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2024.05.21 16:37 BryceOConnor As the Patreon and this sub grow, I've been getting more and more comments about how "slow" I am. This is true. I AM slow. However... I thought it might be interesting to talk about my job(s) and work schedule, to give a little context 😁
 | Hey everyone! So after my query last week I decided it was indeed past time for me to provide a write-up of my work and work schedule, especially after SO many people let me know in comments and in DMs that they had no idea I was not a full-time author. I completely understand the confusion, of course. I WAS a full-time author for several years, after all, and beyond that my transition back to having a job was atypical for an author because it did not result from any loss of success (so far) on the part of my work. submitted by BryceOConnor to Warformed [link] [comments] Instead, it was of my own making. TLDRFor those of you only looking for the essentials: While STORMWEAVER (and my other titles when I can get to them) are absolutely a priority to me, I am also the CEO of Wraithmarked Creative, LLC the parent company of two large production brands: Wraithmarked Creative (publishing and special/deluxe edition adaptation via Kickstarter) and Witchsong Miniatures (tabletop monster miniatures and player character models).This work has my in charge of 7 full-time employees and dozens of part-time freelancers and artists, and is sometimes 60+ hours a week on top of my writing time, especially if I'm traveling. TIMELINEFor the longer version, let's start with a very brief timeline of my writing career, so that people can get a sense of how I went full time, then back to working:
WEEKLY/DAILY SCHEDULENow, as for my weekly/daily schedule, I thought that would be a fun thing to break down for you as well, especially given strict guidelines are the only way I keep things moving and productive given my damn ADHD diagnosis. Of course, what I'm writing up is how my days are SUPPOSED to go. In a perfect world, this is my schedule every day, but sadly that's not always the case. Sometimes I'm unwell, sometimes I have a meeting conflict, sometimes I'm up late on a call with a different timezone (or up stupid early, as is the case with Japan). So please take the following with a grain of salt. That being said, it is 100% true that my schedule is regimented to the 15min mark at this point.DAILY SCHEDULE: https://preview.redd.it/89ubft51fs1d1.png?width=1218&format=png&auto=webp&s=d2a81e8b7cec902eec27b5f26fe39e66d52af46b
I follow this schedule 6 days of the week, with Sundays being a very strict day off for me from almost everything. Those are the days I often find a show to binge, or work on my home, or sit in the back yard with the pup reading only what I want to read haha. I do also get Thursday morning's off running, through I do do extra walking with the pup or walking to Wegmans (grocery store) from my house to make up the steps. THAT'S ABOUT IT!Hopefully this will provide some context to those interested in my work schedule/how I regiment my ADHD. Additionally, if someone compains or asks about how slow I am, I hope you guys will be able to direct them here from now on to provide them with more context!I hope this was helpful, and I'm happy to answer any questions you guys have in the comments! |
2024.05.21 16:17 youngboybrokeagaain Nothing works for my hair
Hey everybody, I'm posting here because I want advice on how to deal with my hair. I have short (not touching my forehead yet), 3b-3c, coarse, high porosity hair that has refused to work with me for what feels like a long time now. I've tried products with and without silicone as well as glycerin, leave in conditioners, creams, base and topper gels (including gel only wash and goes), mousses, moisturizing and regular shampoos, hair oils, clarifying (although I haven't done this in maybe 2 or 3 weeks), deep conditioners and regular conditioners, protein treatments (specifically SheaMoisture and Aphogee), refreshing, sleeping with a bonnet, various methods of applying products (scrunching, raking, prayer hands finger coiling, brush styling), diffusing, and I've done pretty much everything you can think of. Despite all of this my hair feels almost too soft as if there is zero product in it and is visibly frizzy. Some parts are noticably limp and flat and my hair overall just looks and feels dry. I was sure a protein treatment would help but it didn't. I'm concerned that it might be hard water buildup but my areas water content doesn't seem to have that problem (49.0 ppm, 2.9 gpg).
I buzzed my hair almost 1 year ago and have been growing it out ever since (haven't gotten a trim). I also understand I may have to incorporate more protein in my hair routine due to my hair being higher in porosity (it's not chemically damaged, I haven't gotten my hair chemically treated ever)
For those curious, these are the products I've recently used on wash day:
Shampoo
-AG Care Balance Apple Cider Vinegar Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Protein Treatment
-Aphogee Two-step Treatment Protein for Damaged Hair
Conditioner
-PATTERN Beauty by Tracee Ellis Ross Medium Conditioner
-Mielle Rosemary Mint Strenthening Masque
-Aphogee Balancing Moisturizer
Styling
-African Pride Moisture Miracle Leave in Cream
-Uncle Funky's Daughter Curly Magic Curl Stimulator
-Innersense I Create Hold Styling Gel
Important to note I have yet to get advice from a professional hair stylist, I don't have the money to get consultation at the moment.
That pretty much sums everything up, to anyone willing to extend advice, it is much appreciated! Feel free to ask questions.
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I buzzed my hair almost 1 year ago and have been growing it out ever since (haven't gotten a trim). I also understand I may have to incorporate more protein in my hair routine due to my hair being higher in porosity (it's not chemically damaged, I haven't gotten my hair chemically treated ever)
For those curious, these are the products I've recently used on wash day:
Shampoo
-AG Care Balance Apple Cider Vinegar Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Protein Treatment
-Aphogee Two-step Treatment Protein for Damaged Hair
Conditioner
-PATTERN Beauty by Tracee Ellis Ross Medium Conditioner
-Mielle Rosemary Mint Strenthening Masque
-Aphogee Balancing Moisturizer
Styling
-African Pride Moisture Miracle Leave in Cream
-Uncle Funky's Daughter Curly Magic Curl Stimulator
-Innersense I Create Hold Styling Gel
Important to note I have yet to get advice from a professional hair stylist, I don't have the money to get consultation at the moment.
That pretty much sums everything up, to anyone willing to extend advice, it is much appreciated! Feel free to ask questions.
2024.05.21 16:15 dakodeh MADiSON VR Review
I recently played through MADiSON VR and felt compelled to share my review for anyone on the fence about this title. Bloodious Games has finally given me something in this VR version of Madison that I've been craving in my 7+ years in VR; a game that is almost irresponsibly frightening. A game that probably ought to carry a health warning due to the sheer relentlessness of its frights. Bloodious proves here that they simply do not give a shit how badly Madison VR scares you, they will not hold back, and they do not. For a horror fan (particularly VR horror!) I cannot convey how refreshing this approach is. I came into Madison VR thankfully blind and finished the game in under 6 deliciously terrifying hours (or so the achievement I triggered told me) and I thoroughly dreaded each of them. I'll share my thoughts on The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly with this one.
The Good:
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The Good:
- As stated above, the game is relentless with its scares and does not hold back. The pacing of the scares is just right, but expect to be kept in a state of constant dread and "on edge" for the game's entire runtime (for me, under six hours).
- Audio design is top notch; a constant swell of atmospheric sound creates a palpable tension every moment you spend in that house, even the quiet moments where seemingly nothing is going on. Jumpscares and other spooky moments are expertly punctuated with Hollywood-quality orchestral string swells that sent my stomach into my throat even when I expected them!
- Graphically this is a beautiful game (if you can consider rotting wood and blood-stains "beautiful"). I experienced this visual feast on a Bigscreen Beyond on PCVR, and the deep dark blacks were inky and gorgeous on the micro-OLED display. I have to imagine the PSVR2's OLED screen here shines as well, and I even heard on a Without Parole podcast that this game seems to eliminate mura somehow--if true, that's awesome!
- Puzzles felt like they had the right level of challenge; I was rarely left stumped for long, and when I did figure out the solution the puzzles felt satisfying. I'm sad to admit I did look up a few minor hints online to point me in the right direction in a couple of cases where I felt what I was supposed to do; honestly if this game felt "safer" to play I'm sure I would've puzzled these sections out on my own, but the atmosphere is so unsettling in this one it can be difficult to think straight and you really don't want to be spending longer in some of those situations than you have to.
- The story is actually engrossing. As with most horror, you've generally seen all of this game's themes before, but rarely are they presented in such a compelling manner. I genuinely wanted to follow the story to its conclusion to find out what happens, even though that meant forging ahead into the terror.
- The game originated as a flat game and is being ported into VR, and unfortunately you're reminded of this fact when you invariably can't interact with every object that you want to, or when inventory interactions rarely amount to more than "pull this thing from your inventory and place it on this silhouette in the game world while standing in a stationary spot." The worst offenders were ladders and stairways that I wanted to physically climb but were relegated to a trigger pull and a scene fade out.
- Somewhat related to above, scene transitions were of the "fade to black" sort which I found terribly immersion breaking. Fortunately there's not much of this, and it never interrupts action, but it's a shame to squander opportunities like having someone lower themselves trepidatiously down a ladder into a well by dissolving the tension with a fade-out.
- Speaking of dissolving tension, a couple of Madison's most famous frightening moments I found spoiled by an over-reliance on some "video-gamey" mechanic like pointing an object at jussssst the right spot to trigger an event. I'd have really appreciated some grace in this part. I started one of these sections utterly terrified, but my terror quickly desolved into frustration as I tried desperately to end the "pixel hunt" and move on--come on guys, we get the mechanic here, let's just get to the scary stuff!
- Another way the game got in its own way was its tendency to pop Steam achievement notifications in the middle of moments that otherwise would have been HORRIFYING. Pro-Tip: silence your Steam achievement notifications before diving into this one! Learn from my mistakes, don't rob yourself of scares! And Bloodious, if you guys are listening, can't you have these achievements trigger a bit later (i.e. on a respawn or something?) so we aren't taken out of intense moments?
- The save system is really poor by modern standards; the game arbitrarily saves with an easily missable visual indicator only when you trigger certain events, or solve puzzles--it doesn't even save when you pick up all items. This means that when life invariably gets in the way and you have to quit your game session, you'll almost certainly be doing some backtracking when you load the game back up.
- I don't understand the choice to make some... let's call them "character models" blink in and out of existence; they look great, they're well animated, why display them like computer glitches? That took me out of the experience somewhat.
- Some of the game's more frightening ideas tend to get overused. The first time I flick the lighter back on JUST in time to see the evil presence recess menacingly into the darkness, I shriek. By the 7th time the game requires me to do this, it's just gotten old.
- Having rewatched on YouTube, there are elements I missed in the game's climatic finale because I physically turned the wrong way. I recognize this is tough to get right in VR, where we can look in directions that weren't intended during a "cut scene," but I feel it wasn't handled particularly gracefully here.
2024.05.21 16:01 TheCorsair05 I think I finally have to admit that my mother is a Narcissist
It's harder to come to terms with this than I was expecting.
I (32F) know that I've always given my parents a lot of grace - they both had pretty rough lives growing up, and I genuinely think they did their best raising my brother and I. But their best was still pretty emotionally abusive, and left my brother and I with a lot of emotional scars. I thought things were a bit better, now that we're adults - sometimes I love spending time with my parents. But most of the time, it's still very hard to be around them, especially my mother.
Last year, my mother pushed me over the edge (I don't remember what exactly did it, but it was a "straw that broke the camel's back kind of situation), and I went very low contact with her. And then, while moving into the house I'd just purchased, I had a fire. The house wasn't fully destroyed, but it was unlivable, and the mental/emotional toll was huge. I was really floundering, dealing the contractors, the different insurance agents, and trying to find a temporary place to live (for what ended up being a little over 9 months, rather than the 6 months the contractors initially quoted). I didn't have anyone else to turn to for help, so I turned to my mother.
I'll be the first to admit - my mother was a HUGE help in dealing with the contractors, the insurance, and even with designing some changes that needed to be made to the house (the whole process was terrible - the contractors were shitty, took forever, and didn't communicate, and it seemed like every single thing took more effort than it should have, or there was some kind of mistake that would need to be fixed that made it harder to deal with). But emotionally, she was just as hard to deal with as she had always been. She somehow didn't seem to understand that I wasn't going to immediately bounce back from this incredibly traumatic and emotionally devastating event. And the two times that I pushed back on a demand she had, she would say something like "then I just won't help you anymore, and you can deal with this yourself". So of course I would back down, since I knew I was not in a place to be able to handle any of it myself.
And then, on top of the house, I lost my job. So it's been a pretty rough year or so for me. I had hoped, now that I'm finally living in my house, and the contract company has been finishing up the final few issues, that things would get better with my mother. I wouldn't need to see her as much, I could focus on my house and finding a new job and taking care of myself. But no - she's insisted on coming over every few days to "help" with things. Helping unpacking, helping cleaning, helping with yard work. All of which needed to meet HER exacting standards. She finally said she couldn't come over anymore after yelling about my lack of cleanliness (heaven forbit I, an adult in my early thirties, decide not to make my bed every day and vacuum two to three times a week).
And then, two days later, she called to argue with me some more. And she dropped the line that made me finally believe my mother is a narcissist. After almost 30 minutes of arguing and berating me, she insisted that I needed to try and see things from HER perspective. That I needed to try and understand how hard my trauma and pain of the last year have been for HER to deal with.
There are so many other examples that should probably have made me realize my mother is probably a narcissist sooner. But I'm very different from her. I could never imagine asking someone who had been through a huge trauma, and who had told me how hard things were for them, to imagine how hard listening to them was for me. And it hurts. It hurts so much.
I'm really not sure how to deal with this hurt moving forward. I love my parents, and I still want to see them. But I don't know how to go about being around my mother (and my father, who has always enabled her, and insisted that I forgive and move on, every single time she has hurt me in the past) now that I've finally started to understand what she's like. A friend has sent me a book about adult daughters of narcissistic mothers that I'll be checking out, and I'm hoping it helps me to understand how to deal with my mother in a way that's better and more healthy for me.
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I (32F) know that I've always given my parents a lot of grace - they both had pretty rough lives growing up, and I genuinely think they did their best raising my brother and I. But their best was still pretty emotionally abusive, and left my brother and I with a lot of emotional scars. I thought things were a bit better, now that we're adults - sometimes I love spending time with my parents. But most of the time, it's still very hard to be around them, especially my mother.
Last year, my mother pushed me over the edge (I don't remember what exactly did it, but it was a "straw that broke the camel's back kind of situation), and I went very low contact with her. And then, while moving into the house I'd just purchased, I had a fire. The house wasn't fully destroyed, but it was unlivable, and the mental/emotional toll was huge. I was really floundering, dealing the contractors, the different insurance agents, and trying to find a temporary place to live (for what ended up being a little over 9 months, rather than the 6 months the contractors initially quoted). I didn't have anyone else to turn to for help, so I turned to my mother.
I'll be the first to admit - my mother was a HUGE help in dealing with the contractors, the insurance, and even with designing some changes that needed to be made to the house (the whole process was terrible - the contractors were shitty, took forever, and didn't communicate, and it seemed like every single thing took more effort than it should have, or there was some kind of mistake that would need to be fixed that made it harder to deal with). But emotionally, she was just as hard to deal with as she had always been. She somehow didn't seem to understand that I wasn't going to immediately bounce back from this incredibly traumatic and emotionally devastating event. And the two times that I pushed back on a demand she had, she would say something like "then I just won't help you anymore, and you can deal with this yourself". So of course I would back down, since I knew I was not in a place to be able to handle any of it myself.
And then, on top of the house, I lost my job. So it's been a pretty rough year or so for me. I had hoped, now that I'm finally living in my house, and the contract company has been finishing up the final few issues, that things would get better with my mother. I wouldn't need to see her as much, I could focus on my house and finding a new job and taking care of myself. But no - she's insisted on coming over every few days to "help" with things. Helping unpacking, helping cleaning, helping with yard work. All of which needed to meet HER exacting standards. She finally said she couldn't come over anymore after yelling about my lack of cleanliness (heaven forbit I, an adult in my early thirties, decide not to make my bed every day and vacuum two to three times a week).
And then, two days later, she called to argue with me some more. And she dropped the line that made me finally believe my mother is a narcissist. After almost 30 minutes of arguing and berating me, she insisted that I needed to try and see things from HER perspective. That I needed to try and understand how hard my trauma and pain of the last year have been for HER to deal with.
There are so many other examples that should probably have made me realize my mother is probably a narcissist sooner. But I'm very different from her. I could never imagine asking someone who had been through a huge trauma, and who had told me how hard things were for them, to imagine how hard listening to them was for me. And it hurts. It hurts so much.
I'm really not sure how to deal with this hurt moving forward. I love my parents, and I still want to see them. But I don't know how to go about being around my mother (and my father, who has always enabled her, and insisted that I forgive and move on, every single time she has hurt me in the past) now that I've finally started to understand what she's like. A friend has sent me a book about adult daughters of narcissistic mothers that I'll be checking out, and I'm hoping it helps me to understand how to deal with my mother in a way that's better and more healthy for me.
2024.05.21 15:57 fablelise Is it difficult to find top floor flat?
As above. I waiting out my mop (9 months left) and want a top floor flat for my next home so I won’t be at the mercy of people living above me anymore.
I have been browsing property guru and hardly see any that fit my criteria. Are top floor flats hard to come by?
Will it be better to hire an agent to source for a flat that fits my criteria?
Also, my mop is up next Feb. How soon can I starting looking for agents? I’m in a resale, central location. TIA!
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I have been browsing property guru and hardly see any that fit my criteria. Are top floor flats hard to come by?
Will it be better to hire an agent to source for a flat that fits my criteria?
Also, my mop is up next Feb. How soon can I starting looking for agents? I’m in a resale, central location. TIA!
2024.05.21 15:51 BulletproofBean I (35F) am just realising how Narc my mam is after being detached enough to see it.
I’ve moved out of my mams 3 times in total since being in my teens. After the first and second time, I moved back home until I met my now Fiancé and we moved in together once we’d been in the relationship a year.
It’s been 9 years since I moved out for good and I now have 4yr old twin girls of my own, pets, a career, social life, house to run etc. My mam still works full time too and so we’re both busy and although we live down the road from one another, we now often go a couple of weeks without seeing one another. This is usually because I get sick of having to work around her weekend schedule and drag the kids round to see her (when they don’t want to) and she never makes the effort to come here.
Having the proper time apart and not seeing her at least 2-3 times a week has really made me re-evaluate growing up.
I am the eldest of 4 siblings (32M, 28F, 26M) and I’m called “the second mam”. One of my brothers even lives with me due to MH and addiction issues (he’s clean - kids come first). They often recall how much I did for them growing up and how close they all are to me. They trust me with everything, more than my mam and know I’ll always have their back.
Mam went back to college and then university to be a nurse when I was just starting secondary school age 11. She had long study periods and also picked up shift work as a student to help with money, either overnight or on a weekend. Hats off to her for bettering herself for her and her family - I absolutely cannot slate her for that.
What really really gets me, is, when my siblings talk about how much I was there for them, helping raise them (dad worked away all week and was only home Friday & Saturday night♥️), cooking for them, bathing them, putting them to bed, getting them ready for school, helping with homework, helping them when sick during the night, cleaning their wounds, talking to them when they felt sad or alone……all the things a parent should do, mam tells us all I didn’t do any of it 😳 I also (no exaggeration here) did ALL ironing on Sunday afternoon (so 6 people’s worth), almost all of the housework and look after the dog. If I didn’t, I was brandished a lazy bitch. My entire close family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, close friends) all remember how I literally didn’t stop even when mam was at home! The kids on the street used to make fun of me and say “can’t stay and play? Got to watch the kids?” My best friend (friends 33yrs) despises my mam for taking away my teenage years as I wasn’t allowed to stay out anywhere - if I did, I got “well, you need to be back early in the morning as you’ve housework to do”. Even though she was off!
The issue I have, is how she literally says to me and my siblings, “I did it all myself when I was your ages. Worked, went to uni, looked after the 4 of you and kept this house immaculate all myself with no help”. WHAT?! If one of us dares to suggest that I did a lot to help, she hits the roof and denies it so maliciously “HA YOOUUU must have hit your head then SWEETHEART because your memories are very wrong aren’t they?!” And stuff like that. All of this because my sister asked for help during half term with my niece 😳😂. Mam bleated and barked on about how she was soooo busy and always flat out with everything because she had no help during the week (she even took my weekends!!!).
Anyway, honestly I just needed to get this written down somewhere as it’s been driving me mad and I don’t want to cause real life arguments. Apologies for the formatting, I am on my phone 😊 Thank you x
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It’s been 9 years since I moved out for good and I now have 4yr old twin girls of my own, pets, a career, social life, house to run etc. My mam still works full time too and so we’re both busy and although we live down the road from one another, we now often go a couple of weeks without seeing one another. This is usually because I get sick of having to work around her weekend schedule and drag the kids round to see her (when they don’t want to) and she never makes the effort to come here.
Having the proper time apart and not seeing her at least 2-3 times a week has really made me re-evaluate growing up.
I am the eldest of 4 siblings (32M, 28F, 26M) and I’m called “the second mam”. One of my brothers even lives with me due to MH and addiction issues (he’s clean - kids come first). They often recall how much I did for them growing up and how close they all are to me. They trust me with everything, more than my mam and know I’ll always have their back.
Mam went back to college and then university to be a nurse when I was just starting secondary school age 11. She had long study periods and also picked up shift work as a student to help with money, either overnight or on a weekend. Hats off to her for bettering herself for her and her family - I absolutely cannot slate her for that.
What really really gets me, is, when my siblings talk about how much I was there for them, helping raise them (dad worked away all week and was only home Friday & Saturday night♥️), cooking for them, bathing them, putting them to bed, getting them ready for school, helping with homework, helping them when sick during the night, cleaning their wounds, talking to them when they felt sad or alone……all the things a parent should do, mam tells us all I didn’t do any of it 😳 I also (no exaggeration here) did ALL ironing on Sunday afternoon (so 6 people’s worth), almost all of the housework and look after the dog. If I didn’t, I was brandished a lazy bitch. My entire close family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, close friends) all remember how I literally didn’t stop even when mam was at home! The kids on the street used to make fun of me and say “can’t stay and play? Got to watch the kids?” My best friend (friends 33yrs) despises my mam for taking away my teenage years as I wasn’t allowed to stay out anywhere - if I did, I got “well, you need to be back early in the morning as you’ve housework to do”. Even though she was off!
The issue I have, is how she literally says to me and my siblings, “I did it all myself when I was your ages. Worked, went to uni, looked after the 4 of you and kept this house immaculate all myself with no help”. WHAT?! If one of us dares to suggest that I did a lot to help, she hits the roof and denies it so maliciously “HA YOOUUU must have hit your head then SWEETHEART because your memories are very wrong aren’t they?!” And stuff like that. All of this because my sister asked for help during half term with my niece 😳😂. Mam bleated and barked on about how she was soooo busy and always flat out with everything because she had no help during the week (she even took my weekends!!!).
Anyway, honestly I just needed to get this written down somewhere as it’s been driving me mad and I don’t want to cause real life arguments. Apologies for the formatting, I am on my phone 😊 Thank you x
2024.05.21 15:38 MendUrways Anyone else have "possible" gender dysphoria on file, yet not diagnosed?
I want to elaborate since yesterday. Thanks to everyone who commented it helped a lot. First off yeah I did let my doctors know put gender dysphoria on my charts. Nearly cried -- relief or just feeling like I was trying to avoid a diagnosis to get what I wanted- top surgery. Nothing's happened in 2-3 years since I told them that. My therapist keeps avoiding the topic. That makes me feel something's "wrong" with me because she's a woman & may not understand my situation. Example: It was hot one day I complained to her on the phone about it & she says go out and put on a sundress I'd feel better. I'm like put the guys in sundresses, too, see how they like it. Like why is the answer always to put on something revealing?
When I tried to like body and show it off it's not like I think I'm ugly, or trying to make my breasts look better--- I hate them. I don't hate anything as much as I hate these. As a former like online model they've done me favors but for me it's being in drag, it's a character. And then I worry if I do OF or model more as an ftm will less people follow? Is that internalized sexism or transphobia at least against myself. Therapist seems to think it's past trauma/ I feel my thoughts are blamed on childhood because I've been protesting wanting to take my shirt off since 3, 4, 5 years old. Had 1 older brother by 2 years. He'd tell mom on me that I took my shirt off & I'd scream at him "but I look just like you!!!" because I was flat. The explanation was it's not that I'm flat it's my nipples & it's the law & I can get arrested. That traumatized me. Sure, I was jealous of him, and feel therapist and doctors blame old fashioned Freudian nonsense. I know a lot of girls with older bros who never think this way. I've been in psych wards over this after giving up communicating and just feeling helpless and alone. But those groups just wanna talk feelings & not specifics. So leave there and go back to my own personal hell. Last year gained 50 lbs because stopped going outside, used to ride bike, hike.
Now all I think about is people can "see" my chest and it's like literally right f'ing there. Then I want to cry. Used to go into woods every summer just to find a spot to take off my shirt where no one can see me. Makes me feel like a criminal. Like it's unfair, EVEN if I could legally take off my shirt in the front yard I'd still have these things that just look so wrong to me being there. Feels like a deformity. Every time I tell them all this I think maybe I'm saying too much I should just say "I'm a man, I'm trans, and I want top surgery" but if it's just that easy then why doesn't anyone care like my therapist what's going on in my head? I've come out as trans, many times, but seems like nothing gets better coming out. I still look like this.
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When I tried to like body and show it off it's not like I think I'm ugly, or trying to make my breasts look better--- I hate them. I don't hate anything as much as I hate these. As a former like online model they've done me favors but for me it's being in drag, it's a character. And then I worry if I do OF or model more as an ftm will less people follow? Is that internalized sexism or transphobia at least against myself. Therapist seems to think it's past trauma/ I feel my thoughts are blamed on childhood because I've been protesting wanting to take my shirt off since 3, 4, 5 years old. Had 1 older brother by 2 years. He'd tell mom on me that I took my shirt off & I'd scream at him "but I look just like you!!!" because I was flat. The explanation was it's not that I'm flat it's my nipples & it's the law & I can get arrested. That traumatized me. Sure, I was jealous of him, and feel therapist and doctors blame old fashioned Freudian nonsense. I know a lot of girls with older bros who never think this way. I've been in psych wards over this after giving up communicating and just feeling helpless and alone. But those groups just wanna talk feelings & not specifics. So leave there and go back to my own personal hell. Last year gained 50 lbs because stopped going outside, used to ride bike, hike.
Now all I think about is people can "see" my chest and it's like literally right f'ing there. Then I want to cry. Used to go into woods every summer just to find a spot to take off my shirt where no one can see me. Makes me feel like a criminal. Like it's unfair, EVEN if I could legally take off my shirt in the front yard I'd still have these things that just look so wrong to me being there. Feels like a deformity. Every time I tell them all this I think maybe I'm saying too much I should just say "I'm a man, I'm trans, and I want top surgery" but if it's just that easy then why doesn't anyone care like my therapist what's going on in my head? I've come out as trans, many times, but seems like nothing gets better coming out. I still look like this.
2024.05.21 15:28 canyounot-- I'm afraid no one will ever want me because I'm trans
i know i'm young (19ftm) but it always nags at me in the back of my mind that no one will ever like me, let alone like me BACK, because my body will forever be incomplete. i'm all mixed on what i want my body to look like but i fully identify as male. i plan on getting top surgery, vocal training, facial structure changes, T, yes, but i don't wanna get phalloplasty. i never want to reproduce ever and i wish to have zero chance of getting pregnant no matter what, but i prefer keeping my vagina, despite the fact that i also hate it at the same time (periods) so i wonder if there's a middle ground.
being gay is hard enough considering that things like dating apps for gay guys are hornier than something i would wanna openly look for, but i also have a turbulent personality alongside having this weird desire to be softer (doing my nails, surrounding myself in cute plushies, caring for my skin and hair, buying flowery sweet scents, geeking out on hyperfixations, etc.) while also trying to be masculine (weightlifting, buying muskier scents, trying to frame my hair in a way that will make my face appear "manlier", having a super competitive nature, strictly wanting to be referred to as a man and with he/him pronouns and nothing else under any circumstances).
i'm no twink but i'm super short in a way that will never get me passed off as a cis man no matter how hard i try and my natural voice fucking sucks. its so high-pitched. my friends say otherwise but i know theyre trying to make me feel better because they're trans and know what the voice dysphoria feels like.
i just wish i were cis. i wish i could do all the things i want without people questioning my gender identity. i wish i could be complete so that someone will want me for who i am and what i love to do. being trans comes with unique euphorias, but alongside that it comes with unique pains. i hate those pains so much. i get the feeling that i will die alone with no one to hold or be held by all because my way of expressing my transness isn't typical.
i'm not nonbinary by any means but the way people talk about nbs and mock them and their expression of self affects me too. the way ppl in my general vicinity through the years in all the places ive lived in have always talked about trans people in a way that isn't the most respectful. usually its with this subtle air of disgust or judgement for their lifestyle choices or whatever. even a little bit of hostility (i.e. "i would disown my son if he said he was so prissy" and "just wait till this man finds out she has a dick" kinds of humor). it's even reached my own household in a younger sibling and no one and nothing can sway his opinion. hopefully one day he'll grow out of this but its concerning and scary.
i wish this sub had more trans people speaking too, but that asks for too much. the majority of people here are cishet asking cishet questions for cishet answers and that makes it so much harder to look for advice here :/ while i wanna say i wish more of yall were like me, yall definitely dont wanna be like me lol
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being gay is hard enough considering that things like dating apps for gay guys are hornier than something i would wanna openly look for, but i also have a turbulent personality alongside having this weird desire to be softer (doing my nails, surrounding myself in cute plushies, caring for my skin and hair, buying flowery sweet scents, geeking out on hyperfixations, etc.) while also trying to be masculine (weightlifting, buying muskier scents, trying to frame my hair in a way that will make my face appear "manlier", having a super competitive nature, strictly wanting to be referred to as a man and with he/him pronouns and nothing else under any circumstances).
i'm no twink but i'm super short in a way that will never get me passed off as a cis man no matter how hard i try and my natural voice fucking sucks. its so high-pitched. my friends say otherwise but i know theyre trying to make me feel better because they're trans and know what the voice dysphoria feels like.
i just wish i were cis. i wish i could do all the things i want without people questioning my gender identity. i wish i could be complete so that someone will want me for who i am and what i love to do. being trans comes with unique euphorias, but alongside that it comes with unique pains. i hate those pains so much. i get the feeling that i will die alone with no one to hold or be held by all because my way of expressing my transness isn't typical.
i'm not nonbinary by any means but the way people talk about nbs and mock them and their expression of self affects me too. the way ppl in my general vicinity through the years in all the places ive lived in have always talked about trans people in a way that isn't the most respectful. usually its with this subtle air of disgust or judgement for their lifestyle choices or whatever. even a little bit of hostility (i.e. "i would disown my son if he said he was so prissy" and "just wait till this man finds out she has a dick" kinds of humor). it's even reached my own household in a younger sibling and no one and nothing can sway his opinion. hopefully one day he'll grow out of this but its concerning and scary.
i wish this sub had more trans people speaking too, but that asks for too much. the majority of people here are cishet asking cishet questions for cishet answers and that makes it so much harder to look for advice here :/ while i wanna say i wish more of yall were like me, yall definitely dont wanna be like me lol
2024.05.21 15:28 clark_k3nt Zoom Video (ZM): The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from ZM's Earnings Call
- May 20, 2024
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The Good
- Revenue Growth: Total revenue in Q1 was $1.141 billion, up 3% year-over-year, exceeding guidance by approximately $16 million.
- Emerging Products Traction: Significant growth in Zoom Contact Center with 90 customers over $100,000 in ARR, representing 246% year-over-year growth.
- Strong Financials: Non-GAAP income from operations grew by 8% year-over-year to $457 million, translating to a 40% non-GAAP operating margin for Q1.
- AI Integration: Continuous integration of AI across the platform, with new features like AI-powered portrait lighting and Ask AI Companion.
- Customer Wins: Notable new customers and expansions, including Expedia, Major League Baseball, and Centerstone.
- Cash Flow: Operating cash flow grew 41% year-over-year to $588 million, and free cash flow grew 44% year-over-year to $570 million.
- Share Buy-Back: $150 million worth of stock purchased, representing 2.4 million shares.
- Guidance Increase: Raised top-line and profitability outlook for the full fiscal year 2025.
The Bad
- Churn Rate: Online Average Monthly Churn increased slightly to 3.2% compared to 3.1% in Q1 of FY24.
- Deferred Revenue: Deferred revenue at the end of the period was 1.35 billion, down approximately 1% from Q1 of last year.
- Geographical Revenue: APAC revenue declined by 2% due to FX headwinds in Japan and Australia.
- Gross Margin Dip: Non-GAAP gross margin for Q1 was 79.3%, down from 80.5% in Q1 of last year, with an expected further dip to 78% in Q2 due to one-time investments in upgrading the data center backbone.
The Ugly
- Minimal Impact of Customer Transition: Transition of 26,800 Enterprise customers to Online had an associated revenue shift of approximately $4 million, which was de-minimis.
- Guidance for Q2: Revenue guidance for Q2 is relatively flat at $1.145 to $1.15 billion, representing only 1% year-over-year growth.
- Free Cash Flow Forecast: Expectation of a significant decrease in free cash flow by approximately 50% to 60% quarter-over-quarter in Q2 due to timing of tax payments and AI-related CapEx.
- Enterprise Customer Strategy: The number of Enterprise customers did not grow at the same rate as historically, attributed to the focus on selling emerging products into the existing installed base rather than acquiring new enterprise customers.
Earnings Breakdown:
Financial Metrics
- Total Revenue: $1.141 billion, up 3% year-over-year, exceeding guidance by approximately $16 million.
- Enterprise Revenue: Grew 5% year-over-year, representing 58% of total revenue.
- Online Average Monthly Churn: 3.2%, slightly up from 3.1% in Q1 of FY24.
- Number of Customers Contributing >$100,000 in TTM Revenue: 3,883, representing 30% of revenue, up from 29% in Q1 of FY24.
- Deferred Revenue: $1.35 billion, down approximately 1% from Q1 of last year.
- RPO (Remaining Performance Obligation): Increased 5% year-over-year to approximately $3.67 billion.
- Operating Cash Flow: Grew 41% year-over-year to $588 million.
- Free Cash Flow: Grew 44% year-over-year to $570 million.
- Non-GAAP Gross Margin: 79.3%, down from 80.5% in Q1 of last year.
- Non-GAAP Income from Operations: $457 million, up 8% year-over-year.
- Non-GAAP Operating Margin: 40% for Q1, up from 38.2% in Q1 of last year.
- Non-GAAP Diluted Net Income per Share: $1.35, on approximately 315 million non-GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding.
- Share Buy-Back: $150 million worth of stock purchased, representing 2.4 million shares.
- Full-Year FY’25 Revenue Guidance: Raised to $4.61 billion to $4.62 billion, approximately 2% year-over-year growth.
- Full-Year FY’25 Non-GAAP Operating Income Guidance: $1.74 billion to $1.75 billion.
- Full-Year FY’25 Non-GAAP EPS Guidance: $4.99 to $5.02, based on approximately 319 million shares outstanding.
- Q2 Revenue Guidance: $1.145 to $1.15 billion, representing approximately 1% year-over-year growth.
- Q2 Non-GAAP Operating Income Guidance: $415 million to $420 million.
- Q2 Non-GAAP EPS Guidance: $1.20 to $1.21.
Product Metrics
- Zoom Contact Center: 90 customers with over $100,000 in ARR, representing 246% year-over-year growth.
- Zoom Phone: Five customers with 100,000 or more Zoom Phone seats.
- Zoom AI Companion: Over 700,000 customer accounts enabled.
- Zoom Rooms Licenses: Over 2 million cumulative licenses purchased.
- Workspace Reservations: Over 100,000 desks provisioned in the last 12 months.
- Notable Customer Wins:
- Expedia: Lighthouse Zoom Revenue Accelerator customer.
- Major League Baseball (MLB): Expanded partnership with Zoom Quality Management.
- Centerstone: Expanded Zoom Phone and added Zoom Contact Center.
- Leading Global Financial Services Firm: Doubled Zoom Phone seats to over 100,000.
- Zoom Workplace Launch: Introduced enhancements like multi-speaker view, document collaboration, AI-powered portrait lighting, and upcoming features like Ask AI Companion.
- Workvivo Integration: Landed a major telecom customer with approximately 100,000 seats and named Meta’s only preferred migration partner.
- Fedramp Moderate Authorization: Received for Essentials and Premium SKUs for Zoom Contact Center.
- PCI Compliance Support: Added for Zoom Contact Center customers with payment processing workflows.
- Channel Partnerships: Strengthened, leading to a significant increase in Channel wins and ability to compete for larger deals.
2024.05.21 15:24 pohltergiest Boaty boaty mcfloaty all the way north
 | Today started gentler than expected, both of us awake before the alarm. I forgot how early first light is, already the city was waking up in the dim blue of the predawn. We brushed our teeth and got dressed and muttered about how ridiculous it was that we needed to be at the ferry terminal an hour early. They weren't going to check anything besides our tickets, but then again, we've heard worse stories about dumber technicalities. Just after 430 we were outside and a few minutes later we were away. submitted by pohltergiest to RainbowRamenRide [link] [comments] The city in the morning was mostly quiet, a few trucks rumbling on the highway. Luckily the forecasted rain had already ended, I had fully expected to have the added misery of being wet and cold to the headache of being up too early. We arrived somewhat breathless to the ferry terminal, a giant ferry awaiting us. Lines and lines of heavy trucks were waiting their turn to load while lots of cars were also waiting. Looks like everyone took the hour before rule seriously. An attendant looked at our QR codes and told us to put a sign that he gave us on our bikes and put them to the side while we waited for general boarding, which was in 45 minutes. Grumbling, we parked our bikes and went inside the terminal. The terminal was simple but clean, I double checked the reservation with someone at a computer as I had nothing better to do. Upstairs there was a small gift shop where we bought a box of cookies for our upcoming host. Seemed like we should try to get them something from a region they're not from, though I'm sure they'll appreciate the sentiment. The cookies do look tasty though. We shared a drink from a machine and stared out the window, a little dazed. Framed tourism posters were hung about the space, one for each region in Japan. I initially thought they were anime posters, but it seems that's just how ads are made. Maybe one inspired the other. Eventually it was time to board, we were the last as is usual when we're biking. We walked our bikes up the ramp to the second deck and were ushered to one side where after we had removed our bags our bikes were wrapped in blankets and secured to the wall. We thanked them and headed into the ferry. The third deck had a check in counter where we got a key to our room, which was a private room but not facing the ocean. We only wanted the room to nap in, so that was fine. The third deck had bunk rooms as well as a room where you just got a section of the floor, while the fourth deck had the private rooms, the ones facing in like ours and the more expensive ones facing out. The fifth deck had the deluxe rooms as well as the suites (which I don't think were even available to rent). We plunked down our bags and I went back to sleep. I found the rocking motion of the ship rather soothing while laying down, and settled into a light nap for a few hours. Around 830, both of us needed something to eat, so we went to explore the ship's amenities. We found the cafe, which had a disappointingly small selection of things to eat. We later would find out that the restaurant that serves breakfast did not open, probably leading to a run on the pastries. We got a cookie and coffee and sat at a table, watching the waves go by. Bryce informed me that he gets seasick around this time, leading me to ask him why he wanted to do this then. He just likes boats I guess. After breakfast we wandered around to see the amenities. We found the grill restaurant that was more expensive than we cared to spend on, a small arcade with machines from the 80's, some air hockey tables (the sports corner), a theatre with a 10am showing of Tom and Jerry, some vending machines (ice cream time), the onsens, a yellowed smoking room straight out of 1994, a business corner, and a kids corner with blocks. I wanted to play with the blocks but didn't. They would never understand. Also kids are gross and I'm sick enough already. Overall, the same as anything else we've seen in Japan, a relic of the 80's, still spotless, still running, but at 10% capacity. More employees than you can shake a stick at, all doing their very best job. I felt a little ill after writing for awhile so I went to go lay down while Bryce went to the arcade, promising to nobody in particular that he was going to wait til lunch to crack open a cold one. I said I didn't care but good luck with that as I went back to bed. Being horizontal with nowhere to go felt good for awhile. I had a lot of writing to catch up on. Towards lunch I got up and found Bryce in front of a slot machine with a strong zero in his hand. I said nothing about the pre lunch drink, but asked if he won anything. One of the machines you could spin all you like, so we did that for awhile. There was one machine that looked fun, so I played a top down shooter for awhile while Bryce tried his luck at some godawful prize machine full of dusty crap. Eventually the restaurant opened for lunch and we filed. There was a 25th anniversary ramen available, and we both got that, along with a croissant. The ramen was pretty good, I found the shio broth comforting. The croissant was because it didn't fill us up enough. After lunch I was in the mood for a bath. An onsen on a ship felt like a luxury I wanted to try and I thought it would be restful. Bryce had no interest in trying his luck at hiding his tattoos, I didn't care if I got kicked out at this point. What're they gonna do, tell me to get off at the next stop? I did what I always do, hold a hand towel over my arm and mind my business. As expected, not many people were using the bath after lunch and I had it to myself aside from a mother and her babbling toddler who only spent a few minutes there. The bath had a view of the mountains of hokkaido in the distance, and Hakodate a little closer. It was a neat sight to be in a hot open bath while watching the ocean go by. The rest of the ship was whatever but this was nice. I did a few laps of the bath and cold water, and sat in the steam room, hoping the hot air would somehow cure my ailments. I got a chance to properly wash my hair, which had become just fouled from all the road dust, sweat, and body oils that had built up. Gross. I don't usually shampoo as I don't usually need to, but once a week or so I definitely need it while on the road. After the onsen I went to go see how Bryce was doing, happily reading his book in a chair by the ocean. He accompanied me to the room to lay down for awhile, the hot water and sloshing of the rough seas making me feel a little ill again. In our room, we heard a faraway bang like we hit something. I'm sure it's nothing. The ship sure seemed like it was leaning more to one side though. We didn't do too much else for the rest of the ride, we did a few more laps of the ship trying to find more things. We did find the forward saloon, which sounds wild but is merely a room facing forward with comfy couches. Unfortunately all the windows are blocked off, so the room is a little pointless other than a private space to talk or read in a dim room. The ship overall was comfortable, but I definitely got a little nauseated from the rough seas. The ship finally docked, late, and we were let out to the open air of Hokkaido. It's a bit chilly here! I immediately noticed the change in air, it's less humid for sure. It will be a shift to go back to cool temperatures but a welcome one. Nights in the tent should be much less sticky at least! Good thing we still have our biking tights, riding in just shorts is pretty cold here in the evening. Truthfully though the cool temperatures is better for biking and I wasn't really enjoying the heat, so this is a welcome surprise. We docked at the east port of Tomakomai, which meant we had to bike into the city where we planned to stay another night. I needed another really solid sleep to finally kick this illness, so one more hotel night before we braved the wilderness south of Sapporo. We braced ourselves and headed west, directly into a heavy crosswind that was some of the steadiest and toughest wind we've seen yet. It swept right over the flat grassy areas on the coast, really reminding us of the prairies. Everything is so spread out here compared to the rest of the country, I wonder if Sapporo is like this too. After a rough push through the wind on roads that were somewhat falling apart from the truck traffic and a lack of maintenance, we got to a town about halfway. The nausea from the boat was getting to me and we were both too hungry to go further without a bite to eat. Luckily Hokkaido has their own brand of conbinis and we were more than happy to see some new products. We got their take on fried chicken, some Hokkaido grown potato wedges and some soft drinks we hadn't seen yet. The wedges were great, the chicken was good and one of the drinks was terrible. Sour bubbly water with no flavor. What's the point? Biking further into the city now, we rode over bumpy roads on very wide, very long roads designed entirely for cars in mind. Don't get me wrong the bike path was nice but the distances between buildings reminded me again of the prairies. It takes forever to get anywhere! I might find the streets of Hokkaido a little dull if things are this spread out, but then again we couldn't even scratch the surface of things before so maybe we won't feel like we're missing out as much. We stopped twice for bike parts, Bryce getting a new tube to hold on reserve, I got a spoke wrench that I'm excited to try out. My rear wheel should be well tensioned, so I can go off of that. Next we headed to the hotel. We debated laundry tonight, but ultimately there were a few too many things to do and I'd rather enjoy myself, get to bed on time and then get up and do laundry over breakfast tomorrow. The hotel was lovely enough, with little surprises for later. First we needed a proper dinner. Barbecue was on the mind, but we landed up at an izakaya. We ordered edamame, a green salad, chicken wings, a plate of assorted skewers and more hokkaido potatoes. The potatoes, again, were far and away the best part of the meal. The company was a group of red-faced salarymen watching a baseball game along with the rest of the staff who were also eagerly watching the action. The Izakaya had all sorts of baseball accoutrements which made watching fun. Normally I'd rather peel off my fingernails one by one then watch baseball, but with some friendly folks letting me know when to be excited with their cheering I can enjoy it. As we were leaving one man gave us some lemon candies he had and Bryce surprised him by having maple candies for everyone in the building, much to their delight. Bryce needed to recoat his jacket, so we went to a parking lot and did that under a streetlight. It would need to dry overnight, another reason to do the laundry in the morning. I wanted a piece of the onsen on the top level. Inside there were three baths, two hot and one cold, with one of the hot baths being outside. I luxuriated outside by myself for some time in the cool air, as well as the hot bath indoors in the wood panelled room, and a sauna with a tv inside! All very nice. I took advantage of the cleaners and lotions available, and the freezer full of popsicles outside the onsen. Back in the room, there was a fruit jelly waiting for us in the fridge which we enjoyed, a strawberry puree. But the treats weren't over yet, from 930-11pm we could enjoy the hotel's original late night ramen. Now this isn't something I want to have late at night normally, but this is exactly the kind of thing that makes me smile. Time limited free food? I'll set an alarm. The soup itself was nothing special, but the presentation and the fact I could have it in hotel jammies made it all the better. Truly, a good rest day. I could have done without the 20km ride in the wind, but I can't have everything I guess. |
2024.05.21 15:22 No-Tinoes Need help with training/growing.
 | https://preview.redd.it/876epicp5s1d1.jpg?width=1008&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ab8db7f71784c98158236719674a47f9bc7d5bd submitted by No-Tinoes to grapes [link] [comments] I have this idea of having my Vitis vinifera bianca growing on my trellis with two main horizontal canes like your regular grape vine. I want to cut all growth from this year except for the horizontal vines seen in the picture so i can achieve this idea of mine but i am not sure how to approach this all... I was also thinking about keeping the vertical shoot/vine and top it in the winter (or the one after that) to get two more horizontal canes growing out of it. so if you have any ideas on how to accomplish this or if you have a better approach please share. :) |
2024.05.21 15:21 Prestigious_Grass_89 PNC Bank…Be Weary
I have been using PNC Bank since H.S, I’m about to graduate college now. At first, it was amazing. ATM reimbursement, no monthly fees (I made the minimum for such benefit), Online Mobile Banking (such a great feature), Zelle partnership, Overdraft Protection. It was great! As I grow older I’m noticing the slyness of the bank and how it makes money off people who don’t make money. I’m OK right now financially, I can stay afloat…when I was younger I would have a problem with that. This was I’d say 96% my fault but as I get older I see more fault is within the company itself. PNC does not show you your real account balance unless you have NO pending charges and NO use of the card. PNC will post charges up to a week later once you’ve already spent that money. I don’t know how to articulate this in the best way possible. If you are low-working class I suggest a CU or even a different bank. PNC expects when you will be in a tough situation and will hit all of your pending payments at once causing overdraft problems.
Last night was my last straw.
I spent approx. $325 from my checking account, leaving me with about $175 (My low balance is $200) I got a low-bal notification which was beyond me because that morning I had about $900 on my card and spent $100 that day but i digress. Once I paid I moved that same amount from my savings back into my checking putting me at approx. $525 This morning I get another low balance notification saying that my account is back to $175 but as I just stated, I moved that $325 over essentially paying myself back. The money disappeared????
Idk. I’m upset but exhausted. I just want to spread the word that PNC will “hide” charges then hit you with them in a time of desperation.
On the Mobile Banking App, the large number up top is your account balance including all pending transactions, you never really know WHEN you’re going to get hit and even keeping a record doesn’t help because it’s almost like they are Phantom Pending transactions you think you have this but you actually have this.
I take partial blame as a consumer but as a business this is just shameful and tacky to prey on those who really work hard for their money.
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Last night was my last straw.
I spent approx. $325 from my checking account, leaving me with about $175 (My low balance is $200) I got a low-bal notification which was beyond me because that morning I had about $900 on my card and spent $100 that day but i digress. Once I paid I moved that same amount from my savings back into my checking putting me at approx. $525 This morning I get another low balance notification saying that my account is back to $175 but as I just stated, I moved that $325 over essentially paying myself back. The money disappeared????
Idk. I’m upset but exhausted. I just want to spread the word that PNC will “hide” charges then hit you with them in a time of desperation.
On the Mobile Banking App, the large number up top is your account balance including all pending transactions, you never really know WHEN you’re going to get hit and even keeping a record doesn’t help because it’s almost like they are Phantom Pending transactions you think you have this but you actually have this.
I take partial blame as a consumer but as a business this is just shameful and tacky to prey on those who really work hard for their money.
2024.05.21 15:18 Affectionate-Pool442 Survivor 46 Finale Predictions.
It’s finally time for this truly crazy season to come to an end. 46 has been such a journey, starting out with one of the worst pre-merges of all time, a bit of a boring early merge, then suddenly building momentum like crazy and delivering a great 5-episode run. I’ve enjoyed this season, and it’s currently ranked 3rd out of the new-era seasons for me, under 45 and 42. Anyway, time for the final predictions.
🦎5th Place: Maria. 🦎
Through out the new era, a pattern has emerged with its fifth placers: players who, on the island, are big threats, likely to win if they get to the end, and are shown to be solid strategic players, but with edits that are smaller than they should be, given their perceived win equity on the island; players like Lindsey (42) Lauren (44) and Julie (45), Maria fits in that lineup perfectly.
After her blindside of Charlie failed, she’s left with no allies and is the biggest target by far. I think Maria is going to go out unanimously. There is absolutely no reason for anyone to keep her.
🦎4th Place (Fire Making Loser.) : Ben. 🦎
Ben is going to lose to Kenzie in fire. I’ve been predicting this for awhile, and while I’m no longer as certain of this happening as I used to be, to me, it still seems like what the season has been building up to for a while now.
Kenzie and Ben both got fire making content extremely earlier in the season and has colored how I’ve seen their relationship all season; Kenzie will no longer be the comforter but will be the competitor; taking out one of her closest relationships of the season and sending a strong supporter to the jury. I see this has her finally showing off a “killer instinct” or something along those lines. Ben will be the winning vote for Kenzie in an incredibly close final tribal council.
Oops. I’ve spent Ben’s section talking about Kenzie. Ben is a supporting character in the story of Kenzie’s win. And no, I don’t think he’ll break any sort of tie.
🦎3rd Place: Liz.🦎
Liz lands here by default. I’m leaning towards Charlie winning the final immunity challenge, and sending Ben and Kenzie to fire with the main goal of getting Kenzie out. We saw in episode 12 that Liz is horrible at fire, so I think Charlie won’t pick her; also, she’s just an easy person to beat at the end.
I don't think Liz is well liked or respected by the majority Nami jury–who I’m guessing will be bitter at her for whatever reason–and will be seen as a goat. Which I don't think is really fair; Liz has played an okay game, but against Charlie and Kenzie, she won't get a single vote.
Liz has been a great character and is responsible for the most iconic moment of the season. IM PISSED that Liz has been overlooked by the editors. I’m hoping she has a good finale.
🦎Second Place: Charlie.🦎
The strategic figure head of the season, top-ten new-era player, and Swiftie, Charlie, is going to get second place. It’s really hard to have Charlie at second; I’d love to see him win; he truly deserves it; and on any other new-era season, I think he does win, but just not this one.
The only reason I think Charlie doesn’t win is purely from reading the edit.
🦎The Winner Of Survivor 46: Kenzie.🦎
As predictable as it is, Kenzie seems to be locked in for a win. Kenzie has one of the strongest new-era edits and one of the strongest edits for a woman ever. Kenzie has been consistently visible throughout the entirety of the season. Her pre-merge did an excellent job of setting her up as a strong social player. We were consistently shown her reads on players and situations and her reactions to the game. Come the merge, we got more of the same, which was odd considering Kenzies lack of importance to the merge game over all. She’s been playing, no doubt, but to have as many confessionals as Charlie and more than Maria doesn’t exactly make sense, unless she wins. From the start, Kenzie has been a strong narrator.
We also get a strong view of Kenzie’s relationships. We know how she feels about the majority of the players on the jury. Which strengthens her social player storyline.
We know that: She was close to Hunter, and after Tevin was blindsided, she became his number one. She was extremely close to Tiffany all season. They were arguably the second-strongest duo of the season. She had a developing relationship with Venus, and they were growing close up until her eventual blindside. She was done with Q after his antics and all the drama he brought, but they did have a working relationship on Yanu.
Speaking of Yanu, the majority of the Yanu comeback content was framed from Kenzie's perspective. She got that really strong opening in episode two about staying strong and making it to the end.
Overall, Kenzie is the total package. She’s got the storyline, the narration, the social game, a jury full of friends, the backstory package, a challenge win, an episode dedicated to erasing her negativity (episode 7), she’s never had a zero confessional episode, and most importantly, the edit to back it all up!!!
The reign of the mermaid dragon is here! 🧜🏻♀️🐉
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🦎5th Place: Maria. 🦎
Through out the new era, a pattern has emerged with its fifth placers: players who, on the island, are big threats, likely to win if they get to the end, and are shown to be solid strategic players, but with edits that are smaller than they should be, given their perceived win equity on the island; players like Lindsey (42) Lauren (44) and Julie (45), Maria fits in that lineup perfectly.
After her blindside of Charlie failed, she’s left with no allies and is the biggest target by far. I think Maria is going to go out unanimously. There is absolutely no reason for anyone to keep her.
🦎4th Place (Fire Making Loser.) : Ben. 🦎
Ben is going to lose to Kenzie in fire. I’ve been predicting this for awhile, and while I’m no longer as certain of this happening as I used to be, to me, it still seems like what the season has been building up to for a while now.
Kenzie and Ben both got fire making content extremely earlier in the season and has colored how I’ve seen their relationship all season; Kenzie will no longer be the comforter but will be the competitor; taking out one of her closest relationships of the season and sending a strong supporter to the jury. I see this has her finally showing off a “killer instinct” or something along those lines. Ben will be the winning vote for Kenzie in an incredibly close final tribal council.
Oops. I’ve spent Ben’s section talking about Kenzie. Ben is a supporting character in the story of Kenzie’s win. And no, I don’t think he’ll break any sort of tie.
🦎3rd Place: Liz.🦎
Liz lands here by default. I’m leaning towards Charlie winning the final immunity challenge, and sending Ben and Kenzie to fire with the main goal of getting Kenzie out. We saw in episode 12 that Liz is horrible at fire, so I think Charlie won’t pick her; also, she’s just an easy person to beat at the end.
I don't think Liz is well liked or respected by the majority Nami jury–who I’m guessing will be bitter at her for whatever reason–and will be seen as a goat. Which I don't think is really fair; Liz has played an okay game, but against Charlie and Kenzie, she won't get a single vote.
Liz has been a great character and is responsible for the most iconic moment of the season. IM PISSED that Liz has been overlooked by the editors. I’m hoping she has a good finale.
🦎Second Place: Charlie.🦎
The strategic figure head of the season, top-ten new-era player, and Swiftie, Charlie, is going to get second place. It’s really hard to have Charlie at second; I’d love to see him win; he truly deserves it; and on any other new-era season, I think he does win, but just not this one.
The only reason I think Charlie doesn’t win is purely from reading the edit.
- His social game isn’t as prevalent in his edit, which leans way more toward the strategic. When considering Kenzie's edit, that’s really bad, as it gives Kenzie a clear reason why she wins over Charlie—that being her better social game.
- A few weeks ago, Charlie talked about not wanting to be seen as “one of the bad people,” which makes me think that the jury might be bitter.
- After such a visibly dominant winner like Dee, Charlie and Maria’s complete control of the game wasn’t shown off to the extent it could have been.
- Kenzie has one of the strongest edits of the new-era.
🦎The Winner Of Survivor 46: Kenzie.🦎
As predictable as it is, Kenzie seems to be locked in for a win. Kenzie has one of the strongest new-era edits and one of the strongest edits for a woman ever. Kenzie has been consistently visible throughout the entirety of the season. Her pre-merge did an excellent job of setting her up as a strong social player. We were consistently shown her reads on players and situations and her reactions to the game. Come the merge, we got more of the same, which was odd considering Kenzies lack of importance to the merge game over all. She’s been playing, no doubt, but to have as many confessionals as Charlie and more than Maria doesn’t exactly make sense, unless she wins. From the start, Kenzie has been a strong narrator.
We also get a strong view of Kenzie’s relationships. We know how she feels about the majority of the players on the jury. Which strengthens her social player storyline.
We know that: She was close to Hunter, and after Tevin was blindsided, she became his number one. She was extremely close to Tiffany all season. They were arguably the second-strongest duo of the season. She had a developing relationship with Venus, and they were growing close up until her eventual blindside. She was done with Q after his antics and all the drama he brought, but they did have a working relationship on Yanu.
Speaking of Yanu, the majority of the Yanu comeback content was framed from Kenzie's perspective. She got that really strong opening in episode two about staying strong and making it to the end.
Overall, Kenzie is the total package. She’s got the storyline, the narration, the social game, a jury full of friends, the backstory package, a challenge win, an episode dedicated to erasing her negativity (episode 7), she’s never had a zero confessional episode, and most importantly, the edit to back it all up!!!
The reign of the mermaid dragon is here! 🧜🏻♀️🐉
2024.05.21 15:05 sinkintins Sponsor Night
Hey everyone, I've just returned home from the player sponsor trivia night as representative for our adopted child, Josh Weddle. Apologies in advance as I had no idea what to expect, the comms seemed to indicate there was limited contact but the players literally sat and ate with us the whole time. Otherwise I would've banked up some questions from you all, although I did my best to ask about all sorts of things.
As for how the night went down, I literally had no idea what to expect. Walking into Glenferrie Hotel, we took our name tags and walked to our table only to walk in on virtually the whole team hanging around. The staff had us leave that area for a little bit whilst they got prepared, and whilst enjoying a nice frothie, in walks Sic, Hardwick and Watson. We gave each other the nod as they entered.
When we were allowed to go to our table, we took our seats, when a voice from behind asked us: "how are you guys going tonight?" by none other than Luke Breust. We had a good chat for 15 minutes, I congratulated him on his newborn and he told me about how he was finding fatherhood (all going great). Another person from the table started speaking to Breusty, but that's when our lord and saviour and adopted child Josh Weddle arrived. First things first, Josh Weddle is an absolute legend and we couldn't have had a more perfect player to sponsor. He was super genuine and actively engaged in conversation with the table the whole time.
I let him know how much we at /hawktalk love him and are impressed by him. I also told him he's never allowed to leave the hawks and that I'll glue him to Dingley if I have to. Weddle gave off some great vibes about how much he enjoys being at Hawthorn, so I don't think we have anything to worry about there. I also learned an interesting fact that he was originally a North supporter growing up, which shocked me as I had read he was always Hawks. He said he saw the Hawks link reported on, but wasn't sure where that came from haha.
We spoke about our heartbreaking loss, and I framed a question around whether we planned to go defensive like we did, or whether the game just went that way for us. He couldn't say much, but indicated that the team felt comfortable with the lead and just happened to fall into a defensive mindset. He also didn't appreciate the tag he received for 3 quarters haha. He also was really keen on the fact we were only a couple of wins away from the top 8. I told him I thought we played fantastic regardless of the result, and that at least this happened in a bit of a nothing H&A game rather than say a 3 point win in a prelim leading to a grand final cough cough 2014 ;) we still have that over them hahahah
We also spoke about his interests, hobbies, etc.
I was able to have another chat with Breusty, I spoke with him about his future post-AFL life and how clubs work with players to prepare them for post-AFL life.
Half way in, none other than our senior coach Sammy Mitchell made an appearance and came by every table to have a quick chat. Unfortunately I only was able to have a quick handshake and told him I love what he's done for the team. Was hoping to catch him again before he left, but sadly missed him.
Over the night I got to have quick chats with Nick Watson (told him I loved his energy on field), CJ (told him I missed him and glad he's back in the side, also to get his brother traded to us lol), Sam Frost (spoke a bit about the upcoming Brissie game and how great he's been, said he can probably leave Daniher on his own since Joe will probs kick it on the full anyway which he had a laugh about), Ethan Phillips (told him he had an awesome debut), James Blanck (told him he's going to have to fight Phillips now haha), DGB (said he sounds like he has a wrestler name, which he said he gets the same comments from the team lol), Sic (wouldn't confirm about his shoulder :( was hoping to get the inside scoop there haha reckon he got asked by everyone in the bar haha also told him to smash Charlie Cameron for us, he had a good laugh and said that'll likely be Hardwick's job haha), Cam McKenzie (told him he's been excellent), Bailey McKenzie (unfortunately only had a quick hello and hand shake), Impey (told him he's been great and I hope we get the win for him as captain), Gunner (god love him, said glad he's back at the hawks).
Finally, got to have a photo with Weddle and a whole bunch of signatures on a #23 guernsey.
All in all I had an absolute ripper night, had great interactions with majority of the team. Breust and Weddle were amazing, I wish I could've had more time with them since they were so down to earth and happy to chat. I highly recommend for anyone who thought about going, to get involved next time.
Anyone with any questions, I talked a lot that I can't fully capture in this post without writing a novel. So feel free to ask and I'll answer what I can :)
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As for how the night went down, I literally had no idea what to expect. Walking into Glenferrie Hotel, we took our name tags and walked to our table only to walk in on virtually the whole team hanging around. The staff had us leave that area for a little bit whilst they got prepared, and whilst enjoying a nice frothie, in walks Sic, Hardwick and Watson. We gave each other the nod as they entered.
When we were allowed to go to our table, we took our seats, when a voice from behind asked us: "how are you guys going tonight?" by none other than Luke Breust. We had a good chat for 15 minutes, I congratulated him on his newborn and he told me about how he was finding fatherhood (all going great). Another person from the table started speaking to Breusty, but that's when our lord and saviour and adopted child Josh Weddle arrived. First things first, Josh Weddle is an absolute legend and we couldn't have had a more perfect player to sponsor. He was super genuine and actively engaged in conversation with the table the whole time.
I let him know how much we at /hawktalk love him and are impressed by him. I also told him he's never allowed to leave the hawks and that I'll glue him to Dingley if I have to. Weddle gave off some great vibes about how much he enjoys being at Hawthorn, so I don't think we have anything to worry about there. I also learned an interesting fact that he was originally a North supporter growing up, which shocked me as I had read he was always Hawks. He said he saw the Hawks link reported on, but wasn't sure where that came from haha.
We spoke about our heartbreaking loss, and I framed a question around whether we planned to go defensive like we did, or whether the game just went that way for us. He couldn't say much, but indicated that the team felt comfortable with the lead and just happened to fall into a defensive mindset. He also didn't appreciate the tag he received for 3 quarters haha. He also was really keen on the fact we were only a couple of wins away from the top 8. I told him I thought we played fantastic regardless of the result, and that at least this happened in a bit of a nothing H&A game rather than say a 3 point win in a prelim leading to a grand final cough cough 2014 ;) we still have that over them hahahah
We also spoke about his interests, hobbies, etc.
I was able to have another chat with Breusty, I spoke with him about his future post-AFL life and how clubs work with players to prepare them for post-AFL life.
Half way in, none other than our senior coach Sammy Mitchell made an appearance and came by every table to have a quick chat. Unfortunately I only was able to have a quick handshake and told him I love what he's done for the team. Was hoping to catch him again before he left, but sadly missed him.
Over the night I got to have quick chats with Nick Watson (told him I loved his energy on field), CJ (told him I missed him and glad he's back in the side, also to get his brother traded to us lol), Sam Frost (spoke a bit about the upcoming Brissie game and how great he's been, said he can probably leave Daniher on his own since Joe will probs kick it on the full anyway which he had a laugh about), Ethan Phillips (told him he had an awesome debut), James Blanck (told him he's going to have to fight Phillips now haha), DGB (said he sounds like he has a wrestler name, which he said he gets the same comments from the team lol), Sic (wouldn't confirm about his shoulder :( was hoping to get the inside scoop there haha reckon he got asked by everyone in the bar haha also told him to smash Charlie Cameron for us, he had a good laugh and said that'll likely be Hardwick's job haha), Cam McKenzie (told him he's been excellent), Bailey McKenzie (unfortunately only had a quick hello and hand shake), Impey (told him he's been great and I hope we get the win for him as captain), Gunner (god love him, said glad he's back at the hawks).
Finally, got to have a photo with Weddle and a whole bunch of signatures on a #23 guernsey.
All in all I had an absolute ripper night, had great interactions with majority of the team. Breust and Weddle were amazing, I wish I could've had more time with them since they were so down to earth and happy to chat. I highly recommend for anyone who thought about going, to get involved next time.
Anyone with any questions, I talked a lot that I can't fully capture in this post without writing a novel. So feel free to ask and I'll answer what I can :)
2024.05.21 15:05 gautam_10 Should I (25M) confess my feelings to my friend (24F) who's still hung up on her ex, or distance myself to avoid further emotional turmoil?
I 25M, have been friends with a girl X (24F) since the past 6 months (since last December). X began dating Y (27M) who's also a good friend of mine, for 4 months before I became good friends with them (i.e. before December). Their relationship came to an end in December because Y was looking for something casual and X was very serious, it being her first ever relationship. However, things started to get more complicated post January. Although, they had officially ended their relationship, they were spending a lot more time together and even came physically closer. The rest of the friends in our group used to pull their leg for the situationship of theirs, but they continued on for another 3 months till March.
In March they officially broke up, and from April our college break started. Y went home, and X and I stayed back in college for our internships. We started spending an unhealthy amount of time together (so much so that rumors began spreading about the two of us which X told me), going out for walks late at night, watching movies, going for drives at night, eating dinner together. Some nights she shared her most personal traumas with me and like a good friend I listened to her and comforted her. In a nutshell she liked spending time with me and talking to me and I became her distraction and source of emotional comfort form all the chaos that happened before. Normally she never talked about her relationship all this while.
However, things started to get complicated from the 2nd month. I still keep in touch with Y, whereas X has little to no contact with him. On speaking with Y last week, I came to know, Y has moved on from his relationship with X, he's active on dating apps and been out on a date with a girl too. On a different occasion Y was almost on the verge of making out with another girl at a friend's party where X was also present, but she was not aware of it. I have no intentions of letting X know of all this at any cost as it'll break her heart and also, I was told all of this in confidence by Y. On the other hand, recently X revealed she misses the times she had with him and keeps coming back to the thoughts of him albeit not much, (she gets too emotionally attached too soon, it also being her first relationship) but that's because he's not around at the moment. College starts in another 3 weeks, and they'll start seeing each other more often once again. Y is pretty sure of dating someone new when he returns but X is haunted by the old memories that'll be brought back because of his presence in her life once again.
In between all of this I started to develop feelings for X, which have been growing exponentially within me with each passing day. I know I can't confess my feelings to her, but I can't also be around her anymore with these feelings within me. I've gone into self-destructive habits and the only way I can see myself coming out of this is by letting X know about this and stop hanging out with her anymore. But with her having so much to deal with already, it breaks my heart to put her through this. On top of that the big load in my head from hiding the conversations and intentions of Y, while X still misses him is driving me crazy. Spending all this time together, X may also have developed some feelings for me, but she's too clouded by her breakup to see any of it, and I don't expect her to be with me especially with her past baggage this soon. Furthermore, her last relationship has left such a bitter taste in her that she promises to not date for another year and focus more on enjoying the college life. I'm deciding to wait till her internship ends and her work doesn't get affected to tell her and slowly distance myself from her. Please suggest how can I make this any better.
TL;DR: I developed feelings for my friend, who's still hung up on her ex, while her X has moved on. I can't handle the emotional burden and plan to distance myself from her before college starts.
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In March they officially broke up, and from April our college break started. Y went home, and X and I stayed back in college for our internships. We started spending an unhealthy amount of time together (so much so that rumors began spreading about the two of us which X told me), going out for walks late at night, watching movies, going for drives at night, eating dinner together. Some nights she shared her most personal traumas with me and like a good friend I listened to her and comforted her. In a nutshell she liked spending time with me and talking to me and I became her distraction and source of emotional comfort form all the chaos that happened before. Normally she never talked about her relationship all this while.
However, things started to get complicated from the 2nd month. I still keep in touch with Y, whereas X has little to no contact with him. On speaking with Y last week, I came to know, Y has moved on from his relationship with X, he's active on dating apps and been out on a date with a girl too. On a different occasion Y was almost on the verge of making out with another girl at a friend's party where X was also present, but she was not aware of it. I have no intentions of letting X know of all this at any cost as it'll break her heart and also, I was told all of this in confidence by Y. On the other hand, recently X revealed she misses the times she had with him and keeps coming back to the thoughts of him albeit not much, (she gets too emotionally attached too soon, it also being her first relationship) but that's because he's not around at the moment. College starts in another 3 weeks, and they'll start seeing each other more often once again. Y is pretty sure of dating someone new when he returns but X is haunted by the old memories that'll be brought back because of his presence in her life once again.
In between all of this I started to develop feelings for X, which have been growing exponentially within me with each passing day. I know I can't confess my feelings to her, but I can't also be around her anymore with these feelings within me. I've gone into self-destructive habits and the only way I can see myself coming out of this is by letting X know about this and stop hanging out with her anymore. But with her having so much to deal with already, it breaks my heart to put her through this. On top of that the big load in my head from hiding the conversations and intentions of Y, while X still misses him is driving me crazy. Spending all this time together, X may also have developed some feelings for me, but she's too clouded by her breakup to see any of it, and I don't expect her to be with me especially with her past baggage this soon. Furthermore, her last relationship has left such a bitter taste in her that she promises to not date for another year and focus more on enjoying the college life. I'm deciding to wait till her internship ends and her work doesn't get affected to tell her and slowly distance myself from her. Please suggest how can I make this any better.
TL;DR: I developed feelings for my friend, who's still hung up on her ex, while her X has moved on. I can't handle the emotional burden and plan to distance myself from her before college starts.
2024.05.21 15:04 gautam_10 Should I (25M) confess my feelings to my friend (24F) who's still hung up on her ex, or distance myself to avoid further emotional turmoil?
I 25M, have been friends with a girl X (24F) since the past 6 months (since last December). X began dating Y (27M) who's also a good friend of mine, for 4 months before I became good friends with them (i.e. before December). Their relationship came to an end in December because Y was looking for something casual and X was very serious, it being her first ever relationship. However, things started to get more complicated post January. Although, they had officially ended their relationship, they were spending a lot more time together and even came physically closer. The rest of the friends in our group used to pull their leg for the situationship of theirs, but they continued on for another 3 months till March.
In March they officially broke up, and from April our college break started. Y went home, and X and I stayed back in college for our internships. We started spending an unhealthy amount of time together (so much so that rumors began spreading about the two of us which X told me), going out for walks late at night, watching movies, going for drives at night, eating dinner together. Some nights she shared her most personal traumas with me and like a good friend I listened to her and comforted her. In a nutshell she liked spending time with me and talking to me and I became her distraction and source of emotional comfort form all the chaos that happened before. Normally she never talked about her relationship all this while.
However, things started to get complicated from the 2nd month. I still keep in touch with Y, whereas X has little to no contact with him. On speaking with Y last week, I came to know, Y has moved on from his relationship with X, he's active on dating apps and been out on a date with a girl too. On a different occasion Y was almost on the verge of making out with another girl at a friend's party where X was also present, but she was not aware of it. I have no intentions of letting X know of all this at any cost as it'll break her heart and also, I was told all of this in confidence by Y. On the other hand, recently X revealed she misses the times she had with him and keeps coming back to the thoughts of him albeit not much, (she gets too emotionally attached too soon, it also being her first relationship) but that's because he's not around at the moment. College starts in another 3 weeks, and they'll start seeing each other more often once again. Y is pretty sure of dating someone new when he returns but X is haunted by the old memories that'll be brought back because of his presence in her life once again.
In between all of this I started to develop feelings for X, which have been growing exponentially within me with each passing day. I know I can't confess my feelings to her, but I can't also be around her anymore with these feelings within me. I've gone into self-destructive habits and the only way I can see myself coming out of this is by letting X know about this and stop hanging out with her anymore. But with her having so much to deal with already, it breaks my heart to put her through this. On top of that the big load in my head from hiding the conversations and intentions of Y, while X still misses him is driving me crazy. Spending all this time together, X may also have developed some feelings for me, but she's too clouded by her breakup to see any of it, and I don't expect her to be with me especially with her past baggage this soon. Furthermore, her last relationship has left such a bitter taste in her that she promises to not date for another year and focus more on enjoying the college life. I'm deciding to wait till her internship ends and her work doesn't get affected to tell her and slowly distance myself from her. Please suggest how can I make this any better.
TL;DR: I developed feelings for my friend, who's still hung up on her ex, while her X has moved on. I can't handle the emotional burden and plan to distance myself from her before college starts.
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In March they officially broke up, and from April our college break started. Y went home, and X and I stayed back in college for our internships. We started spending an unhealthy amount of time together (so much so that rumors began spreading about the two of us which X told me), going out for walks late at night, watching movies, going for drives at night, eating dinner together. Some nights she shared her most personal traumas with me and like a good friend I listened to her and comforted her. In a nutshell she liked spending time with me and talking to me and I became her distraction and source of emotional comfort form all the chaos that happened before. Normally she never talked about her relationship all this while.
However, things started to get complicated from the 2nd month. I still keep in touch with Y, whereas X has little to no contact with him. On speaking with Y last week, I came to know, Y has moved on from his relationship with X, he's active on dating apps and been out on a date with a girl too. On a different occasion Y was almost on the verge of making out with another girl at a friend's party where X was also present, but she was not aware of it. I have no intentions of letting X know of all this at any cost as it'll break her heart and also, I was told all of this in confidence by Y. On the other hand, recently X revealed she misses the times she had with him and keeps coming back to the thoughts of him albeit not much, (she gets too emotionally attached too soon, it also being her first relationship) but that's because he's not around at the moment. College starts in another 3 weeks, and they'll start seeing each other more often once again. Y is pretty sure of dating someone new when he returns but X is haunted by the old memories that'll be brought back because of his presence in her life once again.
In between all of this I started to develop feelings for X, which have been growing exponentially within me with each passing day. I know I can't confess my feelings to her, but I can't also be around her anymore with these feelings within me. I've gone into self-destructive habits and the only way I can see myself coming out of this is by letting X know about this and stop hanging out with her anymore. But with her having so much to deal with already, it breaks my heart to put her through this. On top of that the big load in my head from hiding the conversations and intentions of Y, while X still misses him is driving me crazy. Spending all this time together, X may also have developed some feelings for me, but she's too clouded by her breakup to see any of it, and I don't expect her to be with me especially with her past baggage this soon. Furthermore, her last relationship has left such a bitter taste in her that she promises to not date for another year and focus more on enjoying the college life. I'm deciding to wait till her internship ends and her work doesn't get affected to tell her and slowly distance myself from her. Please suggest how can I make this any better.
TL;DR: I developed feelings for my friend, who's still hung up on her ex, while her X has moved on. I can't handle the emotional burden and plan to distance myself from her before college starts.
2024.05.21 15:00 Mdly68 What am I doing wrong? Crystal growing kit.
 | My parents got my 10 year old a Smithsonian Crystal growing kit. I'm 40 years old and I feel so inept. It's like when I tried making rock candy as a kid and ended up with a lot of sugar water. submitted by Mdly68 to crystalgrowing [link] [comments] We tried making the first two crystals, the instructions say it's dyed monoammonium phosphate. We boiled water, mixed it, poured over a rock in a container. Then we dribbled seed crystals on top of the rock, after it cooled down. We forgot to wait for the yellow one to cool down, waited about an hour for the red one. Does this...look right? We were hoping for the big crystal spikes like in the picture. But a lot of it reformed on the bottom. I think I can break off these chunks, reboil, and try to grow the rock bigger? How can I do better on the first attempt? Got seven more to do. |
2024.05.21 14:58 gautam_10 Should I (25M) confess my feelings to my friend (24F) who's still hung up on her ex, or distance myself to avoid further emotional turmoil?
I 25M, have been friends with a girl X (24F) since the past 6 months (since last December). X began dating Y (27M) who's also a good friend of mine, for 4 months before I became good friends with them (i.e. before December). Their relationship came to an end in December because Y was looking for something casual and X was very serious, it being her first ever relationship. However, things started to get more complicated post January. Although, they had officially ended their relationship, they were spending a lot more time together and even came physically closer. The rest of the friends in our group used to pull their leg for the situationship of theirs, but they continued on for another 3 months till March.
In March they officially broke up, and from April our college break started. Y went home, and X and I stayed back in college for our internships. We started spending an unhealthy amount of time together (so much so that rumors began spreading about the two of us which X told me), going out for walks late at night, watching movies, going for drives at night, eating dinner together. Some nights she shared her most personal traumas with me and like a good friend I listened to her and comforted her. In a nutshell she liked spending time with me and talking to me and I became her distraction and source of emotional comfort form all the chaos that happened before. Normally she never talked about her relationship all this while.
However, things started to get complicated from the 2nd month. I still keep in touch with Y, whereas X has little to no contact with him. On speaking with Y last week, I came to know, Y has moved on from his relationship with X, he's active on dating apps and been out on a date with a girl too. On a different occasion Y was almost on the verge of making out with another girl at a friend's party where X was also present, but she was not aware of it. I have no intentions of letting X know of all this at any cost as it'll break her heart and also, I was told all of this in confidence by Y. On the other hand, recently X revealed she misses the times she had with him and keeps coming back to the thoughts of him albeit not much, (she gets too emotionally attached too soon, it also being her first relationship) but that's because he's not around at the moment. College starts in another 3 weeks, and they'll start seeing each other more often once again. Y is pretty sure of dating someone new when he returns but X is haunted by the old memories that'll be brought back because of his presence in her life once again.
In between all of this I started to develop feelings for X, which have been growing exponentially within me with each passing day. I know I can't confess my feelings to her, but I can't also be around her anymore with these feelings within me. I've gone into self-destructive habits and the only way I can see myself coming out of this is by letting X know about this and stop hanging out with her anymore. But with her having so much to deal with already, it breaks my heart to put her through this. On top of that the big load in my head from hiding the conversations and intentions of Y, while X still misses him is driving me crazy. Spending all this time together, X may also have developed some feelings for me, but she's too clouded by her breakup to see any of it, and I don't expect her to be with me especially with her past baggage this soon. Furthermore, her last relationship has left such a bitter taste in her that she promises to not date for another year and focus more on enjoying the college life. I'm deciding to wait till her internship ends and her work doesn't get affected to tell her and slowly distance myself from her. Please suggest how can I make this any better.
TL;DR: I developed feelings for my friend, who's still hung up on her ex, while her X has moved on. I can't handle the emotional burden and plan to distance myself from her before college starts.
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In March they officially broke up, and from April our college break started. Y went home, and X and I stayed back in college for our internships. We started spending an unhealthy amount of time together (so much so that rumors began spreading about the two of us which X told me), going out for walks late at night, watching movies, going for drives at night, eating dinner together. Some nights she shared her most personal traumas with me and like a good friend I listened to her and comforted her. In a nutshell she liked spending time with me and talking to me and I became her distraction and source of emotional comfort form all the chaos that happened before. Normally she never talked about her relationship all this while.
However, things started to get complicated from the 2nd month. I still keep in touch with Y, whereas X has little to no contact with him. On speaking with Y last week, I came to know, Y has moved on from his relationship with X, he's active on dating apps and been out on a date with a girl too. On a different occasion Y was almost on the verge of making out with another girl at a friend's party where X was also present, but she was not aware of it. I have no intentions of letting X know of all this at any cost as it'll break her heart and also, I was told all of this in confidence by Y. On the other hand, recently X revealed she misses the times she had with him and keeps coming back to the thoughts of him albeit not much, (she gets too emotionally attached too soon, it also being her first relationship) but that's because he's not around at the moment. College starts in another 3 weeks, and they'll start seeing each other more often once again. Y is pretty sure of dating someone new when he returns but X is haunted by the old memories that'll be brought back because of his presence in her life once again.
In between all of this I started to develop feelings for X, which have been growing exponentially within me with each passing day. I know I can't confess my feelings to her, but I can't also be around her anymore with these feelings within me. I've gone into self-destructive habits and the only way I can see myself coming out of this is by letting X know about this and stop hanging out with her anymore. But with her having so much to deal with already, it breaks my heart to put her through this. On top of that the big load in my head from hiding the conversations and intentions of Y, while X still misses him is driving me crazy. Spending all this time together, X may also have developed some feelings for me, but she's too clouded by her breakup to see any of it, and I don't expect her to be with me especially with her past baggage this soon. Furthermore, her last relationship has left such a bitter taste in her that she promises to not date for another year and focus more on enjoying the college life. I'm deciding to wait till her internship ends and her work doesn't get affected to tell her and slowly distance myself from her. Please suggest how can I make this any better.
TL;DR: I developed feelings for my friend, who's still hung up on her ex, while her X has moved on. I can't handle the emotional burden and plan to distance myself from her before college starts.
2024.05.21 14:52 lazymentors What a week in advertising: CTV AdTech, Reddit AI & $2.5M Spam Marketing fine.
Top 6 Updates of last Week:
- After Google, OpenAI enters a new data + advertising partnership with Reddit.
- Google rolls out AI overviews in US with planned expansion in more countries.
- Threads App is testing pinned columns on web, Tweetdeck 2.0.
- Youtube expands Creator Takeover ad format and shares new details into CTV growth.
- OpenAI launched GPT-4o, adding AI voice assistant and other improvements.
- Netflix plans to launch In-house ad tech platform with their ad audience growing to 40M in Q1.
Trending
- Pinterest and Real Simple, a lifestyle magazine partner to launch the first shoppable magazine issue.
- e.l.f. Beauty’s latest campaign ‘So Many Dicks’ campaign touches on points made in the last newsletter, diversity in boardrooms is rare.
- Reddit is bringing back Awards program, nice.
- Amazon shared strong ad viewership numbers and other content updates at Upfront.
- Microsoft’s AI developments have caused their carbon emissions to jump 30%.
- Warner Bros. Discovery launches new ad products and shares new subscriber growth.
- Nielsen ranks top media companies, First Convergent TV Comparison of its kind.
- Bumble apologies for Celibacy billboards and apologises to all users.
- ASDA launches new brand identity as part of its summer campaign- Serious about Summer.
- TripleLift & Amazon’s partnership to expand ad business beyond amazon’s own websites.
- Expedia launches travel media network and new AI features.
- McDonald’s new launch; Grandma McFlurry meanwhile Gen-X is still waiting for repersentation.
- Delivereasy’s new ad campaign is funny and worthy of a long-term run.
- Dentsu’s new global brand proposition; Innovating to Impacting.
- Disney, Fox and WBD unveiled name of Sports-Streaming Venture: Venu Sports.
- Pizza Hut Australia fined $2.5 million for spam marketing.
- Snapchat shares new insights on improving ad campaign performance with 3Es.
TikTok 🎶
- TikTok is now testing 60-minute video uploads, What?
- IKEA to run a Pet Shopping Network for a TikTok Livestream.
- TikTok is testing addition of AI-generated search results.
- TikTok released new playbook for Beauty businesses.
- Frank McCourt offers to buy TikTok from ByteDance.
Instagram & Threads 🗂️
- Instagram expands creator marketplace to new regions
- Instagram’s new BeReal-like feature ‘Peek’ in testing.
- Threads launched its fact-checking program.
- Threads launches recent tab for search function.
- Instagram is testing option to add notes on posts and reels.
- Creators aren’t happy with Instagram’s AI bot suggestions.
- Instagram launches new creator interview series.
- Notify sticker is now available for IG Reels.
- Instagram testing ability to create public reels playlist.
Meta 😅
- Meta hit with new EU probe for having additive algorithms harming children and teens.
- Meta to shut down Workplace its enterprise workspace platform.
- Meta launches travel mode for Quest 2 & 3.
- Meta’s Oversight Board receives first case from Threads is here, involving Japanese PM.
- Meta is exploring AI-Assisted Earphones with Cameras.
- WhatsApp redesigns drawing editor for beta testers.
X (Twitter) 🕹️
- X’s Gork AI expands to EU users.
- X’s Takeover Ads get improved spotlight takeover with commentary and shop feed.
- WNBA is coming to X with new content partnership.
- X completes the website transition from twitter to x dot com.
- X updates communities feature to increase user adoption.
Youtube 🕹️
- YouTube CEO shares, It’s Time for the Emmys to Embrace Creators.
- Youtube gets branded QR codes to improve CTV Ad conversion.
Google 🔦
- Google adds two new crawlers: GoogleOther-Image and GoogleOther-Video.
- Google shares video pages need to be super obvious to be shown in Video Tab.
- Google Search launches ‘Web’ filter with only text-based links.
- Google rolling out new restrictions for suspended ad accounts.
- Ad format preferences now available for Demand Gen campaigns.
- How publishers are removing their content from Google’s AI overviews.
- AI Ad summaries are now available in Google Ads.
Agency News
- GAP Inc. appoints Omnicom as Media AOR.
- Esusu appoints David&Goliath as Agency of Record.
- Athletic Brewing Company names Wpromote Media AOR.
- Kenvue hires FCB and BBDO to run creative account.
- HEINEKEN appoints Blue Yonder to improve Demand Planning.
- STOP&SHOP names Curiosity as creative AOR.
- Moore named Primary Direct Response Agency for Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation.
- M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment wins Dometic as New Global Client.
- Mother hires creative directors from Droga5 NY and Adam&eveDDB.
- Gallo appoints VaynerMedia LA as lead creative agency for Barefoot Wine.
- L’ELOI announces major roster expansion.
- Mazda Canada names FCB/SIX CRM Agency of Record.
- Canadian Blood Services appoint Diamond as Agency of Record.
- Cricket Australia hires Special, Independent creative agency.
AI 🤨
- ChatGPT announces improvements to data analysis.
- A Recap of AI features announced at Google I/O Event.
- Deloitte Digital launches AI-powered content tool for marketers.
- Google still hasn’t fixed Gemini’s biased image generator.
- Snowflake in talks to buy Reka AI for $1 Billion.
- Sony Music warns AI developers not to use its content for training.
- Anthropic hires IG Co-founder as head of product.
- Claude AI is now available across Europe.
- OpenAI disbanded their team focused on long-term risk of AI.
Reddit & Snapchat
- Reddit launches 5 new features to improve AMA (Ask Me Anything) posts.
- Snapchat partners with Scope3 to launch carbon emission tracking for Snap Ads.
- Snapchat announces new partnership with Datahash to improve performance via CAPI.
- Reddit hires new VP of Ads Product, Jyoti Vaidee.
Microsoft & LinkedIn
- EU warns Microsoft it could be fined billions over missing GenAI risk info.
- Sainsbury’s and Microsoft announce five-year AI partnership.
- LinkedIn adds Unique View Count for post analytics.
Marketing & AdTech
- Broadsign acquires OutMoove, Netherlands-based DOOH DSP.
- Twitch announces new Partner Discords
- Politico launches its first consumer registration wall.
- Havas acquires Liquid to enhance E-commerce and Retail Media Expertise.
- DEPT and BIGR Social are launching a new Automated Social Media Management Platform.
- QR codes aren’t out yet, Innocent drink’s OOH campaign success.
- Commercial TV networks spent $1.67 billion on Australian Programs.
- Streaming is Cable: Comcast to launch Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ bundle.
- Advertiser trust in Google continues to go downhill, here’s what experts believe.
- Yahoo tests Google’s post-cookie ad platform.
- GoPuff’s ‘Ozempic Week’ ad campaign backfires on social media.
- NCM Teams with Nerds for On-screen Holographic Cinema Campaign.
- Asperity launches composable ‘Lakehouse’ CDP.
2024.05.21 14:50 lazymentors What a week in marketing: GPT4o, AI overviews, Netflix vs Amazon + Reddit’s AI sellout
Top 6 Updates of last Week:
- After Google, OpenAI enters a new data + advertising partnership with Reddit.
- Google rolls out AI overviews in US with planned expansion in more countries.
- Threads App is testing pinned columns on web, Tweetdeck 2.0.
- Youtube expands Creator Takeover ad format and shares new details into CTV growth.
- OpenAI launched GPT-4o, adding AI voice assistant and other improvements.
- Netflix plans to launch In-house ad tech platform with their ad audience growing to 40M in Q1.
Trending
- Pinterest and Real Simple, a lifestyle magazine partner to launch the first shoppable magazine issue.
- e.l.f. Beauty’s latest campaign ‘So Many Dicks’ campaign touches on points made in the last newsletter, diversity in boardrooms is rare.
- Reddit is bringing back Awards program, nice.
- Amazon shared strong ad viewership numbers and other content updates at Upfront.
- Microsoft’s AI developments have caused their carbon emissions to jump 30%.
- Warner Bros. Discovery launches new ad products and shares new subscriber growth.
- Nielsen ranks top media companies, First Convergent TV Comparison of its kind.
- Bumble apologies for Celibacy billboards and apologises to all users.
- ASDA launches new brand identity as part of its summer campaign- Serious about Summer.
- TripleLift & Amazon’s partnership to expand ad business beyond amazon’s own websites.
- Expedia launches travel media network and new AI features.
- McDonald’s new launch; Grandma McFlurry meanwhile Gen-X is still waiting for repersentation.
- Delivereasy’s new ad campaign is funny and worthy of a long-term run.
- Dentsu’s new global brand proposition; Innovating to Impacting.
- Disney, Fox and WBD unveiled name of Sports-Streaming Venture: Venu Sports.
- Pizza Hut Australia fined $2.5 million for spam marketing.
- Snapchat shares new insights on improving ad campaign performance with 3Es.
TikTok 🎶
- TikTok is now testing 60-minute video uploads, What?
- TikTok shares new insights into #FinTok (Finance) in Canada.
- IKEA to run a Pet Shopping Network for a TikTok Livestream.
- TikTok is testing addition of AI-generated search results.
- TikTok released new playbook for Beauty businesses.
- Frank McCourt offers to buy TikTok from ByteDance.
Instagram & Threads 🗂️
- Instagram expands creator marketplace to new regions
- Instagram’s new BeReal-like feature ‘Peek’ in testing.
- Threads launched its fact-checking program.
- Threads launches recent tab for search function.
- Instagram is testing option to add notes on posts and reels.
- Creators aren’t happy with Instagram’s AI bot suggestions.
- Instagram launches new creator interview series.
- Notify sticker is now available for IG Reels.
- Instagram testing ability to create public reels playlist.
Meta 😅
- Meta hit with new EU probe for having additive algorithms harming children and teens.
- Meta to shut down Workplace its enterprise workspace platform.
- Meta launches travel mode for Quest 2 & 3.
- Meta’s Oversight Board receives first case from Threads is here, involving Japanese PM.
- Meta is exploring AI-Assisted Earphones with Cameras.
- WhatsApp redesigns drawing editor for beta testers.
X (Twitter) 🕹️
- X’s Gork AI expands to EU users.
- X’s Takeover Ads get improved spotlight takeover with commentary and shop feed.
- WNBA is coming to X with new content partnership.
- X completes the website transition from twitter to x dot com.
- X updates communities feature to increase user adoption.
Youtube 🕹️
- YouTube CEO shares, It’s Time for the Emmys to Embrace Creators.
- Youtube gets branded QR codes to improve CTV Ad conversion.
Google 🔦
- Google adds two new crawlers: GoogleOther-Image and GoogleOther-Video.
- Google shares video pages need to be super obvious to be shown in Video Tab.
- Google Search launches ‘Web’ filter with only text-based links.
- Google rolling out new restrictions for suspended ad accounts.
- Ad format preferences now available for Demand Gen campaigns.
- How publishers are removing their content from Google’s AI overviews.
- AI Ad summaries are now available in Google Ads.
Agency News
- GAP Inc. appoints Omnicom as Media AOR.
- Esusu appoints David&Goliath as Agency of Record.
- Athletic Brewing Company names Wpromote Media AOR.
- Kenvue hires FCB and BBDO to run creative account.
- HEINEKEN appoints Blue Yonder to improve Demand Planning.
- STOP&SHOP names Curiosity as creative AOR.
- Moore named Primary Direct Response Agency for Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation.
- M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment wins Dometic as New Global Client.
- Mother hires creative directors from Droga5 NY and Adam&eveDDB.
- Gallo appoints VaynerMedia LA as lead creative agency for Barefoot Wine.
- L’ELOI announces major roster expansion.
- Mazda Canada names FCB/SIX CRM Agency of Record.
- Canadian Blood Services appoint Diamond as Agency of Record.
- Cricket Australia hires Special, Independent creative agency.
AI 🤨
- ChatGPT announces improvements to data analysis.
- A Recap of AI features announced at Google I/O Event.
- Deloitte Digital launches AI-powered content tool for marketers.
- Google still hasn’t fixed Gemini’s biased image generator.
- Snowflake in talks to buy Reka AI for $1 Billion.
- Sony Music warns AI developers not to use its content for training.
- Anthropic hires IG Co-founder as head of product.
- Claude AI is now available across Europe.
- OpenAI disbanded their team focused on long-term risk of AI.
Reddit & Snapchat
- Reddit launches 5 new features to improve AMA (Ask Me Anything) posts.
- Snapchat partners with Scope3 to launch carbon emission tracking for Snap Ads.
- Snapchat announces new partnership with Datahash to improve performance via CAPI.
- Reddit hires new VP of Ads Product, Jyoti Vaidee.
Microsoft & LinkedIn
- EU warns Microsoft it could be fined billions over missing GenAI risk info.
- Sainsbury’s and Microsoft announce five-year AI partnership.
- LinkedIn adds Unique View Count for post analytics.
Marketing & AdTech
- Broadsign acquires OutMoove, Netherlands-based DOOH DSP.
- Twitch announces new Partner Discords
- Politico launches its first consumer registration wall.
- Havas acquires Liquid to enhance E-commerce and Retail Media Expertise.
- DEPT and BIGR Social are launching a new Automated Social Media Management Platform.
- QR codes aren’t out yet, Innocent drink’s OOH campaign success.
- Commercial TV networks spent $1.67 billion on Australian Programs.
- Streaming is Cable: Comcast to launch Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ bundle.
- Advertiser trust in Google continues to go downhill, here’s what experts believe.
- Yahoo tests Google’s post-cookie ad platform.
- GoPuff’s ‘Ozempic Week’ ad campaign backfires on social media.
- NCM Teams with Nerds for On-screen Holographic Cinema Campaign.
- Asperity launches composable ‘Lakehouse’ CDP.
2024.05.21 14:48 lazymentors What a week in marketing: GPT4o, AI overviews, Netflix vs Amazon + Reddit’s AI sellout
Top 6 Updates of last Week:
- After Google, OpenAI enters a new data + advertising partnership with Reddit.
- Google rolls out AI overviews in US with planned expansion in more countries.
- Threads App is testing pinned columns on web, Tweetdeck 2.0.
- Youtube expands Creator Takeover ad format and shares new details into CTV growth.
- OpenAI launched GPT-4o, adding AI voice assistant and other improvements.
- Netflix plans to launch In-house ad tech platform with their ad audience growing to 40M in Q1.
Trending
- Pinterest and Real Simple, a lifestyle magazine partner to launch the first shoppable magazine issue.
- e.l.f. Beauty’s latest campaign ‘So Many Dicks’ campaign touches on points made in the last newsletter, diversity in boardrooms is rare.
- Reddit is bringing back Awards program, nice.
- Amazon shared strong ad viewership numbers and other content updates at Upfront.
- Microsoft’s AI developments have caused their carbon emissions to jump 30%.
- Warner Bros. Discovery launches new ad products and shares new subscriber growth.
- Nielsen ranks top media companies, First Convergent TV Comparison of its kind.
- Bumble apologies for Celibacy billboards and apologises to all users.
- ASDA launches new brand identity as part of its summer campaign- Serious about Summer.
- TripleLift & Amazon’s partnership to expand ad business beyond amazon’s own websites.
- Expedia launches travel media network and new AI features.
- McDonald’s new launch; Grandma McFlurry meanwhile Gen-X is still waiting for repersentation.
- Delivereasy’s new ad campaign is funny and worthy of a long-term run.
- Dentsu’s new global brand proposition; Innovating to Impacting.
- Disney, Fox and WBD unveiled name of Sports-Streaming Venture: Venu Sports.
- Pizza Hut Australia fined $2.5 million for spam marketing.
- Snapchat shares new insights on improving ad campaign performance with 3Es.
TikTok 🎶
- TikTok is now testing 60-minute video uploads, What?
- TikTok shares new insights into #FinTok (Finance) in Canada.
- IKEA to run a Pet Shopping Network for a TikTok Livestream.
- TikTok is testing addition of AI-generated search results.
- TikTok released new playbook for Beauty businesses.
- Frank McCourt offers to buy TikTok from ByteDance.
Instagram & Threads 🗂️
- Instagram expands creator marketplace to new regions
- Instagram’s new BeReal-like feature ‘Peek’ in testing.
- Threads launched its fact-checking program.
- Threads launches recent tab for search function.
- Instagram is testing option to add notes on posts and reels.
- Creators aren’t happy with Instagram’s AI bot suggestions.
- Instagram launches new creator interview series.
- Notify sticker is now available for IG Reels.
- Instagram testing ability to create public reels playlist.
Meta 😅
- Meta hit with new EU probe for having additive algorithms harming children and teens.
- Meta to shut down Workplace its enterprise workspace platform.
- Meta launches travel mode for Quest 2 & 3.
- Meta’s Oversight Board receives first case from Threads is here, involving Japanese PM.
- Meta is exploring AI-Assisted Earphones with Cameras.
- WhatsApp redesigns drawing editor for beta testers.
X (Twitter) 🕹️
- X’s Gork AI expands to EU users.
- X’s Takeover Ads get improved spotlight takeover with commentary and shop feed.
- WNBA is coming to X with new content partnership.
- X completes the website transition from twitter to x dot com.
- X updates communities feature to increase user adoption.
Youtube 🕹️
- YouTube CEO shares, It’s Time for the Emmys to Embrace Creators.
- Youtube gets branded QR codes to improve CTV Ad conversion.
Google 🔦
- Google adds two new crawlers: GoogleOther-Image and GoogleOther-Video.
- Google shares video pages need to be super obvious to be shown in Video Tab.
- Google Search launches ‘Web’ filter with only text-based links.
- Google rolling out new restrictions for suspended ad accounts.
- Ad format preferences now available for Demand Gen campaigns.
- How publishers are removing their content from Google’s AI overviews.
- AI Ad summaries are now available in Google Ads.
Agency News
- GAP Inc. appoints Omnicom as Media AOR.
- Esusu appoints David&Goliath as Agency of Record.
- Athletic Brewing Company names Wpromote Media AOR.
- Kenvue hires FCB and BBDO to run creative account.
- HEINEKEN appoints Blue Yonder to improve Demand Planning.
- STOP&SHOP names Curiosity as creative AOR.
- Moore named Primary Direct Response Agency for Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation.
- M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment wins Dometic as New Global Client.
- Mother hires creative directors from Droga5 NY and Adam&eveDDB.
- Gallo appoints VaynerMedia LA as lead creative agency for Barefoot Wine.
- L’ELOI announces major roster expansion.
- Mazda Canada names FCB/SIX CRM Agency of Record.
- Canadian Blood Services appoint Diamond as Agency of Record.
- Cricket Australia hires Special, Independent creative agency.
AI 🤨
- ChatGPT announces improvements to data analysis.
- A Recap of AI features announced at Google I/O Event.
- Deloitte Digital launches AI-powered content tool for marketers.
- Google still hasn’t fixed Gemini’s biased image generator.
- Snowflake in talks to buy Reka AI for $1 Billion.
- Sony Music warns AI developers not to use its content for training.
- Anthropic hires IG Co-founder as head of product.
- Claude AI is now available across Europe.
- OpenAI disbanded their team focused on long-term risk of AI.
Reddit & Snapchat
- Reddit launches 5 new features to improve AMA (Ask Me Anything) posts.
- Snapchat partners with Scope3 to launch carbon emission tracking for Snap Ads.
- Snapchat announces new partnership with Datahash to improve performance via CAPI.
- Reddit hires new VP of Ads Product, Jyoti Vaidee.
Microsoft & LinkedIn
- EU warns Microsoft it could be fined billions over missing GenAI risk info.
- Sainsbury’s and Microsoft announce five-year AI partnership.
- LinkedIn adds Unique View Count for post analytics.
Marketing & AdTech
- Broadsign acquires OutMoove, Netherlands-based DOOH DSP.
- Twitch announces new Partner Discords
- Politico launches its first consumer registration wall.
- Havas acquires Liquid to enhance E-commerce and Retail Media Expertise.
- DEPT and BIGR Social are launching a new Automated Social Media Management Platform.
- QR codes aren’t out yet, Innocent drink’s OOH campaign success.
- Commercial TV networks spent $1.67 billion on Australian Programs.
- Streaming is Cable: Comcast to launch Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ bundle.
- Advertiser trust in Google continues to go downhill, here’s what experts believe.
- Yahoo tests Google’s post-cookie ad platform.
- GoPuff’s ‘Ozempic Week’ ad campaign backfires on social media.
- NCM Teams with Nerds for On-screen Holographic Cinema Campaign.
- Asperity launches composable ‘Lakehouse’ CDP.
2024.05.21 14:47 lazymentors What a week in marketing: GPT4o, AI overviews, Netflix vs Amazon + Reddit’s AI sellout
Top 6 Updates of last Week:
- After Google, OpenAI enters a new data + advertising partnership with Reddit.
- Google rolls out AI overviews in US with planned expansion in more countries.
- Threads App is testing pinned columns on web, Tweetdeck 2.0.
- Youtube expands Creator Takeover ad format and shares new details into CTV growth.
- OpenAI launched GPT-4o, adding AI voice assistant and other improvements.
- Netflix plans to launch In-house ad tech platform with their ad audience growing to 40M in Q1.
Trending
- Pinterest and Real Simple, a lifestyle magazine partner to launch the first shoppable magazine issue.
- e.l.f. Beauty’s latest campaign ‘So Many Dicks’ campaign touches on points made in the last newsletter, diversity in boardrooms is rare.
- Reddit is bringing back Awards program, nice.
- Amazon shared strong ad viewership numbers and other content updates at Upfront.
- Microsoft’s AI developments have caused their carbon emissions to jump 30%.
- Warner Bros. Discovery launches new ad products and shares new subscriber growth.
- Nielsen ranks top media companies, First Convergent TV Comparison of its kind.
- Bumble apologies for Celibacy billboards and apologises to all users.
- ASDA launches new brand identity as part of its summer campaign- Serious about Summer.
- TripleLift & Amazon’s partnership to expand ad business beyond amazon’s own websites.
- Expedia launches travel media network and new AI features.
- McDonald’s new launch; Grandma McFlurry meanwhile Gen-X is still waiting for repersentation.
- Delivereasy’s new ad campaign is funny and worthy of a long-term run.
- Dentsu’s new global brand proposition; Innovating to Impacting.
- Disney, Fox and WBD unveiled name of Sports-Streaming Venture: Venu Sports.
- Pizza Hut Australia fined $2.5 million for spam marketing.
- Snapchat shares new insights on improving ad campaign performance with 3Es.
TikTok 🎶
- TikTok is now testing 60-minute video uploads, What?
- TikTok shares new insights into #FinTok (Finance) in Canada.
- IKEA to run a Pet Shopping Network for a TikTok Livestream.
- TikTok is testing addition of AI-generated search results.
- TikTok released new playbook for Beauty businesses.
- Frank McCourt offers to buy TikTok from ByteDance.
Instagram & Threads 🗂️
- Instagram expands creator marketplace to new regions
- Instagram’s new BeReal-like feature ‘Peek’ in testing.
- Threads launched its fact-checking program.
- Threads launches recent tab for search function.
- Instagram is testing option to add notes on posts and reels.
- Creators aren’t happy with Instagram’s AI bot suggestions.
- Instagram launches new creator interview series.
- Notify sticker is now available for IG Reels.
- Instagram testing ability to create public reels playlist.
Meta 😅
- Meta hit with new EU probe for having additive algorithms harming children and teens.
- Meta to shut down Workplace its enterprise workspace platform.
- Meta launches travel mode for Quest 2 & 3.
- Meta’s Oversight Board receives first case from Threads is here, involving Japanese PM.
- Meta is exploring AI-Assisted Earphones with Cameras.
- WhatsApp redesigns drawing editor for beta testers.
X (Twitter) 🕹️
- X’s Gork AI expands to EU users.
- X’s Takeover Ads get improved spotlight takeover with commentary and shop feed.
- WNBA is coming to X with new content partnership.
- X completes the website transition from twitter to x dot com.
- X updates communities feature to increase user adoption.
Youtube 🕹️
- YouTube CEO shares, It’s Time for the Emmys to Embrace Creators.
- Youtube gets branded QR codes to improve CTV Ad conversion.
Google 🔦
- Google adds two new crawlers: GoogleOther-Image and GoogleOther-Video.
- Google shares video pages need to be super obvious to be shown in Video Tab.
- Google Search launches ‘Web’ filter with only text-based links.
- Google rolling out new restrictions for suspended ad accounts.
- Ad format preferences now available for Demand Gen campaigns.
- How publishers are removing their content from Google’s AI overviews.
- AI Ad summaries are now available in Google Ads.
Agency News
- GAP Inc. appoints Omnicom as Media AOR.
- Esusu appoints David&Goliath as Agency of Record.
- Athletic Brewing Company names Wpromote Media AOR.
- Kenvue hires FCB and BBDO to run creative account.
- HEINEKEN appoints Blue Yonder to improve Demand Planning.
- STOP&SHOP names Curiosity as creative AOR.
- Moore named Primary Direct Response Agency for Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation.
- M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment wins Dometic as New Global Client.
- Mother hires creative directors from Droga5 NY and Adam&eveDDB.
- Gallo appoints VaynerMedia LA as lead creative agency for Barefoot Wine.
- L’ELOI announces major roster expansion.
- Mazda Canada names FCB/SIX CRM Agency of Record.
- Canadian Blood Services appoint Diamond as Agency of Record.
- Cricket Australia hires Special, Independent creative agency.
AI 🤨
- ChatGPT announces improvements to data analysis.
- A Recap of AI features announced at Google I/O Event.
- Deloitte Digital launches AI-powered content tool for marketers.
- Google still hasn’t fixed Gemini’s biased image generator.
- Snowflake in talks to buy Reka AI for $1 Billion.
- Sony Music warns AI developers not to use its content for training.
- Anthropic hires IG Co-founder as head of product.
- Claude AI is now available across Europe.
- OpenAI disbanded their team focused on long-term risk of AI.
Reddit & Snapchat
- Reddit launches 5 new features to improve AMA (Ask Me Anything) posts.
- Snapchat partners with Scope3 to launch carbon emission tracking for Snap Ads.
- Snapchat announces new partnership with Datahash to improve performance via CAPI.
- Reddit hires new VP of Ads Product, Jyoti Vaidee.
Microsoft & LinkedIn
- EU warns Microsoft it could be fined billions over missing GenAI risk info.
- Sainsbury’s and Microsoft announce five-year AI partnership.
- LinkedIn adds Unique View Count for post analytics.
Marketing & AdTech
- Broadsign acquires OutMoove, Netherlands-based DOOH DSP.
- Twitch announces new Partner Discords
- Politico launches its first consumer registration wall.
- Havas acquires Liquid to enhance E-commerce and Retail Media Expertise.
- DEPT and BIGR Social are launching a new Automated Social Media Management Platform.
- QR codes aren’t out yet, Innocent drink’s OOH campaign success.
- Commercial TV networks spent $1.67 billion on Australian Programs.
- Streaming is Cable: Comcast to launch Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ bundle.
- Advertiser trust in Google continues to go downhill, here’s what experts believe.
- Yahoo tests Google’s post-cookie ad platform.
- GoPuff’s ‘Ozempic Week’ ad campaign backfires on social media.
- NCM Teams with Nerds for On-screen Holographic Cinema Campaign.
- Asperity launches composable ‘Lakehouse’ CDP.