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2024.06.02 06:22 blurryturtle 2024 Roland Garros Men's & Women's 4th Round - Sunday Matches

Swiatek vs Potapova :

Swiatek had to have been happy with her third round matchup after waking up from the nightmare that Naomi Osaka presented. She made quick work of Bouzkova, who was outmatched in every department. Bouzkova did manage to battle back in the first and make the set close, and she served surprisingly well, but she just doesn’t hit hard enough to beat Swiatek. It was one of those matches where Swiatek looks a bit impatient because she’s supplying all the offense, and it seems like when it takes 3-4 shots to get an opportunity to hit a winner, she tries to just infuse extra pace or spin instead and unforced errors appear. Trying to make the ball explode doesn’t really work, and extra force applied tends to fall short when compared to smooth technique. I watched Rune and Zverev have similar trouble today against their opponents. Players wind up pushing because they hit bigger than their opponent, but don’t want to make errors. It’s accuracy that’s missing, and it’s something for Swiatek to work on in the off-season. I would say that accuracy is the main problem with her serve as well. It has plenty of pace and spin, but the ball lands towards the center of the box way too often. Less pace, and more location will go a long way.
If it feels like I’m levying criticism today, yes. Your turn, Potapova and Wang. Potapova was down 5-0 in the first set, and won 7 games in a row. Wang has a tendency to just go big on her forehand, and she doesn’t stop when she misses. Potapova was an uphill battle, but Wang doesn’t actually need to hit clean winners to score. Her forehand is one of the biggest in the game, and once she locks into a cross-court rally she usually can win provided the ball lands inside the court. Landing the ball inside the court proved difficult, and it felt a bit like watching Struff. All the ability in the world but a sense of urgency that doesn’t really match the moment. Yes you want to stay aggressive, but the weight of shot buys you time in the rally, you don’t need to escape a rally you’re in control of.
Potapova wound up losing the second, and down a break in the third. She dug in admirably, but there were some really poor decisions late in the match. After getting to triple break point by rallying with Wang and keeping the ball deep until Wang missed, she got a simple backhand return off a serve. She went for a clean winner down the line for some reason, and then suddenly the next point mattered. She lost it, and suddenly the “oh F I had it and now it’s gone” fears rose. The game ended up at duece, and she went to tactic B : screaming on every shot. You can’t scream your opponent off the court, so this didn’t really work. In the end, Wang coughed up errors and Potapova won, but it was a match that was managed poorly by both. Potapova was very reactive to misses and makes, which is fine but wastes a bunch of energy and tends to affect your decisionmaking in a readable way. You want to maintain some mystery, and at a minimum not give your opponent any inspiration or hope to work off of while you’re out there.
Swiatek Potapova should be another safe match for Swiatek, but Potapova has good power off both wings and she hits her backhand down the line decent. Swiatek will need more than she brought against Bouzkova, and chances are this won’t be a blowout. Potapova won their last meeting 6-0 in the third on clay, but it was in 2016 at the juniors. Swiatek in 2.

Danilovic vs Vondrousova :

Olga Danilovic has made the 4th round of a major. This changes her career in a major way. Tons of points, at least $250k, and a chance to win more. It’s even sweeter I would imagine because she probably shouldn’t be there. Her match against Donna Vekic was filled with many fumbles. Both players have enough power to hit past the other. Vekic was able to hit inside out forehands to great effect. Danilovic’s pendulum swing on her backhand was able to force errors from Vekic quite often. Her forehand down the line was almost a clean winner anytime she made it. In between all that though, they missed constantly.
The first set was a 6-0 beatdown from Vekic. She played excellent, and likely should have won the second. In the third, she went up a quick break. She gave that back, but broke to serve for the match. Immediately, she threw in a handful of forced dropshots and errors. Luckily, she broke again to serve for the match at 6-5. This gave her the opportunity to come up with a few more bailout dropshots and errors. If you watch highlights, this was an incredible match. If you watched the match, you saw two players whose games were affected by the situation. Vekic forced the issue and missed anytime she got control of the scoreboard, and Danilovic went through bouts of not missing at all followed by sending every ball wide. The tiebreaker was vaguely like watching a junior match. Every miss brought a huge reaction from the player. There were constant gestures and faces made to their boxes, and it was a little difficult to watch two great players struggle to focus and execute. Vekic managed to go up again 6-2 in the tiebreaker, but froze at that point and began hitting most of her shots long. She had trouble serving first serves in for the second half of the entire third set, but she really was unable to respond defensively once Danilovic got a full swing in.
After watching Danilovic down Collins and sort of defeat Vekic, it’s hard to count her out against Vondrousova. Marketa is a clear favorite against most players on clay, but the scorelines of her matches can be hard to predict. Against Paquet she was up a set and cruising up a double break in the second, and wound up back on serve. She closed out, but Vondrousova doesn’t hit that big and mostly thrives by defending and earning errors, so Danilovic will be able to compete. They played in the BJK cup and Vondrousova won in 3, and I’m guessing slower clay will give Vondrousova more of an edge. Vekic’s lack of speed really hurt her, and I think Vondrousova being able to put extra ball consistently in play will make Danilovic’s rough patches more of an issue. The emotional and physical output of Danilovic over the last few rounds has to take a toll, and I think she’ll fall a game or two short here. Vondrousova in 3.

Gauff vs Cocciaretto :

This is an excellent draw for Gauff so far. She’s playing great players, but stylistically they’re not a lot of trouble for her. This round is another good spot. Elisabetta Cocciaretto is a good server and has nice power, but she’s not the fastest around the court and she can make some unforced errors if she’s rushed. This means Gauff’s defense and power give her a great shot to win without trouble. Cocciaretto beating Samsonova was a surprise to me, but Samsonova doesn’t have the speed that Gauff does nor the consistency. This is a criminally short analysis but Gauff in 2.

Tauson vs Jabeur :

Great champions are able to elevate their games. This round, Ons will need to elevate hers. Clara Tauson is playing some great tennis, and coming into this match hers is the higher level. Jabeur was projected to have trouble against Fernandez and she did. It was another match where I felt like a good coach could have gotten their player across the finish line. Fernandez didn’t have a great chance in the first, but Jabeur was very willing to give the second away. Fernandez was able to dig in on defense and rally with Jabeur until she made errors or gave Leylah opportunities. Rather than keep rallying and really punish Jabeur, Fernandez went for winners … and missed them all. I’m not exaggerating here, in the second set she missed almost every offensive shot she went for, and it didn’t feel like she had to go for them. Jabeur hits bigger than Fernandez, so on the court it may have felt like she needed to do a lot, but most of her points come from consistency, so Leylah’s team will want to focus on having her focus on the mental battle going on in her opponent’s head rather than trying to be a big hitter. Physically, it’s just not in the cards for her to be slinging offense. Maybe she landed those same shots in an earlier round, so going for them was fine, but awareness on court is important, and Jabeur was trying to give the set away. After winning, Jabeur celebrated a bit which left me puzzled. It’s natural to be happy when you win, but I feel a little odd about these matches sometimes. Fernandez didn’t land a first serve for the last 20 minutes, threw in a ton of errors, and tried to hit an overhand winner for some reason off a return at 5-5 in the tiebreaker. It was a nice win, but Jabeur made this match hard on herself. I might be in hater mode today and I apologize, but it feels like sometimes players tap their head or pump their fist after overcoming challenges that they themselves created.
Positives for Jabeur were the times she put one extra ball back. She has had a middling season, and seeing her dig in is great. Her racquet skill is some of the best on tour as well, so the gets aren’t just a boost, they’re downright effective. She has the ability to stretch to her forehand and put squash gets back extremely low, and to flick cross-court forehands that seem impossible from how extended her arm is. Jabeur’s depth of talent is why she is still slightly favored in this match, because again, Clara Tauson is coming in at a high level. Tauson beat Ostapenko, and followed it up by putting Kenin through the ringer. Kenin had no chance in the first, but in the second she was able to reel back a break of serve and apply some decent pressure. Frustratingly, she just wasn’t able to execute in the big moments. At 15-30 5-5, Tauson hit a lob that was going a few feet out (to the side). While running backwards, Kenin seemed unaware of where she was in the court. She tried to play it overhead and missed. It was a momentum killer, and she ended up missing the remainder of her offensive opportunities.
Throughout the match, the big difference in the two was Tauson’s ability to score quickly. When she lands first serves, or if you give her a moment to get a full swing anywhere inside the baseline, you are toast. She has the type of power that Anisimova/Collins generate on their backhand, and she has a heavy forehand. That is why I suspect Jabeur will have a tough time winning this quickly. Jabeur has the endurance and variety to frustrate Tauson, but this feels like a battle of two big offenses, and Jabeur’s is a bit less consistent at this point. I want to believe Jabeur wins in 3, but she will need to step up her game and avoid the type of letdown she had in the second against Fernandez. Tauson is several tiers above Leylah and Osorio in terms of offensive opportunities, and both those players were able to get in winning position in at least one set. I’m still going to go with Jabeur in 3. Tauson has beaten some offenses, and some defenses, but Ons is the most complete player she’s faced so it feels very much like “prove it” territory for me.

Arnaldi vs Tsitsipas :

The story in Arnaldi’s match seems to be Rublev’s temper, but don’t let that overshadow Arnaldi’s performance. For me, Rublev’s temper is partially his fault, and partially his team’s. I’m especially sensitive to this after watching the last round, but being reactive to the outcome of points is a bit of a leak. If you are easily moved by events, then you are always able to be moved. It compounds, because if you are really good at something, there is no reason to believe that minor failures will continue, or even matter. It gives your opponent motivation, it wastes your valuable reserves of adrenaline and dopamine (depending on good/bad outcomes), and it’s honestly fairly distracting for an opponent. Just generally speaking, if my opponent is smashing his head with a racquet, I don’t really want to beat him. I’m still going to, but I want to compete and win, I don’t really want to add suffering to someone else. It’s unprofessional, it’s a detriment to his game, and it puts his opponents and umpires in an uncomfortable spot. Of course, he knows this, but it should hit home in this moment that he lost this match because of his lack of composure, and lost it to a player who thrives because of his composure.
Matteo Arnaldi plays steady consistent tennis. He works hard, he constantly works on his game, and he isn’t reactive out there aside from hyping himself up. He beat Fils because of deviations in his level of play and because he made it clear he wouldn’t miss. Fils forced shots and missed because he was unwilling to do the work. He beat Rublev because despite Rublev opening the match hitting clean and crushing winners, he just stayed the course and kept competing. When Christmas disappeared, Rublev noticed, and he did not like it. The crux of the issue is, he did not accept it. If I am upset about the way things are, that is natural. If I grit against the way they are, I suffer. If I accept the way things are, I am (counterintuitively) instantly free to begin working on changing them. It doesn’t mean we celebrate errors or loss, but resetting to the present moment is a major key to winning in professional sports and tennis players in particular have a difficulty with this.
I’m not trying to dump on all these players or attack them here either. All of them are tremendous athletes and are mostly excellent ambassadors and competitors. All of these struggles are natural and we all experiences the highs and lows of competition, but Rublev wants to win and this is something he needs to work on to do that consistently. If his coaches aren’t working on this with him, they’re doing him a disservice. If they are and he isn’t buying into it, he’s doing them a disservice. Everything is fine with Rublev’s game but the holes are clear. He needs more reps at net, he needs to develop dropshots, and he needs to not smash racquets.
For now, it’s Arnaldi vs Tsitsipas. Stefanos has been excellent this event, and he opens as the favorite for a reason. Zhang played solid in round 3, but he was helpless against Tsitsipas. Stef is holding serving quickly, and the speed with which he’s finding a forehand to the open court off of players’ returns is the catalyst of this. His stamina is a major weapon in these conditions and in this format, and his serve/forehand is one of the best left in the event. If Arnaldi wants to win, the plot is simple. Isolate Tsitsipas’ backhand, and get deep in sets. In the late stages of a close set, Tsitsipas is still prone to some shanks. I really do think Arnaldi needs to win the first set to have a shot here, but had Rublev been playing Tsitsipas I think we’d be expecting a somewhat close match so there’s no real argument for Arnaldi to get blown out here. He has a complete game, and he has good discipline. He’s lanky so he might be able to return well, and he can send his backhand down the line so Tsitsipas can’t just camp in his backhand corner. Forehand to forehand though, I think Tsitsipas wins. Losses to Ruud, Jarry, Medvedev make me think that Arnaldi has a bit of a ceiling, but all those were close affairs so Tsitsipas should have his hands full here. Tsitsipas in 4-5.

Alcaraz vs Auger-Aliassume :

Shelton and FAA was fairly hyped, but only Felix delivered. Shelton wasn’t really that bad, but FAA just showed he’s more comfortable on the surface. He faced no break points, and won comfortably in straight sets. His next match will be a lot more difficult, as he plays a version of Carlos Alcaraz that is cruising through the draw without really playing his best tennis. Alcaraz vs Korda was a strange contest. It reminded me a bit of Zverev or Rune playing matches they know they’re going to win. They don’t want to play extra sets, so they play a bit more carefully and just make sure to outlast their opponent. What ends up happening is the score stays close, and the stronger players needs to win a tense tiebreaker or break late in the set. Sure, they still win, but I think that an all-out assault from an earlier moment would allow them to fatigue their opponent.
These guys are all in tremendous shape (even Kotov), but there are levels/paces that they can’t hang at for long. Someone like Alcaraz can push the pace and wear Korda down, and once he breaks from that level, the odds of him winning the next sets easily are more likely. We watched Nadal and Djokovic do this to opponents for a long time, and the late sets were almost always blowouts after frantic openers. We watched Federer do the same thing mentally to opponents with a constant onslaught of offensive shots and tricky slices. If you don’t push the pace to a level your lower-tier opponent can’t hang at, they end up playing at a pace they’re comfortable with and then you play the same level of Korda in set 1 as you do in set 3.
Hater mode continues, but in this case I think it’s all assuming that Alcaraz is totally healthy. If he’s saving his arm for later, he played Korda perfectly. Sebastian continues to battle even with the best players on tour, and in the big moments he doesn’t change his game. 4-4 in a tiebreaker isn’t the time to force anything, but if you’re the underdog and have nothing to lose, it might be a good choice to ratchet up the pace a little, or take some chances. Instead, he seems to throw in rally ball errors. The two forehand misses he had in the tiebreaker were rough, but worse was that they weren’t even shots that were going to score. He was just guiding the ball in straight over the net. I guess in the end, beating Alcaraz, or even playing him even for a time, is a huge ask. It was a great match.
FAA will have his best chance to beat Alcaraz here. Alcaraz’s arm is potentially not 100%, and Korda probably should have won a set. I think the pace alone that Felix brings will wake Carlitos up a bit, and he has beaten FAA the last few times they’ve played so he’ll know which shots to employ and when. Even with his arm a question mark, Alcaraz’s speed around the court and ability to extend rallies are the right assets to score on FAA. Auger-Aliassime’s main issue on tour is that he can overhit forehands and cough up unforced errors. It should be noted also that FAA Shelton was played under a closed roof, which helps Felix’s serve a bit. The weather in Paris looks pretty nice for the rest of the tournament, so it’ll be warm and ideal for Alcaraz to wear him down and isolate his backhand when he can. FAA is good enough to compete at this level, but hasn’t been doing it regularly enough for me to think he can do so here for 3 whole sets. Alcaraz in 4.

Hurkacz vs Dimitrov :

Dimitrov leads this h2h 5-0. All the matches have been close, but you don’t get to 5-0 against Hurkacz unless you can reliably return serve. If you can reliably return serve, you can beat Hurkacz, and on clay it should be even more beneficial. Hurkacz has played excellent in this clay swing considering his status as a servebot, and leading into Wimbledon and the North American swing I think his baseline improves have him primed for some titles. He had a hard test with Shapovalov in round 3, and the new and sort of decent Shapovalov put up a good fight. Dimitrov had an easier time with Zizou Bergs, despite dropping a set. Bergs broke Dimitrov a bunch in this match, but Dimitrov’s slice gave him a lot of trouble. Grigor was content to just keep hitting the court, and it was enough in the end. Bergs had trouble lifting his forehand inside in off of the slice, and it meant going mostly inside out which Dimitrov was only too comfortable with. The quick turnaround is a concern here, but I don’t think the Bergs match was as labor intensive as it could have been. There were numerous rain delays, and the scores were close but only because Dimitrov didn’t redline. He served with control, he hit to big targets, and he secured the bag.
I don’t think Hurkacz gets beaten quickly here, and I don’t think Dimitrov is automatic just because of the h2h. He should win, but Dimitrov lost to Rune/Mensik/Fritz recently and those are all players right around Hurkacz level. If this goes to a 5th, I’d be pretty worried for Dimitrov’s chances. Picking Dimitrov in 4 feels tough, because Bergs got to a 4th and he wasn’t really playing his best today. The h2h is hard to ignore, so I’ll go with Dimitrov in 5. The quick turnaround might leave him tired but he should be able to outduel Hurkacz in most volleys and the low slices will be tough for the big dude to get down on.

Sinner vs Moutet :

Nothing like a seemingly simple one to end a full day of criticizing professional athletes for not being perfect <3. Moutet has been the most entertaining player in this event. He has won and lost lopsided sets, he has gone for every shot possible, he is chatting with the crowd, and he is giving the home country something to believe in. Considering he couldn’t even hit a two-handed backhand for a good chunk of the past year due to wrist surgery, it’s pretty impressive for him to get his game back to a really high level. Ofner was beating him early in the third round, but he was also sweating profusely. The workload of defending against Moutet’s big forehand strokes and his clever dropshots is exhausting, and Ofner’s game dipped as the match went on. It’ll be fun to see Sinner trading with Moutet, and it’ll be another look at his physical ability to see how quickly he moves to the frontcourt and how he defends Moutet’s forehand inside out. Generally with a hip injury, it’s sprinting forward and leaning wide to that side that becomes an issue.
Sinner has sort of entered a big however many group in terms of his results. He is able to beat the lower tier players for the entire match, and is consistently able to do so. There are no holes in his game, and aside from his hip issue there is no reason to think he loses here. Moutet has the game to make this the match of the day, but it feels like he’s spent a lot more time and energy on court and that’ll cost him. Sinner in 3.
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2024.06.02 05:29 blueharvestmoon Bad engine vs bad oil pump?

Bought a $600 chevy shitbox special on Facebook recently. It's a 2001 suburban with a 5.3 LS pushing 240K miles. Was hoping I'd get a month out of her but I didn't even get half an hour until the oil pressure dropped and she shut off. Wouldn't turn over. Replaced the alternator and battery. Ran for 30 secs until the oil pressure dropped back down, engine started making noises, and shut off again.
Engine has oil, no visible leaking although the transmission pan is. I'm thinking about replacing the oil pump, dumping some seafoam in the tank, and seeing what happens. Oil pump with the pick up tube would be another $100. Plus 6 quarts of oil. Returned the battery and alternator but I've got another battery at I could just test it with.
I've heard these engine are pretty tough but 240k is a lot. The car definitely had been sitting awhile, it looks like it was someone's grandfathers. All that being said, I should probably just cut my loses right?
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2024.06.02 03:46 kranchan "Apollo System" HVAC Replacement

A little bit of background. I had my regular split AC unit replaced in 2019, both the condenser and evaporator coil. I did not have the gas furnace replaced. The replacement unit is a 3.5 ton SEER 14 Trane and parts and labor was around $4,600. I do like shopping around and researching things out of habit to try to be informed on how much things should cost.
The problem is that a friend who has an ~835 sq ft single story townhouse on slab in central NC needs an AC replacement and has gotten a couple of what seem to me to be insane quotes. His current setup is a thing I didn't know existed called an Apollo system which if I understand correctly is an obsolete setup where both the heating for the house and the household hot water use the same water heater and the AC unit is just a regular one tied into the system. His townhouse also has a gas on demand water heater so the household water heater isn't even doing anything most of the year except wasting power.
Current parts that I could get info on:
Air Handler: Advanced Distributor Products BCRMA3924S3P3 using a 15a 120v breaker. AC Condenser: Goodman GSX140181MA (This is the part that is going bad.) using a 20a 240v breaker. Water Heater: US/Craftmaster E2F40LD045V using a 30a 240v breaker Main breaker: 100a
The first quote is for a Bryant 1.5 ton 215SAN01800A SEER 14.3 heat pump, FJ4DNXA18L00 air handler, and KFFEH8501N05 heat strips plus relevant other parts and labor for $9,000.
From what I can find this unit only needs heat strips below 0F. The coldest it has gotten here in the past 20 years is 4F so I fail to see the need for heat strips in this scenario but this also seems very overpriced.
The second quote is to put in a new Apollo system for $9,785.
There isn't really much more information on the parts in that quote but he was told he needed a breaker panel upgrade (not just swapping out the breakers) to accomplish it despite having 50a @ 240v and 15a @ 120v already allocated to HVAC. This seems like an outright scam to me and the Apollo system seems extra dumb since he has a tankless on demand water heater and thus is losing heating efficiency vs just a regular resistive heater.
I know that I can go over to https://hvacdirect.com/ and order a 1.5 ton SEER 20 split heat pump for ~$3,000. So I fail to see how there's ~$6,000 - 7,000 in labor here.
Is my assessment correct that both of these quotes are crap?
Is the breaker panel upgrade BS?
Are heat strips even needed?
Are Apollo systems as terrible as they seem?
Would buying this unit and finding someone willing to install it be a better option? https://hvacdirect.com/aciq-1-5-to-2-ton-20-seer-ducted-central-air-inverter-heat-pump-split-system-extreme-heat.html Is this brand fine? To my understanding they are made under some kind of CarrieMidea partnership so I would assume they're fine. This also only needs heat strips below -22F which in ~150 years of record keeping has never happened here.
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2024.06.02 03:36 bengunners Weekly Solana Memecoin Update 🐸

Weekly Solana Memecoin Update 🐸
Ethereum ETF approval, Caitlin Jenner's memecoin, and $PEPE hitting an all-time high—there’s a lot to unpack this week.
In this Reddit post, I'm going to cover:
  • Macro Updates
  • The Overall Meme Coin Ecosystem
  • Solana Meme Coins To Watch
Ready to get started? Grab a cup of coffee and let’s take look at our macro updates! 👇

Part 1: Macro Updates

It’s important for us to understand these macro trends in crypto because meme coins tend to follow majors. When majors like SOL and ETH pump, its highly likely that meme coins will follow. What we're mainly looking for are bullish signs on the SOL chart.
ETH/BTC: Weekly
https://preview.redd.it/hdaou0alpd3d1.png?width=1552&format=png&auto=webp&s=dd93527b08d36de7dae296240c94e89c04bce5e1
The ETH/BTC chart shows a promising trend reversal. After being in a downtrend for nearly 90 weeks (623 days), we are now seeing a massive reversal candle (R) following a bottom candle (B). This pattern is extremely bullish for ETH. If we can close the weekly candle above the sloped resistance, it could be the start of a major upward movement. This is bullish for meme coins.
SOL/USD - Daily
https://preview.redd.it/ihh5dngwpd3d1.png?width=1560&format=png&auto=webp&s=436e95af81ca492865eaca2a51f5c8bf4bfd7b5b
Solana is looking healthy, trading within a well-defined blue channel. Green bars and dots mean there's bullish sentiment. Recently, SOL bounced off the track line and the bottom of the channel, showing strong support.
We can expect SOL to continue its upward trajectory towards the middle and top of the channel. However, this bullish sentiment will be invalidated if SOL breaks below the channel support. Since our meme coins are on Solana, this is the most important coin for us to follow. Overall, looking bullish for our meme coins.
Overall Market Sentiment
✅ Macros are looking good! We should expect to slowly see higher highs for these coins as long as the patterns we discussed remain valid. So draw these into your own charts and watch them carefully.
Now that we’ve looked over our macro trends, let’s take a look at how the meme coin ecosystem is performing! 👇

Part 2: Meme Coin Ecosystem

It’s been a good week for meme coin holders! The overall meme coin ecosystem has pumped 13.2% over the past seven days, bringing the meme market cap to $67 billion (source). Although this number might seem absurd, it’s still lower than the all-time high market cap of $DOGE alone (in 2021).
ETH Meme Coins vs. SOL Meme Coins
Ethereum meme coins pomped last week, with $PEPE gaining 27% and $MOG skyrocketing by 65%. In contrast, Solana meme coins have underperformed. Solana blue chips like $WIF and $BONK have only increased by 31.9% and 28%, and another blue-chip coin $Boden, only 7% this week.
Investors predict that the Ethereum ETF will drive more capital into the Ethereum ecosystem, which includes its meme coins. This is still bullish for SOL meme coins though, because the money will eventually trickle down into SOL coins.
TL;DR
The meme coin market is rebounding nicely from the April lows. If ETH and SOL continue showing strength, we should see a great week ahead for meme coins.

Part 3: Solana Meme Coins to Watch This Week

In this section, I’m sharing some coins I’m currently watching. We’re looking for bottomed-out charts to minimize the chance of getting rekt. Let’s get into it 👇
Disclaimer: None of this is financial advice. Meme coins are highly risky. Only use what you can afford to lose.
#1: Jeo Boden $boden ($208m Market Cap)
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Boden, a meme coin parodying president Joe Biden, has been consolidating and is being overlooked by much of crypto Twitter at the moment. This coin was one of the first to come out during the March meme coin run, reaching an all-time high of $700 million in market cap.
As the US election heats up, attention could return to both $tremp and $boden. The daily chart looks very bottomed out (see how we keep touching the support line in our chart). Keep an eye on it as election time comes around.
#2: Dogwifhat $wif (3.7b Market Cap)
https://preview.redd.it/gvoh8eo0sd3d1.png?width=1559&format=png&auto=webp&s=38997e5cd5bd0fa07cb78988d7034987f5636cab
If you’re looking for a solid meme coin watch list, do not skip $WIF. This symmetrical triangle pattern is extremely bullish because it came after a massive surge upwards. Consolidation patterns after a large move up almost always continue upwards. In this chart, we see that it clearly broke outside of the triangle. We also got our first green bar since April 12th. Green bars in this indicator mean that the macro trend is bullish.
A good entry would be a retest of the triangle, however it technically already retested it.
#3: NUB (44.9m Market Cap)
https://preview.redd.it/61esh1l6sd3d1.png?width=1303&format=png&auto=webp&s=f01af60debcab1c1120cf53386de7706af203f60
Nub has consistently been creating art and engaging with the community on their Twitter. Unlike many other meme coins, Nub is actually funny (imo).
On the daily chart, it seems very bottomed out. We recently just had a nice pump as well. Definitely keep this coin on your radar and look for dips to get a good entry.

Conclusion

Overall, I'm bullish on both crypto and meme coins long-term. The future looks bright, and I'm excited to continue sharing insights and analysis with you.
If you want to read the flow weekly update, with more charts and coins to look at check it out: here.
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2024.06.02 03:28 bengunners Weekly Solana Memecoin Update 🐸

Weekly Solana Memecoin Update 🐸
Ethereum ETF approval, Caitlin Jenner's memecoin, and $PEPE hitting an all-time high—there’s a lot to unpack this week.
In this Reddit post, I'm going to cover:
  • Macro Updates
  • The Overall Meme Coin Ecosystem
  • Solana Meme Coins To Watch
Ready to get started? Grab a cup of coffee and let’s take look at our macro updates! 👇

Part 1: Macro Updates

It’s important for us to understand these macro trends in crypto because meme coins tend to follow majors. When majors like SOL and ETH pump, its highly likely that meme coins will follow. What we're mainly looking for are bullish signs on the SOL chart.
ETH/BTC: Weekly
https://preview.redd.it/hdaou0alpd3d1.png?width=1552&format=png&auto=webp&s=dd93527b08d36de7dae296240c94e89c04bce5e1
The ETH/BTC chart shows a promising trend reversal. After being in a downtrend for nearly 90 weeks (623 days), we are now seeing a massive reversal candle (R) following a bottom candle (B). This pattern is extremely bullish for ETH. If we can close the weekly candle above the sloped resistance, it could be the start of a major upward movement. This is bullish for meme coins.
SOL/USD - Daily
https://preview.redd.it/ihh5dngwpd3d1.png?width=1560&format=png&auto=webp&s=436e95af81ca492865eaca2a51f5c8bf4bfd7b5b
Solana is looking healthy, trading within a well-defined blue channel. Green bars and dots mean there's bullish sentiment. Recently, SOL bounced off the track line and the bottom of the channel, showing strong support.
We can expect SOL to continue its upward trajectory towards the middle and top of the channel. However, this bullish sentiment will be invalidated if SOL breaks below the channel support. Since our meme coins are on Solana, this is the most important coin for us to follow. Overall, looking bullish for our meme coins.
Overall Market Sentiment
✅ Macros are looking good! We should expect to slowly see higher highs for these coins as long as the patterns we discussed remain valid. So draw these into your own charts and watch them carefully.
Now that we’ve looked over our macro trends, let’s take a look at how the meme coin ecosystem is performing! 👇

Part 2: Meme Coin Ecosystem

It’s been a good week for meme coin holders! The overall meme coin ecosystem has pumped 13.2% over the past seven days, bringing the meme market cap to $67 billion (source). Although this number might seem absurd, it’s still lower than the all-time high market cap of $DOGE alone (in 2021).
ETH Meme Coins vs. SOL Meme Coins
Ethereum meme coins pomped last week, with $PEPE gaining 27% and $MOG skyrocketing by 65%. In contrast, Solana meme coins have underperformed. Solana blue chips like $WIF and $BONK have only increased by 31.9% and 28%, and another blue-chip coin $Boden, only 7% this week.
Investors predict that the Ethereum ETF will drive more capital into the Ethereum ecosystem, which includes its meme coins. This is still bullish for SOL meme coins though, because the money will eventually trickle down into SOL coins.
TL;DR
The meme coin market is rebounding nicely from the April lows. If ETH and SOL continue showing strength, we should see a great week ahead for meme coins.

Part 3: Solana Meme Coins to Watch This Week

In this section, I’m sharing some coins I’m currently watching. We’re looking for bottomed-out charts to minimize the chance of getting rekt. Let’s get into it 👇
Disclaimer: None of this is financial advice. Meme coins are highly risky. Only use what you can afford to lose.
#1: Jeo Boden $boden ($208m Market Cap)
https://preview.redd.it/sf6vzvltrd3d1.png?width=1318&format=png&auto=webp&s=c835a4a08ef399652d9cba54f25aa1ec241a5a66
Boden, a meme coin parodying president Joe Biden, has been consolidating and is being overlooked by much of crypto Twitter at the moment. This coin was one of the first to come out during the March meme coin run, reaching an all-time high of $700 million in market cap.
As the US election heats up, attention could return to both $tremp and $boden. The daily chart looks very bottomed out (see how we keep touching the support line in our chart). Keep an eye on it as election time comes around.
#2: Dogwifhat $wif (3.7b Market Cap)
https://preview.redd.it/gvoh8eo0sd3d1.png?width=1559&format=png&auto=webp&s=38997e5cd5bd0fa07cb78988d7034987f5636cab
If you’re looking for a solid meme coin watch list, do not skip $WIF. This symmetrical triangle pattern is extremely bullish because it came after a massive surge upwards. Consolidation patterns after a large move up almost always continue upwards. In this chart, we see that it clearly broke outside of the triangle. We also got our first green bar since April 12th. Green bars in this indicator mean that the macro trend is bullish.
A good entry would be a retest of the triangle, however it technically already retested it.
#3: NUB (44.9m Market Cap)
https://preview.redd.it/61esh1l6sd3d1.png?width=1303&format=png&auto=webp&s=f01af60debcab1c1120cf53386de7706af203f60
Nub has consistently been creating art and engaging with the community on their Twitter. Unlike many other meme coins, Nub is actually funny (imo).
On the daily chart, it seems very bottomed out. We recently just had a nice pump as well. Definitely keep this coin on your radar and look for dips to get a good entry.

Conclusion

Overall, I'm bullish on both crypto and meme coins long-term. The future looks bright, and I'm excited to continue sharing insights and analysis with you.
If you want to read the flow weekly update, with more charts and coins to look at check it out: here.
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2024.06.02 02:33 mango_coconut Ginza Skincare Haul 🇯🇵🛍️ (Decorte, SK-II, Pola, Ipsa

Ginza Skincare Haul 🇯🇵🛍️ (Decorte, SK-II, Pola, Ipsa
HAUL DESCRIPTION:
  • Pic 1: Went on a long trip to Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe). However, I ended up buying all of the lux skincare in Tokyo. Best selection of brands, and best price among the cities I visited. I focused on homegrown Japanese brands - so no La Mer, Estée Lauder, or Kbeauty.
  • Pic 2: SK-II Pitera FTE (7.7 oz JPY24,928 ~$160) A classic! I initially wasn’t planning on purchasing in Japan, but after some calculations, it ended up being cheaper than the 11oz SK-II in pump sold at Costco ($22/ounce post tax in my state vs $21/ounce in Japan). Plus it came with five bonus sheet masks (1 missing cuz I used it already). The bottle looks opened cuz it is! I immediately used it upon purchasing for 2 weeks now, brightening but not very hydrating. This has always been an aspirational product to me. I are there cheaper and better alternatives? Sure. Will I repurchase? Probably not. Do I regret purchasing? No, I’m happy I bought it at the best price!
  • Pic 3: Decorte Liposome Advanced Serum (75 ml JPY14,108 ~$90). Bought the biggest size because I had high hopes for this. Came with 4 extra samples, as well as 2 samples of their moisturizer (not pictured as I have already used and really enjoyed it). This also came with a free gift, which ended up being an Ohtani face towel (impossible to escape this man and his many endorsements in Japan 😂🤣). It’s the number one bestselling serum in Japan for many years now, but tbh, if you’ve tried other high end serums (e.g. Donginbi Daily Defense Serum, Lancôme Genefique, EL Advanced Night Repair, Sooryehan Black Serum), this is very similar. Reliable, doesn’t pill under makeup, cosmetically elegant but nothing groundbreaking. I’ve also been testing this out for a couple of weeks now, and really enjoy it. However, I probably wouldn’t have bought the largest size, and would have gotten the liposome moisturizer instead.
  • Pic 4: Ipsa Time Reset Aqua Toner (200 ml JPY3,762 ~$24). I bought this because it consistently ranked number one in cosme rankings (cosme is similar to Sephora). I also partly bought it for the cool bottle lol. Used it for the first time last night…hydrating and nourishing toner. My skin liked it, but I’ve heard that some components of the product’s very long ingredients list may potentially be sensitizing for some folks. Ipsa is a sister brand to Shiseido but more affordable (step up from drugstore prices but cheaper than prestige brands) and geared towards consumers in their 20s-30s. After I finish this, I will probably go back to my cheaper toner staples solely because of value.
CONTINUED IN THE COMMENTS…
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2024.06.02 02:25 ThaWhoppah Why does engine load more than double when truck in gear? (RPMs barely change)

Please help me understand this 2005 Suburban 5.3 flexfuel that sounds like a diesel when you slip it in gear with your foot on the brake. It sounds fine with normal driving or in Park/Neutral. A stethoscope revealed the sound is loudest in the center bottom of the engine against the middle of the oil pan. The sound stops when I put it back in park or neutral or let my foot off the brake and allow it to roll. Also, the truck's acceleration seems to have gotten worse.
A cheap scan tool gave me no codes but reports these numbers for Park vs Drive at 0 mph:
(Park vs Drive w/foot on brake)
Calculated Load: 19% vs 44%
RPMs: 555 vs. 552 (no real difference)
Mass Airflow: 5.20g/s vs ~11.5 g/s
Manifold Absolute Pressure: 9 inHg (34 kPa) vs 23inHg (75kPa)
Throttle Position: 2.4% vs 14.9%
Spark advance: 18 vs 9 degrees above top dead center
The scan tool numbers change to reflect increased engine load with the A/C on or turning the power steering, especially turning it all the way to the side so it whines. (The power steering pump is worn out and it drives the hydroboost brakes.) The scan tool shows almost no change with the O2 sensors or fuel trims so it seems like normal combustion of all that extra fuel and air. I believe the spark ignition is delayed because the injectors stay open longer but the RPM doesn't change. Oh, it's not on the scan tool but the oil pressure gauge drops from 30 to 25 between Park and Drive... but then it shoots up to 38-40 if you take your foot off the brake and actually go.

The engine won't rev in gear with a foot on the brake ... it will slowly get up to only about 650 RPMs if I really goose it ... but I think maybe the computer is overriding because it revs freely in Park or Neutral. If I goose it without a foot on the brake, the Throttle position goes down to only 0 or 2 degrees and it takes a really long time to accelerate, like pulling a heavy trailer. It accelerates hard if I give it gas and it is already rolling 10+ mph.

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2024.06.02 02:15 RefrigeratorSuch9947 Help! 2002 NB Stutters/Nearly Stalls Under Any Load!

Hey everyone! Last week I bought my first Miata from Facebook marketplace. Its a 2002 NB with 49K miles on the clock. The car did run but had a very rough idle (randomly dropping revs from ~800 to ~500 and then recovering) and had absolutely no acceleration when driving. It wants to die if you don't give it a lot of gas when you put a load on it. It also smelled very rich and shakes quite a bit at idle.
The seller did not have a lot of information on the car but I checked compression on all the cylinders, as I figured everything else could be fixed. I don't remember exact values but they were all very close to one another which is what I was looking for.
After doing a lot of research and spending a bunch of money swapping parts, I'm mostly in the same spot and I'm not quite sure what to do next and was hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction or tell me ways to test components to see if they are the problem.
What I've Tried:
  1. Fuel pump sending unit - Replaced with a DW100 from amazon. I did find that the tank has some rust spots and is not super clean but decided to just replace it and see what I could do with it as is as I didn't want to mess with the tank right now. After replacing the unit, I checked using a fuel gauge after the fuel pressure regulator and I see it bounce right around 70 PSI at idle and a constant 70 when I rev it up. However this did not fix any of my problems. At this point a check engine light popped up for open fuel level sensing circuit - LOW and this has not yet been fixed.
  2. Fuel Filter - replaced at the same time as the fuel pump unit.
  3. MAF sensor - At this point I checked the fuel trims using my BlueDriver OBD reader and the long term fuel trim was reading in the neighborhood of 20% consistently. Reading online it seemed all my symptoms and trim levels matched up with the symptoms of a bad MAF. I tried cleaning and reusing the old one which made no difference so I then replaced with a new sensor from Autozone, which improved idle massively. I now get a constant 750-800 RPM at idle, but it still struggles under load and shakes at idle. Also this brought my long term fuel trim all the way down to ~2.5%.
  4. Removed Catalytic Converter - After taking the car for a test drive, I could smell something burning and it was really hot near my center console. I looked under the car to find the catalytic converter GLOWING RED at the back of the convertor. I thought this may be a clogged converter issue so I removed the converter (which was easy because the previous owner that put work into it had the converter held on by two C-CLAMPS(!!!!!). However removing this still makes no difference under load (and makes it incredibly loud so I need to find a cheap-ish exhaust/muffler solution ASAP). To me the car sounds almost like a golf cart when you press the accelerator until you get into higher rev ranges. It's like a put-put-put-put sound until 2500+ RPM maybe? I could post a video when I'm home next.
  5. Spark plugs - Reading around I also noticed a lot of people saying that this all could be a misfire on a cylinder(s), although there are no codes for this (I only get the Fuel circuit code) I thought I would try spark plugs to see if the spark plugs were no good. This made no difference either.
What I Think are Good Next Steps:
According to what I've read in other forums such as this one it seems that what remains to be checked/replaced are the following:
I've also read that even new MAF sensors can be finnicky because there are two similar replacement items for mk2 vs mk2.5 that are not interchangeable and I'm not really sure how to test this for my Autozone MAF.
The problem is I don't really know which of these to go with and none of them are super cheap besides verifying timing which I guess makes that a good next step. I just feel kind of stuck at the moment so any tips are much appreciated. I can give more information as needed and can take a video of it running next time I'm home. Thanks for taking the time to read this!
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2024.06.02 01:50 TakenUsername_2106 Diet vs Milk Supply

What’s everyone’s thoughts on eating less calories vs milk supply? For the past few days I ate less than I normally do because I’m trying to lose baby weight but I did notice that my supply is slightly lower than it was. I’m not sure if it’s because of food or because I skipped night pumping few times. I now pump 6-7 times instead of 8. For the reference, I’m 11 weeks PP. I usually pump 5oz in 15min and then it stops. Now it’s more like 3.5-4oz.
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2024.06.02 01:25 Tacticool-weeb4 ambush (part2) finally

Good news was joe and Kasumi where really fast and had great cardio.
Bad news is over a hill came voices and shouting. There was a whole other company sized element out of sight and coming for that ass.
They were rolling down hill and trying to find a good place to break contact.
Joe almost tripped but grabbed a hanging branch. Feet coming out form under him.
He looks up and see’s some of the Bundeswehr hope over a low rock buried into the dirt. High up and lay an MG42 over a tree. Their boss shouting “ LOS! LOS! LOS!” as the men spread out and moved downhill to find good shooting spots.
“cover!” he shouted. Kasumi didn’t even need to look. She slid down some leaves and under a rock cropping. Rounds from the riflemen bouncing around her. Joe jumped behind a brush pile of thick trees and earth.
The old buzzsaw ripped rounds, raking across their cover. Cutting tree branches and shaking leaves.
One guy went wide and ended up on a similar level as Kasumi. She turned and shot him from behind cover.
Joe waited for the MG to change positions.
‘Holy shit… THAT’S! what the boys in Europe were dealing with? Fuck me that’s frightening.’
He’d been shot by the MG42 before. But could never get over how shitty it felt”
He peaked around a standing tree, flipped his carbine to full auto and raked across that position. Normally he wouldn’t do this but just once he figured he could somewhat suppress and use his rifle like an MG. if only he had a big quad mag….. wait? He did. In his coat!... that he wasn’t wearing… fuck.
Kasumi returned fire with a burst of her own.
Joe rolled back and went to reload. Tossing his empty mag out. But his barrel happened to be a bit high. So a stray round from the Germans ripped through the air and struck his suppressor. Almost lurching the gun from his hand. Only being saved by his sling.
His eyes went wide.
‘This fucking sucks!’ he inspected his gun. Sure enough, suppressor was done for. Thank goodness he still had his gloves. It took him a moment but he decoupled and pulled the piping hot piece of metal off and tossed it. A full mag on full auto alone was enough to make the thing too hot to touch.
But he was back in the fight. “moving!” Kasumi shouted as she peeled back to more cover.
“set!”
Before he could move, he saw the MG gunner raise his head to get a look at them. Big mistake.
Back to semi auto. Placing the chevron of his sight high on the chest the recon man squeezed a round of grazing the top of the man’s armor. spalling off the mans plate and sending chunks of body armor and lead fragments into his throat. He fell back into the leaves. Clutched at his throat while his assistant gunner went to render aid.
They might get the gun back up but it gave the Allans enough time to get out of there.
“Moving!” he shouted and went to run. Choosing a path with the most amount of tree cover and even a low dry creek runoff that probably is where rain from the top of the mountain flows down.
Funny, these mountains kinda reminded him of west Virginia where he lived back in the 30s.
they slipped down and bounded from one piece of cover to another. Dropping a few Germans here and there, looking for a way out of the holler and even the playing field. Or break contact and hide for a bit.
But they where definitely out numbered. But just the two of them but their convoy as a whole.
They didn’t know what the hell was going on. But most likely someone figured out gold would be here and was looking for a payday for him and… maybe 60 of his friends?
The Allans got lower and lower. Funneling close together. They had tried to stay apart so one grenade or burst from the machine guns wouldn’t kill or wound both of them.
But they came to a unfortunate discovery.
They where in a bowl. No way out into a different Haller. They would need to climb a near open slope while being fired on from an opposite ridge.
Joes boots sunk into the mud and leaves as he twisted from looking at the slope and looking for a way to get him and his wife out of there to turning back at the hostiles and laying hate. But he was about half his ammo down. And Kasumi was about the same. She had her type 89 laid up on a rock and shooting from an in placed position.
He looked up and saw they had picked the MG from the dead gunner and was running down the hill, leaning against a tree. When a large bullet slammed into the mans chest and broke through the place carrier.
A bit away some men had massed and got caught up in an explosion.
They looked up and saw David mounting his 60 on a height position and raked the other side with 45-70… the costume-built machine gun barked loud and frightening. Tore chunks out of men’s shoulders, legs. Chests. Anything those bullets hit got turned into mush.
One mans armor stopped the round but it broke his ribs and ruptured his lungs from the trauma.
Their backup had arrived.
The gallowglass used a tried-and-true tactic of fighting hard and fast and making themselves seem bigger then they actually where. They needed to scare the krauts and push them back to rescue their scouts.
Dante had his .275 Rigby rifle and was taking aimed shots. Anyone who looked important. People with grenade launchers. Scoped. Even an officer looking gentleman.
Anderson sent a round of 45-70 from his lever-action through a retreating german. His green malted flektarn jacket stained red with his blood. Which in the chaos of it all gave joe an important piece of info… these were humans. Not some monster in disguise.
They started to fall back and the Allans ducked into some dense brush and slipped up the hill to make it to their unit.
Everyone was hitting them with what they had as hard as they could.
“we got them!” dante shouted as both killer huffed and slid to his feet. even with all their cardio they had be in vehicles for the last few days and mountains where no joke.
Everyone started to peal back. They still had about half a mile they needed to flee with.
And they really didn’t want to take the direct route and lead these bastards back to the trucks. Except for joe, who had an idea.
“they left the ambush. We need to go now! Their on foot, if we can rally up we can push through”
Dante was technically team leading this little mission but the whole wolfpack had a very non-liner command structure. For those of you who don’t speak bullshit that means if you have an idea, say it. If everyone agrees your not loosing your mind they listen.
‘team lead’ just means you fill out forms, talk to local political figures and deal with higher up when you screw up… higher up these days being dantes little sister so he got comedically shoved into that billet.
“whats your plan?” he shouted as he ran. His hunting boots trotting along side the recon marine and huffing with a fresher brisk pace. Freaking young’ns.
“lin! I need your grenade launcher on the front truck! We hit those claymores from far enough away and break the trees up. smashing them. We drive right through!”
The hong kong cop nodded.
“this shit is why we had mark-19s on our lead trucks in the corps”
David had been the last guy up. dumping the last of his can of ammo and turning and sprinting. He’d reload later. Slinging his MG and pulling his sig. he was deceptively quick. The big eskimo could run like a bear.
“are we bringing back the grenade launcher vs minigun debate?”
The Irishman shook his head. Anyone wanna explain to him why he thought it would be a good idea to befriend the SEAL?
In breaking contact they didn’t make a B line, but dog legged in a more Z pattern. Finaly getting back to the trucks everyone sprinted and shouted for people to get into place. The friendly germans looked shocked and panicked to do what the mercs where yelling. They thought something big was coming. Several people dove into open doors and went to the far side of the truck to make room for whoever was coming in after them.
The MRAP didn’t have a mounted gun. Much to their chagrin now. They went on the mission with the vehicles they had, not the ones they wanted. And the reason this one was lead was because if they hit an IED they wanted this to tank it.
Joe unslung his M4 “dave!” he shouted. The big guy nodded and they tossed their weapons to each other mid run. Dave also tossed a belt of about 100 rounds. Getting a running start joe leapt. Kicked off the tire and ended up on the hood of the armored vehicle. Turning back he reached a hand out. Lin was shorter but just as athletic. Bounding up she took his hand and he pulled her up.
“ok. Gonna fill me in?”
“get a grenade ready. We hit the barricade and keep driving” he hit the window alerting the driver. “get a move on!”
Kasumi took joes place in the chase vehicle. Dave had reached in the back and pulled out a 240 bravo. Not even able to hook it in the turret mount he just was gonna have to shoulder this.
It would be a miracle if no one got hurt.
They steamed full ahead. Joe placed himself to lins right. Towards where the hill was. Which was where the krauts would be coming from. A round struck the passenger side window of the MRAP making the occupant jump in their seat. Joe turned and gave a short burst as he saw maybe a dozen fighter. Followed by dave and anyone else. Some people staged automatic sub guns or PDWs by their seats and just turned in a fairly American style drive by.
They rounded a corner and found themselves on a straight away.
“barricade!” lins voice was barely hurt over the wiz of the germans 5.56.
She blooped her destructive egg about 80 yards from the kill zone.
Joe pulled the leash from his riggers belt. made so you wouldn’t fall out of helicopters. Buckling it to a D-ring on the hood. Holding lin close because she didn’t have one on. The chinses woman growned but held on because she knew this was about to get bumpy.
The skilled driver floored it after the demo went off. Sending dirt and sticks high in the air and weakening the trees. Smashing into it they turned back to see the shock and confusion of men not in their fighting positions.
The convoy chugged past.
Some even saw in the middle of all these trucks a minotaur and Anderson giving them the middle finger. Before raising their guns and shooting again.
The radio call came to slow down fire. And a few moments later to cease.
Lins head was in joes chest as she felt it rise large and fall as he let out a breath.
Both mercs looked at each other.
“damn fine shot” he held up a fist.
He pumped it.
“I want to get off mister hounds wild wide now! Never did like theme parks!”
He nodded. No joke. They ended up slowing a moment to crawl through the window.
The occupants handed them water bottles. Both now realizing how thirsty they where.
2 days later they found themselves at a castle.
“now this is what im talking about!” Anderson jumped with joy. Taking pictures with his phone.
One of the germans called it eltz castle. Apparently in one reality its been held by the same family sense like the 1100s. they where their to pick up more gold before turning around and heading for Venice. Last minute pick up.
“ok… I was wrong. I thought castles like this wouldn’t still be around” joe wondered dumbly. He has been known to be wrong every once and awhile.
“here. Anderson. Lemme get some pictures for you… say ‘treasure hunt’
The detective gave a thumbs up. his cowboy hat and lever action striking a pose.
The Polaroid came out and joe handed both to him. He then walked around and got more reference photos.
Kasumi walked over. “when did we get like that?” she wondered.
Joe and his wife had a ….different kind of marriage. More to tax dodge and share rent then anything… but about 20 years in they found they really did love each other… that was a few hundred years ago now.
“later then we should have” he mumbled and tossed a arm over her shoulder.
“best job I ever had” she quipped.
“best life I coulda asked for”
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2024.06.02 00:51 Odd_Rip837 This Needs to Stop

This Needs to Stop
This Skilled BASSED Shit Needs To Stop and For PvP Match Making……This says it all itself
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2024.06.02 00:43 SmCaudata Good deal on a used R1T?

Okay. A local dealer has a 2022 R1T adventure with meridian sound. So I’m guessing it’s early but not launch edition. 20” off road, Cap gray, green in, rear cross bars. 13k mi for about $62k. Seems to drive great. Interior and Exterior looks clean.
I can’t lease in my state. I’d have to drive a long way for a demo vehicle that likely has been driven pretty hard vs a one owner vehicle.
I do live in WI so the newer car with heat pump may be nice, but the reality is that weather here goes from 60s to 30s in like a week so I’m not sure we actually get much heat pump weather anyway.
The older ones have the tow hooks, meridian sound, green interior.
Does this seem like a descent deal?
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2024.06.01 23:20 PardonMyBenevolence The musings of a Tech Support Agent

Hey, everyone!
Your friendly, neighborhood Tech Support Specialist from Tandem here. For some odd reason I like to look at work stuff after my late shifts instead of…resting and having a life lol. After perusing some of these posts I thought I’d chime in with a little help and talk about some of the more frequent and common issues as of late.
The first hot topic: Dexcom G7s.
Yeah. It’s well known throughout our department that the G7s Bluetooth capabilities are trash. We all field approximately 30 calls a day and I wager a good 10 of those are because the G7 lost communication with the pump and threw up either an “Invalid Pairing Code” or an “Out of Range” alert. Obviously, as I’m sure you all have experienced, you are neither out of range of the pump and you entered your code correctly. The pump likely even accepted the code and graced you with a cute warm-up pie graph with a tasty green slice. Both of those errors/alerts means the pump and sensor lost communication and are unable to re-establish it. The pump doesn’t have the dialogue programmed to simply say that so it will throw up the OOR alert or the Invalid Pairing Code Error or…both! When this does occur, the fix is usually a pump reset. I urge everyone to please just call Tandem and let us walk you through the reset. 9/10 times the sensor will start talking to the pump again and all will be back to normal. Please, do not attempt to perform a pump reset by yourselves.
To give you guys more context as to WHY this happens more frequently with the G7 instead of the G6:
Smaller electronics are likely going to have smaller parts inside to accommodate for size. The G6 is a sensor with a transmitter. The transmitter is what actually communicates with the pump so it has a bigger Bluetooth chip/card/component/what have you inside of it. The sole purpose of the transmitter is to transmit data to the pump. The G6 SENSOR is what gives the transmitter the data which, in turn, then sends the data to the pump. The G7 is both a sensor and transmitter in one. So, not only is it smaller in general, the parts inside that transmit the data from your subcutaneous whatever to the transmitter to the pump are much smaller than that of the G6. Does this mean I approve of this or anything like that? No. I don’t think the G7 is ready for the general public. I think it needs more testing but alas, that’s a Dexcom thing not a Tandem thing.
THE ONLY TIME YOU WILL CALL DEXCOM FIRST VS TANDEM:
-Sensor Failure -CGM Unavailable AFTER you’ve successfully paired your sensor. -Sensor Compatibility Alert
Those 3 instances immediately tell any agent at Tandem that no matter what we do, your sensor WILL NOT CONNECT to the pump. You will have to speak with Dexcom for replacements and you will need to replace that sensor. In the case of Medicare/Medicaid patients: I believe they’ve a stick up their ass about how many to send you at once. I always advocate pestering Dexcom for a replacement. You can still give Tandem a call and have us try to connect you to Dexcom but the experience will be similar to you just calling Dexcom in the first place. No one at Tandem is fond of having to call Dexcom due to their poor staffing, long hold times, and general misunderstanding of their own products. If you receive any of the three mentioned above and they try to transfer you to us we will transfer you right back. That being said: we love advocating for you all so if you need us to tell Dexcom to send replacements, we gotchu. We are very fond of telling them what to do lol.
CHECK. YOUR. G7. BOXES.
Please make sure your LBL-# is underlined in white. If it is not you were sent either old stock or…well yeah, old stock. All your G7 boxes MUST have their LBL-# underlined in white for it to be compatible with the pump. Which brings me to my next point:
Doctors do not know the pump aside from programming settings and I question even that. They are quick to prescribe the G7 (for obvious money reasons). Your pump SOFTWARE MAY NOT BE compatible with the G7. Pump SW needs to be 7.7 or later to use the G7. If your doctor starts pushing for you to switch from the G6 to the G7, please please PLEASE check if your pump software is compatible. You can do that in: Options -> My Pump -> Pump Info. I have been receiving so many calls where people cannot connect their G7s because their SW is incompatible and the doctor just pushed the G7 onto them. It’s really abhorrent and makes me so mad because, more often than not, these people make the sensible decision to use up their G6s then make the switch and aren’t even aware of it not being compatible because the doctors either don’t care or don’t know. Then these poor people are left in the dark without CIQ and BGs start climbing and they call us and I end up having to transfer them to Software Update which takes anywhere from 20 - 40 minutes.
You will need access to a computer to update pump software. Okay? It really sucks to have to tell those less fortunate who were pushed onto the G7s with incompatible SW and no access to a computer that they’ll need to somehow find a way to gain access to update their pumps to then use the pump they are paying for as intended. No one wants to deliver bad news and we certainly never want to make you feel judged or less than for not having all the information.
Which now brings me to my next point: Some absolute morons from Dexcom have been denying people G6s under the guise of, “We don’t have anymore they have been phased out.” Tandem hasn’t heard anything about this and I myself ripped into a Dexcom agent who tried to tell me the same thing when I had called to advocate for my customer. If you suddenly get sent G7s out of nowhere without your doctor writing out a prescription for you, it’s likely due to the agreement Dexcom has with whatever insurance you’re under. If you’re not ready for the G7s and you’re not interested in switching to it just yet then call your doctor first and see if they can help out.
This post seems long and I’m on mobile so it’s lagging quite hard. I’m gonna end this post here and if there are any questions, I’ll reply to them the best I can. Take care of yourselves, guys and ALWAYS ask for replacements. We love doing that for you!
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Most Wanted:
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 and 2
Happy's Humble Burger Farm
Madison
Martha is Dead
Horror Games I do not have.
Turn Based Strategy Games
Steam Wishlist
My Steam Wish List Here
My Key List
140
1993 Space Machine
911 Operator
A Story About My Uncle
A Virus Named TOM
Acceleration of SUGURI 2
Aces and Adventures
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
Ageless
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Almost There: The Platformer
Amanda the Adventurer
Amnesia: Rebirth
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Ancient Stories: Gods of Egypt
Arcade Paradise
Armada 2526 Gold Edition
ATOM RPG Trudograd
Automachef
Autonauts
Autonauts vs Piratebots
Aven Colony
AWAKE - Definitive Edition
Ballpoint Universe: Infinite
Battle Riders
Bee Simulator
BeeFense
Beholder
Between the Stars
Beyond The Wire
Bleed 2
Block Survival: Legend of the Lost Islands
Book of Demons
Boom-Bahh
Borderless Gaming
Boreal Blade
Bravery and Greed
Bridge Constructor Stunts
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Cannibal Cuisine
Car Mechanic Simulator 2015
Cepheus Protocol
Chains
Chainsaw Warrior
Chime Sharp
Chivalry 2
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Choice Chamber
Chronology
City Siege: Faction Island
Click and Slay
Clicker bAdventure
Codex of Victory
Colt Canyon
Combat Tested
Conan Chop Chop
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
Corridor Z
Cosmonautica
Crown Trick
Crowntakers
Cthulhu Realms - Full Version
Cultures - Northland
Dark Strokes: The Legend of the Snow Kingdom Collector’s Edition
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Deadlight
Deadly Days
Dear Esther
Death to Spies
Deceive Inc.
Deep Dungeons of Doom
Defend The Highlands
Desolate
Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
Dimension Drive
Disco Elysium
Discolored
Divide by Sheep
Draw Slasher
Drawful 2
Dread X Collection
Dreaming Sarah
Drill Down
Drive!Drive!Drive!
Due Process
Dungeon Escape
Dungeon Rushers
Dungeons 2
Dungeons 3
Earth Atlantis
Effie
ELDERBORN
Emily is Away Too
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
Energy Cycle
Eternal Threads
Everhood
Explodemon
Family Man
Fantasy Blacksmith
Fearless Fantasy
FIA European Truck Racing Championship
Fidel Dungeon Rescue
Fight'N Rage
Five Dates
Fling to the Finish
Fluffy Horde
Fly and Destroy
Foretales
Forgive Me Father
Founders' Fortune
Four Sided Fantasy
FRAMED Collection
Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
Genesis Noir
GOAT OF DUTY
Grand Ages: Medieval
Grand Mountain Adventure
Grimm & Tonic
GRIP: Combat Racing
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Guardians of Ember - Fanatical Edition
Guardians of Ember
Guardians of Ember - Basic Pack
Gunmetal Arcadia Zero
Guppy
Guts and Glory
Hacknet - Deluxe Edition
Hacknet
Hacknet Official Soundtrack
HackyZack
Hammerting
Hard Man
Hard Reset Redux
Heavy Burger
Hell Pie
Hello Pollution!
Hi-Fi RUSH
Homeworld Remastered Collection
Honey, I Joined a Cult
Hot Brass
Hue
Hyperdrive Massacre
Hyperspace Invaders II: DX
Indecision.
INDUSTRIA
Infectonator : Survivors
Iron Danger
Journey For Elysium
Kathy Rain
Kero Blaster
King Of The Castle
Kingdom: Classic
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
Knight Squad
Koala Kids
Last Resort Island
Lawn Mowing Simulator
League of Mermaids
Levelhead
Loddlenaut
Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
Lords and Villeins
Love Letter
Lovely Planet Arcade
Lucius Demake
Lucius III
Lumini
Main Assembly
March of the Living
Marooners
Marvel's Midnight Suns
Medieval Kingdom Wars
Mediterranea Inferno
Metal: Hellsinger
MIRAGE
Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
Monster Slayers
Moon Hunters
Morkredd
Mr. Prepper
Mr Shifty
NAIRI: Tower of Shirin
Nation Red
NecroVisioN
Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD
Neon Chrome
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix
Novus Inceptio
Obscure - Challenge Your Mind
One Way Heroics
One way to exit
OTXO
Overfall
Paradigm
Patch Quest
Path of Giants
Path to Mnemosyne
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
Paw Paw Paw
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
Pesterquest
Pizza Titan Ultra
Popup Dungeon
Potatoman Seeks the Troof
Psebay
Pumped BMX Pro
Punch Club
Puzzle Galaxies
Puzzle Kingdoms
Q.U.B.E.
Race The Sun
Railway Empire
Rayon Riddles - Rise of the Goblin King
Razerwire
Rebel Galaxy
Rebel Inc: Escalation
Reflecting Fate
Regular Human Basketball
Relicta
Remnant: From the Ashes
Retimed
Retro City Rampage DX
Reventure
Revita
Rise of Insanity
Road 96
Road Doom
Road to Ballhalla
Roguebook
Röki
Rollerdrome
Rooks Keep
Rover Mechanic Simulator
Sacraboar
Samorost 2
Sanctum 2
ScourgeBringer
Shadowhand
shapez
Shining Resonance Refrain
Shtriga: Summer Camp
Shuyan Saga
SimCity 4 Deluxe
SIMULACRA
Size Matters
Snail Bob 2
Sniper Elite
Sora
Space Rangers: Quest
Space Station Alpha
Space Trader: Merchant Marine
Spectrum
Spirit Of The Island
Squidlit
Star Wolves 3: Civil War
STARWHAL
State of Mind
Stealth Inc 2
Steamburg
Steelrising
Stellar Interface
Strikers Edge
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
Styx: Master of Shadows
SuchArt!
Suite 776
Sunless Sea
Super Daryl Deluxe
Swag and Sorcery
SWINE HD Remaster
Sword Legacy Omen
Swords and Soldiers HD
Syberia 3
Tales of the Tiny Planet
TaniNani
Tesla vs Lovecraft
The Amazing American Circus
The Beast Inside
The Coma: Recut
The Flame in the Flood
The Free Ones
The Haunting of Billy
The Inner World
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
The Light Keeps Us Safe
The Lost Crown
The Princess' Heart
The Prism
The Ramp
The Red Lantern
The Town of Light
The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
The Unreal Story Battle Zone
The Walking Dead
The Whispered World Special Edition
Tin Can
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Chaotic Great Edition
Tiny Troopers
Tools Up!
Town of Salem
Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
Train Station Renovation
Train Valley
TRAUMA
Treasure Temples
Trek to Yomi
Tropico 3 - Steam Special Edition
Tropico 4
Tropico 5
Truberbrook
Turbo Golf Racing
Twin Mirror
Two Point Campus
Unexplored
Unlock The King 3
UnMetal
Valfaris
Vane
VelocityUltra
Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
VoidExpanse
Wandersong
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest
Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
World Keepers: Last Resort
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Unlinked Items (cannot filter or match)
Amnesia: The Dark Descent; Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (Origin key)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising Origin Key
Crysis 2 Maximum Edition Origin Key
Dead Space Origin Key
dragon fantasy
Gangs of Space Jingle Jam Pack
Gotham City Imposters: Professional Kit
Hero's Hour (Europe)
Infectonator
Mark of the Living
Mirror’s Edge (Origin key)
Monster Slayers (+DLC)
Never Alone + Foxtales DLC
Niche
Populous Origin Key
Punch Club Deluxe Edition
Razerwire
Revolver 360 Re
Rusty lake
Space Trader
Styx
The Journey Down
Tropico 3, Sine Mora, SkyDrift, and Anna
Tropico
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2024.06.01 21:26 WalrusJack [H] Lots of Game [W] Paypal, Horror Games, Wishlist

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My list is mostly up to date, but my list is much more accurate on Barter.vg here.
And feel free to send an offer on Barter.
Most Wanted:
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 and 2
Happy's Humble Burger Farm
Madison
Martha is Dead
Horror Games I do not have.
Turn Based Strategy Games
Steam Wishlist
My Steam Wish List Here
My Key List
140
1993 Space Machine
911 Operator
A Story About My Uncle
A Virus Named TOM
Acceleration of SUGURI 2
Aces and Adventures
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
Ageless
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Almost There: The Platformer
Amanda the Adventurer
Amnesia: Rebirth
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Ancient Stories: Gods of Egypt
Arcade Paradise
Armada 2526 Gold Edition
ATOM RPG Trudograd
Automachef
Autonauts
Autonauts vs Piratebots
Aven Colony
AWAKE - Definitive Edition
Ballpoint Universe: Infinite
Battle Riders
Bee Simulator
BeeFense
Beholder
Between the Stars
Beyond The Wire
Bleed 2
Block Survival: Legend of the Lost Islands
Book of Demons
Boom-Bahh
Borderless Gaming
Boreal Blade
Bravery and Greed
Bridge Constructor Stunts
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Cannibal Cuisine
Car Mechanic Simulator 2015
Cepheus Protocol
Chains
Chainsaw Warrior
Chime Sharp
Chivalry 2
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Choice Chamber
Chronology
City Siege: Faction Island
Click and Slay
Clicker bAdventure
Codex of Victory
Colt Canyon
Combat Tested
Conan Chop Chop
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
Corridor Z
Cosmonautica
Crown Trick
Crowntakers
Cthulhu Realms - Full Version
Cultures - Northland
Dark Strokes: The Legend of the Snow Kingdom Collector’s Edition
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Deadlight
Deadly Days
Dear Esther
Death to Spies
Deceive Inc.
Deep Dungeons of Doom
Defend The Highlands
Desolate
Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
Dimension Drive
Disco Elysium
Discolored
Divide by Sheep
Draw Slasher
Drawful 2
Dread X Collection
Dreaming Sarah
Drill Down
Drive!Drive!Drive!
Due Process
Dungeon Escape
Dungeon Rushers
Dungeons 2
Dungeons 3
Earth Atlantis
Effie
ELDERBORN
Emily is Away Too
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
Energy Cycle
Eternal Threads
Everhood
Explodemon
Family Man
Fantasy Blacksmith
Fearless Fantasy
FIA European Truck Racing Championship
Fidel Dungeon Rescue
Fight'N Rage
Five Dates
Fling to the Finish
Fluffy Horde
Fly and Destroy
Foretales
Forgive Me Father
Founders' Fortune
Four Sided Fantasy
FRAMED Collection
Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
Genesis Noir
GOAT OF DUTY
Grand Ages: Medieval
Grand Mountain Adventure
Grimm & Tonic
GRIP: Combat Racing
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Guardians of Ember - Fanatical Edition
Guardians of Ember
Guardians of Ember - Basic Pack
Gunmetal Arcadia Zero
Guppy
Guts and Glory
Hacknet - Deluxe Edition
Hacknet
Hacknet Official Soundtrack
HackyZack
Hammerting
Hard Man
Hard Reset Redux
Heavy Burger
Hell Pie
Hello Pollution!
Hi-Fi RUSH
Homeworld Remastered Collection
Honey, I Joined a Cult
Hot Brass
Hue
Hyperdrive Massacre
Hyperspace Invaders II: DX
Indecision.
INDUSTRIA
Infectonator : Survivors
Iron Danger
Journey For Elysium
Kathy Rain
Kero Blaster
King Of The Castle
Kingdom: Classic
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
Knight Squad
Koala Kids
Last Resort Island
Lawn Mowing Simulator
League of Mermaids
Levelhead
Loddlenaut
Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
Lords and Villeins
Love Letter
Lovely Planet Arcade
Lucius Demake
Lucius III
Lumini
Main Assembly
March of the Living
Marooners
Marvel's Midnight Suns
Medieval Kingdom Wars
Mediterranea Inferno
Metal: Hellsinger
MIRAGE
Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
Monster Slayers
Moon Hunters
Morkredd
Mr. Prepper
Mr Shifty
NAIRI: Tower of Shirin
Nation Red
NecroVisioN
Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD
Neon Chrome
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix
Novus Inceptio
Obscure - Challenge Your Mind
One Way Heroics
One way to exit
OTXO
Overfall
Paradigm
Patch Quest
Path of Giants
Path to Mnemosyne
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
Paw Paw Paw
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
Pesterquest
Pizza Titan Ultra
Popup Dungeon
Potatoman Seeks the Troof
Psebay
Pumped BMX Pro
Punch Club
Puzzle Galaxies
Puzzle Kingdoms
Q.U.B.E.
Race The Sun
Railway Empire
Rayon Riddles - Rise of the Goblin King
Razerwire
Rebel Galaxy
Rebel Inc: Escalation
Reflecting Fate
Regular Human Basketball
Relicta
Remnant: From the Ashes
Retimed
Retro City Rampage DX
Reventure
Revita
Rise of Insanity
Road 96
Road Doom
Road to Ballhalla
Roguebook
Röki
Rollerdrome
Rooks Keep
Rover Mechanic Simulator
Sacraboar
Samorost 2
Sanctum 2
ScourgeBringer
Shadowhand
shapez
Shining Resonance Refrain
Shtriga: Summer Camp
Shuyan Saga
SimCity 4 Deluxe
SIMULACRA
Size Matters
Snail Bob 2
Sniper Elite
Sora
Space Rangers: Quest
Space Station Alpha
Space Trader: Merchant Marine
Spectrum
Spirit Of The Island
Squidlit
Star Wolves 3: Civil War
STARWHAL
State of Mind
Stealth Inc 2
Steamburg
Steelrising
Stellar Interface
Strikers Edge
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
Styx: Master of Shadows
SuchArt!
Suite 776
Sunless Sea
Super Daryl Deluxe
Swag and Sorcery
SWINE HD Remaster
Sword Legacy Omen
Swords and Soldiers HD
Syberia 3
Tales of the Tiny Planet
TaniNani
Tesla vs Lovecraft
The Amazing American Circus
The Beast Inside
The Coma: Recut
The Flame in the Flood
The Free Ones
The Haunting of Billy
The Inner World
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
The Light Keeps Us Safe
The Lost Crown
The Princess' Heart
The Prism
The Ramp
The Red Lantern
The Town of Light
The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
The Unreal Story Battle Zone
The Walking Dead
The Whispered World Special Edition
Tin Can
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Chaotic Great Edition
Tiny Troopers
Tools Up!
Town of Salem
Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt
Train Station Renovation
Train Valley
TRAUMA
Treasure Temples
Trek to Yomi
Tropico 3 - Steam Special Edition
Tropico 4
Tropico 5
Truberbrook
Turbo Golf Racing
Twin Mirror
Two Point Campus
Unexplored
Unlock The King 3
UnMetal
Valfaris
Vane
VelocityUltra
Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
VoidExpanse
Wandersong
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest
Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
World Keepers: Last Resort
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Unlinked Items (cannot filter or match)
Amnesia: The Dark Descent; Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (Origin key)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising Origin Key
Crysis 2 Maximum Edition Origin Key
Dead Space Origin Key
dragon fantasy
Gangs of Space Jingle Jam Pack
Gotham City Imposters: Professional Kit
Hero's Hour (Europe)
Infectonator
Mark of the Living
Mirror’s Edge (Origin key)
Monster Slayers (+DLC)
Never Alone + Foxtales DLC
Niche
Populous Origin Key
Punch Club Deluxe Edition
Razerwire
Revolver 360 Re
Rusty lake
Space Trader
Styx
The Journey Down
Tropico 3, Sine Mora, SkyDrift, and Anna
Tropico
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2024.06.01 21:26 WalrusJack [H] Lots of Game [W] Paypal, Horror Games, Wishlist

Barter
My list is mostly up to date, but my list is much more accurate on Barter.vg here.
And feel free to send an offer on Barter.
Most Wanted:
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 and 2
Happy's Humble Burger Farm
Madison
Martha is Dead
Horror Games I do not have.
Turn Based Strategy Games
Steam Wishlist
My Steam Wish List Here
My Key List
140
1993 Space Machine
911 Operator
A Story About My Uncle
A Virus Named TOM
Acceleration of SUGURI 2
Aces and Adventures
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)
Ageless
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Almost There: The Platformer
Amanda the Adventurer
Amnesia: Rebirth
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Ancient Stories: Gods of Egypt
Arcade Paradise
Armada 2526 Gold Edition
ATOM RPG Trudograd
Automachef
Autonauts
Autonauts vs Piratebots
Aven Colony
AWAKE - Definitive Edition
Ballpoint Universe: Infinite
Battle Riders
Bee Simulator
BeeFense
Beholder
Between the Stars
Beyond The Wire
Bleed 2
Block Survival: Legend of the Lost Islands
Book of Demons
Boom-Bahh
Borderless Gaming
Boreal Blade
Bravery and Greed
Bridge Constructor Stunts
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Cannibal Cuisine
Car Mechanic Simulator 2015
Cepheus Protocol
Chains
Chainsaw Warrior
Chime Sharp
Chivalry 2
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Choice Chamber
Chronology
City Siege: Faction Island
Click and Slay
Clicker bAdventure
Codex of Victory
Colt Canyon
Combat Tested
Conan Chop Chop
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
Corridor Z
Cosmonautica
Crown Trick
Crowntakers
Cthulhu Realms - Full Version
Cultures - Northland
Dark Strokes: The Legend of the Snow Kingdom Collector’s Edition
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Deadlight
Deadly Days
Dear Esther
Death to Spies
Deceive Inc.
Deep Dungeons of Doom
Defend The Highlands
Desolate
Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in the Hotel Lisbon
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
Dimension Drive
Disco Elysium
Discolored
Divide by Sheep
Draw Slasher
Drawful 2
Dread X Collection
Dreaming Sarah
Drill Down
Drive!Drive!Drive!
Due Process
Dungeon Escape
Dungeon Rushers
Dungeons 2
Dungeons 3
Earth Atlantis
Effie
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2024.06.01 21:07 riikin89 Calling All Adventurers: Join Us as Testers for the Ultimate D&D PvP Tournament!

Are you ready to step into the arena and prove your mettle in the ultimate test of skill and strategy? The Dungeon Dwellers Digest is thrilled to announce the upcoming D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament, and we're looking for brave adventurers like you to join us as testers for this epic event!
What Is the D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament?
The D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament is a thrilling competition that pits players against each other in intense Player vs. Player (PvP) battles within the world of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. Whether you're a seasoned warrior or a novice adventurer, this tournament offers an opportunity to showcase your tactical prowess, cunning strategies, and combat skills in a series of adrenaline-pumping matches.
How Can You Get Involved?
We're inviting passionate D&D players and enthusiasts to participate as testers for the tournament. As a tester, you'll have the opportunity to experience the tournament format firsthand, provide valuable feedback, and help us fine-tune the tournament mechanics for optimal gameplay.
What Does Testing Involve?
As a tester for the D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament, you'll be tasked with: - Participating in trial matches to simulate tournament gameplay. - Providing feedback on your experience, including match structure, rules clarity, and overall enjoyment. - Collaborating with organizers and fellow testers to identify areas for improvement and suggest enhancements to the tournament format.
Why Should You Participate?
By joining us as a tester for the D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament, you'll: - Gain early access to the tournament format and gameplay mechanics. - Have a direct impact on shaping the tournament experience for all participants. - Receive recognition as a tester in tournament announcements and promotional materials. - Forge connections with fellow adventurers and contribute to the vibrant D&D community.
How to Sign Up
Ready to embark on this epic adventure? To sign up as a tester for the D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament, simply visit our website and fill out the tester registration form. Don't miss your chance to be part of this thrilling journey and help us make the tournament a legendary success!
Join Us on the Battlefield!
The Dungeon Dwellers Digest invites you to join us as testers for the D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament. Together, let's unleash our inner warriors, test our skills in the heat of battle, and make history in the world of Dungeons & Dragons!
Sign Up Now - Sign up Form
We look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!
Sincerely, The Dungeon Dwellers Digest Team
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2024.06.01 21:02 riikin89 Calling All Adventurers: Join Us as Testers for the Ultimate D&D PvP Tournament!

Are you ready to step into the arena and prove your mettle in the ultimate test of skill and strategy? The Dungeon Dwellers Digest is thrilled to announce the upcoming D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament, and we're looking for brave adventurers like you to join us as testers for this epic event!
What Is the D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament?
The D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament is a thrilling competition that pits players against each other in intense Player vs. Player (PvP) battles within the world of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. Whether you're a seasoned warrior or a novice adventurer, this tournament offers an opportunity to showcase your tactical prowess, cunning strategies, and combat skills in a series of adrenaline-pumping matches.
How Can You Get Involved?
We're inviting passionate D&D players and enthusiasts to participate as testers for the tournament. As a tester, you'll have the opportunity to experience the tournament format firsthand, provide valuable feedback, and help us fine-tune the tournament mechanics for optimal gameplay.
What Does Testing Involve?
As a tester for the D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament, you'll be tasked with: - Participating in trial matches to simulate tournament gameplay. - Providing feedback on your experience, including match structure, rules clarity, and overall enjoyment. - Collaborating with organizers and fellow testers to identify areas for improvement and suggest enhancements to the tournament format.
Why Should You Participate?
By joining us as a tester for the D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament, you'll: - Gain early access to the tournament format and gameplay mechanics. - Have a direct impact on shaping the tournament experience for all participants. - Receive recognition as a tester in tournament announcements and promotional materials. - Forge connections with fellow adventurers and contribute to the vibrant D&D community.
How to Sign Up
Ready to embark on this epic adventure? To sign up as a tester for the D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament, simply visit our website and fill out the tester registration form. Don't miss your chance to be part of this thrilling journey and help us make the tournament a legendary success!
Join Us on the Battlefield!
The Dungeon Dwellers Digest invites you to join us as testers for the D&D 5e PvP Fight Club Tournament. Together, let's unleash our inner warriors, test our skills in the heat of battle, and make history in the world of Dungeons & Dragons!
Sign Up Now - Sign up Form
We look forward to seeing you on the battlefield!
Sincerely, The Dungeon Dwellers Digest Team
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2024.06.01 20:37 Particular_Net_9951 Canned motor pump alternative

All,
We have canned motor pump in our plant.
Pumped liquid = pentane Flow = 40 m3/hr Head = 250 m Temperature = 25 °C
Pump is not very efficient: total = ~50%
We're reviewing renewing this pump as there are multiple failures recently.
This is my first time reviewing canned motor pump. Efficiency seems low compared to other centrifugal pumps.
Hence some questions to the community:
Is this lower efficiency linked with the canned motor type? I.e.the rotor is being submerged in the liquid vs in air compared to typical sealed pump? Thus, there is more drag? Or, do we have installed in the past a low efficiency pump?
What would be alternative pump types (no double mechanical seals possible) and their typical efficiencies?
Thank you!
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2024.06.01 20:23 Toolkitz Compact Youmu Journal Entry #22

Compact Youmu Journal Entry #22
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As I write this journal entry, I'm currently taking a break from the long form video and about to start the script for the shorter video, so it's the perfect time to make another journal entry. As always, every two weeks or so I give a little report about the ongoings of the Compact Youmu channel. As I read your comments on the channel, I recalled how someone made a comment about how they enjoyed the journals because it's the closest thing to a newsletter, and that got me thinking.
It reminded me about email newsletters. Back when I was working on my personal indie games, I would watch many tutorials about promoting your indie games. One video I watched suggested to create an email newsletter. I didn't knew at the time that people actually cared about such things, but when I thought about it, I myself actually did join some email newsletters. It looks like it's something that people really enjoy getting in their inbox. Though I'm not planning on making a newsletter myself but that got me thinking about what this journal is.
The only reason it exists is because I just happen to like doing reports on my projects. I have a blog for my original indie game, and my past games also had blogs dedicated to their progress. I even have personal journal entries that I just write for myself. So the CY journal entries are merely just a habit of mine that I have been doing for ages now. I can even recall when I started this habit. Way back in 2007, when I was working on a game, I discovered you can press F5 on MS Notepad and it'll stamp the time and date. Now that in of itself was not the reason why I started to jot down my progress because I believe I was thinking about making a journal about my progress, but it was probably what inspired me to actually proceed with the idea.
And now that I have people actually reading the darn thing, it got me thinking if I should change the format. The current format is just me whipping up a report in an hour and that's it. I actually wasn't expecting people to read it except for like 1 or 2 people. But there are currently nearly 100 people following the sub-reddit and I keep reading comments about how people enjoy them. So maybe I should consider changing the format but to what exactly I'm not sure. I'm not getting complaints from the format so I don't think there's any reason to improve upon it.
But in the end, these journal entries are just my thoughts and the progress of the Compact Youmu channel. There's not much to it other than that. If you enjoy reading the entries, I thank you for that even knowing it's not much of a priority. Still, I try to fill it up with info for those of you dedicated to learning what is happening in the CY channel.
For this journal entry, I'll be talking about what is currently happening in my life, the upcoming Touhou 15 teaser along with getting ready for the real thing, and the report on the Touhou Funnies.

What's been going on with me

And some of you who have read my past journal entries know, I'm not one to share my feelings. I really don't like doing that, but sometimes there are times when you just have to share what is happening to your life. Mainly when it impacts the channel because I feel like my current situation will be making yet another big change. Things are more or less stable but there are always challenges that you have to face. I'm always hoping and praying to God that I can exceed my limitations and finally be in a position where I can work on this full-time. That's what I want to talk about for the moment.
As you know, I currently getting support from donations and commission work. Soon I'll get some assistance from the ad revenue but as of this writing I'm still waiting to see how much I can get from that. One of my commissioners was chatting with me about the future of the channel and I told them that I'm working hard so that I can make YouTube full time. When I said this, the person apparently got worried, telling me how I shouldn't depend on YouTube and how that's a bad idea. I felt that I gave them the wrong impression so I wanted to clear things up about YouTube and my desire to make this a full time thing.
I have to start things off by saying that I'm living as modestly as I can. I moved to a studio apartment that is only a few hundred a month, the only thing I pay in utilities is electricity as the owners pay for everything else, and the only other major spending is for groceries. I haven't bought or played a video game in a long time and I can't afford any subscription service like Netflix so no movies or online shows for me. My entertainment choices are limited to YouTube and, well, just working on the CY channel. That's why I'm always working so much, because I'm mostly bored for the majority of the time and working on my videos is also entertaining to me. I do take breaks, around 10 minutes as well as other instances like making a meal or taking a shower, and I retire for the day by the late hour, which I just spend studying art and improving myself. And yes, I do read your comments about how taking it easy and burn out. I understand your concerns and I thank you for being so considerate of me, but you guys got to understand I don't have much going for in my life because what I want is to simply create bigger and better projects with a bigger budget and a team. I want to be a content creator and create movies, video games, comics, anything that is creative and I want to go beyond my limitations. That's why I'm working so hard, because I feel like I got to prove myself so I can get the necessary funding and manpower to make my dreams a reality after so long, because right now the struggle is real.
When I was put in a position where I was let go of my previous job and the Touhou community came to my aid to help me get back on my feet, I made my decision that this is the route I must take to make my dreams come true. I was getting ready to find another job, but after seeing the generosity of the Touhou community and their amazing support, I decided to take a risk. That's what I kept hearing from all these motivational speakers such as Earl Nightingale. That the risk takers are the ones who succeed the most. Even The Bible encourages taking a risk. God must have had a hand in all these events that led me here.
And I want to believe that this is how your dreams come to reality. Frankly, I'm getting tired of only getting the bare minimum, but I can see why people prefer to keep a job rather than take a risk. It's just safer to have a job and get a paycheck. That's preferable to simply not knowing when you are getting paid. But that also means limitations. I don't want to be limited anymore, I want to exceed these limitations and make something greater than I ever have. That's why I'm working so hard not only to make the Touhou 15 adaption a reality but to see how far I can take my skills. You'll soon read this in the section about the trailer and art practice below but every night, I'm looking at tutorials, studying other people's art, and improving my art skills. I'm doing all this because I want to make amazing animations in the belief that when I show the world what I can do, then I can elevate my life to the next level.
Maybe I sound crazy right now, which is one of the reasons why I don't like to talk about my feelings. There are way too many judgemental people out there that I've dealt with one too many times. But this is one of those times I feel like I should share what is happening in my life because I actually feel excited. I'm in a position of uncertainty, with just how one or two months ago I felt like the world was truly falling apart, that all that I was working for was for nothing, yet I feel like I'm overcoming these obstacles and instead of my own demise, I actually see the goal ahead of me. It's this strange euphoria I'm experiencing where my life is pretty dismal but hope is out there, I just gotta keep going. There were decisions I have made in the past that are regretful, but that's in the past now. Do not dwell on your past mistakes, just keep going forward when the opportunity has arrived. And that's what I'm doing. I feel so close to my goal. It doesn't feel like a distant dream anymore. I just got to keep going no matter what.
But the real question is, what exactly must I do to get to reach that goal? The past few weeks I spent just seeing how the YouTube channel is doing. At this state, I just need a few hundred a month to achieve "full time" status but I don't know yet how much I have made with YouTube. I have to wait till adsense is updated with my results. I'm sure it can't be more than $100 but even that is progress so I'll happily accept that at this time. Though I'm being supported right now by donations and commissions, there's a lot more that needs to be done. It's time to take the next step and find a big opportunity, a major project where I can get a substantial amount of pay. My skills are improving and people love my animations, so I need to find someone who is in need of my services. That means it's time to consider going outside the Touhou community and offer my services elsewhere. I'm going to try freelance services like Fiverr and see if I can find any job opportunities to utilize my skills. I gotta do everything I can to survive this period until I am making at least $1000 from YouTube. That's my current goal, and yes, I'm aware that YouTube is stingy and it will probably take me like a bajillion subscribers to even make half of that. I know that YouTube doesn't care about me, but there's no point in arguing with myself. It's an opportunity and I should take it.
And finally the crowdfunding campaign, it has not been going well. It's been two or three months since it started and it hasn't even broken the halfway point. I'm now considering changing its purpose or even canceling it. I just don't have enough of an audience to get something like that going, which really puts it into perspective. Not to mention that I believe it is possible to make the long teaser trailer with what I have achieved so far, so perhaps the crowdfunding is not really necessary. Perhaps I just believed my own hype. I would read about these tens of thousands of dollars, or even hundreds of thousands, crowdfunding campaigns that get funded in like a week or even a day. You would think that $3000 would be a cinch, but looks like there's still so much more for me to learn about this. Still, my hopes are up because I had my own miracle happen to me before. It's not too late, it may just not be the right time yet.

Touhou 15 Teaser

Most of my day is spent either working on commission work or the next funny video. I may only have around 1 - 2 hours to work on the teaser trailer, but any progress is good progress. Though right now I'm putting the trailer aside as I want to finish a commission I'm currently working on, as well as figure out where to go next. I'm right now just thinking about the next move because I just finished the entire sketch of the animation.
The general flow of the trailer is that it starts from Earth (Gensokyo) and zooms into the moon and right into Junko's eye. So I spent the entire week planning and implementing all these features. I had to use a 3D model and Google Earth to make the moon rotate and zoom into the surface because I had no idea how to do that myself. But in the end, I managed to pull it off. If you are an Extra Stage Boss patron then you can see the initial rough of what I have planned.
The other thing that I spent time working on was Junko's hair. This is the part I also needed to do a lot of research on, how to animate the hair. I gave it a good shot the first time but realized it was animated too wildly. The solution was to simply make it sway from right to left. Something simple yet effective. It's hard to describe but you'll see what I mean when the teaser releases.
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After studying to improve my hair drawing skills, I've gotten a few more tips that I didn't knew when I drew what I currently have. I'm going to study a bit more and see what I can do to improve the hair animation. But nothing too crazy, I'm still learning after all. I don't want to spend too much time on something that will eventually be improved upon later on when I continue to learn and practice more.
But after that, everything seems to be in place to proceed to the next step, which is the outlines. Once I start the outlining process, then the animation will be here in no time. At least relative to the amount of time I work on it. If I keep working on it for only 1-2 hours a day, then it'll definitely take a few more weeks to complete, especially since I'm still learning how to do backgrounds, which I'll talk about in the next section.

Art Practice

The teaser trailer is practice in of itself, but I'm also putting aside my own time to get some general practice done. The animated series is a long ways from now but I figured I might as well get ready for when the time finally comes to make it happen.
I've been thinking about what I want from the animated series, exploring other animated works, philosophizing about what I want my animation to mean, and other goofy stuff that makes drawings move on the screen. I've then started to compile a bunch of art that strikes my eye to study. I figured since I'm already saving up a bunch of resources, I might as well get started right now planning for the big project, and it starts with the outlines.
If you've been paying attention to the community tab you should know that I draw the frames in MS Paint. The final output of what I manually draw is a single pixel outline with base color. Everything else after that I use Paint.net to add detail and then use filters to finalize. That's what I've been using and I have no plans on changing the tools I used. What I am planning on changing is the method that I use these tools with to improve the linework, which is one aspect I'm anal about when it comes to my art.
I feel that the outline is very important for me to get right because it's the most prominent part of my artwork. Whether it's the funny videos or the "Flandre vs. Yuuma" animated short I made months ago, I feel the outline seems to be the thing that stands out the most. That's why I'm aiming to improve them anyway I can, so I've been experimenting with the parameters of the filters to see what I can get.
One aspect I wanted to achieve in my linework is adding line weights, which is really difficult to do on MS Paint. The programs like Photoshop gives you brushes and options to get lineweights automatically. In MS Paint, if you want line weights, you got to do them manually and I've done this before with my high contrast art I used to draw a year ago, which you can find on my Pixiv, but that takes a long time to do so its impractical for my animation. But there is a webcomic that I recall was drawn in MS Paint. And despite being in MS Paint, they actually achieved giving the art lineweights by simply using three different sizes of lines for specific parts. I decided to test this out for my animation project.
For my test, I decided to take this picture of Clownpiece from LostWord.
https://www.zerochan.net/4181437
And then drew it in my style.
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Mind you, this is a rushed job so it's not perfect. I would need to make my own reference sheet to get a more refined look but for this test, it will do. Anyway, I decided to add my own lineweights in MS Paint and this is the result.
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I guess it kind of works but I feel like at this resolution, it just makes some lines too thick and some too thin. It just can't work. So instead I decided to mess around with the filters on MS Paint. After messing with the parameters, this is the result.
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Now this is an improvement. Not only do the lines are more evenly distributed in their size but you even get some thinning here and there, adding more to the depth of the drawing. But this is only achieved if I shrink the image down to 24%. I don't know why this strange arbitrary number was chosen but it appears that 24% is the magical number because this is what it looks like at full size.
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Perhaps you don't see a difference, and quite frankly maybe there isn't, but for some reason the original size looks ugly to me.
When I saw this result for the first time, it looked great and I approved it. So I saved the image as a PNG and closed the paint program. Then I opened the image with photo gallery only to find the image had changed into something I did not like. I put it back on Paint.net and there it was, the image I approved of. It took some investigating to find out what was going on. Turns out that in Paint.net, the canvas was resized to fit the screen at 24% with anti-aliasing. That's why it looked so different.
I was prepared to add some AA to the original sized image to achieve that same look, but I also had another idea that I figured I might as well try and that was to draw on a higher resolution. So that's what I did, I upped the canvas size, redrew the image, and added the filters. The results was this:
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Now that's more like it. I don't even have to add AA to this image as it looks good even without it. Since I'm aiming for 4K resolution, I would rather use the raw image and this one will do nicely. But the issue here is that the bigger the resolution, the longer it takes to draw. Do I deal with the smaller size for the sake of speeding the process or do I spend extra time to give it a more refined look?
Nothing is for certain yet. I'm still experimenting so who knows if I'll use this 4K size image. I may use it for closeups of the character's face since it would be easier to draw at this size and then revert to the smaller size when zooming out. But that's a topic for another time. For now, I'm satisfied with the line art, I'm now moving on to painting and texturing. We'll see what I can do with colors and shades.

Touhou Funnies

The spring time video continues to be in production, and as of this writing the frames have all been sketched out. This video has nearly 500 frames, which includes the mouth shapes and eyes amassing half of the work load. As much as it looks like I'm looking at an epic video, it's probably not. It's going to be the same thing as the mother's day video, albeit with some extra animation. Still, the amount of work that is going into sure does make it feel epic. So who knows, maybe it is going to be another spectacle when it premiers.
And this just might be another shift in video production. It always feels like every few weeks I'm changing the way I'm making videos. I don't know if the algorithm is actually promoting long videos as many are saying, but I know that I have a lot of ideas and these ideas become long scripted stories. Then I start adding more jokes into it making it even longer. So I seem to be going back to the old way of doing videos when I would work on the weekday on the long video and then spend the weekend pumping out a shorter video. That worked out well when the video required minimum editing, but when I started adding more and more content to the videos, that format was quickly outdated and I had to change the work flow. That's the reason why the Stone Baby storyline was paused because that was the primary weekend video series.
Now the schedule is work on a long video for five days, then spend whatever days on a shorter subject, then repeat until the long video begins editing. I assume once video editing starts, it will be finished it at least five days, but we'll see if I can edit a 20 minute video in that time frame.
But considering that the "short" videos can also be a task in of themselves, I figured maybe I should plan actual short subjects of 1 - 2 minutes to get them out even quicker. I no longer work for the YouTube algorithm so I don't feel pressured to meet its requirements anymore, but I also don't like leaving my channel inactive for too long. A very short video of 1 - 2 minutes would be a good way to make a video quickly and return to the longer format so after the next Ability Showcase, I might just experiment with this and see the results.
And after all that, there's still the Touhou 18 parody, which is estimated to be another feature length video so it's taking its sweet time. The last scene I worked on was posted on Patreon last month and it was around 3 minutes. This video is being made for the 20th anniversary of Imperishable Night but since I'm no longer just killing myself to make these long videos or meet deadlines, it may not actually happen on that date. The only thing I can promise is that it will be released on the year of the anniversary but who knows when exactly. So you'll just have to be patient and wait a bit longer. Or if you are impatient, you can get access to each scene as they are made on Patreon.
But considering the length this is taking, I figured I could upload another teaser on the YouTube channel. I'm planning on making one of the planned scenes available to the public YouTube channel. It's not story related, it's more of a gag inbetween the story, which should keep from showing spoilers. That scene will be created after the planned next scene as the next scene will be story related.
Finally, after the long video is done, the next poll to vote for the next video will be out. As mentioned last time, the poll will be for the 4 series that I have going on. Be sure to vote on it when the time comes.

Conclusion

Things continue to change in my life but they are getting better. My life is now doing a 180 where it went from bad to worse and then turning for the better. And I can only see things getting better from here, as long as I keep working hard and never giving up on my dreams, I can only see good things moving forward. And it's all leading up to the animated TH15 adaption started. I'm working hard to get that going and at the rate I'm going, nothing can stop me from achieving my goals now. But after years of struggle to make it to this very point, if there is one thing I learned from all this is that you can't do this alone.
I can only meet the animated adaption half-way and if I want to achieve in completing it, I need the help of the Touhou community. The Touhou 15 teaser is now being produced to see what the potential of the animated adaption could be but I'm sure many can already see the potential of something great from Compact Youmu with the TH17.5 short. If you haven't seen it yet, give it a watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfBi91CbNy8
I spent six months in creating that animated short but due to unforeseen circumstances, it wasn't exactly the vision I had. But as I said, making something alone isn't the way to go. If I had the support of the Touhou community, I could improve with what I lack.
If you want to see animated shorts like that one but much better and improved, then please donate to the Ko-fi page. Right now I need the funding to make a longer teaser trailer which shows more of what can be achieved. Every bit helps and your contribution will be greatly appreciated.
https://ko-fi.com/compact_youmu
https://www.patreon.com/compact_youmu
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2024.06.01 19:01 thefonz22 Down 1 with 24 Seconds Left: AI Draws Up a Game-Winning Play for the 2024 Pacers vs. 2001 Lakers

I asked AI and this is what it pumped out. How do you rate our chances in this play?

Scenario:

Play: "High Screen and Roll with Flare Option"

  1. Formation:
    • Tyrese Haliburton (1) as the primary ball-handler at the top of the key.
    • Myles Turner (5) setting a high screen at the top of the key.
    • Andrew Nembhard (2) on the right wing.
    • Aaron Nesmith (3) on the left wing.
    • Pascal Siakam (4) in the left corner.
  2. Initial Action:
    • Haliburton uses a high screen from Turner.
    • Turner rolls to the basket after setting the screen.
    • Siakam stays in the left corner to spread the floor.
  3. Primary Option:
    • Haliburton drives to the basket using the screen.
    • If Shaquille O'Neal (defending Turner) steps up to contest, Haliburton looks to pass to Turner rolling to the basket.
    • Turner can either go for a layup or kick out to an open shooter if the defense rotates.
  4. Secondary Option:
    • If Kobe Bryant (likely guarding Haliburton) fights over the screen and recovers quickly, Haliburton can look for Nesmith or Nembhard spotting up on the wings for a three-point shot.
    • Rick Fox and Derek Fisher, likely guarding Nesmith and Nembhard respectively, may help on the drive, leaving the shooters open.
  5. Flare Option:
    • If no immediate shot is available, Haliburton can pass to Siakam in the corner.
    • As this happens, Nesmith sets a flare screen for Nembhard to get open on the right wing for a potential three-point shot.
    • Siakam can either take the shot if open or pass to Nembhard coming off the flare screen for a three.

Defensive Matchups:

Execution:

Outcome:

By running this play, the Pacers can maximize their chances of scoring and winning the game against the formidable 2001 Lakers, taking into account the defensive prowess of Kobe Bryant and the interior dominance of Shaquille O'Neal.
*********Timeout Pep Talk**************
Alright, guys, listen up. We’ve got 24 seconds on the clock, and we’re down by one. This is our game to win. Here’s the plan:
Tyrese (Haliburton), you’re our playmaker. We need you to take control at the top of the key. Myles (Turner), set a strong high screen for Tyrese. Roll hard to the basket afterward, and be ready to finish strong or kick it out if the defense collapses.
Andrew (Nembhard) and Aaron (Nesmith), you’ll be on the wings. Andrew, if Tyrese drives and kicks it out to you, be ready to shoot or make the extra pass. Aaron, stay sharp and ready to shoot. You know the Lakers' defense will be tight, so find your spot.
Pascal (Siakam), you’ll be in the left corner. If the ball swings your way, take the shot if it’s there, or look for Andrew coming off a flare screen from Aaron. This is all about execution and making the right reads.
Remember, Shaq is going to be protecting the paint. If he steps up, Myles, you’ve got to be ready to either finish or find our shooters. Kobe will be all over Tyrese, so we need crisp passes and quick decisions.
Stay calm, stay focused. This is our moment. We’ve prepared for this. Trust each other, and let’s execute this play to perfection. We can win this game. Let’s get it done!
Pacers on three! One, two, three – Pacers!
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