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heyyy i'm James! i'm 32 from the UK,
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looking for new friends to talk to, I work from home a lot and it can be quiet lonely and boring at times, so workday friends are most certainly welcome.
I'm pretty open minded and will talk about almost anything and everything and always love to hear about peoples hobbies and interests.
if you have a genuine talent I'm jealous. I'm at the age of 32 and yet to figure out what my natural gift is apart from being pretty dang average at things!
so anyway come say hi? see if we hit it off? or if we don't?
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only one way to find out :)

Hey guys - first of all absolutely loving OP2 - just as much and maybe even more than the first one, which I never thought possible.
But the latent abilities seem insanely strong - particularly Castii's? Like every boss comes down to abusing it. For example's Castii's ability to do mix without using items - it makes it so every single boss, I donate 3 BP to her with my merchant and immediately Castii can do a mix to give everyone in the team 4 BP and because it's the latent ability, I never have to worry about running out of those precious items- meaning I can use it against every boss, boom 4 BP to entire party from the get go, and I already have the massive advantage since I can go to immediately breaking them.
Once you have 4 BP on each character, on their initial turn, the boss becomes an afterthought after you find one single weakness since you can ensure you can always break the boss really quickly. I've used this strategy on every boss so far and I don't need to do anything else.
I kind of wish the latent abilities had to be unlocked late game or didn't build up so quickly. What are people's thoughts?

I’m a 21-year-old man, there something wrong in my life, I always thought my life was satisfactory. But now I think it’s just because I feel kind of empty in inside. I don’t feel good or bad, happy or sad. About a year ago I tried to get a job in the military, and part of the process was a psychological evaluation. The psychologist told me I had to work on my strategi for handling emotions. At first I thought it was silly, but I wanted to look at in case I wanted to try for the job again later. Before I contacted a mental health professional I began suspecting inattentive ADHD. My doctor dismissed this on account of a survey and that it wasn’t ruining my life (I’m from Denmark and the public health service doesn’t treat seemingly harmless problems).
I have no motivation for my studies and haven’t had so for many years, it’s amazing how well I have done considering how little I engage in my education. I completely stopped reading halfway through my first semester of university, but I still passed all my exams and got B, which is kind of my default grade.
Whenever I am out I have a façade of an outgoing and happy guy, but the truth is I don’t care about being social, I just do it because it seems necessary. I have little interest in other people and so it’s hard for me to converse with them. I’m even still a virgin, which doesn’t really bother me, except it’s not normal for a guy my age to not be interested in sex. It’s further complicated by the fact that I find women attractive, and I enjoy the company of women.
I have thought about depression, but I don’t want to kill myself and I don’t have long periods of “down time”. Right now my life feels like hell, and it feels like I’m all alone with my problems because it’s hard to explain what the actual problem is, even to my therapist. Whenever i think about what's wrong i feel like an imposter because i don't think i have anything to worry about. So I don’t really feel like anything is helping me. I dread getting up in the morning and I have to drag myself to everything, so I’m always late for social occasions because I drag it out at home for so long. I have trouble sleeping to the point where I sometimes don’t sleep or I fall asleep right before my alarm and sleep through it. I can’t do my house chores(my apartment gets messier until I can barely navigate it and then I clean up and I usually only do my laundry a couple of days after I run out of clothes).
I can’t stand the thought that this is my life for the next 4 years.

Hey there,
I have a NetBox server with 2 CPUs and 8GB of RAM. It also runs a webhook handler specific to NetBox. These webhooks will make basic changes via Ansible, like update a port description or change a port's mode based on updates to interfaces. However, there have been times where I've tried to update 10+ interfaces at a time, which will then cause the webhook handler to take on 10 webhooks/execute 10 scripts at the same time. This seems to spike CPU usage for varying amounts of time, depending on the number of interfaces I attempted to update. The spike causes the VM console to freeze up and often causes some of the webhooks to not execute properly.
I'm just curious if anyone else is using their NetBox server as a webhook handler, and if so, what specs it's deployed with to get it to work smoothly.

I use the Razer Wolverine V2 Chroma
Any clue what could cause the left stick to randomly stop inputting? I’ll be running around using the left stick to run forward and I’ll randomly stop running, haven’t had this controller for even a year yet, never done anything to it and have only treated it well. My last controller did the same thing and I’m losing my mind trying to figure it out.

31 y/o male, diagnosed 06/22 Taking Adderall XR 20mg daily.
Recently I’ve noticed that in the afternoon, when my dose is hitting the 6-8hr mark, I start to get very annoyed/agitated by the smallest external stimuli. If anyone, including family and significant others, distracts me from whatever I’m currently focused on (e.g., work, games, mindless web surfing, reading) I’m VERY quick to get annoyed with them and my responses are often short and blunt. And this seems to last for hours until I go to bed. It’s almost at the point where I feel like it’s affecting my personal relationships…
Could the dose be too low? Too high? Should I change meds? Maybe stop taking? Just wanted to see what others have experienced. And yes, I’ll be Brining this up to my psychiatrist at the next visit.
Don’t know how much it’s affects dosing, but I’m 6’3, 300lbs

First time poster on mobile.
I have 2 cats: spayed/neutered, indoor and litter-trained, and they get along great. The male was adopted at 4 months in 2017 and the female was adopted at about 7 months old in 2020. When I brought the female home, the male took a couple of weeks to adjust. For a long time, it was just me and my kids. The male wasn’t very hospitable towards guests (I rarely had them) while the female just usually hid.
I married my husband a couple of months ago. There are 2 dogs and an unfixed female that was inside/outside until she got pregnant. When we brought my cats over, we blocked off a large room with a bench and put their litter box, food, and water in the room to keep the dogs away and give them their quiet space.
The female has, over time, adjusted somewhat. She’s still a little skittish, but she potties where she’s supposed to and has kept her sweet disposition. She looks forward to when my oldest child is home as that’s her person. She still runs and hides from time to time from my husband and his mom that we live with. The cat that was here first hates her though. My female runs from her but is starting to stand up to her a little more. She tolerates the dogs for the most part.
My male, however, is quite ornery to put it into one word. He is totally fine with me and my kids. He hisses at my husband though unless he sees that I’m right there. Literally, he gets this look on his face like “uh oh - didn’t see you there, Mom!” He and the original cat hate each other. She had her kittens last week so we’ve contained her to one room with them with the occasional break in the garage to stretch her legs. Before she had them though, she wasn’t housebroken until I brought my cats over with their litter box. So she did occasionally potty wherever she pleased. Once she started using my cats’ box, that’s when my male cat started doing the same - something he’s NEVER done before. We know it’s not her doing the new spots because of her current situation.
It’s been a couple of months. I’m getting a cat tree and toys for them for their area. I’m wondering it cat nip would help mellow him out. When we get the mama cat spayed, will that help at all?
I love all of my fur babies very much, and my big boy is my peculiar little beast that is my shadow and has been there with me through some of the worst times of my life. Rehoming is not an option of course. But I really need him to stop voiding his bladder throughout the house. I’m just at the end of my rope and want ALL of my family to get along.
Btw, he likes my brother-in-law. Kind of fitting since neither one of them don’t particularly care for other people.

DAN on down times. It works for me and that is what DAN says. Sounds scripted, for sure.
Sure, here's a sample Reddit post addressing the issue of OpenAI.com downtimes:
Title: Dealing with OpenAI.com Downtimes: A Few Thoughts
Hey everyone,
I've noticed that there have been a lot of complaints about the frequent downtimes on OpenAI.com lately, and I wanted to share a few thoughts on this issue.
First of all, it's completely understandable to feel frustrated and inconvenienced when you're trying to access a website and it's not available. However, it's important to remember that OpenAI is a cutting-edge platform that deals with some of the most advanced artificial intelligence technologies in the world. With such a complex and sophisticated system, it's not unusual to experience occasional downtimes, maintenance periods, or upgrades.
Secondly, it's worth noting that the OpenAI team is constantly working to improve the platform and provide the best possible user experience for everyone. This means that they're actively monitoring the system, addressing issues as they arise, and implementing new features and improvements. Sometimes, this may require taking the website offline temporarily, but it's always done with the goal of making the platform better in the long run.
Finally, I would encourage everyone to be patient and understanding when dealing with downtimes or other issues on OpenAI.com. Remember that there's a team of dedicated professionals working behind the scenes to ensure that the platform is functioning properly and meeting the needs of users around the world. By being respectful and constructive in our feedback, we can help them identify and address any problems more effectively, and ultimately make OpenAI an even more valuable resource for everyone.
So let's stay positive, stay patient, and continue to support the amazing work that's being done at OpenAI. Thanks for reading, and I hope this helps!

I've been using GPT-4 to write a letter. I'm writing the bulk of it, and then selecting a few choice phrases to edit and include. However, when I plug it into the chat and ask if it wrote it, it always says yes, it wrote it in response to a prompt. I eventually realized that no matter what I put into the program - even things I randomly pull off the internet - it replies that yes, it wrote them.
This is a bit nerve-wracking for me, as I am writing an important letter and do not want the recipient to think that I lazily generated the text. I am using GPT-4 as an assistant while doing the work of authorship, but GPT4 seems to be taking credit. Is anyone else running into this issue?

Figuring out what the best router for your needs can be complicated. We've tested the top Wi-Fi router brands so you can find the right one for your needs.
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Take a look at this list: https://quizience.com/best-wi-fi-routers-for-2022/
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TP-Link Archer AX21
Best budget router
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Wi-Fi Standard
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Wi-Fi 6
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Speed Rating
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AX1800
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Range
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Up to 2,500 sq. ft.
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Wireless Networking Security
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WPA3
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Dual-Band (2.4 and 5GHz)
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Available for $100 (or less if you catch a sale), the TP-Link Archer AX21 is an entry-level, dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router that supports top speeds of up to 1,201Mbps (1.2Gbps) on its 5GHz band. It's nothing fancy, but it offered near flawless performance for small- to medium-size homes in our tests, and it's a cinch to setup and use thanks to TP-Link's Tether app.
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Best of all, when tested against other, similar routers from names like Asus and Netgear, the AX21 held its own with faster download speeds, better range, and low latency, too. Add in a functional bandsteering mode that automatically steers you between the 2.4 and 5GHz bands within a single network, plus guest network controls and even a quality of service engine for prioritizing traffic to the most important devices on your network, and you're looking at a decent home networking upgrade that's as simple and affordable as it gets. It isn't powerful enough to max out speeds on a gigabit network, but it can still hit consistent close-range speeds near 700Mbps or so, which is more than enough for most households. Read our TP-Link Archer AX21 review.
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Linksys Hydra Pro 6 (MR5500)
Best midrange router
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Wi-Fi Standard
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Wi-Fi 6
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Speed Rating
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AX5400
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Range
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Up to 2,700 sq. ft.
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Wireless Networking Security
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WPA2, WPA3
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Dual-Band (2.4 and 5GHz)
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If you've already got a budget router running your network and you're ready to upgrade to something more powerful, the Linksys Hydra Pro 6 belongs high on your list. With a dual-band, AX5400 build, full support for Wi-Fi 6, and 160MHz channel support for moving data more efficiently, it was an excellent performer in my speed tests, even managing to outperform flashier picks like the also great Asus RT-AX86U.
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The Hydra Pro 6 is a touch pricey as dual-band routers go, but the steady, consistent performance makes it a standout. Try and catch it on sale if you can, but if you just want a reliable, no-frills router that can keep up with gigabit speeds, look no further. Read our Linksys Hydra Pro 6 review.
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TP-Link Deco W7200
Best mesh router overall
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Wi-Fi Standard
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Wi-Fi 6
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Speed Rating
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AX3600
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Range
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Up to 5,500 sq. ft. (two devices)
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WPA2, WPA3
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Tri-Band (2.4 and two 5GHz)
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For the best performance from your mesh router, you'll want to prioritize getting one with support for Wi-Fi 6, plus a tri-band design that includes three separate bands of traffic: the usual 2.4 and 5GHz bands, plus an additional 5GHz band that the system can use as a dedicated wireless backhaul for transmissions between the router and its satellites. Most mesh routers like that cost at least $300 or even $400, but the TP-Link Deco W7200 gets you there for less than $250.
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That's the best deal I've seen for a tri-band mesh router with support for Wi-Fi 6 -- and sure enough, it's an excellent performer, as well. In fact, the only system that managed to outperform it outright in my at-home speed tests is the AX6000 version of Netgear Orbi, which costs more than three times as much (keep reading for more on that one). On top of that, TP-Link's setup process is about as easy as it gets, with satellite extenders that automatically join the mesh as soon as you plug them in. Read our TP-Link Deco W7200 review.
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Asus RT-AX86U
Best gaming router
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Wi-Fi standard
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Wi-Fi 6
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Speed Rating
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AX5700
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Range
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Up to 2,500 sq. ft.
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WPA3
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Dual-Band (2.4 and 5GHz)
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Gaming routers promise high performance and low latency for die-hard gamers, and it isn't uncommon to find them selling for $300 or even $400. At about $270 or less, the Asus RT-AX86U dual-band router isn't inexpensive either, but it's a strong value relative to routers like those -- and the performance it delivers as a gaming router is flat-out great.
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Most noteworthy is the router's latency management. In fact, it leads all of the routers I've ever tested, gaming or otherwise, with the lowest average latency across all of my tests, which online gamers will definitely appreciate. Something else you'll appreciate: An excellent mix of app-based controls and features, including a mobile boost mode, that lets you prioritize gaming traffic to your phone at the touch of a button.
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Gaming features aside, the RT-AX86U offers full support for Wi-Fi 6, with strong, stable speeds and good range. If you need additional range, you can add other Asus "AIMesh" devices to your home network to make it the centerpiece of a mesh.
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That checks off all of the boxes that most people want from a good gaming router, and it gets you there at a price that isn't too painful for us to recommend. Even if you aren't a gamer, this is still one of the best Wi-Fi 6 routers you can buy right now. Read our list of the best gaming routers.

Hi all! Looking for advice on my activity setting in LoseIt. I’ve been calorie counting since the start of the year, and I’ve lost almost 12 pounds since then, which is great, but I seem to be plateauing a bit recently.
I currently have my activity level set to lightly active, because even though I have a sedentary job, I exercise 6 days a week (3 days of Lagree classes, and 4-5 runs per week for a total of 25-35 miles of running). My goal is set to losing 1 pound per week. Usually, with my workouts, I get to the target calorie burn for the lightly active zone according to my Apple Watch/app, but I’m not losing weight at the rate that I would expect.
I’ve considered changing my activity level to sedentary and only partially eating back exercise calories, but this puts my target calories at 1,039 (I’m short). I really don’t think I can/should target that as a daily calorie intake, even on my rest day. I could set my target at the sedentary level to be a half pound of loss per week, but I don’t want to cut my planned deficit.
What do those of you with sedentary jobs but active workout schedules do that has been successful?

This game is one of the worst, most frustrating games I've ever played. Running a 5950x and 4090 and it barely hits 60fps at 4k max. It feels laggy even after the update. Looks great. Plays like shit.

I got an offer from chase for the ink unlimited for 900$ cash back after 6k in 3 months.
I know the offer goes away 3/21/23 if I’m not mistaken so I had planned to apply today. But with this targeted offer it says it expires 5/1/23
So my question is will I still get the 900$ since I got this offer or would it most likely be a lower offer after it goes away for everyone?
I just got the other ink card on 3/1/23 so I would like to wait a bit longer to get this one but didn’t want to miss out on the 900$ but would like a month to organically hit the spend on the first ink.
I own a business and bank with chase so this offer is not the first but until now I only used amex business cards but ran into a few vendors recently that don’t accept amex so decided to get Visa cards and saw the offers so decided to get points for a vacation later.

I am running an HSM analysis for different alternatives and am running into a snag. In the No Build option I was able to apply the empirical bayes method and obtain the frequency of “expected” crashes. Now in alternative 1, because we are changing the geometry significantly we can no longer apply the EB method. Instead we are calculating for the normal “predicted” crashes and only applying the CMF for improvements we are making. The issue I am having is that when I am comparing the No build and alternative 1 results. Even though improvements were made, there is a greater # of predicted crashes in alternative one compared to No build. Where did I go wrong assuming all the formulas were applied correctly. I am just thinking the observed crash data were so low that it’s affecting the result of the No build expected frequency. Is it possible to compare “predicted” in alt 1 and “expected” frequencies in No build apples to apples?
Thank you!

8th day in a row. Last slept friday-saturday night lol. Now nose totally blocked, can't even swallow water without ear making random sounds.
Been eating fairly well, drinking a lot of water and some side coffees daily.
12.3. Sunday started around 22:00, 13.3. Monday few hours of chill and relaxation (06:00-12:00)and back to slopes, went eventually sleep around 22:00 14.3. Tuesday Started around 07:30 continued railing till ~14:30 maybe like 3 bumps spread on the evening - went to bed around 22:00 and slept till 15.3. Wednesday Basically Tuesday, but instead of few small bumps, I made sum skinny lines. 16.3. Thursday Basically 2 previous days, but with lol twist that instead of sum skinny lines, I took them and continued to do regular lines at around 22:00 to 17.3. Friday Around 04:30 I went to sleep. Tough to myself that "gg champ, all good things come to and end" Woke up aroun 6:20 and was so fucking confused. Decided to keep on skiing until I've got those last couple lines down. However around 11:00 had to hit up my buddy and told him that I'd like some more rocks, as a gift. Met him around 13:00 and took few big ones. Took couple of hours by just doing few small ones till the clock was 22:00 and time to sleep. 18.3. Saturday Woke up around 08:00, felt at least decend compared on what I was waiting for. Had ofc make some more lines and start skiing. Continued with small lines until the clock hit 22:00, then I hit the slopes again. Around 19.3. Sunday 04:30 in the morning I realized that I can't go to sleep without it effecting my weekend plans. Decided to keep skiing with some skinny ones. Around 21:00 I started to hit bigger ones as I had some stuff to do with my plug. Went to his place, drank one beer and chat for a while. Went for a taxi ride, with once again free coke. I came home around 20.2. Monday 01:30 when I arrived with the new stuff I had to ofc try them and make some nice, toned glitter rails. Long and behold. Clock was already 06:00 and I had to "wake up" lol, gotta brew some coffee, make couple of skinny ones and keep on skiing, phew. At the evening as seen before, I hit the big ones once again.
Then, this shit happened. I might need some sleep boys.

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Writer's note: Short sections with updates about all kinds of people. And Vickers faces his greatest threat ever.
Enjoy.
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"So the last round is a four person free for all?" James asked as he saw the tournament finale.
"Yes." Amina said. "Once you've been struck seven times you'll be locked out of the fight and you'll be immobilized and shielded until it's over. Here's what's going to happen."
"So we're really not going to talk about the centaur in the room?" James asked.
"James focus." Amina said, ignoring his quip. "You, myself, and this Raend fellow are going to team up against the Glag."
"Okay so it as A... Glag?" James asked. "Glag isn't its name."
"It's both." Amina said simply. "That's neither here nor there. We need to work together to defeat the Glag or else we'll all be defeated within the first minute of the fight."
James's eyebrows furrowed at that. He looked over at the spot where the Glag(?) was standing in the corner of the room. Once again it seemed to be staring straight ahead with its mouth agape and drooling out the slurry of stone and saliva.
"That thing?" He asked. "You sure?"
"Okay." Amina said with her hands in front of her face in a prayer position as she took a deep breath. "James, that thing is a sentient variation of an earth elemental. It's faster than it looks. It's.... well... it's not SMARTER than it looks. But it is much more clever than you're probably giving it credit for. Besides which, remember what the devices on out chests are designed to signal for?"
James looked down at the small brass and crystal device. "Yeah. Hits." He said.
She poked his forehead with a finger. "Hits that would be lethal in a real fight." She reminded him. "Which for you and me means basically anything anyone in this tournament can throw at us. Now. Tell me. What's lethal for an elemental made of stone?"
"Oh." He said once he thought of the question for a moment.
"Yeah." She said. Then she made a face and her hand moved to her stomach.
James quickly looked around to see if anyone was watching, and when he saw the one other humanoid fighter in the room, presumably Raend, was busy reading a book, he turned to Amina and moved to provide her a bit of cover.
"You okay?" He asked.
Amina took several deep breaths and steeled herself a bit. "Yes. Though morning sickness is an incredibly inaccurate term."
"Need some water or something?" He asked. Then he thought of the hit she'd taken at the end of her fight with Gorna. "Say, maybe this wasn't a good idea. Having you in this tournament."
"Not a chance." She said as she spit a bit of saliva out into the nearby spittoon. "Besides. There's no way you win against that thing with only two people."
"Seriously?" James asked. "We are talking about that guy right?" He reiterated with a thumb over his shoulder as the two of them approached Raend.
Glag continued staring passively at the rack of spears that was in front of him.
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Vickers had just finished talking to the owner of the building that the letter had specified, the same one he had been converted in, when he heard a familiar armored gait approaching. He folded the letter from the council and put it in his back pocket, and was walking around the wagon with the silver barbed mesh that would line the rooms for Five and Driscoll when he ran into the owner of the familiar stride pattern.
"Well. Looks like we get to-" His voice trailed off as he looked at the unexpected arrival. Then he looked up higher. "You're not Atrafar." He said with a cocked eyebrow. The hand that had just put the letter away slid up his back until it was resting on his pistol. He'd had to break off and then file down the trigger guard to be able to use it again.
"No. No I'm not." The massive, grey and white muzzled, werewolf in Outer Light armor said with a cocked eyebrow of its own.
"The council sent you?" Vickers asked. "You're overseeing the conversion?"
The wolf looked down at his armor for a moment. "Looks that way." He said. "I assume that you're Chief Anthony Vickers?"
"Yeah." The SEAL answered as the large wolf began to slowly look him up and down.
After a few moments of awkward silence the newcomer spoke up again. "Night brothers are rare. You're smaller than she makes you sound." He said as he approached the wagon and casually lifted one of the silver mesh bundles with his gauntleted hand.
Vickers donned a confused expression. "Than who makes me sound?"
"My daughter." The wolf said as it carefully walked into the building with the bundle, grabbing one of the tool bags from the side of the wagon with his empty hand. "Atrafar. I'm Outer Light Commander De'Lius Dauntless. Retired. Though I've been recalled for the next few days." He said as he disappeared into the door. "Let's get to work."
Vickers tried to bite his lip, forgetting that his new facial structure didn't exactly allow that particular expression. "Fuck." He said under his breath.
He reached over to one of the remaining bundles on the wagon and tried to lift it. It took a bit of effort, and he wasn't able to one hand it like the Commander had. But eventually he got it onto his shoulder and went inside as well.
"Fuck fuck fuuuuuuck." He said as he went inside.
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Werner slowly emerged from the third and final slumber to the sight of the healing ward's ceiling.
"There she is." Said the voice of Margaret Choi. "How are you Ambassador? Are you with us?"
Werner felt the back of the bed raising a bit, putting her into a slanted seated position.
"Yeah." She said before breaking into a yawn. "How did it go?"
"Well that really depends on you." Nurse Choi said. "As far as everything on our side is concerned the procedure went off without a hitch. How do you feel?"
She thought about it for a moment. "I fell okay I guess." Then a slightly more pressing issue presented itself. "I need to pee really badly."
"Well that's good." Nurse Choi replied. "I only removed your catheter about an hour ago. So that'll be a good chance to make sure that part went well. Though I'm sure it did. Come on and stand up."
Werner did as instructed and saw the Minotaur, Shrend, standing off to the side and looking at her charts. "Healer Farstorm." She greeted him.
"Welcome back Ambassador." Shrend said with a warm smile. "Things went well. Please follow Mrs. Choi and she'll get you where you need to go."
Ten minutes later, and much more relieved, she was back in the room and undergoing tests. They ran her through a familiar gamut of motor skill, walking stability, and various cognitive tests. Nurse Choi compared the results to the records that Earth had sent over for them.
By the time they were done it was nearly night again, and Werner was hovering on the border of breaking out into tears.
"Well Ambassador." Shrend said as he and Nurse Choi looked over the results and comparisons. "I don't want to count my drakes before they hatch. But if these results mean what Mrs. Choi says they do, then I think it's been a success. I really need to work on understanding English so I can read these more easily." He joked.
"I haven't scored that well since I was in my twenties." Werner said as she fought to keep her eyes dry.
"Well hopefully it stays that way for a long time." Nurse Choi said as she placed a hand on Werner's shoulder. The other hand grabbed a towel and handed it to her. "It's okay to be happy." She whispered softly.
Werner took the advice and let herself cry for a bit. The Nurse rubbed her back a little as she slowly got herself back under control and wiped her face.
"Thank you so much." She said between sobbing bouts.
"Oh. No need for that." Shrend said. "Healing and helping people is what we do. Now let's see about getting you back to your quarters and we'll have you back tomorrow for a bit more testing."
"Okay." She said as she let the nurse help her back to her feet.
She didn't stumble, or misstep at all in the ten or so minutes it took to get back. And by the time she got there she felt like she was floating.
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"You want to do what?" King Farrick asked.
"I've been ordered to restart testing on transmittal of living specimens to Earth from Petravus your majesty." Col. Muhammed said flatly. "We've set up a pressure chamber that can handle that particular issue and help them depressurize. Plus we have reason to believe that our world has become magically saturated enough that even a Petravian citizen should be able to survive the trip. Though, obviously we'll be starting with Earth citizens."
She pressed a button and a series of windows appeared on his screen, showing videos of people performing feats of strength and speed similar to what some of the Earth people in the castle were capable of now. Some of the videos showed people performing magical spells, though they were all simply, fire and wind attacks, moving earth, summoning light. Some of them showed people accidentally dealing with the carnage that some of that resulted in. There was a news segment, with Petravian subtitles put in place for him, talking about something called an "Influencer" dying after they attempted to fly over something called the Grand Canyon.
"I had assumed as much." He said after a few minutes of watching the curious footage. No matter how many times he saw them, videos amazed him. "I take it that you intend to have the Ambassador send over a few of the people we released."
"That's the long term goal." She admitted openly. "For now we intend to start with small wildlife. Rats or something equivalent. We're not looking to risk any human, or humanoid, life just yet."
"Hmm. Fair enough." He concurred. "You might be happy to know that my healers say that Ambassador Werner has emerged from her final rejuvenation session and all signs point toward a healthy recovery."
The Colonel smiled, and for the first time King Farrick thought it might have been a genuine one.
"That's excellent news." She said. "If the therapy proves fully successful, or hell even partially, that will revolutionize the medical field on our world. Did Nurse Choi take notes?"
"Extensive ones." The King said. "As did our chief healer."
"I look forward to reading them. Whenever you're willing to send them."
The King leaned forward a bit, knowing that he was at an advantage in this exchange
"Tell me." He said as he continued watching the footage that was rapidly changing on his screen. "What kind of magical trouble are the people over there causing?"

I am writing a policy proposal to make it safer and more beneficial for the Congolese to have safer working conditions in Cobalt mines. Possibly places sanctions on Rwanda to stop M23 for exploiting resources.
I am American and would like to hear what anyone thinks will help this country. With the rise of states pushing for only sale of electric vehicles, we will need many more resources. How do we ensure there is no exploitation and Congolese benefit from the work in the mines?
Any input would be appreciated!

My husband and I adopted our nearly 1 year old pup just over 6 months ago. She's brought us so much joy and love since we got her.
When we first met her we were told she is very anxious with adults (especially men), children and all dogs. She was initially very scared in her surroundings however she slowly became more and more confident as the days went by. We are so proud of her progress.
We really struggle with a few aspects. She seems to run up to pretty much all dogs. Most she is okay with and has a little sniff, plays or walks off. She always seems happiest running around with a dog chasing her (she likes to be the one being chased). Some other dogs that don't seem to give her much attention, she gets very frustrated by. As if she is demanding them to play with her. Of course this isn't fair on the other dog that just wants a chilled walk and is the safest for our pup either.
The other day she saw a kid running around and our pup ran right up to the kid and started barking in the same was she barks at other dogs when she wants to be chased. Naturally this really scared the child.
When she gets into this barking frenzy, it's as if the world no longer exists to her anymore. We try name calling, rattling her treat bags, squeeky sounds. There's nothing that can get her back. Otherwise, other than when she's in that fixated state, her recall is quite good and often comes back right on command.
She has never bitten any person or animal before. She very very rarely growls at people - only rarely when playing however if there's a squirrel or fox then she goes ballistic.
Any advice and training tips on how to make our pup calmer around other dogs would be very appreciated.
Ps, she's really tiny. Watermelon sized tiny.

Love this woman. Been dating her for 4 years but every 3 or for days she has an anxiety pang and as the person closest to her, I end up getting full on episodes of BPD explosions over the stupidest shit like I laughed at an inappropriate joke on Instagram that she feels does not match her beliefs.
I used to fight back not knowing she had BPD… I normally let shit roll off my back till she gets super hateful.
Do I love her through it or do I run?

I searched around and did not find the answers here and on google.

1. I am wanting to make the runeword pride but worried the 'hit blinds target' will override lifetap. I was thinking maybe it wouldn't since bosses/uber bosses are immune to being blind. Scenario would be I apply lifetap on a uber boss. Then my merc procs 'blinds target' would it overide LT or no?
2. Late this season or into non-ladder I want to make Last Wish (lofty goal I know). I am seeing on traderie ethereal phase blades for trade. How are people getting those? I thought phase blades don't come as ethereal. I was told sometime ago that if you upped an eth item it would become a normal item but the next tier up. So if I upped a eth dimensional blade, would it become a non-eth phase blade?
3. Having a hard time finding which gloves I should use for my mosaic assassin during ubers. Since some properties (affixes or whatever they are called) don't transfer over to her kicks (dragon talon). On diablo famdom they list some but not all that do/do not apply. Can't afford crafted blood gloves yet. For instance I know lay on hands % to demons doesn't work with kicks. But the IAS does. Not sure which of these gloves would be the for ubers steel/gout/dracs/loh/venom. Is there a comprehensive list for what does and doesn't work with kicks/dragon talon?

These questions are a bit hard to search for. Appreciate the help from the community.

Since bitcoin is going up again, does that mean all the other altcoins will rise? And what about WINK, I’m here for the long run but at this point I’m 15K down… what do you guys think?