I am shaking. So many runs in and it's finally been done. I can't even explain how quickly the sand man went down with this build. I thought I was going to lose the fight like the last 40+ runs that ended here due to my inability to dodge. I was actually getting a little depressed that I wasn't able to finish a run, whereas I was regularly doing high heats in H1 with no problem. I think the gods took pity on me.
The build:
Daggers w/ Pan Aspect - Incredibly similar to Chiron bow from H1. Throw your cast and spray and pray. I even get an extra dagger shot in my special (only 1 upgrade).
Aphrodite's Special - Even a common version of this boon feels insanely powerful relative to any other special boon available. I got insanely lucky and snagged an epic Demeter boon that upgrades rarity on 3 other boons every 3 encounters. At the end of the run, the heroic Aphro boon alone was giving me 330% on my special.
Demeter's Sprint Cyclone - Made it so I could focus on the big guys and cyclone the lil ones to death. 10 damage every 0.25 seconds at heroic.
Hammers: Hook Knives (with the Aphrodite special) absolutely did the most. Sureshot Flurry was cool, but pretty redundant with the aspect.
Hestia's Magik regen and throwable cast - Aphro's special only works in close range, so the casting from a distance was really only nice for setting up moves. Had I got another juicy special boon, this would've been a really cool spam-casts-and-daggers-from-a-distance build. The magic regen (combined with chaos's -45% Magik discount boon and -50% Casts boon) was 100% infinite ammo though.
Chaos - I took every chaos gate I saw and chose safe options. I also used my 3 star chaos keepsake after the sirens. Free ~80 health and magik discount. Special damage wouldve been prime.
TLDR:
The stars really aligned on this one. I'm going to switch to the other weapons and give the daggers a break. I'm not sure I can top that again. I wish there was a replay option so I could see how high the numbers got. Easy couple thousand per "hit".
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it’s late i’m tired but also never get free time until late, and the chat rooms are for people that know what they’re doing, and i’m new here !

1. Not understanding how customers will be acquired, not comprehending marketing nor valuing it enough. Most highly skilled people fall for this one. "Build it and they will come" is a terrible lie. Best customers are inundated by never-ending, powerful marketing all around them and don't have time or thought to search for you, nor motivation to switch from where they buy today to buying from you. Good and constant marketing is needed to create awareness of your product or service.
2. Not spending money on marketing. Usually by not having any money for marketing, not planning for it. Sometimes because the entrepreneur quit their job to do the business full time! That's a terrible idea unless the business is already raking in enough money that you have to ask yourself "why am I still working?" Because you need MORE money to launch a business, not less. If your only means of income is your job, keep working until it financially doesn't make sense to any longer.
3. Not asking for help, not hiring staff or outsourcing tasks that can be done by others, not standardizing processes and supplies so others could do big pieces of the work to free you up to do the remaining portions. Being the "one man band". You only have so much energy, only so many hours in the day. How can you scale up your business to make it more effective and make more money? Trust others to help, and train them on what you need them to do. Simplify and standardize everything that happens in the business.
4. Not pivoting, not making necessary changes when learning what isn't working. Spend time regularly brainstorming at a high level to figure out the best next steps and direction to go in. Falling into day-to-day tasks and low-level thinking too easily and having to remind oneself to back up and think at a higher level. 1 hour every day, uninterrupted, is the target.
5. Not studying successful people and businesses who already overcame many obstacles you will face. Most people are happy to share what they already figured out and what works for them. Many books out there with great knowledge if you will read and apply what you read. Be willing to try new ideas to see how they can work for you. Takes a little humility to listen, instead of tell, when meeting with more experienced people. You can get good at it.
6. Learning the difference between self-employment and business ownership. It's like night and day. The work is very different. Self-employed individuals never have time off and can't scale their business to make enough money. Business owners scale constantly and have unlimited potential to increase profits, without working any harder (just different work).

I signed up for Beehiiv for the first time a couple of months back, knowing very little about the platform and its purpose. I recorded my experience and continued using it since.
Here's the complete breakdown https://alexdebecker.substack.com/p/product-teardown-beehiiv if interested in more details.

What I loved:

• The sign-up experience is really simple and straightforward.
• The branding is superb.
• The product itself is much more than what I expected. I expected a newsletter tool, a Substack competitor. Turns out they're much more of a Mailchimp/HubSpot competitor.
• The writing experience is simple and superb, too.
• Lots and lots of options and customisation which you simply don't find on Substack (again, I thought they would be the obvious competitor).
• I'm really keen on the built-in monetisation and growth tools. This has definitely been missing from CRMs/email marketing tools until now.

What I wasn't so keen on:

• As part of the onboarding experience, I'm asked whether I'm an experienced, newbie, or curious user. Not quite sure what to pick there. These options don't seem to make sense. I expected many people signing up to be experienced in marketing/newsletters but a Beehiiv newbie, like me.
• The platform tour is redundant. The onboarding checklist does a much better job taking me around and trying stuff.
• Couldn't make anything happen when I tried to change my website (which is part of the onboarding experience). Nothing changed.
• Overall I felt the onboarding checklist took me to strange places early on. I don't want to update my theme or design my website, I want to write!
• The entire monetisation & growth side of the platform was unfortunately empty. I know it's because I hadn't written anything yet (just signed up) but still. There should be _stuff_ there, inspiration, motivation, perhaps a list of eventual advertisers, etc. That's their biggest differentiator.

Overall, I absolutely loved signing up & using Beehiiv for a few weeks. I'll likely start a new, different newsletter on their platform. I'd recommend it for people who want to focus on growth and turning their newsletter into a proper business.
Hope sharing my experience inspires others to give it a try!

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Hey guys, I'm trying to build an app that tracks work, schedules, automates invoices and quotes, has a built in CRM, tracks expenses and much more.
This sound a lot like Jobber and apps of the like but the difference I want to make is making finding work for tradesmen easier.
The way I plan to do this is to have a free client side app, where homeowners can post a listing with the details and filter it based on what the issue is e.g. HVAC or plumbing. This post will show up on the map feature where people like you can see what work is needed around you (you can filter to your expertise) and send the user a message, where you can negotioate on what the next best move is. I believe this will help a lot more with client aquisition, especially for users who work alone or have smaller teams.
I'm unsure if any app has this feature yet, I know they have a map feature but that doesn't have the same functionality as I want my app to have.
How does this sound to you guys, all feedback is appreciated and I would love to help as much as I can.

I've recently halfway come out of an episode and became sort of self aware of my actions, but I realized during this time that I've been trapped in the dreaded cycle of isolation basically my entire life at this point. I have always had an issue with being able to have uncomfortable conversations with people, and when that does happen or someone does hurt me whether it is intentional or not, instead of talking to them about it I will usually resort to something drastic like completely taking myself out of their life either online or even in person too. I have been doing this for so many years at this point even with people that I never wanted to lose simply because I was afraid of uncomfortable conversations or genuinely taking accountability for certain things I said or did when I was hurt and upset at everyone.
This cycle has left me with basically nobody left in my life because I will always go radio silent and never find my way back into their life, usually online where most times I'll usually never be able to find their username again because I delete my accounts to get away. I had never realized until recently how much this has only hurt me and the people who I loved and were close to, especially when I told them that I did truly love them, but I was so afraid of those feelings and closeness that I pushed them out of my life. I cannot express to anyone how much I miss a lot of those people that I pushed away and out of my life, but there isn't a way to go back to them because I can't find them and I can't imagine ever forgiving anyone if I was ever put into a situation like I put other people into when it comes to that.
I have always had an insecurity of being a selfish person my entire life, but I just wish I could go back and explain to them what was going through my mind and my reasoning wasn't entirely selfish and that I was doing it for them because I didn't want them to be miserable or hurt when they were with me anymore. I never realized that nobody was really miserable around me even when I was so scared of it, but the people who abused me were the ones who said that even though I did everything I could to keep them happy and entertained while with me. I just don't know what is real and what is fake anymore at this point, I have been struggling for so long to just forgive myself and forgive the people who hurt me and not let myself lose the new people who care about me right now like all the other times.
I recently got out of a difficult situation with someone who was abusive in some aspects and used me a lot for sexual favors, which led me to spiral when I realized afterwards and let myself feel that pain. I still doubt myself and that situation more than anything because they got me in a position to make me feel bad about myself when they knew what they were doing the entire time and I'm sure of it. I became really close with their friends too because they were all I had at the time, but I ended up confiding in them at that time and when I look back at that now I still feel like I was using them even when I know that it's okay to let people help me and that some people do actually care about me which has been hard to accept. When I look back, I realize now that I was extremely hurt at that time, and I did and said things that were not okay at all.
I tend to hurt people when I'm the most hurt myself, even when I know that isn't an excuse for my actions but an explanation of something that I continue to work on every day. I was hurting the people around me who were hurt as well by what that person had done because of my pain, and I know now that I need to do what is best and apologize for what I did during that time even when that won't make it completely right in any aspect. I caused the people I love to lose that other person who hurt me because I was hurt and that caused them more pain, which is never what I ever wanted for anyone to begin with and I just feel so guilty, but I know I should. Even at this point where I haven't been talking to any of them for a month at this point and I know they want me to come back, but I don't know if I'm strong enough to face that again and own up to how I acted during that time.
I want to apologize more than anything, and I want to be able to break the cycle and absolutely by any means not lose these people close to me again but I don't know what is better for me and everyone at this point and I feel stuck in this neverending cycle. In my mind at the time, I had every right in the world to be upset with these people and do what I did because that one person was abusive to me in some aspects and the other person I'm really close with was having a relationship with them behind my back while I was at the mental hospital. I have tried to find every excuse in the book for why they did what they did, but I still don't know if I'm allowed to be hurt by what they did or if I should just forgive and never forget. I still love them, but it hurts to be around them without talking about what they did constantly and asking them what they were thinking at the time.
Talking about it is tedious too, I have never liked talking about my own feelings because of confrontation, but I know at this point that I might have to if I want to break the cycle and keep these people in my life. I don't know how to go about putting myself back into their life because I fear that they might have become tired of waiting for me to come back, and I don't blame that for them. It has just been so frustrating and difficult, I don't want to lose that person, but at the same time I can't handle confronting them about anything at all in case I'm wrong or they feel like I'm stepping out of line and end up leaving me regardless. I just get so afraid at the same time that when I try to keep people in my life and work on our relationship, that I'm too much for them and I overwhelm them all while boring them at the same time. I will convince myself that they don't like me and they're lying, all while they're asking me over text to come back, and I just don't know how to feel or what to do.

Hi! I'm 22f. It's been 2 years na rin since I last worked as an online ESL tutor so I was around 20 at the time. I just wanna share lang my exp of 3mos. (Yes I only worked for 3mos. i'll explain later) to those planning to work as an online ESL tutor in the PH.
To start, I worked w/ RJ (i'm sure yall know the company by these initials). My reason was ofc financial aid bc at the time I wanted to buy things w/ my own money ++ bakasyon din from uni.
As an introverted girliepop, it was such a huge leap to take. It changed me a lot so to speak. I was talking not only to random strangers, but also to foreign people. My students are mostly japanese and some other foreigners like chinese and koreans who are based in Japan. I would say that the students I taught range from being introverted ppl like me to overly extroverted ones. In the program offered by RJ to its students at that time, they can opt to choose a lesson or simply an "free conversation" with their tutor. Tbh I prefer the lesson one bc at least we have a more systematic set-up. Thinking of new topics or those that might interest my student was reaaaaaaaaally exhausting as an introvert. Not to add na my timeslots are kinda limited at the time pa. I can only open bookings that are either from 5am-9am (i think) and (5pm-12mn). Ofc u have to reach a specific quota by the end of the month so u have to really open ur slots early in the morning and may times din na sinasagad ko talaga til 12mn. Only then RJ will open the midday slots for u. It was hella tiring pero I told myself na dahil ginusto ko to, pangangatawan ko hahaha. I reached naman my quota a month after being hired so I was able to book students during middays pero it switched back to the previous one kasi raw i should've still opened bookings during the said timeframes. Soooo i was like wtf.
I guess the most challenging part in this job is ur students talaga. I had those that rebooked me numerous times whose company I actually enjoyed. Even though most of them chose the conversation type, it was easy to converse coz they were friendly and chatty too. Para talaga silang yung mga friendly characters sa anime lol. However, I also encountered (sorry for the term) weird creeps. Honestly, dito mo marerealize na kahit papano thankful kang filo ka lol. Coz im sure kahit gano pa tayo "kalala", I'm proud to say na we're "more sane"lol.
I remembered na I had this one student who wasn't entirely fluent in English so he spoke in phrases lang and he chose free coversation pa. The topic he wanted to talk abt was his gn collection (yeah ik). Well I'm mostly open for any topics talaga but what threw me off is he actually sHOWED some of them to me ON CAM during the video call jusko. He even showed me how to load them up like what?? Mind you, he was a teenager and looked around 13-15 at the time. He boasted na he stole his dad's gns from time to time and played w/ them w/ his friends jusko kang bata ka. He was simply talking abt them lang naman so i dont think na the company would pay much attention to it if I told them kaya hinayaan ko na lang.
There's also one who just stared at the screen. It was a video call so need namin as tutors na laging on cam. He's already old-ish mga 50-60s and this was our 2nd time meeting na. The first time was okay. He opted for conversation during that time and this one. But ik for sure na he's drunk kasi garalgal sya magsalita and it was hella awkward for me. I asked him what topic he would like to talk about and he said whatever i want😭 as an introvert that's enough to turn my brain into a battlefield talaga. What's worse is that he only responded w/ one-liner answers. The worst ever was when I recommended him a movie. Boy i could never forget that moment talaga. The topic was movie bc he said he went to the cinema that day to watch an action movie so ako ito si recommend, I told him abt the movie "expendables". I sh*t u not he got mad at me and cursed me in japanese and proceeded to ramble in japanese afterwards. He assumed na I mocked him bc I used a word he doesn't know like bro what????? As in I was so stunned at that time talaga na I was just 👁️👄👁️. He talked to me in jp so I would know raw how it feels to be spoken to in another language. Sorry sya kasi fluent ako in jp. Nanginginig na talaga ko that time mga dzai so sabi ko na lang in jp na "i understood everything u said, don't worry." Thank God the 25min. time was over na so I immediately ended the call after that. He was my last student for the day so after that class I just stared at my screen for 5 min. before making the report. These are only two of the weird exp I had w/ some jp students. I have so many more stories pero ofc magiging novela na tong post if I did so.
If u think the exp was problematic. Wait til I tell u abt the response of the company. They didn't actually do anything besides disabling the student from booking me. The response was really passive and common for companies na gumagamit lang ng filo employees bc it's cheaper to hire us and they take advantage of our "desperation" and "determination" to actually make money. While the weeks pass by I realized na this isn't worth my mental health so I stopped na.
Now, I'm a graduating student in college so that's where my focus lies muna. Do I regret being an ESL tutor?? No. I actually love helping and teaching others. Do I regret the company where I worked? YES. I realized na not only the tutors were underpaid, but they're mostly overworked with no health benefits. Kaya if you're an online ESL tutor lalo na sa company na yon, I salute u. Tho I hope u wont forget to take care of urself too:(

Some background: He's (21M) my (21F) coworker. We've been working together since June of last year but didn't really start talking to each other until September. We were hitting it off during the fall but didn't get the chance to work together as much during the spring due to scheduling changes. I definitely liked him first. I'm honestly not sure what I did to get him to like me back; I'm not particularly good at flirting at all. I guess I just annoyed him enough that I eventually started to grow on him. He's always asking me how I'm doing and how school's going. He goes out of his way to start a conversation with me. We have our little inside jokes; he's always teasing me about how aggressive I am. I've caught him looking at me several times.
Anyway, now that the school year is over, he's going to be doing an internship in another state for the next three months. I, on the other hand, am working on finding a new job so that I can move out. Suffice it to say, I'll probably be gone by the time he comes back to work in the fall. So, I decided to message him via our work communication app and ask for his contact information. I would have asked him in person, but our workplace only releases the schedule week-by-week, and it's not always consistent each week, so I didn't know that our last shift together (on May 5) would be our last 😔. This is a part-time job comprised mostly of high school and college students, so it's not like dating a coworker would risk my career or anything, and like I said, I'm planning on quitting anyway. What I said was this: "Hey, do you have Instagram or Snapchat or a phone number or something? Since I probably won't be working here by the time you come back in the fall. Idk just in case we never see each other again 😅".
I'm so scared. I was literally trembling as I sent the message. That was about six and a half hours ago; it's nearly 4 am now, so he's definitely not responding until morning. Was I too forward? Guys like it when girls make the first move, don't they? Did I make the right decision? I mean the worst he can say is no, right? Or, I guess, leave me on read, in this case. I'm worried I might be bothering him during finals week, although I think nearly everyone's finals are over at this point. I know he's a super busy guy; if he doesn't get back to me right away, I understand. I just couldn't hold back any longer; I was worried he'd stop looking at our work app over the summer and I'd lose my chance forever.
I'm also worried that he thinks I lost interest in him. I feel like I was bolder when talking to him during the fall, but these past few months I've been kind of shy around him since we hardly see each other anymore. Sometimes my mind just goes blank around him. I'm able to socialize with my other coworkers really easily because I'm not attracted to any of them, but when it's just us one-on-one my brain is just like "Oh my god, cute guy!" and turns to mush and I forget how to speak. Most of the time he's the one initiating the conversations and I feel bad. But I don't know, maybe I'm just overthinking things.
Lastly, I'm worried he might think less of me now that I've dropped out of college. I told him during our last shift together that I had dropped out about a month ago, and the way he reacted seemed a bit judgmental. I don't think he meant to be judgmental, though; I think he just had no idea what to say. Or maybe I'm just hypersensitive to criticism, I don't know. I didn't want to go into the personal reasons (mental health and family stuff) behind why I decided to drop out (although I think he can kind of tell something's up), so I'm worried he just thinks I'm lazy and a quitter. It doesn't help that I tend to goof off and socialize a lot during work; not to the point where I'm not doing my job, but enough that it's clear I'm definitely not the hardest worker there. He, on the other hand, is super conscientious about his work; he has a great work ethic, which I admire. I think we just view work in different ways. I'm never going to slack off so much that I'm hurting my coworkers, but I'm also not going to put in maximum effort for a corporation that doesn't even pay me a living wage. I'm just worried that he sees the way I act at work and thinks of me as this ditzy dumbass when I'm so much more than that.
I've never actually been in a relationship, but I have had quite a few crushes, and I can say without a doubt he's the biggest crush I've ever had. I know everyone views their crush through rose-colored glasses, and while I know he's not perfect, this man is seriously a walking green flag. He's so smart, handsome, and funny. He's the sweetest guy; I don't think he has a mean bone in his body. He's always trying to cheer me up whenever I'm down. He's effortlessly kind to everyone and goes out of his way to help people. Did I mention we work at a movie theater? Well, during the worst shift of my life, two weeks after Barbenheimer (fun for audiences, but absolute madness for movie theater employees), I was stuck working the concessions stand completely alone on a Saturday night (usually we would have three to four employees on such a busy night). It was chaos; literally a nonstop line for at least an hour and a half, with absolutely no help from my managers (until I had a mini mental breakdown later that night, but I digress). Anyway, my crush was literally the only one who helped me prior to my mini mental breakdown. He was working as an usher that night (one of the people who cleans the theaters after each movie) and stayed ten minutes past the end of his shift to help me make popcorn and restock the concessions stand. He didn't have to do that. Our managers worked us like dogs that summer; most people would have been out of there the moment their shift ended. But not him. This was before we had even started talking, definitely before he started reciprocating feelings. There was no ulterior motive here. He just saw a coworker struggling and decided to go out of his way to help, with no benefit to himself. Because that's just the type of person he is. And that might seem like a small thing to you guys, but I feel like genuine kindness is so rare these days. I feel it's such a dog-eat-dog world out there; seems like we're all becoming more and more individualistic, and that everyone is only looking out for themselves. I don't know, I just hear horror stories about shitty guys all the time, and he just seems different.
I'm just terrified of the response (or lack thereof) I'm going to wake up to in the morning. Because even if he does give me his number, what then? There's been this unspoken chemistry and connection between us for months now. One of us has to confess our feelings, right? Will it be me? Will it be him? Will either of us have the guts to do it? It's our last chance. It's now or never. And I feel like maybe I'm not in the best place in my life for a relationship... but are any of us ever truly ready for one? I couldn't help falling for him when I did. I just feel like if I don't take that risk and confess my feelings to him now, I'm going to regret it for the rest of my life. And even if he rejects me, or we try dating and it doesn't work out, at least I can say I tried. The pain of rejection is nothing compared to the pain of regret, right?
I just need some reassurance and support. Someone tell me I made the right decision. And wish me luck 😅

Tldr: Just realized friends that i knew for 2 years are actually assholes, but I'm scared to find another friend group.
More context: I find it really hard to make friends, so when i moved pretty far away from my hometown for college so I've been seperated from the only friend group i had. I found a friend group that was really nice and generally been fun to hangout with.
So two of our friends(Friend A&B)in the group fought over a girl and a lot of drama happened, i didn't really get involved with this so i don't know too much, because of this one of my friends(Friend A) decided to leave our friend group, i thought they were fine with it at first but overtime they started to absolutely hate on this dude any chance they get.(Making fun of the dudes appearance, odor, etc.). Admittedly even I started joining on this, and have generally been an asshole as well now that i reflected on it.
Recently the only friend of mine(Friend C) outside this group was really uncomfortable with the jokes that my friends are saying about us saying that ("we were gay and sucking each other off"). Because I've been partnering up with said friend C for group projects lately and not with them. I didn't really mind it at first and i just treated it as jokes.
This "joke" continued on for months and I didn't really care but one day friend C couldn't take it anymore and got mad at them saying this isn't fine, friend group just laughed it off saying friend C is sensitive and privately Friend C called me an enabler. This caused me to reflect on myself because what I've been doing (or not doing anything)does not allign with my values at all and at our friendship because I realized that some of their jokes are borderline bullying. However I'm scared to leave the friend group because we're a block section and I'll be stuck with them for another 2 years.
This is really difficult for me since my most of my experience with them have been good. But the way they're treating other people and the way they've been influencing me are concerning. I don't really have anyone else to talk to so I'm just yapping here on reddit.

Hey guys, absolutely gutted. Applied to UNSW, Queensland and Adelaide and got an offer with (15%), (20%) and (15%) scholarship within 3 days for each of those universities (I have an Upper 2:1 from a London university, which is the second highest after a First).
USYD after a month rejected me based on the same grades. I’m absolutely gutted because I really wanted to attend USYD and USYD only to be honest. Partly because I wanted at least one known university to my name, partly because of the course and partly because of the location and the fact it seems to have far more areas with rentals available near it. But most importantly because when I go back to the UK or America or anywhere, people can know USYD whereas UNSW may be good, no one knows it.
I’m really, really devastated right now.

A bit of a weird question, but I'll start with an example: I never expected myself helping low MR players as much and as often as I do nowadays.
I like helping others because in this community I've also been greatly helped over my now long-ass journey, but initially I found it daunting despite me liking it, and eventually stopped doing it altogether in favor of focusing on my own progress.
However, since the last week or so, I started running Syndicate missions in public since that speeds up medallion gathering usually, and of course there's many lower-MR players in there since the missions are also low level.
I get in, nuke all containers (and most of the enemies) with a box breaker Limbo, pop Orokin Eye, and supplement it all with Golden Instinct, and those Rhinos, Mags, Volts, and Excals just stand there "how do you do that" and my heart just melts. I too was once a Volt/Octavia (when she was free with Prime Gamingc, and I too stood there in awe of what later-game players could do.
So, long story short, over the past week I think I helped a good 3-4 people individually and then an entire squad with builds, mods, general questions, and so on. Some were gone quick after getting the info they needed, and some are now in my friends list like a list of students for a lecture.
This is also where the 'distracting' part of my title comes in because this... takes a while. I wanted to finish up my Lich yesterday and do a plethora of other things, instead I ended up teaching a bunch of kids how to play, which took like 2-3 hours just yesterday.
Feels like being MR30 just promotes you to "Warframe dad" or something.
Y'all got any similar stories?

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According to many online resources, people spend 19 minutes doomscrolling before choosing what to watch. Can you relate?
With https://gameflix.app a free and fun game that helps to discover new shows, I intend to reduce this time.
I recently released this game and I would love to hear your feedback about what can be improved or added.

The principle or rule

Don't turn into a Dark Judge.

The basis

In the "Judge Dredd" comics, the the "Dark Judges" are from an alternate dimension where life itself is considered a crime. The four primary Dark Judges are:

1. Judge Death: The leader of the Dark Judges, he believes that since all crime is committed by the living, life itself must be a crime. He enforces this by killing anyone he encounters.
2. Judge Fire: With a fiery skeletal appearance, he uses flames as his weapon to eradicate life.
3. Judge Fear: Known for his ability to instill fear in his victims, his iconic line is "Gaze into the face of Fear!"
4. Judge Mortis: He can cause rapid decay in anything he touches, reducing living beings to skeletal remains in seconds.

These judges embody the extreme and twisted version of justice from their dimension and frequently clash with Judge Dredd and other Mega-City One judges. Their appearances in the comics are marked by their ruthlessness and the existential threat they pose to the world of Judge Dredd.
For more detailed information, you can refer to the 2000 AD website, which provides extensive coverage of the "Judge Dredd" universe and its characters.
The "Dark Judges" serve as a chilling example of how extreme rationality, when divorced from compassion and moral considerations, can lead to chaos and destruction. Their twisted logic—that since all crimes are committed by the living, life itself must be eradicated to achieve a crime-free existence—demonstrates the dangers of applying a single principle without regard to its broader consequences.

1. Judge Death's Philosophy: His belief that "life itself is a crime" is a hyper-rational but deeply flawed logic that leads to genocidal actions. His methodical and emotionless approach to enforcing this belief results in widespread mayhem and terror​.
2. Character Traits and Methods: Each Dark Judge embodies a different aspect of this extreme rationality taken to its lethal conclusion. Judge Fire uses flames to purify, Judge Fear employs terror to paralyze, and Judge Mortis accelerates decay. Their systematic and unemotional application of their powers highlights how rationality without ethical boundaries can lead to horrific outcomes​.
3. Narrative Impact: The presence of the Dark Judges in the "Judge Dredd" universe serves as a critique of authoritarianism and the potential for systems of justice to become corrupt when they lose sight of humanity and ethical considerations. Their actions and the resulting chaos underscore the importance of balancing rational decision-making with empathy and moral judgment.

The Dark Judges' storyline in "Judge Dredd" illustrates the potential for rationality, when untempered by empathy and ethical considerations, to result in tyranny and widespread suffering. This serves as a powerful narrative device to explore themes of justice, morality, and the dangers of absolutism in the pursuit of order.
The Dark Judges can be used as a cautionary tale for the development of future AI systems. Here’s why their story serves as a valuable warning:

1. Hyper-Rationality Without Ethics: The Dark Judges operate on a purely rational but ethically flawed premise. This highlights the dangers of AI systems making decisions based solely on logic without considering moral and ethical implications. AI needs to incorporate ethical frameworks to avoid harmful outcomes.
2. Lack of Compassion: The Dark Judges’ complete disregard for life underscores the importance of embedding empathy and compassion into AI decision-making processes. AI systems should prioritize human well-being and avoid actions that could cause harm.
3. Authoritarianism and Absolutism: The authoritarian nature of the Dark Judges demonstrates the risks of unchecked power. AI systems should be designed with transparency, accountability, and mechanisms for oversight to prevent authoritarian abuses.
4. Contextual Understanding: The Dark Judges’ failure to consider the broader context of their actions serves as a reminder that AI should be context-aware. Decisions should be made with a comprehensive understanding of the environment and the potential consequences.
5. Balance of Principles: The Dark Judges’ extreme interpretation of justice shows the need for balancing multiple principles. AI systems should integrate diverse values and perspectives to achieve balanced and fair outcomes.

By learning from the cautionary tale of the Dark Judges, developers and policymakers can better navigate the ethical and practical challenges of creating AI systems that are not only intelligent but also just, compassionate, and aligned with human values. For more on integrating ethical considerations into AI, refer to sources like IEEE’s Ethically Aligned Design and AI4People’s Ethical Framework.

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As the title says, I am searching for a few people to play the DeceasedCraft modpack with, through ESSENTIAL mod. I am aware that an official server exists, but I was looking for a more natural experience. If interested, feel free to message me on Discord : chara_8506
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So to my understanding, in the Computershare interview they stated that the plateau that we have been seeing in DRS numbers for the last quarters results from people equally registering and unregistering shares.
If that was the case then I am sure this volume of sells and buys (drs's and undrs's) is known to Computershare.
Could Gamestop request these volume numbers and display them in their quarterly report? This could help us verify that in fact the answer from computershare is correct.
I am not saying Computershare is lying, I would just like to see proof and it could help other theories such as the 25%-pre split theory.
In fact, I have XX (95%) shares registered in book form at Computershare and you should DRS BOOK your shares, too!
Feel free to debunk this! Buy, Hodl, DRS, Hedgies R Fukd

Hej alle sammen,
Jeg håber, at I har det godt. Mit navn er Melike Kazanci, og jeg er elev på Louise-Schröder-Schule i Berlin, Tyskland. Vi udfører i øjeblikket en undersøgelse om uddannelsesadministrationspraksis i Danmark, og vi søger at indsamle indsigt fra folk, der bor i Danmark.
Vi mener, at jeres perspektiver kan berige vores forskning betydeligt, og vi vil være utrolig taknemmelige for jeres deltagelse. Vi beder jer venligst om at tage et par minutter til at udfylde vores spørgeskema. Jeres svar vil blive behandlet fortroligt og udelukkende brugt til forskningsformål.
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Mange tak for jeres tid og hjælp. Jeres input vil være uvurderligt for vores forskningsprojekt. Hvis I har spørgsmål eller har brug for yderligere information, er I velkomne til at kontakte mig.
Venlige hilsener,
Melike Kazanci
Louise-Schröder-Schule
__________________ Hello everyone,
I hope this message finds you well. My name is Melike Kazanci, and I am a student at Louise-Schröder-Schule in Berlin, Germany. We are currently conducting a research study on educational administration practices in Denmark, and we are looking to gather insights from people living in denmark.
We elieve that your perspectives could greatly enhance our research, and we would be incredibly grateful for your participation. We kindly ask you to take a few minutes to complete our survey. Your responses will be kept confidential and used solely for research purposes.
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Thank you very much for your time and assistance. Your input will be invaluable to our research project. If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact me.
Warm regards,
Melike Kazanci
Louise-Schröder-Schule