So as the title states, I’m 35, I’m a cat dad, I love random adventures of all kinds, and I’m a huge nerd, especially in the Fallout universe. Those 4 things kind of define me honestly. And I’m looking for my player 2. My fellow adventurer, who I can share my Irl campsite with and my Fallout 76 camp with haha. Along with other games and many adventures!
For a living, I’m a photographer and videographer. So I do a lot of photo and video shoots and editing. And graphic design. And IT. I’m a jack of all trades. ha.
In my free time, I like going to haunted places and doing overnight stays. I love all things spooky and supernatural. Also space/scifi. I love reading I just started a new graphic novel series called Revival, loving it so far. And I love photography. So I like to go on adventures just to get great photos!
Im a coffee addict. I must drink it everyday! Like several cups lol. Maybe I just like the caffeine. Ok.
Im pretty much an open book, so most conversational topics are always going to be fair game.
Bonus Secret: I’m a firm believer in the fact that girls are not the only ones who can have nice underwear.
So, if you’re a fellow nerd, of the female variety, looking for adventures with a pretty cool guy, send me a message!

Before you read any further, check out our Unit Culture Primer to see what we’re all about.
NATO JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
US CENTCOM
OPERATION AGAMEMNON
3D COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE “ROUGH RIDERS”
The 3rd Combined Joint Task Force, colloquially known as the Rough Riders, is a special purpose task force created by NATO JSOC with the intent of deterring CSAT influence in the Mediterranean and abroad. Falling under US Central Command, the Rough Riders are a unit hand picked from volunteers across all NATO/ANZUS operating forces. Typically, the Rough Riders are attached to conventional NATO forces to serve as force multipliers. They specialize in Direct Action, Counter-Insurgency, Special Reconnaissance, and forward observation for NATO fire support assets.
What we do:
The year is 2029, and the world stands poised for great change. With rising tensions in the Middle East and the Pacific, a new world power has emerged: the Canton protocol Strategic Alliance (CSAT). Premiered by China and Iran, this new treaty organization stands poised to threaten NATO's long-reigning global military hegemony. A new Cold War has begun.
In the face of this new threat, NATO Joint Special Operations Command has authorized the formation of a special purpose unit to directly intervene against CSAT’s growing sphere of influence. As a member of the Rough Riders, you will witness firsthand the years leading up to ArmA 3’s “The East Wind” campaign and the vibrant political climate of 2035. Your actions and the actions of your brothers in arms will tell the story of NATO defiance in the face of CSATs rise to power. You’ll have epic tales to tell, comrades to mourn, and more than enough action.
In the Rough Riders, we put storytelling and fun at the forefront. With a wonderful team of Game Masters and Writers, we aim to give you those “movie moments” and incredible stories of heroism, intense combat, and even hilarity when ArmA decides to ArmA somebody (or all of us).
What can I expect from the Rough Riders?

• A welcoming, friendly environment.
• Training without the boredom! If this is your first time ever playing ArmA that’s perfectly fine!
• Work Hard, Play Harder Mentality
• Leadership and promotion opportunities.
• Your feedback to be valued, regardless of how new you are.
• The freedom to switch between roles without a stuffy MOS system.
• Roleplay.

What do the Rough Riders expect from me?

• Willingness to learn, follow orders, and contribute to the success of the team.
• To respect your fellow Rough Riders.
• A working microphone.
• A sense of humor.

What does “Accessible Milsim” mean?
In the Rough Riders, we've built our community around making the junior enlisted experience as drama-free as possible. We believe that solid milsim operations can still work without suffocating our enlisted with constricting MOS systems and countless hours of basic training. The idea is that new members can join the unit, download the mods and jump right into the action.
This is made possible by increasingly serious levels of milsim orientation the further up the chain of command you go. Your average player can jump right into fun and challenging operations if their Fireteam and Squad Leaders have the adequate training and mentality. By volunteering to try for a leadership position, you increase your commitment and seriousness level.
Accessible milsim means that you choose the level of dedication and milsim seriousness that you want. From casually showing up to be boots on the ground blowing stuff up, to managing training and combat leadership, all the way to the paperwork simulator that comes with an officer commission.
You get out what you put in.
Training:
You don't need to be a grizzled ArmA veteran to join the Rough Riders. Our simple training program is intended to bring even brand new players up to speed without killing them with boredom. You can expect to learn the following:
- TFAR Setup
- Rough Riders Intro (who we are, what we do, expectations-both ways)
- Intro to Unit Life (who you are, what you'll be doing as a new member, chain of command)
- Role Interest Declaration (helps us shape and personalize your training)
- ArmA Basics
- ACE Basics
- TFAR Basic Training
- Common Sense Combat/Fireteam Training
- CQB Basic Training
Between deployments, we do a garrison rotation that is focused on catching any new members up to speed and helping veteran members and NCOs grow and improve. The Hebontes schedule is a several week process. This allows for the writing/zeusing team to have time to create a quality deployment with all the necessary lore bits and planning considerations, while giving the unit time to relax and make mistakes in a controlled and learning-focused environment.
Opportunities:
Rough Riders members fill a multitude of roles, and are allowed to switch between them for different missions so long as they have passed the appropriate training. Roles available to Rough Riders are:
-**Rifleman/Designated Marksman
-AT/AA Specialist
- Automatic Rifleman
-Grenadier
-Radio Operator
-Combat Medic/ MEDEVAC Medic
-Combat Engineer
-Artilleryman/Fire Direction Officer
-Rotary-wing Aircraft Crew/Pilot
-Fixed-wing Aircraft Pilot
-IFV/APC Crew/Commander
-Media ReporteJournalist
-Zeus
Leadership opportunities are made available to interested members who are noted to possess technical competency and the ability to communicate effectively. Through a program we call the Warrior Leaders Course, NCO candidates are put to the test via a series of written and field exams. We have systems in place for leadership development too- so if you’re not ready to lead now (but want to), we can teach you how to be a leader.
Community members may join our writing/zeusing team and contribute to the development of our world in-game. It is expected that these individuals be team players overall, and be able to understand and support the bigger picture as determined by the administration team. At the end of the day it's about making sure the players had fun, and telling a memorable story/giving them opportunities to have stories about the operation- not about how cool you are as a Zeus.
**Designated Marksman/Sniper School is open to Rough Riders with a score of 38+ (Expert) on their Rifle Qual, who have achieved the rank of Lance Corporal. Members are eligible for promotion to Lance Corporal after one (1) full deployment with the unit.
Operations:
We operate Monday/Friday/Saturday starting at ~7pm-~8pm EST. Tuesday/Thursday are off days(and members typically play other games like ESO, Hearts of Iron, Star Citizen, Stellaris, and Rising Storm 2 together), and Sunday is reserved for training as Squad Leaders see fit.
There is no mandatory attendance expectation- we want to see you around, but everyone understands that real life comes first.
We operate on a deployment system, meaning that we spend prolonged periods of time in various regions of the world participating in roughly 1-2 month long persistent environments. Between these deployments we dedicate a few weeks to retraining the unit, catching new players up on anything they haven't already figured out during their deployment, and testing NCO candidates while our Zeus/Writer team works on the next deployment.
Information:
Founded September 2018, Rough Riders is actively seeking new members to help increase our core of dedicated players. We operate with a reinforced platoon that includes infantry and a myriad of support elements also manned by our members.
The Rough Riders consists of primarily North American (NA) members, and so most things are scheduled with that in mind. We do however have an international community with wonderful members from places like Australia, Laos, Russia, and elsewhere. Anybody and everybody is welcome in the Rough Riders- we just ask that you are able to speak, read, and understand English.
To join, simply join our discord and introduce yourself! No application necessary, and no sitting through hours of tedious basic training just to blow things up.
Check out some badass screenshots!: https://imgur.com/a/MEvB9by
Our discord server: https://discord.gg/KEKeawr
Our Official Arma 3 Unit page: https://units.arma3.com/unit/3djtf

Chapter 21:【Tales of Fire and Ice】
“Well, well well!” Crowley triumphantly announced. “Wu Zeitan has stolen Tsukuyomi’s precious scabbard and thus made him very angry! Will he get it back? Will he win? Will the fight turn out to be rigged in order to sell Tsukuyomi-themed peanut butter? All those questions will be answered!”
Upon seeing the enraged countenance of the young god on the battlefield, the King of Demons grasped his chin in thought silently, before pondering to himself with a smirk, “…Who would have thought that gods could be so attached to toys that aren’t made of flesh?”
“Oh my Nun!” Thoth gasped. “It’s beautiful! I wish I could get a closer look!”
“Ahh.” Crowley sighed. “Nothing like some good old-fashioned Grand Larceny.”
“That damn brat!” Izanagi snarled. “How dare she lay her hands on a divine treasure!” Amaterasu just watched, her smile looking almost amused.
Standing on guard nearby them was a goddess with short brownish hair and an oni mask covering her mouth, lightly armored over her kimono, an equally ornate scabbard at her hip. She put a hand to her waist and looked towards the arena in slight annoyance.
“Jeez, at least treat it with some proper respect…” she muttered, her tone sharp and irritated.
Catching the reflection of light, the sheath was subliminally visible to the entire world. It shone brighter than any platinum, encapsulated by the shadows created by the engraved design on the sheath. Holding it high above her, Wu smiled gently, like a flower amidst blossoming.
On the other side, the emperors of China fumed in various degrees of shock to apprehension.
“That girl! She’s always so materialistic!” Emperor Gaozong scolded, his knuckles white as he clutched the arms of his throne. Meanwhile, his son was almost folded entirely against the short wall between the arena and the stands, looking almost hysterical. Qin Shi Huang himself housed a frown upon his face, his brows slightly scrunched in scrutiny. Dionysus smiled almost knowingly, swirling his wine in his glass as he waited…
Distances away from the distracted empress, the young god let out a final shaking breath. He knew there would be whispers in the audience all around the castle, coming down to berate him, to affront him, to criticize him.
He refused to listen. Instead, he looked forward and sternly demanded, “Give it back! You have no right to—”
The words of the young god woke Wu from her trance and her hands snapped at the young god with such speed that it was shocking she didn’t break her own neck. Zetian rushed towards Tsukuyomi, forcing the disarmed god to instinctively take a defensive stance.
“Hahaha! I’ll beat you to death with this beauty!” The Empress proclaimed, before she swung the scabbard at Tsukuyomi’s head, forcing him to dodge to the side, at which point she delivered another, even faster strike at his waist. The sheer force of the attack knocked the god to the ground, unable to recover..
Or so she thought, before jutting her head backwards to dodge out of the way of Tsukuyomi’s roundhouse kick. “I was given more methods to defend myself than just a sword!” The moon god shouted, as his father’s words echoed in his mind:
‘What if you were to be disarmed? Do not solely rely on your weapons. Make your body itself a deadly blade.’
It was hard for him to adjust to the new style of combat…he could not rely on his innate gifts to help him. Tsukuyomi gritted his teeth, and pressed forward to master his parents’ teachings. His mother had taught him how to harness the flow of power in all things, and his father had taught him the relentless, graceful martial techniques of the angels. And now, he pressed onward, striking with both in tandem. Flowing, ferocious strikes rained down, each strike leading into another, each shift of Tsukuyomi’s feet, another barrage. The rapid offense forced Zetian to put up her guard, an amused grin on her face.
“So you want to try and beat me at my own game, eh?~ Hahaha! Bring it on then, you arrogant little shit!”
“Out of all of our glorious father’s offsprings, Tsukuyomi may well be the best when it comes to hand to hand combat.” Metatron proclaimed from the stands, earning a glorious nod from Michael. A slight, nervous-sounding giggle was heard from next to Lucifer, coming from a goddess in a white and gold kimono- she’d dressed as well as possible for this match.
“Haha…he really is. Both me and your father can attest to that. He’s always worked especially hard on it and his swordsmanship…I’m proud of him.” Izanami said. A soft smile was on her face, clearly more confident than usual as she watched her son fighting in the arena.
Lucifer breathed a deep sigh next to them, gaze glued to his son. “If only Tsukuyomi understood that himself. He focuses so much on what he can’t do that he overlooks what he can…”
Back in the arena, Tsukuyomi dropped low and dragged his foot, attempting to sweep out Wu’s legs from his position. However, the Empress jumped away laughing, having the time of her life. “Hahaha! So fun!” She spun the scabbard in her hand, taunting the moon god further with its presence.
Tsukuyomi looked more determined than ever, raising his eyes from the ground. “I can do this…”
“I can reclaim it,” his conviction echoed. However, mired with the light that shone from the gluttonous eyes of the Empress who had claimed his scabbard, he had forgotten the true purpose of their showdown. A corner of Wu's lips twitched.
Tsukuyomi jumped to his feet and charged to grapple her, opening his arms wide.
“Kyaa!” She yelped, causing several members of the audience to gape in shock. “The pervert is trying to grope me!”
The moon god’s face tinged red. “N-no, I-” He started, abashed. Sensing the release of tension in the god’s arms, Wu struck.
“Just kidding~ You’re mine!” Wu grinned as she bashed the god’s face in with his scabbard, several teeth flying out of his mouth joined with spots of blood. As his senses were clouded, the empress wound her legs back, and sent her powerful knee toward the god’s defenseless stomach. At the last second, Tsukuyomi raised his forearm to block the strike, while his opponent drew distance between them with the tap of her boots as her feet met with the ground.
“E-eh…?!” Izanami stammered, clearly caught off guard and very much concerned. She blinked a couple of times as if trying to process what she had just seen.
Dionysus gorged himself on another glass of crimson wine before letting out a childlike giggle. “Ahh~ Such an intimate fight~ My favorite~ They only lack oil on their bodies~”
Qin Shi Huang raised an eyebrow at him. “This isn’t that sort of fight. But you would wish it was, wouldn’t you?”
“Let's play some more!” Wu exclaimed to the heavens, before rushing at Tsukuyomi with her heart aflame.
The moon god was still flustered. “Is.. is this just a game for you?” Then, his face hardened. “I suppose that's better for me then…”
His life flashed before him as his precious sheath ripped through the air towards his face. The wild empress swang it with an unparalleled, furious desire. Tsukuyomi brought his palm up and directed the blow above him, before he swung his left arm upwards, with the momentum gained- towards the side of Zetian’s disabled arm. His strike landed square on the empress’ jaw; causing her to rip her arm back up and hit Tsukuyomi with utterly explosive force, a force that was much to her surprise, only able to knock him a couple of feet away. Tsukuyomi shoved her back into a clumsy stumble as she looked down at her arm with utter shock. The arm that had performed the whip-like strike had been cleanly dislocated, and despite Zetian’s martial prowess and strength, it wouldn’t be moving anytime soon. This was Tsukuyomi’s chance.
‘No matter how much you dull the pain you receive, you’re still no more durable than usual. You can trick your brain, but not your body…’ A sense of confidence captured Tsukuyomi’s mind for a fraction of a second, before he became focused once more. While Wu stared at her arm with a blank yet curious look, Tsukuyomi jumped forward and brought his hands to the sheath. She snapped out of her dazed state and attempted to grip it further, but the young god did something unexpected.
His hand went to the opening of the sheath, and from it, he drew a pearlescent blade of light into his hands.
“I swear, everyone gets an infinite sword generator nowadays!” Crowley mused.
Izanami smiled, watching her son go back on the offensive. “Umm…You’ve got this! Don’t back down!”
Pushing his leg back and raising the blade, Tsukuyomi then launched himself towards the retreating Wu and sliced down at the remains of her garment with chilling precision. Occasional blows would tear at her flesh and freeze the blood into crystals of dreadful gore. Her movements remained unsteady due to his earlier dazing strike- and Tsukuyomi took full advantage, slashing rapidly with his blade of light. His attacks were precise, intended to land as many blows as possible while Wu’s defenses were staggered, targeting the areas where she was faltering the most.
‘This is going somewhat well, but to think I would fight this sloppily…’ Tsukuyomi chastised himself internally, his sorrowful demeanor resurging. He wanted to end the fight as soon as possible. And he seized the chance to do it at this very moment, he circled behind Wu and brought his foot round to Wu’s hip with melancholy vigor, knocking the empress to her knees, before using his momentum and full strength to swing his blade towards her exposed neck. But just in time, Wu fully recovered from her daze and hastily moved the sheath to stop her foe’s blade. Sparks flashed as Tsukuyomi’s arms trembled. Through the cool air, there was a small noise that resounded, a very distinct crack. As Tsukuyomi gazed up at the place where their blows met, his eyes blew wide with realization.
Where the wings of an Angel were engraved on the sheath, a light fracture began to emerge upon their midline. Sparks fell to the ground in mourning as a burst of emotion encompassed Tsukuyomi’s mind. His vision tunneled, staring solely at that fracture in horror. A shaky breath escaped him. ‘No, no! Father!’ He wished to turn to look through the castle windows at his father at this moment, but he could not let himself move. ‘I’m sorry…! I didn’t mean to—’
A sudden movement caught his eyes, and before he could resolve himself from his uncontrolled horror, Zetian struck at him ferociously. Spinning around as she rose to her feet, her arm arced towards him in a motion new to all in the arena, herself included- a newly created weapon of carnage. Her demonic eyes saw all of the world around her and how it could break, and her body itched to utterly crush it, her bones and muscles moving on their own. Zetian’s enhanced mind and ruthless battle instinct had combined in a stroke of sudden martial genius. The only thing left to do was to swing the weapon that they had given her. The Empress let out a battle cry to the heavens as Tsukuyomi attempted to retreat away, still looking at the cracks of the sheath as he raised his guard. And in that moment…the arm Tsukuyomi had thought unusable swung upwards at him, almost like a life-reaping sickle of flesh and blood, slicing through the air audibly and slipping right past his guard. The god of the moon gasped as his opponent grinned savagely.
WHITE TIGER’S ASSAULT
He tried to dodge backward- to block would be too risky. But even that wasn’t enough. Four claw marks tore Tsukuyomi’s clothes into pieces as they slashed into his chest and stomach, causing the moon god to cry out in shocked agony. Droplets of blood flew towards the face of the deranged mortal, which she licked from her cheek with a gleeful smile.
“Oh my!” Thoth gasped. “Zetian has unleashed a truly horrifying technique!”
The Wine God of Greece spoke out above the confused outrage, “How fancy~! It must have been the wind~ She attacked with such a concentrated force that the air itself sliced into Tsu-chan~ You can even see the cuts on the castle walls”
“Tsukuyomi!” cried out Izanami. Her eyes were wide and panicked. She took a deep breath and clutched the sides of her chair tightly, trembling for a moment.
Tsukuyomi cringed in pain as he looked back towards the horrible, blood-soaked beast before him. Its crimson eyes bore into his soul. “My my~ Perhaps I misjudged you.” It said mockingly as it turned off Demon Mind. “You are quite the skilled fighter yourself. Did your daddy teach you that as well?~”
The capricious mockery echoed throughout Tsukuyomi's very being. His bones recoiled in distress and his blood boiled. Yet his mind remained still. Was it enlightenment? Had he realized something? What had the young god come to understand?
Deep in the wilderness of Helheim…
Since his first venture into the underworld, it was clear to all that Tsukuyomi’s skills had truly blossomed. His blade’s movements were graceful, precise, and true, and the hazy light reflected off it had become just as elegant. Dim yet brilliant, shining gentle within each skillful strike. That was the beauty Tsukuyomi’s blade had achieved.
Yet today, the god of the moon saw no beauty in the light he had honed.
Below him lay a lifeless oni of Helheim, a great and feared devil, but to Tsukuyomi, little more than a milestone in his training. And now, yet another reason for him to be ashamed. Severe, deep, and decidedly inelegant gashes surrounded by ice covered the oni’s corpse, his face frozen forever in a twisted howl of agony. He had died with his eyes open. However, there was a twisted artistry to the slashes that had ended him- the crescent smoothness of those brutal slashes, the way they flowed into and around each other, visible even after the slaughter, had bloomed into a beautiful pattern of icy carnage.
This was what Tsukuyomi had trained for. This was the mastery he wanted to attain.
After all, he had finally managed to properly channel his light.
It was a moment he would remember forever. The moonlight had seared itself into his mind. The writhing, dying screams of the oni, the crackling of flesh, and the hollow sound of his blade striking true. When that massive, once-mighty corpse fell to the ground, his battle-tested club clattering to the ground beside him, Tsukuyomi only felt a rush of relief. Where had the adrenaline of victory gone? Had this been a battle, or an execution?
Tsukuyomi took a few deep breaths and sheathed his sword with a trembling arm, nearly cutting himself by accident, as if he couldn’t stand to look at it or away from the corpse. The reality that it was a weapon of war and not art was sobering. But this was his fault. Neither the blade or the light were stained with blood, rather, it was he who wielded them. He had destroyed instead of protecting, and caused another to die in agony. He had broken his promise, and over something as pitiful as his lack of mastery. For the first time in years, Tsukuyomi’s gentle heart began to ache and waver.
He buried the oni with his club before returning home.
The next day…
The winds of the mountaintop felt harsher than usual, howling like the wails of the damned. But Tsukuyomi simply ignored them. Again and again, without a moment of pause, he swung his radiant sword. The same combinations, the same movements, the same strikes, over and over, with moonlight coursing through each maddening repetition. His usual resolve had given way to almost manic determination. Izanami watched him silently. She had noticed the strange look in his eyes as soon as he’d returned from his battle, but trusting her son, had decided to give him some space to think. Perhaps he’d find some clarity during the day’s training.
Clarity, however, seemed farther away with each swing. Tsukuyomi’s eyes were almost bloodshot. He’d been training for hours before the break of dawn. Everything had melted away long ago, save for the blade and the reason he was swinging it. His own pure and immutable inadequacy. Even keeping a single promise was too much for him, something as simple as fighting to protect. His heart felt like it was about to burst. He couldn’t look away from his task. The oni’s body wouldn’t fade even if he did. He had to do this.
Especially since his father would be visiting later.
He continued to swing the sword. More light began to flow into it.
“I have to master myself.”
The howling wind, Izanami’s words, his own thoughts, they all became unclear white noise, the world drowning in the shine of his blade.
“Master myself.”
His eyes narrowed. He was fully focused. He started to swing faster, brighter. Ice was beginning to spread across his arm, but it didn’t slow him down for a moment.
“Come on. Master yourself.”
He swung the sword again and again. More ice crept through his arm. His sword was beginning to crack and shake. He wouldn’t stop.
“Master yourself, damnit!”
Even his own movements became nothingness to him. He didn’t notice the blinding white light forming around him, or the crystals that already coated his body, or the sword shattering into pieces, flying by and slicing him. It didn’t feel cold at all. It didn’t hurt. He didn’t hear Izanami crying out for him to stop.
“MASTER YOURSELF!”
And then, the world became white and radiant.
Since the beginning of creation, there had never been a moon in Helheim’s sky. The strange, eerie lights in the blood-red sky simply turned to darkness as the hours passed, with no true light ever coming in. That was the law of the realm itself.
But on this day, for ten shining, frightening minutes, moonlight shone down on the underworld.
It was nothing less than a light of calamity. A star of pure, radiant white hung in the sky, erratically, harshly forcing itself into a new form every moment, thrashing violently in the darkness. It was a crescent one moment, a shining fragment the next, and a full orb of deathly light immediately after. An unstable and beautiful calamity. With each sudden shift, wrathful moonlight rained upon the land. The howling tears of the moon fell to and razed the earth in a rain of disaster. Mountains, plains, forests, all were swallowed by that white and chaotic light. It was as if the heavens themselves were punishing the underworld.
This was the chaos that lay within an angel’s light. The light Tsukuyomi had so desperately wished for back then, and yet, hadn’t even begun to fathom. The light he had gained from his father. That sacred light, his greatest desire, was just the same as his blade: all his mastery and divinity given form, a beautiful, graceful, and glorious weapon of ruin.
It was a light that could never truly protect.
Those ten minutes of devastation eventually passed. The moon vanished, and Helheim’s sky returned to its natural gloom. Yet a single shining light remained within it. It slowly floated to the ground, almost gently so, and landed in front of Izanami’s surprisingly unharmed abode. She was waiting in the garden. Lucifer looked up towards her, as she immediately fell to her knees in front of him, tears in her eyes. His eyes twisted ever so slightly in guilt. She had been burned by light, his light, clearly after a struggle. She had done all she could to help.
“I’m sorry…I…I really tried, I shouldn’t have…and even you got hurt…”
Lucifer shook his head, unbothered by the frostbitten wounds on his scarred body. He hadn’t used his radiant armor for even a second, much less his weapon. He put a hand on Izanami’s head to calm her, as he had many times before.
“...Don’t worry about it. It can hardly be called an injury. And I couldn’t risk harming our son.”
The gentle coolness of his voice and the warmth of his hand slowly brought Izanami back to reality. She took a few deep breaths, before taking Tsukuyomi from Lucifer’s other arm. His body had no wounds, but he was clearly close to death, pale and haggard, as if drained of all light. The young god had utterly broken himself under his own light. Izanami almost sobbed looking at him. While Lucifer’s face remained mostly still, as he closed his eyes, the ruler of heaven felt the familiar, ever-present weight of utmost guilt…along with a slight tinge of fear.
Even now, millenia after the fall, with his supreme divine power and command over all of heaven, the greatest of angels still couldn’t protect a single boy. Those he loved and couldn’t save were still falling through the cracks, just as they had back then. It still wasn’t enough.
His, too, was a light that could never truly protect.
“...Take him inside, please. I’ll join you two in a moment.” Lucifer said. He gazed forlornly from the mountain’s edge, quietly observing the destruction his son had wrought upon Helheim. Izanami simply nodded and did as he asked. Right now was one of those moments when Lucifer needed to think alone. Lucifer turned his head briefly, and gave an almost regretful glance towards Tsukuyomi as he vanished behind the front door. It was in that moment that the mightiest among divinities offered a silent prayer for forgiveness.
“You haven’t failed, Tsukuyomi… You never did... As a father, a mentor, and a god…I’m the one who has failed you. The shame of weakness is mine alone to bear.”
He took a slight breath, and turned to join his family inside.
“I’m sorry for always being such a coward. I hope…that this serves as even the smallest compensation.”
Fastened at his hip was a beautiful sheath, adorned with two angelic wings and a jewel that glimmered like the moon.

Hello there, I'm in need of an advice. I'm planning to start a new playthrough soon, and I want to reach perfection this time. Problem is, I want to use a farm I never played on before, and I'm not sure which one.
I plan to spend a lot of time on the map and try to finally get into interior and exterior design, so I would like to know which farm you would suggest between: Forest Farm, Meadowlands Farm, and Riverlands Farm.
I don't care about fast profits (I will go 50% profit margin and just take it slow anyway), I just want a map that's enjoyable to play on, and really cool/interesting to decorate. Thanks !
PS: Sorry for the broken english.

Drafting home plans and the wife and I have settled on a two story design. A friend brought up the issue of cooling the second floor during the summer, he says he regrets his personal two story and prefers small single story homes. We get to 110-115 degrees during the summer, low humidity thankfully. Zone 2B
Anyways I’m going through the options and I remembered hearing that it is more important to fully seal the house, for hot climates, than to have high r-value. Would this apply to roofing as well?
Main questions:
Should we plan for a vented or unvented rafter? (Flat roof with the ceiling attached)
Does stick frame compare to ICF when it has closed cell sprayed fully?
A neighbor across the street has two story Rastra (cementitious concrete forms) and she said it gets pretty hot upstairs. She had a small attic for a roof…
Okay thanks in advance

Do y'all know the group CLASS:y? What are your thoughts on them? It's been literally years since they have given a comeback album, and most recently their anniversary live came with controversies (such as the poor design of the background). It's sad to think that they're literally a full package group, not to mention the survival show MY TEENAGE GIRL where they came from are filled with legendary covers and performances and somehow their company managed to ruin the girls' talents. Also what stings the most is that they're 7-year contract. They wasted all the years of those young girls.
Anyways, listen to their discography. They have bunch of cool and good songs

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It's called Stackpointer - a business search engine, with an AI twist: https://stackpointer.ai
It allows you to search for businesses in plain English, including searches based on their tech stack. It provides details like business information, location, social media links and tech stack. Great for lead generation, as we offer the option to export search results.
After working for the tech industry for many years, about 6 months ago I decided to start my own business. While researching business ideas I needed a way to quickly see what's out there, what already existed. There are several business search engines out there but I found them either too expensive or somewhat clunky. I was particularly interested in filtering businesses based on their tech stack. I could use BuiltWith, their stack analysis is really good but I did find their business categorization to be inconsistent, their prices too big and their font too small :)
So I decided to start my own search engine. I created my own indexing engine that browses business' websites and indexes their information and tech stack. Stackpointer does not index random websites, we focus exclusively on verified businesses.
On top of this I added simple, ChatGPT-like search. So users can run very cool queries like:

or even better, tech-specific searches:

Additionally, I use real traffic information to rank all those businesses (Top 1k, 5k, 10k etc... most visited).
Searching is available for free upon signing up, with limited results. Subscription plans offer more results and the ability to export.
I'd love to hear people's feedback (quite nervous as a first time business owner!).

Long time lurker here. I see a lot of posts asking about best industries and fields to work in and hardly (if ever) see thermal design and analysis or electronics cooling engineers here. I graduated a year ago and am coming up on 1 YOE doing thermal design for electronics in the defense industry. I wanted to gauge this subreddit to see how you all perceive this field in terms of longevity and salary ranges. I personally love the field and have seen that salary ranges for this type of work seem to be a little bit higher than your typical mechanical design work. I also feel like this type of work has great potential for cross-sector movement into big tech or other industries. Any cooling/thermal design engineers here want to weigh in on how their careers have progressed?

I noticed a lot of people dislike certain bosses and I’d like to show some points to highlight why they were the way they were and maybe make people see them in a new light.
Deacons- if you pay attention to what is happening during our playthrough we know that Aldritch is residing in the Cathedral of the Deep for the beginning of the story. He is actually moved to anor londo right before we arrive. The deacons are supposed to be a surprise. We expect to fight a Lord of Cinder, but instead we have to fight these bafoons.
Yhorm- People who say the storm ruler shouldn’t have been added are clearly masochists. The camera in this game is sooo bad. If you fight an enemy that’s more than 5 meters it just doesn’t work or has very uncinematic angels. Because we use the storm ruler we get the only fight with a big enemy that actually has good camera work and it pays off. The fight visually is very well executed and isn’t clunky. Yhorm story wise also seems to be kinda suicidal so him being kind of weak makes some sense. He isn’t really putting a big fight because why should he. He’s given up on life.
Old demon king- Yeah gameplay wise I’m not defending him. A kinda boring fight, but his final stand is one of the best and only examples we get of some kind of symbolism and story expression about demon kind in the series. It’s basic, but he was a demon with barely any fire left in him hiding in some corner of the world among his slain followers. Gameplay really butchered him, but looking purely at the description of him his arena and his place in the story he’s pretty cool.
Ancient wyvern- Same thing with yhorm. These aren’t boss fights and more so just interactive cut scenes where we fight big enemies. If this was an actual fight it would play and look terribly. These bosses are used as a variety mix while not being completely infuriating or BS. Ds2 has the criticism of every boss being a dude in some armor and ds3 wanted to grow from that and experiment a bit with enemy design while being limited by the camera and combat system.
Crystal sage and curse rotted suck tho I’m not defending them XD

How do you guys feel about the design for the Manatite Hydra? There seems to be a lot of CG use. Also, it does not look anything like I pictured when reading the novel. I always pictured looking more snake-like than dragon, with red eyes and long, flared out dark green scales.
It is still a cool design. Just not what I would have expected.

First is Moody Blues I really like this stand because I think its a really creative way for a stand to be useful without being combat oriented. The visual and audio design is really cool and I think it would be cool if we saw it more.
Echos act 2 is a very cool stand and I believe they could have done more with it
Born this way, I especially love the door opening mechanic because it makes you think again about almost anything you do and also the motorbike is cool and I honest wish we say more of Kyo cuz I think she would have something interesting to say about kira finding a cure but he disappeared before he could give it to holly

As a guy who still uses a flip phone, I definitely like the clamshell design, but this new one is just too thick and big, and for some reason the next size down is one so tiny its almost a joke.
Take something like the Trimui Model S and make it a clamshell. Then they'd have something cool!

So uh...the new game was premiered today, my thoughts on it is that: it looks neat enough, cool character designs, could be a fun location if done correctly, cool looking weapons and gadgets...but uhh, good goddamn lord the comments section is just a cesspool, mostly racism, and people complaining about dei and woke -- (Don't think this sub is safe either, pretty sure i saw some shit on here too beforehand) -- but overall, decent premiere, need gameplay to actually warrant hype.

Timestamp: https://imgur.com/a/apHCH2w
Selling this upper that's a clone (sorta) of the Air Force's GAU-5A (https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a30987343/gau-5a-assault-rifle/).
If you've not seen these it was a rifle designed as a backup weapon for downed pilots that would fit in their ejection seats. Made very portable using the Cry Havoc QRB that essentially lets you remove the barrel from the upper and reattach with ease without loss of accuracy. Pretty cool little setup if you like that sorta thing. Only shot once to test functionality, maybe 60 rounds through it. $550 OBO. If I'm off on price let me know. Those Cry Havoc QRB's retail for around $400 with only one gas tube.
Parts List:

• BCM MCMR 7 Handguard - salty in a few places see pics
• Cry Havoc Tactical QRB Gen 3 - this is the two pin version. I also have 3 extra gas tubes of varying lengths if you wanted to change out the barrel on this. (gas tubes are specialized, so you can't just use any old one)
• Aero Precision M4E1 Upper Receiver
• BA Hanson 5.56 Barrel (I'm pretty sure this is the 10.3")
• Dead Air Keymo Flash Hider
• Strike Industries Link Curved Foregrip
• FAB Defense Folding Pistol Grip (obviously not part of the upper, but I will remove from the lower and include with the upper since it's part of the GAU-5A).

Just add your own lower and you're good to go!

In the gaming and virtual world scene, having the flexibility to use your favorite items and characters across different games is a big deal. That's where $STYLE Protocol steps in! It's like a special system that opens up the doors for you to seamlessly take your prized possessions from one game to another without any headaches.
Picture this: You find this amazing weapon in one game, right? Well, with $STYLE Protocol, you can wield that same awesome weapon to tackle challenges in any other game you play. It's like having a magical portal that connects all your gaming worlds together!
Now, let's talk about the $STYLE Token. It's like your golden ticket to a world of endless possibilities. With these tokens, you're not just a player anymore – you're a creator! You can craft unique items and share them with your fellow gamers, adding your own special touch to the gaming universe.
But wait, there's more! $STYLE Protocol goes beyond just items. It lets you bring your 3D characters to life in different games. So, if you've got a cool character design you're proud of, you can strut your stuff in multiple games, showing off your style wherever you go!
And here's the best part: $STYLE Protocol is all about fairness and fun. It's like the ultimate gaming party where everyone's invited. By rewarding folks for things like helping out the community, coming up with cool new ideas, and collaborating with others, $STYLE Protocol ensures that everyone gets to join in on the excitement.
In a nutshell, $STYLE Protocol is changing the game – literally! It's tearing down the barriers between different gaming worlds and making it easier for players like you to explore, create, and connect. So get ready to level up your gaming experience with $STYLE Protocol! Below is their website

The guide explores game-changing integrations you can build with no-code platfroms for your Shopify store. Each no-code app is designed to solve a specific challenge and help you optimize your ecommerce operations: 15 Must-Have Shopify Integrations You Can Build with Blaze

1. Shopify Marketing Integration with HubSpot
2. Customer Support Integration with Zendesk
3. Get the Most Out of Google Analytics
4. Payment Gateway Integrations
5. Inventory Management Solution with Airtable
6. Leverage Social Media Marketing Tools with Facebook Shop
7. Optimized Accounting with QuickBooks
8. Shipping and Fulfillment Integration with ShipStation
9. Email Marketing Integration with Mailchimp
10. SMS Marketing Integration with Twilio
11. Loyalty Program Creation and Development
12. Data Backup Integration with Cloud Storage
13. Sales Channel Expansion Integration
14. Security on SOC2 Certified Infrastructure
15. Custom Product Options Integration

Hi guys,
I am a mechanical engineer who has been in the industry for just under 5 years. I have a BS and MS in mechanical engineering. I currently work at a big defense contractor. I worked as a design engineer for 2 years and then switched over to a space ground systems software developer.
Both jobs have had their fun moments, but overall I’ve found my career to not be very fulfilling. The projects are cool enough, but I hate how little creativity and freedom I have in my work. I’ve always gotten really good performance reviews, so I don’t think my problem is that…
Recently I’ve gotten the opportunity to get an aerospace PhD. The professor has expressed interest in me and has confirmed he has funding. The work seems exciting, but I am obviously worried about the lifestyle changes it would cause. Being broke for 5+ years seems daunting. But will it give me the type of work I want after graduation? Is there a path with my current credentials that will allow me to have meaningful work? I am not sure.
Right now the PhD seems like a real path to fun work but I haven’t tried any other companies, so I’m unsure if I can just get what I want with a job switch. On the other hand, I am getting older and don’t want to start my PhD too late if that’s what I actually want. What career options can I expect with either path?

I went out to a shopping area in my city to look for a couple of new clothing pieces and maybe some new makeup and skincare. The beauty stores like Sephora and Kicks and Lyko (Similar to Ulta) were overrun with children. Unattended children, blowing money at the fancy shops. I watched a group of middle-school aged girls at Sephora each pick out an expensive full-size designer perfume and go to the counter and pay for it. The streets and clothing stores were packed with these young girls. They were carrying shopping bags from makeup stores and lingerie (???) stores and department stores.
They all had the Dyson Airwrap blowouts, and full faces of makeup on, with foundation, blush, highlight, contour, lip gloss, eyebrows filled in, mascara, eyeshadow, etc. They had earrings and necklaces and bracelets and rings on. They had little designer bags, either new Prada ones or Y2K Coach bags. They had designer shoes on, and expensive new clothes on.
Whose children are these? Who is indulging their child in this way? Who is letting a 10 year old run around with a full face of makeup and a blowout and a designer purse?
I'm still a young woman myself and I don't remember anything remotely like this when I was their age or at any point of my teens. That level of makeup application and hair styling wasn't even something the cool older teens (16-17 years old) were doing, or even college girls. That was for adult women with like ... careers and degrees and stuff.
Preteens? Children? With full beats and blowouts and real jewelry and designer clothes? At 11, I didn't have any makeup, or nail polish, or perfume, or any hair styling tools beyond the curling iron my mom used on me for birthday parties and dance recitals. At that age, makeup was this mysterious, special adult thing. If I got a little bit of blush put on me by my mom for a ballet recital it was the coolest thing in the world. I didn't have jewelry or a purse or perfume beyond my strawberry glitter body spray from Claire's.
I feel like this has happened so suddenly too. Kids weren't running around like this even just three years ago.

I would like to commission a custom raven avatar in different states to represent me on my YouTube channel. This raven should be unique and distinctive, capturing elements that reflect my personality and style. The raven will serve as a stand-in for me and will be used in various states and actions to enhance my video content.
Avatar Design:

1. Base Appearance:
   • A distinctive raven with sleek black feathers.
   • Reflective of a cool, edgy style to match my alt-girl aesthetic.
   • Incorporate subtle, unique features like a hint of metallic shine or small accessories to make the raven stand out.
2. Color Scheme:
   • Primarily black with subtle highlights (purple) to add depth.
   • Eye color: violet.

States and Actions:

1. Neutral/Idle:
   • A calm, relaxed posture, perhaps with wings folded neatly.
2. Happy/Excited:
   • Bright eyes, an open beak as if smiling, and slightly spread wings.
3. Sad:
   • Drooped wings, a slightly lowered head, and sad eyes.
4. Angry:
   • Fluffed up feathers, an open beak as if cawing, and intense eyes.
5. Confused:
   • Tilted head, one wing partially raised as if shrugging, and a quizzical expression.
6. Pointing:
   • One wing extended, pointing forward or to the side.
7. Thinking:
   • Head tilted with one wing touching the beak, as if in deep thought.
8. Laughing:
   • Open beak with a joyful expression, wings slightly raised as if in mid-laugh.
9. Winking:
   • One eye closed in a wink, with a playful expression.
10. Surprised:
    • Wide eyes, slightly open beak, and wings partially spread in surprise.
11. Thumbs Up:
    • One wing forming a thumbs-up gesture, with a confident expression.
12. Thumbs Down:
    • One wing forming a thumbs-down gesture, with a disapproving expression.
13. Facepalm:
    • One wing covering the face, with an exasperated expression.
14. Sleeping:
    • Eyes closed, head tucked under a wing, and a peaceful expression.
15. Reading:
    • Holding a small book or tablet with one wing, looking down at it with interest.
16. Talking:
    • Open beak as if speaking, with an engaging expression.

File Requirements:

• High-resolution PNG files for each state.
• Transparent background for easy integration into videos.
• Consistent style and size across all images.

I would love to be able to come back to the artist again if I need additional emotive states or whatnot, so somebody who is willing to do continuing work as need as well would be wonderful.

TL;DR - Awards are back. We’re also expanding the Contributor Program and announcing a make-good program for those who lost coins during the last product iteration. Let’s start with the obvious – we tried something new, it wasn’t great (you called it). And now – it’s time for us to do something about it. So we’re (re)launching awards, not-so-new but definitely improved. Rollout starts today on reddit.com and Reddit’s iOS and Android apps.

We messed up – sorry

ICYMI, last year we released new features that we thought would make the experience of rewarding high-quality posts and comments even better. To address feedback that awards were starting to clutter posts and feeds, we replaced legacy awards with a simplified experience where redditors could purchase “new” gold – displayed as a golden upvote – directly with cash, rather than having to purchase coins first.
While the golden upvote was certainly simpler in theory, in practice, it missed the mark. It wasn’t as fun or expressive as legacy awards, and it was unclear how it benefited the recipient.
As part of the launch of the golden upvote, we also introduced the Contributor Program in the U.S. The program allows eligible users to earn cash for their contributions, as measured by the gold and karma received. (It’s worth noting that although there were understandable concerns about the Contributor Program leading to karma farming or other spam and fraud issues, we haven’t seen an increase in this behavior since the rollout six months ago.) Unlike the golden upvote, interest in the program has grown… more on that in a second.
Finally, as part of this launch, we sunset coins. We gave those with a balance two months to spend their coins before we cleared balances and removed the monthly drip as a benefit of Reddit Premium.

Award upgrades

We realized the golden upvote was the wrong direction, and the right one was the one you were advocating for all along: awards. We went back to the ol’ drawing board and created a refreshed experience that captures the original spirit of awards, with a few improvements.
Tap on the awards button in a post or comment to give an award and purchase gold
View the top awards and gold earned by a post or comment in the awards leaderboard
We’ve added:

• An award button back underneath eligible posts and comments
• Refreshed designs of some of your favorite awards, and some new ones (shoutout galaxy brain)
• Updated interface designed to minimize clutter on the posts and in your feeds
• An awards leaderboard that shows the top awards and gold earned for a post or comment
• New safety guardrails. Awards are not available in NSFW subreddits, trauma and addiction support subreddits, and subreddits with mature content
• Reporting so you can report any awards that aren’t being used appropriately for moderator removal

Contributor Program expansion

We want redditors who make the most valuable contributions on Reddit to receive real value; not just internet points.
With growing interest in the Contributor Program, we have expanded the program so that qualifying redditors in 35 countries can now earn cash for their contributions to the community. See if you’re eligible to sign up.

The Evolution of Gold and Coins

Gold has been a lot of things in Reddit history. The term has been used interchangeably in the context of awarding content, Reddit Premium, and more – among other things. With this new version of awards, gold can be purchased to give awards. You can buy it in bulk and spend down your gold balance and/or top it up when giving an award.
Those who had a coin balance when we introduced the golden upvote and sunset coins had two months to spend their coins before we cleared balances and removed the monthly drip as a benefit of Reddit Premium. For the most prolific and helpful among you, who’d accumulated heaps of coins a la Scrooge McDuck, this was, shall we say, a not-so-great experience.
We know we did not adequately communicate why we removed coins or what was coming next. It wasn’t cool of us, we’re sorry, and we want to make it right. If we removed your coins balance, you’ll have access to a number of exclusive awards to give for free. We don’t want our past mistakes to get in the way of you enjoying the new experience.
Exclusive awards available to coin holders
This is all so new (but kinda old? but also new?) and you may have questions. You can find support in a few places:

• FAQs pinned in the comments of this post
• What are awards and how do I use them?
• What is gold and how do I use it?
• What is the Contributor Program and how can I participate?

We’ll be hanging around today if you have any questions, so feel free to drop them in the comments.