No, really, not a shitpost. In a sense, because of the way GMs are all about the saves, he determined, before this year, that he would restrict his own usage.
The story notes that, earlier this year, he had his first multi-inning appearance since 2019. Here's the info and intro on that:

Hader, one of the greatest relievers of his era, had spent the previous four years working under unprecedented, self-imposed usage rules to keep himself healthy. Together with his agent, Jeff Berry, Hader became the first known relief pitcher to place such restrictions on himself.

Why?

That remained Hader's stance until a team was willing to make him a long-term commitment, a process that extended until late January, when the Astros signed Hader to a five-year, $95 million deal. It is the first multiyear deal of Hader's career. ...
Hader lost his arbitration hearing in 2019 and went unsigned for months this winter. ...
Hader got 12 saves in 2018, and then in 2019, he continued to pitch as the Brewers' closer, picking up 37 saves; he worked more than three outs in 15 of those 37 saves. The Brewers were using him like a Swiss Army knife, Berry recalled, and the lefty was thriving. ...
The following winter, Hader was eligible for salary arbitration for the first time. What he had done on the mound was largely unprecedented, but Berry, needing a comparable performance in history, cited Jonathan Papelbon's one-year, $6.25 million deal as a closer with the Boston Red Sox in 2009. Berry asked for $6.4 million in arbitration for Hader. The Brewers offered $4.1 million.
The day before the hearing, [assistant general manager David] Stearns and Berry spoke, and Stearns made a two-year offer over speakerphone. Though Berry doesn't remember the exact proposal, he said it did not reflect Hader's standing as an elite reliever. ...
When the arbitration hearing began, Berry made his case, pointing to Hader's historic performance. The lawyers working on behalf of the Brewers and MLB's labor relations department -- which typically drives arbitration recommendations to the teams, with the team carrying the right to act on its own -- focused on the saves, in spite of how Milwaukee deployed Hader.

And so, Berry gets an idea. And pitches it to Hader.
If the Brewers were going to fight the All-Star over his salary, then they would design rules to protect him. Berry had never heard of another pitcher dictating his own usage, but he also had never had a pitcher used as Hader had been. Berry proposed three new rules for Hader to present to the front office: He would not pitch more than two days in a row; he would not pitch more than three outs; he would pitch only in a save situation or when the score was tied.
And, Hader said yes. (And, with the Brewers, had Counsell's full support. And, at least silent acceptance from the Padres.)
Of course, the Astros signed him to a multiyear deal. And that gets us back to the start.

Berry asked Hader how he could be used by the Astros.
"Any way they want," Hader said. "They made a commitment to me, and I'll make a commitment to them."

There we are. Lots more, lots more, at the link, but it needed a lot of framing.

I was walking to work this chill autumn morning and was freezing, so I figured I ought to start making myself a winter coat. I’m cheap and don’t want to spend money buying a new pattern, but I’m also not confident drafting an entirely new pattern from scratch. What I do have is a pattern for a loose fitting blazer, and I thought why not extend the length to make it into a coat? Pic 1 is the pattern I currently have, and pic 2 is the inspiration. Can anyone direct me to guides for adapting the pattern or give me some tips? TIA x

Chaos and Order Prologue/chapter One
Novella
The following is the first two chapters from my first fantasy novel. It's an almost Lovecraftian, dark fantasy inspired by the likes of Berserk, Attack on Titan and One Piece. I had originally thought to try and do a graphic novel. After realising the amount of effort that might take, I'll try it in prose form first.
Hope you enjoy
At the beginning there was only the Source.
The source energy of all things made from pure consciousness, an omnipresent higher being. Fated to be everything and nothing forever in an eternity of self reflection and loneliness, Source felt an eternity of despair. From that despair it gave birth to two new separate beings. Source's soul now divided into two entities.
Order and Chaos were born.
Source divided itself up equally between Order and Chaos and became all the life that that now wandered the world of Eve.
For a time, Order and chaos existed in balance. But Order, in it's increasing desire to control life, soon sought to banish chaos...
Our story begins long after Chaos and his followers have been mascaraed in an ancient war. A small village near the edge of the world is all that remains of them. In their desperation they cry out to their lord and begged Chaos for it's aid. Chaos also fearing it's extinction reached out to them. It would embed a portion its power upon one child born in precisely 9 months time. Created in to defeat Order, it is the last hope for Chaos and all of it's followers. It would defeat Order and the one who ruled in it's name. The leaders of the village David and Fae would give birth to the child of Chaos, it's power blessed upon the newborn. David and Faye named him Guy. Born to defeat Order and kill it's leader, the sorceress of Order. Chaos tells the villagers the child will be the one to rid the world of Order, and restore Chaos into the world. Soon Guy was born and the village held it's breath.
Guy always knew he was different. From his earliest memories, he sensed wasn't like the other children. Whilst they played together he trained alone. Harnessing his skills in combat.
Why do I do this? The thought was always stalking him.
"It is too much to burden you with" Guy remembers his mother telling him. "One day we will tell you everything and you will understand. You're everything our people have waited for. You're special Guy".
I don't want to be special. I just want a friend. I want to be normal...
Ten days before his 8th birthday, in the height of a winter storm, he heard his parents arguing. Every now and again the storm would drown our their voices. The next day they told him he was finally old enough to learn the truth about his birth and his destiny. All the ordeals and training would finally make sense.
Two days before his 8th birthday Guy watched the other kids celebrating one of theirs. Whilst his parents were away for a village meeting, he snuck out to join them. Guy asked if he could play too. The other children went silent. They quickly made excuses to leave. When Guy returned to his house he saw the other kids come back out again.
The next day he was once again practicing his combat skills with his wooden dagger. His father watched on.
Guy's form slipped for just a moment.
"Again Guy?." His father slapped the back of Guy's head . "How many times have I told you to concentrate!?"
Guy dropped his dagger.
"I don't want this anymore. I just want to be normal!!
Guy runs into the woods until, eventually, his father's scream disappeared into the gathering wind. Guy lies still, sobbing beside an old oak tree. A few minutes pass and exhaustion begins to creep in as his eyes turn bloodshot.
"I swear I won't come back this time" Guy muttered to himself.
The sound of thunder can be heard. Guy bolts up right and hears a scream coming from the village. He rushes to his feet and runs in it's direction. The screaming grows louder and louder as thick smoke begins to gather.
I knew shouldn't of ran away, its my fault this has happened! The words hung heavy in his mind.
He arrives back at the village. Hostile unfamiliar voices can be heard in the.
A cold voice fills the air.
"The child where is he?" Guy's father hovers in the air, his feet several feet above the ground, before a hooded figure. The hooded figure was tall and wore dark black and purple robes, his face shrouded in shadow. He carried a long body-length staff stretched towards Guy's father, a blue light shining towards his father's face at the very tip. Guy stops and watches as he sees the life slowly being choked out of him, his fathers eyes just visible through the thickening smoke.
"Tell me where he is!" the figure bellows
"I told you I have no child" David gasped
Guys eyes tremble and he holds back tears. His father's eyes meets his own for a second and then fades . Guy turns and runs. He doesn't stop. He runs for miles till the screams can no longer be heard. The only voices be could now hear was his fathers and his own as they swirled inside his head.
I have no son - He heard his father's voice
Why didn't I save them - He thought
I told you
Its all my fault. Its my fault Its all my fault Its my fault
I should of never have fled
I told you. I HAVE NO SON
Guy, aged 18, wakes up in the present day from the same nightmare. He is sleeping in a makeshift leather tent in the woods, his sweaty hand gripping his steel dagger. The full moon is high and bright but will soon be covered by thick cloud. Guy gets up and takes out his dagger and begins moving towards the nearby tree. He lunges in with it pointed just about touching the tree with the tip, just as he was taught to as a child. As the sun rises we can see that even in the gloom almost all of his strikes to tree were on target. There hundreds of incisions and pieces of tree missing, all laser focused on one spot just a few mm thick and wide.
The sunlight illuminates his lifeless eyes. He stares at the tree and wonders again, what is his purpose. His hand grips his blade as he lunges once more at the tree.
Chapter 1
Luna
Capital city
The grand temple of Order
Luna's heart danced with excitement as she walked hand in hand with her mother, her bright green-blue eyes sparkling with anticipation.
"Did you tell them I wanted white daffodils when I return to this plane? That's how I always imagined it!"
"Yes Luna, now we must hurry" her mother replied with a forced smile. Luna (7 years old) loved flowers but especially daffodils.
As they approached the grand hall, Luna's breath caught in her throat at the sight before her. The doors swung open to reveal a spectacle more magnificent than anything she had ever imagined.
Three magical orbs floated gracefully in an orbit around the hall, casting a soft, ethereal light that bathed everything in a blue mystical glow.
The religious, military, civil leaders and royal family members watched on in hushed silence as Luna and her mother entered the hall, the blue light only just bright enough to illuminate their eager faces as they watched on. It was so dim Luna could not see very far beyond the limited light the orbs cast. The distant edges of the hall still lay in shadow.
She had dreamed of final seeing the grand Hall and finally becoming a sorceress . Surrounded by white daffodils and the admiration of her family, she would emerge as the greatest sorceress ever. Luna inhaled deeply. She wondered if she'd be like the wise sorceress of the rebellion era who saved Eden from the dark one. Or perhaps the current sorceress , her great aunty Adel, whos powers would soon pass to Luna. As she approached the alter at the center of the oval hall, she looked around to see hooded figure at all side. Most held staffs with glowing blue orbs at the tip, all raised up towards the spheres that hovered in the air. A soft chant could be heard. A choir of hooded girls sang an almost forgotten ancient tongue towards the alter. Known only to a few, Luna couldn't remember what they called the language. Her mother had told her aside from a chosen few, no one remembered the name.
All as was designed by Order in his great plan. She thought
The song rose slightly as she reached the center. Luna walked up a stone step and kneeled before the alter just as she was told to do so. The grand priest, a tall balding man dressed in brilliant white robes cleared his throat and bellowed
"We begin this ceremony to welcome a new vessel to our saviour and light in the dark years. Great Lord of Order who banished Chaos to the night long ago. May we rid the heavens and Eden of all of his kin, so his name too will be lost to time" He cleared his throat again before continuing
"We the disciples of Order eagerly follow his path. Soon we will join him in the promised land"
Luna's mother whispers in her ear
"Be brave, Mother loves you" Luna didn't understand why there was a little sadness in her voice. Her mother squeezed her hand one last time then leaves her side to join her father who's eyes glared fiercely back at her.
Luna looked at her feet. I have to make him proud. Be a good daughter. Be a good sorceress
The grand priest began to speak
"So as the new eve approaches so we cast aside the old and begin anew. The final vassal and saviour." The room echoes these words with him. She could feel her heart beating in her ears
A hooded figure approaches her and removes her brilliant dark purple hood. The sorceress Adel, her great aunt and current ruler of Eden.
White haired and ancient, her passionless eyes stares down at Luna. She nods gently at Luna to begin. Now Luna needed to assume her rightful place before her and kneel. The center sphere turned blue and the air seemed to change. The great priest raises his arms and the chanting grows louder before coming to a sudden stop. Luna could sense a new presence among them. . She took a deep breath. The great priest passed a goblet of shining blue liquid to Luna. She drank a sip of the water and passed it to Adel. Adel was trembling too, even more than Luna. Adel took a sip before passing the goblet back to the grand priest.
A moment passed. From the corners of the hall a shadow moved quickly. The blue light of the spheres began to shiver and twist as the shadow passed though it. The shadow reached out and sank into Adel. She screamed as light bellowed from her mouth.
An unearthly voice rang
Do you accept me, child
There was silence
Luna couldn't find her voice. She opened her mouth gasping for the words. Looking over Adel's shoulder. She saw her father's eyes glaring from the shadows. Luna's heart skipped a beat.
"Yes I I accept"
The light blasted out of Adel and hit her head on. Luna screamed as the Adel fell to the floor.
She felt the light tear into the very fabric of her soul and bury itself there. For a moment Luna no longer knew who she was, where she was, or have memories of ever being alive. Her soul was ripped out her body and flung far, far away. There she felt the pure terror of eternity gaze at her. She knew Order was with her now. Waiting, watching. For a moment she thought she could see what was almost an eye, or window of perception. Flashes of light began to appear from it. Each flash was a moment in time. The future. It began to unravel itself in her mind. Her soul screamed out as the future became a part of her. Now every moment of her life, her was as burnt into her memory and it began to unfold one second at a time.
She opened her eyes and saw clapping.
"Arise sorceress Luna."
Tears streamed down her face she took a step forward.
It was just the same as she had foreseen. It was just the same as she had foreseen. It was just as she had foreseen..! The words tormented her.
Everything is the same. No this can't be real. This can't be... Her eyes met Adel's Adel looked back at her with a sad smile.
"I love you Luna. Be strong"
"It hurts. please, please help me, please" Luna begged
"Promise me you won't give up. I believe in you" Adel replied. Luna looked at her feet.
I can't let them see me cry.
She looks up and sees her aunt collapse and lay motionless. The blue light fades and colour returns to the hall.
Luna reaches to cover her eyes as more tears began to form. She already knew what would happen next, but she couldn't prevent it. The tears kept appearing.
Stop stop, please Stop
Her father grabs her her arms away from her face and thrusts them to her side. He kneels and whispers.
"If you don't stop crying and bringing shame to out family.. to our LORD. I will no longer have a daughter. Am I understood?"
"Yes father"
"As you were, child". He glares and pushes her towards the head priest before returning to his seat.
"Continue" he bellows. Everyone who was for a moment frozen in place by his fury jolt back to their positions. All was all just as she had seen. Burnt into her mind . It was like walking through a familiar tunnel. A tunnel of her life. And then came the next moment, and the next. Like she foreseen. Like she had foreseen like she had foreseen...
Her heart slowed.
Who am I now. Please help me Aunty
She saw the daffodils she had requested dancing in the air as she walked through an applauding crowd. She grabbed one and stared at it. Onlookers sobbed and hugged each other in joy. The choir resumed, right at the precise moment she expected it would. She opened her hand and looked at the white daffodil. It was just a dead flower, nothing special.

Heya,
Wanting to get some color in the backyard. What are you planting now for pretty flowers in winter and spring? I have sweet peas sown and pansies, will see if the latter will make it. Have self seeded calendula around too. Have tried bulbs in the past but they rotted...
Would love low maintenance flowers and obviously being in Auckland Winter the y need to tolerate lots of rain

Cursed Technique
-Innate Technique: 5 shikigami, they are summoned through any formation of smoke (like how 10 shadows needs shadows), such as a blown out match. Like 10S this CT's shikigami need to be unlocked, the shikigami are unlocked like how XP bars are filled to reach a new level in a game, bu the XP is seperating a soul from it's host with their CE. With training, all shikigami can be summoned at a time. Here is each shikigami:
phoenix: big bird, covered in a bit of fire, big sharp talons, only summon that can be revived. Takes a couple days to use again post mortem. 0 souls
cyclops: 5 meters tall, grey, beard, tubby/bulky, tunic, has club. 50 souls
Kelpsie: sickly pale green with small spots all over, seaweed instead of hair. More effective in water because it can walk on or swim fast in it, but can also spew steam clouds and water projectiles. 200 souls
manticore: lion body, big bat wings, manlike head with sharp teeth, horns, scorpion tail w paralyzing poison, and can spit fire. 500 souls
genie: typical genie stuff, purple, smoky tornado lower half, + bandage covered eyes, and is able to rapidly aborb CE from sources by touch and give to user or itself. 1000 souls *
-RCT: summoning the shikigami but inside out lol
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-Domain Expansion (Gathering Biosphere Catastrophe): DOMAIN ENVIRONMENT: four different environments meet; winter wonderland, dessert, marsh, and volcano plain. SURE-HIT: multiple of each shikigami in each environment doin they're thing.
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Maximum (fortuitous friends): momentarily channel all the power of each shiki in one for roids.
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Weakness(es)
-the shiki don't really synergize with each other
-rising CE cost between the shiki
-not immune to own
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Strategies
-work in tandum with shiki
-most shiki are bulky, hide behind them for protection if out-gunned
-de-summon shikigami right before death
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Question(s) for improvement
-unicorn integration: I thought it would be too similar to the healing dear of 10 shadows, i could go the self healing route, but then it's thing would be tankyness which is then too much like the pheonix or cyclops. should it be switched in?
-dragon integration: It's kinda too similar to the manticore, but would it be the better one?
-genie: I really wanted the final summon to be able to absorb CE, but since it's a genie, should it be wish based/magic powers?
-are the soul count for each shiki to be unlocked balanced?

Hey y'all...so this has to be one of the craziest things that's ever happened to me and I really wanted to share it. Buckle up cause it's a long one...sorry in advance lol.
It started in 2019 I (26f but back then 21) met this dude (23m at the time) on kik from the Netherlands, let's call him...butthole. So, me and butthole hit it off, we're vibing, we're flirting, all that shebang.
We decide to date online long distance (cause I still lived in America at the time) so we text every day and we call a lot and it's just sooo nice. He was really sweet and nice to me. Well, August of that year I went on a trip to Ireland and got SA'd while there we'd been dating for 3 months at this point.
Once I got back home I finally worked up the nerve to tell him cause I legit had PTSD from that shit and when I did, he got mad at me. He accused me of cheating...I was like wtf?? So we broke up and went no contact and that was that.
Until
2020 it's lockdown....my diddly dumbass was lonely and bored and decided to text him! Like girl wtf was I thinkin? So I text him and he ends up apologizing for accusing me of cheating. He realized he was wrong and just like that, we went back to vibing and flirting. We're also making low key plans for me to visit him once lockdown is lifted too. After a few days of this I'm thinkin we're gonna get back together. But he says to me "I have something to tell you and you're gonna get mad at me".
And I'm like....ok? I didn't even know what to think like no clue what it could be (cause I'm dumb lol) And he goes "so I'm actually living with a girl who is (and I quote) officially my girlfriend". Oh man I was pissed and really hurt...like that fucking hypocrite!! So he goes on to explain they'd been dating for 2 Y E A R S!!
Anyway, so I'm dumb and was so in love and had no self esteem and thought he was the best I could get so I ask if he wants to leave her. He was like yea but we have a house together and I recently lost my job because of the pandemic so it'd screw us both over if I left now. I should've run right then and there but nooooo.
So I was like "you want to leave her and be with me right? Like, you will right?" And he said yes, I want to be with you, I'll leave if I can, blah blah blah." After a couple weeks of us acting coupley, sexting, sending pics, flirting and shit I woke up one day and realized, he's never gonna leave her for me. Ever. So....I decided I have to find this girl and tell her cause this is bullshit.
Problem is...I know nothing about her and apparently barely anything about him. He wouldn't tell me her name or anything. And he told me back in 2019 that he doesn't have social media (I should've known that was a lie cause who doesn't at least have facebook?) So I have nothing except his first and last name (later I find out he lied about how his last name is spelled and he gave me his nickname instead of his actual first name!...bro is a pathological liar I s2g!)
I tried looking for him on social media (obviously I didn't find him) I would try to ask about her name, but like in a really chill way, obviously he wouldn't tell me. I got desperate and googled Netherlands chat sites, and got on one and legit asked each person if they knew butthole mcbuttface from Rotterdam...I knew it was a long shot but I had to try.
That ended in a flop (well not entirely but I'll get back to that later) So then I get real crafty. I decide that I'm gonna play an adult fun game with him. I ask a question, he answers it truthfully and he gets a "reward". So I made sure to write out all the questions, starting with super innocent ones and I put the really revealing ones later cause I figured he'd be thinking with his other head at that point so he'd answer anything I asked.
We didn't do this over video call, we texted and I sent videos doing the thing (that way I could write down his answers) I did a lot of shit I'm not proud of. But I got the answers I needed. So I went all FBI and I got the specific area he lived from him and I ended up finding roughly where his house is, I was hoping I could find her name somewhere with that but it was a bust.
I tried to use the other answers to find stuff but I got nothing. I then decide to confront him over one of the answers (his brother's name) cause I legit thought he lied, it didn't sound like a name a Dutch person would have. He told me it was the truth. It's a really weird name for someone in the Netherlands so I looked him up on Facebook and I FOUND THAT BITCH!
That's how I realized he gave me the wrong spelling of his last name. So through his brother I found butthole's page and through butthole's page I found her!!! It took me weeks to find her! I was so shooketh! I couldn't believe I actually did it! So I go and look through her profile for a bit and I see that a few days before we played that game he FUCKIN PROPOSED TO HER!!!
I literally screamed when I saw that...I was so pissed and upset that he did that to her..... So I take a shit ton of screenshots and send her a message basically telling her everything. And she responded like "omg thank you for telling me". Like she wasn't upset at me or anything and that made me so sad. We chit chatted a bit and she was telling me all this shit about how she heard he was only with her for her money and blah blah blah...and she asked me for a few more specific screenshots which I gladly sent.
Then she said that she was at work and would confront him when she was home. I was in full support mode and was like I'm here for you and I'm so sorry this happened. And she was in support mode and she said she was sorry it happened to me too. So we exchange numbers and start texting. Later she texted me saying that she was off work and she was almost home and I wished her luck. At that point I texted him saying something like bye bitch good luck and blocked him lol.
So then I waited to hear from her...I check an hour later and saw that she blocked my number....I was so confused. I genuinely wish I could know what he said to her cause y'all...she ended up staying with him and getting married.I saw the pics on Facebook lol but yea....she could do so much better like...idk how this gremlin lookin ass bitch pulled 2 girls cause he's ugly inside and out. Idk if they're still together. I haven't looked in on them since I saw the wedding pics.
So yea, that's my story...but I said I would come back to the chat site not being a complete flop. I met a dude on there and we became friends and he introduced me to a guy who is now my boyfriend of almost 4 years and I ended up moving to the Netherlands to be with him lolol....I'm nowhere near where butthole lives so I'll never run into him but yea thanks for reading!

I was dating someone over winter break this past year and it was going great. We hit it off instantly and it was the first time where I seriously dated anyone or considered a future with them. I have struggled with self image issues and he did so much in just that month to help me work past them, but it all ended when the semester started up and he moved back to his university 3 hours away. We tried to keep it going but he ended it about a week in on a friendly note, and i am just now processing it because of how busy I was during the semester. Now that its summer, I feel so bad and I really want to text him since I saw him on tinder and know hes in our hometown again, but I know it would just end the second school started again in the fall. I think part of me is holding out hope that once he graduates and moves back permanently something can happen but I also know that’s unrealistic. What do I do?

Dropped a bunch of prices, I'd really love to offload this stuff as it's just sitting in a tote in my garage and I hate it. Shipping is not included unless noted. Please offer on bundles, I'm really inclined to move as much of this stuff as I possibly can and will offer better deals the more you buy.
On everything $5 & under, consider it 3 for $10, 5 for $15, 20 for $50

Title	CIB/loose	Price/Notes
3 controllers	Loose	$20 each - 2 white OEM, one green Performance-branded
Memory card	Loose	$10 - Performance-brand
Centipede	Loose	$6 - Good condition
Chicken Run	CIB	$13 - Good condition
Crazy Taxi	CIB	$20 - Sega All Stars
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX	CIB	$6 - Good condition
Disney’s Dinosaur	CIB	$13 - Good condition
Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000	Loose	$8 - Good condition
NFL Blitz 2001	CIB	$35 - Good condition
Quake 3 Arena	CIB	$20 - Good condition
Resident Evil CODE Veronica	Loose	$20 - Includes both discs in a kind of broken jewel case thing
Sega Bass Fishing	CIB	$8 - Sega All Stars
Sega Smash Pack Volume 1	Loose	$10 - Includes case, no manual, decent condition
Shenmue	CIB	$30 - Cracked bottom of jewel case (the plastic piece)
SnoCross Championship Racing	CIB	$10 - Good condition
Tomb Raider: Chronicles	CIB	$18 - Good condition
Vigilante 8 2nd Offense	CIB	$22 - Good condition
Virtua Fighter 3tb	Loose	$15 - Good condition

All clean, but untested (I don't have a Saturn console)

Title	Notes	Price
Bootleg Sampler	Loose	$5
Iron Man X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal	Loose	$8
Sega Worldwide Soccer ‘97	Loose	$6
Tomb Raider	Loose	$12
Virtua Cop	Loose	$5
World Series Baseball ‘98	Loose	$6

Title	Console	Price/notes
Bandai Golf Pebble Beach Challenge	NES	$3
Days of Thunder	NES	$6
Double Dribble	NES	$6
Knight Rider	NES	$8 Pics
Side Pocket	NES	$6
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World	NES	$10 Pics
Slalom	NES	$7

Title	Console	Price/notes
D Force	SNES	$6
Frogger	SNES	$8
Metal Combat	SNES	$8 Pics
MVP Baseball	SNES	$5
NBA Live 95	SNES	$5
Tuff E Nuff	SNES	$10 Pics

2 SNS-001 Consoles For Parts/Not Working 2 For Parts/Not Working consoles that have been broken down, including one housing (has some chips/cracks), 2 motherboards, all components, however some are guaranteed to not work. The boards themselves may have additional issues beyond the removed chips, I have no way to test or check them. Neither of these motherboards work. Both of them were giving different graphical issues on the screen, so I thought I'd be clever and try to swap some chips around, but found out as I was doing it that I have no experience with it and was in way over my head. I do not know if there are working chips here to even create one working SNES, as far as I'm aware all of the graphics chips/etc. are bad. Pics here $35

Title	Console	Price/notes
A Bug's Life	GB	$5
All-Star Baseball 2000	GBC	$5
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3	GBC	$5 - Bad label
Demon Driver	GBA	$6
Rayman Advance	GBA	$6
Smuggler's Run	GBA	$4
Treasure Planet	GBA	$5
Winter X Games Snowboarding 2002	GBA	$3
World Tennis Stars	GBA	$3

Feel free to take all Game Boy/ColoAdvance games for $30+shipping

Title	Console	Price/notes
Barbie: Jet, Set & Style	NDS	$3 - Loose
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow	NDS	$22 - Loose, no label, authentic
Deal or No Deal	NDS	$4 - CIB
Games Around the World	NDS	$4 - CIB
Horsez	NDS	$4 - CIB
Imagine: Fashion Designer	NDS	$4 - CIB
Imagine: Fashion Stylist	NDS	$4 - CIB
Jeopardy	NDS	$5 - CIB
MahJong Quest	NDS	$4 - CIB
My Farm	NDS	$4 - CIB
Pictionary	NDS	$5 - Sealed
Winx Club Magical Fairy Party	NDS	$6 - CIB
Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop	3DS	$16 - CIB
Harvest Moon 3D: The Lost Valley	3DS	$16 - Loose

Title	Console	Price/notes
Accessory OEM Controller	Xbox	$10 - have 2, both model S for original Xbox, both have breakaway cables
Burnout 3	Xbox	$6
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One	Xbox	$5
Gun	Xbox	$5
Juiced	Xbox	$6
Superman Returns	Xbox	$5
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict	Xbox	$5
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	360	$6
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	360	$6
Ghost Recon 2	360	$5
Guitar Hero 2	360	$8
Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock	360	$8
Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock	360	$8
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith	360	$12
MLB 2K9	360	$5
NBA 2K12	360	$5
Ridge Racer 6	360	$8 Pics

Please note - most of these games are not complete - either missing manual, replacement case/cover art, or loose disc. Please check with me if you're curious.

Title	Console	Price/notes
Treasures of the Deep	PS1	$12 - CIB
Wargames: Defcon 1	PS1	$10 - CIB
Warhawk	PS1	$12 - CIB, longbox, not in great shape
American Chopper	PS2	$4 - CIB
Arctic Thunder	PS2	$6 - CIB
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005	PS2	$3 - CIB
Call of Duty: Finest Hour	PS2	$4 - CIB
Call of Duty: Finest Hour	PS2	$4 - CIB
Crash n' Burn	Ps2	$6 - CIB
Eragon	PS2	$4 - CIB
Flatout	PS2	$6 - CIB
Flatout	PS2	$5 - Loose
The Getaway	PS2	$6 - CIB
The Getaway	PS2	$4 - Loose
Gran Turismo 3	PS2	$5 - GH CIB
Guitar Hero 2	PS2	$4 - CIB
Hitman 2	PS2	$5 - CIB
IHRA Drag Racing 2	PS2	$3 - CIB
Kingdom Hearts 2	PS2	$5 - Loose
Madden 07	PS2	$3 - CIB
MX vs ATV	PS2	$3 - Loose
NAMCO Museum	PS2	$6 - GH CIB
NBA 2K9	PS2	$5 - CIB
PopCap Hits Vol. 1	PS2	$5 - CIB
Rise to Honor	PS2	$6 - CIB
Smuggler's Run	PS2	$6 - CIB
SOCOM 2	PS2	$5 - CIB
Splinter Cell	PS2	$4 - CIB
Starksy & Hutch	PS2	$5 - CIB
Strike Force Bowling	PS2	$4 - CIB
Tetris Worlds	PS2	$5 - CIB
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002	PS2	$2 - Loose
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005	PS2	$2 - Loose
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006	PS2	$2 - Loose
TOCA Race Driver 2	PS2	$6 - CIB
Trigger Man	PS2	$4 - CIB
World Championship Poker	PS2	$4 - CIB
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	PS3	$5 - CIB
Grand Theft Auto IV	PS3	$7 - Loose
Killzone 3	PS3	$5 - CIB
Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe	PS3	$7 - CIB
Rocksmith 2014	PS3	$8 - CIB
Skyrim	PS3	$4 - CIB
Sports Champions	PS3	$4 - CIB

Title	Console	Price/notes
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga	Wii	$5 - CIB
Manhunt 2	Wii	$18 - CIB
The Price is Right	Wii	$4 - Loose
Wii Play	Wii	$5 - CIB
Wii Play	Wii	$5 - CIB
Skylanders	WiiU	$4 - Case
Skylanders	WiiU	$4 - Case
LEGO Dimensions	WiiU	$4 - Case

Thanks for looking!

Finished my latest build, still tweaking here and there but mostly happy with it. It's on the plot NW of Brighthaven, and currently has about 725 tiles. Might have gone a bit overboard there....
I'm running my own private server so various limits have been increased; total tiles, height, etc.
You can see a ton of pics HERE.
Used admin commands to clip stuff into stuff. You can do some cool things like:
Place a fountain where it normally wouldn't go, and put a tree inside it
Put furniture under the pergola's, as it should
Put a pergola where it doesn't want to be, and connect a garden fence to it
Make a nice lighted centerpiece for your tables
Finally connect those damn hedges as they should
Put a working garden fence in the hedge 'door' where it belongs
This one is subtle but put a brazier inside the waypoint gargoyles to make 'em creepier
Park statues inside lights, or lights inside statues, for cool effects
Put stuff on tables, combine items, have gargoyles peek out of walls, etc
Combine a pillar, 4 fireplaces, and 4 gargoyles to make a neat furnace for your boiler room
Have the smoke stacks outside of the walls
Put a bigass fountain in the walls of your dining room to make it even more ostentatiouser
Any many more...
How to do that in case people are interested:

1. You need to be able to use the 'adminauth' command in the console to give yourself the admin rights. If you're running your own server you probably already know how to do this. I don't know how this works in the private game options.
2. Enable observer mode by typing 'toggleObserver 2'. This lets your character clip into objects if needed. You can disable it by typing 'toggleObserver 0'.
3. Place the item you want to move somewhere nearby, in the orientation/rotation you want it.
4. Move your char to the exact center of the spot where you want to move the item.
5. Place your cursor over the item you want to move and type 'teleport ClosestUnitToCursor Self'. This will move the item closest to your mouse cursor to your exact location, clipping into whatever is there.

Getting things in the exact spot can be a bit tricky but there's a few tricks you can use to make it easier by binding the commands to keys:

console.bind c teleport ClosestUnitToCursor Self console.bind i toggleObserver 0 console.bind o toggleObserver 2 

This will bind the c key to the teleport command. The i key to normal no-clipping mode, and the o key to clipping mode. Use whichever keys you find handy. Hit o to go stand in the spot, hover over the item that needs moving, hit c. If the location is off enable build mode and move the item back, move your char a bit, and teleport it again. It can take a couple of tries.
Be careful because the teleport command will happily move whatever it thinks you selected. It'll yoink a growing plot out from under a flower, or grab a wall-fixed light from 3 floors over. There's no undo-button so you'll have to go fix it yourself :)
Note that you can move a lot of stuff, but not everything. Walls, windows, doorways, stairs, carpets,etc cannot be moved. Neither can anything that goes flush on a wall, like vegetation.
The big fountain in particular has a rather large invisible hitbox above it; so if you move it too far under stairs or whatever it could block off the stairs with an invisible wall.
Note that you can't disassemble objects, nor shapeshift, while you're in the clipping mode.
Have fun clipping stuff into other stuff!

hi!
i‘ll keep it short—i‘m looking for people that are willing to create more than just a superficial relationship, something like a friends to lovers type of connection. (i might be a bit delusional but idc) in other words—i’d go with the flow and see where things are going!
about me: i‘m 24, 1,66m tall and uhhhhh yea i‘m just a girl. 🥰 i‘ve got a pixie cut so if that‘s a turn off for you, then feel free to keep scrolling. my interests are reading, drawing, watching shows and studying japanese. i love to have conversations about anything, but especially about my special interests/hyperfixations and just about life itself. i also love to share my thoughts about any interesting topics that i pick up from reading books (big fan of classical literature).
what i‘m seeking: ppl between 23-35 years old who are seeking new connections and are open to make it become more if the vibe fits. i am NOT open for any kinds of fwb/situationships. please be from germany, preferably nordrhein-westfalen. i‘m a big fan of men who do the bare minimum of self-care, no need to be a body builder and be super extreme, a good solid foundation of you taking care of yourself is enough. also big plus if you‘re russian & speak russian, as i am russian myself.
i‘d only share pics of myself after a while of chatting once some trust will be established.
and also, please write more than just „hi nice to meet you“ in your first message, i‘d really appreciate some effort! :)
that‘s it, see you then!

Hey folks, I had a somewhat-serious accident about a month ago, and—since I do most of our online work—I was worried we weren't going to be able to do our monthly round of pro bono tutoring, but I think we will be able to manage. There will be far fewer slots than usual, but...
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Tw: mentions of suicide, (mental) self harm ,depretion
Reminder, these are all theories that I thought of at literally the midnight. So just keep that in mind. It might also have quite a lot of grammar mistakes lol

I will always think of you I see your face when each day's through. Eddie’s room is still full of pictures and stuff of his wife. She is the first and last thing he can see in a day
And days go past Oh, so fast. I think here we see how depressive disorders have affected them.
But memories, they last. But no matter how much time can pass, the memories cannot.
Summer, winter, year by year (Year by year) I'll hear the song inside my ear. This song is one of the most vital pice of connection Ms Sugarman had to her brother. Just as she cannot forget him, she cannot forget the song either. I am guessing that Eddie and his wife had a similar story with the song, because of his song choice in distraction
Trying to restart That'd be smart. These lines show the desire to be happy, yet the inability to be too. We can also sense the regrets of them. For Eddie, it’s flying too high. And for Ms. Sugarman it was sending her brother to war. As she states herself as well.
But thoughts of you haunt my heart. This haunting is both literal, since the person they miss is dead, but also the mental self harm that they cause to themselves by the grief
No, I don't want to be alone now Just biding my time. We can see the effect of depressive disorders here too. Just like the last part, the inability to hold and live in time is expressed
I need somebody dearly And darling, you'd be sublime. This line shows again how much they miss having that someone be there. And the desire to “restart” like in the past verse. For Ms. Sugarman, it also references her brother’s best friend, who she tried to seduce in an attempt to get closer to her brother.
Spring and Autumn Up and down (Up and down). I think this “up and down” might be a reference to their mental health. With spring, nature “heals” and brings hope, going up. And in autumn leaves fall down. WW2 also ended in the start of spring iirc
I keep trying to escape this town. This town is the personification of their depression. A jail that chains them to their past. Being unable to leave the town is also being unable to move past. Even after the car crash, the damage done to the gas station is still there. This town doesn’t change, just like their past. Bojack breaks this curse in a way. He demolishes the old Sugarman’s place. Refusing to live in a monument to past. And changing the town.

If we take the town as a metaphor for life, escaping this town might be suicide and with Eddie’s case, not only is he suicidal, he also tried to kill himself (and Bojack) the same way his wife died, which he still blames himself for. He might take flight

And I just might I'll take flight. We see the intend to run away from the past. Ms. Sugarman wanted to feel alive again, so she forced her daughter to drive faster. Eddie refuses to fly after the incident, he might take flight, but knows he won’t
Maybe tomorrow, not tonight. Yet after everything, they are still chained to their grief and their past. And deep down hope that they’ll finally be free in the future. For Ms. Sugarman, that opportunity is gone. They cut her chained wings to free her (i.e. lobotomised her so she can’t feel grief) but in turn, they made her unable to fly away.

All of our parents are in the elder genX-early boomer age and they are comically awful. I'd laugh but truly this has been the most painful and awful experience watching them absolutely miss the mark.
My parents (divorced one remarried) seem to think it's their duty to constantly correct my kids (both toddlers). Sometimes I want to suggest to them that this is supposed to be fun and that stuff is my job. It's like they have no clue how to interact with children and are completely baffled. They are horrified that we don't expect them to sit silently for meals and even more so that we don't spank. My mother puts on great airs about being "meant to work with children" but can only last about an hour at a time. She also gets irritated with fairly normal behavior (one year old making noises, so on.) All of the parents make snide comments about our lack of discipline and comment on how fun it will be as they grow older and surely become horrible teenagers just like we were. 🙄
My partners parents would only show up for Facebook photo opportunities. During one of these visits my MIL watched my kid hit the corner of the table while I was in another room, as I ran in due to the noise she just dumbly continued on her FaceTime call with her galpal. MIL and FIL are now split and compete with each other. MIL literally mailed 15 presents to one child for Christmas. FIL arranges whole visits with us to send pics to lord over MIL. MIL started using these visits for facebook photo ops AND shit talking FIL. We are now essentially no contact.
Here's what gets me the most: I am so hurt by all parents' insinuation that we are doing a bad job and/or not treating them well as grandparents somehow. However, I shouldn't care about their opinions. They were honestly piss poor parents and aren't who I'd seek feedback from regarding parenting. Why does this impact me? 🥺
On top of that, my partner and I both had very special close relationships with our grandparents and still do. They primarily raised us. My kids will never get to have that and it saddens me. Our parents relied on our grandparents to raise us and then can't even step it up to grandparent. They self centeredness is unreal and they are missing out.
I am just so mad and resentful and hope I can move past this just so the kids can have a surface level relationship with them. But I won't be leaving my kids with any of them for an extended period of time.
/Endrant

Male 20 Y/O 5’7 White USA
https://ibb.co/Fw0GqT4 Image 1
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Cigar burned my self over the weekend
First pic is from Monday Second is from Today
Cleaned daily with iso alcohol
got silver sulfadiazane to use daily yesterday used it yesterday and worked out with a dressing on yesterday with it applied
Applied today as well and this is how it looked when I washed it off
Symptoms: slight pain, warm to touch, clear liquid excreting slightly, burn looks moist

Background: My mother’s ex-fiancé forged her signature on a quit claim deed 24 days after she bought her house in 2013. He then forged her signature a second time in 2016 to put her name back on the deed, but not as the primary owner. We assume that he did this to avoid suspicion because the public adjuster they went to that year questioned why his name was the only name on the deed while my mother’s name was the only one on all of the other documents relating to the home (mortgage, etc.). We only found out about the forgery earlier this year when my mother took him to court for eviction due to him not contributing to the home finances for about a decade. I made a post about this situation a few months ago.
Since last year, my mother’s ex fiancé has become extremely abusive (or at least more than he has been in the past). He has:

• Attacked my younger brother. My brother accidentally dropped a hammer he was holding, and when he bent down to pick it up, ex fiancé punched him in the neck and accused him of throwing the hammer at him. My brother fought back in self defense and was fortunately not hurt.
  
• Refused to let my brother back into the house in the dead of winter, even though he lives here. When my brother tried to reenter the house from a different area, ex fiancé called the cops on him and lied that he was breaking and entering. After to cops left he says to my mother: “you’re lucky I didn’t tell the cops he had a weapon”. My brother doesn’t own any weapons.
  
• Repeatedly called my mother, brother, and I various slurs if we didn’t do what he wanted or defend ourselves when he falsely accused us of something.
  
• After the failed eviction hearing he told my mother that she was “going to die” if she ever tried to remove him from the house. She called the cops but because she had no proof, they didn’t arrest him.
  

Most recently, he tried to falsely accuse my brother of being a predator and molesting our half-sister who is 7. Ex fiancés’s reasoning is that he saw her licking popsicle juice off her fingers and that that was a “hallmark of child sexual abuse”. The following night, I overheard him telling my sister: “ if I ever see you near your brother’s room, I will kill you myself”. We got it on record, reported him to the police, and got him arrested. He’s currently under a no contact order and when the NCO expires, we’re going to try to get a restraining order.
Like the title says, is there any way to legally remove someone from a deed if they are under a no-contact order or pose a threat another individual on the deed?

MM Romance

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• Moonlight Magic (Dark Forest Pack) by Annabelle Jacobs - Amazon - (MMM, paranormal, fae/witch/shifter, hurt/comfort, mates, angst, suspense, possessive shifter MC ) - 338 pages
  
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Other

• After: Puppy Love: MM Romance Novella Short Story (Trick of the Light #3) by Abigail Hunter - Amazon - (contemporary, established couple, series must be read in order, photoshoot setting) - 53 pages

Other Queer Romance

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• The Pleasure Protocol: A Scorching Billionaire Romance by Darcy Romaine & Kat Alexander - Amazon - (MF, contemporary, bisexual MC, billionaire/escort, BDSM, collared FMC) - 328 pages
  
• A Heart Bleeding Gold (Midnight Series #3) by H.M. Darling - Amazon - (FF, fantasy, vampire FMC, starting over, angst, check CWs) - 212 pages
  
• For Blood & Soul (Tales of the Immortals #3) by Tara Lynn - Amazon - (MMF, fantasy, vampires, established relationship, series must be read in order, action/adventure) - 368 pages
  

Kobo & Kobo Plus

• Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann - Kobo & Amazon - (MF, paranormal, asexual FMC, sentient haunted house, love triangle between MCs and the house?, FMC with ESP investigating haunted house, single dad, opposites attract) - 415 pages
  
• Here for the Wrong Reasons: A Novel by Annabel Paulsen & Lydia Wang - Kobo & Amazon - (FF, contemporary, rom com, dating show contestants competing for a man, cowgirl/influencer, opposites attract, grumpy/sunshine, slow burn, challenging comp het) - 365 pages
  
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• Second Night Stand by Karelia Stetz-Waters & Fay Stetz-Waters - Kobo & Amazon - (FF, contemporary, ONS to lovers, ballerina/burlesque dancer, dance troupe competition show rivals) - 334 pages
  
• A Liaison with Her Leading Lady by Lotte R. James - Kobo & Amazon - (FF, historical, playwright/theater owner, opposites attract) - 301 pages
  
• Bonded (New Eden #2) by Jessica Marting - Kobo & Amazon - (MMF, sci fi, cyborg/cyborg/human, human FMC, second chance MM, starship setting) - 186 pages
  

Other

• Unexpected You (Sapph in the City #1) by Chelsea M. Cameron - Amazon - (FF, contemporary, boss/employee, romance authodisaster assistant, ice queen MC, age gap) - 233 pages
  
• Their Human to Entice (Unit A12 #7) by Morgan Robinson - Amazon - (MMF, sci fi, alien/alien/human, established MM alien adds third human woman, mates, woman needs a mate to leave Earth) - 213 pages
  

Audiobooks

MM Romance

• Nearlywed by Nicolas DiDomizio, narrated by Michael Crouch - Amazon - (contemporary, rom com, engagement in crisis, early honeymoon to recharge, opposites attract, age gap) - 9 hrs 2 min
  
• Dangerous Recall by Tyler Anne Snell, narrated by Michael Dean - Amazon - (contemporary, bodyguard/client, mystery/suspense, murder investigation) - 5 hrs 21 min
  
• Volatile (Unlucky 13) by J.R. Gray, narrated by Tor Thom & Iggy Toma - Amazon - (contemporary, rehab resort setting, bandmates, sexual awakening, check CWs ) - 6 hrs 23 min
  
• Ghostly Findings (Ghostly #2) by E.M. Leya, narrated by Greg D. Barnett - Amazon - (paranormal, mystery/suspense, medical examinedetective, slow burn) - 6 hrs 7 min
  
• Rise (Wings 'N' Wands #2) by AJ Sherwood & Jocelynn Drake, narrated by Joel Leslie - Amazon - (MMM, fantasy, established relationship, series must be read in order, 2 dragon shifters & 1 human, set in Brasil, fated mates, magic, action/adventure) - 10 hrs 30 min
  
• The Amazing Alpha Tau Self-Improvement Project (Alpha Tau #2) by Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey, narrated by Nick J. Russo - Amazon - (contemporary, college, frat boy/nerd, boyfriend tutoring, banter) - 6 hrs 2 min
  
• Point Blank (Badlands #6) by Morgan Brice, narrated by Kale Williams - Amazon - (paranormal, established couple, series must be read in order, psychic/detective, mystery/suspense, wedding planning, ghosts) - 6 hrs 55 min
  

Other Queer Romance

• Loyalty (Halcyon Diivision #3) by E.J. Noyes, narrated by Abby Craden - Amazon - (FF, contemporary, mystery/suspense, established couple, series must be read in order, save the world by finding a secret password) - 10 hrs 5 min
  
• A Liaison with Her Leading Lady by Lotte R. James, narrated by Beatrix Ayliff - Amazon - (FF, historical, playwright/theater owner, opposites attract) - 8 hrs 56 min
  

Hi there,
I am currently looking for a Mobile App Developer who has at least 5 years in Android development, specifically coding in Kotlin along with some working knowledge of Swift. Please see below for job details and how to apply.
Company: Hay House
Hay House is a mission-driven company dedicated to supporting positive change in the world by helping all people to grow in mind, body, and spirit. With a diverse roster of customers, authors, and points of view, Hay House offers products and resources that empower, educate, and inspire.
Hay House produces books (print, electronic, and audio), card decks, calendars, streaming content, mobile apps, and more. From self-improvement to spirituality, health to business, metaphysics to memoir, diet to tarot, children’s books to crystals, we offer our audience a wide selection of practical and inspirational resources in a broad range of formats.
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Position Summary
Works closely with Lead App Developer to define and execute both Android app updates including ongoing maintenance, new development initiatives, and quality control. This position will focus more heavily on the Android side of development.
Responsibilities and Expertise

• Develop and support new & existing features, customization for our mobile apps
• Assist Lead Developer with mobile app development strategies and execute the plans
• Monitor mobile app performance and troubleshoot app issues
• Develop and maintain technical documentation related to mobile app projects
• Learn new technologies and apply them to fulfill business needs
• Uses appropriate & relevant programming languages and technologies, writes code, tests & deploys
• Misc. duties related to mobile app development projects and tasks as needed

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Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Comprehensive working knowledge of Kotlin for Android app development
• Broad knowledge of mobile app technologies, data persistence, asynchronous coding, and platform best practices
• Working knowledge of Swift for iOS app development
• Familiar with API web services (REST)
• Ability to execute projects accurately and quickly
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to effectively multi-task to meet objectives
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and with a cross-functional team
• Experience with third-party libraries such as Exoplayer, Dagger, or other open source libraries
• Ability to work well both independently, as well as with others on a team
• Self-starter with motivation and ambition

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Education and/or Experience

• 5+ years’ experience with Kotlin for Android app development
• 2+ years’ minimum professional experience with iOS app development using Swift
• Experience with Version Control Systems (Git)
• Some experience with unit testing and MVC/MVVM architectures
• Theoretical knowledge typically achieved through a related four-year college experience, such as a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

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Why Should You Apply?

• Remote
• Meaningful Work
• 4-Day Work Week
• Great Benefits

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Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• PTO, Pay in Lieu of Time Off, and Shared Leave
• 9 Paid Holidays + Floating Holiday
• Winter Break – 4 additional days off
• 401k Match – Up to 6%
• Company paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Company paid $50K Life/AD&D Insurance
• Emergency Savings Account + Company Contribution
• Flexible Spending
• Health Savings Account
• Gym Membership Discounts
• Professional Development & Education Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you & family

Embracing Diversity & EEO
Hay House is committed to having a diverse workforce that embodies and reflects the diversity of our global community. As part of this commitment to equitable opportunity and inclusion, we strongly encourage applications from all individuals inclusive of all genders, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, ages, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, and beliefs.
Additional Information
Hay House participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees
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Apply: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=143154&clientkey=C8DB203EE62130CE679827BF88304A47
or contact me at [careers@hayhouse.com](mailto:careers@hayhouse.com)
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Just got home from after enjoying the whoke day with my friends and I couldnt even look myself on the pics because of how bad i look and how this oiliness is accentuating my fine lines and hyperpigmentations. Is there anyone who actually solved this problem? Please i need a concrete answer and advice, i dont want to hear any self acceptance speech or u dont moisturize enough, or its the dryness, or broken barrier, because ive done those stuff and with enough time frame for a span of 4 years. Or even the diet and environment bc my siblings are testimony to those and im clearly the opposite of them. Pleaseeee i badly need this i dont even feel like hoing outside anymore and attending gatherings