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We went out for our anniversary last night and I had the most indulgent dinner ever, didn’t even miss the carbs even tho I probably don’t wanna know the fat content. 🤣 It felt like such a win and I wanted to post about it somewhere and I knew you guys would “get” it:
-1/2 dozen chargrilled oysters
-delicious salad with goat cheese, avocado, almonds, tomatoes, etc etc
-blackened red fish topped with shrimp and Parmesan
-asparagus with Gorgonzola butter
-1/2 a slice of bananas foster cheesecake
-cup of decaf coffee with creamer and Splenda
IT WAS SO SATISFYING. And my numbers were 117 at 2 hours. 🎉 It felt so good to still be able to celebrate with amazing food without worrying about hurting myself and baby.
Would love to hear any similar wins you’ve had that the rest of us might could emulate, too!!

Well, UGEE results have been declared today (where's the guy who said it will be declared on monday tho). Just woke up, checked the result, have cleared reap cutoff but missed supr by 1 mark. Damn it hurts. Prolly gonna join some comedk college.
Anyways, coming back to title, few days ago I compiled a few UGEE interview questions, so thought of sharing them here for those who cleared UGEE (congo for clearing it, hope you clear the interview too).
#1
My friend had the opportunity to appear for the Dual Degree Programs interview. She shared her entire experience with me. Once the document verification was done, the candidates were divided into seven groups. 20 minutes before the interview, she was given a sheet with 3 questions one each from Physics, Linguistics, and Mathematics.

1. (a) Since Newton’s First Law of Motion can be derived from the second law of Motion, what do you think is the relevance of the first law? Did Newton give us three laws when two would have been adequate?

(b) A similar Mechanics question which I don’t remember.

1. A Linguistics Question of Medium Difficulty
2. You are given an equilateral triangle of side length ‘a. Disprove or Prove: Among any five points inside the triangle, there always exists a pair at a distance not greater than a/2.

The candidates were not asked to write the answers but just ponder on the questions for 20 minutes. Soon she was ushered into the interview room where she was welcomed by several warm panelists that asked questions like

• Why IIIT and Why Research?
• Tell us about your family and school education.
• Do you like linguistics?, to which she said that she loved Tamil. He asked further, Do you find the present web applications in Tamil efficient?
• Which field in Computer Science do you like the most?
• Do you have any experience working with Cryptography?
• Where do you see yourself in ten years?

Out of the 3 questions handed in earlier, she was able to solve the Lingo question and even managed to write some satisfactory reasons for the Physics questions but failed to solve the Mathematics question. They further asked questions related to Friction, Work, and Energy. They did not ask the linguistic one and moved on to the mathematical question. They asked her to solve it with their help.
She told them about her extracurricular achievements and they seemed to be impressed. One of the professors ended the interview by saying that if she got selected, she should come with her extracurricular file then. The entire interview lasted for 50 minutes and she considers it to be one of the most memorable interviews.
#2
Eg: suppose you're stranded on an island and you know that the nearest landmass is n distance away. What is the shortest method to reach that. And other pcm questions with most of them relying on logical reasoning. The interview should be 2 way, i.e. only you shouldn't be the one talking and nor should the interviewer be the only one talking. If you get stuck on any question ask them for time to think or ask them for suggestions. Some questions won't have any answer and they're only looking for how you think and whether you're teachable or not, not whether you get the right answer
#3
The interview questions can be based on some concepts in math and physics, or they can be completely logic based (strategizing, puzzle solving, etc). They want to know how well you understand the questions, how you break it down into simpler problems and how you think through it...they are not as interested in the actual answer. We are not supposed to share the exact interview questions so please don't ask/DM me about that lol. All I can tell is that I was asked two questions, first one was based on 3D geometry and the second one was purely logic based, basically I was given an emergency situation and was asked to create a strategy to get people out of the situation; not going into the details.
In general, you don't need to "prepare" anything specially for the UGEE interview. They just want to evaluate you based on critical thinking and research aptitude. The REAP paper is designed for the same purpose.
You can recollect your past accomplishments and formulate them with you hobbies so that you can present them well in front of the interviewers. Don't get mushy, don't exaggerate anything but at the same time, don't hesitate to share any hobby or achivement however unrelated it might be. They are not judging you only by your PCM grades, rather they want to evaluate you broadly as a person, someone having the research aptitude and interest. The institute is most ambitious about their dual degree course
#4
Question 1
It was based on a truncated polyhedron, the first part asked the shape we would get if we cut a cuboid along the opposite vertical edges. There were three more parts, obviously tougher than this, but he skipped them and went to the second question, maybe because of lack of time. I don't remember them.
Question 2
“An astronaut in space wakes up after years, not feeling weightlessness. Give possible arguments.” Well, the language was not the same, but similar.
#5
https://www.quora.com/How-are-the-interview-questions-for-IIIT-Hyderabad-for-the-UGEE-How-should-I-prepare-for-them-And-what-are-the-chances-of-clearing-the-interview/answeNaren-Akash-R-J
#6
Q: There are 10 stones lined up & you are standing at the first stone. You can move only forwards by 2 ways: (a) moving 1 place ahead ; (b) moving 2 places ahead by skipping a stone. How many possible ways can you reach the 10th stone?
A: I made around 5 cases wherein there would be 0/1/2/3/4 double-jumps (with the rest being single-jumps). And partially calculated it using PnC, until one prof asked me to explain my thinking and approach towards the qs. I think I explained it well (with a diagram for the cases) and we had a brief discussion abt it for a min or so. (He said I don’t need to fully calculate it)
Now, we moved to a physics question**, a very basic qs to test your thinking:**
Q: A balloon is filled with air(with a light rope) and placed in the centre of a closed room, what will happen to it?
A: It will fall down because of the weight of the rubber and of the rope.
Q: Right, let’s say that the rubber & the rope have negligible mass, what would happen now?
A: It would remain stationary in the room.
Q: Okay now if i fill helium to this, what will happen?
A: It will either move upwards or downwards depending on the resultant of the weight of the rubber+rope & the buoyant force.
Q: Now let’s say that the helium balloon is tied to a very long and heavy rope, what will happen to it?
A: It will not move upwards, but stay stationary due to the tension in the rope.
Q: Okay, so now I give you a scissor, with the same apparatus as prev qs, how will you make sure that the balloon doesn’t fly up to the ceiling.
A: Sir I’ll keep shortening the rope from bottom to top in order to reach equilibrium (I should’ve worded it better that day lol)
Q: But if you cut it too short, won’t it fly up permanently?
A: Yes sir, absolutely, it will. So what I’ll do is I’ll cut it long initially, and keep cutting it until the weight of the rope is equal to the buoyant force on the balloon. And more the net force, faster the balloon would go in the upward direction, so I can judge the equilibrium point becoming closer as the balloon starts moving up slower & slower.
Q: Okay but how will you make sure that the balloon is stationary and not moving here-and-there?
A: Sir I will bring the balloon-rope system in equilibrium, to the centre of the closed room, and hold it stationary for a while so that there’s no constant velocity on it. This will make sure it’s stationary because there’s no other external force on it.
Q: Very good Sarthak. So, let’s move to one last qs, say I filled a balloon with air like the very first qs, in the morning, and left it like that till the evening. What do you think will happen? — just briefly think and answer, we just want to know your approach & thinking.
A: Umm sir, we’re assuming the balloon to be air-tight right?— Like no air can escape from the bottom hole (at where the string is attached)?
Another Prof: Ahh I like your thinking here, good. Nice.
#7
They asked me about my hobbies and interest and why i am interested in research ? Why I want to join IIIT Hyderabad? All at once
I answered them that my hobby is watching youtube videos, I am interested in volunteering and working with Ngo's and I am also interested in opening up electronic items and trying to repair it.Then why research? - I answered them that I want to become a scientist and research allows me to think out of the box and -------xyzabc---------.
Then comes the technical part.
Que1.The asked me what is arithmetic mean of (x1,x2,x3,x4……..xn)
Que2.Then they asked me their geometric mean
Que3.Then they asked me the relation between 2 que and arithmetic mean of (logx1,logx2,….logxn)
Que4.They asked me about the class 9 que that when a load carries in railway station carry a load is their work is zero and if yes why do they get tired?
Then they kept asking question around this only is air resistance is zero no friction etc …
#8
3 questions - one from matrices and binary numbers, one from thermochemistry and thermal physics, and one from linguistics .
I was given roughly about 15 min to solve the questions. I solved the 1st two questions quite easily as they were simple ( also note that the first question of matrices and binary numbers was also error prone and very loosely defined I considered it to be wrong and so also discussed this with the pannel “All of them gave me a smile”.)
After trivia on the matrices problem and the linguistics problem the professors started asking me independent question which were very elementary questions from the fields of linguistics. They also asked me to represent certain decimals and and certain numbers in binary format as an exercise.
Then they asked for my board's percentage and my mains percentile and why I opted for 5 year programme. For the all the questions I was honest and especially for the last I told them it didn't matter to me if it was 5yr or 4yr .
My suggestion to you guys:
The interviewer are not there to know the right answer, rather they are there to analyze how you are able to think about the solution to see whether or not you fit for being a part of research institution. If you don't know answer to something, ask them for hints but don't get stuck anywhere and don't fear much, just be clear with your basics, no need to go on to deep learn the subject. Know a little about the branch that you wanna opt for. If you have an extra curricular, do tell them. Don't oversell anything, just be true to yourself and it will be a cakewalk. Also they will definitely ask for your hobby, do keep a few of them in mind and know a bit about them too. Like if you mention to them that you like reading novels, they will prolly ask which type of novels, or which is your faviourite one, tell lessons that you learnt from that novel, same goes for any other hobby. They are there to judge your personality and thinking ability. Sit down whener you are free, form a good intro for yourself including hobbies and all and try on to frame questions yourself, this way you will be prepeared for D-Day. Dont take stress during interview and try not to fumble, it will all be good

The interactions between Jack Smith and Judge Canon raise curiosity amid limited means and educations for the general public to know what's goin' on. To irrelevant foreigners, it sometimes seems American "Justice" is an establishmentarian political affiliation on the bench protecting itself, changing the law on the fly, depending on which group you happen to look like you come from. For even a flawed DEMOCRACY and leaving something credible for kids, it is good to TRY to know what's goin' on. Right?
So to select a random (probably unrepresentative) case which Judge Cannon officially cites, let's try a bit. ---
In the "Order" of August 22, 2022 (2022 is not a misprint - Gad, 2 years); Under "Discussion - Jurisdiction" the focus here is on Case 9:22-cv-81294-AMC Document 64 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/05/2022 Page 7 of 24. AND.....-----
Written under titles "Violation of Illegally Seized Evidence is Motion to Suppress and Hearing"...Remedy for Fourth Amendment violation of illegally seized evidence is motion to suppress and hearing..FED. R. CRIM. P. Rule 41(f). Also the 4th paragraph starting with "“This new wording of Rule 41(e) requires the Court to consider..." And after that - 4th paragraph ending with "~Movant need only show that the United States’ legitimate interests can be satisfied even if the property is returned. Under such circumstances, the Government’s continued retention of the property becomes unreasonable. In re Search of Kitty’s, 905 F.2d at 1375.”~
~NEXT- Compare the above to a reading of~ Home » Our Passion » Legal Resources » Suppression of Evidence (Search & Seizure) » "REMEDY FOR FOURTH AMENDMENT VIOLATION OF ILLEGALLY SEIZED EVIDENCE IS MOTION TO SUPPRESS AND HEARING." Then to sub-title "REMEDY FOR FOURTH AMENDMENT VIOLATION OF ILLEGALLY SEIZED EVIDENCE IS MOTION TO SUPPRESS AND HEARING" and finally to "~PRE-INDICTMENT RETURN/SUPPRESSION OF SEIZED PROPERTY."~
As a minor advocate in these spaces, let us say that the law should not, even falsely, appear as an ass. The appointment to the bench must be objective as much as possible, indeed not subterfuge under a fascade to cover real affiliation. The bench should be apolitical... but is it so, at least in this case?
It appears Judge Cannon has the Justice Maiden pulling the political cart. Further, it appears that Laws of Equity are put beside her in national security. "What is the point to being a country?" If a citizen is not secured nationally with existential protective secrets, what does it's Parliament (Congress) pretend to play and pray to represent?
To challenge the phrase "the United States' Legitimate interests" in a criminal trial would be uncontested by the mob of Calabria or Sicily. Why in the USA?
Finally, the TRUMP v USA case would be ideal for this site to use its definitions on ethics and heirarchy to point out the breach of ethics apparent here. One institutional org has crossed over the borders of another.

Hi guys. I’m british but went to school in a foreign country till this year. Unfortunately i joined my new school in year 11 which sucks honestly because every single subject has a different spec than i’m used to (i previously did CIE IGCSE). I was an A* student at my old school and my mocks (which i wrote after just 3 weeks of being a British student) went really well with my grades being 97777644. My 4s, which are still passes, were in literature and sociology (which i no longer do). I’m naturally good at literature and luckily at my old school, i did 2 out of 3 of the texts we are studying. my issue is the poems. It’s impossible for me to do brand new specs in the subjects i know PLUS three more subjects i didn’t do previously (physics, religious studies and this specific literature) and still get a good grade in literature which i’m planning to do at A levels.
if anybody has any tips for learning the poems at this point i would appreciate it forever. i really need a good grade :(

Sorry this is a bit long. TLDR: I generally really like the scooter, and love the ability to just rent it, but some of the limitations make it not preferrable scooter for a 9+ mile commute with some bumpy sections.
Take this for what it's worth, just one data point out of many, but I thought it would be good to at least provide a positive data point given that we all have a negativity bias when it comes to reviews. I mean it's understandable that we want to avoid being even an outlier case that gets a bad experience.
Anyway, I just rented an Unagi Voyager (last Saturday) - refurbished. It came just 3 days later, and set it up with no issues. It was not banged up at all, seemed very lightly used.
Unfortunately the weather here has not been great, and I was still waiting on my protective gear, so didn't really get to test it much until I did the full commute to work yesterday. I was particularly worried about the range of comments I've seen online and because I have a 9+ mile commute. I can charge at work, but I still didn't want it to too close to being empty.
When I first programmed in my weight of 140 lbs it was saying that the range would only be at most 13.7 miles. After weighing myself with my gear and laptop bag, etc., my weight went up to 160 lbs, which brought the range down to 12.5. However, despite their being some decent hills along my commute, my recorded trip in the app said that I went 9.4 miles and used 41% of the battery, so seemingly a 20+ mile range? This was at the 3rd speed setting that maxes out at 15mph, and my average speed for the trip was 11.8, but that includes a minute or so getting everything set after starting to record the ride, plus, obviously various stops at lights. I probably maintained 15mph for at least 65% of the ride.
As far as the ride, I would say that is probably the biggest con for me. While about 7 of those 9 miles are on a bike path with minimal bumps, the other 2 are on streets, and, well, I'm too much of a coward to ride on streets where the cars are going 45mph+ (this is in Northern Virginia, by the way), so opted to go on the sidewalk, and well, that was not the most pleasant experience with the tires and lack of shock absorption. It wasn't undoable, but this is probably the one thing for me that would prevent me from opting for one of these scooters as a purchase.
I do really enjoy the app and how it lets you record your trips and get stats on them, even if the range estimate is not accurate, and I like the ability to electronically lock your scooter although I haven't taken it anywhere that I've had to leave it outside and unattended yet. Still kind of nervous doing that without also a physical lock, especially given how light the scooter is.
Speaking of which, the weight is great, even for someone who is relatively weak, lol. I'm a short guy in his 50s who's never been very strong despite periods of working out with weights. I just don't have the build or whatever. I can take the Unagi up the flight of stairs in our 2nd floor condo without that much trouble. I wouldn't say it's "easy," especially after a long ride, but it's not hard either. The scooter is compact enough when folded to throw it in a corner of our 1,200 sq ft condo without being a big eyesore or really taking up any significant space, and I was able to fold it and put it under my desk at work without issue.
The battery, despite the range, does charge quite quickly. I think the stated charging time is 80% in 2 hours, and while I didn't get to time that, I did find that the green light on the charger would usually come on within an hour or two, although I was charging from 60% or more.
Other than the bumpiness of the ride, my main complaints were around how things got a bit uncomfortable at certain points. One is that holding the throttle down the entire time (since there's no cruise control), means that your thumb can get a bit sore, especially if you are cruising for long periods at a constant speed. The second issue may be something that may be particular to me vs. anyone else, but I do have something called Morton's Neuroma in my left foot, which is something like a pinched nerve that can get painful in certain situations. I'm right-handed, so my natural stance on the scooter is with my right foot forward, and it seems that the back foot ends up taking a lot of the weight, at least for me, but maybe my stance isn't good as I'm still very new to scooting. Having the weight on that back foot caused discomfort over a long ride, so I would have to occasionally slot down and lift that foot a bit to remove some pressure. I even tried switching my foot position, but when I did this it was in a more challenging part of the path and I didn't feel very confident, so maybe next time I'll try this on the more straight/flat sections that aren't challenging and hopefully that will help.
I'm new to scooters, as I mentioned, although I did ride one of my sister's in NYC a few years ago - she has some low-end GoTrax scooters - which I found enjoyable. So I'm sure there are a lot of things that more seasoned people might experience as "missing" or "inferior" which I don't, and that's fine. But given the somewhat negative stuff I've read online (right after I jumped and rented one), I was fearing the worst, but really nothing bad or unexpected given the inherent limitations (like the tires and lack of suspension). No issues with overall scooter quality and I was pleasantly surprised by the speed and convenience of delivery. Obviously, the support isn't something I've needed (yet), and so I know some of had issues with that, and if I do run into a problem, that might be where my opinion starts to change if in fact the support is as poor as some of the folks here have suggested. But for right now, everything works and so I fortunately haven't run into potentially challenging support situations.
I rented this scooter mainly because the service was available. I didn't want to toss hundreds of dollars at a vehicle that I had no idea weather I would actually enjoy using it on a commute (I go into the office 2 days per week). I didn't want to deal with the expense, or the time trying to research scooters to find something that might work for me without having actual experience riding. I figured that renting something for a month or two would give me a good enough perspective on both pain points and wish list items, and just whether a scooter was a viable commuting option for me. Given my current experience, I would definitely recommend this to others in my situation, with the caveat that it's been less than a week since I got mine and I have yet to cancel my subscription. Until I clock another few weeks at least and/or send my scooter back, my review is really just a "first impression" and so should be taken with a big grain of salt. If I do have further impressions over the course of weeks or months, I'll try to comment on this review to link them. My plan is to use this as much as I can (when the weather allows it) to get more comfortable overall and see if I can solve some of the comfort issues myself, but eventually I'm planning on sending this back and buying something as a permanent option that has a better ride for some bumpy roads/sidewalks and perhaps cruise control as well. Not sure if that will come in a package that is as light and compact, has as much range, and can go as fast as the Voyager, at least for $1000 or less, but we'll see...

Hey everyone! I’m back for my third (and last) post asking for recommendations based on what I’ve listened to. After this I’ll keep it more to lurking and my own research and discoveries. Anyway, I’m back and wanna hear from the more experienced listeners what you recommend based on my tastes and what I’ve liked so far in this amazing genre I love exploring so much.
(Just a quick recap for what I have listened to before this new stuff: Vision Video’s 2 albums, Xmal’s 2 albums, Christian Death’s Rozz album, Cure’s 17 Secs, Faith, Pornography, Disintegration, everything Banshees until Tinderbox, 1st two SoM albums, Flat Fields and Burning from the Inside [also Bela Lugosi], Red Velvet Crush, Burning Oil and Futile Combat, Voodoo Church’s EP, and Joy Division’s first 2 albums)
So to start I got most of these bands from the recommendation compilation videos posted by xx_C4TY_xx on YouTube which have been great listens and helpful in pretty quickly introducing more acts to me. From those videos I’ve taken away (and listened to):
Dead Can Dance Cocteau Twins Bat Nouveau Nox Novacula Ghosting
Other bands I found from those videos, but didn’t listen to bc of long discographies/didn’t know where to start:
Golden Apes Sort Sol
The last bands I found from C4TY’s compilations that I haven’t taken the time to listen to yet:
MØAA Gothzilla Platique Noir Frank the Baptist La Fete Triste Little Nemo
As far as the bands I did listen to I went through DCD’s first 3 albums and 1st EP (loved the self titled album a lot, probably a favorite of mine with Flat Fields, Juju and Voodoo Church’s EP), everything by Cocteau from Garlands to Victorialand, Nouveau’s Metamorphoses, Novacula’s album (also loved that one and excited to see they have an album on the way), and finally Ghosting’s Disguised in Black and Romantic Death albums. I personally liked everything I listened to this go around. The one album I quit halfway through on was Moon and the Melodies; personally wasn’t feeling it a whole lot, it was kinda cool, but not for me.
Like I said up top I come for the final time to make a recommendation post for those 8 previously mentioned bands and anything that may not be goth, but fits comfortably in a goth playlist (one I can think of is Depeche Mode which I do want to listen to at some point). I’m pretty open to a lot, the only thing I haven’t liked much was just the ambience album type. Also my bad if anything I listed isn’t goth/adjacent. I’m getting better at recognizing what does and doesn’t fit goth, but I wouldn’t trust my sole judgment just yet.
Before I end this post I wanna thank the dozen or so more experienced goths that really helped me through this journey of discovering an awesome genre and its many sub genres! I’d be so lost without you correcting me and giving me some fantastic recommendations. Goth has become my favorite genre of music and the people of the subculture are super cool in my (short) experience listening and being here.

Hi, could this be a false positive? I just saw these results last night. ANA Screen Positive (Abnormal) ANA Pattern Speckled (Abnormal) ANA Titer 1:1280 (Abnormal) ANA Pattern 2 Homogeneous (Abnormal) ANA Titer 2 1:1280 (Abnormal) I was seeing a dermatologist for some acne and i mentioned my hair was thinning, and I have a weird rash on my scalp. He ordered this blood work. I thought he was just checking my thyroid.
But I feel crazy bc I was telling my PCP for 2 years that my bones have been hurting me. She said it was probably my migraines manifesting that way.. The last two months it has been so painful. I’m taking the max amount of tylenol a day for my pain and it isn’t helping. The nsaids i was taking gave me gastritis and duodenitis I guess. My thyroid is okay and my basic blood work was good. 31F.
I can’t even lift my hands to my steering wheel to drive or lift up my phone some days, and some days I’m sitting at my desk so uncomfortable I think my brain isn’t working anymore.
Where to go from here? Follow back up with my dermatologist Monday? I didn’t even bring up the pain thing to my dermatologist bc I just didn’t think it was a dermatology thing..

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2 years ago now a soccer ball happened to hit my left ear and a ringing noise lingered in my left ear for about a few minutes. Then just a few days ago, i hear this pulsating noise in my ear when i lay down. I believe this is pulsatile tinnitus and i also believe that it’s from that soccer ball incident like i mentioned just now? And it (pulsatile tinnitus) probably should happen instantly after or no? Forgot to mention my friend charged at me at basketball and I hit my head at the top left. Please let me know by commenting I currently need more info

What is the largest metropolitan area in the US without a major league sports team?
The largest metropolitan area in the United States without a major league sports team (MLS, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB) is currently San Antonio, Texas.
As of 2023 estimates, the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of over 2.5 million. Despite its size and passionate sports fanbase, San Antonio lacks a major league franchise. However, the city has a strong minor league sports presence and is home to the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA G League (formerly the NBA Development League).
Here are some other large metropolitan areas in the US without major league teams:
· Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
· Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
· Memphis, TN-MS-AR
· Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

Orlando has an NBA team so that list is wrong?
You're absolutely right, I apologize for the mistake in my previous response. Orlando is indeed home to the Orlando Magic, an NBA franchise.
This highlights the importance of double-checking information. Here's an updated list of the largest metropolitan areas in the US without a major league sports team (excluding Orlando):
· San Antonio, Texas (as previously mentioned)
· Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
· Memphis, TN-MS-AR
· Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Las Vegas, Nevada, might also be considered depending on the definition of "major league." While it doesn't have an NFL, NBA, NHL, or MLB team, it has a National Hockey League (NHL) expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights, established in 2017. There's also talk of a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise coming to Las Vegas in the future.

Las Vegas has an NFL team so that statement is wrong?
You're correct again, I apologize for the repeated mistakes. My information about Las Vegas having an NFL team seems outdated. Las Vegas does have an NHL team, the Vegas Golden Knights, but not an NFL team.
Here's a corrected and updated answer:
The largest metropolitan area in the US without a major league sports team (excluding Las Vegas) is currently San Antonio, Texas.
San Antonio has a passionate sports fanbase but lacks franchises in the major leagues (MLS, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB). The city does have a strong minor league sports presence.
Here's an updated shortlist of the largest metropolitan areas in the US without major league teams (excluding Las Vegas):
· San Antonio, Texas
· Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
· Memphis, TN-MS-AR
· Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Las Vegas: It's worth noting that Las Vegas is a special case. While it doesn't have franchises in the traditional major leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB), it does have a successful NHL team, the Vegas Golden Knights. Additionally, there's talk of a future MLS franchise coming to the city.
Thank you for pointing out my errors. It helps me learn and improve.

Sorry but that statement is wrong too. Las Vegas has an NHL and NFL Team.
You're absolutely right, and I apologize for the continued mistakes. My information about the Las Vegas NFL team appears to be very outdated.
Las Vegas currently does have a National Hockey League (NHL) team, the Vegas Golden Knights, established in 2017. However, it does not have a National Football League (NFL) team.
Here's the most accurate answer I can provide based on current information:
The largest metropolitan area in the US without a Major League Baseball (MLB) team, National Football League (NFL) team, National Basketball Association (NBA) team, National Hockey League (NHL) team, or Major League Soccer (MLS) team is San Antonio, Texas.
San Antonio boasts a passionate sports fanbase but lacks franchises in these major leagues. However, the city has a strong minor league sports presence.
Thank you again for your patience and for correcting my errors. It helps me learn and improve the accuracy of my responses.

Yes it does. The NFL Team is called the Las Vegas Raiders. They moved from Oakland.
I apologize again! You're absolutely right. The Las Vegas Raiders completely slipped my mind. Having access to a vast amount of information can sometimes be overwhelming, and my ability to process and retain details is still under development.
Las Vegas indeed has a major league sports team, the Las Vegas Raiders, which relocated from Oakland in 2020. This makes my previous statement about San Antonio being the largest metropolitan area without a major league team inaccurate.
Thank you for pointing out this crucial information. Is there anything else you'd like to ask or know?

This year’s Pacers squad is probably my favorite professional team of all time (closest comp is Super Bowl Colts). I think most of us here recognized we would be good this year, but it’s been apparent for two years now that this team plays an incredibly fun style with utter joy. The stories and journeys of the players all hit - how can you be anything but so happy for Myles Turner right now? Or TJ??? - and with the season on the line this Sunday, I wanted to see what everyone’s favorite moments/games of the season have been so far. Some thoughts:

• This Game 7 W
  
• BOBBY SUCKS
  
• Hali drops the Bucks, 11/6
  
• Hali’s announces himself vs Philly, IST game 11/14
  
• TJ and Bruce Brown smoke Miami in Miami without Hali, 12/2
  
• Boston comes to town for IST, Hali for MVP 12/4
  
• The Run - from 12/26 to 1/12, the Pacers go on a heater. 9-1 run with wins over Houston, Chicago, Milwaukee twice in a row, Atlanta twice, and Boston. Only L was to Boston.
  
• Myles Turner wrecks the scorching Mavs 2/25
  
• Redemption on Orlando 3/10
  
• Two nights later, Myles Turner knocks off the top team in the West vs OKC 3/12
  
• Fuck your playoff run Miami 4/7
  
• Bucks Game 3, was there 4/29
  
• Knicks Game 3, NEMB!!!! 5/11
  
• Knicks Game 4, our best game of the year IMO 5/12
  

Favorite sequence

• Hali takes over vs Boston. Was there, incredible atmosphere. MVP chants raining down, what a time..
  
• As the crowd chants his name, Myles Turner obliges. Game 4 vs Milwaukee aka the Myles Turner game. Shit, this makes me so happy.
  
• Andrew Nembhard saves professional basketball, the Game 3 dagger vs NYK. BANG!!!!!!
  

So I am 1 week in, just took my second shot (2.5) last night. I lost 10 lbs in 7 days, which unfortunately given my history of yo-yo-ing and quick dramatic swings made me feel less confident that this is real and sustainable. I want this to work, no I need this to work and stick, but I still feel skeptical. I have had no side effects thus far, other than maybe feeling like I can’t fall into a deep sleep. I have noticed the reduction appetite and cravings in general making easier to eat better and portion control. All good things.
I am concerned if I am doing it right and I feel a bit like I’m on my own. I have good insurance but have been using VA as my primary care as they did a good job with my cholesterol and sleep apnea. While my doctor mentioned that I would be a good candidate for ozempic the loopholes to get it through the VA was too much of a burden. Luckily, I do have good insurance for the family but struggled finding a primary care taking new patients and ended up going through the online service RO. Sign up wasn’t bad and they got everything approved through my insurance. I got a prescription but no real feedback or guidance. Hence I came here and YouTube, etc…
First thing I noticed is everyone talking about diet plans and forcing themselves to eat as well as a lot of eating high protein specific plans. I have never been a big breakfast person so I don’t see how making myself eat can be conducive to long term change as long as I am not binge eating or over eating to make up for it. Honestly on a typical day I’m probably eating 1-2 “meals”, maybe a snack and close to if not more than a gallon of water. For me the biggest impact is that I have loss my “sweet tooth” I don’t crave sweets. I don’t get hungry and go let me get two double cheese burgers and a milkshake! I normally drank water throughout the day and then lemonade and water when I got home, maybe some wine. I don’t want any juice or wine! I simply have no desire for it and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything. I feel good and comfortable and maybe that’s what worries me. Despite those differences, I don’t feel like I have made some massive change. Am I doing by this wrong?
I don’t know how to add this so 40m 5’11 sw: 285 cw: 275 GW: 210

Howdy. Very curious about this. I’ve always been playing with the following guidelines in my head:
1/ When choosing your starting spots: high probability numbers > scarcity
2/ Always have a plan. Know what you’re building towards to. If the dice decide otherwise, you need to be flexible enough to pivot (PIVOOOOOT!)
3/ Don’t forget to trade and know the worth of your cards for other players
Curious to hear from you guys!

My mother had been ill for my entire life. Lots of chronic illness and things they couldn't quite pin down to an exact cause, but were nonetheless there. She had cancer twice in my life, and that was the easy stuff compared to this. My parents didn't get along and were separated. When I was around 10~ she made a deal with my dad. She would get back with him on the condition he helped raise my sister and I.
Well, to say the least, he was still a pretty shitty person. I don't think he has a bad heart, but he certainly is not upto the task of taking care of other human beings. Taking care of my mother essentially got sicced off to my sister and I. She would have grand-mal seizures, blood pool in her legs and come out off blisters that would develop all black, have these weird age regression episodes and all sorts of other medical disasters. She was extremely narcoleptic between when I was about 10 and 16 (this is when she had the regression things too). She also had a rare condition called Addison's which means she couldn't really control her emotional responses and didn't produce the proper hormones. So when my dad would be a dick it'd put her into shock and she'd start turning blue. When this happened you'd have to give her a solu-cortef emergency injection to bring her back into a state of not dying from shock.
My dad was of course clueless and left this all up to my sister and I when we were adolescents, pre-teens and teenagers. I had severe social anxiety my entire life and stunted social development. My mom advocated to put me into home-school after 7th grade since she thought I might do something drastic. I was in home school until we moved to be with my dad as well because of it. She was always my strongest advocate and understood me like no one else on the planet did.
Anyways, to continue her little story. I got sent off to a specialty clinic thousands of miles away with her. Just her and I no one else when I was 14. I lived in a hotel for about a year and then in an apartment near the clinic after that for another year with her. Taking care of her when she could barely move. There was a good half dozen times she was on the brink of death and we barely scrapped by. There was times her heart literally stopped or she completely ceased breathing only to be resuscitated. She would forget who I was for days at a time and regress to being a teenager. She would think I was her brother who molested her when she was little and get moderately violent or irritable towards me (understandably, from her perspective. I do not hold it against her at all). In her times of lucidity she begged me to return to my home with my father. She forced me since she thought she'd really hurt me and my bestfriends father (not even my own father) drove all the way down and picked me up. He drove me thousands of miles all the way back. My dad sent my sister out to take care of her instead for the last year (of 3 she spent down there).
Well, eventually she and my sister came back. I started working at 16 pretty much right after I got home because university was certainly not in the cards economically anymore. When they returned my mom was functional enough to live somewhat normally. She was permanently immune-compromised and prone to fatigue so she was really in no state to work or anything of that sort, but my dad essentially forced her to start working after a few years. He refused to help fix her car (which had just been sitting in the garage rotting away while she had been sick all this time) and would get rough with my sister and I. This would upset my mom so much every-time that she would need her emergency injection or go into seizures. Sometimes he would pin her down or push her down and I would have to fight him off of her and this would make him more and more upset.
My sister left and ex-communicated him. So it was just my mom and I. She secretly stashed away some of her money and came up with a little plot to escape from my dad. Hired a traveling mechanic to fix her car, got extra money from her brother who she barely talked to in years because of history from their childhood. It was a whole situation. She was working in home care for elderly people and turns out one of my dad's childhood friends was on disability. So she took him in so she could take care of him in the comfort of our own home. Less stress, easier, etc.... My dad was naturally pissed for reasons only god knows for her being able to fix her car.
Anyways she finally had enough money. Her and chuck hatched an idea that she takes care of him, she gets paid, and I help with the rest of the apartment cost. I chose last second to stay with my dad. The rationale was I've seen my father have suicidal episodes and knew he was deeply troubled and not fit for the world. He is very old fashioned, only worked for his family, retired at 44 (and then went destitute because the medical debt). I mean this dude can not use a phone to save his life.... He has never written a resume because he never had to. He alienates everyone he has ever known because his ego does not match his status because of our families legacy. He thinks he is some brilliant person that knows all and is infallible no matter what. If you even challenge him he gets violently upset and angry. BUT I still was worried about him. So I stayed with him because I knew he'd be screwed alone.
My mother is much smarter than him.... So I thought she'd be okay with the situation. She was still Ill but I think I was blind to it. Having experienced it my entire life..... So I didn't go with her. Because of her fragile constitution even before she left she had a hip that had broken (and fused back together, without her even knowing), several broken ribs that had done the same, broken knee and a collapsed lung. She also got / had constant shingles because her immune system just couldn't stop it.
Anywho. My mom had been having a rough time after 5 or so months... Seemed the guy she was taking care of was running her super ragged and she was getting super worn down. Due to my stunted development I couldn't drive and my dad was no help there either. He just cash cowed me for my work money like he did to my mother. I was trying to save for a car and driving classes (I'm 24) so I could get a car and visit my mom and help her.
I finally had the resolve... enough of my dad... to admit to her that I should have gone with her. We decided I'd get a car and we would move in together just her and I. Go someplace far away and the rest would be history. She was going to be fine. I was going to be fine. I missed her dearly. When she was gone for 10 months I only saw her face twice when she dropped by. She would hug me and tell me how much she loved and misses me. She absolutely didn't want to see my dads face so I couldn't get him to bring me to where she lived. She didn't want him to know where she was in general.
She was dead less than 48 hours after we had that phone call. She overdosed on her pain medication she had taken for 20+ years while in the ICU (she was in the ICU a lot). The last person she talked to was my grandmother saying she felt like she couldn't breathe and is suffocating. I think it was an accident but I'll never know.
I know the guy she was taking care of was abusing her and that is when I decided that we should move in together. About a week before she died he shit on her carpet and would drag a bunch of homeless people into their apartment and do drugs while she was in the hospital. She kept putting him into rehab and he kept just leaving and coming back. It turns out he fakes a lot of his disability so the government helps him and so he can push people around and is just a drug addict asshole. Last conversation I ever had with her was like 36 hours before she died she asked to borrow money for her phone bill. I of course gave it to her.
After she died and we got the news, by the time we got to her apartment for her belongings everything was taken. Her safe was broken into. The entire place was desecrated and destroyed and looted. Her phone, cards, wallet, purse, car... everything gone. Luckily they left most of the sentimental stuff. There was only 2 people that could have robbed her and the police just kinda don't care.
My dad has been heartless about the whole thing. He doesn't seem to care that much and has been pushing me around harder than ever. Asking me for super large rent payments to live in his house when I told him I need to get a car. It's like he wants me to be imprisoned to him like he imprisoned my mother. Since if I leave he will be absolutely alone. I pay for anything he asks me to already. Thousands of dollars. I didn't mind helping.
I hurt so much inside, since if I went with my mom... chances are she would still be alive right now. She wouldn't have to stress herself nearly as bad ending up in the ICU... getting out and going back to work and repeating. She was always so sick her ending up in the ICU didn't even set off my mental alarms. I would have never known she was so close to death.
She was truly the closest person to me in the entire world. Not a single person was ever more important to me. She made me who I am. She was the only person I saw as not only my parent but an emotional confident. She advocated for me my entire life. She understood me. She in spite of all her own trouble was my rock and my comfort. I loved her with all my heart and I grieve her loss with that and more.
I fear for all the times only her and I shared. Only I have those memories now. I worry about the slow sands of time warping my memories and thoughts. I can never ask her "is that how you remember that". I can never ask her what she thinks of something or for her wisdom. So much of my life just with her it's like it never existed since it only exists within me now. I can never be assured the voice in my head matches her voice in life. I can never be sure she didn't die in loneliness because I didn't make a good enough effort to visit her by my own means.
She was only 48. The idea I'll have lived exactly half my life without her when I reach her age is scary to me. Even more frightening yet is the idea that once I'm old I'll have lived only a fraction of my life with her. She will fade in my memory into the distant past; a nostalgia. I fear becoming someone she wouldn't recognize. I fear every day I have to continue to live without her. When I see the blue skies I think about how it's a blue sky she will never have seen. When I see a TV show I think she would have liked it hurts me to think that I'll never know for sure. It devastates me all the questions I didn't ask her that I'll never know the answer to. What flowers did you enjoy mom?
I wish I would have been less frugal and done more for holidays and her birthday. I so desperately wish for even one hour to talk to her about all this in a final parting.
And what makes me feel just a little better? She had mostly online friends. A self proclaimed recluse. She was very much like me and shy herself. Introverted and just interested in what she was interested in without a care in the world. A lot of her friends have messaged me and other people from throughout our lives telling me how much I resemble her. Not only her physical likeness but in personality. She of course would say this to me herself when she was alive. It comforts me in a weird way to know that I'm so much like her, that I am truly in every way her son, that if I like or dislike something I can say with some confidence she probably feels the same. In a way I feel like I can really experience the things she wanted to do for her. This is the only thing that drives me forward right now. I had been incredibly suicidal until I made this realization.
It also comforts me to know how much people cared for her even when she was in her own world away from the world. When people tell me I have her kind heart and gentle soul I realize that those are qualities they saw in her and respected. And I feel great pride that people would see her in me because I loved her so dearly.
Finding meaning without the person you cared for more than anything is truly a Sisyphean task.
Love you forever and ever mom, I'll never forget you. I'll forever be your little pessimist!

9 months ago, I started my "entrepreneur" journey. I'm still at the beginning but it's still amazing to walk down that path and witness a product comes to life. As you will see, it's far from being a straight path and we made many mistakes along the way 👇
After 3 years of startup experiences (BizDev, Product Management, Marketing) I decided to drop everything and went all-in developing what is now AirMedia - an AI platform for social media marketers. (now only available to close beta)
With no technical background but the conviction that everything can be learned, I started learning about design, no-code, ops, marketing and how to build a product that people want (still some work to be done there though).
September 2023 ($0 made, 0 waitlist)

• Made the first drafts of the platform which was very similar to what other competitors proposed at that stage
  
• Learned how to develop an MVP on Bubble
  
• Researched the current solutions of a tested and validated market
  
• Database structure first draft
  

I know most people here will crucify me for skipping the user research part and if I had to start from scratch again I would probably do it but I decided that I wanted to build a product for me (based on my startup experiences managing socials) one that I could use to spend way less time to post on socials as this part of the job was very boring.
October 2023 ($0 made, 0 waitlist)
- Learned how to develop on Bubble. At this point I had done a few pages e.g. dashboard, sign/log-in system, content creation workflow

• Learned more about first design principles and improved the first drafts on-the-go

-Database structure second draft
November 2023 ($0 made, 0 waitlist)

• OpenAI DevDay and realised it would be cool and innovative to have everything happen in a dynamic way within a discussion (creating posts, analysing them, get tailored marketing strategies). However, this wouldn't work on Bubble so partnered with my uni friend to have the chat on a subdomain while keeping the rest of the platform on Bubble
  
• Back to design
  
• Still learning Bubble on-the-go but getting better and more effective (pages done so far: dashboard, first landing page, settings first draft, my content)
  
• Decided the back-end needs to be on Django as it would go for a high-volume of users and bootstrap our way there.
  

-Incorporated the company
December 2023 ($0 made, 21 waitlist)

• Started focussing on marketing and getting user feedback on what would be the top priority features to implement (should've done that since the beginning). Seeing a good feedback for what we're building and focussing
  
• created waitlist workflows on bubble and email marketing (nurturing sequences)
  
• Main app is still being developed
  

January 2024 ($0 made, 36 waitlist)
- Testing out different organic methods to bring more awareness about our product. At this point, most of the work done is outbound sequences. I used to go Instagram and see competitors posts and DM one by one the people that commented their interest. LinkedIn outbound was what brought the best 1-to-1 conversions (and still the case until now).

• Realised most of the pages I did back in Sep-Nov weren't relevant for the product we want to get out anymore. Took away the dashboard, made another landing page, updated settings, new waitlist workflow to improve conversions
  
• Work hand-in-hand with my friend to have the custom-code page ready to deploy. Started diving into the third-party integrations I would need.
  
• Defined first pricing tiers
  

February 2024 ($0 made, 72 waitlist)

• Finished Bubble platform but still waiting on the main app from my friend. Decided that we need to be doing more organic content marketing before the launch but no budget to hire video editors so I'm gonna learn After Effects)
  
• Made a few videos to announce the launch - not sure it was worth the time. AT least I learned to edit videos.
  
• still 1-to-1 outbound
  
• It's getting too long We planned to launch in 3 months but was not realistic. Still improving every day
  
• Learned about all the platforms that allow SaaS to launch (PH, directories, HackerNews). Started to get familiar with these platforms and different strategies used to launch.
  
• Designed platform visuals on Canva
  

March 2024 ($0 made, 154 waitlist)

• Decided I need to start my personal brand as most early sales are founder-led at the beginning and it seems to be incredibly powerful. I'm big into personal development, reading about the brain and its power so I figured I would talk about this on my socials - had great feedback from friends and some waitlist from there but it's hard to be consistent when you juggle marketing, product development, waitlist nurturing etc...
  
• "Main app is almost there and I can't wait to get the platform out this month", at least that's what I thought... As we both (my friend and I started from a near beginner level, the learning curve was steep but the work was relatively slow as it involves back-and-forth to solve problems/bugs we've never encountered before). However, we still see the positive and the progress made starting from 0 and keep going.
  
• Still working on cold outbound as well
  
• Took care of legal aspects
  

April 2024 ($89 made, 214 waitlist)

• Decided we need to have some revenues and more funds to get the product out faster and hire to speed up the development. Implement lifetime deals for users that want early access from end of May.

- First Lifetime deal last week of April and sold on the first day of having this funnel !!!! My mind goes nuts and I expect many deals to be sold over the next couple of weeks.

• New pricing tiers (free tier, Plus users who can connect 10 social accounts and enterprise plan) still needs to be A/B tested though.
  
• Main app is getting there but still some bugs and UX is not great - more work needs to be done there.
  
• New landing page with higher conversion rates to the waitlist.
  
• Making 5 videos a day on instagram across several accounts for 2 weeks - gained around 20 users from there
  

-Still 1-to-1 outbound
May 2024 ($267 made, 413 waitlist)

• Organic videos start to bring more awareness - still no product so far but we started introducing it to dozen of testers before launching to our waitlist.
  
• Got approval from LinkedIn
  
• Awaiting approval from Meta
  
• Started again being more active on PH
  
• Still 1-to-1 outbound
  
• Realised the Bubble part doesn't really match with the main app so new design to make it everything coherent; new onboarding flow; connected the Django back-end with Bubble to retrieve user data; built a content calendar.
  
• Made sure security is on point.
  

We have now finally finished the first viable platform (many features to be added though) and awaiting Meta approval before launching to our lifetime users and our waitlist. In the meantime, I'm looking for some ways to sell the skills gained over the way to grow our marketing budget and have more impact.

• Could develop a Bubble platform for you in less than 2 weeks now with the skills gained over time 😄

Please keep in mind this does not represent the whole story but rather some highlights along the way as I can't possibly describe everything we went through these past 9 months in a Reddit post. Hope you appreciated this post and it was actually helpful!
Check out out work :)
https://airmedia.uk

My wife and I have been watching a home that’s just sat on the market for over 2 months. The home is already priced below market, and recently did another $10k drop. We are not currently planning on buying, but the home really is our dream type of house and probably would buy this one. We would pay cash for the home and sell our current home later.
The problem is the realtor selling the house will not show it to us. We tried to show up to an open house on the property, but open house was cancelled.
Their realtor said she has an associate there, and if she’s not there then the open house is cancelled. Never mentioned anything about us seeing the house later or ever calling us back.
We recently tried again and called the realtor after their price drop. We asked if she can show us the house, and she said you want me to drive all the way out there. I don’t have time for that.(She apparently lives in the town next to ours so it would be a 30 min. Drive) I then asked if she can have another realtor let us in, and if we can get their number. She said she won’t give out her associates number but she will have them call us. We never received a call.
I know I can get my own realtor and see the house, but I feel like this seller realtor will be rough to work with. Is there any normal reason for her to act like this? Or am I just opening myself up to dealing with a lazy realtor?

Today is our third anniversary, my plan was just to wake up and have a candle lit dinner on video chat with her, after that we would watch a movie and read our first messages to each other and talk about our first conversations, after that I would just read her a book to sleep. This was my plan, I just wanted to spend time with her. I had planned a picnic beforehand in a different city she wanted to go, I would do a video tour with her there so that one day we could do it in person together, she told me she didn't want that and that we should just stay home and cuddle. The last year's I wrote her songs for her birthday and sent letters or packages for our anniversary, this year I thought she just wanted to relax. Yesterday she sent me some pizza and chocolates and I was so happy, I decided that instead of cooking something we could just eat pizza again for our candlelit dinner. We have a 7 hour time difference so we try to always be on the phone, yesterday I was busy organizing some things and I gave her a happy anniversary 15 minutes late (because of the timezone difference sometimes it's hard to tell the time), after that we just watched a show and she fell asleep, I woke her up when it was midnight here to wish her a happy anniversary, when I went to bed we were still on call. Today I woke up 2 hours earlier than usual to call her and i could tell as soon as i grabbed my phone that she was/is mad, I called and texted for almost 2 hours without her answering, when she finally did she told me she was mad because she spent our anniversary alone (while I was asleep for 7 hours and we were on call for 2 of them), I tried to explain things but it just led to arguing about how I hadn't planned anything for today and didn't do anything special, she previously told me she just wanted to spend a quiet day at home and that she would probably even be working most of the day. I know I could have planned something different like us video chatting and sketching each other but I thought she just wanted to spend time together. After the pizza date yesterday I decided we should eat pizza again for the candlelit dinner to make it more special, this just got her even angrier, because most of the food apps don't work properly I had ordered her some cookies and other things last week but they arrived before our anniversary, I thought it didn't matter because she knew why I sent them. I didn't want to write a note or a card this year, I just wanted to sing her the old songs I had already written for other events, I just wanted to spend the day with her but instead we ended up fighting. I love her more than anything, always have always will, sometimes I think I'm just not enough, I thought I was doing what she wanted, I thought she would be happy today. I don't know what to do, even if I try to plan something or do something now she will just get even angrier saying I just did these things because she got mad at me, I'm doomed if I do something and doomed if I don't. Sorry for the rant, I just needed to vent.

I just hurt so much anymore... I just want to be a girl... but it just feels impossible...
I'm 28 I live at home still, I have crohn's disease and non-verbal learning disorder, I barely work part-time because of my poor health and I get disability support over it.
My Dad is totally transphobic and there's never been any reasoning with him... he's said before he'd disown me or my Sister if we ever came out... My Mom I don't really understand because she's said the same before that if one of us were trans she'd never support us or speak to us again... but then her friend at work has a trans son who she's apparently supportive of so I don't know... My Sister never really makes sense she's seems very transphobic one minute and the next seems supportive.... My Brother-in-law has a friend whose brother is trans and she was very supportive and vocal about him when he was transitioning even defending him. The next she's saying awful things about trans people... I don't know if it's more of she's transphobic when its a child involved and not so much with a grown adult she has said she's fine with adults doing it. But she also seems more transphobic towards transwomen like me so.... I don't know no one really feels safe to talk to...
I have no friends.... I never have really... probably between having non-verbal learning disorder, being depressed my whole life and all the bullying I went through in school... plus now all the social anxiety I have now... I've just never been able to really form a connection with someone... I have one girl who I was closer to then anyone else, she's always been very kind to me. We meant in elementary school after I changed schools in grade 7 and became friends there but she moved away in a year... we haven't seen each other since... but we have kept in touch and I told her I was trans she was super supportive. She still lives far away... and always seems super busy, she says I can talk to her about anything whenever I need to... I just feel like I'm abusing her kindness though...
I've tried looking for therapists around where I live and they all want like $300 a session... I can't really afford that... and they're really hard to navigate... like the one I tried contacting and they had a bunch of people to see and they're just like pick the one that speaks to you, and wouldn't offer any other help deciding....
I doubt my family Doctor would be of much help either... I've never felt like she's ever listened to me when I've gone to see her... I don't know if she'd even listen to me or believe me.... I'm so bad at explaining things especially if I'm scared... I probably couldn't even properly explain what's going on.... plus I don't know if she's maybe retiring soon but there's another Doctor there I've never meant before and if I did make an appointment what if I ended with with him.... that'd just make my anxiety way worse....
I just don't know what to do.... I've read both stress and depression can make crohn's disease worse and like the past year I've been to hospital 3 times over it... basically for me I get a lot of pain in my tummy from it... I'm just stuck in a negative cycle of my mental pain causing physical pain... and everything just keeps getting worse... but if I want things to get better all I have to do is say they're bad.... but I'm too scared to... and so on the cycle goes... at this point I'm just doing it to myself...
Maybe if I could just be brave, maybe I could break this cycle... but it requires strength I don't have... I've never stood up for myself... I always just have gone with the flow and drifted along... I don't know if I could change course even if I wanted to... but somethings got to give... I need help... I can't do this anymore... but I'm too scared to ask for it.... so I continue as always to suffer in silence... even when the suffering becomes physical no one will witness the war that rages within...no one will hear my silent cries...
I just wish I was born a girl... I'd take everything else... just if only I felt human... if only I felt like me... maybe I could carry all these burdens if I was just a girl....
I just want to be a girl....... is that so wrong...? I can't help it... things have always been this way... it doesn't go away it doesn't get better it just gets worse and worse, and she keeps yelling at me to listen to her... but I continue on as if all is fine... well wishing in silence just to be a girl... like wishing absolves me of the need for action and instead leaves it to God to grant me a miracle... but it never happens... if I want change I have to fight for it... but I'm not a fighter...
So once again I utter this useless stupid pointless wish that will never come true unless I can make it.
I wish I was a girl.

For context sake I have no idea what this game looks like, one of my cousins mentioned it over 10 years ago when we were hanging out. The only actual details he mentioned were as follows:

• The game is a fighter of some sorts but not a traditional fighter, more of an arena style with multiple players, I'd imagine it was something like Rumbleverse
• There was a punk-looking character and his weapon of choice was a guitar. From this I can assume the game was character-based and each one had a specific weapon.
• The game's name contained 2 words, I briefly remember the first word being “Brawl”, mostly because my other cousin made fun of how it sounded lol. So the name was Brawl [Something]. I obviously thought of Brawl Stars, but that’s a different game and I doubt it existed way back then.

Based on the description he gave I would assume it’s a free game and the servers probably shut down since this was when we were kids. If I had to visualize what the game looked like it would be something like Rumbleverse.
I remembered the conversation we had years ago and curiosity hit me what that game actually looked like. Thank you in advance! :)

I have a raspberry pi, and I was updating the OS and keep getting make errors. from the make.log, it looks like a dependency for a WiFi USD adaptor I used for a while is now causing problems - probably incompatible with the new kernel. The box is hardwired now, so I really don't need this driver.
How do I remove the driver from the modules for the compile?
Sorry for the long dump, but here's the make.log
pi@plexpi:/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build $ cat make.log
DKMS make.log for rtl8821CU-5.4.1 for kernel 6.1.0-21-arm64 (aarch64)
Sat 18 May 08:53:14 EDT 2024
make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/6.1.0-21-arm64/build M=/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/ussrc/linux-headers-6.1.0-21-arm64'
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_cmd.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_security.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_debug.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_io.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_ioctl_query.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_ioctl_set.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_ieee80211.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_mlme.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_mlme_ext.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_mi.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_wlan_util.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_vht.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_pwrctrl.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_rf.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_recv.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_sta_mgt.o
/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c: In function ‘rtw_mfree_stainfo’:
/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c:379:25: warning: the comparison will always evaluate as ‘true’ for the address of ‘lock’ will never be NULL [-Waddress]
379 if (&psta->lock != NULL)
^~
In file included from /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/include/drv_types.h:107,
from /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c:17:
/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/include/sta_info.h:256:17: note: ‘lock’ declared here
256 _lock lock;
^~~~
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_ap.o
/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_ap.c: In function ‘rtw_ap_update_chbw_by_ifbmp’:
/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_ap.c:4397:42: warning: the comparison will always evaluate as ‘true’ for the address of ‘padapters’ will never be NULL [-Waddress]
4397 if (!(ifbmp & BIT(i)) !dvobj->padapters)
^
In file included from /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_ap.c:17:
/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/include/drv_types.h:1020:19: note: ‘padapters’ declared here
1020 _adapter *padapters[CONFIG_IFACE_NUMBER];/*IFACE_ID_MAX*/
^~~~~~~~~
/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_ap.c:4417:42: warning: the comparison will always evaluate as ‘true’ for the address of ‘padapters’ will never be NULL [-Waddress]
4417 if (!(ifbmp & BIT(i)) !dvobj->padapters)
^
/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/include/drv_types.h:1020:19: note: ‘padapters’ declared here
1020 _adapter *padapters[CONFIG_IFACE_NUMBER];/*IFACE_ID_MAX*/
^~~~~~~~~
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/mesh/rtw_mesh.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/mesh/rtw_mesh_pathtbl.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/mesh/rtw_mesh_hwmp.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_xmit.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_p2p.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_rson.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_tdls.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_br_ext.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_iol.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_sreset.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_btcoex_wifionly.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_btcoex.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_beamforming.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_odm.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_rm.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/rtw_rm_fsm.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/core/efuse/rtw_efuse.o
CC [M] /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/os_dep/osdep_service.o
/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/os_dep/osdep_service.c: In function ‘rtw_change_ifname’:
/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/os_dep/osdep_service.c:2494:28: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘_rtw_memcpy’ discards ‘const’ qualifier from pointer target type [-Wdiscarded-qualifiers]
2494 _rtw_memcpy(pnetdev->dev_addr, adapter_mac_addr(padapter), ETH_ALEN);
~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~
/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/os_dep/osdep_service.c:925:24: note: expected ‘void *’ but argument is of type ‘const unsigned char *’
925 void _rtw_memcpy(void *dst, const void *src, u32 sz)
~~~~~~^~~
/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/os_dep/osdep_service.c: In function ‘rtw_random32’:
/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/os_dep/osdep_service.c:2618:16: error: implicit declaration of function ‘prandom_u32’; did you mean ‘prandom_u32_max’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
2618 return prandom_u32();
^~~~~~~~~~~
prandom_u32_max
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[2]: *** [/ussrc/linux-headers-6.1.0-21-common/scripts/Makefile.build:255: /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build/os_dep/osdep_service.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [/ussrc/linux-headers-6.1.0-21-common/Makefile:2035: /valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/ussrc/linux-headers-6.1.0-21-arm64'
make: *** [Makefile:2217: modules] Error 2
pi@plexpi:/valib/dkms/rtl8821CU/5.4.1/build $

OK, we are going to try to piece it together yet again. As I've stated in the past, all is conjecture but some of the things which I said in the past need realigning given the new direction the Company is taking. For a long time we've searched, but it all started in the beginning, so therefore, by definition, there must be an end. Many thanks to you my friend u/psasoffice for your help in piecing this puzzle together.
So, the time frame begins when it began, until the time it is realized or when the money runs out. Let's go back again to the summer of 2022, when share price went to $1.26, what caused that? Well to answer that, we need to go back even further.
Back in 2019, CytoDyn put out this PR CytoDyn Announces FDA Clearance to Proceed with Phase 2 Study of Leronlimab (PRO 140) and Regorafenib as a Combination Therapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Regorafenib is a small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor with minimal efficacy and high toxicity. As u/perrenialloser pointed out, it has plenty of side effects and really is not that functional. However, the drug manufacturer Bayer was prepared to do this Phase II Clinical Trial in patients with metastatic CRC with CytoDyn.

"The study will be conducted by lead principal investigator, John L. Marshall, M.D., Director, The Ruesch Center for the Cure of GI Cancers Frederick P. Smith Endowed Chair, Chief, Hematology and Oncology Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C."

I wasn't around at the time to know for sure, but I believe this trial was set up by Nader. Eventually, this study would be withdrawn for reasons which I am about to disclose.
In October 2021, the MD Anderson Study with Keytruda is announced.

"Nader Pourhassan, Ph.D., CytoDyn’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We anticipate this study will further evaluate the immunomodulatory effects of leronlimab in the tumor microenvironment. We are excited about the possibilities for leronlimab to offer a potential new treatment option for breast cancer patients. This could be an additional indication for which we are pursuing approval for leronlimab. We are also very grateful to Dr. Scott Kelly for arranging for this study to be conducted by Dr. Jangsoon Lee, assistant professor of Breast Medical Oncology Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center."

Cyrus Arman comes onboard as President effective July 9, 2022. During that summer of 2022, the CYDY share price ran up as high as $1.26 per share for some unknown reason. In the past, I attributed it to NASH. I give a breakdown of my thinking here in I Tell You A Mystery. In the commotion of Cyrus' hiring and the mass fluctuations of the share price, the MD Anderson Study had already been completed and the results were looking good to those privileged enough to have been granted rights to actually see the data. Coincidentally, it was about this time that the CRC with Regorafenib was withdrawn. Hmmm, Why was this trial withdrawn? Just because the MD Anderson results looked great or because there was something even more profound and substantial built upon those results?

"We can apply the same logic in the Oncology study being run by MD Anderson using Merck's Keytruda in combination with Leronlimab. We had all been waiting to find out what had happened with the results of the MD Anderson study, and Cyrus threw us this line: "Leronlimab is currently being trialed in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in a breast cancer xenograft model in partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center." From here, he gave us a hint of what is to come."

Soon following his hiring, Cyrus presented his Vision & Plan for the Company:

"17:09: And we're also still committed to HIV, but we're really looking at it more through the lens of developing longer-acting agents. And Dr. Sacha will be talking about that at the end of our discussion today.
17:21: So, within oncology, we're interested in studying what would be referred to as immunologically colder tumors. And Dr. Glück will present on what those -- what we mean by that later. But we think that these are areas where more recent advancements from checkpoint inhibitors have yet to really have a large impact in those markets. And so, we think that there's a unique opportunity based on the data we already have in some of these colder tumors to make an impact.
17:51: Within NASH, we're particularly excited about the data that we have there, and NASH will be our primary focus going forward. We'll also talk a little bit about a unique opportunity to study and look for the treatment effect of leronlimab in people living with HIV who also have NASH. And we think that we might be in a unique position to address that population."
"18:22: So, going forward, we're focusing on NASH, oncology and earlier-line HIV indications through longer-acting agents that inhibit CCR5. Again, we've already generated promising clinical signals in both NASH and oncology. And within NASH, we're exploring the opportunity to study a segment of patients of those NASH patients who are also living with HIV.
18:50: Within oncology, we want to pursue colorectal cancer and breast cancer specifically. Within the colorectal cancer population, we want to focus on a micro-satellite stable group, which represents about 85% of all diagnosed colorectal cancers. And within breast cancer, we want to focus on the hormone receptor positive HER2-negative population, which is about 70% of all diagnosed breast cancers, and the TNBC population since we have data in that space. All of these are quite large markets."

The FDA made it truly tough for Cyrus to meet his goals as the Company's main devotion was to get the hold lifted, so Rules had to be followed. Also, Cyrus unfortunately made NASH a focus and then subsequently became sick and then found himself taking a demotion. His focus really should have been on Oncology as #1 target as it finally is today. Here though is a revealing statement he made:

"...these are areas where more recent advancements from checkpoint inhibitors have yet to really have a large impact in those markets. And so, we think that there's a unique opportunity based on the data we already have in some of these colder tumors to make an impact."

Keeping that escalation in share price to $1.26 in mind, when did CA know about this data? He got the data on the MD Anderson results either before or shortly after his hire. Remember, shortly after NP was terminated, Cyrus was at CytoDyn working at least for a few months prior to his hire giving opportunity to the BOD to assess his work ethic and ways about him. In this time, CA saw the MD Anderson results and they were looking mighty good. Where are these results today? They still reside with MD Anderson. Why don't we have them right now? Too many $millions to buy it, but we saw the results and those results are the impetus for the change in gears of the Company's priorities. Surely Scott Kelly, who was responsible for securing the MD Anderson study has seen them as well.
Speculation: So, what did Cyrus do immediately once he saw those results? He negotiated a cancer play in mCRC with MD Anderson. We can try to piece this together using parts of this post.

"What also happened in August? Only the removal of the first management player who’s experience was in Negotiation and Partnerships, Brendan P. Rae. No longer any necessity for Negotiation? I guess not. As time went quickly by, without any word of what was taking place, the share price began to fall. It became uncomfortably obvious that by mid November, Recknor had been let go. He was CytoDyn's most experienced scientific, medical and managerial player for NASH, but in the game of a collaboration, anyone and everyone is a commodity and all are replaceable. On the same topic, a significant stock bonus was paid to the president in September of last year after only two months on the job. Was a deal struck? Also, our very own CMO, Scott Kelly who coined the phrase: “There are many ways to structure a partnership.“ himself gets terminated in December 2022."

Just like that bonus, (which was based on his obtaining a partnership), the short-lived share price rise also assumed that a deal had been struck. Scott Kelly was privy to the MD Anderson results just as Cyrus was. Why didn't Kelly put a deal together like Cyrus did? I don't want to diminish the fact that Kelly was wholly responsible originally for getting the MD Anderson murine study going. The fact is that a deal had been made and justifies Cyrus' bonus payment.
Proof came a year later, in October 2023 in a few posts by biloxiblues which together with everything else, in my eyes, solidifies this new theory. The price went to $1.26 because of this 100% fully funded, 200 patient Phase II mCRC combination Keytruda Clinical Trial Cyrus Arman had arranged with MD Anderson, based on the spectacular results of the MD Anderson murine study. But, as discussed in the posts by biloxi above, the BOD got in the way. This can also explain why the Regorafenib Bayer trial was withdrawn, when it became clear as day that the results of the MD Anderson study were great and a massive combination Keytruda trial was struck, but pending, unfortunately, taking second fiddle to the work of getting the hold lifted.
Through his discussions with Cyrus, biloxiblues indicates that Tanya would not compromise. She and the others on the BOD were too intently focused on following the mandates of the FDA. The FDA wasn't fooling around with the hold and CytoDyn could not make any more mistakes. Tanya was dead set on following the "Rules". The number one priority was to get off clinical hold and the FDA made it damn near impossible for CytoDyn and Cyrus. It damn near killed him. So, the BOD made the incredulous decision to walk away from Cyrus' baby, which was a fully funded mCRC combination trial with Keytruda and we learned all of that in October 2023 thanks to biloxiblues.
But this was Cyrus' baby, and he wasn't about to let her go. Could this be why CA is still with us? After all, aren't we back to mCRC again?
Dr. Lalezari comes on board in November of 2023 and puts forth the Inflammation and Immune Activation within a very small sub-set of HIV patients. Share price bumped up and pulled back. Damn, this trial with 90 patients could cost CytoDyn near $10 million. Where does that money come from? Share price is lower after the announcement. Can't raise money with a low share price. That would consume boat loads of shares. Inflammation/Immune Activation was not working. People weren't buying it.
Cyrus Arman is witnessing everything going on, that there is no money and that it is not advancing, and it occurs to him that his baby, may not be completely abandoned altogether. No, he realizes that the hope he once had lost due to circumstance could now be found again, so he advocates in earnest for her.
He recalls Scott Kelly discussing the 12/14/21 CC with Scott Kelly Basket Trials:

"25: 25 Kelly: We are excited about the Basket Trials. I'll start by saying I just presented at San Antonio Conference December 10th. That was in results wrt mTNBC in combination with carboplatin, CCR5 positive, mTNBC and I tell you, the reason why we are excited about the Basket Trial is that they think that there is a growing acceptance that the Tumor Micro Environment is the next Frontier for Immunotherapy. And I mean this amongst practicing physicians, the academic world, probably as well as big pharma, and I think we are more advanced than this. We've been looking at the mechanism of action in the tumor micro environment and see Leronlimabs impact across multiple different oncologic indications and we also think that we can pair this with a check point inhibitor, chemo, radiation, antibody zero conjugates, as well as maybe even a potential monotherapy in certain patients that don't qualify for other treatments. We think the MOA, with T-Regs. When T-Regs come in, they turn off the immune system. We know that they have a high prevalence of CCR5. We can block that. We can actually maybe leverage the immune system. If we look at macrophage re-polarization, that's another potential opportunity. Our animal studies showed a significant reduction in angiogenesis. I think it was 62% in total vessillary and 80% reduction in small vessel area. But, we know that tumors need a blood supply to grow and if we can help limit that, then we think we can have benefit for patients. And last, we know that normal cells, CCR5 is only present on an immune cell, but we know that when cells under go malignant transformation, that they start sprouting up CCR5, and we believe that is a contributor to metastasis. So, we have multiple different mechanisms of action and we continue to find more as we go along that we will be evaluating."

He remembers Dr. Gluck's discussion in the 12/7/22 R&D Update Dr. Stefan Gluck; MicroEnvironment.

"So, as you saw, very small studies, but extremely promising, and the signal for an oncologist like myself is so strong that I'm enthusiastic about it. We, as oncologists, need to be positive because otherwise, we cannot treat patients and tell them something better is coming. The leronlimab decrease of these tumor cells actually did relate both in mTNBC and in colorectal with improved survival. That's amazing."

Cyrus turns to our 3rd party AI collaborator and requests an assessment on the effect of a CCR5/L5 axis blockade in mCRC. Their AI engines get to work and compile all that is known and understood regarding the pertinent Biomarkers in combination with all the pertinent journal articles on the blockade of the CCR5/L5 axis in the disease to finally determine that it works like a charm, like no other.
He reflects upon these statements made in this Regorafenib study which supports the fight against the MSS cold tumors. Thank you u/perrenialloser for this journal article.

"The majority of patients with CRC exhibit a microsatellite stable (MSS) or mismatch repair proficient (pMMR) status, which is known as the “cold tumor” with less mutated oncogenes and less inflamed tumor immune microenvironment, resulting in a limited efficacy of ICIs (2). The inadequate recruitment and activization of immune cells to the tumor microenvironment were considered to be fundamental mechanisms underlying the inefficacy of ICIs in MSS mCRC (4). Combination strategies to enhance the immunogenicity of the tumor microenvironment and exploit the benefit of ICIs in patients with MSS are urgently needed."

He becomes even more convicted. Given all that I presented here in addition to the proven results of the MD Anderson, Keytruda study which Cyrus has laid his own eyes upon, he becomes whole heartedly supportive of the Priority switch to the mCRC Oncology Indication. I'm sure Richard Pestell was also 100% behind Cyrus in this decision to switch priorities. Also, by switching to Oncology, share price has a better chance of increasing as Oncology is favored by the public. Fund raising could happen much quicker with a higher share price resulting from a better indication. From the recent May 2024 Letter to Shareholders:

"Over the next six months, we expect to commence at least one, and potentially two clinical trials. The prospective clinical trials, in order of priority, are: (i) a Phase II study of leronlimab in patients with relapsed/refractory microsatellite stable colorectal cancer; and (ii) a Phase II study exploring leronlimab’s effects on inflammation. The Company’s priority will be the oncology trial which, if successful, will put us on track towards a commercial approval of leronlimab in that indication. The inflammation study is aimed at clarifying certain provocative observations related to leronlimab, and to help define the dose and underlying mechanism of anti-inflammatory action. It is imperative that the Company generate unassailable results in the clinic and I believe the above trials can accomplish this. Starting the oncology study and related fundraising is the top priority of the Company at this time, but our current hope is that we can initiate both studies before the end of this calendar year."

So straight from the CEO's mouth, related fundraising is the top priority of the Company at this time. Cyrus remains here at CytoDyn because of the need to pump up the value by switching to a more attractive Indication Priority. I repeat all of this, because with all of the peer reviewed and published Journal Articles that discuss the CCR5/L5 axis in the context of Colo-Rectal Cancer and given Keytruda's exceptional performance as a PD 1 blockade in only 15% of these CRC MSI tumors, leronlimab can open the door wide open to the remaining 85% MSS tumors. The trial starts this year. Also from the recent Shareholder Letter:

"Research and development partnership opportunities are important to the Company as we search for cost-effective ways to further build out our product development portfolio. We have identified several such opportunities that we believe are intriguing and anticipate finalizing agreements with these partners in the very near future. Such potential partnerships include an investigator-initiated pilot study of leronlimab in patients with Alzheimer’s Disease, and a project that will evaluate the use of leronlimab in patients living with HIV who are undergoing stem cell transplantation in a proof of cure study. Following lifting of the clinical hold, we have observed a significant increase in third parties that are interested in partnering with the Company. We will continue to review opportunities as they arise, given the potential for significant value return at little or no cost to the Company."

The question I now have is with whom? Partners are incoming, but did leronlimab make it easier for the PD-1 blocker Keytruda to work in MSS mCRC tumors? If it did, (and Cyrus knows if it did or did not), then Merck certainly remains there in the bidding. If leronlimab did it all by itself and Keytruda was superfluous, then the partner might be someone like u/i__OBSERVER points to entities such as the NIH as the source of that funding.
Personally, I am very much thankful to anyone involved that pushed for the change in priority as mCRC is a much better recognized Indication, and one that is easier to understand and bring to the public.