I've seen where people post about having 100 for depression / ptsd and can't manager their finances, can't drive, can't hold a firearm etc. Is this the case for being rated 70 percent? To add more context they put me in prioritized group 4 health care. I dont know what the difference is between group one and group 4 ( im not bed ridden nor have i ever told anyone i was) and if anyone can explain it that would be great.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lightwave-logic-announces-breakthrough-performance-results-for-commercial-class-electro-optic-polymer-301778243.html
1310nm Wavelength, Popular in Hyperscale Datacenter Applications, Represents the Primary Area of Focus
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightwave Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWLG), a technology platform company leveraging its proprietary electro-optic (EO) polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power, today announced that its latest commercial-class EO polymer material has achieved breakthrough performance metrics at 1310 nanometers (nm), a wavelength popular in hyperscale datacenter applications.
These commercial-class improvements include a significantly higher electro-optic coefficient exceeding 200 pm/V, which allows for very low drive power of 1 volt or less. Other characteristics include optimized chromophore loading, superior low optical loss, excellent temporal stability at 85 Celsius, and extremely high thermal and photo stability. The breakthrough commercial-class EO material is expected to enable ultra-small footprint modulators with at least 100 GHz bandwidth as well as meeting all critical requirements for pluggable transceivers, on-board optics and co-packaging solutions.
"The achievement of these results at the 1310nm bandwidth positions us for potential near-term licensing opportunities in datacenter applications," said Dr. Michael Lebby, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lightwave Logic. "Our robust progress with our proprietary chromophores will allow us to provide competitive performance above and beyond other optical modulator competitors in use today. At a recent industry conference, we heard from the hyperscale industry that polymers offer important performance advantages as compared to other optical modulators in use today – reflective of our significant progress with our proprietary chromophores.
"As we move through 2023, our technology is well positioned to serve as the industry's next-generation super-high-performance engine that enables high speed, low power and small footprints for pluggable transceivers, on-board optics and co-packaging solutions in datacenter applications and beyond. I look forward to providing our shareholders with further updates in the near-term as we move to commercialization," concluded Lebby.
About Lightwave Logic, Inc. Lightwave Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWLG) is developing a platform leveraging its proprietary engineered electro-optic (EO) polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power. The company's high-activity and high-stability organic polymers allow Lightwave Logic to create next-generation photonic EO devices, which convert data from electrical signals into optical signals, for applications in data communications and telecommunications markets. For more information, please visit the company's website at lightwavelogic.com.

This is just for a normal PC for studying, not gaming. He has a prebuilt HP computer. His HDD is constantly going to 100% utilization when opening a new app. Causing the PC to be very slow. His CPU is a Intel (R) Celeron(R) J4025 CPU @ 2.00GHz. The motherboard seems to be HP 8648 :
https://gyazo.com/50bca3a53947665d6c904dbd7bef7498
https://support.hp.com/za-en/document/c06428548
Would any of these SSDs be compatible? :
https://www.wootware.co.za/mushkin-mknssdts256gb-d8-tempest-256gb-pcie-3-0-x4-nvme-m-2-2280-solid-state-drive.html
https://www.wootware.co.za/transcend-ts240gmts820s-820s-240gb-m-2-2280-sata-6gb-s-ssd.html
https://www.wootware.co.za/western-digital-wds500g3b0c-wd-blue-sn570-500gb-m-2-2280-nvme-pcie-3-0-solid-state-drive.html
https://www.wootware.co.za/patriot-p300p512gm28-p300-512gb-nvme-m-2-2280-pci-express-3-0-x4-solid-state-drive.html
He has 4GB of ram, not sure if that's an issue but like I said it's purely for studying/browsing.
Any help is appreciated.

[Sorry for the rambling post, I've been up all night following this rabbit hole because I really think I've finally found something concrete that the tech types should be able to investigate. Any recommendations as to whom I should notify? Assuming you peeps don't see some obvious flaw in my thinking which I'm sure is very possible since I'm not a computer engineeprofessional. I"m also still rather new to Reddit so I'm guessing this is the correct "flair" to use.]
I recently added a PCIe NVMe drive to my system as storage for some of the more "demanding" games. I moved FH5 to the new drive (through the app settings with the move command) and when I went to play the game later it would not start. The first, larger splash screen appears, then it switches to a smaller splash screen then it just closes. I've tried verifying the game, doing all the resets to the MS Store, xBox app, etc. but no luck. So, I've been digging all over my system trying to figure out what's going on as I REALLY don't want to redownload another 100 gig of data just to replace data I already have.
I've come across something odd. If I go to the Windows Defender Firewall Allowed Apps (the one from the Control Panel), I see both FH4 (which runs fine) and FH5 listed with checkmarks for Private and Public as expected, BUT, if I go to the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security settings (where all the rules are listed) and look at the "monitoring" tab, all of the same apps are listed EXCEPT for Forza Horizon 5. FH5 is in the Outbound rules however, with a green check showing it as active, but for some reason it's not actually being monitored even though it shows as an allowed app on the other settings window.
So, I tried to pull up the properties of the rule to make sure it's pointing to the correct location. I can view the properties of the rule, but it's a predefined rule so "some of its properties cannot be modified." I click on the Programs and Services tab and I see the correct application package highlighted (microsoft.624f8... etc), but then I noticed the little radio button above that saying Apply to this application package, is not the one selected, the next button down is selected instead which lists an app package sid.
There is a program called Folder Size and if you run it in admin mode, you can easily view the contents of all those locked folders MS hides their games inside. When I use that to examine the WpSystem folder on the drive the game is installed on, at the top is a folder with an app package sid number and inside that is the app data folder and subfolders for each of the installed games. But the package sid number listed here is NOT the same as the one the firewall is showing. So, I'm thinking when I moved the game to the new drive it didn't change something in the firewall rules to let the game talk to the servers.
I also noticed that while both FH4 and FH5 are in the Outbound rules, only FH4 is under the Inbound rules, so possibly that's an issue?
I'm sure the problem is someplace in this mess, because it doesn't make sense that FH5 is listed as allowed on the Control Panel Windows Defender window, but then is missing from the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Monitoring Firewall list. Shouldn't both of those lists be identical?

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This is my first Reddit post and not gonna lie, I don’t entirely know if I’m even doing it right :’). Sorry in advance for the spiel (the longest part isn’t really essential to read, that’s just some of the symptoms).
A couple of weeks ago I was diagnosed privately with inattentive adhd and told I was touching on the hyperactive side. I’m 31(f) and honestly, this wasn’t really a surprise. I had started looking into it last year and began making notes on my phone. I was ASTOUNDED at the list of similarities. It wasn’t just a few, it really was an entire list.
-Very frequent zoning out, struggling to follow simple instructions, struggling to finish simple tasks, easily distracted, forgetfulness, high sex drive, fast talker, anger(and irritability)going from 0-100 at the stupidest things, anxiety, depression, OCD, being inarticulate especially verbally, struggling to find the words to explain myself during a conversation but knowing in my head what it is I am trying to say, always being stuck in the ‘now’ sense of time and not looking much into future plans, hyperfocus on certain things, interrupting others when they were speaking (I rarely do this now but I went YEARS doing it before realising), clumsiness (often dropping things, tripping up, walking into stuff or ending up with bruises on my legs and not knowing how), light sleeper (has to be in pitch black with either no noise or white/brown noise), very strong sense of smell, turning down volume of tv or music during a conversation so I can focus properly, low self esteem (forever thought I was slow and/or stupid), insecurities and trust issues especially in relationships, fidgeting daily (mainly my feet/toes/legs but sometimes my hands), bursts of energy, excitement at small things, hyper behaviours ESPECIALLY after alcohol consumption.
There’s more but that’s the main ones.
At first I felt relief and “okay so there’s been a reason for all this stuff then”. But now I’m feeling pretty depressed about it. I’m in the mindset of “cool, so I’ll always be stupid, anxiety will always follow me around and I’ll never have a career where I am super successful” (I work with 2-3 year olds and don’t get me wrong I LOVE it) I work really hard and have had really good compliments in every childcare setting I’ve worked, but I don’t deem myself as “successful” because the money for the job is so degrading. (Yeah I know, it was my choice picking this career path… but I can’t help get frustrated at the pay with the amount of work that goes into a completely mad and physically/mentally exhausting day).
I’m not always (or even normally) a depressing person. I consider myself as honest, very silly, playful, wise, caring, loyal, good listener (ironic I know.. but when a friend needs me for something I am 100% all ears and reliable) dark humoured and without wanting to sound big headed, fun. I go through phases of being up and down. But they are mainly up. The downs are pretty rough when they happen but I normally come through.
However I can’t help but feel so confused/frustrated and let down about myself and everything since the diagnosis. I don’t even know where or how to start managing my feelings. I’m not going to lie, I’ve been totally obsessing over adhd since the diagnosis. Definitely overwhelmed myself looking at information at first and I had to find out everything straight away and now I’ve noticed my brain putting stuff into categories as I do stuff like “that’s an adhd thing”. It’s really annoying. I think the main thing bothering me is the “what ifs”. I’ve always sort of been a “what if” person in certain moments and I know it’s not helpful, but it’s just the way my mind goes. The main “what ifs” are “what if I didn’t have adhd - would I be much smarter? Would I have entered into a successful career path?”. I’m aware that it doesn’t help my parents for years have ‘joked’ about me being stupid and it seems all my friends are way smarter (went to uni, done very well in their careers or just generally have way more knowledge about most things than me). I’m also now convinced I have dyscalculia after some research. Which is adding to the “great, another thing to add to the stupid list” thing. It sounds like I’m seeking sympathy, just know I am not. I’ve always been a bit of a hard ass on myself.
Do any fellow adhders get where I’m coming from with these thoughts and feelings? And if so, do you have any advice on how to began accepting yourself? Or to direct me on a route of positivity? Or just anything to help really. It sounds so cringe but I feel in a way I am having to get to know myself all over again. I’ve been looking into medication but I’m sort of torn. The anxiety part of my brain has me worrying about the side effects etc.
Thanks in advance for any responses,
A very frustrated and confused,
Adhder.

This is my first Reddit post and not gonna lie, I don’t entirely know if I’m even doing it right :’). Sorry in advance for the spiel (the longest part isn’t really essential to read, that’s just some of the symptoms).
A couple of weeks ago I was diagnosed privately with inattentive adhd and told I was touching on the hyperactive side. I’m 31(f) and honestly, this wasn’t really a surprise. I had started looking into it last year and began making notes on my phone. I was ASTOUNDED at the list of similarities. It wasn’t just a few, it really was an entire list.
-Very frequent zoning out, struggling to follow simple instructions, struggling to finish simple tasks, easily distracted, forgetfulness, high sex drive, fast talker, anger(and irritability)going from 0-100 at the stupidest things, anxiety, depression, OCD, being inarticulate especially verbally, struggling to find the words to explain myself during a conversation but knowing in my head what it is I am trying to say, always being stuck in the ‘now’ sense of time and not looking much into future plans, hyperfocus on certain things, interrupting others when they were speaking (I rarely do this now but I went YEARS doing it before realising), clumsiness (often dropping things, tripping up, walking into stuff or ending up with bruises on my legs and not knowing how), light sleeper (has to be in pitch black with either no noise or white/brown noise), very strong sense of smell, turning down volume of tv or music during a conversation so I can focus properly, low self esteem (forever thought I was slow and/or stupid), insecurities and trust issues especially in relationships, fidgeting daily (mainly my feet/toes/legs but sometimes my hands), bursts of energy, excitement at small things, hyper behaviours ESPECIALLY after alcohol consumption.
There’s more but that’s the main ones.
At first I felt relief and “okay so there’s been a reason for all this stuff then”. But now I’m feeling pretty depressed about it. I’m in the mindset of “cool, so I’ll always be stupid, anxiety will always follow me around and I’ll never have a career where I am super successful” (I work with 2-3 year olds and don’t get me wrong I LOVE it) I work really hard and have had really good compliments in every childcare setting I’ve worked, but I don’t deem myself as “successful” because the money for the job is so degrading. (Yeah I know, it was my choice picking this career path… but I can’t help get frustrated at the pay with the amount of work that goes into a completely mad and physically/mentally exhausting day).
I’m not always (or even normally) a depressing person. I consider myself as honest, very silly, playful, wise, caring, loyal, good listener (ironic I know.. but when a friend needs me for something I am 100% all ears and reliable) dark humoured and without wanting to sound big headed, fun. I go through phases of being up and down. But they are mainly up. The downs are pretty rough when they happen but I normally come through.
However I can’t help but feel so confused/frustrated and let down about myself and everything since the diagnosis. I don’t even know where or how to start managing my feelings. I’m not going to lie, I’ve been totally obsessing over adhd since the diagnosis. Definitely overwhelmed myself looking at information at first and I had to find out everything straight away and now I’ve noticed my brain putting stuff into categories as I do stuff like “that’s an adhd thing”. It’s really annoying. I think the main thing bothering me is the “what ifs”. I’ve always sort of been a “what if” person in certain moments and I know it’s not helpful, but it’s just the way my mind goes. The main “what ifs” are “what if I didn’t have adhd - would I be much smarter? Would I have entered into a successful career path?”. I’m aware that it doesn’t help my parents for years have ‘joked’ about me being stupid and it seems all my friends are way smarter (went to uni, done very well in their careers or just generally have way more knowledge about most things than me). I’m also now convinced I have dyscalculia after some research. Which is adding to the “great, another thing to add to the stupid list” thing. It sounds like I’m seeking sympathy, just know I am not. I’ve always been a bit of a hard ass on myself.
Do any fellow adhders get where I’m coming from with these thoughts and feelings? And if so, do you have any advice on how to began accepting yourself? Or to direct me on a route of positivity? Or just anything to help really. It sounds so cringe but I feel in a way I am having to get to know myself all over again. I’ve been looking into medication but I’m sort of torn. The anxiety part of my brain has me worrying about the side effects etc.
Thanks in advance for any responses,
A very frustrated and confused,
Adhder.

Fernando Alonso has become just the sixth driver to reach 100 Formula 1 podiums, but the Spaniard has almost undoubtedly taken the most unconventional route to the milestone.
After the best part of a decade in the wilderness of F1's midfield, Alonso's stunning start to the 2023 season suggests he is finally back in the battle at the front of the grid.
A self-proclaimed "anti-hero" from the "dark side", embracing his character role as the villain, Alonso brought up his landmark podium in fittingly controversial style at Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, .
Having shown that Aston Martin mean business with a series of stunning overtakes on George Russell, Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz to finish third at the season opener in Bahrain, Alonso appeared to be cruising to a far more straightforward podium in Jeddah. However, confusion over the rules saw Alonso celebrate on the podium before being demoted by a 10-second penalty, after which he was finally reinstated following an Aston Martin appeal.
Along with Red Bull's domination, the 41-year-old's unexpected speed has been the story of the opening two rounds of the 2023 season. Alonso's performances have provided inspiration to just about every non-Red Bull driver on the grid, with Aston Martin's remarkable improvement after finishing seventh in last year's constructors' standings showing how quickly progress can be made.
Alonso won back-to-back world championships with Renault in 2005 and 2006, but a series of questionable moves around the paddock since then have limited his opportunities to compete for wins, let alone further titles - leaving him to assume a role of underdog while the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Hamilton and Verstappen have dominated.
Given the last of Alonso's 32 race wins came in 2013, the penultimate campaign of his five-year stint with Ferrari, most thought his hopes of adding to that tally were all but over, but now a fairy-tale ending to a decorated career appears possible.
We take a look back at the highs and lows of his career.
Alonso's career remarkably started before McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri was born, back in 2001 at Minardi.
The Italian-based team, which still exists now as AlphaTauri having been bought by Red Bull and brought under their umbrella as a junior outfit to the current constructors' champions, certainly could have done with that sort of investment when Alonso was around.
There was very little money available to spend on development, and Alonso apparently helped to bolt pieces of the car together to make sure it was ready in time for the first race in Australia, where he would finish 12th.
At a time when points were only available to the top six finishers, Minardi and Alonso went the entire season without scoring, with a 10th place finish at Hockenheim his best effort.
There were also eight retirements for the Spaniard, highlighting the deficiencies of the model he was attempting to compete with.
Alonso's first taste of Formula 1 was undoubtedly with a genuine backmarker, and came at a time when the lack of a budget cap meant little teams had next to no chance of competing with the big players.
Race wins - 0
Podiums - 0
It was only a one-season stay - not for the last time in his career - for Alonso, as he departed Minardi to become test driver at Renault, whose team boss Flavio Briatore was also Alonso's manager, and had been the one to spot his talent as a go-karter.
At a time when drivers were generally not given their breakthroughs into F1 at the young ages we see today, the 22-year-old Alonso was generating plenty of attention for both his youth and the fact he was Spain's first driver in the sport.
This meant that when he took a maiden pole position before going on to claim his first podium at just the second race of the season in Malaysia, the excitement increased. Next time he claimed a pole position, in August at the Hungaroring, he would convert it to a victory, making him at the time youngest driver to win a Grand Prix.
Not only was there a new star in the sport, but he was delivering for a team in Renault that weren't part of the establishment, and were looking to break up the domination of Ferrari and Michael Schumacher, which they would finally do in 2005.
Alonso took advantage of a poor Ferrari season to quite comfortably beat McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen to the championship, but the race that epitomised his first title-winning season was in Imola, where the Spaniard held back a charging Schumacher in a nail-biting climax where the Ferrari was the quicker car.
Under pressure from the seven-time world champion and driver widely considered to be the sport's greatest of all time, Alonso held strong, setting down a marker for the remainder of the season.
It's fair to say that 2006 was the more impressive of Alonso's back-to-back title-winning campaigns, as this time he went toe-to-toe with Schumacher, who had won five successive titles going into the 2005 season.
Schumacher had announced that he would retire at the end of the season, and came into the campaign with huge motivation to end his career in fairy-tale fashion.
Alonso looked to have put that dream to bed as he won six of the first nine races - and finished second in the other three - to establish a huge advantage in the standings, but Schumacher would fight back with five wins in the next seven races to set up a tense finale.
However, Alonso would keep his cool under huge pressure once more, winning the penultimate race of the season in Japan before finishing second in Brazil to seal the title.
Race wins - 15
Podiums - 37
On paper, it wouldn't seem the most logical decision to leave a team with which you'd just won two successive titles, but that's exactly what Alonso did as he moved to McLaren to drive alongside a rookie named Lewis Hamilton.
The decision did turn out to be a mistake, but not in the way that anyone expected.
In one sense, the move to McLaren was on the money - the Woking-based team competed for the title with Ferrari while Renault were only the fourth-quickest team.
In every other sense, it was a disastrous chapter in Alonso's career that saw tensions flare between him and his team, not least with McLaren boss Ron Dennis and Hamilton.
Arguably, this was the first time in Alonso's career where he was the establishment and not the young outsider - that role fell to Hamilton, with whom he fought for the 2007 world championship.
The pair squabbled and lost each other points, before eventually finishing the season tied, just one point behind the title winner Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari.
"I think that the fallout with Lewis in 2007, where they fell out so spectacularly, basically gifted Kimi that title and it took him away from McLaren," Sky Sports F1's Karun Chandhok said.
"Then Lewis won the championship in 2008, so that's two years there where Fernando should've, would've, could've."
Alonso would leave under a cloud after one year, returning to Renault and giving up the chance to compete for titles.
Race wins - 4
Podiums - 12
The second time around with Renault felt like a bit of a placeholder, with the French team fairly uncompetitive.
Back in his favoured position as the underdog, Alonso took two victories in 2008 against the odds, albeit with one of them coming under controversial circumstances at the Singapore Grand Prix, with his team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr crashing at a convenient time,
The 2009 season would see no wins for Alonso, and just the one podium in Singapore, before he moved onto a new team - this time, it was for a prancing horse.
Race wins - 2
Podiums - 4
Ferrari, the team that all F1 drivers want to race for, was the team that Fernando Alonso remained with for the longest period of time.
Alonso battled with Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel for the title between 2010 and 2012, missing out on glory in the final races in both 2010 and 2012 despite some scintillating drives.
A famous statistic about Fernando Alonso is that If he had scored 11 more points across his F1 career, he could be a five-time world champion, missing out by fine margins in 2007, 2010 and 2012.
In essence, his time at Ferrari was one of 'what ifs' as he competed against the metronomic Vettel, with a Ferrari that was generally weaker than the Red Bull.
In 2014, at the beginning of the hybrid engine era, Ferrari's car was not up to scratch and Alonso began to look elsewhere and would move on a 2015, a decision that Chandhok believes was premature.
"Okay, at the time, Ferrari were pretty miserable in 2014 - but it came good."
Ferrari would win three races in 2015 with Sebastian Vettel, who replaced Alonso in the scarlet car before taking the fight to Mercedes in 2017 and 2018.
"I still believe Fernando would've won the championship in 2018 at Ferrari that year," Chandhok added.
Race wins - 11
Podiums - 44
While Ferrari were returning to contention, Alonso had opted for a surprise reunion with McLaren, with Hamilton having moved on to Mercedes.
2015 was a reunion for McLaren in two respects - Honda, with which it had had fantastic success in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and Alonso, with whom they'd had a falling out.
While it was a reunion and world champion driver line-up of Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso, which had lots of promise, it delivered a horror show of slow cars, engine failures and frustrated radio messages that led to a messy divorce with Honda and a move to Renault power in 2018.
The engine performance had clearly been a big problem for McLaren, with Alonso making no secret of where he thought the blame lay as he used his team radio messages to make public statements.
"Driving with this, looking like amateurs", "this is embarrassing" and "GP2 engines" all come to mind.
While Honda's engine was not up to standard, it became clear that underlying poor car performance was also a factor as McLaren still languished in the midfield in 2018.
Though being the underdog is his style, this was a step too far at this stage of his career for a frustrated, helpless Alonso, and so he left McLaren and retired from Formula 1.
Race wins - 0
Podiums - 0
As one of the greatest and most adaptable drivers in motorsport history, Fernando Alonso took the time away from Formula 1 to compete in other series, including the Indy 500, the Dakar Rally and Le Mans 24h.
He was an outsider, a rookie again, and with Toyota, he won the World Endurance Championship.
Alonso still had what it took to compete at the top of motorsport, so when in 2020 Sebastian Vettel left Ferrari, creating a domino effect in the driver market, it was no shock to see Alonso interested in returning to Formula 1.
Having already raced for the team in its Renault guise on two occasions, Alpine was the natural team for Alonso to return to when he came out of retirement in 2021.
The team had been hovering at the front of the midfield, but were unable to push on from that position even with Alonso's expertise.
While he did return to the podium at the 2021 Qatar GP, Alonso couldn't compete for victory - and his career looked to be winding down in mediocre fashion.
But Vettel announcing his retirement midway through the 2022 season would trigger an explosion in the driver market, leaving Alonso with one more opportunity.
Alpine weren't willing to give Alonso a two-year contract, so he went to a team that would. Alonso left describing Alpine "like family" but admitted that the lack of faith from the team was a reason he left.
"It seems that I have to be evaluated every year because of my date of birth," Alonso said, having just turned 41. "It was a bit strange to me and other teams think differently and they trust in my abilities."
It was clear the spirit of the young Spaniard trying to prove his worth at Minardi 19 years earlier was still very much present.
Race wins - 0
Podiums - 1
Lawrence Stroll and Aston Martin had faith in Alonso, and gave him the two-year contract that he wanted.
Given their well-known desires to things on their own terms, many had concerns about Alonso and his new boss Lawrence Stroll's relationship.
However, two races and two podiums in, it appears as though this could be Alonso's type of team - they're an enigma and an unexpected force to be reckoned with that are disturbing the establishment.
Aston Martin are beating Mercedes, the team who supply them with an engine and other hugely significant parts of their car, while the Spaniard has also overcome the might of Ferrari.
While they are well-funded now, Aston Martin carry an underdog mentality with staff still around from their their previous guises as Jordan, Force India and Racing Point, who competed as less wealthy outfits that could occasional steal a race beneath the noses of giants.
As Sky Sports F1's Simon Lazenby put it: "Fernando is always effective, whatever he does he will drag the best out of that car.
"I think if you put everyone in equal machinery, I can't see him being far off Lewis or far off Max Verstappen.
"But Fernando has been operating at that level for 20 years. Fernando relishes being the underdog."
In a season where Red Bull's pace looks scary for the opposition, Alonso has just the car and team to play the role he loves best in the high-speed theatre of Formula 1.
If you didn't know who he was, now you do. After brining up a 100th podium, Alonso's next challenge is to find an elusive 33rd race victory. Can he do it in 2023? Find out live on Sky Sports F1.
Race wins - 0
Podiums - 2
Source: https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12832080/fernando-alonso-how-aston-martin-driver-reached-100-podiums-as-formula-1s-ultimate-underdog

I am shocked that I have so many miles driven in 1 year.... I have never driven that much in my life... I know this because before buying my Tesla I had always leased vehicles with either 10k or 12k mile limits and I never went over..... I didn't consciously decide to drive more, but I do enjoy road trips in an EV so maybe subconsciously I guess. Another thing is that we bought a house down in Tampa and have made a few trips down from NJ... I guess that adds up. Anybody else find themselves driving a looooot more after getting an EV?

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The Mahabharata is an old Indian epic where the primary story spins around two parts of a family - the Pandavas and Kauravas - who, in the Kurukshetra War, fight for the high position of Hastinapura. Entwined into this story are a few more modest tales about individuals dead or living, and philosophical talks. Krishna-Dwaipayan Vyasa, himself a person in the legendary, formed it; as, as per custom, he directed the refrains and Ganesha kept in touch with them down. At 100,000 stanzas, it is the longest awe-inspiring sonnet at any point composed, for the most part remembered to have been made in the fourth century BCE or prior. The occasions in the awe-inspiring work out in the Indian subcontinent and encompassing regions. It was first described by an understudy of Vyasa at a snake-penance of the extraordinary grandson of one of the significant characters of the story. Counting inside it the Bhagavad Gita, the Mahabharata is one of the main texts of old Indian, without a doubt world, writing.
The story starts when the visual impairment of Dhritarashtra, the senior of two rulers, makes him be ignored for his sibling Pandu as lord on their dad's passing. A revile keeps Pandu from fathering youngsters, be that as it may, and his significant other Kunti requests that the divine beings father kids in Pandu's name. Thus, the god Dharma fathers Yudhishtira, the Breeze fathers Bhima, Indra fathers Arjuna, and the Ashvins twins father Nakula and Sahadeva likewise twins; destined to Pandu's subsequent spouse, Madri. The hostility and envy that creates between the cousins drives the Pandavas away from the realm when their dad passes on. During their exile the five together wed Draupadi who is conceived out of a conciliatory fire and whom Arjuna wins by shooting a bolt through a column of targets and meet their cousin Krishna, who remains their companion and friend from that point. Albeit the Pandavas return to the realm, they are again banished to the woods, this time for a considerable length of time, when Yudhishthira loses everything in a round of dice with Duryodhana, the oldest of the Kauravas.
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A few stories inside the Mahābhārata took on isolated characters of their own in Traditional Sanskrit writing. For example, Abhijñānaśākuntala by the eminent Sanskrit writer Kālidāsa c. 400 CE, accepted to have lived in the period of the Gupta line, depends on a story that is the forerunner to the Mahābhārata. Urubhaṅga, a Sanskrit play composed by Bhāsa who is accepted to have lived before Kālidāsa, depends on the killing of Duryodhana by the parting of his thighs by Bhīma.

Just picked it up a couple days ago, and have had a hard time finding a way to make the thing work - Yeah, I get it, wheelie cancer or whatever, but all the gameplay videos/guides I've found on it are from before it was nerfed - aka, they say "load HE and lol at enemies with your 100+ HE pen", which no longer exists, and then demonstrate a match where they sui-scout directly through the enemy team of stormtroopers to rack up like 8k spotting and 2k damage before coming out the other side basically unscathed. Meanwhile, if I try to get lights early by just peeking over hills at full speed, I get completely wrecked because this is somehow a shell magnet - In the 30 or so games I've played so far, I've been snap-shot OHKO'd by FV4005's three times, lol (I suspect the magic tire armor I kept hearing about was also nerfed). I've also been outspotted by an FV on at least one occasion while trying to passive spot in a bush on Airfield - I know the view range is not so great, but it definitely feels like camo shouldn't be functioning as bad as it is (concealment rating currently 1026).
Nonetheless, I got this tank because go fast, and it do go fast - it go very, very fast. it is very fun to drive, but I've been completely useless in basically every game so far. I also spent a boatload of blueprints to skip basically the entire line to it (I don't play any other French tanks) and gave it a Christmas crew, so I definitely want to get better with it.
Currently, what I've been trying:
Get early lights without exposing to danger, just to get a sense of enemy team's setup. Then fall back and, so long as everything relevant on the enemy team is spotted, derp around and play Tokyo Drift in the back lines for a bit to conserve HP or take a few sniping shots where I can, then in the mid/late game (or as soon as the heavies and mediums on the front lines aren't keeping things spotted for TD's and arty), make scouting runs to light things for the real snipers (if I didn't die to an FV at the start, this is where I usually die immediately, because I get spotted first), and if there's a hole in the line (and no scouting needed), make a break for arty. Usually though, when a flank needs spotting, it's because everything died, and the game is basically lost :v
Side note, yes I know to press 'X' for skill, and to not go in a straight line, and that you can do sharper turns in speed mode by letting off the gas, and that you can do that while swapping to 8-wheel mode to do a barrel roll (have not succeeded yet in having this reflect shots. Will do more research)...
Current setup:
Crew: BiA (all) / Camo (all) / Recon, Snapshot, Smooth Ride, Sit. Awareness / Repairs (all, 43%)
Equipment: Optics / CVS / Low Noise Exhaust
(I want to put CVS in the bonus slot, but right now view range I think is more important? If I get better enough to justify it, I'd do CVS / bond optics / exhaust or bond vents, I think)
Consumables: L first-aid kit / L repair kit / Quaso Directive: Natural Cover
Total view range: 429 Total concealment: 51.84/10.26
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Dodl is AJ Bell's take on the simple, low-cost investment app. It has zero-commission trading, and is aimed at newish investors and those who just like to keep it simple. They offer Stocks and Shares ISAs, Lifetime ISAs, SIPPs, and General Investment Accounts.
As part of their drive to get new customers, they have a rather modest (and high deposit) refer-a-friend scheme that gives a £30 gift card (redeemable at all the usual places) to new customers when they sign up and open a Dodl account, and fund it with £500 within 120 days.
I signed up because I have always wanted to open a Lifetime ISA. I was hoping T212 would open one up, but they are being slow off the mark. So Dodl it is for me. Dodl's charges make it one of the cheapest options - I read a lot about it on UKPF.
I'm not going to wax lyrical about Dodl. I only signed up two months ago after asking a random on UKPF to refer me for the bonus. I'm only really interested in the LISA and an all-world tracker. This will cost me £12 a year if I keep it going (plus any fund fees).
Key details, and information on the referral scheme are below.
The bonus
Get a £30 giftcard when you:

• Fill in the Dodl refer-a-friend form

Message me by clicking here, and I can be your friend

• Sign up to Dodl using the same email address that you put on the form.
• Open up or transfer in an investment ISA, LISA, general investment account or pension.
• Fund your account with £500
• Have a minimum of £500 in your account when the bonus is paid (the month after you deposit. I'd recommend depositing £550 if you are going to invest, this will cover the AJ Bell fees and give you some leeway should you invest and your investment drops).

Referrers get a £30 gift card too, so tell your friends
Accounts offered by Dodl (bonus available on all):

• S&S ISA
• S&S LISA
• SIPP
• GIA

What can I invest in with Dodl?
Minimum investment is £100 single payment, or £25 monthly.

• AJ Bell Funds - premade portfolios built and managed by AJ Bell
• Individual UK and US shares - only selected companies, not a huge range.
• Themed Investments - index trackers disguised with other names (see below)

Some absolute legend on UKPF provided a list of the funds underlying each of the Themed Investments. I went with "On top of the world"

What Fees do Dodl charge?
0.15% (OCF not included) with a £1/month minimum.
According to those on UKPF, this makes it one of the most attractive platforms (fee-wise) for anything up to ~£25k. Maybe by the time I'm too old to contribute to my new LISA this will matter to me.
Links
Dodl non ref link
Dodl Refer-a-friend form
Dodl Refer a friend terms

Hi, I recently moved to newark from out of state, getting a parking permit would help significantly. I have my NJ license with the address on it, where do I need to go and what do I need to do to get it? Do I need to request paper bills (in 2023) like for the DMV for proof of residence or my drivers license enough? Theres so little information on the city website about it, its honestly shameful.

Holy crap the amount of stuff I put up with prior to the 2.0 launch is amazing, I love it so much and would play it more if the Resident Evil 4 remake wasn't coming out Friday.
Simply put, I love how tags now apply to the vehicle so I don't have to constantly use the flacko tag. I love how I can finally equip different clothing as well.
The payouts are also great I won a 3 person A class race and made like 40 grand. I also like how the payout for each class playlist is the same, I see a lot more variety in which class playlists people choose instead of constantly spamming S+ playlists for the biggest payout. And the ability to swap cars in-between races means I can build cars that specialize in corner king or sprint races. I also unlocked the Balmain Lotus and it sounds amazing, not sure how it will perform in A+ races since it's 0-60 seems a bit low, but in driving it around I noticed it climbs past 100 pretty well and I can easily get to 168, the complete opposite of my Nissan GT-R Premium which has a great launch but struggles past 130.
But the cops are the most fun,it's everything I loved about the cops in story mode without the frustration or risk and I love getting into heat 5 chases which are chaos in the most fun way. (I do wonder what the people who are idle on the side of the road are thinking when I pass them with heat 5 and 6 cops on my ass)