The 14 inch would be perfect for me if it wasn't so small, didn't have soldered ram, and had more than one m.2 slot. A 16 inch version could solve each of those issues. They sorta dropped the 14 inch version on us outta nowhere so I'm hoping they make a 16 inch version like that too. I just can't find a machine that fits the same screen and performance spec without being extremely expensive. The legion slim with OLED is regularly near 1,000 dollars while I'll have to pay 50% or more extra to get something like that in 16 inches from another brand. It's just frustrating. I'm just tired of matte IPS glow being the standard.

Honor Club Month 5 Week 3
New World Champion Malakai Black enters the arena to the powerful and eerie song “Ogentroost” by Amenra.. The crowd chants Malakai's name. He is flanked by his teammates Lance Archer and Buddy Matthews.
As his music fades, he raises a mic to his lips and smirks. The crowd chant for him again.
“I must admit, this is an amazing feeling!! To know, that I can call myself the ROH World Champion and that it rings true!! I can honestly say, winning the World Championship from the Switchblade Jay White was on the greatest moments of my career !!
What's coming next? Anyone that wants a shot, step up!!”
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Jimmy Uso vs Jack Perry
Coming off a huge win over Austin Theory at Revolution, Jimmy picks up where he left off here against Jack Perry.
Tiny Schiavone mentions that no one has seen or heard from Jay White since he lost the title. None of the family is here to support Perry. Even his wife is absent tonight.
Jimmy steamrolls through him and puts Perry away with an Uso splash.
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Nic Nemeth and Robert Stone are shown at the top of the ramp following a commercial break. Stone talks about how he fields a stable of champions. Josh Alexander and Bron Breakker are the Tag Team Champions, and he announces that Nemeth is throwing his hat in the ring for a chance at Malakai Black!!
Rey Fenix storms out from behind them. He drags Nic by the hair and tosses him into the ring where a referee waits!!
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Rey Fenix vs Nic Nemeth
This is a brawl from the opening bell. The two talented athletes are both former World Champion's in their own right. Nemeth is a very good technical wrestler and Fenix is one of the best Lucha wrestlers in the world today.
None of this is on display in this match… the referee continues to admonish them and keeps needing to remind them of the rules!! Neither man cares, and the ref finally declares it a no contest.
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FTR vs NCR
Two of the most talented technically gifted teams in the world face off. Bate and Wheeler start the match. We see moves and counters aplenty. Both teams take advantage of quick tags, and they're experts at cutting the ring in half.
Late in the match, Dax is able to toss Pete Dunne out of the ring and one Shatter Machine later… FTR has won again.
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Following the match, backstage we see Austin Theory making his way down a hallway that has a door at the end of it. A quick look around, and Theory slips inside.
As we head towards our Final break of the night, Ian Riccaboni tells us that tonight, the main event is Gunther vs Claudio Castagnoli. Ian muses about last week and wonders what this match will bring.
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Gunther vs Claudio Castagnoli
In the highly anticipated TV main event, Gunther and Claudio Castagnoli faced off in an match that left the audience on the edge of their seats. After Gunther interfered in his match against Damian Priest on our last episode, Claudio called him out.
Both wrestlers, known for their incredible strength and technical prowess, entered the ring to roaring cheers from the crowd. From the opening bell, it was clear that this match would be a clash of titans, with neither man willing to give an inch. Gunther's imposing presence and devastating chops contrasted sharply with Claudio's swift European uppercuts and impressive athleticism, setting the stage for a hard-hitting encounter.
Throughout the match, the momentum swung back and forth, with both competitors showcasing their full arsenal of moves. Claudio managed to counter many of Gunther's powerful strikes with his own technical finesse, at times bringing the larger man to his knees with precision maneuvers. The crowd erupted when Claudio lifted Gunther for a thunderous Neutralizer, only for Gunther to kick out at the last possible moment!!
In the closing moments, Gunther capitalized on a brief lapse in Claudio's concentration. After surviving a grueling sequence of counters and submissions, Gunther delivered a ferocious powerbomb that shook the ring. With the crowd in stunned silence, Gunther hoisted Claudio up for one final, decisive blow—a massive lariat that turned Claudio inside out. The referee's hand hit the mat for the three-count, and Gunther emerged victorious in a hard-fought battle. Both men received a standing ovation for their performance, a testament to the incredible skill and determination displayed by two of the best in the business.
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Sam Leterna catches Malakai backstage and asks him about Nic Nemeth and his challenge from earlier tonight. Malakai takes a moment to collect his thoughts, but the interview is cut off as a now familiar quote appears on the screen.
WE ARE THE STANDARD AND YOU DON'T MEASURE UP
This is followed by a silhouette of five people wearing silver jackets with a stylized logo of The Standard on them!!
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I was ready to buy the iPad 12’9 just for the bigger screen. but, then I decided to go with the iPad 10 generation that I bought in December 2023. It wasn’t the BIG screen that I wanted but, after days of using it I loved it more and more each day. Then the ipad Air 13 Inch was announced and I had NO intensions whatsoever to buy it. Yeah, the screen was bigger than the 12’9 so when I tried it for literally for a few seconds at the Apple Store I wanted it now I thought the screen was huge.
then yesterday Friday morning when I woke up I didn’t plan on buying it I still didn’t knew if I actually wanted or not. But, the voice inside of me kept telling me “go buy it right now” I went I bought it with trade in with the iPad 10 gen and paid the rest with my credit card.
i am now sitting here writing this with the Magic Keyboard and trackpad that i pair to it. And I LOVE TO USE IT WITH THE KEYBOARD AND TRACKPAD, it DOES feel a little bit TO ME like a laptop. A little. I love the big screen, i mean i wish I could’ve gotten the 2 TB. But, i already downloaded my apps and “made it“ to look a little bit like an actual laptop with the “stage thingy- whatever is called” and with the apps not going full screen so the bottom “dock” could still be visible. I mean i didn’t wanted an actual laptop to begin with and not planning on buying one.
anyways. I don’t regret on buying it because the main reason i wanted an iPad was for the biggest screen possible and well…i have it Now. just sharing my thoughts. If you have questions i could answer them.

17th: Terry Deitz 1.0 (Panama - 3rd)

cant let gang (regnis) know i fw this
THIS WRITEUP IS (AS EXPECTED) REALLY LONG AND I HAVE TO SPLIT THIS WRITEUP IN TWO AND SEPARATE BLURBS AND POINTS AGAIN LOL
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Terry Deitz 1.0 (Panama, 3/16)
Terry Deitz has one of the best deconstructions of a character on Survivor, full stop. I think people tend to think of me as crazy for having Terry in my top 5 of all time, but he checks so many boxes for characters that I tend to find great, and I find him to be transcendent. First is that he by all means should be the underdog of the season, and he is… but not without being described as both God and Satan in the same breath as a Casaya member. He represents the role of leadership so strongly in the season as well, which is a prevailing theme that exists throughout. So many principles are represented in his character too, like groupthink, the wearing down of someone, the effects of being a pariah, and his emotions boiling over. I am so glad that Terry was able to get this high in the rankdown, and I want to shout out to my rankers for letting me get away with murder in this situation.
I firmly believe that Terry is an endgame level, though, and while I do think that is a rather hard sell for some people, I hope I can describe why I feel so strongly about this in the following write-up. So where to start? We’ll look at Terry broadly with his relationships, both with La Mina and Casaya. Something underrated with Terry is that he talks to almost everyone on the season, sans Tina, BobDawg, and Melinda, and with each person, we understand how deep their relationships are. I’ve talked about La Mina a lot this rankdown, but I just want to summarize them again in the following paragraphs so I can have them for y’all to quickly reference, and angle it more from Terry’s POV. What I have been neglecting however is Terry’s relationships with those in Gitanos, and how one by one, they knock down his spirit but he refuses to give up throughout the game. Casaya knows Terry’s strength, and at this point, he becomes the ultimate adversary. He gets sucked so beautifully in Casaya’s conflict in the season, and I think it is a great message on negativity and the cloud it can spread and the fear of first perceptions. Ultimately, Terry meets and exceeds several of the themes that I’ve talked about Panama throughout this rankdown, with his leadership, and the ever-prevailing age and gender themes. Within each relationship, I hope to explain his relationship in the context of that, along with the deconstruction of his underdog status. So let’s get this write-up on the road, shall we?
Part I: Terry & La Mina
Terry’s role in La Mina was quickly defined, even from his early days when the tribe was originally the older men - he knew that he was the strongest person in the tribe, and immediately put his head in the game. We quickly see his work ethic showcased to the other members, and Terry quickly gets complimented for how he is playing the game. He quickly comments on his pride in the Air Force, and that established relationship with the United States quickly sees him as a trusted leader of the tribe, and he gets legitimacy quickly. Quickly, the impact of Terry and his strong work ethic becomes necessary for those in La Mina. He’s the most active member of the tribe, they completely disintegrate whenever he disappears, and he becomes a God in the eyes of the tribe, specifically Austin and Nick, through his manners in the game, how well of a leader he is, and his gameplay.
But, of course, there’s a minor issue - La Mina keeps getting destroyed by a physically weaker tribe, who undeniably have more chaotic tribe dynamics. Why? Well… you know where I am going with this - the concept of Age and Gender plays a dramatic role in the downfall of La Mina because of the strict lines on the tribe that Terry created. Terry, while putting on the aura of having the ability to lead the tribe, is ultimately the one screwing it up. Further, with his tribe, the consequences of having a groupthink mantra take over the tribe, leading to a false perception of strength. Terry’s strong leadership is ultimately the downfall of the tribe, and the contradiction is fascinating. Let’s deep dive into those themes though, shall we?
Part I.I: Age and Gender on La Mina
A classic theme that I have hope that I portrayed in this rankdown was how even though age and gender at first seemed like a frivolous manner of the season, the consequences of putting the teams in that theming for even just one vote had impacts on the season that rifled through. Often, I complain about theming on Survivor as being negative, when they are made-up titles (see HHH or my several 100 cuts on DvG). The made-up ones seem like they are performing to that title, rather than letting themselves flourish from the natural ones that society, fortunately or not, grants to people. Age and gender perception are two necessities that allow people to form heuristics in society and are integral for managing society. This unfortunately can turn into stereotypes, which is something we can often see on Survivor, but notably on La Mina.
Almost immediately with the newly tribe-swapped La Mina, we see Terry thinking in the original tribal lines of the season. Instead of acting with the women, he immediately turns on them and creates his all-guys alliance, which consists of the astronaut, John Grisham, and the machete swinger. The strong men of the tribe come together, and in a sense create a patriarchial society within La Mina, almost instantly. We see this become evident when they take control of the camp with the basic attempts of survival, whether it is Nick and Austin becoming the lead hunters, Sally losing her spear almost immediately going into the episode, or Dan being seen as the wise sort on the tribe where people feel they can entrust information.
Ultimately, the men in the tribe lead, which leads to discomfort from the women. It can come across as really subtle, but this is a special reason why I love Sally so much. She pushes that narrative across because we know that she doesn’t get along with really anyone in their tribe, besides Misty, and she was ousted almost immediately. Largely, it is due to Terry’s initial organization of the tribe, and the groupthink that surrounded it, that left Sally on the outs. However, there are two examples that most highlight Terry’s desires for the all-men alliance to stick together: Misty and RuMa
Part I.I.I: Misty
Misty is immediately deemed as a target, due to her promiscuous nature on the tribe. However, it’s not Austin, not Nick, not Sally, not Dan that wants her out - it’s Terry. Terry was so worried about the threat of women dominating and taking over the alliance that he took over at this point. This is the first real negative but also positive trait that we learn about Terry - he is determined to be right, determined to be in charge, and determined to be the leader of the tribe, at any cost. Misty is the first domino of Terry in this game, and how old-school he is playing with him desiring to keep a strong alliance of four to the end, one that includes strength.
The representation of Misty, arguably one of the most overt flirtatious people to play the game, and the contradiction to Terry’s more controlling and conservative nature is why I will always appreciate her character, even if I have her 16/16 for the cast. Misty showed strength by surviving exile, was a threat to the alliance with the potential of having the idol (which Terry had that point), but was more importantly deemed as dangerous for being a woman, and someone who could potentially break Terry’s ego and leadership style due to her unorthodox style of play.
Part I.I.II: Ruth Marie
At first glance, I think there are some stark differences between Misty and Ruth-Marie and their eliminations on La Mina, and how they were fodder for the team. However, deep down, they were both voted for the same reason - women in the tribe who were deemed as weaker. The connection of the tribe and their desire for tribe strength became a full force for Ruth-Marie and her vote out. What’ 's more important here however is the dichotomy between Ruth Marie and her age, versus Terry and Dan staying around for longer. Terry and Dan are the old geezers of the tribe, with Dan being actively older, weaker, and more awkward in challenges (he is tall). But, the men stick together, and Ruth-Marie is an obvious boot for the tribe. Sally instigates most of this with her begging to stay, and Terry can’t deny that factor. The funny contradiction about Ruth-Marie, however, and something I pointed out in my original writeup, is that she was probably much more athletic than Sally (see the first challenge where she outsprinted some of the other women) and it was likely due to the initial perception of the tribe, and the condensing of groupthink that existed on La Mina.
Ultimately, Ruth-Marie represents the next domino to fall on the tribe and Terry - loyalty or tribe strength. Yes, Ruth-Marie was never included in their vote, but something that she was playing was the firm vote for the men on the tribe, due to her close connection to Dan on the tribe, and how they were getting along. I think there are several reasons why Terry wanted to get Ruth-Marie out, whether it be to separate the duo of Dan and Ruth Marie to prevent a flip or the deep desire to win a challenge to get morale out, and seeing Ruth Marie. Whatever the reason, Terry was the instigator of the vote. Everyone was set on Sally, but then he pushed the spotlight onto Ruth-Marie and she was ousted. And the other important thing about them? Terry, at RuMa’s tribal, was seen as the hero, and that was one of the most evident examples of praise toward Terry because he was being showered with it, both from Jeff and La Mina.
Ultimately, with both RuMa and Misty, Terry opted to go for the men and chose to eliminate those different from him. It seems more basic than that when at first glance, but understanding the context of Terry - someone who needs to have control, as someone who was a leader of troops in the Air Force, he needed to eliminate those that could fall out of line, or cause defection.
Part I.II: Groupthink
For me, the most interesting aspect of Panama is the formation of the tribes, and how groups are selected with one another. I think the schoolyard pick in this season is one of the best examples of showing that phenomenon in Survivor. With Casaya, we immediately get their MO - they are just picking based completely on first perceptions, but with completely random criteria - Cirie seems like a mom, Boston tattoo, the free-spirited girl, etc., etc. They were selected more on the potential for archetypes. La Mina though? Ever notice something about them? The tribe was completely white. Besides going into formation with Terry’s beliefs and perhaps assumptions of people falling out of line, the picking La Mina showcases where they go wrong - they were picking people similar to each other, and more importantly, those who wouldn’t feel the need to dissent.
How humans pick groups by their own vices is probably one of the most interesting things about social psychology is one of the most interesting ideas for me, and I love how it transitions La Mina from a tribe that dominates, to one that has to face the consequences of what they need and understand the importance of conflict for the tribe. Ultimately, La Mina very deservingly gets credit for being a lackluster tribe due to the lack of conflict, but it is integral to their stories and the story of Panama because no dissent means the spiraling effect of the tribe, and how the survival aspect of the game almost takes over and effectively ruins and hampers their game. No one could speak up and it led to the toilet.
But the important thing about groupthink is contextualized with Terry and his desire to keep control. Terry doesn’t realize the groupthink because it is his thought that is getting pushed through with the tribe. He is always right, he is deemed as right, and he knows that the tribe would fail without him. Three characters properly showcase his efforts of groupthink, and unsurprisingly, they are the men of the tribe. Dan, Nick, and Austin showcase the failures of his groupthink, and how they are all in line with Terry, whether it benefits the tribe or not.
Part I.II.I: Dan
One of the most fascinating aspects of Terry’s character is his friendship with Dan on the island. The two immediately get along due to sharing one common trait - they’ve been in the sky before! The dichotomy of Dan and Terry is really interesting because one person is more about life wisdom, while the other is about tribal strength. Further, Terry has the more dominant personality (I hate that I am saying this, but I guess “alpha” personality) in comparison to Dan, which makes him seem much weaker than the others, especially in challenges. Dan is a pretty bad challenge performer, even in puzzles, and it becomes notable. But, Terry continues to keep Dan around, even though he is notably weaker. This is to keep the alliance alive to have a semblance among the men and to show he is not wavering or thinking about his game anymore.
But it catches up to Dan, and it leads to the third domino in Terry’s story - the loss of an actual friend. I have gushed so far about how much I love Dan’s elimination episode, but I think the heartbreaking part about it is truly Terry’s decision to jump ship and vote out his closest ally. Sally, one of the luckiest Survivor players in the history of the show, is sent to Exile, and by that point, there are no options, and a solemn decision has to be made. And Terry isn’t fucking around either, not even offering to vote with Dan in a vote of solidarity to make it go to fire. Ultimately, Dan did lose that challenge for the tribe today, and I think at this point we can see his dissatisfaction with Dan finally come to the front. Merge has no signs of coming soon, and Terry’s main priority is tribal strength. Dan’s blinding faith and loyalty lead to his downfall, and Terry’s attitude toward the game dominates at this point.
Of course, hindsight is 20/20, and Terry never knew that merge was coming the next day, but I think everyone was assuming it at some point, which is why I especially always found his decision to not even let it up to a fire-making challenge to be so harsh and cutthroat. Ultimately, Terry did preach a loyal game, and we saw him make the tighter connections with Dan, but tribe strength and youth, or at least the perception of it, came into play further.
Part I.II.II: Nick & Austin
And, speaking of youth and perception, it’s time to talk about Nick “follow your dreams” Stanbury and John Grisham. Their dynamic most pointed to a groupthink ideal because they were Terry’s lapdogs following the Misty vote. I can’t emphasize enough how important Misty’s vote for La Mina was for Terry because it finally got Austin and Nick completely on his side for the all-men alliance.
Both men serve similar roles in Terry’s story, basically acting as Terry’s children. Terry acting as a parental figure is one of the most interesting things about his premerge because it is one of the leading ways he can get people on their side. Terry’s strength is being able to survive in the wilderness, with almost no effort at all, and making it seem easy at points. Terry’s eager “children” Austin and Nick follow behind him in that effort, and attempt to act like him, even when he is away from camp. Their relationship reminds me of a kid getting up early to get dressed with their dad and trying to put on their necktie and tie it the same way.
Now granted, I am not trying to infantilize Austin and Nick because I think they were grown men out there and had their abilities to survive, but it is hard to ignore when they were just so starstruck with Terry and his amazing abilities to survive in the wild. But I think it is further reinforced when they flop so much considering the bean fiasco where they shit their brains out, as well as Nick letting the spear disappear and his clear mishandling of the machete, or Austin and his terrible gameplay following the merge. These are people who clearly needed to be online, and I always found that whenever they weren’t attached to the hip with Terry, they began to deviate from the norms and make failures. Terry was a needed Survivor figure for them, almost acting as their father who he fished with, and the leadership that he displayed for both men on the tribe was integral in keeping them alive, both physically and in the game of Survivor.
La Mina is the perfect representation of groupthink on Survivor, and one of the most perfect representations in general. A clear enemy was created, both within the tribe (Misty, RuMa) and the opposing external threats of Casaya. The group followed a leader, rarely met any sort of dissension, and were ready to fall in line with Terry. The entire context of this given the many roles that Terry was playing in the season. The father, the veteran, is the underdog after the disintegration of the tribe. Much of La Mina is necessary in setting up the fact that Terry is a leader, but he has his failures with the tribe, and he cannot even recognize them. They rally around the preconceptions they had when choosing the group, and it leads to hit after hit after hit.
Why La Mina is such a trainwreck tribe is clearly one question that I find to be fun to answer on Survivor. They are a mess when on paper, they shouldn’t be. But sometimes, similarities can lead to short-sighted behavior and a lack of conversation about how the group should change. Their entitlement to being on the tribe is crazy, and I think the hope that they continue to force and maintain throughout the season is equally fascinating.
However, with Terry, another big question comes up for his character… what happens? Terry begins the game as someone who is applauded by the tribe, but then the leader loses his role with Casaya, and his charm disappears. Only one thing can explain Terry’s downfall and disintegration of the war hero - a loss of control, the age and gender politics of Casaya, and his opposing leadership to the group of Casaya.
Part II: Spiral - From Leader to Nuisance
Probably the time when Terry is the funniest is immediately following the merge. At that point, La Mina is fucked, up a creek, dead in the water. They have to find ways to wiggle into the game, and through that by the cracks on the seemingly fractured and messy Casaya. But to the surprise of everyone, from Casaya to La Mina, to the audience at home, Casaya is a brick wall. And Terry fucking tries EVERYTHING! From getting Bruce to meander over to finding out where Courtney lays, to trying to get the queen of not starting drama, Cirie, to flop over to their side. And nothing happens. Nothing. Nick, Austin, and Sally get picked off one by one, and at this point, Terry is a lone soldier. But before we get into the soldier portion I think we need to talk about three of Terry’s friends in the game, just to understand how the part of Terry being a leader to the annoying nuisance on Gitanos starts: Welcome to the show Bruce, Sally and the biggest character of the season, the God Idol.
Part II.I: God Idol
Terry’s god idol is perhaps the biggest part of his game and character and I can completely understand others’ criticism of him in the game. The threat of his idol becomes a necessary conflict starter and fear stirrer as the game starts. At this point, his having the idol is known but unknown, and the question is when he plays it, and how they flush it. The split vote hasn’t existed at this point, so the strategy is rudimentary around the idol this season, and I think it’s interesting how it is used as a way to coast.
Now I know what you all are thinking at this point - “Reg you hate advantages like that. What makes Terry different?” You would be correct to make that assessment, given my takes, hatred of the 30s, and overall perceptions and negativities about Survivor and its unsuccessful evolutions. But I can excuse Terry’s idol for several reasons. One is that it doesn’t feel like a nuisance, in the sense that Terry himself is an incredibly engaging, charismatic narrator, unlike someone like Yul. There’s a genuine fear that Terry could have the potential to win the game, and I think the concept of that is really interesting. Terry has 0 power at this point in the game, unlike Yul or Tony, and the god idol creates that tension where the possibility of Terry winning seems more and more realistic. As we switch into postmerge, Terry winning seems more like a possibility as he becomes the unmovable boulder that Casaya has to find themselves working around. It’s a natural starter of conflict, and fear that he could pass it off to someone else. The other important distinction with the idol, and something I haven’t mentioned is that Terry is a beast at challenges. He destroyed all of them and continues to hold a record for having the most in the season. The God Idol doesn’t really have a role in the season, except for whenever Deitz doesn’t have immunity, which only happens a few times. And, we have to ask ourselves what is more entertaining - Casaya eating each other while Terry is coasting by, or them voting him out ceremoniously. It’s a rare time that I think an idol enhances the story and another time when an immunity challenge beast can do it so well.
Terry should not be a natural in creating conflict, besides some of his views falling along the lines of more traditional thoughts in society, but in reality, Terry is FORCED into a position of conflict when he is put in a place where he isn’t normally - the underdog. The idol makes him become detested by the tribe as he has the opportunity to coast to the end of the game, and it leads to the nasty side of Terry coming out. It puts him in the role of the social pariah, and his rise from zero to hero involves the negativities surrounding the idol, his controlling nature puts him out of the picture and leads to the increase of discontent on the island.
Inherently, yes, the God Idol is a problematic advantage in Survivor, just due to the sheer overpowering of it in advantages and strategy, and I am very grateful that it changed in Fiji. But, I think given Panama and its strong, volatile personalities, role subversions, and desire for control in the game, the God Idol works in this situation as a looming threat that creates a potential for danger and intrigue. The mystery of it, the difficulties of working around it, and the nightmare that it creates for Casaya make it much more worth it in my eyes.
Part II.II: Sally
Sally and Terry have a relationship that I would consider one of the most underrated in Survivor. They meet all the themes that I previously mentioned from La Mina, including gender, age, and groupthink. With gender, Sally is seen as a threat but continues to be someone who can coast by due to luck or strategy, and this leads Terry to be in conflicting positions on the La Mina tribe. With age, see Misty. Both are deemed as pariahs due to them using their sexuality, but with Sally, we can tell she is uncomfortable with Misty doing that, but Terry refuses to listen to that. And lastly, with groupthink, Sally was one of the few active voices against Terry in the tribe. She constantly criticized the all-men alliance, especially because she was on the outside of the group, and was one of the few people who saw through it and recognized the inner politics of La Mina, and how they were negatively discriminatory against her.
But, how does Sally contribute to the spiral? Probably the most interesting concept about their relationship was how they reconciled after the merge occurred, due to being at the bottom almost immediately against the dominating Casaya tribe. I think they admitted that there was a father-daughter relationship between them, but something always seemed tense between the two because they both wanted each other mutually out. Sally represented the lack of tribe strength, while Terry represented the tribe's isolation. And as Terry saw, his two closest allies, Nick and Austin went out back to back. The only way to potentially save his side and get people to jump is with Sally, who could potentially pull in the two women on Casaya because we know their relationship with Shane. But, while the idol debate of whether or not Terry would be willing to give up the idol became null and void - he lets her go and attempts to rely on the social relationships he created, even if they weren’t successful.
This is important for one reason - Terry is 100% playing for himself at this point, and he always was. At that point at the merge, with his all his allies going home, why on earth would he save Sally? I think this was a cutthroat move in a lot of senses because he truly isolated himself at this point, but would have preferred himself over someone who could jump ship on him at that point in the game. Sally is the final domino for Terry, in terms of his downfall from loyalty and attempting to play a collecitivist game, to him going guns blazing and burning the camp down one by one. It’s a great moment for both of their character and while it probably does seem like a moment where false suspense is playing a role at tribal, the tensions that were already established between Terry and Sally finally take center stage, and watching him not play the idol for her game makes complete sense for him.
Part II.III: Bruce
One relationship that I think represented the true “Terry is screwed with La Mina” is with Bruce, oddly enough. Bruce is a great fantastic supporting throughout the season, but I think one of his shining moments is with Terry, and how he stiffs him following the tribal. Casaya treated Bruce like crap, more often than not, with their entitlement toward him and judgment of him sitting on the sidelines, and Terry really thought he had an opportunity with Bruce, especially due to their previous connection on the 3-day tribe with La Mina earlier on in the game.
Even though we understand Bruce and flipping could be a possible proposition, I think there is one key difference between the two men - how they value the themes of the season, and the “nurture” of their previous tribe, Casaya or La Mina. One thing that Casaya rarely does is outwardly discuss age or gender differences - along with race, most of their conflict is derived from a conflicting yet subtle set of differences in the tribe. Everyone more or less “gets along” (a better term might be “mutually hate”), but alliances are created without much care for gender or age differences - that comes with how they act in the tribe. With La Mina, those surface traits of age and gender affected how the tribe and each other perceived one another, and created conflict among each other. With Bruce, the original attachment of their initial tribes means nothing - he created a new home over here, and even though mutual conflict exists in so many different avenues on Casaya, ultimately he had been there longer, and the divisions of the early game are non-existent.
The dichotomy of Bruce and Terry and how they are depicted with their similarities in age represents an important mirror between the two characters and how age is perceived differently between the two groups. Bruce is considered a wildcard more often than not, due to his lack of attention on the tribe. He uses it to his advantage as seen as more a wise soldier, such as Dan on La Mina, and it allows him to skate by, even as people get more disappointed in him as time rolls by. With Terry, we understand him coming onto strong, and I think that pride differed from Bruce and officially sealed the record that he lacks comfort to work with Terry, along with fear from the wrath of Casaya.
Overall, Terry’s spiral to the villain of the season begins innocently enough. He attempts to jump ship or try to convince people to join, having no recognition of just how deep the tribal lines are. Terry perceives that his smile, charm, wit, and charisma will lead him to success when that just isn’t how Survivor works sometimes. His dissolution from being the hero, strong leader, and tireless work of La Mina, to the villainized underdog on Gitanos begins innocently enough, but it’s his overconfidence in the situation that pushes him away. The dichotomy with how it scares off Casaya but encourages La Mina creates a natural internal conflict in Terry and has to encourage him to rethink the game. Which, of course, leads him to become a Casaya, and get overwhelmed with the negativity.
INTERMISSION: Trish Deitz
Before I move on babbling about the other people Terry has involvement within Panama, I want to take a moment to give praise to Terry Deitz. So if you need a break… then take a break from reading after this! Trish Deitz was an awesome character, and her screen appearance was more influential than arguably at least 50 characters in other seasons. The main thing we learn about her is that she is clearly the brains of the operation, while Terry is the muscle. That becomes evident throughout the season as Terry constantly throws out his terrible ideas about how Casaya should jump ship to the La Minas, even though if they did they would be immediately on the bottom.
Trish was the clear motivational factor with Terry, and we can see through this that he really does care about his family, I think in the depths of negativity that exists with Gitanos, this was a nice humanizing moment. But, even more importantly, it leads to one of the best arguments in the season with Terry and Aras and is the catalyst in their relationship devolving into baseless insults. Aras wanted to see his mother, and quite frankly, Terry found that silly, I just love how stupid that argument is. I’ll talk about it a little bit more when I get to Aras, but Trish is a very necessary catalyst.
Also… he smelled like a campfire ;)
Part III: The Scrambling Continues
Terry is desperate. His La Minas are gone and he is the last person standing. His position from being the ruler of La Mina was ripped away from him and he begins to struggle with the endgame portion. He knows he has the god idol. He wields power, he threatens it, he frightens the other people. One slip-up at immunity and he is done. He needs to being securing something, anything for his endgame to even get a chance to make it to the final 2. Shane is out because he’s Casaya only. Cirie giggled when he told her his plan. Aras? No way. What does that mean for our underdog hero, then?
*Enter an argumentative and lazy Boston woman and a free-spirited bird*
Terry, Danielle, and Courtney all share an interesting triangle situation. Terry knows that if he drags them to the end, he will 100% win. They’ve been ridiculed all season for their behavior, and it has been established time and time again that they are useless in the eyes of Casaya. But, why?
Part III.I: Courtney
I never got around to Courtney’s write-up, but the brief argument is that I think she is awesome and was sad she missed the endgame. Effortlessly starting a conflict with her lack of self-awareness, flightiness, and her just crazy attitude toward Casaya, Courtney is one of the most important props of the season, and boosts Cirie, Shane, Aras, Danielle, and Bruce with just a few lines. But with Terry, I think he demonstrates an important character trait with Courtney, and one of my biggest arguments for her - she knows damn well what her character and behavior are coming off as, and definitely playing it up for the other players on the island.
Terry approaches Courtney for being his goat because no one likes her. This was after touchy subjects (what’s a poser? You, Courtney), and at this point, Courtney is on the high edge and feels completely disrespected by her tribe. But she also knows her position at this point and knows that she has to play for the goat. Even though she thinks she even has a possibility to beat Terry (which, maybe? But that’s another discussion), she eagerly takes that position with Terry after her disappointment with her fellow Casayas and how she got obliterated at Touchy Subjects.
But, everyone catches onto this and then realizes that Courtney IS a threat because she’s dead weight being dragged to the end. Watching Courtney, the person that everyone all season underestimated for her loony behavior make people worried and lead to one of the best strategic moves in the history of the show is incredible.
With Terry and Courtney, I think their blossoming alliance, and thus prompt defeat is interesting for so many reasons. Contextualizing Terry’s story, I think it’s important to note that he went for the two young women on the tribe last, and it makes sense given his position on La Mina. The way he demotes the young women as non-threatening reaffirms the gender bias in the game and emphasizes the theme I’ve been harping on all season where the gender lines existed even going past the swap of the tribe's afterword. But with Courtney, I think it’s important for her to realize her goat status, have Terry reaffirm that for her, embrace it, and then get voted out for that reason. It’s a great story because we get a lot of build-up for Courtney being the most annoying person alive with her fire dancing and singing when Bruce has rocks in his stomach. Her transition to that arc is incredible.
But with Terry, it’s one of his last nails in the coffin, as the “Casaya Get Terry the FUCK out of the game train” takes another pawn from him. He’s disintegrating, and with each approaching step to the game, he runs out of options. Quickly Terry begins falling apart, and a large reason for that is Courtney. I’ll get to that a little bit more below with Cirie and Aras specifically, but his aggravation is coming in full force, and Courtney is an integral part where Terry becomes the underdog to the asshat ruined by Casaya.
Part III.II: Danielle
At first, Terry and Danielle are almost exclusively defined through the eyes of Dani. And she hates him. Danielle is one of the best early voices for the opposition against Terry because she constantly complains about him and his behavior behind his back. She is tired of him winning all the time, his scheming constantly, and him ignoring her for the most part because he doesn’t find her useful. This culminates in an Exile Island adventure between them where, or moreso lack thereof when he sends her to Exile at the family visit. Danielle gets to spend the entire day stewing on the beach because Terry doing this to her, and it seems that he burnt another bridge.
But Danielle is smart. She knows her place in the game and also knows that she is not perceived well, like Terry. She begins to create a secret alliance with Terry and Courtney where they do the final 3 together because they are the least liked on the island. The next episode, Final Four with the group that ends on a cliffhanger, represents a new change in attitude when Aras wins reward and immunity, and sends Danielle to exile over Cirie. The decision hurts Danielle because it was her second night on the beach, and she thought that they were equals. This causes her to rethink her alliance with Cirie & Aras, and she begins to contemplate what it would mean to jump ship with Terry. He’s likely to win again, and she knows that it might possibly be a tie anyway.
Danielle was always game-forward, and she herself said that she wasn’t there to make friends. It’s why she turned on Courtney so quickly and realigned herself with Terry. She wanted the money, and Terry saw through that and knew that people didn’t like her. It was his last attempt to be in the game and align with someone he would never associate in real life due to her lack of work ethic. I actually love their little odd couple relationship because they represent mirrors for other characters in the game which they didn’t like (Misty/Shane), and I think their ability to work together, so seamlessly, is incredible work and great additions to both of the characters.
But… we know how this ends. Danielle wins the final immunity and she is forced between a rock and a hard place. Aras manipulates the hell out of her, which is great for his character, but Terry takes a more dignified approach. He leans back and lets the wind take them wherever. Terry is not a beggar, under any circumstances, and it shows at the end when he believes that Danielle will stick to her word and vote out Aras. It’s important for Terry’s character because even after the demonization of his character, he is still shown to be someone who sticks to his morals and goes with whatever the game is played. Alas, Aras is chosen to go to the end with Danielle, and at that point, his game is kaput, donezo, and no god idol to save him. His last piece, being an archetype that he underestimated all season, the young female, being his final death knell is delicious irony, and the process of watching Terry go from the primary leader of the tribe surrounded by men to being scorned by something he was scared of most was beautiful, and a satisfying end to his character.
Part IV: Someone Call the Whambulance…
So the issue with Terry, is that his character is being ruined by the people around him, which I think is unarguably the most fascinating part about his character. The Terry we begin to love and know at the beginning of the season, the Air Force veteran with a loving family and great leadership skills, is disintegrating around him as he is pushed aside due to the perceptions, both that he created and that are formed through Casaya. Terry becomes incredibly shady as time goes on, and with a tribe that already views him as the primary enemy of the other tribe, it’s incredible to watch his underdog fall from grace.
Implicitly, I think everyone is so scared of Terry that they begin to take it out negatively on him, dunking on his character constantly. I love Terry’s edit because I think the complexities in the tone of his character craft a stronger character whereas a traditional Golden Boy edit gets completely subverted and blown up by the final 3 episodes. He was a beloved figure in his previous tribe who just became a nuisance and menace, and in Terry’s real life, he’s never had to be in the bottom position. His underdog role is certainly meant for us to root for him, but there’s enough narrative there where it becomes evident that while Terry is objectively in a rootable position, there’s no reason for us to do so.
Terry’s witch hunt becomes one of the most important parts of the season and defines why his character lands so much for me. Two characters excellently show this, Cirie and Aras. Both of them are relentless in their efforts to get Deitz out of the game, never wavering from their alliance with each other, and constantly slamming Terry for idoling his way to the end of the game.

Hello, I was looking online and I was wanting to get an iPad M2 12.9 inch but I’ve been noticing people complaining about the battery life on iOS 17 to the point where they get between half an hour to four hours of use. I love the 12.9 for the screen but it seems like they’re playing games with the iOS again just like to do with the phone. at this point decent battery life you would have to get the M4 which is way too expensive I like the big screen but at the price I can literally get an M2 MacBook Air 15 inch for less than an M2 Pro iPad 12.9. should I just get the MacBook Air and wait for a huge discount on the M4 iPad?

I just finished bingeing this show. I went in knowing absolutely nothing about it, and it's also the first anime I've ever watched (assuming one doesn't count A:TLA or Studio Ghibli movies). Here are some thoughts and questions:
(1) I thought season 4 was WAY better than the first three seasons. The reason I decided to watch at all was because of some off-the-scale episode ratings on IMDB. After the first three seasons, I was enjoying it enough to keep watching, but not anywhere near enough to justify its incredibly high ratings. Season 4 was a big improvement. Curious if this is a commonly held position in the fanbase.
(2) One thing I thought was fantastic from the get-go was the imagery and animations of the titans, starting with the dumb/simple ones. They are creepy, original and horrifying. And then later on, learning where they came from just emphasizes it. It's a big twist, but it makes sense.
(3) A few questions about plot points I didn't quite get, or that seemed dropped:
-I just don't get the relationship between founder Ymir and the first King Fritz. She was an innocent kid in a village. Then bandits of some sort come in and kill a bunch of people and occupy the village. Then they blame her for releasing some pigs, and hunt her down like an animal. Then she turns into a titan. And then, suddenly, she is so desperately in love with the chief bandit, who did all those horrible things to her, that that love binds her into magical omnipotent slavery for 2000 years? Am I missing something? I... just don't get it. Like, Mikasa continuing to love Eren even after his apparent heel turn makes sense, because of their long history together. But where did Ymir's love come from? Stockholm Syndrome? (Annie's relationship with her father has similar issues. "He was abusive to me my entire life, then, suddenly, he said one nice thing, so now I love him so much that I value him more than all of the rest of humanity put together!")
-When we first meet Falco and Gabi at the beginning season 4, one of them makes some remark like "I dreamed I was flying with swords". Which very much confused me. I'm kind of bad with faces, so for a while I thought that this whole set of characters was, I dunno, alternate universe versions of Armin/Mikasa etc, which is where that memory came from. But, obviously, that wasn't it. So, what was that about?
-What was the deal with the premiere guy (bearded, took over as ruler after the coup) having a fetish for weird human centipede-like torture devices? Did that go anywhere? Seems like it was mentioned for about two minutes of screen time and then dropped?
-I'm also a bit confused by the storyline of Ymir (not the founder, the one we first meet). After eating the jaw titan and becoming human again, did she regain her memories of her old life as an Eldian in Marley? If so, it seems a bit weird that she just decided to go live as an anonymous island devil, making zero effort to tell anyone anything about the world outside, her priceless and unique knowledge about the 9, yada yada yada. And then, why did she agree to go uncomplainingly with Reiner etc, knowing that it would mean she would be eaten?
-One thing I don't understand about the titan rules. At one point Eren had eaten three of the nine titans. So... how do they ever get separated out again? If someone eats him, they get all three, right? Is it clarified how that all works?
And a few things I didn't like:
-I feel like Historia was utterly dropped as a charactestoryline
-I feel like the show started out doing a poor job of initial worldbuilding/geography. Like, when titans initially start breaking through walls, and people are getting on boats to escape and so forth, it was not at all clear what walls were where, what areas were being evacuated/abandoned, etc. Still not sure why people were getting on boats to escape, where those boats were going, etc.
-I don't think the show did a great job of justifying the "oh, turns out they're sympathetic after all" turn for the intelligent titans, Zeke in particular. There are plenty of times when we seem him all alone, with no one to report anything he says or does back to the Marleyan authorities, and yet he seems to be enjoying killing and basically torturing Eldians. So of course we as the audience hate him just as much as the Eldians-within-the-walls do. But then, oh, wait, turns out he's thoughtful and philosophical and ethical and has a well-intentioned plan to end the cycle of suffering. So... why was he such a sadistic dick? Seems like there's no in-universe answer, and it's just to gotcha the audience. (The same is basically true of Reiner and Annie, but I felt it most blatantly for Zeke.)
-I also feel like there were some fairly implausible leaps of logic that the main characters make. In particular, there's some bits of information leaked at some point during the battle when Eren is plugging the hole in the gate. From that, Erwin, Levi and Hange somehow deduce the existence of the female titan (or someone like her), her approximate size, her approximate motivations, that she's likely to show up, that she presumably has a human inside her who can emerge, and that that human might even have ODM gear! Doesn't seem plausible at all given the fragments of information they had at the time.
Hopefully this doesn't all come off as too negative. I had a great time watching the show overall, and it will definitely stick with me, the fourth season in particular. Ambitious and incredibly well executed storytelling.

Hello
What is the best/recommended screen size to read comics in electronic format ?
Of course, in color.
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I am using now a Kindle Paperwhite (6.8 inches) to read books. But i am thinking on buying something with a color screen to read comics.
Right now, one of my main doubts is regarding the best screen size for it.
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I am not considering anything near 7 inches or less, is i have tried to read some comics in the Kindle Paperwhite, and the screen size does not help for it.
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I was looking at
- Paperbook Inkpad Color 3 (7.8 inches screen)
- iPad mini (8.3 inches screen)
- Something about 10 inches (haven't find an option yet)
- Xiaomi Pad 6 (11 inches screen)
- Anything bigger than 11 inches, i consider too big (but anyway, let me know your thoughts about this screen sizes for reading comics.
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Please, i would like to focus only in the screen size based on your opinions, i know there are more thng to consider (if i would use a tablet for other thing, on which format i have the comics -cbz, cbr, pdf-, if i like to acquire them in applications like Marvel Unlimited, DC, Amazon/Comixology, ...)
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Hello
What is the best/recommended screen size to read comics in electronic format ?
Of course, in color.
​
I am using now a Kindle Paperwhite (6.8 inches) to read books. But i am thinking on buying something with a color screen to read comics.
Right now, one of my main doubts is regarding the best screen size for it.
​
I am not considering anything near 7 inches or less, is i have tried to read some comics in the Kindle Paperwhite, and the screen size does not help for it.
​
I was looking at
- Paperbook Inkpad Color 3 (7.8 inches screen)
- iPad mini (8.3 inches screen)
- Something about 10 inches (haven't find an option yet)
- Xiaomi Pad 6 (11 inches screen)
- Anything bigger than 11 inches, i consider too big (but anyway, let me know your thoughts about this screen sizes for reading comics.
​
Please, i would like to focus only in the screen size based on your opinions, i know there are more thng to consider (if i would use a tablet for other thing, on which format i have the comics -cbz, cbr, pdf-, if i like to acquire them in applications like Marvel Unlimited, DC, Amazon/Comixology, ...)
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Hello
What is the best/recommended screen size to read comics in electronic format ?
Of course, in color.
​
I am using now a Kindle Paperwhite (6.8 inches) to read books. But i am thinking on buying something with a color screen to read comics.
Right now, one of my main doubts is regarding the best screen size for it.
​
I am not considering anything near 7 inches or less, is i have tried to read some comics in the Kindle Paperwhite, and the screen size does not help for it.
​
I was looking at
- Paperbook Inkpad Color 3 (7.8 inches screen)
- iPad mini (8.3 inches screen)
- Something about 10 inches (haven't find an option yet)
- Xiaomi Pad 6 (11 inches screen)
- Anything bigger than 11 inches, i consider too big (but anyway, let me know your thoughts about this screen sizes for reading comics.
​
Please, i would like to focus only in the screen size based on your opinions, i know there are more thng to consider (if i would use a tablet for other thing, on which format i have the comics -cbz, cbr, pdf-, if i like to acquire them in applications like Marvel Unlimited, DC, Amazon/Comixology, ...)
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It does it for about a second or so while it creates the screenshots for the save. This weird problem started happening when I started playing in full screen mode on high graphics settings. I get the feeling it may be the GPU causing this. I'm using an Asus 4070 Dual which is supposed to be great for 1080p at full screen. TV I'm using is a Samsung 32 inch from 2010-2012 I'm using as a monitor so it should be capable of 1080p@60Hz

Running iOS 17.5.1 on my new M4 11 inch iPad Pro, whenever I take a screenshot and try to annotate with either my finger or my Apple Pencil (interestingly, for certain pens; not highlighter or water colour) and touch the screen with my finger OR hover the Apple Pencil OR touch the Apple Pencil to the screen ==> the text shifts ever so slightly, blurring text. I can see it fully zoomed out of a screenshot, but for ease of replication might need to zoom in quite a bit and see what happens to text when you touch and try and annotate the screen.
Is it just me? I've recently replaced my 11 inch pro with another unit for yellowing screen but both units had the same issue. Tried resetting from scratch, from backup multiple times with no improvement.

I am looking at an XPS 9720 with the specs listed below. It is new condition supposably. Im curious what you think is a fair price for this computer on the used market.
4k, 17 inch, touch screen 1 tb storage 16 GB Ram RTX 3060 I7 12th gen cpu
I know this page is mostly about building desktops aimed at gaming but I am hoping some of you know about laptops also. Please try to avoid making suggestions about other models, this is a pretty niche laptop with the huge high end screen but also a portable form factor and decent performance potential for gaming and software dev/photo and video work. There’s not many out there used so it’s kinda hard to get an idea of what it should cost. The guy says after taxes and all it was well into the $4k range

Hello everyone,
I bought a 65 inch G4 about 2 weeks ago which was working perfectly fine until yesterday when the display started flickering all of a sudden and turned off. The TV was unresponsive for a bit and did not power back on via the remote. I then unplugged the power cable and replugged it and the TV was back to normal and worked fine again.
Fast forward to today and the TV started randomly turning off when watching something. I have speakers connected via optical and the speakers continued playing sounds while the screen was completely black. Pressing and holding the power button on the remote brought back the display. This happened multiple times today but completely randomly and I found no way to manually recreate the issue.
I tried everything from changing the wall socket, switching to an extension board, resetting to factory settings etc.
For context, I have nothing apart from the speakers connected to the TV and use native apps (mostly stremio) for streaming content.
Wondering if anyone else faced something similar or knows the best course of action after having spent so much on a premium TV.

Hi all,
I'm struggling to find a specific episode of malcom in the middle where he , I think wins a ruler? Or is given a ruler for some reason. The ruler itself is a standard 12 inches ruler with a black compass at one end of it.
Does anyone recall what episode it's on? As far as I remember it was given to him at the very end of the episode.

I'm a 36 year old male. I'm short, bald, ugly, depressed and lonely. I have a career and friends. But my friends are all getting married or are in long term relationships so I'm the 3rd,4th,5th wheel. I'm jovial and kind and people like hanging out with me, and I like hanging with them, but at the end of the day I go home to an empty, dark condo.
Reading other people's comments on here makes me so ashamed. I know people got it worse then me ,but, I still sleep alone every night and cook meals for one. I'm a programmer who works from home so most days I barely speak. The only sound that I consistently hear is the hum of my fridge and computer.
By all accounts the only thing missing from my life is a partner, but as I get older this one aspect of my life feels like a bigger and bigger hole. My friends can't fill it, my family can't fill it, and I can't fill it.
I go on dates and women reject me constantly. I've tried changing tactics and tacts, but no matter what I do I'm constantly on the receiving end of rejection. When I hit the dating apps hard I can get maby 1 date a month if I'm lucky. So for two or three hours we have a wonderful meal and we laugh and I go home thinking maby this will be the one. But it never happens. I always get the "let's be friends" thing. No one finds me attractive and honestly I totally get why, so I can't even blame them. Why would anyone want me, I don't even want to be me. At this point I've given up on the idea of anyone being sexually attracted to me or wanting me. The only sex I ever get is pity sex maby once or twice a year if I'm lucky. So I have honestly stopped caring about that. I just want somebody to talk too, somebody to care about. I'm a man, I want to help solve my women's problems, I even fantasize about that, yes I'm that pathetic.
I want someone to hear my problems and care, I want to care about someone else so badly ,but, no one wants me to care about them so I'm stuck being selfish and only caring about my own useless self. I honestly have kind of stopped caring about myself, what's the point after all.
In the end I have created my own tomb like king tut. I've filled it with stuff I barely care about. When I do die alone and lonely in this condo, I know no one will find me for days or weeks, perhaps even a month or two. I'll be a rotten corpse by then. I have never set up an auto pay on my bills because it at least gives some debt collector a reason to find what's left of me. Maby my mom or my sister will find me, but I honestly hope it's not them. I don't want to traumatize them I'd rather be bagged and tagged so they don't see me like that.
I feel ridiclous, I have so much going for me that I keep telling myself that this one aspect of life isn't that important. But I always wanted kids. I'm 36 with no girlfriend. So I know that will never happen for me, that time has passed and I have to modify my dreams and life view, but I honestly don't see the point. I live in a condo with no love so it's not a home, it's a tomb. What good is it if I can afford 10 more inches of screen and a new gaming computer. I'd rather be buying diapers and playing a board game with my imaginary kid.
As a nerd I used to care about performance and best settings for my gaming rig and I would spend money on that. Now, I could not care less about the graphical settings I play in since I have no player 2.
This is my lonely, pathetic, ridiclous rant.

Planning on in the future building a new beefy pc, with at least 3 monitors, and up to 5 if i start streaming, video editing, or any online jobs needed for it. Screen specs would be: For 3, 1x 160hz 1440p 27 in, 2x 75hz 1080p 27 in For 5, same thing but 1 more 75hz 1080p and a 75hz 1440p 31.5 inch monitor
Id be mainly gaming on the main monitor, with youtube and stuff like discord and whatnot on the others. I still want to be able to run games at good graphics, with as much FPS as possible. Only stuff i want is a DDR5 AM5 motherboard. Budget is around $2,000 USD.
Not asking for a full on build, just what i should be buying for a cpu and gpu. Thanks y’all in advance!
Feel free to ask any extra questions if needed, ill reply ASAP

so, every once in a while my game will crash. doesn’t matter what game, it’s always random. one monitor will go black, the other will go grey. i’ve lowered all the graphic settings on every game so it’s less intensive on my GPU which i think is the problem. it will kick me out of discord vc, make whatever i’m watching on the other monitor display a error message until i refresh it, and turn my night light setting off. i have a 2060 and i always make sure my drivers are up to date. i posted a previous issue in this group where my screen would tear? like half of my pixels would stay where they should, and the alternative rows of pixels would shift like 6 inches to the right in the extreme cases. not sure what to do, might just need a new gpu. any input would be appreciated!

Looking to replace my current 55 inch Samsung TV that broke, someone hit the screen so it’s now useless. Been looking at this Sony at Best Buy, any thoughts or opinions on it?

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