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2017.10.26 08:36 jay_loopring Loopring: Ethereum zkRollup Layer2
Loopring Foundation is a blockchain research organization building protocols, infrastructure, and user-facing DeFi products for the future of finance. They operate their products atop an Ethereum zkRollup Layer2 Exchange & Payment Protocol (v3), the Loopring Protocol. These products include the Loopring Wallet app, an Ethereum L1 & L2 social recovery smart wallet, the Loopring Layer2 Decentralized Exchange (DEX), a non-custodial orderbook & AMM-based zkRollup L2 DEX, and the Loopring L2 Relayer.
2015.03.17 03:11 evand82 Dash - Digital Cash
Dash is the ultimate digital cash that lets you pay anyone, anywhere, anytime, with speed, security & privacy. It's the world’s 1st & most successful Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), which means that it's run & funded by its own users, who can vote & decide on how to improve the network. Dash is more than just a cryptocurrency. It's a community, a movement & a vision for a better & more inclusive financial system. Join us & discover why Dash is the digital cash for the digital age!
2024.05.29 04:40 Wild_Instruction_819 Supply Chain Confidentiality in Web3
Introduction:
In the age of Web 3.0, where transparency and decentralization are key principles of the digital world, maintaining supply chain confidentiality has become more challenging than ever. With the rise of blockchain technology and smart contracts, ensuring the privacy and security of supply chain data has become a top priority for businesses around the globe. In this article, we will explore the importance of supply chain confidentiality in Web3 and how leveraging premium IP proxies like IPRockets can enhance privacy and security in supply chain management.
The Importance of Supply Chain Confidentiality in Web3:
Supply chains are complex networks of interconnected entities, including suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. These entities exchange a vast amount of sensitive information, including product designs, pricing, inventory levels, and customer data. In the digital age, this information is often stored and transmitted online, making it susceptible to cyberattacks and data breaches.
Maintaining supply chain confidentiality is essential for protecting intellectual property, trade secrets, and competitive advantage. A breach of confidentiality can result in financial losses, reputational damage, and legal liabilities. In Web3, where data is stored on decentralized platforms and accessed through smart contracts, the risk of unauthorized access and data leaks is even higher.
IPRockets: A Premium IP Proxy for Supply Chain Privacy:
IPRockets is a premium IP proxy service that provides businesses with secure and anonymous access to the internet. With a global network of high-speed servers, IPRockets allows users to mask their IP addresses and encrypt their online activities, ensuring maximum privacy and security.
By using IPRockets, businesses can protect their supply chain data from prying eyes and cyber threats. With encrypted connections and secure protocols, IPRockets prevents unauthorized access to sensitive information and prevents data leaks. In addition, IPRockets allows businesses to bypass geo-restrictions and access restricted websites and services, making it ideal for international supply chain management.
Benefits of Leveraging IPRockets for Supply Chain Confidentiality:
There are several benefits to leveraging IPRockets for supply chain confidentiality in Web3. Some of the key advantages include:
In conclusion, supply chain confidentiality is essential for businesses operating in Web3. By leveraging premium IP proxies like IPRockets, businesses can enhance privacy and security in their supply chain management. With encrypted connections, secure protocols, and global server networks, IPRockets provides businesses with the tools they need to protect their sensitive information and maintain a competitive edge in the digital age.
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In the age of Web 3.0, where transparency and decentralization are key principles of the digital world, maintaining supply chain confidentiality has become more challenging than ever. With the rise of blockchain technology and smart contracts, ensuring the privacy and security of supply chain data has become a top priority for businesses around the globe. In this article, we will explore the importance of supply chain confidentiality in Web3 and how leveraging premium IP proxies like IPRockets can enhance privacy and security in supply chain management.
The Importance of Supply Chain Confidentiality in Web3:
Supply chains are complex networks of interconnected entities, including suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. These entities exchange a vast amount of sensitive information, including product designs, pricing, inventory levels, and customer data. In the digital age, this information is often stored and transmitted online, making it susceptible to cyberattacks and data breaches.
Maintaining supply chain confidentiality is essential for protecting intellectual property, trade secrets, and competitive advantage. A breach of confidentiality can result in financial losses, reputational damage, and legal liabilities. In Web3, where data is stored on decentralized platforms and accessed through smart contracts, the risk of unauthorized access and data leaks is even higher.
IPRockets: A Premium IP Proxy for Supply Chain Privacy:
IPRockets is a premium IP proxy service that provides businesses with secure and anonymous access to the internet. With a global network of high-speed servers, IPRockets allows users to mask their IP addresses and encrypt their online activities, ensuring maximum privacy and security.
By using IPRockets, businesses can protect their supply chain data from prying eyes and cyber threats. With encrypted connections and secure protocols, IPRockets prevents unauthorized access to sensitive information and prevents data leaks. In addition, IPRockets allows businesses to bypass geo-restrictions and access restricted websites and services, making it ideal for international supply chain management.
Benefits of Leveraging IPRockets for Supply Chain Confidentiality:
There are several benefits to leveraging IPRockets for supply chain confidentiality in Web3. Some of the key advantages include:
- Enhanced Privacy: With IPRockets, businesses can protect their supply chain data from hackers, competitors, and government surveillance. By masking their IP addresses and encrypting their online activities, businesses can ensure the confidentiality of their sensitive information.
- Improved Security: IPRockets employs advanced security protocols, such as AES encryption and SSL/TLS encryption, to safeguard supply chain data from cyber threats. By using IPRockets, businesses can prevent data breaches and unauthorized access to their systems.
- Geo-Bypassing: IPRockets allows businesses to bypass geo-restrictions and access international websites and services. This is particularly useful for supply chain management, where cross-border communication and collaboration are essential.
- Cost-Effective: Compared to traditional VPN services, IPRockets offers competitive pricing and flexible plans, making it a cost-effective solution for businesses of all sizes.
In conclusion, supply chain confidentiality is essential for businesses operating in Web3. By leveraging premium IP proxies like IPRockets, businesses can enhance privacy and security in their supply chain management. With encrypted connections, secure protocols, and global server networks, IPRockets provides businesses with the tools they need to protect their sensitive information and maintain a competitive edge in the digital age.
2024.05.29 04:34 DefiantEvidence4027 Georgia, Training Curriculum.
Rule 509-3-.02 Basic Training Curriculum for Security Officers Effective January 1, 2022 a minimum of 24 hours of classroom instruction is required for all private security agency licensees and private security employees consisting of instruction in the following topics:
(1) Role of Private Security (a) Crime Awareness and Prevention (b) Private Security and the Criminal Justice System (c) Ethics and Professionalism (2) Legal Aspects (a) Principal Misdemeanors and Felonies (b) Overview of Title 43-38 as it relates to the Security Profession (c) Overview of Board Rules 509 et al (d) Arrest and Proper Use of Force (e) Liability (f) Courtroom testimony (3) Patrol and Observation (a) Patrol techniques (including but not limited to Koper Curve and directed patrol) (b) Information gathering (c) Crimes in progress (d) Officer Safety (e) Note taking and Report Writing (4) Incident Response (a) Responding to Emergencies (b) Crowd control and evacuation (c) Fire control and Prevention (d) Hazardous Materials (e) Bomb Threats and Terrorism (f) Response to an Active Assailant (g) Mental Health Awareness (5) Security Resources (a) CCTV Operation and Video Documentation (b) Alarm systems (c) Access Control (d) Electronic Article Surveillance (e) Working with Law Enforcement (6) Customer Service Issues (a) Public relations (b) Interpersonal Communications (7) First Aid Overview
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(1) Role of Private Security (a) Crime Awareness and Prevention (b) Private Security and the Criminal Justice System (c) Ethics and Professionalism (2) Legal Aspects (a) Principal Misdemeanors and Felonies (b) Overview of Title 43-38 as it relates to the Security Profession (c) Overview of Board Rules 509 et al (d) Arrest and Proper Use of Force (e) Liability (f) Courtroom testimony (3) Patrol and Observation (a) Patrol techniques (including but not limited to Koper Curve and directed patrol) (b) Information gathering (c) Crimes in progress (d) Officer Safety (e) Note taking and Report Writing (4) Incident Response (a) Responding to Emergencies (b) Crowd control and evacuation (c) Fire control and Prevention (d) Hazardous Materials (e) Bomb Threats and Terrorism (f) Response to an Active Assailant (g) Mental Health Awareness (5) Security Resources (a) CCTV Operation and Video Documentation (b) Alarm systems (c) Access Control (d) Electronic Article Surveillance (e) Working with Law Enforcement (6) Customer Service Issues (a) Public relations (b) Interpersonal Communications (7) First Aid Overview
2024.05.29 04:32 theconstellinguist Surviving Senior Psychopathy: Informant Reports of Deceit and Antisocial Behavior in Multiple Types of Relationships
Surviving Senior Psychopathy: Informant Reports of Deceit and Antisocial Behavior in Multiple Types of Relationships
Crossposting audience: Even less than narcissism research, there is a huge dearth of research on denial, the last and arguably most disturbing and long-lasting arm of genocide. Similarly, denial is employed by serial killers and is a type of extreme psychological violence that decouples the system of language's sensemaking from its actual sensebacking isomorphism to reality, while still parasiting sensemaking's credit until the lie's energy final dies, revealing the true devastating truth and the double violence to what truth means itself in the wake of the crime. Some lies last for disturbingly long amounts of time, however, in a reactive and aggressive insistence on sheer social power. This subreddit aims to study that disturbing psychosis at the heart of denial.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Donna-Andersen/publication/357633633_Surviving_Senior_Psychopathy_Informant_Reports_of_Deceit_and_Antisocial_Behavior_in_Multiple_Types_of_Relationships/links/61e88ba8dafcdb25fd39e1eb/Surviving-Senior-Psychopathy-Informant-Reports-of-Deceit-and-Antisocial-Behavior-in-Multiple-Types-of-Relationships.pdf
Ability to deceive without meaningfully realizing damages in empathy is predicted by ASPD
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and its theoretical target construct, psychopathy (Sellbom & Boer, 2019), are related conditions in which affected individuals routinely violate social norms and standards and cause harm to others (Polaschek, 2015). Robert Hare, for instance, noted that, "Psychopaths are social predators who charm, manipulate, and ruthlessly plow their way through life, leaving a broad trail of broken hearts, shattered expectations, and empty wallets." (Hare, 1993, p. xi). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association [APA, 2013]) summarizes antisocial personality disorder as a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others, indicated by failure to conform to social norms, deceitfulness, impulsivity, irritability, recklessness, irresponsibility, and a lack of remorse
Specifically, the traits were callousness, aggression, manipulativeness, hostility, deceitfulness, narcissism, irresponsibility, recklessness, and impulsivity
AMPD-ASPD/Psychopathy. Respondents rated index individuals according to nine AMPD-ASPD criteria. Specifically, the traits were callousness, aggression, manipulativeness, hostility, deceitfulness, narcissism, irresponsibility, recklessness, and impulsivity. Although these criteria differ slightly from subsequent versions of the DSM-5 AMPD,
Unempathetic behavior including disappearing without explanation, switching love on and off, making promises out of manipulativeness with no intention to fulfill them, failing to acknowledge hurtful actions, repeatedly showing denial and evasion of them, and isolating the victim from support as well as being evasive or outright deceptive about their past
characteristics such as dishonesty, inconsistency, insincerity, or superficiality, as well as manipulative or unempathetic behavior. Such characteristics reflected the endorsement of items about the index individuals, including lying about their age, sexual orientation, marital status, or occupation; disappearing without explanation; switching love on and off; making promises that failed to materialize; being manipulative; focusing predominantly on sexual interactions; failing to acknowledge hurtful actions; isolating the respondent from other social support; and being evasive about their past.
Enjoying the creation of drama, taking credit for the work of others, and blaming others for wrongdoing was seen
This included blaming others for their own wrongdoing, taking credit for the work of others, manipulating others in the organization, causing turmoil among co-workers, causing co-workers to be reprimanded or terminated, bullying others, or engaging in sexual harassment in the workplace
Most victims of these types later developed anxiety or depression, if not PTSD. Stealing their money in clandestine ways was a constant.
. Of these respondents, less than 1% reported that the index individuals engaged in much less manipulation, deceit, and antisocial behavior; 5% reported they engaged in somewhat less of this behavior; 36% reported that they engaged in these behaviors to the same extent; and 57% of respondents reported that the index individual became worse after age 50. Thus, a total of 93% of respondents reported that the index individual’s behavior was just as bad or worse after age 50.
Openly being cruel was witnessed, leading to more and more prosocial repulsion. Constantly looking for the next person to con was witnessed.
. As he aged, he seemed to care less about hiding his behavior, and he seemed to openly enjoy being cruel. The 'fix' he got from being abusive became more important to him than the 'cover-up.'" Another respondent wrote about her mother, "Nothing ever changed. She exploits, lies, throws tantrums, rages, abandons, pouts, defames, threatens, and would still be physically violent if she had the physical strength." Another respondent wrote about her former romantic partner, "He's constantly looking out for the next person to con. It is his life.”
Increased cruelty and increased volatility were seen over the years, not less
. As shown in Table 6, 21% of respondents said they saw a total personality change—"the mask came off." Respondents also spontaneously mentioned behaviors that associated with ASPD, such as a lack of empathy, an increase in callous-type behaviors (e.g. abuse or cruelty), as well as an increase in lies and manipulation. Only 1% indicated that the relationship became less volatile.
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Crossposting audience: Even less than narcissism research, there is a huge dearth of research on denial, the last and arguably most disturbing and long-lasting arm of genocide. Similarly, denial is employed by serial killers and is a type of extreme psychological violence that decouples the system of language's sensemaking from its actual sensebacking isomorphism to reality, while still parasiting sensemaking's credit until the lie's energy final dies, revealing the true devastating truth and the double violence to what truth means itself in the wake of the crime. Some lies last for disturbingly long amounts of time, however, in a reactive and aggressive insistence on sheer social power. This subreddit aims to study that disturbing psychosis at the heart of denial.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Donna-Andersen/publication/357633633_Surviving_Senior_Psychopathy_Informant_Reports_of_Deceit_and_Antisocial_Behavior_in_Multiple_Types_of_Relationships/links/61e88ba8dafcdb25fd39e1eb/Surviving-Senior-Psychopathy-Informant-Reports-of-Deceit-and-Antisocial-Behavior-in-Multiple-Types-of-Relationships.pdf
Ability to deceive without meaningfully realizing damages in empathy is predicted by ASPD
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and its theoretical target construct, psychopathy (Sellbom & Boer, 2019), are related conditions in which affected individuals routinely violate social norms and standards and cause harm to others (Polaschek, 2015). Robert Hare, for instance, noted that, "Psychopaths are social predators who charm, manipulate, and ruthlessly plow their way through life, leaving a broad trail of broken hearts, shattered expectations, and empty wallets." (Hare, 1993, p. xi). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association [APA, 2013]) summarizes antisocial personality disorder as a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others, indicated by failure to conform to social norms, deceitfulness, impulsivity, irritability, recklessness, irresponsibility, and a lack of remorse
Specifically, the traits were callousness, aggression, manipulativeness, hostility, deceitfulness, narcissism, irresponsibility, recklessness, and impulsivity
AMPD-ASPD/Psychopathy. Respondents rated index individuals according to nine AMPD-ASPD criteria. Specifically, the traits were callousness, aggression, manipulativeness, hostility, deceitfulness, narcissism, irresponsibility, recklessness, and impulsivity. Although these criteria differ slightly from subsequent versions of the DSM-5 AMPD,
Unempathetic behavior including disappearing without explanation, switching love on and off, making promises out of manipulativeness with no intention to fulfill them, failing to acknowledge hurtful actions, repeatedly showing denial and evasion of them, and isolating the victim from support as well as being evasive or outright deceptive about their past
characteristics such as dishonesty, inconsistency, insincerity, or superficiality, as well as manipulative or unempathetic behavior. Such characteristics reflected the endorsement of items about the index individuals, including lying about their age, sexual orientation, marital status, or occupation; disappearing without explanation; switching love on and off; making promises that failed to materialize; being manipulative; focusing predominantly on sexual interactions; failing to acknowledge hurtful actions; isolating the respondent from other social support; and being evasive about their past.
Enjoying the creation of drama, taking credit for the work of others, and blaming others for wrongdoing was seen
This included blaming others for their own wrongdoing, taking credit for the work of others, manipulating others in the organization, causing turmoil among co-workers, causing co-workers to be reprimanded or terminated, bullying others, or engaging in sexual harassment in the workplace
Most victims of these types later developed anxiety or depression, if not PTSD. Stealing their money in clandestine ways was a constant.
- For instance, respondents reported experiencing significant psychopathology due to their involvement with the individual, as 88% reported having become anxious or depressed, and 70% reported suffering from PTSD. They also reported losses in numerous material domains, including financial, as 68% of respondents reported that they had lost money as a result of their involvement with the individual. Of these respondents, 27% lost $5,000 USD or less, 14% lost $5,000 to $10,000, 20% lost $10,000 to $50,000, 13% lost $50,000 to $100,000, 18% $100,000 to $500,000, and a further 9% lost more than $500,000, per their reports.
. Of these respondents, less than 1% reported that the index individuals engaged in much less manipulation, deceit, and antisocial behavior; 5% reported they engaged in somewhat less of this behavior; 36% reported that they engaged in these behaviors to the same extent; and 57% of respondents reported that the index individual became worse after age 50. Thus, a total of 93% of respondents reported that the index individual’s behavior was just as bad or worse after age 50.
Openly being cruel was witnessed, leading to more and more prosocial repulsion. Constantly looking for the next person to con was witnessed.
. As he aged, he seemed to care less about hiding his behavior, and he seemed to openly enjoy being cruel. The 'fix' he got from being abusive became more important to him than the 'cover-up.'" Another respondent wrote about her mother, "Nothing ever changed. She exploits, lies, throws tantrums, rages, abandons, pouts, defames, threatens, and would still be physically violent if she had the physical strength." Another respondent wrote about her former romantic partner, "He's constantly looking out for the next person to con. It is his life.”
Increased cruelty and increased volatility were seen over the years, not less
. As shown in Table 6, 21% of respondents said they saw a total personality change—"the mask came off." Respondents also spontaneously mentioned behaviors that associated with ASPD, such as a lack of empathy, an increase in callous-type behaviors (e.g. abuse or cruelty), as well as an increase in lies and manipulation. Only 1% indicated that the relationship became less volatile.
2024.05.29 04:20 papapalporders66 Thermostat wiring help
Reading through the manual for the Smart thermostat Premium prior to purchase, ensuring it’ll work for my house.
We have a pretty old system, the A/C unit outdoors is from ‘07 (and still blows cold!), and a natural gas furnace.
Right now we have a pretty basic 5/2 programmable Hunter 44362 model thermostat, but in my investigation prior to purchase, I came up with some weird findings.
Please see attached album. How would I wire this, considering it seems like my common wire is currently connected to what I’m guessing is the hot for some smaller component of my outdoor unit? I could just re-run new 5- or 7-wire thermostat wiring, but if I don’t have to that’d be great.
We don’t have a split system, or multi-phase mode or anything. Very conventional basic system.
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We have a pretty old system, the A/C unit outdoors is from ‘07 (and still blows cold!), and a natural gas furnace.
Right now we have a pretty basic 5/2 programmable Hunter 44362 model thermostat, but in my investigation prior to purchase, I came up with some weird findings.
Please see attached album. How would I wire this, considering it seems like my common wire is currently connected to what I’m guessing is the hot for some smaller component of my outdoor unit? I could just re-run new 5- or 7-wire thermostat wiring, but if I don’t have to that’d be great.
We don’t have a split system, or multi-phase mode or anything. Very conventional basic system.
2024.05.29 04:17 New_Warthog7657 7yo Son Worried About Dying...
This evening, my son decided to have a semi-mental breakdown, which I didn't even know existed in 7yo's....
In this episode, which is new, never happened before, he came to me and my wife crying, because he's worried about dying.
Now, to both our rebuttals, we assured him that it's not something he should be worried about, let alone thinking at his age, and that he's very safe here, where no one will get to him.
His room is next to ours, on the second floor of our hone. We have a full security system, with exterior cameras. Also have protection devices in a particular room.
As he cried to us about dying, his specific words were "it's so easy to die" and "there are so many ways you can die."
I'm baffled. I did not think this would ever be a topic of deep thought to a 7yo. I thought the only things they were worried about is toys, candy, and picking their nose.
He likes to watch his goofy videos on YouTube, but never anything morbid. And video games are kept to a reasonable time limit. About an hour every day or two. Makes me wonder where the hell this is coming from. He's generally a happy, perky kid. He is extremely smart for his age, which unfortunately this contributes to. He plays outside, he rides his bike, he plays with the good neighbor kids who are about his age, he has siblings to spend time with. He's usually just a normal boy.
Just curious if anyone else has experienced this, and how you remedied this atrocious mindset. I more or less shut the idea of him thinking like that down. But I'm worried it will continue. I do not want him to become an anxiety filled child by age 10.. that would break my heart.
Thank you all for taking the time to read this. Look forward to the replies.
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In this episode, which is new, never happened before, he came to me and my wife crying, because he's worried about dying.
Now, to both our rebuttals, we assured him that it's not something he should be worried about, let alone thinking at his age, and that he's very safe here, where no one will get to him.
His room is next to ours, on the second floor of our hone. We have a full security system, with exterior cameras. Also have protection devices in a particular room.
As he cried to us about dying, his specific words were "it's so easy to die" and "there are so many ways you can die."
I'm baffled. I did not think this would ever be a topic of deep thought to a 7yo. I thought the only things they were worried about is toys, candy, and picking their nose.
He likes to watch his goofy videos on YouTube, but never anything morbid. And video games are kept to a reasonable time limit. About an hour every day or two. Makes me wonder where the hell this is coming from. He's generally a happy, perky kid. He is extremely smart for his age, which unfortunately this contributes to. He plays outside, he rides his bike, he plays with the good neighbor kids who are about his age, he has siblings to spend time with. He's usually just a normal boy.
Just curious if anyone else has experienced this, and how you remedied this atrocious mindset. I more or less shut the idea of him thinking like that down. But I'm worried it will continue. I do not want him to become an anxiety filled child by age 10.. that would break my heart.
Thank you all for taking the time to read this. Look forward to the replies.
2024.05.29 04:16 Puck_56 One of the most overlooked wii games
 | Unlike frontier this rune factory is more of an action rpg. There aren't many on the wii but this one is fun! What do you guys think? submitted by Puck_56 to wii [link] [comments] |
2024.05.29 04:12 pittguy578 Is there any way to fix a pci express latch on motherboard?
Gigabyte Aorus 670 elite mb
My system wasn’t booting so I had to take it apart .. the 4070ti super is so beefy I had trouble getting underneath the card to free the card ., the plastic latch ended up snapping off
The card is secure in that slot again .. I have two of those gpu sag brackets .. any way to fix the match. ?
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My system wasn’t booting so I had to take it apart .. the 4070ti super is so beefy I had trouble getting underneath the card to free the card ., the plastic latch ended up snapping off
The card is secure in that slot again .. I have two of those gpu sag brackets .. any way to fix the match. ?
2024.05.29 04:09 Storms_Wrath The Human Artificial Hivemind Part 518: A Falling Tower
First Previous Wiki
Penny gazed at the quartet of Elders. They were all wearing the merchandise she remembered from the last Judgment, which was exceedingly awkward. Mainly because they were wearing shirts with her face on them. But it was also oddly endearing, in a way. Until now, she hadn't seen too many Elders that were on her side.
Elders that weren't just Kashaunta or the familiar faces she already knew, like Spentha or Rho and Sai, actually showing appreciation of her, felt odd. Even if these ones went a little too far in it.
"You're even more beautiful in person, Liberator," one said.
"Uh, thanks. I appreciate that. I'm glad that you all like me. Rho and Sai told me that you all are interested in something I can give you?"
"Yeah. Maybe a short interview? We won't be like that airhead reporter. We'll ask the good questions."
"Yep, we will."
"Right then," Penny said. "Well, I'm glad to meet you."
"Thank you. Now that we're here, we'd like to know how you plan on taking care of the gang leaders."
"Well, presumably by imprisoning them. I don't think they deserve to die, even if others do. I'll leave that decision up to Justicar and his various judges in the criminal system."
Penny didn't like having to lie blatantly. She wanted to kill the slavers quite brutally, but doing that was a bad idea right now. Saying it also was a bad idea, for a similar reason. And Justicar's system was worryingly preferential to Elders, from what she'd looked up after the meeting with Pundacrawla.
"Aren't you worried that the Judges won't give proper justice?"
"I trust Justicar to do everything that is necessary."
Another lie. Justicar would do whatever he could to maintain his image. Hopefully, that wouldn't be at the cost of the Alliance's very existence.
"Got it. By the way, what's it like being human? Walking on only two legs. It seems kind of unstable. Do you fall a lot?"
A genuine curiosity from them was another breath of fresh air. It was the kind of question a quadruped would definitely ask, which put her more at ease about the nature of what they were trying to do. Even more than their evident support of her, with all the merch they were wearing. Penny felt a smile crack at the corners of her lips, unbidden.
"Not really. We can use our arms to steady ourselves pretty well. Obviously it's not as easy to balance on our two legs as it is with your four, but it's still good enough. In fact, the sprinters in the Olympics use all four limbs, since running as fast as possible also requires pumping our arms. As for what it's like to be human, it's hard to describe. For many of us, it will feel colder or warmer than Sprilnav would feel in the same temperatures, due to thinner skin. Our eyesight is more frontal than yours, given our lack of snouts, so our blindspots are a lot bigger. Our feet require shoes for rough ground, and we heal slower than you by around 20%. We can't really clack our jaws to the scale that you can, though we can make them meet."
Penny bared her teeth, showing as she opened and closed her mouth. It was nice to be able to talk about things like this.
"The Olympics?" one of them asked.
"It's a competition about athletics," Penny said. "Running, jumping, throwing, diving, swimming, skiing, snowboarding, and a lot of sports. There's specific divisions, too. Like how there's a 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 400 meter dash, and even an 800 meter dash for those with high levels of psychic energy. Though really, psychic energy and genetic editing have been messing with the events for a while now. And there's a Winter, Summer, and Space Olympics, each with different sorts of events. They move from city to city, though the Space Olympics are pretty much always on either Luna, Ceres, or Mercury. There's a lot more information out there on various events, but it's an old cultural practice revered by the entire species. Even more so since Phoebe's increased the prize pools for everyone."
"How does your species handle space in general? I know that you guys did things way differently before First Contact."
"We did. Mining companies kept tight control on all asteroid mining, while nations controlled planets like Earth and Mars and large planetary bodies like Luna. Supposedly, a few people planned for a cloud city on Venus, but we couldn't risk having such a vulnerable population because they'd have to rely on giant balloons to survive. That would probably be the least secure way to live, given the existence of rogue organizations and all that.
As for spaceships, most of them since we really colonized Luna come equipped with spacesuit bays, zero gravity water and food packs, oxygen tanks, emergency seats, specialized anti-micrometeorite hulls, and radiation shielding. A lot of the older military ships also were equipped with big radiators until World War Three, when it all became masses of drone warfare, with the big ships kept mainly for cargo and lanes where mass drone control was impossible.
Once the Vinarii came and we got shields, we started building big again. After all, it provided a huge number of jobs, and in the post-war economies, especially with VIs in place, a lot of people needed work. But we still go and do asteroid and moon mining, star lifting, and energy gathering. We built an orbital ring around Mercury, the closest planet to Sol, to help with all of that. It doubles as a production hub, too. Now, it's all in more systems and with a lot more friends."
"Speaking of aliens, what theory does your people have on why so many creatures resemble one another? Our jaws are adapted for hard shelled creatures, and we're told that many planets have oddly similar variations of those."
"Crabs."
She guessed what they were getting at.
It is odd, isn't it? Nilnacrawla observed.
Perhaps that is another one of the Source's whims, Penny thought.
Maybe.
A few of the Elders made exclamations of shock.
"You even have a word for them that directly translates!"
Penny chuckled. "Yeah, carcinization is a bit of a meme in the science community. But I've heard the most mainstream theories since the First Contact are that the Source itself is uncreative. It has a certain template of creatures which it largely doesn't alter, though it can take in inputs from beings close to it, perhaps even influencing them."
"Influencing them?"
"Yes. Modern depictions of wendigoes, folkloric creatures from North America, a continent on Earth, are shockingly similar to the Knowers in appearance. The internet depictions of them in particular like to emphasize canine qualities, and often show them with skulls visible directly, and with dark brown or black fur. Recent depictions, as in the past 300 years, differ from their original appearances quite significantly, with the canine characteristics in particular being enhanced.
We have sorted through all known images of these creatures and found roughly 80% similarity with the Knowers and tens of thousands of images that are literally exactly the same as Knowers. The ones we searched all came before World War Three, far before even the First Contact with the Vinarii, much less the Knowers who were entirely underground at the time due to the radiation of their home star. We believe that the Source managed to influence this facet of human culture with the actual existence of a real creature.
Other examples exist, like how the Trikkec look very similar to Komodo Dragons, Vinarii look very similar to insects known as a mantis, and the Acuarfar look exactly like insects known as wasps with the single exception of their furry snouts and green instead of yellow markings. The Sprilnav species itself shares high amounts of similarity with a fictional species known as Elites in early 2000s culture, particularly with your jaws, though you all have red skin instead of grey or brown.
The Junyli, Dreedeen, and the wanderers are the main species without high amounts of appearance in our cultures at some point. This correlates with the idea of the Source being the influencer, as their predecessors all were used to fight it. Many species of the galaxy look like parts of our culture or Earth's creatures. The proximity of these examples makes this far more suspicious than if they were across the galaxy.
But since they existed first, the only answer must be that the Source brought the influence to us first and planted the ideas in our heads. As for the ones which look like Earth creatures, all of them are old enough evolutionary branches that copying from them to Earth makes more sense. Though the references centering around the early 2000s is quite odd, it is also roughly when the internet came into wide existence, so it is also possible the Source gave the ideas a push so they would propagate, for an unknown reason. Like if it seeded the ideas that propagated across the early global network Humanity used."
"Hmm. Fascinating. We've seen evidence of the 'seeding' process among some historical nations near the galactic region of Earth before. So the Source re-uses and alters depictions of life and also life itself?"
"Maybe," Penny said. "Unless the Source is more directly tied to life than we think. There's a conceptual Death, but no conceptual Life. Isn't that odd?"
"Conceptual Life died in the Source war."
How did that really work, though? Penny asked Nilnacrawla.
Imagine a conceptual being. A few of the Progenitors, as well as Narvravarana, went up to try to harvest its power. It refused, and Narvravarana used its unique abilities to try and force the deal.
Why was your civilization like this?
Excess and greed, partly. But we couldn't really do much more expansion. Vertical expansion also had its limits if we wanted to remain relevant for the remaining lifespan of the universe. So Narvravarana, along with a few of the greatest rulers and leaders of Sprilnav society, started looking to other dimensional planes. They figured it was best not to let the problem get too much worse. Or at least, that is what they say. I believe it was to harvest more resources to use against our surrounding enemies.
You didn't have any allies? Penny asked.
At that time, all the powers of the universe were enemies. All the allies eventually merged through millions of years of normalization. We happened to get on the universal stage the earliest, so other civilizations we encountered had little choice but to surrender their independence. Some fought, others didn't, but the outcome was the same.
That seems terrible.
It was, though the other universal civilizations were no better. Some of them just exterminated all alien life they found that couldn't fight back. In that sense, the pre-war Sprilnav civilization was one of the greatest, and that's why I fought for them. Obviously, I'm biased in that regard, though.
Thanks for telling me, father.
No problem, Penny.
She refocused back on the conversation at hand.
"But a thing cannot be alive if it dies. The concept of life doesn't work that way. So maybe the Source just... took in the concept of life? Or absorbed it into whatever psychic energy really is, considering that it's responsible for all of our existence?"
"That's so crazy it might actually be true," one of the Elders said. "You're incredible, Penny."
"Uh, thanks. You're all pretty great too." Her eyes drifted to the images of herself on their clothing. She couldn't really help it.
"I have a question for you."
"Yes?"
"Do you know what I'm fighting for?"
"I assume since you're asking it here, you don't just want a one word answer," an Elder said. "I would say yes, and for the liberation of the Sprilnav from the stain of slavery. Though going deeper into your history, you have also fought for other species, either in wars or just generally moving around. It does look aimless, mostly, since the galaxy's so big. But I'm sure you've got a way through that."
"In some way. Part of why I'm here isn't just about my people. It was at first, I admit that. But as I have lived here, on Justicar, for days and weeks, I've seen you less as alien. It makes it easier for sympathy and easier to break out of simple mindsets. So far, there are many problems, but there are distinct pieces. The first is that many people want to uphold slavery. I'm not sure why, but they do. It isn't profitable, and it isn't moral. Robots are cheaper in every way, and don't need food or water.
That means it's illogical or emotional. So I could try and solve the problem with violence alone, but it won't be addressing the cause, only the symptoms. I need to get to the heart of the matter. And I think it has to do with Elders' memories and the gradual woes they have accumulated going through life. I don't want to tear that away or drug them into believing they're fine. I want to find a way to outlet that productively. The second part I have identified is scale. The galaxy is enormous, and your species is incredibly numerous. I could fight planet by planet for the rest of my life, and liberation would still be difficult.
That also means I'd need a better way of doing things. Maybe an economic or political incentive. Emotional reasons will not work permanently, nor will logic, since we are in this situation. I have found several ways to address this. Sadly, since the gangs are likely monitoring this feed, I can't just outright say my strategy. All I can ask you all to do is to believe. Believe that I have a solution, and that I and those who stand with me are working on it. Believe in me because I believe in you."
None of the Elders questioned or ridiculed her words. Most of it was because they were fans of her. But one of them, an Elder named Rahautiti, had a distinct glint in his eye. Their gazes met only momentarily, but Penny could tell he knew.
And so she appeared in the mindscape, even as they concluded the interview, which would be the first of many. It was a ploy to just talk about human culture and ideals a bit more, to get it out there. Because the hivemind's theory was correct.
In the universe, ideas had power. That power could be weaponized against those who previously stood to gain. The first part of it was the image: Nova as an unbeatable bastion. Lecalicus as the Beast, a monster capable of star-crushing rage. Twilight as... whatever she did. Penny wasn't really familiar with the Progenitor's image too much, and the various names, like the Silent Night or the Smiling Darkness, were just so unbelievably edgy she cringed every time she recalled them.
But Rahautiti understood so she moved her mindscape avatar to see him.
"Hello again, Penny. I am no threat."
"I know. I'm glad that your group is led by someone as capable as you, as well as the other groups you dabble within."
"Who discovered it?"
"Phoebe. You met with Ezeonwha, and the android wanted to ensure you weren't a way for Yasihaut to kill him."
"Yeah. We did get approached about that, actually. We're supposed to kill Ezeonwha when you walk into the Judgment hall. Of course, we won't do this, and she won't be able to retaliate against us easily while there."
"Thank you for your honesty, Elder," Penny said. "It seems I'm in your debt."
"Nonsense. 2,839. That is the number of children I have had. 2,626. That is the number of children of mine which were enslaved. The remaining 213 died in unrelated incidents, with nearly half of those involving slavers killing them. I remember all of their names, and all of their faces, Penny. I want all the slavers in this universe dead."
"I cannot achieve that."
"You cannot," Rahautiti agreed. "Not with my help or even that of Kashaunta and Lecalicus. And certainly not right now. I have not lived this long to be incapable of compromise or patchwork solutions. You show great promise. I understand your aversion to killing and the circumstantial reason why you are not doing so now. I will not grow upset if you do not resume killing when the Judgment ends. Nor do I harbor a grudge against you for the speeding space entity you left outside the room to avoid uncomfortable publicity. You are incredibly young.
A sliver of a life. But you are strong, and you are mature. That sliver of your lifespan already outshines all I could do with a trillion more years, Penny. You are right in that this isn't something you can punch your way through. Trauma is part of why slavery still exists, despite it being a wholly unjust reason for the Elders to make such a sport of it. I am sure you know the story of the war, with a great hero in your head and Kashaunta at your side. My line of work is what I started to help you. Every thought about you being the Liberator, every eye that glances on you freeing slaves, helps you to gather conceptual energy. My talent happens to be great enough to sense the Pact of Blades you have, as well. If you want, I can teach you how to hide the mark on your soul and your mind."
"I would like that, yes," Penny said. "And thank you for being so reasonable. I will ask Kashaunta to protect you from what consequences come for refusing the offer on Ezeonwha."
"There are going to be attacks on him, you know. Him and your ship."
Penny felt an odd feeling in her soul. Cardi's power flared around him, and she squinted at the sky. She just barely saw a sliver of a tentacle. Most would have mistaken it for a normal speeding space entity. But here? On Justicar, with Exile obviously not being the cause?
Only one being would cause that. Fate.
Given the subject of their conversation, it was obvious what was going on.
Penny tapped Rahautiti's jaw, adding a thin mark of conceptual power so she could easily find him again. She focused on the conceptual mark she'd left on Ezeonwha. A twinge of conceptual energy came from it. It was accompanied by various impressions, like fear, pain, and acceptance.
"I have to go," Penny said. "I will be back later. Displace."
She appeared next to the 102nd Visitor Welcome Office but not next to Ezeonwha. It was carnage everywhere she looked.
"Champion!" an unknown Elder yelled. "I am Elder Na-"
Her rising fury surged, and it took all she had not to dismember him. The distant thought of the Judgment stayed her hands, though only just.
Penny's fist collided with the Elder's jaw at twice the speed of sound. A piece of his jaws flew free. Bone fragments hit the ground behind him. Hundreds of soldiers fired on her, and she slammed them to the ground with pure will. Penny tore their guns away and sent them each to pummel the Elder in front of her with as much brutality as she could. His powerful armor wasn't as capable of defense against physical attacks as it was against her psychic energy, and so he fell.
"You... cannot save him," the Elder spat. Fields of psychic suppression fell upon her, reducing her power.
"Manipulation through Determination," Penny growled. "De-"
No! Nilnacrawla said. Do not kill him! Not yet!
"What goes up will go down."
Air hardened around the Elder and accelerated rapidly.
The Elder smashed into the shield five miles above with a speed just slow enough that he wouldn't die. He fell from it and then hit it again at a more modest speed. He'd bounce on that until the Guides came to get him.
But Penny had another target. One she had to save instead of attack.
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High Judge Tassidonia awoke to the sound of explosions. He grabbed his swords, his main gun, and the personal shield he reserved for only the most dire occasions. The sky was erupting in war all around him, and buildings were already falling nearby. The spires of skyscrapers rained down upon the entrances to the Underground, crushing thousands of fleeing Sprilnav under their wide impacts.
His implant identified members of the gangs nearby, making their way to his home.
"Retribution Cycle!" Tassidonia cried. A hidden door opened, and he boarded a small hovercraft that sported a high amount of defensive and offensive technology, a gift from Justicar for dealing with all that he had related to the Judgment. Only this time, he wouldn't be on the next one. But already, the destruction was spreading.
Micro-missiles rained upon friend and foe alike. Several detonated against the layered shields. The mounted turrets on the side of his hoverbike shot lasers into the enemies his implant identified.
"Elder Tassidonia!" an Elder cried nearby. "For the crime of defying the will of-"
Tassidonia called his fury to bear. He rammed his mind into the enemy Elder, disorienting her. She reeled, about to attack, when a thick laser smashed into her chest. It pushed her against the wall, and Tassidonia kept the pressure up until her body melted. He listened to her screams impassively, occasionally sending blasts from his gun at the gangs when their members started to stray too close.
The thick red beam did its work within twenty pulses. His swords began to float beside him, keeping pace as he sped away from his home. The entire apartment complex shuddered and began to lean, its foundation being destroyed by some effect below. Tassidonia abandoned it with only minor regret. He'd known this moment would come. Everything he needed was already with him.
He linked into the Guide network, directing squadrons to attack the breaches he'd identified. Orbital strikes fell upon them in quick succession. Thick beams of light pierced through the lower planetary shields from orbital platforms, their guns honing in on Justicar's enemies. Tassidonia's implant was linked to the grid as well. So when he eyed buildings occupied with too many gang members, orbital strikes fell on them a few pulses later.
Fire and plasma rained all around him. Explosions and smoke blossomed all around him. More missiles fell from his hovercraft. A fighter ship appeared beside him, its simple stealth revealing itself to his eyes. Tassidonia waited for the pilot chamber to open, and his craft stowed itself behind him when he got in. It was fully equipped, so soon, Tassidonia was in full control of a weapon of war.
His first order of business was detecting the gangs' most fortified areas. He peppered those bases in shield-weakening mines, followed by bunker-buster missiles. Several anti-air turrets hit him, but his shields prevented them from taking him down. He dropped three high-end Butcher Androids into the fray of the largest battles.
One of the adjacent fighter wings in the separate shield sector dropped a nuke. At that moment, Tassidonia made a decision.
Whatever insanity was going on right now wasn't worth staying here on his own. He turned his ship upward, narrowly avoiding nearly fifty missiles shot from another gang fortress, which was really just the lower floors of a supermarket. Thick slabs of concrete were being set up by androids and slaves from the Underground. All he could do was watch from above and attempt to mark those that might be a problem.
Justicar's Grand Fleet was moving in, though only the carriers and their escorts were doing anything of any scale. The armies were mobilizing, and it seemed that war had finally broken out. Justicar, while isolated due to the Judgment, would have to win a war that threatened to topple his rule entirely.
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Ezeonwha woke when the walls around him shuddered.
An earthquake?
Groggily, he activated the lights in the room. Phoebe's android was charging in the wall. Her limbs swayed with the motion. The walls shuddered again, and the lights went out. Thin, tiny cracks spread in the walls, increasing his worry factors massively. His implant notified him that this wasn't a dream. Distant screams reached his ears, and he went to the window.
Hordes of Sprilnav were running on the ground, tripping over each other to escape. He heard the thump of footsteps approaching from outside. The android activated, standing up.
"Move away from the doo-"
An explosion tossed him across the room. A Sprilnav carrying some sort of mouth weapon faded into view for a moment, smoke recalibrating the stealth field. And then he was gone. Phoebe smashed into the Sprilnav, her fists pummeling the assassin faster than Ezeonwha could comprehend.
Phoebe's arms turned into swords, and she stabbed the Sprilnav at least fifty times in a single pulse. She turned to grab him, but before she reached him, a second explosion sent him flying out of the now-shattered window.
The massive skyscraper loomed large, and he saw the ground beneath it ripple. Dull thumps sounded from below, and large, circular caverns opened beneath the 102nd Visitor Welcome Office. The whole building started to list forward, and Ezeonwha frantically activated his emergency personal shield as he started falling faster and faster. A bullet hit the shield. And then a second one. Gunshots echoed out in the distance, and he saw other Sprilnav falling from broken windows in the falling skyscraper. Gunfire erupted on the streets as Guides engaged a growing army of attackers bubbling up from basements of shops and businesses.
He saw spurts of blood exit the Sprilnav nearest him, bullets tearing holes through the woman's body. Piercing screams surrounded him, a terrible chorus that reminded him of the worst wars he'd fought in. But here, his training could do nothing. She was already dead, and he knew that he was the target of this whole attack. His eyes watered, and Ezeonwha felt so powerless. So useless.
A Corrector emerged from the side of the tilting skyscraper, eyes fixed on Ezeonwha. Then he looked down. Somehow, Ezeonwha knew when the orders had been sent. He knew that it was Astipra in the distance, a jetpack on his shoulders burning a thick flame beneath him.
Astipra looked back at the building and flew toward it. Ezeonwha felt the wind rushing past the shield as pressure. Astipra, far above, vaporized falling chunks of the skyscraper with blasts from his arm cannons. He pressed back against the skyscraper, the jetpack going into overdrive. The metal bent inward, and the groaning and twisting structure continued its fall. Blasts of light from Astipra again vaporized the set of falling chunks.
"Penny," he said. It was almost a prayer, really. His desperate mind was scrambling for whatever it could get. "Please, save me!"
He didn't know if she could hear him. Logically, it was impossible. And in a battle such as this, unlikely as well. Rippling explosions erupted across the facade of the falling skyscraper as rockets struck it. More explosions bloomed as lasers from distant police vehicles, Guides, and Astipra destroyed more of the fast-flying missiles and rockets. They pounded on the world around him, a horde of madness threatening to break his brain. He could feel the wind and gravity equalize as he reached terminal velocity.
And all he could see was the world descending into war around him. The 102nd Visitor Welcome Office continued to slump and lean against Astipra's best efforts. More bullets hit Ezeonwha's personal shield, and peppered the Guides moving over to save him. Air ambulances were shot from the sky. Even small fighter crafts were shot down by powerful ground lasers. EMPs thumped, disabling all the higher functions of his implant before he could think to use it.
A much larger explosion bloomed out, and Ezeonwha followed the rocket's trail to an Elder on the ground, standing in the wreckage surrounding a sudden tunnel opening. The Elder stared at him in glee, and he lined up another shot. Two Guides fell upon the Elder, who flew up using a jetpack to cut them in half with his sword. A hard light hologram lifted a large gun, pointing at Ezeonwha as he fell.
His eyes widened. Ezeonwha did everything he could. He angled his legs and arms. He pushed at the air. He even hefted the meager psychic energy he had, struggling with all his soul to escape the death he could feel was coming to him.
Guides swarmed beyond the shield appearing, while gang soldiers died by the hundreds to carpet bombing. Personal shields sprang up to block the explosions, and the Elder had survived. A thick red laser cut one of the fighters in half from the smoke. Above him, the collapsing facade of the skyscraper consumed Astipra entirely, though large gouts of plasma and thick explosions emerged from within. He could survive if it fell upon him, but Ezonwha could not.
Penny materialized far below, closer to the field of battle. A sweeping wave of gang members began disappearing. A bullet smashed into her head and her stomach, detonating in bright explosions. A personal shield flared and disappeared. Missiles and lasers slammed into Penny by the thousands as psychic energy gathered. A constant roll of words fell from her tongue, but without his implant, they were not translated.
Missiles crumbled into dust. Lasers impacted raw space in front of Penny before bending down and back to their origins, destroying automated turrets. Bullets still hit Penny and the Guides by the thousands, firing too quickly and densely for her to entirely block. But the large ordnance from the gangs continued to work against them.
Penny looked around, confusion evident on her face. But amidst the thousands of wounded and dead Sprilnav falling from the broken windows, Ezeonwha was hidden too well.
Shattering glass could be constantly heard, and he could feel the distant screams in his soul. A bullet smashed into his personal shield again, disabling it. A pulse later, he lost feeling in his legs.
He tried to reach out to her mind, but the war in the mindscape was equally intense. Too many Elders and Guides battling it out along with various suppression artifacts made it all impossible. He could sense Penny's influence, but couldn't directly reach her.
He let out a breath, knowing it to be the final one.
I'm sorry, Penny, Ezeonwha thought.
I wish you luck in the Judgment, and I am sorry I caused this to happen to you.
Penny finally appeared in front of him, eyes wide-
Blood erupted. A searing pain in his head told him his implant had just shorted out. And in the mindscape, he saw a mental attack heading for him, its brutal power evident. He closed his eyes.
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Penny gazed at the quartet of Elders. They were all wearing the merchandise she remembered from the last Judgment, which was exceedingly awkward. Mainly because they were wearing shirts with her face on them. But it was also oddly endearing, in a way. Until now, she hadn't seen too many Elders that were on her side.
Elders that weren't just Kashaunta or the familiar faces she already knew, like Spentha or Rho and Sai, actually showing appreciation of her, felt odd. Even if these ones went a little too far in it.
"You're even more beautiful in person, Liberator," one said.
"Uh, thanks. I appreciate that. I'm glad that you all like me. Rho and Sai told me that you all are interested in something I can give you?"
"Yeah. Maybe a short interview? We won't be like that airhead reporter. We'll ask the good questions."
"Yep, we will."
"Right then," Penny said. "Well, I'm glad to meet you."
"Thank you. Now that we're here, we'd like to know how you plan on taking care of the gang leaders."
"Well, presumably by imprisoning them. I don't think they deserve to die, even if others do. I'll leave that decision up to Justicar and his various judges in the criminal system."
Penny didn't like having to lie blatantly. She wanted to kill the slavers quite brutally, but doing that was a bad idea right now. Saying it also was a bad idea, for a similar reason. And Justicar's system was worryingly preferential to Elders, from what she'd looked up after the meeting with Pundacrawla.
"Aren't you worried that the Judges won't give proper justice?"
"I trust Justicar to do everything that is necessary."
Another lie. Justicar would do whatever he could to maintain his image. Hopefully, that wouldn't be at the cost of the Alliance's very existence.
"Got it. By the way, what's it like being human? Walking on only two legs. It seems kind of unstable. Do you fall a lot?"
A genuine curiosity from them was another breath of fresh air. It was the kind of question a quadruped would definitely ask, which put her more at ease about the nature of what they were trying to do. Even more than their evident support of her, with all the merch they were wearing. Penny felt a smile crack at the corners of her lips, unbidden.
"Not really. We can use our arms to steady ourselves pretty well. Obviously it's not as easy to balance on our two legs as it is with your four, but it's still good enough. In fact, the sprinters in the Olympics use all four limbs, since running as fast as possible also requires pumping our arms. As for what it's like to be human, it's hard to describe. For many of us, it will feel colder or warmer than Sprilnav would feel in the same temperatures, due to thinner skin. Our eyesight is more frontal than yours, given our lack of snouts, so our blindspots are a lot bigger. Our feet require shoes for rough ground, and we heal slower than you by around 20%. We can't really clack our jaws to the scale that you can, though we can make them meet."
Penny bared her teeth, showing as she opened and closed her mouth. It was nice to be able to talk about things like this.
"The Olympics?" one of them asked.
"It's a competition about athletics," Penny said. "Running, jumping, throwing, diving, swimming, skiing, snowboarding, and a lot of sports. There's specific divisions, too. Like how there's a 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 400 meter dash, and even an 800 meter dash for those with high levels of psychic energy. Though really, psychic energy and genetic editing have been messing with the events for a while now. And there's a Winter, Summer, and Space Olympics, each with different sorts of events. They move from city to city, though the Space Olympics are pretty much always on either Luna, Ceres, or Mercury. There's a lot more information out there on various events, but it's an old cultural practice revered by the entire species. Even more so since Phoebe's increased the prize pools for everyone."
"How does your species handle space in general? I know that you guys did things way differently before First Contact."
"We did. Mining companies kept tight control on all asteroid mining, while nations controlled planets like Earth and Mars and large planetary bodies like Luna. Supposedly, a few people planned for a cloud city on Venus, but we couldn't risk having such a vulnerable population because they'd have to rely on giant balloons to survive. That would probably be the least secure way to live, given the existence of rogue organizations and all that.
As for spaceships, most of them since we really colonized Luna come equipped with spacesuit bays, zero gravity water and food packs, oxygen tanks, emergency seats, specialized anti-micrometeorite hulls, and radiation shielding. A lot of the older military ships also were equipped with big radiators until World War Three, when it all became masses of drone warfare, with the big ships kept mainly for cargo and lanes where mass drone control was impossible.
Once the Vinarii came and we got shields, we started building big again. After all, it provided a huge number of jobs, and in the post-war economies, especially with VIs in place, a lot of people needed work. But we still go and do asteroid and moon mining, star lifting, and energy gathering. We built an orbital ring around Mercury, the closest planet to Sol, to help with all of that. It doubles as a production hub, too. Now, it's all in more systems and with a lot more friends."
"Speaking of aliens, what theory does your people have on why so many creatures resemble one another? Our jaws are adapted for hard shelled creatures, and we're told that many planets have oddly similar variations of those."
"Crabs."
She guessed what they were getting at.
It is odd, isn't it? Nilnacrawla observed.
Perhaps that is another one of the Source's whims, Penny thought.
Maybe.
A few of the Elders made exclamations of shock.
"You even have a word for them that directly translates!"
Penny chuckled. "Yeah, carcinization is a bit of a meme in the science community. But I've heard the most mainstream theories since the First Contact are that the Source itself is uncreative. It has a certain template of creatures which it largely doesn't alter, though it can take in inputs from beings close to it, perhaps even influencing them."
"Influencing them?"
"Yes. Modern depictions of wendigoes, folkloric creatures from North America, a continent on Earth, are shockingly similar to the Knowers in appearance. The internet depictions of them in particular like to emphasize canine qualities, and often show them with skulls visible directly, and with dark brown or black fur. Recent depictions, as in the past 300 years, differ from their original appearances quite significantly, with the canine characteristics in particular being enhanced.
We have sorted through all known images of these creatures and found roughly 80% similarity with the Knowers and tens of thousands of images that are literally exactly the same as Knowers. The ones we searched all came before World War Three, far before even the First Contact with the Vinarii, much less the Knowers who were entirely underground at the time due to the radiation of their home star. We believe that the Source managed to influence this facet of human culture with the actual existence of a real creature.
Other examples exist, like how the Trikkec look very similar to Komodo Dragons, Vinarii look very similar to insects known as a mantis, and the Acuarfar look exactly like insects known as wasps with the single exception of their furry snouts and green instead of yellow markings. The Sprilnav species itself shares high amounts of similarity with a fictional species known as Elites in early 2000s culture, particularly with your jaws, though you all have red skin instead of grey or brown.
The Junyli, Dreedeen, and the wanderers are the main species without high amounts of appearance in our cultures at some point. This correlates with the idea of the Source being the influencer, as their predecessors all were used to fight it. Many species of the galaxy look like parts of our culture or Earth's creatures. The proximity of these examples makes this far more suspicious than if they were across the galaxy.
But since they existed first, the only answer must be that the Source brought the influence to us first and planted the ideas in our heads. As for the ones which look like Earth creatures, all of them are old enough evolutionary branches that copying from them to Earth makes more sense. Though the references centering around the early 2000s is quite odd, it is also roughly when the internet came into wide existence, so it is also possible the Source gave the ideas a push so they would propagate, for an unknown reason. Like if it seeded the ideas that propagated across the early global network Humanity used."
"Hmm. Fascinating. We've seen evidence of the 'seeding' process among some historical nations near the galactic region of Earth before. So the Source re-uses and alters depictions of life and also life itself?"
"Maybe," Penny said. "Unless the Source is more directly tied to life than we think. There's a conceptual Death, but no conceptual Life. Isn't that odd?"
"Conceptual Life died in the Source war."
How did that really work, though? Penny asked Nilnacrawla.
Imagine a conceptual being. A few of the Progenitors, as well as Narvravarana, went up to try to harvest its power. It refused, and Narvravarana used its unique abilities to try and force the deal.
Why was your civilization like this?
Excess and greed, partly. But we couldn't really do much more expansion. Vertical expansion also had its limits if we wanted to remain relevant for the remaining lifespan of the universe. So Narvravarana, along with a few of the greatest rulers and leaders of Sprilnav society, started looking to other dimensional planes. They figured it was best not to let the problem get too much worse. Or at least, that is what they say. I believe it was to harvest more resources to use against our surrounding enemies.
You didn't have any allies? Penny asked.
At that time, all the powers of the universe were enemies. All the allies eventually merged through millions of years of normalization. We happened to get on the universal stage the earliest, so other civilizations we encountered had little choice but to surrender their independence. Some fought, others didn't, but the outcome was the same.
That seems terrible.
It was, though the other universal civilizations were no better. Some of them just exterminated all alien life they found that couldn't fight back. In that sense, the pre-war Sprilnav civilization was one of the greatest, and that's why I fought for them. Obviously, I'm biased in that regard, though.
Thanks for telling me, father.
No problem, Penny.
She refocused back on the conversation at hand.
"But a thing cannot be alive if it dies. The concept of life doesn't work that way. So maybe the Source just... took in the concept of life? Or absorbed it into whatever psychic energy really is, considering that it's responsible for all of our existence?"
"That's so crazy it might actually be true," one of the Elders said. "You're incredible, Penny."
"Uh, thanks. You're all pretty great too." Her eyes drifted to the images of herself on their clothing. She couldn't really help it.
"I have a question for you."
"Yes?"
"Do you know what I'm fighting for?"
"I assume since you're asking it here, you don't just want a one word answer," an Elder said. "I would say yes, and for the liberation of the Sprilnav from the stain of slavery. Though going deeper into your history, you have also fought for other species, either in wars or just generally moving around. It does look aimless, mostly, since the galaxy's so big. But I'm sure you've got a way through that."
"In some way. Part of why I'm here isn't just about my people. It was at first, I admit that. But as I have lived here, on Justicar, for days and weeks, I've seen you less as alien. It makes it easier for sympathy and easier to break out of simple mindsets. So far, there are many problems, but there are distinct pieces. The first is that many people want to uphold slavery. I'm not sure why, but they do. It isn't profitable, and it isn't moral. Robots are cheaper in every way, and don't need food or water.
That means it's illogical or emotional. So I could try and solve the problem with violence alone, but it won't be addressing the cause, only the symptoms. I need to get to the heart of the matter. And I think it has to do with Elders' memories and the gradual woes they have accumulated going through life. I don't want to tear that away or drug them into believing they're fine. I want to find a way to outlet that productively. The second part I have identified is scale. The galaxy is enormous, and your species is incredibly numerous. I could fight planet by planet for the rest of my life, and liberation would still be difficult.
That also means I'd need a better way of doing things. Maybe an economic or political incentive. Emotional reasons will not work permanently, nor will logic, since we are in this situation. I have found several ways to address this. Sadly, since the gangs are likely monitoring this feed, I can't just outright say my strategy. All I can ask you all to do is to believe. Believe that I have a solution, and that I and those who stand with me are working on it. Believe in me because I believe in you."
None of the Elders questioned or ridiculed her words. Most of it was because they were fans of her. But one of them, an Elder named Rahautiti, had a distinct glint in his eye. Their gazes met only momentarily, but Penny could tell he knew.
And so she appeared in the mindscape, even as they concluded the interview, which would be the first of many. It was a ploy to just talk about human culture and ideals a bit more, to get it out there. Because the hivemind's theory was correct.
In the universe, ideas had power. That power could be weaponized against those who previously stood to gain. The first part of it was the image: Nova as an unbeatable bastion. Lecalicus as the Beast, a monster capable of star-crushing rage. Twilight as... whatever she did. Penny wasn't really familiar with the Progenitor's image too much, and the various names, like the Silent Night or the Smiling Darkness, were just so unbelievably edgy she cringed every time she recalled them.
But Rahautiti understood so she moved her mindscape avatar to see him.
"Hello again, Penny. I am no threat."
"I know. I'm glad that your group is led by someone as capable as you, as well as the other groups you dabble within."
"Who discovered it?"
"Phoebe. You met with Ezeonwha, and the android wanted to ensure you weren't a way for Yasihaut to kill him."
"Yeah. We did get approached about that, actually. We're supposed to kill Ezeonwha when you walk into the Judgment hall. Of course, we won't do this, and she won't be able to retaliate against us easily while there."
"Thank you for your honesty, Elder," Penny said. "It seems I'm in your debt."
"Nonsense. 2,839. That is the number of children I have had. 2,626. That is the number of children of mine which were enslaved. The remaining 213 died in unrelated incidents, with nearly half of those involving slavers killing them. I remember all of their names, and all of their faces, Penny. I want all the slavers in this universe dead."
"I cannot achieve that."
"You cannot," Rahautiti agreed. "Not with my help or even that of Kashaunta and Lecalicus. And certainly not right now. I have not lived this long to be incapable of compromise or patchwork solutions. You show great promise. I understand your aversion to killing and the circumstantial reason why you are not doing so now. I will not grow upset if you do not resume killing when the Judgment ends. Nor do I harbor a grudge against you for the speeding space entity you left outside the room to avoid uncomfortable publicity. You are incredibly young.
A sliver of a life. But you are strong, and you are mature. That sliver of your lifespan already outshines all I could do with a trillion more years, Penny. You are right in that this isn't something you can punch your way through. Trauma is part of why slavery still exists, despite it being a wholly unjust reason for the Elders to make such a sport of it. I am sure you know the story of the war, with a great hero in your head and Kashaunta at your side. My line of work is what I started to help you. Every thought about you being the Liberator, every eye that glances on you freeing slaves, helps you to gather conceptual energy. My talent happens to be great enough to sense the Pact of Blades you have, as well. If you want, I can teach you how to hide the mark on your soul and your mind."
"I would like that, yes," Penny said. "And thank you for being so reasonable. I will ask Kashaunta to protect you from what consequences come for refusing the offer on Ezeonwha."
"There are going to be attacks on him, you know. Him and your ship."
Penny felt an odd feeling in her soul. Cardi's power flared around him, and she squinted at the sky. She just barely saw a sliver of a tentacle. Most would have mistaken it for a normal speeding space entity. But here? On Justicar, with Exile obviously not being the cause?
Only one being would cause that. Fate.
Given the subject of their conversation, it was obvious what was going on.
Penny tapped Rahautiti's jaw, adding a thin mark of conceptual power so she could easily find him again. She focused on the conceptual mark she'd left on Ezeonwha. A twinge of conceptual energy came from it. It was accompanied by various impressions, like fear, pain, and acceptance.
"I have to go," Penny said. "I will be back later. Displace."
She appeared next to the 102nd Visitor Welcome Office but not next to Ezeonwha. It was carnage everywhere she looked.
"Champion!" an unknown Elder yelled. "I am Elder Na-"
Her rising fury surged, and it took all she had not to dismember him. The distant thought of the Judgment stayed her hands, though only just.
Penny's fist collided with the Elder's jaw at twice the speed of sound. A piece of his jaws flew free. Bone fragments hit the ground behind him. Hundreds of soldiers fired on her, and she slammed them to the ground with pure will. Penny tore their guns away and sent them each to pummel the Elder in front of her with as much brutality as she could. His powerful armor wasn't as capable of defense against physical attacks as it was against her psychic energy, and so he fell.
"You... cannot save him," the Elder spat. Fields of psychic suppression fell upon her, reducing her power.
"Manipulation through Determination," Penny growled. "De-"
No! Nilnacrawla said. Do not kill him! Not yet!
"What goes up will go down."
Air hardened around the Elder and accelerated rapidly.
The Elder smashed into the shield five miles above with a speed just slow enough that he wouldn't die. He fell from it and then hit it again at a more modest speed. He'd bounce on that until the Guides came to get him.
But Penny had another target. One she had to save instead of attack.
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High Judge Tassidonia awoke to the sound of explosions. He grabbed his swords, his main gun, and the personal shield he reserved for only the most dire occasions. The sky was erupting in war all around him, and buildings were already falling nearby. The spires of skyscrapers rained down upon the entrances to the Underground, crushing thousands of fleeing Sprilnav under their wide impacts.
His implant identified members of the gangs nearby, making their way to his home.
"Retribution Cycle!" Tassidonia cried. A hidden door opened, and he boarded a small hovercraft that sported a high amount of defensive and offensive technology, a gift from Justicar for dealing with all that he had related to the Judgment. Only this time, he wouldn't be on the next one. But already, the destruction was spreading.
Micro-missiles rained upon friend and foe alike. Several detonated against the layered shields. The mounted turrets on the side of his hoverbike shot lasers into the enemies his implant identified.
"Elder Tassidonia!" an Elder cried nearby. "For the crime of defying the will of-"
Tassidonia called his fury to bear. He rammed his mind into the enemy Elder, disorienting her. She reeled, about to attack, when a thick laser smashed into her chest. It pushed her against the wall, and Tassidonia kept the pressure up until her body melted. He listened to her screams impassively, occasionally sending blasts from his gun at the gangs when their members started to stray too close.
The thick red beam did its work within twenty pulses. His swords began to float beside him, keeping pace as he sped away from his home. The entire apartment complex shuddered and began to lean, its foundation being destroyed by some effect below. Tassidonia abandoned it with only minor regret. He'd known this moment would come. Everything he needed was already with him.
He linked into the Guide network, directing squadrons to attack the breaches he'd identified. Orbital strikes fell upon them in quick succession. Thick beams of light pierced through the lower planetary shields from orbital platforms, their guns honing in on Justicar's enemies. Tassidonia's implant was linked to the grid as well. So when he eyed buildings occupied with too many gang members, orbital strikes fell on them a few pulses later.
Fire and plasma rained all around him. Explosions and smoke blossomed all around him. More missiles fell from his hovercraft. A fighter ship appeared beside him, its simple stealth revealing itself to his eyes. Tassidonia waited for the pilot chamber to open, and his craft stowed itself behind him when he got in. It was fully equipped, so soon, Tassidonia was in full control of a weapon of war.
His first order of business was detecting the gangs' most fortified areas. He peppered those bases in shield-weakening mines, followed by bunker-buster missiles. Several anti-air turrets hit him, but his shields prevented them from taking him down. He dropped three high-end Butcher Androids into the fray of the largest battles.
One of the adjacent fighter wings in the separate shield sector dropped a nuke. At that moment, Tassidonia made a decision.
Whatever insanity was going on right now wasn't worth staying here on his own. He turned his ship upward, narrowly avoiding nearly fifty missiles shot from another gang fortress, which was really just the lower floors of a supermarket. Thick slabs of concrete were being set up by androids and slaves from the Underground. All he could do was watch from above and attempt to mark those that might be a problem.
Justicar's Grand Fleet was moving in, though only the carriers and their escorts were doing anything of any scale. The armies were mobilizing, and it seemed that war had finally broken out. Justicar, while isolated due to the Judgment, would have to win a war that threatened to topple his rule entirely.
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Ezeonwha woke when the walls around him shuddered.
An earthquake?
Groggily, he activated the lights in the room. Phoebe's android was charging in the wall. Her limbs swayed with the motion. The walls shuddered again, and the lights went out. Thin, tiny cracks spread in the walls, increasing his worry factors massively. His implant notified him that this wasn't a dream. Distant screams reached his ears, and he went to the window.
Hordes of Sprilnav were running on the ground, tripping over each other to escape. He heard the thump of footsteps approaching from outside. The android activated, standing up.
"Move away from the doo-"
An explosion tossed him across the room. A Sprilnav carrying some sort of mouth weapon faded into view for a moment, smoke recalibrating the stealth field. And then he was gone. Phoebe smashed into the Sprilnav, her fists pummeling the assassin faster than Ezeonwha could comprehend.
Phoebe's arms turned into swords, and she stabbed the Sprilnav at least fifty times in a single pulse. She turned to grab him, but before she reached him, a second explosion sent him flying out of the now-shattered window.
The massive skyscraper loomed large, and he saw the ground beneath it ripple. Dull thumps sounded from below, and large, circular caverns opened beneath the 102nd Visitor Welcome Office. The whole building started to list forward, and Ezeonwha frantically activated his emergency personal shield as he started falling faster and faster. A bullet hit the shield. And then a second one. Gunshots echoed out in the distance, and he saw other Sprilnav falling from broken windows in the falling skyscraper. Gunfire erupted on the streets as Guides engaged a growing army of attackers bubbling up from basements of shops and businesses.
He saw spurts of blood exit the Sprilnav nearest him, bullets tearing holes through the woman's body. Piercing screams surrounded him, a terrible chorus that reminded him of the worst wars he'd fought in. But here, his training could do nothing. She was already dead, and he knew that he was the target of this whole attack. His eyes watered, and Ezeonwha felt so powerless. So useless.
A Corrector emerged from the side of the tilting skyscraper, eyes fixed on Ezeonwha. Then he looked down. Somehow, Ezeonwha knew when the orders had been sent. He knew that it was Astipra in the distance, a jetpack on his shoulders burning a thick flame beneath him.
Astipra looked back at the building and flew toward it. Ezeonwha felt the wind rushing past the shield as pressure. Astipra, far above, vaporized falling chunks of the skyscraper with blasts from his arm cannons. He pressed back against the skyscraper, the jetpack going into overdrive. The metal bent inward, and the groaning and twisting structure continued its fall. Blasts of light from Astipra again vaporized the set of falling chunks.
"Penny," he said. It was almost a prayer, really. His desperate mind was scrambling for whatever it could get. "Please, save me!"
He didn't know if she could hear him. Logically, it was impossible. And in a battle such as this, unlikely as well. Rippling explosions erupted across the facade of the falling skyscraper as rockets struck it. More explosions bloomed as lasers from distant police vehicles, Guides, and Astipra destroyed more of the fast-flying missiles and rockets. They pounded on the world around him, a horde of madness threatening to break his brain. He could feel the wind and gravity equalize as he reached terminal velocity.
And all he could see was the world descending into war around him. The 102nd Visitor Welcome Office continued to slump and lean against Astipra's best efforts. More bullets hit Ezeonwha's personal shield, and peppered the Guides moving over to save him. Air ambulances were shot from the sky. Even small fighter crafts were shot down by powerful ground lasers. EMPs thumped, disabling all the higher functions of his implant before he could think to use it.
A much larger explosion bloomed out, and Ezeonwha followed the rocket's trail to an Elder on the ground, standing in the wreckage surrounding a sudden tunnel opening. The Elder stared at him in glee, and he lined up another shot. Two Guides fell upon the Elder, who flew up using a jetpack to cut them in half with his sword. A hard light hologram lifted a large gun, pointing at Ezeonwha as he fell.
His eyes widened. Ezeonwha did everything he could. He angled his legs and arms. He pushed at the air. He even hefted the meager psychic energy he had, struggling with all his soul to escape the death he could feel was coming to him.
Guides swarmed beyond the shield appearing, while gang soldiers died by the hundreds to carpet bombing. Personal shields sprang up to block the explosions, and the Elder had survived. A thick red laser cut one of the fighters in half from the smoke. Above him, the collapsing facade of the skyscraper consumed Astipra entirely, though large gouts of plasma and thick explosions emerged from within. He could survive if it fell upon him, but Ezonwha could not.
Penny materialized far below, closer to the field of battle. A sweeping wave of gang members began disappearing. A bullet smashed into her head and her stomach, detonating in bright explosions. A personal shield flared and disappeared. Missiles and lasers slammed into Penny by the thousands as psychic energy gathered. A constant roll of words fell from her tongue, but without his implant, they were not translated.
Missiles crumbled into dust. Lasers impacted raw space in front of Penny before bending down and back to their origins, destroying automated turrets. Bullets still hit Penny and the Guides by the thousands, firing too quickly and densely for her to entirely block. But the large ordnance from the gangs continued to work against them.
Penny looked around, confusion evident on her face. But amidst the thousands of wounded and dead Sprilnav falling from the broken windows, Ezeonwha was hidden too well.
Shattering glass could be constantly heard, and he could feel the distant screams in his soul. A bullet smashed into his personal shield again, disabling it. A pulse later, he lost feeling in his legs.
He tried to reach out to her mind, but the war in the mindscape was equally intense. Too many Elders and Guides battling it out along with various suppression artifacts made it all impossible. He could sense Penny's influence, but couldn't directly reach her.
He let out a breath, knowing it to be the final one.
I'm sorry, Penny, Ezeonwha thought.
I wish you luck in the Judgment, and I am sorry I caused this to happen to you.
Penny finally appeared in front of him, eyes wide-
Blood erupted. A searing pain in his head told him his implant had just shorted out. And in the mindscape, he saw a mental attack heading for him, its brutal power evident. He closed his eyes.
2024.05.29 04:08 Usual_Detective_1428 Is my resume good enough for L1 IT Support Position?
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I am currently applying for a Level 1 IT Support position. For now, I have no industry-standard certifications like CompTIA, Microsoft and Cisco. I couldn't afford those certifications because it's expensive in our country. Can someone give me honest feedback of my resume? Thanks!
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2024.05.29 04:05 Brian_LA Plumbing garage for compressed air
Is it bad to plumb the garage with the rubber hose that I have been using until now?
I have a small 15 gallon compressor for my garage and am tired of rolling out hose and manually coiling it after use. I installed a self retracting reel in the ceiling but need to plumb the air to the reel. Most builds that I see use that HDPE coated aluminum or plastic hoses. I am trying to think through why it may be bad to use a rubber hose since I only ever see the hard plastic/metal hoses being used.
Keep in mind I am just a DIY guy. I'm not doing tons of work every day with this set up. Checking air pressure on tires a couple times a month, inflating balls for my kids, brake job about once a year on one of the vehicles. So it's not a heavy lifting system.
Mostly just trying to save money and use something that I already have instead of buying more stuff.
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I have a small 15 gallon compressor for my garage and am tired of rolling out hose and manually coiling it after use. I installed a self retracting reel in the ceiling but need to plumb the air to the reel. Most builds that I see use that HDPE coated aluminum or plastic hoses. I am trying to think through why it may be bad to use a rubber hose since I only ever see the hard plastic/metal hoses being used.
Keep in mind I am just a DIY guy. I'm not doing tons of work every day with this set up. Checking air pressure on tires a couple times a month, inflating balls for my kids, brake job about once a year on one of the vehicles. So it's not a heavy lifting system.
Mostly just trying to save money and use something that I already have instead of buying more stuff.
2024.05.29 03:54 Stormcoming7 [A4A] Alien Symbiote Bonds With You [Symbiote Speaker] [Scared Listener] [Immobilized] [First Contact] [BOOKS] [Strangers to ?]
Intro: You woke up thinking it would be an ordinary day. Why would it be anything different? Instead, here you are, screaming your head off after something that looked like alien goo came through your ceiling and jumped into your ear. This can’t be happening, it has to be a dream, it- wait. Is that a voice you’re hearing?
Summary: Speaker attempts to calm a freaked-out listener, and explains how their lives will work going forward.
Go ahead and monetize, it's fine. Word count is about 1400.
If you fill this or plan to fill this, please notify me. Please don't make edits without asking first.
TWs: Loss of bodily autonomy
Line breaks represent the listener talking or space where no one talks and should be short pauses, words within {brackets} represent the speaker’s tone or sfx. At ellipses, the speaker trails off, and at dashes, is either cut off abruptly by the listener or by themself.
Author’s Note: Well, this took many months to write. Usually I don’t go back to things I left unfinished, but this one I thought deserved it. Rather a short script, but one I hope is still worth reading!
If you want to read this somewhere that isn't Reddit, it's also here.
{three or four sentences worth of alien gibberish}
{gibberish}- language center. {cheerful} Hello, Kalyth! Do not be alarmed, this process should only take another few moments. Connecting to sensory inputs… {taken aback} Ooh. That is a strange number of senses. I do not think I have ever experienced smell before. Fascinating. {perplexed} What is that sound, though? Is that what has been causing our ears to hurt? Hmm. {resolve} We should take action to stop it. Accessing motor control… Integrating with nervous system…
{satisfied} There. We can unfreeze our body now, everything should be in working order. {confused} Wait. Is that sound… coming out of us? Kalyth? Why are you deciding to create that sound?
Kalyth, I know you can understand me. Please, that noise is causing us pain. Why are you choosing to create it?
{annoyed} Fine. There, now we can no longer create the painful sound. Connecting to logic center…
{confused} Kalyth, I can find no logical reason why you would take a course of action that causes us discomfort. Are you an illogical being? Accessing the limbic system…
{surprised} Whoa! Why are we afraid? What is this level of fear? Is there some threat around?
{wary} No, we neither see nor hear anything… Oh, and we do not smell anything either, remembering to check that sense is going to be a chore. Kalyth, what is causing us this much distress?
We are creating the sound again. Is this a fear-based response?
{freaking out} Why are we running? What purpose does this serve? Kalyth, you are confusing me!
Stop!
Kalyth, you almost ran us into a wall! That could have caused severe damage, we are lucky I was able to stop us in time. {serious} I need you to calm down. We need to calm down. We will stop creating the noise that hurts our ears, we will stop running around, and you will please explain to me our current responses. Nothing in your logic center explains why we are afraid currently, there are no threats nearby.
{confused} Are you talking to me when you say that? I cannot get out of our head. I am not in our head. Part of me is in our brain, yes, but more of me is spread through our nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Your imperative makes no sense. {tolerant} And please do not refer to it as ‘your’ head in the future, Kalyth. It is our head.
{worried} Why did our cortisol level just increase? It is reaching dangerously high levels. I would rather not interfere with our body’s natural processes, but it appears we are about to harm ourselves. {detached} Lowering cortisol output… Hmm… which of these hormones would counteract its effects? Increasing oxytocin production. There. That should make us feel better. {focused} Now, Kalyth, can you please explain this confusion? What was causing such a reaction in our body? Were you afraid of something before we began the integration process?
{taken aback} Me? You were afraid of me? Well, that simply makes no sense. Please explain further.
{somewhat condescending} Freezing our body is part of the integration process. It is so we do not accidentally harm anything while attempting to connect with the motor control systems. Why would that have caused you distress?
{serious} Slow down, slow down. We are speaking more quickly than I can understand. I have not had access to our language center for very long, remember.
{confused} But… why would the integration process create a fear reaction? Surely you were prepared for this. You’ve known I was coming for weeks now!
What? No. This cannot be accurate. {rationalization} We sent messengers ahead of us! They were to inform the people of Earth of our coming, and the chosen Kalyth of their duty! Since they did not fail to choose a Kalyth, they must have succeeded in their other tasks.
{shocked} How can this be? Are you sure you heard nothing? No communication at all? No word from your leaders about impending extraspecies contact?
There will have to be an investigation about this. How could such an oversight have occurred?
{sigh} {tired} I suppose it falls to me to educate you, then. {serious} You are the Kalyth, the bridge between our peoples, and I am your Elan. You have been chosen to bond with me so we may learn about each other and spread our knowledge to the rest of both species.
No, you are not. Not even the first human, actually. The first human Kalyth we discovered many of your years ago. He was, in your terminology, an astronaut, and he was tasked with learning about the universe. His vessel drifted too close to a wormhole, and he ended up in our part of the galaxy. He was initially afraid of the integration process - much like you were, now that I think of it - but he came around quickly, and began to tell us stories of Earth. {excited} And such stories they were! A planet full of heroes and noble warriors, people like Abraham Lincoln and Steve Rogers, who fought for justice and ideals greater than themselves. Our people were fascinated by such tales, and the Council was intrigued enough to authorize an immediate expedition. We wish to befriend your species, and to learn from you.
{intrigued} No, as a matter of fact, it isn’t, but it’s the part I was the most interested in. How did you know there was more?
{dismissive} Well, he also told us about something called ‘art,’ but I personally don’t particularly believe that. People dedicating their lives to drawing or writing, when they could be creating something useful? Ridiculous. I’m not sure why he would have lied, maybe it was to make your planet seem more prosperous than it really is, but such a thing is unheard of in every other sentient species we have encountered. There is no reason Earthlings would be different.
{shocked} …What?
What are those?
{rationalization} Are books… like manuals? We’ve seen those before, some species have written language to convey instructions and useful knowledge more precisely. Do you have a wall covered in manuals, Kalyth? Why?
Histories, then? So you can learn from your ancestors and the heroes of your past?
{confused} Kalyth, what is a ‘fantasy?’ I have no context for that word. There is no equivalent in any language I know.
Wha… why? What purpose does such a thing serve?
{wary} …Perhaps I have underestimated this planet. Your explanation is utter nonsense, of course, presumably you do not understand the situation either, but the facts of the situation are undeniable. Your planet and its citizens must be unbearably wealthy, if they can afford to spend their time on… what was the word you used? Ah, yes. “Storybooks.”
{doubtful} If you say so. Regardless, further study is definitively required.
{reassuring} Oh, do not worry. You will find the studies non-invasive and painless. We shall continue with our normal, everyday life. From time to time, I shall ask you questions, which you shall answer to the best of your abilities. You are permitted to ask me questions about my people as well, naturally. I was chosen to be your Elan based on my knowledge of our history, so I should have no trouble enlightening you about whatever happens to ignite your curiosity. I am permitted to help you defend yourself in matters of life or death, and offer commentary and advice on the state of affairs of your planet and your life, but beyond that I must stay reserved, for the time being. {amused} I will not be helping you build a spaceship just yet.
{sigh} {tired} No, Kalyth, I will not “ride around in your head.” That phraseology is demeaning, both to me and to the position I hold. And will you please refer to our head in the correct manner? Antagonizing me is not an ideal start to our relationship.
{dry} Your protest is noted. If you still feel you have cause for complaint when we reach the first Evaluation, you may bring it up then.
{dismissive} Oh, not very long at all, only about two Earth years from now.
Correct, a veritable blink of an eye. If you have no further reservations, then?
{pleased} Splendid! In that case, the first thing I will need you to explain: the integration process requires vast amounts of energy, so what, exactly, do humans eat?
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Summary: Speaker attempts to calm a freaked-out listener, and explains how their lives will work going forward.
Go ahead and monetize, it's fine. Word count is about 1400.
If you fill this or plan to fill this, please notify me. Please don't make edits without asking first.
TWs: Loss of bodily autonomy
Line breaks represent the listener talking or space where no one talks and should be short pauses, words within {brackets} represent the speaker’s tone or sfx. At ellipses, the speaker trails off, and at dashes, is either cut off abruptly by the listener or by themself.
Author’s Note: Well, this took many months to write. Usually I don’t go back to things I left unfinished, but this one I thought deserved it. Rather a short script, but one I hope is still worth reading!
If you want to read this somewhere that isn't Reddit, it's also here.
{three or four sentences worth of alien gibberish}
{gibberish}- language center. {cheerful} Hello, Kalyth! Do not be alarmed, this process should only take another few moments. Connecting to sensory inputs… {taken aback} Ooh. That is a strange number of senses. I do not think I have ever experienced smell before. Fascinating. {perplexed} What is that sound, though? Is that what has been causing our ears to hurt? Hmm. {resolve} We should take action to stop it. Accessing motor control… Integrating with nervous system…
{satisfied} There. We can unfreeze our body now, everything should be in working order. {confused} Wait. Is that sound… coming out of us? Kalyth? Why are you deciding to create that sound?
Kalyth, I know you can understand me. Please, that noise is causing us pain. Why are you choosing to create it?
{annoyed} Fine. There, now we can no longer create the painful sound. Connecting to logic center…
{confused} Kalyth, I can find no logical reason why you would take a course of action that causes us discomfort. Are you an illogical being? Accessing the limbic system…
{surprised} Whoa! Why are we afraid? What is this level of fear? Is there some threat around?
{wary} No, we neither see nor hear anything… Oh, and we do not smell anything either, remembering to check that sense is going to be a chore. Kalyth, what is causing us this much distress?
We are creating the sound again. Is this a fear-based response?
{freaking out} Why are we running? What purpose does this serve? Kalyth, you are confusing me!
Stop!
Kalyth, you almost ran us into a wall! That could have caused severe damage, we are lucky I was able to stop us in time. {serious} I need you to calm down. We need to calm down. We will stop creating the noise that hurts our ears, we will stop running around, and you will please explain to me our current responses. Nothing in your logic center explains why we are afraid currently, there are no threats nearby.
{confused} Are you talking to me when you say that? I cannot get out of our head. I am not in our head. Part of me is in our brain, yes, but more of me is spread through our nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Your imperative makes no sense. {tolerant} And please do not refer to it as ‘your’ head in the future, Kalyth. It is our head.
{worried} Why did our cortisol level just increase? It is reaching dangerously high levels. I would rather not interfere with our body’s natural processes, but it appears we are about to harm ourselves. {detached} Lowering cortisol output… Hmm… which of these hormones would counteract its effects? Increasing oxytocin production. There. That should make us feel better. {focused} Now, Kalyth, can you please explain this confusion? What was causing such a reaction in our body? Were you afraid of something before we began the integration process?
{taken aback} Me? You were afraid of me? Well, that simply makes no sense. Please explain further.
{somewhat condescending} Freezing our body is part of the integration process. It is so we do not accidentally harm anything while attempting to connect with the motor control systems. Why would that have caused you distress?
{serious} Slow down, slow down. We are speaking more quickly than I can understand. I have not had access to our language center for very long, remember.
{confused} But… why would the integration process create a fear reaction? Surely you were prepared for this. You’ve known I was coming for weeks now!
What? No. This cannot be accurate. {rationalization} We sent messengers ahead of us! They were to inform the people of Earth of our coming, and the chosen Kalyth of their duty! Since they did not fail to choose a Kalyth, they must have succeeded in their other tasks.
{shocked} How can this be? Are you sure you heard nothing? No communication at all? No word from your leaders about impending extraspecies contact?
There will have to be an investigation about this. How could such an oversight have occurred?
{sigh} {tired} I suppose it falls to me to educate you, then. {serious} You are the Kalyth, the bridge between our peoples, and I am your Elan. You have been chosen to bond with me so we may learn about each other and spread our knowledge to the rest of both species.
No, you are not. Not even the first human, actually. The first human Kalyth we discovered many of your years ago. He was, in your terminology, an astronaut, and he was tasked with learning about the universe. His vessel drifted too close to a wormhole, and he ended up in our part of the galaxy. He was initially afraid of the integration process - much like you were, now that I think of it - but he came around quickly, and began to tell us stories of Earth. {excited} And such stories they were! A planet full of heroes and noble warriors, people like Abraham Lincoln and Steve Rogers, who fought for justice and ideals greater than themselves. Our people were fascinated by such tales, and the Council was intrigued enough to authorize an immediate expedition. We wish to befriend your species, and to learn from you.
{intrigued} No, as a matter of fact, it isn’t, but it’s the part I was the most interested in. How did you know there was more?
{dismissive} Well, he also told us about something called ‘art,’ but I personally don’t particularly believe that. People dedicating their lives to drawing or writing, when they could be creating something useful? Ridiculous. I’m not sure why he would have lied, maybe it was to make your planet seem more prosperous than it really is, but such a thing is unheard of in every other sentient species we have encountered. There is no reason Earthlings would be different.
{shocked} …What?
What are those?
{rationalization} Are books… like manuals? We’ve seen those before, some species have written language to convey instructions and useful knowledge more precisely. Do you have a wall covered in manuals, Kalyth? Why?
Histories, then? So you can learn from your ancestors and the heroes of your past?
{confused} Kalyth, what is a ‘fantasy?’ I have no context for that word. There is no equivalent in any language I know.
Wha… why? What purpose does such a thing serve?
{wary} …Perhaps I have underestimated this planet. Your explanation is utter nonsense, of course, presumably you do not understand the situation either, but the facts of the situation are undeniable. Your planet and its citizens must be unbearably wealthy, if they can afford to spend their time on… what was the word you used? Ah, yes. “Storybooks.”
{doubtful} If you say so. Regardless, further study is definitively required.
{reassuring} Oh, do not worry. You will find the studies non-invasive and painless. We shall continue with our normal, everyday life. From time to time, I shall ask you questions, which you shall answer to the best of your abilities. You are permitted to ask me questions about my people as well, naturally. I was chosen to be your Elan based on my knowledge of our history, so I should have no trouble enlightening you about whatever happens to ignite your curiosity. I am permitted to help you defend yourself in matters of life or death, and offer commentary and advice on the state of affairs of your planet and your life, but beyond that I must stay reserved, for the time being. {amused} I will not be helping you build a spaceship just yet.
{sigh} {tired} No, Kalyth, I will not “ride around in your head.” That phraseology is demeaning, both to me and to the position I hold. And will you please refer to our head in the correct manner? Antagonizing me is not an ideal start to our relationship.
{dry} Your protest is noted. If you still feel you have cause for complaint when we reach the first Evaluation, you may bring it up then.
{dismissive} Oh, not very long at all, only about two Earth years from now.
Correct, a veritable blink of an eye. If you have no further reservations, then?
{pleased} Splendid! In that case, the first thing I will need you to explain: the integration process requires vast amounts of energy, so what, exactly, do humans eat?
2024.05.29 03:54 stuman1974 TP-Link Deco WiFi7 BE11000 at Costco - Anyone try this yet?
 | I went to my local Costco planning to get a Deco mesh WiFi 6E 3-pack that they had for $350 (I think was like $260 a few months ago, but oh well). But I saw this WiFi 7 3-pack next to it for $500. I grabbed one, but am researching it before setting it up. I can't find this exact 3-pack anywhere online (Best Buy has a similar one for $800, but has only 2 less ports per node). submitted by stuman1974 to HomeNetworking [link] [comments] https://preview.redd.it/yu4bj703v93d1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e583d790a3017a08c32496274dfd8e608a8d5420 https://preview.redd.it/dxerc4k3v93d1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c30af99c7459e5dc4bfa8038e4f560cccd3eaf84 https://preview.redd.it/6pe5yb54v93d1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53f081c27acbca905fa1436ac3160245981915ed |
2024.05.29 03:53 Stormcoming7 [A4A] Alien Symbiote Bonds With You [Symbiote Speaker] [Scared Listener] [Immobilized] [First Contact] [BOOKS] [Strangers to ?]
Intro: You woke up thinking it would be an ordinary day. Why would it be anything different? Instead, here you are, screaming your head off after something that looked like alien goo came through your ceiling and jumped into your ear. This can’t be happening, it has to be a dream, it- wait. Is that a voice you’re hearing?
Summary: Speaker attempts to calm a freaked-out listener, and explains how their lives will work going forward.
Go ahead and monetize, it's fine. Word count is about 1400.
If you fill this or plan to fill this, please notify me. Please don't make edits without asking first.
TWs: Loss of bodily autonomy
Line breaks represent the listener talking or space where no one talks and should be short pauses, words within {brackets} represent the speaker’s tone or sfx. At ellipses, the speaker trails off, and at dashes, is either cut off abruptly by the listener or by themself.
Author’s Note: Well, this took many months to write. Usually I don’t go back to things I left unfinished, but this one I thought deserved it. Rather a short script, but one I hope is still worth reading!
If you want to read this somewhere that isn't Reddit, it's also here.
{three or four sentences worth of alien gibberish}
{gibberish}- language center. {cheerful} Hello, Kalyth! Do not be alarmed, this process should only take another few moments. Connecting to sensory inputs… {taken aback} Ooh. That is a strange number of senses. I do not think I have ever experienced smell before. Fascinating. {perplexed} What is that sound, though? Is that what has been causing our ears to hurt? Hmm. {resolve} We should take action to stop it. Accessing motor control… Integrating with nervous system…
{satisfied} There. We can unfreeze our body now, everything should be in working order. {confused} Wait. Is that sound… coming out of us? Kalyth? Why are you deciding to create that sound?
Kalyth, I know you can understand me. Please, that noise is causing us pain. Why are you choosing to create it?
{annoyed} Fine. There, now we can no longer create the painful sound. Connecting to logic center…
{confused} Kalyth, I can find no logical reason why you would take a course of action that causes us discomfort. Are you an illogical being? Accessing the limbic system…
{surprised} Whoa! Why are we afraid? What is this level of fear? Is there some threat around?
{wary} No, we neither see nor hear anything… Oh, and we do not smell anything either, remembering to check that sense is going to be a chore. Kalyth, what is causing us this much distress?
We are creating the sound again. Is this a fear-based response?
{freaking out} Why are we running? What purpose does this serve? Kalyth, you are confusing me!
Stop!
Kalyth, you almost ran us into a wall! That could have caused severe damage, we are lucky I was able to stop us in time. {serious} I need you to calm down. We need to calm down. We will stop creating the noise that hurts our ears, we will stop running around, and you will please explain to me our current responses. Nothing in your logic center explains why we are afraid currently, there are no threats nearby.
{confused} Are you talking to me when you say that? I cannot get out of our head. I am not in our head. Part of me is in our brain, yes, but more of me is spread through our nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Your imperative makes no sense. {tolerant} And please do not refer to it as ‘your’ head in the future, Kalyth. It is our head.
{worried} Why did our cortisol level just increase? It is reaching dangerously high levels. I would rather not interfere with our body’s natural processes, but it appears we are about to harm ourselves. {detached} Lowering cortisol output… Hmm… which of these hormones would counteract its effects? Increasing oxytocin production. There. That should make us feel better. {focused} Now, Kalyth, can you please explain this confusion? What was causing such a reaction in our body? Were you afraid of something before we began the integration process?
{taken aback} Me? You were afraid of me? Well, that simply makes no sense. Please explain further.
{somewhat condescending} Freezing our body is part of the integration process. It is so we do not accidentally harm anything while attempting to connect with the motor control systems. Why would that have caused you distress?
{serious} Slow down, slow down. We are speaking more quickly than I can understand. I have not had access to our language center for very long, remember.
{confused} But… why would the integration process create a fear reaction? Surely you were prepared for this. You’ve known I was coming for weeks now!
What? No. This cannot be accurate. {rationalization} We sent messengers ahead of us! They were to inform the people of Earth of our coming, and the chosen Kalyth of their duty! Since they did not fail to choose a Kalyth, they must have succeeded in their other tasks.
{shocked} How can this be? Are you sure you heard nothing? No communication at all? No word from your leaders about impending extraspecies contact?
There will have to be an investigation about this. How could such an oversight have occurred?
{sigh} {tired} I suppose it falls to me to educate you, then. {serious} You are the Kalyth, the bridge between our peoples, and I am your Elan. You have been chosen to bond with me so we may learn about each other and spread our knowledge to the rest of both species.
No, you are not. Not even the first human, actually. The first human Kalyth we discovered many of your years ago. He was, in your terminology, an astronaut, and he was tasked with learning about the universe. His vessel drifted too close to a wormhole, and he ended up in our part of the galaxy. He was initially afraid of the integration process - much like you were, now that I think of it - but he came around quickly, and began to tell us stories of Earth. {excited} And such stories they were! A planet full of heroes and noble warriors, people like Abraham Lincoln and Steve Rogers, who fought for justice and ideals greater than themselves. Our people were fascinated by such tales, and the Council was intrigued enough to authorize an immediate expedition. We wish to befriend your species, and to learn from you.
{intrigued} No, as a matter of fact, it isn’t, but it’s the part I was the most interested in. How did you know there was more?
{dismissive} Well, he also told us about something called ‘art,’ but I personally don’t particularly believe that. People dedicating their lives to drawing or writing, when they could be creating something useful? Ridiculous. I’m not sure why he would have lied, maybe it was to make your planet seem more prosperous than it really is, but such a thing is unheard of in every other sentient species we have encountered. There is no reason Earthlings would be different.
{shocked} …What?
What are those?
{rationalization} Are books… like manuals? We’ve seen those before, some species have written language to convey instructions and useful knowledge more precisely. Do you have a wall covered in manuals, Kalyth? Why?
Histories, then? So you can learn from your ancestors and the heroes of your past?
{confused} Kalyth, what is a ‘fantasy?’ I have no context for that word. There is no equivalent in any language I know.
Wha… why? What purpose does such a thing serve?
{wary} …Perhaps I have underestimated this planet. Your explanation is utter nonsense, of course, presumably you do not understand the situation either, but the facts of the situation are undeniable. Your planet and its citizens must be unbearably wealthy, if they can afford to spend their time on… what was the word you used? Ah, yes. “Storybooks.”
{doubtful} If you say so. Regardless, further study is definitively required.
{reassuring} Oh, do not worry. You will find the studies non-invasive and painless. We shall continue with our normal, everyday life. From time to time, I shall ask you questions, which you shall answer to the best of your abilities. You are permitted to ask me questions about my people as well, naturally. I was chosen to be your Elan based on my knowledge of our history, so I should have no trouble enlightening you about whatever happens to ignite your curiosity. I am permitted to help you defend yourself in matters of life or death, and offer commentary and advice on the state of affairs of your planet and your life, but beyond that I must stay reserved, for the time being. {amused} I will not be helping you build a spaceship just yet.
{sigh} {tired} No, Kalyth, I will not “ride around in your head.” That phraseology is demeaning, both to me and to the position I hold. And will you please refer to our head in the correct manner? Antagonizing me is not an ideal start to our relationship.
{dry} Your protest is noted. If you still feel you have cause for complaint when we reach the first Evaluation, you may bring it up then.
{dismissive} Oh, not very long at all, only about two Earth years from now.
Correct, a veritable blink of an eye. If you have no further reservations, then?
{pleased} Splendid! In that case, the first thing I will need you to explain: the integration process requires vast amounts of energy, so what, exactly, do humans eat?
submitted by Stormcoming7 to ASMRScriptHaven [link] [comments]
Summary: Speaker attempts to calm a freaked-out listener, and explains how their lives will work going forward.
Go ahead and monetize, it's fine. Word count is about 1400.
If you fill this or plan to fill this, please notify me. Please don't make edits without asking first.
TWs: Loss of bodily autonomy
Line breaks represent the listener talking or space where no one talks and should be short pauses, words within {brackets} represent the speaker’s tone or sfx. At ellipses, the speaker trails off, and at dashes, is either cut off abruptly by the listener or by themself.
Author’s Note: Well, this took many months to write. Usually I don’t go back to things I left unfinished, but this one I thought deserved it. Rather a short script, but one I hope is still worth reading!
If you want to read this somewhere that isn't Reddit, it's also here.
{three or four sentences worth of alien gibberish}
{gibberish}- language center. {cheerful} Hello, Kalyth! Do not be alarmed, this process should only take another few moments. Connecting to sensory inputs… {taken aback} Ooh. That is a strange number of senses. I do not think I have ever experienced smell before. Fascinating. {perplexed} What is that sound, though? Is that what has been causing our ears to hurt? Hmm. {resolve} We should take action to stop it. Accessing motor control… Integrating with nervous system…
{satisfied} There. We can unfreeze our body now, everything should be in working order. {confused} Wait. Is that sound… coming out of us? Kalyth? Why are you deciding to create that sound?
Kalyth, I know you can understand me. Please, that noise is causing us pain. Why are you choosing to create it?
{annoyed} Fine. There, now we can no longer create the painful sound. Connecting to logic center…
{confused} Kalyth, I can find no logical reason why you would take a course of action that causes us discomfort. Are you an illogical being? Accessing the limbic system…
{surprised} Whoa! Why are we afraid? What is this level of fear? Is there some threat around?
{wary} No, we neither see nor hear anything… Oh, and we do not smell anything either, remembering to check that sense is going to be a chore. Kalyth, what is causing us this much distress?
We are creating the sound again. Is this a fear-based response?
{freaking out} Why are we running? What purpose does this serve? Kalyth, you are confusing me!
Stop!
Kalyth, you almost ran us into a wall! That could have caused severe damage, we are lucky I was able to stop us in time. {serious} I need you to calm down. We need to calm down. We will stop creating the noise that hurts our ears, we will stop running around, and you will please explain to me our current responses. Nothing in your logic center explains why we are afraid currently, there are no threats nearby.
{confused} Are you talking to me when you say that? I cannot get out of our head. I am not in our head. Part of me is in our brain, yes, but more of me is spread through our nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Your imperative makes no sense. {tolerant} And please do not refer to it as ‘your’ head in the future, Kalyth. It is our head.
{worried} Why did our cortisol level just increase? It is reaching dangerously high levels. I would rather not interfere with our body’s natural processes, but it appears we are about to harm ourselves. {detached} Lowering cortisol output… Hmm… which of these hormones would counteract its effects? Increasing oxytocin production. There. That should make us feel better. {focused} Now, Kalyth, can you please explain this confusion? What was causing such a reaction in our body? Were you afraid of something before we began the integration process?
{taken aback} Me? You were afraid of me? Well, that simply makes no sense. Please explain further.
{somewhat condescending} Freezing our body is part of the integration process. It is so we do not accidentally harm anything while attempting to connect with the motor control systems. Why would that have caused you distress?
{serious} Slow down, slow down. We are speaking more quickly than I can understand. I have not had access to our language center for very long, remember.
{confused} But… why would the integration process create a fear reaction? Surely you were prepared for this. You’ve known I was coming for weeks now!
What? No. This cannot be accurate. {rationalization} We sent messengers ahead of us! They were to inform the people of Earth of our coming, and the chosen Kalyth of their duty! Since they did not fail to choose a Kalyth, they must have succeeded in their other tasks.
{shocked} How can this be? Are you sure you heard nothing? No communication at all? No word from your leaders about impending extraspecies contact?
There will have to be an investigation about this. How could such an oversight have occurred?
{sigh} {tired} I suppose it falls to me to educate you, then. {serious} You are the Kalyth, the bridge between our peoples, and I am your Elan. You have been chosen to bond with me so we may learn about each other and spread our knowledge to the rest of both species.
No, you are not. Not even the first human, actually. The first human Kalyth we discovered many of your years ago. He was, in your terminology, an astronaut, and he was tasked with learning about the universe. His vessel drifted too close to a wormhole, and he ended up in our part of the galaxy. He was initially afraid of the integration process - much like you were, now that I think of it - but he came around quickly, and began to tell us stories of Earth. {excited} And such stories they were! A planet full of heroes and noble warriors, people like Abraham Lincoln and Steve Rogers, who fought for justice and ideals greater than themselves. Our people were fascinated by such tales, and the Council was intrigued enough to authorize an immediate expedition. We wish to befriend your species, and to learn from you.
{intrigued} No, as a matter of fact, it isn’t, but it’s the part I was the most interested in. How did you know there was more?
{dismissive} Well, he also told us about something called ‘art,’ but I personally don’t particularly believe that. People dedicating their lives to drawing or writing, when they could be creating something useful? Ridiculous. I’m not sure why he would have lied, maybe it was to make your planet seem more prosperous than it really is, but such a thing is unheard of in every other sentient species we have encountered. There is no reason Earthlings would be different.
{shocked} …What?
What are those?
{rationalization} Are books… like manuals? We’ve seen those before, some species have written language to convey instructions and useful knowledge more precisely. Do you have a wall covered in manuals, Kalyth? Why?
Histories, then? So you can learn from your ancestors and the heroes of your past?
{confused} Kalyth, what is a ‘fantasy?’ I have no context for that word. There is no equivalent in any language I know.
Wha… why? What purpose does such a thing serve?
{wary} …Perhaps I have underestimated this planet. Your explanation is utter nonsense, of course, presumably you do not understand the situation either, but the facts of the situation are undeniable. Your planet and its citizens must be unbearably wealthy, if they can afford to spend their time on… what was the word you used? Ah, yes. “Storybooks.”
{doubtful} If you say so. Regardless, further study is definitively required.
{reassuring} Oh, do not worry. You will find the studies non-invasive and painless. We shall continue with our normal, everyday life. From time to time, I shall ask you questions, which you shall answer to the best of your abilities. You are permitted to ask me questions about my people as well, naturally. I was chosen to be your Elan based on my knowledge of our history, so I should have no trouble enlightening you about whatever happens to ignite your curiosity. I am permitted to help you defend yourself in matters of life or death, and offer commentary and advice on the state of affairs of your planet and your life, but beyond that I must stay reserved, for the time being. {amused} I will not be helping you build a spaceship just yet.
{sigh} {tired} No, Kalyth, I will not “ride around in your head.” That phraseology is demeaning, both to me and to the position I hold. And will you please refer to our head in the correct manner? Antagonizing me is not an ideal start to our relationship.
{dry} Your protest is noted. If you still feel you have cause for complaint when we reach the first Evaluation, you may bring it up then.
{dismissive} Oh, not very long at all, only about two Earth years from now.
Correct, a veritable blink of an eye. If you have no further reservations, then?
{pleased} Splendid! In that case, the first thing I will need you to explain: the integration process requires vast amounts of energy, so what, exactly, do humans eat?
2024.05.29 03:52 IamPastry Reyna is a failure of game design
 | Reyna is poorly designed in Valorant and doesn't teach players how to play the game properly, leading to a high amount of Reyna mains in mid-high elo with the game sense of a bronze player. In this essay i will... etc etc submitted by IamPastry to VALORANT [link] [comments] The only lesson to be learned from your mistakes playing Reyna is that you didn't get the kill
https://preview.redd.it/itb7rjtij93d1.png?width=256&format=png&auto=webp&s=014c7a78036772c02a4c5c31d116d240483ee359 Your average scenario here with almost any agent is that you run out into a 1v5 and die. You'd probably think to yourself "wow all 5 of them were there, that was a dumb spot to stand. I should play further back so I can escape or get a teammate to double peek with me and use util to secure." Now let's swap that out for Reyna. https://preview.redd.it/mj45oq5xj93d1.png?width=196&format=png&auto=webp&s=eebb66eab754fd9aa19c11a82baa085ad7b83709 Reyna runs out, sees 5 enemies and dies, but instead the lesson learned is "My aim was bad, I would've been fine if I got a kill." Reyna will then try the same strategy again, and when she gets a kill she is rewarded and her behaviour is reinforced by dismissing and retreating back to site. 2. Reyna does not teach players how to effectively use utility for anyone other than herself https://preview.redd.it/dyvll0njl93d1.png?width=292&format=png&auto=webp&s=eb8cb060f386c66c2cf894934bb6c329d58722f6 Reyna's only situational piece of utility is a near-sight blind. She is the only character in the entire game that has a castable blind with NO downsides. Every single other ability in the game that blinds affects your teammates. It's also one of 2 blinds in the entire game that goes through walls. If you throw a skye flash directly out into the middle of a fight or throw your omen blind from the backline you could blind your whole team and lose the fight. Picture this scenario on Ascent A-site. Attacker team is doing a full push against 3 defenders on A. https://preview.redd.it/0hmt91xsm93d1.png?width=375&format=png&auto=webp&s=39208c9ae239c788a6b611aeba6acc96c8302fa1 If omen misuses his blind here, he blinds the Jett playing dice, but also blinds his Deadlock and Clove. This puts the attackers at a massive disadvantage. Omen's team loses the push and Omen gets flamed for team flashing. Omen, who wants to avoid this in the future, learns from his mistake. He now knows that he needs to stand off to the side, or be aware of where his teammates are standing when he throws his blind. Now we swap omen out for Reyna https://preview.redd.it/0o1eiqwin93d1.png?width=271&format=png&auto=webp&s=434d197e7ce86b471bdef99ea5e1ee5b2c590fe5 Reyna can throw her blind anywhere, in any situation. It blinds anyone who can see it from any range. Reyna's team pushes the site, and if Reyna and her team dies her only lesson to be learned again is "My aim was bad, I would've been fine if I got a kill." 3. Reyna does not teach players how to effectively use ultimate abilities Every single ultimate ability in this game except for Reyna's has a set of use case scenarios, and a set of non-use case scenarios. For example, you wouldn't phoenix ult in the middle of site, you'd get punished. You wouldn't use your kj ult in mid, you'd get punished. Reyna's ultimate is the only ultimate in the entire game that can be used effectively on round start every time it's available. There is no downside to using the Reyna ult, you cannot disadvantage or kill your teammates with the Reyna ult, you cannot put yourself at a disadvantage with the Reyna ult. You cannot waste the Reyna ult by any measure other than inactivity. The only lesson to be learned from dying and losing the Reyna ult is, again: "My aim was bad, I would've been fine if I got a kill." 4. Reyna does not teach players about trade opportunities Reyna's dismiss and heal mechanics effectively allow her to cancel or heavily mitigate any trade opportunities presented to her enemies. https://preview.redd.it/l54e3lr4q93d1.png?width=298&format=png&auto=webp&s=05edc1773df62f96f4a8e5f20c7658ab50469eea In this scenario on Split's mail/heaven area, lets pretend it's pistol round and everyone here has a ghost and no armor. Fade has swung into the Harbor. Fade gets the jump on Harbor and although Harbor manages to heavily tag the Fade, she secures the kill on him. As soon as this happens Gekko, who is nearby is able to quickly swing into position before the Fade is ready and secure the kill, trading out his teammate and securing the round. If Gekko is faster and both players are able to fight Fade together, she is very likely to still lose, even if she kills the Harbor. Fade has learned a valuable lesson in that if she is taking a fight, she needs to be prepared for someone else to swing her and take measures, such as backing off the angle and re-positioning, using dog to stop the trade, or playing a safer angle to begin with. If Fade takes damage in a fight, she's less likely to win the next fight and will likely be traded out. Now lets swap Fade out for Reyna: https://preview.redd.it/atvodso5r93d1.png?width=301&format=png&auto=webp&s=50dafcbcfccb20ba05780b14cccfd2cec73ce700 Again, lets pretend it's pistol round and all 3 players have a ghost. Reyna pushes and while Harbor manages to heavily tag her, Reyna secures the kill. Reyna immediately activates her heal and is suddenly swung by Gekko. She now has more health than she had when she was fighting Harbor, and is able to secure the kill on Gekko as well. Reyna does not have to worry about being tagged and easily traded out on low-hp, and therefore does not need to have a plan to disengage. If Gekko is able to swing before Harbor is killed, as long as Reyna gets the kill on Harbor, she is able to dismiss and disengage from the fight and cancel the trade for free. If Reyna loses this fight, the only lesson to be learned is, again: "My aim was bad, I would've been fine if I got a kill." So where does this leave players that only play Reyna? They've learned in almost every situation that their aim was poor and that they just needed to secure the kill to win. Every win condition in Valorant is getting the kill. There are no nuances or complex mechanics to interact with in this game as long as you get the kill. You do not need to perfect your utility usage and site takes as long as you get the kill. You don't need to worry about being traded as long as you get the kill. What are the consequences of this? We've seen from the above examples that Reyna is far too easy and far too forgiving to players, and while other players using different agents are climbing the ranks learning a wide variety of skills such as effective utility usage, strategy, positioning, teamwork and other meta-knowledge, Reyna players are learning that their only mistake was not getting the kill. Thank you for listening to my TED talk tl;dr reyna as an agent does not have to interact with almost any of the complex systems and strategies of Valorant and people that only play Reyna are not given equal learning opportunities to their peers, only developing their aim leaving their game sense in the gutter. |
2024.05.29 03:51 Magma_Metal Exhaust options
Hello everyone, I'm a new Mazda owner and I purchased a 06 mazda 3 s grand touring sedan with the 5 speed manual. I've noticed that the stock exhaust isn't that great and I was curious if I should go with the corksport catback with or without the high flow catalyst or if I should buy the borla cat back. Courious if anyone has a BK mazda 3 with either exhaust for their opinions cause videos don't do the exhaust systems justice.
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2024.05.29 03:50 rasmorak ### 🚀 Join Orion Security Systems - Adventures Await in the Unknown! 🚀
Attention, Capsuleers!
Do you crave the thrill of the unknown, the rush of wormhole space, and the camaraderie of a tight-knit group? Look no further! Orion Security Systems is recruiting daring pilots to join our merry band of space explorers in our cozy C2 wormhole with Hisec and C3 statics.
Why Join Us? - Small Gang Activities: From roams to mining ops, to PI, we do it all. We might even throw in some good old-fashioned tomfoolery! - Real-Life First: We understand that real life comes first. No mandatory ops or rigid schedules. Fly with us when you can. - Laid-Back Atmosphere: We take our fun seriously, but ourselves? Not so much. Expect laughs, banter, and good times. - Wormhole Wonders: Enjoy the unique challenges and rewards of wormhole life without the mega-corp bureaucracy.
What We Offer: - Experienced Leadership: Guidance from seasoned wormhole veterans. - Inclusive Community: Noobs to vets, all are welcome. Just bring a good attitude and a willingness to learn. - Support & Training: Need help with fittings, tactics, or wormhole mechanics? We’ve got you covered. - Flexible Operations: From PvP roams to PvE and mining, there's always something going on.
Requirements: - A sense of humor (seriously, we love a good laugh) - Willingness to dive into the wormhole lifestyle - Team spirit and respect for your fellow capsuleers
Ready to embark on an interstellar adventure with a crew that values fun and friendship above all? Drop by our discord (https://discord.com/invite/TQQ54bdu) or message Lucas Adamson, Novasummoner4, or Alexander Yolo in-game.
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Do you crave the thrill of the unknown, the rush of wormhole space, and the camaraderie of a tight-knit group? Look no further! Orion Security Systems is recruiting daring pilots to join our merry band of space explorers in our cozy C2 wormhole with Hisec and C3 statics.
Why Join Us? - Small Gang Activities: From roams to mining ops, to PI, we do it all. We might even throw in some good old-fashioned tomfoolery! - Real-Life First: We understand that real life comes first. No mandatory ops or rigid schedules. Fly with us when you can. - Laid-Back Atmosphere: We take our fun seriously, but ourselves? Not so much. Expect laughs, banter, and good times. - Wormhole Wonders: Enjoy the unique challenges and rewards of wormhole life without the mega-corp bureaucracy.
What We Offer: - Experienced Leadership: Guidance from seasoned wormhole veterans. - Inclusive Community: Noobs to vets, all are welcome. Just bring a good attitude and a willingness to learn. - Support & Training: Need help with fittings, tactics, or wormhole mechanics? We’ve got you covered. - Flexible Operations: From PvP roams to PvE and mining, there's always something going on.
Requirements: - A sense of humor (seriously, we love a good laugh) - Willingness to dive into the wormhole lifestyle - Team spirit and respect for your fellow capsuleers
Ready to embark on an interstellar adventure with a crew that values fun and friendship above all? Drop by our discord (https://discord.com/invite/TQQ54bdu) or message Lucas Adamson, Novasummoner4, or Alexander Yolo in-game.
Join Orion Security Systems Today – Where Space is Our Playground and Shenanigans are Guaranteed! 🌌
Remember: In ORNSS, the only thing more important than your pod is your beer and pizza. Fly safe and be merry! 🍕 🍺2024.05.29 03:45 PrinceFinion Need Help: No Video Output on New Build
Hi AskComputerQuestions
I'm having trouble with a new build, and I'm hoping you can help me figure out what's wrong. Here are the details of my build:
PCPartPicker Part List: Link to Build
Thanks in advance for your help!
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I'm having trouble with a new build, and I'm hoping you can help me figure out what's wrong. Here are the details of my build:
PCPartPicker Part List: Link to Build
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
- Motherboard: ASRock A520M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard
- Memory: Patriot Viper Elite II 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 CL16 Memory
- Storage: Silicon Power A55 512 GB M.2-2280 SATA Solid State Drive
- Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
- Spare GPU Tried: Radeon RX 470 6G
- Reseated the RAM, CPU, and SSD.
- Tried using a spare Radeon RX 470 6G GPU.
- Made sure all power connectors are securely connected.
- No video output from both the onboard graphics and the spare GPU.
- The System does not shut off, I have turned the system on and left it on, and it doesn't turn off on its own.
- All fans and lights seem to be functioning normally.
- I've tried connecting the monitor via HDMI on both the motherboard and GPU with no success.
Thanks in advance for your help!
2024.05.29 03:43 CuriousBeginning1527 Information Protection Solution - Purview
Hello everyone,
I am new to a Data Governance role, and we are currently implementing Information Protection and Data Loss Prevention using the Microsoft Purview portfolio. As part of our phased rollout, I have a question regarding the handling of documents and emails labeled with an obsolete configuration. Specifically, what happens to these documents and emails that retain an old label now deemed obsolete? We have introduced a new label configuration, and while users can no longer choose the old label, it still appears on documents and emails where it was previously applied. Can we configure the labeling system to be dynamic and automatic or if it relies on manual updates? Any insights or clarifications on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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I am new to a Data Governance role, and we are currently implementing Information Protection and Data Loss Prevention using the Microsoft Purview portfolio. As part of our phased rollout, I have a question regarding the handling of documents and emails labeled with an obsolete configuration. Specifically, what happens to these documents and emails that retain an old label now deemed obsolete? We have introduced a new label configuration, and while users can no longer choose the old label, it still appears on documents and emails where it was previously applied. Can we configure the labeling system to be dynamic and automatic or if it relies on manual updates? Any insights or clarifications on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
2024.05.29 03:42 sassanix Fixing ChatGPT Message Sending Issue After Battery Swap on Debian 12
Hey everyone,
I recently encountered an issue that I wanted to share in case it helps someone else. After my laptop battery died, I swapped it out with a new one. However, this caused the system time in my BIOS to reset, and I had to manually fix it. For reference, I'm running Debian 12.
After fixing the time in BIOS, I tried to use ChatGPT, but I couldn't send any messages. I tested this in both Chrome and Firefox, cleared cookies and cache, but nothing worked. Keep in mind, the app would work just fine on my phone.
What ultimately fixed the issue for me was updating the network time protocol. Here’s what I did:
I hope this helps anyone else facing a similar problem!
submitted by sassanix to debian [link] [comments]
I recently encountered an issue that I wanted to share in case it helps someone else. After my laptop battery died, I swapped it out with a new one. However, this caused the system time in my BIOS to reset, and I had to manually fix it. For reference, I'm running Debian 12.
After fixing the time in BIOS, I tried to use ChatGPT, but I couldn't send any messages. I tested this in both Chrome and Firefox, cleared cookies and cache, but nothing worked. Keep in mind, the app would work just fine on my phone.
What ultimately fixed the issue for me was updating the network time protocol. Here’s what I did:
Opened a terminal and ran: sudo apt install ntp Then ran: sudo systemctl start ntpThis fixed the time on my laptop, and I was finally able to send messages on ChatGPT.
I hope this helps anyone else facing a similar problem!
2024.05.29 03:41 TheOneTrueSnoo How does substitution for fatigued players work?
So I’ll preface this by saying I did not grow up playing football, and I’m not from America. As such I’m not 100% sure how autonsubstitution works in Madden, particularly in MUT. I’m reasonably sure that substitutions can be made before any play IRL, but again I come from Rugby which until recently didn’t allow rolling substitutions.
I know how to manually substitute my players, but will the game automatically substitute players for me if someone is fatigued?
I’m asking because I noticed my centre was collapsing regularly to a blitz that wasn’t all that META, and the blitzer didn’t have any abilities enabled. After the game I got to thinkingthat maybe my O-line was fatigued, but I’m not 100% sure. That centre did have secure protector on as an ability, so maybe that just failed? I’m still learning the game mechanics.
Will the game automatically substitute O-line / D-line players if they’re fatigued?
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I know how to manually substitute my players, but will the game automatically substitute players for me if someone is fatigued?
I’m asking because I noticed my centre was collapsing regularly to a blitz that wasn’t all that META, and the blitzer didn’t have any abilities enabled. After the game I got to thinkingthat maybe my O-line was fatigued, but I’m not 100% sure. That centre did have secure protector on as an ability, so maybe that just failed? I’m still learning the game mechanics.
Will the game automatically substitute O-line / D-line players if they’re fatigued?
2024.05.29 03:41 EducationAlert5209 How to Remove PS and Install fresh
Hi All,
I cannot run any Get-MgBetaUser or Get-MgUser Pls help to resolve these issues.
ModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands
Manifest 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Applications {Add-MgApplicationKey, Add-MgApplicationPassword, Add-MgSe...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Authentication {Connect-MgGraph, Disconnect-MgGraph, Get-MgContext, Invok...
Manifest 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Applications {Add-MgBetaApplicationKey, Add-MgBetaApplicationPassword, ...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Bookings {Get-MgBetaBookingBusiness, Get-MgBetaBookingBusinessAppoi...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Calendar {Get-MgBetaGroupCalendar, Get-MgBetaGroupCalendarEvent, Ge...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.ChangeNotif... {Get-MgBetaSubscription, Invoke-MgBetaReauthorizeSubscript...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.CloudCommun... {Add-MgBetaCommunicationCallLargeGalleryView, Clear-MgBeta...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Compliance {Add-MgBetaComplianceEdiscoveryCaseCustodianHold, Add-MgBe...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.CrossDevice... {Get-MgBetaUserActivity, Get-MgBetaUserActivityCount, Get-...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManag... {Get-MgBetaAdminEdge, Get-MgBetaAdminEdgeInternetExplorerM...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManag... {Add-MgBetaDeviceManagementAndroidManagedStoreAccountEnter...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManag... {Get-MgBetaDeviceManagementApplePushNotificationCertificat...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManag... {Get-MgBetaDeviceManagementAndroidDeviceOwnerEnrollmentPro...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManag... {Compare-MgBetaDeviceManagementIntent, Compare-MgBetaDevic...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Devices.Clo... {Get-MgBetaPrint, Get-MgBetaPrintConnector, Get-MgBetaPrin...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Devices.Cor... {Clear-MgBetaDeviceAppManagementWindowsInformationProtecti...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Devices.Ser... {Get-MgBetaServiceAnnouncementHealthOverview, Get-MgBetaSe...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DirectoryOb... {Confirm-MgBetaDirectoryObjectMemberGroup, Confirm-MgBetaD...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Education {Get-MgBetaEducationClass, Get-MgBetaEducationClassAssignm...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Files {Add-MgBetaDriveListContentTypeCopy, Add-MgBetaDriveListCo...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Financials {Get-MgBetaFinancial, Get-MgBetaFinancialCompany, Get-MgBe...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Groups {Add-MgBetaGroupDriveListContentTypeCopy, Add-MgBetaGroupD...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Identity.Di... {Add-MgBetaTenantRelationshipManagedTenantAlertUserInputLo...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Identity.Go... {Add-MgBetaAccessReviewDecision, Add-MgBetaAccessReviewIns...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Identity.Pa... {Get-MgBetaTenantRelationshipDelegatedAdminCustomer, Get-M...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Identity.Si... {Confirm-MgBetaInformationProtectionSignature, Confirm-MgB...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Mail {Get-MgBetaUserInferenceClassification, Get-MgBetaUserInfe...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.ManagedTenants {Get-MgBetaTenantRelationshipManagedTenant, Get-MgBetaTena...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Notes {Get-MgBetaGroupOnenoteNotebook, Get-MgBetaGroupOnenoteNot...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.People {Get-MgBetaUserActivityStatistics, Get-MgBetaUserAnalyticA...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.PersonalCon... {Get-MgBetaUserContact, Get-MgBetaUserContactCount, Get-Mg...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Planner {Get-MgBetaGroupPlanner, Get-MgBetaGroupPlannerPlan, Get-M...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Reports {Confirm-MgBetaAuditLogSignInCompromised, Confirm-MgBetaAu...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.SchemaExten... {Get-MgBetaSchemaExtension, Get-MgBetaSchemaExtensionCount...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Search {Add-MgBetaExternalConnectionItemActivity, Get-MgBetaExter...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Security {Add-MgBetaSecurityCaseEdiscoveryCaseCustodianHold, Add-Mg...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Sites {Add-MgBetaSite, Add-MgBetaSiteContentTypeCopy, Add-MgBeta...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Teams {Add-MgBetaChatMember, Add-MgBetaTeamChannelMember, Add-Mg...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Users {Get-MgBetaUser, Get-MgBetaUserAppRoleAssignedResource, Ge...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Users.Actions {Add-MgBetaUserChatMember, Add-MgBetaUserDriveListContentT...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Users.Funct... {Export-MgBetaUserDeviceAndAppManagementData, Find-MgBetaU...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.WindowsUpdates {Add-MgBetaWindowsUpdatesDeploymentAudienceExclusionMember...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Bookings {Get-MgBookingBusiness, Get-MgBookingBusinessAppointment, ...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Calendar {Get-MgGroupCalendar, Get-MgGroupCalendarEvent, Get-MgGrou...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.ChangeNotifications {Get-MgSubscription, Invoke-MgReauthorizeSubscription, New...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.CloudCommunications {Add-MgCommunicationCallLargeGalleryView, Clear-MgCommunic...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Compliance {Get-MgCompliance, Get-MgPrivacySubjectRightsRequest, Get-...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.CrossDeviceExper... {Get-MgUserActivity, Get-MgUserActivityCount, Get-MgUserAc...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.DeviceManagement {Get-MgAdminEdge, Get-MgAdminEdgeInternetExplorerMode, Get...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.DeviceManagement... {Clear-MgDeviceManagementManagedDevice, Disable-MgDeviceMa...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.DeviceManagement... {Get-MgDeviceManagementApplePushNotificationCertificate, G...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.DeviceManagement... {Get-MgDeviceManagementConditionalAccessSetting, Get-MgDev...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.DeviceManagement... {Confirm-MgDeviceManagementWindowsEnrollmentAutoDiscovery,...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Devices.CloudPrint {Get-MgPrint, Get-MgPrintConnector, Get-MgPrintConnectorCo...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Devices.Corporat... {Get-MgDeviceAppManagement, Get-MgDeviceAppManagementAndro...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Devices.ServiceA... {Get-MgServiceAnnouncementHealthOverview, Get-MgServiceAnn...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.DirectoryObjects {Confirm-MgDirectoryObjectMemberGroup, Confirm-MgDirectory...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Education {Get-MgEducationClass, Get-MgEducationClassAssignment, Get...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Files {Add-MgDriveListContentTypeCopy, Add-MgDriveListContentTyp...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Groups {Add-MgGroupDriveListContentTypeCopy, Add-MgGroupDriveList...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Identity.Directo... {Confirm-MgContactMemberGroup, Confirm-MgContactMemberObje...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Identity.Governance {Add-MgIdentityGovernanceAccessReviewDefinitionInstanceDec...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Identity.Partner {Get-MgTenantRelationshipDelegatedAdminCustomer, Get-MgTen...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Identity.SignIns {Confirm-MgRiskyServicePrincipalCompromised, Confirm-MgRis...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Mail {Get-MgUserInferenceClassification, Get-MgUserInferenceCla...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Notes {Get-MgGroupOnenoteNotebook, Get-MgGroupOnenoteNotebookCou...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.People {Get-MgUserLastSharedMethodInsight, Get-MgUserPerson, Get-...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.PersonalContacts {Get-MgUserContact, Get-MgUserContactCount, Get-MgUserCont...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Planner {Get-MgGroupPlanner, Get-MgGroupPlannerPlan, Get-MgGroupPl...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Reports {Export-MgReportPartnerBillingReconciliationBilled, Export...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.SchemaExtensions {Get-MgSchemaExtension, Get-MgSchemaExtensionCount, New-Mg...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Search {Add-MgExternalConnectionItemActivity, Get-MgExternal, Get...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Security {Add-MgSecurityCaseEdiscoveryCaseCustodianHold, Add-MgSecu...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Sites {Add-MgSite, Add-MgSiteContentTypeCopy, Add-MgSiteContentT...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Teams {Add-MgChatMember, Add-MgTeamChannelMember, Add-MgTeamMemb...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Users {Get-MgUser, Get-MgUserCount, Get-MgUserCreatedObject, Get...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Users.Actions {Add-MgUserChatMember, Add-MgUserDriveListContentTypeCopy,...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Users.Functions {Export-MgUserDeviceAndAppManagementData, Get-MgAllUserCha...
ERROR:Get-MgBetaUser
Get-MgBetaUser : The 'Get-MgBetaUser' command was found in the module 'Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Users', but the module
could not be loaded. For more information, run 'Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Users'.
At line:1 char:1
Import-Module : Could not load file or assembly 'Azure.Core, Version=1.33.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=92742159e12e44c8' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
At line:1 char:1
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I cannot run any Get-MgBetaUser or Get-MgUser Pls help to resolve these issues.
$PSVersionTable Name Value ---- ----- PSVersion 5.1.22621.2506 PSEdition Desktop PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...} BuildVersion 10.0.22621.2506 CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000 WSManStackVersion 3.0 PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3 SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1 Get-InstalledModule Microsoft.Graph Version Name Repository Description ------- ---- ---------- ----------- 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph PSGallery Microsoft Graph PowerShell module $env:PSModulePath -split ';' C:\Users\XXXX\OneDrive - XXXX\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules C:\Program Files\MicrosoftManagedDesktop\Powershell C:\Program Files\SharePoint Online Management Shell\ Get-Module Microsoft.Graph* -ListAvailable Directory: C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\ModulesModuleType Version Name ExportedCommands
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Applications {Add-MgApplicationKey, Add-MgApplicationPassword, Add-MgSe...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Authentication {Connect-MgGraph, Disconnect-MgGraph, Get-MgContext, Invok...
Manifest 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Applications {Add-MgBetaApplicationKey, Add-MgBetaApplicationPassword, ...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Bookings {Get-MgBetaBookingBusiness, Get-MgBetaBookingBusinessAppoi...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Calendar {Get-MgBetaGroupCalendar, Get-MgBetaGroupCalendarEvent, Ge...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.ChangeNotif... {Get-MgBetaSubscription, Invoke-MgBetaReauthorizeSubscript...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.CloudCommun... {Add-MgBetaCommunicationCallLargeGalleryView, Clear-MgBeta...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Compliance {Add-MgBetaComplianceEdiscoveryCaseCustodianHold, Add-MgBe...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.CrossDevice... {Get-MgBetaUserActivity, Get-MgBetaUserActivityCount, Get-...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManag... {Get-MgBetaAdminEdge, Get-MgBetaAdminEdgeInternetExplorerM...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManag... {Add-MgBetaDeviceManagementAndroidManagedStoreAccountEnter...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManag... {Get-MgBetaDeviceManagementApplePushNotificationCertificat...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManag... {Get-MgBetaDeviceManagementAndroidDeviceOwnerEnrollmentPro...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DeviceManag... {Compare-MgBetaDeviceManagementIntent, Compare-MgBetaDevic...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Devices.Clo... {Get-MgBetaPrint, Get-MgBetaPrintConnector, Get-MgBetaPrin...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Devices.Cor... {Clear-MgBetaDeviceAppManagementWindowsInformationProtecti...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Devices.Ser... {Get-MgBetaServiceAnnouncementHealthOverview, Get-MgBetaSe...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.DirectoryOb... {Confirm-MgBetaDirectoryObjectMemberGroup, Confirm-MgBetaD...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Education {Get-MgBetaEducationClass, Get-MgBetaEducationClassAssignm...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Files {Add-MgBetaDriveListContentTypeCopy, Add-MgBetaDriveListCo...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Financials {Get-MgBetaFinancial, Get-MgBetaFinancialCompany, Get-MgBe...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Groups {Add-MgBetaGroupDriveListContentTypeCopy, Add-MgBetaGroupD...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Identity.Di... {Add-MgBetaTenantRelationshipManagedTenantAlertUserInputLo...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Identity.Go... {Add-MgBetaAccessReviewDecision, Add-MgBetaAccessReviewIns...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Identity.Pa... {Get-MgBetaTenantRelationshipDelegatedAdminCustomer, Get-M...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Identity.Si... {Confirm-MgBetaInformationProtectionSignature, Confirm-MgB...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Mail {Get-MgBetaUserInferenceClassification, Get-MgBetaUserInfe...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.ManagedTenants {Get-MgBetaTenantRelationshipManagedTenant, Get-MgBetaTena...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Notes {Get-MgBetaGroupOnenoteNotebook, Get-MgBetaGroupOnenoteNot...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.People {Get-MgBetaUserActivityStatistics, Get-MgBetaUserAnalyticA...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.PersonalCon... {Get-MgBetaUserContact, Get-MgBetaUserContactCount, Get-Mg...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Planner {Get-MgBetaGroupPlanner, Get-MgBetaGroupPlannerPlan, Get-M...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Reports {Confirm-MgBetaAuditLogSignInCompromised, Confirm-MgBetaAu...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.SchemaExten... {Get-MgBetaSchemaExtension, Get-MgBetaSchemaExtensionCount...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Search {Add-MgBetaExternalConnectionItemActivity, Get-MgBetaExter...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Security {Add-MgBetaSecurityCaseEdiscoveryCaseCustodianHold, Add-Mg...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Sites {Add-MgBetaSite, Add-MgBetaSiteContentTypeCopy, Add-MgBeta...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Teams {Add-MgBetaChatMember, Add-MgBetaTeamChannelMember, Add-Mg...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Users {Get-MgBetaUser, Get-MgBetaUserAppRoleAssignedResource, Ge...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Users.Actions {Add-MgBetaUserChatMember, Add-MgBetaUserDriveListContentT...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Users.Funct... {Export-MgBetaUserDeviceAndAppManagementData, Find-MgBetaU...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Beta.WindowsUpdates {Add-MgBetaWindowsUpdatesDeploymentAudienceExclusionMember...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Bookings {Get-MgBookingBusiness, Get-MgBookingBusinessAppointment, ...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Calendar {Get-MgGroupCalendar, Get-MgGroupCalendarEvent, Get-MgGrou...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.ChangeNotifications {Get-MgSubscription, Invoke-MgReauthorizeSubscription, New...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.CloudCommunications {Add-MgCommunicationCallLargeGalleryView, Clear-MgCommunic...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Compliance {Get-MgCompliance, Get-MgPrivacySubjectRightsRequest, Get-...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.CrossDeviceExper... {Get-MgUserActivity, Get-MgUserActivityCount, Get-MgUserAc...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.DeviceManagement {Get-MgAdminEdge, Get-MgAdminEdgeInternetExplorerMode, Get...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.DeviceManagement... {Clear-MgDeviceManagementManagedDevice, Disable-MgDeviceMa...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.DeviceManagement... {Get-MgDeviceManagementApplePushNotificationCertificate, G...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.DeviceManagement... {Get-MgDeviceManagementConditionalAccessSetting, Get-MgDev...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.DeviceManagement... {Confirm-MgDeviceManagementWindowsEnrollmentAutoDiscovery,...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Devices.CloudPrint {Get-MgPrint, Get-MgPrintConnector, Get-MgPrintConnectorCo...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Devices.Corporat... {Get-MgDeviceAppManagement, Get-MgDeviceAppManagementAndro...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Devices.ServiceA... {Get-MgServiceAnnouncementHealthOverview, Get-MgServiceAnn...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.DirectoryObjects {Confirm-MgDirectoryObjectMemberGroup, Confirm-MgDirectory...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Education {Get-MgEducationClass, Get-MgEducationClassAssignment, Get...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Files {Add-MgDriveListContentTypeCopy, Add-MgDriveListContentTyp...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Groups {Add-MgGroupDriveListContentTypeCopy, Add-MgGroupDriveList...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Identity.Directo... {Confirm-MgContactMemberGroup, Confirm-MgContactMemberObje...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Identity.Governance {Add-MgIdentityGovernanceAccessReviewDefinitionInstanceDec...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Identity.Partner {Get-MgTenantRelationshipDelegatedAdminCustomer, Get-MgTen...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Identity.SignIns {Confirm-MgRiskyServicePrincipalCompromised, Confirm-MgRis...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Mail {Get-MgUserInferenceClassification, Get-MgUserInferenceCla...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Notes {Get-MgGroupOnenoteNotebook, Get-MgGroupOnenoteNotebookCou...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.People {Get-MgUserLastSharedMethodInsight, Get-MgUserPerson, Get-...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.PersonalContacts {Get-MgUserContact, Get-MgUserContactCount, Get-MgUserCont...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Planner {Get-MgGroupPlanner, Get-MgGroupPlannerPlan, Get-MgGroupPl...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Reports {Export-MgReportPartnerBillingReconciliationBilled, Export...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.SchemaExtensions {Get-MgSchemaExtension, Get-MgSchemaExtensionCount, New-Mg...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Search {Add-MgExternalConnectionItemActivity, Get-MgExternal, Get...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Security {Add-MgSecurityCaseEdiscoveryCaseCustodianHold, Add-MgSecu...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Sites {Add-MgSite, Add-MgSiteContentTypeCopy, Add-MgSiteContentT...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Teams {Add-MgChatMember, Add-MgTeamChannelMember, Add-MgTeamMemb...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Users {Get-MgUser, Get-MgUserCount, Get-MgUserCreatedObject, Get...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Users.Actions {Add-MgUserChatMember, Add-MgUserDriveListContentTypeCopy,...
Script 2.19.0 Microsoft.Graph.Users.Functions {Export-MgUserDeviceAndAppManagementData, Get-MgAllUserCha...
ERROR:Get-MgBetaUser
Get-MgBetaUser : The 'Get-MgBetaUser' command was found in the module 'Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Users', but the module
could not be loaded. For more information, run 'Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Users'.
At line:1 char:1
- Get-MgBetaUser
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Get-MgBetaUser:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
- FullyQualifiedErrorId : CouldNotAutoloadMatchingModule
Import-Module : Could not load file or assembly 'Azure.Core, Version=1.33.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=92742159e12e44c8' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
At line:1 char:1
- Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Users
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Import-Module], FileNotFoundException
- FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.IO.FileNotFoundException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand