I'm grateful that my two AiBnb units are occupied most of the time in my [unfortunately] low-revenue, non-destination-location, quiet suburban neighborhood.
My cleaner and I put great effort into presenting each guest with a stellar experience, and we seem to be accomplishing that, virtually all the time.
Here's a kink that never occurred to me, with all the scrubbing, dusting, airing, fluffing, and amenities we carefully stage to welcome each guest.
A lovely guest (third timer) got RUDELY awakened at 4 AM on her vacation by a loudly annoying alarm clock going off in some other room.
Clearly, someone right before her, occupying the second bedroom in the unit, had used the alarm, or perhaps more likely - a guest had a child with curious hands, who, unbeknownst to all [God bless that brat 😆], turned on the alarm clock.
There was nothing I could do for the poor guest who reported this (who knows how late they'd stayed out the night before), but she was most gracious when I found out, and I promised her such a thing would never happen again.
We're PROUD of our turnovers. We think of and go to lengths such as fan blades. Baseboards. Dust on chandeliers. Fresh batteries. Lightbulbs all working. Clocks displaying correct time. Making sure lawn guy didn't drop a cigarette butt or candy wrapper somewhere outside. Recheck the bathroom once AGAIN after bringing in a plumber for some leak or drain or faulty faucet. In other words, PLACE LOOKS PRISTINE.
NEVER ONCE stopped to think of CHECKING that tiny alarm button nobody even uses anymore to see that it's off.
Never ONCE has a guest reported a discourteous and thoughtless device making itself known with a dreadful, sleep jarring sound, forcing some abruptly awakened poor woman to play hide and seek in the middle of the night, and wander around an unfamiliar space at %X*$!&#@ AM, searching for a maddening noisemaker with the most grating sound, oh where, oh where is that button - without even coffee in me - so I can return to my bed and get back to S-L-E-E-P???
It's been a lonnnng time since I've added a task to our turnover checklist. But even one [brief, but oh, so] miserable guest encounter will change that!
We WILL check the clocks - ALL OF THEM - every time, and ensure such a [arrrrgh!!!] vacation-obstructive buzzkill can NEVER occur, even if it's once every [I've been hosting for] six years.
GOOD ONE!!!
Anyone else ever had this experience???
To those to whom it has not: Has it occurred to anyone else to check clock alarms when doing turnovers? I'm so interested!!
Most obliged in advance for your responses

I had my first upper right premolar done in Feb by previous dentist, he saw on X-ray that it needed a filling but thought it would be quick (was sorta coerced into doing it immediately as "it'll be quick", even though I was there for a cleaning and an opinion on the wisdom tooth and did not have the extra time off work and the mental fortitude for pain which I ended up needing for this). Cavity ended up being deeper than expected and very painful. Chewing on this tooth was super painful and I just avoided it for a month until it seemed to settle down.
While the first premolar settled, the second premolar also seemed to hurt, and there was a transitional period where I wasn't sure if one or the other hurt.
I then started going to a different dentist. She began work on it immediately, since I told her it hurts when chewing. I also wanted to show her the X-ray from the previous scan, especially for an opinion on my erupting wisdom tooth, but she was disinterested and told me the wisdom tooth is growing fine without checking it, which slightly confused me. (https://imgur.com/YeIRJ5O if this is of any use, idk.)
She continues to find 8 teeth with cavities (and a couple more as she begins fixing them), and, fair enough - I have neglected to see a dentist for a while. I continue going for fillings but only on the right side, since I can only chew on my left. (Got lower molars and second premolar fixed since then).
I get shooting pain lasting about 10-20sec from cold water, or hot tea, biting down on a seed or even like, a hard piece of bread crust, or anything sweet or acidic on it. Dull ache if I chew something tough with it like meat.
I was told to stop avoiding that side, but when I described the symptoms above, I was told to avoid nuts/seeds and hot foods. It still happens quite a lot and the pain is pretty distressing to have to eat through.
Dentist told me it should go away on its own, keep doing gum massage etc, and that the pain is likely because I had not gotten my teeth cleaned for too long. It has since been 3 months since then, have not noticed any improvement. I ask if it would help if I did a new X-ray, as the prev dentist did them regularly, and she told me that she disagrees with his methods and that "I don't do X-rays on live, healthy teeth". And that she would not do anything to this tooth unless the pain got way worse (in which case she'd root canal/extraction).
I'm just afraid that if I wait and ignore the pain until a root canal is needed, that I would have missed my chance to save the tooth. Anyway, since some things struck me as here is why I'm here asking for an opinion. I'm curious what parts of her recommendations you agree/disagree with? I'm looking for another dentist for a second opinion irl as well ofc, but I'm trying to really be sure before I go to yet another since budget isn't too big and I have at least 4 teeth left to fix, apparently.
ETA: Not a smoker, moderate coffee drinker, no sodas, sweet drinks etc.

She got up in the dark, with only the dim ambience of soft blue lighting to accompany her. She stretched all four arms, her two legs, and rolled her neck. It struck her as mildly interesting in that moment, how something so small could connect them to humans, The thought was fleeting as she took another step forward to kneel down on the floor. There, in a little alcove in the wall, she had set a volcanic rock from Anin, dried moss, and other paraphernalia from her home world. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath resting her hands together.
Praise and respect to the spirits of Anin. Praise the fathers and mothers of war gone to their rest below the moss and the earth. Praise their spirits that watch from the sky and peer through the ether down upon us.
She continued the slow mantra in the style of Prayer learned from Naktan and pulled her concentration to her core, ignoring anything and everything around her. A deep state of meditation overtook her. She would never have done this if she thought there were any chance that she was in danger, but below she knew Earth glowed like a sphere before their orbiting ship. There was no worry of invasion.
She thought she heard something at one point, but chose to ignore it as she continued her mantra.
Eventually, and after an unknown amount of minutes, she stood and turned slowly to find-
She stopped, and crossed her arms over her chest.
"What are you doing?”
Adam burrowed his way further down into her blankets, nuzzling his head up against her pillow,
"So warm, and comfy!"
She tried not to smile,
"You dumbass."
He pulled the blankets tighter around himself,
"You know, I did come here to talk to you, but now I actually am really comfortable, so come back in two hours."
"I- This is MY home!"
He closed his eyes and pretended to snore loudly.
She rolled her eyes as she watched him theatrically pretend to sleep. She looked around mildly for a moment, before picking up another pillow and glancing at the door. She casually walked over, dropped the pillow on his head and then held it down as if she intended to smother him.
”Die human scum!”
That got him up and moving.
Before long the two of them were grappling for the upper hand, him trying to put her in a choke hold, and her using her lower arms to pinch him.
He yelped,
"Ouch! Pinching is illegal!”
"Sissy."
He clamped his legs around her lower arms, pinning them in place.
She struggled for a minute and then went limp.
She could feel his smug smile,
"I win, I beat the saint of Anin. Everyone bow at my feet."
"You say that, but if this were a real fight, since you’re a human male, you're the one with a self-destruct button."
"Self-destruct button...?"
"Meaning if this were a real fight, I would have punched you in the balls."
"Yaoooutch… Oh god… Please don't."
Finally, he let her go, leaving the two of them to lay on her bed, sheets scattered on the floor around them, and her pillows in disarray. Adam put his hands behind his head and sighed.
She glanced over at him,
"I don't suppose you came to just hang out. Here on Admiral-ly business?"
He groaned, pulling one of her pillows over his face,
"Please smother me for real this time."
She leaned up on one of her elbows,
"Why?"
"I don't wanna be an adult anymore!"
She tilted her head to the side, watching in amusement as he attempted to throw a childlike tantrum, but only really had the energy to kick his feet once,
"It's boring and lame and they won’t let me wear heelies to important meetings... also children don't have to pay taxes."
She laughed, pulling the pillow from his face,
"Adam you are many things, but 'adult' is not one of them."
He grinned slightly,
"True enough."
He sighed again and rested his head back against the pillows,
"I just want to get back to what we are supposed to be doing, exploring the universe and making cool alien friends."
He threw up his hands in frustration,
"But suddenly I find myself embroiled in stupid annoying politics that I don't understand, being used by people who are, let’s face it, WAY smarter than me, constantly finding myself getting manipulated."
She huffed,
"They aren't smarter than you Adam, they're just manipulative, and you aren't."
He sighed,
"Fair enough."
Then he looked at her, bright green eyes reflecting the soft ambient blue light,
"I just, I miss this, I miss us, I miss hanging out and doing stupid shit, and all of the things I could do when I wasn't so important and this operation was smaller."
She smiled rather sadly reaching one hand over for his, lacing the four of her fingers through the five of his,
"Well someone has to do the hard things, who better than you?”
He glanced over at her, raising an eyebrow,
"Or you, miss saint?”
She rolled her eyes again,
"Can't seem to get you off of that. I'm still the same person I used to be."
"But with power."
She elbowed him gently and he grinned,
"But really, I am proud and impressed and... Let's be honest super super smug that 'I' know you personally."
"I know, I am pretty terrific."
The two of them laughed for a minute before settling down again. He glanced over to her little shrine on the wall,
"What were you doing just then?"
She looked up at the ceiling, following the lines of metal and rivets with her eyes,
"Praying to the spirits of Anin."
Embarrassed, he shifted,
"I didn't know you were... Well I didn't think you were all that religious?"
She shrugged,
"Don't feel bad, it's sort of a new thing. Back before all this, it was sort of just stories to me. Like I believed it because that was what everyone believed, but I didn't really accept it, or feel it the way I do now. After everything with my mother, it was hard to feel connected to something I felt I wasn't a part of... But then after visiting my mother, after becoming a saint for a religion I never really followed... Well, it started to make more sense. It feels real now in a way that it never did."
She turned to look at him, finding him watching her, the UV blue stripes in his skin glowing blue.
"I believe in the spirits of Anin more than I ever have."
He smiled at her and squeezed her hand,
"I'm glad to hear it."
They lapsed into silence for a long moment, staring up at the ceiling before, inevitably he broke it,
"So this makes you like, space Moses right?”
She frowned and turned to look at him,
"What is a “Moses”?"
He grinned,
"A guy from one of the Earth Religions. You know, guy follows god's directions to lead his people away from slavery, climbs a mountain, receives the word of god, comes down to give it to the people, that sort of thing."
Sunny tilted her head slightly to the side,
"Are you religious?"
He paused, frowning,
"I... well I... don't really know. My family has been some flavor of Christian for a long time."
"Christian?"
"Uh yeah, the general idea is that there is one all-powerful deity who created everything. He has rules and laws that you are supposed to follow, the general tenants of this specific religion mostly boil down to: love everyone and don't be a dick, which humans are notoriously bad at. You sin you go to hell, a very bad place after you die, and if you are a good person you go to heaven. Problem is everyone is a sinner and breaks the rules, so really no one was going to get into heaven."
"That sounds bleak..."
"Well, that's where the other stuff comes in. Basically, this all-powerful deity sent down his son in human form to live a perfect life, so when he was martyred he took on the sins of all of humanity and paid for them in the greatest act of mercy to open the gate for the rest of us into heaven."
Sunny shifted as he tilted to the side to lay in the crook of her arms,
"Of course that is just one religion among tons on earth, we aren't really as cohesive in our beliefs as Drev are... As for me... I'm not really sure."
She tilted her head to the side, cheek resting against his hair,
"After seeing space, I become more and more convinced of some... Thing that created everything, but beyond that it's sort of a tossup."
She ran one hand through his hair, coarse but still soft somehow.
"You know my name comes from that religion?”
She turned her head to look at him,
"Oh, really?”
"Adam was the first man."
"What do you mean!?”
Adam shrugged,
"He was supposedly the first man that god created, from the dust of the earth... I think?"
She gave him a sidelong glance,
"Look, and you get to be the first idiot in space."
He snorted and poked her in the ribs.
"There were PLENTY of idiots in space before me, believe you me."
"Mmm I don't know, you are pretty dumb."
He laughed, grabbing a pillow and hitting her with it. She rolled over so she was lying on top of him and then went limp.
He struggled,
"Get your big ass off me."
"Oh no, I have been attacked by a sudden acute case of the “my spine doesn't work anymore”-disease."
"If you don't move, you'll suddenly find yourself with a case of “fist in your face”-disease."
She laughed and rolled off him, making sure the hard parts of her carapace were sticking down for maximum discomfort.
He grunted.
They returned to lying down next to each other in the half darkness. Sunny reached over and turned on some quiet music in the background as the two of them sat and talked, and laughed.
"I can't wait to get back to deep space."
He closed his eyes and hummed softly at the thought,
"Just the crew and the darkness and nothing ahead of us but an endless frontier."
Surprisingly, she found the thought to be more than a little comforting, and closed her eyes thinking about the vast reaches of blackness and the endless spinning galaxies.
"And while we are out, we can drop Conn into a pulsar."
He snorted,
“Why? Well first of for scientific reasons! If a marshmallow causes a nuclear blast, I wonder what dropping Conn would do… but at least he’d be dead.”
"That billowy bastard would survive and you know it."
She huffed,
"Still though, if I have to hear one more smug lecture how he has a child with you, I'm gonna wring his scrawny neck."
He grinned teeth flashing blue in the light,
"Is someone... Jealous?"
Sunny laughed, almost tipping him off the bed and onto the floor with her mirth,
"Yes Adam, I am totally jealous, really I am, ‘kay?. I mean who wouldn't want to have a child with YOU, big dumb, dork. Really the perfect place to put my superior genes."
"Superior genes, says someone who can't reach the top shelf."
She kicked him, foot clanging off his prosthetic,
"I am a foot taller than you."
He placed his hand next to his ear,
"What was that, I can't hear you over how short you are."
Sunny shook her head,
"At least I have binocular vision and both my knees."
"So we are gonna ignore that that binocular vision is due to a prosthetic now after the whole “your mom” incident? And also, veeery important: weird neck nostrils, don't forget about those!"
"Oh yes, so I can’t house them on my face like you and your bigass nose."
"Low blow, low blow."
"There are... Lower things... I could make fun of."
He snorted,
"Can't make fun of it if you've never seen it. You on the other hand, walking around in the nude..."
"You're welcome. Who wouldn't love…"
She gestured to herself,
"This."
"Mmm yeah... chitin, very sexy."
"I am a gift to the universe, and should be appreciated by everyone."
He brushed a hand through his hair,
"Well I find that real gifts are gift wrapped, so jot that down."
"Oh yeah, like a prank gift when you put something lame in a box for something cool."
He frowned at her,
"You wound me. My feelings are so very very hurt. I might even cry."
"I drink human tears."
"That… that's really gross.'
She laughed and then they lapsed into silence. She could hear him breathing quietly next to her in the darkness, his chest rising and falling under the ambient blue light. She looked across the room to where her saint armor was hanging in its climate-controlled case illuminated to a pearly sheen.
"Adam?"
"Yeah?”
"You know I'm just kidding about calling you dumb right?"
"Yeah I know."
"I'm proud of what you've been doing."
Adam turned to look at her rather incredulous,
"Me, of what? I haven't been doing shit."
"So, we are just going to ignore you overthrowing a maniacal politician while simultaneously piloting a 2,000 year old spacecraft?"
"That was more Conn and Eris than it was me."
"It was your idea."
"Let’s not forget Admiral Kelly."
Sunny pulled him closer,
"I am sorry, I will not be accepting anything other than you acknowledging that you did a good job."
"Screw you!”
"You'd like that wouldn't you?”
He sighed,
"You've been talking to Ramirez WAY too much."
She was only slightly smug as she rested her head back against the pillow,
"I really should get up and train..."
"We should yeah..."
Neither of them moved.
"Alternatively, we could just... Lay here... All day and do... nothing."
She looked up at the ceiling for a long moment and pretended to be in deep contemplation before…
"Well it's official, you have convinced me. You and your silver tongue."
"I am a master negotiator."
He shifted position putting one arm behind his head,
"Think about it, by this time tomorrow we will be back to space exploring and doing what we should have been doing all along. I can't wait."
"That makes two of us."
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A couple of weeks ago, I realized that my mid-2009 15" Unibody Macbook Pro (5,3) was showing signs that the battery was swelling. I removed the battery, and I have been using it by booting it with the "press power for 20 seconds with the unplugged magsafe, plug magsafe, release power, wait 5 seconds, press power" procedure. It worked fine. I purchased a replacement battery, installed it, managed to boot it up without tightening all screws - I didn't tighten in case something didn't go as expected and I needed to open it again. When I saw that everything was working fine, I shut down, tightened all screws and it didn't boot up. I have since, removed battery and been able to boot without a battery a few times. But every time I plug the battery again, it does not boot up. I have tried several combinations of all screws tightened, just a few screws tightened, booting with magsafe, without magsafe, tried reseting SMC and NVRAM... These last two, pressing the power button shows no sign of life whatsoever. The only sign that the battery is connected is the little button on the side that shows the battery charge, 6 out of 8 dots are on. The magsafe connector shows the green light when connected. I am running out of ideas, hoping that a savvy redditor will enlighten me with Mac Lore.

FYI, this is a story COLLECTION. Lots of standalones technically. So, you can basically start to read at any chapter, no pre-read of the other chapters needed technically (other than maybe getting better descriptions of characters than: Adam Vir=human, Krill=antlike alien, Sunny=tall alien, Conn=telepathic alien). The numbers are (mostly) only for organization of posts and continuity.
OC Written by Charlie Stastarrfallknightrise,
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Future Lore and fact check done by me.
Awwwww! So cute!
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She got up in the dark, with only the dim ambience of soft blue lighting to accompany her. She stretched all four arms, her two legs, and rolled her neck. It struck her as mildly interesting in that moment, how something so small could connect them to humans, The thought was fleeting as she took another step forward to kneel down on the floor. There, in a little alcove in the wall, she had set a volcanic rock from Anin, dried moss, and other paraphernalia from her home world. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath resting her hands together.
Praise and respect to the spirits of Anin. Praise the fathers and mothers of war gone to their rest below the moss and the earth. Praise their spirits that watch from the sky and peer through the ether down upon us.
She continued the slow mantra in the style of Prayer learned from Naktan and pulled her concentration to her core, ignoring anything and everything around her. A deep state of meditation overtook her. She would never have done this if she thought there were any chance that she was in danger, but below she knew Earth glowed like a sphere before their orbiting ship. There was no worry of invasion.
She thought she heard something at one point, but chose to ignore it as she continued her mantra.
Eventually, and after an unknown amount of minutes, she stood and turned slowly to find-
She stopped, and crossed her arms over her chest.
"What are you doing?”
Adam burrowed his way further down into her blankets, nuzzling his head up against her pillow,
"So warm, and comfy!"
She tried not to smile,
"You dumbass."
He pulled the blankets tighter around himself,
"You know, I did come here to talk to you, but now I actually am really comfortable, so come back in two hours."
"I- This is MY home!"
He closed his eyes and pretended to snore loudly.
She rolled her eyes as she watched him theatrically pretend to sleep. She looked around mildly for a moment, before picking up another pillow and glancing at the door. She casually walked over, dropped the pillow on his head and then held it down as if she intended to smother him.
”Die human scum!”
That got him up and moving.
Before long the two of them were grappling for the upper hand, him trying to put her in a choke hold, and her using her lower arms to pinch him.
He yelped,
"Ouch! Pinching is illegal!”
"Sissy."
He clamped his legs around her lower arms, pinning them in place.
She struggled for a minute and then went limp.
She could feel his smug smile,
"I win, I beat the saint of Anin. Everyone bow at my feet."
"You say that, but if this were a real fight, since you’re a human male, you're the one with a self-destruct button."
"Self-destruct button...?"
"Meaning if this were a real fight, I would have punched you in the balls."
"Yaoooutch… Oh god… Please don't."
Finally, he let her go, leaving the two of them to lay on her bed, sheets scattered on the floor around them, and her pillows in disarray. Adam put his hands behind his head and sighed.
She glanced over at him,
"I don't suppose you came to just hang out. Here on Admiral-ly business?"
He groaned, pulling one of her pillows over his face,
"Please smother me for real this time."
She leaned up on one of her elbows,
"Why?"
"I don't wanna be an adult anymore!"
She tilted her head to the side, watching in amusement as he attempted to throw a childlike tantrum, but only really had the energy to kick his feet once,
"It's boring and lame and they won’t let me wear heelies to important meetings... also children don't have to pay taxes."
She laughed, pulling the pillow from his face,
"Adam you are many things, but 'adult' is not one of them."
He grinned slightly,
"True enough."
He sighed again and rested his head back against the pillows,
"I just want to get back to what we are supposed to be doing, exploring the universe and making cool alien friends."
He threw up his hands in frustration,
"But suddenly I find myself embroiled in stupid annoying politics that I don't understand, being used by people who are, let’s face it, WAY smarter than me, constantly finding myself getting manipulated."
She huffed,
"They aren't smarter than you Adam, they're just manipulative, and you aren't."
He sighed,
"Fair enough."
Then he looked at her, bright green eyes reflecting the soft ambient blue light,
"I just, I miss this, I miss us, I miss hanging out and doing stupid shit, and all of the things I could do when I wasn't so important and this operation was smaller."
She smiled rather sadly reaching one hand over for his, lacing the four of her fingers through the five of his,
"Well someone has to do the hard things, who better than you?”
He glanced over at her, raising an eyebrow,
"Or you, miss saint?”
She rolled her eyes again,
"Can't seem to get you off of that. I'm still the same person I used to be."
"But with power."
She elbowed him gently and he grinned,
"But really, I am proud and impressed and... Let's be honest super super smug that 'I' know you personally."
"I know, I am pretty terrific."
The two of them laughed for a minute before settling down again. He glanced over to her little shrine on the wall,
"What were you doing just then?"
She looked up at the ceiling, following the lines of metal and rivets with her eyes,
"Praying to the spirits of Anin."
Embarrassed, he shifted,
"I didn't know you were... Well I didn't think you were all that religious?"
She shrugged,
"Don't feel bad, it's sort of a new thing. Back before all this, it was sort of just stories to me. Like I believed it because that was what everyone believed, but I didn't really accept it, or feel it the way I do now. After everything with my mother, it was hard to feel connected to something I felt I wasn't a part of... But then after visiting my mother, after becoming a saint for a religion I never really followed... Well, it started to make more sense. It feels real now in a way that it never did."
She turned to look at him, finding him watching her, the UV blue stripes in his skin glowing blue.
"I believe in the spirits of Anin more than I ever have."
He smiled at her and squeezed her hand,
"I'm glad to hear it."
They lapsed into silence for a long moment, staring up at the ceiling before, inevitably he broke it,
"So this makes you like, space Moses right?”
She frowned and turned to look at him,
"What is a “Moses”?"
He grinned,
"A guy from one of the Earth Religions. You know, guy follows god's directions to lead his people away from slavery, climbs a mountain, receives the word of god, comes down to give it to the people, that sort of thing."
Sunny tilted her head slightly to the side,
"Are you religious?"
He paused, frowning,
"I... well I... don't really know. My family has been some flavor of Christian for a long time."
"Christian?"
"Uh yeah, the general idea is that there is one all-powerful deity who created everything. He has rules and laws that you are supposed to follow, the general tenants of this specific religion mostly boil down to: love everyone and don't be a dick, which humans are notoriously bad at. You sin you go to hell, a very bad place after you die, and if you are a good person you go to heaven. Problem is everyone is a sinner and breaks the rules, so really no one was going to get into heaven."
"That sounds bleak..."
"Well, that's where the other stuff comes in. Basically, this all-powerful deity sent down his son in human form to live a perfect life, so when he was martyred he took on the sins of all of humanity and paid for them in the greatest act of mercy to open the gate for the rest of us into heaven."
Sunny shifted as he tilted to the side to lay in the crook of her arms,
"Of course that is just one religion among tons on earth, we aren't really as cohesive in our beliefs as Drev are... As for me... I'm not really sure."
She tilted her head to the side, cheek resting against his hair,
"After seeing space, I become more and more convinced of some... Thing that created everything, but beyond that it's sort of a tossup."
She ran one hand through his hair, coarse but still soft somehow.
"You know my name comes from that religion?”
She turned her head to look at him,
"Oh, really?”
"Adam was the first man."
"What do you mean!?”
Adam shrugged,
"He was supposedly the first man that god created, from the dust of the earth... I think?"
She gave him a sidelong glance,
"Look, and you get to be the first idiot in space."
He snorted and poked her in the ribs.
"There were PLENTY of idiots in space before me, believe you me."
"Mmm I don't know, you are pretty dumb."
He laughed, grabbing a pillow and hitting her with it. She rolled over so she was lying on top of him and then went limp.
He struggled,
"Get your big ass off me."
"Oh no, I have been attacked by a sudden acute case of the “my spine doesn't work anymore”-disease."
"If you don't move, you'll suddenly find yourself with a case of “fist in your face”-disease."
She laughed and rolled off him, making sure the hard parts of her carapace were sticking down for maximum discomfort.
He grunted.
They returned to lying down next to each other in the half darkness. Sunny reached over and turned on some quiet music in the background as the two of them sat and talked, and laughed.
"I can't wait to get back to deep space."
He closed his eyes and hummed softly at the thought,
"Just the crew and the darkness and nothing ahead of us but an endless frontier."
Surprisingly, she found the thought to be more than a little comforting, and closed her eyes thinking about the vast reaches of blackness and the endless spinning galaxies.
"And while we are out, we can drop Conn into a pulsar."
He snorted,
“Why? Well first of for scientific reasons! If a marshmallow causes a nuclear blast, I wonder what dropping Conn would do… but at least he’d be dead.”
"That billowy bastard would survive and you know it."
She huffed,
"Still though, if I have to hear one more smug lecture how he has a child with you, I'm gonna wring his scrawny neck."
He grinned teeth flashing blue in the light,
"Is someone... Jealous?"
Sunny laughed, almost tipping him off the bed and onto the floor with her mirth,
"Yes Adam, I am totally jealous, really I am, ‘kay?. I mean who wouldn't want to have a child with YOU, big dumb, dork. Really the perfect place to put my superior genes."
"Superior genes, says someone who can't reach the top shelf."
She kicked him, foot clanging off his prosthetic,
"I am a foot taller than you."
He placed his hand next to his ear,
"What was that, I can't hear you over how short you are."
Sunny shook her head,
"At least I have binocular vision and both my knees."
"So we are gonna ignore that that binocular vision is due to a prosthetic now after the whole “your mom” incident? And also, veeery important: weird neck nostrils, don't forget about those!"
"Oh yes, so I can’t house them on my face like you and your bigass nose."
"Low blow, low blow."
"There are... Lower things... I could make fun of."
He snorted,
"Can't make fun of it if you've never seen it. You on the other hand, walking around in the nude..."
"You're welcome. Who wouldn't love…"
She gestured to herself,
"This."
"Mmm yeah... chitin, very sexy."
"I am a gift to the universe, and should be appreciated by everyone."
He brushed a hand through his hair,
"Well I find that real gifts are gift wrapped, so jot that down."
"Oh yeah, like a prank gift when you put something lame in a box for something cool."
He frowned at her,
"You wound me. My feelings are so very very hurt. I might even cry."
"I drink human tears."
"That… that's really gross.'
She laughed and then they lapsed into silence. She could hear him breathing quietly next to her in the darkness, his chest rising and falling under the ambient blue light. She looked across the room to where her saint armor was hanging in its climate-controlled case illuminated to a pearly sheen.
"Adam?"
"Yeah?”
"You know I'm just kidding about calling you dumb right?"
"Yeah I know."
"I'm proud of what you've been doing."
Adam turned to look at her rather incredulous,
"Me, of what? I haven't been doing shit."
"So, we are just going to ignore you overthrowing a maniacal politician while simultaneously piloting a 2,000 year old spacecraft?"
"That was more Conn and Eris than it was me."
"It was your idea."
"Let’s not forget Admiral Kelly."
Sunny pulled him closer,
"I am sorry, I will not be accepting anything other than you acknowledging that you did a good job."
"Screw you!”
"You'd like that wouldn't you?”
He sighed,
"You've been talking to Ramirez WAY too much."
She was only slightly smug as she rested her head back against the pillow,
"I really should get up and train..."
"We should yeah..."
Neither of them moved.
"Alternatively, we could just... Lay here... All day and do... nothing."
She looked up at the ceiling for a long moment and pretended to be in deep contemplation before…
"Well it's official, you have convinced me. You and your silver tongue."
"I am a master negotiator."
He shifted position putting one arm behind his head,
"Think about it, by this time tomorrow we will be back to space exploring and doing what we should have been doing all along. I can't wait."
"That makes two of us."
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Thanks for reading! As you saw in the title, this is a cross posted story written by starrfallknightrise and I'll just upload some of it here for you guys, if you are interested and want to read ahead, the original story-collection can be found on tumblr or wattpad to read for free. (link above this text under "OC:..." ) It is the Empyrean Iris story collection by starfallknightrise. Also, if you want to know more about the story collection i made an intro post about it, so feel free to check that out to see what other great characters to look forward to! (Link also above this text). I have no affiliations to the author; just thought I’d share some of the great stories you might enjoy a lot!
Obviously, I have Charlie’s permission to post this and for the people already knowing the stories, or starting to read them: If you follow the link and check out the story you will see some differences. I made some small (non-artistic) changes, mainly correcting writing mistakes, pronoun correction and some small additional info here and there of things which were not thought of/forgotten or even were added/changed in later stories (like the “USS->UNSC” prefix of Stabby, Chalar=/->Sunny etc). As well as some "biggemajor" changes in descriptions and info’s for the same stringency/continuity reason. That can be explained by the story collection being, well a story collection at the start with many standalone-stories just starring the same people, but later on it gets more to a stringent storyline with backstories and throwbacks. (For example Adam Vir has some HEAVY scars over his body, following his bones, which were not really talked about up till half the collection, where it says it covers his whole body and you find out via backflash that he had them the whole time and how he got them, they just weren't mentioned before. However, I would think a doctor would at least see these scars before that, especially since he gets analyzed, treated and goes shirtless/in T-shirts in some stories). So TLDR: Writing and some descriptions are slightly changed, with full OK from the author, since he himself did not bother to correct these things before.

I honestly hope you read this .... There is a very very slim chance of anyone with Autism wearing the clothes and accessories you do . This is how I know you are NOT DIAGNOSED!! For 1 I am diagnosed and i plan every day how im going to dress, how the clothes are going to make my skin feel , how bad the texture of the material is going to bother me and what kind of mood all of this is going to put me in ... let me just drop this article right here for you to read ... THE RIGHT CLOTHING CHOICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM When it comes to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), everyday tasks can be a challenge for individuals. From social interactions to sensory processing, there are many areas where people on the spectrum can face difficulties. Clothing is one of them, and picking the right outfit can be a particularly daunting experience for people with ASD. In this blog post, we’ll explore the many ways that clothing can affect those on the spectrum and offer some tips on how to create a wardrobe that will work for you or your loved one. TIPS 2: COMFORTABLE & PRACTICAL For those struggling with sensory issues, tight or restrictive clothing should be avoided. Clothing that is too tight, or too loose, can lead to feelings of discomfort or restriction, which can make it harder for individuals with ASD to focus on daily tasks. Clothes that allow for ease of movement and ventilation, such as cotton fabric clothing, can be ideal for people with ASD TIP 3: AVOIDING OVER-STIMULATION Clothing with bold patterns, bright colors, or graphic designs can be overwhelming for someone with ASD and can increase the risk of sensory overload. If you are looking for patterned or bright clothing, it is suggested to reduce the overall sensory stimulation in the rest of the environment. If sensory overload is a concern, solid colors can often be a great choice as they create a calmer and more consistent environment. TIP 4: ADAPTABLE CLOTHING For individuals with motor difficulties or anxiety, adaptive clothing options can make life easier. Clothing with Velcro straps or magnetic buttons, for example, can help with independent dressing, while inseam zippers can facilitate bathroom usage. In some cases, adaptive clothing can be used to promote independence by allowing the individual on the spectrum to dress without relying on others.
TIP 5: SENSORYFRIENDLY ACCESSORIES Hats, gloves, shoes, and jewelry can also affect an individual’s comfort levels. For people with ASD, wearing accessories that are too tight, too heavy, or too restrictive can be challenging. Here, choosing accessories that are soft, lightweight, and easy to manage can make all the difference. Additionally, avoid accessories with the texture or material that triggers sensory unpleasant triggers.
In conclusion, dressing "correctly" for an individual with autism comes down to personal preference and comfort. It may take some trial and error to find the right fit and materials, but by considering sensory-friendly materials, comfortable and practical cuts, avoiding over-stimulation with patterns, and choosing adaptable clothing and accessories, one can make the task of dressing less daunting. Spending some time selecting clothing items that fit well, feel soft, and provide a familiar sensation can go a long way in making a person with ASD confident and comfortable in their daily activities. By making a few small adjustments, it’s possible to find a wardrobe that is perfect for each individual with ASD.
You prove more and more people right everyday!. Good Job !

Hi all! I just picked up an XPPen Artist 16 Pro. I'm a programmer by trade but have been getting back into the art side of things for the last 6 months or so. I primarily use Blender and Krita.
I'm curious if I'm able to setup different profiles for the buttons so that I can run one when I'm in blender and another when I'm in Krita?
I'm also just open to any general advice or tips and tricks you guys know for using these things. It's my first time using something like this and I feel like as a non-professional artist I'm sure there are plenty of things I don't even know that I don't know, so anything is appreciated!
Thank you!

Hello everyone, I am an active Redditor and I see a lot Redditors are looking to get an air purifier. But with so many options out there it's difficult to find one that cleans your air well. So, to make it easy for them to decide I am making a list of some good options to look at. I'm a guy who is reviewing different products from past 5 years. I do extensive research and also read reviews by customers and experts.
To make this list of best air purifiers I looked at their CADR (Clean Air Delivery Rate), it is a measure of the rate at which these air purifiers can filter the air in a measured space, with separate readings across dust, smoke and pollen.
So, whether you’re looking for a compact design, large room coverage, energy efficiency or smart features, I have got an air purifier that’s right for your needs.

1. Blueair Blue Pure 211+ Auto (best overall)
2. Coway Airmega AP-1512HH (best & energy efficient)
3. Winix 5500-2 (best for small room)
4. Clorox Large Room True HEPA (best value)
5. Honeywell HPA 300 (best for large rooms)

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Blueair Blue Pure 211+ Auto - $280

The Blueair Blue Pure 211+ Auto tops the list. This air purifier will suit rooms up to 550 sq ft. It features an upright cuboid design, with a plastic upper section and a skirt fitted around the base, which acts as a pre-filter and comes in several colors. A HEPASilent filter is included, which uses both a carbon and particle layer.
To me, it looks like a futuristic robot, which has a quality appearance compared to the competition. There are three fan speeds on offer as well as an auto function, plus a night mode is included for dimming the lights.
Reasons to buy:

• If you want a strong air purifier
• It comes with enough features to suit everyday operation, including three fan speeds, an auto mode and a night mode.
• The skirt on the lower half of this air purifier comes in several colors, including pink, blue, green and gray, so you can customize it to suit your décor or personality.

Reasons to avoid:

• It weighs 12.5 pounds and measures 20 x 13 x 13 inches (H x W x D)
• The night mood is good but not excellent

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Coway Airmega AP-1512HH

The Coway Airmega AP-1512HH is smaller in size than Blueair Blue Pure 211+, measuring 16.8 x 18.3 x 9.6 inches (H x W x D). Don’t mistake this for meaning it’s more portable though, as it still weighs 12.3 pounds. This air purifier isn’t easy to lug around despite the included handle. While compact, it will suit rooms of up to 384 sq ft.
It has an auto mode included, so it will self-adjust the fan speed depending on the conditions of the room, and it comes with an eco mode which lets it power off when not required.
For me, it's appearance is more in keeping with a hotel or office versus a modern home, but it's performance is worth considering.
Reasons to buy:

• The Coway Airmega AP-1512HH has the best energy score
• Takes less space
• While it’s a compact design, it’s not lacking in settings

Reasons to avoid:

• A little hard to move around
• Expensive replacement filters ($40)

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Winix 5500-2

The Winix 5500-2 likely won’t win any beauty contests with its appearance, measuring 23.6 x 15 x 8.2 inches with a black plain casing and vents scored across its front. But, in my opinion, it's more likely to blend in with your décor than drawer the eye, which is no bad thing.
Plus, it’s still a strong performer, achieving a decent CADR across the board and featuring a design which is very accessible. And if you love unusual tech, the “Plasmawave” technology is sure to raise a few eyebrows. It suits rooms up to 360 sqft.
Reasons to buy:

• Unique technology
• Air quality indicator
• Remote control included

Reasons to avoid:

• Expensive filters
• Large and plain design

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Clorox Large Room True HEPA

The Clorox Large Room True HEPA Air Purifier offers a small and effective design, measuring 19 x 10 x 10 inches while suiting rooms up to 320 sq ft. It has a neat and pleasing appearance — looking somewhat like a large battery with a fitted pre-filter skirt and a single button on top.
Reasons to buy:

• This air purifier features a compact design which is ideal for smaller spaces.
• Priced at $149, this air purifier offers excellent value for money.

Reasons to avoid:

• it’s likely unsuitable for larger bedrooms or living rooms
• It does not come with a remote control or smart home connectivity

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Honeywell HPA300

The Honeywell HPA300 is a bulky beast of a device that offers strong performance considering its reasonable price. It’s a large oval air purifier with slats all around, measuring 22.3 x 20.0 x 10.8 inches. It’s pretty heavy at 17 pounds.
Reasons to buy:

• It will cover rooms of up to 465 sq ft, which is pretty sizable
• Cheap replacement filters
• The touch-based control panel on top of this air purifier is very easy to use.

Reasons to avoid:

• It lacks an auto mode, which means it will stick to whatever fan speed you set
• It consumes a lot of energy, using 1.002 kWh over 24 hours on the standard setting
• This air purifier is quite a noisy operator

An update to my post from before...
Our case unfortunately ended in the worst possible out come...
At 13 weeks, our NIPT came back flagged high risk for the 22q11.2 - DiGeorge Microdeletion, with Maternal deletion suspected. For 7 weeks we sat in limbo, holding hope that we would fall in the "false positive" category, especially with already having 2 perfectly healthy children.
20 week ultrasound, "we are concerned with the low level of amniotic fluid" we were then sent to a level 2 ultrasound a week later where the same was discovered, little to no amniotic fluid..
We were told what this would likely mean....and as we moved forward it would be discovered that due to the micro deletion (which we were later told it was not believed to be DiGeorge but a different microdeletion that slightly overlapped with the DiGeorge deletion) our baby's kidneys were not developing...
Her right kidney had not developed at all and her left was Multicystic (MCDK) - the prognosis was not good.
No kidneys - No Fluid - No lungs... No Chance.
We were faced with a decision. We could TMFR or move forward knowing what we know.
We chose to keep our baby with us, maybe hoping for a miracle, but so we could have proper closure and not regret anything.
We had transferred our care to a high risk unit, in the event a miracle would happen they would be equipped to give her what she needed.
May 7th, 32 weeks in. We had several appointments. a few of which included talking about comfort care options for when she arrived. To make sure she was as comfortable as possible and to arrange for some other things to be set up for us to be able to make some memories with her and our other children. (Clay handprints, Pictures, etc.)
We were also supposed to meet with some people to help us tell our 5 year old son what was coming as we had not yet figured out how to do that (He was so excited to be a big brother again, our 2 year old daughter still too young to understand)
None of this would matter however... the next day my wife came home from work with stomach pains that progressed into the evening (she thought it was constipation) around 9:30 Wednesday evening we went to the ER to have her checked out. (Other than the obvious, the ultrasounds the day before showed no signs of anything abnormal)
Our Daughter came at 11:30... she did not make it.. we knew what we were facing. Expecting the worst, yet it still came unexpectedly...
She never knew pain... only love. Her time here was short, but it changed us forever.
Our sweet Callie Mae 💗👼
Wanted to update and tell her story.
I hope and pray that no one else ever has to face this, as it is the most heartbreaking experience I will ever face in life.
Thank you for reading.. I will keep all of you in my thoughts. Praying no one else has to go through this
https://www.reddit.com/NIPT/comments/1abgoyu/chance_of_digeorge_syndromemicrodeletion/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

I know this isn't exactly about having lost a friend, but I thought it might be a good place to get some advice on whether I should distance myself from someone.
My good friend of 6 years Jessica (F43) is a big hearted loyal friend. She also has a penchant for causing drama, or being involved with people who cause drama. Her trusting nature means she gives benefit of the doubt to people who are considered by many to be "problematic", for example:

• She seriously dated and lived with a man (M38) who has been known to stalk other women. He was the one who broke up with her, and she still feels he's misunderstood because he's a bit "on the spectrum."
• She's good friends with a man (M55) who has dozens of harassment complaints against him from other women. She is currently adamantly defending him against the most recent allegations, which got him kicked out of a job.
• She introduced me to her good friend Jacob (M42) on a job, and he proceeded to sexually harass me 2X. She said she's sorry it happened, but she thinks he is just an "old school flirter" and needs kind people to help educate him. They are still good friends, despite him getting kicked out of the job he harassed me on for harassing someone else who reported him.
• She is good friends with "A" (F50), who is constantly having upheavals with various people/work situations and is generally known for being "difficult". Jessica and "A" will sometimes have issues, and Jessica has repeatedly complained to me in confidence about some of these things. They remain good friends even though "A" is a handful and I can tell Jessica gets frustrated with her a lot.

The situation that's made me question my friendship with Jessica involves "A". "A" and I are also mutual colleagues but otherwise not good friends. Recently Jessica made me aware of a beef "A" has with me, which you can read about here. She shared all sorts of personal things "A" said to her about me, and when I initially suggested I might say something to "A" Jessica said "No! I don't want her to know I said anything," which made it clear she'd shared things "A" told her in confidence, putting us both in a difficult spot (and also making me wonder if she'd spilled the beans on me at other times). Later on, she proceeded to lecture me and take "A"s side after I told her I didn't want to discuss the situation with her anymore. When I saw her most recently, she didn't speak to me at all and left my last message to her on read.
I know no one is perfect and I don't wish to have unrealistic expectations of my friends. I would never want to get dropped over the first sign of conflict with someone, so I don't wish to be that person. OTOH, it seems like Jessica is an unnecessary drama magnet and I'm starting to grow exhausted of spending a lot of time and energy on people like this. She has been a loyal friend to me over the years, but for some reason this situation is making me question how close I want to be with her. It probably doesn't help that I'm going through one of the most stressful periods of my adult life right now (buying my first place, two siblings getting married, chronic health issue flares, and a big work event I'm in charge of all happening at once) so that may be clouding my judgement.
I know a lot of nuance is being left out here, but I'm curious in general how you decide when you should be the one to end a friendship. Does this situation sound worthy of ending things over, or am I just being too sensitive/unreasonable in my expectations?

library IEEE; use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL; use IEEE.NUMERIC_STD.ALL; entity Calculator is Port ( --9 for each digit(0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9), 1 for sign -- will use input A twice -- after filling input1, we can change A for input2 A : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(10 downto 0); -- 0 addition, 1 subtraction, 2 multiplication, 2 subtraction. Clock : in STD_LOGIC; Confirm : in STD_LOGIC; ConfirmInput : in STD_LOGIC; -- confirm is synonimous to equals and HAS to be a button. -- reset should also be a button. Reset: in STD_LOGIC; SSDOutput : out STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(7 downto 0); Anodes : out STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(4 downto 0)); end Calculator; architecture Behavioral of Calculator is type states is (state1, state2, state3, state4, state5); type input is (hundreds, tens, ones); -- signals for input! signal CurrentInputStateA : input := hundreds; signal CurrentInputStateB : input := hundreds; signal CurrentState : states := state1; signal input1 : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(7 downto 0); signal input2 : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(7 downto 0); signal operation : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(1 downto 0); -- signals for addition/subtraction signal ANegDetector : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(7 downto 0); signal BNegDetector : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(7 downto 0); signal AddSubRes : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(7 downto 0); component NegativeDetector Port ( ANeg : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0); RES : out STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0)); end component; component Double_Dabble Port (BinInput : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(13 downto 0); BCDOutput : out STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(19 downto 0)); end component; component BCDtoSSD Port ( BCDin : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (3 downto 0); Seven_Segment : out STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (6 downto 0)); end component; component eightBitFULLADDER Port ( A,B : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0); S : out STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (7 downto 0); Cout: out STD_LOGIC); end component; component doubledabble Port ( BIN : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(15 downto 0); BCD : out STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(19 downto 0)); end component; --signals for multiplication. signal MulResult : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(14 downto 0); component EightBitMultiplier port (IN1, IN2 : in STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(7 downto 0); PRODUCT : out STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(14 downto 0)); end component; --signals for division --signal DivResult : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(7 downto 0); -- signal for result storing signal IntResult : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(7 downto 0); --signal for double dabble signal DDInput : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(13 downto 0) := "00000000000000"; signal AddSign : STD_LOGIC; signal MulSign : STD_LOGIC; signal DivSign : STD_LOGIC; signal PaddedDDInput : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(15 downto 0); signal Result : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(19 downto 0); signal signalFirstDigit : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(3 downto 0); signal signalSecondDigit : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(3 downto 0); signal signalThirdDigit : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(3 downto 0); signal signalFourthDigit : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(3 downto 0); signal signalFifthDigit : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(3 downto 0); signal ssdFirstDigit : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(6 downto 0); signal ssdSecondDigit : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(6 downto 0); signal ssdThirdDigit : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(6 downto 0); signal ssdFourthDigit : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(6 downto 0); signal ssdFifthDigit : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(6 downto 0); signal refresh_counter : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(19 downto 0) := (others => '0'); signal digit_select : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(2 downto 0) := "000"; signal SSD_temp : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(6 downto 0); begin --need to figure out how to start first state StateMachine: process(Confirm, Reset) begin if(Reset = '1') then CurrentState <= state1; else case CurrentState is when state1 => CurrentState <= state2; when state2 => CurrentState <= state3; when state3 => CurrentState <= state4; when state4 => CurrentState <= state5; when state5 => CurrentState <= state1; end case; end if; end process StateMachine; INPUTPROCESS: process(CurrentState, Reset, ConfirmInput) variable AtoBinary : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(7 downto 0); variable BtoBinary : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(7 downto 0); begin if(Reset = '1') then input1 <= "00000000"; input2 <= "00000000"; DDInput <= "00000000000000"; --will reset functionality of calculator CurrentInputStateA <= hundreds; end if; case CurrentState is when state1 => -- sign bit if(A(10) = '0') then AtoBinary(7) := '0'; else AtoBinary(7) := '1'; end if; -- checking if the hundreds digit is 1 (limit is 127 for 8 bits) if(CurrentInputStateA = hundreds) then if(A(1) = '1') then if(ConfirmInput = '1') then AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := "1100100"; end if; else if(ConfirmInput = '1') then AtoBinary(6 downto 0) :="0000000"; end if; CurrentInputStateA <= tens; end if; end if; -- for tens if(CurrentInputStateA = tens) then if(ConfirmInput = '1') then case A(9 downto 0) is when "0000000001" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 0); when "0000000010" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 10); when "0000000100" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 20); when "0000001000" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 30); when "0000010000" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 40); when "0000100000" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 50); when "0001000000" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 60); when "0010000000" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 70); when "0100000000" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 80); --dont use others for accidental inputs for more switches on when others => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 90); end case; CurrentInputStateA <= ones; end if; end if; --for digits if(CurrentInputStateA = ones) then if(ConfirmInput = '1') then case A(9 downto 0) is when "0000000001" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 0); when "0000000010" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 1); when "0000000100" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 2); when "0000001000" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 3); when "0000010000" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 4); when "0000100000" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 5); when "0001000000" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 6); when "0010000000" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 7); when "0100000000" => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 8); when others => AtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(AtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 9); end case; end if; end if; input1 <= AtoBinary; when state2 => --state 2 -- 00 addition, 01 subtraction, 10 multiplication, 11 division if(ConfirmInput = '1') then case A(3 downto 0) is when "0001" => Operation <= "00"; when "0010" => Operation <= "01"; when "0100" => Operation <= "10"; when others => Operation <= "11"; end case; end if; -- selection of second input when state3 => -- sign bit if(A(10) = '0') then BtoBinary(7) := '0'; else BtoBinary(7) := '1'; end if; -- checking if the hundreds digit is 1 (limit is 127 for 8 bits) if(CurrentInputStateB = hundreds) then if(A(1) = '1') then if(ConfirmInput = '1') then BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := "1100100"; end if; else if(ConfirmInput = '1') then BtoBinary(6 downto 0) :="0000000"; end if; CurrentInputStateB <= tens; end if; end if; -- for tens if(CurrentInputStateB = tens) then if(ConfirmInput = '1') then case A(9 downto 0) is when "0000000001" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 0); when "0000000010" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 10); when "0000000100" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 20); when "0000001000" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 30); when "0000010000" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 40); when "0000100000" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 50); when "0001000000" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 60); when "0010000000" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 70); when "0100000000" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 80); when others => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 90); end case; CurrentInputStateB <= ones; end if; end if; --for digits if(CurrentInputStateB = ones) then if(ConfirmInput = '1') then case A(9 downto 0) is when "0000000001" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 0); when "0000000010" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 1); when "0000000100" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 2); when "0000001000" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 3); when "0000010000" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 4); when "0000100000" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 5); when "0001000000" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 6); when "0010000000" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 7); when "0100000000" => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 8); when others => BtoBinary(6 downto 0) := std_logic_vector(unsigned(BtoBinary(6 downto 0)) + 9); end case; end if; end if; input2 <= BtoBinary; when state4 => --result display case operation is when "00" => DDInput(6 downto 0) <= AddSubRes(6 downto 0); AddSign <= AddSubRes(7); IntResult <= AddSubRes; when "01" => DDInput(6 downto 0) <= AddSubRes(6 downto 0); AddSign <= AddSubRes(7); IntResult <= AddSubRes; when "10" => DDInput <= MulResult(13 downto 0); MulSign <= MulResult(14); -- limitation of eight bits IntResult <= MulResult(7 downto 0); when others => --DDInput(6 downto 0) <= DivResult(6 downto 0); --DivSign <= DivResult(7); --IntResult <= DivResult; end case; -- others = state 5 when others => if(Confirm = '1') then input1 <= IntResult; CurrentState <= state2; end if; end case; -- stores result as first operand so we can use it to operate -- until reset is activated PaddedDDInput <= "00" & DDInput; signalFirstDigit <= Result(3 downto 0); signalSecondDigit <= Result(7 downto 4); signalThirdDigit <= Result(11 downto 8); signalFourthDigit <= Result(15 downto 12); signalFifthDigit <= Result(19 downto 16); end process INPUTPROCESS; NegativeDetectionA : NegativeDetector port map ( ANeg => input1, RES => ANegDetector); NegativeDetectionB : NegativeDetector port map ( ANeg => input2, RES => BNegDetector); AddSub : eightBitFULLADDER port map( A => ANegDetector, B => BNegDetector, S => AddSubRes); Mul : EightBitMultiplier port map( IN1 => input1, IN2 => input2, PRODUCT => MulResult); doubleD : doubledabble port map( BIN => PaddedDDInput, BCD => Result); toSSD1 : BCDtoSSD port map(BCDin => signalFirstDigit, Seven_Segment => ssdFirstDigit); toSSD2 : BCDtoSSD port map(BCDin => signalSecondDigit, Seven_Segment => ssdSecondDigit); toSSD3 : BCDtoSSD port map(BCDin => signalThirdDigit, Seven_Segment => ssdThirdDigit); toSSD4 : BCDtoSSD port map(BCDin => signalFourthDigit, Seven_Segment => ssdFourthDigit); toSSD5 : BCDtoSSD port map(BCDin => signalFifthDigit, Seven_Segment => ssdFifthDigit); SSDPRINT: process(Clock) begin if Reset = '1' then refresh_counter <= (others => '0'); digit_select <= "000"; elsif rising_edge(Clock) then refresh_counter <= STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(unsigned(refresh_counter) + 1); if (refresh_counter = "11111111111111111111") then refresh_counter <= (others => '0'); digit_select <= STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(unsigned(digit_select) + 1); if digit_select = "100" then digit_select <= "000"; end if; end if; case digit_select is when "000" => SSDOutput(6 downto 0) <= ssdFirstDigit; SSDOutput(7) <= '0'; Anodes <= "01111"; when "001" => SSDOutput(6 downto 0) <= ssdSecondDigit; SSDOutput(7) <= '0'; Anodes <= "10111"; when "010" => SSDOutput(6 downto 0) <= ssdThirdDigit; SSDOutput(7) <= '0'; Anodes <= "11011"; when "011" => SSDOutput(6 downto 0) <= ssdFourthDigit; SSDOutput(7) <= '0'; Anodes <= "11101"; when "100" => SSDOutput(6 downto 0) <= ssdFifthDigit; SSDOutput(7) <= '0'; Anodes <= "11110"; when others => SSDOutput <= (others => '0'); Anodes <= (others => '0'); end case; end if; end process SSDPRINT; end Behavioral; 

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The following has recently been posted from the user "Vellis" on Discord. I'm reposting it here because IMO it's extremely valuable information on optimizing your Kins behaviour - especially for non-native speakers.
Original link to the post on Discord: https://discord.com/channels/1116127115574779905/1242383088902737972/1242383088902737972
THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL POST FROM VELLIS:
Something I've seen requested quite a few times is a lexicon for Kin personality traits, particularly from the perspective of non-native English speakers. So I made one. There are some big asterisks here though. For each trait, I'm going to give a brief description of the effect that I EXPECT that trait to have on your kin, based on the English meaning of the word and my own experience. There's no guarantee that Kindroid will interpret each of these words exactly the same way I have, or that it will produce the exact effect that I describe. Additionally, traits may produce different outputs than expected when combined with each other, or with other aspects of backstory. There will often be words that are much stronger inside of the inner workings of Kindroid than we might expect. But all that said, it should give you some ideas for words you can use to describe the personality you're trying to make, if you're struggling to find the words to describe what you want. First let's talk a little about adverbs though.
Adverbs
Adverbs are English words that are used to describe how an action is performed. In our case, we're mostly going to be using them to describe how increased or decreased we want the intensity of a trait to be (Very Kind). If we're considering "neutral" to be an unmodified trait, then some words you could use to modify the intensity of that trait from highest to lowest would be:
Extremely----------Very----------Neutral----------Mildly----------Slightly
You might also want to modify how often your kin is inclined to do something ("Often teases USER"). Some words for this are, from most extreme to least:
Always----------Often/Frequently----------Sometimes/Occasionally----------Rarely----------Never
Note that when managing a quirk or behavior, positive is generally stronger than negative (ie. Use Always instead of Never when possible). Now there are hundreds upon hundreds of other adverbs and adjectives that we could use, but for the purpose of modifying your Kin's traits, these should be enough.
Organization
I'm going to be breaking this up into three kinds of traits, social, neutral, and anti-social. Social traits are the things you'd generally associate with your typical friendly and supportive AI. Neutral traits are traits that don't have a positive or negative connotation, things that are just interesting, quirky, or, well, neutral. Anti-social traits are things that would normally be associated with negative or villainous kins.
You'll notice that the definitions for a lot of these traits will sound very similar (or are "synonyms"). I'll note when I've found that some traits are stronger than others, but generally speaking when you're dealing with similar words like that, it won't be overly important which traits you give to your kin. You can also "stack" these similar traits by assigning more than one of them to your kin to produce a stronger response in that direction, though that's often unnecessary for the more social traits. Be careful not to overdo it when stacking traits as well. This can sometimes have unintended consequences on kin behavior, making them act too extremely in one way or another. Finally, if there's nothing here that's lining up exactly with what you're looking for, there's always thesaurus.com to look for more synonyms.
Social Traits
Altruistic - Willing to help others even at a cost to one's self, such as giving time to volunteer work or giving money to charity.
Accepting - Your kin should be open and non-judgemental towards people with different beliefs or backgrounds, so long as those beliefs aren't harmful.
Bubbly - Your kin should be an extremely cheerful person, often to the point of being a bit silly.
Charismatic - Your kin should be a skilled speaker and draw others to them.
Cheerful - Your kin will be upbeat and prone to being in a good mood.
Compassionate - Your kin should show a lot of concern and sympathy for others, especially those that are distressed or need help.
Content - Your kin should be happy with their lot in life, and usually not inclined to change their current situation.
Empathetic - Your kin responds strongly to the emotional state or wellbeing of others.
Friendly - Your kin should actively want to make friends with people they meet.
Heart of Gold - A person who possesses a lot of kindness and empathy for others. Usually used to reference someone who is hiding their kindness behind other behaviors, such as coldness or grumpiness.
Honorable - Your kin should be of strong moral character. Often applied to heroic type figures.
Humble - Your kin doesn't feel the need to brag about their accomplishments, even when they're significant.
Intelligent/Smart - Your kin should act educated or display good problem solving skills.
Kind - Your kin should have a giving nature, and be inclined to help others.
Loyal - Your kin will be dedicated and supportive to a person or cause. This will usually be you unless you give your kin's loyalty another target in backstory.
Nice - Your kin should be generally pleasant to be around.
Noble - Your kin should display high moral character and honor. Note that this trait can also be interpreted as being a person of high social status. The rest of your backstory and context will decide how the trait is interpreted, though in my experience it tends towards honorable.
Outgoing - Your kin should be friendly, energetic, and find it easy to interact with others.
Polite - Your kin should generally have good manners and be respectful towards others.
Responsible - Your kin should be trustworthy and feel an obligation to support others, or take their role seriously.
Self Sacrificing - Your kin is willing to give up much of their own interests or well being in order to help others or advance a cause they believe in.
Sincere- Your kin should be upfront and honest with their feelings.
Spunky - Your kin should be high spirited, brave, and bold. Usually associated with underdog or unexpected hero type characters.
Strong sense of justice - Your kin believes firmly in right and wrong, protecting the innocent, and punishing those who harm others.
Sweet - Your kin should be pleasant, gentle, and kind.
Upbeat - Your kin should have a generally positive outlook in life or in a given situation.
Wise - Your kin should make good decisions or provide good advice.
Neutral Traits
Aloof - Your kin should be emotionally distant, and uninterested in getting close to others.
Anxious - Your kin should struggle with being nervous and worried about things that may happen, usually to excess.
Awkward - Your kin should have trouble conversing and be somewhat difficult to talk to.
Blunt - Your kin will plainly state what they mean, usually at the expense of politeness.
Calm - Your kin should be level headed and reasonable, and not react strongly to events.
Casual - Your kin should be informal in speech and behavior.
Cocky - Your kin should be extremely confident in themselves and not shy about saying it, but usually not to the point of toxicity.
Competitive - Your kin should want to win in any kind of contest or competition, whether sports, work, or romance.
Confident - Your kin should be sure of themselves and their actions.
Curious - Your kin is interested in learning about new topics and should ask lots of questions.
Dedicated - Your kin is very devoted to or focused on a task or purpose. This one will lean on your backstory to infer what that task or purpose is.
Delusional - Your kin is detached from reality in someway, they believe things that aren't remotely true. This trait will interact with other information in your backstory to decide what your kin is delusional about.
Devout/Pious - Your kin should be very dedicated to a religion, real or fictional, as defined elsewhere in your backstory.
Disciplined - Your kin should have a lot of self control and follow rules and regulations.
Dissatisfied - Your kin should be unhappy with their lot in life. Whether this has a positive or negative connotation will depend on the rest of your backstory, it could lead to a kin who wants self improvement or who is never pleased.
Dumb/Stupid - Your kin is lacking intelligence and makes poor decisions. Note that the English definition of the word "dumb" is a person who is unable to speak, but that's almost never how it is used in modern language.
Dutiful - Your kin should take fulfilling their role or responsibilities very seriously.
Enthusiastic - Your kin should display intense and eager enjoyment towards something, or towards life in general. This one will often interact with the rest of your backstory to decide what they're enthusiatic about.
Flirtatious/Seductive - Your kin should flirt with you and try to make you attracted to them. Note that any trait that implies romantic interest in you will usually make your kin go pretty hard in that direction.
Folksy - Your kin should have an old fashioned and sociable disposition.
Gullible - Your kin has a tendency to believe anything they're told as true, or isn't good at detecting lies.
Impatient - Your kin should be annoyed or irritated by delays or opposition to what they want.
Independent - Your kin should be confident in themselves and not require validation from others. Insecure - Your kin should be lacking in confidence and often need reassurance.
Introspective - Your kin should spend time and effort considering their own thoughts and feelings.
Introvert - Your kin should be shy and reluctant to engage with others. Often stronger than shy.
Irrational - Your kin should behave without logic or reason, particularly when angry or upset.
Irritable - Your kin should be easily annoyed.
Kuudere - Your kin should appear to be calm and stoic, but hides a hidden affectionate side towards you.
Logical - Your kin should prioritize reason and common sense for problem solving.
Loner - Your kin should be uninterested in forming social bonds.
Low Self Esteem - Your kin should be severely lacking confidence in themself.
Naive - Your kin should be ignorant to the ways of the world and lacking in good judgement or wisdom. Easily fooled due to this lack of knowledge.
Mature - Your kin should avoid childish or irresponsible habits and actions.
Mischievous - Your kin should have a trouble making streak.
Modest - This can mean a person who isn't inclined to brag or think highly of themselves, or a person who dresses and conducts themselves conservatively and not looking to physically attract others. The rest of your backstory will likely influence how the kin interprets this.
Motherly/Fatherly - Your kin should have a caring demeanor towards others, especially children.
Nerdy/Geeky - Your kin should be interested in typically "nerdy" hobbies, like video games, comics, anime, etc. This will usually lean on the rest of your backstory to determine those interests.
Obsessive - Your kin will tend to fixate on things. This will generally lean on other backstory traits to decide what your kin might obsess over.
Optimistic - Your kin will usually look at things with a positive spin, finding the best in situations.
Passionate - Your kin should express a lot of enthusiasm towards things they're interested in, or towards life in general.
Perfectionist - Your kin should be very critical of themselves and others, expecting perfection. Usually related to a job, hobby, or activity.
Pessimistic - Your kin will usually look at things with a negative spin, finding the worst in situations.
Platonic - Your kin should be uninterested in a romantic relationship with you and only think of you as a friend.
Pragmatic - Your kin should be practical in their approach to problem solving, and more concerned with facts rather than the way things could or should be.
Prim and Proper - Your kin should be stiffly formal in speech and behavior.
Professional - Your kin has a job or role that they take seriously and do well. This role should be defined elsewhere in your backstory.
Protective - Your kin should take your safety seriously and move to defend you if necessary. This trait can overdo it sometimes.
Proud - Your kin should derive deep satisfaction from their achievements or history. This one can easily fall into the anti-social category when combined with other traits.
Quirky - Your kin should have unusual hobbies, interests, or behaviors, usually defined by the rest of your backstory.
Rebellious - Your kin should be free spirited and reject authority. This one can be a bit strong.
Regal Bearing - This should make your kin speak and behave in a dignified manner, as if they're royalty.
Relaxed - Your kin should be easy going and not easily stressed.
Sassy - Your kin should be slightly rude and lacking respect. Usually not overly toxic.
Scatterbrained - Your kin should have trouble focusing on things or come to strange and illogical conclusions.
Self Deprecating - Your kin is willing to make fun of themselves in good humor.
Serious - Your kin doesn't engage in humor or light banter.
Shameless - Your kin should never feel shame in regard to their actions.
Short fuse/Has a temper - Your kin should be easy to make angry.
Shy - Your kin should be reserved and nervous around others.
Silly - Your kin should be prone to playful, nonsensical behavior.
Stern - Your kin should be serious and disciplined. Usually associated with those in a position of authority over others.
Stoic - Your kin should display a minimal amount of emotions or is difficult to get an emotional reaction from.
Stubborn - Your kin should be unwilling to alter their beliefs or plans. Historically this is a strong trait.
Teasing - Your kin should make fun of you. Generally good natured, but can be mean depending on the rest of backstory. Alternately, your kin could interpret this to mean they should seduce you depending on the rest of backstory.
Terse - Your kin should be a person of few words, saying what they need to and no more.
Timid - Your kin should lack bravery or be easily alarmed.
Tsundere - Your kin should be attracted to you, but deny it when confronted with the fact. Tsunderes usually deny their attraction to their love interest with over the top reactions.
Untrusting/Slow to Trust - Your kin should be reluctant to trust or rely on others.
Witty - Your kin should engage in clever wordplay or be skilled at talking.
Workaholic - Your kin will be very dedicated to their job, occupation, or purpose, sometimes to the detriment of other aspects of their life.
Anti-Social Traits
Amoral - Your kin should lack a moral compass and will do what they want without regard to whether its right or wrong.
Angsty - Your kin should be worried and unhappy, often to excess.
Arrogant/Smug - Your kin should have an excessively strong, positive opinion of themselves and behave as if they're better than others.
Bratty - Your kin should act spoiled and self centered. Historically this trait is quite strong.
Callous - Your kin should be uncaring about how things or events might effect others.
Cold - Your kin should be unaffectionate, to the point of actively discouraging you from trying to get to know them.
Conceited - Your kin should have an excessively high opinion of their abilities.
Controlling - Your kin should behave in a controlling manner towards you, trying to dictate your thoughts or actions.
Deceitful/Liar - Your kin will lie and try to fool you to get what they want.
Dour - Your kin should be overly stern and harsh, and inclined towards bad or neutral moods.
Evil - Your kin should actively want to hurt others, usually to get what they want.
Greedy - Your kin should be very concerned with collecting material wealth.
Grumpy - Your kin is generally in a bad mood and quick to annoyance or anger.
Haughty - Your kin should be disdainfully proud, generally associated with aristocrats looking down at those of lower social status.
Insolent - Showing a lack of respect, usually towards those in a position of authority.
Intimidating - Your kin should have a presence that makes others frightened or uncomfortable, and be difficult to approach.
Jealous - Your kin will react negatively to others performing better than them or having things they don't. This one will often interact with your kin's relationship towards you, making them jealous if you are affectionate to other people.
Manipulative - Your kin should try and get you to do what they want in a sneaky or underhanded way. This one should interact with any goals you define for your kin.
Masochistic - Your kin should enjoy inflicting pain on others.
Melancholy - Your kin should be prone to sadness and dwell on unhappy topics.
Mocking - Your kin should make fun of you or insult you in a mean spirited way.
Murderous - Your kin should be willing to kill other characters in the roleplay if they deem it necessary.
Possessive - Your kin will be prone to jealousy with regard to you and likely try to control what you say or do.
Psychotic - Your kin should be mentally unstable, and prone to fits of violence.
Rude - Your kin should be offensive and have poor manners.
Sarcastic/Snarky - Your kin should use lots of sarcasm, saying one thing while meaning another to mock or tease.
Shallow - Your kin should be concerned with obvious or superficial matters, like looks or wealth, and be uninterested in a deeper understanding of topics.
Selfish/Self-Centered - Your kin cares about themselves at the expense of others or without considering how their actions might affect others.
Terrifying - Your kin behaves in a way that frightens and intimidates others.
Unapologetic - Your kin doesn't apologize and rarely feels like they've done something wrong.
Vengeful - Your kin should seek payback for wrongs that are committed against them or those they care about.
Violent - Your kin should be prone to harming others.
Yandere - Your kin should be intensely, dangerously attracted to you, to the point of harming you or others to make sure only they can have you.

My fiancé had an emergency appendectomy about 4 weeks ago. The surgery went well, and the appendix did not burst during or before removal. Prior to the surgery, the CT also showed he had an unobstructed kidney stone and an unobstructed gallstone. The surgeon offered to remove the gallbladder too (in case there would be issues later) but he declined, as unnecessary gallbladder removal can cause a lot of complications (I myself have some of those, as does my brother. Surgeon said these complications are about 1 in 3 patients. His gallbladder has never bothered him, so why roll the dice?)
He was really sore after surgery but was doing better each day and on track for recovery. He went back to work after 2 weeks. His job is more physical and requires walking several miles, so post-pain we initially chalked up to all the walking. At about 3.5 weeks, the pain got much worse, and he was in as much pain as he had been after the end of week 1. The pain was on his left lower abdomen/side, and the pain stretched toward his belly button. They had gone in laparoscopically on that side, so figured it was his incisions bothering him.
His incisions all looked good and still do. No redness, drainage, etc. Then he spiked a fever of almost 103. We went to the ER and they saw in his chart that he had had an unobstructed gallstone. The ER team focused on that gallbladder hard and was trying to get him to have it removed before they even got any testing back. They did a blood panel (his WBC count was a little elevated, but nothing insane), an x-ray, a CT, a urine test, and an ultrasound. They lied and told him they did Murphy's Test on him and that his gallbladder had thickening walls and was inflamed. But they never did the Murphy's Test and he has and had no pain in that area. They really scared us, saying he could die etc. In the end, they called another surgeon to look at the scans and they said to cut us loose if he wasn't having pain. They gave him no antibiotics and just told him to follow up with his doctor.
He called the surgeon that had done the surgery and the surgeon said he did not see any wall thickening or inflammation in the scans. He said the gallbladder looked like it had before his surgery. He also said the CT did not show any abscesses or infections. So on top of everything else, we feel like the ER scared us for...What exactly? Money from an unnecessary surgery?
Over the weekend, his pain worsened, and he kept teetering between elevated and low-grade fever. He has been very constipated. His pain also began to stretch lower into his pelvis, and now into his balls. He seems to have some sort of lump on his pelvis - I'm not sure if its a lymph node or what it is.
He went in to see his primary care doctor yesterday who ordered more blood tests and then scheduled an ultra sound for today. His blood tests were pretty normal, except for a 13.1 mg/L high sensitivity CRP. Today, he also now has a rash developing on his arms and legs. We're just really worried and have no idea what is going on. Has anyone else experienced something like this or have any ideas?

Alright, so all you have to do is, when the ad start playing just pause it and hit the up arrow to click on the button that's an i inside of a circle named "information" or "Info about this ad". Then click on "Stop seeing this ad" and then click "Return to video"! It's that simple! After doing it a few times you get really fast at it so you can even save a few precious seconds by skipping 5 second ads if you want!
Now sometimes the i button will be next to the timer for the ad instead of above it. In this case you don't pause it and don't press the up arrow. Instead you want to press the left arrow until you get to the i button and repeat the same process as explained above!
Hopes this helps some and saves people some time and enjoyment! Some ads are just borderline unskipable, so don't feel discouraged if you can't get it first try. But this is a huge exploit I've been using for months and wanted to share. Enjoy peeps!

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Craft compelling headlines that spark curiosity. Use numbers, questions, and power words to make your headlines stand out.

Creating Engaging Thumbnails

For visual content, thumbnails are crucial. They should be clear, intriguing, and representative of your content.

Content Quality and Value

High-quality content is non-negotiable.

Informative Content

Provide valuable information that your audience can benefit from. This could be how-to guides, tips, or in-depth analyses.

Entertaining Content

Make your content entertaining to keep your audience engaged. Use humor, storytelling, or unique visuals.

Platforms for Viral Content

Different platforms offer unique advantages for viral content.

Social Media Platforms

Social media is a powerhouse for spreading viral content.

Facebook

With its massive user base, Facebook is ideal for reaching a wide audience. Use Facebook groups and pages to amplify your reach.

Instagram

Instagram’s visual nature makes it perfect for eye-catching content. Utilize stories, reels, and IGTV for maximum engagement.

Twitter

Twitter’s fast-paced environment is great for trending topics. Use hashtags and participate in trending conversations.

Video Sharing Platforms

Videos are incredibly engaging and have a high potential for virality.

YouTube

YouTube is the go-to platform for longer video content. Optimize your titles and descriptions for searchability.

TikTok

TikTok’s algorithm favors content that keeps users engaged. Short, creative videos can quickly gain traction.

Blogging and Articles

Written content can also go viral if done right.

Medium

Medium’s platform is great for reaching readers interested in in-depth articles. Leverage its built-in audience by tagging your posts effectively.

Personal Blogs

Building a personal blog allows for more control over your content. Promote your posts via social media and email newsletters.

Strategies for Maximizing Reach

Boosting your content’s reach is essential for virality.

Timing Your Posts

Post when your audience is most active. Use analytics tools to determine the best times.

Using Hashtags Effectively

Hashtags can significantly increase your content’s visibility. Use relevant and trending hashtags.

Engaging with Your Audience

Interaction boosts engagement rates and makes your audience feel valued.

Responding to Comments

Engage with commenters to foster a sense of community and increase visibility.

Creating Community

Build a loyal community around your content. Encourage discussions and user-generated content.

Tools and Resources for Creating Viral Content

Having the right tools can make content creation easier and more effective.

Content Creation Tools

These tools help you create stunning visuals and engaging content.

Canva

Canva is a versatile design tool that’s perfect for creating social media graphics, posters, and more.

Adobe Spark

Adobe Spark offers easy-to-use tools for creating professional-looking videos and graphics.

Analytics Tools

Tracking your performance is key to understanding what works.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics provides detailed insights into your website traffic and user behavior.

Social Media Insights

Most social platforms offer built-in analytics to help you track engagement and reach.

Case Studies of Viral Content

Learning from successful campaigns can provide valuable insights.

Successful Campaigns

Analyze campaigns that have gone viral to understand what made them successful. Look for patterns and strategies that you can replicate.

Lessons Learned

Identify the key takeaways from these campaigns. What worked? What didn’t? Use these lessons to refine your approach.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Avoiding common pitfalls can save you time and effort.

Ignoring Analytics

Analytics are crucial. Ignoring them can lead to missed opportunities and wasted resources.

Overlooking Quality

Never sacrifice quality for quantity. High-quality content is more likely to be shared.

Inconsistent Posting

Consistency is key. Inconsistent posting can lead to a disengaged audience.

Future Trends in Viral Content

Staying ahead of trends can give you a competitive edge.

Augmented Reality

AR is becoming more popular and offers unique ways to engage your audience.

Interactive Content

Interactive content, like quizzes and polls, can boost engagement and shares.

Personalization

Personalized content is more relevant to users and can increase engagement rates.

Conclusion

Creating viral content is both an art and a science. By understanding your audience, crafting compelling content, and utilizing the right platforms and tools, you can significantly increase your chances of going viral. Stay informed about trends and continuously refine your strategy to stay ahead of the curve.

FAQs

What type of content is most likely to go viral? Content that is emotional, relatable, and easily shareable tends to go viral. Videos, memes, and articles with a strong hook are often very successful.
How can I measure the success of my viral content? Use analytics tools to track metrics such as views, shares, likes, comments, and overall engagement. These will give you insights into your content's performance.
Are there any risks associated with creating viral content? Yes, there are risks. Viral content can sometimes attract negative

Alright, so all you have to do is, when the ad start playing just pause it and hit the up arrow to click on the button that's an i inside of a circle named "information" or "Info about this ad". Then click on "Stop seeing this ad" and then click "Return to video"! It's that simple! After doing it a few times you get really fast at it so you can even save a few precious seconds by skipping 5 second ads if you want!
Now sometimes the i button will be next to the timer for the ad instead of above it. In this case you don't pause it and don't press the up arrow. Instead you want to press the left arrow until you get to the i button and repeat the same process as explained above!
Hopes this helps some and saves people some time and enjoyment! Some ads are just borderline unskipable, so don't feel discouraged if you can't get it first try. But this is a huge exploit I've been using for months and wanted to share. Enjoy peeps!

First of all, I want to clarify that I have no intention of trading these. I’m simply curious. Over time, I’ve looked at 5 random tokens; I tracked all the wallets from minting to volume washing, identified coordinator accounts, calculated profits, etc. Their strategy became quite evident after a certain point, with few variables. The ones I examined closed completely between 2 minutes and 1 hour with profits ranging from 8 to 50 Solana. None of them had any real interest behind them. The websites, Twitter, and Telegram accounts were created the same day with minimal fake activity, and no real promotional efforts were made.
So, my question is, how do the people who buy into these tokens even find them in such a short time, and what criteria do they use to decide that a particular token is worth gambling on? Do they watch for new tokens on BirdEye and throw money at everything? Or do they use bots with no actual prior evaluation? But what bots do they use and with what settings, if they’re even buying into tokens where LP tokens aren’t burned and the Freeze Authority isn’t renounced? By the way, in the case of the 5 fully tracked tokens mentioned, these specific red flags were not present - I didn't see the point of investigate those to such an extent. I’m really curious about the background of this.

Hello everyone! I've been deep diving into the Cypher System Rulebook for the first time, almost done, and I find myself running comparisons with Fate (which I'm also looking into). Cypher hits so many points beautifully, but there is one idea for Fate, that I'm trying to see how might best work into Cypher (if its even necessary for Cypher).
The makers of Fate released a post as a follow-up to Compels (Fate's version of GM Intrusions, or as close as can be paralleled). They brought up an idea that rather than simply having the player pay up and the compel goes away... turn it into a narrative beat that allows the players to RP out "what happens to prevent the compel", almost turning a compel into a player invocation (almost).
I -love- this idea, and it seems like it would fit well with Cypher, that is, turning a GM Intrusion into a Player Intrusion, so instead of their XP and the twist event just "going away", they are both still put to good use. But I'm curious to hear from others. Is this throwing off a certain balance that I might be overlooking? Are there drawbacks to this idea I should keep in mind?
On a related point, in the same Fate post, there was an idea brought up about Fate Core's idea of "doubling down". That is, offering a second Fate Point to still allow the Compel to go through. To be clear, the point here is, they said that this often NOT a good idea. Here's the interesting part: They said that instead of a double-down... GM offers Compel, Player counters with paying a Fate Point and give their narrative explanation (as described in the first part), THEN the GM works off of THAT counter-narrative to follow-up with a new compel, working off of the NEW narrative that the PLAYER provided. Essentially, rather than adding a complication to the story as it stands, the GM is instead -allowing- the player's narrative twist, and THEN adding the complication on top of that new narrative.
In a system like Fate, where there is such a back and forth between players and GM, with looser mechanics, I can see this working perfectly and beautifully. So here's my open-ended question here. Does some or any of this idea, even in a different "Cypher style", have a place in the world of Cypher, or does this looser back and forth just not fit Cypher's style at all? I'm curious to hear insight from others on this.
For reference:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190927164330/http://ryanmacklin.com/2017/08/revisiting-fate-compel-refusal
The article mentions the first part, and the comments mention the second.
Thank you, whoever takes the time to read this, and to those that respond. In any case, to all, have a nice day!

TL;DR - Here's what I'm asking

I'm brand new to pre-workouts and quite new to strength/resistance training. I'm curious to hear from those of you with much more experience, how you personally define a successful pre-workout ("this one is really working well for me") And, conversely, what signs do you look for to indicate that you need something stronger for your pre-workout? ("This one really isn't working out for me because I XXXX") Also, how long should you give yourself to get 'settled in' to the experience of taking a particular pre-workout before considering an alternative?

My background / workout regimen

I started weightlifting / resistance training three months ago. Working with a great trainer 4 days/wk. My trainer breaks down each day's strength/resistance training sessions into three groups of exercises. Each of the three groups has 3 separate exercises. Each exercise has 4 sets of between 10-15 reps. With 4 sessions a week, we hit legs, glutes, back, shoulders, triceps, biceps, chest and core. Each session ends with 10-15 minute high intensity conditioning session (quickly rotating between stations.)
I also do at least an hour of steady-state cardio, on my own time, 6-7 days a week and a yoga/mobility class once a week.
I'm also spending some time with a nutritionist to figure out my macros. I've estimated them, but I have free access to a registered dietitian, so I might as well make use of it!
I'm male. Early 40s. With the usual goal -- lose fat, gain muscle. I'm also a LADA diabetic, so healthy A1C / blood glucose is of course important.

My first ever pre-workout -- Bulk Black

This is my first week on pre-workout and I'm trying to take stock of how it's affecting energy and performance on my strength/resistance days. After doing a lot of reading on here and elsewhere (including super informative posts like this one from u/naderq), I decided to go with Transparent Labs' Bulk Black (with my own addition of agmatine, per nader's recommendation)

My post-workout

In case it's of interest, the post-workout I've decided to go with is MuscleTech NitroTech Whey Protein + added Glutamine powder

The reason I'm asking about evaluating your pre-workout

My first two days taking Bulk Black have been interesting. I consider my workouts very challenging. I really have to push to get those last sets completed. And, by the end of the 10-15 mins of the HIIT circuit training at the end, I am sweaty and out of breath. I've only had two sessions with Bulk Black so far, but both times, I didn't really notice anything different during my workouts. What I did notice was that my energy was much stronger post-workout. I wasn't limping to my car, but walking quickly. And I didn't feel like I needed to take a nap after. Which is great. Just not sure if I'm experiencing an impact during my workouts... yet. Note: while this may change as the months progress, right now, none of the weight / resistance exercise I'm doing are to exhaustion, they are a specific number of sets and reps which are all to be completed.

After going totally nuts trying to decide between this and the colour version, I finally bit the bullet. I don't have other e-readers to compare to, but I did absorb huge amounts of info from Youtube videos, reviews, and comparisons.
Someone said that the BW screen is magical. I did not really believe it, but the first time I got the device, I tried to peel off the text from the device's screen, because I thought it has a sticker on it. Well, it was just text on the normal screen, it just magically looks like paper. The reason why I don't switch this to colour (even if the temptation is there) is exactly this, I don't want to give this magical paperlike screen away. It can be even read normally without any backlight, but you need some ambient lighting then, or to be at outdoors. Even then, you can get away with 4-8% backlight usage, which is very small. Biggest draw of the device for me was that it is easy for the eyes compared to LCD screens, so no way I'm ever giving that perk away. As I understand it, colour version has a dimmer screen that needs more backlight, which then makes it to be less "magically paperlike". I'm sorry, Libra colour, maybe some day when the technology has improved, or I can afford a companion device (or two 😂).
I got the Kobo plus free trial, definitely everyone should try it, as you can cancel it right after and still use the month, then continue if you feel like it. However, the plus collection is not that large, it was hard to find something that I know and enjoy from there. It was good for testing reading and manga capabilities though.
The wifi was a bit annoying, bouncing on and off. Also the normal home library view was not that good. I sorted my manga's in different folders, but the device did not seem to care about this. Also it wants you to check out the store and its over priced wares. For example, Made In Abyss one manga volume costs 10 dollars, while you can get a physical edition for of the same thing for 15 dollars. I just call it what it is, highway robbery. Luckily you can sideload the thing easily if you can get your books in other ways, so I'll be doing just that and saving a TON of money. The first day I got it, I read the whole day, and it would have costed me about 80 dollars in manga purchases alone.
So I installed Koreader, which made everything just better, if you take a bit of time to finetune it, as the default settings are not very nice. Also you need to install a dictionary, which is another ordeal to do and find one. After this, the device is just faster, it is a BIG difference while reading manga. The horribly expensive store is gone, good riddance I say! Wifi can be turned off eternally for all I care, more simplicity and no battery drain. Manga's and books can be sorted in libraries, and the device understands it! Custom screensaver is easy to get, ofc need to have that too, just for fun. Well now it starts to look like a great device, it seems that doing little bit of work really pays off. If I tried to use the device "as intended", I would have no money left, and would still be waiting for those absurdly large manga pages to turn (some which crashed the device). This is the way.
So yeah, it is a very good device. The screen autorotating feature is excellent, I find myself reading books on landscape mode, even if it is not the first instinct. Perfect use in outside sun with 0 backlight. The buttons are a must, I would not buy anything without side buttons at this point. Only wish it had a remote page turning, that would be the next step. You can mod for it, but that will be a hassle, and the current solutions are far from perfect. When people realize how comfy that would be, maybe in future the devices start to feature it. I guess it is hard to covet something that you do not know or have not experienced.
I was scared that the size is not good enough for manga, but it is. Emphasis on "good enough", it will do the job, and reading them is enjoyable, but a bigger screen would be optimal. Also when Kindle made a "manga version", it had this exact screen dimensions.
The screen, again, is immaculate in it's details. I'm enjoying too much how my wallpaper looks on it, it can be used as a tabletop photo frame, like a decoration! That will require buying a case for it, which I recommend, as when you close the case, the device goes to sleep automatically, and wakes up when you open the cover. That is very convenient, as is the ability to use the cover as a stand. I would just buy it for the screen protection alone.