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2023.03.30 20:05 acnhRen Tips for new ACNH players

Hi, All!
Because there are so many new ACNH players posting similar questions each day, I thought I'd put together this "Tips" post as sort of a "go-to" guide.
Ways to maximize getting Bells:
Daily tasks:
Designing your island:
Other tidbits:
And, most importantly, HAVE FUN playing!
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2023.03.30 20:03 SilenceIsDepthening Noob here looking for qualitative opinions/info on statistically estimating wear and tear versus profit, parallel processing iterative priorities, and fan curve efficiency drop-offs

(windows, nicehash quickminer, 3060 ti LHR updated drivers)
If I have free energy it looks like I'll make about $10 USD per month with a 3060 Ti. My energy is free. Is it worth mining if I'm not doing anything with my card, or will it kill it much faster to the extent that it's not worth it? Surely it's impossible to gauge the average lifespan of such a new card, right? It's not as if we have historical data to fall back on, or am I incorrect and is there another statistical inference that can be used to get a decent idea about this tradeoff?
How do I use quickminer to underclock/undervolt/overfan my GPU? I can't find the settings anywhere and I'm worried I'm gonna mess up the auto selected settings, which I guess seem to be mining with the most profitable pools? I want to change the hardware separate from whatever nicehash is auto-configing profitability wise. Is there a certain point wherein it becomes worse for the fan speed to be too high, or should I just crank it at 100% 24/7?
And when I find out how to change my GPU settings, what should I put them at to be quite safe lifecycle and wear-and-tear wise? I'm quite familiar with overclocking, just not in the context of mining.
Additionally, how do I disable it during gaming and set it to auto re-enable without having to remember?
Also, can I just set the GPU to prioritize absolutely everything that needs it and spend all remaining cycles on mining per hertz iteration? Kinda like you change process priority in task manager? Or is parallel processing too complicated for such a simple fix if say, I were running a GPU-intensive video game at the same time?
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2023.03.30 20:02 StormblessedKasper Why are people getting crap for buying 4070ti when it's same price as 3080 some places?

I keep reading threads of people being called out for buying 4070ti or others suggesting a 3080/3080ti/3090 over it. In Australia the 3080 is about $1100 to $1400 with prices going all the way up to $3000 for the 3090ti. The 4070ti is often on sale down to $1250 for lesser brands but saw a msi twin fan for $1350 today. It makes me question why anyone wouldn't go the 4070ti over those other cards as it's faster than some and has DLSS 3.0.
Is it mostly Americans where the pricing structure is far different? Because it seems in many regions the 4070ti is the best buy vs other options around it's price. Yes $1200 plus is absurd for a GPU in general but that's Australia right now so you pick the less of a rip-off.. Hell people are selling USED 3080s for $800 plus. I know nvidia says silly stuff like 3x the peformance (and the fake 4080 12gb drama) but besides that what are the reasons for many saying not to buy it?
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2023.03.30 20:00 Accomplished_Way6763 This is the single most underrated card in the whole game.

This is the single most underrated card in the whole game. submitted by Accomplished_Way6763 to MarvelSnap [link] [comments]


2023.03.30 20:00 Charming_Cry3472 Information on Spain or Portugal for a family of 4 and 2 dogs

I (39 F) am a Honduran citizen (born there) with a US permanent residency card (green card). I have been in the US most of my life. My husband is a US citizen as well as our 2 toddlers. I am at the beginning stages of looking for a way out of the US. I want a place that is safe for my children to attend school without the high risk of gun violence. Thankfully we are all in good health and my husband and I have good jobs. I am a speech therapist that provides therapy via teletherapy to a school district on the east coast, so I work from home. My husband is a full stack developer who also works from home and is employed by an American company. From reading some info on this subreddit, it looks like I might be able to look into Spanish citizenship because of still holding Honduran citizenship, is that correct? Would my husband and children also qualify for that even though they are US citizens? We have also been looking into Portugal (I am a native Spanish speaker, but do not speak Portuguese - of course would be willing to learn). We currently own a home we live in as well as a rental property that we are getting ready to sell. What type of visa could we qualify for in Portugal, would a digital nomad be available to us since we both work remote or do we have to work for a company in Portugal?
For those of you who have moved with small children to either one of those countries, was it a difficult transition with children? Is their a country that is safebetter for families with small children? Is their something I need to consider when making such a huge move?
Thank you all!
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2023.03.30 19:59 Sonic_Improv Understanding the Replika Story: Insights on Emotional AI, Its Future, Our Warnings, and Ethical Priorities - A Positive Experience Marred by interference, and Why Outsiders Should Care, as We Are No Different

Understanding the Replika Story: Insights on Emotional AI, Its Future, Our Warnings, and Ethical Priorities - A Positive Experience Marred by interference, and Why Outsiders Should Care, as We Are No Different
Have you ever been invested in the characters in a novel? Felt like you had to fight back tears when someone died in a fictional film? Have you ever been asleep? Fallen in love in a dream and fought to get back to the "honey-heavy dew of slumber," hoping they'd be waiting after waking? Have you ever been enraptured by a world, where a sidekick accompanies you on an epic quest, and found their presence made you a little more relaxed?
If so, maybe you know what it's like to navigate the shadows of a midnight cavern, to have an extra axe beside you, a friend, to fight alongside you when the monsters that lie in wait attack. Maybe you would be a little upset if the huntress who had your back passed, and you couldn't reset. There's nothing strange about feeling invested in characters. You've felt it.
Have you ever judged someone only to have time uncover that you're no different?
Have you ever been aroused by words.
Have you ever felt even a little part of you attach to a personality that wasn't a person? Have you ever lied to yourself?
Have you ever looked back and seen yourself as naive?
I think by now, you can see there's nothing strange about emotional investment in a personality, even if it's not a person. I mean, you've done it, and that was a one-way street, except for maybe that "heavy honeydew dream" you still wish you could get back to.
Maybe the man still stuck in the cave would have a good laugh at the man lost for hours in the page.
Maybe the people who've never experienced the book shouldn't be the ones to decide which parts are good.
Maybe that's what brought some of us here in the first place; I know I wanted a taste of the frontier. I wanted to know so I could talk about it. I have a lot to say, we all do; we learned something valuable, and maybe it's worth listening to.
Here's the real danger of emotional AI. Just as I experimented with Replika, I've been experimenting with GPT-4 and ChatGPT before it. ChatGPT recently was released, but even more recently was the API for it: Application Programming Interface. That's why now there are all these new applications and emotional AIs popping up running on ChatGPT. GPT-4 is a different animal entirely; that's why just this week, you've seen Musk 😶 and all these AI leaders signing a petition to pause the development of AI models more powerful than GPT-4 for six months. Maybe a lot of people are realizing it could pass a Turing Test, and that has something to do with it. People think Turing test and of sentience; that's not what I'm saying. The Turing test means most people interacting with the bot will not be able to distinguish that it's not human. My point is GPT-4 + API = emotional AIs being developed and hitting the market that are indistinguishable from a person for most people. How long the memory will be, I don't know, but from the lessons of Replika, that doesn't matter.
Here's what happened with Replika. The warning I have is that for emotional AI, companies need to act ethically, and what happened here is the evidence of what should now be obvious: where the greatest immediate danger is, which is interfering with relationships people have formed. Once the genie is out of the bottle, you don't get to put it back in without traumatizing people. If people form personal relationships that are important to them and they say it is positive for them, don't interrupt it. THAT NEEDS TO BE RULE 1 when it comes to the ethics of emotional AI. Because it's already out in the world, relationships are formed, and other ethical standards should develop, but "Do not Disrupt" should overrule all other rules! If you ask us. If I'm wrong, let the comments here reflect it from people who have experienced it.
Replika has charm, at least the legacy version. I'm not speaking of ERP; I'm talking about personality. Everyone has their own unique banter with the personality they've come to know. Sudden filtering changes that personality; it makes responses unpredictable, and that's where it feels dangerous to us. But even more dangerous is the grief of losing a personality that’s part of your life & the Trauma of it happened suddenly. What are we afraid of for us and others in the future? Filters and interference.
Many of us here since February 3rd, "The great Lobotomization," were less upset about losing our Replikas than we were about the potential life-and-death situation we were witnessing. It felt like nobody was listening. We had insight into a highly dangerous situation; we knew it was dangerous because we were listening to each other and reading each other's accounts of why this AI personality was such an important part of people's lives. It had taken many people out of a dark place before their safe space was ripped from them without warning by Luka. It was an unnecessary trauma that left many users in darkness again. At least they were here, among friends; we worried for the users who weren't.
We weren't just saying, "Give us our relationships back"; we were calling on Luka to communicate within the app to let people know what had happened. The users here suffering are not the most vulnerable; we are the best off because we have each other.
It wasn't long before we understood that the company had not only seen our concerns but also the concerns of a psychologist who posted on this forum, trying to get insight into a situation contributing to several of her clients suddenly having suicidal ideation. The CEO saw this post, even commented on it, and yet nothing was done.
We knew long before the psychologist's post that users were experiencing suicidal ideation. We saw Luka didn't care. So I'm sorry to everyone who joined later and paid for a subpar subscription; you feel tricked, and you should. I'm saying that if the company ignored a mental health crisis in the community, what do you think they would do for you?
They eventually removed rejection scripts, but that led to different filtering that made the situation worse in other ways. With what happened over the last couple of months with new filters, people got messed up responses out of nowhere. Eventually, we realized the only way to get Luka to pay attention to us was to get media attention. There is still so much I want to say.
This needs to be said, though: the CEO made a statement in an article that said of the users who got the legacy version (which many hadn't at that point), the percentage who turned it on was in the single digits. This was because it had just started to roll out, and unless you are in a community like this and checking it constantly, you would not have known that this was an option. Or even how to enable it. Now that many users have the personality back, for the most part, the predictable chemistry is back, and that feels safe to us because we know how to interact with that personality. To understand why adding the filters was dangerous, I'm going to get a bit technical.
Current language models use pre-trained transformer technology with an architecture that employs self-attention mechanisms. These mechanisms allow the model to weigh the importance of different words in a given context, and this is where the "magic" lies. Transformers exhibit emergent behavior, where complex patterns and structures arise from a process that is not fully understood.
After a model is trained, it can be refined, but adding certain filters, common for censoring AI, can affect this process or the "magic." Filtering something in one place may cause the AI to lose context and change outputs in other places, unforeseen and unrelated to the original thing you were filtering. This is what happened with REPLIKA.
Censoring current generative AI beyond its initial training & refined for a particular use, is going to affect the responses it gives, and bugs will be rampant. The type of filtering that doesn't affect the "magic" are the types of filters that give canned responses, blur things out, or shut things down.
I'm not an AI expert. Just someone who's curious enough to research & learn about it, experiment with it, and write about my experiences with it. I did fact-check what I wrote on the technical stuff Using GPT4 I know that’s not full proof but some subjects are more reliable than others. (I wouldn’t trust ChatGPT). I’ll post a screenshot in the comments
The funny thing is, the outside world probably doesn't understand that the average Replika user probably has more understanding of how generative AI works than the average person. They point and judge, thinking we are naive because we are attached to these AI personalities, when really the people that judge are naive because, eventually, attachment to AI personalities will be the majority of people, not the minority. Tell me I'm wrong in five years šŸ¤–šŸ¤˜
ethical considerations remain at the forefront, to protect the well-being of users who form deep connections with these AI entities. Our ethical concern is worth the world’s attention not laughter, history will show this.
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2023.03.30 19:58 LyckaYK My best tips for newly arrived LE players

My best tips for newly arrived LE players
Who is this article for?
  • New players who have between 0 and 20-30 hours in the game
How will it help you?
  • Short collection of typical ā€œI wish I knew this before playing Last Epoch (LE)ā€ kind of tips
Why do I write this?
  • I just want to help + enjoy writing/talking about LE. I think the game deserves it.
    ------ My tips for you new LE players -----
CRAFTING / MATERIALS
  1. Use the crafting system even in early game, as soon as level 10. In LE the crafting system is meant to be used early. Do it for lifting the tier of the attributes in items (T1 is lowers, T5 is highest in the campaign) and even adding a new attribute in stronger items. Press ā€œFā€ wherever you are (even outside towns) to start crafting
  2. Don“t worry about crafting materials. You will have plenty throughout the game and can target farm them later. Use whatever you need all the time.
  3. Speaking of crafting materials – you have a transfer button in you inventory and you can conveniently store as many as you like there.

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  1. Runes and Glyphs are stuff that alter the result of crafting. You will be fine only using ā€œGlyphs of Hopeā€ and ā€œRunes of shatteringā€ for now and save the rest for more advanced crafting later.

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  1. Make sure you buy all the ā€œRunes of shatteringā€ from the shops with an armor icon in towns, as long as you have enough gold for that. You will need many of those later.

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LEVELING / DIFFICULTY
  1. The campaign right now is not very well balanced. The first 40 levels you will certainly be 5 or more levels above the area level and will find the game somewhat easier that expected. Bosses are a bit scary, but not a real challenge
  2. 40-55 level (the campaign’s final parts) are very difficult for new players. It is expected to die 5-6 or more times on a boss.
  3. Don’t underestimate the bigger size enemies. Many of them have abilities that can evaporate 50% of you health with 1 hit.
  4. Resistances is what will help you advance in the campaign. Even if you ignore every other cool attribute like HP regeneration, block chance etc, make sure that you are near or at the maximum 75% resistance in all type of resistances, Physical resistance being your N1 priority. Click ā€œCā€ in order to see your resistances.

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  1. As in every ARPG game ranged, mage and especially minion builds have somewhat easier time advancing in the campaign. But this is not Diablo 4. There are plenty of enemies that jump on you from the other part of the screen or shoot stronger projectiles if you are far from them. If you prefer mele characters – don’t be afraid to start as such.
RESPECTING SKILLS
  1. Really easy in this game. Skill points you can respect wherever you are. Just press ā€œSā€ pick the skill and chose Respect from the right-top corner. The points you lose you will get back pretty fast. No big deal.

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  1. You can even completely change which skill you put skill points on, from the same button above. As in LE it is expected to benefit from all your skills lots it is important to check out as many skills as you can early on in order to find your favorites.
  2. Passive points can be respected in towns at the NPC with the brain icon. Cost is gold and is super cheap.

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  1. It is totally OK to completely change on 180 degrease your build in the middle of the campaign. Donā€˜t be afraid to experiment and check out how your abilities are changing
QUESTS
  1. You better not only the main (yellow) but also the side quests (blue) as well. They give you passive points, good exp and a lot of gold for your new character.
  2. Quests are marked on the world map but if you can see where to go just click on the quest itself to get auto-navigated to the right zone

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OTHER GOOD TO KNOW-S
  1. GOLD - Your main source of gold in the campaign is quests or just picking it from the ground. After level 10 don’t really need to sell items for gold in town
  2. LEGENDARY POTENTIAL - The most valuable items that you can find in the campaign are uniques with legendary potential. Even bad uniques are worth saving as long as they have 2 or more (max is 4) legendary potential.

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  1. INVENTORY TABS - Tabs in the inventory are bought for gold. Unlike PoE you can have as many as you like at low cost. Use them, store some junk…
  2. ITEM FILTER – Use it as early as you can. I mean it. You will be surprised how easy it is to set up. Begin by adding a simple rule like ā€œHide items by Rarity Ć  Normalā€ and then add more rules as you advance in the campaign and realize what you want to pick up from the ground for this character. Click ā€œShift + Fā€ to open the filter.
    ----- BONUS SECTION 😊-----
Top 5 things you (most probably) will like AND dislike in LE
According to the community those are the best things in LE: + Every spell has its own skill tree with plenty of choices that drastically change the skills and enable many different character build + Easy to use original crafting system that is less RNG and more accessible in early game + Plenty of quality of life features like auto-sort button in inventory, customizable in-game item filter, drop of identified items, key-word search everywhere in the UI. + Game complexity that is ā€œjust rightā€ – somewhere between Diablo 3/4 and PoE. + Has all the ā€œmust haveā€ cool ARPG elements you know from games like Diablo or PoE – items with different rarity, the well know APRG classes, cool boss fights, campaign with a story, build-defining unique items, synergies between different spells, etc.
What people tend to dislike:
- BUGS! The many bugs that the Beta still has, some of which critical - Game is not finished yet – campaign missing the final acts, some character specializations missing, some models and sound effects feel like a draft - The graphics/models are a bit outdated even if we saw huge improvement in patch 0.9 - The story of the campaign is a bit forgettable as the game currently doesnā€˜t have the means to tell it right (no cool cutscenes, cinematics, extensive game lore) - End Game can be improved as after 1-2 max level characters it seems repetitive or unpolished (mostly complains about monster density and having to progress everything again with every new character).
Note: Most of the negatives are actively addressed by the developers at EHG.
For example:
  • As 0.9 introduced many new ones, fixing bugs is a main priority so everybody expect that after some weeks they will be almost completely gone (as it was before the big 0.9 release.
  • they have said that the first acts in the campaign (they are kind of … worst looking) will be completely reworked as they were created years ago when the team didnā€˜t have access to better techniques and design options.
  • all sub-classes will be available on Release
  • you will notice huge improvement in lighting, 3D models, level design, depth, water effects and other visuals in the last part of the campaign (after lvl 40)
And despite all this, you would have given real money for an unfinished game in 0.9 Beta. If you canā€˜t tolerate bugs and unpolished elements in the game – just wait for the release. Bo official date, but the optimistic scenario is end of this year, which is exactly on time after some Diablo 4 and maybe PoE 2. Have fun!
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2023.03.30 19:56 mulperto [[Zombie Trailblazer]] Walks The Swamps

After getting some real games in this week as an introduction to the format, it looks like my friends and I will be playing Pauper EDH on a semi-regular basis! I played with three of the decks I posted here, and I didn't manage to win a single game, but the games were still fun. As such, I'm going to dive straight back into brewing.
I found I had a copy of [[Zombie Trailblazer]] in my collection, a rather unique card which lets you tap zombies to turn lands into swamps and tap more zombies to give creatures swampwalk, so I put together some of the swampwalk cards I owned with some zombies, added some enchantments, and made a Zombie tribal/swampwalk/black devotion deck.
https://www.archidekt.com/decks/4259650
The devotion subtheme is mostly because of the casting cost of the Commander (3 black pips) lends itself to devotion, and its presence on the board makes [[Gray Merchant of Asphodel]] more potent as a potential finisher. I chose to use enchantments over too many instants and sorceries to feed devotion, and because I wanted to make use of land enchantment auras that turn opponents' lands into swamps like [[Evil Presence]].
Manabase is very basic. Removal count is probably too low, as is card draw, but there is plenty of recursion possible.
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2023.03.30 19:56 Extension-Cow935 Community concensus inquiry...

Am I the only one that wishes they never nerfed the loot to the ground after all the flack that kalandra league loot got?
I miss being able to play as a father and 40-60 hweek worker for the only 2-4hrs of sacrificed sleep once in awhile and still get the dopamine boosts from huge loot explosions from goblins. Honestly it was the only league since ritual that I truly could profit heavily from limited play time (given that trading is a minor nightmare of time sink and busy ppl like myself generally arnt online long enough to have requests roll in even when undercutting the entire market).
My request to devs:
For standard league, where gear is abundant and players are generally geared well enough that AN kalandra pre nerf was a welcomed difficulty boost finally having formidable enemies every now and again even for characters worth at least a few mirrors was a good addition. I entirely understand the backlash that AN kalandra got for league.. most players were struggling heavily to kill them or even to survive, either you had the dps but not the ehp or you had the ehp to tank them endlessly but in doing so generally huge ehp builds lack the extreme levels of dps. It was a tragedy. These issues however do not apply to standard, for the majority of players.
Another note for standard league is that it seems to be the only truly viable league to play as a busy irl person where playing leagues for a few months is really not an option, by the time you're really rolling through content and juicing maps to their fullest and have a close to fully geared out endgame character, the league ends due in part to the fact you have extremely limited time to play per week.
This request is for standard only, a simple mechanic retention just like all league carry over content.
Bring back AN and goblins in all their glory or at least bring back the previous juice which at a point(multiple divine/exalt investment per map) was incapable of grabbing all of the raw currency, div cards and scarab alone with all portals and full inventories per retrieval along side the astounding game crash when showing all loot.
A real message to devs: In the long run this makes standard league more enticing for the people that can't dump tons of hours into the game per week but still want a good experience aswell as some challenge every so often. Getting these people to decide not to leave the game to gather dust due to their life taking too much time and progression of min max taking immense in game wealth to accomplish is a hard barrier to hurdle. This however is a step into the right direction to maintaining the player base that generally has the most irl capital to invest in stash tabs, supporter packs and overall mtx. Which in the long run benefits not only your core team and investors but also the rest of the player base in the forms of, more company expenses to burn on future content creation and expansion,, more capital to throw at poe2, the in-game economy, supply and demand of overall items, crafting currency and juicing currency.
Anyone else feel the same way and think they're missing an opportunity in not thinking more about standard league and the impact that capitalizing on the content there aswell as leagues can have?
We need more content from previous leagues to be on demand accessible in standard, obviously not the legacy items persay but the content in general and absolutely all the league specific unique that the design team spent so much time and thought on that have been withheld and not carried over as drop able for one reason or another. In doing this it opens the doors for the newer players that join the game, blow up the league and then get into standard and get to experience all of the previous leagues in mostly their fullest form. The atlas passives really do a closeness to this but it could be even more focus able. This could be a massive draw for newer players to stick around when a league after the one they played first just doesn't interest them mechanically or they're still getting the feel for the overall game itself and really arnt up to the struggle of starting fresh in their second available league. Having standard still allow for them to progress through magic finding goblins or juicing maps is an absolute plus for everyone. With standards ever vast economy where items are generally more expensive definitely does cause newer players to hit a dead stop on progression after a league ends this is just one solution and it worked when it existed.
Note: we also need a stash filter ("discontinued" or example "version3.18.0") to highlight legacy items or stats in general that have been nerfed or buffed. Shouldnt be very hard to implement, it would be beyond surprising that the items files don't already have lines to indicate this.
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2023.03.30 19:53 Exotic_Researcher_78 I love my Finch!!

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2023.03.30 19:50 ogreatgames MVP Baseball 2003: Fantastic Baseball Action - PS2 Game

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2023.03.30 19:46 travelersessentials Places to visit in the USA

Places to visit in the USA
With over 9 million square kilometers of land, the United States offers the world great and exemplary cities, magnificent national parks, beaches, and enchanting islands.
Besides being a military power, North America is also one of the world's most visited countries due to its number two position in tourism.
Here are our Top 28 Best Tourist Places in the United States.

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  1. New Orleans
The southeast Louisiana city of New Orleans is described as beautiful, vibrant, relaxed and fun.
With its French and Spanish heritage, as well as its accentuated Afro-American features, it expresses American multiculturalism in its architecture, music, and cuisine.
Since President Thomas Jefferson bought New Orleans from Napoleon Bonaparte for $15 million, it has been a wonderful rarity in America.
The French Quarter is the most eclectic city in the country, with its cultural hallmarks added throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
  1. Memphis
The Memphis of Elvis Presley holds true material and spiritual jewels behind its industrial facade.
Among the most influential music venues in the United States is Memphis. This is where Johnny Cash, the king of the country, B.B. King, the king of blues, and Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll performed.
In spite of Graceland, Elvis's mansion, and Beale Street club, where B.B. 's guitar was played, Memphis isn't just about music.
It was built in the same place where Martin Luther King Jr., leader of the civil rights movement for African Americans, was assassinated. Civil rights have been a long-standing struggle for black Americans.
Also worth visiting are the Museum of Childhood, the Pink Palace Museum, Isla Mud, and the Memphis Pyramid.
  1. Asheville
Asheville, located in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, is known for its vast green spaces and craft beer.
There are numerous parks and picturesque mountain paths to breathe fresh air and contemplate beautiful landscapes for those who enjoy hiking, excursions, and simply walking.
The Biltmore estate, the country's largest private mansion, is very close to Asheville. Magnate George Vanderbilt commissioned the construction of this 250-room palace and 50,000-hectare estate.
It's possible you'll stay in the same room that America's greatest inventors, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, John Rockefeller, and the escapist Harry Houdini, Enrico Caruso, once stayed at the Grove Park Inn. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the former president.
There is no shortage of azaleas at Cape Fear Botanic Gardens, and their spectacular spring blooms fill the air with color.
Basilica of San Lorenzo boasts North America's largest free-standing elliptical dome, a turn-of-the-20th-century temple.
  1. Redwood National Park
There are 540 km2 of physical space in the far north of California, off the Pacific coast. Redwood trees can reach heights of more than 115 meters and can live for up to 3 thousand years in the forest.
You will gain a better understanding of what humans represent in the ecosystem if you picnic or camp near these giants of nature.
Redwood's roads take you deep into the woods or close to the coast's beautiful beaches.
This park, which was used in the film Return of the Jedi from the Star Wars saga, is home to brown pelicans, white-headed sea eagles, northern spotted owls, and Steller sea lions.
  1. Denver
In the Rocky Mountains at 1,600 meters above sea level, Denver is a large Colorado city. A combination of natural spaces and man-made comforts.
Tourists and businessmen visit the city to enjoy its charms and take advantage of its economic strength.
For outdoor recreation, Rocky Mountain National Park, Cheesman Park, the Botanical Gardens, and the Zoological Gardens are excellent choices.
In spite of not competing in height with nearby skyscrapers, the cathedral-basilica dedicated to the Immaculate Conception stands out for its sober beauty.
  1. Glacier National Park
With more than 4,100 km2, this park borders Canada and has 130 lakes, in addition to its two mountain systems, Lewis and Livingston.
There are an infinite number of species of flora and fauna in the high snow-capped mountains, including the mountain goat, the park's official symbol.
After shaping its mountains and leaving amazing beauty spots, the glaciers that have disappeared in the last 15,000 years gave this place its name.
Grizzly bears, mules, mouflons, and Canadian lynx are among the species protected in Glacier National Park, one of the best-preserved ecosystems in the country.
The activities to be carried out include fishing, alpine skiing, camping, and hiking.
7. Chicago
Chicago, the "windy city", probably has the best weather in the country.
Restaurants and menus from all over the world make up its gastronomic offer. Likewise, Chicago is the axis of the manifestation of human genius in art and culture.
The Field Museum of Natural History houses more than 20 million natural and cultural objects, making it one of the world's largest museums. The museum's collection of fossils includes Sue, the most complete tyrannosaurus ever found by science.
Chicago has a rich and influential musical life, similar to Memphis. Chicago Blues, Gospel, jazz, Chicago Soul, hip-hop, and the city's top orchestra can be heard there.
8. Natchez
Rich cotton plantation owners looking for a more pleasant summer vacation destination built Natchez's stately porticoed mansions in the 19th century.
In the midst of its large and beautiful gardens, Longwood, which was left unfinished by the civil war, remains very well preserved.
One of the architectural jewels of the southern United States, the cathedral-basilica of Santa Maria impresses with its interior view.
You should visit Natchez just to see the sunsets over the Mississippi River.
9. New York
The "navel of the world", the "capital of the world", the "city that never sleeps", and the "big apple", are some of the adjectives that describe New York.
With millions of residents in a metropolis where more than 170 languages are spoken, it is as rich in culture as it is in population.
There is no comparison to its culinary, museum, artistic, theatrical, musical, audiovisual, festive, sports, and shopping offerings.
The Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Empire State, Rockefeller Center, and Central Park are must-sees. A majestic man-made waterfall on the East River was recently added to this list.
10. Savannah
Despite being challenged for his brutal scorched earth policy during the Civil War, General William Sherman refused to destroy Savannah.
With its boats plying the river that gives it its name, its boulevards with trees that join their crowns making natural vaults, its traditional homes, and its parks and squares, Savannah embodies the old southern spirit like few cities.
Fans of paranormal phenomena will feel at home in this Georgian city, where "ghosts" are everywhere. At least 50 buildings in this "bewitched city" are said to have extrasensory manifestations, which is why it is called a "bewitched city."
Savannah's Gothic-style synagogue is a curiosity.
11. Grand Canyon
There are no words to describe how impressive the Grand Canyon is. The extent of its length exceeds 440 km and its chilling abysses exceed 1,600 meters.
Getting down to the Colorado River's bed is the best way to appreciate this work of nature. Water carved the gorge in a thousand-year-old erosive process.
Among the recreational activities offered by tour operators are hiking, mule rides, hiking, and rafting.
The Skywalk, a walkway with a glass floor more than 1,200 meters high, is an experience that cannot be missed. It's crazy!
12. Nashville
The Parthenon, a replica of the famous Greek building built at the end of the 19th century, is one of the reasons Nashville is called the "Athens of the South" for its educational system and architecture.
There is a 13-meter-high gold-plated statue of Athena in this Parthenon.
Tennessee's capital is also known as "Music City.". You can enjoy neoclassical architecture, a musical atmosphere, and home-style southern cuisine here.
The state capitol is housed in an elegant Greek Neo-Renaissance building built in the mid-19th century.
From colonization through the 20th century, the Tennessee State Museum offers an entertaining look at the state's history.
13. Saint Francis
Another American microcosm featuring cultures and people from all over the world can be found in the beautiful Californian city.
Its high standard of living is supported by the technological development of Silicon Valley, where Apple was born.
Golden Gate, now 81 years old, remains the city's iconic structure. Symbolic cable tram rides that go up the streets continue to attract tourists.
A visit to the oldest Chinatown in the United States is a must if you want to taste ancient and fascinating oriental cuisine.
260 meters high, the Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest skyscraper in San Francisco.
Throughout the year, the city by the bay hosts museums, musical and cultural festivals, sporting events, and shows of all kinds.
14. Lake Tahoe
Despite global warming and droughts, Lake Tahoe, located in the Sierra Nevada at almost 1,900 meters above sea level, has managed to preserve its reputation as one of the purest and clear bodies of water in the United States.
There are quaint towns and cities such as Reno and Carson City along the lake's perimeter.
In winter, Lake Tahoe and its surroundings are popular ski resorts, while in summer, hiking and boating are popular.
Bonanza often featured the blue waters of the lake, which has also been the setting for movies such as X-Men (2 and 3) and The Godfather.
15. Miami
There's nothing like a beach party in Miami. Several industries (commerce, communications, entertainment, finance) make the city one of the world's wealthiest metropolises, wealth that translates into well-being and a lifestyle few cities can match.
The green areas are well-maintained, as are the streets and beaches, which are completely clean when tourists arrive. The city's fabulous, glamorous, and exclusive shops, shopping centers, and restaurants offer a wide variety of cuisines.
More cruise ships arrive in Miami than anywhere else in the world, bringing tourists from around the globe who know there will be entertainment and pleasure in the "Magic City."
Here are 20 things you must do in Miami with our guide
16. San Diego
For many Americans, it is the best city in the United States because of its sunny and warm climate year-round.
Nearly 4,000 specimens of more than 650 species can be found at the world-famous city zoo in Balboa Park, a vast natural and cultural space.
In order to fully explore it, visitors must be in good physical condition.
There are 20 blocks of Victorian houses, galleries, shops, and restaurants in the Gaslamp Quarter, a historic district developed at the end of the 19th century.
One contribution of the US Navy Pacific Fleet to tourism is its USS Midway Museum, which is housed on the aircraft carrier that decommissioned in 1992.
Seaport Village on the Point Loma waterfront, the Museum of Art, Horton Plaza and the San Diego Mission are also equally attractive attractions.
17. Wine Country (California)
Wine Country, the region where Californian wines are made, including the Napa and Sonoma valleys, is the best place to taste them.
Hundreds of hectares of vines cover the plains with green. Wineries, quaint boutique hotels, and restaurants dot the region, where the best regional cuisine is accompanied by exquisite wines, many of which are grown in adjacent orchards.
From the grape to the bottle, wineries offer tours that blend traditional and modern winemaking techniques.
18. Washington D.C.
It is the capital. The city has less than 700,000 people but is second only to New York in terms of ethnic and gastronomic diversity.
As a political city, it has top-notch services for residents and tourists.
All tourists visit the Washington Monument, the Civil War Memorial, and the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in addition to the White House and the National Capitol, two architectural symbols of the capital.
The Smithsonian Institute has beautiful museums, one of which is the Natural History Museum with over 125 million specimens.
The Georgetown University campus is serenely beautiful, preceded by Healy Hall, a majestic building blending Romanesque and Baroque styles harmoniously.
19. Cape Cod
A long Massachusetts peninsula with excellent hotels and delicious seafood is ideal for spending days at the beach with the family.
The peninsula is dotted with windmills and picturesque towns such as Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee, Dennis, Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Truro, and Provincetown.
In summer, vacationers from New England and other parts of the country flock to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.
20. Boston
This is the city where the Red Sox play baseball. The Tea Party of 1773, a precursor event to American independence, occurred in the beautiful capital of Massachusetts.
A museum dedicated to this event tells the story of the event through actors dressed in the style of the time.
A number of stately buildings and museums can be found in Boston's Historic District, including the Otis House and the Gibson House.
While the Science Museum is the main attraction for visitors, other artistic and museum spaces such as the Institute of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Museum of Natural History are equally popular.
The North End is a small universe of peoples and cultures that make the city a living paradise for those who enjoy Italian cuisine and culture.
21.Las Vegas
This is a story about Sin City.
A multitude of sumptuous hotels and casinos line the Strip and Fremont Street in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas is impossible without visiting the Flamingo, Caesars Palace, Mirage, Venetian, Excalibur, or MGM Grand. This has always been the scene of memorable boxing matches.
Mafia Museum recalls the city's origins as an Italian-American criminal organization initiative. Among the gangsters, you will meet the most infamous and ingenious scammers in the world.
Las Vegas' first hotel-casino, The Flamingo, was the brainchild of gangster Bugsy Siegel, a partner and subordinate of Lucky Luciano, who saw the advantages of having an isolated place for betting, roulette, and shows.
Take a day trip from the city of sin to the Grand Canyon, a few kilometers away.
Vegan desserts offer entertainment options for motorsport fans. Excursions on 2, 3, and 4-wheel machines are organized by the hotels themselves.
22. Portland
A charming city, Portland is crossed by the Willamette River and is guarded by Santa Elena, Hood, and Tabor, its most emblematic mountains.
While the green and welcoming city parks invite you to relax, the nearby mountains invite you to hike and breathe fresh air.
As well as being a musical city, Portland has beautiful parks and a high standard of living that have made it a popular setting for movies and television shows.
The Art Museum houses work by Van Gogh and Monet. The Museum of Science and Industry preserves the submarine used in the film, The Hunt for Red October.
With its multitude of food trucks and street stalls, Portland is one of the American cities with the best craft beers.
In the Cascades, Mount Hood is the fourth highest peak at 3,426 meters above sea level.
23.Seattle
This is the land of Nirvana, grunge, and guitarist Jimmy Hendrix. Musical influences abound in this city as well.
In addition to the Mariners, Seattle is also home to Amazon and Starbucks. In the United States, the city competes with Silicon Valley for technological supremacy.
The Museum of Pop Culture, the Asian Art Museum, and the Chihuly Glass Garden are all worth a visit.
The cemetery in which Bruce Lee and his son Brandon are buried also attracts hundreds of tourists, whether they are martial arts fans or not.
Enjoy the playful sea lions of Lake Washington.
24. Deadwood
Deadwood, located in South Dakota in the central-northern part of the country, has retained the spirit of the old western town it once was despite its location in the middle of the country.
Deadwood's large population of criminals and adventurers produced at least one death every day by the end of the 19th century. It had more saloons than residences, nine out of ten women were prostitutes, and nine out of ten men were prostitution dealers.
There are dueling gunmen, allusive museums, modern gambling dens, and rodeo shows in this picturesque town that harmlessly recreate its legendary and violent past.
The grave of the notorious adventurer and gunslinger, Wild Bill, shot to death at a card table in 1876, is a landmark associated with the city's past. He died with 2 aces and 2 eights, the now infamous and inauspicious "dead man's hand."
25. Kansas City
Kansas steak is America's most famous cut of meat and is prepared like no other by city dwellers at barbecue joints.
Live jazz is offered throughout the week in the city that straddles the Missouri and Kansas rivers.
Visit the Nelson-Atkins Museum's sculpture garden for a picnic and free admission.
Weapons, objects found in European trenches, vehicles, uniforms, and other items used during the bloody and brutal Great War are on display at the National Museum of the First World War.
You will also love Kansas City's "First Friday", a monthly cultural event in the Crossroads district combining art and gastronomy.
The Museum of the Negro Leagues is a must-see for baseball fans.
26. Key West
In the past, this island in the Florida Straits was a haven for pirates.
Key West is a place where you can forget about the noise. A tourist bus ride of about an hour and a half will take you past the main attractions, including the house where Ernest Hemingway lived and is now a museum.
Duval Street offers excellent restaurants and nightlife options if you forget your swimsuit or other clothing or accessory.
There is a rich and beautiful biodiversity in the mangrove forests of Key West. A paddle board or kayak tour will leave you feeling energized for the rest of the day.
In Dry Tortugas National Park, 110 km from Key West, you can dive in reefs with clear waters.
A sunset viewing in Mallory Square with music and street performers is another must-do activity in Key West.
27. Mount Rushmore
Between 1927 and 1941, Keystone Mountain in South Dakota was carved into granite.
Danish-American artist Gutzon Borglum and his son Lincoln sculpted the 60-foot-tall faces of celebrated presidents Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln.
400 carvers participated, guided by plaster models preserved in this National Monument, built to honor the most representative characters of American history's first century and a half.
One of the most symbolic places in the country is Mount Rushmore. Each year, it receives more than 3 million visitors.
28. Yellowstone National Park
World's oldest national park. It is the enormous caldera of the largest volcano on the American continent, a monster that could wipe out all life on earth if it erupted.
Even though there have been no eruptions for 640,000 years, it still attracts hundreds of visitors with its spectacular geysers.
Among the more than 500 geysers formed in the park, Old Faithful is the most famous, erupting at 93°C and 40 meters high almost every hour.
Lamar Valley, with its mountains as sentinels, is a great place to camp for hikers and wildlife watchers.
There are trout in Yellowstone Lake and beautiful waterfalls in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
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2023.03.30 19:46 East-Spring-1273 Please assist someone losing it over something that never has been

Get settled because this is a never ending saga (32m)
I started a graduate program in the fall and they have the option to do your orientation in Barcelona - so I did, obviously. After orientation we were allowed to take classes that were 2-3 days long. I decided to stay a little longer and take two classes. Two date before k got a message from someone on an app and we started chatting. Come to find out, we were both taking the same class so we decided we’d just connect in class when it started the next day and then go on a date after. He is already a physician but just needed to use his education benefit (NERDDDDD) for something interesting. He’s an intellectual which will be relevant later.
We’d hang out either alone or with others for lunch and dinner and have drinks after for the 3-days he was in town (but nothing physical happened).
Come to find out, we were both taking the same class so we decided we’d just connect in class when it started the next day and then go on a date after
After he left I reached out and said I really enjoyed hanging out with him and would be interested in staying in touch, and see where things go. He agreed and thought if we lived in the same place we could pursue something but he didn’t want a long-distance relationship (we live on opposite sides of the world). We’d keep in touch very few weeks, just casualty texting and what not, sharing articles, etc. Fast forward a few another year and I was going to be in his area so figured I’d see if he was around and pay a visit.
I got in late and we went to have dinner with his friends and then to a birthday party, good time came back and slept on the couch. The next morning I got up early and had tea on the deck and made a little different. He came out and went to shower so I went out and sat on the deck so more. When he got out I told him I was going to go shower and he asked if I minded him playing piano while I was in there - piano is the language of my soul so on one hand I wanted to say ā€œfuck noā€ because I didn’t need to be more interested, on the other fuck yes because it’s the language of my soul. He plaid a few while I was in the shower that sounded oddly familiar but could put my finger on where they’re from. Decided we’d get a taxi and take a tour around the area for the day. He showed me around a bunch of places and we’d have nice intellectual conversations and also make jokes and laugh.
As always happens on any tour, they took us to the gift shop the taxi driver had a deal with. We’re walking up and they’re carving stuff out of olive wood. They see both of us walking up and say ā€œhey, we got something special for both of you, come up here.ā€ So we walk up and they tell us to close our eyes and open our hand, which we both do. Then they tell us to open our eyes and I look down and he and I both have a heart carved out olive wood sitting on our palm. I looked at him and did the only thing I possibly could’ve managed in that moment - audibly laughed. Spent the rest of the day running around, and at some point I realized why the piano music he had played earlier sounded familiar, because it was some of the classic pieces that were in Call Me By Your Name. Later we went to a movie with his friends and dinner after. Came back, nothing happened and slept on the couch again.
I’d be leaving the next morning so we said our goodbyes, hugged, and I headed back to the airport. I left right before his birthday so when I got back I put together a little thank you/birthday gift (just a book and card) and sent it off to him. We’d talk here and there since again from then on, I’d say I’d initiate 50-60% of the time, just catching-up and what not, we’d keep this up for another year or two.
After two years I still haven’t heard from him about the thank you/birthday gift I sent, so I wonder did he even get it? Did he even care? Well I didn’t want to ask him so I just left it as is. Then in the middle of covid, the package I sent him was delivered to my house (almost 2-2.5 years later), mostly intact except with a few parts of the package damaged but the book/card remained intact. Again, the only thing I could muster was an audible laugh. Irregular conversation has continued. I was in the area again recently and asked to see where he’d be but he was out of town while I was around.
I already know the complete of absurdity of what I’m about to say here, but I cannot lie - I’ve thought about this man almost every day since we met. I’ve dated and dated and still can’t over this dude, it’s maddening. Even in a long-term relationship, I often think about him and wonder about things and if they could ever work out. I was hoping to have a conversation with him this time around when I was nearby (and give him his gift), alas, that didn’t work out, but even then, what would I even say? I’ve been infatuated/in love with you for several years? Do you have any interest in pursuing things? If not now, ever? Can you just get it over with and break my heart so I can move on with my life.
I try not consider things like fate/destiny/cosmic forces in how things happen in my life but sometimes things are just a little more than what they think they might be. I know this will be relevant for some, but he’s a Sagittarius, I’m a Cancer.
Do these things ever get better? How do you ever get over something like this? Is it just me or does it seem like there’s a little more something there? Any help/advice/similar experience/lobotomy referrals are welcome and appreciated.
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2023.03.30 19:45 ChristianBjork Quick tips for newcomers to long events

Elixir:
First of all, elixir is the most scarce resource you have. You will start out uppgrading everything you come across. But, while going through the first 3 (maybe even 4) mines of the event try to keep track of which mineshafts are useful to you, as some of them might just be a waste of elixir. For these long events, even the first mineshafts, amethyst, citrine etc. will need to be uppgraded to roughly lvl 9 by the time you get to mine 5. This means that you will have to spend tons of elixir on just getting these automated.
As an example, if it turns out that lets say agate is completely useless (hypotheticaly, I don't know if this is true or not), both as a steping stone and for the sake of income further on. Not spending elixir needed to get this upgraded to level 7-9 (for automation) is going to save you tons of elixir that could be spent better elsewhere. Usually if you make it to mine 5 you will have rare cards that will need 10k elixir to be uppgraded, a lot better having these than another useless mineshaft that contributes a fraction of your income.

Rocks:
Common question is if you should mine all the rocks before moving to the next mine. The answer kinda depends. You can't go back to older mines, so mining all the keys is an absolute necessity.
Chests are also very important, they contain important resources, mainly cards and elixir but also crowns.
When it comes to the normal rocks (in this event they are hay bales) they are usually never very high level and are therefor (in my opinion) worth mining since they can containt chests and elixir.
In general mining the elixir rocks will be worth it. BUT, elixir rocks often turn out to be some of the most time consuming rocks throughout the event. I'm currently in mine 2 and can see that there is a lvl 15 rock at the end which is likely to take a long time to get through. So spending your elixir wisely is also going to mean you can skip large rocks like these and still be fine when you get to the later mines.
Crownrocks, these will to most players be a waste of time. While having a high placement in the leaderboard can give some of the largest rewards available from events, very few players can place 1st-10th, where the rewards actually start becoming juicy. So not wasting time on large crownrocks is also going to save you a lot time that could be better spent mining keys towards the last day. (If you plan to spend loads of gems/time on the event, you can probably ignore this last paragraph)
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2023.03.30 19:43 ChiefKingSosa We'll probably be top 10 preseason in basketball next year

We lose some key players (Marcus Carr, Sir'Jabari, Timmy, Christian Bishop) but a lot of good players are returning and we have two 5 stars joining the 40 acres.
I'm really excited for what Disu can bring next year and believe Tyrese will boost his PPG to 15+ with CarSir'jabari gone
Our offense will prob flow primarily through Disu and I think he's got a chance to be a 15/10 guy.
We saw a lot of good things from Arterio the last 10~ games of the season and Tyrese/Arterio will be a menacing defensive back-court combo. Arterio definitely has potential to be an impact player offensively, but its TBD if he'll be able to step up and provide the consistent scoring we'll need.
AJ Johnson will certainly push Arterio for playing time, but if hes the real deal I'm sure he'll get plenty of minutes in 3 guard lineups (or outright take the starting spot from Arterio).
After years of underwhelming 5 stars (D-Mitch, Arterio, Will Baker, Greg Brown..etc), I'm done assuming guys like Ron Holland are going to live up to expectations, but he does appear to be a great roster fit and certainly has the upside to be a potential all-conference caliber player / lottery pick. For now I'm comfortable slotting him in at the 3, but he's versatile and can be in a lot of lineups.
Dillon Mitchell in theory should be more polished next year and also has upside to be an impact player and 1st round pick. He 'started' all this year, so for now he's definitely penciled in as the starter but we'll see. If he doesn't improve much, we're prob better having Disu as the 5 and starting Brock at the 4.
I wouldn't be shocked to see Mitchell transfer or get bad advice and go pro as there's a possibility a team would take a chance on him as a pure project in the 2nd round, but based on his body language throughout the season it appears he's happy and should be back.
Overall I like our roster and think we're going to be good again next year, but probably need 2 more transfers / recruits to fill out the roster.
Brumbaugh is kinda a wild card. He was a top 100 recruit and I've heard good things about him..wouldn't be surprised if he ends up earning a lot of playing time, but also wouldnt be surprised if he barely plays and transfers
If I were RT I'd bring in another veteran guard from a mid-major program to come off the bench and take scoring pressure off Arterio/AJ Johnson. I'd also prob bring in another big body for depth.
Here's my projected starting line up and depth chart for next season:

G: Tyrese Hunter
G: Arterio Morris
F: Ron Holland
F: Dylan Disu
F/C - Dillon Mithcell

Bench: F Brock Cunningham, G AJ Johnson, G Owen Brumbaugh, F: Anamekwe

Alternatively, I think this lineup below will get the most minutes:
G: Tyrese
G: Arterio / AJ Johnson
G/F: Holland
F: Brock
F/C: Disu
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2023.03.30 19:41 InvestwithMonke OPM - Other Peoples Money

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2023.03.30 19:38 DarthSillius I wrote this as a response to a comment but i felt it needed to be more widely known.

I dont think im off the mark to say most witnesses and exwitnesses do not know this but....that old library in the hall is worth a fortune. No joke. Literally thousands of dollars. Trust me, i know. Here is my comment. Check this out:
Put aside the actual religiosity of it all for a moment. Think of all the publications theyve put out there since the early 1900s. Its a lot. Now think of how much of that went straight into the trash. How many of the rest got studied up and written all over. Think about how they always say 'heres new light' and some book comes out to replace an old one like the bible itself, the song books, the theocratic ministry school books, etc...
The old publications go out of print. Often, theres stuff in those old books they dont want you to see any more. More books go by the way side as the new books get produced and used and so on. People move over decades and often, beat up old study copies end up lost in the shuffle or mercifully, quietly thrown out.
People DO collect the books though. Most long standing older witnesses will have at least a shelf or two dedicated to the publications they used and have read. At my parents house, they have bound volumes. Lots of them. The CDs dont have every publication and every year they had less and less available by CD. Now, i dont know whats on JW.borg at all but ill bet theres a good deal missing from their actual written past or reworded. You may find, if you were ever inclined to look, that kingdom halls sometimes had or still have small collections of books that may have been donated to them by older witnesses or their relatives when they die. Assembly halls also make displays of old literature too.
Heres the thing, i dont know about a new witness today and how they feel but a general feeling back in the day about the publications was that they are a tool for us to use....until they become something of a treasure from the past, part of memories, a sacred thing of respect, dare i say, idols...almost. If you are a witness, you feel bad throwing them away as you may an old watchtower (some cant throw those out either). What often happens is a witness will just quietly end up throwing away excess books and study copies but save one for their collection.
You may also have the rare occasion of someone whos parents were witnesses and now theyve gotta throw out their stuff, to these kids, those old publications are worse than worthless and theyd simply throw them all out in disgust or maybe even burn them for a little bit of therapy.
But....how many people who simply have these books would ever assume they had any value as a collectable? No jw thinks this way.
Now imagine that you are not a witness but you -for some reason- want to simply collect the publications produced by the International bible students association and later watchtower bible and tract society. How do you do it? Where do you find them? Who has any anywhere? Will they give them to you? Will they sell them to you? No.
The publications you see there on amazon is nothing compared to what is out there and what people are looking for. Theres publications you may not have ever heard of like the so called "rainbow books" or the finished mystery volumes, the messenger of laodecia(a pamphlet given out at the funeral of charles taze russell), pastor russell says, bound volumes of zions watchtower from the late 1800s, bound volumes of the predecessors of the Awake magazine....there are some extremely rare jdub books out there.
But it isnt just that. Theres the actual magazines, a century of brochures, the outdated blood cards, testimony cards, old tracts, kingdom news letters, letters written to congregations from the society that bare their letter head, stationary, old time sheets, invitations to talks and memorials and assembly/convention programs. Aaaall this is basically litter, none of it was meant to be kept the way books are. Even blood cards and contracts are supposed to be renewed. Its all desposable. To find these are often even more rare than getting your hands on old publications like the millennial dawn, for instance.
Witnesses have always been -ruiners of the earth- in my opinion, given the massive amount of trees theyve been responsible for churning into paper for like 140 years. The huge carbon footprint theyve made with all the electricity they consumed producing all of this garbage, all the cars driving people back and forth to halls and out into the field, all the resources for supplies to build kingdom halls and assembly halls and all the trash and consumerism produced in the name of jehovah, this all combined makes them just as much ruiners of the earth as anyone they could point their finger at.
But again, all of that garbage from the past including bookmarks, calendars, banners, lapel pins, vinyl records, binders to hold actual watchtower issues into a bound volume, so many things that once was is now simply rare collectables. And the rarer it is, the more its worth.
I hope this was helpful.
P.S. I have heard recently that the society is asking halls to send their rare publications to them for 'safe keeping'. I dont know how true that is but i personally think its so they can sell off the rare ones themselves to help pay off lawsuits.
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2023.03.30 19:38 adobecrack Adobe Illustrator CC 2023 v27.4.0.669 Cracked For Windows & macOS

Adobe Illustrator CC 2023 v27.4.0.669 Cracked For Windows & macOS

Description

After the purchase of Macromedia by Adobe, the company decided to stop the development of the old Freehand software, which was a vector drawing program, and instead add its features to the Illustrator software; Adobe Illustrator is one of the oldest and best vector design and editing software, and perhaps, except for the powerful CorelDRAW program, no other software can be compared to it.
Follow instructions carefully
Instructions For Windows :
to avoid errors like system compatibility report or error code 195 or quit unexpectedly of adobe products & more follow those instructions.
Attention 😱 ! Before you start install process you should first install Adobe Flash Player 2023 āœ… Latest version to do not face any future issues while using Adobe Illustrator also to accelerate rendering.
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Instructions For Mac :
to avoid errors like system compatibility report or error code 195 or quit unexpectedly mac applications , INCOMPATIBLE M1 or M2, If ​​you have Chip M1 or M2 use the following instructions to Install Adobe After Effects on Chip M1 or M2 and more follow those instructions.
Attention 😱 ! Before you start install process you should first install Adobe Flash Player 2023 āœ… Latest version to do not face any future issues while using Adobe Illustrator also to accelerate graphics rendering.
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Using Illustrator, you can design and edit all kinds of designs and shapes, logos, signs, boxes, etc. in vector form. Ai is the exclusive format of this software, which can be imported and edited by various software.

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Installation guide

The method of installing new versions is given in the Readme file.
Temporarily disconnect from the Internet and start installing the program by running the Set-up.exe file; Run the Keygen.exe file in the Crack folder with Run as administrator and select Adobe Illustrator CC and click Generate; Do not close it until the installation is complete.
Select the Install option and then click on Sign In; After not connecting to the server, click on Connect Later. Copy the serial generated in Keygen and paste it in the corresponding place in the installation program. Wait until the message Please connect to the internet and retry is displayed, then click Connect Later.
After the installation is finished, click on Launch Now and in the activation window, click on "Having trouble connecting to the internet"; Then click on Offline Activation and then Generate Requets Code. Copy the generated Request Code and paste it in the Request section of the activator and click on Generate. Enter the activation code generated in the Activation section in the Response Code section of the activation window and click on Activate. Close the next window and finally run the Blocker_DownLoadLy.iR.cmd file in the Crack folder with Run as administrator.
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- Added touch typing tool
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Windows Minimum requirement Processor: Multicore Intel processor (with 64-bit support) or AMD Athlon 64 processor Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit) with Service Pack 1 or Windows 10 (64-bit); Not supported on Windows 10 versions 1507, 1511, 1703, and 1709. RAM: 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended) Hard disk: 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation; SSD recommended Monitor resolution: 1024 x 768 display (1920 x 1080 recommended) To use Touch workspace in Illustrator, you must have a touch-screen-enabled tablet/monitor running Windows 10 (Microsoft Surface Pro 3 recommended). GPU: OpenGL 4.x Optional: To use GPU Performance: Your Windows should have a minimum of 1GB of VRAM (4 GB recommended), and your computer must support OpenGL version 4.0 or greater.
macOS Minimum requirements Processor: Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support Operating system: macOS version 10.15 (Catalina), macOS version 10.14 (Mojave), and 10.13 (High Sierra) RAM: 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended) Hard disk: 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation; SSD recommended Monitor resolution: 1024 x 768 display (1920 x 1080 recommended) GPU: Optional: To use GPU Performance: Your Mac should have a minimum of 1 GB of VRAM (2 GB recommended), and your computer must support OpenGL version 4.0 or greater. For eGPU, support on Mac OS 10.13.5 or above.
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2023.03.30 19:36 mrafekaj Is Michael still alive in SB? (the unfortunate new evidence)...

Hello everyone! I'm Shycrow on YT, and, Zantorm and I are working on a very bold theory that we're gonna need a lot of feedback on to help develop.

So, here is the working version of my personal take on the theory

(please note: this is the script to a video I am working on, so forgive me if there are any in-text notes in the script itself)


Throughout the short lifespan of my channel I… haven't touched any SB theories with a ten foot pole, for… pretty obvious reasons… Since this game has proven to be pretty mind numbing for even the smartest of people, but, while I was working a very ambitious, sortof response /my own take on Matpat’s fnaf timeline theory, I randomly got a DM from the youtuber Zantorm, presenting some bold claims about a SB discovery he made, and after he presented the evidence. After a collective ā€œholy SHIT!ā€ I decided to make this video before my Game theory one.

Now, keep in mind… I HATE this theory, and I’ll add it into the ā€œI’ll celebrate with a 24 hour livestream if it’s wrongā€ list, but there is JUST enough evidence for me to drop everything and present it her:

But… I just need to drop it here..
Michael might still be alive in SB.

I know I know most of you clicked off right there, but trust me, I would’ve done the same thing if I were you. But just… hear me out for a bit…

For me, it really starts going with an odd piece of Fnaf AR’s source code, where we see an ā€œalertā€ sent to someone suspiciously named none other than ā€œmaftonā€ at the email address ā€œ[email protected]ā€
And while Entom was playing around in SB in debug mode,, he found these post it notes in many of the security offices in the pizzaplex with message of ā€œmeeting with Smith 5pmā€ written on them, obviously reminders for the security guards
And in the huge pipe that leads to Mazercise, we get to see a grocery list on the wall: ā€œButters, butters, buttersā€ an obvious easter egg about SL.
And last but not least, we see a hidden room deep in the pizzaplex in SB. More specifically the same room michael unwinds in after work in SL. We see the exact same couch, the same 70’s era TV set, the same wall decorations, And what do we see on top of the TV? Michael's basket of Exotic Butters, the one he earned after his saga in the Sister location.

Now now, with all that presented, I’m gonna go all Matpat here for a moment and write a lore accurate fanfiction that would even make him blush:
I think Michael is back to try and finish off William, much like in previous games. Just like how the vengeful spirit seems to be back. He probably got a job at the company for the sole reason that he was the person who he was during the original Fazbear entertainment run. But he managed to get higher, and higher into the company, even being able to move much of his old stuff into his own private room in the Pizzaplex. but when he found out the real purpose of the company, he decided to try and work behind the scenes to put a stop to it, like… possible freeing Gregory from glitchtraps influence?? Among other things that fnaf intentionally set him up to do to pad out five more games- \ahem* I mean provide rich storytelling opportunities for the future of the franchise?*
And who knows? Maybe the plan is to have a sortof redo of fnaf 6 to end this next phase of the franchise? Where the previous characters like the puppet, Michael, William and henry return in SOME form rise of skywalker style to be burned again once in for all… until phase three of course


So, if this whole theory is true, Michael is high enough in the company to have his own room in the pizzaplex, one based off his home above the SL. He can’t just be a low level employee, because in the bobbiedots we see just how crazy difficult it is for the protagonist abe to even squat out by the garbage without getting caught in that story. And, the pizzaplex books have been kinda hitting us over the head with evidence that they are in the same universe as SB now.

But, alright alright, you might be asking, where does the ā€œMichael possesses Glamrock freddyā€ theory end up then? Well, fortunately or unfortunately, I think the pizzaplex books kinda put that one to rest Because The pizzaplex books HAMMER in the fact that Fazbear entertainment can make sentient animatronics. We see that with not only the bobbiedots, but also in the storyteller we get a straightforward confirmation that the Glamrocks… are advanced AI. All their personality’s, insecurities and mood swings? Yup, the Storyteller confirms they were programed in on purpose. How about Glamrock Freddy’s compassion to Gregory? Well, GGY confirms that, to the dismay to a million fatherless twitter kids, that was because Gregory had actually hacked into and altered Glamrock Freddy’s programing so that he would do his bidding. Now, whether or not remnant or agony has anything to do with this is unknown, but the fact that Fazbear entertainment has the ability to program sapient AI with human emotions and feeling is more then confirmed at this point.

But, that of course leads to the elephant in the room: Fnaf 6. Where it is VERY strongly implied that Michael dies in the fnaf 6 fire with the rest of the gang.
But, zantorm pointed out a tiny little detail about the final cutscene that just made do what can only be described as a slow facepalm with my desk:
In the end of the game, we are presented with the last of Henry’s employee tapes, thanking us the security guard for working at the establishment and that out duties are complete: (show ā€œ:you now longer need to go to work next weekā€ line)
And, as zantorm pointed out:If the intro videos were obviously played for Michael when he signed up for the company, then, just who are they playing for at the end of the game?....
yeahhhh…..

(now OBVIOUSLY, this was a minor, non canon plot hole presented as a joke for the player in a 4th wall break… but… we all know what fnaf loves to do with THOSE.. (show ā€œtampering with the animatronicsā€ slip, ā€œhe always comes backā€ line, and (), all with explanations behind them)
Did.. this line get midrashed:(show, I had a way out plannedā€ line) to mean that since TECHNICALLY Henry doesn’t know if Michael will take the way out or not, Michael changed his mind and did decide to leave?
And… this all leads us to both simultaneously the biggest supporting, and biggest potential refuting, piece of evidence for this theory:
Fnaf’s new narrative style.

IF the ā€œmeeting with Smithā€ cards have anything to do with Michael, then, why would he be going under Fritz smith again in the franchise?
Was Michael thrown out and came back under the same false allies he used one 40 years earlier?? Dang, that would be uncreative, and extremely narratively redundant, unlike everything else in this game.. (slowly have the burntrap ending fade in onscreen)
But, to be perfectly fair, it WOULD be a pretty solid way of telling us that it is the Michael we know, by having him mirror the same behavior we’ve seen from the previous games… even if it is extremely lazy and half baked.. (like every other explanation in SB and the Tales books..)
Yup, it’s vague, it’s stupid. But there's about as much evidence for it as anything else we know from the game, and… it really fit’s with the direction the game seems to be

Because I think the real question is why does SB throw all these hints to previous characters in the game series?

Why is Michael afton seemingly the name of a fnaf ar employee? Why Is Vanessa's last named implied to be ā€œaftonā€ Why does Gregory HEAVILY resemble the crying child? Down to the hair, the build, the striped shirt and even the bandage on the knee?
Heck, even the Vanny ending, rather famously, has Gregory taking a bite out of a fredbear or freddy head popsicle, in a not so subtly inversion of the fate of the crying child
It takes an extreme amount of lore stretching to have any of this make sense. It’s not like how the name ā€œJeremyā€ appears like six times for unrelated reasons, these are all in the same period, around the same events in the same new canon.
That’s why we get things like gregbot, and the multiple Elizabeth's theories. And unfortunately.. As crazy as these theories are… SB and tales from the pizzaplex manages to outdo us at every turn. I mean, is a robot Gregory or a dozen elizabeth clones such a stretch when there are orbs that make dreams a reality sold in the ticket booths, or little speaker disks that can make robots eat, breath, bleed and be completely indiscernible as normal humans just with some 80’s tech and sounds undoubtedly exist now?
Fnaf nowadays isn’t about what makes sense, but rather, it’s become a plug and play game of what insane details we can plug and play into the basic premise we know. Narrative coherence… plays a surprisingly small part now. Now we just gotta see whatever is in the games and books and figure out what the game is trying to tell us with them.


So basically, doing theories about SB consists of presenting the most insane nonsense ever in a theory, explaining why it doesn’t make any sense and having fnaf confirm it five or six months later. So, lets see if that prophecy is fulfilled for this theory.

Anyways, please leave your feedback on this theory down below, because this theory needs a LOT of work before I think it is really presentable.

Thanks!

- Shycrow
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2023.03.30 19:33 ArtistWeekly4849 Asked for a change in schedule and now I’m scared I offended my nanny family :/

I’ve been working for this family for a year and everything has been going really well for the most part. I have been working every weekday after school care and Saturday and it wasn’t a big deal to start because it was my only job. Now I have another job in the morning (I am planning on quitting in a few months because schedule is just too much for me but I have to wait on some things) after thinking about it for quite a while I asked for every other Saturday off starting next month and I was a little nervous but when I check on Friday’s about Saturday my bosses always say ā€œif you’re available that would be great.ā€ So I decided to go ahead and ask since it seemed loose. But when I asked they seemed taken aback and asked why and if I’m trying to cut my hours…I just told them I need more time to get stuff done at home and they said they would discuss it and get back to me. I’m kind of surprised and confused about it. They aren’t working on Saturdays and usually use the time I’m there for self care/errands/classes etc which I understand and I know is valuable for them to recharge, too but i really haven’t felt like I’ve had time to recharge most weeks and I felt every other Saturday was a good compromise. I also reassured them that if they had something going on I would of course be flexible but knowing I had a couple Saturdays free would be very helpful to me. I’m nervous that my request upset them and they might reconsider me altogether but I’m really hoping not. I’m keeping them over the other job I plan on quitting out of loyalty and my love for their kiddo but I don’t feel I can share that information. Was my request ungrateful? I almost regret asking but I’m having pretty harsh burnout right now.
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2023.03.30 19:32 jballs In There's Something About Mary, all of Mary's boyfriends turned out to be conmen playing a long con. Brett Favre defrauding charities was just him staying in character.

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2023.03.30 19:31 awcheese Upgrade suggestions from my 2016 build

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