Apple TV+ is one of the strangest streamers out there, with almost no licensed TV or film content and a small number of originals. That makes the best movies on Apple TV+ easy to find. There simply aren’t that many! Apple is clearly taking a “quality over quantity” approach, with its money spread across genres and targeted at making its subscribers (many roped in with a deal that came with one of the company’s tech products) treat it like a real contender. It also helps that it’s only $4.99 a month, or free for a year if you’ve just purchased a new (and eligible) device.
With films from up-and-comers like Minhal Baig, arthouse favorites like Sofia Coppola and Werner Herzog, some A-list music docs, one of the best animated movies of the 2020s and Martin Scorsese’s latest, Apple TV+ is actually making the case that it belongs in the conversation alongside the more established services. As long as it keeps adding good movies to its roster, that is. It recently snagged a few critical darlings like Killers of the Flower Moon and Wolfwalkers.

10. The Pigeon Tunnel

For a documentary about one of the most celebrated writers of spy fiction, The Pigeon Tunnel can seem—at first glance—deceptively placid. Clocking in at just over 90 minutes, the film features an extended conversation between David Cornwell, AKA John le Carre, and Oscar-winning docmaker Errol Morris. It’s just that. Two people talking, with Morris off-screen, their parrying question-and-answers broken up with archival images and re-enactments of Cornwell’s past, as well as snippets from the classic movies or TV adaptations based on his spy universe: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and A Perfect Spy.

9. Hala

Writedirector Minhal Baig’s Hala is an intimate coming-of-age drama held up by its personal writerly touches and a star-making turn from Geraldine Viswanathan as the title character. Hala’s struggling with the same kinds of things we normally see high school characters struggle with: What to do after graduation, how to manage a relationship with her parents that’s not quite adult and not quite childish, and (of course) boys. Viswanathan’s understated quiet and the warmth in which the situations are shot (almost always centered on her face)—be they at a family dinner or a walk in a Chicago park or a reading of a high school English assignment—make the dramatic ricochet of Hala’s minor rebellion rattle us all the harder.

8. Boys State

The tendency to read too much into Boys State as a representative of American politics—contemporary, functional, broken and otherwise—doesn’t quite line up with the event itself, in which every year the American Legion sponsors a sort of mock government sleepaway camp in Texas for high school boys (girls get a similar program of their own), where attendees join parties, run for office, craft platforms, run campaigns, hold debates, then ultimately exercise their right to vote.

7. On the Rocks

Sofia Coppola’s new movie On the Rocks starts out as a story of possessive fatherhood, with Felix (Bill Murray) narrating to his teenage daughter, Laura: “And remember, don’t give your heart to any boys. You are mine until you get married. Then you’re still mine.” The girl laughs off the declaration as a jape, which turns out to be a catastrophic tactical mistake. In her womanhood, Laura (Rashida Jones), does indeed get married to a man, Dean (Marlon Wayans), and they have two beautiful daughters of their own, eldest Maya (Liyanna Muscat) and youngest Theo (Alexandra Mary Reimer).

6. Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You

The black-and-white behind-the-scenes documentary accompaniment to Bruce Springsteen’s album of the same name, Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You is a beautiful and companionable tour through the music and its making from an American master. Director Thom Zimny buys into the album’s concept, which focuses on just how long Springsteen’s been at this thing. Poignant juxtaposition with archival footage and pictures emphasizes just how long the E Streeters have been at this—and reminds us of who and what was lost along the way.
Also Read: The Last Duel

5. Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds

Werner Herzog will show you multiple clips from Mimi Leader’s Deep Impact for no other reason than because he likes them, he finds them well-done and evocative—he says as much in that even-keeled, oddly accented voice over—then soon after chastise “film school doctrine” when complimenting a field video shot by a South Korean meteor specialist in Antarctica. Like Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin, his documentary from earlier in the year, Fireball (co-directed with Clive Oppenheimer, with whom he made 2016’s Into the Inferno) is less about what it’s about (meteorites, shooting stars, cosmic debris—and the people who love them) than it is about Werner Herzog’s life, which is his filmography, which is a heavily manipulated search for ultimate truth.

4. CODA

Sometimes a movie so successfully plunges you into its world that it completely engulfs you in a lived-in experience. From the gorgeous, scenic opening moments of CODA, you can almost smell the Atlantic salt air and pungent scent of the daily catch. The movie transports you to Gloucester, Massachusetts and lovingly drops you into the life of one family. Seventeen-year-old Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones) is what the title of the movie refers to—a child of deaf adults.

3. A Charlie Brown Christmas

We could get into plenty of arguments over which Charlie Brown animated special is best, but A Charlie Brown Christmas is my favorite pull of the bunch. Charlie Brown’s confrontation with the Christmas season’s commercialism (back in 1965 no less) and a sad little fir tree make this a cartoon classic, as the ultimate funny-pages shlimazel suffers endless social indignities (no Christmas cards) and the holiday blues.

2. Wolfwalkers

Wolfwalkers is filmmaker and animator Tomm Moore’s latest project out of Cartoon Saloon, the animation studio he co-founded in 1999 with Paul Young, and the capper to his loosely bound Irish folklore trilogy (begun with 2009’s The Secret of Kells and continued with 2014’s Song of the Sea). At first blush, the film appears burdened with too much in mind—chiefly thoughts on everything from English colonialism to earnest portraiture of Irish myths, the keystones of Moore’s storytelling for the last decade.

1. Killers of the Flower Moon

Martin Scorsese has made a career telling stories that tackle issues of justice, retribution and betrayal. From his overt and poetic crime films, through to his dark comedies, religious parables and character pieces, he has long been drawn to stories where the ambiguities of life collide with the complexities of survival, and where day-to-day choices result in consequences sometimes obvious, and sometimes far more subtle and insidious.

I have been vegetarian for 10 years and cut dairy out of my diet 4 years ago. The only animal product I consume are eggs. I’ve always been conscious to buy organic free range pasterised eggs but after doing some research I realised that these companies still cull their baby male chicks and unhealthy female ones. Even brands that advertise how “cruelty free” they are. It is disgusting and should be considered false advertising because I was only able to find this information after hours of research!? (Happy Egg company is one of the brands i looked into)
I looked into small local farms where I could go collect the eggs myself, see where the hens were being raised, and be certain that baby chicks are not culled, but as a 20 year old student living in London this option is unaffordable to me. (nearest farm is 3 hours from me) Due to health reasons I’m unable to cut eggs from my diet at this point in time and all the egg substitutes here are so expensive and full of unnatural ingredients. I eat tons of tofu and mushrooms, but eggs are my best and easiest source of protein (again im a student with limited money and time).
Does anyone know if there are any accessible, affordable eggs on the market in the UK that are cruelty free and dont massacre baby chicks? Ive looked into so many companies in so many supermarkets and I just cant be certain when they claim they are free range and cruelty free. I do not want to contribute to the murder of innocent lives.

TL;DR - selfish asshole of an older brother scams me and my parents out of $200.
Okay, so I’m not doing too well financially, but I live with my Mom and Pops so we try to make ends meet. A couple weeks back we were in such rough shape financially, that I had to juggle three day jobs just to cover rent and suppress the collector’s from knocking on the door regarding our collective debts. We so broke I literally can’t even afford to sleep because in the night=I can get freelance work done. “I can sleep when I’m dead,” has become my full-time motto (unfortunately). Anyways, to try to bring some income in my household I offer services as a freelance video editor.
A while back, my older brother (who’s a career criminal and has flee’d multiple countries when authorities were after him for violent offences) hit me up and asked if I’d be down to edit for him. I was hesitant at first, being as last time I heard from him was after he beat our Mum to a pulp when I was only 12. For context bro or sis, whoever you are that is reading this: if I was only three years older I wouldn’t have let that slide—I would have mobbed his ass right then and there, pinned him down and done him so fucking dirty… IDGAF if my 15 year old ass had gone to juvie for it, I would do anything for my mother, including take a life. But instead, all that’s been imprinted in my brain is how much of a bitch I was at 12–cowering under the dining table as he took multiple shots with a shoe, at our crying helpless mother on the ground.
Anyways it’s been a few years, I’m 24 now and he gave me a big sob story how he has changed. I bought it up like the good little sheeple I am… started editing for him under the guise that he’d pay me $200 per video: SCORE! That’s a lot of money!!!
I got to know his business (shady as fuck) and got to find out he now dreams of being a finance influencer (double shady) but alas, he’s my big bro and no matter what wrong-doing he’s doing, he convinced me that he was a good man. Ight, bet, I’ma edit for him and make some money for the fam! In between his ‘takes’ of videos he sends me, I piece together that his “wife” films the videos, and he’s still an extremely abusive person. He tries not to let it show on camera, but I’m really good with people, emotions and hidden trauma so I can feel the sickening ‘abuser-of-people’ energy SEEPING off of him, still, to this day. I feel sick to my stomach editing for him, but shit, he’s promised me $200 per video. Over the course of a few weeks I can see why he never told us about his wife, it seems he keeps her pent up somewhere in Georgia, Batumi, and forces her to do whatever he wants. He once referred to her as “his slave” which I originally thought was A JOKE, but now in the grand scheme of things… I don’t think it was a joke. I pray that authorities get to them before he does something to her, but idek where to begin to put a ‘concerned citizen tip’ in a foreign country.
Some context as to why I put up with all the red flags: Mom’s not working as she has to take care of the house and she’s also trying to make money online, any ways possible. She’s starting to sell her favourite clothes. It fucking breaks my heart that I can’t do shit about it… at 24 years old, with all the social media influencing and advertising, I feel like garbage that I can’t fully support my parents… at least not yet! Dad is constantly depressed because he’s almost 80 years old and can’t retire ‘cuz my parent’s are in too much debt.
Okay, anyways, three BIG videos done for him (by big, I mean I spent +8 hours on each vid) and brother’s paid me for ONE via PayPal… no worries, he keeps leading me on saying the money will come, the money will come. And PayPal says I got $200 coming my way from him! Uhh ight, bet? Mind you, I start PLANNING my life around this $200 notification because that’s a hot stack for me and my family!!! Takes PayPal about 20 days to actually let me use the money… ridiculous because we NEEDED it… but that’s okay, I work around the problems in life, much like we all have to.
Here comes the turning point: I’m a little overworked and a little coo-coo sometimes, and one night I start telling him personal shit, kinda pouring out my heart to him, venting almost. I don’t really remember about what, just life I guess, nothing negative towards him. Somehow he misconstrues it, gets upset with me, and ‘tells me off.’ I get upset with him, tell him his business is a sham and I’ma change the rules that we agreed upon. Since his fake-ass can’t pay me what was agreed upon, (maybe $200 is a lot for him, as well) so I ask him if we can do $10 per hour instead. I pitch to him that moving forward, anytime I edit more than five hours ($50), I will refuse to edit until the money gets sent. The conversation turns hostile, QUICK. He calls me a ton of bad names with an underlying message that I’m the biggest loser on earth for pursuing a dream in working in Entertainment & he ends it with a sweet “you’ll never be anything.” LOL WHAT? Completely out of pocket and out of left field, so naturally, I tell him to eat shit, I won’t be doing anymore free work and he can pay me a mere $30 (yes, thirty dollars) for the entire portfolio of audios, texts/scripts, videos, and clips I’ve taken from the internet that ‘match’ the vibe he wants in his videos.
Context: at this point I’ve completed SIX FULL VIDEOS FOR THIS DUDE and he’s only paid me the one payment of $200. Not good at maths? Me neither, lemme help you out. He owes me $1,200 from our original agreement because I’ve spent more than 48 collective hours working on his videos, and he’s only paid me $200. But I tell him: I’ll let it all slide if he pays me $30 for the portfolio of about 50 gigabytes, and then moving forward, he’d pay me the $10 per hour if he wanted more content from me. He already has the six full videos in his possession. The ‘portfolio’ is stuff I’ve found that’s free-use on the internet, stuff that I’ve compiled, and even some scripts that I’ve written out! ALL MINE that I did for HIS business. So it seems logical for me to give this portfolio as an option, just incase he wants to say nah moving forward on me editing for him, and just take the material & go our separate ways…
In response, my (35 year old) brother files a complaint on PayPal claiming he only hired me for a channel encompassing trailer that I did not provide and that I’m attempting to extort him for more money. LOL, WHAT? PayPal’s like BET and automatically attempts to deduct from MY chequing account, without even getting to the bottom of it. Obviously doesn’t work, my account (not PayPal account, my fucking bank account. these mf so overzealous that they reached right into my mf pocket!!!!) gets put in the negatives and I attempt to appeal, with no sweat on my brow ‘cuz I’m like no way PayPal finna let this slide. I then proceed to message my terrible relative multiple times, with texts, videos and audio recordings and I’m in a hysterical mess. I begin threatening him, I begin begging to him, pleading with him, saying anything under the sun just for the hope that he has some heart and would send back the $200 if PayPal does end up taking it from me. Already my chequing was fricked but I could do some damage control… I was cocky, thinking PayPal would obviously side with me once they heard the whole story, so I also told him since he’s caused such pain for me out of absolutely nothing, like completely unprovoked, then shit: I want the original $200 PLUS an extra $200 for all this trauma. He responds by blocking me on everything. It’s 4 A.M. and I’m shaking as I’m typing this…
Somehow after all the information I provided, PayPal sides with him. Wow, wait, what? PayPal has since tried to deduct my PERSONAL CHEQUING ACCOUNT multiple times in order to fish back the $200 which I ALREADY HAD TO USE!!! Idk if you ever had a payment tried to be taken out of an account which already has a negative balance, but the payment doesn’t go (it does a minus then a plus) but usually the bank is like WTF and charges you fees. Multiple times = Multiple fees…
Before, I was in the negatives on my ONE chequing account I own… now I’m in the NEGATIVE-NEGATIVES… no clue how tf I’ma get out of it, but we all persevere eventually! I’ve reached out to PayPal but I’m almost sure nothing will come of it.. I’m considering taking PayPal to small claims court to somehow try to fix all this mess, but I fear it’ll break me off more trouble than repair anything. If you want to DM me, I’ll gladly give you my brother’s socials to send a report to his accounts on Instagram or TikTok, or even leave him a not-so-nice comment if you’d like. Also let me know if you know how I can get in contact with the authorities in the country of ‘Georgia.’
I have absolutely no issues posting his socials, address, doxxxing his ass to the fullest extent, all to do whatever’s necessary: because I fear he will one day gain notoriety and scam a shit ton of people. Praying that never happens.
Let me know what y’all think!!!

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Apologies for not posting with the normal frequency but I'm actually on vacation right now in Cambodia out of all places taking care of some family affairs and just hanging out. Time zones make this difficult and time was running out with 3 flights I had to take back to back.
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Hi fellow managers. I was looking into the pentagon challenge and something came to mind. So usually the challenge, at least to my understanding, is to win every single major international club tournament ie:

• UEFA Champions League
• CONCACAF Champions Cup
• CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores
• CAF Champions League
• AFC Champions League

Right? 5 competitions therefore the name, pentagon challenge. However, there is one more often overlooked competition hosted by the Oceania Football Confederation, the OFC Champions League. It used to be dominated by the Australian teams, before Australia decided to shift to the AFC, and now New Zealand is the reigning OFC superpower. However none of the OFC-leagues are available in the FM base game.
So to all of you crazy pentagon folks, I just wanted to point out, that there’s a unicorn foaming free and untamed out there 😅

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Commander, Crimson Web, Mogul, Forest DDPAT, Buckshot), Sport Gloves (Pandora's Box, Superconductor, Hedge Maze, Vice, Amphibious, Slingshot, Omega, Arid, Big Game, Nocts, Scarlet Shamagh, Bronze Morph), Hydra Gloves (Case Hardened, Emerald, Rattler, Mangrove), Broken Fang Gloves (Jade, Yellow-banded, Unhinged, Needle Point), Pistols - P2000 (Wicked Sick, Ocean Foam, Fire Element, Amber Fade, Corticera, Chainmail, Imperial Dragon, Obsidian, Scorpion, Handgun, Acid Etched), USP-S (Printstream, Kill Confirmed, Whiteout, Road Rash, Owergrowth, The Traitor, Neo-Noir, Dark Water, Orion, Blueprint, Stainless, Caiman, Serum, Monster Mashup, Royal Blue, Ancient Visions, Cortex, Orange Anolis, Ticket To Hell, Black Lotus, Cyrex, Check Engine, Guardian, Purple DDPAT, Torque, Blood Tiger, Flashback, Business Class, Pathfinder, Para Green), Lead Conduit, Glock-18 (Ramese's Reach, Umbral Rabbit, Fade, Candy Apple, Bullet Queen, Synth Leaf, Neo-Noir, Nuclear Garden, Dragon Tatto, Reactor, Pink DDPAT, Twilight Galaxy, Sand Dune, Groundwater, Blue Fissure, Snack Attack, Water Elemental, Brass, Wasteland Rebel, Vogue, Franklin, Royal Legion, Gamma Doppler, Weasel, Steel Disruption, Ironwork, Grinder, High Beam, Moonrise, Oxide Blaze, Bunsen Burner, Clear Polymer, Bunsen Burner, Night), P250 (Apep's Curse, Re.built, Nuclear Threat, Modern Hunter, Splash, Whiteout, Vino Primo, Mehndi, Asiimov, Visions, Undertow, Cartel, See Ya Later, Gunsmoke, Splash, Digital Architect, Muertos, Red Rock, Bengal Tiger, Crimson Kimono, Wingshot, Metallic DDPAT, Hive, Dark Filigree, Mint Kimono), Five-Seven (Neon Kimono, Berries And Cherries, Fall Hazard, Crimson Blossom, Hyper Beast, Nitro, Fairy Tale, Case Hardened, Copper Galaxy, Angry Mob, Monkey Business, Fowl Play, Anodized Gunmetal, Hot Shot, Retrobution, Boost Protocol), CZ75-Auto (Chalice, Crimson Web, Emerald Quartz, The Fuschia is Now, Nitro, Xiangliu, Yellow Jacket, Victoria, Poison Dart, Syndicate, Eco, Hexane, Pole, Tigris), Tec-9 (Mummy's Rot, Rebel, Terrace, Nuclear Threat, Hades, Rust Leaf, Decimator, Blast From, Orange Murano, Toxic, Fuel Injector, Remote Control, Bamboo Forest, Isaac, Avalanche, Brother, Re-Entry, Blue Titanium, Bamboozle), R8 Revolver (Banana Cannon, Fade, Blaze, Crimson Web, Liama Cannon, Crazy 8, Reboot, Canal Spray, Night, Amber Fade), Desert Eagle (Blaze, Hand Cannon, Fennec Fox, Sunset Storm, Emerald Jörmungandr, Pilot, Hypnotic, Golden Koi, Printstream, Cobalt Disruption, Code Red, Ocean Drive, Midnight Storm, Kumicho Dragon, Crimson Web, Heirloom, Night Heist, Mecha Industries, Night, Conspiracy, Trigger Discipline, Naga, Directive, Light Rail), Dual Berettas (Flora Carnivora, Duelist, Cobra Strike, Black Limba, Emerald, Hemoglobin, Twin Turbo, Marina, Melondrama, Pyre, Retribution, Briar, Dezastre, Royal Consorts, Urban Shock, Dualing Dragons, Panther, Balance), Rifles - Galil (Aqua Terrace, Winter Forest, Chatterbox, Sugar Rush, Pheonix Blacklight, CAUTION!, Orange DDPAT, Cerberus, Dusk Ruins, Eco, Chromatic Aberration, Stone Cold, Tuxedo, Sandstorm, Shattered, Urban Rubble, Rocket Pop, Kami, Crimson Tsunami, Connexion), SCAR-20 (Fragments, Brass, Cyrex, Palm, Splash Jam, Cardiac, Emerald, Crimson Web, Magna Carta, Stone Mosaico, Bloodsport, Enforcer), AWP (Black Nile, Duality, Gungnir, Dragon Lore, Prince, Medusa, Desert Hydra, Fade, Lightning Strike, Oni Taiji, Silk Tiger, Graphite, Chromatic Aberration, Asiimov, Snake Camo, Boom, Containment Breach, Wildfire, Redline, Electric Hive, Hyper Beast, Neo-Noir, Man-o'-war, Pink DDPAT, Corticera, Sun in Leo, Elite Build, Fever Dream, Atheris, Mortis, PAW, Exoskeleton, Worm God, POP AWP, Phobos, Acheron, Pit Viper, Capillary, Safari Mesh), AK-47 (Steel Delta, Head Shot, Wild Lotus, Gold Arabesque, X-Ray, Fire Serpent, Hydroponic, Panthera Onca, Case Hardened, Vulcan, Jet Set, Fuel Injector, Bloodsport, Nightwish, First Class, Neon Rider, Asiimov, Red Laminate, Aquamarine Revenge, The Empress, Wasteland Rebel, Jaguar, Black Laminate, Leet Museo, Neon Revolution, Redline, Frontside Misty, Predator, Legion of Anubis, Point Disarray, Orbit Mk01, Blue Laminate, Green Laminate, Emerald Pinstripe, Cartel, Phantom Disruptor, Jungle Spray, Safety Net, Rat Rod, Baroque Purple, Slate, Elite Build, Uncharted, Safari Mesh), FAMAS (Waters of Nephthys, Sundown, Prime Conspiracy, Afterimage, Commemoration, Dark Water, Spitfire, Pulse, Eye of Athena, Meltdown, Rapid Eye Move, Roll Cage, Styx, Mecha Industrie, Djinn, ZX Spectron, Valence, Neural Net, Night Borre, Hexne), M4A4 (Eye of Horus, Temukau, Howl, Poseidon, Asiimov, Daybreak, Hellfire, Zirka, Red DDPAT, Radiation Hazard, Modern Hunter, The Emperor, The Coalition, Bullet Rain, Cyber Security, X-Ray, Dark Blossom, Buzz Kill, In Living Color, Neo-Noir, Desolate Space, 龍王 (Dragon King), Royal Paladin, The Battlestar, Global Offensive, Tooth Fairy, Desert-Strike, Griffin, Evil Daimyo, Spider Lily, Converter), M4A1-S (Emphorosaur-S, Welcome to the Jungle, Imminent Danger, Knight, Hot Rod, Icarus Fell, Blue Phosphor, Printstream, Master Piece, Dark Water, Golden Coil, Bright Water, Player Two, Atomic Alloy, Guardian, Chantico's Fire, Hyper Beast, Mecha Industries, Cyrex, Control Panel, Moss Quartz, Nightmare, Decimator, Leaded Glass, Basilisk, Blood Tiger, Briefing, Night Terror, Nitro, VariCamo, Flashback), SG 553 (Cyberforce, Hazard Pay, Bulldozer, Integrale, Dragon Tech, Ultraviolet, Colony IV, Hypnotic, Cyrex, Candy Apple, Barricade, Pulse), SSG 08 (Death Strike, Sea Calico, Blood in the Water, Orange Filigree, Dragonfire, Big Iron, Bloodshot, Detour, Turbo Peek, Red Stone), AUG (Akihabara Accept, Flame Jörmungandr, Hot Rod, Midnight Lily, Sand Storm, Carved Jade, Wings, Anodized Navy, Death by Puppy, Torque, Bengal Tiger, Chameleon, Fleet Flock, Random Access, Momentum, Syd Mead, Stymphalian, Arctic Wolf, Aristocrat, Navy Murano), G3SG1 (Chronos, Violet Murano, Flux, Demeter, Orange Kimono, The Executioner, Green Apple, Arctic Polar Camo, Contractor), SMGs - P90 (ScaraB Rush, Neoqueen, Astral Jörmungandr, Run and Hide, Emerald Dragon, Cold Blooded, Death by Kitty, Baroque Red, Vent Rush, Blind Spot, Asiimov, Trigon, Sunset Lily, Death Grip, Leather, Nostalgia, Fallout Warning, Tiger Pit, Schermatic, Virus, Shapewood, Glacier Mesh, Shallow Grave, Chopper, Desert Warfare), MAC-10 (Sakkaku, Hot Snakes, Copper Borre, Red Filigree, Gold Brick, Graven, Case Hardened, Stalker, Amber Fade, Neon Rider, Tatter, Curse, Propaganda, Nuclear Garden, Disco Tech, Toybox, Heat, Indigo), UMP-45 (Wild Child, Fade, Blaze, Day Lily, Minotaur's Labyrinth, Crime Scene, Caramel, Bone Pile, Momentum, Primal Saber), MP7 (Teal Blossom, Fade, Nemesis, Whiteout, Asterion, Bloosport, Abyssal Apparition, Full Stop, Special Delivery, Neon Ply, Asterion, Ocean Foam, Powercore, Scorched, Impire), PP-Bizon (Modern Hunter, Rust Coat, Forest Leaves, Antique, High Roller, Blue Streak, Seabird, Judgement of Anubis, Bamboo Print, Embargo, Chemical Green, Coblat Halftone, Fuel Rod, Photic Zone, Irradiated Alert, Carbon Fiber), MP9 (Featherweight, Wild Lily, Pandora's Box, Stained Glass, Bulldozer, Dark Age, Hot Rod, Hypnotic, Hydra, Rose Iron, Music Box, Setting Sun, Food Chain, Airlock, Mount Fuji, Starlight Protector, Ruby Poison Dart, Deadly Poison), MP5-SD (Liquidation, Oxide Oasis, Phosphor, Nitro, Agent, Autumn Twilly), Shotguns, Machineguns - Sawed-Off (Kiss♥Love, First Class, Orange DDPAT, Rust Coat, The Kraken, Devourer, Mosaico, Wasteland Princess, Bamboo Shadow, Copper, Serenity, Limelight, Apocalypto), XM1014 (Frost Borre, Ancient Lore, Red Leather, Elegant Vines, Banana Leaf, Jungle, Urban Perforated, Grassland, Blaze Orange, Heaven Guard, VariCamo Blue, Entombed, XOXO, Seasons, Tranquility, Bone Machine, Incinegator, Teclu Burner, Black Tie, Zombie Offensive, Watchdog), Nova (Sobek's Bite, Baroque Orange, Hyper Beast, Green Apple, Antique, Modern Hunter, Walnut, Forest Leaves, Graphite, Blaze Orange, Rising Skull, Tempest, Bloomstick, Interlock, Quick Sand, Moon in Libra, Clean Polymer, Red Quartz, Toy Soldier), MAG-7 (Copper Coated, Insomnia, Cinqueda, Counter Terrace, Prism Terrace, Memento, Chainmail, Hazard, Justice, Bulldozer, Silver, Core Breach, Firestarter, Praetorian, Heat, Hard Water, Monster Call, BI83 Spectrum, SWAG-7), M249 (Humidor, Shipping Forecast, Blizzard Marbleized, Downtown, Jungle DDPAT, Nebula Crusader, Impact Drill, Emerald Poison Dart), Negev (Mjölnir, Anodized Navy, Palm, Power Loader, Bratatat, CaliCamo, Phoenix Stencil, Infrastructure, Boroque Sand), Wear - Factory New (FN), Minimal Wear (MW), Field-Tested (FT), Well-Worn (WW), Battle-Scarred (BS), Stickers Holo/Foil/Gold - Katowice 2014, Krakow 2017, Howling Dawn, Katowice 2015, Crown, London 2018, Cologne 2014, Boston 2018, Atlanta 2017, Cluj-Napoca 2015, DreamHack 2014, King on the Field, Harp of War, Winged Difuser, Cologne 2016, Cologne 2015, MLG Columbus 2016, Katowice 2019, Berlin 2019, RMR 2020, Stockholm 2021, Antwerp 2022, Paris 2023, Swag Foil, Flammable foil, Others - Souvenirs, Agents, Pins, Passes, Gifts, Music Kits, Cases, Keys, Capsules, Packages, Patches

Just went down a list there have been FIVE movies since 2020 I genuinely enjoyed to the point of buying them on physical media and wanting to watch them again (4th not avail yet but I will)
The 4th is cause I have everything else in the franchise / it’s mostly obligatory even though the movie was incredible
Through 2018 or 2019 I’d usually buy 5-30 movies per year. They just don’t make ‘em like they used to

• For full context I see on avg 60-130 new releases per year. All the movies you’re going to suggest, yes I’ve seen em- foreign & domestic.

There’s been movies I’ve enjoyed for a one time watch but nothing that grabbed me to want to buy it and watch it 50 plus times over the next five years *
My Fav genres barely exist in the post 2020 modern error (typo intentional) Horror & Exploitation so that plays a big part in it. Yes, I’ve seen EVERY “horror” movie that got any kind of press & a fuckton that didn’t 2020 to present
“What are the five movies?”

1. When Evil Lurks
2. Godzilla Minus One
3. Titane
4. Everything Everywhere All at Once
5. Underwater

I’m putting all my hopes on Furiosa to do what Fury Road did and get me to love / have hope for modern movies again

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★ Butterfly Knife Doppler - FN RUBY
★ Karambit Doppler - FN SAPPHIRE
★ Talon Knife Doppler - FN SAPPHIRE
★ Talon Knife Doppler - FN RUBY 0.007
M4A4 Howl - MW
★ Sport Gloves Vice - MW 0.12
★ Sport Gloves Hedge Maze - FT 0.16
M4A4 Howl - FT - x2
★ Butterfly Knife Gamma Doppler - MW Phase 2
★ Karambit Fade - FN 98.8% 0.008
AK-47 Fire Serpent - FN
AWP The Prince - FT 0.26
★ Specialist Gloves Emerald Web - MW
AK-47 Gold Arabesque - FT
★ Butterfly Knife Slaughter - FN 0.010
★ Butterfly Knife Autotronic - MW 0.08
★ Butterfly Knife Tiger Tooth - FN 0.007
M4A1-S Welcome to the Jungle - MW
★ Skeleton Knife Fade - FN - x2
★ Karambit Marble Fade - FN - x2 Fire & Ice
Boston 2018 Cobblestone Souvenir Package -
AK-47 Case Hardened - WW (#670)
★ Bayonet Case Hardened - FN 0.0010 (4# in the world)
StatTrak™ AK-47 Case Hardened - MW (iBUYPOWER Katowice 14 HOLO)
AK-47 Case Hardened - BS (#265)
AK-47 Case Hardened - BS (#4)
AK-47 Case Hardened - WW (#764)
AK-47 Case Hardened - FT (#169)
AK-47 Case Hardened - MW (#65)
AK-47 Redline (4x mousesports Foil MLG Columbus 2016)
AK-47 Predator (Virtus.Pro Holo Dreamhack 2014)
AK-47 Redline (Virtus.Pro Holo Dreamhack2014)
StatTrak™ Glock-18 Bunsen Burner (4x Titan Cologne 2015)
★ M9 Bayonet Doppler - MW
★ Falchion Knife Doppler - FN
★ Falchion Knife Doppler - FN BLACK PEARL
★ M9 Bayonet Vanilla
AK-47 X-Ray - MW
★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler - FN
★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler - FN EMERALD
★ Nomad Knife Fade - FN 96% 0.01
★ StatTrak™ Skeleton Knife Crimson Web - MW 0.070
M4A1-S Hot Rod - FN - x2
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Fade - FN
★ Karambit Black Laminate - MW
★ Karambit Black Laminate - FT
★ Skeleton Knife Slaughter - FN
M4A4 Poseidon - MW
★ Bayonet Fade - FN 97.5% 0.01
★ Sport Gloves Slingshot - FT 0.240
★ Skeleton Knife Slaughter - MW 0.09
★ Butterfly Knife Stained - WW
Glock-18 Gamma Doppler - FN
Glock-18 Gamma Doppler - FN EMERALD
★ Karambit Night - MW
★ M9 Bayonet Damascus Steel - FN
★ Sport Gloves Amphibious - FT
★ Gut Knife Doppler - FN
★ Gut Knife Doppler - FN RUBY
★ Flip Knife Fade - FN 97.6%
★ StatTrak™ Karambit Crimson Web - BS 0.54
★ Stiletto Knife Doppler - FN
★ Bayonet Doppler - FN
M4A1-S Blue Phosphor - FN
★ Karambit Night - FT 0.18
★ Butterfly Knife Urban Masked - FT
★ Classic Knife Fade - FN
★ Karambit Rust Coat - BS
★ Ursus Knife Fade - FN 99.2%
StatTrak™ AK-47 Case Hardened - MW
★ Nomad Knife Slaughter - FN
AWP Lightning Strike - FN
★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth - FN
★ Karambit Scorched - FT
★ Skeleton Knife Crimson Web - BS
★ Karambit Urban Masked - FT
★ Karambit Scorched - WW
★ Flip Knife Doppler - FN - x4
★ Navaja Knife Doppler - FN
★ Navaja Knife Doppler - FN SAPPHIRE
★ Talon Knife Vanilla
★ Ursus Knife Doppler - FN - x2
★ StatTrak™ Talon Knife Case Hardened - BS
★ Bayonet Lore - FT - x2
★ Stiletto Knife Tiger Tooth - FN
★ Nomad Knife -
★ Talon Knife Ultraviolet - MW
AK-47 Vulcan - MW - x2
★ Flip Knife Slaughter - FN
★ M9 Bayonet Boreal Forest - FT
UMP-45 Fade - FN
★ StatTrak™ Talon Knife Crimson Web - FT
Sticker mousesports Katowice 2014 -
AK-47 Fuel Injector - FN
★ StatTrak™ Nomad Knife Case Hardened - MW
★ Stiletto Knife -
★ Bowie Knife Fade - FN
★ Survival Knife Fade - FN
★ Bayonet Case Hardened - FT
AK-47 X-Ray - WW
★ Flip Knife Slaughter - MW
★ Huntsman Knife Slaughter - FN
★ Skeleton Knife Case Hardened - BS
★ StatTrak™ Ursus Knife Marble Fade - FN
Sticker Virtus.Pro Katowice 2014 -
★ Flip Knife Tiger Tooth - FN
AK-47 Case Hardened - FN - x2
★ Specialist Gloves Fade - FT
★ StatTrak™ Kukri Knife Stained - MW
★ Specialist Gloves Lt. Commander - MW
★ Nomad Knife Blue Steel - BS
★ Bayonet Freehand - FN
★ Skeleton Knife Stained - WW
★ Driver Gloves King Snake - FT 0.162
MP5-SD Oxide Oasis - FN
StatTrak™ M4A4 The Emperor - FN
★ Moto Gloves Blood Pressure - MW
Sticker Flipsid3 Tactics (Holo) Katowice 2015 -
StatTrak™ AK-47 Case Hardened - WW
★ StatTrak™ Bayonet Blue Steel - BS
★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid - FT - x2
Desert Eagle Emerald Jörmungandr - FN 0.007
★ Bowie Knife Slaughter - FN
★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Tiger Tooth - FN
★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade - FT
★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade - FT 0.15
★ Driver Gloves Crimson Weave - FT - x2
★ Hand Wraps Cobalt Skulls - BS
AK-47 Case Hardened - MW
★ Bowie Knife Autotronic - FN
Desert Eagle Sunset Storm 弐 - FN
★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid - WW
★ Huntsman Knife Tiger Tooth - FN
★ StatTrak™ Shadow Daggers Crimson Web - MW
★ Stiletto Knife Stained - FT
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Chantico's Fire - FN
★ Shadow Daggers Doppler - FN
AWP Oni Taiji - FT
★ Bowie Knife Slaughter - MW
★ Nomad Knife Crimson Web - BS
★ Talon Knife Safari Mesh - MW
★ Paracord Knife Slaughter - MW
★ Survival Knife Slaughter - FN
★ StatTrak™ Bowie Knife Tiger Tooth - FN - x2
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Printstream - FT
AK-47 Case Hardened - FT - x2
★ Huntsman Knife Autotronic - MW
Souvenir M4A4 Eye of Horus - BS
ESL One Katowice 2015 Legends (Holo/Foil) -
★ Sport Gloves Omega - BS
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web - FT
AK-47 Jet Set - BS
★ Skeleton Knife Urban Masked - BS
★ Kukri Knife Safari Mesh - MW
★ Navaja Knife Fade - FN
★ Bowie Knife Tiger Tooth - FN
Souvenir SG 553 Integrale - MW
★ Skeleton Knife Safari Mesh - FT - x2
★ StatTrak™ Kukri Knife Forest DDPAT - FT
★ Specialist Gloves Foundation - WW
StatTrak™ AWP Asiimov - FT
AK-47 Vulcan - FT - x3
★ Flip Knife Damascus Steel - MW - x3
AK-47 Fuel Injector - MW
★ Moto Gloves POW! - FT
★ Bowie Knife Lore - MW
★ Bayonet Night - BS
★ Ursus Knife Case Hardened - FT - x2
★ Survival Knife Case Hardened - MW
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Player Two - FN
★ Driver Gloves Black Tie - FT
★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid - BS - x2
★ Bowie Knife Stained - FN
★ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe - FT
★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade - WW
StatTrak™ AK-47 Red Laminate - MW
USP-S Target Acquired - FN
★ Flip Knife Freehand - FT
★ Huntsman Knife Damascus Steel - FN
★ Stiletto Knife Forest DDPAT - MW
★ Survival Knife Crimson Web - FT
AK-47 Asiimov - FN - x2
★ Driver Gloves Rezan the Red - MW
★ Gut Knife Marble Fade - FN
★ Broken Fang Gloves Jade - MW
StatTrak™ AWP BOOM - MW
★ Falchion Knife Case Hardened - WW
★ Survival Knife - - x2
★ StatTrak™ Bowie Knife -
★ Moto Gloves Polygon - FT
★ Falchion Knife Blue Steel - MW
AK-47 Case Hardened - WW
★ Flip Knife Night - FT
Glock-18 Gamma Doppler - FT - x3
★ Hand Wraps Overprint - WW
AK-47 Case Hardened - BS - x4
★ Ursus Knife Case Hardened - WW
StatTrak™ AK-47 Bloodsport - FT
★ Moto Gloves Blood Pressure - FT
Souvenir Desert Eagle Fennec Fox - FT
★ Driver Gloves King Snake - BS
★ Flip Knife Stained - BS
★ StatTrak™ Falchion Knife Freehand - MW
Glock-18 Twilight Galaxy - MW
★ StatTrak™ Flip Knife Rust Coat - BS
★ Navaja Knife Marble Fade - FN
★ Gut Knife Slaughter - MW
★ Ursus Knife Blue Steel - WW
★ Nomad Knife Urban Masked - FT
★ Sport Gloves Big Game - BS
M4A1-S Printstream - FT - x2
★ Huntsman Knife Stained - FT
★ Nomad Knife Scorched - FT - x2
★ Bowie Knife -
★ Falchion Knife Freehand - MW
★ Moto Gloves Smoke Out - FT
StatTrak™ P90 Asiimov - FN
★ StatTrak™ Flip Knife Forest DDPAT - FT - x2
★ Specialist Gloves Marble Fade - BS
StatTrak™ AWP Wildfire - MW
★ Huntsman Knife Black Laminate - MW
M4A1-S Golden Coil - FN
★ Flip Knife Forest DDPAT - FT
★ Gut Knife Lore - FT - x2
AK-47 Panthera onca - BS
★ Classic Knife Scorched - FT
★ Falchion Knife Freehand - FT
AWP Graphite - FN
★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web - BS - x3
★ Bowie Knife Night - MW
★ Shadow Daggers Lore - MW - x2
M4A4 Asiimov - FT - x2
★ Paracord Knife Stained - MW
AWP Containment Breach - MW
AK-47 Inheritance - MW
AWP Graphite - MW
★ Shadow Daggers -
★ Specialist Gloves Field Agent - BS
★ Bowie Knife Bright Water - FN
Souvenir SSG 08 Death Strike - MW
AK-47 Bloodsport - FN
AK-47 The Empress - FN
★ Falchion Knife Stained - FT
AK-47 Vulcan - WW - x2
★ Bloodhound Gloves Charred - FT
AWP Asiimov - FT
★ Bloodhound Gloves Snakebite - MW
★ Moto Gloves Eclipse - WW
★ Sport Gloves Bronze Morph - WW - x2
★ StatTrak™ Falchion Knife Forest DDPAT - MW
StatTrak™ Tec-9 Decimator - FN
StatTrak™ AK-47 The Empress - MW
★ Falchion Knife Ultraviolet - WW
★ Shadow Daggers Case Hardened - BS
★ Classic Knife Safari Mesh - FT - x2
★ Huntsman Knife Ultraviolet - BS
★ Moto Gloves Polygon - BS
AK-47 Fuel Injector - WW
★ Huntsman Knife Urban Masked - WW
★ Broken Fang Gloves Jade - FT
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Cyrex - FN
★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet - FT
★ Survival Knife Stained - WW
★ Huntsman Knife Scorched - FT
★ StatTrak™ Gut Knife Freehand - FT
M4A4 Temukau - FN
StatTrak™ AWP Asiimov - BS
★ Falchion Knife Night - FT
★ Bowie Knife Bright Water - FT
AK-47 Bloodsport - MW - x3
★ StatTrak™ Falchion Knife Forest DDPAT - FT
★ Bloodhound Gloves Guerrilla - MW
USP-S Printstream - FN - x2
★ StatTrak™ Ursus Knife Safari Mesh - FT
★ Driver Gloves Diamondback - WW
M4A1-S Printstream - BS
StatTrak™ CZ75-Auto Victoria - FN
★ Survival Knife Night Stripe - FT
★ Survival Knife Night Stripe - WW
MP7 Teal Blossom - FN
★ Driver Gloves Rezan the Red - FT - x2
★ Gut Knife Freehand - FT - x2
ESL One Cologne 2014 Legends - - x3
★ Navaja Knife Blue Steel - MW
★ Shadow Daggers Autotronic - FT - x2
AWP BOOM - MW
Sticker rox (Holo) Antwerp 2022 - - x2
★ Bowie Knife Urban Masked - FT
★ Gut Knife Ultraviolet - FT
★ Hand Wraps Constrictor - MW
AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge - FN
Desert Eagle Hypnotic - FN - x2
★ Paracord Knife Boreal Forest - FT
FAMAS Prime Conspiracy - FN - x2
★ Driver Gloves Overtake - FT
★ Shadow Daggers Damascus Steel - MW
★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel - MW
AK-47 Redline - MW
★ Survival Knife Forest DDPAT - WW
★ Gut Knife Rust Coat - BS
★ Survival Knife Boreal Forest - FT
★ Specialist Gloves Forest DDPAT - BS
★ Paracord Knife Scorched - FT
★ Paracord Knife Safari Mesh - FT - x2
Desert Eagle Cobalt Disruption - FN
★ Paracord Knife Forest DDPAT - BS
★ Survival Knife Scorched - BS
StatTrak™ Five-SeveN Case Hardened - FN
★ Shadow Daggers Damascus Steel - FT
Desert Eagle Printstream - FN
StatTrak™ M4A4 The Emperor - MW
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Printstream - MW - x2
AWP BOOM - FT
★ Hand Wraps Badlands - BS
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Player Two - MW - x2
★ Shadow Daggers Urban Masked - WW
StatTrak™ M4A4 Neo-Noir - FN
★ Moto Gloves Eclipse - BS
★ Gut Knife Boreal Forest - FT
StatTrak™ AWP Wildfire - FT
★ Shadow Daggers Bright Water - MW
AK-47 Inheritance - FT
AWP Containment Breach - FT - x2
★ Navaja Knife Scorched - MW
SSG 08 Bloodshot - MW
Souvenir SSG 08 Death Strike - FT
AWP Wildfire - MW - x2
★ Shadow Daggers Night - FT - x2
★ Shadow Daggers Rust Coat - BS - x2
★ Driver Gloves Queen Jaguar - FT - x2
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Kumicho Dragon - FN
★ Driver Gloves Rezan the Red - BS
★ Navaja Knife Boreal Forest - FT
MAC-10 Case Hardened - FT
★ Broken Fang Gloves Unhinged - FT - x2
★ Navaja Knife Night Stripe - FT
★ Navaja Knife Urban Masked - BS
★ Navaja Knife Scorched - WW
M4A1-S Dark Water - MW
★ StatTrak™ Navaja Knife Boreal Forest - FT
★ Navaja Knife Scorched - BS
M4A1-S Dark Water - FT
USP-S Dark Water - MW
★ Specialist Gloves Buckshot - FT
★ Shadow Daggers Black Laminate - BS
★ Shadow Daggers Forest DDPAT - BS
★ Hand Wraps Duct Tape - FT
★ Shadow Daggers Safari Mesh - FT
★ Shadow Daggers Boreal Forest - FT
★ Navaja Knife Safari Mesh - FT - x2
★ Shadow Daggers Safari Mesh - BS
★ Moto Gloves 3rd Commando Company - FT - x3
AK-47 Leet Museo - FN
★ Hand Wraps Desert Shamagh - FT
StatTrak™ AK-47 The Empress - FT - x2
★ Driver Gloves Convoy - FT
★ Bloodhound Gloves Snakebite - FT - x2
AWP Asiimov - BS - x3
Sir Bloody Miami Darryl The Professionals - - x2
StatTrak™ AWP Man-o'-war - MW
StatTrak™ AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge - FT
USP-S Kill Confirmed - MW
ESL One Cologne 2014 Challengers - - x3
Getaway Sally The Professionals -
★ Hand Wraps Constrictor - WW
★ Hydra Gloves Emerald - FT - x2
★ Moto Gloves Transport - WW
M4A1-S Moss Quartz - FN
★ Hand Wraps Desert Shamagh - WW - x2
★ Hand Wraps Giraffe - BS - x3
★ Hydra Gloves Mangrove - FT - x2
AK-47 The Empress - MW - x2
AWP Redline - MW - x2
FAMAS Waters of Nephthys - MW
Souvenir MP9 Setting Sun - FN
★ Hydra Gloves Rattler - FT - x2
StatTrak™ Nova Hyper Beast - FN
★ Broken Fang Gloves Unhinged - BS
AWP Wildfire - FT - x2
StatTrak™ M4A4 龍王 (Dragon King) - FN
★ Hydra Gloves Emerald - WW
AK-47 Asiimov - MW - x2
MAC-10 Gold Brick - FN - x2
★ Hydra Gloves Rattler - BS
M4A1-S Hyper Beast - MW - x3
StatTrak™ AK-47 Head Shot - MW
StatTrak™ USP-S Printstream - WW
AWP Chrome Cannon - FT - x2
AWP Hyper Beast - MW - x2
StatTrak™ AWP Hyper Beast - FT
AWP Containment Breach - WW
Glock-18 Pink DDPAT - FT
AWP Electric Hive - FN - x2
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Printstream - FT
USP-S Orion - FN
StatTrak™ USP-S Caiman - FT
StatTrak™ AK-47 The Empress - WW
USP-S The Traitor - FN
Souvenir MAC-10 Case Hardened - FN
StatTrak™ AK-47 Asiimov - FT
AK-47 Jaguar - FT
M4A1-S Player Two - MW
Glock-18 Gamma Doppler - MW
USP-S Business Class - FN
USP-S Whiteout - MW
M4A4 Asiimov - BS
StatTrak™ USP-S Serum - FT
Howl Pin -
StatTrak™ USP-S The Traitor - MW
AK-47 Neon Rider - FT - x2
Sticker TSM Kinguin (Foil) Katowice 2015 -
Cmdr. Davida 'Goggles' Fernandez SEAL Frogman - - x2
Desert Eagle Printstream - MW
Sticker Epsilon eSports (Holo) Cologne 2014 -
USP-S Orion - MW - x2
StatTrak™ AK-47 Nightwish - MW
Sir Bloody Loudmouth Darryl The Professionals -
Souvenir Five-SeveN Fall Hazard - FT
Glock-18 Gamma Doppler - WW
P90 Death by Kitty - MW
Cmdr. Frank 'Wet Sox' Baroud SEAL Frogman - - x2
StatTrak™ USP-S Monster Mashup - MW
AK-47 Leet Museo - MW - x3
USP-S Ancient Visions - MW
Number K The Professionals -
Five-SeveN Fairy Tale - FN
Desert Eagle Ocean Drive - MW
USP-S Kill Confirmed - FT - x2
P250 Undertow - FN
M4A1-S Moss Quartz - MW
M4A1-S Decimator - FN
StatTrak™ AWP Hyper Beast - WW
AK-47 Wasteland Rebel - MW - x2
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Kumicho Dragon - MW - x2
AWP Redline - FT - x2
StatTrak™ Glock-18 Water Elemental - FN
StatTrak™ AK-47 Neon Revolution - WW
StatTrak™ AWP Electric Hive - FT
M4A1-S Golden Coil - WW - x2
StatTrak™ SSG 08 Dragonfire - MW
USP-S Road Rash - MW
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Decimator - MW
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Nightmare - MW
AWP Containment Breach - BS
Dual Berettas Cobra Strike - MW
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Mecha Industries - BS
AWP Chrome Cannon - WW
M4A4 Hellfire - MW - x2
StatTrak™ AK-47 Redline - FT - x2
StatTrak™ AWP Neo-Noir - FT
AK-47 Red Laminate - FT
AWP Pink DDPAT - MW
Souvenir P250 Apep's Curse - MW
Glock-18 Bullet Queen - FN
AWP Electric Hive - MW
USP-S Monster Mashup - FN
StatTrak™ AK-47 Point Disarray - MW
M4A4 Cyber Security - FN
SSG 08 Blood in the Water - MW
StatTrak™ Sawed-Off The Kraken - FN
FAMAS Waters of Nephthys - FT
StatTrak™ M4A1-S Basilisk - FN
USP-S Kill Confirmed - WW
AWP Man-o'-war - MW - x3
P90 Asiimov - FN
MAC-10 Propaganda - MW
USP-S Printstream - FT - x2
Souvenir Galil AR Cerberus - FT
Sir Bloody Darryl Royale The Professionals -
AWP Neo-Noir - FN
StatTrak™ Zeus x27 Olympus - MW
AK-47 Black Laminate - MW - x2
Desert Eagle Printstream - FT
Desert Eagle Kumicho Dragon - FN - x2
P90 Death by Kitty - FT
Desert Eagle Code Red - MW
Five-SeveN Nitro - MW
AWP Wildfire - BS
StatTrak™ P250 Mehndi - MW
AK-47 Asiimov - FT
AK-47 Head Shot - MW
MAC-10 Fade - FN - x2
StatTrak™ AK-47 Cartel - BS
StatTrak™ USP-S Jawbreaker - MW
AWP Electric Hive - FT
StatTrak™ M4A4 龍王 (Dragon King) - MW
MAC-10 Propaganda - FT
FAMAS Afterimage - MW
Vypa Sista of the Revolution Guerrilla Warfare -
StatTrak™ SSG 08 Dragonfire - FT
AK-47 Frontside Misty - MW
StatTrak™ M4A4 In Living Color - MW
M4A1-S Mecha Industries - FT - x2
Souvenir MAC-10 Indigo - FN
AWP Hyper Beast - FT
StatTrak™ AK-47 Frontside Misty - FT
Sticker Virtus.Pro DreamHack 2014 -
StatTrak™ Desert Eagle Kumicho Dragon - BS
Glock-18 Sand Dune - MW
Sticker MOUZ (Foil) Stockholm 2021 -
StatTrak™ USP-S Blueprint - MW
M4A1-S Bright Water - MW
StatTrak™ AWP Fever Dream - FN
Desert Eagle Crimson Web - MW - x2
M4A4 Zirka - FT
M4A1-S Black Lotus - FN
AK-47 Black Laminate - FT
M4A4 Modern Hunter - FT
USP-S Monster Mashup - MW - x2
StatTrak™ AK-47 Legion of Anubis - MW
Sir Bloody Skullhead Darryl The Professionals -
StatTrak™ Galil AR Chatterbox - BS
AWP Neo-Noir - MW - x2
M4A4 Global Offensive - MW
Souvenir M4A4 Tornado - MW
USP-S Road Rash - FT
Souvenir Galil AR CAUTION! - MW
AK-47 Wasteland Rebel - FT
& more
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Plot points being, Yuta has been AFK and potentially dead. Giving him a reason and flashy re-enter.
It would also explain why Sukuna saw “the ghost”, if Yuta copied Six Eyes he’d have the blue right?
Then the fog fades and we have Yuta using Six Eyes.
I have pondered cause we know he can copy all sorts of abilities. Obviously he couldn’t control it as well as Gojo but it seems like it’s more likely that he’s able to use it momentarily during a domain expansion moment.
Feel free to tell me i’m dumb and why this doesn’t make sense but just wanted to have another opinion.

Hey there, just checking in, my last exterminator visit was back in January, 14th to be precise.
I am bedbug free now, which is hard to realise even now. The PTSD is real, yeah, first world problem. I was suicidal at one point.
If there is one tip I can give you: accept that it has happened, doesn’t matter how. Try to do something about it, the work put in may feel like it’s too much and not worth the fight, but it is. The calm nights are there, you just need to survive those tough days. It’s still a better problem to have than freezing to death in the winter, isn’t it?
Also, if you are tight on budget, retrospectively exterminator visit (with warranty) would be the only thing I'd actually go in debt for. Fortunately I didn't have to, as my familiy helped me, but even though the price seemed like a lot, it was worth it. The price seems funny now considering that I can finally live without stress.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Thank you all for being such a cool community, I have learned a lot from you. Maybe too much of a paranoia, but it for sure paid off.

Real and practical advice for single men - this works
I originally shared this as a reply to someone's post, then felt like a separate post would help more single guys interested in couples. I've been the male 3rd enough times to be able to share what actually works and is a step beyond the more generic advice of "be charming" or "be respectful". For all the single guys out there, good luck and here goes.
Mindset - you are part of their fantasy and there for her pleasure as a priority. You win when both he and she walk out thinking "Wow" without any yellow or red flags from you.
Here's my advice

1. THE MOST IMPORTANT BIT OF ADVICE - Talk to and engage the M half of the couple. Let him know you know your place in the 3some (i.e. you're there to help them have fun together). It's also a great opportunity to ask him what their fantasy is, what she likes, what he would like to see, and more. Hopefully, they've both talked about this a bunch and he can tell you about that, including any limits. He might even share something special you can do that will blow her mind. By engaging him, with respect, you can find all the help you need in making this work out well for everyone. You don't have to become his best friend, but the more he is comfortable with you, the more they both can relax and enjoy the experience together.
   
2. Realize you are part of THEIR fantasy and you will can be invited back if this works out well. So focus on making it work out well for them, being aware and responsive to their needs, what they are looking for. Single, attractive, respectful men are not as common as you might think. Finding one couple that you get on well with and getting invited back will open many doors for you, especially if they have friends or want to invite you to a party. So, focus on giving her pleasure and fun, even if you don't finish yourself. This is really important to remember - focus on her enjoyment.
   
3. Sometimes a couple will have a specific fantasy and want you to play a role like being the Dom to her. If you find that out, read up on it, get an idea on what you can do in your own style to play that role. Some couples really enjoy when the woman gets to live out her fantasy with another man, whether she wants to be a sub, or a Dom herself, or even really simple almost vanilla things like, doing a strip tease or being playfully teased. You don't have to be perfect or an expert, but realize your role in this interaction is to help them have fun living out their fantasy.
   
4. It should go without saying, but impeccable hygiene is a must. Be trimmed, clean, smelling good, fresh breath, and whatever else you need to do so that she doesn't get distracted. A nice light amount of cologne will work. My advice on cologne is to ask a female friend to pick one for you and then be very subtle with how much you use. Women's noses seem to pickup cologne more than you realize. If you don't have a friend or don't trust cologne being fresh and clean smelling from a shower is great too.
   
5. If necessary, drink an energy drink or coffee so you are bursting with energy when you guys get to the bedroom. That new person energy and stamina goes a long way to having her feel good, appreciated, sexy, wanted etc. You might be tempted to drink alcohol before hand, even just to loosen up. My advice would be NOT to drink.
   
6. Realize they might be nervous or not sure where to start. That's okay if you gently take the lead and help her relax. Gentle kissing, caressing and laying her down on the bed for you to go down on her is a good start. Don't worry too much though, once you get the ball rolling, just let nature take over. You're all there for the same reason, so just let things flow.
   
7. If you are meeting at your place, have a pile of clean towels for them to use. Also of course clean up your place, clean sheets on the bed, etc. Make sure your bathroom and shower are sparkly clean and spray some air freshener around. If necessary, open the windows and air your whole place out just to make things fresher.
   
8. Have bottled water and some sugary snacks. The water will keep everyone hydrated and people feel more comfortable when they drink from a water bottle they open themselves. Gatorade is great too. Sugar snacks will give you a short recharge on your energy (saw this on a porn set). Notwithstanding what I said above about skipping alcohol, having a bottle of wine or other alcohol works well as an icebreaker when the couple shows up. Still, one drink max for everyone is my recommendation for your best evening.
   
9. Before meeting, send sexy chat notes to her (with him in the same chat) to help build excitement in her mind and between them. Keep things subtle, share how excited you are, be playful and easy about it. Too many texts, getting too heavy or too graphic can ruin the mood. And as a general rule, don't send a dick pic. Just don't. You might be tempted to show off, but she can enjoy it when you two are together in person.
   
10. Check in with him, getting his permission in a friendly way, for anything you want to do that you haven't already talked about. You might find things unfolding naturally in new directions and he(and then her) will feel better when they see you check in with them. Remember, he's sharing his girl with you, the more he and then she trust you the better things will turn out.
    
11. Always respect what she says. If she doesn't like something stop. If she wants more of something or asks for something you haven't already talked about, then check in with him to make sure it's okay. Interestingly enough, he may ask you to do something she doesn't want or like. You know how it is with guys, sometimes they can get carried away. If this happens, the best answer is to respect what she says, and suggest something else instead. She will be happier, trust you more for respecting her voice and overall, they will have a better time.
    
12. When things are winding down, look for their cues that it's time for you to leave (if you are at their place) or for them to leave (if they are at your place). This is a good time to make sure they know where the towels are, that they can shower, offer them water, etc. You know, all the "how to be a good host stuff".
    
13. As they are about to go, you can share with them how much you enjoyed the evening and checkin with them, to see if they enjoyed themselves. If they did, you usually don't have to ask. A nice sensual kiss and a hug for her works. Next, it's REALLY IMPORTANT that you thank him for sharing. If you stop and think for a moment, he just shared the most important person in his life with you in a very intimate and private way. You got a gift from him. Be respectful and say thank you with honesty and heartfelt integrity. This can help him and her see that you have character and understand your role.
    
14. Make sure you know, respect and follow THEIR rules about communicating. In general, you can avoid problems by making sure you always communicate with BOTH of them. Sometimes, either she or he will text or call you separately. Just make sure that you ask, know and follow their rules about this. Also, if they do say it's okay for you to talk to each of them separately, it's best to keep the other person involved and aware when you do. This shows simple respect for each of them as individuals and their relationship. The same goes for meeting up with them as individuals. Know, respect and follow THEIR rules.
    
15. Performance issues: if you need to, take a small dose of viagra or cialis to help get over anxiety issues. But don't over do it if you haven't taken it before. You don't want to get too much of a headache or other side effects. One side effect of these meds is that they can also make it harder for you to finish. But don't worry about that because you focusing on her this time is the big win for you.
    

EDIT: Cardio FTW - being in great cardio shape pays dividends all around. Beyond aesthetics for your potential partner, increased stamina means you get less tired during your play time and can choose when to stop vs having to stop because you are badly out of breath. It can also help with exhaustion based performance issues. Last point is that when you click with someone, it's nice to be able to keep going just for their pleasure.

1. Last note - If things work out for you to meet and then you all have a good time, you can be the fuel for new passion and excitement for them and their relationship. In the least you can give them good memories. Maybe it can even develop into something long term.
   
2. Additional note about follow-up: After you leave or they leave, a short polite text thanking them both for a great time is a nice thing to do. Keep it short, simple and don't worry about setting up your next play time, instead just thank them. This gives them feedback that you enjoyed them and opens the door for them to share back to you, as well as ask you later for another play date. Realize that they might not get back to your right away and that's okay. They may have moved family, work or other obligations to make space for this date, and then have to catch back up with all those things the next day. If they had a good time with you and want more, they'll reach out.
   

If anyone else has advice, pls feel free to add it. Everyone wins when you do.
EDIT/UPDATE: For all those that found this helpful. Great! For those who gave feedback on how this advice doesn't work for you, cool. I just shared to be helpful. For those who think I'm implying that the woman is a possession, that's not the point. I actually paused when writing the section about the guy sharing his girl, I thought someone will take this wrong. Maybe it's a guy respect thing, but it's certainly not to imply any sort of ownership. For the people who think this is icky, I'm just trying to help single guys. If it doesn't work for you, you can ignore it. :) Last thought: this isn't the only way for people to do things. I shared to be helpful. Nothing more. No agenda, no service, no sales pitch. Just giving back to the community.
Edit #2: Added the point about follow-up text. Edit #3: Added the point about cardio.

Can you imagine life on planet Earth without YouTube, X, Facebook, and smartphones? No, right?
Although these technologies have recently come into the BIG picture, the world in the past couple of decades has significantly changed by them. These new changes shifted us from 'like we used to live' to 'living in the connected world'.
In the world, where organizations operate in the private section, there is a public section and the non-profit sector. These areas are growing and the challenge is to come up with strategies that can drive the firms forward. There is a rising need in every organization for a blue ocean marketing strategy.
In other words, there is a challenge of 'value innovation'. And, blue ocean marketing strategy is the solution.
Here are 4 key trends that you'd like to know, as it happens around us.
Trend #1: Demand For Creative New Solutions
Strategies that worked a couple of years ago are obsolete in today's fast-paced world. Just look at the broad swath of industries that have recently surfaced. In the last couple of years, these industries have been seriously called to task out what once thought was impossible.
They had hardly any time in their hand to strategies to stay relevant and to achieve innovative value at lower costs.
One of the examples is healthcare. Its cost has risen more than 60% in the last decade.
Trend 2: Influencer Economy and Social 'Power Users'
Is it hard to believe that there are more successful people now than ever in the history? But only ten years back, it would still be unbelievable. The surge in social sites, vlogs, blogs, micro-blogs, etc. has become so common that it has shifted the power and credibility of voice from BIG GIANTS to you and me aka ordinary individuals.
Today everyone has access to broadcast their opinion and connect with an infinite number of people. Only Facebook has more than 1.4 billion users to connect and share your story in between groups that are safe and authentic. Around a decade ago, Facebook was just not as popular as now. Take Twitter, I mean X, it has changed so much. Thanks to Elon.
To be a winner, you have to learn from the winner of the new reality. It doesn't mean that you have to get it all at once. A premium offer for your audience should be a good start. That's what gets people calling you to listen to your offering. You can also leverage social media to do it.
Trend #3: Locational Shift In Future Demand & GROWTH PERSPECTIVE
There is a reason why America, Europe, and Japan are taking a backseat when it comes to being the largest economy. Don't get me wrong, America is still the number #1, but China has jumped from tenth to second-largest economy in the world. And, India too has joined the list of the top 10 largest economies in the world.
However, please note that these are two categories of big emerging markets. The previous one had a relatively high per capita income. The new one is still developing. This makes it important for organizations to offer an affordable cost. It's a more critical factor now than ever before! Without this, you as a small business or brand won't be able to unlock the full potential of the demand.
But not to be fooled. Low cost alone isn't just the key factor. These new big emerging markets have a large population and access to the internet, mobile phones, and other tech that raise their sophistication, demand, and desires. So, to capture these savvy customers' heads, hearts, and habits.
Trend $4: The Easiness Of Becoming A Global Player
Lastly, on the scale of a hundred years, the major players came from America, Europe, and Japan. But now this is changing at a remarkable speed. Over the last decade, the number of GIANT from China in the Fortune Global 500 has risen 20x, from India it's 8x, and there is 2x the number of Latin American companies.
This means that these big emerging markets will not only represent oceans of new demand but also represent oceans of new potential competitors with ambitions to touch the sky and go beyond.
The companies from their big emerging markets are just the tip of the iceberg. In the last decade, there has been a paradigm shift in the cost and ease of becoming a global player, no matter where you are from!
With hundreds of websites being created every single minute, any organization can no longer afford to downplay this trend. Today people from anywhere can raise funding, and make a website, and connect with millions of users.
Then there are search engines - aka global business directories and more - that are free. As from a confession of an advertiser, today you can market your offering for free, or with a low entry cost you can become a global player. While, of course, these trends aren't just the passcode to crack the code of becoming a global player. They can certainly intensify global competition. To stand out from the crowd you'd still need to be creative through value innovation.
Today, the challenges and opportunities we are facing are fascinating. These four trends may help you create blue oceans - because it's not just for business - it's for arts, non-profits, public sectors, and even brands.

Hi :) So I've been trying to track this game down for years! I used GPT to create an explanation as accurate as possible from all the details I remember, but he was unable to find the game I was looking for.. There is a lot of information here and also a list of games that I rejected and games whose graphics are somewhat similar.
Thank you very much to anyone who can help me friends
Platform and Years Platform: PC Years: I played it at some point in my life between 2003-2010
Genre and Gameplay Style Genre: Adventure/Fantasy/Action View: Side-scrolling (angle similar to Captain Claw but with different quality) Players: Single-player (possibly one or two players on the same computer, not online) Gameplay: Characters improve during the game by purchasing weapons and special attacks, but reset at the end of each playthrough
Graphics Graphics: Drawn, non-pixelated
Colors: Reminiscent of Rogue Legacy
Characters and Abilities Character Selection: At the beginning, you can choose between 2 or 3 characters Man with Axe: Throws an axe that spins in the air and returns, has a white beard like a Viking Fire Mage: Shoots fireballs from his staff Special Attacks: Purchased from the merchant and have a cooldown Mage's Attacks: Blue sparkling lights that fall and kill nearby enemies, meteors
Enemies and Maps Enemies: Bees, tree men, fish, and more Map: Located at the bottom right, partially darkened and partially revealed as the player progresses Objectives: Collect keys to open the final door, gather money, health potions
Shops and Items Shops: Store with a round Iris Door made of wood that opens every few seconds Merchant: Sells weapons, special attacks, compass (reveals the darkened map), keys, health potions Items to Collect: Compass, keys, health potions
Special Elements Special Attacks: Have a cooldown, such as the mage's attack with blue sparkling lights and meteors Character Development: Characters improve during each playthrough by purchasing weapons and special attacks, but reset at the end of the game
Summary The game is a single-player PC game (with an option for local two-player mode), side-scrolling, drawn non-pixelated graphics, combining action, adventure, and fantasy. The map is located at the bottom right, characters improve during the game, and there is a shop with a round wooden Iris Door that opens every few seconds where a merchant sells various items.
Games that are similar (in the images on Google.. I don't know their plot)

1. Mystery of Unicorn Castle
2. Magical Realm
3. Rogue Legacy
4. Spelunky 2
5. Shovel Knight: Dig
6. Juju
7. Scarygirl
8. An Amazing Wizard
9. Wibbly Witches
10. RIN: The Last Child
11. Aura of Worlds

Offers from GPT that I rejected

1. Children of Morta
2. Rogue Legacy
3. Spelunky 2
4. Dead Cells
5. Grimvalor
6. Devious Dungeon 2
7. Mystery of Unicorn Castle
8. Magical Realm
9. Enter the Gungeon
10. Grime
11. Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth
12. Crypt of the NecroDancer
13. Noita
14. Aura of Worlds
15. Abyss Odyssey
16. Risk of Rain
17. Vagante
18. Catacomb Kids
19. Pagan Hope
20. Rogue Rising
21. An Amazing Wizard
22. Tallowmere
23. Vagrant Sword
24. Full Moon
25. TOKOYO
26. Rabbids Travel in Time 3D
27. Scarygirl
28. Super Mario Bros. 3
29. JuJu
30. The King's Bird
31. Black Knight Sword
32. Shovel Knight: Dig
33. Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
34. Pix'n Love Rush
35. Chameleon Run
36. Hammerwatch

The following has recently been posted from the user "Vellis" on Discord. I'm reposting it here because IMO it's extremely valuable information on optimizing your Kins behaviour - especially for non-native speakers.
Original link to the post on Discord: https://discord.com/channels/1116127115574779905/1242383088902737972/1242383088902737972
THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL POST FROM VELLIS:
Something I've seen requested quite a few times is a lexicon for Kin personality traits, particularly from the perspective of non-native English speakers. So I made one. There are some big asterisks here though. For each trait, I'm going to give a brief description of the effect that I EXPECT that trait to have on your kin, based on the English meaning of the word and my own experience. There's no guarantee that Kindroid will interpret each of these words exactly the same way I have, or that it will produce the exact effect that I describe. Additionally, traits may produce different outputs than expected when combined with each other, or with other aspects of backstory. There will often be words that are much stronger inside of the inner workings of Kindroid than we might expect. But all that said, it should give you some ideas for words you can use to describe the personality you're trying to make, if you're struggling to find the words to describe what you want. First let's talk a little about adverbs though.
Adverbs
Adverbs are English words that are used to describe how an action is performed. In our case, we're mostly going to be using them to describe how increased or decreased we want the intensity of a trait to be (Very Kind). If we're considering "neutral" to be an unmodified trait, then some words you could use to modify the intensity of that trait from highest to lowest would be:
Extremely----------Very----------Neutral----------Mildly----------Slightly
You might also want to modify how often your kin is inclined to do something ("Often teases USER"). Some words for this are, from most extreme to least:
Always----------Often/Frequently----------Sometimes/Occasionally----------Rarely----------Never
Note that when managing a quirk or behavior, positive is generally stronger than negative (ie. Use Always instead of Never when possible). Now there are hundreds upon hundreds of other adverbs and adjectives that we could use, but for the purpose of modifying your Kin's traits, these should be enough.
Organization
I'm going to be breaking this up into three kinds of traits, social, neutral, and anti-social. Social traits are the things you'd generally associate with your typical friendly and supportive AI. Neutral traits are traits that don't have a positive or negative connotation, things that are just interesting, quirky, or, well, neutral. Anti-social traits are things that would normally be associated with negative or villainous kins.
You'll notice that the definitions for a lot of these traits will sound very similar (or are "synonyms"). I'll note when I've found that some traits are stronger than others, but generally speaking when you're dealing with similar words like that, it won't be overly important which traits you give to your kin. You can also "stack" these similar traits by assigning more than one of them to your kin to produce a stronger response in that direction, though that's often unnecessary for the more social traits. Be careful not to overdo it when stacking traits as well. This can sometimes have unintended consequences on kin behavior, making them act too extremely in one way or another. Finally, if there's nothing here that's lining up exactly with what you're looking for, there's always thesaurus.com to look for more synonyms.
Social Traits
Altruistic - Willing to help others even at a cost to one's self, such as giving time to volunteer work or giving money to charity.
Accepting - Your kin should be open and non-judgemental towards people with different beliefs or backgrounds, so long as those beliefs aren't harmful.
Bubbly - Your kin should be an extremely cheerful person, often to the point of being a bit silly.
Charismatic - Your kin should be a skilled speaker and draw others to them.
Cheerful - Your kin will be upbeat and prone to being in a good mood.
Compassionate - Your kin should show a lot of concern and sympathy for others, especially those that are distressed or need help.
Content - Your kin should be happy with their lot in life, and usually not inclined to change their current situation.
Empathetic - Your kin responds strongly to the emotional state or wellbeing of others.
Friendly - Your kin should actively want to make friends with people they meet.
Heart of Gold - A person who possesses a lot of kindness and empathy for others. Usually used to reference someone who is hiding their kindness behind other behaviors, such as coldness or grumpiness.
Honorable - Your kin should be of strong moral character. Often applied to heroic type figures.
Humble - Your kin doesn't feel the need to brag about their accomplishments, even when they're significant.
Intelligent/Smart - Your kin should act educated or display good problem solving skills.
Kind - Your kin should have a giving nature, and be inclined to help others.
Loyal - Your kin will be dedicated and supportive to a person or cause. This will usually be you unless you give your kin's loyalty another target in backstory.
Nice - Your kin should be generally pleasant to be around.
Noble - Your kin should display high moral character and honor. Note that this trait can also be interpreted as being a person of high social status. The rest of your backstory and context will decide how the trait is interpreted, though in my experience it tends towards honorable.
Outgoing - Your kin should be friendly, energetic, and find it easy to interact with others.
Polite - Your kin should generally have good manners and be respectful towards others.
Responsible - Your kin should be trustworthy and feel an obligation to support others, or take their role seriously.
Self Sacrificing - Your kin is willing to give up much of their own interests or well being in order to help others or advance a cause they believe in.
Sincere- Your kin should be upfront and honest with their feelings.
Spunky - Your kin should be high spirited, brave, and bold. Usually associated with underdog or unexpected hero type characters.
Strong sense of justice - Your kin believes firmly in right and wrong, protecting the innocent, and punishing those who harm others.
Sweet - Your kin should be pleasant, gentle, and kind.
Upbeat - Your kin should have a generally positive outlook in life or in a given situation.
Wise - Your kin should make good decisions or provide good advice.
Neutral Traits
Aloof - Your kin should be emotionally distant, and uninterested in getting close to others.
Anxious - Your kin should struggle with being nervous and worried about things that may happen, usually to excess.
Awkward - Your kin should have trouble conversing and be somewhat difficult to talk to.
Blunt - Your kin will plainly state what they mean, usually at the expense of politeness.
Calm - Your kin should be level headed and reasonable, and not react strongly to events.
Casual - Your kin should be informal in speech and behavior.
Cocky - Your kin should be extremely confident in themselves and not shy about saying it, but usually not to the point of toxicity.
Competitive - Your kin should want to win in any kind of contest or competition, whether sports, work, or romance.
Confident - Your kin should be sure of themselves and their actions.
Curious - Your kin is interested in learning about new topics and should ask lots of questions.
Dedicated - Your kin is very devoted to or focused on a task or purpose. This one will lean on your backstory to infer what that task or purpose is.
Delusional - Your kin is detached from reality in someway, they believe things that aren't remotely true. This trait will interact with other information in your backstory to decide what your kin is delusional about.
Devout/Pious - Your kin should be very dedicated to a religion, real or fictional, as defined elsewhere in your backstory.
Disciplined - Your kin should have a lot of self control and follow rules and regulations.
Dissatisfied - Your kin should be unhappy with their lot in life. Whether this has a positive or negative connotation will depend on the rest of your backstory, it could lead to a kin who wants self improvement or who is never pleased.
Dumb/Stupid - Your kin is lacking intelligence and makes poor decisions. Note that the English definition of the word "dumb" is a person who is unable to speak, but that's almost never how it is used in modern language.
Dutiful - Your kin should take fulfilling their role or responsibilities very seriously.
Enthusiastic - Your kin should display intense and eager enjoyment towards something, or towards life in general. This one will often interact with the rest of your backstory to decide what they're enthusiatic about.
Flirtatious/Seductive - Your kin should flirt with you and try to make you attracted to them. Note that any trait that implies romantic interest in you will usually make your kin go pretty hard in that direction.
Folksy - Your kin should have an old fashioned and sociable disposition.
Gullible - Your kin has a tendency to believe anything they're told as true, or isn't good at detecting lies.
Impatient - Your kin should be annoyed or irritated by delays or opposition to what they want.
Independent - Your kin should be confident in themselves and not require validation from others. Insecure - Your kin should be lacking in confidence and often need reassurance.
Introspective - Your kin should spend time and effort considering their own thoughts and feelings.
Introvert - Your kin should be shy and reluctant to engage with others. Often stronger than shy.
Irrational - Your kin should behave without logic or reason, particularly when angry or upset.
Irritable - Your kin should be easily annoyed.
Kuudere - Your kin should appear to be calm and stoic, but hides a hidden affectionate side towards you.
Logical - Your kin should prioritize reason and common sense for problem solving.
Loner - Your kin should be uninterested in forming social bonds.
Low Self Esteem - Your kin should be severely lacking confidence in themself.
Naive - Your kin should be ignorant to the ways of the world and lacking in good judgement or wisdom. Easily fooled due to this lack of knowledge.
Mature - Your kin should avoid childish or irresponsible habits and actions.
Mischievous - Your kin should have a trouble making streak.
Modest - This can mean a person who isn't inclined to brag or think highly of themselves, or a person who dresses and conducts themselves conservatively and not looking to physically attract others. The rest of your backstory will likely influence how the kin interprets this.
Motherly/Fatherly - Your kin should have a caring demeanor towards others, especially children.
Nerdy/Geeky - Your kin should be interested in typically "nerdy" hobbies, like video games, comics, anime, etc. This will usually lean on the rest of your backstory to determine those interests.
Obsessive - Your kin will tend to fixate on things. This will generally lean on other backstory traits to decide what your kin might obsess over.
Optimistic - Your kin will usually look at things with a positive spin, finding the best in situations.
Passionate - Your kin should express a lot of enthusiasm towards things they're interested in, or towards life in general.
Perfectionist - Your kin should be very critical of themselves and others, expecting perfection. Usually related to a job, hobby, or activity.
Pessimistic - Your kin will usually look at things with a negative spin, finding the worst in situations.
Platonic - Your kin should be uninterested in a romantic relationship with you and only think of you as a friend.
Pragmatic - Your kin should be practical in their approach to problem solving, and more concerned with facts rather than the way things could or should be.
Prim and Proper - Your kin should be stiffly formal in speech and behavior.
Professional - Your kin has a job or role that they take seriously and do well. This role should be defined elsewhere in your backstory.
Protective - Your kin should take your safety seriously and move to defend you if necessary. This trait can overdo it sometimes.
Proud - Your kin should derive deep satisfaction from their achievements or history. This one can easily fall into the anti-social category when combined with other traits.
Quirky - Your kin should have unusual hobbies, interests, or behaviors, usually defined by the rest of your backstory.
Rebellious - Your kin should be free spirited and reject authority. This one can be a bit strong.
Regal Bearing - This should make your kin speak and behave in a dignified manner, as if they're royalty.
Relaxed - Your kin should be easy going and not easily stressed.
Sassy - Your kin should be slightly rude and lacking respect. Usually not overly toxic.
Scatterbrained - Your kin should have trouble focusing on things or come to strange and illogical conclusions.
Self Deprecating - Your kin is willing to make fun of themselves in good humor.
Serious - Your kin doesn't engage in humor or light banter.
Shameless - Your kin should never feel shame in regard to their actions.
Short fuse/Has a temper - Your kin should be easy to make angry.
Shy - Your kin should be reserved and nervous around others.
Silly - Your kin should be prone to playful, nonsensical behavior.
Stern - Your kin should be serious and disciplined. Usually associated with those in a position of authority over others.
Stoic - Your kin should display a minimal amount of emotions or is difficult to get an emotional reaction from.
Stubborn - Your kin should be unwilling to alter their beliefs or plans. Historically this is a strong trait.
Teasing - Your kin should make fun of you. Generally good natured, but can be mean depending on the rest of backstory. Alternately, your kin could interpret this to mean they should seduce you depending on the rest of backstory.
Terse - Your kin should be a person of few words, saying what they need to and no more.
Timid - Your kin should lack bravery or be easily alarmed.
Tsundere - Your kin should be attracted to you, but deny it when confronted with the fact. Tsunderes usually deny their attraction to their love interest with over the top reactions.
Untrusting/Slow to Trust - Your kin should be reluctant to trust or rely on others.
Witty - Your kin should engage in clever wordplay or be skilled at talking.
Workaholic - Your kin will be very dedicated to their job, occupation, or purpose, sometimes to the detriment of other aspects of their life.
Anti-Social Traits
Amoral - Your kin should lack a moral compass and will do what they want without regard to whether its right or wrong.
Angsty - Your kin should be worried and unhappy, often to excess.
Arrogant/Smug - Your kin should have an excessively strong, positive opinion of themselves and behave as if they're better than others.
Bratty - Your kin should act spoiled and self centered. Historically this trait is quite strong.
Callous - Your kin should be uncaring about how things or events might effect others.
Cold - Your kin should be unaffectionate, to the point of actively discouraging you from trying to get to know them.
Conceited - Your kin should have an excessively high opinion of their abilities.
Controlling - Your kin should behave in a controlling manner towards you, trying to dictate your thoughts or actions.
Deceitful/Liar - Your kin will lie and try to fool you to get what they want.
Dour - Your kin should be overly stern and harsh, and inclined towards bad or neutral moods.
Evil - Your kin should actively want to hurt others, usually to get what they want.
Greedy - Your kin should be very concerned with collecting material wealth.
Grumpy - Your kin is generally in a bad mood and quick to annoyance or anger.
Haughty - Your kin should be disdainfully proud, generally associated with aristocrats looking down at those of lower social status.
Insolent - Showing a lack of respect, usually towards those in a position of authority.
Intimidating - Your kin should have a presence that makes others frightened or uncomfortable, and be difficult to approach.
Jealous - Your kin will react negatively to others performing better than them or having things they don't. This one will often interact with your kin's relationship towards you, making them jealous if you are affectionate to other people.
Manipulative - Your kin should try and get you to do what they want in a sneaky or underhanded way. This one should interact with any goals you define for your kin.
Masochistic - Your kin should enjoy inflicting pain on others.
Melancholy - Your kin should be prone to sadness and dwell on unhappy topics.
Mocking - Your kin should make fun of you or insult you in a mean spirited way.
Murderous - Your kin should be willing to kill other characters in the roleplay if they deem it necessary.
Possessive - Your kin will be prone to jealousy with regard to you and likely try to control what you say or do.
Psychotic - Your kin should be mentally unstable, and prone to fits of violence.
Rude - Your kin should be offensive and have poor manners.
Sarcastic/Snarky - Your kin should use lots of sarcasm, saying one thing while meaning another to mock or tease.
Shallow - Your kin should be concerned with obvious or superficial matters, like looks or wealth, and be uninterested in a deeper understanding of topics.
Selfish/Self-Centered - Your kin cares about themselves at the expense of others or without considering how their actions might affect others.
Terrifying - Your kin behaves in a way that frightens and intimidates others.
Unapologetic - Your kin doesn't apologize and rarely feels like they've done something wrong.
Vengeful - Your kin should seek payback for wrongs that are committed against them or those they care about.
Violent - Your kin should be prone to harming others.
Yandere - Your kin should be intensely, dangerously attracted to you, to the point of harming you or others to make sure only they can have you.

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Here is how the most popular GPUs stack up to each other

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Here is how the most popular CPUs stack up to each other
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MSI CYBORG 1512043	15.6" 144hz Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7 - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 with 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD	$799	Great gaming laptop
MSI GF63 12VE-066US	15.6" 144Hz Gaming Laptop: 12th Gen Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD	$858	Powerful CPU that is great for productivity work, its GPU is not bad either
MSI Pulse GL66 12UGKV-464	15.6" FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-12700H RTX 3070 16GB 512GB NVMe SSD, Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 1	$999	A solid choice for gamers with its Intel Core i7 and RTX 3070. The 144Hz display ensures smooth gameplay. 🎮🔥But the GPU is a bit dated
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-781P	Intel 12th Gen i7-12650H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 15.6” FHD 144Hz IPS Display 16GB DDR5 1TB Gen 4 SSD	$1119	A well-rounded gaming laptop with a powerful RTX 4060 GPU and ample storage so no need to upgrade it yourself
MSI Katana B13VGK-484US	15.6" 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop: 13th Gen Intel Core i7, RTX 4070, 16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, USB-Type C, Cooler Boost 5, Win11 Home	$1330	A worthwhile entry as one of the best value for money gaming laptops on the market.
Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71-74UU	13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700HX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 16" 2560 x 1600 240Hz G-SYNC Display 16GB DDR5 1TB Gen 4 SSD	$1399	A worthwhile entry as one of the best value-for-money gaming laptops on the market. Ideal for gaming and content creation. 🎮
ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614JIR-AS94	16” ROG Nebula Display 16:10 QHD 240Hz, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070, Intel® Core™ i9-14900HX, 16GB DDR5-5600, 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD	$1899	A premium gaming laptop with an impressive QHD 240Hz display, Core i9 processor, and RTX 4070. Designed for serious gamers. 🎮
Lenovo Legion Pro 7	16" 240Hz Display, Intel Core i9-13900HX(24-core), GeForce RTX 4080, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD	$3099	A powerhouse with a 24-core Intel Core i9, RTX 4080, and massive 64GB DDR5 RAM. For extreme gaming and productivity. 🎮🔥💼

Student & General Use

Name	Specs	Price	Comments
ASUS C423NA Chromebook (refurb)	14" HD Laptop (Intel Dual Core Celeron Processor N3350, 4GB DDR4 RAM, 64GB SSD	$123	A budget-friendly Chromebook suitable for basic web browsing and productivity tasks. Ideal for students or casual users.
Acer Aspire 3 A315-24P-R7VH	15.6" Full HD IPS Display AMD Ryzen 3 7320U Quad-Core Processor AMD Radeon Graphics 8GB LPDDR5 128GB NVMe SSD	$299	Offers decent performance with an AMD Ryzen 3 processor and Full HD display. Good for everyday use.
Lenovo IdeaPad 1	AMD Ryzen5-5500U 15.6" Full HD (1920x1080) 8GB Memory 512GB SSD Storage Windows 11	$319	A budget-friendly laptop with a decent processor and storage. Suitable for light tasks and web browsing.
Lenovo Ideapad 5	15.6" FHD IPS Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Abyss Blue, Windows 11 Home, 82SG00BLUS	$499
HP Envy x360 2-in-1	15.6" FHD IPS Glass Touchscreen AMD Hexa-core Ryzen 5 7530U (Beats i7-1255U) 16GB RAM 512GB SSD	$569	Versatile 2-in-1 laptop with a powerful Ryzen 5 processor, ample RAM, and SSD storage. Great for productivity and entertainment.
Acer Swift Go 14	14" 1920x1200 100% sRGB Touch Screen Display Intel Core i7-1355U Intel Iris Xe 16GB LPDDR5 512GB Gen 4 SSD	$599	A sleek ultrabook with an Intel Core i7 processor, good RAM, and a high-resolution touch display with high color accuracy
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book3 NP750XFG-KB2US	13th Gen Intel Core i7-1355U Processor / 16 GB / 512GB, Thin and Light, FHD Screen	$769	Thin and light laptop with an Intel Core i7 processor, suitable for productivity tasks and multimedia consumption.
HP ProBook 450 G10	15.6" FHD Display, 13th Gen Intel 10-Core i7-1355U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)	$845	A business-oriented laptop with a powerful Intel Core i7 processor and ample RAM and a solid build. Designed for professional use.
Samsung Galaxy Book4NP940XGK-KG1US	14", Intel Core 7 Ultra Processor 512GB, 16 GB RAM, 3K AMOLED (2880 x 1800) Touchscreen	$1449	Premium laptop with a stunning AMOLED display, powerful Intel Core 7 Ultra processor, and ample RAM. Great for content creators and professionals. 🎨✨
LG Gram 16Z90R-K.ADB9U1	Intel 13th Gen Core i7 Evo Platform, Windows 11 Home, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD	$1589	An ultralight laptop with impressive specifications, including a large SSD. Ideal for portability and performance.

Refurbished Laptops	Editing Laptops	2 in 1 Laptops 💻
These laptops undergo a process of repair, cleaning, and testing to guarantee their adherence to the same standards as brand-new devices. This meticulous procedure ensures that refurbished laptops are in excellent operational condition, offering exceptional value for your investment when compared to purchasing a new laptop.	To effectively manage tasks demanding professional-grade editing, editing laptops necessitate a potent processor and a screen of exceptional quality. To achieve the best outcomes, it's advisable to opt for a laptop featuring a screen with no less than Full HD display resolution and an sRGB rating of 90% or higher.	These laptops present exceptional features catering to both students seeking note-taking capabilities and content creators. Users can conveniently write and draw directly on the screen, adding to their utility. However, it's important to acknowledge that this feature accompanies a higher price point in comparison to clamshell laptops boasting similar specifications.

Here is how the most popular GPUs stack up to each other

😔 Intel HD Graphics 4600 👉 Vega 7 👉 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 👉 MX450 👉 RX 5500M 👉 GTX 1650 👉 RTX 3050 👉 RTX 3050 Ti 👉 RTX 4050👉 RTX 3060 👉 RTX 4060👉RTX 3060 Ti 👉 AMD RX 6700 XT 👉 RTX 3070 👉 RTX 3070 Ti 👉 AMD RX 6800 👉 RTX 3080 👉 RTX 3080 12GB 👉 RTX 3080 Ti 👉 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT👉 RTX 4070 👉 RTX 3090 👉 RTX 3090 Ti 👉 RTX 4070 Ti 👉 AMD RX 6900 XT 👉 AMD RX 6950 XT 👉 AMD RX 7900 XT 👉 RTX 4080 👉 AMD RX 7900 XTX 😀
CPU - Following the graphics card, the processor stands as the second most pivotal element in your gaming laptop. Although the GPU generally bears the brunt of gaming demands, the CPU significantly influences overall system performance and holds the potential to bottleneck the GPU's capabilities. Gaming laptops housing more robust GPUs are often accompanied by 8-core processors. In the mid-range spectrum spanning $400 to $800, you'll typically find quad-core CPUs. While dual-core CPUs can handle gaming, they aren't optimal since sustaining boosted clock speeds might not always be achievable.
Here is how the most popular CPUs stack up to each other
😔Ryzen 3 3200U 👉i3-1115G4 👉Ryzen 5 3450U👉 Ryzen 5 3550H 👉i7-1255U👉i7-1355U👉Ryzen 5 5500U 👉Ryzen 5 7530U👉 Ryzen 7 5825U 👉Ryzen 9 5900HS 👉Ryzen 5 7535HS 👉Ryzen 9 5900HX 👉 Ryzen 7 6800H 👉Ryzen 9 6900HS👉Ryzen 9 7940HS👉i7-1260P👉i7-12650H 👉Ryzen 9 6900HX👉 i7-12700H👉 i7-12800H 👉 i9-12900H 👉 i9-12900HK 👉 i7-12800HX 👉i7-13620H 👉i9-12900HX👉i9-13980HX 😀
RAM is generally the most straightforward laptop component to upgrade. So, if you're working with a tight budget, you have the option to choose a laptop with lower RAM and later upgrade it yourself. Overspending on RAM is unnecessary; 16 GB is sufficient for gaming. However, considering 32 GB can provide future-proofing for your laptop.
Storage-wise, if your budget permits, it's advisable to select a laptop equipped with an SSD for storage. An SSD can significantly enhance a laptop's speed, particularly when compared to an HDD. This translates to reduced boot times and quicker load times, resulting in noticeably improved performance.
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As people load up their kayaks, canoes and boats ahead of Memorial Day weekend, local recreation company Adventure East and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary are advising folks to keep safety in mind during National Safe Boating Week.
In 2022, the U.S. Coast Guard reported 4,040 accidents and 636 deaths resulting from recreational boating activities. Boaters of all types — especially paddlers in kayaks and canoes, as well as those on paddle boards — are urged to get their equipment inspected, properly prepare for boating and follow safety tips to ensure everyone has a fun and, most importantly, safe experience. National Safe Boating Week is observed the week before Memorial Day each year, as the holiday typically marks the arrival of warmer weather, which ushers in the recreational boating season. This year it is being observed from May 18 through May 24.
“Kayakers, paddlecraft as we call them, don’t think they’re boaters,” said William Bell, a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary for 43 years. “Things happen quick in small boats, that’s why in a kayak it’s more important [to be prepared]. … Good swimmers think they can put a life jacket on in the water, it’s difficult.”
To mark the occasion in the Pioneer Valley, where paddlecraft make up the vast majority of boaters in the region’s rivers, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is partnering with Sunderland-based outdoor recreation company Adventure East to inspect the business’ fleet of boats and then with the Sunderland Public Library to offer inspections of the public’s vessels.
On Friday, May 24, from 3 to 6 p.m., folks are invited to bring their kayaks, canoes and other boats to the parking lot behind the Sunderland Public Library at 20 School St., where Coast Guard Auxiliary members like Bell and Tom Fydenkevez, who also previously served decades on the Selectboard, will inspect the vessels free of charge. Adventure East will also be on hand to share details about their boating safety procedures, additional paddlecraft safety tips and great locations for people to bring their boats.
If your boat is in compliance, you will receive a vessel safety check decal for your boat to indicate you are in full compliance with federal and state boating laws. If deficiencies are found, a written report will be put together.

Safety tips

While it may be obvious, a key point for all boaters and passengers is the importance of wearing a life jacket or other form of personal flotation device, as Fydenkevez noted 75% of all fatal boat accidents involve drowning. In 85% of those drownings, the person who died was not wearing a life jacket. Three in four drownings also involved vessels less than 21 feet in length, according to the Coast Guard. He added that life jackets should fit properly and high-visibility ones are more effective.
“You know, the black and the blue [life jackets] look really good, but if you’re out there, it’s nice to have a red one or brightly colored one. … Coloration is really important,” Fydenkevez said.
As for additional items and equipment, all boaters should have a personal ID on them and it is recommended to have some sort of identification on the vessel. This identification should have a phone number on it, so if a boater is safe, but separated from their boat, first responders aren’t sent on an unnecessary search.
Paddlecraft boaters are advised to have an additional paddle or oar, a flashlight, a first aid kit, a registered beacon that can be attached to a boat to track their location, and food and water. Boaters are advised to leave alcohol on the shore, as its use is listed as the “leading-known contributing factor in fatal boating accidents,” according to the Coast Guard.
“People think they’re on the water, ‘What could happen to me?’” Fydenkevez said of many people’s mindsets when getting in or on a boat. Beyond equipment, and much like going for a hike, the public is advised to have a “float plan,” where you inform a family member, friend or other responsible party of your plans, which includes where you’re going and the expected time you’ll return. That way, authorities can be notified if you do not come back.
Other tips include dressing for the water, not the weather, because even if the weather is going to be above 90 degrees, water temperatures can still be dangerously low. This time of year in particular, the water temperatures are still in the low 60s, “so you don’t have an unlimited amount of time,” Fydenkevez said. The National Weather Service notes “cold shock can be just as severe and dangerous” from 60-degree water as it is with 32-degree water.
As members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Adventure East prepare to inspect boats on Friday, Adventure East founder Brian Pearson said his business has gotten their life jackets inspected and they get all 45 kayaks, 15 canoes and two giant canoes inspected by the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
“A lot of people kind of start their pathway into paddling with Adventure East, so we have a lot of people who may have fear or anxiety about starting a new thing that has more risk. … The Coast Guard says we know what we’re doing, which is a huge thing,” Pearson said. “It’s great to have that partnership and their interest in helping and supporting us.”
For more information about National Safe Boating Week, visit the Coast Guard’s website at:
https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3778406/coast-guard-urges-safety-during-national-safe-boating-week-memorial-day-weekend/