THE FUCKING LITTLE BITCH HAS CRUSHING COUNTER, GRAPPLES YOU ON ZONE HAS INSANELY HIGH DAMAGE AND A FUCKING RIDICULOUS PERFECT GUARD
ITS THE FUCKING THING AN 12 YEAR OLD WOULD DESIGN AND GO "UmM mY ChArAcTeR hAs EvErYtHiNg" CAN YOU FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE KILL THAT FUCKING THING TAKE IT OUT BACK AND EXECUTE IT LIKE THE FUCKING DISGUSTING ABOMINATION IT IS???
I FUCKING DESPISE ANYONE WHO MAINS THAT VILE FREAK OF NATURE FUCK YOU

Long story short, i never used an iMac or any Apple product in my life. I only have used Windows laptops and Android smarphones, and never had an urge to use my computer not untill i started to progamming few years ago. And always had issues installing an IDE or anything to programming releated, so i switched between Windows and Ubuntu., i occasionally play some games like Mortal Kombat or few emulators but nothing crazy...
Well, after few back and forth, i decided to give a try to use an iPhone and, i was shocked. The seemingless UI interface Apple uses, the expirience i had with it was amazing! Never felt that with Android lol
Now i discovered i can turn my Surface Pro into an hackintosh machine with OpenCore and since my main computer is a Desktop PC i dont really care if i brick the surface, i would love to try the macOS before jumping and buying an iMac mini or something similar...
Is it worth trying hackintosh before an actual macOS machine? Does things like AirDrop, AirPlay and such things work the same on a hackintosh? Btw my main doubt is the compatibility of apps runnin only on Windows and/or doesnt have macOS support, and would the experience be similar to an macOS? Should i just give it a go and try it?
Also, would the process to get it working correctly on my Surface would be easy enough to follow without much of a learning curve?

How is my esp32 on the wifi given this configuration? I thought it'd need more details in the wifi section?

substitutions: name: "office-rfid" friendly_name: Office RFID esphome: name: ${name} friendly_name: ${friendly_name} name_add_mac_suffix: false project: name: esphome.web version: '1.0' esp32: board: esp32dev framework: type: arduino # Enable logging logger: # Enable Home Assistant API api: # Allow Over-The-Air updates ota: # Allow provisioning Wi-Fi via serial improv_serial: wifi: # Set up a wifi access point ap: {} # In combination with the `ap` this allows the user # to provision wifi credentials to the device via WiFi AP. captive_portal: dashboard_import: package_import_url: github://esphome/example-configs/esphome-web/esp32.yaml@main import_full_config: true # Sets up Bluetooth LE (Only on ESP32) to allow the user # to provision wifi credentials to the device. esp32_improv: authorizer: none # To have a "next url" for improv serial web_server: 

Curious of what everyone's team is on just a normal playthrough of Pokémon reborn. Before looking at mine, yes passwords were used mainly for Volcarona early game etc, and a mod to add Ash-Greninja. (Loved it too much)Getting all of these shiny was insane, especially with regular pokeballs. Absolutely love this team. Reply with your team! (Debug was only used for IVS because screw breeding lol I expect to get flamed for it)
Water Shuriken, Ice Beam, Dark Pulse, Ice Beam, Extrasensory
Dragon Pulse, Air Slash, Boomburst, Focus Blast
Giga Drain, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Knock Off
Bug Buzz, Fiery Dance, Giga Drain, Quiver Dance
Multi-Attack, Dragon Claw, Flame Charge, Swords Dance
Bullet Punch, Zen Headbutt, Earthquake, Ice Punch

The Wisconsinite seizure of the Westernmost Ontario was considered by many to be a brazen act of international agitation by the typically prudent Chancellor Gaylord and the WPP. Since the defeat at Beaver Island, It was clear that the interests of the Progressive party were to halt the development of the Canadian naval hegemony in the Great Lakes, by any means necessary, regardless of the price of the cause. Soldiers of the People’s Army, Navy, and Air Force were briefed for months on the strategy of this precursive action by the WPP, and every service unit across Wisconsin was extensively drilled on the possibility of war with Canada.
Conversely, the Canadian military had no other foremost goal than to prevent the flow of Wisconsinite influences across Ontario, but recognized the terrible danger that the massive and reckless tendencies of their opponent posed. For this reason, Admiral William Shatner was tasked with formulating a punitive invasion of the country through the straits of Detroit, to both instill a sense of awe and fear, and to once again cripple and humiliate the navy of Wisconsin and Chancellor Gaylord.
On an early Winter morning in 1969, the Canadian Lake Fleet, alongside an attachment of infantry raiders led by Admiral Shatner, entered the bay of Detroit, and were immediately met with an unrelenting response of gunfire from the East bank of the Detroit river. The 6th Regiment of the Wisconsinite People’s Army had formed a line of fire across the entire length of the strait, beginning on the recently-renamed Fighting Bob Island. Admiral Shatner, not precluded from injuring Canadian civilians during such a fragile mission, demanded that the fleet not fire upon open land unto the Wisconsinites, and that the raider infantry division be halted until the coast was clear. However, some convoys had already passed through the narrowest points of the river, and were forced to continue or make an emergency landing.
Belle Isle was the terminus of the Detroit river into Lake Saint Clair, and was controlled exclusively by the People’s Army of Detroit as an immigration and processing center for visitors to the commune. It was seldom expected that armed Canadian soldiers were to land on the island and begin demanding passage across the river by force. A small contingent of USSA Red Guards were quickly deployed to meet the stranded marines, but the Detroit People’s Police arrived first, and engaged the Canadian invaders immediately. Hours of protracted gunfire between the two confused and unorganized forces resulted in an incredibly bloody battle, and the surrender of nearly 300 Canadian soldiers to the DPPD.
Having passed the straits of Detroit and the St Clair River with only nominal losses, Admiral Shatner was met at the entrance of Lake Huron by the entirety of the Wisconsinite fleet, and was fired upon immediately. The battle lasted only for minutes, and the entirety of the Canadian Lake Fleet was destroyed forthright by the merciless Wisconsinite navy.
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ANSWER HERE I no longer need the 13x19 page size; letter size color printer is fine. My main objective is to buy a printer that uses the same ink cartridge, as I have a couple of dozen still. The iP8720 no longer prints accurate colors despite my trying all the suggestions in the manual.

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ANSWER HERE I can't figure out a search for Canon printers that use the specific cartridge I use. Any help would be appreciated as long as I can remember.

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https://maps.app.goo.gl/u7dFLLndLcEqcYnn8 We have walked this San Francisco Bay Trail South San Francisco previously, but can't recall seeing this sunken vessel. It looked suspicious so we called Coast Guard Air Station , but they reminded us that they're an air station, and seemed disinterested at least from our perception. Generally we concluded it was suspicious, but it's also possible that we just overlooked it on prior walks. Has anyone seen anything like this in this Oyster Point Channel and who is the correct authority to notify? Leaking fuel or oil risk? 911 worthy? Overthinking?

Our resident cat, Gus, is an 8 year old neutered male and has lived with other pets his whole life. We lost our elderly family cat 8 months ago and our elderly dog shortly after. Nights were particularly hard for Gus after they passed away. He would cry all through the night, going into everyone's rooms to wake them. During the day we'd give him attention and love, and we tried our best at night, but it never seemed like enough. After several hard months, I thought what he needed was a new cat companion.
We adopted Selina from the local animal shelter. She's a 4 year old spayed female. We don't know much about her past, but the shelter informed us she had likely been pregnant previously. We were told she would be okay in a household with an older male cat. Selina and I immediately connected. I was having a bad chronic pain flair up when we adopted her and she stuck by my side the whole time. She's so sweet and she loves cuddling, she's very gentle with humans and warms up to strangers immediately.
Gus has his own litter box, water, food and toys on the main floor. Selina stays in the basement with me through the night and has the whole floor to herself, including her own litter box, food/water dishes, toys and there are windows. No matter what I've tried, she hates it down here and always wants to be on the main floor.
It was just over a month ago we brought Selina home. We have always had multiple pets in the house and my parents never took the time to do introductions. This time I knew we should because they're both older cats. I had done plenty of research on introductions and I tried to explain to my family that this may be a difficult adjustment period for Gus because he's been so stressed. Despite this, my mom opened Selina's crate in the middle of the living room when they got home. They sniffed each other at first and then Gus started hissing and making angry noises I'd never heard from him before. I immediately separated them. Later that night Gus got in the basement where Selina was. Gus and Selina have been fighting ever since.
Gus guards and Selina pounces and attacks. The fights are very aggressive, they are not playing, they're screaming and trying to hurt each other. We've tried loud noises to distract them and throwing blankets over their heads, but nothing stops them. They have to be pulled apart and it always ends with one of us getting hurt. On top of that, Gus gets so nervous he poops and we end up with a mess on both the cats and all over the area they were fighting, floors and furniture. They always run under a bed or couch and it can take several minutes to separate them. I have moved all beds and couches away from walls so they have exits, that didn't work, both refuse to leave after a fight begins.
I am doing my best to keep them separated. Gus gets the main floor at night and Selina gets the basement and through the day I am constantly switching them out between bedrooms and the main floor and the basement. Both of them do not like this routine and the one in a bedroom or basement will cry the whole time (even if someone is with them!). On top of that they constantly sit on either sides of doors and antagonize each other, scratching and slamming against the doors. I can't even try the introduction tip of feeding them on either sides of a door because they will ignore their food and focus on each other. Both demand to be on the main floor of the house, but they cannot co-exist safely.
I constantly feel guilty that I'm not giving them equal love and attention, both of them seem to have separation anxiety and often times I'm the only one home. I play with both of them until they're tired out and no longer want to play, but this does nothing to stop them from antagonizing each other through the doors. I sometimes swear it's worse when they're already exhausted. All they do is demand access to the main floor and even when it's their turn, all they want to do is find out where the other is.
I just feel like I'm at a loss. I love both cats and I would never consider rehoming either of them. They're both very gentle with me, I've only ever been scratched by accident by either of them. Yet none of the introduction tips I've read are working. They both know the other is in the home and they are both always trying to get each other. Whoever has the main floor is always searching each door to find the other (we don't have a big home, I can't separate them further). Some nights they'll guard all night long.
I feel really bad for introducing another cat in the home while Gus may have still been in mourning. But I am so grateful to have Selina in my life. I am doing my best, I'm reading articles everyday to see if I can do better for them, but nothing is working. I feel sick thinking I'm torturing them by keeping them in the same house together. Is it selfish to want to keep them both at this point? I just can't imagine losing another pet this year. Is it possible they will ever be able to safely co-exist in the same home?

Book One: Edge of Madness - Chapter One First Chapter Previous
They called him the champion of the Talisi. A lost prince, a man touched by the Gods. They spoke his name in the same context as the Vigons. They regarded him as one would a holy object, placed there to remind all that hope is not lost. Mairek lay in a bed weaved of vine reeds. He felt hopeless, encroached on all sides by a looming dread he could not quite determine its source. There were expectations that had to be met. With hope came the assurance of victory and the Talisi wanted war. They wanted to parade him at the forefront of the Talisi Green army. Dress him in green metal and have him wield half a spear.
Yes, half a spear. His signature trade mark. It was half a spear he'd used upon the Ganidan plain, all those months ago. It was half a spear that he'd used to turn the tide against the Binorians. And here, in his room within the Palace. It is half a spear that lay beside him.
He'd tried to return to Jamou, the village he and Ishar hailed from. But the Talisi would not have it. An entire cohort came for him, his father had stood outside their home, tears of disbelief streaming down his face as he watched his son being dragged away to Central Talisi. To stand before the new King of the Talisi, the late King Gans's son, King Mogich. There, before the King, he was forced to retell the events of the Ganidan Plain. Where forty thousand Talisi men had stood against half a million Binorian Legions. Where Talisi had lost its king. The Red Priests of Meena had gathered around the silver throne of the King, intent on discrediting his every word for his theatrics upon the plain did not come as a result of his connection to their Goddess Meena. No. It was another God's blessing that had been bestowed upon him.
A blessing that ensured he was free of the bubble of time. A blessing that enabled him to foretell the future, experience the present and derive meaning from the past in a way nobody ever has or will. He was against the flow of time, not as Ishar was with his blessing of chaos, no, for him perception graced his every thought and action. And time, ever present, sought a way to purge him free of the realm. But for now it ignored him as did he it.
He rejected the giant chamber that had been offered him. The windows were dangerous, a stray arrow from the Army practicing grounds could find him in his bed as he lay asleep. He rejected servants for one might accidentally trip and wash him with scalding hot water meant for his bath. Every option afforded him came with the tinge of time and its need to be rid of him. He evaded all options before they availed themselves and here, he found himself now. In a single room, narrow with four walls all around. No windows, no servants. The only opening a door and ventilation shaft above the door. Time had no means of ending him where he lay.
A wasp entered the room from the ventilation shaft, it buzzed as it explored its new found abode. Mairek grabbed the half spear laying beside his bed. He lifted and flicked it across the dimly lit room, the only light a lantern that was dwindling in fuel. The half spear spun across the room and collided with the wall before settling on the ground. At its tip sat the impaled wasp. The sharp point had impaled it through its thorax and its threat was no more. Mairek sighed and lifted his eyes to the ceiling. What I would give, Ishar, to be back in Jamou with you. You tending sheep and me tending my broken heart, where are you Ishar? I crave chaos, an end to this tide that I swim against.
It started as a cough from a servant in the Palace's coal chamber. A chamber maid tripped and fell with a curse. A Red priest yawned and within seconds Mairek knew what was happening. The movements people indulged in, the things thought to be accidents. The gestures and words and platitudes. They were all weaves upon the tapestry of time. A knock sounded at his door. He got up and answered it. Parting the door enough to confirm the heart beats he'd expected were indeed of the five men before him.
Tall men, taller than he, bulky with swords strapped to their sides. Adorned in leather armor. The best killers in Talisi. Killers hired to kill him. They had objected of course, objected the task of ridding Talisi of the only one of them who could channel a God. But Tari, Princess of Talisi and sister to King Mogich, had offered them a price they could not refuse. She hated him, of course, hated him because he was part of her father's death. Part of the reason she no longer had a father. Sure, it was Ishar who'd led King Gans to a war facing impossible odds. But Ishar wasn't around. Nobody knew where the Kolotian and his lover, Niada, had gone to. So it was up to him to suffer the consequences.
"The King requires your presence." The one at the forefront said with a slight bow. The rest of the men rested their hands on the hilt of their blades. A clear sign that they were agitated, wary even. Mariek smiled.
"You carry swords, isn't it customary for the Green Army to prefer spears save in close combat? An ideal condition such as now?" Mariek asked.
The one who'd spoken to him chuckled. "We're used to the weight of the blade, Champion of the Talisi."
Champion of the Talisi. The title was a bane to him. He wanted to thrash against its constraints, to run away, flee from the duty it demanded of him. It was mid afternoon. The Palace wasn't as packed as it was during the early hours of the day. The King would never demand his presence at night so this was the best time for their ruse. Where would they lead him to? Where would he meet his end?
"Where is the King?" Mairek asked.
"He's at the Conicual Garden, west of the Palace bridge." Their leader answered. Mairek nodded. That would be an ideal place to die. It'll give him a chance to see the river curving through Talisi, to observe the sinking sun and to be kindred once more with all that went on around him. He felt time's gentle nudge, beckoning him into its embrace where his death will spell an end to his torment. An end to the struggle against time, a struggle he was sure he could not win. Why then shouldn't he relent? Throw in the towel and call it quits? What value marked him, that a God would pick him above the rest? No, Nielda had made a mistake. What was even the point of going all the way to the garden? Wouldn't it be fitting for his end to be quick?
"I hear the King," Mairek said. "He is speaking to the Chief Palace servant about a cartload of wine due from Remu. He is in the throne room, not the garden." The men shuffled uneasily. "You're here to kill me." He took a step back, leaving his door ajar. He went to the center of the room, knelt down and bore his neck to them. "Make it quick, a quick thrust in the neck ought to do it. But then again, you guys are the experts."
They hesitated. Each uncertain of their purpose. Mairek hated uncertainty, decisions spell the destiny time offers. To titter on the brink of a decision is to waylay time's purpose. "Be quick about it! Bastards!" That did it. They lunged towards him, swords rasping as they flew free of their scabbards. The point of the swords came to him and Mairek welcomed them, a smile played across his face. It was going to be over. He closed his eyes, waited for the sword tips to bite skin, draw blood. End his life. He waited a span of seconds and nothing seemed to happen. He opened his eyes, observed the blades inches from him, frozen in time.
"You fucking cunt." Nielda, the God of Space and Time spoke from behind him. He turned, found the God lounging on his reed bed. His skin was as dark as the midnight sky, and stars riddled it. His hair, like puffs of a cloud hovered about his head. His green eyes observed him with a haughty air Mairek had become used to.
"Nielda." He said, turning to regard the God who'd chosen him as his Champion.
"You can kill them all, all five of them as you did the wasp. Yet, here you kneel, like a weakling, welcoming their blades. You paint a sorry sight. Diva." Nielda said. Diva, the word was misused by the God, having dwelt so long in the place between sky and moon, the God had lost touch with humanity, his vigil against a darkness he was hesitant to comment on had stripped Nielda of knowledge regarding the advancement of the human race.
"I just want it to end, I know no peace, Nielda. No peace at all." Mairek said. He got up off the ground, went to the rear end of the reed bed and placed himself there. Close to the naked feet of the God. The dusk colored robe adorning Nielda shifted as he sat up to regard his champion.
"Peace? When a buck grazes in the Talisi wilderness, no predator in sight. Does he regard the moment afforded it as peaceful? Does it relish in it, hence lowering its guard to fully appreciate the ambiance that comes with a lack of danger? Peace is a fickle thing, the buck knows this. Its ears are ever alert lest the sound of a Yendw wolf's approach marks the end of its peace. Is that then, what peace is? A moment between danger, afforded by pure circumstance? If such a thing is peace then what benefit is craving something you know will have an end?" Nielda raised his hand and scratched at his scalp, the hair floating about it parted for a brief moment. The God rarely had mannerisms similar to that of mankind but as time went, Mairek noticed changes in the God's disposition. "Think of your time since leaving the Ganidan Plain, Diva, has there been any instance when your life was threatened save now? Can this then be regarded as a peaceful period, a time when time has ignored you and thus given you a period of rest? Of course time wouldn't ignore you forever, it must seek to right an anomaly and you should liken this as a Yendw wolf's paw upon a branch, young buck, and this should drive you to flee knowing that the peace afforded you has reached its end."
Mairek sat with his knees brought up and his arms circling the crest of his legs. He nodded his acquiesce. His eyes moved to the five men, frozen in time, their blades pointed at where he once knelt awaiting a quick death. The buck would not await the maw of the Yendw wolf, it will flee if possible and if not it would fight, hoping for a brief respite from death that might grant it another period of peace. Is this then what peace is? "I hear everything Nielda." Mairek started. "I see everything, even with my eyes closed. I feel everything as if my hand is forever grasping things and my tongue tastes things that I am yet to consume. Is this gift of yours a mark of peace? How will my sanity be anchored to me with all that I perceive?"
Nielda sighed. "You're a dumbass Mairek. A dumbass, if you can hear everything why don't you focus on the sound that pleases you the most? If you can see everything why not focus on an image that delights your soul? Perception is not confounded on the whole, you can focus on specific aspects of it that appease you."
"Is that what you did when you hovered above space for thousands of years? Did you focus on a specific sound while you were up there among the stars?" Mairek pushed. He knew if he kept up a barrage of questions regarding Nielda's time guarding the darkness above from an ancient evil, he might gleam something... Anything that would paint a vivid picture for him, a picture whose purpose he was yet sure of.
Nielda stared at Mairek and his eyes flashed a bright blue. The assassins started moving slowly and Mairek knew that time was regaining its flow. "No." Nielda said. "The one whose voice I wanted to hear was silent."
Time resumed its course and the assassins thrust into open air. Missing their mark. They turned, puzzled expressions about their faces to regard Mairek at the foot of the reed bed. Mairek sighed. "Your deaths won't be on my head." He said as he stood up.
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The sun pierced the earth with its morning glow. Palace servants shambled about, eager to get on with their work. Guards stationed in various Palace compartments stood at alert, stifling yawns and conversing in low tones. The Palace kitchen was alight with activity, cooks chattered as dough rose and logs were fed into furnaces. Chamber maids emptied chamber pots. The King sat upon his throne and offered a silent prayer to Meena with the aid of the Red Priests, as it was custom for the King of Talisi with every new dawn. The gardeners tended the Conicual garden, pruning branches and inspecting bright colored petals. The daily routine of the Palace was under way, without a single anomaly felt or seen by all within the Palace.
It started as a scream when the maid sent to bring him his morning meal came across him leaving his tiny compartment. The maid ran away, screaming like a banshee and flinging his tray of food to the ground. Mairek flexed his shoulders and started walking towards Princess Tari's bed chamber. Where he knew she was inspecting an assortment of dresses, picking the best she would dawn for the first half of the day. With the maid's screams came the shuffling of feet, guards, cooks, gardeners, maids, Red Priests. They all flocked towards him, and when their eyes beheld him, they halted, words escaped them. Trembling gripped their limbs and all they could do was stare. They flanked him on all sides, and followed behind him at a distance. He did not turn his head to either side, he ignored them as he ignored the blood that trailed his path, marking his wake.
At another time, in another place. The five decapitated heads he held by their hair, three on his right hand and two on his left, would have sickened him. Their weight would have pulled at his soul and he would have been distressed by the action he was undertaking. But now, he felt nothing. He experienced everything and felt nothing. I am a buck, antlers riddled with the blood of a Yendw wolf, affording me an extended period of peace. And that was all he could define the moment as.
The Guards he came across took one look at him and let him pass, none too eager to test his patience. He climbed the steps leading to Princess Tari's chambers. A throng of Palace personnel behind him. The two Guards flanking either side of the Chamber's door halted him, placing heavy gauntleted hands on his chest.
"You cannot pass." One of them said, he towered over him and Mairek raised his head to observe him. He was aware of what a sight he was. Blood was sprinkled upon his face and stained his arms. The heads dripped blood on the floor and the smell of iron was rich wherever he went.
Mairek closed his eyes, felt the touch of the gauntlets upon his chest, he allowed himself to drift into the metal, to learn of its origin and how they came to be where they were now, upon him. The past is a vast sea, to swim its depths one requires a mind that can fragment, be two places at once, and in that current at the bed of time he was able to learn what he needed. He opened his eyes and turned his head to either guard. "These gauntlets, you place them on the bath house door, parting it gently to observe the Princess as she baths. A wretched thing both of you do, ogling the one you're tasked to protect. A simple reprimand wouldn't be enough, I will see both your heads on a spike at the Palace baths if you do not give me leave to do as I plan. I mean to cause no harm." He could not see their faces behind their helms, but he knew the look of shock and shame spread upon their visage. Shame, the anointed cousin of retreat, see as his gauntlets lower from my chest. See as they withdraw within, each of them eager to be rid of me within a miasma of indifference.
The Guards parted. Mairek raised a leg and knocked down the chamber door with one swift kick. The door sprung free of its hinges, tumbled and collapsed onto the ground, close to the foot of the Chamber bed. A good five feet within the Chamber. Tari stood, half naked with maids around her, her bosom rich and full, stilled as she regarded him. Then heaved as she saw what he dragged into her chamber.
Mairek walked onto the door and flung the heads onto the bed, watched as the blood seeped into the white linen cover of the duvet. Staining it a bright crimson. The heads stared in various poses, unblinking, sightless. Princess Tari gawked at them then raised her eyes to meet his.
"Their blood is on your head." Mairek said and turned around to depart. Those crowded behind him parted and in his wake eyes followed his retreating back.
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Hello! I've done so much research and asked so many people haha just want final confirmation so I don't go insane and just press buy.
Context:
edit: I already have a 4080 super so this is everything besides that.
The pc is mainly for VFX (3d, rendering, simulations)
Then also gaming (RDR2, Valorant, Overwatch, Modded Minecraft)
Just want to know if I'm overspending in some areas, also want to know if there are any air cookers that work as good as the aio I've chosen, I'm a computer noob and I'm scared of the air possibly leaking?
Also is it worth me waiting for amds new CPUs and the new motherboards to come out?
Thank you!
PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	£435.50 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III A-RGB 48.82 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	£114.63 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard	£199.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory	£219.04 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	£152.87 @ Amazon UK
Case	NZXT H9 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case	£145.99 @ AWD-IT
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£131.99 @ MoreCoCo
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1400.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-06-08 13:05 BST+0100

Hello! I've done so much research and asked so many people haha just want final confirmation so I don't go insane and just press buy.
Context:
edit: I already have a 4080 super so this is everything besides that.
The pc is mainly for VFX (3d, rendering, simulations)
Then also gaming (RDR2, Valorant, Overwatch, Modded Minecraft)
Just want to know if I'm overspending in some areas, also want to know if there are any air cookers that work as good as the aio I've chosen, I'm a computer noob and I'm scared of the air possibly leaking?
Also is it worth me waiting for amds new CPUs and the new motherboards to come out?
Thank you!
PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	£435.50 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III A-RGB 48.82 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	£114.63 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard	£199.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory	£219.04 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	£152.87 @ Amazon UK
Case	NZXT H9 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case	£145.99 @ AWD-IT
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£131.99 @ MoreCoCo
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1400.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-06-08 13:05 BST+0100

Hello! I've done so much research and asked so many people haha just want final confirmation so I don't go insane and just press buy.
Context:
edit: I already have a 4080 super so this is everything besides that.
The pc is mainly for VFX (3d, rendering, simulations)
Then also gaming (RDR2, Valorant, Overwatch, Modded Minecraft)
Just want to know if I'm overspending in some areas, also want to know if there are any air cookers that work as good as the aio I've chosen, I'm a computer noob and I'm scared of the air possibly leaking?
Also is it worth me waiting for amds new CPUs and the new motherboards to come out?
Thank you!
PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5 GHz 16-Core Processor	£435.50 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III A-RGB 48.82 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	£114.63 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard	£199.98 @ Amazon UK
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory	£219.04 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	£152.87 @ Amazon UK
Case	NZXT H9 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case	£145.99 @ AWD-IT
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£131.99 @ MoreCoCo
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£1400.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-06-08 13:05 BST+0100

Context: For this storyline, I will be booking Will Ospreay's journey to becoming AEW World Champion and it'll be multiple parts. I started doing this earlier in the week but deleted it to make some changes to the story. For this story, we will begin where we last left off after the most recent episode of AEW Dynamite (that took place on 6/5/2024). So without further ado, lets get started.
EDIT: I’ve finally come up with how I want this story to go, so no more deleting to edit, I promise.
The Build to AEW Forbidden Door:

• We begin our story on the next episode of Dynamite after Swerve Strickland has successfully defended the AEW World Championship against Roderick Strong and it is advertised that Will Ospreay will defend the AEW International Championship against Rey Fenix in the main event. Earlier in the night, Swerve is interviewed about his title defense with Roderick Strong and Ospreay's defense for later in the night. Swerve says that he has a lot of respect for Ospreay and the kind of man and champion that he is (Swerve puts over all of Ospreay's accomplishments). However, Swerve also says that he has been hearing some rumblings from people within the business, the AEW locker room, and some of the fan base that they think that Will Ospreay is the best wrestler in the world. Swerve says that he doesn't like hearing this because he is the AEW Champion, which signifies that not only is he the best in AEW, he is the best in the world. Swerve says that he has worked too hard and has gone through hell and back only to be behind anyone and will be damned if someone else call themselves the best in the world on his watch. Swerve finishes by saying that he will be watching his challenger very closely. Fast forward to the main event where Will Ospreay is defending the International Championship against Rey Fenix and it is an insane match. During the match, Don Callis is on commentary but is joined by Swerve Strickland eventually who watches in. Callis and Swerve have words where Callis is talking trash to Swerve Strickland, talking about Will Ospreay is the real best in the world while Swerve says that he is the best in the world and that everyone that Don has managed has fallen at some point. After a back and forth match, Ospreay is able to win and retain the International Championship after hitting a Hidden Blade out of the air as Fenix went for a high-flying move. Don Callis gives a standing ovation as Ospreay picks up the win, continuing to talk trash to Swerve while Swerve is also clapping for Ospreay and tells Callis (I want to look into the eyes of your boy". Swerve takes off the headset and throws it at Don's face as he heads towards the ring (Don Callis speaks into the headset and says "get in position"). Swerve enters the ring and faces off with Will Ospreay. Swerve holds his title up in the air as the two stare into each others eyes. Ospreay offers his hand to Swerve to shake, but before Swerve can do anything, he is attacked from behind by Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, and Trent Beretta. Ospreay is not a fan of this and tries to intervene but Kyle Fletcher gets in between him and Swerve, trying to to tell Ospreay to stay back. Ospreay is able to get past Fletcher and break up the assault before it gets bad for Swerve. Ospreay proceeds to get in all of their faces and things are quickly heated and tense within the group, especially as Trent Beretta starts to argue with Ospreay right back. Trent shoves Ospreay and tries to go back to attacking Swerve but Ospreay throws Trent to the ground with a shove. Don Callis breaks everyone up before having the members of the family leave the ring. Callis is not happy about this but doesn't want his family to implode from within. They leave Will in the ring as they all start to make their way up the ramp. Ospreay turns around to check on Swerve but is hit with a superkick by Swerve instead and then follows it up with the House Call, laying out Ospreay! Swerve thinks that Ospreay was behind the attack and leaves through the crowd before the members of the Don Callis family can get to him.
• The next week on Dynamite, it is advertised that Trent Beretta will take on Swerve Strickland later on in the show. Backstage there is an interview segment with Don Callis, Trent Beretta, and Kyle Fletcher (Konosuke Takeshita will start to focus more on the TNT Championship ladder match for Forbidden Door). Don Callis says that tonight, they are going to make Swerve pay for attacking Will Ospreay. Callis starts to say that Swerve is not a champion, he's a coward, a coward that attacks from behind and who does such a thing? (Don Callis... you brilliant hypocrite). All of the sudden, Will Ospreay appears and is not in a good mood whatsoever. Callis says that he has been calling Ospreay all week and never heard back. Will Ospreay wants an explanation to why they attacked Swerve last week, Ospreay says that Callis knows that he is not like that and didn't ask for Swerve to be attacked. Callis tells Ospreay this benefits Ospreay tremendously, Callis says that Swerve is dangerous and that when Beretta beats Swerve, they're going to weaken him and compromise him by the time Forbidden Door comes around. He says that if he will just trust Callis, then Ospreay will achieve his goal of becoming AEW World Champion. Ospreay protests this, saying that he's looking for payback on Swerve, but not like this. Ospreay wants to beat Swerve at his best so that he can prove to the world that he truly is the best in the world, without any asterisks. Trent Beretta noticeably rolls his eyes and sighs, saying that this is a waste of time and that a real world champion wouldn't question this advice. This gets Ospreay's attention and asks Beretta what he could possibly know about being a world champion, bruv. Ospreay says that if he has something that he wants to say, he should keep it to himself because he (Ospreay) doesn't see someone in Trent Beretta that could ever tell him what it takes to be a World Champion, but if he ever wants advice on what it's like to stab his best friends in the back, he'll make sure to give him a call, bruv. Things get heated, and Callis seperates the two, telling Ospreay that he should take the rest of the night off to prepare for his match with Swerve and that they will handle business tonight ("just trust me, champ!"). Callis and Beretta leave to prepare and we just see Kyle Fletcher and Will Ospreay. Fletcher is able to calm Ospreay down and tell Ospreay that things will be fine but Ospreay tells Fletcher he doesn't need or want these kind of advantages. Ospreay leaves. Later in the night, Swerve Strickland defeats Trent Beretta, hitting the House Call to pick up the pinfall victory. After the match, Trent and Fletcher again start to beat down Swerve Strickland until Ospreay again comes down to the ring to separate them, stopping Beretta from going for the Storm Driver '93 to Swerve, the same move that Ospreay himself refuses to use. Beretta this time slaps Ospreay in the face. There's a moment where Beretta and Ospreay are separated by Fletcher (as Don Callis is screaming from the outside) as Swerve gets back to his feet and brings the fight to both Beretta and Fletcher. Swerve clotheslines Beretta over the top rope and nails Fletcher with the House Call. However, as Swerve turns around he is nailed by the Hidden Blade by Ospreay! Ospreay just looks down at Swerve and says that was payback for last week. Callis initially looks delighted until Will Ospreay just walks on past him, ignoring Don Callis as he was trying to say something to Will.
• On the final go-home show of Dynamite. Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay have a face-to-face in the ring for a segment. They both acknowledge that they are both even when it comes to laying each other out, and are only out here to have a conversation before the PPV. Swerve talks about how he has busted his ass, bled buckets of blood, and put his body through hell and back to win the AEW Championship. Swerve says that being World Champion means everything to him as it has taken his career to new heights and has provided him the opportunity to provide for his family and give them a better life. Swerve says that he is willing to put his body through hell and even though he truly has respect for what Will Ospreay has accomplished in his career, he will do whatever it takes to retain at Forbidden Door. Swerve finishes by saying he has been through too much to not be called the best in the world and in AEW and at Forbidden Door, he proves to the rest of the world that AEW is truly and forever will be whose house? Ospreay says that he has been the best in every company that he has ever been and has busted his ass too to have the career that he has had to this point. Ospreay says that when he came to AEW, he wanted to to prove that he was the best in the world and to do that, he knew that some day, he would have to go up against Swerve to prove that. Ospreay says that he respects him too, but at Forbidden Door, he will silence all doubts and become the AEW World Champion, and show that the moniker of the best belongs to Will Ospreay. Ospreay begins to leave until Swerve Strickland says into the mic "Will, Just so you know, I meant what I said about being willing to do whatever it takes retain the AEW World Championship. I hope you are willing to do the same, even if it means doing THAT move. Because if you aren't, I'm going to beat you out there". Ospreay just looks at him and says "Don't worry, it won't have to come to that" and leaves. Swerve is pissed, feeling disrespected by that comment.

AEW Forbidden Door 2024:

• AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland (c) def. Will Ospreay
  • We get to the main event of our show, Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay take a cautious approach to start, trying to feel each other out and wait for an opportunity to take control. At one point, Will Ospreay teases going for the Storm Driver '93 but hesitates and decides against it (Don Callis is screaming on commentary to do it and break Swerve's neck). Will Ospreay instead goes for an Os-Cutter but it gets countered into the JML Driver by Swerve Strickland for a very close 2-count. At another point, Swerve goes for the Swerve Stomp but Ospreay moves out of the way and hits a Hidden Blade but Swerve kicks out at 2! Swerve starts to target the arm of Will Ospreay after this and does his arm snap spot to Ospreay, damaging the arm. This is a back and forth war as both men are evenly matched (as commentary puts over). Swerve starts to signal for the House Call, but instead teases going for Hidden Blade instead as he looks over at Don Callis and laughs. However, this ends up backfiring as Will Ospreay is able to hit a second Hidden Blade before Swerve can, but Ospreay immediately sells the arm as he used the arm that was used to hit the Hidden Blade was the arm that Swerve had targeted earlier. Ospreay goes for the cover slowly, 1...2... Swerve gets his foot on the bottom rope to break the count. Commentary puts over that if Swerve hadn't been near the ropes, he likely wasn't kicking out. Will Ospreay is in shock and so is Don Callis who both can't believe that Swerve just kicked out of the Hidden Blade again. Ospreay is frustrated and looks to be going for the Storm Driver '93 for a second time, but again, can't bring himself to do it (And Don Callis starts to head to the ring). Instead, he then looks to go for the Stormbreaker until Don Callis hops onto the apron and is IRATE with Ospreay, screaming at him to do the Storm driver and break Swerve’s neck. This distracts Ospreay and he drops Swerve to confront Callis. Ospreay refuses and tells Callis to go to the back. Callis says that Ospreay is ungrateful and says that he MADE him and that he’s not in this position without him. Callis then proceeds to slap Ospreay! Ospreay is furious and Callis realizes that he made a huge error and Ospreay grabs Callis by the shirt and decks him with a punch. Ospreay has finally had enough of Callis. However, as Ospreay turns back to Swerve, it was too late as Swerve is waiting for Ospreay, kicking him in the gut and then hitting Ospreay with a Storm Driver ‘93 of his own! Swerve then goes to the top rope and hits the Swerve Stomp to Ospreay. Swerve goes for the pin, 1…2… Ospreay kicks out at 2.999 and Swerve is incredibly surprised. However, it’s clear that Ospreay has nothing left, as he just manages to get to his knees and tells Swerve to bring it. Swerve hits one final House Call and then goes for the pin, 1…2…3. Swerve Strickland has retained the AEW World Championship in a battle! Swerve knows he had to dig down deep to pull this one off and shows his respect to Ospreay as Ospreay rolls out of the ring and heads to the back. Commentary puts over that when it came time to “go for the kill”, Will Ospreay hesitated while Swerve Strickland did what needed to be done without any hesitation. The final shot of the PPV is Swerve celebrating his victory with the title in the air as Will Ospreay looks back to the ring as he heads up the ramp. This isn’t over.

To be continued...
So what do you think so far? Do you like it? Do you dislike it? What do you like or dislike about it specifically? Let me know! Part 2 should be coming soon.
If you liked this booking, feel free to check out some of the other ones that I have done in the past on here.
Booking the Breakup of The Judgement Day:
https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1d5qa9v/booking_the_breakup_of_the_judgement_day/
Booking the 2024 AEW Men's Continental Classic: https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1cuwz62/booking_the_2024_aew_mens_continental_classic/
Booking Nick Aldis's WWE in-ring debut: https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1cq8wva/booking_nick_aldiss_wwe_inring_debut/
Booking Mercedes Mone in AEW:
https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1ciup71/booking_mercedes_mone_in_aew_part_1/
Rebooking Brock Lesnar's WWE return 2012: https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1c95b4b/rebooking_brock_lesnars_2012_wwe_return/
Rebooking CM Punk's 434-day WWE Championship reign:
https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1ccbouu/rebooking_cm_punks_434day_wwe_championship_reign/
Booking MJF's AEW return: https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1cesd9z/booking_maxwell_jacob_friedmans_mjf_return_to_aew/
Rebooking the End of The Undertaker's Wrestlemania Streak: https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1c47cba/rebooking_the_end_of_the_undertakers_wrestlemania/

Welcome to the Mob Grinding Pagoda!
The main structure is a fully Vanilla Build, with modded components for it's purpose, of a Japanese style Pagoda to house your Mob grinding Utilities farm and all item output storage. This was build in the All the Mods 9: To the Sky modpack but will work in any pack with the required mods.
The farm uses 6 fans from Mob Grinding Utils to push mobs into a single Grinder. There are lights that come on when the grinder is off so mobs will not spawn if you need to get in for maintenance. There is also a light at the top of the build that comes on when the Grinder is on so you know if you left it on or not.
On the main floor there are 2 Enchantment Setups, for symmetry. If you have Apotheosis in your pack I suggest you convert one of them to your 100 level enchanter. You can replace one of the sets of furnaces with the Apotheosis Forge Hammer, Gem Cutter and Salvaging Table or place all 3 with the 100 level Enchanting setup.
Directions to setup structure:

1. Once placed in the Fans will need to all have 3 height upgrades. 2 of the fans are on a side by them selves and 4 are in pairs on the other sides. All 4 paired fans will need 3 each width upgrades.
2. From the 2nd floor you can access the controller for the drawers. Obtain a Functional storage Linking Tool and select the Controller then go down and select all the drawers. You can then pre-lock all drawers and load items where you like as they come in or let them come in then lock once all done.

Once all setup you should not need to go into the upper part of the build, all function and use is on the main floor.
Create NBT file, Screenshots and Materials list located on the AirTable:
https://airtable.com/appSIzYTsvPm6ZgfA/shrahfRhFpKhukLKo/tblAWiuX4jWq85tYZ/viwTLa7J8IE6S6WnB/recLzSsW9gUgvcGd2