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2024.05.16 13:30 Large-Wheel-4181 The Zero Point (Fortnite) vs The Entity (Dead By Daylight) [Theme, Connections, Contrast, etc.]

The Zero Point (Fortnite) vs The Entity (Dead By Daylight) [Theme, Connections, Contrast, etc.]
Core Theme:
•Powerful deities that manipulate realities for their own reasons, while all beings are simply playthings to them
Connections
•Powerful Multiversal Cosmic Beings that take various people from different universes (With Zero Point doing it to free itself from the Imagined Order aka IO after they forced Zero Point to take Loopers to The Island/ The Entity gathers up Killers and Survivors in order to feast on their emotions in various ways with it forcing them to participate in a hunt)
•They not only have the ability to buff or nerf characters they have taken but also have their powers and abilities shared among others within their worlds
•They do have organizations that assist them (Zero Point has The Seven who seem to protect it to prevent everything otherwise everything will end/ The Black Vale however worship The Entity as a God Like being and manipulated some events to gather, in some cases create, killers and survivors for The Entity itself while also battling The Imperiatti to prevent them from stopping The Entity.
•Despite their god like power they have to deal with an organization that wants to destroy or control them (The IO /The Imperiatti)
•They are responsible for creating realities that the games take place in. (Zero Point simply created the realities/ The Entity however creates new realities based on the memories of all it consumes as it goes around invading other realities)
•They have assembled a roster of characters including ones from movies, tv shows and video games
•They even have captured celebrities (Marshmello/ Nicholas Cage)
•There’s seasonal events that occur where they change up the formula on how their games will function
•Despite their original gamestyle origins they are continuing to spread into new realms. Like for example: (Racing/RPG)
•Both have even brought in Slipknot into their worlds
•Both include a shooter element within their worlds where players have to combat against various threats (Fortnite this is base, but for Dead By Daylight this is expanded on with games What The Fog and Project T)
•Both worlds feature various characters (Originals and guests) that have traveled into their realm and have seemed to either protect or control the deities
Contrasts:
•Zero Point is definitely more of a world of fun while The Entity is all about suffering even beyond death itself.
•The Zero Point isn’t as active in it’s world while The Entity is constantly active all throughout itself whether it be assisting or hindering all throughout and even toying with everyone in it’s own way just to feed off emotions
Animation/Fight Potential:
•This could easily qualify as a Season Finale so it could definitely be a 3D all throughout or at the very least just the simiple characters are 3D while the background and deities are 3D. As for the fight, that could go back and forth between the deities making moves against one another while having moments of characters fighting one another only to then revive and go back at it. The Entity would definitely be the invading force while the Zero Point would be one the defense. Though knowing The Entity’s methods it would appear to do an invasion but in reality be trying to find a way around or working towards slowly corrupting The Zero Point itself.
•Important Things to note between the characters interacting is that while Fortnite characters can build items, killers can destroy breakable objects in 1-2 hits. Also why killers can’t die under the Entity’s rule, they do still feel pain and can be stunned. Plus Killers could act more like generals while The Thrall (beings that will be introduced in DBD’s Project T) can act as the foot soldiers.
Music Track
•Kind of tricky to pinpoint if there can be one particular type of music that could work for it as it could go back and forth between comical for Fortnite while intense for Dead By Daylight though I could see a possible vocal track also being used for it as well
Debatably
•At first it would seem like Zero Point has this based on defeating Galactus however it didn’t kill Galactus it just sent him away, which is definitely an important factor in death battle since it’s a battle to the death. With Galactus that was also a direct attack which is very different than how The Entity attacks which usually is slow and calculated attacks with the goals of corrupting and absorbing universes. Plus The Entity is stated to feed off all the emotions of individuals within it’s realms which probably means the Zero Point would have to find a way to eliminate all of those emotions in The Entity’s realm to erase it from existence. This looking to be a power vs hax type of MU the more and more I look into them. As for who wins, it’s actually looking hard to tell as of right now.
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2024.05.16 13:24 ratratte Delusional ex-friend (30F) and her BF (20M) harass me (26TM) and my music band. What should I do?

Hi everyone! I would like to share one bizarre story with this sub. I used to have a friend of around 5 years, she was a rather nice woman, but she was known for randomly getting offended by her friends and stopping talking to them for a while until calming down and becoming friends again. She has a mental illness, and I think it is related to the problem, because she would often show me her social media chat and complain how the other person was horribly rude to her, but all I could see was normal talk and nothing off-putting in the conversation, so I just shrugged. Once I noticed that she was also writing to an "offender" how she had shared the conversation with me and how I hated that person, which of course was a complete lie and I firmly told her not to say such things, to which she replied: "So what? It's just to increase the effect". She was also known for begging for money from working friends, and she loaned from me as well with a promise to return the sum, which she never did and only shared how she would buy some expensive comic book for the same amount she promised to return.
At one point, I introduced her to a fresh member of our band, and they started dating. The guy had zero motivation to study at our university, and he would always blame the professors and everyone around for him getting bad grades, despite him repeatedly telling me how he didn't want to show up on time for the class, do homework etc. She kept blaming everybody else as well and saying how the world was heartlessly cruel to her poor, innocent love. He was not progressing at all with music, either, but our band is open for everyone and he was always welcome to play simpler things with us. We also had a sub-band which had paid concerts more often, and he asked us to join, but we made a collaborative decision that his level was yet too low to play for money.
I graduated and found a suitable job, but my profession requires a lot of physical work under the hot sun, so I was more often dead tired than not. I stopped seeing these two as often as before, but I would call them regularly after work, and every time I heard: "Come over to see us", I replied that I couldn't walk the rather big distance to their home (there is no public transport connection to there) due to the heavy work and shaky legs, and invited them over instead. They would always say that they were tired and had no time... while they had no work and lived on the disability money. Sometimes she would outwardly say that I was not tired and was making it up, after I had spent all summer day walking with a heavy canister in a hazmat suit. It left a bad taste in my mouth, but I always tried to shrug it off. She eventually wrote me that I was talking to "creep" friends online (one of which was my partner and they are lovely people whom I had met IRL) and doing my hobbies instead of visiting her, and I explained to her yet again that I was tired and that she had no right to offend my friends, it grew into an argument, and since she obviously wanted to break up, I told her to return me my money finally, and she blocked me.
Fast forward, after a nice concert, she wrote in our band chat that I was narcissistic and shut everyone down, all because I was sometimes announcing songs during the concert, as agreed. Everyone could just stand up and announce, and I kept giving everyone else the chance, but hardly anyone stood up so I had to announce. Later on, the guy stopped attending the rehearsals, and our music teacher told him to return the instrument and the costume without telling him to leave the band, just that they would be safely stored without disappearing as they are expensive. He surrendered the items through someone else and deleted himself from the band chat, of course she followed. When our music teacher tried to contact them, she said that her love won't play for free.
Now these lovey-doveys keep commenting under our band videos and posts how "horrible" everything is from photos to music itself (our music is in general very well-received), but also they spread total BS about me to everyone else: that I "kicked this poor guy from the band", that the music teacher had only supported me and nobody else, that I was always lying to them, that I am narcissistic and stabbed them in the back, that I owe her money etc. Of course, it made me so mad that I also publicly mentioned that she should go and see her psychiatrist because her delusional behaviour was getting out of control, because every accusation she says about me is absolute nonsense. I regret revealing her mental problems publicly, but I was really mad about all the lies that she had said about me. She is still spreading gossip and keep shitting on my band publicly.
Is it worth trying to contact her and say I was sorry about telling publicly she was mentally ill? I am afraid it will let her feel more powerful or something, and her lying started before I did my part, so I felt like I had the right to also offend her in return. What should I do in this situation?
TL;DR "offended" ex-friends couple gossip about me, shit on my band and accuse me of serious things I didn't do, what should I do with them?
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2024.05.16 13:24 ctg "GPS data going into the meza..." Repeatedly (GPS Spoofing)

GPS data going into the meza
The only way I can rationalize this is by applying lessons learned from the first GPS spoofing/mass jamming at 2016.
mass jamming http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/07/us_military_testing_gps_jamming/
gps spoofing http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/security/protecting-gps-from-spoofers-is-critical-to-the-future-of-navigation
For some reason the launch GPS trackers are spoofed (in the real time) and the signal either leads to underground or into one of the rockfaces/entry points. Why?
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2024.05.16 13:18 Solarisdevorak Help with power choice

My daughter is making a character for my campaign and she is designing the character around the use of stars and supernovas you know kind of a whole celestial theme. But her and I came up with this concept of being able to drop like gravity wells Just little points that within so many feet they can draw or push people away. I didn't really see any gravity manipulation in the power sets in the core book unless I missed something. Could we just adapt Elemental Control grab and push to achieve this? I know with a lot of powers you're just kind of adapting the generic one but this was the closest thing I could find. Any other suggestions would be fantastic. We were all ready going to use Elemental control energy for some of her other powers.
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2024.05.16 13:17 Slayers_Picks UFC Fight Night: Barboza v Murphy Parlay Explained.

Hello!
I hope we're all having a great week so far!
This is part 2 of... probably 2 when it comes to new and upcoming additions to my write ups. It is still very much a work in progress, so please, any feedback is very, very much needed. If this doesn't suit my writing style that much, then let me know and ill stick to what I do best!
The format of this write up is simple... After every write up I usually give you guys a primary parlay, since this is a betting subreddit of course so I kind of felt like I needed to implement some sort of betting thing. This is me breaking down reasons why I wanted to add x y z to the parlay. This will hopefully be a short write up and a short read as there's probably not a whole lot to say, but I also just generally wanted to expand on the parlays just because when I'm doing the main write up, there aint no time nor space in a reddit post to type everything.
I also generally feel like I'm not doing enough for this genuinely awesome community, so there's some slight pressure on me to step it up a bit, i think.
so, let me begin, feel free to criticize or give feedback, it's much wanted.
Leg 1: Ducote/Demopoulos o2.5 or GTD
This one kind of is a given considering the fact that both fighters have styles which do not have a quick path to a finish. Ducote's style is very boxing heavy, but it's also full of volume and short bursts of action, she does not necessarily sit down on her punches a whole lot, its "throw a combination and move". That steady pace has produced quite a few decisions on her record, which gives me the initial boost in confidence that she can fight at a steady enough pace to warrant a bet that this fight goes the distance. However, I am aware of some concerns given the fact that she has a few finishes under her belt. A lot of her finishes are based on ground action, she initiates ground and pound really quickly, and whilst I don't think Demopoulos is going to fare too well defending those punches, Demopoulos' highly active guard is going to most likely be enough to both mitigate the damage dealt by Ducote, and overall make Ducote waste her punches. I do think overall that this fight is going to take place mostly on the feet with Demopoulos throwing one to two punches per Ducotes 3 or 4. It is most likely going to be a game of volume and activity, and unless Demopoulos takes this fight to the ground and finds that submission real quick, I don't quite think that this is going to be a fight which results in a finish.
Leg 2: (optional Gatto/Vidal o2.5 or GTD)
Now, this one is optional, I usually only add optional legs to a parlay if I think there's a slight chance of it landing. Which usually means it probably won't land, but for those that perhaps want maybe some extra juice to their parlay, think of adding this one to it. This parlay is going to land depending on how Vidal fights, and that's always going to be a ridiculously tough thing to predict given the relatively short history of Vidal's fights in the UFC, but from the footage available, it is fair to say she is a fairly decent fighter on the feet, she has power in her attacks and if she looks for that quick KO early (something she has the propensity to do). The biggest threat for Gatto is going to be the right side attacks, the leg kicks and the overhand right. Those are the two main attacks that Vidal uses, and if she reads those attacks effectively and does not risk any exchanges, I do think this could be a slow and steady fight. Vidal's style is a prime reason why this is an optional parlay, whenever there is a power factor is completely shakes up the predictability of any fight, because if a fighter gets clipped, we are not sure how they are going to react. We have seen fighters swing back and get lost in the chaos, or level change and leave their neck exposed. This is going to be a chaotic fight and one that is going to be so fascinating to watch, but I do think that the chance of a finish is relatively low given the low volume of Vidal and the toughness and space that Gatto fights at. Her technique is limited to big attacks, and it should be those big attacks that are most easily readable by Gatto.
Leg 3: Nolan/Martinez ITD
This one to me seems self explanatory. Both fighters are extremely dangerous on the feet, they both have ridiculously exciting offensive attacks, but most importantly, pertaining to this bet, they both tend to have a little bit too much fun in the pocket, and it's during those seconds in the pocket that I see a finish happening from either side. There is also the additional concern on the side of Martinez that he lacks the defensive techniques and layers to avoid long attacks, and given that any fighter is going to enter the pocket, throw a little, then step back to reset, it's that "step back to reset" where I see Martinez getting exposed since he tends to leave his hand a bit loose, not quite in a tight guard position. Let's not forget that both fighters are coming off KO losses, they both have quite high finish percentages so I do think both are going to come into this fight looking for a quick finish in order to get back into the win column and build the momentum back after their devastating debut losses.
Leg 4: Hill/Pinheiro o2.5 or GTD
It was difficult to get a read on this fight given the style clash, and it is probably risky to even add Pinheiro's name to an o2.5/GTD bet given her history of slowing down substantially, but I do think that Ribas just really put it on her and it was the early power punches from Pinheiro which emptied her out a bit faster than you would otherwise see. Pacing is important for Pinheiro here, and whilst her threat of a quick KO/TKO is relatively high stylistically in the first half of the fight, I do think, as pointed out in my write up, that Hills ability to adapt to takedowns and trips is going to ultimately negate that threat. Now, there are two main threats here which might make this bet sketchy. Firstly, if Pinheiro has not improved her gas tank, than you are most likely going to see the potential of a Hill TKO skyrocket, in which case you better damn hope she finishes Pinheiro in the last minute of the fight (if you went o2.5). The second threat comes from the slick BJJ and grappling of Pinheiro, it probably won't take long for Pinheiro to try and get back control, lock in her hooks and try to drag Hill to the ground, and whilst Hill is generally a very sound MMA fighter who is good at defending grappling attacks, it only takes one mistake to get locked into a submission, and I think given that Pinheiro faced hell in the third round, she probably doesn't want to face that same kind of hell from a more cleaner kickboxer like Hill. Ultimately though, I think its going to be a back and forth and the fight will hit the scorecards. This one could be a parlay buster though given those two threats, so feel free to fade this leg. (is that even a term?)
Leg 5: Barboza/Murphy R3 Starts - Yes
This one probably doesn't need too much explanation. Barboza is an absolute veteran who is very hard to put away, and whilst Murphy is going to be looking very quick and slick on the feet during the first couple of rounds, I do think Barboza is more than capable enough to hang in there and wear the initial storm before adapting and coming back with his own attacks. Both fighters have excellent gas tanks too, and whilst we haven't seen Murphy in the championship rounds, the fact that he still fights at a high pace in the third round gives me hope that this bet hits. I mean, 10 minutes of action needs to pass anyway so it's a relatively safe bet in my opinion.
That's it!
Again, feedback is much welcome, I would love to hear thoughts on if this should be a main stay alongside my long and short prediction posts! If not, I will be absolutely more than happy to leave this on the side!
I have been thinking of adding my "confidence levels" system to this post, but then it would be fuckin weird like, imagine seeing someone put a leg in their parlay and that shit's low confidence lol. I might think of another system but for now, we'll keep it simple.
Thank you for reading this, have an amazing week and enjoy the incredible fights this weekend!
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2024.05.16 13:16 SHA_SHA_HER_BOOMBOX Selection: Rozee named in extended Sir Doug Nicholls Round squad

Selection: Rozee named in extended Sir Doug Nicholls Round squad
Captain Connor Rozee is one of three additions to the squad to face the Hawks.
IN: C Rozee 1, J Burgoyne 7, J Sweet 24
OUT: Nil
Yartapuulti captain Connor Rozee will return to the line-up this Sunday afternoon for a Sir Doug Nicholls Round clash at Adelaide Oval.
The club has named a preliminary 26-player squad, which also includes the additions of Jase Burgoyne and Jordon Sweet.
Rozee has overcome a hamstring strain, while Burgoyne and Sweet have been named on the interchange after missing Round 9 with a groin issue and illness respectively.
Club stalwart Travis Boak (Port Adelaide) is set to play his 356th game, equalling Paul Roos and Bruce Doull in 16th on the all-time VFL/AFL games played list.
The last time Yartapuulti took on Hawthorn was in Round 12 of 2023 at Adelaide Oval, with the Power coming out on top by 55 points.
The 26-player squad will be reduced to 23 on Friday afternoon, and the tactical substitute will be chosen from the interchange and announced one hour before the bounce.
Sunday’s game against the Hawks will take place at Adelaide Oval from 2:50pm ACST, with gates open from 1pm. Tickets are still available for
Yartapuulti will honour Sir Doug Nicholls Round this weekend with a march to Adelaide Oval, a First Nations marketplace, and other special activations around the ground. Find out more information and timings here.
Round 10 Extended Team Selection
B: K Farrell 6, E Ratugolea 27, B Zerk-Thatcher 25
HB: M Bergman 14, A Aliir 21, D Houston 5
C: T Boak 10, O Wines 16, W Drew 28
HF: D Byrne-Jones 33, T Marshall 4, M Georgiades 19
F: C Rozee 1-C, C Dixon 22, W Rioli 15
Foll: D Visentini 38, J Horne-Francis 18, Z Butters 9
I/C: R Burton 3, J Burgoyne 7, J Sinn 8, J Finlayson 11, J Sweet 24, F Evans 31, J McEntee 41, J Mead 44
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2024.05.16 13:15 Dimetro_Sparks I've decided to put my take on the Internet popular "Mothra: Queen of the Monsters"

I've decided to put my take on the Internet popular
Hope you all enjoy the show! (Fair warning, it's very long)
We start off as a flashback during early Ancient Egypt times, where Mothra was flying over the deserts, peacefully scattering her godly lights over man and animal alike, bowing down to her in reverence and becoming docile respectively, before she senses a disturbance somewhere. She rushes over to it, and sees Abaddon (using my idea for him, a huge-ass Dragonfly with a functional mouth, a stinger tail, and the forelimbs of a Praying Mantis) using his swarm to hunt for food.
Mothra dispels the swarm and attacks Abaddon with her God Rays, with Abaddon territorially attacking the Queen, and Mothra, in a show of stubbornness, engaging his challenge, and both insectoid Titans engaged in a brutal aerial battle as the Ancient Egyptians watched. It looked as it was going well for the more nimble Mothra, until Abaddon trapped Mothra in his raptorial forelimbs, brutally slamming and dragging her across the sands, before he lifted her and raised his stinger. It cuts to the Ancient Egyptians, who gasp and look on in horror as the sound of a sharp object and crunching sounds fill the air. Abaddon drops Mothra's lifeless corpse as he flies away, having satiated his hunger, while the screen zooms in on Mothra's eye. Whatever epic opening your mind makes happens, before the title lights up.
We follow Ilene Andrews (Rebecca Hall) and her surrogate daughter Jia (Kaylee Hottle) again, this time joined with the Chen Twins, Dr. Ilene and Dr. Ling (both played by Zhang Ziyi) as Jia dreams about Mothra…'s hatching, that is. That's right, sometime after the battle in Rio de Janeiro, Mothra has flown to the Borneo Jungle and laid an egg there, and the main cast arrive to witness it in person, and naturally, when the larva hatches, it was a magnificent sight for all involved. When the night falls and Jia goes to sleep in the Borneo Outpost, she once again shares a dream with Mothra, joined by the Chen Twins, due to their history with the Queen… until the dream started going out of control, wildly flashing and prophesying, among other things, a high-pitched whining sound, unblinking red eyes, the earth collapsing, and darkness enveloping the skies.
Everyone in the dream, from where they are, wake up in a cold sweat, until they get an urgent call that the Mothra Larva was displaying an unnatural and out of character level of agitation, proven correct when they see the slightly nervous Mothra pulsating yellow and orange, before breaking free of her containment and vanishing into the forest. It was pretty easily seen that something big was about to go down if Mothra of all Titans was getting upset. And soon enough, it looked like it came true when a devastating earthquake shook a large part of Asia, splitting the ground asunder and causing ruin, all while energy signatures shows Mothra venturing into Hollow Earth. At this point, the humans knew something was up. So it was decided, one team, with Dr. Ilene Chen, would stay up on the Surface World and monitor any more earthquakes or disturbances, and another, with Dr. Ling, and newcomers to the series Lance Gibson (Donny Lucas) and Scarlet Wilde (Emilia Clarke) would venture into Hollow Earth to keep track of Mothra.
As Team Hollow Earth follows Mothra, understanding that she is sensing something they don't, they keep a close eye on her. Mothra continues making a beeline, hauling ass towards wherever, until she enters a foggy quarry and sees a flashing light that comes closer to her, causing Mothra to tense up, until the fog dispels and she sees… Battra. The flashing light was his horn, and Mothra, seeing this larva that shares the same similarities to her, softens up. Team Hollow Earth were stunned at seeing another Moth Titan, especially with scans showing they share the same genetic material. Mothra appears to be slightly taller than Battra, with Lance suggesting the possibility of them being siblings, and Mothra having hatched first, something that everybody agrees on. Battra has sensed Mothra's presence and vice-versa, with the Queen of the Monsters being visibly overjoyed to be an older sister. Until Battra's horn glows red, and he glows in agitation, before beckoning Mothra to follow him, and the humans trail after them.
Mothra and Battra's venture in the rest of Hollow Earth lead to the Moth Siblings getting ambushed by a large and aggressive Praying Mantis Sub-Titan called a Scymantis. Battra, who has never been in a serious battle before, was scared and hid behind Mothra, who fortunately, did know how to fight. Mothra does battle with the Scymantis, and Mothra, filled with a huge protective big sister instinct, had actually led to her killing the Scymantis, a move that stuns everyone watching, even Mothra herself, though she quickly collects herself and continues on to follow Battra's signal. Both Moth Siblings take a breather in a large beautiful grassy plain, where they see large glowing aphid-like creatures called Flight Lights, one of whom Mothra grabs and directs it's abdomen to her mouth, before eating in a delicious (to her) substance like an ant eating honeydew from an aphid. Battra tries to do the same as his sister, but he doesn't know how to, which visibly saddens him. Mothra, seeing the trouble her younger brother is facing, teaches him how to properly eat from a Flight Light, and does so properly, causing him to light up in happiness.
Meanwhile, with Team Surface World, Monarch is helping the areas of Asia that has been led to ruin by the earthquake, when they see the skies slightly darkening, something they identify to be a sign that Abaddon is arriving. Sure enough, he does indeed show up, his swarm following him. Abaddon was highly aggressive, something that confuses the Monarch team up above, until Abaddon reaches in and pulls out a huge insectoid Titan. The humans back away as Abaddon engages in a battle with the creature, before killing it, and feasting on it. Abaddon leaves, but the humans are left to ponder at what came out. Back in Hollow Earth, the Moth Siblings a large chasm in the ground, going several kilometers down, called the Gaping Maw. The Moth Siblings leap down the chasm, falling underneath and dispelling a veil of natural steam, with the humans following them, until they reach the bottom.
Mothra bravely treads ahead, while Battra cautiously trails behind her, his horn staying red. Until the humans manage to direct the two of them to a veil of what looked like webbing, with Scarlet confirming it not belonging to the Moth Titans. Both Moths rip it open, and see a huge hive, all filled to the brim with Meganulons, almost all of whom stop and stare at them. Battra was nervous, but Mothra crawled forward. Up until she sees a Meganulon about to fall to its death, at which point she rushes forward with no hesitation and saves it. As the Meganulon stared at her in what looked like awe and wonder, a loud screeching is heard, and all the Meganulons back away as both Moth Siblings. Battra looked terrified, while Mothra was defiant, as the Queen of the Meganulons, Megaguirus, emerged and hovered down to greet the newcomers.
Megaguirus sniffed Mothra out with her antennae, and understood that she came from the Surface World, which is good news for her, seeing as she wants to expand her hive. Until she sensed something else on the Surface. One of her own was dead, murdered. The same one that Abaddon killed. Furious at one of her brood's death, Megaguirus engaged the Moth Siblings in battle (yes, she treats her subjects with remarkably more respect and kindness that Skar King). Mothra valiantly fought her, even as a larva, while protecting the terrified Battra. While it looked like Mothra was doing well, Megaguirus, due to being mature, being incredibly speedy, having razor-sharp wings, and able to fly, managed to overpower her, grappling her in a deadly lock with her pincers and stinger tail, and even absorbing Mothra's energy with her stinger. Battra was scared, but upon seeing Mothra struggling, he decided to charge in and his horn lights up with yellow electrical (what looks like it, anyway) energy, and using it to force Megaguirus off of Mothra, who tag teams the Meganulon Queen and slams her to the ground.
They would have continued, if not for Megaguirus' wings glowing and letting out a roar. Suddenly, the ground erupted, and out came Megalon, whom Megaguirus treated almost like a brother, with Megalon in turn, being unfailingly loyal to her. And so, used his abilities over the earth to severely injure Mothra and Battra, forcing them to retreat. As the humans escape the Gaping Maw and bring the two Moth Titans to a secluded but humongous cavern to rest, the humans found ancient tunnels with writings of an ancient tribe, explaining that their God, Megalon, created the Vile Vortexes to Hollow Earth, but after getting touched by a "Golden Ray of Light", he had become destructive after meeting Megaguirus, a "kindred spirit", and have a solution should they ever attack the world. Unbeknownst to them, the Moth Siblings found that solution: a huge influx of Hollow Earth radiation, not only healing their wounds, but supercharging them, and accelerating their growth. When the humans finally notice the blinding lights behind them, they saw the double cocoons, and the literal blinding beauty of both Moth Siblings gracefully emerge in their Imago Forms.
Battra was amazed at his new form, while Mothra makes a dash and flies out, zooming out. Meanwhile, Battra flies back into the Gaping Maw to keep an eye on the Meganulons, he sees that Megaguirus is on the move, with Megalon and a crap-ton of Meganulon Warrior drones to assist her in her invasion of the Surface World. Battra flies back to the humans and warns this to Jia, who relays it to the humans, until Lance asks where the hell Mothra went to, with Scarlet bringing up scans revealing she went to the Surface. Back up in the Surface World, the team there reads Mothra's signatures erupting as she flies out, but she is making a straight beeline for a specific Titan. To Abaddon. Mothra is directly provoking him to get him to follow her to combat this threat, which worries Dr. Ling, seeing as she was aware of what Abaddon was capable of. Sure enough, the two Insect Titans collide in Bangladesh, where a furious Abaddon engages the challenging Mothra in combat once again. It seems as if history is going to repeat, until Battra steps in between the downed Mothra and Abaddon, and explains the situation. Abaddon was motionless for a few moments, before he backs off and follows Mothra and Battra to Hollow Earth.
With Team Hollow Earth, they were now tasked with holding the line between Megaguirus' forces, and the Vile Vortexes to the Surface World until Mothra comes back, knowing that they're in big trouble if they manage to get there. While this happens, Battra and Abaddon get into some skirmishes about one-upping the other due to Battra's newfound confidence with his powers and Abaddon's dislike of anything moth, but manage to hold it in enough to get to their destination. Soon enough, the three insectoid Titans arrive at the battlefield, where they charge in as Megaguirus and her forces do to. Mothra engages in a dogfight with Megaguirus, Battra attacks Megalon on the ground, and Abaddon makes some snacks out of the Meganulons, as the humans attempt to both escape and join in on the fight. During the brawl, Megalon manages to make the ground unstable enough for him to fall into a Vile Vortex, causing the other Titans (and humans) to follow suit.
In the Surface World, all the combatants find themselves in Barcelona, Spain. Megaguirus commands her hive with a high-pitched whining to arrive, with Megaguirus' absorption of Mothra's ability darkening the sky in a huge electrical superstorm, one Meganulon almost grabbing the humans, until Abaddon swoops in to save them, and the Moth Siblings follow suit. Their battles takes them to the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone. During the clash of insects, Battra realized brute force wasn't going to work on Megalon, so he continued beating down the huge beetle, until he grabbed the fatigued Megalon, and aerial suplexed him, making the ground give way and having him plummet to the depths of the earth. Now without her biggest ally, Megaguirus attacks more furiously, but fails when both Moth Siblings tag-team her with slashes and stabs, as Battra amplifies Mothra's own abilities, when Mothra grabs her and stares her down. Megaguirus roars defiantly, which is when Mothra flies up to the superstorm and throws Megaguirus in there, electrocuting her, before Mothra slams Megaguirus down on one of the volcanoes, immolating her to death. Both Moth Siblings and Abaddon roar triumphantly as Mothra uses her God Rays to dispel the superstorm. Mothra looks at Abaddon, who seems to give her and Battra a look of respect, before he flies off.
Mothra is seen patrolling over the skies of the Amazon Rainforest, until she is greeted by Battra, as both the Moth Siblings exchange a cute little bioluminescent show of affection towards each other. Both teams of humans watch as Mothra and Battra fly off, casting a bigger light than the sun, and fade to white as the ending scene before credits roll.
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2024.05.16 13:14 Caspian_Trident Can someone point me to a good guide on how to apply/extract aspects as well as tempering

So, I found a nice aspect on an eye last night and wanted to extract it and put it on my sorc staff but the occulists doesn't have an extract tab any more and my Codex is empty. I thought the aspects that drop get stored in the Codex of power. Also at the Blacksmith, the tempering tab is locked. Is there a side quest I need to do to unlock these? If someone can point me to a good guide, I would appreciate that. Everything in YouTube is 11 months old.
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2024.05.16 13:14 titoulcn While AI offers immense potential, it's not a one-size-fits-all solution

In today's tech-centric world, AI is more than just a buzzword—it's revolutionizing industries, enhancing productivity, and driving innovation. But amidst all the hype, it's crucial to ask ourselves: Are we genuinely leveraging AI, or are we just jumping on the bandwagon?
I believe these are the key points to consider:
We definitely need to understand AI's Capabilities. AI is not a magic solution. It requires a clear understanding of its strengths and limitations. Are you aware of what AI can realistically achieve in your specific context?
Before implementing AI, identify a clear problem it can solve more efficiently than traditional methods. Is AI the best tool for the job, or are you forcing it where it doesn't belong?
It's obvious that AI thrives on data. Do you have access to high-quality, relevant data to train your models? Without proper data, AI applications can lead to inaccurate or biased outcomes.
Implementing AI isn't just about having advanced algorithms. It requires seamless integration with your current systems. Have you planned for the technical and operational changes needed?
And as always...With great power comes great responsibility. Are you considering the ethical implications of AI in your use case? Ensure transparency, fairness, and accountability in your AI deployments.
Also, we are all aware of the fact that AI technology evolves rapidly. Are you and your team committed to continuous learning and adaptation to stay ahead of the curve?
In conclusion, while AI offers immense potential, it's not a one-size-fits-all solution. Reflect on whether your AI initiatives are strategically planned and executed, or if you're simply following the trend. Maybe this video you'll find interesting.
So, is there anything you would like to add?
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2024.05.16 13:12 IdioticPAYDAY Observation Insights - Deposition

The Council of Vaenir was established following a coup which was preceded by the Vaenirian defeat at the infamous Renan War. The war, which broke out between the Republic of Vaenirian Systems and the Kingdom of Ergemard over the contested “Renan” sector. Prior to the war, the Republic was governed by a democratic, elected government with a system of direct democracy in place, in which the citizens could directly vote on laws via the usage of digital systems. The Kingdom was governed by a semi-constitutional monarchy, with the King serving as Head of Government and State, but with an elected assembly consisting of nobles in place.
The Republic was utterly humiliated in the war, with the outnumbered Kingdom managing to defeat their forces in a number of horrid engagements, with Vaenirian armies being accused of breaching Galactic Law in multiple occasions. In the end, the Kingdom secured full control of the Renan sector, with the Republic being forced to pay heavy reparations. This led to outrage in the capital planet, Vaenir, which culminated in a number of government officials and army officers overthrowing the government and replacing it with a council, which consisted of the primary perpetrators of the coup.
The Council, whilst harsh in their rule, managed to recover the Republic from near-collapse into it’s former status as a regional power. Regardless, many movements remained which campaigned for the return of democratic rule. Said movements were suppressed, notably in the Mar Massacre. Despite both sides’ efforts, no progress was being made in overthrowing the government or stamping out the movements.
This equilibrium, however, was upset when an unknown source leaked footage of “Operation Sol” which aimed to cripple a pre-FTL civilization dubbed the “Homo-Sapiens”. An operation of such nature was a blatant breach of Galactic Law, and the Republic was sanctioned, with many of their allies cancelling their agreements, which resulted in diplomatic isolation and a crippled economy. Protests ensued, with entire planets rising up against the rule of the Council, championing the return of the democratic mandate. This goal was finally accomplished when a large mob of military personnel and civilian militia stormed the Ash Palace, the seat of the government, and arrested the Council. Following the revolution, a democratic mandate was established, and the Republic regained its economic prosperity and diplomatic status. The source which leaked the Operation remains unknown to this day.
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2024.05.16 13:11 fast26pack Toyota and Nissan tout progress on next-generation batteries

Toyota and Nissan tout progress on next-generation batteries
Seeing how vocal Toyota and Nissan are about their solid state battery plans, I wonder if Honda is the Japanese OEM.
But more importantly, what I’m wondering is will each OEM need to individually certify B samples? Or after VW certifies them, can Ford or Honda or Tesla join the party late and go straight to a C sample JV?
Also, in regard to B samples, if you look at a battery cell as a collection of parts that needs to be assembled, if you swap out one of the components does that necessitate a complete retest of the sample (i.e. another iteration, say B1 or B2). For example, each cell will contain some catholyte and many separators. I presume that all batches of catholyte will conform to some QS determined specification and likewise for the separators. In that case, is it relevant whether or not the separators were produced by Raptor or Cobra? As long as they conform to the same specification, from the OEMs perspective does it matter how or where they were produced? As long as QS guarantees that the Raptor and Cobra separators are of equal quality, it seems that it may not be necessary to create a completely new B1 sample and run it through full testing when switching from Raptor to Cobra separators.
To take things a step further, I’m actually envisioning that it’s quite possible that in order to minimize IP theft, that all separators will be created in a consolidated 100% QS owned facility, and then the finished separators will be shipped out to JV manufacturing factories for assembly of QSE-5 cells. If that were indeed the case, whether the separators were manufactured on Raptor or Cobra or even a newer variant in the future is not relevant. It only matters that they meet a certain quality standard and specification and can be inserted into the assembly line at the gigafactory.
In this case, the machinery for producing QSE-5 cells would be completely separate from the machinery required to manufacture separators. Verifying Raptor and Cobra equivalence in regard to quality and specifications could be a far simpler and quicker task than having to generate a new B1 sample and have the OEM completely retest a far larger and exhaustive range of test cases.
Similarly, say QS makes a new cell, QSE-10 for arguments sake, with a new cathode, the only difference being the energy density and power produced because of the new cathode specification. Would this necessitate going through the entire B sample testing process again? Or at some point will simply verifying the new energy and power specifications of a new product suffice, allowing QS to put out new products in the market at a much faster cadence.
As B sample manufacturing is imminent, I hope that QS management can maybe address some of these questions in the future.
Btw, the only reason why I included the article is because it appears that I can’t create text only posts. If I don’t start my posts with a link, for some reason, they won’t get posted. If anyone has any idea why, please let me know. Thx.
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2024.05.16 13:08 dundai FO Shelter S.P.E.C.I.A.L. improvement ideas

Hello there! I've been playing this game for a long time, with big pauses from time to time. Now I started the game again after watching the TV-show (I assume there are a lot of us who did). I like the game, as it does things better than many other mobile games, also the graphic style is awesome. But every time I play this game I just can't get rid of thoughts about some kinds of lesser improvements that could've been made just to make the game more balanced generally.
The thing that disturbs me the most is the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. system which many players could find disbalanced and weird. Like, some of the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. points are completely useless (as Charisma) or serve just for one purpose (Intelligence, Strength). Others, vise versa, could be critically important, like Endurance and so on. I've been thinking on how to make attributes useful for different goals. And as we already have Vault rooms specialized on certain attributes, I think it would be interesting to make them all valuable for quests. I'm not thinking about changing the game fundamentaly, but just to make some small changes. I would also be glad to look for other ideas in comments. Here are my suggestions:
S - increases the damage with melee weapons: each score increases damage with +1; bigger inventory. Max inventory possible for dwellers is strongly decreased and might be increased only by character's strength level.
P - crit attack scale slower (no changes), also bigger amount of random lockers while questing available (depends on the highest Perception in the party).
E - each score gives an additional +10 hp (10 endurance = +100 hp). Level up hp bonus from endurance is halved.
C - each score gives +1% for damage and hp for other members in the party (depends on the highest Charisma in the party, also doesn't provide bonus for the dweller himself).
I - more xp: leveling speed increases with 10% per each score. Also increases the chance of getting random rare or legendary junk in quests and wasteland instead of common item (depends on the highest Intelligence in the party).
A - attack speed increased (no changes)
L - higher level of crit (no changes)
Some other possible changes:
  1. Legendary dwellers have default special traits. Like, the Ghoul obviously should have 100% immune for radiation and so on.
  2. Fighting inside the Vault uses the same system, as fights in quests.
  3. Dwellers with long range weapons don't change their position after defeating an enemy, only the direction.
  4. Power Armor reduces the damage taken (10%, 20%, 30%), same with radiation.
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2024.05.16 13:07 WFoster10 MAGNA CARTA AND THE ICC

The history of what led to and resulted from the Magna Carta has some parallel to what led to and may one day result from the International Criminal Court (ICC). But don't wait for it to happen centuries from now. This is simply to point out the rough parallel and the difficult history ahead to when the ICC idea matures.
King John had head of state power to do bad things, but the "loyal" barons needed more power to rule more freely themselves over their "own subjects." Today, the same thing is ongoing with the world's non-ICC signors. They had to give up some jurisdiction in order not to lose all authority in international crime (applied over the UN Security Council.)
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2024.05.16 13:07 JobHunter2 How did Transportation Change During the Industrial Revolution?

The world had gone through two industrial revolutions. The first revolution began in the 1700s. And the second revolution happened in the 1860s. Both of the revolutions were the most important periods in the history of human society because they influenced almost every aspect of life and especially brought the world entirely new kinds of transportations. Steam engine, waterway, road, and railroad experienced mainly improvement during the first revolution, and the second revolution brought the inventions of automobile and airplane; both they played an essential role in the development of transportation in history.
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The steam engine was one of the most vital components that had been invented during the first industrial revolution. It contributed a lot to the improvement of transportation. Thomas Newcomen was the first person who invented the steam engine. However, the use of the steam engine was expensive and not efficient. (World History textbook) Until 1765, James Watt, one of the greatest contributors to transportation, reformed the steam engine to be more efficient and consume less fuel by adding a separate condenser to Newcomen’s engine. Watt’s improvement had saved almost 75 percent of the fuel that had previously been used by the engine. (Kendra Bolon) After the improvement, the steam engine had been used broadly on the other transportations, such as steam ship and steam locomotive. The steam engine not only improved the way of transporting, but also the quality of life. For example, people could travel by taking locomotive and steam ship. Moreover, they could enjoy the life by watching the landscape during the trip. Therefore, the steam engine was the most incredible transportation in the world.
Roads, canals, and railways were three major components of transportation improved during the first industrial revolution. People used the roads as the basic way to transport the goods from one place to another. Roads were in very bad repair before the first revolution, and it were not efficient for people to transport goods. (World History textbook) John MacAdam, Thomas Telford, and John Metcalfe all developed the new roads construction techniques. Thomas Telford made new foundations in roads with large flat stones. John MacAdam equipped roadbeds with a layer of large stones; therefore, people could transport goods on a rainy day. Canal was another vital part of transportations, which allowed goods to be transported through a series of man-made waterways. Transporting goods by canal lowered the risks of smashed products during route. Moreover, a canal barge could carry more products than the other forms of transportation during that time. Canal also cost less money for transporting merchandise. For the reason of transporting heavy goods from place to place, the improvement of railway began in 1800, which made a great leap in transporting technology in human history. The improved steam engine led the running locomotive with properly powered technique of rolling. The improvement of railways allowed the towns and cities to grow rapidly. In the mid-18th, Abraham Darby made a plate way of cast iron on top of rails that allowed the furnaces working and able to lift the iron plate. In 1789, William Jessop developed an “L” shaped rail which held the wagon on the track. Goods could be transferred within a short amount of time, which helped to foster the agricultural and fishing industries. The locomotive was capable of transporting triple amount of goods compared to the horse-pulled wagons. (Mrs. Abiah Darby) The improvement of road, canal, and railway changed the way of transporting, the amount and distance of transporting goods increased significantly and affected how people lived accordingly.
The automobile and airplane were the two most incredible forms of transportations that were been invented during the second industrial revolution in the 1860s. Automobile was crucial form of transportation since it affected the whole world. The automobile was first invented by Karl Benz in 1886. Later on, in 1908, Henry Ford made the automobile affordable for people by introducing the assembly line. (World History textbook) Automobile enabled people to go anywhere they wanted to at any time. It’s the most convenient tool for people to move.
As for the other important invention, airplane, was built in 1903 by Wilbur and Orville Wright. (World History textbook) Around 400 BC, Archytas was reputed as the first person designed and built the first self-propelled flying device. While the Wright brothers made the first successful try to carry a man rose by airplane. The first airplane flew naturally at even speed, and descended without damage. Although the flight lasted only 59 seconds, it marked an important start of the aircraft industry. The appearance of automobile changed the whole world entirely in that it provided a convenient and affordable way to transport and move for people. The creation of airplane broadens the scope and distance of the transportation, which may transports passengers and goods across continents and land. These two inventions both brought significant influence to people.
In conclusion, during the first and second industrial revolutions, transportation had gone through dramatic change and improvement. It not only brought effective and efficient way of transporting, but also influenced and shaped people’s life, almost every aspect in people’s daily life. With the advance of technology, transportation progressed. The steam engine led to the application of locomotive and steamboat, which increased transporting capacity and thus facilitated more production machines for manufacturing in other industries. Trade expansion was fostered by the introduction of canals, improved roads and railways. The invention of automobile grounded the basic way of transportation for people while the airplane provided a faster way from place to place. The first and second industrial revolution marked a turning point in human history, and transportation played a vital role affecting people’s life socially and economically.
Bibliography:
Bolon, Kendra. The Steam Engine. N.p.: Kendra Bolon, 2001. N. pag.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/thurston/1878/ . Web.
Bustamante, Crystal. Transportation during the Industrial Revolution. N.p.: Crystal
Bustamante, 2009. N. pag. Web. 26 Jan. 2009.
Bulter, Scott, Keats, Thedawnbringer, Hedleygb, and Peter. How has transport changed since the Industrial Revolution? N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
Industrial revolution research. N.p.: HTML5 UP, n.d. N. pag. Web.v Mack, Pamela E. Transportation. N.p.: n.p., 2002. N. pag. Web. 27 Sept. 2002.
Roads, Canals and Railways – the Transport revolution. N.p.: n.p., UK. N. pag. Web. 2013.
The Industrial Revolution: 1750-1900. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. KCCIS. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
Transportation. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Web. 22 Nov. 2013.
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The steam engine was one of the most vital components that had been invented during the first industrial revolution. It contributed a lot to the improvement of transportation. Thomas Newcomen was the first person who invented the steam engine. However, the use of the steam engine was expensive and not efficient. (World History textbook) Until 1765, James Watt, one of the greatest contributors to transportation, reformed the steam engine to be more efficient and consume less fuel by adding a separate condenser to Newcomen’s engine. Watt’s improvement had saved almost 75 percent of the fuel that had previously been used by the engine. (Kendra Bolon) After the improvement, the steam engine had been used broadly on the other transportations, such as steam ship and steam locomotive. The steam engine not only improved the way of transporting, but also the quality of life. For example, people could travel by taking locomotive and steam ship. Moreover, they could enjoy the life by watching the landscape during the trip. Therefore, the steam engine was the most incredible transportation in the world.
Roads, canals, and railways were three major components of transportation improved during the first industrial revolution. People used the roads as the basic way to transport the goods from one place to another. Roads were in very bad repair before the first revolution, and it were not efficient for people to transport goods. (World History textbook) John MacAdam, Thomas Telford, and John Metcalfe all developed the new roads construction techniques. Thomas Telford made new foundations in roads with large flat stones. John MacAdam equipped roadbeds with a layer of large stones; therefore, people could transport goods on a rainy day. Canal was another vital part of transportations, which allowed goods to be transported through a series of man-made waterways. Transporting goods by canal lowered the risks of smashed products during route. Moreover, a canal barge could carry more products than the other forms of transportation during that time. Canal also cost less money for transporting merchandise. For the reason of transporting heavy goods from place to place, the improvement of railway began in 1800, which made a great leap in transporting technology in human history. The improved steam engine led the running locomotive with properly powered technique of rolling. The improvement of railways allowed the towns and cities to grow rapidly. In the mid-18th, Abraham Darby made a plate way of cast iron on top of rails that allowed the furnaces working and able to lift the iron plate. In 1789, William Jessop developed an “L” shaped rail which held the wagon on the track. Goods could be transferred within a short amount of time, which helped to foster the agricultural and fishing industries. The locomotive was capable of transporting triple amount of goods compared to the horse-pulled wagons. (Mrs. Abiah Darby) The improvement of road, canal, and railway changed the way of transporting, the amount and distance of transporting goods increased significantly and affected how people lived accordingly.
The automobile and airplane were the two most incredible forms of transportations that were been invented during the second industrial revolution in the 1860s. Automobile was crucial form of transportation since it affected the whole world. The automobile was first invented by Karl Benz in 1886. Later on, in 1908, Henry Ford made the automobile affordable for people by introducing the assembly line. (World History textbook) Automobile enabled people to go anywhere they wanted to at any time. It’s the most convenient tool for people to move.
As for the other important invention, airplane, was built in 1903 by Wilbur and Orville Wright. (World History textbook) Around 400 BC, Archytas was reputed as the first person designed and built the first self-propelled flying device. While the Wright brothers made the first successful try to carry a man rose by airplane. The first airplane flew naturally at even speed, and descended without damage. Although the flight lasted only 59 seconds, it marked an important start of the aircraft industry. The appearance of automobile changed the whole world entirely in that it provided a convenient and affordable way to transport and move for people. The creation of airplane broadens the scope and distance of the transportation, which may transports passengers and goods across continents and land. These two inventions both brought significant influence to people.
In conclusion, during the first and second industrial revolutions, transportation had gone through dramatic change and improvement. It not only brought effective and efficient way of transporting, but also influenced and shaped people’s life, almost every aspect in people’s daily life. With the advance of technology, transportation progressed. The steam engine led to the application of locomotive and steamboat, which increased transporting capacity and thus facilitated more production machines for manufacturing in other industries. Trade expansion was fostered by the introduction of canals, improved roads and railways. The invention of automobile grounded the basic way of transportation for people while the airplane provided a faster way from place to place. The first and second industrial revolution marked a turning point in human history, and transportation played a vital role affecting people’s life socially and economically.
Bibliography:
Bolon, Kendra. The Steam Engine. N.p.: Kendra Bolon, 2001. N. pag.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/thurston/1878/ . Web.
Bustamante, Crystal. Transportation during the Industrial Revolution. N.p.: Crystal
Bustamante, 2009. N. pag. Web. 26 Jan. 2009.
Bulter, Scott, Keats, Thedawnbringer, Hedleygb, and Peter. How has transport changed since the Industrial Revolution? N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
Industrial revolution research. N.p.: HTML5 UP, n.d. N. pag. Web.v Mack, Pamela E. Transportation. N.p.: n.p., 2002. N. pag. Web. 27 Sept. 2002.
Roads, Canals and Railways – the Transport revolution. N.p.: n.p., UK. N. pag. Web. 2013.
The Industrial Revolution: 1750-1900. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. KCCIS. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
Transportation. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Web. 22 Nov. 2013.
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2024.05.16 13:06 DrYangHF7 I recovered from aplastic anemia via Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door (贫血)

Gratitude to Namo Sakyamuni Buddha!
Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
Gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from ten directions and three periods of time!
Gratitude to the Dharma protectors!
Gratitude to the benefactor and benevolent father Master Jun Hong Lu!
Gratitude to my fellow Dharma practitioners!
In 2021, I experienced 2 menstrual hemorrhages. On September 5, I went to the hospital to get the physical examination report card. The doctor told me my illness was very serious. The report card showed that my platelets were only 13×10^9/L (simplified to 13, as below), while the normal level is 100-300. The doctor told me to call my husband and ask him to take me to the city hospital. My husband didn't believe it. He thought something might be wrong with the test. Thus, I didn't travel to the city hospital that day.
In the restaurant the next day, when I sat down on the chair, I felt dizzy! I hurriedly let my husband take me to the hospital. According to various aspects of the examination, such as bone penetration and chest bone penetration, the condition is aplastic anemia. By then, I really didn't know how severe this illness is. I thought I did not eat things indiscriminately. I should be full of positive energy and not get sick. At the time, I did not know how stupid and ignorant I was. I had many ignorant habits, such as staying up late at night, bursting into anger, sexual misconduct, and abortions. If I didn't study Buddhism, I would never realize how heavy and deep my karmic obstacles are!
I had a gynecological problem for a long time, but I hadn't been to the hospital, and I was afraid to go to the hospital. It's more likely to happen if you are afraid of something happening. I regret not checking the body timely. Two years ago I dreamed of my deceased aunt and 2 children next to her. Pointing to my gynecology, my aunt said cancer. As I did not encounter Buddhism at that time, I did not understand that it was a great calamity. After waking up I felt scared. Then, I thought it was just a dream, and did not pay attention to it.
My karma broke 2 years late, as the dream predicted. I received 8-10 days of hospital treatment. We asked to be discharged because the cost was too high. I went to our county hospital. A doctor with glasses told me to have a bone marrow transplant. My father-in-law and father did not believe my disease was so serious, and neither did I. I was only a bit older than 30 years old, so I could not have such a severe disease. We travelled to a city hospital for treatment. The doctor told me that I would need a bone marrow transplant. That's when I realized this disease's seriousness!
Master Lu enlightened us to pay attention to the premonitory dream. Otherwise, it would be too late to regret. At that time, I had not encountered the Buddha's teachings, so I knew nothing about these principles. A bone marrow transplant was a bolt out of the blue for us! It cost hundreds of thousands of CNY. Our family was poor, so we couldn't afford it! During that time in the hospital, I was so scared that I couldn't eat or sleep. I also had chronic insomnia. One of the two cancer patients sleeping next to me was in pain every day and relied on painkillers to stop the pain, which was really agonizing. The other cancer patient was in her 70s and afraid of death. Without the Buddha's teachings, sentient beings can only follow their destiny. Although they do not want to die they have to die.
The hospital environment makes me not want to stay for a moment. They are all serious illnesses, such as cancer. I fear thinking about it. I requested discharge from the hospital after >10 days of treatment. I requested to take medication at home and follow a conservative approach to my health. So, I was discharged home.
The other morning, while I exercised at home, I suddenly felt weak. Just in time, my father-in-law arrived. I hurriedly asked him to take me to the clinic. I was too weak to move, so he carried me downstairs.
One night, I read a post on the Internet that a person with a blood disease did not undergo a bone marrow transplant. That person was treated in a specialized Chinese and Western medicine hospital and the low platelet level became normal. So, I contacted the doctor right away and registered for an appointment. My husband immediately booked a sleeper ticket to the hospital for the next day. The fear that I might not wake up after sleeping kept me from sleeping that night. After a few days of hospital treatment, platelets still didn't increase. This worries me a lot. What should I do? Until then, I realized that my disease could not be controlled by medication at all.
In the meantime, I was blessed by the Bodhisattva to see an online video of Master Lu reading a totem posted by a Buddhist practitioner. Since then, I have understood that sexual misconduct and abortion create heavy karma. My gratitude goes out to Bodhisattva's mercy for letting me encounter karma. So I promptly used the three Gems of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door to treat my disease. I made 2 vows: become a vegetarian for life, and release 2,000 fish after discharge from the hospital.
Just after making the vows, my appetite increased greatly. Actually, in the hospital, the happiest thing for me is to eat. Half a month later I returned home from the hospital. The Buddhist practitioner sent me Buddhist materials. I recited Buddhist scriptures daily. Approximately 10 days later, I returned to the hospital to check. My platelets rose from 13 to 27. A month later, my platelets increased from 27 to 50. During my third check, my platelets rose from 50 to 107. Normal platelet levels are 100-300, so my platelet level is back to normal.
I was so happy, and blessed by the Bodhisattva! I had tears in my eyes at that time. Although there were still abnormal indicators, such as anemia, after all, it had only been a few months since I encountered the Buddha's teachings. Later, my platelet index reached 127.
There was a period of slackness in my cultivation: I could not finish reciting 3 Little Houses within 2 days; did not want to get up in the morning; did not vow the number of Little Houses to my karmic creditors; and my vow was not powerful enough. These resulted in the two dream exams being flunked, leading to 3 or 4 indicators of abnormality.
Hence, my fellow Buddhist practitioners, please take me as a warning, and strive to cultivate our minds, recite Buddhist scriptures diligently, devote ourselves to one Buddhist practice, and never quit!
Now I sincerely make 10 vows to Guan Yin Bodhisattva:
  1. Be a vegetarian all my life;
  2. Do not kill beings all my life;
  3. Release life according to conditions all my life;
  4. Respect my Master and His Buddhist teachings, be one of the hands and eyes of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, and never quit;
  5. Study Buddhism in Plain Terms all my life;
  6. Convince sentient beings to practice Buddhism using my experiences, propagate Buddhism, and transform the right ones extensively;
  7. Recite 1,000 Little Houses to my karmic creditors in 2022;
  8. Read Buddhism in Plain Terms 1,000 chapters in 2022;
  9. Release 3,000 fish in 2022;
  10. Attend the group study of Buddhism in Plain Terms 100 sessions in 2022.
Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
Gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from ten directions and three periods of time!
Gratitude to Master Jun Hong Lu!
If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the truth in the presentation, I'd like to seek forgiveness from Namo Sakyamuni Buddha, the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors, and Master Jun Hong Lu. I would appreciate critique and correction from my fellow practitioners!
I, not my fellow practitioners, will be responsible for my own karma!
Presenter: Buddhist practitioner Li
Posted: 2022-06-06
Translator: Frank
Published: 2023-08-31
Statement by translator
The story was translated from Chinese into English by meaning, not word by word. If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the true meaning of the Chinese version, I pray for forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors and Master Jun Hong Lu.
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It would be greatly appreciated if you would forward this presentation to all sentient beings you know, sick or healthy. You will accumulate immeasurable merits and virtues. Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda!
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原文如下:
心灵法门让患再生障碍性贫血的我,血小板从13恢复到127——心灵法门网友反馈
心灵法门让患再生障碍性贫血的我,血小板从13恢复到127!
感恩南无释迦牟尼佛!
感恩南无大慈大悲救苦救难广大灵感观世音菩萨摩诃萨!
感恩十方三世一切诸佛菩萨!
感恩龙天护法菩萨!
感恩恩师慈父!
感恩师兄们!
我在2021年经历两次经期大出血,9月5日那天去医院拿检查身体报告单,医生跟我说,我的病很严重,当时报告单显示我的血小板只有13,正常人为100到300,医生叫我打电话给我先生,让我老公陪我去市医院。当时先生不相信,以为检查出了问题,当天就没有去医院。
第二天上饭店吃饭,刚坐下来头发晕,不好了!我赶紧让先生打车上医院,医生看了单子就进行了各方面检查,骨穿,做胸部骨穿,检查结果出来确定是再生障碍性贫血,当时真不知道这个病的严重性,一直还认为自己没有乱吃东西,还觉得自己正能量满满,不会生病,当时真不知道自己有多愚痴无明,有很多的无明习气,熬夜,爆脾气,邪淫,打胎。不学佛不知道,学佛后才知道业障深重啊!
一直以来我妇科不好,也没有去医院,也很怕去医院,真是怕什么来什么。真是后悔没有及时检查身体,也正如在两年前一个晚上做梦,梦见我去世的阿姨和旁边两个小孩,阿姨针对我妇科说癌症,当时没有学佛不知道自己有劫,醒来也有些害怕,只是觉得只是一个梦而已,就没有重视。就这样两年后业障爆发,就这样在医院进行了八到十天治疗,我们要求出院了,因为费用太高,不得不出院.回到家后,去我们县医院,一个带眼镜的医生跟我说要做骨髓移植,公公和爸爸都不相信,我也不相信,这么年轻三十几岁不可能得这么严重的病。于是我们上市医院进行了治疗,医院跟我说确定要做骨髓移植,这时才了解这个病的严重性!
师父说一定要重视预示梦,不重视后悔来不及,当时没有闻到佛法哪里懂师父说的这些道理。做骨髓移植对我们来说晴天霹雳!要几十万,我们家穷,哪里有那么多钱!在医院那段时间吓得吃不下、睡不着,我也有着长期的失眠症,睡在旁边的两个癌症病人,其中一个每天身体疼痛,靠止痛药才能止痛,真是痛苦不堪,一个癌症病人七十多岁了,也害怕死亡。没有闻到佛法,只能随命运走,不想走也得走,只有闻到佛法才有办法。
在医院经过了十几天的治疗,我要求出院回家吃药,保守治疗,医院那个环境一刻也不想待,全是重症,癌症,想想都恐惧,于是我出院了回到家中。
有一天清晨我在锻炼身体,突然浑身无力,正好公公回来了,我赶紧叫他带我上诊所,当时连下楼都是公公背下楼的。一天晚上我在网上看到一位朋友血液病没有做骨髓移植,经过一家专科中西医结合医院让自己的低血小板恢复到正常了。于是,我赶紧按上面的联系方式联系到了医生,挂号预约,老公回来立马订了第二天的去医院的卧铺票。当天晚上我就没有睡,我怕我没有这个福气,怕睡着了醒不过来了。到了医院治疗了几天,血小板还是没有上来,这下可愁死我了,该怎么办?这个时候我才知道我的这个病靠药物根本控制不了的。
就在这时,菩萨保佑我,让我看到一位师兄在网上发的师父图腾的视频,看了才明白是自己邪淫、打胎孩子的业障病,菩萨慈悲保佑让业障深重的我闻到了佛法。于是我就运用心灵法门“三大法宝”,立马许愿吃素,出院放生2000条鱼,刚许下愿吃素,发现胃口大增,在医院最让我开心的事情就是吃饭。住了半个月回到家中,师兄给我寄来了心灵法门的佛学资料,就做起了功课。大概念了十来天时间去医院检查,血小板从十几上升到了27了,接着又念了一个月,第二次检查血小板从27上升到50了,第三次检查由50上升到了107,正常人100到300,已经正常了。
好开心,菩萨保佑!我当时眼泪都掉下来,虽然当时还有指标不正常,有些贫血,但是毕竟才闻到佛法几个月时间。后来我的血小板指标达到127。中间有段时间懈怠,两天念三张小房子还念不动,早上还爬不起来,迟迟不敢许愿给自己要经者小房子的数量,愿力不够,两次梦境考试不及格,导致三四个指标不正常,所以师兄们,要以我为戒,努力修心,念经,一门精进,永不退转!
现在我真诚地向观世音菩萨许愿:
第一,终生吃素;第二,终生不杀生;第三,终生随缘放生;第四,尊师重道,做观世音菩萨的千手千眼,永不退转;第五,终生学习《白话佛法》;第六,终生现身说法,弘扬佛法,广度有缘人;第七,2022年一年内念诵1000张小房子给自己要经者;第八,2022年一年内读《白话佛法》1000遍;第九,2022年一年内放生3000条鱼;第十,:2022年一年内共修精进学习《白话佛法》100场。
感恩南无大慈大悲救苦救难广大灵感观世音菩萨!
感恩十方三世一切诸佛菩萨!
感恩卢台长师父!
我的分享结束了,分享中如有不如理不如法的地方,恳请南无释迦牟尼佛慈悲原谅,恳请南无大慈大悲观世音菩萨慈悲原谅,恳请十方三世一切诸佛菩萨和龙天护法菩萨慈悲原谅,请师兄们批评指正。我自己的业障自己背!不让师兄们背!
分享人:李同修
2022-06-06
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The contents of the presentation and answers, including text, images, and other information obtained from Dharma practitioners, are provided strictly for reference purposes. Due to the unique nature of individual karma, results similar to those experienced by the authors may not be replicated. The experiences and advice shared should not be construed as medical advice or a diagnosis.
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2024.05.16 13:06 twitch-switch Minion Encounter Help?

I've always wanted to do a battle of my players vs a big room of enemies to really show them how powerful they've become. Its my first time using the Flee Mortals! minion rules. Am I understanding this right?
It will be standard difficulty against 6x level 17 characters!
6x7.5=45, the CR cap is 25, but that won't matter. I'm just using a whole bunch of the BBEG's henchmen: Mezzoloths (CR5).
Now I don't think I need to modify the Mezzoloths to make them minions? I think this is the biggest point of confusion for me, but Ill continue.
With a budget of 45 and a CR of 5, 45/5=9... so only 9 Mezzoloths? That doesnt seem like many, its barely more than one per party member.
But oh wait, according to the "Minions per Standard" table, CR5 have 8 minions per standard?
So 8x9? Thats 72! Impressive but too many. Don't worry, I read the bit that explained that for high level I shouldn't go beyond 30 minions.
So do I understand this right? 30x CR5 Mezzoloths vs 6x level 17 PCs?
My feeling is that I'm supposed to modify the Mezzoloths using the Minion Stats by CR table?
Honestly, I've never run high level battle before (the players are also jumping in level 17 and I want to get them used to their abilities), but my inkling is that it should be manageable if the action economy doesn't overwhelm them.
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2024.05.16 13:05 Agitated_Ad_4710 Please help! Need a new laptop

Hello!
I have had two Asus Rog laptops since 2021, when I bought the Asus Rog Strix SCAR G733QS-K4170T with AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 64GB of RAM, RTX 3080... It when okay until in 2023 started overheating up to a point where the cable from the motherboard to the screen literally fried, the hinge was so hot I got burned when I touched it. It also got the psu changed as well... Luckily for me I got the full refund on the laptop.
The second one came as the substitute for this one was the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR G733PY-LL002 with AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, 32GB of RAM, RTX 4090... And 8 months later fans started spinning full blast, no update or change fixed it and it became increasing the fan speed, the 4090 dissapeared from the system, issues with the amd integrated amd graphics, and a bit of issues too...
That until today, I got the refund too, and now I am not sure wether to keep buying Asus or search for a new path...
So I came here to ask you help and opinions please, I use the laptop not only for gaming, for my work as well. I need power for office work, 3d rendering, photography editing, photoshop, mostly heavy use of the computer...
So I am a bit worried of getting another ROG Strix Scar and have more issues, I love the ryzen capabilities but most of the laptops on sale are i9, are they good, the 14900hx? I have a budget of 3.5 k but since there is no Ryzen 9 I am not sure what to do. I prefer the 17" ones to work, since the 15 or 16s are sometimes a bit small...
I've seen the New Rog Strix Scar 18s with the 14900hx and the 4090 on sale for the budget I have, but I am nervous about another failure... what should I do? I know a lot about pcs, but this time I'm stuck...
Thanks in advance!
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2024.05.16 13:03 DueInteraction8572 Future story advancement.

Spoilers for the current Book.
At this point, Henriette is poisoned and prepared to leave Alfonse and Sharena full on orphans, getting the proper fire emblem parent treatment. While I don’t doubt that they’ll find a way to save her with the power of friendship or some such, I think it would be really cool if they actually just went ahead with it.
That would open room for much needed development with Alfonse and Sharena. A 5-10 year leap in time in which they’re acting as ruling siblings, no longer prince and princess, but rather a king and queen, would be really cool to see when the next book comes around.
This of course also opens lots of opportunities to create alts of other characters that have been around in the story for a bit too. Veronica, Fjorm, Eir, just to name a few.
Just felt like dumping my ideas for how the story could advance, I’m actually semi-invested in the lore for once lmao.
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2024.05.16 13:01 jeepeeserious Any book suggestion for North Africa ?

Any book suggestion for North Africa ?
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I'm reading this one right now, but i'm a bit disappointed by the lack of general maps in the book, it's hard to get a good understanding of the global campain. I will finish it but i have som questions for the more experienced amateurs here :
  • When reading this kind of book, how to find a good historic global map to have a better comprehension of the situation of the different armies ?
  • Do you have any suggestion about a broader book on the north african campain ? (not focused on armour battles but also politics, infantry and diplomacy, but of course where the main subject would still be military history)
  • In France, we have Jean Lopez which is really perfect in mixing elements about tactics and a greater point of view. Unfortunatly, he is a professional of the eastern front, and doesn't have any book about the north african campain. That's why i'm looking to english author, which is fine if the vocabulary does not get too specific (for exemple with Desert armour, i can read it with no difficulty).
Thanks a lot for your suggestions !
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2024.05.16 13:00 limesmoosh Womens rights / forced birth / stock price questions rant and want opinions

Just wondering what everyone thinks about if the cause of this company being valued so low is because some powerful individuals do not want genetic birth fathers found? I mean the largest genetic database in the world and the future of medicine, and it is currently valued at a market cap half that of La-Z-Boy. Seriously!!
Clearly much of the value is in the future and 23andME could be doing so much better at making money off of it's current assets, but still. There is such a lack of excitement. So either investors do not understand the possibilities, do not trust the company to get there, or don't want them to get there.
(I have read so many posts saying the military warns soldiers against using 23andMe or any genetic services. I they claim privacy but really it is about not wanting soldiers overseas sperm deposits to be found. The amount of war crimes "grapes" soldiers have committed is I am sure frightening. Military and law enforcement have the highest rates of domestic abuse and assault of any professions. Not only is there the problem of children of solders being US citizens, most politicians were once military and don't want their crimes (foreign and domestic) to be proven. )
I feel like it is the don't want them to get there. Considering the current hatred of females by so many politicians and attempts to strip their rights, 23andME presents a huge problem for that set.
If abortion is outlawed everywhere like they want, there will be so much walking evidence.
How many of the men that are trying to make abortion illegal, get rid of no fault divorce, reduce marriage ages, make birth control illegal, etc......................do you think they want their behaviors and assaults to be able to be proven because their 2nd cousin signed up for 23andME a decade ago? No they don't.
Making sure 23andME fails is almost necessary to certain political plans that are currently raging in so many states.
I am shocked that this isn't more talked about. Especially from the ME investors.
Honestly if it was and Women voted with their investment dollars this could become a MEME stock in a hot minute. A full on movement even. Genetic tracing is accountability and will keep women safer.
Can someone with a lot of influence please start a movement for women to invest in 23andME to ensure the ability of every single grapist in an anti-abortion state is identified via the kids it produces.
Historical tracing of all of those horrors via genetically confirmed family trees, which is becoming more and more popular (ancestry already has thrulines) will also bring so much to light.
The news slash pieces on ME are so on purpose. The "breech" was people signing into others accounts and sharing who they are related to. That is laughable. Google could tell me that info, or whitepages, or public records. That is not a breech. Do you know how many times every year my credit info is stolen? Everyones? From an actual breech that happens so often now no one even pays attention. Like, they already have all your banking info from every credit card company ever having constant breeched, but heaven forbid they also know you had jewish ancestors. Like really? Every negative news article I read about ME is laughable.
Or the absolute hatred on postings about Anne being a woman, the company providing its employees childcare, or them being well rounded people and doing yoga.
I don't think Anne and team realize how not as smart as them most of the population is. I am happy to hold for 20 years while this pans out but if all the negativity forces bankruptcy or privatization then early investors loose all their money. I am not sure she cares about that. That is frightening.
Someone please start a movement so we don't loose all of our money (and rights). I am too old for an influencer era.
Support women's rights, Support transparency and honesty, Support accountability, Support real data, Support 23andME.
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2024.05.16 13:00 FiveFrights CPG × FF: FNaB 3

10 years later, Bingo's Dining and Entertainment re-opened after the now new owners got ahold of the remains of the Buttercup animatronic and it's endoskeleton, but it was re-opened as Buttercup's Grill & Entertainment due to them no having the rights to the original name, as an entertainment and restaurant joint made for literallyw everyone to enjoy. The building was then redesigned, with the lobby doors and windows being barricaded, as a new lobby was built for their redesign of the location...
The other animatronics were all rediscovered during the clean up before the redesign of the location... And they were tidied up and ready to use once again. But there was an incident, apparently Citrus extended his wings while a little girl was hugging him, causing them to puncture through the kid and kill her... This then made people think that the animatronics from Bingo's were dangerous, and they were later ordered by the law to decomission all of the animatronics.. other than Buttercup and Lizzy. The new owners were then forced to destroy the animatronics. To make up for this, they then built Caesar, a very fiesty, yet safe wolf animatronic, with the purpose of him performing alongside Buttercup.
Decommissioned Bingo, Decommissioned Blossom, and Decommissioned Citrus are all locked away in the barricaded lobby......
NIGHT 1 - Hey, are you there? Yes, yes. You were the security guard at.. the old place. The Authorities have deemed you the perfect candidate for the investigation of this place following.. what happened to her. You know, the girl? I need you to just.. write down everything that happens over the next 5 nights, and we will reward you a few thousand dollars for your time. About $5,000. But you will get absolutely nothing if you do not complete this investigation. Listen. Everything should go smoothly, and you should be safe. But if you feel unsafe, you should have a console near you, right? That controls the computer in front of you, on your desk. You can monitor the building's 11 different cameras freely, and you can even mess with the building's ventilation systems.. They have silent ventilation that you can enable at any time, but it will affect your monitor's power. Now, there is a door on your left, a door on your right, and a hallway in front of you, correct? Just checking. I'll leave you alone now, but I will reach out again tomorrow night.
Buttercup and Caesar are now active. If Buttercup is at one of your doors, close it quickly. Caesar is very sensitive to sound. Activating silent ventilation will usually make him leave if he appears in your hallway.
Your monitor is on a very limited power supply. It starts with 100% Power, but it loses 1% every 8.5 seconds. For each usage increasing action, it starts to go down 33% faster.
All usage increasing actions are having your monitor on, having silent ventilation activated, and having the camera's red light on.
The building is very dark, so it is recommended to activate the red light on the camera that you are on in order to see much, much better.
All 11 of the cameras are the Show Stage, Dining Area, Main Lobby, Lobby Office, Left Corridor, Right Corridor, Center Hallway, Kitchen, Dance Floor, Storage, and the Old Lobby (camera disabled until night 3). The red light on the Old Lobby Camera flickers quite frequentlye, but it iss on random patterns.
NIGHT 2 - Hey, I see that your first night of investigation went well. See? I told you it wouldn't be a problem! Anyway.. I heard that they have another animatronic that they recently built being held in the storage room.. I suggest that you monitor that one, as well... We have upgraded your monitor to have more control over the building's ventilation system, allowing for you to now activate Maximum Ventilation. It maximizes the power of the vents, but it can also make quite a lot of noise. And yes, this will affect your monitor's power supply. Anyway, I have to go.... But I will keep in touch. Take care.
Another brand new animatronic, Chuck The Woodchuck, has been activated. If you hear a scratching sound, deactivate Silent Ventilation if it is active, and activate the Maximum Ventilation, which will create a lot of noise, scaring Chuck away and most likely luring Caesar towards you in the process.
NIGHT 3 - Hey! We received your report of nights 1 & 2, and we are.. quite concerned, to say the least. They activated and tried to get into the security office? We might just reward you with all of the money for the risk and pull you out now... But this is important! Here, how about this? Finish your last 3 nights.. and we will double your pay. How does that sound? I hope that you can--
Decommissioned Bingo, Blossom, and Citrus are now active. If you spot Citrus flying into the camera, switch cameras immediately, otherwise he will crash your monitor and keep it turned off for about 6.5 seconds.
If Bingo gets into your office from the hallway, turn off your lights asap.
If Blossom gets into your office from the hallway, turn off your lights asap.
NIGHT 4 - Hey! We did get your report, and... I'm sorry. But how? How are they activated? I thought that they were locked away and decommissioned? We ordered that. By law! I'm pulling you out of there tonight, just survive until then! We ordered a lockdown, so you cannot get out, and nobody can get in.. But we will break in, as we have the authority to, and we should have you out of there by 9 AM. An hour longer than usual, I know, I know. I wish that we could do it any sooner. But truthfully, lockdown does end at 6 AM. Just leave then, to be safe. We are going to have those animatronics completely scrapped by tomorrow. Don't you worry. Good luck. I'll see you soon, okay?
NIGHT 5 - Hi there. You may have heard of me before. I am the owner of this establishment. I do not like what you have been doing.. And now, you know too much. And you will not make it out of there alive tonight. Where is your little officer friend, you may be asking? Well, we took him, too... He is locked away in.. a secret room. If you ever at any point try to leave, I will shoot him.
6 AM PHONE CALL - Hey! Hey! Hey! Can you hear me? Oh, thank goodness! It's me! I escaped! He went to go tweak the animatronics, and to make them.. well, only so much more deadly. You need to get out of there, okay? We will surround the place, and send him to where he belongs, behind bars. But I have to run all the way to the station, and then it takes us time to get there, and we should be there around 8 AM... I'm sorry, okay? You can do this. You have to. If you want yourself to live, of course.
NIGHT 6 - It's safer now, don't freak out. We have him locked up behind bars, and we have completely just dismantled Buttercup, Caesar, and Chuck. However, those older ones might not be happy.. So expect some serious aggression from them tonight. We just need you to collect some data.. Especially after what happened yesterday, you know....?
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2024.05.16 13:00 Robiscotte Why it is Kaolan and Julius. The King of kings true meaning

Why it is Kaolan and Julius. The King of kings true meaning
This is a powerscaling free zone.
Even if they’re not fighting right now, I’ve seen a lot of posts talking about Hatsumi and Wakatsuki. A lot of them were just slanders and trash-talking but some of them were asking why Wakatsuki, the symbol of the Kengan Association, and Hatsumi, a man who wanted to enter the tournament, were not there ? The easy, and probably correct, answer is to consider that they lost to Jurota or Agito off-screen, and since they did not transfer to another organization, they’re simply not here. But that’s not the question. The true meaning of this question is : Why did Sandro chosen Kaolan, Jurota, Julius and Agito over Wakatsuki and Hatsumi ?
First of all, I like Waka and Hatsumi for what they represent. They are both fighting geniuses who let themself get carried by their natural talent but faced a wall named Agito Kanoh, a wall of raw talent and hard work, and from this point, they evolved differently. Wakatsuki honed his karate, learned grappling and created blast core but ,more importantly, didn’t fall into despair in order to become the man we know now, a man who never gives up. Hatsumi on the other hand, also decided to train seriously for the first time in his life but learned the hard way that he can’t erase years of slacking off and, ultimately, falls into self-hating. Their willpower is what makes the difference at the end but they are both sides of the same coin and they can resonate within you if you ever find something too easy to train, only to understand later that you were just a big fish in a small pond and you are now surrounded by sharks.
Now that you see what I think their stories tell, we have to confront it to the purpose of this “King of kings” tournament. This arc’s goal is to find who is the strongest, who can be the new Kuroki, who can be on par with him or even better, surpass him. And with Kaolan, the apex of striking, vs Jurota, the apex of throwing, being the opening, I think that what will be put to test here is the dedication the fighters put into their martial art, and to be more precise, their madness. Not the kind of madness like Jurota seeing Meguro’s ghost but more like standing 3 nights and 3 days surrounded by flames, living 8 years alone in the woods doing nothing but judo, healing your wounded hand by striking it again and again against a metal pole, becoming the martyr of muscles using all kind of drugs and shorten your lifespan in the process of creating a new personality in order to unleash and protect yourself from the brutality of the world you know. All the Kengan fighters Sandrovich has chosen are driven by madness and know nothing but fighting, Agito and Kaolan are bodyguards and they will blindly follow their masters, Julius is always seen lifting dumbbells and studying bodybuilding, Jurota is obsessed with judo and I don’t think anyone will disagree with that.
They sacrificed their life, their hobbies and a good part of their relationship for their ideal of what is “true power” just like Kuroki did and that’s something the likes of Hatsumi and Wakatsuki will never do because they are, inherently, social people. That’s why they don’t fit in this tournament.
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