Galing ako from small companies on my previous jobs, and I was just surprised at how things were going now na I'm at a midsize corpo company.
My first few observation were:

• wow, pano naging close yung iba't ibang departments when there's no time naman na they could be hanging out.
  
• this might be an environment where "evil eye" could be present; i never thought that was ever true until na i realized na some people are really competitive na dumarating sa pagkakaron na ng crab mentality.
  
• akala ko kapag nasa corpo world ka parang tanggap mo nang "disposable" ka, akala ko norm na yung just giving the bare minimum. But no, in my department, didibdibin talaga nila yung work nila na kahit mag overnight pa sila. And take note, they're just juniors lang rin.
  
• it looks like i do really have to get used with bida bidang coworkers. Di ko talaga sila matatakasan. Tipong putak ng putak kahit mali naman pinagsasabi just for the sake of being proactive
  
• and speaking of, i do need to be proactive. I really need to!!! But it's just hard for me if di ko naman talaga ugali. Perfect example of nonchalant. I keep my reactions to myself and always patago ang kilos ko; meaning I can help but di ko ibibida yun. And it also doesnt help na i get tired easily, kaya always akong naka "energy-savings mode".
  
• idk why, pero i'm always thinking about how much will my salary increase if nag jobhop uli ako. I really need to stop thinking about it kasi i think factor talaga why I'm not active. I always have my foot out the door kahit kakapasok ko lang.
  
• i also have to accept the fact that I'm coworkers with achievers. May cum laude, may topnotcher, may from a very nice company. Tapos ako: mortal na tao lang. Di na pwede yung ugali kong nonchalant lang. If before, hinahayaan ko lang if may gustong magpakajollibee sa work dapat ngayon I can prove na I really do deserve to be in the team. I need to study more so I can contribute naman.
  

Ibang iba talaga to from my previous experience na direkta inuutusan na ako kung ano gagawin, like di ko na kailangan mag-isip kasi ginawa na ng seniors ko for me. This time, I'll be thinking of the solution with raw data handed to me. This is gonna be so hard and uncomfortable but I hope I wont cry and give up kasi this is worth learning naman.
A message to myself: you need to experience everything kahit na mahirap, kasi it will be your leverage. Magpakatatag and maging masipag. Don't expect everything will be handed to you. Altho, it will also be helpful if you gather info/knowledge from colleagues. Wag mo na taasan pride mo, ask a lot of questions! This is the perfect opportunity since you're surrounded with competitive people. Wag ka papatalo. Bawal na ang tatamad tamad! Mahalin mo work mo and aim to be promoted ASAP!!! Magpakabida bida ka na, bata ka pa naman

More or less a few months ago, in mid-December 2023 I started having sleep problems, at that time, I had gone to my church camp, which I had been attending for a few months, I spent around 3 days without sleeping, Don't get me wrong, I've had sleep problems since I was 12 years old, so it wasn't a big deal for me, after that time, on the 3rd day, I simply passed out in the middle of them all, I was extremely exhausted, and fainting, I simply felt my body turning off, not from sleep, but from extreme fatigue, taking into account that in the meantime of 3 days I had run and exercised extremely in the middle of our gymkhana that took place during these 3 days, after I passed out, when I came home and then went to rest, since I was 12 years old, I was used to going days without sleeping and I always recovered well after a good rest, but this time it was different, even after a few days , over the months (from December to February), there were days when I couldn't sleep and days when I slept insufficiently (not totally continuous sleep deprivation) and in the middle of this time, I started to have progressive memory losses, simply, I could often forget what I was going to do, and no, don't associate this with ADHD, because I was diagnosed with this when I was 13 and I know the difference, after a while, the symptoms got worse after a few days, I just wasn't recognizing it objects, series, music and not even obvious things in my daily life, in addition to that, I'm having more problems finding the right words, in addition to always waking up every day with a strong mental confusion, simply, my brain resets itself and takes a while It takes a lot for it to function normally again, and in the meantime, I feel extremely disoriented, not even being able to recognize myself, know where I am, who I am, who my parents are, etc., I've already done a blood and urine test (complete blood count), I suspected it could be a lack of vitamin B12, and after the result, my results were normal, around 603 ng/L in vitamin B12, I only had slight changes, such as a large increase in iron (excess iron in the blood) and some changes in the bladder, but nothing that indicates a urinary infection, etc., after a while, I was taken to the neurologist, when reporting my symptoms, he said it could be stress, honestly, I've already had major I've had bouts of stress throughout my life and it never reached this level, he also said it could be depression, I've had severe bouts of depression, to the point where I could just stay in bed for days without wanting to do anything, but in this case, I can't get out. out of bed for the simple reason that I can't remember or maintain focus and attention and my reasoning fully, this coming June I'm going to have an MRI in a city close to mine, I've done countless research and several things point to symptoms and illnesses different, always leading to something involving "delirium" or "brain fog", but no definitive conclusion, and this has been happening since January until now (May 21st) I feel my memory and my reasoning get even worse as the Days pass, can this really be a consequence of lack of sleep?

My bf cannot seem to fall asleep without the TV on, and I personally need almost pitch black and silence, or at the very least for whatever background noise on to be somewhat relaxing. I could fall asleep to rain noises, audiobooks, chill tv shows, preferably with the Tv on the off screen setting. My partner’s preference is loud obnoxious youtube videos, tv shows like rick and morty or anime with loud shouting and explosions, and insists he also needs the bright flashing of the screen. I can and will use a sleep mask, but this sometimes falls off, and if he forgets to set the timer I’ll wake up when the screen shifts to the save screen. I will also sometimes use headphones myself. He has tried to use headphones with minimal success and usually just get frustrated and leaves the bedroom either till I fall asleep or he’ll go in the spare room. I’m quite a light sleeper though, and grumpy if i’m woken up, so sneaking back into bed isn’t the easiest. Honestly I wouldnt mind sleeping in separate room every now and then, but he sees it as a huge issue. He’s a much more physically affectionate personal though, so i think it’s to do with that. I don’t know how to manage because I try to meet him in the middle, and don’t always mind the tv if i’m not needing to wake up early the next day, but it seems to be a point of contention in our relationship in general. He almost always has some tv on in the background in our living room or bedroom, and i find it quite over stimulating. I use headphones to listen to audiobooks, or just for some noise cancellation, but i guess it makes our flat feel unrelaxing for me, and he sometimes feels i’m inattentive and unaffectionate as i’m in my own little world. Are we just too different? Sorry for the format, on mobile.

I am switching jobs and need to buy a vehicle since my previous job provided a vehicle and my new one doesn’t. Work in construction as a PM so used to driving brand new GMC Sierra 1500s and GMC Terrain AT4s. Want to get something that doesn’t feel like a huge downgrade. Need something with awd as I sometimes need to drive on muddy construction sites and I live in an area with a lot of snow. Was looking at used BMWs in the $15,000 range like a X3 or X5 but they all have like 150k+ km so I figured I’d be spending another few thousand on maintenance plus the cost of premium fuel. This got me thinking that maybe I should just buy new because at least then there’s a warranty and maintenance would be minimal. I have a demanding work schedule so I don’t really have time to deal with break downs or doing my own maintenance. Plus I just got a raise to $130k and I am 30 with no kids so I can afford to put the $15k towards a down payment and still make the car payments. This got me looking at a new 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe. I like the look of the redesign and it seems to check all the other boxes. The hybrid version would also be great on gas. I plan on driving a lot because I live outside of the city and commute about 30 mins each way every day. I also might be between cities for a couple months. Can anybody give some advice or recommend other vehicles? I also was considering a ford maverick or maybe even a used Tesla model 3 but I am really undecided. Was considering a used rav4 also but I find them pretty boring. Please don’t recommend a used Camry.

In my opinion, Dota 2 is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve. The game is a sequel to Defense of the Ancients (DotA), a community-created mod) for Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Dota 2 is played in matches between two teams of five players, with each team occupying and defending their own separate base on the map. Each of the ten players independently controls a powerful character known as a "hero" that all have unique abilities) and differing styles of play. During a match players collect experience points and items) for their heroes to defeat the opposing team's heroes in player versus player combat. A team wins by being the first to destroy the other team's "Ancient", a large structure located within their base.
And I think we can all agree that Development of Dota 2 began in 2009 when IceFrog, lead designer of Defense of the Ancients, was hired by Valve to design a modernized remake in the Source game engine. It was released for Windows, OS X, and Linux via the digital distribution platform Steam) in July 2013, following a Windows-only open beta phase that began two years prior. The game is fully free-to-play with no heroes or any other gameplay element needing to be bought or otherwise unlocked. To maintain it, Valve supports the game as a service, selling loot boxes and a battle pass subscription system called Dota Plus that offer non-gameplay altering virtual goods in return, such as hero cosmetics and audio replacement packs. The game was ported to the Source 2 engine in 2015, making it the first game to use it.
But even though there are no patch notes Dota 2 has a large esports scene, with teams from around the world playing in various professional leagues and tournaments. Valve organizes the Dota Pro Circuit, which are a series of tournaments that award qualification points for earning direct invitations to The International), the game's premier tournament held annually. Internationals feature a crowdfunded prize money system that has seen amounts in upwards of US$40 million, making Dota 2 the most lucrative esport. Media coverage of most tournaments is done by a selection of on-site staff who provide commentary and analysis for the ongoing matches similar to traditional sporting events. In addition to playing live to audiences in arenas and stadiums, broadcasts of them are also streamed over the internet and sometimes simulcast on television, with several million in viewership numbers.
So in conclusion Despite criticism going towards its steep learning curve and overall complexity, Dota 2 was praised for its rewarding gameplay, production quality, and faithfulness to its predecessor, with many considering it to be one of the greatest video games of all time. It has been one of the most played games on Steam since its release, with over a million concurrent players at its peak. The popularity of the game has led to merchandise and media adaptations, including comic books and an anime series, as well as promotional tie-ins to other games and media. The game allows for the community to create their own gamemodes, maps, and cosmetics, which are uploaded to the Steam Workshop. Two spinoff games, Artifact) and Dota Underlords, were released by Valve. Dota 2 has been used in machine learning experiments, with a team of bots known as the OpenAI Five showing the capability to defeat professional players.
What do you think!!

Google Drive link to my CV
I'm in a unique position with diverse experience from collaborative projects and internships. Due to COVID and health issues (now resolved), I graduated with a Ph.D. but no publications. I'm now preparing two manuscripts for submission this year.
I co-founded a startup through NSF I-Corps focused on genomic analysis (put on hold for now), which led to a collaborative paper on T2D network analysis (tri-omic data; xMWAS) expected to be submitted soon. Additionally, I'm working on a personal project using scRNA-seq and machine learning to study beta cell failure in T2D (scGPT/scBERT), potentially leading to a postdoc if I secure an F32 grant.
I have significant experience in proteomics/genomics and machine learning from internships at LLNL and JGI, showcased on my GitHub and personal webpage. Despite my lack of publications, I'm passionate about bioinformatics and actively seeking a job in the industry, using my extensive experience as my main selling point.
Can I please get your advice on my resume? I would LOVE a remote job in the industry, but I am open to any bioinformatics position
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Hello everyone
Usualy when I browse reddit I look for advices on the games I like, but couldn't find some here.. So meanwhile, here are mines. Know that I am not great myself, but have the occasions to play with good performing players
Accessories give some statistics
RC 416 with the right vertical grip, red dot, compressor can have almost no recoil and seems to be the most versatile weapon
I personally like to take the perk that make you start with 2000$, so I can quickly insure myself or revive a mate early game
and the one spotting enemy when they hit you
I noticed people good at fighting tend to not focus insurance first and try to first fully build a weapon and rush for armor /rifle extension.
Ziplines are a cool way to move fast across the map. Seems like people like to use them to get on top of mountains quick too
For a contract that need you to, as exemple, kill an enemy with a deagle. You can down them with another weapons and only finish them with it
With enough heal, for the firsts few rounds you can stay a good of time out of the zone
The automatic shotgun is all you need at close range
Don't sleep on grenades. Radiation and detection ones can give you a big advantage
You can buy a detection perk at the purple vendor for 2000$. Cheap aimbot
Gl everyone!

When listening on my HD650s, the right channel is louder than left when using hi gain. If I turn it up really loud, I can find the exact spot on the volume pot where the volume evens out. I don't have this issue on low gain, but I don't like the fact that I have to turn my volume up to almost 80% to listen normally without channel imbalance. I've also seen people say you get better performance out of power hungry headphones like the HD650s when using hi gain, but I don't know if there's any truth to that.
Would it fix the issue if I bought a Schiit SYS and used that to lower the input volume? I would do it from my laptop, but you volume control is disabled on MacBooks when you connect an external audio device like my Modi 3E.
Any advice would be much appreciated!

I'm looking for any guidance on using ReactJS to generate a second-brain website that has authentication generated from my note taking app, Obsidian.
I'm going to use social login authentication, this part is easy for me, but the more technical part is what format, or how to take a markdown note and transform it into a format that easily can be used inside ReactJS and served dynamically.
I don't want to have to add pages manually, I have dozens, if not hundreds, of markdown notes to add. So having the pages being generated from my markdown and then served dynamically inside react are important to me.
There are a few good markdown to website generators but afaik they don't take authentication into account.

Well I’m a caretaker for this lady in her 70s, wonderful woman. That means I also take care of her husband as well. Anyhow, the husband is on the phone with his credit card company while I’m preparing dinner. Unfortunately for the husband, this lady who spoke perfect English had an accent that was not “American”.
He couldn’t follow simple directions and instead of being polite, he chose racism. What a surprise!!! He said to the poor lady “Can I get someone who speaks English?”. The lady was speechless and immediately put him on hold. Then he had the audacity to say “What did I do to deserve this?” And my favorite; “These crazy people!”. Then in a huff he starts cutting up his credit card all proud of himself. 🙄
Obviously he had to get an attitude with me “You put too much food on my plate!” “Let me check my wife’s plate”. Like brother I put one pork chop, a medium potato, and half a cup of vegetables. I’ve made some progress with him though! He used to whistle at me to get my attention like a dog, now he uses my name.

This is going to be super long :’) So i (19F) was friends with this guy (20M), (let’s call him Kyle) since 2020. When we met i was going through a breakup and he was in a very serious long term relationship. We became friends pretty quickly but it wasn’t any kind of close friendship, just surface level talking and joking around. Eventually i got with his friend (20M) with whom i broke up pretty quickly and we kind of eventually grew distant.
Years went by and we reconnected again when i was graduating and decided to plan a trip with my friend(let’s call her Katy) to a city where he studies in (he moved to a different country after graduating school). Eventually Katy couldn’t make it and him and i started to talk a lot, facetimes, texts, had each other’s pictures as wallpapers etc. He sent me a huge bouquet of flowers for my birthday since he couldn’t make it (which was pretty sweet :) ) A month later i came to visit him (the trip lasted 4 days) and i swear this was trip was one of the best times of my life. He was so gentle, funny, caring and all of the wonderful things you can think of. It wasn’t lovebombing, he was just absolutely wonderful. We did not sleep together because i have sexual trauma and asked him to take it slow and he was so understanding and kind about it, i’ll never forget it. By the end of my visit he decided to come with me to the city where i live (and well, he used to live) to see his family. So i ask him, “what are we? I really like you and i’m ready to try long distance for you” , to which he said that he didn’t plan a relationship and hoped that i would understand that long distance is difficult but he’d try it as well. So we agree on boyfriend and girlfriend.
on the ride to our home country things turned sour and i noticed he was a little distant, but didn’t give it much notice, everyone has their bad days. A day later he was very avoidant and tells me at a birthday party that he doesn’t want to be together still and wants “a less serious relationship” i felt absolutely horrible. The next few months he texts me once per day and i got fed up and just cut things off.
After some time Katy meets up with him and convinces him to see me to “fix things”. While she did that i told another girl, let’s call her Sasha, that i have this ex that i’ve been thinking about for ages and how much i miss him and how much potential we had. She was very understanding about it and shared her experience with a similar thing. Later on Sasha proposed a social project to me and Katy. We agreed and Katy suggested we invite Kyle to work with us.
Kyle joined us quickly. We started talking and flirting again even though i was a a bit defensive and mad (obviously). He then invited me for coffee to talk. We met and basically to spare you the details he told me than all he wanted was to sleep with me but eventually caught feelings and it made things complicated. i asked if there was a chance to try again and Kyle said that he wasn’t ready and suggested we stay friends. i agreed since i didn’t want to lose him again. What happened next is that Sasha started flirting and talking to him right in front of my nose. I got mad and called her out. She made everyone gang up on me and Katy in the project and we were kicked out. Out of solidarity with Katy (the project didn’t mean to me as much as it meant to her) i blocked everyone including Kyle. It’s been two years and i miss him every day. I don’t wanna betray Katy nor do i think it would be a good idea to text him and share my feelings, so i’m in constant tortures :’)
TL;DR Every day i think about someone who gave me the best days of my life yet eventually ghosted me and was mean to my friend. We’ve been on a no contact for two years, but i still miss him every day. what do i do?

So for more context we have been together for 7 years on and off. He is my first serious relationship and I lost my virginity to him. He has had multiple gfs before we met. He has ADHD and I think I have some type of mental illness but I’ve never been diagnosed. (My bf thinks I’m a narcissist though due to both my parents being narcissists). We live together and have been through a lot with each other. Basically we are trauma bonded together and have both cheated on each other in the first couple years of dating but we have not had infidelity in the last 2 years. We keep breaking up over miscommunication and I keep leaving him because I truly think he deserves better than me. I am not sure if I just want to break up because I want to start over or if I just want to leave him to escape accountability for my actions. I have sexual trauma from my childhood and it is affecting our relationship because I don’t have any self worth so I let men use me in the past and now my bf doesn’t respect me and gets frustrated when I don’t want to have sex since I let other men have sex with me. I’m not sure if I’m with him because I’m in love with him or if I’m just comfortable. He wants to be with me because he loves me but he can’t get over his trust issues and insecurities about me. I feel like the right thing to do would be to break up and end this toxic cycle but he thinks if we go to couples therapy that we can make things work together. I don’t want to waste money on couples therapy because I feel like the therapist will just tell us to call it quits anyways. I feel like we have been through too much trauma with each other and idk if we can heal from it while still being together. We can forgive each other but we will never forget. I’m going to a concert tomorrow and he’s already worried about me talking to other guys. I just want this chaos to end and there to be peace in my life. Any and all advice would be appreciated.

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For trade is a box full of shiny Regieleki in Fast Ball to give away. Caught on Sword (after 4226 encounters) and then cloned with God Egg (MissingNo) there; the original one was never transferred into HOME before cloning so there is no issue with them if you want to use them here or transfer to HOME/other games (each one has a unique HOME identifier). Limited to ONE per person so everyone can get one, if I see the same IGN connecting more than once I will cancel the trade.
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The argument I proposed here is importance within the story. Usually characters thar are involved in big events and interact with the strongesy characters are strongest. For this I would use 2 characters, which are Akainu and Roger.
One of the reasons Akainu is generally seen as the strongest marine is because of his major involvement in the MF War. He was the only marine that had a real fight with Whitebeard while he had an small interaction with Shanks, two of the strongest in the world. On the other side the admirals clashed with inferior guys like Jozu and Marco. Plus, Akainu is a Fleet Admiral which mean he is much more important than the other 2 admirals.
And then we have Roger, Roger was a major player in rhe GV incident while Whitebeard didn't do much there. Given how big the event was, Roger being more involved there is a good reasoning for him being stronger. In addition Roger had pretty much a rivalry with everyone of his era like Garp, Whitebeard, Xebec, Shiki. Even new gens guys like Kaido and Big Mom interested with Roger.
And then we have Shanks who has been much more important that Mihawk. He ended the Marineford war where on the other side Mihawk was pretty useless. And in addition to this, Shanks has clashed with almost every top guy of his era.
-Was raised by the Pirate King Roger
-Stopped Kaido before going to Marineford
-Clashed with Whitebeard
-Clashed with the strongest marine Akainu
-The idol of the protagonist
-Have a relationship with the 5 elders
-Rivalry with Mihawk
-Has history with Blackbeard
Usually characters that are more involved to the narrative are stronger thavn the ones that barely do stuff. Shanks being more important to the narrative pretty much guarantees he is gonna be stronger.
You can talk all you want about titles but narrative importance is above any title. That's why Roger will most likely end up above Whitebeard after GV flashback despite WB's title and I believe the same will happen with Shanks and Mihawk after EOS.
Usually characters that are more important to the story end up being stronger. Mihawk lack of importance to the story is why he will end up weaker than Shanks.

I feel like an idiot for posting this on Reddit but I don't really feel comfortable venting about this with friends, so here we are!
(21F) It's been two years since I broke up with my ex boyfriend. It was a really healthy relationship and we remain really close friends, it just didn't make sense to me to keep up with it anymore.
Well, I'm a 21 year old girl, and since that breakup my social life hasn't been all that interesting really. I'm a 4th year law student and college ended up being not all that exciting, and even tough I've got to meet my amazing group of friends, I didn't really relate to anyone else. Therefore, this time when you're supposed to meet lots of people and broaden your horizons ended up stagnating a bit for me.
I consider myself an easy going person, I've never in my life find it hard to make friends or getting to know people. It's just that I haven't got many chances to. I spend most my time with my friends I already know or end up meeting people at parties who I don't talk to ever again, and being still in college doesn't give me much time for new activities. Romantic-wise, I've never been the type that cares too much (or even at all) to be in a relationship, and I never really liked the idea of having to chase anything. I thrive on my own most of the time, and whatever happens, happens. But like anyone else, I sometimes miss the occasional flirt and whatever comes with it haha. Intimacy in geral, or just having fun. More than the horny!!!! aspect of it, I really do miss getting to make friends and talk to somebody new.
Well, as I've stated before, I think I'm really easy to talk to, overall funny and outgoing. Charming in a good day, perhaps haha. About my looks, well I wouldn't say I'm stunning but I'm not very insecure, or at least I don't let it get to my head very often. Maybe not the type you'd give a second look or flirt on the subway - unless I'm reading some cool book or something haha - but maybe buy me a drink in the night if we're having a good time lol. I'm usually very friendly with anyone I meet so I don't even know how people make the jump to flirtation these days...
Back to the dating apps: as we've seen here, I'm stagnant. Not even my social media does wonders for me anymore since I've had the stupid idea of soft blocking almost everyone when I've gotten out of high school (so real to be fair), so most of my followers are people I actually know or work with today. There's always a random guy out of nowhere but you know, no one interesting enough !!
That being said, should I overcome my fear of dating apps? I'm NOT gonna lie to you, to this very day I've always been a bit prejudiced about it. Not judgemental of people who use them at all, I just never thought I'd be into it because I don't think that's the coolest way to say I've met a significant other haha. I mean, my future boyfriend can be using a dating app right now, but he surely won't find me in one. At least that's how I like to put it.
Still, I'm reluctant. My brain tells me not to do it, but at the same time my heart is telling me to do so for the plot. I really hate the idea of having to create a profile that appeals to anyone, plus the dynamic of maybe not finding matches???? I don't have many self esteem issues but idk how that would affect me in the long run. Plus, maybe this might sound wrong, but given the fact that I study law people on my field of study expect some odd seriousness of their employees, and as common as they are there's still many preconceptions about dating apps within these firms. I mean, I already hold the weight of my digital footprint being goofy on twitter haha
WELL I don't know what to expect of this! But it's my first post on Reddit so there's that! I ended up writing a lot more than I intended so feel free to engage and talk to me. Or even to call me an idiot. It's late in the night in here and I feel like oversharing SO there's that freedom of opinating about strangers lives on the internet lol
Anyway thanks in advance, and I apologize for any mistake since english ain't my first language! Idk what this subreddit is but shoutout to all my girlies ou there<3

Hello out here, I am in m y first year as a certified appraiser and want to make sure I understand portals vs vendors. I have applied to every AMC listed in my state and I am signed up with several portals (i.e. Mercury, Anow, Appraisal Port, etc.) So far, I have only gotten work from UWM through Anow and a few reports from two different lenders through Mercury.
Are lenders just using portals to find appraisers? Is there something more I can be doing to drive business through these venues? I am also unclear on how to get on panels with local lenders. That may sound silly, but do I just go to their websites? What do I look up to find the local lenders in my area?
Thank you for any help, productive responses only please :)

Title explains it but here's the story (sorry if its a bit long),: my cousin (22m) used to have a really good factory job making atleast 4k a month, recently lost it in the past few months but has a new one making almost the same. He and his gf had a baby this February and had issues at her house with her parents, Long story short, they got off their medication and started a bunch of shit, they're back on it but my cousin and his gf are still staying at my gmas, first plan was to get a camper at his aunts place and live there, now they can't because "the baby is going to start crawling soon"??? Like how does that make sense, my grandmother is 76 and still working because she doesn't have any money to retire, they eat literally ALL the food there and pay nothing for it, he and his gf constantly argue while my grandmother has customers (home business) he got a car that my gma helped and gave him $1000 to help. He's had the job for a month now and she hasn't seen a single dime back. He literally asked her to buy him and his gf some food today!!! I was about to fight when he said that his gf wants to go back to work and my gma is going to watch the baby, SHES 76!! WTF IS WRONG WITH THEM, PLEASE HELP ANY ADVICE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED, SHES TOO NICE TO KICK THEM OUT I agree they are young but if they had a baby and he has a job, they can do it themselves, especially with his job now,they have people that cam help them, my grandmother does not, other then me and my mom
TL;DR: Cousin and his gf leeching off our gma and giving nothing in return, becoming a huge burden on her and she won't kick them out, no idea on how else to help her
Edit: really quick, I do have a job but it doesn't pay nearly as much as his and I try to give her money whenever I'm able too, I'm also in a really rough spot.

Got a 6 hour long gig coming up, will play mainly "underground" house and techno.
I am not used to playing this long, if I'm not mistaken I have played 3 or maybe 4 hours maximum before, but in a bit more relaxed setting.
This will be one of the first times I will play in a packed venue for people I do not know, and definitely for 6 hours.
Any special things worth considering or some tips that one should know?
I have around 500 tracks of the style this gig will focus on(old school and underground house and some below 130bpm techno). I figure that will be enough, planing on doing mainly basic intro-outro mixing for at least for the first 2-3 hours or so, so I can make my tracks last a bit longer, but also because I feel that it fits the earlier part of the night. And then after that I might mix a bit faster but rather go for alot of layering and actual mixing of tracks.
What do you guys think, 500 tracks should be fine right?
I also have a longer "bathroom track" or two I will play when I need the bathroom. Will eat just before it starts, and take it easy on the alcohol during the gig.
Any other things?

Young Avengers film formed by Kamala Khan & Lead by Kate Bishop, will bring together the Young Avengers via Quantum Entanglement.
First seen in The Marvels, where they are Entangled by thier light based powers. connection to Kree based teleportation devices such as the Bangles and the Infinity Stones themselves. Quantum entanglement key element is transportation. Transportation will be the key to the Film, as it is a theme of the Multiverse Saga in general.
The Movie will see Kamala once again being in an entanglement scenario, where a Time traveling Nathinel Richards arrives in Kate’s Pad and warns the teens about Kang’s invasion onto the multiverse. As he was searching for the Avengers in other timelines, but his Armors Temporal pad malfunction after a Kang Fight and lead him to Kamala & Kate’s timeline.
Ironlad is also a teenager, but feels like Kamala isn’t ready for the responsibilities to help save his world. Ironlad attempts to time jump to another universe but actually transports Kamala and Kate to San Francisco in the same timeline. In need to fix his temp pad, he asks where is Tony Stark. Kamala informs him that he died in Endgame. Kate tells him that her parents own a Security company and both of thier partners are Avengers. The girls reach for thier phones, but they left them back in New York. Kamala goes asking people to borrow thier iPhones so she can call Carol Danvers. But Hawkeye and Carol don’t answer. Kate tells them they can try to go find Scott Lang. IronLad is arrogant and doesn’t need the kids help to find a hero, Kamala grabs him before he can fly off. To test thier power he begins a fight with them in the middle of the city.
Kate quickly hits him with a emp arrow, but IronLad advanced armor reboots itself. Kamala uses her newly improved Embiggen powers to protect civilians and stall IronLad. Kate uses several trick arrows in coordination with Kamala and they manage to remove his helmet. (The actor that played Harley Keener Ironman 3) reveals his face, and stops fighting once Antman intervenes. Kate, Kamala, & Cassie meet for the first time at Scott Lang’s lab as they interrogate Ironlad about the validity to his warnings about Kang.
Scott is traumatized that he didn’t actually defeat Kang, and tells the kids that he will buy them a flight back home and to let the adults handle this situation. Kamala ask Cassie what’s it like to have a superhero dad. Even tho her’s is human, Kamala thinks her family is as much of heroes as the Avengers. Cassie & Kate realize their favorite color is purple. Ironlad gets bored of the bonding, and doesn’t think Antman is up to the challenge of helping him. He begins to start his temp pad, but realizes that high quantum frequencies are being detected by his armor. Ironlad demands Scott use his science to help rebuild his pad. For Quantum is the basis to his tech as well. Antman tries to reason with him, but ironlad describes the eradication on his world. Antman and Ironlad begin to fight for access to the basement of his home. Cassie and Scott shrink, while Kamala & Kate try to fight and reason with him. The team crashes into the basement, where ironlad races to the focal point of quantum in the room. Picking up the device that sent the Pym family into the Quantum realm in Quantumania. Ironlad’s nanotech absorbs the device and the temp pad starts to activate. Scott gets serious and starts to enlarge, but Ironlad blasts him back upstairs. The kids all shift and are transported to Westview New Jersey.
They all start having a screaming match, as Cassie is furious that he shot her dad. Kamala tries to calm the team down, but it’s Kate Bishop who makes everyone shut up with a puzzle arrow. This arrow expand an entire acre of land with Purple lasers. She explains it’s a game, that you have to work together or you’ll burn. Cassie laughs and shrinks, ironlad armor is tough enough to not be phased, Kamala has to actually maneuver around to escape the maze of lasers. Kate shows her reflexes and experience by doing flips and evading the laser beams.They all laugh realizing Cassie and Ironlad cheat. As tension dwindles, ironlad explains why he is so serious. That in his future he is a genius prodigy, and learn about the existence of the multiverse in a dream as a kid. Then a week ago Kang invaded his world and eradicated a majority of human life, and took away knowledge and education rights to the slaves of his world. The teens tell thier experience during the blip and how it took away thier own youth, and that’s why the Avengers are an important symbol of hope for them. Kamala starts to fangirl about Carol, Hawkeye, and Ironman… but is stop by Agatha.
Agatha says she saw the kids in her crystal ball, and is aware of the Kang Situation. Using magic to transport them into her suburban home. IronLad is confused why a witch is helping them. Cassie & Kate both keep thier guards up, but hear her out. Agatha tells them that they are on a children’s Crusade, but she can help them all get back home. Ironlad interjects, he needs heros that are competent and ready for war. Agatha uses magic to upgrade thier outfit, then tells them her step son should be home from school soon. Ironlad is tired of waiting as the girls continue to bond and learn more about their abilities. He doubts Billy/Wiccan is as powerful as Agatha claims, and ask why won’t she just use her magic to fight Kang. Agatha says that’s not her role. Billy enters awkwardly, wondering why all these teens are in his house. Kamala ask just how powerful is he, and he simply says he can do whatever he wants.
IronLad test him, and fires a rocket. Wiccan makes it turn into a headband. Picking it up and wearing it, he repeats he can do whatever he wants. Agatha, ask what exactly is Ironlads plan to stop Kang since his Quantum enhanced temp pad can teleport but still can’t take him home. Ironlad says he just needs more power, and rushes Wiccan. Sending his armor to liquidity and consume the sorcerer. Wiccan force pushes back and as they struggle for control, the temp pad activates and sends the group to a new Location; Kahmer Tajh.
Agatha makes fun of the monastery architecture and compares it to her home. Only Kamala & Agatha know this is the home of the sorcerer supreme. Wiccan and Ironlad argue over the consent of letting him suck his energy. And the girls grow more wary of how much they can trust ironlad. Agatha tells them they can find power in teamwork, and disappears into the castle. Kate & Kamala breaks the team into groups. To find Wong or other sorcerers that can help thier fight against the Kang invasion. Wiccan follow where Agatha went. Kate & Cassie search the for more weapons and gear. Kamala and ironlad find Wong & America Chavez.
The 2nd half of the movie has the group coming to face thier teenage fears, as the castle has a horror hex. Ironlad is too afraid to time jump, as memories from his home being overran by Kang haunts him. Wiccan and Agatha are immune to castles spells, as they are magical in tune, however they can’t use thier magic to its fullest extent due to the runes places around the Thaj that prohibits forbidden spells. Wong meets Kamala and tells the young avengers that he didn’t put the horror hex on. There is a Skrull sorcerer in the castle doing this. Kate finds an Asgardian bow and arrows, and takes it for “emergency”. Cassie tells her she is a criminal too, and jokes she spent a day in Jail. Ironlad finds the skrull sorcerer, under stress from the truama spell he is getting beat in the fight. But Wiccan arrives and they team up to defeat him. With a massive display of science meets magic, the young avengers put thier animosity behind them and regroup with Kamala and Wong. Wong is then impaled by a spear by Agatha. Wong’s skin turns Green and it’s revealed he is a skrull too.
America Chavez is distraught, and prepares to fight all the young avengers as she don’t know who to trust. Kamala relates to her humanity, and proves she is just a kid too. She tells her to help them fight off the other skrulls that may be in the castle. Agatha and Wiccan use thier magic sight to determine who is a skrull and who is a real sorcerer. The young Avengers fight off the skrulls, and learn America Chavez can travel the multiverse freely. IronLad sends his armor around her, but she punches and the star impact sends them to Baltimore, USA. The result sends all the hero’s and the Skrulls they were fighting as well.
Inside the Bradley home, Eli is playing video games when the hero’s instantly appear in his house. This sequence is shot from his perspective, as if it’s a home invasion. He runs for his granfathers room, to get his gun. But the safe is only full of a vials of Serum. A skrull breaks into the room and swings an axe at him. He ducks, and drinks the serum. Assuming it was hulk serum he read online; it was actually his grandfather’s other super soldier serum. He punches the Skrull so hard that his guts explode. Eli runs into the living room ready to box, but see’s the young avengers beating up the Skrulls. Shrugging his shoulders he jumps in and helps.
The team see’s how Brutal he fights and Ironlad likes him. Kamala says they can’t just recruit every teen they see, but looks closer and realizes she seen him on tv. He is the grandson of the first black super soldier, revealed in Captain America Brave new world where they were wrongfully accused of a terrorist attack at the White House. He explains that he has actually been taking his grandfather’s serum and synthesizing it for a hormone steroid supplement. But today he drank the original source out of fear for his life. Making him 10x stronger than he has ever been on the drug. Agatha has a funny don’t don’t drugs PSA, as the kids formulate a way on how to repay Eli for his housing damages. We learn his grandfather is still on trail, and he lives alone. Kate gets everyon back on focus and tells them maybe they can’t help ironlad. They have destroyed homes & Castles today and she needs to get back home to feed her dog Lucky. Kate makes a PowerPoint presentation on how to get ironlad out of their lives, and get Captain Marvel. Ironlad becomes more interested in Carol after Kamala keeps hyping her up to be the strongest avenger of all. Wiccan & Agatha use magic to fix the house as the hero’s finally contact Fury and the whereabouts of Captain Marvel. Fury asks why the hell didn’t she just call him to begin with. Kamala didn’t want to get in trouble for stealing the intel about all these characters
The final act has Kamala & Kate using each hero’s best quality to get Ironlad back to his world, and deflate the Kang dictator in his timeline. Kamala nicknames them Team Red & Team Blue after Captain America & Ironman and Team Purple after Hawkeye since he Don’t get much love.
Team Red; Ms. Marvel, America Team Blue; Wiccan, Eli, Team Purple; Kate Bishop, Cassie, Agatha
America Chavez punches 2 Star portals, one to ironlads homeworld and another to the location fury tells them Carol is. They all wear a harness rope that Kate gives them so they don’t get lost in the multiverse jump. America isn’t sure she can send so may people at once into a diffrent timeline, but Cassie uses her quantum shrinking disk and ironlad’s tech to help keep them from all turning fall off and turning into spaghetti. While they are preparing, Kamala meets Carol in a New York park and catches up. Ironlad watches them from behind the portal and says this must be what it’s like to have a true friend. Kamala tells Carol that if she keeps asking her for support then she wouldn’t be a hero. Carol gives her the 2nd Bangel and tells her just let her know if she needs backup. Ironlad is still hesitant that going into the fight against Kang with a bangel isn’t gonna do much. Kamala tells them she isn’t a normal human, she is inhuman.
And the team all suit up as the prepare to hum into the Star. IronLad suddenly laughs and fires her rockets around the building. Knocking out America and collapsing the roof, and shoves Kamala into the future with him.
It’s assume all the young avengers and Agatha are crushed under debris. The perspective changes to Eli who has to save all the hero’s bleeding out or stuck. Eli saves them By bear crawling and dragging them out of the fires. America uses her last strength to send the heros into the future
Kamala fights IronLad alone in a future hala. Ironlad reveals that he is the Kang variant, and his master plan was to go to a past timeline where both bangles existed. These weapons of mass destruction are his way of fighting off other Kang’s tryin to conquer his conquered timeline, following the events of Loki. Due the branching timelines, not even the tva knew he was a variant of Kang since his biological DNA is that of a Reed Richards. Kamala is losing the fight, as Ironlad has one of the bangles and can temporarily stop time. He continues to toy with Kamala and steals her other bangle. Mocking her for playing hero, he kicks her off a platform and into a pit of terrain crystals. Kamala uses the last of her will to let out a furry of punches, cracking the crystals around her and filling the battlefield with mist. Kamala goes through terrgenises, turning into stone. Ironlad fires a missle at her, but ironlad blocks it with a shield formed by Wiccan
Kate Bishop arrives saying Young Avengers Assemble, all the Young Avngers exit America portal. Kate then says that ones for Kamala, and Cassie grows and begins the final fight. The team hold off the firepower of ironlad while Kamalas scales break off. Ironlad can combat Wiccan’s magic with the bangles, and uses time stop techniques to stay ahead of the gang. Kate shoots Cassie’s shrinking disk onto one of the bangles, crushing ironlads left arm. Wiccan uses kamala’s satchel scarf to drag ironlad like a whip. Eli uses his magic shield to block the repulsor blast, and Kate uses the Asgardian bow to pierce his Armor. Cassie uppercuts and shrinks rapidly as the team closes in to fight close quarters. Ironlad makes an energy shield then blows back them all, Kamala is awake and grabs his wrist from far away. Realizing she don’t have light energy anymore, but can stretch her body like Reed Richards. She slams him like hulk did in the original Avengers. Nathinel monoluges about how there will be more conquerors just like history. Tva agents appears, Mobius enters telling the heros thanks for fixing this slight anomaly they better return home or they will all be prune in seconds. IronLad vaporizes and the timeline is erased as the heros return home
The movie ends with Kamala having a to explain to the khan family the events of the film and who all her new friends are. They all are ready to return to thier respected homes, when fury enters and says he heard there was a secret invasion. A running joke about how fury is now last to know anything
Post credit 1: Jessica jones is taking on a private investigator case when she spots a teen couple in an alleyway. She comments that they must be runaways, she zooms in and it’s Cloak and Dagger. They teleport away
Post credit 2: on another planet the Skrull Queen is talking about the failed relations of Kree following Captain Marvel restarting the Hala Sun. The humans are no longer allies after the declaration of war against all allies the President made. She says maybe it’s time we fight back son; and the camera pans to Hulkling
The Young Avengers will return in Avenger’s Secrt Wars