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2024.05.21 16:24 DEL994 Separatist organic soldiers
Hello everyone. Everyone on this sub know about the CIS, and its main military force that was its titanic droid that was the most powerful in galactic history, but not everyone know about the separatist organic forves as the separatists weren't totally reliant on droids.
Indeed, the CIS also had some organic military units, militias and other organic fighters that were either members of the mega corps of the CIS, the defense forces of the planets members of the CIS, militias fighting civil wars on their planets against loyalist forces, mercenaries and pirates or elite guards and troops guarding the leaders of the group.
These organic troops battled the GAR and other loyalist forces either with our without the support of the Droid Army, sometimes on planets whose environment made it impossible to deploy droids to fight the Republic.
Amongst these many organic separatist troops, there are:
- Geonosian soldiers, lightly protected and not very good soldiers, but very numerous, airborne and having dangerous sonic blasters, cannons and mines that no individual armor or lightsaber could protect from.
There is a more powerful variant of them named the Geonosian Elites, these Geonosians were heavily armored and armed and could rival clone troopers and even clone commandos. Their most powerful weapon was an elite beam weapon firing a highly powerful beam of pure energy, fueled by Geonosian body fluids.
- Trandoshan mercenaries, hunters, slavers or pirates most often fighting alongside the separatist forces against their Wookie arch-enemies on Kashyyyk. These Trandoshans were dangerous fighters thanks to the Trandoshans' natural strength, toughness and ferocity and were armed with very powerful weapons such as heavy blaster cannons and repetition riffles, flamethrowers, missile launchers and knifes, swords and bayonets which could pierre and slice clone armor and wookies alike.
- Jabiimi Nationalists. This militia was made of the people of Jabiimi who sided with the CIS over the centuries of neglect and abuse at Republic's hands, led by the very charismatic and badass Alto Stratus. Most of them were usual human soldiers, but they also had an elite force in the Nimbus Commandos who were equipped with special helmets, lots of blasters and explosives, including charges that could bring AT-ATs if attached to their legs, and repulsorlift skate boots that allowed them to hover on the mud terrains of their planet.
Their righteous anger at the Republic, cunning, determination and resilience and use of guerilla warfare made them particularly dangerous foes for loyalist forces as seen during the Battle of Jabiim.
- Umbaran Militians. The defense forces of Umbara, who fought against the Republic after Umbara joined the CIS and was invaded by the republic in response. They were equipped and armed with weapons and technological devices whose technology was superior to the GAR's, such as their helmets that pumped gas boosting their reflexes and aggressions, bug-like vehicles adapted to their homeworld jungles, and very powerful starfighters and cannons.
- Neimodian Soldiers. Despite their species' reputation for cowardice and reliance on droids to do their dirty work, Neimodians are actually a force to reckon with when the chips are down, something that become more obvious when you know how harsh and ruthless their youth is. There are three known kinds of Neimodian soldiers, the Irregulars who helped General Grievous attack Duro and on which we know nothing, the conscripted soldiers who took part in the neimodian planets' resistance against the Republic during the Outer Rim Sieges who were armed with medium or low quality blaster weapons like B1 Battle Droid; and the Neimodian Gunnery Battalions also called Royal Guards who were the elites of Neimodian's organic military, armed with bronzium beetle-like armors and superior quality blasters.
The most dangerous Neimodian Royal Guards were the Neimodian Brutes, who had been genetically modified to be hulkin, very strong and tough and very aggressive, and who were armed with heavy vibro maces that were devastating against Jedi and clones alike.
- Koorivar Fusiliers. Employed by the Corporate Alliance of Passel Argente, these Koorivar soldiers were described as excellent warriors and had better discipline than most organic soldiers in the galaxy, only using their weapons when ordered to do by their superior, and they an organisation similar to the GAR though on a smaller scale. used mostly to guard Corporate Alliance key worlds and factory planets, and sometimes were deployed on planets where droids could not operate. Armed mostly with riffles, they also made heavy use of artillery against their foes.
- Gossam Commandos. These elite commandos were evidently used for commando missions such as assassination, espionnage or sabotage; though they sometimes acted as security guards by the Commerce Guild, and their use was only permitted by Shu Mai in person This elite force was exclusively made of male gossams, they wore heavy armor and mainly used heavy repeating blaster riffles in battle, sometimes using heavy shoulder-mounted cannons that recquired two gossams to work, one to fire and the other to reload the cannon. Like their Neimodian and Koorivar equivalents, they also were used by the CIS on planets where droids could do not work.
- The Morgukai Shadow Army: The Morgukai were an infamous Nikto subspecies and cult, whose members were very dangerous assassins and mercenaries, often using electric or cortosis staffs, and were able of fighting Jedi. To give back the advantage to the CIS, the dark Jedi Sora Bulq recruited many Anzati assassins and masters and one of the rumored last members of the Morgukai, Bok (though it later turns out that the Morgukai were still alive and healthy though operating in the shadows), to create a clone army of Morgukai trained in the fighting styles of both the Morgukai and the Anzatis, armed with cortosis blades and electric staffs to be able of fighting the Jedi. This Shadow Army was built on Saleucami, causing a very long and gruelling battle with the Republic to prevent this army from leaving the planet and help the CIS turn the tide against the Republic, with it being eventually sabotaged and destroyed by Tholme, Quinlan Vos and Ayla Secura.
- The Mandalorian Protectors. These Mandalorian supercommandos, who were the successors of the True Mandalorians, were created and led by Mandalore the Ressurector, who was in truth Spar, an ARC Trooper who had rejected the Kaminoans' indoctrination and deserted the GAR to go to Mandalore and rebuild the Mandalorians.
Like their predecessors and other Mandalorian supercommandos, the Mandalorian Protectors were very formidable soldiers equipped with mandalorian armors, jetpacks, lots of varied and powerful weapons and they were reinforced by BL-series Battle Legionnaires, droids limited in numbers and looking like protocol droids but who were very formidable fighters with their various blasters and retractable finger blades.
The Mandalorian Protectors did many missions and won several victories against the GAR, often against overwhelming odds, but were eventually set on a trap by Darth Sidious and massacred.
I like the idea that Kaleesh Kolpravis, much like their former leader Grievous, also joined the CIS and fought against the Republic and Jedi during the Clone Wars but it's only speculation on my part, and if it happens it most-likely only happened on Kalee and possibly Oben (a planet later colonized by the Kaleesh under Bentilais sal Sk'ar, Grievous' last surviving lieutenant).
Most of these organic forces are from Legends and were never seen in TCW or any Disney Star Wars books or series.
Which ones is or are your favorites, and would you like to see the most in a new series, film, video game or books ?
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Indeed, the CIS also had some organic military units, militias and other organic fighters that were either members of the mega corps of the CIS, the defense forces of the planets members of the CIS, militias fighting civil wars on their planets against loyalist forces, mercenaries and pirates or elite guards and troops guarding the leaders of the group.
These organic troops battled the GAR and other loyalist forces either with our without the support of the Droid Army, sometimes on planets whose environment made it impossible to deploy droids to fight the Republic.
Amongst these many organic separatist troops, there are:
- Geonosian soldiers, lightly protected and not very good soldiers, but very numerous, airborne and having dangerous sonic blasters, cannons and mines that no individual armor or lightsaber could protect from.
There is a more powerful variant of them named the Geonosian Elites, these Geonosians were heavily armored and armed and could rival clone troopers and even clone commandos. Their most powerful weapon was an elite beam weapon firing a highly powerful beam of pure energy, fueled by Geonosian body fluids.
- Trandoshan mercenaries, hunters, slavers or pirates most often fighting alongside the separatist forces against their Wookie arch-enemies on Kashyyyk. These Trandoshans were dangerous fighters thanks to the Trandoshans' natural strength, toughness and ferocity and were armed with very powerful weapons such as heavy blaster cannons and repetition riffles, flamethrowers, missile launchers and knifes, swords and bayonets which could pierre and slice clone armor and wookies alike.
- Jabiimi Nationalists. This militia was made of the people of Jabiimi who sided with the CIS over the centuries of neglect and abuse at Republic's hands, led by the very charismatic and badass Alto Stratus. Most of them were usual human soldiers, but they also had an elite force in the Nimbus Commandos who were equipped with special helmets, lots of blasters and explosives, including charges that could bring AT-ATs if attached to their legs, and repulsorlift skate boots that allowed them to hover on the mud terrains of their planet.
Their righteous anger at the Republic, cunning, determination and resilience and use of guerilla warfare made them particularly dangerous foes for loyalist forces as seen during the Battle of Jabiim.
- Umbaran Militians. The defense forces of Umbara, who fought against the Republic after Umbara joined the CIS and was invaded by the republic in response. They were equipped and armed with weapons and technological devices whose technology was superior to the GAR's, such as their helmets that pumped gas boosting their reflexes and aggressions, bug-like vehicles adapted to their homeworld jungles, and very powerful starfighters and cannons.
- Neimodian Soldiers. Despite their species' reputation for cowardice and reliance on droids to do their dirty work, Neimodians are actually a force to reckon with when the chips are down, something that become more obvious when you know how harsh and ruthless their youth is. There are three known kinds of Neimodian soldiers, the Irregulars who helped General Grievous attack Duro and on which we know nothing, the conscripted soldiers who took part in the neimodian planets' resistance against the Republic during the Outer Rim Sieges who were armed with medium or low quality blaster weapons like B1 Battle Droid; and the Neimodian Gunnery Battalions also called Royal Guards who were the elites of Neimodian's organic military, armed with bronzium beetle-like armors and superior quality blasters.
The most dangerous Neimodian Royal Guards were the Neimodian Brutes, who had been genetically modified to be hulkin, very strong and tough and very aggressive, and who were armed with heavy vibro maces that were devastating against Jedi and clones alike.
- Koorivar Fusiliers. Employed by the Corporate Alliance of Passel Argente, these Koorivar soldiers were described as excellent warriors and had better discipline than most organic soldiers in the galaxy, only using their weapons when ordered to do by their superior, and they an organisation similar to the GAR though on a smaller scale. used mostly to guard Corporate Alliance key worlds and factory planets, and sometimes were deployed on planets where droids could not operate. Armed mostly with riffles, they also made heavy use of artillery against their foes.
- Gossam Commandos. These elite commandos were evidently used for commando missions such as assassination, espionnage or sabotage; though they sometimes acted as security guards by the Commerce Guild, and their use was only permitted by Shu Mai in person This elite force was exclusively made of male gossams, they wore heavy armor and mainly used heavy repeating blaster riffles in battle, sometimes using heavy shoulder-mounted cannons that recquired two gossams to work, one to fire and the other to reload the cannon. Like their Neimodian and Koorivar equivalents, they also were used by the CIS on planets where droids could do not work.
- The Morgukai Shadow Army: The Morgukai were an infamous Nikto subspecies and cult, whose members were very dangerous assassins and mercenaries, often using electric or cortosis staffs, and were able of fighting Jedi. To give back the advantage to the CIS, the dark Jedi Sora Bulq recruited many Anzati assassins and masters and one of the rumored last members of the Morgukai, Bok (though it later turns out that the Morgukai were still alive and healthy though operating in the shadows), to create a clone army of Morgukai trained in the fighting styles of both the Morgukai and the Anzatis, armed with cortosis blades and electric staffs to be able of fighting the Jedi. This Shadow Army was built on Saleucami, causing a very long and gruelling battle with the Republic to prevent this army from leaving the planet and help the CIS turn the tide against the Republic, with it being eventually sabotaged and destroyed by Tholme, Quinlan Vos and Ayla Secura.
- The Mandalorian Protectors. These Mandalorian supercommandos, who were the successors of the True Mandalorians, were created and led by Mandalore the Ressurector, who was in truth Spar, an ARC Trooper who had rejected the Kaminoans' indoctrination and deserted the GAR to go to Mandalore and rebuild the Mandalorians.
Like their predecessors and other Mandalorian supercommandos, the Mandalorian Protectors were very formidable soldiers equipped with mandalorian armors, jetpacks, lots of varied and powerful weapons and they were reinforced by BL-series Battle Legionnaires, droids limited in numbers and looking like protocol droids but who were very formidable fighters with their various blasters and retractable finger blades.
The Mandalorian Protectors did many missions and won several victories against the GAR, often against overwhelming odds, but were eventually set on a trap by Darth Sidious and massacred.
- The Iotran Guard. Iotrans are a humanoid species native to Iotra and famous for their militaristic culture. Their reputation and martial prowess led the Muuns of the InterGalactic Banking Clan to hire many Iotrans as part of the IGBC's Collection and Security Division, to serve as bodyguards and security agents maintaining order on High Port, Muunlist and the IGBC's main spaceport. They were led by the captain of the guard, Riklon Tost who helped San Hill escape Geonosis, led Hailfire Droids in many battles against the GAR, and became the only non-Muun member of the Banking Clan's inner circles. The guard was disbanded after the Clone Wars, with the Empire taking over its operations.
I like the idea that Kaleesh Kolpravis, much like their former leader Grievous, also joined the CIS and fought against the Republic and Jedi during the Clone Wars but it's only speculation on my part, and if it happens it most-likely only happened on Kalee and possibly Oben (a planet later colonized by the Kaleesh under Bentilais sal Sk'ar, Grievous' last surviving lieutenant).
Most of these organic forces are from Legends and were never seen in TCW or any Disney Star Wars books or series.
Which ones is or are your favorites, and would you like to see the most in a new series, film, video game or books ?
2024.05.21 16:22 firebird8541154 Thoughts on a new Cycling App I'm developing?
I'm reaching out because I'm looking for some validation for this idea I've been building a proof of concept of.
A little about me to set some context, I, along with my roommates, make free cycling related tools in our spare time, including a routing tool, https://sherpa-map.com, a physics simulator tool for cycling, https://sherpa-map.com/cycling-route-calculator.html, and a GPX activity racer tool https://sherpa-map.com/activity-racer.html .
I've made a few others as well, but this post isn't about that, I just wanted to showcase the fact that I can build the upcoming idea, but I'm wondering if it would be worth it to develop it for anyone else.
The idea:
A phone app that lets users import a route GPX file and/or start an activity. The app is designed to work entirely offline, in your pocket, without much of a GUI, providing voiced turn-by-turn directions if following a route.
While you are riding, it allows you to ask questions or give commands into your Bluetooth headset, like, "What's the distance until the next aid station?", "Route me back to the beginning on the flattest possible route.", "What's my best 20-minute normalized power so far?", "What's my current distance?", "What's my net elevation gain?", "What mile has the beginning of the biggest climb on the route?".
Utilizing the physics simulator code and your riding so far, it could even determine when you'll be where, so you can ask, "How much longer until I'm back on pavement?", "When should I start heading back to avoid the sun going down when cycling?".
I also plan on having it continuously monitor and analyze your ride, so if you finish a climb it can recognize this and state "Nice job! You managed 340 watts for 3 minutes up the last 300ft climb!".
Basically, the idea is, that this could replace your head unit (or accompany it nicely).
I even intend it to have rerouting capabilities, i.e. "take me to the nearest gas station".
So far, I've managed to develop a functioning Android app that works entirely offline, monitoring for speech using webRTCVAD, recording speech to memory, transcribing speech using a specially trained Mozilla Deepspeech model, on the phone, tokenizing the transcription with a WordPeice algorithm, and feeding it to a specially trained BERT Tensorflow model which maps your intent to a particular function.
I plan on developing this app no matter what for my purposes as I feel having practically limitless knowledge of the entire route, and the activity thus far, as well as voiced turn-by-turn directions that function entirely offline could help me with upcoming gravel races. However, if people find this concept interesting, I'd buy a MacBook to make an IOS version and flesh out the interface to be more user-friendly and have things like, a login, a connect with Strava feature, etc.
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A little about me to set some context, I, along with my roommates, make free cycling related tools in our spare time, including a routing tool, https://sherpa-map.com, a physics simulator tool for cycling, https://sherpa-map.com/cycling-route-calculator.html, and a GPX activity racer tool https://sherpa-map.com/activity-racer.html .
I've made a few others as well, but this post isn't about that, I just wanted to showcase the fact that I can build the upcoming idea, but I'm wondering if it would be worth it to develop it for anyone else.
The idea:
A phone app that lets users import a route GPX file and/or start an activity. The app is designed to work entirely offline, in your pocket, without much of a GUI, providing voiced turn-by-turn directions if following a route.
While you are riding, it allows you to ask questions or give commands into your Bluetooth headset, like, "What's the distance until the next aid station?", "Route me back to the beginning on the flattest possible route.", "What's my best 20-minute normalized power so far?", "What's my current distance?", "What's my net elevation gain?", "What mile has the beginning of the biggest climb on the route?".
Utilizing the physics simulator code and your riding so far, it could even determine when you'll be where, so you can ask, "How much longer until I'm back on pavement?", "When should I start heading back to avoid the sun going down when cycling?".
I also plan on having it continuously monitor and analyze your ride, so if you finish a climb it can recognize this and state "Nice job! You managed 340 watts for 3 minutes up the last 300ft climb!".
Basically, the idea is, that this could replace your head unit (or accompany it nicely).
I even intend it to have rerouting capabilities, i.e. "take me to the nearest gas station".
So far, I've managed to develop a functioning Android app that works entirely offline, monitoring for speech using webRTCVAD, recording speech to memory, transcribing speech using a specially trained Mozilla Deepspeech model, on the phone, tokenizing the transcription with a WordPeice algorithm, and feeding it to a specially trained BERT Tensorflow model which maps your intent to a particular function.
I plan on developing this app no matter what for my purposes as I feel having practically limitless knowledge of the entire route, and the activity thus far, as well as voiced turn-by-turn directions that function entirely offline could help me with upcoming gravel races. However, if people find this concept interesting, I'd buy a MacBook to make an IOS version and flesh out the interface to be more user-friendly and have things like, a login, a connect with Strava feature, etc.
2024.05.21 16:19 beeby8 How do I save my family from falling apart and we get our lives back?
So I am 26 years old. I am from Melbourne Australia. I am single and I live with my mother, my step-dad, my brother and my sister in law who have just moved back in recently after having moved out of home 3 years ago, but have moved back in to save money to eventually move out into the country somewhere. They are not really city/suburb people. The prefer regional/rural areas.
Anyway, the problem in our family is my step dad. I would say for the last 5-6 years, he has withdrawn alot from us. He spends the majority of his time (when he is not at work) sitting outside smoking, drinking and watching YouTube videos on his phone. We barely see him except for weekends because he works the afternoon/evening shifts.
When we do see him on weekends, he barely ever wants to do anything with us. We are always inviting him out to do things with us, but the majority of the time, he says no and uses the excuse of staying home to look after the dogs to get out of it. The only thing that we really do anymore is watch our show together on Saturday nights (if we haven't got something on, which we often do), but even that he is starting to lose interest in.
He also get sick quite often. He has a really bad cough due to his heavy smoking. I have never smoked in my life. My mum, brother and sister in law have, but they have all given up regular cigarettes now and either vape or use marijuana. I would honestly prefer if they just ditched the vapes and just smoked the marijuana to be honest and I have never had a problem with people who smoke pot as long as you do it safely and don't drive on it. It smells way better than cigarettes or the horrible artificial smell of vapes. Anyway, that's not the point.
He (my step dad) has also claimed to be on a meat and dairy only diet for the past couple of years now, basically the complete opposite of a vegan, yet we constantly see him eating bread, chips and other regular foods that are not part of his carnivore diet. He also makes a massive mess in the kitchen every time he cooks his food and never cleans it up because he cooks and attempts to clean in the dark without the light on.
We all think (myself, mum, my brother and sister in law) all think he had some severe health problems like potentially lung cancer and maybe even early onset dementia, but her just will not go to the doctor.
My brother and sister in law even said that one of the main reasons they moved out in the first place 3 years ago was because of how uncomfortable they felt around him and now they are saying the exact same thing again. They said it again literally tonight.
He also does not have a very good relationship with either of his biological children (my step brother and step sister). He says that he wishes that he talked to and saw them more, yet he makes little to no effort to see them or spend time with them outside of special occasions like birthdays, despite the fact that his son lives 10 minutes around the corner. His daughter lives a few hours away, but you would think he would make the time to see her more often, especially since his daughter now has a daughter, making him a grandfather.
He also sleeps in a completely separate room to my mum too which I believe severely impacts their relationship. Couples who do not sleep in the same bed together (for the most part) I believe do not wore every well in general. Now to be fair, this is mainly due to the fact that he snores very loudly and has too wear a massive CPAP machine at night which would keep mum awake, so he eventually just moved into the spare room. That part of it I get, but it's still not ideal.
And the worst part is, all that is just scratching the surface. My mum is constantly ranting and complaining to me about how much she has had enough and is fed up with him just doing nothing and not wanting to be a part of the family any more and just retreating into himself and I completely agree with her as well.
My mum and step dad have been together for 20 years this year, but I know for a fact that she does not love him anymore and wants to break up with him and end the relationship. Not only has she flat out told me this in private, but she wouldn't even have to tell me for me to know.
The biggest problem however and the primary reason why she won't separate from his is money. They have a mortgage for the house in both their names, many contracts are in both their names as well for things that we have done to the house like adding the solar panels, the battery backup for the solar panels, the renovations etc. A few joint accounts too.
Mum has told me so many times that if she were to win the lottery, she would leave him in a heartbeat. The money side of things and so many things being in both their names makes the situation so much harder. Mum has also said that she could not afford to live in our house if they split up as just a one person salary would not cover everything. I currently do not have a job and am actively;y looking for a new one after leaving a toxic work environment recently, but I do my part by paying for the houses monthly internet bill which lowers the cost of my board and my brother and sister in law also chip in in their way, but I still don't know if that would be enough.
Now of course, I love my step dad. I really do. He has been my main father figure in my life for the past 20 years since my mum divorced my real dad in 1999 when I was 2 years old. I still see my real dad on a regular basis and we have a good relationship, but I obviously have not lived with him 24/7 like I have with my step dad for 20 years. It's just that unfortunately, he is just not working in our family anymore and something has to change.
I guess what I am asking for is some advice and some help. Is there a way that we can move on from him? Is there a way where we can get him out of our lives without our lives being shaken up in the process. We have lived in this house for 18 years and it is our home. The thought of moving somewhere else just because we wouldn't be able to afford it anymore is heartbreaking to me. I know I may eventually move out one day if I get a girlfriend or whatever, but more heartbreaking for my mum than anything else.
So my question to you all is, has anyone out there reading this experienced the same sort of thing I have just described to you and if so, how did you manage to get out of it (if you did) and get your family back again? Any sort of advice or information or whatever else you can give me would be so much appreciated.
Thank you for reading and listening.
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Anyway, the problem in our family is my step dad. I would say for the last 5-6 years, he has withdrawn alot from us. He spends the majority of his time (when he is not at work) sitting outside smoking, drinking and watching YouTube videos on his phone. We barely see him except for weekends because he works the afternoon/evening shifts.
When we do see him on weekends, he barely ever wants to do anything with us. We are always inviting him out to do things with us, but the majority of the time, he says no and uses the excuse of staying home to look after the dogs to get out of it. The only thing that we really do anymore is watch our show together on Saturday nights (if we haven't got something on, which we often do), but even that he is starting to lose interest in.
He also get sick quite often. He has a really bad cough due to his heavy smoking. I have never smoked in my life. My mum, brother and sister in law have, but they have all given up regular cigarettes now and either vape or use marijuana. I would honestly prefer if they just ditched the vapes and just smoked the marijuana to be honest and I have never had a problem with people who smoke pot as long as you do it safely and don't drive on it. It smells way better than cigarettes or the horrible artificial smell of vapes. Anyway, that's not the point.
He (my step dad) has also claimed to be on a meat and dairy only diet for the past couple of years now, basically the complete opposite of a vegan, yet we constantly see him eating bread, chips and other regular foods that are not part of his carnivore diet. He also makes a massive mess in the kitchen every time he cooks his food and never cleans it up because he cooks and attempts to clean in the dark without the light on.
We all think (myself, mum, my brother and sister in law) all think he had some severe health problems like potentially lung cancer and maybe even early onset dementia, but her just will not go to the doctor.
My brother and sister in law even said that one of the main reasons they moved out in the first place 3 years ago was because of how uncomfortable they felt around him and now they are saying the exact same thing again. They said it again literally tonight.
He also does not have a very good relationship with either of his biological children (my step brother and step sister). He says that he wishes that he talked to and saw them more, yet he makes little to no effort to see them or spend time with them outside of special occasions like birthdays, despite the fact that his son lives 10 minutes around the corner. His daughter lives a few hours away, but you would think he would make the time to see her more often, especially since his daughter now has a daughter, making him a grandfather.
He also sleeps in a completely separate room to my mum too which I believe severely impacts their relationship. Couples who do not sleep in the same bed together (for the most part) I believe do not wore every well in general. Now to be fair, this is mainly due to the fact that he snores very loudly and has too wear a massive CPAP machine at night which would keep mum awake, so he eventually just moved into the spare room. That part of it I get, but it's still not ideal.
And the worst part is, all that is just scratching the surface. My mum is constantly ranting and complaining to me about how much she has had enough and is fed up with him just doing nothing and not wanting to be a part of the family any more and just retreating into himself and I completely agree with her as well.
My mum and step dad have been together for 20 years this year, but I know for a fact that she does not love him anymore and wants to break up with him and end the relationship. Not only has she flat out told me this in private, but she wouldn't even have to tell me for me to know.
The biggest problem however and the primary reason why she won't separate from his is money. They have a mortgage for the house in both their names, many contracts are in both their names as well for things that we have done to the house like adding the solar panels, the battery backup for the solar panels, the renovations etc. A few joint accounts too.
Mum has told me so many times that if she were to win the lottery, she would leave him in a heartbeat. The money side of things and so many things being in both their names makes the situation so much harder. Mum has also said that she could not afford to live in our house if they split up as just a one person salary would not cover everything. I currently do not have a job and am actively;y looking for a new one after leaving a toxic work environment recently, but I do my part by paying for the houses monthly internet bill which lowers the cost of my board and my brother and sister in law also chip in in their way, but I still don't know if that would be enough.
Now of course, I love my step dad. I really do. He has been my main father figure in my life for the past 20 years since my mum divorced my real dad in 1999 when I was 2 years old. I still see my real dad on a regular basis and we have a good relationship, but I obviously have not lived with him 24/7 like I have with my step dad for 20 years. It's just that unfortunately, he is just not working in our family anymore and something has to change.
I guess what I am asking for is some advice and some help. Is there a way that we can move on from him? Is there a way where we can get him out of our lives without our lives being shaken up in the process. We have lived in this house for 18 years and it is our home. The thought of moving somewhere else just because we wouldn't be able to afford it anymore is heartbreaking to me. I know I may eventually move out one day if I get a girlfriend or whatever, but more heartbreaking for my mum than anything else.
So my question to you all is, has anyone out there reading this experienced the same sort of thing I have just described to you and if so, how did you manage to get out of it (if you did) and get your family back again? Any sort of advice or information or whatever else you can give me would be so much appreciated.
Thank you for reading and listening.
2024.05.21 16:13 redditscrat Introducing MindTree: A Mindmap Plugin for ChatGPT and a New Development Pattern
I create a free chrome plugin named MindTree which create visual mindmaps for brainstorming, outlining, planning, and learning without leaving ChatGPT. As a visual thinker and learner, I have a preference for grasping the big picture before delving into specific details. I liken this process to zooming in and out.
While ChatGPT is incredibly useful in providing both an overview and detailed information on various subjects promptly, I've noticed that the conversations with ChatGPT can be somewhat disjointed and lack structure. Responses related to the same topic are often scattered throughout the chat, requiring users to scroll up and down to locate them. This can become increasingly challenging as the chat accumulates more messages, leading to repeated questions or the initiation of new chats which are not necessary.
MindTree addresses these issues by transforming the conversational flow into a visually organized mind map. With MindTree, users can view the big picture while having every detailed conversation with ChatGPT linked to specific nodes on the mind map, conveniently accessible on the right side of the interface.
However, the primary focus of this post is not about MindTree. During the development of MindTree, I unearthed and validated a pattern that could assist you in creating your next exceptional AI tool. Although ChatGPT is a chat-oriented application, chatting might not always be the optimal method to address problems due to its lack of an efficient UI for specific tasks—especially those requiring complex interactions and visual representations, like mind mapping. Furthermore, it lacks the capacity to integrate external services. While GPTs can call actions outside of ChatGPT, they are confined by the linear chat interaction style. This limitation has led to the proliferation of AI tools utilizing LLM APIs, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, which offer user-friendly UIs tailored to specific tasks. While these tools are fantastic (I utilize many myself), why not achieve similar outcomes by seamlessly integrating with ChatGPT through a browser plugin at no cost, like the free MindTree?
So what's the pattern? By adding hooks into the chat messages, you can transform the linear, unstructured chat messages into a structured database, like a time series or log database, then you can develop a user-friendly UI to access or manipulate this database. This approach grants you a powerful AI backend—the ChatGPT—at zero cost, coupled with a sleek UI designed for specialized tasks directly within ChatGPT, eliminating the need for switching to other paid tools. Additionally, you can integrate various services to enhance your plugin; for instance, seamlessly connecting with Google Drive to provide ChatGPT with documents without the hassle of downloading and uploading.
While this pattern may not be universally applicable—for instance, for tasks necessitating complex or concurrent workflows like AI agents, where ChatGPT can only process one message at a time—it remains well-suited for numerous tasks. I hope this will help you create your next awesome AI tool.😄
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While ChatGPT is incredibly useful in providing both an overview and detailed information on various subjects promptly, I've noticed that the conversations with ChatGPT can be somewhat disjointed and lack structure. Responses related to the same topic are often scattered throughout the chat, requiring users to scroll up and down to locate them. This can become increasingly challenging as the chat accumulates more messages, leading to repeated questions or the initiation of new chats which are not necessary.
MindTree addresses these issues by transforming the conversational flow into a visually organized mind map. With MindTree, users can view the big picture while having every detailed conversation with ChatGPT linked to specific nodes on the mind map, conveniently accessible on the right side of the interface.
However, the primary focus of this post is not about MindTree. During the development of MindTree, I unearthed and validated a pattern that could assist you in creating your next exceptional AI tool. Although ChatGPT is a chat-oriented application, chatting might not always be the optimal method to address problems due to its lack of an efficient UI for specific tasks—especially those requiring complex interactions and visual representations, like mind mapping. Furthermore, it lacks the capacity to integrate external services. While GPTs can call actions outside of ChatGPT, they are confined by the linear chat interaction style. This limitation has led to the proliferation of AI tools utilizing LLM APIs, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, which offer user-friendly UIs tailored to specific tasks. While these tools are fantastic (I utilize many myself), why not achieve similar outcomes by seamlessly integrating with ChatGPT through a browser plugin at no cost, like the free MindTree?
So what's the pattern? By adding hooks into the chat messages, you can transform the linear, unstructured chat messages into a structured database, like a time series or log database, then you can develop a user-friendly UI to access or manipulate this database. This approach grants you a powerful AI backend—the ChatGPT—at zero cost, coupled with a sleek UI designed for specialized tasks directly within ChatGPT, eliminating the need for switching to other paid tools. Additionally, you can integrate various services to enhance your plugin; for instance, seamlessly connecting with Google Drive to provide ChatGPT with documents without the hassle of downloading and uploading.
While this pattern may not be universally applicable—for instance, for tasks necessitating complex or concurrent workflows like AI agents, where ChatGPT can only process one message at a time—it remains well-suited for numerous tasks. I hope this will help you create your next awesome AI tool.😄
2024.05.21 16:09 Bln-Bln MC at a friend's wedding, looking for ideas!
I've been asked by a close friend to be the MC at his wedding this summer. I'll be conducting the ceremony, including a moment when the niece brings the rings, and I'll say a few words. My role involves entertaining the couple (and the guests) for 15-30 minutes with something meaningful and funny.
I'm not one for long speeches about love or the meaning of life - which is part of why they chose me - but I want to make sure it's engaging and fun.
I'm looking for inspiration! Have you ever been to a wedding with a memorable MC? Can you recommend anything you've experienced or would like to see that stood out and made the event special?
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I'm not one for long speeches about love or the meaning of life - which is part of why they chose me - but I want to make sure it's engaging and fun.
I'm looking for inspiration! Have you ever been to a wedding with a memorable MC? Can you recommend anything you've experienced or would like to see that stood out and made the event special?
2024.05.21 16:09 Yes_themess GRADUATING FROM KINDERGARTEN???
How are Isaiah & Kira in the same grade?!? Isn't Isaiah older and both going to the first grade?? The no child left behind act is just passing all her kids along because ain't no way all of her kids are in the wrong grade for their ages! How are you as a mom celebrating them graduating, knowing you aren't involved in their education at all! No parent teach conference, no meeting with counselors and teachers, no setting up tutoring! Im pretty sure the school has reached out a number of times to set up an IEP, special education, speech therapy, or something, but the same excuse from nika is that they are smart, just lazy. Nika can't even correctly read comments or comprehend them. I feel bad for those kids because it doesn't have to be this way. Poor parenting is leading them to such a hard life..smh.
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2024.05.21 16:08 Bln-Bln MC at a friend's wedding, looking for ideas!
I've been asked by a close friend to be the MC at his wedding this summer. I'll be conducting the ceremony, including a moment when the niece brings the rings, and I'll say a few words. My role involves entertaining the couple (and the guests) for 15-30 minutes with something meaningful and funny.
I'm not one for long speeches about love or the meaning of life - which is part of why they chose me - but I want to make sure it's engaging and fun.
I'm looking for inspiration! Have you ever been to a wedding with a memorable MC? Can you recommend anything you've experienced or would like to see that stood out and made the event special?
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I'm not one for long speeches about love or the meaning of life - which is part of why they chose me - but I want to make sure it's engaging and fun.
I'm looking for inspiration! Have you ever been to a wedding with a memorable MC? Can you recommend anything you've experienced or would like to see that stood out and made the event special?
2024.05.21 16:03 AuroraSnake Frustrated and Disoriented (Vent)
Okay. So I emerged only two days ago. Normally this means that I should’ve spent time finding a name, I’d be out for a few hours, then the brain would put Skye back in front and I’d just kinda hang around and front on occasion.
But that didn’t happen. Skye briefly switched in, but I’ve been stuck in front for the rest of it, which wouldn’t be so bad if I wasn’t so disoriented.
As best as I can gather, I’m one of the traumagenic members who hadn’t revealed myself yet. This is namely because I feel some sort of connection to trauma, but there hasn’t been ANYTHING recently that could POSSIBLY be described as traumatic, and I keep automatically using the term “alter”, which at the time these traumagenic members would have formed was the only term we knew, whereas now almost everyone automatically uses “headmate”.
Normally, I would have my memories to confirm or deny this, except that I DON’T HAVE ANY. All I have for memories is the memories of others from front and my own memories from front; nothing from my potential time in the innerworld. The only thing I can figure for that is we don’t have access to innerworld memories from front except when we’re actively imagining ourselves there, and even then that’s still the ONLY memories we have. That’s just how our system works. All the others who have revealed themselves all did so first in the innerworld (showing up to whoever was in front & picturing themselves there), so they all still had access to their memories. I didn’t. I just showed up in front.
I’m struggling to come to grips with the fact that I basically have lost who I am, and might never get it back. I can’t even figure out why I revealed myself, or even if it was intentional or not. I’m stuck having to hope that one of the other members remembers/recognizes me and can fill me in on some stuff.
And on top of all THAT, I’m ALSO struggling with communication with the others (unusual for us, making it extra frustrating), and have been getting little micro IDK-what-to-call-it. Time slips? I keep getting confused and forgetting things and it’s really starting to annoy. It’s also weird because we’re not disordered, but this is all starting to feel very disordered.
I just don’t know anymore
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But that didn’t happen. Skye briefly switched in, but I’ve been stuck in front for the rest of it, which wouldn’t be so bad if I wasn’t so disoriented.
As best as I can gather, I’m one of the traumagenic members who hadn’t revealed myself yet. This is namely because I feel some sort of connection to trauma, but there hasn’t been ANYTHING recently that could POSSIBLY be described as traumatic, and I keep automatically using the term “alter”, which at the time these traumagenic members would have formed was the only term we knew, whereas now almost everyone automatically uses “headmate”.
Normally, I would have my memories to confirm or deny this, except that I DON’T HAVE ANY. All I have for memories is the memories of others from front and my own memories from front; nothing from my potential time in the innerworld. The only thing I can figure for that is we don’t have access to innerworld memories from front except when we’re actively imagining ourselves there, and even then that’s still the ONLY memories we have. That’s just how our system works. All the others who have revealed themselves all did so first in the innerworld (showing up to whoever was in front & picturing themselves there), so they all still had access to their memories. I didn’t. I just showed up in front.
I’m struggling to come to grips with the fact that I basically have lost who I am, and might never get it back. I can’t even figure out why I revealed myself, or even if it was intentional or not. I’m stuck having to hope that one of the other members remembers/recognizes me and can fill me in on some stuff.
And on top of all THAT, I’m ALSO struggling with communication with the others (unusual for us, making it extra frustrating), and have been getting little micro IDK-what-to-call-it. Time slips? I keep getting confused and forgetting things and it’s really starting to annoy. It’s also weird because we’re not disordered, but this is all starting to feel very disordered.
I just don’t know anymore
2024.05.21 15:59 Asurerain Community event concept : A Certain Community Pokémon League
 | Here is an idea of a Community event I plan on hosting on this sub starting tomorrow: submitted by Asurerain to toarumajutsunoindex [link] [comments] This would go the same way as I have done in DeathBattleMatchups : here To make it short : Everyday we will assign (most upvote comment) one or a group of Toaru character(s) to a Pokémon league position (Gym Leader, Elite 4 and League Champion) as well as giving them a Pokémon team specialized in their type like for example : Misaka Mikoto as a 5th Gym Leader specialized in Electric types : Bellibolt for Gekota, Vikavolt for her Railgun, Alolan Raichu for how she can use electromagnetisme to move around, Shiny Palossand for her iron sand This post is here to gather sub members' opinions on rules that should be applied to make this event more fun for most people. Rules would be for exemple :
Also here's the template I am going to use for this event so feel free to give suggestion about it too https://preview.redd.it/1cjk00yqbs1d1.png?width=740&format=png&auto=webp&s=ed2d47149c3df29a200e18f10a842a7b75c84484 |
2024.05.21 15:52 bluecandle82 Meet the new Dean of Academics at Southeast Ohio Classical Academy
SOCA just announced their new Dean of Academics and his name is Benjamin Phillips from Athens, Ohio.
From his bio online, “My secondary field is Early Modern British History with a special focus on English Puritanism. As a practicing Christian I am also very interested in Reformed Theology and Biblical Studies.”
He is an avid reader with an extensive public Good Reads account. The books he’s read include;
“Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing our Daughters” by Abigail Shrier
“Conservatism: An Invitation to the Great Tradition” by Roger Scruton
“When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment” by Ryan Anderson
“How to be a Conservative” by Roger Scruton
“Same Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life” by Ed Shaw
“The Masculine Mandate: God’s Calling to Men” by Richard Phillips
“Shepherding a Child’s Heart” by Tedd Tripp (a popular Christians guide to parenting with emphasis on spanking)
“Walking with God in the Classroom: Christian Approaches to Learning and Teaching” by Harro Brummelen
And a reminder that most of their school board (if not all) attend Brookfield Church.
But don’t worry. The school “has no religious affiliation” and will gladly take tax dollars. Their brand new gymnasium looks great.
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From his bio online, “My secondary field is Early Modern British History with a special focus on English Puritanism. As a practicing Christian I am also very interested in Reformed Theology and Biblical Studies.”
He is an avid reader with an extensive public Good Reads account. The books he’s read include;
“Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing our Daughters” by Abigail Shrier
“Conservatism: An Invitation to the Great Tradition” by Roger Scruton
“When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment” by Ryan Anderson
“How to be a Conservative” by Roger Scruton
“Same Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life” by Ed Shaw
“The Masculine Mandate: God’s Calling to Men” by Richard Phillips
“Shepherding a Child’s Heart” by Tedd Tripp (a popular Christians guide to parenting with emphasis on spanking)
“Walking with God in the Classroom: Christian Approaches to Learning and Teaching” by Harro Brummelen
And a reminder that most of their school board (if not all) attend Brookfield Church.
But don’t worry. The school “has no religious affiliation” and will gladly take tax dollars. Their brand new gymnasium looks great.
2024.05.21 15:50 TheVermontsterr Bought a new car, but my beater can be fixed! Advice?
Hey everyone, hopefully not a long story - the 2009 subaru that I've loved and owned for over 15 years with only 155k miles on it seemingly exploded while driving it down the highway (smoke, putrid smell, instantly had to pull over and get it towed). I towed it to a firestone that labeled the car had "catastrophic engine failure" and could not be fixed at the location. Limped the car over to the mechanic (terrible decision I know). Over the weekend while the car was being diagnosed, I said F it, and bought a brand new car at 0% interest rate for ~40k (it's a plug in hybrid). The mechanic calls me today and apparently the valves and radiator issues were not expensive to fix (~$1000). So now I have some decisions to make. 1. Fix the old car and sell it - drive the new car 2. Don't fix the old car and scrap it (would make very little as in a few hundred dollars) 3. Fix the old car and drive it - put the new car in the garage and use it for special occasions. Several other options of course, but I'm leaning towards number 3 to save the new car as much as possible while I still have the beater running.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
TL;DR: My 2009 Subaru blew up on the highway and was diagnosed with "catastrophic engine failure" at Firestone. I towed it to my mechanic, then impulsively bought a new $40k plug-in hybrid over the weekend. Today, the mechanic said the Subaru's repairs would only cost ~$1000. Now I'm deciding whether to fix and sell the Subaru, scrap it, or fix and keep it as a beater while saving the new car for special occasions. Leaning towards option 3.
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Any advice is greatly appreciated!
TL;DR: My 2009 Subaru blew up on the highway and was diagnosed with "catastrophic engine failure" at Firestone. I towed it to my mechanic, then impulsively bought a new $40k plug-in hybrid over the weekend. Today, the mechanic said the Subaru's repairs would only cost ~$1000. Now I'm deciding whether to fix and sell the Subaru, scrap it, or fix and keep it as a beater while saving the new car for special occasions. Leaning towards option 3.
2024.05.21 15:48 erwins_arm [MEGATHREAD] Novel List with English Translation (BL + GL)
Find the official English Translation links in the table below. The unofficial translation (only if officials do not exist) will stay in the comments so make sure to look through these as well.
To submit a Novel in the comments (that has no official translation) please use the following format: Novel Title (Adaptation Title if it exists): [Link](here insert the actual link)
still need to clean up the table a bit
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To submit a Novel in the comments (that has no official translation) please use the following format: Novel Title (Adaptation Title if it exists): [Link](here insert the actual link)
| Novel Title (BL/GL) | Author | Adaptation Title | Official Novel Link -Eng. Translation | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.5 When the Earth is Spinning Around (GL) | น้ำเงิน นามสมมุติ / TULIP | 23.5 | Novel | |
| 2gether (BL) | JittiRain / maggie mae | 2gether | Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Special | |
| A Secretly Love (BL) | Avery Pie | Novel | ||
| Apple (GL) | เจ้าปลาน้อย | Apple | Novel | 18+ |
| Be My Favorite (BL) | JittiRain | Be My Favorite | Novel | |
| Bed Friend อย่าเล่นกับอนล (BL) | littlebbear96 | Bed Friend | Novel | |
| Blank (GL) | เจ้าปลาน้อย | Blank + Blank Season 2 | Novel | |
| Call my Name! I'm not Kamphan (BL) | Faddist | Novel | ||
| City of Stars (BL) | ร เรือในมหาสมุท / TULIP | City of Stars | Vol. 1, Vol. 2 | |
| Dark Blue Kiss (BL) | Hideko_Sunshine | Dark Blue Kiss | Novel | |
| Dream (GL) | เจ้าปลาน้อย | My Marvellous Dream Is You | Novel | |
| Engineer Cute Boy: Hottie & Cutie (BL) | JittiRain | Perfect10 Liners | Vol. 1, Vol. 2 | |
| FAH LAN RUK (BL) | bambam | Fahlanruk | Novel | |
| Gap (GL) | เจ้าปลาน้อย | GAP | Novel | |
| Gap Eternity (GL) | เจ้าปลาน้อย | / | Novel | |
| I Feel You Linger in the Air (BL) | VIOLET RAIN | I Feel You Linger in the Air | Novel | |
| Irresistible (GL) | เจ้าปลาน้อย | Irresistible | ||
| Love Sand (BL) | Mame | / | Novel | |
| Love Sea (BL) | Mame | Love Sea | Novel | |
| Love Sky (BL) | Mame | Love in the Air | Novel | |
| Love Storm (BL) | Mame | Love in the Air | Novel | |
| Manner of Death (BL) | Sammon | Manner of Death | Novel | |
| My Only 12% (BL) | afterday | My Only 12% | Novel | |
| Pluto (GL) | เจ้าปลาน้อย | Pluto | Novel | |
| Spirit Reborn - Khemjira’s Rescue (BL) | Cali | Spirit Reborn | Novel | |
| Sunsetxvibes (BL) | Rosesarin_ | SunsetxVibes | Novel | |
| The Secret of Us (GL) | Mee Nam | The Secret of Us | Novel, Special Chapter | |
| The Sign (BL) | I-Rain-Yia | The Sign | Novel | |
| To be continued (BL) | Nottakorn | To Be Continued | Novel | |
| Triage (BL) | Sammon | Triage | Novel | |
| True Moon (BL) | Aiden N Vivienne | True Moon | Vol. 1 ,True Moon | |
| Vice Versa (BL) | JittiRain / TULIP | Vice Versa | Vol. 1, Vol. 2 | |
| Wandee Wittaya (BL) | Nottakorn | Wandee Goodday | Novel | |
| What Zabb Man (BL) | พราวแสงเดือน | What Zabb Man! | Novel | |
| ... | ||||
2024.05.21 15:47 Players-Beware Ross Appreciation Post
I just recently got my Dropout subscription after months of devouring everything they posted on social media. I had seen almost nothing with Ross and was absolutely not prepared for how good he is. The man can do Shakespearian improv, music improv, voices, accents. His VIP episode has some moments where he gets in the zone and that man can just keep going with intensity. A lot of improvisers keep things short but he and Brennan both have a crazy ability to improvise full speeches at the drop of a hat. Anyway, since joining the sub I haven't seen his name much and its a shame. One of the most underrated performers IMO.
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2024.05.21 15:40 Jhonjournalist WTA Announced Multi-Year Partnership with the Saudi Arabian Sovereign Wealth Fund
 | https://preview.redd.it/7hz5r06i9s1d1.jpg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=961774049d0b5773835b3a5c1b2bf0e7013667ea submitted by Jhonjournalist to u/Jhonjournalist [link] [comments]
The WTA said in a proclamation that it imparted to PIF a “desire to develop ladies’ expert tennis and motivate more ladies and young ladies all over the planet to take up the game.” WTA Partnership with the PIFThe organization between the WTA and PIF follows the new declaration that the season-finishing WTA Finals, highlighting the eight top singles players and duplicate pairings, will be held in Riyadh for the following three years, beginning this year.Similar to its introductions to golf and football, the Saudi tennis push has met some obstruction, with legends Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert reproving Riyadh’s record on ladies’ privileges in a commentary distributed by The Washington Post in January. Moderate Saudi Arabia’s offer to turn into a games force to be reckoned with is important for a bigger endeavor to mellow its grim picture. That rebranding is key to the progress of its Vision 2030 monetary and social change plan, intended to set up the world’s greatest unrefined exporter for a prosperous post-oil future. It has likewise facilitated display matches setting Novak Djokovic in opposition to Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka against Ons Jabeur. The country, which has a Recipe 1 and MotoGP Fantastic Prix, as well as the Dakar rally-strike, has selected an enormous number of top football players for its public association lately. The Realm has likewise facilitated a progression of title-getting fights including the heavyweight unification session between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fierceness last Saturday. Learn More: https://worldmagzine.com/sports/wta-announced-multi-year-partnership-with-the-saudi-arabian-sovereign-wealth-fund/ |
2024.05.21 15:38 coli410 My thoughts and theories after finishing WCI arc
Hey everybody, i wanted to share my thoughts and theories after finishing the Whole Cake Island arc. This is my first time watching OP and besides knowing how Luffy looks with Gear5 (its impossible not to see pics of Luffy Gear5 on IG or Twitter) i don’t know any spoilers.
First of all my thoughts:
For me, WCI is the best arc so far after timeskip. Besides the Pacing, i fucking loved Dressrosa because of Doflamingo but WCI is like 1% better imo. It was a bit chaotic for me because of the amount of new characters that got introduced, but i liked nearly every new introduced character.
Sanji and Brook were fucking cold and for me the MVP‘s this arc. I loved the scene were sanji was listening to puddings and his sisters conversation, standing in the rain and even his lighter didn‘t work. I felt him so hard and i was so fucking disappointed. I also fucking loved Katakuri because of his honorable acts. He stabbed himself because otherwise it wouldn‘t be a fair fight?? Give this guy a medal of honor ASAP!!!
I also love the fact, that more and more characters outside of the Straw hats say that they think Luffy will be the king of the pirates soon. It gives me goosebumps everytime.
Finally i can say i was afraid of this arc to not fulfill my expectations, because after Zou the only thing i wanted to see was Kaido vs Luffy, but holy shit i didn’t expect Big Mom and her children to be such a big threat! For me WCI was a solid 9/10.
Now my theories for the upcoming story:
Idk how to feel about Shanks, because we know that he has a special connection to Luffy and he even gave him the Straw hat, that Gold Roger gave to Shanks, but Shanks is a pirate too and i think his goal is also finding the One Piece. So i think the fact that the World calls Ruffy the „5. Emporor of the Sea“ now, so a potentional threat for Shanks, can’t be nice for Shanks. Luffy obviously wants to beat all Emporors except Shanks, but will Shanks give up the One Piece because of Luffy and just stay an Emporor? I don’t think so. For me there are 2 options:
Please don‘t spoil anything, these are just my thoughts i wanted to share, even if i‘m eventually wrong with everything i said.
PS.: be kind pls, english is not my first language! :-)
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First of all my thoughts:
For me, WCI is the best arc so far after timeskip. Besides the Pacing, i fucking loved Dressrosa because of Doflamingo but WCI is like 1% better imo. It was a bit chaotic for me because of the amount of new characters that got introduced, but i liked nearly every new introduced character.
Sanji and Brook were fucking cold and for me the MVP‘s this arc. I loved the scene were sanji was listening to puddings and his sisters conversation, standing in the rain and even his lighter didn‘t work. I felt him so hard and i was so fucking disappointed. I also fucking loved Katakuri because of his honorable acts. He stabbed himself because otherwise it wouldn‘t be a fair fight?? Give this guy a medal of honor ASAP!!!
I also love the fact, that more and more characters outside of the Straw hats say that they think Luffy will be the king of the pirates soon. It gives me goosebumps everytime.
Finally i can say i was afraid of this arc to not fulfill my expectations, because after Zou the only thing i wanted to see was Kaido vs Luffy, but holy shit i didn’t expect Big Mom and her children to be such a big threat! For me WCI was a solid 9/10.
Now my theories for the upcoming story:
Idk how to feel about Shanks, because we know that he has a special connection to Luffy and he even gave him the Straw hat, that Gold Roger gave to Shanks, but Shanks is a pirate too and i think his goal is also finding the One Piece. So i think the fact that the World calls Ruffy the „5. Emporor of the Sea“ now, so a potentional threat for Shanks, can’t be nice for Shanks. Luffy obviously wants to beat all Emporors except Shanks, but will Shanks give up the One Piece because of Luffy and just stay an Emporor? I don’t think so. For me there are 2 options:
- Shanks is good and knows Luffy will be King of the pirates. Thats why he gave him the Straw hat, because he knew his enormous potential.
- Shanks is evil and let Luffy eat the Gum-Gum Fruit because it has some special features that others don‘t have that i don’t know yet. Even gave him the Straw hat because it has to be special when even Gold Roger wore it at a time (idk if i remember correctly but i think they mentioned it at some point). Did all these things because maybe Shanks knows he won‘t find the One Piece without Luffy because he is part of some kind of prophecy so he‘s the key to find it. (for me the most interesting theory)
Please don‘t spoil anything, these are just my thoughts i wanted to share, even if i‘m eventually wrong with everything i said.
PS.: be kind pls, english is not my first language! :-)
2024.05.21 15:36 Far-War-3804 B020 The UNITED STATES NAVY JUDGE ADVOCATES GENERAL'S CORPS began but DID NOT CONCLUDE the TRIBUNAL of ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND, whom the OFFICE of MILITARY COMMISIONS has CHARGED WITH TREASON FOR WEAPONIZING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT against PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP and the INNOCENT PROTESTO
 | https://preview.redd.it/t28wn1cd8s1d1.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=340b1bdca55a3f5f0e985f73184c6529a6c06d27 submitted by Far-War-3804 to CourtofAges [link] [comments] B020 The UNITED STATES NAVY JUDGE ADVOCATES GENERAL'S CORPS began but DID NOT CONCLUDE the TRIBUNAL of ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND, whom the OFFICE of MILITARY COMMISIONS has CHARGED WITH TREASON FOR WEAPONIZING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT against PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP and the INNOCENT PROTESTORS who VISITED the CAPITAL PEACEFULLY on JANUARY 6. March 26, 2024. The United States Navy Judge Advocates General’s Corps on Friday began but did not conclude the tribunal of Attorney General Merrick Garland, whom the Office of Military Commissions has charged with treason for weaponizing the Justice Department against President Donald J. Trump and the innocent protesters who visited the Capitol peacefully on January 6. As reported previously, U.S. Special Forces arrested Garland on January 28 in Maryland, following his return to the U.S. from Poland, where he had been cowering and remotely directing the DOJ, hoping patriotic justice wouldn’t chase him overseas. As has been the case with myriad Deep Staters, Garland felt an uncontrollable urge to return to the roost, Washington D.C., and dropped his guard just long enough for White Hats to scoop him up. Once captured, the weaselly man who had often stoically insisted his Justice Department was impartial and equitable, devoid of bias, regressed into a heap of sniveling flesh, bewailing his predicament and asking Jesus to “please kill Donald Trump,” an odd request considering Garland is Jewish. Garland’s lawless rule led to the wrongful incarceration of numerous patriots, but he couldn’t stomach five minutes behind bars. In pretrial confinement at Camp Delta, Garland had proclaimed his innocence, screaming, “Let me out of here,” while insisting he had only ever enforced the letter of the law, crossed every ‘t,’ and dotted every ‘I.” JAG, however, contended that Garland bent the law to fit the Deep State’s sinister agenda and, when necessary, invented new rules aimed at eroding the Constitution and depriving citizens of their rights and freedoms. Garland had naturally refuted that allegation during an early interview. According to Garland, he had claimed he was simply an appointed official tasked with punishing felons, among them the J6ers and President Trump. Vice Admiral Darse E. Crandall’s opening statement at Friday’s tribunal painted Garland not as an administration lackey but a puppet master who pulled Biden’s strings. He contended that while a reclusive Biden hid in his basement, Garland, Antony Blinken, Alejandro Mayorkas, and the late Lloyd Austin steered the nation toward destruction. Garland, who had chosen to represent himself, was handcuffed to the defense table and peering over his eyeglasses as the admiral informed the 3-officer panel that JAG wanted Garland to hang for his crimes against America and its people. JAG had advised detainee Garland to display proper courtroom decorum; unruly outbursts would be met with a swift, harsh rebuke. His opening remarks were succinct: “I am innocent of all charges. President Joseph R. Biden appointed me as Attorney General of the United States. I dispassionately applied equal justice to all and shall be vindicated.” Admiral Crandall argued that Biden’s naming of Garland attorney general in March 2021 was merely ceremonial and that corporate entities and foreign dignitaries vetted him for the role as early as January 4, 2021. He called his first witness, President of the European Council and Bilderberg member Charles Michel, to the stand. Real Raw News learned Monday that JAG arrested Michel on espionage charges on February 5. He had agreed to testify at Garland and other Deep Staters’ tribunals in exchange for a 25-year prison sentence. We have no information on his arrest and situation beyond what is described in the rest of this article. Michel supplied his backstory and academic and work history and identified the defendant by pointing at him. “Mr. Michel, you’ve met detainee Garland before today, haven’t you?” the admiral queried. Michel nodded. “Only once.” Garland straightened in his seat as if an electric charge had passed through him. “This is a set-up; I swear I’ve never met this man in my entire life.” “Detainee Garland, we’ve discussed this. You can redress the witness once I’m finished,” the admiral said. “Now, Mr. Michel, how and when did you meet the defendant, and what were the circumstances of the meeting.” “I met Merrick at his house in Maryland to inform him he would likely be the next Attorney General in the United States,” Michel said. “I’m an educated man, Mr. Michel, but this confounds me, so correct me if I’m wrong. You’re a Belgian citizen. What in the world would give you authority to promise detainee Garland anything?” Admiral Crandall asked. “I was more a messenger,” Michel replied. ‘Deliver whose message?” the admiral asked. “Who told you to speak to the defendant?” “I was told on a video call with a man who looked very much like Barack Obama and Jean-Pierre Lacroix,” Michel replied. Lacroix, a French national, is the under-secretary-general for Peace Operations for the United Nations. “At the same time?” said Admiral Crandall. “If you mean, were we all on the call simultaneously, the answer is yes,” Michel said. “Why did you qualify your mention of Obama with ‘looked very much like’?” Admiral Crandall probed. Michel shrugged. “As I understand things now, based on rumor and innuendo, not any real proof I’ve seen, Barack Obama might have been dead long before that call, and the person perhaps pretending to be him was just some man in a mask. I know there’s a man running around pretending to be me, so why not him, Obama, too.” “And now, in retrospect, do you not have the same concerns about Lacroix?” the admiral continued. “Him I’d met before, entirely unrelated. It was the real Lacroix,” Michel said. The admiral reached for a pitcher of water and poured a glass. “Why Garland? Was there an impetus for wanting him to be Attorney General over anyone else?” “Because he had the credentials and already hated Donald Trump and Trump’s supporters and political allies. He was the perfect choice. Trump and his people represented a disturbance, you see, a schism in the order of things. Merrick was told he’d be appointed prior to our meeting’; my job was seeing him face to face, getting a read on him, and making sure he understood that Trump was to be put in jail, made ineffective, or even killed,” Michel said. “You tell an illuminating story, Mr. Michel, in which shadowy foreign figures influence presidential appointments and dictate U.S. policy. It’s all cloak-and-dagger. Besides your word, have you any proof to substantiate your claim?” the admiral said. “The only physical proof I had is what you already have,” Michel responded. “Then let’s take a look,” said the admiral. On a large screen he broadcast a recording of Michel’s video call with Obama and Lacroix, whose faces appeared side by side. Obama did most of the talking. “Mr. Michel, Merrick Garland will be expecting your visit. He understands you are our emissary. We expect you to reiterate our message to him: once confirmed by the Senate, he will use the full weight of the Justice Department to hunt down every insurrectionist at the Capitol. And with the FBI at his disposal, he can once and for all deal with Donald Trump and his family,” Obama enunciated each word slowly. “And, Monsieur Michel, you report back, let us know if he has trepidations,” Lacroix said. “We do not expect that to be a problem,” Obama said. “I understand completely,” Michel said in response. The admiral faced the panel. “Army Cyber Command evaluated the clip. They say they’re 98% certain the voice is Obama’s, but only 76% the face is really his. But whether or not that’s the real Obama and Lacroix is largely irrelevant. What’s important is whether the defendant agreed to this unnatural union of forces determined to weaponize the DOJ for political gain.” He continued: “Mr. Michel, what did you personally tell detainee Garland, and what was his response.” “I told him that both Obama and Biden wanted him as long as he pledged to eliminate Trump. And he told me he planned to do that anyway, that getting rid of Trump and his MAGA would be his capstone achievement,” Michel said. “Was there any concern, Mr. Michel, among you and your associates that he wouldn’t pass muster. I mean, a president appoints, but the Senate confirms.” Michel waved his hand dismissively. “Confirmation was a formality. The result was never in doubt, Admiral Crandall.” Michel wore a sinister grin. “No further questions at this time,” the admiral said. “Detainee Garland, you may cross Mr. Michel.” Garland cleared his throat. “I’d like to approach the witness.” “Mr. Michel can hear you just fine from where you’re sitting,” the admiral retorted. Garland said, “You claim we met at my house. You’re a liar. I’ve never seen you before today.” “The detainee will not badger or antagonize the witness,” the admiral chimed in. “Consider this your first and final warning, detainee Garland.” “If, as you claim, we had this imaginary meeting. Where in my house did we meet? Can you describe my home’s interior?” “Merrick. Remember, when we met, you asked me to call you Merrick, not Mr. Garland. I only saw a hallway and your sitting room. I sat on a burgundy sofa facing a bay window overlooking a dead garden. You were at a desk, oak, if I recall correctly. You were proud of it and said it belonged to your father. Behind you was a bookcase that stretched from wall to wall and floor to ceiling. You grinned at hearing you would have unilateral control of all domestic matters of justice,” Michel said. Garland appeared uneasy, wobbling on his feet. “Thi..this is entrapment. You rehearsed this. You, Admiral Crandall, or your people must have raided my house and told this man, whom I’ve never met, what was inside. I’d like a recess and access to a law library please.” “Well, I’ll grant you that request, detainee Garland, and see you get the books delivered to your cell. This tribunal will resume at 0900 on Monday morning.” The admiral ordered MPs to escort Garland to his cell and instructed the panelists to not discuss the case among themselves or with anyone else without his explicit instructions. I am expecting to receive notes on Monday’s proceedings this evening. |
2024.05.21 15:34 Cool_Translator5806 An Observation: Clover is less susceptible to player's control in comparison to Frisk.
While the meta narrative here isn't nearly as prominent like in the original Undertale, however there is one instance in which meta undertone can be clearly seen: The protagonist can limit player's choice depending on the situation.
Regardless of which route you're playing, Clover on many occasions acts independently or at very least railroads the player into certain outcomes.
To put it into perspective, I'm going to name one notable situation that happens in each route:
There is a clear emphasis on the fact Clover is its own character. While the player CAN influence Clover's actions and change their mindset depending on which route player is taking them, Clover always managed to kept some of the control over their own actions.
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Regardless of which route you're playing, Clover on many occasions acts independently or at very least railroads the player into certain outcomes.
To put it into perspective, I'm going to name one notable situation that happens in each route:
- In Genocide, you do NOT get opportunity to back off at the last moment before fighting geno-exclusive boss, unlike it was in original. Regardless what you do during the duel, Clover always end up killing Starlo.
- In Pacifist, regardless what choice you made at the end of final bossfight, whatever happens next is COMPLETELY outside of player's control including Clover's actions.
- In Neutral, the case is the most straightforward. No matter how many monsters you killed, Clover ALWAYS accepts Martlet's offer to take care of them which is reinforced by the dialogue prompt.
There is a clear emphasis on the fact Clover is its own character. While the player CAN influence Clover's actions and change their mindset depending on which route player is taking them, Clover always managed to kept some of the control over their own actions.
2024.05.21 15:32 Cardcollectormanman Judement Dragon
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2024.05.21 15:29 The_Better_Devil Moderation Update: Thank you and goodbye
Hey ya'll, it's Devil, your friendly neighborhood mod man again... though I won't be called that for much longer here.
Thank you
First of all, from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank each and every one of you. The past few months have been incredibly troubling for us all, but you guys have made it easier to find my way through it. The community and the podcast will always hold a special place in my heart. For three and a half years I have worked as a mod of FUCKFACEPOD to build a thriving community of comment leavers. In that time we have done incredible things together.
We left our mark on Place in 2022, we held meetups at RTX, the mod team even tried streaming for Extra Life one year. And when the company was closing down around us, and we moved to a new subreddit, we quickly built a brand new space full of the same joy and humor that defined the old subreddit. However... this will unfortunately be my last stop.
It is with deep sorrow that I tell you all that I have been removed from the moderation team of this subreddit. After three and a half years, I will no longer be a moderator here for subreddit. I am so incredibly proud of this community and how far we have come. I will be forever grateful to the podcast, and to all of you for the memories and the laughter you guys gave to me.
But this isn't goodbye forever. I'll still be hanging around the subreddit as a regular ol comment leaver. I also will continue to moderate for SoAlrightPod so go check out that place. I will also continue modding for roosterteeth at least for now, though I do plan on leaving that one soon.
Goodbye
To ANEGGG I say thank you. I cannot overstate the impact Rooster Teeth has had in my life. From my very first Achievement Hunter video in 8th grade, to the final episode of the Rooster Teeth Podcast. You guys are what ignited my passion for creating things, and you're what pushed me to pursue a degree in Film. Seeing you guys pop up in the subreddit has always been a joy (Eric's comments are always fucking hilarious) and I was overjoyed when I got to meet some of you at RTX 22/23. Thank you.
To the OG mods of FUCKFACEPOD I say thank you. Some of you have only been mods for a months before we had to switch subreddits and you all adapted to the change wonderfully. The rest of you have been in the game almost as long as I have. I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to have worked with, nor better friends to accompany me. Thank you.
And finally, to the community I say thank you. I've had some pretty dark moments over the past few years, but being able to come to this subreddit and laugh at whatever random bullshit was happening has always managed to pull back into the light. I say this of not just the F**k Face/Regulation Pod community but for the wider Rooster Teeth community as well. Thank you.
I leave you now with this Spotify playlist I made.
Reminiscing
Now if you'll forgive me, I'd like to do some reminiscing about my time here:
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Thank you
First of all, from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank each and every one of you. The past few months have been incredibly troubling for us all, but you guys have made it easier to find my way through it. The community and the podcast will always hold a special place in my heart. For three and a half years I have worked as a mod of FUCKFACEPOD to build a thriving community of comment leavers. In that time we have done incredible things together.
We left our mark on Place in 2022, we held meetups at RTX, the mod team even tried streaming for Extra Life one year. And when the company was closing down around us, and we moved to a new subreddit, we quickly built a brand new space full of the same joy and humor that defined the old subreddit. However... this will unfortunately be my last stop.
It is with deep sorrow that I tell you all that I have been removed from the moderation team of this subreddit. After three and a half years, I will no longer be a moderator here for subreddit. I am so incredibly proud of this community and how far we have come. I will be forever grateful to the podcast, and to all of you for the memories and the laughter you guys gave to me.
But this isn't goodbye forever. I'll still be hanging around the subreddit as a regular ol comment leaver. I also will continue to moderate for SoAlrightPod so go check out that place. I will also continue modding for roosterteeth at least for now, though I do plan on leaving that one soon.
Goodbye
To ANEGGG I say thank you. I cannot overstate the impact Rooster Teeth has had in my life. From my very first Achievement Hunter video in 8th grade, to the final episode of the Rooster Teeth Podcast. You guys are what ignited my passion for creating things, and you're what pushed me to pursue a degree in Film. Seeing you guys pop up in the subreddit has always been a joy (Eric's comments are always fucking hilarious) and I was overjoyed when I got to meet some of you at RTX 22/23. Thank you.
To the OG mods of FUCKFACEPOD I say thank you. Some of you have only been mods for a months before we had to switch subreddits and you all adapted to the change wonderfully. The rest of you have been in the game almost as long as I have. I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to have worked with, nor better friends to accompany me. Thank you.
And finally, to the community I say thank you. I've had some pretty dark moments over the past few years, but being able to come to this subreddit and laugh at whatever random bullshit was happening has always managed to pull back into the light. I say this of not just the F**k Face/Regulation Pod community but for the wider Rooster Teeth community as well. Thank you.
I leave you now with this Spotify playlist I made.
Reminiscing
Now if you'll forgive me, I'd like to do some reminiscing about my time here:
- January 2021: u/Johnathan_Wickerino, creator of FUCKFACEPOD invites myself and three other mods to help him run the expanding subreddit.
- November 12th 2021: Myself, another mod, and a couple community members host F**kers & Flagons, a DND Extra Life stream. We raise $500.
- April 1st 2022: Place opens it's doors once more. While the Discord server is playing an April Fools prank by rebranding to a Face Jam server, the subreddit is working to build the F**k Face logo on the canvas.
- April 2022: A few weeks after Place, we celebrate the 100th episode of F**k Face.
- June 2022: FUCKFACEPOD Crosses 10,000 members. We celebrate by inviting people to play Halo Infinite. This was originally supposed to be a tournament, but due to lack of participation we just screwed around in custom games for a few hours. Thank you to Andrew Panton for joining us for the occasion.
- July 1st 2022: RTX opens it's doors in Austin for the first time since COVID. Through masks and face shields, we come together as a community once again. One of the other mods Trix hosts a community meetup outside the convention center which Geoff shows up to.
- January 2023: The first draft of many is released. We all gather round to listen to the Falls Draft.
- April 2023: The very first live Sloppy Joes Bingo takes place late at night on RTTV
- July 7th 2023: Nobody knows it yet, but this will be the final RTX. This year is my first and only year as a Guardian. While walking on the convention floor, Eric calls me over and asks me for a pen. As I hand him the pen I tell him who I am. When he's done signing autographs and taking pictures, he hands me a huge stack of baseball cards with his face on them and tells me to do as I will with them. I spend the whole weekend passing them out to people. When I get home I mail the leftovers out to 43 people.
- July 9th 2023: As Trix hosted the meetup last year, I host it this year. This year was thankfully indoors and out of the Texas sun. Two community members come to the meetup with bootleg golden gurplers and start passing them out to people. Another member brings a F**k Face Summer of 98 Yearbook which all of us happily sign.
- December 25th 2023: It is Christmas morning. Christmas has never really meant anything to me since I'm Jewish, but as I look at my phone and see a notification announcing we have hit 20,000 members, I definitely start feeling the Christmas Spirit.
- January 24th 2024: Myself and a few other members of the community play a game of Quiplash 3 using a custom F**k Face themed prompt pack. The video features a special introduction by Andrew Panton, as well as a recorded message by Eric.
- March 6th 2024: If this were to happen one week later I'd be able to make a "Beware The Ides Of March" joke. It is on this day that we learn that Rooster Teeth is being shut down.
- May 11th 2024: After two months of housekeeping and negotiations, Rooster Teeth is finally dead. Many of it's podcasts are now going independent, while others are forced to rebrand.
- Today: Who the fuck knows...
2024.05.21 15:29 burner1122334 Strength training for ultra runners
 | Hey friends! I’ve done this in a few other running groups and it seemed helpful to a lot of folks so I figured since I’ve got a light day today, I’d do the same here. submitted by burner1122334 to Ultramarathon [link] [comments] My name is Kyle. For the last 17 years l've worked full time as a sports performance coach specializing in endurance athletes, primarily ultra runners and mountain athletes. Personally l'm an alpine solo climber and ultra runner for Speedland and PATH projects. I live in Washington state and wanted to just say hey and drop my 🧠 off to Q & A anyone who had any questions around strength work and ultra running. I’m a firm believer in runners being able to cover big mile races and objectives with less weekly training miles and more intentional strength programming. Drop any questions you've got in the comments, whether it's about performance improvements, injury rehab/prehab, how to build a strength program into a run routine etc, and I'll get some answers back to you! Figured I'd offer up my small area of expertise to help some like minded folks start the new year strong. Feel free to connect with me on IG @100milekyle as well if you have more specific questions you'd rather not post here or if you wanna nab some free workout ideas. |
2024.05.21 15:26 NintendoSwitchMods Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: Review MegaThread
General Information
- Release date: May 23, 2024
- No. of players: Single System (1)
- Genre: Role-Playing, Adventure
- Publisher: Nintendo
- ESRB rating: Everyone
- Supported play modes: TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode
- Game file size: 5.1 GB
- Supported languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Overview (from Nintendo eShop Page)
Join Mario and friends on an epic paper adventureA classic story unfolds on the Nintendo Switch system.
Collect the Crystal Stars before the bad guys do
The X-Nauts are after the treasure behind the Thousand-Year Door! With a map from Princess Peach—and the help of a few locals—Mario must journey through a colorful world made of paper to find it first.
The stars of the show
Surprises abound in this deep and engaging tale, where everyone’s got something to say and it’s often not what you’d expect! Here are just a few of the colorful characters you’ll encounter along the way.
- Mario: (A man of few words, Mario rarely speaks and prefers to let his hammer do the talking.)
- Peach: “I cannot believe this! You X-Jerks kidnapped me before I could even begin to enjoy my vacation!”
- Bowser: “Princess Peach and the legendary treasure will be MINE!”
- Goombella: “My name's Goombella. I'm a junior at the University of Goom. Nice to meet ya!”
- Koops: “My tummy's getting upset... Let's find the guy in charge before I lose my nerve!”
- Madame Flurrie: “I shall ever love the stage! I must feel the spotlight shine on me again! I MUST!”
- Yoshi: “I can hold my own! I'll swallow any opponent whole, honest! Just leave it to me!”
- Three Shadows (Beldam, Marilyn, and Vivian): “Mmmmwee hee hee hee! Time to go to work, lovelies!”
- Lord Crump: “OK, you pests! One pummeling, coming up...with extra fists!”
- Grodus: “All will kneel before the X-Naut regime! And then I, Grodus, will build a new world!”
Master your badges and timing-based attacks to impress the audience in a theatrical twist on turn-based RPG combat. Make use of all the abilities that come with being cursed—er, conveniently made of paper—like folding into a plane to cross big gaps or turning sideways to slip through narrow openings.
- Badges: Earn and equip badges to customize your stats and abilities.
- Special Moves: Collect Crystal Stars to unlock powerful moves.
- “Cursed” Abilities: Find a Black Key to unlock a chest and get “cursed” with abilities that turn Mario into a plane, a tube, a boat, and more!
Explore a colorful paper world with charming characters in every fold.
A classic turns the page
Twenty years after the original game on the Nintendo GameCube™ system, this version for the Nintendo Switch™ system has revamped graphics, an updated soundtrack, and gameplay additions like updated quick-travel pipes and a Partner Ring to swap characters in a jiffy.
Reviews
Aggregators
- Metacritic - 90
- OpenCritic - 90
Articles
- COGconnected - 90 / 100
- Checkpoint Gaming - 9.5 / 10
- ComicBook.com - 4.5 / 5
- Console Creatures - Recommended
- Daily Mirror - 4 / 5
- Digitec Magazine - German - 4 / 5
- Enternity.gr - Greek - 10 / 10
- Game Informer - 8.3 / 10
- Glitched Africa - 9 / 10
- God is a Geek - 10 / 10
- IGN - 9 / 10
- Nintendo Life - 9 / 10
- Press Start - 9.5 / 10
- SECTOR.sk - Slovak - 8.5 / 10
- Saudi Gamer - Arabic - 9 / 10
- Spaziogames - Italian - 8.2 / 10
- Stevivor - 9 / 10
- TheSixthAxis - 9 / 10
- VGC - 5 / 5
- Video Chums - 9 / 10
Cheers,
The /NintendoSwitch mod team