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2024.05.15 23:59 Snushy_101 Leadflow Pricing: AI Insights for Growth Success Stories
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2024.05.15 23:57 yasmeenthesunbeam How to get your student loan to be interest free - by paying the Ontario portion first
While the Federal government announced that student loans are now interest free, part of your loan is funded by the Ontario government, and that portion still accrues interest. Luckily, it's likely the smaller portion of your loan.
So here's how to pay off the Ontario portion FIRST or, I recommend, all in one go - to get yourself to being interest free, and less stressed while paying off the rest.
STEPS
A cheque OR Bank Draft: - Payable to the National Student Loans Service Centre / NSLSC - With our 7-digit loan number in the memo/notes section - Signed and dated
SOME IMPORTANT NOTES
• Include some additional money to account for interest accrued while payment is in transit (you can view your interest rate on your NSLSC account). For example, mine was $1.50 per day and I was recommended to pay enough for 15 days to be very safe, which totaled to $22.50)
• Expect to still be charged your monthly payment if you have automatic payments set up (I was told I wouldn't be, but I still was, so just a warning)
• If you are intending to apply for RAP (Repayment Assistance Program), it’s best to make the Ontario payment first, and apply for RAP after you’ve seen in your NSLSC account that the Ontario payment has been applied (give it 10-15 business days)
• A Bank Draft will be cheaper than ordering cheques. I paid around $10 for one at RBC, as opposed to around $70 for the minimum order of cheques. Go in person to your bank, have the amount you’re wanting to send in your checking account or in cash. Have them add “NSLSC” as the payee, and include your 7-digit loan number. They will print out the Bank Draft, they will sign and date it, then you can then take it home and mail it out with your letter.
I went through this process successfully and had called 3 different NSLSC agents to confirm everything. Hopefully this helps!!
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So here's how to pay off the Ontario portion FIRST or, I recommend, all in one go - to get yourself to being interest free, and less stressed while paying off the rest.
- Sign into your NSLSC account, view what the Ontario portion of your loan is, and view what your daily interest rate is.
- Send the following by mail together (yup, by mail, with one stamp) to “National Student Loans Service Centre P.O. Box 4030, Mississauga Ontario, L5A 4M4”
A cheque OR Bank Draft: - Payable to the National Student Loans Service Centre / NSLSC - With our 7-digit loan number in the memo/notes section - Signed and dated
• Include some additional money to account for interest accrued while payment is in transit (you can view your interest rate on your NSLSC account). For example, mine was $1.50 per day and I was recommended to pay enough for 15 days to be very safe, which totaled to $22.50)
• Expect to still be charged your monthly payment if you have automatic payments set up (I was told I wouldn't be, but I still was, so just a warning)
• If you are intending to apply for RAP (Repayment Assistance Program), it’s best to make the Ontario payment first, and apply for RAP after you’ve seen in your NSLSC account that the Ontario payment has been applied (give it 10-15 business days)
• A Bank Draft will be cheaper than ordering cheques. I paid around $10 for one at RBC, as opposed to around $70 for the minimum order of cheques. Go in person to your bank, have the amount you’re wanting to send in your checking account or in cash. Have them add “NSLSC” as the payee, and include your 7-digit loan number. They will print out the Bank Draft, they will sign and date it, then you can then take it home and mail it out with your letter.
2024.05.15 23:56 ocean-earth-skies A to Z list of some of President Nelson's most memorable invitations
Hi all! Posted this on latterdaysaints too and meant to post here but I'm too new to Reddit so it wasn't letting me post until I got more karma. Anyway, I compiled this A to Z list a while back and thought some of you might enjoy it! It was fun to go through some of President Nelson's most memorable invitations.
You can view the full list here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d1TxTo-mV8T5AqIJUIJKoPMcSlMsyOh-nILMGC3LrOU/edit?usp=sharing
Feel free to share anywhere!
Here's the list's description:
"L is for Let God Prevail" Following the Prophet from A to Z
In his time as prophet, President Russell M. Nelson has issued many powerful invitations. This list presents some of those memorable words in a simple and accessible format. These reminders can enhance gospel learning in many ways including:
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You can view the full list here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d1TxTo-mV8T5AqIJUIJKoPMcSlMsyOh-nILMGC3LrOU/edit?usp=sharing
Feel free to share anywhere!
Here's the list's description:
"L is for Let God Prevail" Following the Prophet from A to Z
In his time as prophet, President Russell M. Nelson has issued many powerful invitations. This list presents some of those memorable words in a simple and accessible format. These reminders can enhance gospel learning in many ways including:
- Improving our personal study as we set goals and strive to follow the prophet
- Helping children hear the prophet’s voice and see the prophet’s words are for them, too
- Challenging youth to memorize these invitations or increase their familiarity with the prophet’s calls to action
- Studying a different letter each week as a family and moving through the prophet’s invitations from A to Z.
2024.05.15 23:48 MeringueRemarkable5 Help applying to an MFA / letters of recc
Hi there!
I'm someone who would like to try pursuing an MFA in poetry. A little about me: I am involved in the journalism world, so have professional writing experience there. I also took many poetry classes in college, previously worked as a poetry editor at a literary magazine, and have been published (like once, but still!).
My problem is that I have been out of college for a good while and I don't have memorable connections with my professors or the lit mag I used to help out at. I'm really nervous about how I'm going to find people to write me letters of recommendation. I'm considering taking some local university writing classes as a non-degree student, and also signing up for some virtual poetry workshops to try and make connections. Would that help? Does anyone have advice for how I can build connections and get some strong letters of recommendation? What other tricks/tips might you have for the MFA application process?
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I'm someone who would like to try pursuing an MFA in poetry. A little about me: I am involved in the journalism world, so have professional writing experience there. I also took many poetry classes in college, previously worked as a poetry editor at a literary magazine, and have been published (like once, but still!).
My problem is that I have been out of college for a good while and I don't have memorable connections with my professors or the lit mag I used to help out at. I'm really nervous about how I'm going to find people to write me letters of recommendation. I'm considering taking some local university writing classes as a non-degree student, and also signing up for some virtual poetry workshops to try and make connections. Would that help? Does anyone have advice for how I can build connections and get some strong letters of recommendation? What other tricks/tips might you have for the MFA application process?
2024.05.15 23:45 Gfdgsgxgzgdrc Revisiting the Mystery Valentine (An Overly Long Explanation of Why It's Definitely Gaster)
 | https://preview.redd.it/vfqpjxdvqn0d1.png?width=3005&format=png&auto=webp&s=5714871c0eb21939d134ffe5f90025eb3f2fc8e3 submitted by Gfdgsgxgzgdrc to Deltarune [link] [comments] I'm not sure why I'm still so hung up on this. For context, I kinda fell out of theorycrafting a while ago — at this point, I've seen every shred of evidence supporting or opposing every possible theory, and yet I feel no closer to any concrete conclusions on the game's lore. There are just too many questions, too many possibilities. Then the secret Valentine dropped. This letter raised a lot of questions I was eager to discuss! Instead, I was disappointed to find the discussion dominated by something I didn't even think to question: the writer's identity. This frustrated me a bit, as I felt that, for once, the conclusion was actually pretty clear-cut; it didn't strike me as something Toby Fox even intended for us to debate. At the time, this drove me to write a post discussing it (don't bother reading it, this post is better). I thought that would be the end of it for me, but somehow the debate has yet to leave my mind. Even now, from what I've seen, people are too busy arguing about who wrote the letter to discuss what's in it. All the while, I've not only grown more confident in the conclusion I've reached, but I feel more prepared to articulate why. I've also heard more counterarguments since then, which I will address in this post. I'll start with what we can agree on, before addressing more significant counterarguments and delving into progressively deeper levels of conjecture. Should be fun! Context and implicationsEven before looking at the letter itself, we can see that this is a rare, cryptic secret, already giving us an idea of who might be involved. I'd go so far as to say that Gaster is "rare, cryptic secrets" personified. To me, this is the main thing setting him apart from other characters.Obviously that's not to say that other characters can't be responsible for secrets like these, but giving the letter a cursory glance, the format doesn't fail us. All caps — this doesn't tell us much on its own, but when used alongside a very, very specific manner of double line spacing between and within sentences, compounded by the aforementioned association with secrets... Toby Fox is clearly trying to tell us something here, so I'm not a fan of any theory that completely discards that. You'll probably agree with this point — even Gaster Valentine deniers admit that there is an intentional association being drawn. If you disagree... sorry, I don't know what to tell you. When it comes to Gaster, having a mysterious secret with all-caps weirdly-spaced text is basically equivalent to Susie walking onscreen and saying "Hi, I'm Susie". Sure, maybe a plot twist down the line will reveal that this isn't actually Susie... But you'd only suspect that if she says something that would imply it, and for now, we're only looking at the presentation. There's another association I haven't seen as many people bring up: the fact that the letter is anonymous. Ironically, "not being confirmed to be Gaster" is one of Gaster's identifying characteristics. In every case, we're left to assume his involvement from cues such as those we see here: secrets, crypticism, capitalization, spacing, all that. Anonymity is his signature. By including these quirks and leaving it uncredited, he may as well be signing "GASTER" in flashing letters. And that's not even getting into the implication of Wingdings and the letter disappearing after being read, which are both Gastery as all get out. A couple minor notes regarding the writer's anonymity:
If the voice from the vessel creation sequence says something to the effect of: https://preview.redd.it/lsfu4bxrqn0d1.png?width=514&format=png&auto=webp&s=14867b9e9ea46dfc4f7c7fc91de69c574cab530d I'll be the first to admit that it probably isn't Gaster. But I don't think that's the case here, and to discuss why, we'll have to move on from the context to the content. Personality and mannerismsThe obvious problem with analyzing Gaster is that he has yet to be properly introduced, much less developed. We've only ever interacted with him outside Deltarune's story and world, and furthermore only briefly, within a very narrow range of contexts. Additionally, these interactions are written to provide us with as little characterization as possible — he is succinct and direct, never shifting the subject beyond what is relevant to us. This itself could be considered characterization, but without the "why", there's not much to glean from it.Regardless of whether this trait is dependent on context (there's little room for conversation in a survey program, after all) or is simply an ever-present aspect of his personality, I'd argue it carries over to the letter. He tries to begin with polite small talk, but each topic he broaches is swiftly dismissed; once again, he can hardly bring himself to deviate from "the purpose of the message". Speaking of which, that fact — that this is the only Valentine with an explicit "purpose" — itself provides characterization. Almost as though this character would only contact us for an important reason (perhaps a character with a history of doing so, often outside the game). Almost as though we've met this character before (otherwise, I suspect Toby would've focused exclusively on characterization rather than motives, as with Lanino and Elnina). I realize I'm getting into full speculation territory now, but hopefully I've made it clear why it's necessary to do so. Gaster's personality and motives are largely up to personal interpretation — I think we can agree that, were that not the case, the debate would be a lot more one-sided. Your interpretation of the character can't be used as conclusive evidence for your theory. Of course, I'm not exempt from this either! My interpretation could be completely off-base as well. That said, I'd like to at least explain why it all lines up in my head. (Feel free to compare my interpretation with his dialogue, which I've compiled here: https://pastebin.com/yR5Y8qhw) Let's get the specific shared mannerisms out of the way before moving onto the more general similarities. Specifically:
Gaster is also known to be polite and formal, always offering greetings ("WELCOME"), gratitude ("THANK YOU FOR WAITING SO LONG"), and compliments ("YOU HAVE CREATED A WONDERFUL FORM"). We see this reflected quite well in the letter — "AS YOU ARE WAITING PATIENTLY" and "DO YOU BELIEVE IT SO?" certainly don't feel like the words of someone speaking casually. Like Gaster, the writer also uses fewer exclamation marks and contractions than most. Granted, the fact that the writer uses contractions at all is cause for suspicion... but, since they're outnumbered by the uncontracted phrases, contraction usage remains closer to Gaster than anyone else (except Toriel, I guess). Although we haven't seen Gaster use contractions in his few prior instances of dialogue... evidently, he does use them, albeit infrequently. The formality even goes beyond word choice — his repeated backtracking on the exact order of "PUT ON YOUR COAT AND WASH YOUR FACE" brings to mind his polite accommodation of our choices in the vessel creation or save menu. It doesn't seem like him to forcefully tell us what to do, or in what order to do it, and the letter's ending serves to exaggerate that quality. He may not use any highly technical language here, but that makes sense in this less scientific context (especially when you consider that he doesn't use scientific terminology all that often anyway). Gaster's constant emphasis on the subject at hand, saying something odd or outright wrong whenever he alludes to anything else (listing the wrong options for whatever he means by "FAVORITE BLOOD TYPE", or listing such favorite flavors as "PAIN" and "COLD") — it's always given me the impression that Gaster's transcendent brilliance doesn't extend far beyond his own work. That's not to say he's stupid, far from it, but definitely a bit "out there" (I feel this much is apparent from the multiple typing quirks he uses). At the very least it feels inarguable to me that, while Gaster is smart, he doesn't know everything, and (like any Toby Fox character) he isn't always intended to be taken 100% seriously. Casting our gaze over to the letter, this once again checks out. Confusing the new year with the old year, considering himself to be the person he's forgotten, mixing up the recipient's face and coat — these feel more-or-less like a natural development of Gaster's established eccentricity, like the kinds of weird things that would only make sense from his unique, potentially fractured, extradimensional perspective. Sure, "THE TIME IS GOING AROUND" may not make sense to us mortal beings, but neither does "DELTARUNE GLOWS BRIGHTLY FROM YOUR HOPE". Ending a message with the archaic "GOOD BY" feels roughly equivalent to randomly putting [24] in brackets. The increased emphasis on these quirks makes sense in this more casual context, and adds tonal consistency with the other Valentines — being a spooky creepypasta character is hard work, and I think the guy's earned a day off. The friendliness also makes it out to seem like the writer has communicated with us in the past, which wouldn't make sense for anyone other than Gaster, and certainly wouldn't have made sense in something like the vessel creation sequence. I find that it also makes sense from an extradiagetic perspective — Toby Fox is just providing characterization here, not announcing a new chapter, so there's less reason to write Gaster with as much purpose and brevity as in previous appearances. Basically, the idea that Gaster is completely serious and grounded while the letter writer is completely goofy... I don't get it. I really don't think either of those things are true. I'm not even sure what I would change about the letter to make it sound more like Gaster... Did you expect less exclamation marks? More line breaks (which would make it overly long and monotonous, might I add)? Less whimsical turns of phrase? At that point the letter wouldn't deepen our understanding of the character at all, and I fail to see what the point would be. And the idea that the letter ruined Gaster's character makes even less sense to me — for one, what does this letter really establish about Gaster that wasn't already alluded to? I suppose the letter makes him out to be more whimsical than most of us thought, but how is that a downgrade from "static, one-dimensional robotic scientist"? Can "whimsical scatterbrain" and "robotic scientist" not coexist? Is the gradual reveal of depth and contrasts not at the heart of most Toby Fox characters?? The directness of his speech has made him feel more like a plot device up to this point, so this letter was the first time I truly felt invested in Gaster as a character outside of his unique presentation. I don't think "saying things in a casual context that could be construed as humorous" (again, especially when he already says things like "FAVORITE BLOOD TYPE") is enough to consider him "scrunkly goober #78" — and even if it was, Toby has a way of delivering the most emotionally impactful moments through the funniest characters, so I'm not particularly worried. All that to say: it's my belief that, even looking past the context and format, the letter aligns more closely with Gaster than any other character. Who else has such a formal and cordial composure contrasted against an air of inscrutable strangeness? Motives and memoryGaster hasn't exactly been transparent about his goals, and the letter writer isn't giving us a whole lot to work with either, so we're going to have to get even more speculative here. That said, the conclusion I've arrived at makes a lot of sense to me, relates to established elements of Deltarune, and even explains away some people's reasons for this not being Gaster. Those being:
But this post isn't about that. My point is, while there's not much to glean in the way of connections between the letter person's goals and Gaster's, I don't think there's anything contradicting such connections either. https://preview.redd.it/gswysspqtn0d1.png?width=392&format=png&auto=webp&s=248273e7bacc131cf9e9422a0aebdaeeacc6c9b6 Oh. Right, I guess there's that. If this is the same Gaster we've worked with before, why doesn't he say "YOU HAVE PROVEN YOURSELF TO BE RELIABLE"? I feel like this minor word choice could be justified by any number of explanations. For one, the phrasing makes a bit more sense within the full context: basically "you're odd, but you seem reliable regardless". You could also argue that, since he's asking something different of us this time, we haven't proven ourselves to be reliable for this specific task. Or that since we've only been assisting in the "Deltarune" project for 2 of 7 chapters, that's not enough time for him to fully consider us reliable. Or, maybe the only reason we do seem reliable to him is because we've been assisting him — otherwise we wouldn't seem reliable at all. Heck, it could just be odd phrasing for a character who constantly uses odd phrasing, only misleading under a specific interpretation. TranslationTo recap, I think the context and format convey a very clear implication — one that could be a red herring, but that I believe is only supported by the writer's personality, and (at the very least) not contradicted by their goals. Here is where I believe we come to the first hole in my argument.The Japanese translation doesn't sound particularly close to how Gaster speaks in Japanese. I don't speak Japanese, so there's not much I can do to back up or debunk this claim — perhaps people are overlooking some of the more minor similarities, as with the English version...? Or maybe there's more nuance to the translation process than most people think, and the writing style is highly adaptive to tone, mood, context, or method of delivery, or affected by cultural differences...? I don't know, so for now I can do nothing but take it at face value, and consider what this inconsistency might imply. People seem divided into two camps with regards to the translation: "the English version very clearly sounds like Gaster, therefore the Japanese version doesn't matter" and "the Japanese version very clearly doesn't sound like Gaster, therefore the English version doesn't matter". Frustratingly, neither of these actually address the inconsistency. If we assume it isn't Gaster, the English version clearly goes out of its way to mislead us into thinking it is (as I've already justified extensively), so why not do the same for the Japanese version? If Toby wanted to clear up ambiguity by making the Japanese version distinct from Gaster, why not do the same for the English version? Whichever way you slice it, it's a contradiction. That said, I think there are a few things working in my favor here. For one, English is Toby's native language, as well as the most common language spoken by his fanbase. Japanese translation is handled by a different team under Toby's supervision; they had a lot of Valentines to translate, and likely a pretty strict deadline. It's believable that time constraints forced the team to prioritize accuracy to the content and tone of the letter over consistency with established text quirks. There's also the fact that the English version is the only one to imply a clear sender (unless you want to reach and say the secrecy and metaknowledge of the Japanese version imply Gaster as well); personally, I feel inclined to believe a deliberate implication over the lack of one. Adding weight to this point, this isn't generally the sort of thing casual fans are going to speculate about — anyone who knows about the letter has likely heard of both versions, which means most will gravitate toward whichever one implies a specific identity. Because of this, the Gaster interpretation seems to prevail even in the Japanese fanbase. Basically, I don't like that making sense of the letter forces me to either make up an arbitrary narrative explanation for the discrepancy, or to write off either the English or Japanese version as unreliable... However, this decision is made much easier by the fact that, the way I see it, only one of them provides mounds of evidence (from the context to the specific format to the anonymity to the metaknowledge to the formality to the strange mannerisms and so on) pointing toward a single interpretation. Alternative explanationsI've seen a few other theories regarding the writer's identity, the most common of which being the idea that Gaster was shattered into multiple personalities, and that this is a different "shard" from the one we've communicated in the past — I take issue with any theory that compartmentalizes one complicated character into multiple simple ones, but I suppose it doesn't necessarily have to be done that way. There are also theories that this is the Chapter 3/4 secret boss (associated with Gaster based on precedent), Mike (associated with Gaster through Spamton), or IMAGE_FRIEND (associated with Gaster via filename conventions), some of whom may or may not be the same person.My main argument against these theories is that I simply don't think they're necessary. To reiterate, I think the whimsy Gaster displays here is consistent with his previous characterization (we've only seen him in scientific contexts until now, and even then a bit of whimsy manages to slip through), and the forgetfulness can easily be explained as well (since it only seems to apply to one subject). Again, the only hole I can find in my interpretation is the Japanese version, and none of these theories really explain the inconsistency there, leaving us back at square one — if it's merely a character associated with Gaster as opposed to the man himself, why aren't the similarities and differences roughly the same in both versions? These theories don't make much sense to me when I attempt to look at them from Toby Fox's perspective, either. Getting a secret Valentine from Gaster is, technically speaking, like the coolest thing ever, and I think he realizes this. If he's willing to include a secret letter with this much lore in it, why leave out such an important character we've already communicated with? And furthermore, why give a different mysterious character so many of the same characteristics we use to identify Gaster in the absence of his appearance or name? Also, isn't it telling that the debate seems split evenly between "Gaster" and "a theoretically infinite supply of basically made-up Gaster-adjacent characters"? While these theories could end up being accurate, I don't yet see any precedence for either Gaster having multiple personalities, nor any as-of-yet unseen/nonverbal characters sounding like the letter writer; these theories simply exist to explain a contradiction that I believe isn't truly there. They embody the principle of explosion, or "from contradiction, anything follows" — if you accept that it sounds both "like Gaster" and "unlike Gaster", you can make up anything in between these possibilities, an untouchable theory that can neither be proven by evidence or disproven by counterevidence. I personally don't find that line of thought very compelling. In the most popular video on the topic, SpookyDood analyzes the letter through cadence, language, context, and function; however, I think something is lost from analyzing these aspects separately. Cadence, language, and function are largely dependent on context. If we accept the letter into that pool of Gaster characterization rather than nitpicking it into oblivion, we simply see new patterns emerge. We see that Gaster only uses particularly large words when he's referring to something scientific. We see that Gaster is slightly more enthusiastic when there's less pressure to be serious and professional. Basically, I feel that all of the inconsistencies SpookyDood brings up are easily explained by this letter being a different narrative context from the one Gaster has previously occupied (and I presume will largely continue to occupy), which is what I find so interesting about it. As for cadence, SpookyDood says that "[Gaster's] pattern of each few words being broken up by a line break is no longer present", but the first 3 sentences alone are divided into 6 lines. He even calls out certain sentences in the vessel creation as going against this pattern, proving that it doesn't have to be consistent — while these line breaks do define the flow of Gaster's speech, I think the frequent use of ellipses here achieve the same effect without needlessly extending the length of the image. The video ultimately posits that the writer is the man behind the tree, and honestly, I don't entirely disagree with that conclusion. The use of "well" checks out, as does the happy mood. In the case of both "DO YOU BELIEVE IT SO?" and "He might be happy to see you. What do you think?", the text moves on without directly responding to our answer. There's also a more loose connection to be made, in that both of these questions involve reality being dependent on our thoughts (whether each day is or is not a day of love, and whether there is or is not a man there), and likewise, dropping the egg causes the narration to act as though the egg was never there. (Obviously the man himself doesn't say any of this, but the association's still there through the narration.) The connections don't strike me as plentiful or strong enough to stand toe-to-toe with the Gaster interpretation, but without much to go off of regarding the man, it doesn't have to deal with as much counterevidence either. I'd say I have the same problem with this theory as the others I've mentioned (an excessive avoidance of contradiction such that, instead of associating with said contradictions, the letter is attributed to a character we know so little about that it can't be argued against), but there's a fairly reasonable basis for argument here. Thing is, I don't think these interpretations are mutually exclusive. I was ambivalent toward Gaster and the man (the mystery man, you could say) being one and the same, but the letter has done a lot to sway me toward that conclusion. Strengthening the connections between the letter, the man, and Gaster are the mutual association with forgetting (due to the blog post where Noelle can't remember the name of her egg), secrets, and disappearances. The letter's contrasting of contradictory statements ("NEW YEAR" vs. "OLD YEAR", "WASH YOUR FACE" vs. "WASH YOUR COAT") call to mind both the man ("a man" vs. "not a man", "not too important" vs. "not too unimportant") and the strange someone who corrupted Jevil ("didn't make sense" vs. "didn't not make sense"). If the letter was supposed to be written by the man, but not Gaster, I imagine the letter would have been formatted like this instead: https://preview.redd.it/igudqtpisn0d1.png?width=2500&format=png&auto=webp&s=0dd63050999a033459f6255ac671a1ac4ad4fcd9 ConclusionSorry, that was long. I'm done! |
2024.05.15 23:44 owww13 [QCrit] Adult Literary Fiction, SPLITTINGS, 90k (2nd Attempt)
Hey all! You can find my first attempt here. Thanks again for all the advice. I'm hoping it made this draft a bit stronger. I tried to pair down a bit and focus a bit and make its happenings a bit less vague (hopefully).
I cut off the section about keying his car because it's a moment that ushers in the end of Act 1 for the book and help keys off some of the threads in Act 2 and 3—I was worried it occurred too late in the novel to really make sense in the letter.
I've included my first 300 (and a bit extra) below as well!
Letter: I am seeking representation for my work, SPLITTINGS, a queer coming-of-age literary fiction novel set in Kansas during the early 2010s, complete at 90,000 words.
If Derek wants to feel like an actual gay person, he just looks at his phone. He doesn’t know how to exist in a world he can’t curate. In real life, there are protests against gay marriage. He listens to his twin, Jason, call people “fags.” When Derek meets college student Andrew, he believes the only relationship they can have is an online one.
Derek grows jealous his brother’s relationship with a neighborhood girl and escalates his relationship with Andrew. Suddenly, he's not just watching GIFs spliced from gay movies. Derek is sneaking out of house and lying about where he’s been. He’s starring in his own scenes.
But Derek doesn’t how to act. Or even how being gay should feel like. What does should he say on a date when he can’t look up a fact or send a meme? What’s the right expression to make when he sees Andrew’s dick for the fist time? It’s not the same as being on his phone. Derek feels like he’s not even a real person. If he was, he’d know how to behave. He’d know which person he is: the one he is around his family and friends, the one entangled with Andrew, or the one he witnesses online.
SPLITTINGS would appeal to fans of novels like Sarah Thankam Mathews’s All This Could be Different and Brandon Taylor’s Real Life.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
300:
The light from my phone made it hard to see the rest of the world. I read life expectancy statistics. A website siloed the information into demographic categories. Tabs on medical and family history collared the top of the page. I almost couldn’t tell I was in my bedroom. The smell from my sheets, my own scent, filled my brain. I didn’t know how I was breathing, how there was still oxygen available. In the morning I sometimes struggled to believe there was a whole world. I understood this as a nihilist issue: life was an object, a frictionless ball in a pachinko game, pinging off different immutable factors set generations before birth.
An advertisement for superfoods flashed across my screen. The picture, a man’s chest, made me want to dissolve but in a way that would somehow be good for the environment. I checked Andrew’s profile. It had only been thirty minutes since I last looked, which made me feel ashamed. Nothing on his page had changed since we met a few days ago.
Jason moved inside of his room. The sound came through our shared wall. Moving souvenirs on his desk. Laying his upper torso on the bed.
He had been annoyed at me since we went down to the river to celebrate graduation. Everyone had worn Class of 2013 t-shirts or collegiate apparel. As a twin-joke, Jason had made us switch shirts. He wanted to reset our relationship to a previous, juvenile state. People confused us all night. Because he was there, no one noticed when I left to walk the banks.
I had been practicing being alone. In a few months I was moving states for college. People kept saying it would be difficult being away from everyone, but the isolation would reveal a purer version of myself. My own removal made scenes more interesting and alive. At the party, my absence was the only novel detail. Relationships wove together in an uncomplicated net. Our friends believed they knew each other and that made them feel safe.
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I cut off the section about keying his car because it's a moment that ushers in the end of Act 1 for the book and help keys off some of the threads in Act 2 and 3—I was worried it occurred too late in the novel to really make sense in the letter.
I've included my first 300 (and a bit extra) below as well!
Letter: I am seeking representation for my work, SPLITTINGS, a queer coming-of-age literary fiction novel set in Kansas during the early 2010s, complete at 90,000 words.
If Derek wants to feel like an actual gay person, he just looks at his phone. He doesn’t know how to exist in a world he can’t curate. In real life, there are protests against gay marriage. He listens to his twin, Jason, call people “fags.” When Derek meets college student Andrew, he believes the only relationship they can have is an online one.
Derek grows jealous his brother’s relationship with a neighborhood girl and escalates his relationship with Andrew. Suddenly, he's not just watching GIFs spliced from gay movies. Derek is sneaking out of house and lying about where he’s been. He’s starring in his own scenes.
But Derek doesn’t how to act. Or even how being gay should feel like. What does should he say on a date when he can’t look up a fact or send a meme? What’s the right expression to make when he sees Andrew’s dick for the fist time? It’s not the same as being on his phone. Derek feels like he’s not even a real person. If he was, he’d know how to behave. He’d know which person he is: the one he is around his family and friends, the one entangled with Andrew, or the one he witnesses online.
SPLITTINGS would appeal to fans of novels like Sarah Thankam Mathews’s All This Could be Different and Brandon Taylor’s Real Life.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
300:
The light from my phone made it hard to see the rest of the world. I read life expectancy statistics. A website siloed the information into demographic categories. Tabs on medical and family history collared the top of the page. I almost couldn’t tell I was in my bedroom. The smell from my sheets, my own scent, filled my brain. I didn’t know how I was breathing, how there was still oxygen available. In the morning I sometimes struggled to believe there was a whole world. I understood this as a nihilist issue: life was an object, a frictionless ball in a pachinko game, pinging off different immutable factors set generations before birth.
An advertisement for superfoods flashed across my screen. The picture, a man’s chest, made me want to dissolve but in a way that would somehow be good for the environment. I checked Andrew’s profile. It had only been thirty minutes since I last looked, which made me feel ashamed. Nothing on his page had changed since we met a few days ago.
Jason moved inside of his room. The sound came through our shared wall. Moving souvenirs on his desk. Laying his upper torso on the bed.
He had been annoyed at me since we went down to the river to celebrate graduation. Everyone had worn Class of 2013 t-shirts or collegiate apparel. As a twin-joke, Jason had made us switch shirts. He wanted to reset our relationship to a previous, juvenile state. People confused us all night. Because he was there, no one noticed when I left to walk the banks.
I had been practicing being alone. In a few months I was moving states for college. People kept saying it would be difficult being away from everyone, but the isolation would reveal a purer version of myself. My own removal made scenes more interesting and alive. At the party, my absence was the only novel detail. Relationships wove together in an uncomplicated net. Our friends believed they knew each other and that made them feel safe.
2024.05.15 23:36 Annual-Account-5141 The CRA is beyond incompetent.
Lol these are real events that are happening right now. It’s really the Wild West out here.
I received FIVE letters in the mail on the same day stating that I owe over $200,000 for a “payroll account.”
I am unemployed and do not have any employment income.
I have no personal money. I don’t even have a bank account.
Furthermore, I am not employed because I have critical illness/disability. I’ve spent the past year in and out of the hospital over a dozen times. My condition is rapidly declining and how much longer I even have is unknown at this time.
It is so screwed up that they can make a $200,000 mistake. I really don’t have any energy to be dealing with this at this time and certainly don’t need any added stress.
Not to mention, I immediately tried to call the CRA. THEY AREN’T EVEN ACCEPTING CALLS AT THE GENERAL NUMBER. You can’t even get through. I tried several times.
Finally, I tried another number I could find. Waited on hold for an hour and a half. They were beyond useless. They said they “can’t access my account” with the CRA, when they are the CRA. I couldn’t even answer several questions about the numbers etc because they truly just pulled this information and numbers out of nowhere. None of it even exists.
They eventually told me a different number to call. I tried that number several times and there was no answer.
Good luck to the CRA on getting $200,000 + grand somehow when I have no bank account, no assets, no estate to leave, no life insurance etc. as a Canadian with a disability.
Have fun with that.
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I received FIVE letters in the mail on the same day stating that I owe over $200,000 for a “payroll account.”
I am unemployed and do not have any employment income.
I have no personal money. I don’t even have a bank account.
Furthermore, I am not employed because I have critical illness/disability. I’ve spent the past year in and out of the hospital over a dozen times. My condition is rapidly declining and how much longer I even have is unknown at this time.
It is so screwed up that they can make a $200,000 mistake. I really don’t have any energy to be dealing with this at this time and certainly don’t need any added stress.
Not to mention, I immediately tried to call the CRA. THEY AREN’T EVEN ACCEPTING CALLS AT THE GENERAL NUMBER. You can’t even get through. I tried several times.
Finally, I tried another number I could find. Waited on hold for an hour and a half. They were beyond useless. They said they “can’t access my account” with the CRA, when they are the CRA. I couldn’t even answer several questions about the numbers etc because they truly just pulled this information and numbers out of nowhere. None of it even exists.
They eventually told me a different number to call. I tried that number several times and there was no answer.
Good luck to the CRA on getting $200,000 + grand somehow when I have no bank account, no assets, no estate to leave, no life insurance etc. as a Canadian with a disability.
Have fun with that.
đź‘Ť
2024.05.15 23:31 Weekly-Fix3716 AITA for demanding an apology from my mother while refusing to apologize for something I already apologized for?
I worked for my brother for 20 years after turning down a huge opportunity making six figures in NYC. I brought my girlfriend-now-wife from the city she adored where she had a solid career. For 20 years I was consistently the rainmaker of the firm, worked long hours, weekends, holidays. On a office wide conference call it was announced to the entire firm--including me, for the first time, that two associates were named partners and the firm was "rebranding". This was never discussed with me, at all.
Humiliated,I had no choice but to leave the firm. This was a huge shock and disruption. At 58, tough to rehire.One kid was headed to college and the other was halfway thru private high school. My FILs funeral was the next day. My wife was terrified.My daughter offered to delay college.I had very little time to set up my new firm, secure work, etc.
Didn't hear from mom for 2 months afterward. After nervously prattling about the weather she blurted out "I know there's stuff going on at work", immediately adding she "didn't want to get involved."(She had heard something had happened, obviously, but was not interested in my telling of it.)She did not ask about my financial state, what I was going to do, or even how I felt.I told her I was upset by her reaction and why. Then I hung up on her, apologizing for that almost immediately in a text (wife talked me into it).
Mom sent me a card saying she was sorry she hurt my feelings, but she "refused to be a referee" in this matter. Again, I corrected her in a text, I didn't want a referee, I wanted her concern and support, I wanted her to be interested in what would happen with me and my family.
She continues to send passive-aggressive guilt trip birthday cards to me and my kids (ignoring my wife, who thinks is just a troublemaker in general and is supporting our estrangement...my wife grew up with abusive drug-addicted parents who she was estranged from for periods), refuses to call me directly, and angrily insists (in cards) I am the one who needs to apologize (for hanging up on her years ago). She falsely accused me of refusing to speak to her unless she cuts off the rest of the fam. I wrote her a letter explaining all this recently, never heard back. My kids (now both at college)are angry with the fam including Grandma. The cousins shame them for being mean and disrespectful to Grandma. I might also add that I am the only one who did not "marry up", my wife grew up poor has been snubbed by fam for years for years, which my parents allowed. AITA? Are my kids?
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Humiliated,I had no choice but to leave the firm. This was a huge shock and disruption. At 58, tough to rehire.One kid was headed to college and the other was halfway thru private high school. My FILs funeral was the next day. My wife was terrified.My daughter offered to delay college.I had very little time to set up my new firm, secure work, etc.
Didn't hear from mom for 2 months afterward. After nervously prattling about the weather she blurted out "I know there's stuff going on at work", immediately adding she "didn't want to get involved."(She had heard something had happened, obviously, but was not interested in my telling of it.)She did not ask about my financial state, what I was going to do, or even how I felt.I told her I was upset by her reaction and why. Then I hung up on her, apologizing for that almost immediately in a text (wife talked me into it).
Mom sent me a card saying she was sorry she hurt my feelings, but she "refused to be a referee" in this matter. Again, I corrected her in a text, I didn't want a referee, I wanted her concern and support, I wanted her to be interested in what would happen with me and my family.
She continues to send passive-aggressive guilt trip birthday cards to me and my kids (ignoring my wife, who thinks is just a troublemaker in general and is supporting our estrangement...my wife grew up with abusive drug-addicted parents who she was estranged from for periods), refuses to call me directly, and angrily insists (in cards) I am the one who needs to apologize (for hanging up on her years ago). She falsely accused me of refusing to speak to her unless she cuts off the rest of the fam. I wrote her a letter explaining all this recently, never heard back. My kids (now both at college)are angry with the fam including Grandma. The cousins shame them for being mean and disrespectful to Grandma. I might also add that I am the only one who did not "marry up", my wife grew up poor has been snubbed by fam for years for years, which my parents allowed. AITA? Are my kids?
2024.05.15 23:28 CoyoteDork Abusive Customer - what can be done
Hi all, I’ve recently started working with Royal Mail as a postman - I’m on my third week now and have had no issues with customers apart from one man (repeatedly). Him and his neighbour both on several occasions have approached me in the street telling me to make sure I never give either of the other their mail as they do not get along.
The customer I’m talking about specifically has yelled at me numerous times for delivering leaflets, even after telling him he can opt out (he claims he has but there’s no record of that at the office so is clearly lying). He also yells at me for delivering letters as it gives him mental health issues, but I tell him I am legally obliged to deliver his mail.
Anyway, today he approached me in the street saying I must now give any mail addressed to his neighbour to him (even though the neighbour specifically said to never give it to him). I told him this and he chased me down the street giving me abuse and threats, getting into my personal space and following me into other peoples gardens.
What are my rights in this situation can I refuse to deliver to him because of his aggression? He tells me he doesn’t want mail delivered to him but now specifies he wants his neighbours delivering to him. Bizarre situation not sure how to go forward.
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The customer I’m talking about specifically has yelled at me numerous times for delivering leaflets, even after telling him he can opt out (he claims he has but there’s no record of that at the office so is clearly lying). He also yells at me for delivering letters as it gives him mental health issues, but I tell him I am legally obliged to deliver his mail.
Anyway, today he approached me in the street saying I must now give any mail addressed to his neighbour to him (even though the neighbour specifically said to never give it to him). I told him this and he chased me down the street giving me abuse and threats, getting into my personal space and following me into other peoples gardens.
What are my rights in this situation can I refuse to deliver to him because of his aggression? He tells me he doesn’t want mail delivered to him but now specifies he wants his neighbours delivering to him. Bizarre situation not sure how to go forward.
2024.05.15 23:21 CyberPop2077 Has anyone successfully & amicably disentangled themselves from a toxic relationship? (Mostly venting).
I don’t think my partner is toxic. Well, maybe in some ways. But I think that often characterizes many toxic relationships, the kind where it’s actually pretty great in many ways - the person themself is a complete and worthy human and they bring so so much to the relationship and are full of love and caring which they shower you with, and it’s real - not to be categorized under “love bombing” or “narcissism” - they support you, they’re your person, they are reliable, they help you, they are always there for you, they’re generous, they tolerate your cringe and your fails, they tell you they love you constantly and they mean it — and yet something is off, there’s more fighting than there should be (paraphrasing, but Gottman studies show that negativity during conflict should only be 20% of the time), communication is fucked up and there are times y’all just don’t get each other to the point where you wanna rip your hair out, you’re stressed, you feel constantly under a weight, you feel guilty, the way they talk raises your blood pressure, you find yourself having no respect for them in many situations (not all), as much as you want to cuddle with them you want them to fuck off when they don’t respect your boundaries, you’re upset they never change those 2 things you say would be relationship changers because those 2 things are objectively bad things they shouldn’t do, and you frequently think about how you could stop being in this relationship, as much as you find yourself lost in the joy of the moment when the love and trust is strong. And of course, they did those things that make you filled with rage when you remember how they wronged you in the past - but they have basically changed even tho they don’t get the story completely right, and you’re mostly over it.
These are the ones that aren’t so clear.
And that’s how I feel right now. For me, we just fight too much. The tough conversations always go the same way - and it makes me mad it never changes.
What I really wanna know is has anyone ever successfully, in an adult and mature way, disentangled themself from such a situation and maybe while experiencing a medium amount of distress, still felt confident and secure about their decision ? My breakups with serious bfs have always gone either absolute traumatic, or the one time it went ok was because they moved so far away due to extreme circumstances so it wasn’t rly anyone’s fault so it ended amicably and I didn’t have to see them around after.
For me, as much as I absolutely love him I’m torn over both our petty jealousy, his inability to tell a story exactly the way it actually went (must I be resigned to never really knowing?), the fact I can’t bite my tongue and I shouldn’t anyway, his spazziness which stresses me out. And I am sometimes daydreaming of being completely independent and not attached to anyone so that I don’t have to answer to anyone and I can make my own rules and have consensual, mutual relationships with people where we don’t get so entangled that we are distressed when the other person isn’t exactly what I need from them. Where we respect each other’s individuality. As an aside, I’m strongly questioning the default monogamy which leads to people needing to lie to each other about their feelings and work against their selves to make it work - is it monogamy that’s the problem though, or is it a mismatch?? I vote mismatch. Because we agree to relationships and get to the point where we can’t get out without drama when if the whole situation was evaluated more carefully from the start, we might not have had to constantly guilt trip the other person to be who we want them to be. We could just respect eachother. The whole monogamy conversation is besides the point though. When you know it works with someone, you know. You don’t start thinking of all this other stuff.
I feel dependent on my partner - I’m so fragile and find it difficult to be self sufficient or even non-materialistic, that I actually think of “how would we split all this stuff that we share”, or I would finally have to learn how to buy a car, and how on earth would I afford my own place. These material things are not really the things I think Im ultimately struggling with - I’m struggling with overcoming the excuses and to find the strength deep within to know I could overcome it and make my own path.
These things are so tough ♥️ thanks for listening if you did even a little bit.
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These are the ones that aren’t so clear.
And that’s how I feel right now. For me, we just fight too much. The tough conversations always go the same way - and it makes me mad it never changes.
What I really wanna know is has anyone ever successfully, in an adult and mature way, disentangled themself from such a situation and maybe while experiencing a medium amount of distress, still felt confident and secure about their decision ? My breakups with serious bfs have always gone either absolute traumatic, or the one time it went ok was because they moved so far away due to extreme circumstances so it wasn’t rly anyone’s fault so it ended amicably and I didn’t have to see them around after.
For me, as much as I absolutely love him I’m torn over both our petty jealousy, his inability to tell a story exactly the way it actually went (must I be resigned to never really knowing?), the fact I can’t bite my tongue and I shouldn’t anyway, his spazziness which stresses me out. And I am sometimes daydreaming of being completely independent and not attached to anyone so that I don’t have to answer to anyone and I can make my own rules and have consensual, mutual relationships with people where we don’t get so entangled that we are distressed when the other person isn’t exactly what I need from them. Where we respect each other’s individuality. As an aside, I’m strongly questioning the default monogamy which leads to people needing to lie to each other about their feelings and work against their selves to make it work - is it monogamy that’s the problem though, or is it a mismatch?? I vote mismatch. Because we agree to relationships and get to the point where we can’t get out without drama when if the whole situation was evaluated more carefully from the start, we might not have had to constantly guilt trip the other person to be who we want them to be. We could just respect eachother. The whole monogamy conversation is besides the point though. When you know it works with someone, you know. You don’t start thinking of all this other stuff.
I feel dependent on my partner - I’m so fragile and find it difficult to be self sufficient or even non-materialistic, that I actually think of “how would we split all this stuff that we share”, or I would finally have to learn how to buy a car, and how on earth would I afford my own place. These material things are not really the things I think Im ultimately struggling with - I’m struggling with overcoming the excuses and to find the strength deep within to know I could overcome it and make my own path.
These things are so tough ♥️ thanks for listening if you did even a little bit.
2024.05.15 23:15 kikibres PHP programming: Wordpress Job opportunity
I applied for a Wordpress Developer job opportunity. However, I received a rejection letter. So I wrote back to thank them for taking time to review my resume and replying back and so on.. I also asked them for feedback so that I can improve in any areas that might be lacking..
The HR replied saying that I was passed over due to lack of experience in Vue.js in Wordpress, PHP, etc. The thing is that I do know how to code Wordpress from scratch in PHP. Does it make any difference in knowing only coding Wordpress in PHP and the complete PHP language? Is there any way I can acknowledge it in my resume?
That was literally in my resume:
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The HR replied saying that I was passed over due to lack of experience in Vue.js in Wordpress, PHP, etc. The thing is that I do know how to code Wordpress from scratch in PHP. Does it make any difference in knowing only coding Wordpress in PHP and the complete PHP language? Is there any way I can acknowledge it in my resume?
That was literally in my resume:
TECHNOLOGIES
Javascript, HTML, CSS, Flexbox, Firebase, Google Platform, Wordpress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD, Bootstrap, Reactjs, jQuery, GitHub, Visual Studio Code, Slack, Trello, Adobe InDesign, MongoDB, Nodejs, Expressjs
2024.05.15 23:11 knifykat I often forget, i am not normal and people cannot read minds
It comes with a spoonful of distrust for the self.. when you attempt to seek relation and comfort from others, even when that thing comes from a "negative" place.. and when i use the word negative I don't mean bad, I mean negative in the way a battery has a positive and negative side, there always needs to be a place for both sides of things
In the pursuit of being understood, trying to "improve" things for people, trying to spread joy and happiness by fixing as big and unattainable problem and solution that is possible, thereby forcing myself into a state of perpetual procrastination, the pain of meaning well, and hurting others in the path to try and heal people.. it does not feel good yet it seems people think I get joy out of it
I realize.. when people misunderstand me, misunderstand my rants or even on the fly statements, on the internet or real life.. if I start using more words, and more complex or abstract words it does NOT make you easier to understand.. it makes it harder for people sometimes.. being louder and more passionate and more detailed.. these things can be nuanced and just cause more problems, people just default to seeing rage, and associate rage with stupidity, which is understandable yet undesirable
People cannot read my mind, they do not know I assume they know what I know, i assume all people are intelligent to a degree, that I do not hate or discriminate any kind of person, they see my rage and assume I hate everyone and everything, where it is the complete opposite.. people cannot read my mind, they don't know I think highly of strangers and consider anyone I talk to a "friend", I speak too freely and get myself in trouble, I panic and defend myself sometimes, Ironically people saying normal statements come across as an attack to me.. i don't ever purposefully participate in hypocrisy
and god forbid, like me, you attempt to do all these things at once, having a loud passionate rant, using unnecessary words and complex theories to try and explain a simple feeling, accidently being a hypocrite, all while spewing a paragraph to a complete stranger, and despite wanting to express it, I do not relate to or seem to understand certain feelings or simple straight forward feelings, things either work, or they don't, and when something says "I work, I work like this" and then it doesn't work.. its a spiral
Even in the past, conversations and disputes, "losing" debates where I was objectively correct, and I mean socially losing because I accidently used an insult too soon, or showed I was angry, and by insulting someone I declare a loss? because I shake when I upset I lose? I'm not discussing bullying right now, but it will always exist because it is apart of the social game. Even I have bullied in an attempt to be like others.
its like the pain of having a wifi connection that -kinda- works, and the 'movie' freezes.. but you keep trying.. wait to buffer.. freeze again etc..
yet if there is no wifi.. a book or a painting is an easy task. at least for me personally..
I have been criticized and taunted and bullied into following rules my whole life any time i am different, yet when I try and get others, be like others, in this system, like people who make and accept the rules, it makes me wish they would to do as they do and not just as they say, its like I am the crazy one no matter which way I function, whether that be with or against the current
Government and bureaucracy (I hate spelling that word T_T ) ... easy to criticize these concepts as they function in reality, but on paper, if things really work both ways in the sense that between entity and individual things are always fair and spoken for, then life in this "Late neo capitalist nightmare", even communism on paper works, or would work or could be better.. I dunno, maybe it is just human error.. or maybe nature has a way
I find it hard to accept that "things do be how they are"
I don't think "regular capitalism" is bad per say, ex; two people make chairs, one person makes higher quality chairs, and one person makes lower quality chairs, they compete in prices and quality, contention is natural, and its good for the consumer to have choices, there is a reason competing brands are often across the road from one another, not across town. (think fast food chains all huddled up) its not a coincidence (can look up the ice cream stall on the beach dilemma for similar phenomena)
Advertisement.. truly one of the poisons that is connected to every issue I swear I have ever complained about..
Anyway, despite appearances, and my past, or my future, i don't actually smoke meth or and amphetes.. I do have a heavy past with EVERY drug. I have travelled many places, been many people, lived amongst many subcultures, from farm to city, analog to digital, I've done a lot, but I don't party or do drugs anymore, I live with my partner and build my life alone, a ways away from strangers theses days
I honestly thought -everyone- did things to the same extreme degree I have, everyone had extreme views, extreme trauma, and extreme attitudes they were just masking, but maybe I am just a little extreme at times.. sex workers.. drugs.. parties.. fast cars.. i thought that shit was NORMAL.. I don't know what normal is.. imitating others lead to a wild life
I am NOT mentally ill... I'm just Autistic.. I don't think that means I "need" to see a therapist anymore.. already done that. Everytime I am frustrated by something that is objectively and subjectively frustrating.. and well it is frustrating, years ago I was mis-diagnosed with BPD, it ruined my life and only added to my "meth head" behavior, I done healed my brain, I done my rounds in therapy and with doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists and meds, been in and out of mental wards, arrested, convicted, you name it, I've done it. doesn't mean I'm proud of it just because I am proud of who I am now
I do not want to brag. or be a victim. or come across as a crazy. none of this is for attention, i actively hide from attention, I literally cannot avoid it, but I also still have thoughts worth sharing, all people do
I just want to share my thoughts and experiences in a passionate and honest way, to help others, I know people like me are out there.. not even just people who are like me, but anyone and literally everyone.. so sick of groups that "accept everyone" when they reaally mean "Accept everyone who is exactly like us".. social scripts and other forms of what I call "Toxic Positivity" which to me, is worse than just being toxic half the time
it doesn't bother me if no one ever reads this, or anything I write, I have novels of notes I don't know what to do with, either way, I appreciate you, I appreciate your time, even if you are here just to read the rants of a crazy, then well.. I love you for simply existing.
I know you are out there, andeverything.. -something- just doesn't feel "right", you know?
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In the pursuit of being understood, trying to "improve" things for people, trying to spread joy and happiness by fixing as big and unattainable problem and solution that is possible, thereby forcing myself into a state of perpetual procrastination, the pain of meaning well, and hurting others in the path to try and heal people.. it does not feel good yet it seems people think I get joy out of it
I realize.. when people misunderstand me, misunderstand my rants or even on the fly statements, on the internet or real life.. if I start using more words, and more complex or abstract words it does NOT make you easier to understand.. it makes it harder for people sometimes.. being louder and more passionate and more detailed.. these things can be nuanced and just cause more problems, people just default to seeing rage, and associate rage with stupidity, which is understandable yet undesirable
People cannot read my mind, they do not know I assume they know what I know, i assume all people are intelligent to a degree, that I do not hate or discriminate any kind of person, they see my rage and assume I hate everyone and everything, where it is the complete opposite.. people cannot read my mind, they don't know I think highly of strangers and consider anyone I talk to a "friend", I speak too freely and get myself in trouble, I panic and defend myself sometimes, Ironically people saying normal statements come across as an attack to me.. i don't ever purposefully participate in hypocrisy
and god forbid, like me, you attempt to do all these things at once, having a loud passionate rant, using unnecessary words and complex theories to try and explain a simple feeling, accidently being a hypocrite, all while spewing a paragraph to a complete stranger, and despite wanting to express it, I do not relate to or seem to understand certain feelings or simple straight forward feelings, things either work, or they don't, and when something says "I work, I work like this" and then it doesn't work.. its a spiral
Even in the past, conversations and disputes, "losing" debates where I was objectively correct, and I mean socially losing because I accidently used an insult too soon, or showed I was angry, and by insulting someone I declare a loss? because I shake when I upset I lose? I'm not discussing bullying right now, but it will always exist because it is apart of the social game. Even I have bullied in an attempt to be like others.
its like the pain of having a wifi connection that -kinda- works, and the 'movie' freezes.. but you keep trying.. wait to buffer.. freeze again etc..
yet if there is no wifi.. a book or a painting is an easy task. at least for me personally..
I have been criticized and taunted and bullied into following rules my whole life any time i am different, yet when I try and get others, be like others, in this system, like people who make and accept the rules, it makes me wish they would to do as they do and not just as they say, its like I am the crazy one no matter which way I function, whether that be with or against the current
Government and bureaucracy (I hate spelling that word T_T ) ... easy to criticize these concepts as they function in reality, but on paper, if things really work both ways in the sense that between entity and individual things are always fair and spoken for, then life in this "Late neo capitalist nightmare", even communism on paper works, or would work or could be better.. I dunno, maybe it is just human error.. or maybe nature has a way
I find it hard to accept that "things do be how they are"
I don't think "regular capitalism" is bad per say, ex; two people make chairs, one person makes higher quality chairs, and one person makes lower quality chairs, they compete in prices and quality, contention is natural, and its good for the consumer to have choices, there is a reason competing brands are often across the road from one another, not across town. (think fast food chains all huddled up) its not a coincidence (can look up the ice cream stall on the beach dilemma for similar phenomena)
Advertisement.. truly one of the poisons that is connected to every issue I swear I have ever complained about..
Anyway, despite appearances, and my past, or my future, i don't actually smoke meth or and amphetes.. I do have a heavy past with EVERY drug. I have travelled many places, been many people, lived amongst many subcultures, from farm to city, analog to digital, I've done a lot, but I don't party or do drugs anymore, I live with my partner and build my life alone, a ways away from strangers theses days
I honestly thought -everyone- did things to the same extreme degree I have, everyone had extreme views, extreme trauma, and extreme attitudes they were just masking, but maybe I am just a little extreme at times.. sex workers.. drugs.. parties.. fast cars.. i thought that shit was NORMAL.. I don't know what normal is.. imitating others lead to a wild life
I am NOT mentally ill... I'm just Autistic.. I don't think that means I "need" to see a therapist anymore.. already done that. Everytime I am frustrated by something that is objectively and subjectively frustrating.. and well it is frustrating, years ago I was mis-diagnosed with BPD, it ruined my life and only added to my "meth head" behavior, I done healed my brain, I done my rounds in therapy and with doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists and meds, been in and out of mental wards, arrested, convicted, you name it, I've done it. doesn't mean I'm proud of it just because I am proud of who I am now
I do not want to brag. or be a victim. or come across as a crazy. none of this is for attention, i actively hide from attention, I literally cannot avoid it, but I also still have thoughts worth sharing, all people do
I just want to share my thoughts and experiences in a passionate and honest way, to help others, I know people like me are out there.. not even just people who are like me, but anyone and literally everyone.. so sick of groups that "accept everyone" when they reaally mean "Accept everyone who is exactly like us".. social scripts and other forms of what I call "Toxic Positivity" which to me, is worse than just being toxic half the time
it doesn't bother me if no one ever reads this, or anything I write, I have novels of notes I don't know what to do with, either way, I appreciate you, I appreciate your time, even if you are here just to read the rants of a crazy, then well.. I love you for simply existing.
I know you are out there, and
2024.05.15 23:08 rpsHD Camera angle affects movement
im making a third person platformer and i got the basic movement and camera rotation down
my problem right now is if i point the camera straight up/down, i get no forward/backward movement, but strafing works fine for some reason
video showing what i mean
i have no idea on how to fix this as im new to game development so any help is appreciated
code in question:
extends CharacterBody3D
@onready var springArm = $SpringArm3D
@onready var characterModel = $MeshInstance3D
@export var gravity = 9.81
@export var rotationSpeed = 12.0
var stamina = 100
var SPEED = 10
const JUMP_VELOCITY = 6
# Get the gravity from the project settings to be synced with RigidBody nodes.
#var gravity = ProjectSettings.get_setting("physics/3d/default_gravity") #9.81
func _physics_process(delta):
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my problem right now is if i point the camera straight up/down, i get no forward/backward movement, but strafing works fine for some reason
video showing what i mean
i have no idea on how to fix this as im new to game development so any help is appreciated
code in question:
extends CharacterBody3D
@onready var springArm = $SpringArm3D
@onready var characterModel = $MeshInstance3D
@export var gravity = 9.81
@export var rotationSpeed = 12.0
var stamina = 100
var SPEED = 10
const JUMP_VELOCITY = 6
# Get the gravity from the project settings to be synced with RigidBody nodes.
#var gravity = ProjectSettings.get_setting("physics/3d/default_gravity") #9.81
func _physics_process(delta):
`# Add the gravity.` `if not is_on_floor():` `velocity.y -= gravity * delta` `# Handle jump.` `if Input.is_action_just_pressed("ui_accept") and is_on_floor():` `velocity.y = JUMP_VELOCITY` `# Get the input direction and handle the movement/deceleration.` `# As good practice, you should replace UI actions with custom gameplay actions.` `var input_dir = Input.get_vector("ui_left", "ui_right", "ui_up", "ui_down")` `var direction = (springArm.transform.basis * Vector3(input_dir.x, 0, input_dir.y)).normalized() #works` `if direction:` `velocity.x = direction.x * SPEED` `velocity.z = direction.z * SPEED` `else:` `velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0, SPEED)` `velocity.z = move_toward(velocity.z, 0, SPEED)` `move_and_slide()` 2024.05.15 23:07 moon_gay I got a job after 4 months of unemployment! Here's the data I collected / AMA
I worked in schools for a total of 4 years and taught high school English for 1.5. By the time I started as a full classroom teacher, I knew it wasn't the right fit for me. I moved after my first year, then took a 6-month temporary assignment fulfilling a leave. At the end of my 6 months I was asked to stay on because the teacher I was covering chose not to return. I made the tough decision to leave for my own mental health, and 4 months of unemployment ensued as I actively searched for a new career.
During those 4 months I applied to 123 positions and attended 26 interviews at 17 different companies/organizations. Let me say first that I do not wish this job market on anyone. It was relentless. I have previous experience in the nonprofit sector, a master's degree from an ivy league, a restorative justice certification, and had several direct referrals from friends and colleagues, and it still took me several months of full-time searching to get an offer.
I now work as a lobbyist/coalition coordinator at a mission-driven nonprofit that fights for public education funding and reform. It's hybrid and much more my speed, and I make the same as I did teaching. I get to talk to legislators about how unsupported I was as a new teacher, and I get to connect with parents at under-resourced schools and empower them to create change.
I'm also doing 1099 work as a legal assistant and I'm signed up with a tutoring company -- and juggling 3 jobs feels extremely doable compared to teaching. People mean it when they say that we can do anything after surviving this job.
Anyway, I collected data throughout my interview process and thought it would be helpful to share some of the highlights, especially for people in English/History who aren't sure what kind of jobs to apply for.
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During those 4 months I applied to 123 positions and attended 26 interviews at 17 different companies/organizations. Let me say first that I do not wish this job market on anyone. It was relentless. I have previous experience in the nonprofit sector, a master's degree from an ivy league, a restorative justice certification, and had several direct referrals from friends and colleagues, and it still took me several months of full-time searching to get an offer.
I now work as a lobbyist/coalition coordinator at a mission-driven nonprofit that fights for public education funding and reform. It's hybrid and much more my speed, and I make the same as I did teaching. I get to talk to legislators about how unsupported I was as a new teacher, and I get to connect with parents at under-resourced schools and empower them to create change.
I'm also doing 1099 work as a legal assistant and I'm signed up with a tutoring company -- and juggling 3 jobs feels extremely doable compared to teaching. People mean it when they say that we can do anything after surviving this job.
Anyway, I collected data throughout my interview process and thought it would be helpful to share some of the highlights, especially for people in English/History who aren't sure what kind of jobs to apply for.
- I applied for all sorts of positions, but the most common were in the following fields: Curriculum, Training, Nonprofit Management, Social Work, Travel, Fundraising, Higher Education. I looked for job titles like "Program Manager," "Instructional Designer," "Training and Development Manager," "Impact Manager," "Operations Coordinator," etc.
- I was most likely to get interviews in Social Work (3 interviews after 12 applications), then in Nonprofit Management (6 interviews after 28 applications), then Curriculum/Training (3 interviews after 42 applications). I also got 1 interview in Travel and 1 in Fundraising.
- Of the Nonprofit Management jobs I applied for, I was far more likely to get interviews at places that focused on education, after school programing, or youth in some way.
- I was far more likely to get nonprofit interviews than corporate or university. Based on my conversations in interviews, nonprofit leaders are far more likely to understand the breadth of skills that teachers bring to the table.
- I was DESPERATE for a hybrid job -- 75% of my applications were for hybrid or remote positions. Despite this, almost 50% of the jobs I was asked to interview for were for in-person positions.
- I was far more likely to get interviews from applying on Idealist or on the company site directly than applying through Indeed or LinkedIn. As far as I am concerned, Indeed is a complete black hole of fake job postings. Idealist is definitely the most legit of the job posting websites I used, and I was always more likely to get responses from orgs there, even if it was a rejection.
- I live in a HCOL metro area. I made $68k before leaving teaching. The average salary of the 123 jobs I applied to was $65.6k. The average salary of the 17 positions I interviewed for was $53.6k. If I applied for a job that paid under $49k, I was much more likely to get an interview... which felt insulting with my Master's degree.
- I was never invited to an interview that I didn't write a cover letter for. I was surprised because many of my corporate friends said they are completely unnecessary, but I didn't find that to be the case. I used AI to help me optimize my cover letters to the job descriptions and that seemed to help me get interviews.
- Of all of my applications (not just interviews), I was ghosted 60% of the time. 35% of the hiring managers reached out to deny me, and I withdrew my application from 5% of the jobs after interviewing and realizing it wasn't the right fit.
2024.05.15 23:02 Esper01 How do you feel about fast food joints putting tipping options on card machines?
If you post an answer here and if it's not too much trouble, please let us know which country you're posting from/working in the industry.
Many people I speak to about this are only customers. They usually say if they have to go to a counter to order and pay, then tipping shouldn't be there by default. Some folks make an exception to this rule for coffee baristas.
But I would like to know what you folks have to say, because you all obviously have a unique perspective. Should customers foot more of the bill, or should these companies be stepping up how much they pay for staff? Or do you have a more nuanced response?
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Many people I speak to about this are only customers. They usually say if they have to go to a counter to order and pay, then tipping shouldn't be there by default. Some folks make an exception to this rule for coffee baristas.
But I would like to know what you folks have to say, because you all obviously have a unique perspective. Should customers foot more of the bill, or should these companies be stepping up how much they pay for staff? Or do you have a more nuanced response?
2024.05.15 22:58 Mr_Wokie Ramblings about New Zealand
 | Hey guys, I though I'd talk about some things I've seen recently pertaining to New Zealand. submitted by Mr_Wokie to AngryObservation [link] [comments] First, i noticed a concerning link between the most popular media source here in New Zealand and a organsation called B lab dedicating to "reshaping the global economy" into one with a stakeholder governance system.
The bolded text is particularly important, This news source is using ingrained trust within the minds of Kiwis to push a dangerous WEF formulated agenda that seeks to undermine indiviudal liberty at the alter of corporate-public collusion. What makes this worse of course is the collapse of media in New Zealand with Stuff, NZ Herald and One News making up the Lion share of the newsmarket after the collapse of Newshub Newshub newsroom faces closure in Warner Bros. Discovery Proposal Newshub. Having generations of future leaders and voters form their cureent knowledge on a site they mistakenly think is free from bias is incredibly troubling. If anyone else is concerned or interested about the list of sites willlingly partaking in this New World Order cronyism then the full list is here Find a B Corp (bcorporation.net) On more positive news, the Govt has announced $93 Million USD for the reestablishment of a charter school programmed where 15 new schools will be established to be run by private individuals where they can select their own curriculum teaching staff and hours provided their students pass certain metrics in performance and attendance. Charter schools: What are they, how are they different, and are they better than public schools? RNZ News . A similar programme was in place from 2013-2018 until the previous Labour govt decided to scrap them depsite their success in providing alternative educational pathways of frankly poor brown kids as they threatened the continued monopoly of their union backers. Along with the 15 new schools, 35 poorly performing schools will be converted to Charter schools. Unfortunatley the notorious Brian Tamaki head of the Destiny church has been promised to be first cab of the rank by associate Education minister and essentially the manager of this rollout- the right honourable David Seymour: https://preview.redd.it/ydu6eo9qkn0d1.png?width=900&format=png&auto=webp&s=a8a356d5304e23e460df52dbdc06dcca0cdbe3ef This will lead to a condudrum for Seymour and ACT Party more broadly as the Destiny church is literally a cult with Tamaki saying that homosexuality caused the Christchurch earthquake of 2011. Comments by Brian Tamaki blaming gays, murderers and sinners for earthquakes called 'ridiculous' - NZ Herald. Either Seymour will have to stay true to his word and give a cult public funding for a school or more likely he will lose a lot of respect for backtreading which is more likely. Alos briefly:
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2024.05.15 22:49 AwakeningStar1968 Contacting creditors.. to negotiate payments
I have around 30,000 dollars of credit card debt.
One of my debts is being payed down but they are raising the amount I owe next month... which I am worried about. They issued a lawsuit against me....
So I have other creditors mostly credit cards and now I have another notice from the same company above (MIDLAND) that sent me a pre- legal notification. ..
this debt has been sold at least twice before but I haven't been able to act on much of any of my debt due to crippling health injuries. (Long term Covid / brain fog, hospitalization etc).
I am feeling a bit better to deal with this matter but I know I am deep in the hole.
SO for this one creditor... should I bother sending them a letter asking for more information. I know where the debt originally came from but I am concerned about how many times it has bounced around . Is it worth it sending them a letter requiring them to give me this information?
The other issue... I am honestly unable to pay off the entire amounts. I can maybe pay $10 dollars a month on this particular card .. (which is is around 3,000 dollars).
I had a tough time negotiating with Midland once the lawsuit on the other card occured. .. but I cannot reasonably afford another $100 dollars a month on this debt.. as of now.
I have lost a few years since the pandemic and have struggled to get back on my feet. Things have just not lined up the way I had hoped they would and now with inflation I can barely afford food.
Recommendations? Tips.
Here is the sample letter I pulled..
"To whom it may concern.
I am responding to your contact about a debt you are trying to collect. You contacted me by
Mail on May 1st, 2024 and identified the debt as from \*****S Bank. Please supply the information below so that I can be fully informed:*
~Why you think I owe the debt and to whom I owe it, including:~
• The name and address of the creditor to whom the debt is currently owed, the account number used by that creditor, and the amount owed.
• If this debt started with a different creditor, provide the name and address of the original creditor, the account number used by that creditor, and the amount owed to that creditor at the time it was transferred. When you identify the original creditor, please provide any other
name by which I might know them, if that is different from the official name. In addition, tell me when the current creditor obtained the debt and who the current creditor obtained it from.
• Provide verification and documentation that there is a valid basis for claiming that I am required to pay the debt to the current creditor. For example, can you provide a copy of the written agreement that created my original requirement to pay?
• If you are asking that I pay a debt that somebody else is or was required to pay, identify that person. Provide verification and documentation about why this is a debt that I am required to pay.
~The amount and age of the debt, including:~
• A copy of the last billing statement sent to me by the original creditor.
• State the amount of the debt when you obtained it, and when that was.
• If there have been any additional interest, fees or charges added since the last billing statement from the original creditor, provide an itemization showing the dates and amount of each added amount. In addition, explain how the added interest, fees or other charges are expressly authorized by the agreement creating the debt or are permitted by law.
• If there have been any payments or other reductions since the last billing statement from the original creditor, provide an itemization showing the dates and amount of each of them.
• If there have been any other changes or adjustments since the last billing statement from the original creditor, please provide full verification and documentation of the amount you are trying to collect. Explain how that amount was calculated. In addition, explain how the other changes or adjustments are expressly authorized by the agreement creating the debt or permitted by law.
• Tell me when the creditor claims this debt became due and when it became delinquent.
• Identify the date of the last payment made on this account.
• Have you made a determination that this debt is within the statute of limitations applicable to it? Tell me when you think the statute of limitations expires for this debt, and how you determined that.
~Details about your authority to collect this debt.~
• I would like more information about your firm before I discuss the debt with you. Does your firm have a debt collection license from my state? If not, say why not. If so, provide the date of the license, the name on the license, the license number, and the name, address and telephone number of the state agency issuing the license.
• If you are contacting me from a place outside my state, does your firm have a debt collection license from that place? If so, provide the date of the license, the name on the license, the license number, and the name, address and telephone number of the state agency issuing the license.
I have asked for this information because I have some questions. I need to hear from you to make an informed decision about your claim that I owe this money. I am open to communicating with you for this purpose. In order to make sure that I am not put at any disadvantage, in the meantime please treat this debt as being in dispute and under discussion between us.
In addition to providing the information requested above, please let me know whether you are prepared to accept less than the balance you are claiming is owed. If so, please tell me in writing your offer with the amount you will accept to fully resolve the account.
Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely,
submitted by AwakeningStar1968 to Debt [link] [comments]
One of my debts is being payed down but they are raising the amount I owe next month... which I am worried about. They issued a lawsuit against me....
So I have other creditors mostly credit cards and now I have another notice from the same company above (MIDLAND) that sent me a pre- legal notification. ..
this debt has been sold at least twice before but I haven't been able to act on much of any of my debt due to crippling health injuries. (Long term Covid / brain fog, hospitalization etc).
I am feeling a bit better to deal with this matter but I know I am deep in the hole.
SO for this one creditor... should I bother sending them a letter asking for more information. I know where the debt originally came from but I am concerned about how many times it has bounced around . Is it worth it sending them a letter requiring them to give me this information?
The other issue... I am honestly unable to pay off the entire amounts. I can maybe pay $10 dollars a month on this particular card .. (which is is around 3,000 dollars).
I had a tough time negotiating with Midland once the lawsuit on the other card occured. .. but I cannot reasonably afford another $100 dollars a month on this debt.. as of now.
I have lost a few years since the pandemic and have struggled to get back on my feet. Things have just not lined up the way I had hoped they would and now with inflation I can barely afford food.
Recommendations? Tips.
Here is the sample letter I pulled..
"To whom it may concern.
I am responding to your contact about a debt you are trying to collect. You contacted me by
Mail on May 1st, 2024 and identified the debt as from \*****S Bank. Please supply the information below so that I can be fully informed:*
~Why you think I owe the debt and to whom I owe it, including:~
• The name and address of the creditor to whom the debt is currently owed, the account number used by that creditor, and the amount owed.
• If this debt started with a different creditor, provide the name and address of the original creditor, the account number used by that creditor, and the amount owed to that creditor at the time it was transferred. When you identify the original creditor, please provide any other
name by which I might know them, if that is different from the official name. In addition, tell me when the current creditor obtained the debt and who the current creditor obtained it from.
• Provide verification and documentation that there is a valid basis for claiming that I am required to pay the debt to the current creditor. For example, can you provide a copy of the written agreement that created my original requirement to pay?
• If you are asking that I pay a debt that somebody else is or was required to pay, identify that person. Provide verification and documentation about why this is a debt that I am required to pay.
~The amount and age of the debt, including:~
• A copy of the last billing statement sent to me by the original creditor.
• State the amount of the debt when you obtained it, and when that was.
• If there have been any additional interest, fees or charges added since the last billing statement from the original creditor, provide an itemization showing the dates and amount of each added amount. In addition, explain how the added interest, fees or other charges are expressly authorized by the agreement creating the debt or are permitted by law.
• If there have been any payments or other reductions since the last billing statement from the original creditor, provide an itemization showing the dates and amount of each of them.
• If there have been any other changes or adjustments since the last billing statement from the original creditor, please provide full verification and documentation of the amount you are trying to collect. Explain how that amount was calculated. In addition, explain how the other changes or adjustments are expressly authorized by the agreement creating the debt or permitted by law.
• Tell me when the creditor claims this debt became due and when it became delinquent.
• Identify the date of the last payment made on this account.
• Have you made a determination that this debt is within the statute of limitations applicable to it? Tell me when you think the statute of limitations expires for this debt, and how you determined that.
~Details about your authority to collect this debt.~
• I would like more information about your firm before I discuss the debt with you. Does your firm have a debt collection license from my state? If not, say why not. If so, provide the date of the license, the name on the license, the license number, and the name, address and telephone number of the state agency issuing the license.
• If you are contacting me from a place outside my state, does your firm have a debt collection license from that place? If so, provide the date of the license, the name on the license, the license number, and the name, address and telephone number of the state agency issuing the license.
I have asked for this information because I have some questions. I need to hear from you to make an informed decision about your claim that I owe this money. I am open to communicating with you for this purpose. In order to make sure that I am not put at any disadvantage, in the meantime please treat this debt as being in dispute and under discussion between us.
In addition to providing the information requested above, please let me know whether you are prepared to accept less than the balance you are claiming is owed. If so, please tell me in writing your offer with the amount you will accept to fully resolve the account.
Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely,
2024.05.15 22:48 johnnobody420 WebLogic help needed
I’m working on a project where some of the software is older than me. And currently I’m trying to solve an issue that I just don’t have the expertise needed.
So we are migrating this application to WebLogic 14 (if I could, I would avoid WebLogic at all costs but we are where we are). There is a client application that is making a call to the WebLogic EJB that does some other calls, some processing and returns back the data to the client. Overall it works just fine. But under a heavier load users complain about slow response times.
The network tracing shows that the servers (we have a managed cluster of about 60 servers) received the request. But under heavy load, it takes up to 30 seconds for the EJB to actually start processing request. The CPU and memory utilisation for the servers seem fine. Whoever set up the whole cluster might have been clueless so there are a lot of default settings left.
I’ve looked into various things that could slow down the processing the requests but I can’t seem to identify what’s causing these issues.
Any ideas where to start looking/how to prove what’s actually causing the delay?
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So we are migrating this application to WebLogic 14 (if I could, I would avoid WebLogic at all costs but we are where we are). There is a client application that is making a call to the WebLogic EJB that does some other calls, some processing and returns back the data to the client. Overall it works just fine. But under a heavier load users complain about slow response times.
The network tracing shows that the servers (we have a managed cluster of about 60 servers) received the request. But under heavy load, it takes up to 30 seconds for the EJB to actually start processing request. The CPU and memory utilisation for the servers seem fine. Whoever set up the whole cluster might have been clueless so there are a lot of default settings left.
I’ve looked into various things that could slow down the processing the requests but I can’t seem to identify what’s causing these issues.
Any ideas where to start looking/how to prove what’s actually causing the delay?
2024.05.15 22:44 FreddZeppelin LG C4 42 - Initial Impressions
So I replaced my C2 42 with a C4 42. (No need to debate the wisdom of the change. Don’t worry, the C2 is going to a loving home.)
Main use is PC gaming on a 4090. Some initial impressions:
The C4 is noticeably brighter. Not dramatically so, but it is noticeable side by side and in real-world usage. I didn’t make any measurements, but the reports from Rtings and others that the C4 is brighter are accurate. The difference probably is not enough to justify an upgrade on its own, but it is real.
I see no noticeable drop in brightness in Game Optimizer mode - it looks great. And one difference from the C2 is a Personalized Picture Wizard - added, I think, with the C3 - which actually does a pretty good job of setting a default calibration that looks really good, even in games. It’s not precise - you select from various pictures to get the look you prefer - but I was surprised at how good the result looks. I used it for some games and didn’t experience any input lag, etc. Might depend on the game - and I’m sure its offends purists to even think of using it - but it does offer an easy alternative to Game Optimizer. (And, honestly, I've never worried too much about "creator intent" when it comes to games. The eyes of the guy who paid for the TV take priority.)
I don’t see any off-angle tint, as mentioned in the Rtings review. At an extreme angle - almost full side on - there is some dimming, but nothing like the green tint at lesser angles that is noticeable in the Rtings review. Perhaps an artifact of the larger panels?
The 144Hz mode seems to be a bit broken, at least on my panel. It works in the sense that you can enable it and it appears to do what it promises. But it is finicky - I’ve had numerous black screens in 144Hz mode when I change other settings (VRR, DTM, etc.). The only solution is to unplug the panel - sometimes 2-3 times - to get the panel to reset. Once you get out of the black screen, the new settings are preserved and it seems to work fine in 144Hz mode - so long as you don’t change anything. At 120Hz, I’ve had no problems. Several other folks here have reported the same issue, so I suspect it’s not a panel defect but rather a software problem or perhaps a conflict with certain PC settings.
Overall, I was very happy with my C2 and I like the C4 even better. I needed to replace my C2, and the new features in the C4 are worth the money to me. But it’s not a huge upgrade - no reason to rush out and replace your C2, but the C4 is definitely a nice upgrade when that time comes.
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Main use is PC gaming on a 4090. Some initial impressions:
The C4 is noticeably brighter. Not dramatically so, but it is noticeable side by side and in real-world usage. I didn’t make any measurements, but the reports from Rtings and others that the C4 is brighter are accurate. The difference probably is not enough to justify an upgrade on its own, but it is real.
I see no noticeable drop in brightness in Game Optimizer mode - it looks great. And one difference from the C2 is a Personalized Picture Wizard - added, I think, with the C3 - which actually does a pretty good job of setting a default calibration that looks really good, even in games. It’s not precise - you select from various pictures to get the look you prefer - but I was surprised at how good the result looks. I used it for some games and didn’t experience any input lag, etc. Might depend on the game - and I’m sure its offends purists to even think of using it - but it does offer an easy alternative to Game Optimizer. (And, honestly, I've never worried too much about "creator intent" when it comes to games. The eyes of the guy who paid for the TV take priority.)
I don’t see any off-angle tint, as mentioned in the Rtings review. At an extreme angle - almost full side on - there is some dimming, but nothing like the green tint at lesser angles that is noticeable in the Rtings review. Perhaps an artifact of the larger panels?
The 144Hz mode seems to be a bit broken, at least on my panel. It works in the sense that you can enable it and it appears to do what it promises. But it is finicky - I’ve had numerous black screens in 144Hz mode when I change other settings (VRR, DTM, etc.). The only solution is to unplug the panel - sometimes 2-3 times - to get the panel to reset. Once you get out of the black screen, the new settings are preserved and it seems to work fine in 144Hz mode - so long as you don’t change anything. At 120Hz, I’ve had no problems. Several other folks here have reported the same issue, so I suspect it’s not a panel defect but rather a software problem or perhaps a conflict with certain PC settings.
Overall, I was very happy with my C2 and I like the C4 even better. I needed to replace my C2, and the new features in the C4 are worth the money to me. But it’s not a huge upgrade - no reason to rush out and replace your C2, but the C4 is definitely a nice upgrade when that time comes.
2024.05.15 22:42 No-Face-Collects-687 There is this 『Tatari』in me
Stand name: Tatari (by Joel Corelitz)
Stand user: Mary
Strenght: B
Speed: C
Range: E
Durability: B
Precission: D
Potential: C
Unlike other stands Tatari doesn't directly posses a physical form and instead transform the users body to look like a humanoid goat hybrid that even has traits unnatural for humans and goats alike. After transformation Mary's body will be covered in grey fur and gain increased muscle mass, bone strength and black hoves for feet, the most noticable features are her long ears and zickzacked yellow horns on her head.
Tatari acts like a different independent person inside Mary that can communicate throught specific methods with her like letters or messages left behind. Tatari is quite like Mary and posseses similar characteristics and traits as Mary like being naturaly curious and thicc headed, this is likely because of how it was created.
The second ability Tatari has gained through the fusion of Mathew and Airy are tears which she can shot on command and contain a virus that make the tears of Tatari burn through anything like acid and form corrosive clouds near them, Tatari can also cover herself in these tears without any issue to protect herself or launch them like a squirtgun through her eyes.
If Mary is dying or is already dead for a few moments Tatari can take over for a whole day as a last resort of some sorts after which Tatari also dies and perishes.
Overusing the tears may dehydrate the body
Due to Tatari's own personality she might not listen to Mary and follow her own desires and fight in her own style (Tatari is kinda a dork)
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Stand user: Mary
Strenght: B
Speed: C
Range: E
Durability: B
Precission: D
Potential: C
Appearance:
(The picture is created from the stand ability of a friend of Mary, she doesn't actually wear such clothes)Unlike other stands Tatari doesn't directly posses a physical form and instead transform the users body to look like a humanoid goat hybrid that even has traits unnatural for humans and goats alike. After transformation Mary's body will be covered in grey fur and gain increased muscle mass, bone strength and black hoves for feet, the most noticable features are her long ears and zickzacked yellow horns on her head.
Tatari acts like a different independent person inside Mary that can communicate throught specific methods with her like letters or messages left behind. Tatari is quite like Mary and posseses similar characteristics and traits as Mary like being naturaly curious and thicc headed, this is likely because of how it was created.
Origin:
Mary was originally two persons which were Airy Baron and Mathew Baron who were siblings, Mathew possesed a goat looking stand (therefor its appearance) with the ability to make temporary holes in objects and Airy with a humanoid stand with the ability to control plants through a virus in its blood. During an incident Mathew was fataly wounded and as a last resort Airy located an Rokakaka Fruit which fused the two into Mary with her Tatari.Abilities:
The first ability Tatari has is to allow Mary to transform her body into Tatari or just partially transform, this increases Mary's overall strenght and durability being able to survive a car crash relatively unharmed, should Mary also choose to only partially transform her mind will merge with Tatari's with the more dominant depending on how much of Mary's body is transformed. This transformation reverts to normal if Mary or Tatari exhaust themselves to much which will cause too much strain on Mary's body if overused.The second ability Tatari has gained through the fusion of Mathew and Airy are tears which she can shot on command and contain a virus that make the tears of Tatari burn through anything like acid and form corrosive clouds near them, Tatari can also cover herself in these tears without any issue to protect herself or launch them like a squirtgun through her eyes.
If Mary is dying or is already dead for a few moments Tatari can take over for a whole day as a last resort of some sorts after which Tatari also dies and perishes.
Weaknesses:
Even though Tatari is a stand it's still has a body physical in nature being unable to directly interact with other standsOverusing the tears may dehydrate the body
Due to Tatari's own personality she might not listen to Mary and follow her own desires and fight in her own style (Tatari is kinda a dork)
2024.05.15 22:41 Scary-Sound5565 To clarify the “no grades lower than 50%” thing…
EDIT TO ADD- there are many great comments that show me just how wrong I am about this. It’s correct, a 40% success rate should not be middle of the road. I wasn’t thinking of it that way. I was more thinking “now a C will mean you’re really struggling.” Clearly there’s more that needs to change here. I agree with the comments that say the letters should go away altogether.
As a side note, my district is rumored to be going to standards based grading, which is the 1-4 system. That’s a whole different discussion.
Back to the post.
I read some stuff on this recently and the logic makes sense. Mathematically, it’s not great for a 0-59 to be an F, and all the rest are 10 point increments. It gives extra value to a 0. In my opinion, instead of saying “no grades below a 50”, they should change the grading scale.
0-19 = F
20-39 = D
40-59 = C
60-79 = B
80-100 = A
This would take a big shift in how teachers actually grade, but it’s better, in my opinion, than having a “dead” half of the grading scale.
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As a side note, my district is rumored to be going to standards based grading, which is the 1-4 system. That’s a whole different discussion.
Back to the post.
I read some stuff on this recently and the logic makes sense. Mathematically, it’s not great for a 0-59 to be an F, and all the rest are 10 point increments. It gives extra value to a 0. In my opinion, instead of saying “no grades below a 50”, they should change the grading scale.
0-19 = F
20-39 = D
40-59 = C
60-79 = B
80-100 = A
This would take a big shift in how teachers actually grade, but it’s better, in my opinion, than having a “dead” half of the grading scale.
2024.05.15 22:40 QueensQueenllfan My ex best friend wont leave me alone anymore, and its just scaring me at this point.
Hi! I've never done this before, so sorry i start a bit random. I(14f) used to have a best friend(14f). Lets call her Mia. Since last summer Mia started ignoring me, when she wasn't, she would constantly talk about her new friends, or something else that had to do with her. Our friendship got really toxic, and in december after a big argument (It was a saturday, my parents weren't home and we had plans for her to come to my place since it had been months, but Mia ignored me the whole day. She told me she accidentally fell asleep. She did talk to my other friend, and later i found out she was awake, and was hanging out with her other new friends. It really hurt me, and we argued, and eventually i told her i didnt want to keep going on with her if i wasn't even important to her anyway, so, i blocked her.) And for the first few days it went fine. After about a week or two she randomly texted me on discord, and after a night of talking i blocked her again, realizing that i'd just fall in her trap again and i didnt need that. It went alright, until begin january somebody on snapchat added me. It was a new user (random letters, no snapscore or anything & immediatly on best friend list) who started telling me that at her exact school my number & snapchat was leaked everywhere. I didnt believe them, and since i was on holiday, i just blocked them. That person also texted exactly like she would, and didnt want to show their face. Which to me still is really weird. Over February- March, alot of random numbers started calling me. About 3 a day. It was really confusing, until somewhere in February a girl added me on whatsapp that i immediatly recognized as Mia's best friend. She started calling me pretty horrible things and i had to block her. In March somebody else added me, a guy. He told me my number also was on the walls, and tables of Mia's school. I was at this point honestly so tired already, but it wasnt even close to finishing. I thought Mia was finally done, but in April things got so much worse. Mia and her best friend somehow got my discord back, and they started being really mean to me. Calling me really bad things, and my girlfriend, being the sweetheart that she is texted the best friend telling her to stop contacting me. That only fueled Mia more, made her more angry i suppose.
After that we(me & my parents) started contacting her school multiple times. The school basically didnt care about the problem, and even though they did get rid of the number (we have evidence of it, though) They never did anything about Mia self. We had to go there exactly two times. The second time, i saw Mia for the first time since december. She looked embarrassed, and ran to the bathroom stalls which was about next to the administration. The door was open and we could hear her friends asking her whats wrong. She probably knew she messed up, and quickly went home after so the school couldnt force her to talk with us. The day after we got a letter, saying the school couldnt do anything about it. Why, you ask? Mia had made up a lie that she spread around the whole school. Apparently, i had photos of all the boys at her school. (I have before those two visits, never been there in my entire life. Me and my dad had to use google maps to even find out where it was.) And made them into stickers. Ofcourse her friends easily backed her up, so the school had to believe her. It was a really, really bad time for me. But i thought we were done, i atleast hoped so.
The numbers in the meantime since the school visits, almost stopped. Specific numbers (im guessing her friends) still called me, but i blocked all private & random numbers. So they wont be able to do so anymore.
Today was a pretty normal day, until in the evening. My dad asked me about some random person texting him on tiktok. He showed me the profile picture which i thought was funny. It was the emo logan paul picture. But he told me he was dead serious, because the person asked him if he lived in the exact street we lived in. I looked at the persons profile. I looked at followers, and then i understood. Ofcourse Mia was the only one of the three following him, and the other two were her friends. I didnt mind as much when she contacted me, because i felt like i didnt need to be scared for her to be able to be a threat to my family. But now it has all changed. I know its only on tiktok, but when she realized i texted her back cause i knew it was her.. it was horrible. The things she said just make me sick, and knowing she has my address makes me even more terrified.
My parents told me to just see it as a situation that should be funny, because it shows just how sad she is. But i cant think of it that way, what if she does more? What if she uses my own address against me? What if she turns into a actual threat for my family? The police cant do anything, cause shes not actually doing something "illegal". I really dont know what to do anymore. Im helpless & terrified. I know its stupid, but do any of you have any idea of what i could do about it?
I also want to know, would this count as a stalker? If not, is there some kind of name for it?
P.S thanks so much for reading, & i hope you have a really good day/nightđź’ž
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After that we(me & my parents) started contacting her school multiple times. The school basically didnt care about the problem, and even though they did get rid of the number (we have evidence of it, though) They never did anything about Mia self. We had to go there exactly two times. The second time, i saw Mia for the first time since december. She looked embarrassed, and ran to the bathroom stalls which was about next to the administration. The door was open and we could hear her friends asking her whats wrong. She probably knew she messed up, and quickly went home after so the school couldnt force her to talk with us. The day after we got a letter, saying the school couldnt do anything about it. Why, you ask? Mia had made up a lie that she spread around the whole school. Apparently, i had photos of all the boys at her school. (I have before those two visits, never been there in my entire life. Me and my dad had to use google maps to even find out where it was.) And made them into stickers. Ofcourse her friends easily backed her up, so the school had to believe her. It was a really, really bad time for me. But i thought we were done, i atleast hoped so.
The numbers in the meantime since the school visits, almost stopped. Specific numbers (im guessing her friends) still called me, but i blocked all private & random numbers. So they wont be able to do so anymore.
Today was a pretty normal day, until in the evening. My dad asked me about some random person texting him on tiktok. He showed me the profile picture which i thought was funny. It was the emo logan paul picture. But he told me he was dead serious, because the person asked him if he lived in the exact street we lived in. I looked at the persons profile. I looked at followers, and then i understood. Ofcourse Mia was the only one of the three following him, and the other two were her friends. I didnt mind as much when she contacted me, because i felt like i didnt need to be scared for her to be able to be a threat to my family. But now it has all changed. I know its only on tiktok, but when she realized i texted her back cause i knew it was her.. it was horrible. The things she said just make me sick, and knowing she has my address makes me even more terrified.
My parents told me to just see it as a situation that should be funny, because it shows just how sad she is. But i cant think of it that way, what if she does more? What if she uses my own address against me? What if she turns into a actual threat for my family? The police cant do anything, cause shes not actually doing something "illegal". I really dont know what to do anymore. Im helpless & terrified. I know its stupid, but do any of you have any idea of what i could do about it?
I also want to know, would this count as a stalker? If not, is there some kind of name for it?
P.S thanks so much for reading, & i hope you have a really good day/nightđź’ž