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I understand some people don’t want to understand and have their own biases towards him, and that’s cool. This post isn’t for you then. I thought she explained part of what’s happening well & I think it’s worth considering!
Again, I’m not trying to change or force anyone’s mind. I’m being respectful & sharing a perspective. Please be respectful in the comments, too. Thanks 👍🏼

MotorInc is an automotive YouTube channel featuring the enthusiasts Karthikeya and Shumi that has grown on me slowly. I particularly like their talkathons. Of which, on the latest one today, they discussed a topic that I thought might be relevant to many forum members here. It's titled:
How to Buy Your First Ever Car
The video entails the following main facets:

1. Knowing Your Budget (and the benefits of stretching a bit in order to leave "headroom" to grow with the car)
2. The Case for Petrol as Default for Most Use Cases
3. Not being blinded by spec sheets, using vlogs only to narrow choices and test-driving before final selection
4. Three Good Car Essentials or Hygiene Factors (Responsive Engine, Balanced Suspension with Control first priority and Comfort Second, and Well-Engineered Nature)
5. The Features Question and the VFMness of the Mid-Variant (incl. debate on the usefulness of ADAS) and the need to have optional-feature variants and exploring the possibilty of fitting a car with after-market accessories.
6. The Safety Conversation (difference between active and passive safety and need to stop putting all the onus on rating agencies, valuing features like rear washer and ESP over toted features like a high number of airbags)
7. Personal Experiences

I don't agree with their after-market installations advise, but other than that, the video made a lot of sense. What do the others think?
Credit: MotorInc

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Hello dearest devs and fellow commanders!
I played the 1.1. and really loved it! I particularly liked the removal of templar shields and the now unlimited combat protocol, among other things. Because of my little children, I finished the run only a week ago and discovered 1.2. is out now! So excited to try it soon!
I tried a commander honestman and was doing totally OK on the tactical side but blew the strategic layer and failed (closely) the first Chosen avenger defense. Yes, I should probably try the setting with the different difficulties on the tactical and strategic level. So I disabled the avatar timer and finished the game after enduring like 5 more chosen avenger defenses. For the record, I only "disabled" honestman for the chosen avenger defenses and even nailed the last one without casualties in honestman mode.
So I collected a bunch of observations and bugs (some possibly already fixed in 1.2.) which I would like to share.
BUGS (or features?): - I was able to start doing covert actions (at least one) without a resistance ring - 2 lvl 1 liberation missions of the same type spawned simultaneously in the same sector - the evac area on the roof of structures was unreachable for mecs (twice). Had to compromise it - in covert extraction missions (and maybe others too) the soldier scoring a kill somehow gets loot out of range (from a previous kill elsewhere) - very common crash at the use of skirmisher grapple - I used the skirmisher grapple, then dashed to a chest in the fog and the fog at the destination stayed! - I got 2 sullys killed and a third one came up for recruitment (I recruited him)? - on multiple occasions, Fuse cost 1 action and then was available again immediately (on the same turn without CD) - after a reload, the sharpshooter could not perform a snap shot on a rocketeer, but could perform a snap shot on a vanguard - the Purifier flamethrower attack does not trigger bladestorm? - I skipped a supply defense mission and the supply resistance operatives were gone (as intended), and all the rest lost all abilities - A "Hack workstation" mission with indefinite duration spawned - very often, the Submenus on the "HR menu" on the avenger (soldiers etc.) disappeared and wouldn't come back unless you save and reload - a Subcoiler costs more than a coil rifle - on many occasions, Arcwave was hitting targets not in the line of attack - the Insanity description says it stuns the target - the Captured soldiers come back fully equipped after being rescued?!? nice, but doesn't make sense - Hyperreactive pupils triggered without a previous missed shot on a purifier - a very funny way of easily beating the first stage of the chosen stronghold without any casualties (not that it is difficult as is): The reaper detects units beyond closed doors. The team blocks the doors with their bodies so that the aliens can't open them. Then the psi op with bastion and null lance starts picking the aliens off one by one. They activate, but since the squad is inaccessible, deactivate again. The only problem came from an archon's blazing pinions or the andromedon's acid bomb (in both cases, squad is immune bc of bastion), which they fittingly launch through the walls as well - without other actions from other enemy units - an escaping enemy unit from a destroyed pod rejoins another pod in the fog, then scatters again on contact when the pod moves into LOS the same enemy turn - a Shield wall granted me 5 armour
QUESTIONS: - Is it possible for faceless disguised as resistance operatives to act as soldiers (e.g. armed and shooting) on missions and later be uncovered (on rendezvous missions)? - Is it possible to get an invasion in the only region you control? if failed or skipped, is this a gameover? - the Assassin can blind the spark? but why, this kind of doesn't make sense?
SUGGESTIONS: - on regular Avenger defense, reinforcements arrive randomly and not by seniority, and since the equipment is never enough, the reinforcements are always with tier 1 stuff, making them kind of useless. this was not a problem in vanilla, where all equipment was upgraded automatically. Is it possible to change this somehow? - on the chosen Avenger defense, there are no reinforcements. this really does not make sense, this being the hardest kind of mission in the game. Like the A team is getting railed and the rest are biting their nails and doing nothing? - can missions with Drone wrecks be made available more commonly in the beginning? In my experience this is the rarest wreck in the game, always preventing me from researching robotics - I really thought the RNG produced a disproportionate amount of missions "free captive resistance ops" which are quite useless after around midgame - I assume the chryssalides "wandering about" programming is designed for maps with civilians. why are they wandering about on maps without civilians or just running away from the squad ? not that I really need more crazy suicidal stun lancer-style chryssalids, but isn't this kind of pointless?
I hope this is still useful. And thank you for your feedback!
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Ho ripreso a guidare da poco, fino adesso ho vissuto praticamente come se non avessi la patente, ma ora è sorta la necessità (prima o poi dovevo finire di fare la passenger princess). Avrò bisogno di una macchina per circa 3 settimane, 1 mese al massimo, per lavoro. Pensavo di prenderne una a noleggio, il problema è che non c'ho veramente un'idea su quale automobile affittare, quali siti/aziende siano più affidabili, quali siano le opzioni più convenienti, ecc. Ho visto che è possibile fare anche affitti a lungo termine, ma vanno tutti oltre i 6 mesi e per ora non ne ho bisogno. In più richiedono tutti un anticipo troppo alto per le mie tasche.
Consigli? Esperienze?

Hi everyone. I'm stumped by this question. Can anyone offer some assistance as to how I go about solving this? Thank you.
Patula Co acquired 80% of Sanka Co on 1 October 20X5. At this date, some of Sanka Co's inventory had a carrying amount of $600,000 but a fair value of $800,000. By 31 December 20X5, 70% of this inventory had been sold by Sanka Co.
The individual statements of financial position at 31 December 20X5 for both companies show the following:
Patula Co inventories: $3,250,000
Sanka Co inventories: $1,940,000
What will be the total inventories figure in the consolidated statement of financial position of Patula Co as at 31 December 20X5?
A. $5,250,000
B. $5,330,000
C. $5,130,000
D. $5,238,000

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Two weeks ago I had visited a starters appartment which i before visiting knew was at least 10% below market value. The sellers probably did this to attract more people (there were at least 80 people to the open house on two days). I from my makelaar I know that in the current market from 10-15% overbidding is normal depending on the state of the house and interest. Bidding has to be in on Tuesday. I was thinking about bitting around 25% over asking (also because the house is at least 10% under market value).
But here comes the issue.. 25% over asking is about 1,5 year modal salary which i know most people that visited the house are not going to be close to. Also because we are talking about a appartment for starters. But like i said after 25% over asking the price is still normal in todays market. What are your opinions? Am I insane to bid 25% more or should i really take the lower asking price into consideration.