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I was with my gf for like a yr and half till we parted ways a few days ago. I still remember everything leading up to it and everything she said while i was leaving her apartment on campus for the last time, like it was yesterday. When we started dating, I hung out with my many friends(many compared to now), and was quite social and fun. When we got together, i continued hanging out with these people, but it became increasingly difficult to spend time with them AND her in my free time. So, deep in love, I chose her.
Slowly, but surely, these people i used to hang out with slowly stopped texting me. First slowing it down to when they needed or wanted something from me, then just radio silence after that.
Fast forward about a year and a few months, and I decide to make some lifestyle changes after the few of my friends i actually kept around, who i’d known damn near all my life, dubbed me after not having the funds to go on a vacation with em. One of the friends i was gonna go with spam texted me, RIPPING INTO ME abt being a bullshit brokie. This ripped me to shreds. It completely tore down my confidence in myself, dismantled everything that i thought about myself, and completely had me in pieces after reflecting on it.
I was broken. The shame and guilt of not having it together was enough to shatter my ideals at the time. With that being said, I had to rebuild my life. I’d had enough of outsiders and wanted to focus on building my life with the woman who was still by my side, whom i was, and still am, deeply in love with. I saw all she wanted. But i couldnt help but deny how hurt i was. I couldnt help but try to find a way to make some progress in life so i would never feel that shame and guilt of being a bullshit brokie ever again.
I tore myself down even more, stuck on the fact that my life was a mess. I’d been stuck the fact dat i had no bros anymore. Stuck on the fact that despite me going to countless job interviews, i couldnt land anything, I’d told her,”I dont deserve u at all. Im literally poor and u deserve everything.” I told her, “I hate my myself.” I cursed myself to her, yelling a screaming. I said all of this, but shouldve been saying,”ill be better for us, ill be better for you. Ill give you everything you deserve.”
I was a mess. I had no love to give myself. Despite this, she always told me to never give up and grind! She told that she wouldnt be with meif i didnt deserve her, and all she wanted was to be with me. But, since i had no love for myself and denied this for so long, i couldnt see that i had no love to give her, despite my loving her to death. I was so fixated on wut other people told me, i truly did forget to show her that i love her. I was simply too busy hating myself. I saw what she wanted outta me. Time was of the essence, as things were crashin and burnin before my eyes, where my gf could also see. I quickly got it together as much as i can manage right now, getting a FT job on top of my PT job, and figuring out what career i wanna attack to go back to school and get my degree for. I rethought everything, from seeing how important it was for me to gain some weight, to the importance of my relationship with God and myself alike, to the importance of findin and walkin a career path, to the importance of developin my mind to be more disciplined.
It took around a month and a half to get hired at my current occupation, and in this time i did all of this thinking and made all of these decisions. However, this unknowingly had put a burden onto my gf. One time she told me, “Sometimes I feel like you arent here, even though you are.”
Even though, it was all for US, i see now that the way i was acting put an energy out there that i never intended for her to feel EVER. When i was even only looking for a job, it took up much of my time because i was applying to so many jobs everyday, always on my phone. By the time i was done, id already be saying hurtful things about myself, rolling up to smoke it away and just sit there barely talking to her. I even went to 5 job interviews within a 4 day period. Then i FINALLY get hired, and im even more distant and angry because now im adjusting to my new job.
She thought id been cheating on her. She thought i was lying about where i was and who i be with, despite her knowing i have nobody except my family and her. She thought id been having sex with somebody else and lying to her about it. She said she wanted to believe me but cant. I asked her why. She said cuz she thinks im lying to her face. She said its cuz she think i cheated on her. But i just wasnt. I was always truthful no matter what. She was literally my everything. She was my will to strive and be better personified. She was dedication, living and breathing and walking with me. I’d still do anything for that woman. She was the only person left who still had faith in me, but i ruined it by forgetting to show my love for her. When i look at it now, it wasnt right by myself, by her, or by God, to be breaking myself down with so much negative enegy then FEEDING HER WITH IT. Even though she sees that im on my feet now, and she sees that im capable, to her, im a liar and a cheater. To her, im digusting. To her, im not even a man.
But now she’ll never know the truth. The truth that i simply changed to start feeling better about myself and change our lives to that of which we dream of. The truth that i love her with all my heart and my loyalty for her runs deeper into my soul than the ocean. I feel so empty. So broken.
Now im picking up pieces of my shattered mind, heart, and soul, putting the pieces back together one at a time.
I just hope she sees me when ive risen from the dead
Regenerated better than ever
With ample love and affection to give her , indefinitely
To all of you(young males in particular): Dont ever forget to show your partner you love them, because wut YOU go thru, YALL go thru. Despite YOUR ISSUES, SHE HAS HER OWN!!! Be strong in the face of the person you love. Allow them to be on your side. Always be on their side. Plz save your heart and dont be like me: fumblin a 50/10 cuz ur sad nd depressed. Dont even bring dat shit to her, for her good and your own. She’ll resent u forever if you drag her energy down. Be lighthearted, affectionate, passionate, passive, and tempered. Work hard on yourself and your future, by bein disciplined and jus hard fr. Show her that u hard, but also that she resides in your soft spot
To her(if you see this): You know my name, you know who i am. You know who you are, despite me not speaking your name on this public forum.
I love you
You are still my everything
You have always been my everything
You will be my everything forever
I’ll stop at nothing for you to see what im truly made of
All i want is to be with you
For you are everything i could ever want in this world
May God bless you with everything you’ve ever asked of Him
To my old friends(some of which i cant even face yet, and others that did me wrong): God bless you all! I hold no grudges!

Hello all! I've tried searching for this online, but couldn't quite find anything or many solutions.
For the past few months I've had an issue where opening Chrome causes the entire network in my home to go down. Like, the router has the red light and everything.
I've used other browsers and they work totally fine. I've tried Chrome on two different computers and they both cause the network to go down. However, connecting to my phone's hotspot seems to work okay.
I've ran security checks on my computer, I've reinstalled Chrome several times on both devices, and I've gotten rid of any extensions that I had installed, and I'm still having this issue continue.
I've switched browsers for the most part at this point, but my job requires me to use Chrome when I sign on to work. Needless to say, it's frustrating.
Has anybody had anything similar like this happen before? Can anybody think of any tips that may be of help? Any responses are appreciated. I figured I'd ask here before making the trek through Google's actual support.

Hi everyone. 47 year old female First let me say this subreddit has been helpful. I have a question about stairs.
I had the first surgery in March at my post op the PA said my defect is the one for bending not weight bearing. Which makes sense because stairs and bending down is what gave me issues but walking even post op is pain free most of the time. I can also do an exercise bike without resistance but once I add resistance it becomes painful.
I am not having a lot of pain day to day but I also can’t really work out or run. So I worry about how that effects my health long term i have already gained a little weight since this all started.
I am a high school teacher and a basketball coach so I am on my feet a lot. I am leaning towards the surgery because I like to hike, travel, and run. I can’t really do those things now. The first surgery did provide some relief but I am still limited in some things.
I am leaning towards the surgery but my question is about recovery. I live right outside nyc in row housing which means it is absolutely impossible to avoid stairs. There are 6 to get in the front door and there are no restrooms on the first floor. My bedroom is actually in a finished basement that is about 12 stairs down. There is a bathroom with a walk in shower. I don’t live alone but my roommate has travel plans this summer so I won’t have much help. I am wondering if I should do this over the summer or wait another year to see if I can set up more help. I see the surgeon next Friday and wanted to get some opinions here before then.
Thank you!

Its far from original. Its a mix of many narratives across different genres. That's not a slam on it or anyone that likes it, just the reality. More importantly, understanding the ingredients to its success as a narrative not only gains a deeper appreciation of what it accomplished but also highlights what made Pt 2 fail narratively. Not that anything I say matters but, for reference, I taught film and screen writing for some years before returning to my field.
The story is nothing original. The idea of the older paternal mentor figure protecting and guiding a younger apprentice or child figure is a tale as old as time. The premise of man is the real monster has been around forever, as well, but in the "zombie" genre it was there from the start with Romero's "Night of the Living Dead". The characterization of Joel isn't even that remarkable as he shares the DNA of many seasoned warrior of few words characters in fiction. TLoU takes many of the best of these and makes them stand out with a few choice decisions.
First, brevity. TLoU is not a long game. It can be experienced casually in a day. This is one of its greatest strengths. Few cutscenes ever keep you from playing for more than a couple minutes. The cutscenes that are experienced are all purposeful and don't waste time. In fact, if you watch them, the dialogue and action moves fast, only giving breathing room for the most impactful of moments. The script and direction are tight to give what's needed, to feel what's needed, and then put you back in control. Furthermore, like Uncharted before but perfected, many story moments are gameplay moments through environmental design, dialogue prompts, or QTE. Ultimately, it gives players the narrative equivalent of a woman's skirt; long enough to cover what's needed but short enough to grab our attention.
Second, classical narratives. I used to ask my students who liked Star Wars: A New Hope. Hands always shot up. I asked why and would hear a bunch of reasons but I'd always turn it to Lucas following classical narratives and filmmaking. Spectacle aside, Star Wars followed the classical 3 act structure and the monomyth (Hero's Journey). These time proven structures can make good stories great, especially when you include the spectacle. TLoU had spectacle with what I said before of mixing brief cutscenes and story driven gameplay. The actual story, though, is nearly beat for beat on the Hero's Journey and engrosses us in its tale. Joel has something unique going in that he has 2 journeys, one of them only being referenced.
The first journey begins with Joel in his known world of the pre-apocalypse. He is a hardworking dad but far from who he'd become. The outbreak is what sends him on his journey. The loss of his daughter is the point of no return. Then...the story jumps into the future. We learn bits of his backstory but there is clearly a lot of details missing. Ultimately, he went from a survivalist who did reprehensible things but he also clearly had an offscreen "redemption" moment. When we start the game proper, Joel is again in a known stable world. He has carved out a life that he finds acceptably comfortable. This is where the second journey starts and why the game's narrative hits so well.
Call to Adventure- Tess arrives and, despite some apprehension, convinces Joel to recover their guns. This leads to Marlene recruiting them to smuggle Ellie.
Supernatural Aid- During the attempt to smuggle Ellie, they learn of her immunity and the significance of their "quest".
Point of No Return/Threshold- The Fireflies are dead and Tess dies. Joel must now continue to deliver Ellie despite his reluctance to such an impossible task and his discomfort being reminded of his past life.
Obstacles/Temptations/Helpers- The middle part of the game has 3 distinct chapters that force Joel to confront himself and grow. I'll be breaking them down.

1. Bill comes at a low moment for Joel. Confusion and sorrow from the loss of Tess, Joel finds Bill as a dark reflection, the future if he lets his pain consume him. While Bill helps Joel, he also serves as a lesson of what not to become. When Joel departs, he has processed some of his grief, is more committed to the quest, and has now opened up more to Ellie.
   
2. Sam and Henry arrive at a time Joel is beginning to open his heart. Through their journey, Joel can recognize the love he had and wants again. The tragedy of their final day is Joel really does open up with Sam and Henry and you see traces of happiness. Then...the morning comes.
   
3. Joel reunites with Tommy. While he is still open with Ellie, this entire chapter has Joel even more determined to pass Ellie off. The tragedy of Sam and Henry make him see that more time with Ellie will lead to more pain. He reassures himself that passing her off will get him the security he needs to live comfortably, that she's better off with someone else, and then his rageful response that all he's done has kept him and Tommy alive. Joel is dangerously close to embracing the temptation of Bill's life. Yet, it's none other than Ellie who brings Joel back.
   

Abyss- Joel and Ellie are at their most optimistic. They share more life details freely. They talk about the future (unrelated but this is also where Ellie mentions the entire "vaccine" procedure being easy because she doesn't like needles, highlighting that she never meant to sacrifice herself. Suck it Pt. 2). However, they find the Fireflies abandoned it and are ambushed by raiders. Joel is gravely injured.
Transformation- When Joel awakes to find Ellie missing, something in him is triggered. He goes on the war path to find and save her. When he does find her, he finally lets all his emotional guards down. She is his "baby girl". Ellie had, arguably since Tommy's chapter, embraced Joel as a father figure but now Joel no longer denies him being that.
Atonement- Ellie has been taken and soon to be murdered. Unlike the unfaithful show, the Joel that fights through the hospital is scared and anxious as he rushes to get to Ellie. Where he failed to save Sarah, he desperately fights to save Ellie (both from callous militaries convinced they are serving the "greater good"). In the end, he does.
Return- Joel returns to Tommy with Ellie. He has become a master of two worlds. Able to still be the one to make hard decisions but also able to open his heart. This is accentuated in his lie to Ellie. He knows she is wrestling with all her pain and gives her an honest answer in finding something to live for. When she demands him to swear, he lies, yes, but he does so to protect her emotionally. With Ellie's "ok", they begin their new life.
First off as I wrap up this essay, I refuse to acknowledge the sequel. I did even when it was announced. The first game was perfect as a stand alone experience. Furthermore, I don't acknowledge it as it is not even made by the same team or direction. Neil moved it forward and we see how that worked out. But it holds as much validity as the Star Wars sequels to me. Lucas sold it to Disney. This is not a genuine continuation of the original vision and I don't hold them as valid to what came before (though I also despise the prequels for other reasons).
I say this because I firmly believe the game concluded definitively with Ellie accepting the lie. She has been shown as perceptive and intelligent. She obviously knows the events are not as Joel said. The weight of her "ok" is far more impactful and reflects her own hero's journey. The truth is, she doesn't believe Joel. She knows he's lying. Every indicator of her pause, reflection, and line delivery reflect that. She says "ok" because the reality of Joel's speech to find something worth fighting for hits home. She has known nothing but abandonment, terror, and suffering. She still feels the pain of loss and wants to despair in survivor's guilt. But now...on the outskirts of a new stable home, she recognizes Joel now sees her in the same way she sees him. She knows he's shielding her from something horrible and will continue to protect her. Her "ok" isn't out of childish naivety but in becoming more like Joel and moving forward with determination.
In the end, while the franchise screwed the pooch, the original game utilized classic narrative structure through effective brief cutscenes and environmental story telling to tell a greatest hits from its various genres.
Anyways, here's Wonderwall.

Background: I am a data scientist working with some selected AWS Services for close to a year. I was someone who knows that VPC is somehow related to network, but I have no clue what NACL or Subnet is and didn't bothered to find out as it is not quite related to my work. So I will say maybe I am 20% prepared from my background.
I took about two weeks to clear CLF-C02. My strategies are:

• Review of all contents.
  • I watched the AWS Essentials Course
  • Good start, also quite important because AWS is gonna test you on a lot of different things. Breadth not depth, so these courses are a good way to touch on all the contents.
  • At this point I am only 50% ready.
• Practice Exams
  • I got mine from Tutorial Dojo, bundled with the course. I didn't rewatch the course, but I did try the quiz from each sections from the course.
  • There are 6 practice exams, 65 questions each and an additional final practice exam
    • Scored badly for the first 2 (~50%), demoralized but on hindsight, it was good because it shows that the courses alone are not enough.
    • Scored better for the next 2 with revision (~70-80%) and final 2 (80-90%)
    • Did the final test and I got 98%
• How to study using the practice exams?
  • I repeat these:
    • Do 1 exam.
    • I screenshots the questions and explanations that was unsure/guessed/incorrect and kept it for future review.
    • Revise concepts that I needed (if I guess too much on a particular topic, it is a good sign to do a focused revision)
    • Review the screenshots of questions/explanations of all previous exams.
    • Do the next exam, repeat
  • The first two practice exams was demoralizing, I felt that I guessed half of the paper and wanted to give up. But persevere and revise weak concepts and you'll find the remaining 4 more manageable.
• General Tips:
  • It is a good learning strategy to reason and explain to yourself why the other choices are incorrect. This helps with revision and it often forces you to learn about new AWS services that you haven't encountered, that's how I learn faster.
  • Know all the AWS Services: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/pdfs/whitepapers/latest/aws-overview/aws-overview.pdf#introduction I thought it was overwhelming and they are not gonna test them all, but after taking the actual exam, I can attest that they do have several questions that check if you recognize the use of these services, about 4-5 for me. Just knowing that they are for is enough and don't mixed them up because some services are similar. You can practice how well you know them by doing the practice exams.
  • Tutorial Dojo: I didn't watch the course but the practice exams was decent. I feel the format or style of asking questions are quite similar. I see many similar questions on my CCP but none of them is exactly the same.

People generally said 90% for practice exams is a good gauge and I agree. For me, TD's practice exams forces me to study about the concepts, especially ones that I don't know. You won't encounter exactly the same questions, but if you can pass all the exams with 80-90%, then you know the content quite well. If you can explain to yourself why every other choice is wrong and what they are correct for (essentially 0% guessing), then I think you are also ready.
Also I took the online Pearson Vue test, not much issue. Checked-in 30 mins early. Clear your table because the proctor is quite particular about anything else on your table or within your reach. They will ask you to show your table and question any items on the table. So just clear them.
Exam wasn't that hard, maybe only 5-10 questions that I doubted and from those, elimination usually works well and I end up with only 3-5 questions that I really have no idea about. I think it is decent. After all that, I finished with a short survey and it shows that I passed.
All the best.

Hi,
I had the opportunity to replace the 34" ultrawide QD-Oled I recently bought from MSI, the MAG 341CQP, with the brand new 32" WOLED LG 32GS95UE, for only few bucks (Euros actually because I live in Spain).
This is how it was basically the deal for me:

• The MSI costed me 985€ and I returned it to get a complete refund.
• The LG costed me 1260€ (after 10% promotion discount).
• A limited promotion made the LG to come also with the LG 27GR75Q as gift (it was actually perfect because I had also the need to replace a second monitor from my wife). This second monitor is currently priced at 220€ in most of the stores.
• I sold the old second monitor from my wife for another 140€.

So at the end the 2 monitors replacement only costed me 1260-985-140 = 135€, and it is actually fair to say that 80€ come from my wife's monitor replacement (220-140) and the remaining 55€ to replace the MSI.
The main reason for me to change from the 34" QD-Led ultrawide is that I was coming from a 38" IPS 3840x1600 (the amazing LG 38GN950-B) and despite the much better image quality of the OLED I was not fully convinced with the downgrade of size and resolution. I hope that the bigger area, resolution, and refresh of the LG compared to the MSI (despite of not caring at all about the 1080p-480Mhz mode) makes me forget the ultrawide format that I loved for so much time. It's still my favourite format for gaming, but I recognize it's not the most optimal to work with the computer and to consume a lot of media streaming (youtube and twitch).
What do you think guys, did I make a good move?

Hey, I just need some advice on how to handle something I hate about myself/PhD journey.
I really enjoy my field/focus, my supervisor is very kind and never made me feel stupid, teaching is fun most of the time and the research group is an extremely positive environment.
BUT I noticed that I struggle a lot with self pity/grass is greener syndrome. A lot of my friends do PhDs and they all have had massive help from their SI - mine has never even read any chapter nor made comments or wants to talk about/check/give feedback (though I really like her as a person and vice versa I think). My field is substantially difficult/abstract/niche so there are not a lot of experts, who could actually give me advice, I needed to collect a massive datasample on my own, they got their data from the SI, I had to do the stats myself, they had someone do it for them. I am a bit ashamed, but those kind of thoughts are really bothering me.
I know it is dumb to compare in general and that I would never ever trade my PhD topic because I really like it. I also know that the whole PhD journey could have been a lot worse and that a lot of these thoughts are either not true (every PhD topic is difficult) or is my own decision/fault (nobody forced me into my topic, aample, methods etc.) But I cannot deny that I am really frustrated/overwhelmed and probably thats why I get those nasty trips to self pity city. I really want to get my self pity in check, any advise on how to handle it?
Edit: I am from Europe, GER.

• Species: Dog
• Age: 1.5yrs
• Sex/Neuter status: Male/Neutered
• Breed: Pomsky
• Body weight: 18-20lbs
• History: Drama queen (according to vet because of his cone paralysis :P)
• Clinical signs: Staggered breathing (or breathing in stages?)
• Duration: 1 day
• Your general location: Alberta, Canada
• Name: Watson

Hello there,
There is some backstory to this that I couldn't figure out how to include in the title, please bear with me:
About 4 days ago we realized Watson was breathing very rapidly at rest. We live in a very cold place, it had just started warming up, and his coat is the longest it's ever been, so we assumed that he was just too hot (23-26 Celsius in some rooms of the house) and booked an appointment with the groomer to get him a trim.
He was still eating and drinking normally, urinating normally, gums were pink, I think he might have been having less bowel movements but I'm unsure because we brought him over to my girlfriend's parents for the better part of the two days after noticing this (and he roams their large backyard with their two dogs), so he might have had many or 0 bowel movements over there, I also felt his stomach and it felt normal. His behavior this whole time was mostly normal (maybe a little bit subdued, but I assumed it was because he was tired from hanging out with his uncles so much). For the sake of the timeline, this is all that happened the first 2 of 4 days (day 4 being today).
Yesterday around 5am he woke us up because he was trying to throw up. He heaved a few times, and nothing ended up coming up other than white foam. He seemed to recover quickly from this, and we went back to bed. I told my girlfriend that if he was still exhibiting any weird symptoms in the morning I would take him to the vet.
Woke up later that morning, and he seemed back to normal. His breathing had slowed down to a normal rate, he ate his breakfast, I took him on a walk in the morning and he was behaving totally normal. He also passed a "good" stool (firm, solid normal color) on our walk. We got home and I went to pick up old his stools from our yard (routine after a walk) when I noticed an unusual one (that had to have been within the last 24h, exactly when I'm not sure as we let him out often while we are getting ready for work/bed/otherwise unable to watch him).
The stool I found had a bunch of tape coiled up inside of it, which I remembered had been a loose strand of tape that was sitting on my desk that he must have pulled off and eaten (uncoiled, the kind of tape where you have to peel the bottom off to expose the sticky side). We hadn't had an issue with him eating things that aren't food in a long time so I let my guard down.
It all started making sense, I thought that he must have been in pain/discomfort from eating the tape which explained the heavy breathing for the couple of days until he passed it in his stool. Since he was mostly back to normal I thought nothing of it.
Starting last night and continuing to this morning I noticed that his breathing, although much slower and normal rate-wise, has changed to be a much deeper, staggered breathing. I don't know how to describe this other than staggered, maybe staged? He will inhale about 60% of the breath initially, then 30% more, then the last 10%. His mouth is closed while he's doing this (sleeping/resting the times that I have noticed it). Google has been woefully unhelpful in looking this up (probably because I have no idea what the kind of breathing is actually called)).
At this point I'm concerned that there is still some tape stuck in his guts somewhere. The piece that he ate was quite long, and I didn't extract/unravel it from inside his stool to see how much of it had come out there, but nor could I find any remnants of un-eaten tape anywhere. Is this kind of seemingly labored breathing characteristic of a blockage, and should I be concerned?
I'm hesitant to go to the vet right away because
A. I've taken Watson there probably 10 times for minor issues, every time I have they do the exact same checks that I mentioned above (feel his stomach, check gums, behaviour, eating and bowel regularity) and then send us off almost with an air of like "you guys need to relax he will be fine"
B. With the above in mind, it isn't exactly cheap
Reasons I think he does not have a blockage: -His most recent stool was a good one -His eating habits are the same -His behavior is normal
Reasons I think he might still have a blockage: -His breathing?? Not sure if this is indicative of anything because as I mentioned, google no help this -The timeline of his dry-heaving in the morning doesn't add up for me. I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty positive that the stool with the tape in it happened the night before the dry-heaving, so why would he dry-heave if the blockage had already been excreted. He has not tried to throw up, or anything similar since. -He has always coughed more than your average dog (he loves eating quickly and then chasing that down with big gulps of water), but he has been coughing a bit "deeper" this last day or so? This could be me worrying, but thought I would mention
Looking for advice on what to do, and if these symptoms are indicative of anything or if I'm just being my normal hypochondriac self :/
Thank you for your time.

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Your challenge as a Senior Back End Developer: Maintaining, extending and upgrading our GoLang backends, working with the flows for invoicing, data processing and game upload processing. You’ll also make sure that core parts are feature and unit tested to keep our codebase healthy and in high-quality shape. Our platform is growing, with 60 million monthly players we can safely be considered a high-traffic environment. We’re handling multiple tens of thousands of sustained dynamic requests a second. Including our cached static routes we push this number to 100k+ requests per second in peak hours. Leverage our data warehouse to generate the next-generation of data-driven applications within Poki. Develop heuristics that that steer our advertisement business in realtime and make sure our players get the most fitting content presented to them.
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Never in my life, have I ever heard an actually good student say that. Those of my friends who took pcm/b because that's what they were genuinely good at, thrived in what they did.
Its not so much streams as it is the difference between board exams and competitive exams. Here, we can all agree one is tougher.
But when I hear someone repeatedly and unwaveringly insist that "trust me bro pcm is so hard", "humanities/commerce wale nahi samjoge", it makes me wonder, if you find it so damn difficult then did you ever ask yourself, "maybe it isn't for me?"
Rather than demeaning others, ask yourself why you're doing something you hate. And I have actually heard jokers say that taking pcm in itself is an achievement (While they are failing). Now is it really?
Look if you are doing something under social pressure or because you are so narrow minded that you think picking something that actually interests you will make you less worthy of respect, then that is your lack.
I have scored 96% in humanities and my friends in PCM/PCB streams have done equally well. Because we actually worked. I'm sick of hearing lazy folks, who sit around complaining all day like this, tell me that my hard work was less worthy. Those who don't put in the work will fail everywhere.
There were people failing in my class in humanities, and a surprising number. Even though they were all very bright kids. But what seemed like a bunch of jargon to them, made sense to some others.
So it all depends on your interest and aptitude. If putting others down is the only thing in your life that makes you worth anything, you are pathetic. Those who are actually working hard will never feel the need to spend time demeaning others. Comparing two completely different things just to make excuses for yourself is redundant.
Its even more sad to hear 17-18 year old teenagers have such a backward mindset. Its a failure of society as a whole that it continues create generations of parents who will pressurise and belittle their own kids the same way their parents treated them.

I bought a trailer in a park 21 years ago. Property management changed about 15 years ago and they have declined in care to nonexistent.
I have had to deal with a couple really bad drug trailer residences, one of which had a murder and another shooting; and the other one had a constant trash pile 8’x6’ that consistently brought bears and less than desirable traffic.
Of course whenever I called to complain about the traffic they would say call the police (I wouldn’t bc I saw it as a management problem).
For the past 5 years the trailer directly across from me was an illegal marijuana grow and drug traffickers clearinghouse for distribution. Not a ton of traffic but the smell was undesirable and when there was traffic it was creepy.
About a month ago it sold. I met the excited husband in the street one day and congratulated him on his new home. I haven’t met the wife except for a wave from the front door with a mask on.
My boyfriend works remote; as in he travels for work. When he came home for R&R; I said please go introduce yourself to our new neighbors. He went inside and said they were working with a total remodel and had a huge arsenal of guns.
Well, I’m noticing the wife diligently goes to work every day and the husband is home all day. Every day and traffic starts to up tick.
I’m thinking, great another drug dealer….
So one day I needed help with something and his buddy comes over so I take the opportunity to ask him if my new neighbor is a drug dealer.
He does not affirm nor deny.
Last Saturday, I’m doing yard work and the husband confronts me about asking his friend that. I told him that I have had to deal with the consequences of drug houses and it appears to me that his house is turning into one. I tell him you’re home all day with some traffic higher than usual and your wife works diligently which is indicative of a drug dealer household in our trailer hood.
He goes on to inform me that his wife is a cop and he’s on mental disability…I was shocked especially when he followed it up with a threat of his wife arresting me! I don’t feel comfortable now living across the street of a mentally disabled man with an arsenal of guns with a cop wife.
My gf that was married to a cop said file a police report but I’m too scared of the repercussions but I’m also experiencing extreme anxiety now and also contemplating selling even though I don’t want to.

Hello! I am an American Citizen (resident of New Jersey) and am marrying a Dutch citizen (resident of Amsterdam). We have been long distance and will continue to be for a little while, so not looking for any advice on visas - just need to get through the legal marriage part first. But we have gotten so much conflicted information about what documents I need to provide. From what I understand, I need to have

• legalized birth certificate (fine)
• passport (fine)
• proof of no previous marriage legalized (fine(
• "an extract of my place of residence or other documents proving my nationality or marital status" << I do not know what this means. What is sufficient proof of residence?

Does anyone have experience with this process who can provide a list of documents that actually worked for them? I feel like every person I talk to in the Dutch government gives me a different, unclear answer. Thanks in advance

Today I had 30 mins before a video meeting. I work from home. So I told myself, I can probably: - eat - shower - wash my hair - dry it - do a load of laundry
Well, I forgot to include preparing a meal so instead I quickly drank a meal replacement WHILE I showered. I also forgot the part about getting dressed so I opted for no pants in a panic.
But guess what, I made it on time with 2 mins to spare! Which meant I could also review notes quickly before the meeting. Which I also forgot to add on that list.
Then I realized my calendar didn’t actually have the meeting it was an event called “Prepare for Meeting”. Past self knew me too well and now I have another 30 mins to spare. I think that’s a win.
Now I can eat a decent meal and put some pants on ….

I graduated with my Bachelor’s in Graphic Design last May, and since then i’ve only had one graphic design job which severely overworked and underpaid me. I was also the only designer (and a junior designer at that!), so imagine having to do all the design myself without any guidance from a senior designer or art director. I left the job in March because the job really started to take a toll on my mental and physical health. Now, i’ve just accepted another job outside of my field.
The role i’ll be taking on is an administrative assistant. It’s nothing fancy, but it was extremely frustrating continuously applying to design jobs and either being ghosted or rejected. While I fortunately don’t have many bills to pay and still live at home, obviously I still want to make money so I can start building my life. So at this point I realized I had to start looking outside of my field if i wanted to get paid.
The position I accepted is your standard office job but the salary is honestly much better than the graphic design salary i had. i’m going to be making $6 more an hour than when i previously worked as a designer. So, while im a little sad i won’t be working in my field, im glad the pay at least makes up for it. I also actually have benefits at this job, too, whereas my last one basically gave me none. During my interview, i was told i could use my graphic design skills when necessary to help represent and market the company, so i guess my skills won’t be completely useless there at least. And i’m hoping i can still freelance on the side and/or work on my own ‘fake’/conceptual projects to add to my portfolio in the meantime, so I can eventually get back to design in the future.
What are all your thoughts on taking a job outside of your field? Part of me feels upset about it and maybe i should’ve tried a little harder to get a design job, but the competition right now is just too much, and I needed to do something.

Hello, Folks,
I've been running Pf2e for a few weeks now, as part of a West Marches community, having previously run 5th Edition D&D for several years prior, and overall I would say my experience is significantly positive. That said, there are a few observations I wanted to point out to see how they compare to this community's experience with the system, any relevant transitions from 5e to Pf2e, and my own sensibilities vs either the system or the kind of community I'm a part of.
TL/DR: I am having a great time, there are just some experiences, preconceived notions, and design elements I'm still trying to work through, understand, and align expectations with.

1. I find that the post-combat activities feel a bit too, as best I can phrase, taken for granted. In every game I've run so far, the immediate thing the groups move to is their healing/refocusing activities. This isn't disruptive by any means, and it is certainly both expected to occur by myself and the system, but it seems like there's a critical (to me at least) step missing, that narrative beat between the encounter ending and the party deciding what to do next. My experience in 5e was typically that the party would regroup after an encounter, perhaps loot some bodies, make some checks to see if the coast is clear, and then discuss taking a short rest. On top of this, short resting is significantly simpler in 5e, which again is not an issue in fact I like all of the focus abilities the characters have in Pf2e, but it definitely takes up much more time than in 5e.
2. I'm aware that Pf2e has a significantly higher magic setting, in the sense that magic items are by design intended to be more pervasive, but the groups I've been running for seem to have a significant wealth of magic items. Now the WM community I'm a part of has very clear and RAW guidelines for magic and treasure, so my gut is telling me this is intended, but it does frequently present a "woah you guys can do that" moment for me at nearly every encounter. Fortunately Pf2e is designed well such that the wealth of magic items don't seem to have a significant power impact, but it does present a challenge subconsciously for me moving here from 5e of comparing the inherent attrition mindset by comparison. In other words, I'm accustomed to considering how challenging an encounter(s) is based on resources expended, but as I've run higher level games I'm seeing a significant reduction in proportional resources expended (in spite of the fact that by and large the players seem consistently challenged).
3. For the most part I'm detecting significantly less presence of a "system" difference between 5e and Pf2e than I expected to find. Mentions of the 3-action economy, the costs of things like movement, interacting with objects, etc., don't feel like they have nearly as much functional impact on the gameplay experience compared to how I envisioned them in my head. That said, things like one of my NPCs being knocked prone actually feels impactful because now they are less likely to be able to move into position, and things like Auras and Emanations feel like they stack so effectively that sometimes (in particular my game last night) I need to ask for 4-5 different saving throws at the start of a player's turn. Fortunately I run on Foundry, which dramatically improves the gameplay experience with the automations and tracking of things like persistent effects, but I am seeing a progressive increase in overlapping, stacking, persistent, and different effects going on at any given time, it is admittedly sometimes hard to keep track of it all.
4. Spellcasting feels like a mixed bag. My experience here is exclusively as a DM, so my spellcasting NPCs don't typically have the wealth of resources PCs typically do, but I have to actively read every single spell I see, including ones I recognize from 5e, because sometimes they are dramatically different. Case in point, I used Bestial Polymorph on a PC last night thinking it functioned like Polymorph from 5e, but it turns out there is another spell that does that, and not only did the spell do practically nothing even on a Failure, the target (a Beast Frog Barbarian) was able to use their Morph trait Rage to counteract the effect. It was cool, dramatic, and interesting, but it did kind of feel like that spell use case in particular fell flat primarily because it was hard to discern what the actual impact could/would be. This isn't necessarily bad, but it does suggest I'll need to be a lot more discerning about things like spells and abilities in relation to the party to avoid experiencing practical failure at creature selection.

All in all I am loving the experience of running in Pf2e, last night the game was described as a "truly cinematic experience", which is incredibly high praise for my own DM style and aspirations. I just wanted to share my experience and get some thoughts or feedback on things to consider, different perspectives, and perhaps some alignment of expectations as I continue to run games in this system.
Thanks!

Hey guys, I’ll make this a short and painless read
I’m 23M, I’m a foremen for a construction company making $30/ hour. Been doing it for 5-6 years. I live still with both of my parents, no debt and have about 40k savings
I hate my job, it’s very dangerous/ stressful, hard labor long hours. I wouldn’t be able to do this for the rest of my life. Hot attics, crawl spaces, you get the picture ect
Recently about 3-4 months ago I started an online business, it was slow start, but now we’ve sold over 1.4k items, and my last 2 “shows” we’ve done $1100+ in profit for about 5 hours of actual work. It seems I have a good following and a consistent supplier for my items.
I’ve just been so busy trying to source things for my business & start tracking things properly, shipping ect my performance at work has been nothing short of horrific.
I’m confident in the success of my business. I just wanted to reach out to you fellas who may have more wisdom or a better solution to this. Thank you for reading

I'm outgrowing my garage for my business.
Looking for Lease, not buy. I only need 600-800sq feet and preferably in SE London (think Westminster area). I've been keeping my eye out on realtor.ca listings for small units in industrial business parks for about a year.
Self storage is an option but I don't love the idea. Prefer somewhere I could actually start working out of.
Is there any areas/sites I'm missing that I should be keeping an eye on? How about mobile container offices? Most of those get delivered to your location - are there any that have fixed lots?

Morning everyone! I have been the expert user of our companies biomek i7 for a few tears now. We have a method for NGS prep we run weekly and up until recently have not had issues. That said recently out 300ul 96 head has been introducing air bubbles during a six step dilution series causing significant variability and inconsistencies. I watched it closely and sure enough there is so much air at times that its not even grabbing sample to transfer to the next plate.
My general plan to troubleshoot this is to essentially test the custom pipetting method and adjust it to work again but I am wondering if any of you have better ideas how to go about this. My concern is I don’t know every point this technique is used so if i chance it here I could be making more problems for myself. Thanks for any advice!

Hey people of gurgaon, I am in an urgent need of your HELP, long story short! I am CA inter student who gave CA inter exams now. I procrastinated a lot and it's absolutely my own mistake.
I am 19 and i already know the result. My parents have never seen me getting a rank other than the first rank. Faced extreme guilt, depressed, self doubt, FOMO during the preparation (more so, coz I come from science background and during this phase started reconsidering my decisions)
My father has directly told me, if you can't pass this attempt, leave CA and your life would be ruined, which obviously won't. But now, I can't live inside these four walls at all. I am kinda person who can push anyy limit when in competition. I wanna see the real world now. I am damn sure I just want to leave my house and in dire need of an internship. I am planning to do mba later on in my career, so that ways it's gonna be beneficial.
I have seen my productivity rise while I was in delhi during foundation. Key factor is I am doing my bachelor's in business and commerce from DU SOL, all because of CA. Hence, I have plenty of time to invest on real life corporate skills. I am ready to be moulded and learn on the go.
If somebody can provide any leads, I wanna join an internship for at least a period of 6 months. It could be from any field, accounts, finance, analysis, marketing, tech (Know basics of python, html, SQL) etc based out in Delhi, gurugram, Noida, delhi NCR. The caveat being i want to learn in the actual corporate world. If you have any vacancies in your firm/ startup, pls do contact me. I am ready to work 12 hrs a day and contribute the max I can. I feel my diverse background is what makes me eligible for roles related to strategic management, founder's office roles, admin and management, finance, business analyst.
I was also the head boy of school so have quite a fair experience in management, be it organising fests, convincing chief guests, managing funds, raising issues from the ground level. I am ready to wear multiple hats and would love to work in a new age startup. As they say, a person is hired and the employee finds his own role.
You can also specify the stipend since I am gonna live on my own, so it matters to some extent to sustain myself here. Hoping for a helping hand to start my career. Thank you so much in advance.

I have been in a trying situation for 3 years not going to be 4. I own a family practice clinic and am married to a die-hard Qanon cult member. The problem with these people is they sit around hyped up about the next big day. They are running on high catechloamines and adrenal hormones. They are in constant flight or fight mode. Then the event doesn't happen. Now, you have a man that still has these abnormals and is now impatient and short with family. It's like how you should not scare the game before you shoot it or it will affect the meat. Very bad for their health. He is worried about the water but not the drinking alcohol while taking Ivermectin from the COOP. I have tried all the things they recommend because we had our 40th anniversary in December. This Trump stuff is making me crazy. I am seriously thinking about leaving. I can legit file for abandonment and emotional abuse. He abandoned the business and taking care of the house and yard to do his research. Constant fighting about medicine. How we could cure people and don't. Mainly, how everyone could be cured if I recommended Ivermectin, bleach, Hydroxychloroquine etc. My clinic serves mostly Medicaid and Medicare so a lot of charity work. He keeps telling me about his humanitarian money he will get for his med beds. I don't know this person, now hates jews. Everything, is the opposite!