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Platform(s):
I'm only aware of the PC version
Genre:
Platformer
Estimated year of release:
90's ~ Pre-2003
Graphics/art style:
It was made around the time where instead of hand-drawn sprites, the sprites would be renders from 3D modeling programs of the time. Think of something like Sonic 3D Blast level of 3D.
There is no actual 3D in the game, it's all just 3D rendered sprites.
Notable characters:
The two protagonists who are just computer chips (CPU's?) whom I assume are brothers. One with red boxing gloves and blue boxing gloves.
Notable gameplay mechanics:
It's a basic platformer where you fight enemies and win the stage. Where some platforming contains puzzles(see image example?)
You can play with two players on a shared keyboard.
Other details:
It had an installation CD for the PC version and it's own cover.
I also remember being visibly confused when I saw playstation symbols on one of the puzzles and you'd have to punch a certain sequence to move the platform up, so there's a possibility for it being a Ps1 game but I never saw it.
I remember specifically being around 4-6 years old playing it, so details are really blurry!
EDIT: I'm a dope, it's 1:1 resolution! CRTs were big at the time.

I’m in a fragile state rn so please be gentle lol
My family is wonderful and very physically present, but the older I get the more I feel like I don’t have the same relationships with them that they do with each other and it’s so painful. My brother and sister often hang out and go on trips together that are never really mentioned to me and I wish I could be close with my younger sister the way that I always see people talking about with their sister.
But I think the most painful is seeing my dad so close with my sister and always feeling like an outside with the two of them. We used to go on fun little trips together, just the three of us, but for the last several years it’s always just the two of them. I know I’m a few years older now and work full time while she’s in school so it’s harder for me to call off work and I guess I have more responsibilities, but they hardly even mention it to me before it happens, they might make a passing comment with the potential dates and then a few months later I hear that they’re leaving that weekend. Every single year when I find out it causes a rift between my dad and I, but it still happens again the next year.
It just happened again a few days ago, I asked if my dad could help me with something car related and he said he couldn’t because he’d be on this trip with my sister, but this time he truly didn’t say a single word of it to me. I said thanks for the invite, he told me he sent me a list of dates of possible trips back in January so I must’ve known, and then I scrolled through 4 months of texts and didn’t find a single mention of it. I sent him pictures showing that he had never once mentioned this trip to me, and he said something like “I’m sorry. You once bailed out when I got your ticket. I’m going to California in June if you want to come”. He offered to get me a ticket but it felt like he was throwing his hands up in the air saying fine, you can come too. And it’s obviously too late for me to call off work now, even if they did want me there.
There was a few years ago where I did have a ticket and then wasn’t able to go for reasons I don’t remember. So I guess he doesn’t want that to happen again maybe. I just don’t get why my absence wouldn’t make him want to put even more of an effort towards making sure I’m apart of the next trip since I wasn’t there on the last one. There was another year where I technically ruined their trip when I had to go to the psych ward, and a few months later my dad slipped out a comment on how much money it had cost him.
I don’t know anymore. I have been casually left out of things for my entire life and having it happen with my own family is just idek. I sent him a long text explaining how hurtful it feels to always feel like my company isn’t wanted and told him I didn’t want a reply, but it’s been a few days and he actually hasn’t said a word. My mom said he’s always a forgetful person and not to take it personally but it would just be nice if he could remember the person that made him a father

i checked my logs and this is what it said:
2024-05-21T14:08:00.829Z,0.829604,3f68,6 [FLog::Output] Loading AppSettings.xml from C:\Users\apina\AppData\Local\Roblox\Versions\version-d8aa63d3654646d0\AppSettings.xml
2024-05-21T14:08:00.868Z,0.868627,3f68,6,Info [FLog::UpdateController] UpdateController: versionQueryUrl: https://clientsettingscdn.roblox.com/v2/client-version/WindowsPlayer
2024-05-21T14:08:00.868Z,0.868627,3f68,6,Info [FLog::UpdateController] WindowsUpdateController: updaterFullPath: C:\Users\apina\AppData\Local\Roblox\Versions\version-d8aa63d3654646d0\RobloxPlayerInstaller.exe
2024-05-21T14:08:00.869Z,0.869627,2f98,6,Info [FLog::UpdateController] Update thread: started with protStr
2024-05-21T14:08:00.869Z,0.869627,2f98,6,Info [FLog::UpdateController] Checking if updater exists at C:\Users\apina\AppData\Local\Roblox\Versions\version-d8aa63d3654646d0\RobloxPlayerInstaller.exe. Returning true
2024-05-21T14:08:01.107Z,1.107141,2f98,6,Debug [FLog::UpdateController] version response: {"version":"0.625.0.6250509","clientVersionUpload":"version-d8aa63d3654646d0","bootstrapperVersion":"1, 6, 0, 6250509"}
2024-05-21T14:08:01.107Z,1.107141,2f98,6,Info [FLog::UpdateController] Update thread: isUpdateRequired FALSE
2024-05-21T14:08:01.246Z,1.246241,3f68,6 [FLog::Output] Settings Date header was Tue, 21 May 2024 14:07:58 GMT
2024-05-21T14:08:01.246Z,1.246241,3f68,6 [FLog::Output] Settings Date timestamp is 1716300478
2024-05-21T14:08:01.293Z,1.293436,3f68,6 [FLog::ClientRunInfo] RobloxGitHash: d2f995026f4963b40bd37e1eada84a7698834d8f
2024-05-21T14:08:01.294Z,1.294434,3f68,6 [FLog::ClientRunInfo] The base url is http://www.roblox.com/
2024-05-21T14:08:01.294Z,1.294434,3f68,6 [FLog::ClientRunInfo] The channel is production
2024-05-21T14:08:01.319Z,1.319400,3f68,6 [FLog::Output] *******
** Validated reflection database in 7.988976 ms, found 4934 entries with the following skipped: 0 enums, 0 properties, 0 functions, 0 events, 0 callbacks, 0 classes.
*******
2024-05-21T14:08:01.321Z,1.321397,3f68,6 [FLog::Output] setAssetFolder content
2024-05-21T14:08:01.323Z,1.323394,3f68,6 [FLog::Output] setExtraAssetFolder C:/Users\apina\AppData\Local\Roblox\Versions\version-d8aa63d3654646d0\ExtraContent
2024-05-21T14:08:01.324Z,1.324393,3f68,6 [FLog::Output] DUAR is on.
2024-05-21T14:08:01.740Z,1.740090,3f68,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] (Win-AuthToken) loadAuthTokenFromDisk:
2024-05-21T14:08:01.756Z,1.756106,3f68,6 [FLog::LogWin32BTId] LogWin32BTId, App, cookie Native => Engine set RBXEventTrackerV2 as CreateDate=05/17/2024 08:16:06&rbxid=2260091992&browserid=1715786824685022
2024-05-21T14:08:01.756Z,1.756106,3f68,6 [FLog::LogWin32BTId] LogWin32BTId, App, local launch, localBtid is 1715786824685022
2024-05-21T14:08:01.781Z,1.781344,3f68,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] StartupController finished starting: stage = 2, BTID = 1715786824685022, upgradeStatus = 3.
2024-05-21T14:08:01.781Z,1.781344,3f68,6 [FLog::LogWin32BTId] LogWin32BTId, App, after initialize the websiteBTId is -1, and localBtid is 1715786824685022
2024-05-21T14:08:01.781Z,1.781344,3f68,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] (Win-AuthToken) saveAuthTokenToDisk:size:1317.
2024-05-21T14:08:01.781Z,1.781344,3f68,6 [FLog::LogWin32BTId] LogWin32BTId, App, cookie Engine => Native set RBXEventTrackerV2 as CreateDate=05/17/2024 08:16:06&rbxid=2260091992&browserid=1715786824685022
2024-05-21T14:08:02.204Z,2.204281,3f68,6 [FLog::Warning] UserAgentString Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; Trident/7.0; rv:11.0) like GeckoRoblox/WinInetRobloxApp/0.625.0.6250509 (GlobalDist; RobloxDirectDownload) is set
2024-05-21T14:08:02.204Z,2.204281,3f68,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] (Win-AuthToken) loadAuthTokenFromDisk:
2024-05-21T14:08:02.205Z,2.205284,3f68,6 [FLog::LogWin32BTId] LogWin32BTId, App, cookie Native => Engine set RBXEventTrackerV2 as CreateDate=05/17/2024 08:16:06&rbxid=2260091992&browserid=1715786824685022
2024-05-21T14:08:03.424Z,3.424384,3f68,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] Set WebView linking marshaller
2024-05-21T14:08:03.425Z,3.425377,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] initializeWithAppStarter
2024-05-21T14:08:03.425Z,3.425377,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] initializeSingleton
2024-05-21T14:08:03.426Z,3.426371,3f68,6 [FLog::Output] Evaluating deferred inferred crashes
2024-05-21T14:08:03.433Z,3.433326,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] setStage: (stage:Native)
2024-05-21T14:08:03.433Z,3.433326,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] instantiate controllers
2024-05-21T14:08:03.433Z,3.433326,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController[_:1]::SurfaceController, count: 1
2024-05-21T14:08:03.433Z,3.433326,3f68,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] Launching univeral app in-app
2024-05-21T14:08:03.434Z,3.434320,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] initializeLuaAppWithLoggedInUser: (stage:Native).
2024-05-21T14:08:03.434Z,3.434320,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] applyLocale
2024-05-21T14:08:03.436Z,3.436307,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] OTAPollingEnabled set to: false
2024-05-21T14:08:03.436Z,3.436307,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] [_DataModelPatch] Load configs for user key: app:774642265928349735
2024-05-21T14:08:03.438Z,3.438294,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] [_DataModelPatch] Retrieving patch
2024-05-21T14:08:03.438Z,3.438294,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] getCachedPatch DataModelPatchConfig : type=1, assetId=5345954812, assetVersion=8905, maxAppVersion=625, localAssetURI=rbxasset://models/DataModelPatch/DataModelPatch.rbxm
2024-05-21T14:08:03.438Z,3.438294,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] getCachedPatch : numAttempts=10
2024-05-21T14:08:03.439Z,3.439288,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] getCachedPatch : contentId=rbxasset://models/DataModelPatch/DataModelPatch.rbxm
2024-05-21T14:08:03.439Z,3.439288,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] getCachedPatch : get patch from content provider for Model
2024-05-21T14:08:03.439Z,3.439288,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] deserializeAndVerifyPatch with blake3
2024-05-21T14:08:03.806Z,3.806711,0e6c,6 [FLog::Output] Studio D3D9 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
2024-05-21T14:08:03.806Z,3.806711,0e6c,6 [FLog::Output] Studio D3D9 GPU: Vendor 10de Device 13c0
2024-05-21T14:08:03.806Z,3.806711,0e6c,6 [FLog::Output] Studio D3D9 Driver: nvldumdx.dll 31.0.15.5222
2024-05-21T14:08:04.169Z,4.169836,0e6c,6 [FLog::Output] ESGamePerfMonitor GPU: Vendor 000010de Device 000013c0
2024-05-21T14:08:04.169Z,4.169836,0e6c,6 [FLog::Output] ESGamePerfMonitor GPU: SubSys 111610de Revision 000000a1
2024-05-21T14:08:04.169Z,4.169836,0e6c,6 [FLog::Output] ESGamePerfMonitor GPU: DedicatedVidMem 4237033472 DedicatedSysMem 0 SharedSystemMemory 8556070912
2024-05-21T14:08:04.171Z,4.171831,0e6c,6,Info [FLog::CrashReportLog] added file C:\Users\apina\AppData\Local\Roblox\logs\0.625.0.6250509_20240521T140800Z_Player_01CC2_last.log as attachment 0.625.0.6250509_20240521T140800Z_Player_01CC2_last.log
2024-05-21T14:08:04.216Z,4.216707,46f8,6 [FLog::Output] Info: DataModel Loading rbxasset://places/Mobile.rbxl
2024-05-21T14:08:04.231Z,4.231666,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] setStage: (stage:InitializedLuaApp)
2024-05-21T14:08:04.231Z,4.231666,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] startLuaApp: (stage:InitializedLuaApp).
2024-05-21T14:08:04.231Z,4.231666,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] returnToLuaApp: (stage:InitializedLuaApp).
2024-05-21T14:08:04.231Z,4.231666,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] returnToLuaApp: ... disable videoRecorder.
2024-05-21T14:08:04.231Z,4.231666,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] returnToLuaAppInternal: ... App has been initialized, returning from game.
2024-05-21T14:08:04.231Z,4.231666,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] [_:1]::replaceDataModel: (stage:0, window = 0xd0800) [tid:0x29f7d577540]
2024-05-21T14:08:04.495Z,4.495785,46f8,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] [discovery-ota] Load configs for user key: user:2260486916
2024-05-21T14:08:04.496Z,4.496782,46f8,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] [discovery-ota] Retrieving patch
2024-05-21T14:08:04.496Z,4.496782,46f8,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] getCachedPatch DataModelPatchConfig : type=1, assetId=16639814581, assetVersion=145, maxAppVersion=625, localAssetURI=
2024-05-21T14:08:04.817Z,4.817729,46f8,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] [discovery-ota] Update OTA config
2024-05-21T14:08:04.864Z,4.864590,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] D3D11 Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
2024-05-21T14:08:04.864Z,4.864590,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] D3D11 Adapter: Vendor 10de Device 13c0 VRAM 4040 RAM 8159
2024-05-21T14:08:04.864Z,4.864590,3f68,6 [channel] Caps: ThreadSafe 0 Framebuffer 1 FpFramebuffer 1 Shaders 1 Compute 1 Instancing 1 PerInstanceStream 1 ConstBuffers 1
2024-05-21T14:08:04.864Z,4.864590,3f68,6 [channel] Caps: Framebuffer: MRT 8 MSAA 8 Stencil 1
2024-05-21T14:08:04.864Z,4.864590,3f68,6 [channel] Caps: Framebuffer: Depth16 1 Depth24 1 DepthFloat 1 DepthClamp 1
2024-05-21T14:08:04.864Z,4.864590,3f68,6 [channel] Caps: Border Color 1
2024-05-21T14:08:04.864Z,4.864590,3f68,6 [channel] Caps: Texture: RGB10A2 1 RG11B10F 1 R16I 1
2024-05-21T14:08:04.864Z,4.864590,3f68,6 [channel] Caps: Texture: DXT 1 PVR 0 ETC1 0 ETC2 0 Half 1
2024-05-21T14:08:04.864Z,4.864590,3f68,6 [channel] Caps: Texture: 3D 1 Array 1 Depth 1 MSAA 1 MSAAFP16 0
2024-05-21T14:08:04.864Z,4.864590,3f68,6 [channel] Caps: Texture: NPOT 1 PartialMips 1 CubeMipGen 1 CubeFramebuffer 1
2024-05-21T14:08:04.865Z,4.865587,3f68,6 [channel] Caps: Texture: Size 16384 Units 32 VertexUnits 16
2024-05-21T14:08:04.865Z,4.865587,3f68,6 [channel] Caps: ConstantBufferSize 65536
2024-05-21T14:08:04.865Z,4.865587,3f68,6 [channel] Caps: isAppleGPU 0
2024-05-21T14:08:04.865Z,4.865587,3f68,6 [channel] Caps: 32bIdx 1 Memoryless 0
2024-05-21T14:08:04.865Z,4.865587,3f68,6 [channel] Caps: ColorBGR 0 RTFlip 0 MinusOneToOneDepth 0
2024-05-21T14:08:04.901Z,4.901476,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] Video memory size: 2147483648
2024-05-21T14:08:04.967Z,4.967358,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] Loaded 848 shaders from pack d3d11 variant default (4507676 bytes)
2024-05-21T14:08:04.967Z,4.967358,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] Compiled 597 shaders in 64 ms
2024-05-21T14:08:04.971Z,4.971385,2124,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] Application did receive notification, type(APP_READY, 10), data(PlatformAccountRouter)
2024-05-21T14:08:05.000Z,5.000584,1478,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] [discovery-ota] Update OTA succeeded: {"SchemaVersion":"1","CanaryUserIds":[],"CanaryPercentage":0}
2024-05-21T14:08:05.000Z,5.000584,1478,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] [discovery-ota] Update OTA config not deployed
2024-05-21T14:08:05.027Z,5.027769,0a48,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] Application did receive notification, type(APP_READY, 10), data(Startup)
2024-05-21T14:08:05.033Z,5.033810,0a48,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] [_DataModelPatch] Update OTA config
2024-05-21T14:08:05.038Z,5.038844,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController::disableVR
2024-05-21T14:08:05.038Z,5.038844,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController[_:1]::initialize view(0000029F25AAB2A0)
2024-05-21T14:08:05.038Z,5.038844,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController[_:1]::start dataModel(0000029F1E5424B0)
2024-05-21T14:08:05.038Z,5.038844,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController::RenderJob[_:1]::RenderJob
2024-05-21T14:08:05.038Z,5.038844,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController[_:1]::run dataModel(0000029F1E5424B0)
2024-05-21T14:08:05.039Z,5.039851,0a48,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController::RenderJob::stepDataModelJob: No DM yet. Continue...
2024-05-21T14:08:05.039Z,5.039851,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] setStage: (stage:LuaApp)
2024-05-21T14:08:05.039Z,5.039851,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] userDidLogin
2024-05-21T14:08:05.039Z,5.039851,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] applyLocale
2024-05-21T14:08:05.042Z,5.042871,0834,6 [FLog::Output] Begin machine id check
2024-05-21T14:08:05.044Z,5.044885,46f8,6,Info [FLog::CrashReportLog] Set hang detection to: true
2024-05-21T14:08:05.044Z,5.044885,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController::RenderJob::scheduleRender: No data model. Bind workspace now...
2024-05-21T14:08:05.121Z,5.121855,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] LayeredClothingMode updated: LC=1 HSR=1
2024-05-21T14:08:05.121Z,5.121855,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] Future is bright shadows
2024-05-21T14:08:05.128Z,5.128837,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] SmoothCluster::initSolidTextures()
2024-05-21T14:08:05.129Z,5.129834,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] Terrain TextureArray 512x512, arraySize: 36, mip: 10
2024-05-21T14:08:05.135Z,5.135818,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] SceneManager: resizing main targets to 808x607
2024-05-21T14:08:05.321Z,5.321296,1478,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] [_DataModelPatch] Update OTA succeeded: {"SchemaVersion":"1","CanaryUserIds":[],"CanaryPercentage":0}
2024-05-21T14:08:05.321Z,5.321296,1478,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] [_DataModelPatch] Update OTA config not deployed
2024-05-21T14:08:05.860Z,5.860782,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] SceneManager: resizing main targets to 1920x1009
2024-05-21T14:08:05.869Z,5.869757,0a48,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] Application did receive notification, type(APP_READY, 10), data(Home)
2024-05-21T14:08:05.869Z,5.869757,0a48,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] Application did receive notification, type(APP_READY, 10), data(RootSwitchNavigator)
2024-05-21T14:08:06.025Z,6.025307,46f8,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] Application did receive notification, type(DID_LOG_IN, 28), data({"username":"joonuska8","membershipType":4,"isUnder13":true,"countryCode":"FI","userId":2260486916,"displayName":"JonskuZ10"})
2024-05-21T14:08:06.033Z,6.033284,3f68,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] (Win-AuthToken) saveAuthTokenToDisk:size:1317.
2024-05-21T14:08:06.033Z,6.033284,3f68,6 [FLog::LogWin32BTId] LogWin32BTId, App, cookie Engine => Native set RBXEventTrackerV2 as CreateDate=05/17/2024 08:16:06&rbxid=2260091992&browserid=1715786824685022
2024-05-21T14:08:06.036Z,6.036275,3f68,6 [DFLog::SignalRCoreError] ID: 1 Disconnected - stop() called
2024-05-21T14:08:13.503Z,13.503502,46f8,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] Application did receive notification, type(APP_READY, 10), data(ExperienceDetail)
2024-05-21T14:08:13.863Z,13.863633,1478,12 [DFLog::HttpTraceError] HttpResponse(#209 0000029F37DB3E70) time:154.0ms (net:153.4ms callback:0.0ms timeInRetryQueue:0.0ms)status:403 Forbidden bodySize:145 url:{ "https://games.roblox.com/v1/games/4827815098/social-links/list" } ip:128.116.44.3 external:0 numberOfTimesRetried:0
2024-05-21T14:08:13.864Z,13.864635,2124,6 [FLog::Warning] Warning: HTTP error url:`https://games.roblox.com/v1/games/4827815098/social-links/list\`
2024-05-21T14:08:13.864Z,13.864635,2124,6 [FLog::Warning] Warning: HTTP error code:`403`
2024-05-21T14:08:13.864Z,13.864635,2124,6 [FLog::Warning] Warning: HTTP error body:`{"errors":[{"code":3,"message":"Only users who are over twelve years of age may view social links.","userFacingMessage":"Something went wrong"}]}`
2024-05-21T14:08:13.881Z,13.881659,46f8,6 [FLog::Warning] Warning: Unhandled Promise rejection:
table: 0x346dea18df26c33d
CoreGui.RobloxGui.Modules.LuaApp.Thunks.Games.ApiFetchGameSocialLinks:19
CorePackages.Packages._Index.Rodux.Rodux.makeThunkMiddleware:18
CorePackages.Packages._Index.Rodux.Rodux.makeThunkMiddleware:17
CorePackages.Packages._Index.Rodux.Rodux.Store:116
CoreGui.RobloxGui.Modules.LuaApp.Thunks.Games.FetchGameDetailsPageData:95 function startSecondClassFetchPromises
CoreGui.RobloxGui.Modules.LuaApp.Thunks.Games.FetchGameDetailsPageData:184
CorePackages.Packages._Index.Promise340.Promise340:175 function runExecutor
CorePackages.Packages._Index.Promise340.Promise340:184
2024-05-21T14:08:15.303Z,15.303412,2124,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] Application did receive notification, type(APP_READY, 10), data(GenericWebPage)
2024-05-21T14:08:15.364Z,15.364557,385c,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] WebProtocol OpenBrowser
2024-05-21T14:08:19.149Z,19.149271,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] launchUGCGame: (stage:LuaApp).
2024-05-21T14:08:19.149Z,19.149271,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] launchUGCGameInternal
2024-05-21T14:08:19.150Z,19.150272,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] applyLocale
2024-05-21T14:08:19.155Z,19.155279,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] [_DataModelPatch] Retrieving patch
2024-05-21T14:08:19.155Z,19.155279,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] getCachedPatch DataModelPatchConfig : type=1, assetId=5345954812, assetVersion=8905, maxAppVersion=625, localAssetURI=rbxasset://models/DataModelPatch/DataModelPatch.rbxm
2024-05-21T14:08:19.155Z,19.155279,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] getCachedPatch : numAttempts=10
2024-05-21T14:08:19.155Z,19.155279,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] getCachedPatch : contentId=rbxasset://models/DataModelPatch/DataModelPatch.rbxm
2024-05-21T14:08:19.155Z,19.155279,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] getCachedPatch : get patch from content provider for Model
2024-05-21T14:08:19.156Z,19.156281,3f68,100 [FLog::DataModelPatchConfigurer] deserializeAndVerifyPatch with blake3
2024-05-21T14:08:19.161Z,19.161741,2124,6 [FLog::WindowsLuaApp] Application did receive notification, type(APP_READY, 10), data(ExperienceDetail)
2024-05-21T14:08:19.627Z,19.627350,3f68,6,Info [FLog::Audio] OutputDevice 0: Kaiuttimet (Razer Kraken V3 X) [USB] 48000/2
2024-05-21T14:08:19.652Z,19.652264,3f68,6 [FLog::Audio] InputDevice 0: Microphone (Razer Kraken V3 X)({{7a43ddc8-ecbf-4f13-9e9dd1d28a8b15a1}}) 48000/2/4
2024-05-21T14:08:19.652Z,19.652264,3f68,6 [FLog::Audio] InputDevice 1: Mikrofoni (Steam Streaming Microphone)({{15617781-f46e-4b6d-9ebb182fafecb69e}}) 44100/1/4
2024-05-21T14:08:19.669Z,19.669367,3f68,6 [FLog::VIPTeleport] new DM, after gameLoadedSignal connect
2024-05-21T14:08:19.676Z,19.676414,3f68,6 [FLog::UGCGameController] UGCGameController, initialized DataModel(0000029F38921970)
2024-05-21T14:08:19.676Z,19.676414,3f68,6 [FLog::GameJoinUtil] GameJoinUtil::joinGame
2024-05-21T14:08:19.677Z,19.677422,3f68,6 [FLog::GameJoinUtil] GameJoinUtil::joinGamePostPrivateServer: URL: https://gamejoin.roblox.com/v1/join-private-game BODY: {"placeId":13928941253,"gameJoinAttemptId":"4809a4e1-5e03-4d11-8214-9499d0958a19","accessCode":"a7d6eee6-4293-4665-9a3a-ff3040b2dddc"}
2024-05-21T14:08:19.677Z,19.677422,385c,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController::enableVR
2024-05-21T14:08:19.677Z,19.677422,3f68,6 [FLog::GameJoinUtil] GameJoinUtil::makePlaceLauncherRequest: requestCount: 0, url: https://gamejoin.roblox.com/v1/join-private-game.
2024-05-21T14:08:19.677Z,19.677422,3f68,6 [FLog::GameJoinUtil] Delaying request by 0.00 seconds
2024-05-21T14:08:19.678Z,19.678429,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] [_:1]::replaceDataModel: (stage:3, window = 0xd0800) [tid:0x29f7d577540]
2024-05-21T14:08:19.678Z,19.678429,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController[_:1]::pause dataModel(0000029F1E5424B0), view(0000029F25AAB2A0), destroyView:0.
2024-05-21T14:08:19.678Z,19.678429,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] stop
2024-05-21T14:08:19.678Z,19.678429,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] drainRenderingJobs
2024-05-21T14:08:19.680Z,19.680443,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController::RenderJob[_:1]::~RenderJob
2024-05-21T14:08:19.696Z,19.696554,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController[_:1]::start dataModel(0000029F38921970)
2024-05-21T14:08:19.696Z,19.696554,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController::RenderJob[_:2]::RenderJob
2024-05-21T14:08:19.696Z,19.696554,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController[_:1]::run dataModel(0000029F38921970)
2024-05-21T14:08:19.696Z,19.696554,3f68,6 [FLog::SingleSurfaceApp] setStage: (stage:UGCGame)
2024-05-21T14:08:19.758Z,19.758978,385c,6 [FLog::UGCGameController] Game Scripts are loaded
2024-05-21T14:08:19.758Z,19.758978,385c,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController::RenderJob::stepDataModelJob: No DM yet. Continue...
2024-05-21T14:08:19.759Z,19.759975,3f68,6 [FLog::SurfaceController] SurfaceController::RenderJob::scheduleRender: No data model. Bind workspace now...
2024-05-21T14:08:20.140Z,20.140045,2124,6 [FLog::GameJoinUtil] GameJoinUtil::makePlaceLauncherRequest, response:
{"jobId":"c5785430-a54d-462f-9d21-f12d254df339","status":2,"statusData":null,"joinScriptUrl":"https://assetgame.roblox.com/Game/Join.ashx?ticketVersion=2&ticket={\\"UserId\\"%3a2260486916%2c\\"UserName\\"%3a\\"joonuska8\\"%2c\\"DisplayName\\"%3a\\"JonskuZ10\\"%2c\\"CharacterFetchUrl\\"%3a\\"https%3a%2f%2fapi.roblox.com%2fv1.1%2favatar-fetch%2f%3fplaceId%3d13928941253%26userId%3d2260486916\\"%2c\\"GameId\\"%3a\\"c5785430-a54d-462f-9d21-f12d254df339\\"%2c\\"PlaceId\\"%3a13928941253%2c\\"UniverseId\\"%3a4827815098%2c\\"ServerId\\"%3a1047938%2c\\"ServerPort\\"%3a60803%2c\\"IsTeleport\\"%3afalse%2c\\"FollowUserId\\"%3anull%2c\\"TimeStamp\\"%3a\\"05%2f21%2f2024+14%3a08%3a17\\"%2c\\"CharacterAppearanceId\\"%3a2260486916%2c\\"AlternateName\\"%3anull%2c\\"JoinTypeId\\"%3a4%2c\\"MatchmakingDecisionId\\"%3anull%2c\\"GameJoinMetadata\\"%3a{\\"JoinSource\\"%3a0%2c\\"RequestType\\"%3a1%2c\\"MatchmakingDecisionId\\"%3a\\"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\\"%2
2024-05-21T14:08:20.140Z,20.140045,2124,6 [FLog::GameJoinUtil] Game join succeeded.
2024-05-21T14:08:20.140Z,20.140045,2124,6 [FLog::GameJoinUtil] GameJoinUtil::processing join parameters
2024-05-21T14:08:20.141Z,20.141043,2124,7 [FLog::Network] NetworkClient:Create
2024-05-21T14:08:20.142Z,20.142040,2124,10 [DFLog::KeyRing] Parsed config created at: 11:59 4/1/2024.
2024-05-21T14:08:20.145Z,20.145037,2124,6 [FLog::Output] AnalyticsSessionId is 0f0560f6-633c-4931-ba8a-455dadb87ce7.
2024-05-21T14:08:20.146Z,20.146034,2124,6 [FLog::Output] ! Joining game 'c5785430-a54d-462f-9d21-f12d254df339' place 13928941253 at 10.17.7.155
2024-05-21T14:08:20.146Z,20.146034,2124,6 [FLog::GameJoinLoadTime] Report game_join_loadtime: placeid:13928941253, join_time:0.99978098400089976394, universeid:4827815098, referral_page:GameDetailPageJSHybridEvent, sid:0f0560f6-633c-4931-ba8a-455dadb87ce7, clienttime:1716300499.8559999466, userid:2260486916,
2024-05-21T14:08:20.149Z,20.149029,2124,7 [FLog::Network] Client will attempt to connect following server endpoints with threadSleepTime(-1)
2024-05-21T14:08:20.149Z,20.149029,2124,7 [FLog::Network] UDMUX Address = 128.116.21.33, Port = 60803 RCC Server Address = 10.17.7.155, Port = 60803
2024-05-21T14:08:20.150Z,20.150028,2124,7 [FLog::Network] binding socket on inaddr_any:0
2024-05-21T14:08:20.162Z,20.162868,2124,6 [FLog::Output] Connecting to UDMUX server 128.116.21.33:60803, and RCC server 10.17.7.155:60803
2024-05-21T14:08:20.362Z,20.362783,46f8,6 [FLog::Output] Connection accepted from 128.116.21.3360803
2024-05-21T14:08:20.365Z,20.365788,46f8,7 [FLog::Network] serverId: 128.116.21.3360803
2024-05-21T14:08:20.366Z,20.366791,46f8,7 [FLog::Network] Replicator created for player 128.116.21.3360803
2024-05-21T14:08:20.366Z,20.366791,46f8,7 [FLog::Network] Replicator created: 0000029F50335670
2024-05-21T14:08:20.694Z,20.694845,2124,7 [FLog::Network] Time taken to initialize schema = 12.483300 ms
2024-05-21T14:08:20.696Z,20.696840,2124,7 [FLog::Network] Assigned peer id = 4
2024-05-21T14:08:20.697Z,20.697836,2124,7 [FLog::Network] Join snapshot timer: 1.500500
2024-05-21T14:08:23.614Z,23.614683,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] SmoothCluster::initSolidTextures()
2024-05-21T14:08:23.614Z,23.614683,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] Terrain TextureArray 512x512, arraySize: 36, mip: 10
2024-05-21T14:08:24.203Z,24.203489,1cac,6 [FLog::Error] Asset (Image) "https://assetdelivery.roblox.com/v1/asset?id=0" load failed in Workspace.Map.Map.BossZone.BossIslandsDECO.Boss8Deco.BossDec.bossshrimp.Shrimp.Body.Part.Mesh.TextureId: Request failed
2024-05-21T14:08:26.452Z,26.452301,46f8,6 [FLog::Warning] Warning: Infinite yield possible on 'RobloxReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("RequestDeviceCameraCFrame")'
2024-05-21T14:08:26.452Z,26.452301,46f8,6 [FLog::Output] Info: Stack Begin
2024-05-21T14:08:26.452Z,26.452301,46f8,6 [FLog::Output] Info: Script 'CoreGui.RobloxGui.CoreScripts/PlayerView', Line 5
2024-05-21T14:08:26.452Z,26.452301,46f8,6 [FLog::Output] Info: Stack End
2024-05-21T14:08:36.058Z,36.058613,385c,6 [FLog::VIPTeleport] made it to inside gameLoadedSignal without teleportParams
2024-05-21T14:08:36.072Z,36.072498,385c,6 [FLog::Output] Server RobloxGitHash: d2f995026f4963b40bd37e1eada84a7698834d8f
2024-05-21T14:08:36.072Z,36.072498,385c,6 [FLog::Output] Server Prefix: 0.625.0.6250509_20240521T140601Z_RCC_16ba8
2024-05-21T14:08:36.073Z,36.073490,385c,6 [FLog::VIPTeleport] create! we were able to get the vip on client: a7d6eee6-4293-4665-9a3a-ff3040b2dddc placeid: 13928941253
2024-05-21T14:08:37.018Z,37.018616,385c,6,Info [FLog::VoiceChatLogs] [C:\buildAgent\work\ci_ninja_client-x64_git\Client\App\v8datamodel\src\VoiceChatService.cpp:L497] VoiceChatService::IsVoiceEnabledForUserIdAsync caching new value: false
2024-05-21T14:08:59.514Z,59.514191,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] SceneManager: resizing main targets to 1920x1009
2024-05-21T14:09:02.015Z,62.015125,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] SceneManager: resizing main targets to 1920x1009
2024-05-21T14:09:04.512Z,64.512604,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] SceneManager: resizing main targets to 1920x1009
2024-05-21T14:10:01.557Z,121.557869,1478,6 [FLog::Output] Settings Date header was Tue, 21 May 2024 14:09:59 GMT
2024-05-21T14:10:01.557Z,121.557869,1478,6 [FLog::Output] Settings Date timestamp is 1716300599
2024-05-21T14:10:21.329Z,141.329895,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:10:26.329Z,146.329269,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:10:31.329Z,151.329605,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:10:36.328Z,156.328629,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:10:36.355Z,156.355270,1478,6 [DFLog::SignalRCoreError] ID: 1 Disconnected - Websocket closed
2024-05-21T14:10:41.329Z,161.329422,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:10:46.330Z,166.330185,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:10:51.328Z,171.328995,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:10:56.329Z,176.329788,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:11:01.330Z,181.330475,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:11:06.330Z,186.330658,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:11:11.330Z,191.330292,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:11:16.331Z,196.331696,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:11:21.331Z,201.331482,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:11:26.331Z,206.331696,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:11:31.330Z,211.330429,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:11:36.331Z,216.331345,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:11:41.331Z,221.331284,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:11:46.332Z,226.332275,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:11:51.331Z,231.331390,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:11:56.331Z,236.331772,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:12:01.332Z,241.332123,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
2024-05-21T14:12:01.760Z,241.760773,1478,6 [FLog::Output] Settings Date header was Tue, 21 May 2024 14:11:59 GMT
2024-05-21T14:12:01.761Z,241.761780,1478,6 [FLog::Output] Settings Date timestamp is 1716300719
2024-05-21T14:12:06.332Z,246.332657,3f68,6 [FLog::Graphics] WARNING: D3D Frame query timed out, has device hung?
specs:
gtx 980
i3-9100F
16 gb ram ddr4
please help.

Hey So, I matched with this great guy on Hinge in Feb 2024. We didn't really talk much initially until March 2024 but as soon as we did, it felt like we are perfect for each other. We would always talk a lot and getting to know each other was really fun. We live in different cities but the distance isn't that much. It'd just take either of us 1-1.5hrs of travel.
The problem is that, he keeps cancelling plans to actually meet up. Ngl, I had to cancel plans once as well due to some emergency but he has done it 3-4 times now. The last time we made a plan, I made sure that we discuss all the details beforehand and started planning for it 4-5 days in advance. I thought we would actually meet this time but guess what? He basically just disappeared; I texted him and called him but there was no reply. I was really angry and told him that I felt disrespected and felt as if he doesn't care about my time. We did talk it out and he apologised, said that he was busy with work and it was his fault that he didn't convey it to me. I am giving him the benefit of doubt for now but he seems too busy at times now.
He said that we can plan to meet soon but he's really busy with something, so probably towards the end of this month or start of June. I feel that he will just end up cancelling again even if we make a plan and him being busy is just an excuse, but a part of me genuinely wants to believe me. What should I? Give him more time or just end whatever this is. I really can't figure out what he wants even though he said that he likes me and is looking for a relationship.

Hello Kemetic ! Yesterday's thread brought a lot of good stuff forward, and I realized that this is no longer a place I am suppose to be. And that's okay! Instead of leaving on a low note, I wanted to thank the community for how much it has helped me in the past years, when I came back to reddit it was one of only a handful or subs I returned to, and I'd planned to stay until the whole site hopefully goes down and rids humanity of itself! Unfortunately that isn't what's best for either myself or the new direction of the sub anymore, so I figured it's the time to part ways before more conflict. I'll still be around, writing/discussing about Egypt and especially Setesh, academically, objectively, in depth, and from the perspective of Ancient Egypt, finding and sharing all the sources I can and such, but I've accepted that is not what this sub is for. Please do feel free to reach out and chat privately as well!
To ALL users of this sub of ANY path, I really wish you the best. This is one of the nicest new age communities I've ever been apart of, and one of the only kemetic ones I've even found active. The problem rests with me, my lack of apathy, and my misplaced sense of responsibility, not this sub. It's something I'll continue to work on and maybe once completed I can return.
Before I go I'll drop my Setesh list again for those who are interested:
The desert and night sky are the realms of Setesh, so the best place to do such magic would be in the desert at night. His main astronomical symbol is the Big Dipper, specifically with it "pouring out" over the earth. If you cannot do it under the Dipper in such a position I would recommend having an image of it to focus on. Food wise the favorite of Setesh has always been lettuce, so it couldn’t hurt to offer some. He has been associated with both the drunkenness of alcohol and with the waters of Nwt, meaning beewine or water are both good to utilize. As the god of outside, foreign things, meteoric rock falls under the domain of Setesh and can be used in ritual/ceremony. Gold is also applicable due to his association with Nubt, the town of gold. His other main colors are red, blue, and yellow (modern purple as well). Finally, I recommend taking inspiration from older texts or from places dedicated to Setesh, such as the Pyramid Texts.
Recommended Resources
• A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu by Penelope Wilson
• Ancient Egyptian Astronomy: Ursa Major Symbol of Rejuvenation by Allan Ernest
• Deconstructing the Iconography of Seth by Ian Taylor
• Early Dynastic Egypt by Toby Wilkinson
• Egyptian Interests in the Oases in the New Kingdow and a New Stela for Seth from Mut El-Kharab by Colin Hope and Olaf Kaper
• Everyday Life in Egypt in the Days of Ramesses the Great by Pierre Montet
• Fantastic Animals Scenes at Beni Hassan by Samar Kamal and Engy Kilany
• Flint and the Northern Sky by Carolyn Graves-Brown
• Horemheb the Forgotten Pharaoh by Charlotte Booth
• Images of Set by Joan Lansberry
• Interpreting Ancient Egyptian Narratives: A Structural Analysis of the Tale of Two Brothers, the Anat Myth, the Osirian Cycle, and the Astarte Papyrus by Martin Pehal
• Matmar by Guy Brunton
• Naqada by Flinders Petrie et. al.
• On the ‘Immortality’ of the God Seth by Francois Gaudard
• Pesesh-Kef Knife by Joan Lansberry
• Philosophy of Religion by William Rowe
• Redeeming the Egyptian God of Darkness by Ryan Scott (me)
• Seth as a Foreigner in Protodynastic Egypt by Rachael Mayoh
• Seth is Baal by Niv Allon
• Seth, God of Confusion by Herman te Velde
• Seth, God of Power and Might by Eugene Cruz-Uribe
• Seth: A Misrepresented God in the Ancient Egyptian Pantheon? By Philip Turner
• The 2001-2 Excavations Mut El-Kharab in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt by Colin Hope
• The Ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts by Raymond Faulkner
• The Badarian Civilization by Guy Brunton and Gertrude Caton-Thompson
• The Conflict of Horus and Seth from Egyptian and Classical Sources by John Griffiths
• The Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt by James Breasted
• The Early History of Heaven by J. Edward Wright
• The Egyptian Was-Scepter and Its Modern Analogues by Andrew Gordon and Andrew Gordon (not a typo)
• The Monuments of Seti I by James Brand
• The Priests of Ancient Egypt by Serge Sauneron
• The Psš-Kf and the ‘Opening of the Mouth’ Ceremony: A Ritual of Birth and Rebirth by Ann Roth
• The Pyramid Texts by Samuel Mercer
• The Role of the Lector in Ancient Egyptian Society by Roger Forshaw
• The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses by George Hart
• The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics by Jean Doresse
• The Sites of Seth by Maria Martinez
• The Sky Religion in Egypt: Its Antiquity and Effects by Gerald Wainwright
• Theban Desert Road Survey in the Egyptian Western Desert vol. 1 by John Darnell
• Two Decorated Blocks from the Temple of Seth in Mut El-Kharab by Olaf Kaper
• Which Seth? Untangling Some Close Homonyms from Ancient Egypt and the Near East by Lloyd Graham
Dua Setesh and you all! Good luck!

So I was listening to a podcast by comedian Andrew Heaton (X), and he had a very interesting episode examining people's nostalgia for the American 1950's complete with humorous skits. For illustration's sake he assumed 50's America was another country called "Fiftiesland" and compared it's stats like GDP or live expectancy to Modern America. He conclude that a lot of the nostalgia came from how many astonishing improvements happened between 1900-1950 vs 1950-2024, even though Modern America is superior in almost every metric.
At the end he had a long monologue where he was trying to explain to his fictional Grandma Edna Bickle, born in 1889 and elderly by the 50's, what it'd be like in the future compared to how she grew up. Imagine trying to explain Netflix to someone who grew up with a radio.
It really demonstrates, in a lighthearted way, just how far we've come in ~125 years.
So imagine how astonishing the world will be in another 100, 300, or 500 years...
Anyway, it's a bit of a read, but I thought some of you all might enjoy it and Mr Heaten was nice enough to send me the transcript. Enjoy!

My great grandmother, Edna, was born in 1889. My Dad and I were recently reminiscing about her, and he said, “Gramma Bickle, tough old bird, tough old bird. Went blind at ninety-two, quit driving at ninety-four, died at ninety-six. Almost lived in three different centuries.” I have some immediate questions about that chronology, and the realization that Gramma Bickle apparently drove her car blind for two full years before handing her keys in, but I digress.
In 1954 my great gramma Bickle was sixty-five years old. Think about how the country changed from her childhood to her golden years. From when she was born, to a little younger than my parents are today, she saw an entire country go from horse and buggies and pretty much nobody owning a car, to almost everybody has a car. Only six percent of the homes in America had electricity when she was a teenager. By the mid nineteen fifties, the whole country is throbbing with electricity.
In her lifetime, the country went from basically no light bulbs, radios, telephones, refrigerators, or washing machines, to a country where all of that stuff is ubiquitous.
In the year 1900, only ten percent of American households had a stove in them. By 1960,--when my great grandmother is the same age as my parents are now—95% of households do. When she was born, anti-biotics didn’t exist, and polio could cripple your baby. By the time she’s my age, penicillen—a miracle drug!—has been invented. By the time she’s my parents’ age, penicillen is widely available and some genius has recently invented a polio vaccine.
So, if we’re looking at Fiftiesland as a country around today, here’s what’s going on. All of the old people in this country, in their lifetime, went from a horse-and-buggy 19th century third world economy with polio and no electricity—something that, if it existed today, we would be sending anthropoligsts to—to a more modern second world economy perhaps akin to contemporary Guatemala. Which is no small jump.
And the people my age who live in Fiftiesland are still celebrating kicking the crap out of the Nazis, inventing the atom bomb, and enjoying an economy which is comparatively booming—because all of the neighboring economies are rubble.
If Gramma Bickle, at forty years old, my age now, could somehow visit me in contemporary America—she would think I made a pact with Lucifer, the Prince of Darkness. Or maybe, maybe her progeny somehow goes on to conquer Oklahoma as warlords, and all her great grandchildren become opulant Oriental sultans.
I have an icebox in my kitchen that’s powered by lightning that lives in my wall. I have another smaller box that makes my food hot by shooting it with invisible particles like the ray gun from War of the Worlds.
Not only do I let my dog sleep in a tiny bed inside my house, like a toddler, we just finished up a round of antiobitics from when he cut his foot. My great-grandfather—this is true—lived with tuburculosis for years before it finally killed him. Anyway, see that dog I make wear a necktie for my amuesment? Yeah, my dog takes miracle drugs unavailable to John D. Rockefeller. Last year Wallace got elbow cancer but the doctor fixed that, no problem, took a couple of months. Wallace literally has better medical treatment available to him a mile from my house than any human being alive in 1950.
Gramma, you wanna watch Netflix, Paramount Plus, HBO, Peacock, or Amazon Prime? It’s television. Well, television is sort of like radio, only much better, and with images, and I can watch it whenever I want, and there are thousands of options. Like, imagine Broadway, only, like, a few thousand of them, and they’re all inside of that rectangle.
Huh, yeah, I’m not explaining that very well. Right. Okay, so you know how in your time you know multiple people who were literally slaves at some point in their life? Like, you personally know some older people who were, at one point, legally a form of property?
So basically, I have this glass rectangle on my wall that a million of the world’s greatest comedians and dramatists live inside of as my slaves, and they put on plays for me when I’m tired after work. Except I don’t have to feed them or pay them because I use my friend Nick’s HBO account. They just eat the lightning that lives in my wall.
What? Oh yes, I get very tired from work, Gramma. Really get [sigh] worn out, you know? Well, you know how your dad was a wheatfarmer, who spent hours and hours plowing through dust and boneshards in Indian Territory, where he might literally be shot by a Commanche, and the threat of looming starvation for the entire family was never more than one drout away?
Right, so I… I talk for a living. Yeah, that’s right. No, a bunch of strangers just sort of send me money every month cause they enjoy hearing me talk. It’s actually very challenging. Because! Gramma, I do a lot research, you see. Like for this episode, I had to read a lot, and I had to do a lot of math. No, I did not personally do the math.
I have another magical rectangle that has several thosuand math slaves trapped inside that do the actual math for me. When I was a kid I had to perssonally punch the equations in myself, and the rectantle would crunch the numbers. Those were hard times. Now I have a smarter glass rectangle that I can just talk to. I just type in, “Hey, average these ten numbers, okay” and there’s, I dunno, like translater slaves that talk to the math slaves, and they all figure out whatever I’m trying to say, increasingly in lower case and with minimal punctuation, and then give me the answer.
But I have to do the research. Like, I have to read a lot. No, I don’t go to a library. I have another rectangle that has all of the world’s libraries inside of it, and also a lot of pornography, so I just stay at home and look at that particular rectangle, alteranting between research and pornography depending on my mood.
It sure is tough, Gramma. I don’t have any coworkers to keep me company. I’m all by myself here in my well-lit, smokeless, air conditionined home. That’s right, air conditioning! Not just in my house, either—in my camper—which is a tiny extra house I tow behind my armored, self-propelling buggy, which I feed fermented dinosaur juice they pump out of the ground. Oh yeah. It has a rectangle in it that plays music. I’d say I have roughly… three to eight million musician slaves who live in the rectangle in my car, so I don’t get bored when driving to the movies, which is a very large rectangle I go to when I’m tired of watching rectangles on my couch.
What? Good question. It’s called a “camper” because I go camping in it. It’s sort of my hobby. You see, Gramma, my life is so stupidly cushy and comfortable that I amuse myself by going out into the woods to forego wall lightning, air conditioning, and even pornography sometimes, when I can’t get a signal, and instead I sit in a hammock and shit in holes I dig for fun. We call that “roughing it.” For sport, I spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars doing what your entire family did their entire lives until they finally got indoor plumbing, except of course my camper has a propane stove built in, whereas your pioneer family had to dig a hole in the side of a hill and cower in it from the weather like cavemen while burning cow dung for warmth. I dunno where propane comes from. Probably dinosaur farts or something.
Anyway, I prefer to travel around in my camper rather than fly—that’s right, fly—yeah, like a spitfire pilot—which I do multiple times a year using frequent flier points. Which are sort of free, imaginary coupons that banks give me to thank me for using their credit cards, which are also rectangles, but these particular rectangles are small and flat and full of slave bankers that live in my pocket, next to my nine-billion dollar super computer I mostly use as a map, so I don’t have to go through the hassle of folding and unfolding maps, and also to send funny pictures to people in Scotland, in between watching porn in the woods.
I digress. Let’s all take a deep breath. Somebody from my great grandmother’s generation, who lived long enough to be an adult in Fiftiesland, would rightly think: We live in a golden age! We live in the future!
Back in contemporary America, my parents are in their early seventies. My parents today are about how old Gramma Bickle was at the end of the 1950s. And the jump isn’t bad, but it’s not nearly as mind-blowing. The developments they’ve seen since childhood are very impressive in terms of computers and telecommunications and medicine, but otherwise, the world they live in is a more efficient, clever version of the world they grew up in. Cars are safer and more comfortable and fuel efficient, but they’re still basically cars. LED lights are cheaper than incandescent bulbs, but they’re still essentially electric lights. Penicillan is better, but it’s still just clinical mold that strategically murders errant bacteria.
If Fiftiesland were a country, rather than our own history, we would pretty much look at it sort of how we see the poorer parts of Latin America or Eastern Europe: a very nice place with lovely people, wonderful to visit, try the food. Get some funky vintage clothes while you’re there.
But a comparatively poor economy to America or Western Europe. You wouldn’t want to immigrate there for the money. And also, not surprisingly, some views about gender, sex before marriage, having kids really young, having lots of kids, and skepticism about homosexuality that a globetrotter and even quite a few conservatives today might be tempted to call “quaint” or “traditional.”
Basically, if Fiftiesland were a country today, we would view it like Honduras or Moldova, or maybe Czechoslavkia after the wall came down.

So I thought this girl may have liked me we work at the same place and started around the same time but recently some things she said or did some things that made me think maybe I have a chance with her so I decided to try to ask her out for last week or this week and she said she would let me know because she has a packed schedule which is true she did show me her calendar at the same time and is going on a trip for a month. I asked her almost a week ago and she still hasn't texted me asking if she wants to go or not is she trying to be polite and doesn't want to go? I thought about maybe waiting until we get out work schedule for next week and telling her my friend sent me two tickets if she wants one and give her a date and time but I'm just not sure. If you need more context on what was said just ask

To start this off, I never intended on hitting him(hard at least) and I had never intentionally done anything that would make him feel guilty about stopping.
About a month ago I(16nb) got dumped by my now ex bf(17m) due to what initially was said to be that he needed to work on his mental health and none of this was because of something i did, this was weird because ever since we had started dating we have been very open about our mental health with each other so i decided a few days after he ended it and i cooled off that I would ask if there was a different reason. ik it was a bad idea but i really needed closure because it felt so dishonest, i made assumptions and asked if it was because he had feelings for someone else as i had seen someone in his quick adds on snapchat that was “from his contacts” with a heart next to his name while we were dating that i swept under the rug. He was also posting thirst traps publicly and people were favoriting every one (his accounts have always been private) it was an unfair assumption and i still regret asking but i can’t really change the past. he said no and that he had just fallen out of love and i accepted that and felt that we were both in a good place. This quickly changed.
he soon sends me a text that made my heart drop, he said that it was because i hit him and you don’t hit people you love, he said he’d never forgive me. this confused me a lot, i had hit him one time 4 months prior to this moment. we had always play fought and he was ok with it, he ended up making a joke about my friend that i didn’t like and i meant to slap him lightly/in a lighthearted way but accidentally used too much strength. I admit i shouldn’t even joke like that but i ended up kissing his cheek where i had hit and apologized saying i was in the wrong. he said it was ok. this would come up during arguments where every time id explain it was an accident and i was wrong to joke like that and ive shown him it wouldn’t happen again.
he then sent this paragraph:
“Yk what? Fuck trying to be a good guy anymore. I’ve tried making excuses to my friend to make them hate you less. I don’t wanna hear you say shit like my decision was fucked up I decided what was best for me and call me selfish I don’t care. You hit me, and made me feel guilty for saying no. Didnt you repost the tt about things that mean no? So why wasn’t my uncertainty enough for you. It wasn’t my fault or my issue to take care of alone, I never wanna see you utter the words “I thought it wasn’t my fault” because you hitting me was YOUR fault, not mine, not anyone else’s. Just because you might not have meant to doesn’t change the fact you did and that is unacceptable. I’m glad you got your closure but I’m done. I don’t wanna be your friend I don’t want you in my life ever again. There are so many things I’m happy to be free from and yes is breaking up didn’t hurt as much as you and I will not feel bad about that. I now don’t have to worry about becoming your father. Also, NEVER assume I liked someone else while dating you. That is rude as hell and disrespectful, you jumped to conclusions and your overthinking isn’t my issue anymore. I will never forgive you, and will have my own opinions you can take that as you will. My friends are against you and I cannot defend you. If you want your hoodies back let me know because otherwise I’m donating them if you don’t want them. Also yes I am mad about you loosing my hoodie, the one I cared the most about. But I will never let you replace it and ruin a perfectly good hoodie.”
when he references when i made him feel guilty we were starting to do something (i ALWAYS made him say enthusiastic yea or id stop due to him not expressing emotions typically due to both of us being neurodivergent) and his dog walked in. we stopped to pet her and he asked me to take her outside of the room, i got up from where we were and opened the door where he started calling for her and she took my spot. i awkwardly sat there and was a bit disappointed because he knows i have trauma related to intimacy and that i don’t see that stuff as just whatever, but instead as a way to be closer to someone. after we hung out and i confronted my friends on what to do i let him know it hurt me and he told me that saying that made him feel guilty and that it was not ok. i agreed that i shouldn’t have said that and looking back i shouldn’t have expressed i wanted something due to his unsureness but i never intended to be like the ppl who hurt me.
this all really hurt because he brought up my dad, who i don’t tell may ppl details about. he was a horrible person to me and my mom and my goal in life is to be everything he wasn’t.
my friends tell me im not a bad person for thinking that my ex is in the wrong for blaming me but i feel like it’s partly my fault for not being considerate of situations and asking for a bunch of reassurance during the relationship. AITAH?

Hello everyone! I wanted to create a post here to share some of my ideas on how to improve some aspects of the adventure, which I believe are lacking in detail and attention. I especially want to improve these things because my players are going to spot some of the weaknesses of the adventure early on, otherwise.
Sorry for the long text ahead! BTW - I am a somewhat newbie DM, with this being my first big campaign. Any comments and suggestions are more than welcome!
There are four main topics I want to either add or improve to the story:

Vecna’s Link

I do quite like the idea of having the PCs linked with Vecna, so much so that I instructed my PCs to create their character's backstory with something that could link them to Vecna. Two players already choose to be the descendants of previous heroes that defeated Vecna early in time (in Die, Vecna, Die! for example) while another chooses to be a former cultist.
I want to explore this further by bringing this to the attention of Vecna himself - at the fight at the end of the quest in Neverwinter (before the story goes to Evernight), the breaking of the ritual will be noticed by him (in some telepathic form, or by having him take control of the leader of the cult in this section). He will be intrigued by how so many individuals that had some relation to him are together in the same plot, and use some of his power to eliminate this minor issue, and turning this into something more interesting for him - by attempting to turn the players into his undead servants.
But this attempt will get the attention of another powerful being: the Raven Queen. Since Vecna is playing so very close to her domain, the Shadowfell, and attempting something she detests, which is raising undead, she uses her power to intercept and stop this - while hiding the truth from Vecna (he will believe he has additional undead in his cult, but bear them no mind - every servant of his is irrelevant).
She guides the player’s souls and bodies back to Shadowfell and tells them she feels Vecna becomes stronger, and will try to attempt something horrid (the ritual hasn’t yet started here, but with the rituals happening with the Cult of Vecna, preparations are being set in place). She also says that her role in this will be limited to saving the players' life - she must see to the protection of her domain and take care of the souls and memories of the damned, and hasn’t clarity on what Vecna is up to, nor where. She gives final advise to players that they must be on their guard, for she managed to keep the PCs alive, but not prevent Vecna’s influence on their lives, forever changed by his attempt (hence - the link).
Again - Ideas on how to improve this whole part are welcome: I feel some pieces are missing to make this a better fulfilling story.
Then, I also want to create different effects to Vecna’s link, either something each of my players has or have them roll a d6 to gain new powers/abilities. I will work on this this week also.
During the adventure, I intend to have the players have visions and dreams of past atrocities Vecna has performed, like his actions in Vecna Lives! (with the gruesome death of the Circle of Eight), the hardships of the people of Citadel Cavitus, the horrid ritual he once tried to be reborn into (both from Vecna Reborn) and his power during the battle in Sigil, once he tried to take over the multiverse (as described in Die, Vecna, Die!).
But wouldn't Vecna feel this link with the players, you may ask? Well, not in this case. I want to link to be something trivial for Vecna, something he gives to his undead servants so they can travel across the multiverse, past his influence. I am adding this now, due to the second topic I want to improve:

Why the Wizards Three are kept in Sigil waiting? Or, how the multiverse has a problem - interplanar travels are blocked by Vecna.

I felt that the Wizards Three giving the players a fetch quest of such importance, after being the “answer to their prayers”, and just standing there waiting for their return, felt… A bit weird.
We are talking about three of the greatest magical casters of the universe of DnD, one of them (Mordenkainen - if he was the real one) HAD suffered losses of close friends to Vecna. I find it strange that they would just… wait for the calamity to happen while simple adventurers take the burden of saving the multiverse.
So, a fix to this: Vecna’s ritual is disturbing the ability of any individual to travel between planes - unless they have Vecna’s link.
So the Wish made by the Wizard’s work! It gives them the answer of the only possible party of people that Vecna can’t control, and that can go after him and any other magical artefact to stop his ritual.
But really, is the Rod of Seven Parts the only thing that can stop him? Would Tasha and Alustriel really believe in this plan given by Kasdenkainen?
This question made me think of the next topic…

How to use the artefacts of Vecna and Kas, alongside the Rod

I want the Rod to be the key that unlocks the Sword of Kas. Where exactly, I’m not sure. Maybe the Sword is with Miska, somehow? (Would appreciate ideas here :) )
For me, Kas wants to take over Vecna’s ritual and defeat him once and for all. In his twisted mind, he did this once - with his sword. He NEEDS IT BACK. It’s his sole objective, and the closest the PCs could be to achieving this, the more manic Kas could become and the more broken would his disguise appear.
Tasha would agree to this plan, I believe - she could be the one to mention that theories appeared over the years that the Sword contains part of Vecna’s soul - therefore, could be the only thing to eliminate him once and for all.
She and Alustriel could also hint that some cultists seem very keen on finding other artefacts linked to the Whispered God - the Hand, the Eye and the Book of Vile Darkness. If Vecna acquires his artefacts, he would be much more powerful, and hardly anyone would be a challenge.
This would create a race against time - the Rod would be important as both a magical artifact against Vecna, as well as a key to part of his demise. The PCs would have to find clues about where the other artefacts are - which would become clear with the presence of the Cult in several places they would visit.
I want the Eye and/or the Book to be with Acererak and the hand to be in Avernus.
I don’t know how I would work with my players who want to use the artefacts themselves - Ideas here are also very welcome!
Mentioning Avernus brings me to my last topic…

Mordenkainen and Kas - would the famous wizard here be out there “doing his thing” with the multiverse in danger?

Yeah, I don’t think so. Mordenkainen might have been quite self-centered in some past stories, but he always wanted to find balance in the universe.
So much so that, one of his last appearances in 5e, is during the Curse of Strahd - he becomes a Mad Mage after not being able to stop the vampire lord’s reign. The players in this particular adventure can aid him in restoring his sanity, and he will move on travelling the multiverse and stopping by Avernus, in his Tower of Urm, to study the effects of the Nine Hells in the schools of magic and (again) to ensure the balance of the universe.
I want to try to bring his tower to Avernus as well. I want the players to find him there, bring this confusion between them - Mordenkainen knows he is unable to travel, doesn’t know for sure why, but has seen a bigger activity of Vecna’s cultists even in the Hells and the players believe he is in Sigil, with the other two wizards.
I intend this to be the revelation that Kasdenkainen is a fraud - but he is ready for this.
I want the confrontation back in Sigil to happen with either the defeat or escape of Kas - If the players would still want his sword, they would have to face Miska, or something similar later on - and the rest of the story proceed as suggested.
I still need to read the book in much more detail to add all these things. Will get to it right after here, as I should have already received access.
Thank you very much for reading all of this! Feel free to add new ideas and use my own in your table. I am also at the Discord server under the same username.

I'm using GetWindowsAutoPilotInfo to import devices into Intune. Recently, Microsoft deprecated the built-in app we were using Microsoft Intune Powershell that relied on MSGraph rather than MgGraph, so I have created a new app registration.
Before, I would just call the script and it would pop up an authentication window then run the Intune import. Now, I have to use a client app ID and secret. I'm attempting to use Azure Key Vault, but having issues with the Az.Accounts module and Connect-AzAccount.
I would like to store the app secret securely on on the flash drive I use for imaging, so it needs to be portable between computers.
If anyone wants to help troubleshoot my Az.Accounts issue, here's the process and error:
Run Connect-AzAccount, authenticate through Edge popup with my password and FIDO key. Powershell prompt drops back but says this:

Retrieving subscriptions for the selection... WARNING: Unable to acquire token for tenant 'REDACTED' with error 'Method not found: 'Void Azure.Identity.Broker.SharedTokenCacheCredentialBrokerOptions..ctor(Azure.Identity.TokenCachePersistenceOptions)'.' 

Run Get-AzSubscription, because the subscription property was blank on the output from Connect-AzAccount.

WARNING: Unable to acquire token for tenant 'REDACTED' with error 'Method not found: 'Void Azure.Identity.Broker.SharedTokenCacheCredentialBrokerOptions..ctor(Azure.Identity.TokenCachePersistenceOptions)'.' 

 
If I pass the app id and secret directly into Connect-MgGraph, it works but obviously I do not want to hardcode those credentials in plain text on a portable flash drive.

It's me. Oops. 🤷👯‍♂️. Something like 3,500 years ago the sun god, Ra (some alien bitch) was testing on humans on earth. He was attempting to create children in his image. Jesus, Buddha. Many others with his "gifts". Abilities to "download" information from the universe. My interpretation is remote viewing to the extreme; instead of just projecting your consciousness through space, but through time as well.
We live in a block universe, where space and time exist all at once. The past, present, and future exist at the exact same time. Everything. Everywhere. All at once.
Anyways. The government found his body, along with his research, at Sleeping Giant (some mound in Canada). They thought: "You know what's a good idea? Let's make a clone of this lady, play around with her genetics, introduce the Ra/alien DNA into the clone DNA, and load the same lady up big time with jizz." Then the child was born. A c-section two hours before Easter.
Then they thought, "Let's not stop there." So they took that healthy child and told his parents, "He has pneumonia." They took his brain out of his body, kept the body on ice, made an exact copy of his brain with computer-biological parts (cyborg) and put it back into his body. Gave them their child back 2 years later.
Now that child grew up and realized he can do a lot more then just remote view. He can visit people in his dreams, he can turn the nuclear arsenal on and off, he can kill people. An alien hybrid with the ability to remote view, but with an artificial brain -- capable of processing information much more efficiently.
The government then thought, "Cool. Let's now torture him, brainwash him, and use him to kill more people." Then, because of all of the trauma he went though, because of the death of his family (his guinea pigs) his powers activated. Big mistake. He is now remote viewing throughout all of space-time. Not just that, though. Visiting people in their dreams, manipulating their behavior in the past, to change the present, while simultaneously remote viewing into the future to see his/our path.
I knew the government was going to make attempts to shut me or kill me. I set up contingency plans back in 2016 when they were experimenting on me, and loading me up with LSD. I am soft disclosure. They were never going to tell anyone. They wanted to keep their dark, dirty little secret hidden away. I reached into the dreams of artists throughout space-time and prepared the world for my arrival. My story has been told already several times over.
Tl;Dr: I explain it all out in song and dance on my Instagram 80sattva08.

While watching the part of the event where they were demonstrating "Recall", they kept mentioning how it was even analyzing the "pixels" on your screen to provide personal knowledge.
For us OneNote on Windows 11 users, I'm really hoping this means that the text recognition engine that the desktop app relies on is getting even better. The text recognition in OneNote is already pretty fast and accurate, and from previous research years ago, I'm pretty sure it's using the text recognition API that is built directly into Windows. (Note, the mobile apps, web, and Mac clients perform text recognition in the cloud, which is why it's not immediately available as "alt text").
Currently, the text recognition appears to run once when you insert the image. If it got the word wrong (blurry or pixeled text), that's it, that's the word. I have my fingers-crossed that IF the on device Windows Text Recognition has been updated for all this Copilot and Recall craziness, maybe our Alt Text generation will get even better? As in, it finds text in our images, realizes that the resulting word is likely not a real word, and then uses AI to find what it probably is? Also, if it does get more intelligent, it can realize that some text that don't seem like real words, actually are personally made up words based on our own creativity and experience?
In my personal opinion, personal computing is getting very exciting again. Most of us OneNote users are typically classified as "Librarians" when I comes to knowledge management. We save everything we can to our notebooks, and then rely on the pointers in our minds to search later and find our knowledge. I think Copilot and Recall is about to reward us handsomely and supercharge our methods. The pointers in our minds are still very important, but our searches based on those pointers is going to be even more fruitful.

Now for a little background my partners mother is incredibly toxic. Ignored her sons mental health, blamed others for his problems and multiple times tried to ruin her sons father's image to me when we started dating.
I'm a very open and out there person, and was taught by my family to express my feelings and not hide. So when I saw my partner hiding his feelings and hiding his issues I told him to stop. To start seeking help and confide in me. Which in turn then turned into him snapping and shouting his true fears and anger at his family when they bugged him.
They then blamed me for his mental health being in the ground and tried to make him leave me, but he chose to stay. Further down the line I had to save him from life attempts and more. This made them hate me more as I asked them many times to help him and said things like he was faking it to it wasn't my business.
Eventually things died down a little. They still told him to leave me but it never worked.
Then last year my mother passed away very abruptly, my partner is a first aider but also someone I need, so I called him to come support me. His mother then told him and his step dad I was FAKING until she was outside and saw ambulances.
This made it hard to see each other.
Things were still tense but died down, later in the year around September time, he moved in with me to escape his family and so we could see each other more and see his family whenever plans where made. Now my fiance is a very introverted person, and rarely makes plans and if he does he usually forgets or cancels. Which often ment he didn't see his family. (They also made no effort to see him) So since Nov ’23 up until yesterday they fought with him.
Telling people I was controlling him and never let him out. When I was actively trying to do the opposite even taking him to my own family outings to include him.
How the issue that's made me make this post.
On our 18th birthday in April we had a small fight as I'm very off with alcohol and don't really like it. He however likes to drink on occasion. We had plans but he went behind my back and planned a small get together when we got home from our plans with his family. Without me. I was upset but understood. I asked him not to drink much as I have a fear of vomiting and couldn't help him if he was drunk. He made a promise to me to be home by 10 and not be drunk. After ignoring me on both and coming home at midnight we fought but sorted the issue. However his mother hated I was messaging him for info. Called me a liar and controlling, saying he wasn't drinking and why does it matter where he is. I struggle with anxiety to an extent my partner made me get life360 so if I was worried I could check. And I had proof he was at a bar and he even showed me he was. Which I showed her and told her as his partner I'm not wrong to want to know he is ok. As I said we as a couple had already sorted the issue, she hadn't.
Over the past few days she's been telling him your coming home ECT ECT.
After the birthday issue I chose to go no contact with her, and if she's was adamant about speaking to me it would have to be in the presence of my father as she's made threats to hit and choke me. Well yesterday she called to say he's coming home now if buts or maybes and that she wanted to speak to me. As I said I didn't want to speak with her. So she threatened to come to our house. We told her no but she still came.
She shouted at my partner for nearly an hour to come down, to drag me to her to chat, even going as far to say I do bad things to him, speak for him and control him, threading to call the police and say I was no treating him right.
As 18 year olds home alone I was scared, I called my father for advice and was told "either you call the police or I will and I won't hold my tongue" (references the threats she's made to me) so I did, the police came and took a statement and left.
Now this morning his mother basically said you have chosen to cut me off. (My family have said it was just a blackmail message) Saying she won't be there and how there relationship is over.
He was upset but told me it wasn't my fault but he did wish I just spoke to her.
His best friend who also doesn't like me for the "controlling" reasons. Has now told his gf who was also my friend that I've ruined him ECT ECT and she's now dropped me.
I've tried for almost 5months to avoid fights and I still ruined his mother, best friend and my friend. By not speaking. It's highly likely any of the people from the story may find this.
Apologies for formatting and errors , on mobile and dyslexic. + Stressed fast typing.
TLDR: PARTNERS MOTHER HATED I HELPED HER SON AND HE DIDNT SEE HER SO SHE SCREAMED AT US AND THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND SHE DISOWNED MY PARTNER.

“We’ve designed Genius to empower developers to create a new class of intelligent software systems that transcend the capabilities of today’s AI platforms,” said Thiruvengada.
René comments, “That’s why major players like JPL and Volvo are working with us and why thousands of other developers have signed up for access to Genius. Today we’re thrilled to announce that we will begin rolling out beta access to the broader developer community starting June 20th. We look forward to collecting feedback and feature requests and improving Genius to enable a smarter world.”
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Older DD
Watch this first, from 2:00 (or the whole thing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOFc4ycNvAM

• Who is this man that speaks so lovingly about Verses AI?
  • George Franklin Gilder is an American investor, author, economist, and co-founder of the Discovery Institute. The New Yorker described George Gilder as a “technology prophet.” His insights into technology and the economy have made him a leading voice over the last fifty years.
• What is Verses AI
  • A cognitive computing company specializing in the next generation of intelligent software systems
  • Verses demonstrated that they can produce the same results as the LLM's, without a warehouse full of servers, chips and colossal amount of computing power. They can produce the same results with limited data, and from a laptop. George Gulider has called this the next Microsoft
• Confidence
  • Verses challenges the marketplace. With the first benchmark, VERSES intends to demonstrate the compute and sample efficiency on image classification and generation tasks such as MNIST and CIFAR; in particular, demonstrating the computational efficiency of VERSES’ approach over and above other modern Bayesian inference toolboxes, such as NumPyro. We also intend to show how this approach is competitive with the computational efficiency of traditional deep learning approaches based on tools like PyTorch—but augmented with the great sample efficiency that comes from adopting a fully Bayesian approach. The Company plans to release these results demonstrating the efficient compute and improved sample efficiency of our approach to classification and generation tasks around the end of Q1–Q2 2024 in open-access publications.
  • Vesres AI laid out a roadmap that can be accessed at https://www.verses.ai/rd-overview , which they expect to use to demonstrate over the course of this year that VERSES’ approach to AI is able to match or exceed the performance of advanced AI models on multiple industry-standard benchmarks while using materially less data and energy
    • Their confidence not to be mistaken for arrogance is a thing of beauty!! Know what you own! Challenge the world!
• DAVOS
  • VERSES Brings Natural Computing to the Center of AI Discussions on the World Stage at Davos 2024
    • When at Davos, we may conclude: Big League?
• UAE Abu Dhabi project
  • VERSES AI Inc. announced a partnership with Analog to transform Abu Dhabi's urban landscape through smart city projects. This collaboration marks another step taken to advance smart city evolution. Driven by urbanization, efficient resource management, public safety, and energy optimization, governments are increasingly adopting smart city initiatives to address the challenges of a growing population.
• Finances
  • As with R&D, losses are a given
  • For a comprehensive overview of finances (as well as product specific details) please read the attached.
    • https://21624003.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21624003/Investor%20Material/Q2-2024%20-%20MD%26A.pdf

Hi, so this is going to be kind of long, and honestly I don't even know why I'm doing this but I guess I'll do it. I am currently un-employed, I graduated from University and haven't found a job since then. I spend some of my free time gaming and through one of the games I play, I met a woman. At first I remember her being into me and I ended up telling her to not get attached because I am currently working on myself, physically, mentally and also in terms of where I want to be in life. But as time passed by, even though it hasn't been that long since we met on the 9th of April of this year, she grew on me. She professed that she likes me, we flirt and everything. And when she was around, I finally felt some sort of happiness that I felt like I've been lacking, so I developed feelings.
Now for over a week, she's started replying less to my messages and such, she has classes so it's understandable but even when she's home. I ask to call if she's free but it doesn't really end up happening. And like I know she's busy with her life, but for some reason I can't help but feel empty when she's not around. There are periods where I finally feel normal and then it's replaced by a longing of her presence and it doesn't feel nice at all. I feel like I have a hole in my chest half the days and I have no clue what I should do to fix it because I try to distract myself but even then I end up just thinking about her. I'm pretty sure I'm over reacting to all of this but I still can't help but feel like shit. I've been cheated on the last two relationships I had so that probably has something to do with it. She has exams so she's probably studying but I don't know why even knowing that, I can't help and relax. The thing is, over the weekend, she called me first thing when she woke up while she made breakfast, we spent time together and even gamed. And she sends me sweet tiktoks, even spammed me at one point and said "Sorry, it's just that I send you things that make me think of you" or something along those lines so the fact that I get sweet romantic tiktoks obviously means she does like me. But for some reason my chest feels empty until we spend time together. Well that's not true because last night we didn't talk, yet sent voice notes and I felt content. And a few nights prior, we texted and I felt content. I honestly feel like a mess and I don't know what to do so I came here to vent and get it all out because I feel like I'm losing my mind. Yesterday I asked if she wanted to spend time together and call, and she said that she called me earlier on but I didn't pick up. I didn't receive a call at all, and I know that sometimes when we call, since her service is terrible the call drops and we always have those issues so she probably did call, but for some reason I wanna believe that's a lie.. And that just drives me into a spiral of these emotions that do nothing but make me feel terrible. So now I'm writing this, crying, and honestly feeling a little bit of relief since i finally got this out.. But I honestly have no clue what to do, I wanna just ride the wave until her exams are done and maybe things'll go back to the way they were (Since she did tell me that things will go back to normal a month from now), but I don't know...

I bought a 2017 Audi eTron with about 40k miles on it in 2020. In 2022 the car just stopped driving and I received a “low power” alarm. Prior to this there was no warning light, alarm, or other indicator that something was wrong. Had my car towed to Audi Bellevue and they tell me it’s going to be over $7k to fix this 5 year old car. Luckily I bought an extended warranty and didn’t pay much for the repairs but $7k in repairs for a car that’s 5 year old seems extreme. In September 2023 on a road trip to Spokane I stopped for gas about 90 minutes outside of Spokane. When I arrived in Spokane a car alarm indicating my key was not within range went off. I’m rattled by this alarm because it’s loud and it keeps going off every couple minutes. I park my car in a parking garage, tear the car apart looking for the key and it’s s no where to be found. Since I only made one stop to get gas, I realize I must have dropped it at the gas station. It’s hard to believe this car let me drive away without the key and did not alert me that the key was out of range until I was 100 miles away from the key but it happened! Now I’m parked in a garage, several hours from home without a key for my car. I ended up having to have a key made which was close to $1k. The whole thing was a nightmare but it gets worse. A few days ago I’m at Goodwill , I go out to my car and it won’t start. Again, no warning light, alarm or notice prior. I see a “low power” notice and a “transmission malfunction notice”. I want to throw up because the warranty expired and I know how much this is going to cost to repair. Begrudgingly, I have my car towed to Audi Bellevue. Went in the next day (5/18/24) to test drive a $40k van. Because my car is not drivable, Audi Bellevue proceeds to lowball me on the value of my car. Long story short, I left and contacted a couple of places that take non running cars and I’m offered $1k more than Audi offered me. I ask Sodi at Audi (over text) for $1500 more than their original offer. She responds they can’t do it. She doesn’t respond with, “this is what we can do”, nothing, no follow up, no help which forces me to respond and ask if they’ll match the offer I received and she says she ask her GM tomorrow. I attached the text exchange for you to see she asks how she can “earn” my business in one text and in the next says, no to my request with no additional info. If you didn’t know, Audi Bellevue is owned by the multi billion dollar company, Autonation that Bill Gates owns 19% of. This is the highest earning auto dealership in the US. They are haggling with me over a couple hundred dollars EVEN THOUGH I am interested in buying a $40k van!! Make it make sense. These people are unethical and I won’t get into the entire ridiculous experience but just wondering if anyone else has had issue with Audi Bellevue or Autonation? Also, want to say do not buy an eTron because it is a giant POS. Imagine being on a road trip in a rural area or in the mountains, you make a pit stop at a truck stop and your car all of a sudden just stops working! Now imagine not having cell service. I want to get the word out because that’s and dangerous and scary.

Okay I was told by my doctor almost 2 weeks ago I have hsv2 she said based on results it’s not a brand new infection. So back log: I was married until dec 2020, tested post divorce for everything under the Sun including Hsv, was negative. I was then confident to start dating a few months later I met this guy we dated and slept together pretty regular in 2021 on and off 2022 and non at all on 2023. He is my only partner post divorce. In 2022 I would get yeast infection so I went to doctor and tested for std and was negative. Well 2 weeks ago I went in for routine and requested to be tested again for every since the sexual relationship with the guy ended at that time my doctor said results came back positive for hsv2 . I tried to reach out to the guy and saw I was blocked so I used another phone he answered and before I could say anything he cursed me out and said to not call him anymore. I then texted from the other phone my results and he said he was clean and didn’t get this from him. My thing is in almost 3 years he has been the only one I slept with and post divorce I tested for everything. I am so hurt because his reaction made me feel like he knew and infected me on purpose. The reason I stopped sleeping with him in 2022 is because I found out he was very very promiscuous. What can I do to get over this I’m 42f and went my whole life without std now I feel like my life is over. I do not believe I have any ob but I have been getting strange break outs on my face for the past year,nothing I’ve noticed down there. Could I only have breakouts on the face if I’m hsv2?. It all bothers me so much because I know he sleeps around and probably spreading this disease to many women. What should I do?

Nonchalant AP
First, I just want to say how incredibly helpful & supportive I have found this space to be. It has been so meaningful to feel not alone in this.
D Day for us was about 4 days ago. My WH had an affair with a coworker for about 8 weeks. They had sex twice but were spending many evenings after work together doing everything but. She knew he was married, and she has a partner & kid. She was actively egging him on to leave me throughout the entire affair.
Not going to get into all the other horrid details of the affair rn (still acutely processing it) but my WH did call the AP the day after D Day to formally cut it off, and I was present in the room (per my request).
He had her on speaker for full transparency and honestly, we were both a bit taken a back by how casual and nonchalant she was on the phone. From my perspective, after having my entire life as I knew it ripped to shreds, I was shocked that she talked as if he was calling to let her know the sandwich she wanted from the deli wasn’t available.
From his report and the texts, there was an EA — sweet messages, doting on each other, feeling like she ‘gets’ him, etc. The night of the discovery, I sent her a message myself from his phone and her response to me was 1. trying to cover for him and 2. a whole paragraph on what a wonderful man he was.
Some highlights of this 3 minutes convo were: “Oh yeah, 100%” [when he made a comment about their actions being completely disrespectful to both myself and the OBS] “Well, I guess say sorry to your wife for me” “Yep, sounds good!” [when told that he would be blocking her number and having no personal conversations with her moving forword]
My WH has seemed a bit put out by her lack of reaction. He explained it later that it’s hard to swallow that he really did blow up our life over someone who couldn’t care less. Obviously, I’ve considered a million different reasons — she could have known I was present, she could just be defensive and not want to show her emotion, etc. It also makes me worry for when they do inevitably have to cross paths during the period of time before he can transition to an alternative work situation.
Just wanted to share & hear thoughts. How did you handle worries around the idea your partner is grieving the loss of the AP? Or handling the idea that the AP really doesn’t feel badly about their part in it?

I have been using my boyfriend’s old iPad for a work thing - with his permission - and downloaded a file but at the same time saw several downloaded pictures of him and his ex-wife of 4 years doing various sexual acts. Normally he would have the benefit of the doubt, he’s not used the iPad for a while but the timestamps of the images were of last month. They are clearly old pictures (she looks a lot different now).
I asked him if we need to talk about some images I found in his files and of course he at first tried to play them off with “they are old pictures” and the classic “I have no idea how they got there” until I mentioned the timestamps.
He broke down and said he’s been looking at pictures of her on his phone (and his iCloud must have synced to the iPad) and it’s a purely sexual ‘fantasy’ about his past with no emotions or attachment. He said he feels so guilty but he just hasn’t been able to bring himself to delete them or stop masturbating to them.
He’s made very clear that he isn’t attracted to his ex in the present at all (she’s gained lots of weight and acts like a completely different person) but says it’s like his wife died and there is a stranger in her place now and it’s his wife that he has felt sexually attracted to.
I just feel really disrespected right now. I just can’t unsee those images. Am I being unreasonable? I feel like the fact that he can’t bring himself to delete these pictures does show an emotional attachment and brings me to wondering if he is even ready for a long term relationship despite his break up being 2+ years ago and my relationship with him for almost a year now.
Tldr; boyfriend faps to images of him and his ex together and I feel angry - how do I approach?

Hi,
I joined my local gym a few months ago, and currently following a 6 week low impact toning training plan. Not that my goal is exclusively toning but looked good for a beginner and has a bit of everything, upper and lower body, warms ups and starching. I also do some cardio like walking or swimming a couple times a week.
The gym is well equipped and I’ve gotten myself familiarized with a few exercises, machines, bars. My physio therapist says I’m definitely stronger, 5 weeks in has helped me correct some forms.
I’m looking for my next steps in terms of a plan. I don’t know if I should redo the 6 week program at higher weights or switch to another one.
My main goal is to get stronger and I wouldn’t mind loosing some weight, but after a bad experience with a weight loss program I’m trying to avoid obsessing with calories and macros, yes I know this is the way to go for weight loss, but stress and I are not friends. I’m just trying to reduce the carbs and increase the protein.
However I also have ADHD and struggle to red through lots of text.
I would appreciate your recommendations on next steps and reputable audiovisual resources. Not exclusively videos, but also text with some images and animations help.
Edit: I added I also do some cardio.
Thank you!