeybook
• Helsome (Payment processor)
• Shoot proof (sends clients there images and videos)
• Studio Ninja ( Invoicing, contracts, customer management )

My question is what are people trying to shove down your throats?
like if you're running a wedding photography business what are people trying to sell you over emails or cold calls,
Are those things even use full to you?
I noticed the big boys that help provide tools are mainly honeybook and studio ninja ( my study is strictly from a business POV not actually delivering i.e ( editing videos, sending to clients etc ) things that push the needle ( marketing, reviews, word of mouth ) ETC )
Could you share with me for example,
what you would prefer if you were looking to grow your photography business
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1) All in one tool where you can manage your social media ( Facebook, insta ), Follow up on inquires automatically also with AI so you can sift through shitty ones and save time, Build workflows that automatically ask for referrals on your behalf so you don't have to remember,
sending personalized messages a year after you shot your clients weddings, Basically all the things that you know you should be doing but because if your hectic schedule it's a bit difficult to fit in and be constant with it building your reviews and testimonials
which will make your life easier with trying to get into the big venues and get better clients not to mention save you so much money rather than hiring an agency to do it and paying between 10-20k yearly
OR
2) Have an outside agency or person handle all those things for you white glove service style where you pay 10-20k yearly but you have the same benefit as the tool but with an element of human error but you'd also get the benefits of having a human eye as well as an extra set of hands for customer service
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I want to gather accurate info and see what you guys deal with on a day to day and what areas you'd like to improve
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h the darkness, my feet pounding against the pavement. I didn't know where I was going, but I knew I had to get away.
Behind me, I could hear the sound of footsteps. The dopplegangers were still after me.
I ran faster, my lungs burning. I couldn't let them catch me. I had to survive. In the suffocating darkness of my room, I huddled beneath the bed, my heart pounding like a drum against my ribs. The air was thick with the stench of decay and fear, a testament to the horrors that had unfolded within these walls.
My mother's diary lay open on the floor, its pages stained with blood and tears. I had been reading it, desperate for any shred of solace or understanding, but it only served to fuel my terror. Her entries were a chilling chronicle of her descent into madness, as she became convinced that her own reflection was trying to kill her.
'They're not me,' she had written in a trembling hand. 'They're monsters, wearing my face.'
I had dismissed her words as the ramblings of a frightened woman, but now I knew the truth. The dopplegangers were real, and they had killed her.
I had been hiding from them for hours, ever since I heard their footsteps echoing through the house. They were relentless, their movements fluid and predatory. I could hear them searching for me, their voices a chorus of mocking whispers.
'Where are you, little boy?'
'Come out, come out, wherever you are.'
I pressed myself against the cold, damp floor, willing myself to become invisible. But they were too close, their heavy breathing just outside the door.
Suddenly, the door creaked open, and a pair of eyes peered into the room. They were my own eyes, but they were cold and lifeless, filled with a malevolence that chilled me to the bone.
'I found you,' the doppelganger hissed.
I scrambled to my feet, but it was too late. The doppelganger lunged, its sharp claws extended. I dodged its attack, but it was relentless, its movements faster and more precise than my own.
We grappled on the floor, a blur of limbs and shadows. I fought back with all my might, but it was no use. The doppelganger was stronger, its grip like a vise.
Just when I thought all hope was lost, I remembered the diary. I grabbed it and hurled it at the doppelganger. It hit it square in the face, and for a moment, it staggered.
I seized the opportunity and kicked it away, sending it crashing into the wall. It lay there motionless, its eyes glazed and empty.
I had defeated one of them, but I knew there were more. I had to find a way to escape.
I searched the room frantically, my eyes darting from one object to the next. Finally, I spotted a small window in the corner. It was boarded up, but I could see a crack in the wood.
With trembling hands, I pried the boards loose and squeezed through the narrow opening. I landed on the ground with a thud, but I didn't stop running.
I ran throug Finally, I reached a road and flagged down a passing car. The driver was a kind old man who took me to the police station.
I told them everything that had happened, but they didn't believe me. They thought I was just a scared kid who had made up a story.
But I knew the truth. The dopplegangers were real, and they were still out there.
I'm hiding now, in a safe place where they can't find me. But I know they're still looking for me.
I'm waiting for them. And when they come, I'll be ready.

Hi. You guys might remember that I posted in here and the cancer family support group not long ago looking for some advice about looking ahead at my dad's treatment and care. Please let me know if I should change the flair, but support and advice is definitely wanted.
To revisit, he was diagnosed with stage 4 squamous cell lung cancer, metastases virtually everywhere in his body except brain and spine. We found out at the end of March/maybe very beginning of April. They told him 4-6 months without treatment, up to 18 months with treatment. So.. what happened?
I flew out to be with him and got here on the 15th of April. I took over his full time care. He declined so fast. Tuesday the ​30th, we had an interview with a home based palliative care nurse and he recommended that we send my dad to the hospital. Dad had been getting more and more foggy mentally and having a lot of difficulties communicating, tremors, etc. I questioned this very much and was told throughout the two weeks that I was here that it was probably the pain medication and we alternated through a couple options for pain management up until Tuesday. When the nurse was asking him questions, my dad couldn't remember the date or his address. So we made the call to send him to the hospital because the nurse thought it was more than just the pain medication. He was a complete angel on earth, he stayed with me the entire time until after the EMTs left with my dad and he made sure I was okay.
The doctors found out my dad had hyper calcemia, high calcium levels, which can happen in cancer patients. He had every single symptoms. They tried to give him a bunch of fluids and he got a bit better on day 2. But day 3, Thursday, he was much worse. The physician said, in the kindest way possible, that he didn't think my dad would get better. He tried one more option for a diuretic to help get fluid flowing because dad was having very wet/rattling breathing by that point. It didn't work. I had to make the hardest decision of my entire life to switch my dad to comfort care. It was what he would've wanted and made clear he would've wanted in his advanced directive/polst/etc. He told me for my entire life that if he ever was incapacitated, he wouldn't want to be a vegetable or prolong his suffering, he'd want it to end. Over the past ~month since his diagnosis, he made it clear through his legal forms and telling me/his other family that he would not want to suffer longer for no reason. He was a DNR and he chose "limited intervention" for his preferences. He passed around midnight Friday morning.
I know that I was true to what he wanted. But I'm struggling so fucking much. My heart hurts beyond words. I don't know how to live the rest of my life without him. I'm mourning that he will never get to see my boyfriend and I get married, that he'll never be able to do a first look with me or walk me down the aisle, that he'll never see my boyfriend and I finish our advanced degrees or see my boyfriend's son graduate high school. I had dreams of getting to have an inlaw sweet at our future house to have him with us. Even after getting his diagnosis, I had thought we had so much more time. I feel so lost. What do I do now? How do I cope? I already got his ashes back because he wanted to be cremated, having a celebration of life this weekend. Waiting on death certificates to close out accounts and get things taken care of. I don't know what to do with myself. I felt like I was treading water before, barely staying afloat. Now I feel like I'm at the bottom in the silt, running out of air. It hurts so much. Please share any advice or even words of comfort. I'm trying to make sure I have a list of everything that needs to get done. Thank you. So sorry you're along for this journey too ❤️🫂

Name: U.S.E.C [REDACTED] Callsign: Reaper Location: Hideout Time: 72 Hours After Loss of Communication
I'm writing this for anyone who finds me dead, or who happens to kill me, good luck by the way. Where the fuck do I start? I would say the beginning, but that would take too long to write and I don't have time in this shithole. I never wanted to be put on this assignment, I knew this shit was wrong, Terra Group never seemed trustworthy. But fuck, the money was good, too fucking good.
I was supposed to be getting sent out with a group of guys to the Priozersk Natural Reserve to replace one of their guys. The dumbass stepped on one of his group's own fucking landmines, idiot. But that never happened because the Russians showed up. They were part of some new group, a P.M.C. like us called B.E.A.R that I heard was engaging us in other parts of Tarkov, and fuck, they weren't pushovers. They hit us hard and fast, I lost most of my squad within the first 15 minutes of the fight at the business center, place was basically ground zero of the hell I'm stuck in now.
Most of it all is a blur, I remember taking a few rounds to the plate and eating the dirt. I got dragged out of the line of fire by one of my guys, we all called him "Dozer", fucker was built like a God damned tank. Once he made sure I was still breathing and not dead he shoved my rifle back in my hands and told me to move. We high-tailed it as fast as we could towards the Terra Group business building, then the bomb went off. We got knocked on our asses, shrapnel flying everywhere, my ears were ringing, and everything felt like it was in slow motion. I pushed myself to my feet, looking around in a daze. Civilians were running everywhere, multiple caught in the crossfire. I was able to get my gun up and dumped a couple of B.E.A.Rs pushing me before I turned to look for Dozer who had been closer to the blast.
It was something straight out of a nightmare, a real fucking bad one. He was already dead, almost in pieces, his throat torn open by what I'm guessing was a piece of the building. Blood was everywhere, his body had so many holes in it even if he was alive I wouldn't have been able to do shit. Taking what little sense I had left, I found a van Terra Group had given us to use and I got the hell out of there. I ran into a little bit of resistance here and there, some scavengers opened fire on me, I nearly got hit by some asshole with an R.P.G., that was fun. But I drove until the piece of shit ran out of gas a few hours ago, luckily for me that was near some civilians who didn't absolutely hate my guts. By some stroke of luck, there was an old bunker that a few of them had hidden inside. They were planning on heading to some terminal that the Russian military had control over and were evacuating people from.
Knowing I would probably get thrown into a fucking gulag if I went, I chose to stay behind. One of the civis knew how to get the ventilation system operational so I paid him a hefty chunk of roubles to get them working. He told me that the generator just needs a spark plug and that there were some pretty powerful figures still in the area before he left, and now I'm here alone. The van I had commandeered had some spare weapons and ammunition, as well as some food and armor. Now I'm here in this shit hole with me and this notebook. The only thing I can do now is to see who those powerful people could be and try to come up with a plan. All communications are down, and I'm pretty positive it has something to do with the massive blue blast I saw in the distance last night. So my main objective is to survive, get some fresh gear, and maybe make a few acquaintances to help me along. This is my life now, and all I can do is keep fighting because that's the only way I'm going to Escape From Tarkov.

So I sent a text to this guy at school (high school) who apparently has a crush on me. I like him back as well, and we texted for a while but all of his texts were short and dry, while I was sending 4-5 messages per one message from him.
And even though we were texting everyday this week from Sunday to Tuesday, he left me on read on Tuesday night and has not messaged me since. Based on his inconsistency, it seems like he is uninterested in me. However, he has also sent multiple flirtatious texts like, “What are you doing right now?”, “We should play games sometime”, and “What are your plans for summer break”. We even have a hang out scheduled for the summer, but I was the one who asked him.
Honestly, I’m really confused as to whether he likes me or not. It seems like he does, but he has left me on read and his texts are extremely dry. It might be because English is not his first language. I also asked someone who has known him for 5 years and apparently he is extremely shy, introverted, and basically socially inept.
Is he sending dry and short messages because he does not like me back, or can it be because he is a bad texter and shy overall? How do I handle shy, socially awkward guys and make them open up to me?

One from a private equity firm for X based out of India plus year end bonus tied to performance. The firm has 5 billion USD AUM in India and Singapore. The other offer that I have is for 2X from a Dubai based startup that has about 8 million USD in seed funding. I was wondering what to choose. Should I look at short term gain and choose the startup or long term stability at an established firm. The startup is in the media/ arts and luxury sphere, two areas I am really interested in. The founder said that he could give me equity as well if I perform well and he plans on exiting when he touches a 500 mil valuation. However it’s a big risk tbh.
What do you guys think? The startup doesn’t really have great exit options in India atleast because no one knows about it and let’s be serious how many art collectors are there in the country for the startup to have a sizeable addressable market? The thing about the PE firm is that the exit opportunities will be a lot better and I can exit to bigger funds like Brookfield and blackstone. Additionally I feel that the long term benefits of the PE firm on my CV would be a lot more. What do you guys think?
I have 1 year of strategy consulting experience prior to this plus 1 year in analytics. I have turned 28 yesterday. I know that not a lot of people here would know about consulting or finance but to keep matters simple think about working at an established firm in Tech like Google vs a remote startup based out of Dubai.
I can’t take the decision because a few years ago I would’ve chosen the startup as I don’t handle the office environment and the pressure well but now I am on meds for my depression which have made me a lot more functional and positive as a person.

Tier List: https://imgur.com/a/8uZCpGy
Oh boy, is this one gonna be a can of worms. Let's dive in headfirst!
"I'll school you in this battle of the baddest Bruce, with your He-Man haircut and your Daisy Dukes." It's an unremarkable line, but the rhythm here is pretty kickass, and I love the choregraphy of Jenner doing stretches in time with the beat, it's a really satisfying visual. "I hear you're good at running, you're just like the Flash. Especially in the 100-meter ditch-your-wife dash." Decent attack. They never fail to use someone getting divorced as material for a diss, do they? Banner looming over his beakers and microscope is a nice visual, and "You turned one gold medal to a lifetime of green; the most overrated athlete anyone's ever seen" is a competent enough attack. "You need to carry fatherhood across that finish line; kept up with the Kardashians but left some kids behind" is, again, a decent enough diss. A lot of material about Jenner's family here; I guess that's to be expected. There's still one or two much more obvious lines of attack to make, but I suppose Banner is just saving his best stuff for the end, right? He certainly wasn't saving it for the end of this verse, in which he just references the fact that he transforms when he gets pissed off without fashioning it into much of an attack or boast. The use of strings in the music here is a really nice touch, although I'd say the green screen effect with Bruce standing in front of those neurons or whatever ain't looking so hot.
Actually, the green screen effects for this battle broadly aren't the best. That stadium Jenner's standing in is looking pretty low-res. "I think you're in your element when you're behaving badly; honestly you're kind of boron when you're happy." It's a corny pun, but the sentiment is true enough. "I'll lap and pass your ass ten different ways. Decathlon athlete blast through you like some gamma rays." This is filler; it's fine, rhythm sounds pretty good, but it's just taking up space. "The truth is there's no truce between the Bruces, you're a drifter being useless, I'm a winner, no excuses!" That's a lot of playing on the same rhyme in a short period of time, and I dig that: truth/truce/Bruces/useless/excuses, hell yeah. I guess some of those aren't proper rhymes so much as, what's the word... assonance, maybe? It's good writing, is the point. The visuals panning in and out of this home gym is a nice touch too, and a nice parallel to Banner's sequence with his lab. "Beatiful women all up on my jock, I got a home gym, check me on the cereal box, Doc!" The rhythm Jenner's spitting here rules, this beat is low-key one of the better ones they've done. It's also a nice boast, and that Wheaties visual is pretty great. "You big green freak, don't try to flex; if it wasn't for your cousin, you'd never have sex!" Okay, this line goes super hard and I think it's one of the most underrated ones in ERB history. AND it's got one of the funniest visuals in the way Jenner pops in on that roller shouting "OHH!" while Banner suffers. That bit lives rent-free in my head. "You're so strong when you get mad, too bad you can't go back to protect your mom from your dad!" Holy fucking SHIT, this goes hard! The flow here kicks all kinds of ass, and we've got a 3x rhyme combo going on with mad/bad/dad; I LOVE odd numbers of rhymes! It's also just an extremely savage low blow. Another line that doesn't get enough credit. Jenner is kicking Banner's ass so far.
One questionable and inadvisable transformation sequence later, The Hulk comes in to spit a few bars. But only a few. "That painted face don't give you class; just one more thing Bruce do for cash!" Interesting argument. "Best thing you make? Kylie ass! She eighteen? Hulk SMASH!!" I do think this is a pretty funny way to reduce Jenner's legacy to Kardashian bullshit, and the Hulk SMASH joke always gets a strong reaction out of people.
Fully transitioned Caitlin Jenner comes in with "That's my teenage daughter, man, I have to forbid this; I'll put a javelin through your jolly green discus." Decent lines. Good way for Caitlin Jenner to brag about her athletic achievements while also throwing a Jolly Green Giant jab in. "Kylie not the kinda girl I'm gonna let you smash on; you'll get the medal without the decathlon!" I like the medeal/metal wordplay here, although Caitlin Jenner dual-wielding pistols and firing them at the Hulk feels extremely out of left field.
"Hulk is Hulk! No identify as man! Me thinks Cait might understand!" Pretty funny line, and Caitlin's reaction is also amusing. "No gender issue; this Jenner issue! Just you being you is enough to diss you!" So that's it, then? They're really not going to bring that one thing up, eh? I feel like that closing line would land a lot better if they did.
"Look I understand that you hate yourself; but you don't need to blame yourself." Oh, huh. That's different. Let's see where this therapy session goes. "You're a tiger, stop trying to tame yourself; you gotta be big enough to contain yourself." Well... I like that she's mixing things up by rhyming with the penultimate word instead of the last word, that's always something. Beyond that, I don't think these lines are accomplishing much. "And get hit with a little forgiveness! Be green, it ain't none of my business!" That line's pretty funny, as is the tea-sipping visual. "But if you think you're looking good in those torn-ass clothes; you're lying, which means you need a new wardrobe!" That's a reference to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, which has absolutely nothing to do with this matchup. Feels out of place because of it. And it's not a very strong diss besides, feels like padding. Doubly strange to end her verse on it. "The visions of those shorts kinda scarred me; what'd you just rage at a Barney themed party?" Oh, there's more? Alright. This burn is really lame. Barney jokes? Come aaaaaaaahhhhhn, what are we doing here? That line should have definitely been left on the cutting room floor. "That's probably not something you seen as a child; not one day did you see your daddy smile!" Okay. She already established that Hulk's father was abusive in her first verse, and while it was a powerful blow there, here it feels much more toothless. "Hulk not strong enough to deal with denial! Laying you down easy; that's kitchen tile!" The first line is pretty amusing with how Caitlin imitates The Hulk's speech, but that second line... why? Pretty weaksauce way to finish her performance off, but whatever. Also not a fan of these visuals with the diamonds, feels like they wanted to add some visual flair but couldn't think of a good way to do it so they settled on Caitlin popping out of diamonds which is just odd. "Examine this under your microscope; you've got no neck, but you still fucking choked!" Oh. This verse is still going? Okay. Well, it's a good line. "After battling me, you're gonna always be pissed! So the Hulk will stay forever, neither Bruce will exist!" You know, that's actually a pretty strong closer, but I can't help but feel like it's undercut by just how long that verse was dragging on.
Okay, so. I feel it should be pointed out that there's a lot of people who were always going to hate this battle for making the decision not to attack Caitlin for being trans. Furthermore, the overwhelming sentiment has been that Banner won this; it bears keeping in mind that there's a lot of transphobes out there who were going to say the Hulk won no matter what happened simply because Caitlin is trans. So to that end, I think that a fair amount of the hate this battle gets, and the hate that Caitlin's performance gets, is bullshit. But there are still some big criticisms that need to be made.
So let's be honest: they threw the match for Caitlin. Or at least attempted to. You might still think the Hulk managed to win, but with that insanely long final verse it's pretty clear they tried to make Caitlin the 'canon' winner, as with Thomas Jefferson vs. Frederick Douglass. They did this presumably because it was pride month, and they wanted to say Trans Rights with a trans rapper that gets a positive portrayal. I can get behind that sentiment, but the execution is questionable to say the least.
Like... I'm not trans, but I have trans friends, and I think I know enough about trans issues to point out that there's a lot of stuff here that's pretty shitty. For one, the cardinal rule that everybody knows is that you're not supposed to misgendedeadname a trans person, and the title of this battle is Bruce Banner vs. Bruce Jenner. So from the get-go, before the video even starts playing, we're getting some mixed signals here. Are we to take from this that they made the tactical decision to go ahead and deadname Caitlin for the sake of the matchup making intuitive sense(what with it obviously being a play on their similar names), and then try and do a hard pivot and make Caitlin win the battle to avoid criticism for that decision? Feels like maybe they could have just not gone with this matchup instead. The whole transformation element also seems dubious, but I could see someone reasonably landing either way on whether that's actually an issue or just silly fun, so I won't go into that.
Another issue to consider: Caitlin Jenner kind of sucks. Most people do not like her. Most TRANS people don't even like her. For one, despite the fact that she's trans, she is a Republican who has made anti-gay marriage comments in the past. The bizarre shittiness of a trans person being like that is a pretty ripe source of material for disses, yet this battle does not bring it up at all. And more notably than that, Caitlin Jenner was famously involved with a manslaughter case, where she was accused of getting someone killed due to negligent driving. It was ultimately determined that there wasn't enough evidence for manslaughter and so she wasn't found guilty(though it's widely believed that this decision was bullshit and she did commit manslaughter), but it's an extremely well-known and controversial factoid and it's insane they didn't have Banner bring up as a diss. If you're going to have a rapper make the case of "Just you being you is enough to diss you", seems like being a trans Republican and quite possibly committing vehicular manslaughter are the two strongest and most obvious points to go with. And yet... nothing. If your goal to make a battle that gives trans people positive representation, I feel like Caitlin Jenner seems like a pretty poor choice. I get that there aren't a lot of choices for a trans rep with name recognition, but... the Wachowski sisters are right there.
Another thing is... why is it a moral imperative that Caitlin win this battle? Sure she's trans, and it's cool want to give trans people positive representation, but you didn't need to give her an absurdly long verse at the end to do that. You could just give her good writing, refrain from shitting on her just for being trans, and let her have the final word. Then, yes, show the pride flag at the end to say Trans Rights. That's all you had to do. With something like Jefferson v. Douglass the scale-tipping made sense, because it was a slave-owner vs. a slave. Yeah, it's kind of hard for the slave-owner to win that match, and it makes sense to use it as a vehicle to take a firm stand against slavery. But it's not like this battle is Trans Person vs. Transphobe; Bruce Banner isn't some horrible person that must be morally condemned(there's a much stronger case for Caitlin herself), so... why have it play out like this? I think that ironically, by trying to hand the match to Caitlin like this they wound up getting more hate thrown towards the performance and more people voting against her in polls than there otherwise would have been if they'd just cut out all that excessive padding and given her a solid closing verse. As-is the verse isn't good, the overall quality is dragged down by just how much fluff there is.
In the end, my read on the situation is this: for whatever reason, they really liked the idea of this matchup and wanted to go through with it. They knew that going through with it would necessitate making it Bruce Banner vs. Bruce Jenner at the start, so they bit the bullet on the deadnaming and the conceit for the matchup and did everything they could to mitigate the potential backlash for that, going as soft on Caitlin as possible and giving her a verse that was ridiculously lengthy. People always say "but it's the Hulk, it makes sense he wouldn't say much!" and sure, I can buy that as an excuse as to why Caitlin's verse would be longER than his, but that still doesn't account for why it's as insanely long as it is. In any case... this paragraph is just speculation, I can't know their actual motivations, but I think this is likely what happened.
Anyway... despite all, this battle gets way too much hate. I think Jenner's first verse is really good, and the Hulk is also quite solid for as few lines as he gets. Bruce Banner is a little mediocre and Caitlin's last verse ends up just being a pain in the ass to sit through(could've been good if they cut all the fat and left in the handful of good lines) that's best skipped past on repeat listens. But still... there's some stuff here that is thoroughly enjoyable. I don't think this battle quite manages to be good, but it's got enough going for it that I think it manages to avoid being outright bad. I'm putting this in the top of C tier, because I genuinely think it's more enjoyable than all of the battles that are below it.
It's understandable to say that The Hulk beat Jenner's second verse, but I think her first verse was pretty fire and the highlight of the battle. I think she edges out a win, but a case could be made either way.
Let me end things off by saying this: I once watched this battle with an extremely transphobic relative, and he was pissed off by that "no gender issue, this Jenner issue" line. So even if this battle was a regrettable mistake, at least they did something right.

I built my first PC earlier this year. Everything seemed to run fine except one major problem. My computer refuses to run any game except Minecraft.
I have tried multiple games and each one will get to the very first loading screen and freeze immediately. I need to shut the game down with task manager. The odd thing is that I’ve taken it to two PC shops and when they plug in their internet and I open a game through steam or Xbox everything runs beautifully. World of Warships, Lego Drive 2K and more all work. I even tried it on my work network and it’s fine.
I have ATT fiber internet at home. I have tried using both wireless and an Ethernet cable and I get the same result. All I can do with my computer is browse the internet, watch videos and play Minecraft.
This has to be an ATT router issue but their tech support has been utterly useless. I am very close to switching internet providers just to solve this issue.
I’ll also note I ran Superposition Benchmark and everything checks out. No GPU issues.
Anyone have any experience with an issue like this?

I'm an 18 F, and I'm graduating high school. In my school, students have admins based on the first letter of our last names. I and some other students have never liked my admin. Throughout my junior and senior years, I was a part of the sciences Olympia, and I love it. Science Olympia is where each school has a team and compete against different schools in different events. Like code busting, scrambler, bridge, tower, and more. The teams with enough points/ 1, 2, and 3 places went to State. Last year, we went to State, and we were hoping to go to State this year. A week before we were going to regionals, I had a terrible flu and couldn't go to school for a week. And I had already gotten off the D and F list. (The D and F list is when you have a certain amount of D's and 2 F's and you can'tdo any school events until you grt your grades up.) Well I have gotten one of my F's up and was feeling a bit better on Friday and went to school excited to go to regions on Saturday. After school, when I was home I had gotten a call from my science teacher who helped run the science Olympia at my school to help tell me that I was on the D and F list again. Confused, I looked at my grades online, and I had gotten an F in this one class for mainly not being there. I couldn't help it since I was sick at home with the FLU! My science teacher told my admin about that, but she didn’t allow me to go on Saturday because I'm on the list I can't go even though my scince teacher was vouching for me saying that i was sick with the FLU. In the class I'm failing, the teacher for the class I'm in is failing me and putting in zeros for the assignments that I had missed for being sick with the FLU. Well, I couldn't go and I was devastated because i was looking forward on doing it and studyed a lot. Me and my mom and I had talked with the principal and agreed that what my admin did wasn't right. Present time my admin is still the same as she was even though she allows people being bullied and being a bitch to me and other people. I'm thinking of not shaking her hand as I walk the stage during graduation. What would you guys think? Would I be the Asshole for doing that?

Before I say anything, let me just say I am not asking for sympathy, I am not asking for pity. I know full well I am the villain in this story and that I deserve any hate that gets sent my way. I am not the victim in any way whatsoever.
I’m 21 now (soon to be 22), and he is 38. We met when I was 19 and he was 35. I met him at a friend’s 27th birthday party where all the attendees were in their 30s and 40s. He was there with his girlfriend so I initially didn’t engage with him but he was very insistent on getting with me. After he told me that his girlfriend and him were in an open relationship and that she would be okay with him flirting and kissing me, I reciprocated his actions because I did think he was very hot.
That very night, he took me back home to his and her place, but she got mad that he invited me over without her permission and asked me to leave. After I left and went home, he texted me and told me he wanted me to come back but I told him unless we got permission from her, I wouldn’t do anything with him. That was the end of things for us for a while, but after all that, I never once stopped thinking about him.
Few months later, I was out with my friends when I get a text from him asking me to come over and that she’s out of town. Knowing that it was a bad idea, I went anyways and I had the most magical night of my life. Since then, I’ve been seeing him to this very day, all while he’s still dating her.
He’s my entire world. I think about him constantly and I have went out with other guys but never progressed past a second date, nor have I slept with anyone since I met him because he’s the only one I want. I’ve called off work to hang out with him and everything I do is revolved around him. I know it’s pathetic and absolutely loser behaviour.
I feel like I’ve ruined myself. I let this man steal my youth and I will let him steal whatever is left. When this all crash and burns, I’ll be jaded and bitter and no good for anyone but I don’t care as long as I can be with him for now.

Hi! I’m a little new to this. I was gifted two gardyn systems and some of the add on’s by my mom coworker after she couldn’t sell them online. I started the germination stage last Friday in the gardyn nursery. At the time neither system was set up, so I set them on my counter over night and that morning set them on my back porch to get some sunlight. By Saturday afternoon one of the systems was set up (it was then in that moment I realized one system was more than enough for me and shared the kindness with someone else who would use it😂) and I had set it to germination mode and the seeds have been sitting on the water tank in front of the lights. I followed all the directions for germination, but I haven’t noticed any activity in my nursery. I know time can vary but I wanted to use this as a good reason to ask you guys for any and all advice you have for using the system, germination, and everything in between! I have mild gardening experience (It’s my second year growing my own plants and experimenting with it, so still very new) but no hydroponics experience so anything you could give me tips on is very welcome!! And please feel free to let me know any mistakes I’ve made and how to do better! TIA!

One from a private equity firm for x USD based out of India plus year end bonus tied to performance. The firm has 5 billion USD AUM in India and Singapore. The other offer that I have is for 2X from a Dubai based startup that has about 8 million USD in seed funding. I was wondering what to choose. Should I look at short term gain and choose the startup or long term stability at an established firm. The startup is in the media/ arts and luxury sphere, two areas I am really interested in. The founder said that he could give me equity as well if I perform well and he plans on exiting when he touches a 500 mil valuation. However it’s a big risk tbh.
What do you guys think? The startup doesn’t really have great exit options in India atleast because no one knows about it and let’s be serious how many art collectors are there in the country for the startup to have a sizeable addressable market? The thing about the PE firm is that the exit opportunities will be a lot better and I can exit to bigger funds like Brookfield and blackstone. Additionally I feel that the long term benefits of the PE firm on my CV would be a lot more. What do you guys think?
I have 1 year of strategy consulting experience prior to this plus 1 year in analytics. I have turned 28 yesterday. I know that not a lot of people here would know about consulting or finance but to keep matters simple think about working at an established firm in Tech like Google vs a remote startup based out of Dubai.

my boss enlists me in hiding his multiple affairs from his wife
Originally posted to Ask A Manager
TRIGGER WARNING: infidelity, abuse of authority
Original Post Jan 30, 2017
My boss is having multiple affairs. I am his assistant, so I know about all his visitors and his schedule. He is married, but he often has visits from two different women, and he outright told me to never tell his wife about them. When either of them visit, he locks his door and tells me he is not to be disturbed. This happens almost weekly.
He sometimes asks me to book local hotel rooms for an hour or an afternoon, and he sometimes buys jewelry and flowers for the two women he sees regularly. I know this because he sends me out to pick up the jewelry (which I later see them wearing) or asks me to have the flowers sent to them. He never does anything like this for his wife. One of the women just had a baby who is named after my boss and has his surname.
One time, his wife showed up for a surprise visit to take him out to lunch, and he directed me to lie that the woman who was in his office was there for a job interview. He also submits expenses from his business trips (where he has traveled alone) and I have to re-calculate everything because he has upgraded the company-provided hotel room to a better one on his personal credit card and bought breakfast for more than one person the next morning. When this happens, he tells me he had “company.” There was also an incident where he came to work panicked because he said he accidentally used his company credit card at a strip club. He sent me to retrieve it and pay his tab with cash, but the address he sent me to was actually a massage parlor.
Normally I honestly don’t care what people do in their own private lives, but I hate that I’m part of his lies to his wife. She is a nice person and she is dealing with a heart condition that just required surgery. I know they don’t have an open relationship because my boss lies to her and also directs me to lie to her about his actions. He says she can never know. I get sick whenever I think about what he is doing. I know a way I can out him to his wife anonymously. Do you think I should let her know, or is this none of my business and I need to stay out of it?
Update March 9, 2017
Two days after you published my letter, my boss was served with divorce papers here at work. His wife publicly outed his affairs, and she sent copies of emails and text messages sent between him and the two women he was having affairs with, as well as one of the escorts he was seeing regularly, to some people here at our office (including me), his relatives, and some of their friends. She also sent these to the two women and the escort, and some of their relatives and colleagues at work. The texts and emails prove that all three of them not only knew he was married but that he was seeing other women besides each one of them. They also include his acknowledgement he fathered a child outside of his marriage and evidence he used funds from the joint account and his wife’s pay to spend money on them, as well as for the random women he cheated with when he was out of town on business.
His wife has filed alienation of affection lawsuits against the two women and the escort he was cheating with regularly. All of three of them kept calling and coming to see him here at work to confront him after they were outed to people and served with the lawsuit papers, and I heard them talking (sometimes yelling) about it each time and him saying his wife moved out the day he was served with divorce papers and he has no way to contact except through her lawyer (hey have no children and apparently she has cut all contact).
I played dumb the entire time and no one, including his wife, has accused me of knowing anything or asked me if I did.
Before all of this happened, after reading your response and the responses in the comments, I decided to seriously start looking for another job. The same week my letter was published, there was an opening inside my company for a receptionist in a different division. The company usually posts jobs internally before they look externally, and since I’m classified as admin and the posting is for an administrative position, I didn’t have to apply and could just put in for a transfer.
They gave it to me, and I have been in my new job for two weeks now. I love it so far. I spend all day on the phone with people or talking with people who have come in to see or meet with my colleagues. The division has over 100 people, so while I have a screen where I can search for people by name and receive memos and things through email, I don’t have a computer that I am stuck staring at for hours a day. It’s definitely not for everyone but I love dealing with people all day and having no other responsibilities or a mountain of tasks or paperwork to do. My new colleagues have been welcoming and while everyone is talking about what is going on with my boss, no one has brought me into the drama and it only gets talked about around me the same as it would any other person. I don’t engage in any gossip and I certainly don’t talk about what I know, even though no one has asked.
I now have set hours, don’t ever have to work outside of those hours (no overtime or weekends or holidays) and no company cell phone. Since all my work involves dealing with people during working hours at work, I couldn’t do work at home even if I wanted to. Work is now separate from home, and overall I am much more relaxed because I have a clear line between working and not working and I don’t have to deal with my boss and his drama any more.
Thank you for your response to my question and to all the people who were supportive in the comments. I felt better knowing my feelings were valid and I wasn’t overreacting or wrong to be upset.
(Also there was some speculation in the comments about whether my boss could be engaging in some kind of embezzlement or falsifying because he had me separating expenses. There was nothing like that going on. The company has a policy where they will reimburse business expenses put on personal debit or credit cards. Non-work expenses are not allowed to be on company cards. So if the company paid for a hotel room when my boss traveled on business and he upgraded to a better room, the company would only reimburse or pay the original room price and he would have to pay for the rest of the upgrade. I would separate personal and work expenses before submitting them. This is in line with the company handbook and everyone always does it this way. There were no issues with him or me because of it. As for him using the company credit card at the massage parlor, they are legal where we are and since he had the charges reversed the same day and submitted proof of the reversal, the company never had an issue because he followed policy and hadn’t used the card for anything illegal.)
Final Update Oct 20, 2017
My former boss was fired. His wife outed a fourth woman for sleeping with him, same as the others. She works here. Having an affair with a subordinate and the multiple yelling matches with the other three women here at the office was enough to get him fired. The fourth woman was married (unlike the other three) and her husband filed for divorce after she was outed. She took job somewhere else but left amicably and was not fired like my former boss was. At least two of the women his wife was suing are settling with her to avoid it going to trial. The yelling matches he was having made it clear she wasn’t using the lawsuits as a bargaining chip and would not drop them in exchange for stuff from him.
Now that both he and the woman from here that he was having an affair with are gone, things have calmed down. No one has mentioned the affair in weeks and everything here is boring again. I don’t mind the lack of gossip and am still enjoying my new job and great colleagues. I got a small bonus at my yearly review because my boss was so happy with my work. I love my new colleagues and they have been nothing but welcoming to me.
(Also there was speculation in the comments in my first update about whether his wife outed the escort for her affair or being an escort. The answer is both. I don’t agree with her actions but I empathize with how much pain the affairs have caused her.)
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was watching Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress, and this is easily gotta be his weakest of his samurai movies. Like it's not a bad movie on it's own, but it's so simplified compared to Seven Samurai and Throne of Blood. the characters are all so flat, especially Matashichi and Tahei who serves absolutely no purpose in the story, other than just hindering the main two characters journey. plus they are greedy assholes, who at one point also have the thought to rape The Princess. idk why Kurosawa thought these characters can make up for comic relief, they are just so much problematic and such a choire to watch whenever they are on screen. i wish the entire movie just focused on Makabe and the Princess.

A person and I have been filed against in the HRTO. I will state this case is probably more complex than most cases but I hope my description is clear.
The claimant alleges discrimination because a case of an alleged disability and a reprisal. We're both freaked out but we think we have a strong case and we want to see what the group thinks.
First and foremost the claimant has never ever provided any medical documentation highlighting that they did have a disability because of their mental healt. This is only being alleged by family and friends but not one shred of credible evidence has been provided except self-written letter. In this letter it alleges we have a duty to accommodate, but like I said no other evidence was provided. However on their application they say they provided a medical document but of course this is not true.
Some context of why this situation turned in a bad way was because the person who lived (the tenant) with the claimant was totally freaked out and tired of threatening behavior like telling them that they are being watched by them and the stealing of common equipment for internet and TV.
As this person was just a roommate, per the RTA and confirmed, they were asked to leave given 30 days notice at the time. 2 days before the complete 30 days notice, the police was called because they believed damage was happening. However, the police decided not to evict the claimant and this is what has caused this HRTO case to be filed as they allege discrimination and reprisal stating the claimant was forced to leave (not true because we accepted the police's decision, and everyone else decided to leave). However the claimant did leave the day after the police visit in my opinion to set up this legal case because they were definitely not forced out by any threats because we are not looking to have a legal battle that we have now, we were just freaked out by this behavior with no evidence of an actual disability.
Here is my question: As I read it, the HRTO's interpretation of a housing provider can extend to a tenant (one of the people filed against) who allows a roommate (the claimant here) to live with them in a shared space. If this is the case, would this case be exempted based on any discrimination being not illegal because of this provision:
"21 (1) The right under section 2 to equal treatment with respect to the occupancy of residential accommodation without discrimination is not infringed by discrimination where the residential accommodation is in a dwelling in which the owner or his or her family reside if the occupant or occupants of the residential accommodation are required to share a bathroom or kitchen facility with the owner or family of the owner. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, s. 21 (1)."
As a reminder in this case, the owner could be liberally interpreted as the tenant based on my reading. Does this defense make sense and is there anything anyone would recommend?

Tl;dr: basically be a hobbyist, musician, writer, artist, gamer, or geek (any or all, but definitely at least play halo or 40k with me). Must have a demented sense of humor. I cannot be scared away. Looks aren't super important to me if we get along, and I don't care at all if you're a femcel or something as long as you're not abrasive and hateful toward me because you can't work your own stuff out. I don't ghost people either; I will tell you outright if I don't like something about you, and I'd expect the same.
I enjoy writing and worldbuilding as a hobby, I love music, I love sunrises, I love my dog, and I watch too many movies and play too many video games. I can and will talk about music for hours on end. Infodumping about the things I like or the way I feel is my first language, and trivia is my second, so please double text and send me paragraphs. Small talk gives me hemorrhoids. I want to learn everything about you.
I like to laugh at nonsense, and when I'm not having a bad day, I act like a 10 year old. I have seriously bad fibromyalgia, so I mostly have bad days and am stuck home(wherever that currently is) probably playing video games or writing or painting or some hobbyist kind of stuff. I'm not into those bizarre competitive toxic sweat lodges like Valorant or League of Legends though. More like Halo or Destiny or Elden Ring. I play games for fun and for a good story.
My favorite movie is Twins, my favorite show is *probably* sons of anarchy(?), my favorite band is *probably* Van Halen or Pantera. My favorite poet is Robert Frost, favorite author is either Michael Crichton or David Drake. I'm a sucker for vast RPGs with massive lore and vague stories. D&D is a favored pastime when the planets align. It's a great outlet for my writing because I don't have the patience (or talent probably) to attempt a novel.
Anyway, don't get confused on that first bit; demented sense of humor does not mean edge lord or bully. If you are either, don't bother. Same goes for you "brutally honest" types. You're not interesting, you're a jerk. Being one-dimensional is not a personality.
I want to partner up with someone, take interest in each other's hobbies, create together, game together, send absurd and stupid memes to each other, you get the idea. I'm here because I'm lonely, not because I'm bored. Don't bug me if you're just bored. I'm not looking to be entertainment for a day or two, I don't want to have to carry the conversation, but I don't want some nutcase that will have meltdowns and block me if I don't text them twice a day. I've been used and ghosted enough. It would also make my day if you could not be a predatory freak.
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Im a student at UOS and rarely see any trouble in the university area however as I was leaving sainsburys on burgess road last night and walking past the pub on the corner i believe its called SO16 one man vs a group of guys were running back and fourth at each other with knives pretty scary stuff and ive never seen anything like this before and im originally from London

About Daily Draws
One of the best ways to practice Lenormand is to throw a daily spread. This can be any number of cards as you like, although it usually consists of three, five, or seven (an odd number) cards in a line. Start with a specific intention and question, such as, “What does the world have for me today?” Make sure you keep this timeline in mind when drawing your cards.
While it may sound daunting to practice every day, drawing cards in the morning is actually quite simple. For example, let’s say you draw three cards. Usually they are read from left to right, or maybe describe the day as a whole. The center card is your focus card, with the last card representing the outcome. Or, perhaps the first card represents the subject and the second and third cards describe it. Feel free to create your own method.
It’s very helpful to keep a journal and look back on your throws to see what worked out and what didn’t. What interpretations might you have missed?
This exercise helps you build a connection with your cards and come up with your own combinations. If you find something new, write down the combination in your Lenormand notebook.
Note that, when you throw a daily spread, the cards usually represent smaller elements of your life rather than bigger components. For example, the Clouds could simply mean a storm rather than, say, mental illness.
So, what did you guys come up with for today?