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Looking for a laptop under $1500 CAD that needs to be lightweight, touchscreen, 16GB RAM, high-ish display resolution, with a 3-year extended warranty option. Located in Canada and was deciding between these two, open to other suggestions as well.
ASUS ZenBook 14 OLED - 14 Inch - AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, 16GB RAM - 512 GB SSD NVMe UM3402YA-DB71T-CA ($1109 with 3 year warranty)
Lenovo Flex 7 Convertible Laptop w/ Core™ i7-1355U, 16GB, 1TB NVMe SSD, 14in IPS Touch, Wi-Fi 6E 82Y20002CC ($1340 with 3 year warranty)
Mainly will be used for simple office tasks so I'm wondering if the Flex 7 is justified for the price.

Here's my story. I have been training for my first bodybuilding show since October 2023. For the first time in a very long time, I have fully committed myself to doing something new and have been pouring all of my energy and being into training for this show that's coming up the first week in June.
It was in February when a guy at my gym introduced me to Kratom extract shots. I have previously taken Kratom capsules to help alleviate withdrawal symptoms coming off a 5 year suboxone habit about 4 years ago. I used it daily for about 4 weeks, then stopped completely cold turkey without any withdrawals from the Kratom.
When the guy at the gym told me what it was, I was extremely skeptical about it helping me in my workouts, as I had prior experience with it. I took him up on it though and drank an entire feel free shot right before lifting.
Holy shit. I was amazed at how good it made me feel and how much it seemingly enhanced the entire gym experience. Not only did it help me lift more weight, it also helped me socialize. I'm normally very shy and reserved, especially at the gym. When I took this drink however, I wanted to talk to everyone, including the attractive females I was too afraid to approach before. I remember thinking very clearly that first day, ugh oh, this is too good and is going to lead to bad things.
The first couple of weeks I would take one of the feel free shots as a pre-workout and not redose again until the next day, and the next workout. I then decided it was such a performance enhancer, I could double my progress if I did two workouts a day, which meant drinking 2 shots a day.
Ultimately it led to taking a third shot in between my workouts because I liked the way it made me feel so much, I didn't want the feeling to stop. One day when my local smoke shop ran out of feel free's (likely because I had bought them all) he introduced me to OPMS shots, which were even more potent.
It was about 3.5 weeks ago that I woke up one morning feeling like absolute dog shit. I instantly knew exactly what that feeling was, and what it meant. It was withdrawal, and it meant that it had finally caught up to me and now I was physically dependent on it. Of course, like that addict I am, I went to the smoke shop and waited outside their door until they opened so I could get my fix.
It wasn't very long after this, that all the joy and dopamine rushes of drinking Kratom shots and working out vanished. There are no more enhanced workouts or social lubricant. Workouts have become boring and monotonous and I literally try my best now not to talk to anyone. I am lucky if I get 4 hours of sleep a night, and most nights I'm up several times changing my clothes and pillow case from being absolutely drenched in sweat.
It has turned me into a really mean, angry, irritable, impatient, asshole. Even if I drink 3 FF's at one time, I don't enjoy the feeling anymore. Dammed if I drink one, dammed if I don't. I hate the way I am now when I'm on it around my kids and the people who love me. I find myself being incredibly short and even annoyed at my beautiful kids when they try and talk to me, their dad. Just in the very short time I've been taking it, it has really affected my closest relationships the most. My wife is so angry with me, and all the money I've spent on Kratom, she's sleeping on the couch and legitimately thinking about leaving me and taking the kids with her. Needless to say, it's time for me to quit.
I have a few questions about quitting that I hope someone can help answer for me.
(1) How does the withdrawal from Kratom compare to withdrawal from Suboxone? How about Percocets and Vicodin? I have come off of these before, so I know what to expect for those, is Kratom withdrawal as intense?
(2) I still have my bodybuilding show coming up in 3 weeks. I have trained way too hard, and already paid way too much money to skip it.
If I quit cold turkey today, am I going to be through most of the ickiness by then, and be able to actually compete at high level?
Would doing a 3 week taper be better?
I was contemplating switching to the capsules instead of the extracts and then jumping off, has anyone had success in doing this?
The night sweats are the absolute worst side effect for me, what's the best way to minimize them during a taper?
Have I completely ruined the gym and the positive benefits I was getting from it, or can you go back to doing the things you loved before feel free after quitting them. My fear is that I will now always associate the gym with the feel free high, and not the natural high I used to get from working out.
This is such a wonderful community. I've spent the last few days reading the stories here of people who are just like me. It's very comforting to know that I'm not alone. This place has really pushed me into finally trying to quit and get this fucking monkey off of my back once and for all. Thank you all.

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I’ve been studying the CLO3D system requirements for Mac and Windows and am working on a budget looking at refurbished laptops, and the top 3 that I’ve listed below are within my budget and seem to meet the requirements. Which one do you all think would be best to run CLO3D for a digital fashion designer? I have a luxury street wear brand specializing in custom high quality and detailed jeans, t-shirts, and hoodies/jackets for now, will expand products more eventually (reminiscent of AMIRI/Chrome Hearts brands). Which laptop would be best for me?

1. MacBook Pro Retina 15.4-inch (Late 2016) - Most expensive option

Core i7 - Memory 16GB - Storage SSD 512GB. Resolution 2880 x 1800. Processor speed 2.6 GHz.
Graphics AMD Radeon Pro 450.
Processor Core i7-6700HQ.
Maximum OS supported macOS Monterey (12).
2. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 12" (2018)
Core i7 1.9 GHz - Storage SSD 512 GB - Memory 16 GB.
Resolution 2736 x 1824. Processor speed 1.9 GHz.
Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620.
Processor Core i7-8650U. Windows 10.

1. Lenovo ThinkPad X250 12-inch (2015) - This is the cheapest option

Core i7-5600U - Memory 8 GB - Storage SSD 256 GB
Resolution 1366 x 768. Processor speed 2.6 GHz.
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 5500.
Processor Core i7-5600U. Windows 10.

I’ve been studying the CLO3D system requirements for Mac and Windows and am working on a budget looking at refurbished laptops, and the top 3 that I’ve listed below are within my budget and seem to meet the requirements. Which one do you all think would be best to run CLO3D for a digital fashion designer? I have a luxury street wear brand specializing in custom high quality and detailed jeans, t-shirts, and hoodies/jackets for now, will expand products more eventually (reminiscent of AMIRI/Chrome Hearts brands). Which laptop would be best for me based on these 3 picks below?

1. MacBook Pro Retina 15.4-inch (Late 2016) - Most expensive option

Core i7 - Memory 16GB - Storage SSD 512GB. Resolution 2880 x 1800. Processor speed 2.6 GHz.
Graphics AMD Radeon Pro 450.
Processor Core i7-6700HQ.
Maximum OS supported macOS Monterey (12).
2. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 12" (2018)
Core i7 1.9 GHz - Storage SSD 512 GB - Memory 16 GB.
Resolution 2736 x 1824. Processor speed 1.9 GHz.
Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620.
Processor Core i7-8650U. Windows 10.

1. Lenovo ThinkPad X250 12-inch (2015) - This is the cheapest option

Core i7-5600U - Memory 8 GB - Storage SSD 256 GB
Resolution 1366 x 768. Processor speed 2.6 GHz.
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 5500.
Processor Core i7-5600U. Windows 10.

I've been having problems with this since last year. I injured my back in 2017 and though it was kinda bad then I was still pretty much okay. I went through PT and was fine. Then slowly, over time, I was unable to work anymore. I mean I couldn't even stand for a basic cashier job. I was able to work a small part time catering job a few days a week. Then Covid hit and I lost that job. I haven't been able to work any job since covid but the pain was mostly tolerable. I could still go out, drive, be social, etc. Then September of last year everything suddenly went to hell.
The pain has been really bad since then. I mean, so bad. I went to the ER thinking it had to be a kidney stone with how it radiated into my side and back but they said it wasn't. It took 6 months of begging several specialists to do an MRI (because I was told repeatedly that I was just being dramatic and needed to see a counselor) and an MRI would be "useless". When I got that they could see that I had herniated discs (L4 and L5). I was then told, and I'm not joking, "This injury isn't bad enough for you to be feeling the pain you claim you are in". I was sent back to PT for the 6th time which didn't do anything.
I've been to pain management and I've tried a bunch of their treatments. A bunch of medications. Stuff I personally think is BS like acupuncture, aromatherapy, diet change, wholistic medicine crap. I've tried ice, heat, and posture changes. I've tried stretches and massage. I've tried literally everything and I keep trying it because it's what they say to do. The only thing that ever has given me noticeable relief from my symptoms is percocet which, of course, they refuse to give me. They keep telling me that it "won't work" (because I guess they know somehow) and that it's not "treating the problem it's only masking the pain".
Well, as I've been explaining I have been "treating the problem". I've been doing the exercises and everything they've told me to do. I've been doing the meditation and the posture stuff and the diet changes. I've been doing the aroma therapy. I've been doing the "breathing exercises". I've done support groups. I'm in therapy. For the record I don't even like narcotics. I don't like what they do to my stomach but they are the one thing that gives me some level of relief from this pain. Not completely but enough hat it's not me laying in bed feeling like I'm going insane because I don't want to move.
I can't sleep like this, it makes me nauseous almost constantly. I'm supposed to be seeing three more specialists but not until June. The ER is getting sick of me because I'm sure they think I'm just making this up to get drugs and get high. I wouldn't even *want* those drugs if literally anything else was working or I was being taken seriously. I want to sleep right now but I can't because of the pain. No position I get in helps it. No amount of ice or heat does anything. No massaging or stretches. It's just like this all the time now. I know when I see these specialists they aren't going to do anything because I've been down this road before and I don't think I can take much more of this. Doing everything I'm being told to do and it not making one ounce of difference. The one thing that does give me a brief rest from this pain I can't have because well we all know the reasons.
Is there anything that I can do about this or is my situation completely hopeless?

Hey all!
I bought a modded switch and lately it started being really slow and some games won't even start up anymore, so I figured I re-install things, and also change to a bigger,512gb card, but not sure where to start. I think I have a mod, that's partially runs on the switch(os there) and games are on the SD card. If my switch shuts down, I can use the TegraRCM app to restart it in modded version. My question is twofold.
1) I have the option of going down the rabbit hole, to learn all this stuff, figure out what mod to use and download all the games all over. This seems really time consuming, something I wouldn't really do if it's too complicated or risky. What kind of mod do I have,and where should I start with it? 2) Send it back to the guy who moded it and get it reinstalled, but I wouldn't want to send a high speed 512 original SD card, cause with all the fakes around, you never know what will happen... So I'd send it with the 256gb card, and maybe clone the card that I gat and switch it out. How complicated is that process, to clone the sd card for it to be in the right way(not sure if it has boot sector, and other hidden sectors that need to be cloned?)
Thanks in advance!
Ps: I read through the forums but can't find info on the type of mod I have.

Just purchased a refurbished MBA and found the battery health is worse than I was hoping for. Purchased for ~1300
Health Information:

Cycle Count: 162
Condition: Normal
Maximum Capacity: 87%

Is this within normal expectations for refurbished laptops at this price? Any recommendations from this sub?

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A group of Sprilnav had entered the room, dragged claws bearing paint across Kashaunta and Penny's faces, and left again. Another group of Sprilnav, this time Elders, had entered the room, leading to a hologram forming around Penny and Kashaunta to hide their faces behind perfect masks.
They carried a long black box on their shoulders. Kashaunta approached their kneeling forms, unlatching the box with her claws. Special sounds chimed from electronic locks, and the box flipped open, revealing a new Soul Blade. It was Azeri's Soul Blade, or the one he'd once owned at least. Given the new information Penny had on them, the sword wasn't truly 'his' in a literal sense.
They had then moved to a more central room on the flagship, complete with a massive kitchen, bedroom, and entertainment room. Kashaunta's quarters were lavish, though they were not as flush with finery and gold as Penny would have expected.
Penny wore Kashaunta's Soul Blade on her hip. The ancient weapon didn't seem to have the mind-altering effects the last one did. But it was beyond powerful, for sure. It also came with a stealth coating that could be activated to hide its presence.
Azeri's Soul Blade, on the other hand, definitely affected her.
Penny could hear the faint sounds of distant voices echoing in her thoughts. She could sense Cardi and Nilnacrawla in her mind more clearly as if she'd finally put on a set of glasses after not having them her entire life. So many things were clearer now, but so many weren't. Kashaunta had made a sacred agreement with her, at least in Sprilnav culture.
Backed by the Progenitors. All of them, apparently. And they were all sworn to silence, which Nilnacrawla and Kashaunta assured her would also include Twilight and Nova. She could understand that, but Nova's actions toward Penny in the past made her wary of relying on him for anything related to her safety.
And it was before the Judgment, now in nine days. Kashaunta's VIs had gathered the data, ordered it, and formulated responses. She'd designed them to sound like real people and real things that would be said, not just decent scripts with odd lexicon and grammatical habits.
"So," Penny said, looking at Kashaunta relaxing beside her. The Elder's carefree stance didn't fool Penny as to what had just happened. It had looked rushed, but she knew there was a larger purpose behind it than she believed. "The Pact. Were you truly this desperate to regain my trust?"
"I was," Kashaunta admitted. "And am. I have a tendency to manipulate people around me. This has made me good at being able to tell when a relationship is falling apart. Were I not to do something this extreme, we would have continued to fall apart, and eventually the rift would have been too large for even this to bridge.
I do not expect forgiveness or for you to understand my viewpoint and ideas. I have destroyed nations and entire civilizations. I have spent my fair share of time in evil, and use the threat of who I was and who I am against those who slight me. Reputation is important among our species, more so than anything but power. But they are linked.
A reputation of weakness will never exist with a person of strength. If it develops, the Elders will pile onto that unfortunate soul to plunder the riches they believe can no longer be protected. And once you fall, it is impossible to rise again. We do need each other, Penny. Perhaps you do not agree, yet, but this goes beyond the Judgment."
Penny wanted to argue. She wanted to listen to the voices demanding her hatred of the Elder before her- wait, what?
Penny frowned. She focused on them, and they appeared. A cacophony of voices, all Sprilnav in origin. They were definitely here and worryingly a part of her psychic energy. It almost seemed like they were the voices of those she'd freed. Which wouldn't make sense unless... her title was actually bearing conceptual power.
She supposed that it was possible then.
"Kashaunta," Penny said.
"Yes?"
"Why do you have faith in me, when, as you say, so many others have failed?"
"Because you possess Cardinality. You possess Humanity. You even have a Progenitor Title, though it is only a budding one. Your approach to this, besides a few mistakes on our part, is remarkably sound. You have moved away from hatred of the Sprilnav to that of Elders. And you have moved away from hatred of Elders and Progenitors to that of certain Elders and Progenitors, which I understand.
Ultimately, you have me convinced that you do not want to carry out a war of vengeance against me and my kin for the actions we did before your species had a name. I know it is difficult to overcome hatred, and more so with a voice in your head telling you to distrust all we Elders say and do. And I believe you can convince the Alliance to restrict its war to methods that are not as destructive."
Penny thought it was odd how much Kashaunta was stressing it. Either the Alliance wasn't considered a threat to the Sprilnav or it was. Kashaunta seemed to suggest it was, perhaps, to flatter Penny somehow. She didn't exactly buy it but would let it play out.
It would be important for Penny to learn more about the Elder's viewpoint before the Judgment to exploit it among other Elders to help win the Judgment. She'd have to portray herself and the Alliance as weak, which meant learning more about Sprilnav technology and power. The briefings from the last meetings before the previous Judgment had been enlightening on that front. But Penny wanted the best shot she could have on this.
"Such as?"
"Culture war."
"That has a certain meaning among my species," Penny said. "I am not sure if it translates correctly."
"I want your Alliance to begin to turn the population against slavery. Just that. Go no further. If you do that, the Elders will fight back. This will escalate, and the list of grievances will grow. We will have rebellions, and they can win with my help."
"And what comes next?"
"I take power, of course. I do not purge the Sprilnav who rose to the top, but reward them. I bind them by respect and loyalty instead of fear and hatred. Objectively, it will be better to have a single unified state than a disparate mess of warring territories. Quality of life, quality of death, and everything in between. We can go further, if you like.
Turning the Collective into literal heaven for those who die, where they can return to real bodies as often as they want for free. I can extend this to other species and, over thousands of years, wear away the animosity between the Sprilnav and the rest of the galaxy. I distribute gifts, I lower taxes, and use android labor to replace slavery entirely. Would you not agree that this is better?"
"I am not sure. How would you maintain the state, when threats come from within and without?"
"Limits on power, separation of branches of government. Police forces, military forces. We have police trained to de-escalate situations, even when they are armed with riot shields or actual guns. There will obviously be some requirement for state violence, but I will lower it as far as possible."
"There will be those who wish to be independent."
"And they can be."
"You are not concerned about that?" Penny asked.
"With even just the Autonomous Peoples' Stars, independence is risky. Dangerous. People do not start those movements because if they succeed, they get invaded by a border power. Earth has seen that happen in its history, particularly with Europe and Asia. Luna would have seen it as well by now, if not for the First Contact. The problem is the power disparity. Going from the passive backing of 500 thousand planets and a central militarized state to that of maybe 4 or 5 planets with disjointed connections and only garrison supplies is a massive drop."
"But with your plan, there would be no border powers."
"There would be, of course," Kashaunta said. "There must be. Nations without a significant outside threat, that is at least somewhat credible, have a more difficult time staying united. Without a 'them' it is more difficult to define an 'us,' as we know very well."
"That is quite a cold way of looking at reality."
"Those who do otherwise are smears of gore amongst the black of space, or rotting in the ground of their home planets. Elders do not remain Elders by stupidity alone. Eventually, a few lessons must be learned."
"Must?"
"Must, even if they are later forgotten."
Kashaunta let out a sigh. "You and I, Penny. We are vastly different people. I admire your idealism, and I envy it. But when it comes to control of societies and curation of national identities, I have a vast array of experience."
"You do," Penny agreed. "The Pact says we should not lie to each other, so I will no longer dance around my reasons for my misgivings. I do not trust you because you are everything that has ruined the fortunes of my species in the past, often promising things like you do. Security before freedom, usually. You are rich. You are very far above most Sprilnav and even most Elders. You are a politician and a state leader. History tells me to be wary of such people, especially when they possess high amounts of power. Authoritarian countries can, with proper management, outpace those which are not by refusing to limit themselves by morals and ethics.
You are a queen, a monarch. This title goes back to the days of barbarity among our kind, when we believed people were superior based on bloodlines and genetics, sometimes to the extreme of actual inbreeding. You are highly experienced with manipulation, having billions of years of experience. I likely would not know whether you are manipulating me, and even Nilnacrawla has billions of years less experience with Elders than you would on account of his separation from Sprilnav society for so long.
I have no other trustworthy sources for what you say and do. I am surrounded only by enemies, neutral people, and you and Lecalicus alone as actual allies. Truth be told, there is nothing that will stop you from going back on all that you say because people like you have made promises not to before. And they did it anyway.
Companies. Nations. People. With a galaxy full of sentient minds all seemingly built on the same energy and manners of thinking, I see just another politician trying to get in good with me because I can get her what she wants. I fear that, Kashaunta. I fear it a lot. More than I have ever said and ever shown. It is a fear so visceral it colors my view of your entire species.
Because if you've lived a billion years, who's to say you haven't done this all before? How many aliens you've offered this honor, only to cast aside when they die fighting impossible enemies? And yes, my fear of you is that you will betray me. That is a deep-seated and personal matter that I will not explore at this time, but betrayal is something I guard against with all my might.
I hate that you have so much power over me, that I know it, and that you know it. You could enslave me for the next ten days, and I'd do it, to save my species. The Judgment trial is another way of showing the powerlessness of the galaxy before the Sprilnav, the powerlessness of the Alliance before the Sprilnav, and me before you, Justicar, and Yasihaut. Because guess what? I can win this. It will be hard, but I can do it because I set my mind to it, and my mind is my will, and my will is my iron fortress, my gauntleted fist, and my beating heart.
I can, I will, I must. But through all of this, guess what happens if I win the Judgment? Yasihaut files another one. I am strong, Kashaunta. Stronger than any human in history. But even now, inside your sanctum, inside the greatest ship I have ever seen, I remain powerless against the might of your people and your laws. I hear you talk of millennia and galaxies and think of how much I have struggled over the mere ten thousand star systems of the Alliance and this single planet's slave problem. There's billions more.
I have fought against odds beyond comprehension, but even now, I have to break bread with my enemy so that I can continue to survive in the system they built. Because with all that you are, it is impossible for me to see you as anything but an enemy. I cannot understand the value of the Pact. I can only guess at it. But the galaxy's weight is resting upon my shoulders, and my back is bowing. My spine... is breaking. How much more? How many more?
I hate what this universe is. I hate how it is structured. I hate the concepts, the Progenitors, the speeding space entities, and whoever else controls it. For a person to even condone the mindless suffering in this universe is an act of utter insanity. When I see you in your ivory castle, perched upon your mountains of gold, I think of the poor. I think of the justice you deserve that I cannot carry out because of the very power you wield. Do you know how angry that makes me? Do you know that my dreams are still sometimes haunted by Yasihaut's torture? I am a broken person, Kashaunta.
Broken by the weight of who I am and all I must do. But you, you get to sit here and eat, oblivious or indifferent to my suffering. Because you cannot stand to look down for fear of seeing the filth in your claws. I dream of your death, Kashaunta. And a thousand more. I want to tear down your civilization and all others like it. I want to kill, and maim, and murder. I want to be that indomitable power which all others fear and respect.
I want to mount Yasihaut's head on a spear and shove another between Nova's eyes for the crime of daring to use their ultimate power against me. And I want to kill you, too, for being the one I am forced to rely on to survive. For your own power being what forces me to bow and scrape to yet another master. This is why I bear my hatred for your kin, Kashaunta. Why I hate the Elders, the Progenitors, all of it. Because of the inherent unfairness of the galaxy you have built and the banal and insidious evil you have built it upon. I hate you, this galaxy, this universe.
Because you all will never get the justice you deserve, because I cannot repay the sheer weight of atrocity hanging from your heads. And to make you feel what you all deserve, would naturally require me to have the same punishment. Because I can't win without sinking to your level, either by being one of you Elders or having to use your ill-gotten power for my own benefit. I am climbing the mountain, the air is cold, the night is dark, the wind is blowing, and the ice is slick. I stand on the precipice of death, as does all I have known and loved.
To save them, I must use you, an Elder buoyed by an ocean of blood, merely so I can float up a little higher, perhaps to the next cliff or perhaps to that mountain peak. I believe I am fighting for the people. For freedom, justice, and the rights of my kind to self-determination. And to do so, I must sacrifice my own freedom. My own justice. And my own self-determination. All for winning a pointless case, against a stupid Elder who I'd press against a block of red-hot metal, just so I could enjoy her screams. I was a woman, once. A simple woman, a good human.
Now I am a monster. I have killed. I have avoided killing when I should not have. Yasihaut is still alive. Ikirshi is still alive. Tiglath is still alive. Nova is still alive. Azeri is still alive, too, even if his name is dead. Look what I am, and what I've had to do to get here. What will I have to do to continue? I am evil now. Because I will compromise my principles, and claim to fight for freedom while happily breaking bread with an Elder who openly espouses galactic domination. And I can't even say no, for fear of what that would mean for those I know and love.
I am broken, but I can still move. I can still think. And I can still hate. None of you have the right to stand against justice, but I do not have the power to make you kneel to it. Instead, I am being forced into this yet again. I deserve to die for what I am and what I have done, but I cannot because of who and what I fight for. I will only descend into worse depravity. When I am free of the Judgment, I will likely kill the slavers and enjoy it. Because that is what I am becoming now. I'm becoming you. Just as you said I would, proving that I'm powerless even against that."
Thick tears fell from Penny's eyes. With no one else but the Elder in the room and a currently fulfilled promise of no cameras, sound recording devices, and not even guards, only Kashaunta would know how much it pained Penny to say all this aloud. The pain doubled her over as the weight of her realization came to her.
Kashaunta let her be, waiting for Penny's tears to finally run dry. It was an ugly thing. All of the past trauma and misery came roaring back, drowning Penny in a sea of torment and suffering. Cardi and Nilncrawla were powerless to stop it. Her soul ached. Her mind shook.
At least, Penny drew a rasping breath. "So. Now you know, Kashaunta."
"I do," the Elder said. "I can tell you have many feelings on the matter. We don't have to continue discussion."
"You're not upset?"
"No," Kashaunta said. "Not at all. Why should I be? You bared your soul to me in this truth, Penny. Knowing the power I do hold over you, you did so anyway. This only proves that I was right to trust you and your strength."
"This isn't strength. I sat here and cried like a little girl."
"It took strength for you to admit how you feel and why, especially to me. To trust that I would listen, and to express exactly why you wish for me and my kin to die."
"You seem... oddly okay with me wanting to kill you."
"Because I have been surrounded by people who wanted to kill me before. Only one of them, in the long history of my life, admitted such to this extent before making their attempts, and that is you. I understand and respect your motive for wanting me dead, actually. I would feel the same way in your position. You are right. The way things are is not fair, and is not just. I also know that you won't kill me if you have the chance."
"Why do you think that?"
"Well, you do not seem the type to kill your allies, unless they directly betray you. I will not pretend that I am innocent. But do you truly think that you will be able to look me in the eyes, your main supporter among all my kind, and stab me in the heart? Because if you do kill me, I would at least request the honor of you doing it with your own hands. Or even the Soul Blade, if you wish to be poetic about it."
"So no lobbing asteroids of antimatter at you, then?" Penny laughed.
"I would think not, though if we are at that point, the future is lost anyway. To grapple with your past, present and future is a part of life, Penny. This right here is the reason I made the Pact with you. Because you are an honest person, with the will to do what is necessary, and the power to carry it out."
"But you'll be preparing contingencies to kill me, won't you?"
"No," Kashaunta said. "We are past that now."
"You act as if your life is already ending. A once in a billion years Pact with a human, acting like you won't protect yourself from a person who wants to murder you, and being uncaring about your legacy. Why?"
"Because it is you or nothing, Penny. I have lived over 13 billion years. I have had more than a full life. I have made my peace with death. Not the man himself, obviously, but the idea of it. We stand at the crossroads. I will wait no longer for the rot to keep spreading."
"So you will back me in the Judgment, then."
"More than that," Kashaunta said. "I am willing to be your lawyer, and represent you in this trial. If you accept, that is."
"I would, but I must ask you one question. Do you even care about the Alliance beyond what we could do to help you?"
"Yes, and no. I care about their idealism, and that they have AIs with high levels of cognitive power. I care that they recognise the value of Sprilnav lives as more than collateral damage, which is why their war plans only blow up our planets if they lose and are about to go extinct. Humanity and the hivemind are mainly valuable to me because they are valuable to you, the same with the rest of the Alliance. But they to have the ability to put a decent bureaucracy in place, through Phoebe and Edu'frec, or even the hivemind if it expands."
"Would you care if we lost?"
"Yes, though I can force myself not to if I must."
It seemed like an honest assessment of the situation. There was one more thing.
"Are you actually a lawyer, then? And are you skilled with Judticar's laws? It's quite touching that you're still willing to vouch for me, but if you don't have any sort of law degree, I can't exactly accept that."
"Yes to both. While I don't have an Eonic degree, I do have several thousand years of legal studies, with about a hundred in Justicar law."
"Would that actually be sufficient?"
"Yes. When we Sprilnav say we have put a hundred years into something, that is a raw time. It does not include sleeping, eating, vacations, and so on. My implant tells me I spent 181 years specifically studying Justicar law."
"How did you have time?"
"Delegation is a valuable skill for the sanity of country leaders."
"I suppose," Penny said. "Do you think that you and I appearing together in court would be detrimental to my case?"
"The only avenue they could pursue is that you've 'turned' me to your side. But seeing as I am extremely powerful and have refused bribes of inconceivable amounts of wealth, that narrative will be poorly accepted by all but the most biased of Judges. Or High Judges, as the case will be. Unfortunately, I do not qualify as either a Judge or High Judge, but my credentials and power are more than sufficient for them to be unable to block my ability to represent you. You have, as Nilnacrawla may have told you, already paid me for your services. Your linear singularities are more stable than I thought."
"So the money finally shows itself again," Penny smiled.
Kashaunta shared her grin. "Yes. That it does. You are surprisingly profitable as a bonus."
"I'm sure everything else I do is the bonus. Like making the other nations end slavery."
"Well, that would actually make them more productive."
"So why..."
"Elders love feeling powerful. They love having power over others, and being able to show it. They are generally insecure, their brains polluted by eons of paranoia and propaganda. The weakness of Elders is something that the powers that be use to exploit them."
"And your ego?"
"They have to prove their superiority to themselves. I live and breathe it with every step I take in this galaxy."
Penny sighed. "That is an impressive level of narcissism."
"That word didn't translate."
"It is a way to say a person admires themself to an unnatural and unhealthy degree."
"Then it would describe me, except the degree is quite healthy and natural. Elders' egos also help to keep us going. Reputation isn't just an external motivation."
Penny nodded. "We still must discuss your approach toward people in general later. But we have other priorities, don't we?"
"The Judgment," Kashaunta agreed. "You and Yasihaut will attend the Fort Court, and will be even better protected than last time. The Underground beneath it is continually pulverized, as it sits on a mostly active volcanic system, with lava outlets designed to ensure tunneling is impossible. The mindscape side fortifications are similarly impressive, and Justicar has spent a considerable amount of money on ensuring the security of this Judgment.
His reputation hinges on it greatly, even more so as he is there in person as a Judge. This makes him more vulnerable than usual. But if you kill his body, he will live. I do not suggest you try it, however. What I aim to do is present an argument that the premise of the Judgment trial is flawed, as there is limited legal proof that you and the Alliance are a threat to the Sprilnav.
To do this, I have already helped to secure two things for you. The treaty with Valisada and the Pact of Blades with me. These items will ensure the common scrutiny and arguments used against aliens will be ineffective. You have proven yourself capable of adhering to and participating in our customs, especially the ones related to trust and binding agreements. You also have wisely avoided killing any Sprilnav for a while. This, especially in the context of the slaves and the 85th Grand Fleet, will be massively beneficial to your argument.
Beyond this, I also have an array of legal evidence to challenge Yasihaut if she brings up your hatred of her, or the previous Judgment's outcome, or the battle that crippled the Progenitors. Indrafabar will be helpful to us, as he will defend the honor of his kin. He will not allow the argument of you being as strong as the Progenitors be seriously considered. No matter what you say or what people think, this will be a question of whether you can convince Indrafabar and Justicar of your ability to be peaceful, and behind that the Alliance.
You will find it harder to defend the rhetoric the Alliance has put out, but I have secured this portion of the Judgment with my defensive agreements with them as well. You both are anchored to me and my reputation too strongly for any of them to ignore, which is yet another reason why I am hoping to help defend you in person."
"So you are staking your own reputation on me, too. Is that another reason you did the Pact?"
"It is. The reputational blow losing this Judgment could have will not be enough to topple me. But it is a catalyst. It is capable of starting a chain of downfall events that lead to my dethroning or even my death. I am aware of this and am doing what I can to stave off that process and shore up all my defenses. I also have a lawyer with an Eonic degree in Justicar law who will be the main defender of your argument.
My presence in the court will be for your protection and as a reminder of the fact that you have a backer, and that backer is me. I expect Yasihaut's counterparts to undertake a similar process, though she will find it easier due to her being an Elder. I will introduce you to him in ten minutes."
"That is very kind of you, Kashaunta. I know that we have had our differences, and that your past is quite a contentious thing. But if I put all of that aside, and look at you as you are here, and now, I am grateful that you are doing all of this for me and my people. I do not know whether I can repay you for the Pact of Blades, but your conviction and intelligence are traits I admire."
"You are welcome, Penny. I know I cannot atone. But I will help you build a better galaxy, just as it should be."
Penny patted her on the hed, and turned her gaze to the opposite wall.
"I'm afraid," she admitted.
"Fear in this situation is natural. There is no shame in it. Your strength will allow you to work through it. Whether it is the strength you carry in your soul, or that which your father and Cardinality bring with them. You can do this, Penny. We can win."
"And if Yasihaut files another Judgment?"
Kashaunta gave her a dark grin. "I have a plan for that, too. When the Pact of Blades is revealed in the court, my abilities to aid you will widen considerably. They will understand, and if not, Indrafabar will teach them. He was there, after all."
"And this isn't witness tampering or whatever?"
"That doesn't exist here," Kashaunta said. "Justicar's laws do not include that. He enforces that by his soft power. It makes things more fair between Elders, but not between Elders and others. As is by design."
"Kashaunta," Penny said. "While you are an okay person, by your current deeds, I can't really say I'm not going to take the guy with a billion years of legal education over your scant hundred."
"I do not need to be your main lawyer, I just need to have the job listed as such in the courtroom. If he requires it, the lawyer will speak over me and you in all matters."
"You and I, you mean?"
"I do not mean," Kashaunta said. "My language does not always follow your grammatical rules."
"Speaking of that, during the Pact, you spoke a language we couldn't translate for a bit."
"Can you repeat it?"
"'Eis nama kaste Penny Balica, sun lanci Dorima Kashaunta. Ko'ri, lanci nupa bes na Dorima'Pecunyanova. Sp'rkial'nova. Homo Sapiens.' And then you said, 'Tol, nopa shikai.'"
"It roughly means: 'This act is between Penny Balica and the Elder Kashaunta. Now, we are in the claws of the Progenitors. Sp'rkial'nova. Homo Sapiens.' And the second part means 'take it or leave it,' or more accurately 'take or leave.' That's about what I said."
"So Dorima means Elder, and Dorima'Pecunyanova means Progenitor?"
"Yes. The specific translation is 'mourning one' and 'mourning god' for those terms. Pecunyanova was the very first Progenitor, and Nova's grandfather, which he took a piece of the name of. Nova took in the powers of his entire family line when he became a Progenitor, including Pecunyanova's title of Everlasting."
"I can sense a deeper meaning beyond the mourning."
"The type of 'mourning' that the ancient language describes is a soul agony, of the type which drives the happiest souls to suicide and the most evil souls to tears. There are many more descriptions given to the agony of remembering the Source war, which is what defines the name. We mourn our species, our empires, our lost galaxies, and even the aliens that once lived with us. Imagine you were on Earth, and you had a nuclear war. No shields, no bunkers.
And all that survived the aftermath, the starvation and the proxy wars over the scraps that remained, was the equivalent of a single village. That is how close we are to extinction, Penny. Progenitors went mad with grief. Entire cities voted to activate nuclear arsenals upon themselves. 70 whole Grand Fleets drove straight into the black hole at the center of the galaxy, never to return. It is a trauma... a trauma difficult to even describe now, with over 99.99% of my memories of that war strictly sealed away.
By the end of it, we were burning reality itself to try and burn the Source to ash. We weaponized linear singularities, sending them deep into the Source's flesh. We opened spatial rifts in that bastard's galaxy-sized body. We live in a false vacuum, Penny. Our scientists learned that, and harnessed that. We sent weapons at the Source capable of writing entire concepts out of reality and capable of changing reality itself to kill. Weapons outright banned between the universal superpowers were thrown like chaff in the wind. The fear and madness of that time... nothing comes close to it.
And it is another reason why we commit so many atrocities. Because we have lost our power, any way of feeling like we still have even a scrap of it is irresistible. Others have fallen to the sweet bliss of drugs, or the digital equivalent. More Sprilnav than are alive now by a million times are stored in databanks, waiting for us to build a new universal empire."
"And... the Source?"
"The cursed thing lived. A mockery to us all, one which we know we are powerless to do anything about. It could come here even now and crush my flagship between its skin cells. It could crush this entire galaxy by wading through it in a few years. And no, it does not know or care about little things like the speed of light. It broke causality in many of its battles without care for those it killed. And what you don't know is that the Source war wasn't the first time people tried to kill it.
Other universal powers did and drove it back with lesser weapons than what we used. But power that could force it away did nothing when it came for us. That burning, blinding hatred. It was hell, Penny. And what is left behind is almost as bad. And let me say that almost as bad in this case is still constant agony. Constant misery. I was one of them once. One of the Elders that hated everyone in the universe for the crime of being happy after such a horrendous fall.
I killed many people. I destroyed planets. I killed children, babies, and smashed eggs with my own claws. In person. The depths of what I sank to are beyond depraved and evil, Penny. I refuse to lose hope again. This is why I am here, now, backing you. I cannot atone, but I can rebuild. The Source will feed you its lies but do not forget what it is. Who it is. And what it has done to us."
"Your retelling is not fully accurate," Exile said.
"I am aware of that, speeding space entity. I told the most complete story I know, and will not bring back millions of years of agony just to give a better one. It is not safe for her."
"How would it be unsafe for me?" Penny asked.
"Because I would go insane and kill you, obviously."
"And the Pact of Blades?"
"Unless the Progenitors got here in time, you'd still die. They'd kill me next, with only a slight difficulty if only one is sent, and that one is not Nova. No bond is truly unbreakable, but that is what it would take for me to break the Pact of Blades. I... my mind is built on a foundation of ash. Turn that ash back to wood, and the center will fall through."
Penny moved closer to Kashaunta. She moved her arm over Kashaunta's back. "I'm sorry."
"Thank you."

The Game crashes everytime i join my world, doesnt matter if its an old one or a brand new one i just made. Not sure how to make sense of the code to figure out how to make it work
---- Minecraft Crash Report ----
// Hey, that tickles! Hehehe!
Time: 2024-05-17 01:05:20
Description: Unexpected error
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot read field "field_44912" because "this.field_4015.field_1724" is null

at net.minecraft.class\_757.method\_3188(class\_757.java:1085) at net.minecraft.class\_757.method\_3192(class\_757.java:880) at net.minecraft.class\_310.method\_1523(class\_310.java:1219) at net.minecraft.class\_310.method\_1514(class\_310.java:802) at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main([Main.java:250](https://Main.java:250)) at net.fabricmc.loader.impl.game.minecraft.MinecraftGameProvider.launch([MinecraftGameProvider.java:470](https://MinecraftGameProvider.java:470)) at net.fabricmc.loader.impl.launch.knot.Knot.launch([Knot.java:74](https://Knot.java:74)) at net.fabricmc.loader.impl.launch.knot.KnotClient.main([KnotClient.java:23](https://KnotClient.java:23)) 

A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
-- Head --
Thread: Render thread
Stacktrace:

at net.minecraft.class\_757.method\_3188(class\_757.java:1085) 

-- Affected level --
Details:

All players: 0 total; \[\] Chunk stats: 1024, 409 Level dimension: minecraft:overworld Level spawn location: World: (-32,97,-48), Section: (at 0,1,0 in -2,6,-3; chunk contains blocks -32,-64,-48 to -17,319,-33), Region: (-1,-1; contains chunks -32,-32 to -1,-1, blocks -512,-64,-512 to -1,319,-1) Level time: 39 game time, 39 day time Server brand: \~\~ERROR\~\~ NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "net.minecraft.class\_746.method\_3135()" because "this.field\_3729.field\_1724" is null Server type: Integrated singleplayer server 

Stacktrace:

at net.minecraft.class\_638.method\_8538(class\_638.java:458) at net.minecraft.class\_310.method\_1587(class\_310.java:2406) at net.minecraft.class\_310.method\_1514(class\_310.java:826) at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main([Main.java:250](https://Main.java:250)) at net.fabricmc.loader.impl.game.minecraft.MinecraftGameProvider.launch([MinecraftGameProvider.java:470](https://MinecraftGameProvider.java:470)) at net.fabricmc.loader.impl.launch.knot.Knot.launch([Knot.java:74](https://Knot.java:74)) at net.fabricmc.loader.impl.launch.knot.KnotClient.main([KnotClient.java:23](https://KnotClient.java:23)) 

-- Last reload --
Details:

Reload number: 1 Reload reason: initial Finished: Yes Packs: fabric, continuity:glass\_pane\_culling\_fix, continuity:default, file/Roanoke\_Textures\_1.5.zip, file/E19 Cobblemon Minimap [Icons.zip](https://Icons.zip), vanilla, Moonlight Mods Dynamic Assets 

-- Cobblemon --
Details:

Version: 1.5.0 Is Snapshot: false Git Commit: 347e10d ([https://gitlab.com/cable-mc/cobblemon/-/commit/347e10d7e474a7741f2d31c439a6696093a6ee23](https://gitlab.com/cable-mc/cobblemon/-/commit/347e10d7e474a7741f2d31c439a6696093a6ee23)) Branch: HEAD Timestamp: 05/11/2024 10:26:01 UTC 

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I saw it on tumblr around 2013 to 2017. It was a video with different shots of animated 3D figures with female supermodel-esque silhouettes. The designs were abstract and looked high fashion.
I remember one being covered in spikes that shrunk and then engorged again. And one being a glossy, flowy ghost looking figure. It was all very colorful and none of the figures had distinct facial features. The emphasis was mostly on the colors, shapes, and forms. It was very trippy and psychedelic but the animation was extremely fluid so it almost looked like real human movement.
It had a song in the background that sounded like it ended with a woman’s voice saying something that sounded like “Percocet!” (But the song was most likely in another language and was not actually a song about Percocet lmao)
At the time, I think I read in the tags that it was allegedly from a European candy commercial. I don’t have the post saved anywhere and it’s been years since I’ve seen it. Does anyone remember this video?

[UPDATE] I did order OnePlus 12 512 GB model after all. Should arrive in about 2–3 weeks. I will probably update my post with my experience of using it. I also got Steam Deck OLD 512 GB too — quite a splurge, huh.
Hi, folks!
I’m upgrading my devices (finally) and the time has come to buy a new phone — I’ve been using OnePlus 5T for about 7–8 years, I think. Still a great phone, haha.
Basically, I need a really good phone overall, like an investment, a future proof device that will last as long as my current phone. I will play games, but not a lot — not a heavy mobile gamer, I have a laptop for that. However, if I have a shitty performance phone (Nothing Phone 2a), then I’m just not gonna play the high-end games. Makes sense.
So the choice boils down to pricing for the most part:
OnePlus 12
The most expensive but seems like the best in the list.
OnePlus 12R
Cheaper, I think?
Google Pixel 8
Sounds like an amazing phone for the price, but not really performant gaming-wise. Not sure about the OS and apps smoothness. Nice aesthetics.
Google Pixel 8 Pro
As expensive as OnePlus 12. Is it worth paying more for the Pro version?
Nothing Phone 2
Cool ass phone, I like the aesthetics and OS design. Costs less than OnePlus, but maybe as powerful as it. Not sure about its camera and the rest of the features.
Nothing Phone 2a
The cheapest phone out of all 6, but has really nice qualitie like excellently screen (right?). That being said, it is not very perdormant and I heard it can lag even in apps.
I use phones for many-many things, but mostly for social media on a daily basis. I take photos too, and I like my OnePlus 5T camera in this regard. Still nice.
Nothing Phone 2a sounds like a good choice since I can save up a good chunk of money and buy Steam Deck later. That being said, OnePlus 12, even though it's quite expensive, sounds like a future proof device. Google Pixel 8 is known for its polishness (right?) and perfect camera.
So, yeah, I will appreciate any recommendations bed on this list, haha 😂
P.S: I’m in Russia right now, not sure if it matters.

Video info:
ffprobe:

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MediaInfo:

General Complete name : 2.mp4 Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41) File size : 9.99 MiB Duration : 22 s 120 ms Overall bit rate : 3 789 kb/s Frame rate : 25.000 FPS Writing application : Lavf59.27.100 Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L3.2 Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, Reference frames : 4 frames Codec ID : avc1 Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding Duration : 22 s 120 ms Bit rate : 3 786 kb/s Width : 1 080 pixels Height : 1 034 pixels Display aspect ratio : 1.044 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 25.000 FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.136 Stream size : 9.98 MiB (100%) Writing library : x264 core 163 r3060 5db6aa6 Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=1 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x3 / me=dia / subme=1 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=32 / lookahead_threads=5 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc=crf / mbtree=0 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.00 Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.2020 Transfer characteristics : HLG Codec configuration box : avcC 

I'm trying to convert with this filters chain

-vf "zscale=transfer=linear,format=pix_fmts=gbrpf32le,tonemap=hable:desat=0,zscale=range=limited:matrix=bt709:primaries=bt709:transfer=bt709,format=pix_fmts=yuv420p" 

which gives me

[Parsed_zscale_0 @ 0x5c8b41f3e600] code 3074: no path between colorspaces 

Also tried on newest ffmpeg release, which also gives the same result

Qualified for laptop subsidy. Most Lenovo line ups have already sold out. Been eyeing the TN3402YA for awhile, heard Vivobooks are quite highly rated when it comes to engineering but could still use some second opinions, especially when it comes to the TN3402YA. I believe it meets most if not all the requirements, but it has 512 GB where as the requirement states 1 TB
Although I'm also thinking I should hold off buying a laptop for the time being since it doesn't appear to be very necessary at the moment?

I have the new 14’ M3 Pro 36GB 11 C 14G 512.
While running 6-7 regular programs (Microsoft edge, spark email client, safari, MySQL workbench/DB gate, iMessage, one note and maybe Spotify) within 7-10 hours my MacBook monitor pressure rises to mid/high green and becomes slow.
If I’m lucky, I can get a full day, or 1.5days before activity pressure becomes high green or yellow and applications become slow. Even when I close apps, sometimes it still high green and slow.
When I restart it, things are back to normal speed with low green monitor pressure.
What am I doing wrong ? I thought the 36GB should handle these programs without getting to mid green or yellow levels.