It's been over 3 years, and I'm gonna retake the Net+ exam again. (Shame on me for not studying up for CySA+ or PenTest+ to retain my Net+ and Sec+, aha...)
But as technology keeps evolving and more content needs to get tested on these exams, my question is: how does the content on these exams change? For example, with new technologies and possibly more standards coming about, will I still be tested on old technologies like hubs and such? There's only 90 questions and with more content to cover, what's CompTIA doing now to comprehensively cover everything?
For those who recently have taken the test, I simply would like to know what were the topics of focus. I'm using Jason Dion's course on Udemy and am a taking a university course about Computer Networks to help me study.

I have a client na 1month makeover sa IG. So while discovery call, nakiusap sya na isali ko paggawa ng website. Simple lang naman sya, just a landing page. She bought the website builder sa domain dot com and it's just drag and drop. She already bought that even before pa kami nagdiscovery call. Pjnagawa nya sa kakilala pero di natapos kaya sa akin pinagawa (with additional payment sa akin)
The problem kasi eh halos linggo2x gusto nya ng meeting, umaabot ng 3hours. Parang nagiging business coach na ako. Even the decision kung gagamit ba ng calendly, paano magbo-book yung students nya ako pa magdedecide. I told her before na pwede namin ilagay sa website nya lahat ng way to book - in person, via Calendly, telephone etc. Then she'd ask paano daw magbabayad. Sabi ko may paypal, bank transfer, digital wallets. Sumasakit na ulo ko kasi I keep changing the info din sa website. How do I tell her gently na di na dapat yun kasali sa service ko? Supposedly dapat alam na nya ang system nya, then I'll just help her setup. At first, I'll try to help her kaso pabago-bago ng isip. I think she's in an online program kaso advanced yung program that she'll need a VA to maintain it kaso wala syang budget for retainer.
Sabi ko if she wants after the contract namin, she can pay me hourly, yung need lang ipapagawa para di masakit sa bulsa. Then she offered mag-exchange daw kami ng service. Example, 1hour yoga in exchange of my service. Sabi ko di pwede. 🙄 $15/hr rate ko, sya naman $70/yoga session so lugi ako kasi for 1hour yoga, 3hrs service ko na haha. Anyways, hinging advice + rant ko na din tong post.

Hello. My full-time J2 unexpectedly ended and according to client ay "business losses" daw reason. Idk if true pero move forward tayo. Sa una siyempre sad ako kasi 2 salaries are better than 1. However, I realized na maybe it was a blessing in disguise.
Lowball ako kay J2 and late ko na narealize na nagsettle ako sa lowball offer just for the sake of "job security" which turned out to be meh kasi yun pa natapos.
For context, ang fortnight/biweekly salary ko kay J2 ay need ko pagtrabuhan for 80hrs. Full-time job. Unpaid lunch break. May time in and time out pa. May timesheet pa na chinecheck ilan hrs inaabot sa isang task.
Samantalang kay J1, yung isang fortnight salary ko kay J2 na worth 80hrs ay kaya ko kitain kay J1 in "35 hrs". Flexi sa flexi na time. Part time job. Walang time in and time out basta natatapos at nassubmit ang deliverables. "35 hrs" kasi on paper lang yun wala siya issue if natapos ko nang maaga (example 30 hrs lang talaga actual) or mas mabilis basta as is na 35 hours.
Imagine yung salary na keri ko kitain kay J1 in "35 working hrs" lang ay pinapahirapan ko pa sarili ko magwork ng 80hrs para kay J2 for the same amount. Krazy.
Lesson learned na don't settle. If I can earn the same salary (or even higher hopefully) for lesser working hours in a diff job, why settle for lowball ofers?
Praying and manifesting for new client asap!!! ✨

Diploma o Etraksid?
I think a lot of people misunderstood the debate here. People with Diploma are on the diploma side while people who don’t like school or dont have the access to a proper education were on the etraksid side.
Okay so here’s my take, it all depends on your industry. Kung ikaw gusto mo mag doctor, lawyer, engineer and so on. In other words. Professional. You need Diploma. To make an assurance na alam mo and pinag aralan mo talaga ang craft mo and yung diploma is a certificate for you to prove it. Well on the other side, if you want to be a musician, athlete, salesman and so on. You need etraksid. Kahit walang Diploma magiging successfull ka. And marami nang naging example neto. Which sila pa mas yumaman ng sobra.
So bat ba may ganitong debate in the first place? Gusto malaman ng mga tao kung ano ba ang route para sa masaganang pamumuhay. In other words, yumaman and maging successful. A lot of kids need to be enlightened by this. Coz a lot of them might be misguided.
Kung gusto mong yumaman and maging successful. Sapat bang maging masipag ka? Honestly, NO. Madami ako kilalang masipag pero hindi naman yumaman. Dapat ba swerte ka? Might, pero very slim chance lang na yumaman ka by luck. It all comes down to knowing what you really want to do in life. In other words kung ano ang passion mo. And once mahanap mo yun. Hindi pwedeng nandun ka lang sa gitna dahil thats where people struggle really. Being in the mid tier, yung ‘Sakto Lang’. Hindi super galing hindi din naman walang alam. Kung gusto mo talaga bayaran sa industry mo. You need to be the Top Dawg. Be a master of your own craft kumbaga. Sila yung pinaka nagiging successful sa mundo kasi sila yung pinaka nagiging kailangan ng society.
So to answer the question Diploma o Etraksid? Walang tamang sagot really kasi both is correct for me.

Trigger warning: mention of sexual assault
This is my first ever post to Reddit and I get most of my Reddit fix from YouTube so please be patient with me if I don’t understand all the lingo or rules, thank you.
Here’s some context: I am a transgender male. Boyfriend, who we will call H, is a cisgender male. We’ve been together just over 1 year and 2 months. We were roommates before we started dating, and friends with benefits long before I moved in, though we did fall off for about a year before I moved in too. H has only ever known me as trans, I have been out for about 3/4 years now.
Last night I went to bed mad and I didn’t want to. I was triggered shortly after dinner time when H lifted up my shirt on my backside in the shared living room we have with our roommate and his gf, almost exposing my chest which I do not bind while home. He then starts to try massaging my back until his hands starts inching closer to the front of me. I did not ask him to do this. I felt an immediate panic and told him to stop but it didn’t feel like enough to actually stop him so I said very yelling like: “the reason we never have sex is because you can’t help but cross my boundaries and I barely even want you to touch me anymore.”
I can understand how this felt really harsh on him as he quickly became quiet, wouldn’t look at me, and then left to his room. We do have separate rooms as we were roommates before, I now use my room as an office for my remote customer service job and his room as an actual bedroom.
I knew that if we talked immediately that I would probably lash out again, getting mad and yelling and he would shut down but maybe even get mad himself. But we know better that at least I need some time to cool off if we’re going to have a productive conversation as I do have big feelings very often that overwhelm me and I have anger issues as well. We’ve never had a big fight where both of us are trying to get a point across. I feel like I did before in my last big relationship where I’m the only one with all the big feelings and no one wants to listen to them. The point isn’t that I want a big fight, it’s that I know eventually I need to let it out but more calmly.
So when H came out of his room after I went to partake in the devils garden on the balcony, I was expecting to sit down and talk it out. Instead he asked me to make a copy of his license for work cause I have a scanneprinter, we hugged, apologized to each other but didn’t explain why we’re were apologizing, I went to make the copies and we went on like it was a normal night. I waited for a more appropriate moment to bring it up and every time I think it’s time to speak up, H has a favor to ask, he wants me to look at the TikTok’s and Reels he sent me, and then we’re going to bed. At that point, I am fully in my head about this interaction and relationship and I haven’t said a word to him since last night except he texted me this morning complaining about his new job.
I want to give a little context why I am scared to say anything further about being triggered and lashing out. About three months ago, H was very drunk (he is an alcoholic) and after I rambled on about something, H stopped me and said something to the effect of “No one’s listening to you.” He has apologized profusely about this but I have always had the impression that if you want someone to tell the truth, talk to a toddler or a drunk. I haven’t been able to get him saying that out of my head. I’ve been told some messed up stuff about me by others but this one…hurts. So when he doesn’t start a conversation, I don’t want to talk. He doesn’t like listening to me talk. He’s blamed his ADHD and said “I never know when you’re gonna stop and my brain won’t focus” but part of me knows that’s a crock of sh*t.
Maybe while writing this post I’m realizing that it’s not worth it, but I’d like to explain that his insistent “Stims” on me (smacking, tickling, scratching, finger tracing, scratching my head and pulling my hair, pimple popping on my back, etc) are what’s crossing my boundaries. I have had a rough time with touch ever since I was 14 and was sexually assaulted. The last time I was triggered like this, my bf of the time tried to hold me from behind but his hand placement freaked me out and I had an anxiety attack; sweating, crying and dry heaving type of anxiety attack. While H never initiated without asking for consent, I’ve always wondered why consent and “keep your hands to yourself” is only important for him when he’s using his genitals.
I have repeatedly tried to explain to H that I am uncomfortable with most touch, and his stims still happen. I’ve tried to be mindful that maybe he actually can’t control it, that his extreme OCD is making him (he was diagnosed as a kid, the beginning of the relationship I had to drive with him everywhere because he kept thinking he hit people while on the road, a great example of pure O) so I tried displacement where he stims on himself, asked him to stop repeatedly and making him work through what he can do instead of stimming on me, I have tried to gentle parent his issue and nothing works. I am beginning to resent him and I don’t want to resort to violence just because he’s backed me into a corner with this issue.
I know however that when we have heart to hearts about these types of issues, he listens and tries better (he stopped smacking my thigh and went to my butt, the frequency of stims have slowed down) but after a year, I feel worn down and don’t know how to get him to talk to me now as I know if I start the conversation he will either deflect or dismiss. What should I do?
TLDR: boyfriend has trouble keeping his hands to himself, triggered my SA issues, we never talked about it, I don’t think he cares to listen. What should I do?

Background: was a user of SB Clasic CC for 10 yrs. Very passive user ako up until last yr. Ginagamit ko lang yung card para I have a CC to link sa mga online transactions. Ni hindi ako nagpapawaive ng annual fee noon coz di ko alam na pwede. Kaya ako naging active sa Reddit actually para mamaximize ang full potential ng mga CCs ko. This yr narealize ko yung potential ng CC so I requested for a Platinum. It was granted agad agad, requested late Jan, got the card Feb. So now I'm an SBC Platinum user na.
Customer Service: For me their previous app was the best. This new one ang problema for me is hindi real time ang posting. Up until March nagcacrash din siya but now smooth sailing na. Malinis and madaling maintindihan ang app.
What I like most sa SBC is may customer support sila na chat in-app. 24/7 din ito. You can request to chat with a live agent. Sa many experiences ko chatting with an agent, around 15 to 20 mins na ang pinakamahabang wait time nila. And if magchat ako say late at night na, less than 5 mins may agent na kong nakakausap. Pinaka downside lang sa chat function nila bawal ka magswitch ng screen at bawal ma-idle. Sa many requests ko with an agent maayos din ang resolution.
Example 1. I requested to waive my Annual Fee. Sabi nila hindi kaya iwaive. I asked anong pwedeng gawin. They said if I spend 40k in 60 days, they can waive, and here I am. 36 days in, na-credit back na yung 4k na annual fee. Process was
Step 1. Chat sa agent abt requesting for annual fee
Step 2. Spend the amount required
Step 3. Chat again to tell the agent na nareach mo na yung amt required
Nagchat ako Sat night, nacredit back ng Tuesday.
Example 2: Since mabagal ang posting sa app, nagchat ako sa agent to know ano yung mga previous transactions ko. These transactions were international and I wanted to know the peso equivalent para mapasok ko sa budget. They saw it sa system nila and they gave the details agad. I didn't have to wait for the posting nor my statement.
Promos: Sabi ko kung hindi ko mawawaive ang annual fee susulitin ko na lang ang promos nila. So far magaganda ang offerings nila. 5k+ spend ko sa Wildflour naging 2800++ na lang. Initially 3k dapat babayaran ko for resto food, since need ko talaga bumili ng pampasalubong papuntang US, nareach ko ang 5k min spend and nasulit ko siya with their bottled and other products. Nagamit ko din siya sa Botejyu at 20% off. Lounge access is also unlimited sa NAIA then may 2 free sa international. Gamit na gamit ko yung NAIA lounge. As a frequent traveler sulit sakin ang Mastercard Travel Pass membership. This gives you the ability to buy lounge access outside of the free na 2. Meron din sila minsan na vouchers/discounte sa Laz and Shopee. So far sa promos from March to May, nakasave nako ng 8k.
Madali din silang kausap in terms of utang. Nagkaroon ng time na nabaon ako sa bills (pandemic times). I called them to ask for (I forgot their term) but basically installment nung balance ko. Of course the longer it takes you to pay, the higher the interest but that option saved me na masadlak sa utang. Initially lumulobo yung utang ko kasi close to minimum lang nababayaran ko. When I called to ask anong pwedeng gawin, they gave me this option.
This review is in comparison to my other CCs. RCBC is also a good option. May chat function sila sa FB messenger. Di lang real time ang sagot pero pwede na compared to sa pinakaolats sa lahat na Union Bank.
Disclaimer: Of course gastos responsibly. Always remember, gumastos ng naaayon sa kakayanan. Pero it's good also to make your cards work for you, maximize their promos and offerings para sulit!

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

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

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

Popheads recently reached the 2 million subscriber milestone, thanks to your continued participation and support!
We wanted to celebrate, and tried to think of fun things that we could do as a subreddit. A well loved Popheads activity has always been our yearly Top 100 lists, where the community comes together to vote to create a list of our favorite 100 songs of the past year. The list reveal is always fun and one of my personal favorite days of the year, and these lists honestly provide a great representation of our community - a snapshot of our own personal taste, if you will.
Therefore, for this subscriber milestone, we will be doing another Popheads Top 100…but this time, of a throwback year: 2014!!!
2014 was chosen for two reasons: one, the obvious, is that this year is the tenth anniversary of that year. The second is that the annual Popheads Top 100 actually started with the year 2015, so 2014 is the most recent year without “coverage”, so to speak. (If this is a success, we would love to repeat this for other years - 2013, 2012, even earlier!)
Without further ado, the rules for participation are below.

How To Participate

NOTE: Thank you so much to raicicle, whose posts for the annual Popheads Top 100 form the basis of this post!
Like with our normal years, you can also vote in the entirely non-official just-for-fun survey: “What song would you remove a vote from?” You can fill that in optionally here even if you don’t submit an official ballot.

I. How To Send In Your Song Votes

Make a list of your favorite songs released in 2014 (January 1st 2014 - December 31st 2014). This list should have a minimum of 10 songs and a maximum of 25 songs. Then, PM your lists to our shared account u/Popheads100Throwback by June 16th, 11:59PM EST. Please see II. Song Eligibility for more details on what you can and can't submit.
QUICK LINK TO SUBMIT: Click here to DM us your list
DUE: June 16th, 11:59PM EST (03:59AM GMT)

• Do not submit more than 3 songs from any one main artist. Songs where those artists are features do not count towards this 3-song limit on your list.^†
• The list does not have to be ordered/ranked. We are not weighting your votes, just tallying.
• Songs should be listed in Artist - Song format with features listed with (feat. ____) after the song title. Try to stylize and capitalize artist and song names as closely to the official listing as you can (for example, Beyoncé should have the accent). The fewer discrepancies, the easier it is for us to sort the list later, so it's very much appreciated.
• You can change your list at any time! Just message us and tell us what you want changed.

^† There are always some weird discrepancies and edge-cases every year, so please DM us if you have any queries or post them in this thread to let people know!
And here's a few more important guidelines.

• Your songs do not have to be singles. Of course, if you're trying to get a certain song on the list, singles tend to get more votes than random album tracks.
• Your songs do not have to be 'pop' songs, nor do vocal songs have to be in English. Songs from any genre, and international songs, are all welcome. After all, no “best of 2014” list can be complete without Orange Caramel’s Catellena...
• We are not encouraging tactical or strategic voting, but we are not exactly discouraging it either. Obviously, some songs are more likely to make the list than others, and you should keep that in mind when making your list (whether that means you choose to stick to the big hits, or champion some lesser-known songs instead).

II. Song Eligibility

Your song must have been first officially available between the dates of January 1st 2014 and December 31st 2014. What does 'first officially available' mean? In essence, legally available to stream (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, etc.) or buy online.

• If a single was released after January 1st 2014, but was first officially available on a parent album before that date, it is not eligible.
• Similarly, a song on an album released after January 1st 2014 is not eligible if it was released as a pre-album single prior to that date. Sadly, this means Azealia Banks’ 212 is therefore ineligible (probably for the best, we all know it would have won…).
• Official remixes are eligible for the list regardless of the original song's release date, provided that the remix was released between the same dates of January 1st 2014 and December 31st 2014.

If you are unsure on a song's eligibility, please use this thread to clarify or DM us and we’ll be happy to help.
If you would like a reminder of what songs were released in 2014, feel free to have a peruse through these links:

• Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 2014 (be careful, a lot of these songs were released in 2013!)
• Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 2015 (see above addendum)
• List of all albums released in 2014 on website AOTY
• User-rated best albums of 2014 on AOTY
• Pitchfork’s best albums of 2014
• K-pop releases of 2014

III. How We Will Make The Final Top 100 List

To make life easier for everyone involved, as was previously mentioned, you do not have to rank your song choices. Every submission counts as one vote, and the list is simply the 100 songs that got the most submissions in order. There are however caveats to this:
An artist will never have more than 3 songs on the list. Even if after the initial vote an artist manages to have 6 songs numerically in the Top 100, only the top 3 of those will be added. This is an editorial decision, based on the fact that it seems more popular to feature as many different artists as possible and showcase the breadth of the sub's music taste rather than dedicate huge chunks of the list to one artist, or one album (sorry 1989 fans!).
It is inevitable that many songs will get the same number of votes. Songs with the same number of votes will appear alphabetically in the list, but we will make the number of votes that every song received public. There may be some weird stuff happening if the list doesn’t end up being exactly 100 songs long, in which case there may be some discretional tie-breaks.
We can be DM'ed here at this account, or at our personal Discord or Reddit accounts (@ bigbigbee a.k.a bigbigbee ; @ trailblazer_l a.k.a prettybirbkotori ; @ haobinist a.k.a MoonlightByWindow ; @ haobinfan a.k.a runaway1312 ).

IV. Writeups

The final list will be presented as a Pitchfork-style Top 100 with small writeups to bring some insight and a bit of a story to the song. If you’ve been around for the yearly top songs lists, then you are likely familiar with the process.
We'll be writing the Top 15 to keep it under wraps. The remaining 85 songs will be given to other guest writers! If you feel like you’re a good writer and you’re interested, just mention it when you send in your list (we will assume that you're interested in writing for one of the tracks that you submitted in your votes).
Write-ups will ideally be 4-6 sentences long, though shorter or longer is completely fine**.** Feel free to talk about anything - its chart performance, its composition, your personal experience with the song, etc. There is no perfect writeup - this list is a collection of our thoughts as a community, not an official list from a music publication!
You can also message any of us on our personal Discord or Reddit accounts as listed above (Discord is slightly preferable) if you’re interested – we will try our best to find a writeup for you if possible!
In choosing to do writeups, you inevitably find out whether a song has made it onto the list to write for it, but to keep the surprise as much as possible, we will not tell you the position of the song if we send you a song to write for.
To get the general gist of what these writeups will be like, feel free to have a look at 2022’s Top 100 list.

V. The List Reveal

The list will be revealed on Sunday, July 7th, 2024 (exact time TBD). The live reveal will be on Queup https://www.queup.net/join/top-100-of-2014, where all 100 songs will be played in order from #100 to #1; as each song goes out, its write-up will be posted to a post on the subreddit.
VI. Other Fun Stuff
Join our discord to discuss this and other music: https://discord.gg/T97SkFNV
Do the currently open rates!

• 90s R&B Princesses Rate: https://redd.it/1bv0rl0 [Due May 24, Reveal May 31-June 2]
• The Popheads Rate Olympics (Mini-Rate): https://redd.it/1cfjmbm [Due May 31, Reveal June 8-9]
• 2023 K-Pop Essentials Rate: https://redd.it/1co3jct [Due June 15, Reveal June 21-23]
• Piano Men Rate: https://redd.it/1co3kcr [Due June 22, Reveal June 28-30]

My (F 21) nose is one of my biggest insecurities about my physical appearance because I was bullied for it from 5th grade to 10th grade. I had classmates who told me that I would look pretty if my nose was smaller and pointy, like a lot of my facial features are already fine, but my nose ruined it for them. One of my friends in junior high school used to point out my nose a lot. My father told me that if he won the lottery and became a billionaire, he would get me a nose job.
Ngayong medyo tumanda na ko at natutong mag-ayos, nagkaroon ng improvement looks ko at meron na ding nagsasabi na gumanda raw ako at nakaka-recognized na may nagbago talaga sakin. Kahit nakakarinig ako ng mga ganyan, nagugulat ako dahil masyado na kong nasanay sa mga panget na naririnig ko noon. Hanggang ngayon sobrang insecure ako to the point na pakiramdam ko kung may naka eye contact ako na tao yung ilong ko ang una nilang mapapansin at bigla na lang nila ako lalaitin. Nang dahil sa naging karanasan ko may mga pagkakataon na naiilang ako tumingin sa mata ng kausap ko at iniiwasan ko camera. Isa din ito sa mga dahilan kung bakit uncomfortable ako makipag video call. Sobrang insecure at self-conscious ako sa ilong ko.
I read horrible comments on chikaph about celebrities noses such as Belle Mariano's nose like sobrang hateful nila sa kanya just because they don't like her nose and it's not a typical nose that they want on other celebrities. Kahit pinagawa niya yung ilong niya hindi naman lahat ng rhinoplasty procedures ay sobrang laking pagbabago ang ibibigay at para tumangos lang. Meron kasing conservative rhinoplasty. It's a good thing that we have a female celeb like her as representative na ganyang itsura, hindi yung magkakamukha na lang lahat. Pero kapag nakakita sila ng botched nose jobs ng local celebs, sobrang hate din sila as if hindi sila aware na biktima lang sila ng Eurocentric beauty standards dito sa Pilipinas. Unfortunately, mas prone talaga mga noses ng POC ang maging botched kaya hindi rin talaga dapat matangos at sobrang liit agad ang gagawin sa ilong nila like famous examples sa ibang bansa (Lil Kim and Michael Jackson).
Meron din akong napanood sa YouTube na video ni Qoves na mas mahalaga talaga ang overall facial harmony at bone structure ng tao kaysa individual facial features at wala sa pagiging manipis at matangos kung maayos ba talaga ang ilong. Unfortunately isa ito sa mga bagay na nao-overlooked ng mga Pilipino pagdating sa facial aesthetics. Ang hirap kasi sa mga Pilipino kapag maputi at matangos kahit off ang facial harmony perfect 10 na agad pero kapag hindi nila nagustuhan ilong mo kahit maganda naman facial features at harmony mo parang hindi nila marerecognize na may maganda sayo.

By popular request. Are there more? Very likely, but they also change and may have new ones added as content evolves. For example, GC for glass cannon or galaxy compressor are pretty common, but context is usually helpful. Though I feel like the consensus has been leaning more towards abbreviations like GComp and SHarn for modules.
Not settled yet, so modules aren't included here. Definitely not an exhaustive/complete list.
Ultimate Weapons UW

BH - Black Hole CF - Chrono Field CL - Chain Lightning DW - Death Wave GT - Golden Tower ILM - Inner Land Mines PS - Poison Swamp SL - Spotlight SM - Smart Missiles 

Cards

CC - Critical Chance EB - Enemy Balance PC - Plasma Cannon CC - Critical Coin WS - Wave Skip IS - Intro Sprint DR - Death Ray EN - Energy Net SA - Slow Aura ST - Super tower SW - Second Wind DM - Demon Mode ES - Energy Shield WA - Wave Accelerator 

Labs

DDR - Double Death Ray CFR - Chrono Field Damage Reduction CFD - Chrono Field Duration 

Workshop (ws)

CPK - Coins per Kill C% - Critical Chance DD - Death Defy EALS/EHLS/ELS - Enemy Attack/Health Level Skip or both SCC - Super Critical Chance SCM - Super Critical Multiplier SW - Shock Wave 

Common Lazy Talk:

BC - Battle Condition CB - Coin Bonus CC - Crowd Control (anything that hinders enemies from hitting you) CPM - Coins per Minute CPH - Coins per Hour Devo - Devolve DWEW - Death Wave Effective Wave EAS - Battle Condition Enemy Attack Speed eHP = effective Health Points. How much damage you can survive, after taking any dmg mitigation into account F2P - Free to Play GC - Glass Cannon LT - Lifetime Coins/Stones/X - lifetime coins would be LTC P2P - Pay to Play PB - Personal Best PWR - Perk Wave Requirement RBB - Range Behind Boss SMILM - SM + ILM, referring to a meta were these 2 UWs alone defined the GC SPB - Standard Perk Bonus a Perk lab T(D)C - Tower (Data) Collection, a huge compilation of incredibly useful optimisation tools by Cris and community UW - Ultimate Weapon WAWSIS - Intro Sprint + Wave Skip + Wave Accelerator, a tournament tactic based on running out the clock with high card levels, also referred to as *Gonzales Runs* 

Hindi, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, is rich in history and linguistic intricacies. Its grammar is systematic and follows a well-defined structure, making it accessible for both native speakers and learners. This article explores the core components of Hindi grammar, including its script, phonetics, morphology, and syntax.

The Hindi Script: Devanagari

Hindi is written in the Devanagari script, which consists of 11 vowels and 33 consonants. Each character in Devanagari has a specific phonetic value, and the script is written from left to right. The vowels can be written independently or as diacritics attached to consonants, modifying their sound.
For example:

• अ (a) is a standalone vowel.
• क (ka) combines the consonant क (k) with the inherent vowel अ (a).

Phonetics: Vowels and Consonants

Vowels (स्वर): Hindi vowels are divided into short and long forms. Short vowels include अ (a), इ (i), and उ (u), while long vowels include आ (aa), ई (ii), and ऊ (uu).
Consonants (व्यंजन): Hindi consonants are classified based on their place and manner of articulation. These include:

• Plosives: क (ka), ख (kha), ग (ga), घ (gha)
• Nasals: म (ma), न (na), ण (ṇa)
• Fricatives: स (sa), श (sha), ष (ṣa), ह (ha)
• Approximants: ल (la), र (ra), व (va), य (ya)

Morphology: Word Formation

Nouns (संज्ञा): Nouns in Hindi are gendered (masculine or feminine) and can be singular or plural. For instance:

• लड़का (laṛkā) – boy (masculine, singular)
• लड़की (laṛkī) – girl (feminine, singular)
• लड़के (laṛke) – boys (masculine, plural)
• लड़कियाँ (laṛkiyā̃) – girls (feminine, plural)

Pronouns (सर्वनाम): Pronouns also reflect gender, number, and formality.

• मैं (maĩ) – I
• तुम (tum) – you (informal)
• आप (āp) – you (formal)
• वह (vah) – he/she/it

Verbs (क्रिया): Verbs conjugate based on tense (past, present, future), aspect (simple, continuous, perfect), and mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive). For example:

• खाना (khānā) – to eat
• मैं खाता हूँ (maĩ khātā hū̃) – I eat (present, masculine)
• मैं खा रही हूँ (maĩ khā rahī hū̃) – I am eating (present continuous, feminine)
• मैंने खाया (maine khāyā) – I ate (past, masculine)

Syntax: Sentence Structure

Hindi typically follows a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) order:

• मैं सेब खाता हूँ (maĩ seb khātā hū̃) – I eat apples.

However, variations can occur for emphasis:

• सेब मैं खाता हूँ (seb maĩ khātā hū̃) – Apples, I eat.

Postpositions: Unlike English, which uses prepositions, Hindi uses postpositions that follow the noun:

• मैं स्कूल जा रहा हूँ (maĩ skūl jā rahā hū̃) – I am going to school.

Tenses and Aspects

Present Tense:

• Simple: मैं लिखता हूँ (maĩ likhtā hū̃) – I write.
• Continuous: मैं लिख रहा हूँ (maĩ likh rahā hū̃) – I am writing.
• Perfect: मैंने लिखा है (maine likhā hai) – I have written.

Past Tense:

• Simple: मैंने लिखा (maine likhā) – I wrote.
• Continuous: मैं लिख रहा था (maĩ likh rahā thā) – I was writing.
• Perfect: मैंने लिखा था (maine likhā thā) – I had written.

Future Tense:

• Simple: मैं लिखूँगा (maĩ likhū̃gā) – I will write.
• Continuous: मैं लिख रहा होऊँगा (maĩ likh rahā hū̃gā) – I will be writing.
• Perfect: मैंने लिखा होगा (maine likhā hogā) – I will have written.

Hindi grammar, with its structured approach and clear rules, offers a rich field of study for linguists and language learners alike. Understanding its fundamentals, from the Devanagari script to complex verb conjugations, is essential for mastering the language. With practice and immersion, one can appreciate the beauty and depth of Hindi, unlocking new cultural and communicative possibilities.
Know More: https://mycoaching.in/hindi-grammar

Hello there! This will be a long post but I do encourage you to read all of it so you have an idea what kinda game you are applying for. This would be a long-term campaign, so be willing to commit to the game! Have fun reading!
Game details:
We play using both Discord for voice and video and Foundry VTT for maps and character sheets! Webcams are mandatory since we all have been using them and it helps a lot with roleplaying when you can see the other people! Make sure that your PC or laptop is capable of running Foundry, here is a link to the Foundry system requirements: https://foundryvtt.com/article/requirements/
Do note that you don't need to buy or download anything! How Foundry works is that I send you a link and you'll join through there so no need to worry about that!
We are here to make the story together so while there is a main plot for you to follow, there will be distractions along the way and of course, things that relate to your characters and what they might find interesting!
During session 0 we will go over the initial plot hooks, how your characters might know each other, safety rules, and so on!
The available days are listed in the questionnaire. The start time for the session regardless of the day would be at 9 pm GMT+3 and when a day has been chosen, we would play consistently on that day every week!
RP to combat ratio:
I would say 50-50 since you as players can with your decisions affect how much combat or roleplay there is going to be but I as a GM, am geared more towards weighting narrative but that doesn't mean that there wouldn't be some cool combat set-pieces ;).
There might be moments in the game where we focus more on the social aspect of the game, interacting in character with the world around them and then there might be some more action-oriented sessions where you get to sit at the edge of your seat!
I will say that how I like to run games, I like to focus on characters and what their motives, goals, and flaws are. This would be a more character-driven game so be ready for that and don't be afraid to get into character and have fun while doing so!
How to apply:
All that I require from you is that you read the whole post and then fill out the questionnaire to the best of your ability. I pour a lot of time into making sure that the sessions are good and that everyone is having fun and you can contribute to that by being genuinely interested in the game!
Here is the questionnaire: https://forms.gle/TAnUSBRAoEpKe1Ra8
Basic rules of the campaign:

• Be consistent: I know that emergencies can happen and sometimes life throws a curve ball. Those happen to me too but if it does, I expect you to let me know ASAP when you know that you are not going to be able to join for the session. The general rule in my table is that as long as we have four people playing, we will continue with the game.
• Cinematics: I like to inject some cinematic in the game and I will let you know when there is a cinematic. This happens usually at the end of the session to show you what happens somewhere else where your characters are not necessarily present.
• Campaign may have mature themes: I like to run narrative games and they usually lean towards a more serious tone and while there are moments of lightheartedness, it's not what I am going for this campaign. This is not a campaign for joke characters or happy-go-lucky characters. I will NOT include SA or intense torture roleplaying in my games and there is no tolerance for that. These will be discussed more during the session 0!
• Be attentive during the sessions: During the session, I would like you to feel that you want to be there so I do put a lot of time into prepping the sessions with maps, NPCs, music, etc. So as a player, all I require from you is to know the basic rules, how your character works, and just generally be respectful towards everyone on the table!
• Don't be a dick: Don't rage quit if the dice don't go your way or if you do something in the game that can result in a bad consequence to your character and then it happens. No PvP, unless both agree to it and it needs to have a good reason! Just be respectful and be able to communicate and I am sure we will get along very well!
• There is always a possibility of death: We are here to make an awesome collaborative story together that we can look back to years later with fondness! This however doesn't mean that I am going to pull my punches in combat so that's why I roll in the open. If the dice decide that it's time for your character, then that's how it's going to be. Of course, sometimes there is something that can save you but those are rare. Also, I am not going to go out of my way to kill you and I will make sure that you always know what kinda situations your characters are going to.
• Have a good mic and connection: Having a good mic is important because most of us use headphones so if your audio quality is so bad that it makes our ears bleed then that would be a dealbreaker :D. Bad mics can also negatively just impact the flow of the game if they keep cutting out!

The most important rule is to: HAVE FUN! We are here to play a game and make a story together and everyone's comfort is important to me! If you have doubts or if something feels off, you can always come to talk with me!
Game Rules:

• Write "One Piece is real" in the final questions so I know that you read this far ;)
• Ability scores are determined using point buy with 28 points or a standard array.
• Death saves are rolled in secret
• We are starting from level 2
• Criticals are maxed damage + die rolls
• If you go down, you get a wound up to a maximum of 3 when you get up again. On your third one, if you fall, you die

The reason for Banned spells is that I like to make mysteries and that players need to think. For example, Remove curse would make a situation where you can get cursed not that tense. I like to make curses into plotlines so thus banning the spell gives us that opportunity.
Here are the banned spells:

• Identify
• Detect Thoughts
• Locate object
• Zone of Truth
• Remove curse
• Goodberry
• Silvery Barbs
• Geas
• Legend lore

Banned subclasses:

• Twilight cleric
• Eloquence bard
• Peace cleric

Races from Eberron, PHB, and MPMM are available minus Tortle, Fairy, and Centaur. Also, flying races are not allowed
Here is a little bit of info about me!
My name is Michael, 22 years old. I have been a GM for 3.5 years now! I have enough experience so I won't fumble around but obviously, I don't know everything.
Something about myself is that I have been a huge fan of TTRPGs ever since I started 3.5 years ago. In that period, I have had the pleasure to play multiple systems such as 5e, pathfinder 2e, Call of Cthulhu, cyberpunk RED/2020, mothership, City of Mist, etc. So I have quite a lot of experience and I know the ropes! I also like to draw, write stories, do worldbuilding, play video games, and watch movies and anime.
I am a huge fan of One Piece, it was also an inspiration for this setting so if you are a fan, you'll notice some subtle references here and there!
I do enjoy Eberron as a setting and have read quite a bit on it! Still, while it's an established setting with its lore, that means that there will be things that I might be unaware of or I might change things here and there. I like to stick to the established lore since it's quite expansive and really good but expect changes at some points!
Final words
Thanks for reading this long-ass post and I do hope that you can see that I am putting my all into this! I hope you do too so feel free to fill out the application! Take it slowly and don't rush it since I am using it to gauge how interested you all are to join in! I will keep the post up for a few days and conduct interviews before Sunday. If you have questions, feel free to comment and I'll answer when I have time!
I hope all of you have a nice day/evening and I hope to talk to you later!

Hello there! This will be a long post but I do encourage you to read all of it so you have an idea what kinda game you are applying for. This would be a long-term campaign, so be willing to commit to the game! Have fun reading!
Game details:
We play using both Discord for voice and video and Foundry VTT for maps and character sheets! Webcams are mandatory since we all have been using them and it helps a lot with roleplaying when you can see the other people! Make sure that your PC or laptop is capable of running Foundry, here is a link to the Foundry system requirements: https://foundryvtt.com/article/requirements/
Do note that you don't need to buy or download anything! How Foundry works is that I send you a link and you'll join through there so no need to worry about that!
We are here to make the story together so while there is a main plot for you to follow, there will be distractions along the way and of course, things that relate to your characters and what they might find interesting!
During session 0 we will go over the initial plot hooks, how your characters might know each other, safety rules, and so on!
The available days are listed in the questionnaire. The start time for the session regardless of the day would be at 9 pm GMT+3 and when a day has been chosen, we would play consistently on that day every week!
RP to combat ratio:
I would say 50-50 since you as players can with your decisions affect how much combat or roleplay there is going to be but I as a GM, am geared more towards weighting narrative but that doesn't mean that there wouldn't be some cool combat set-pieces ;).
There might be moments in the game where we focus more on the social aspect of the game, interacting in character with the world around them and then there might be some more action-oriented sessions where you get to sit at the edge of your seat!
I will say that how I like to run games, I like to focus on characters and what their motives, goals, and flaws are. This would be a more character-driven game so be ready for that and don't be afraid to get into character and have fun while doing so!
How to apply:
All that I require from you is that you read the whole post and then fill out the questionnaire to the best of your ability. I pour a lot of time into making sure that the sessions are good and that everyone is having fun and you can contribute to that by being genuinely interested in the game!
Here is the questionnaire: https://forms.gle/TAnUSBRAoEpKe1Ra8
Basic rules of the campaign:

• Be consistent: I know that emergencies can happen and sometimes life throws a curve ball. Those happen to me too but if it does, I expect you to let me know ASAP when you know that you are not going to be able to join for the session. The general rule in my table is that as long as we have four people playing, we will continue with the game.
• Cinematics: I like to inject some cinematic in the game and I will let you know when there is a cinematic. This happens usually at the end of the session to show you what happens somewhere else where your characters are not necessarily present.
• Campaign may have mature themes: I like to run narrative games and they usually lean towards a more serious tone and while there are moments of lightheartedness, it's not what I am going for this campaign. This is not a campaign for joke characters or happy-go-lucky characters. I will NOT include SA or intense torture roleplaying in my games and there is no tolerance for that. These will be discussed more during the session 0!
• Be attentive during the sessions: During the session, I would like you to feel that you want to be there so I do put a lot of time into prepping the sessions with maps, NPCs, music, etc. So as a player, all I require from you is to know the basic rules, how your character works, and just generally be respectful towards everyone on the table!
• Don't be a dick: Don't rage quit if the dice don't go your way or if you do something in the game that can result in a bad consequence to your character and then it happens. No PvP, unless both agree to it and it needs to have a good reason! Just be respectful and be able to communicate and I am sure we will get along very well!
• There is always a possibility of death: We are here to make an awesome collaborative story together that we can look back to years later with fondness! This however doesn't mean that I am going to pull my punches in combat so that's why I roll in the open. If the dice decide that it's time for your character, then that's how it's going to be. Of course, sometimes there is something that can save you but those are rare. Also, I am not going to go out of my way to kill you and I will make sure that you always know what kinda situations your characters are going to.
• Have a good mic and connection: Having a good mic is important because most of us use headphones so if your audio quality is so bad that it makes our ears bleed then that would be a dealbreaker :D. Bad mics can also negatively just impact the flow of the game if they keep cutting out!

The most important rule is to: HAVE FUN! We are here to play a game and make a story together and everyone's comfort is important to me! If you have doubts or if something feels off, you can always come to talk with me!
Game Rules:

• Write "One Piece is real" in the final questions so I know that you read this far ;)
• Ability scores are determined using point buy with 28 points or a standard array.
• Death saves are rolled in secret
• We are starting from level 2
• Criticals are maxed damage + die rolls
• If you go down, you get a wound up to a maximum of 3 when you get up again. On your third one, if you fall, you die

The reason for Banned spells is that I like to make mysteries and that players need to think. For example, Remove curse would make a situation where you can get cursed not that tense. I like to make curses into plotlines so thus banning the spell gives us that opportunity.
Here are the banned spells:

• Identify
• Detect Thoughts
• Locate object
• Zone of Truth
• Remove curse
• Goodberry
• Silvery Barbs
• Geas
• Legend lore

Banned subclasses:

• Twilight cleric
• Eloquence bard
• Peace cleric

Races from Eberron, PHB, and MPMM are available minus Tortle, Fairy, and Centaur. Also, flying races are not allowed
Here is a little bit of info about me!
My name is Michael, 22 years old. I have been a GM for 3.5 years now! I have enough experience so I won't fumble around but obviously, I don't know everything.
Something about myself is that I have been a huge fan of TTRPGs ever since I started 3.5 years ago. In that period, I have had the pleasure to play multiple systems such as 5e, pathfinder 2e, Call of Cthulhu, cyberpunk RED/2020, mothership, City of Mist, etc. So I have quite a lot of experience and I know the ropes! I also like to draw, write stories, do worldbuilding, play video games, and watch movies and anime.
I am a huge fan of One Piece, it was also an inspiration for this setting so if you are a fan, you'll notice some subtle references here and there!
I do enjoy Eberron as a setting and have read quite a bit on it! Still, while it's an established setting with its lore, that means that there will be things that I might be unaware of or I might change things here and there. I like to stick to the established lore since it's quite expansive and really good but expect changes at some points!
Final words
Thanks for reading this long-ass post and I do hope that you can see that I am putting my all into this! I hope you do too so feel free to fill out the application! Take it slowly and don't rush it since I am using it to gauge how interested you all are to join in! I will keep the post up for a few days and conduct interviews before Sunday. If you have questions, feel free to comment and I'll answer when I have time!
I hope all of you have a nice day/evening and I hope to talk to you later!

Big news ! Balancing RPS style game while allowing assymetrical balance is getting easier than ever !
(follow up of this post)
First, remember the problem :
Given 2 RPS utility matrices where A picks row and B picks column :

 A00 A01 A02 A10 A11 A12 A20 A21 A22 B00 B01 B02 B10 B11 B12 B20 B21 B22 

The RPS condition is just that the variables MUST be ordered like in the standard RPS. The whole point of the work is to figure out what other constraints there are beside ordering.

 RA PA SA RB 0 +1 -1 PB -1 0 +1 SB +1 -1 0 

And the magical trick turned out to be designing the value of the game first !

• Either 0 (no player expect to win anything on average, basically PVP)
• or K different than 0

Strangely, the 0 case is the most complicated : we need both player payoff matrix determinant to be 0. Or sum of products of diagonals to be equals to sum of products of anti-diagonals.

A02 A11 A20 + A00 A12 A21 + A01 A10 A22 == A01 A12 A20 + A02 A10 A21 + A00 A11 A22 B02 B11 B20 + B00 B12 B21 + B01 B10 B22 == B01 B12 B20 + B02 B10 B21 + B00 B11 B22 

It's annoying to do by hand, but trivial on computer. Remark : if we decide there are 0 on the diagonals, it further simplify :

A01 A12 A20 == A02 A10 A21 

This is also easier to interpret : the product of all possible gains is the same as the product of possible loss. Weirdly, it is a product that guarantee everything to balance out to 0.
But even more strangely, the non zero case is balanced by trivial sums :

A00 + A10 + A20 == 3K A01 + A11 + A21 == 3K A02 + A12 + A22 == 3K B00 + B01 + B02 == 3K B10 + B11 + B12 == 3K B20 + B21 + B22 == 3k 

Remember that A picks ROW, but A's balancing equation is the sum of a column. Conceptually, this is easier : it means when balancing a strategy, you can just think of how it performs in average in all case.
In conclusion, in order NOT TO FUCK UP balance, ones need to consider if the game has a target payoff of 0 or not. If the game is some kind of MMO, with everyone doing whatever they want, and an end result that can be either positive or negative for BOTH players, the second balancing strategy is the best. In PVP, use the first one.
The second balancing strategy, non zero utility : for evey players choice, makes sure it will average out in all possible context, where contexts can be weighted as equally likely (it's the player's task to figure out probabilities)
The first balancing strategy, zero utility, is very complex to implement : lets pick an example from RTS : Aggro beats MacroEco beats Castling beats Aggro. Aggro builds an army as fast as possbile, cross the map, and attempt at destroying the opponent. MacroEco attempt to outgrow the oponent economically in order to buy a bigger army later. Castling is an in between strategy, that does not expand neither economically nor tactically. Suppose we have 2 playable factions. How to buff (our) Castling versus (enemy) Castling, yet keep the game balanced ? Let's use the equation :

CA MM AC + AA MC CM + MA AM CC == AC CM MA + AM MC CA + AA MM CC CC == (AC (CM MA - CA MM) + MC (AM CA - AA CM ) )/(AM MA - AA MM) CC == (AC * constant_0 + MC * constant_1 )/ constant_2 

We can see that by linearity, an equal nerf to both (our) Aggro against (enemy) Castle and (our) Macro versus (enemy) Castle is required. So our CC buff was an enemy CC nerf, that had to be compensated by buffing the enemy CC in other situation, ie nerfing us in those.
To sum it up, if the value of the game is supposed to be 0, a +10% buff has to be compensated by multiple -10% nerf. If the value of the game is different than 0, a +10 points buff has to be compensated by a total of -10 points nerf.
EDIT : the 0 case can be balanced using the strategy profile of a player :

 x*A00 + y*A10 + z*A20 == 0 x*A01 + y*A11 + z*A21 == 0 x*A02 + y*A12 + z*A22 == 0 u*B00 + v*B01 + w*B02 == 0 u*B10 + v*B11 + w*B12 == 0 u*B20 + v*B21 + w*B22 == 0 

This means we can create "class", ie playstyle, and balance accordingly.

Here's an example of a casual conversation in my experimental conlang, Atasab:

A: Maise selaaboliattetiinaio múinnuse? B: Nissi! Kaahulisattuse minilliibiihi. A: Tita! Lobbo. Tuuko, Atassa? C: Úi. Mokkuukiiluliaahili minenuummihi. A: Iaise. Tals' einiebbiili. C: Toli, tolutto. Lúiseliatsiite!
A: /majs 'sela:poljat:eti:najo 'muj:nus/ B: /'nis:i/ /'ka:hulisat:us 'minil:i:pi:hi/ A: /'tita/ /'lop:o/ /'tu:ko atas:a/ C: /uj/ /'mok:u:ki:lulja:hili 'minenu:hmihi/ A: /jajs/ /'tals 'ejnjep:i:li/ C: /'toli 'tolut:o/ /'lujseljatsi:t/
A: Does anyone wanna go swimming in the lake with me? B: I do! I really need to cool down in this hot weather. A: Great! So do I. What about you, Atas? C: Nah. I’d rather sit here and drink some cold water instead. A: Alright. Let me know if you change your mind. C: I will, but I won’t. Have fun with the swimming!

And here's the glossing:

maise sel-aab-ol-iat-tet-iin-a-i=o múin-nuse someone swim-together.with-me-NMLZ-to-want.to-be-POS=INTERR lake-in nis-s-i! ka-aul-isat-tuse minil-l-iib-iih-i want-V-POS! this-warmth<Ø>-weather-in cool.down-V-need-really-POS tit-a! l=obbo. tu-uk=o, Atas-sa? great-ATTR! me=too. you-TOP=INTERR, Atas-GEN? úi. mok-k-uuk-iilul-iaahil-i minen-uum-m-ih-i nah. sit-V-here-instead-rather-POS cold.water-some-OBJ-interact.with-V.POS iaise. tal-s' einieb-b-iil-i alright. tell-IMP reconsider-V-if-POS t-o-l-i, t-o-l-u=tto. lúite! do-FUT-1-V.POS, do-FUT-1-V.NEG=but. have.fun! 

And lastly, here are some fun facts regarding this example of Atasab:

1. There's not really any infinitive in Atasab. Instead the action noun is used, f.e. seliate "swimming" or oliate "being".
2. Person and tense marker can be omitted if the context is clear, f.e. nissi literally means "wants", but is here understood as "I want". If not omitted, nissi would be nisali.
3. The verb miniliate "cool(ing) down" is derived from the noun minile "fridge".
4. The genitive case can be used as vocative.
5. Interaction verbs, f.e. minennihiate "interact(ing) with cold water", change meaning depending on the context. Here it means "drink(ing) cold water", while in another context it might mean "swim(ming) in cold water".

Feel free to ask any questions or give any constructive criticism!

I’ve had a lot of adventures in my life.
I’ve traveled, made friends, seen sights, competed in sports, and participated in events.
Sometimes, following any of these endeavors, a small object would find itself in my possession. A knickknack, a totem, a doodad.
Maybe it was a collection of Mardi Gras beads from my trip to New Orleans. Or a t-shirt tossed by a cheerleader at a sporting event. A toy from a claw machine. A mixtape from a friend. A thank-you note. A cheap piece of junk from a tourist’s gift shop.
Whatever they were didn’t matter — what matters is that they were often a representation of whatever moment in time they came from.
I never threw these things away. I set them on my desk or on my shelves. When those spaces filled up, I bought two small storage containers. They’re filled to the brim and I’m currently filling a third.
Why keep the color-coordinated bandana a stranger gave me in the park during Pokemon Go’s heyday? Why hold onto the Save the Date from my high school friend who ended up getting divorced not two years later? What significance or use could I possibly have for those goofy White Elephant gifts my kickball team gave at the yearly Christmas party?
No purpose, no reason and there is none, respectively.
And yet I don’t want to let them go. You see, they are reminders of times and experiences — Keepsakes. Mementos. Souvenirs. In some ways, they’re a physical collection and documentation of my life.
It reminds me a little bit of this weird quirk I have when I play video games.
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I likely dumped more than 500 hours across all my Skyrim save files. There was no other game, there needn’t be any other game and there still hasn’t been any other game since.
In my adulthood, I returned to one of its many definitive editions for one last victory lap. With my experience, memory and fully-formed adult brain, I approached the game methodologically, in an optimal order, carefully. I built my ideal character and crafted only what was needed — down to the last iron ingot. I explored, I experienced — I did every major and minor quest, making it my perfect playthrough.
One thing I love about Skyrim is the loot. Yes, there’s 20 million iron daggers and boring, inventory-cluttering useless items… but then there’s the special ones.
There’s the unique weapons at the end of each Daedric quest. The trinkets from the Thieves Guild. Spellbooks, statuettes and storybooks. The eerily-delivered note for the assassin’s questline. The robes of the king, the rings and necklaces of Jarls.
You know them — the items with one-of-a-kind names and designs that are specific to each of their quests.
You see, these items carry a story with them. How you stole for them or killed for them. Traveled, battled, talked, stealthed, lied, solved your way into their possession. They’re the game’s biggest treat.
That’s why, at the culmination of my final ever Skyrim playthrough, I bought a house in Whiterun and filled it with these objects.
Weapons and armors on the walls and on the racks, items and books placed carefully on shelves - but not just any weapons, armors, objects and books. Only the special ones. It was a house that told the story of all of my adventures.
I sat down in a chair next to Aela the Huntress in my castle, my throne room. I saved my game one final time.
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For all of gaming’s swashbuckling adventures, magnificent worlds and large stretches of land to traverse, they don’t always give us too much to remember them by, do they?
I appreciate Skyrim so much for understanding the nature of the epic they were creating. The ability to fill your house with display cases, armor mannequins and weapon racks demonstrates the developer’s awareness of their playerbase and the scale of the adventures they were sending them on.
These are adventures to cherish, to tell tales of, to be remembered.
Will anyone else give me what Skyrim did?
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The answer’s yes, actually.
It’s a fascinating yes, too — because not every keepsake system is cut from the same cloth. Games offer unique takes on the mechanic that energize it, give it new life and perspective and add layers of meaning to it in fresh ways.
And I’ve got plenty of examples.
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In The Outer Worlds, special items you collected while out adventuring would be placed in specific locations throughout your ship, The Unreliable, upon return. These included things like:
• Posters • Signs • Various ISO items • Tossballs & Tossball cards • Golden bird statuettes • Many, many more
Sometimes these were stored by the game in your captain’s quarters, but other times, they’d appear in your squad’s quarters instead.
No matter where they got stored, these items were more than just junk. They were signature weapons of terrible villains whom you defeated, they were outlandish garb from flamboyant characters who painstakingly passed away to protect your life, they were motifs of resource-gouging corporations whom you shutdown for the good of cities and planets.
They were special, they were keepsakes. Their addition made The Unreliable feel alive and lived in, part of your own, unique journey, filled with the stories and tales of your adventure and — importantly and specifically to The Outer Worlds — your choices.
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The second and third installments of the Mass Effect series contained model ships you could buy from vendors that would then go on display on desks or on racks in your spaceship, The Normandy.
These are a little different because you buy them, rather than slice somebody’s head off for them, but they still count.
What makes them still count here is twofold:
• Some model ships only become available after completing certain missions that actually involve the ship you’re buying a model of, so they still serve as a reminder and memento of specific accomplishments in this way • If you transferred your save data through the games, models you collected in ME2 would appear automatically on The Normandy in ME3. Being able to carry souvenirs into a sequel is exceptional, and a feat I’ve not found any other game to match.
Mass Effect: Andromeda saw a return of this feature, too. You ended up re-gathering old ships of yore in this installment, however. Andromeda also featured a more traditional collectible-style search; these model ships were looted from various locations in the world.
The original trilogy used the model ships as landmarks for its major moments, to be remembered across the series, while Andromeda paid homage to the previous games and encouraged its players to explore its world more thoroughly.
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In Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, building up your burgeoning young settlement of Ravensthorpe is a central gameplay mechanic — as you acquire more resources to build with, the size of the village grows both in length, width and inhabitants.
The game includes optional side quests that change those who wander your evolving home and hub in medieval England. They include:
• Capturing a stray cat • Saving a fox from a burning home • Befriending a fallen hunter’s wolf pet
In each instance, the living being will join your settlement — the cat will stay underneath Eivor’s seat in your longship, the fox will wander Ravensthorpe and the wolf will welcome you in your personal quarters, howling at your arrival.
You can interact and pet them whenever you like, playing a short animation displaying the affection between the two.
These three “collectibles” don’t feel like trinkets, but living, breathing additions to your home that give it joy and life, as well as keep you young.
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Speaking of Norse culture, central to Biomutant is a form of Yggdrasil — the WorldTree.
Central to Biomutant’s story is saving the old, decaying and currently-being-eaten-by-giant-monsters WorldTree. And there are two impressive quests in the game that reflect back to the player their efforts in saving it.
One quest saves the tree from festering toxins below its roots — and the tree’s colors change from green to fluorescent white as a result.
Another quest by the name of Aurora has you activate monoliths around the map that direct energy to the WorldTree. The quest climaxes by having the tree give off a swirling, sparkling aura that hangs perpetually while you travel the world and complete more objectives.
It even matches your affinity — if you’re taking the side of love and justice, the aura is white, while if you play for the destruction of the planet, the aura will hang black.
What’s special about these to me is that they don’t do anything. They don’t get you any closer to saving the world or the tree, but they definitely did something important –
The WorldTree’s central location in the map and absolutely massive scale allow for it to be seen at all times from just about anywhere in Biomutant’s world. This means, after I had completed these two quests, the fruits of my labor were on gloriously beautiful display at all times.
Biomutant’s mementos aren’t keepsakes you can’t take with you when you leave the planet — they’re visual celebrations of your hard work, an ever-present reminder of your endeavors and care for a dying world.
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More briefly, Cyberpunk 2077 allowed you to fill V’s apartment with keepsakes as well, featuring dream catchers, posters, paintings, action figures and more.
In Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance Ace Azzameen’s personal quarters would fill up with medals and displays as you progressed through the game.
In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, some of the most legendary Zelda equipment ever was available to the player, including the Sword of Six Sages, the Fierce Deity Sword, and the Biggorons Sword — all of which can be hung in display cases in Link’s home.
Meanwhile, Uncharted 4 greets players near its opening sequence with an attic filled with memorabilia and keepsakes that Nathan Drake himself has kept after all these years. It’s not us — the players — ourselves collecting and hoarding, but it was lovely to see Drake thinking along the same lines as us souvenir psychopaths.
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I’ll end with gaming’s classic — Mario. The red-hatted Italian also did the keepsake thing in one of his most beloved installments.
Super Mario: Odyssey allowed you to decorate The Odyssey with stickers and trinkets from your escapades by spending purple coins you could collect while out adventuring on one of the game’s many worlds.
A vanilla Odyssey player’s ship might look the same as it did at the game’s start, but a completionist might have a slew of trinkets and décor, like:
• Peach’s Model Castle • Dinosaur models and trophies • Shiverian Nesting Dolls • A plush frog • Flowers and a watering can from Steam Gardens • Statues of Pauline, Jaxi, Jizo • A lamp and rock fragment of the moon
Hell, the game director himself sounds like he’s read this very article:

“But what about decorating the ship? There’s a shop that appears in many kingdoms where you can buy souvenirs and stickers using the purple coins you’ve gathered.
Collecting memories is one of the best parts of traveling, don’t you think?” –Kenta Motokura

The ability to make The Odyssey your own evolved the traditional fetch-quest nature of collectible gathering and drove the player to go that little bit of extra distance in exploring and engaging with the various kingdoms and mastering the game’s platforming.
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Video game narratives and their accompanying worlds are monstrously large nowadays. As enjoyers of the medium, us gamers spend a lot of time in them.
Like, a lot.
In recognition of this, game developers have given gamers a number of distinct tools to document their triumphs and sagas — each with their own unique flavor of congratulations and commemoration.
For our enormous investment with huge worlds and long, winding quests, something tangible we can keep hold of provides value, meaning, memories. They make our journey — one which we have committed so much to — special, transcendent, our own.
They give us things no other entertainment medium can give.
So fuck photo mode. A picture isn’t worth a thousand words — my keepsakes are.
(A special thanks to the members of patientgamers for their contributions to this post that helped inform this essay with games I have and have not played.)

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I really need genuine advice on this and don’t currently have access to a therapist and I won’t for awhile. (my doctor won’t let me get one as I kept missing appointments ironically due to my mental health however when I move town I plan to get one) I’ve been in a lot of experiences where people have pushed me to exaggerate my trauma and try and push the narrative that I have repressed sexual trauma when I have no clear memories or evidence of SA. I’ve had several people tell me that my grandmother’s behaviours are emotional incest, and it still bothers me so much trying to figure it out for years, I need some unbiased opinions. For context my mother was unfit to raise me and I was raised by my grandparents. My grandfather sexually abused my mom when she was 12, but he died when I was 6. I’ve considered that perhaps something similar happened to me to cause the symptoms I experience, but I don’t remember much of him but I don’t imagine he would’ve had the opportunity to do the same to me given that my grandma was around most of the time, I was considerably younger than my mom and he had late stage cancer for most of my life. As well as this my hymen was intact and I don’t know how he could have done something to a child <6 in other ways especially since I don’t remember anything at all. but my main concern here is my grandma’s behaviours She has always loved me extreme amounts, something which I do believe is familial with oure intentions. She feels the same about all of her grandkids, I just feel that this has led to too many open boundaries and putting too much pressure on a kid • she has little boundaries with privacy. raised me to keep my door open as she was scared I’d burn to death in a house fire (I have OCD and obliged bc that made me too paranoid to ever close it fully). most of my life before I was like 13 when we moved in w family, she would never close the bathroom door and same with me. until I moved out at 20, she would get mad at me for not wanting to dress or be naked in front of her as she’d seen it all before and it really upset her that I wasnt comfortable • when my grandfather died she asked me to sleep in her bed instead of him and this continued from ages 6-11 or 12 (I had to share a bed with her several times after this for months-a year due to living with other family). nothing especially weird occurred but I would cuddle/spoon her all night and felt guilty if I turned the opposite way. I think she would spoon me too if I turned round and she was facing me. it also exposed me to seeing a lot of gore, death and sexual imagery on the shows she’d watch. when I had to share a bed with her as a teenager it was very frustrating to me as I’d get hormonal urges and not be able to explore them since I had 0 space of my own but that’s not really her fault * when I was 14 she took me into a sex shop with her friend while she bought lingerie and later when I was around 18 she offered to give the lingerie to me as she didnt want it (said she never wore it but I’m sure at the least she had tried it on). now I think about it she still does give me her old bras if I talk about needing to buy one or wanting a comfortable one but I don’t know if thats considered weird?? I think she is just trying to save me money and be helpful but the lingerie gives me the ick a bit as she bought it to impress her BF * on several occasions as a teen she’d laugh about very explicit things with me like her boyfriend wearing lingerie and her buying him sexual gifts. I had a whip I used for a halloween anime costume and she laid it out on her own bed to prank my aunt into thinking she used it for sex * I was basically her therapist/best friend as a child. she would tell me in detail about how her mother severely abused her and implied about family members and ex boyfriends sexually assaulting her. she was always very big on humiliating punishments that she’d done to my aunt and mom and would threaten me with them whenever I misbehaved. one example I remember clearly is when I was somehwre between 7-10 she told me that her first husband had forced her to be naked and wash the floor on her hands and knees while him and all his friends watched and laughed. * she has always hated my partners and the idea of me dating someone. she would poke fun at the idea of me having crushes which made me uncomfortable even having them and I’d never talk about it. I was banned from having a boyfriend until I was 14, and then when I was 14 it changed to 16. when I got mt first boyfriend at 18 she hated him and would be extremely irrationally angry at any mention of him. when I was 19 she forced it out of me that I was considering a polyamorous relationship and she went how I can only describe as literally insane * when I moved out, it was a nice whole huge issue for years beforehand. she didnt want me to move and always insisted I didnt want to either. I got guilt tripped constantly for it. I also wasnt really allowed out with friends, wasnt allowed out past 7pm and she even threw me at a wall once for asking to go to a friends house at 8pm because she thought I was on my phone complaining to them that she said no (i was 20 years old) * she never spanked me as punishment but would spank me as a joke sometimes. I’m sure it happened as a child but I cant remember too well, I do remember it frequently happening when I was 18-20 like she’d just hit my butt on the way out of doors and laugh. I’m not sure if this is a normal thing parents too as a playful joke?
I honestly think there was more than this but my mind is blanking really hard now from thinking about it. I’ve written this so many times the past few years and posted here a few times but I always delete what I wrote and forget that I deleted it and what was written I just need some advice on is this normal behaviour? Just a bit manipulative and bad parenting? or is it covert incest?

Hello po. Ask ko lang po if this is favoritism?
May kaklase po kasi ako na lagi po siyang pinapansin po ng isa sa mga profs namin. Allow me to give a few examples po:
Tuwi pong may online classes kami, the prof would go out of their way para po tawagin yung student to see if may sagot siya. Diba po ay may points ang class participation? Eh ang prof po na ito, they would give their favored student the first "dibs" kumbaga to answer the question first. Kunwari: "Sino ang nakakaalam ng meaning sa phrase na ito? [Student Name], ikaw? Alam mo ba sagot?" Like parang inaalok na niya po yung grades sa student po. Parang sinusubuan na niya ng grades yung favored student.
Sunod tuwi pong F2F kami lagi pong patingin-tingin yung prof namin sa student na iyon, nakikipag biruan, ganern, pangiti-ngiti.
One time, Ang favored student po nakaabot po siya sa honors sa subject ng prof na ito. Ang laki po ng naging puri ng prof na ito sa favored student kawasang yung iba naman pong mga nakasali sa top 10 po ay simpleng "congrats keep-up the good work" lang.
Most of the time nga po, tahimik lang yung favored student pero the prof would be the one to look over. Kalimitan yung prof po yung kusang lumalapit sa student po even though the student does nothing to attract the prof's attention most of the time naman po.
Disclaimer lang po ha: Wala naman po'ng inappropriate na bagay na ginagawa yung prof. Like they're not flirting naman po or whatever, pero parang napaka-overly friendly naman po nung prof sa favored student kumpara po sa rest of the class. I'm not sensing anything romantic, suggestive, etc. naman po.
Recently nga po ay may nakaaway yung favored student na ka-klase rin po namin sunod pareho po silang napagsabihan sa office po & sabi po nung friend ko (yung student na napaaway sa favored student) ay siya lang daw po ang pinag-sorry nung prof while the favored student got away without apologizing even though pareho naman daw po silang may mali.
Feeling ko po kasi parang bias & favoritism po ito eh. What do you think po? Should I put this in the evaluation po?

Especially after many examples of power abuse. Why wouldn’t they take turns doing a whole room of detention students instead of having professors have the power to hold students in their offices for hours making them do whatever they please.
Seems like a huge risk for SA (allegations) too.