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Just curious, I have been more of an appreciator of skateboarding from the outside, I have barely tried it myself (and when I did I was so bad) but I played a lot of the old Tony Hawk games and I have a lot of respect for skateboarders. However I guess I don't understand how physically demanding doing the 900 is, although I don't think that it "looks" easy to do since you have to get all that air, and since the sport has become much more popular internationally, is the achievement not as impressive for skateboarders today?

TW: gaslighting, psychological abuse (?)
Hello all. Thanks in advance for any support. I've been in a 4 and a half year relationship that has been progressively opening up, to full nonmonogamy on both sides now (i.e. I can see people of any gender now, whereas before it was limited to women only). Seeking advice from the community about his reaction to my actions and what is okay or not, in terms of how one is spoken to.
Context: I (29F) stopped wanting threesomes with him (M32) last summer since at the time I felt I wasn't getting much from them. After some reflection, I think this was down to the pressure I was putting on myself to make sure the other girl would be having a good time, and not able to fully relax into the experience myself. This week I was able to experience one with a lovely couple, this time being the third, and I was able to let go and enjoy it casually and in a fun and playful way. Just lovely.
This week I have been staying at a friend's place to look after her dog. At the same time, my partner's friend is visiting him. I went out with them briefly last weekend, where one of my metas was present, who i met for the first time there. I got tired early and went home to the dog. I find out yesterday that my meta went home with my partner and his friend. Also yesterday, my partner asked what I had been up to and I told him about the threesome in a very factual way.
The strange thing is that he showed up to the place where I'm staying with his friend last night and only gave me 30 minutes notice. I was not expecting them, and they came, he looked around for "evidence" I had been with someone, mentioned the washing machine has been on so he knew I had washed some sheets, and when I mentioned the threesome then my partner refused to talk to me further. He finished dinner speaking with his friend in their native tongue and ignored me, and left. I asked "why did you com over tonight?" and he didn't have an answer for me.
Since, he has said many hurtful things:

1. insulting my intelligence
2. saying I'm conducting "whorry behavior"
3. telling me I can "stay longer" at this house and invite the "gang bang" and read my "whitty educational books"
4. telling me he will just go to a sex party with his friend this weekend without me since "i dont care" (great! I don't mind I hope he has fun!)
5. making me feel guilty for potentially ruining the trip with his friend (he accused me of the same last summer. same friend).

...and generally telling me that I should not have done that, and that as always its terrible timing for me to go off and do something when he's busy and his friend is there. He also claims that we set a boundary about this in the past, when I have no recollection of it. In fact, we never formally discussed boundaries, or went through the process of writing them down, which I would have liked to have done, but he is wary of any kind of "ideology" or book that "preaches" sex positivity that would suggest such an activity. We're navigating in the dark here.
Here are my questions on ethics:

• He says "do you remember me agreeing to you having a threesome?" No, but we never said no, and have done threesomes with other girls in the past. So I assumed I could have that experience with some other couple. And if he never set the boundary formally with me not to, am I still in the wrong? I did tell him that a guy I was seeing wanted me to meet his girlfriend, and he didn's say anything to indicate that he didn't want me to. Generally he is way more okay with me meeting up with women than with men.
• On disclosure: I recognize my fault here is not telling him I was inviting a couple over for dinner that night. I knew a threesome could happen from this. This made him suspicious and he knew something was up. He has asked to visit me on the same night and I asked him to visit the following night. So all of this leads to me being sneaky I guess and not fully telling him what I was up to.

I guess in a sexy nutshell, I understand that he is upset that I did not disclose beforehand my intentions with this couple, and let my anticipation cloud my judgement. But I feel resentful for how he is reacting, calling me stupid and asking me not to come home. I was actually looking forward to his visit in the afterglow of the threesome, and he could have benefitted from that positive energy if he had been in the right mindset. I wish he could see that a positive threesome with others could have opened it up again for us, but now all I want to do is end things and start over with someone less hurtful and jealous, who is able to talk about these things and willing to put in the work that I do to learn about ethical nonmonogamy, rather than blaming me when things don't go his way, always rationalising himself to be the victim.
What am I potentially blind to here? Did I do something deeply wrong as he says, or is he gaslighting and using psychological tactics to control my behaviour when it doesn't benefit him or his his fantasies directly?

I’ve been grinding away on a lot of writing on credit recruiting, advice for interns, and other career resources for junior peers in finance and have roughly 17,000 words written so far. This will steadily be coming out over the next few months – and we’re kicking it off today starting with advice for interns. My disclaimer for everything I’ll be writing is as follows – one person’s career advice may not be the perfect fit for you and you should combine the opinion of 5-10 people you respect and then determine what is YOUR best path. But alas, I’ve walked the path of being a bulge bracket intern, and have spent a lot of time thinking through the insight I can provide the interns and junior people that follow the account – and here’s what I’ve got.
First – advice for people with interns: Be nice and understanding to your intern.
To be honest, whether we like to admit it or not, this is how most of us came into the industry: A lot of us came into the industry thinking we knew more than we actually did because we read about it in a textbook, got good grades, and saw xyz finance meme. But the reality is a lot of us were vastly unprepared to be a value-added resource during the early stages of our career. One MD said to me once as a college senior “They don’t expect you to know anything. They’re hiring for someone who can learn as they go.” I didn’t realize this as a college senior, but after six months of working this became very obvious to me. Companies are hiring interns for their potential. Their potential comes from 1) having a good work ethic and 2) having a good attitude. As an intern, if you work hard and be pleasant to work with, then you’re going to win 9 times out of 10.
It's hard to remember, but there was a time where none of us had any clue what we were doing. Arguably, this continues on in your career and the humblest investors truly believe this. So look here’s my advice – sure interns be saying the darndest things sometimes – but let’s try to cut them slack, treat them fairly, and remember we were once in their same shoes?
Sure, if a Gen Z intern is out there being a jerk and snobbish, then maybe this isn’t valid, but if they’re hardworking, showing a lot of potential, and are super coachable then it is your job to help them develop into a potential asset at your firm.
Also – this is a relatively more “stressful” year for interns. College kids are always a lot more panicked about the job market than people who already have experience under their belt to begin with - but this economy isn’t lessening their worries. A lot of college kids are seeing the class of 2023 have offers pulled and enter a tougher job market. Now they’re starting to get spooked a bit and may feel a little out of control. Try your best to encourage and develop them – these guys are probably feeling a little like how the 2008-2009 grads felt, to a degree.
Okay – so here’s my 20 point list of recommendations for interns.
First - last year I started a debate over whether banking interns should take vacations in the middle of their internship….and people actually tried countering it. LMAO! I’m going to try this bit again sometime soon to get the people going and let’s still see people still think that while we’re on the precipice of a recession.
1) Be careful with social media. DO NOT MAKE TIKTOKS. Emphasizing this in all caps. There’s a reason all the Finmemes and FinTwit burners are anonymous and not dancing around on the internet. Most TikToks are very cringeworthy and seem to always find their way to HR once they go viral. People will 100% get fired over what they post to TikTok or Snapchat. Your TikToks are very likely to be spread to large audiences on Instagram or Twitter – which is totally fair game (you posted it, you gotta own what you post). With that said, if you ask nicely I’ll take a TikTok down, but other accounts openly will not. In general, don’t take your phone out and record or take photos of stuff, especially given all the sensitive materials we work with. Don’t post sensitive information from your computer on your IG story captioned “grinding hard” “working on the weekend like usual” or some shit.
2) Don’t take a week long vacation during a ten-week internship. Last year, I made this obvious remark on twitter, got a bunch of ppl in agreement, but also riled up a tonnnn of people on twitter (didn’t seem like the typical finance folk though) but it’s true. I want everyone reading this to succeed – which is why I’m telling this hard truth. Bosses in banking will frown upon you missing 10% of your learning experience to go vacation. You can always vacation before or after your internship (this is what I did lol). Remember as an intern, you are trying out for a sports team – you haven’t made the team yet, but you’re getting the chance to make the big leagues. Would you leave the team in the middle of preseason before the roster is finalized? Of course not. It’s that simple.
3) Dress the part without overdressing: You don’t want to wear a significantly oversized suit but you also shouldn’t be wearing Gucci loafers as an intern. Ideally you want to dress in a pretty standard way that isn’t drawing attention to yourself as someone who seems out of place. I’d lose any dress shirts with shirt pockets and I’m not a fan of oxford collars (this one may be too harsh but just my opinion). I just don’t think oxford collars go well with a tie and/or suit. Make sure your dress shirts aren’t wrinkled af. Obviously no Gordon Gekko dress shirts. In terms of shoes, Gucci loafers are frowned upon as an intern/first year because you haven’t really gone through the ringer, may be perceived as entitled, and hence don’t deserve this status symbol. This is the case for nice watches too. This is the perception from senior people, so ya, just wait until after a sick bonus and snag the more-status like attire after your first 1-3 years.
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4) You want to look professional, this may mean having a professional haircut: Look – so if I see a Gen Z analyst with that typical Gen Z haircut (I later learned it’s called a “broccoli cut”) I do not take them seriously. I figured this was kind of mean of me, so I went to Twitter to confirm whether other people think this. In fact, they overwhelmingly agree. Older generations think the broccoli cut looks stupid as hell.
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Again, it’s not about “what’s accepted” by your generation, it’s about what’s accepted (without being said obviously) within the workforce. Again, this is me speaking a hard truth. I’d like for HYH readers to be taken seriously – and I’m telling you a large amount of FinTwit just said this haircut below looks silly! Read the tea leaves.
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5) Don’t make the same mistake twice: Easier said than done, but the people evaluating you are keeping tabs on whether you’re smart/teachable. They’ve been trained by this philosophy and are judging you by the same standards. If you make the same mistake twice, then they may perceive that you may not have the ability to retain information, learn from experience, etc. Tough, but this is true and happens constantly. I got screamed at once where my VP said “he asked this same question before!!” to a couple of MDs. Tbh the MDs didn’t really care, but wasn’t a great feeling. Try to keep tabs on what you’ve already asked and have been shown.
6) Don’t #REF the model or some important file: When you’re working in an excel model or PowerPoint on your own you should make a copy from the original just in case you totally #REF! the model. Create a copy of “ImportantModel” and name it “ImportantModelYourInitials”. That way if you do something really dumb (who knows, you may change something they don’t like), at least there’s a backup. Tbh you may need to keep doing this throughout the entirety of your career and should engrain this in yourself as a best practice.
7) Steve Schwarzman (Founder of Blackstone) once said this isn’t school – you need a 100% score. This is the most important lesson here. In college, an A is a mid-90s grade. In a famous YouTube video where Schwarzman greets the first year analyst class at Blackstone, he notes how only a 100 is acceptable and As/Bs are not. He says this was his biggest challenge when he was just starting out. I’d strongly recommend watching this video later when you’re done reading through my list. He spits absolute fire here.
8) WFH will happen later in your career….your internship isn’t the time to be remote: In 2021/2022 I got some pushback on this point, but look now! Finance firms have brought pretty much everyone back to the office and a large chunk of front office professionals are in five days a week. Obviously there’s plenty of people at three days a week and four days a week, but I don’t know anyone in finance with “one or two days or fully remote”. I’ve previously noted that I thought a bunch of people were making a mistake by moving to fully remote too soon in their careers. I thought remote workers would be the first to go in a downturn and that has played out a ton over the past year. A remote worker’s connectivity is lower than the people a manager may see around a water cooler. Obviously, someone outside of finance, someone who’s an absolute stud, or an entrepreneur can leverage remote work ofc. I personally don’t think your 20’s are a great time to be too focused on being remote first, and the focus should be on building a reputation first. Obviously your first job (your internship) is meant as mainly a learning experience and a great opportunity to learn from smart people! Therefore as long as those smart people are in the office, you should be there too. If the firm has a 3-4 day policy then you get to follow that, but if you have a couple notable people in 5 days a week, then I would suck it up and get in the office 5 days a week. Also, this may be a great way to differentiate yourself and get more one-on-one time while the rest of the office is empty. Also – you’re trying out for a team! Make the team!
9) Proofread constantly: The more you re-read the higher the probability of catching errors! I’m terrible at proofreading. My ADHD ass is bouncing around constantly and I always miss stuff – but hopefully you guys can do better than me. Some tips: A) read from beginning to end, B) read backwards (from end to beginning), C) say out loud what you’re proofreading under your breath, D) read on a different format (for ex. If you were proofreading in word, try proofreading again in a PDF format), and E) print out the end product and proofread on paper. You don’t have to do all 5…(I don’t)..but you should find a formula to proofread and over-read effectively.
10) Over-communicate: It’s okay if you say or email “Will do”, “sounds good” , or “On it” constantly – I would confirm receipt to every email your direct co-workers send you so the sender knows you’re attentive and understood their instructions. Over-communicating via responding to emails is the move because it allows the person delegating work to you to understand that they don’t have to hover over you. When someone who isn’t your staffer talks to you too, it might be helpful to bring up in conversation – “I’m working with Kevin on xyz deal” or “I’ve been helping with xyz”- this is a good way to show people that you’re 1) staying busy and 2) contributing and people actually know what you’re up to.
11) Write everything down: When someone is speaking to you there is an expectation that you should be taking notes. Would be brutal if you finish an assignment but forget one piece because you forgot and didn’t have that part written down. Part of writing everything down too is so you can review and refresh on the lessons you’ve learned from your internship. I’d recommend reading through the learnings you have written down once a week. And obviously, post internship you can reflect on what you’ve learned and have off hand in case you need it in another setting. On that note, if there’s anything interesting you wrote down or worked on that you need to reference going forward – make sure you grab it and take it with you before your final day. Not the cleanest advice I’m giving rn – but it’s something a lot of people do and post-internship you may regret forgetting to bring home your firm’s powerpoint shortcut pdf, a primer on covenant lite loans, or a certain sell-side research report. Just speaking facts.
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12) Predict demands: This may be more for first-year analysts, but figuring out where you can add value and save people time is how you can justify your salary. For interns, it’s more about 1) learning experience, 2) being a good cultural fit, and 3) being teachable. But if you’re an intern tasked with “analyst like tasks” then I would try to take a step back and think of where you can add value. If someone senior asks you to do a task that seems recurring in nature, that’s a good place to take initiative going forward. Just confirm with them of course, that this is something recurring and something they want you to do, as you don’t want to accidentally mess something up or overstep. If you can get started on a task that you know someone is going to ask you to do anyways, go for it. Show that initiative.
13) Network with everyone, leave no stone unturned: I wouldn’t network with people immediately (you need to find your footing the first week or two) but it’s a mistake to not block off time to talk to every relevant person you can get in front of. Personalize your approaches and personalize your follow-ups, but recognize as an intern you’ll get a lot of flexibility to get in front of people that you may not be able to get in front of in a couple of years. Also make sure you chill with your fellow interns. Don’t be the person who doesn’t converse with the other interns. These are relationships that can become pretty important down the line as you will be able to pick each other’s brains as you navigate your early career. Also make sure you remember people’s names and don’t guess if you don’t know. If someone has a name that’s hard to spell – check their email first to make sure you spelled it right before firing it off. Last summer I got called the wrong name a few times by an intern on a different team. I didn’t bother correcting them, figuring it’s funnier to let them keep making the same mistake, and they looked like an idiot when they got it wrong in front of other people near the end of their internship
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14) Show this is where you want to work after graduation (even if that’s not true): Remember, you’re trying out for a sports team, make sure you show you want to join the big leagues. Look, you may even have to pretend you want to work there after graduation even if that’s a bold faced lie. If there’s murmurs you’re just using this internship as a stepping stone, you will be toast. You’ll have a year to shop for a better gig – just focus on securing the offer! Also – we’re probably about to enter a recession – don’t get cute! Get the job!
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15) Don’t get sloppy while drinking: This is very important. This isn’t college anymore. Bosses don’t care about how much you drink or how sick you are (I’ve made this mistake honestly). Keep your cool while drinking with colleagues and keep your cool if there’s an intern after party that follows a general work party. Again, this isn’t college, use your best judgement even when impaired.
16) Focus on what you can control, don’t focus on what you can’t control. This was really good advice I got from a MD. You have to accept some things are out of your control, which is tough for the personality types that know they can force a lot of their own future. If you put a lot of work in and are strategic, you can carve your own path forward, but there will still be external stuff out of your control that you can’t sweat over and will have to power through. Differentiating the two is crucial. But if there is something you can improve on that will impact your outcomes going forward, make sure you address that vs. incorrectly think it’s something you can’t control. Once you know what you can and cannot control you’ll be able to shape the path you want.
17) In hindsight you’ll realize you asked dumb questions/cared about the wrong stuff: You may realize over a few years that you panicked over stuff that didn’t matter. Try not to sweat it. It’s all part of the process. The stuff you read on WSO isn’t the bible. Just remember to be fair and helpful when an intern a few years from now has the same level of naivety and comes to you to learn.
18) Don’t beat yourself up over mistakes: I still vividly recall dumb mistakes I made as an intern/first year analyst. Hell, I still remember the dumb mistakes I made in middle school! It’s easier said than done, but try not to be too hard on yourself. It’s important to learn from mistakes, but make sure you learn to forgive yourself.
19) Don’t beat yourself up if you don’t get the offer: This doesn’t mean you’re a flawed human. You may not have been ready yet, the standards of the firm may be unrealistically high, or (more likely than not) they may not actually have the ability to hire a full-time analyst and just wanted a cheap intern. Also, in 2023/2024 – the market sucks. M&A is grinding to a halt and high interest rates are hurting economic activity. Hell, the bank you intern at may not exist in a year. One job will not define you. If there are mistakes you think you can improve on, then recognize what they are and adapt.
20) It’s just a job. All this aside, remember, it’s just a job, not your life. A job is only a way to drive cash flow to fund your livelihood. That is it. You are young, you are energized, you are fungible – you will figure it out even if the path seems unclear sometimes.
That’s all! Best of luck!

When I was younger, I was much more lenient when reviewing games. But as my time gets more valuable, I get a lot harsher now. The Devs first attempt was poor, even when I had loads of free time, so they really needed to make a huge improvement to impress me. I was so unimpressed with the first game, I originally ignored the release of the Surge, picking it up for free when it appeared on PS+ (and never played the DLC’s as I don’t like spending money on a game I don’t ‘Own’)
The games story gets off to a strong start. You are a new employee of global tech company that wants to save the world. As you go through the camera tutorials loads of world build about the company, there mission statements etc. The videos are very cheesy… but absolutely fits a video a company would play during a new employee’s orientation. I loved it. The train pulls up and the first immediate plot twist if you go to move and you’re in a wheelchair. I suspect the playable character, Warrens, motivation for working here if to get a mechsuit and walk again. But this is never said outright. You pick a heavy or light suit and a gruesome cutscene plays of the machine drilling the suit into you.
There’s a time skip between this and when you wake up in which a power surge has happened, frying the employees’ brains and turning them into brainless things that attack on site, still strapped into their mech suits. Honestly the story on of these games selling points, and I think it’s the best soulslike that has a compelling story AND fantastic hidden lore. Most other games opt for one of the other, but the Surge blends them both together seamlessly. The main story at the forefront is you trying to save those left in the facility, and the lore is about what happened to cause the power surge, eventually changing to the motivations on the characters after the main storyline become clearer. The way both the lore and story worked in tandem really engrossed me into the storyline in a way I rarely am with Soulslikes.
The facility itself also has some great level design. The facility is split into 4 separate zones with a loading screen between them, and each zone has multiple shortcuts that loop back on itself, reminiscent of Dark Souls 3 or Bloodborne. The atmosphere is also incredible, dark and creepy, while also managing to steer away from the dull browns and greys of the many games of this genre. Its just a shame that each of the zones were more visually distinct, each one looking similar in style. With only 1 place standing out to me in y memory.
The devs also deviated from the souls combat by adding a new mechanic, where you can lock onto an enemy’s limbs. If they have armour they will give you the schematic (or upgrade parts) and if they are unarmoured you do extra damage to them. This is a brilliant way of putting the difficulty in the hands of the player, who can choose to target weaker points on the enemy types they struggle with. While also making grinding for upgrade materials a breeze, as you know exactly who will drop what, and which part to go for. The whole thing is an incredible idea that adds that extra element to the combat to make the game stand out.
My gushing of the combat needs to stop there, however. Weapons have a ‘weight’ to them, which is fine. But there is a small delay which other soul’s games don’t have which just makes it feel clunky. It’s not unfair, as the enemies have the delay too, and I don’t know if it was intentional to fit the setting of everyone being strapped into a robotic mech suit while in a coma, but I’m aware if combat was a little more fluid, I wouldn’t be complaining about the lack of realism in the speed of mech suits.
Another thing I felt was missing was boss fights. The game features 5 bosses only, one of which a set piece more than a proper fight. Each one was a fun challenge and a visual treat and it’s a shame there wasn’t more of them. There also the first bosses on this list that gave me a challenge, (Minus Nioh which I would say is the hardest by a large margin, with From Software’s games included)
With all that said, if you can get used to slightly clunky combat, samey looking areas and a lack of boss fights, the surge is a really fun game that tells a compelling and atmospheric journey, with some brilliant intricate levels and for its full price on the steam store of £13, it is well worth your time, and I would give it a 7/10.

Hi there, i’m new into this Home Theater world, so there’s a lot i’m learning.
I’ve placed my speakers as I should for the surround sound experience, I guess my receivesetup is maybe a bit old, I got it for a good price, so I thought it’s a good idea to start with (as I also live in an apartment and have neighbors.)
I’m truly amazed by the sound quality and subwoofer! Wow! - I don’t really use the AVR apps, disc, blu-ray airplay etc. as I have a newer LG OLED smart tv that has Airplay, apps, supports Dolby Vision etc.
So i’m only using the AVR like the system/brain for the surround sound that I play on my TV.
I have some questions I hope you can help me with:

1. I can connect my tv and receiver with Bluetooth, HDMI, HDMI eARC and I think the optical red/black cables. I currently use HDMI eARC and I have read and experienced that it sometimes is shit. - So my question which method is the best? - And does the quality of sound get betteworse if I use anything else?
   
2. Can I make my receivesurround setup the default speakers on my TV, so that it’s synced with the TV? Like when I power on my TV the receiver powers on automatically and vice versa, so that I don’t need to manually power on the receiver and it just works like my TV speakers without thinking about it?
   
3. Currently I can’t use my TV remote to turn the volume up and down (HDMI eARC) and its very annoying that I need a separate remote just to turn the volume up and down (the receivers remote), I know that this can be fixed but how? 😅
   

I hope i’ll become wiser by you guys and fix my small issues . Thank you very much. I’m sorry if this became too long, I was trying to be as precise as possible. ☺️
Thanks again and have a great day/evening everyone.

I bought this record player about a year ago, worked great until like a week ago, when it started playing with way too low of an audio, and turning the sound up only increased the electric humming sound, almost as if the record player didn't know it was on, if that makes sense. I tried turning it off and on, disconnecting and reconnecting it to the electricity, reattaching the speakers, nothing helped, yet, when I tried to play it again a day later, the problem fixed itself, until now.
So, I'll appreciate help, thank you
Ps, if this is not the appropriate sub for this post, please refer to the correct one.

Our cat (5 years old, female, has been generally very healthy) has been puking hairball several times last week. It is summer so its normal that she is shedding. During that time, she had both normal poop and then followed by diarrhea. She doesn't eat as much but still very active and playful. Everything is almost normal except the come and go diarrhea. For instance yesterday she was doing okay, eaten her dinner and supper normally (high quality wet food - she been only on high quality wet food and some high quality kibbles for treats). This morning i cleaned her box and she went to poop, it was normal poop. But now during the day, she again vomitted some hairball and had 2 wet poops, again doesn't have appetite to eat. P/S: we called the vet, but yesterday she was normal again, so they suggested to follow up and this morning during the call-back, we reported normal (as she pooped and ate normal), now again she has diarrhea, so i am at lost. We have to call the vet again, but probably not gonna hear from them until tomorrow. What do you think we should do? Should we get her some medicines for diarrhea ?

I did this a year and a half ago. Then, for some reason, I stopped doing it. I have always used mythic gme and fate. Now I want to do it again :) But after such a long break, it's very difficult for me :( I can't think of an exciting story to motivate myself to play. When I came up with a cool start, I get stuck at some point. I quickly lose inspiration. I persuaded myself to sit down and start playing, hoping that the oracle would help me develop the story. But it didn't help me because I don't have any ideas to interpret. Thank you very much for your attention (⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠). Please leave any comments if you have any tips to help me. (I really like the idea of ​​solorpg, and I really want it to bring me pleasure)

I feel very depressed these days and I want to share my feelings and thoughts with someone else.
I'm a 29 years old man and I've never been good at anything. I struggled at faculty and I spent 9 years to finish my bachelor's degree in computer science (average students finish it in 3-4 years). I always loved all kinds of sports but I've never been good at any of them, I was always the most clumsy one with poor athletic abilities. I'm introverted (ISTP personality type) and socially awkward. I like playing computer games, especially FIFA but I'm just average in this game and can't reach the level of elite players no matter how many hours I spend playing it. I also got fat in the last 3 years. I went from 86 kg in 2020 to 105 kg in 2023. My height is 183 cm, so basically, my ideal weight based on BMI would be around 80 kg. I don't feel comfortable in my skin and I hate looking myself in the mirror. That's why now I changed my diet and started with the weight loss procedure. But it a long process, it's not going to be easy.
I've never had a girlfriend. I was always considered ugly, unattractive and a weirdo. Women avoid me like a plague. It always was like this, no matter where I came. I have zero matches on Tinder and the ones I have had didn't respond at all. I have a few friends but many of them also think that I'm weird. I have a feeling that I don't fit anywhere to be honest.
Currently I have a regular job at the biggest research institute in my country. The job itself is interesting and challenging because I do a lot of research in machine learning area. However, the salary is slightly above the minimal salary and other colleagues don't like me, saying behind my back that I'm weird, reserved and quiet. If I quit this job, nobody would take me because I lack the required skillset that is currently popular in the IT market. I had gotten a lot a lot of rejections before I found this job so I can be considered lucky that I was chosen.
I've gone through a lot of therapy already (psychoanalysis, psychodinamic tharapy) but I didn't improve one bit and spent a lot of money in return. None of the therapists didn't like me.
To be honest I'm just fed up of everything. I'm totally lost and I don't know what to do. I'm willing to change to feel better but I need a little guidance what to do. Please, anyone help.

What's the most ridiculous thing you've done to avoid paying for something?

Want to throw their keyboard when you get that dumb holstering animation for a weapon after you equip it for the "first" time? What actually causes this animation to trigger because I have it happen constantly in games where I've ran the same two weapons the entire time. I swap to both to make sure they are ready to fire instead of playing the animation, and then it'll randomly trigger after swapping to the gun again for no reason. Am I doing something that's re-triggering the animation?

I feel very depressed these days and I want to share my feelings and thoughts with someone else.
I'm a 29 years old man and I've never been good at anything. I struggled at faculty and I spent 9 years to finish my bachelor's degree in computer science (average students finish it in 3-4 years). I always loved all kinds of sports but I've never been good at any of them, I was always the most clumsy one with poor athletic abilities. I'm introverted (ISTP personality type) and socially awkward. I like playing computer games, especially FIFA but I'm just average in this game and can't reach the level of elite players no matter how many hours I spend playing it. I also got fat in the last 3 years. I went from 86 kg in 2020 to 105 kg in 2023. My height is 183 cm, so basically, my ideal weight based on BMI would be around 80 kg. I don't feel comfortable in my skin and I hate looking myself in the mirror. That's why now I changed my diet and started with the weight loss procedure. But it a long process, it's not going to be easy.
I've never had a girlfriend. I was always considered ugly, unattractive and a weirdo. Women avoid me like a plague. It always was like this, no matter where I came. I have zero matches on Tinder and the ones I have had didn't respond at all. I have a few friends but many of them also think that I'm weird. I have a feeling that I don't fit anywhere to be honest.
Currently I have a regular job at the biggest research institute in my country. The job itself is interesting and challenging because I do a lot of research in machine learning area. However, the salary is slightly above the minimal salary and other colleagues don't like me, saying behind my back that I'm weird, reserved and quiet. If I quit this job, nobody would take me because I lack the required skillset that is currently popular in the IT market. I had gotten a lot a lot of rejections before I found this job so I can be considered lucky that I was chosen.
I've gone through a lot of therapy already (psychoanalysis, psychodinamic tharapy) but I didn't improve one bit and spent a lot of money in return. None of the therapists didn't like me.
To be honest I'm just fed up of everything. I'm totally lost and I don't know what to do. I'm willing to change to feel better but I need a little guidance what to do. Please, anyone help.

As our LO comes up on 20wks of age, and given his recent changes, I thought I’d post another update. A quick recap (for more details, see my other extensive posts): our LO was born 6weeks early back in mid Jan (so FRI he’ll be 20wks old, 14wks gest). His last weigh-in was on the 16th and his weight then was 12lb13.5oz – if my rudimentary weighing at home is anywhere near accurate (I hold him and weigh us on our scale, then weigh myself, and calculate the difference) then he MAY be 13lbs.. ish. He was diag’d w/reflux at about 3wks of age, and FTT about 2mo of age. He is still on 2 meds: Nexium and Famotidine. We are also fortifying his feeds. Due to wife’s medical issues he currently only fed formula (currently Up&Up Gentle or, as of now, Parent’s Choice Gentle (since the U&U is never in stock anymore, and these are both he same thing from the same company, it seems)). He is also still dealing with Rotavirus, which he was diag’d with back on May 4 – almost 4 weeks ago.. (BMs still show signs, sight and smell). For my own reassurance, let me lay some positives out. This sweet little boy is happy quite often. He makes eye contact with us, reacts to our voices/calling him. We tell him we love him and he smiles so big. We can tickle and play with him and get him to laugh and giggle. He grasps toys and holds them for several minutes (we have to place them in his grip or on his hands, but he will hold things and wave them around a bit). He’s very vocal, and at times we can almost do the talk-back-and-forth. We do tummy time often through the day – point of fact, yesterday he was up on his hands for about 7min (mind you I cheat just a tad – I put him in the bassinet with his knees bent, obviously, and his feet backed up against one of the bassi walls so his feet don’t come out from under him.. but he WILL hold himself up for awhile and he also holds his head up high). As far as baby stuff goes, he’s such an adorable, sweet, happy baby. However. Onto the big stressors. Folks… if any math is correct, he should be eating around 32oz every day. For the past… month or so, he has still not been anywhere near that. Whereas before the rotavirus he was averaging 21-24oz a day (which was already under his ideals), we have stopped logging again but rough math/memory says he’s been averaging 15-18oz a day, generous estimates. Please forgive the next large rambling, but I just want to vent and give as much detail as I can. We ae still far removed from feeding patters, feeding times, feeding schedules, feeding cues. If we had to guess, he sems to almost want to take longer gaps between feeds (like 4-5hrs) but he doesn’t eat enough to make those make sense – as in, even if he goes 4-5hrs he doesn’t eat a 5oz bottle. We tried every 2hrs for awhile, but it just wasn’t a sustainable thing for any of us involved. We try to feed him every 3hrs, but again there’s no consistency. He’s gone 5hrs before and only wanted an ounce, so there’s no telling. He will seemingly cue, but not eat. We kinda have to just wing it, make a bottle, and hope he even eats. Basically, no matter the time of the day, or which of us is feeding him, or which bottle we use, or which room we’re feeding him in, or which position he’s in, etc etc – not only is there no consistency/pattern/routine, he’s seemingly eating about half, or a little over half, of what he should be eating a day – yes, fortified, but still. And again, in the past 2 weeks he MAY have gained half a pound, or a little over. If that at all. For all I know, might be even less. All that was just about the amount he’s eating. There’s also HOW he’s eating. To start off, he just saw his feed spec for the third time. He did eat some during that appt and she studied him thoroughly. He has zero issues WHEN he feeds – good suction, pull, NO ties etc etc. However. Feeding him lately has been such a point of stress (I mean, it has been for months now, but still). -IF- we manage to feed him 8 times a day (usually 7), of those he MAY have fed sitting upright and awake once, MAYBE twice – and even of THOSE, he may have only taken an ounce or two while sitting up and awake. 80%-90% of what he intakes is when he is asleep (dream feeding), and 70%-80% of THAT is him laying down (which yes, we know the risks, but we know what to watch for, we monitor him, and the pedi and feed spec both say “if it works, get food in him” – we are careful when we dream feed on his back). He doesn’t scream/arch/stand/straighten much anymore, honestly if at all. He simply denies the bottle as if he’s not hungry/full (turns head away, pushes out w/tongue, leaves nipple in mouth but doesn’t latch/eat so it just drools out). Again – we only try a few times, and if he simply will not eat we call it quits and try later. We do not force the bottle, nor have we ever. So, so often he just will not eat, or eat very little, if he’s awake, even if it’s been several hours since he last ate. I.E. him only eating 2oz, and then only 3.5 five hours later. BUT, even his dream feeds he turns away or doesn’t eat a lot. There were times I could dream feed him 5oz at 2am, and here I am awake, stressed, because 2hrs ago at 2am he barely, BARELY took 1 oz. Dream feeding. Honestly, for me, it’s so typical to have feed him like this: it’s been 3hrs, make him a 3.5oz bottle, sit him upright, he takes ½ an oz, won’t take more, we walk/play/tummy/etc, he falls asleep, I put a paci in, after about 10min I try the bottle, he takes 20 swallows or so, I paci him and wait another 5-10min, and repeat. And again, he may take 1oz, he may take the 3.5. Who knows. I know, this is another long-winded post… As usual I’m just so stressed about him. The last pedi appt she said to keep on keeping on – no talks of tubing or hospitalization (he HAD moved from the 1% to the 5%, but who knows if that’s true now, 2 weeks later..). Same with the feed spec – no worries, just keep on trying to feed. But I just feel he’s either not gaining, or still gaining super slow. With him generally eating in the neighborhood of HALF what he should be, I just feel his stagnating, regressing, or just still making no progress. Might be mainly due to the rotavirus, but who knows. And that has to just “run its course” – that course has been a month or more now.. Every bottle is a point of stress for me. Every feed: on the outside I’m talking to him and smiling at him and encouraging him, but on the inside I’m hurting and stressing. Because, for example, I know 5 hours ago he only took 1.5 and now he’s asleep and seemingly won’t even dream feed. The days add up where I feel he’s only had 14, and 16, and 17, and 13, etc etc. Nowhere near 32, and not even the 21-24 he used to. For him, I’m happy and strong and loving and playful. Inside, my heart is still aching, and my mind is stressed out.

Hi everyone, we just recently moved into a new apartment and have been here for about 3 weeks. Our cat (almost 3 years old) was doing super well, well adjusted, loved our new living room and is very social with us. He is always in the same room, playing, cuddling, meowing, wanting pets, etc. A week ago our building hired a company to clean the outside of our windows, and they happened to clean ours when our cat was hanging out in the living room. He saw the window brush and FREAKED, peed all over the floor (has never done this), and ran into hiding under the bed. We figured he would snap out of this, but it's been over a week. He never comes out of hiding during the day, and if we try to bring him into the living room where he saw the window cleaner he freaks out again and hides. We've tried encouraging him with treats, brushing, etc and he just ignores everything he used to love. He only comes out to eat and use his box at night. He is no longer sociable at all. He does not want to be petted, cuddled, anything. Obviously was not abused before and was doing perfect before this random incident. Any advice? It seems like we literally lost our cat :( we never see him and he is not the same just bc of a window cleaner.

Hello everyone,
A few months back I purchased an ESP LTD EC-1000 with the Seymour Duncans JB/'59 and I have been experiencing some weird problems.
For example, while having the volume knobs on the max position and my 100W amp's volume at half you can barely hear the guitar and then suddenly, the volume goes back to the level it should be. There was one time when I was playing with distortion and the sound became ear-hurting muddy where you couldn't tell what I was playing.
The worst and most frequent one is where one or both pickups will randomly stop working for a while(could be a day, could be a week) and then start working again without me changing anything. I played a bit with the selector switch and sometimes there's a bit of static but again, not always. It comes and goes.
I've also tried several cables and 3 different amps and the problems remained the same.
I asked the store where I bought it from what should I do and they said since the problems appear at random it would be a good idea to film a video of the guitar showing some of the problems before we sent it for service but for the past 3 weeks, the guitar has been working perfectly.
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Any ideas/suggestions on what could be the problem or what should I do to force the problem to show up so I can film it?

Ok so I don't even know if I should write this.
When my child was 3.5 she would always talk about her brother Johnny. - She's an only child. I figured she just was playing pretend, and got the name from a song we sang. One night before bed she was sad. She told me when she was a baby Johnny was taking up to much space so she kicked him out of my belly. I asked her what she meant and she didn't say anything, just went to sleep.
The weird thing is, that when I was like early on in my pregnancy with my daughter, I started bleeding really really heavily. I went to the ER ( the one for when you're pregnant). They told me I might be having a miscarriage, and that my pregnancy was threatened or something like that. They checked and even though I was bleeding so much my (now daughter) baby was ok.
My daughter's story really freaked me out. I know it's just a coincidence, but it was really weird. Every time she talks about Johnny I just changed the subject. It's been almost a year since she's said it, and although she brings up the name Johnny still, she hasn't said it again.
Just had to get that out.

As our LO comes up on 20wks of age, and given his recent changes, I thought I’d post another update. A quick recap (for more details, see my other extensive posts): our LO was born 6weeks early back in mid Jan (so FRI he’ll be 20wks old, 14wks gest). His last weigh-in was on the 16th and his weight then was 12lb13.5oz – if my rudimentary weighing at home is anywhere near accurate (I hold him and weigh us on our scale, then weigh myself, and calculate the difference) then he MAY be 13lbs.. ish. He was diag’d w/reflux at about 3wks of age, and FTT about 2mo of age. He is still on 2 meds: Nexium and Famotidine. We are also fortifying his feeds. Due to wife’s medical issues he currently only fed formula (currently Up&Up Gentle or, as of now, Parent’s Choice Gentle (since the U&U is never in stock anymore, and these are both he same thing from the same company, it seems)). He is also still dealing with Rotavirus, which he was diag’d with back on May 4 – almost 4 weeks ago.. (BMs still show signs, sight and smell).
For my own reassurance, let me lay some positives out. This sweet little boy is happy quite often. He makes eye contact with us, reacts to our voices/calling him. We tell him we love him and he smiles so big. We can tickle and play with him and get him to laugh and giggle. He grasps toys and holds them for several minutes (we have to place them in his grip or on his hands, but he will hold things and wave them around a bit). He’s very vocal, and at times we can almost do the talk-back-and-forth. We do tummy time often through the day – point of fact, yesterday he was up on his hands for about 7min (mind you I cheat just a tad – I put him in the bassinet with his knees bent, obviously, and his feet backed up against one of the bassi walls so his feet don’t come out from under him.. but he WILL hold himself up for awhile and he also holds his head up high). As far as baby stuff goes, he’s such an adorable, sweet, happy baby.
However. Onto the big stressors. Folks… if any math is correct, he should be eating around 32oz every day. For the past… month or so, he has still not been anywhere near that. Whereas before the rotavirus he was averaging 21-24oz a day (which was already under his ideals), we have stopped logging again but rough math/memory says he’s been averaging 15-18oz a day, generous estimates. Please forgive the next large rambling, but I just want to vent and give as much detail as I can.
We ae still far removed from feeding patters, feeding times, feeding schedules, feeding cues. If we had to guess, he sems to almost want to take longer gaps between feeds (like 4-5hrs) but he doesn’t eat enough to make those make sense – as in, even if he goes 4-5hrs he doesn’t eat a 5oz bottle. We tried every 2hrs for awhile, but it just wasn’t a sustainable thing for any of us involved. We try to feed him every 3hrs, but again there’s no consistency. He’s gone 5hrs before and only wanted an ounce, so there’s no telling. He will seemingly cue, but not eat. We kinda have to just wing it, make a bottle, and hope he even eats. Basically, no matter the time of the day, or which of us is feeding him, or which bottle we use, or which room we’re feeding him in, or which position he’s in, etc etc – not only is there no consistency/pattern/routine, he’s seemingly eating about half, or a little over half, of what he should be eating a day – yes, fortified, but still. And again, in the past 2 weeks he MAY have gained half a pound, or a little over. If that at all. For all I know, might be even less.
All that was just about the amount he’s eating. There’s also HOW he’s eating. To start off, he just saw his feed spec for the third time. He did eat some during that appt and she studied him thoroughly. He has zero issues WHEN he feeds – good suction, pull, NO ties etc etc. However. Feeding him lately has been such a point of stress (I mean, it has been for months now, but still). -IF- we manage to feed him 8 times a day (usually 7), of those he MAY have fed sitting upright and awake once, MAYBE twice – and even of THOSE, he may have only taken an ounce or two while sitting up and awake. 80%-90% of what he intakes is when he is asleep (dream feeding), and 70%-80% of THAT is him laying down (which yes, we know the risks, but we know what to watch for, we monitor him, and the pedi and feed spec both say “if it works, get food in him” – we are careful when we dream feed on his back). He doesn’t scream/arch/stand/straighten much anymore, honestly if at all. He simply denies the bottle as if he’s not hungry/full (turns head away, pushes out w/tongue, leaves nipple in mouth but doesn’t latch/eat so it just drools out). Again – we only try a few times, and if he simply will not eat we call it quits and try later. We do not force the bottle, nor have we ever. So, so often he just will not eat, or eat very little, if he’s awake, even if it’s been several hours since he last ate. I.E. him only eating 2oz, and then only 3.5 five hours later. BUT, even his dream feeds he turns away or doesn’t eat a lot. There were times I could dream feed him 5oz at 2am, and here I am awake, stressed, because 2hrs ago at 2am he barely, BARELY took 1 oz. Dream feeding. Honestly, for me, it’s so typical to have feed him like this: it’s been 3hrs, make him a 3.5oz bottle, sit him upright, he takes ½ an oz, won’t take more, we walk/play/tummy/etc, he falls asleep, I put a paci in, after about 10min I try the bottle, he takes 20 swallows or so, I paci him and wait another 5-10min, and repeat. And again, he may take 1oz, he may take the 3.5. Who knows.
I know, this is another long-winded post… As usual I’m just so stressed about him. The last pedi appt she said to keep on keeping on – no talks of tubing or hospitalization (he HAD moved from the 1% to the 5%, but who knows if that’s true now, 2 weeks later..). Same with the feed spec – no worries, just keep on trying to feed. But I just feel he’s either not gaining, or still gaining super slow. With him generally eating in the neighborhood of HALF what he should be, I just feel his stagnating, regressing, or just still making no progress. Might be mainly due to the rotavirus, but who knows. And that has to just “run its course” – that course has been a month or more now.. Every bottle is a point of stress for me. Every feed: on the outside I’m talking to him and smiling at him and encouraging him, but on the inside I’m hurting and stressing. Because, for example, I know 5 hours ago he only took 1.5 and now he’s asleep and seemingly won’t even dream feed. The days add up where I feel he’s only had 14, and 16, and 17, and 13, etc etc. Nowhere near 32, and not even the 21-24 he used to. For him, I’m happy and strong and loving and playful. Inside, my heart is still aching, and my mind is stressed out.

As our LO comes up on 20wks of age,and given his recent changes, I thought I’d post another update. A quick recap(for more details, see my other extensive posts): our LO was born 6weeks earlyback in mid Jan (so FRI he’ll be 20wks old, 14wks gest). His last weigh-in wason the 16th and his weight then was 12lb13.5oz – if my rudimentary weighingat home is anywhere near accurate (I hold him and weigh us on our scale, thenweigh myself, and calculate the difference) then he MAY be 13lbs.. ish. He wasdiag’d w/reflux at about 3wks of age, and FTT about 2mo of age. He is still on2 meds: Nexium and Famotidine. We are also fortifying his feeds. Due to wife’s medicalissues he currently only fed formula (currently Up&Up Gentle or, as of now,Parent’s Choice Gentle (since the U&U is never in stock anymore, and theseare both he same thing from the same company, it seems)). He is also stilldealing with Rotavirus, which he was diag’d with back on May 4 – almost 4 weeksago.. (BMs still show signs, sight and smell).For my own reassurance, let me laysome positives out. This sweet little boy is happy quite often. He makes eyecontact with us, reacts to our voices/calling him. We tell him we love him andhe smiles so big. We can tickle and play with him and get him to laugh andgiggle. He grasps toys and holds them for several minutes (we have to placethem in his grip or on his hands, but he will hold things and wave them arounda bit). He’s very vocal, and at times we can almost do the talk-back-and-forth.We do tummy time often through the day – point of fact, yesterday he was up onhis hands for about 7min (mind you I cheat just a tad – I put him in thebassinet with his knees bent, obviously, and his feet backed up against one ofthe bassi walls so his feet don’t come out from under him.. but he WILL holdhimself up for awhile and he also holds his head up high). As far as baby stuffgoes, he’s such an adorable, sweet, happy baby.However. Onto the big stressors.Folks… if any math is correct, he should be eating around 32oz every day. Forthe past… month or so, he has still not been anywhere near that. Whereas beforethe rotavirus he was averaging 21-24oz a day (which was already under his ideals),we have stopped logging again but rough math/memory says he’s been averaging 15-18oza day, generous estimates. Please forgive the next large rambling, but I justwant to vent and give as much detail as I can.We ae still far removed from feedingpatters, feeding times, feeding schedules, feeding cues. If we had to guess, hesems to almost want to take longer gaps between feeds (like 4-5hrs) but hedoesn’t eat enough to make those make sense – as in, even if he goes 4-5hrs hedoesn’t eat a 5oz bottle. We tried every 2hrs for awhile, but it just wasn’t asustainable thing for any of us involved. We try to feed him every 3hrs, butagain there’s no consistency. He’s gone 5hrs before and only wanted an ounce,so there’s no telling. He will seemingly cue, but not eat. We kinda have tojust wing it, make a bottle, and hope he even eats. Basically, no matter thetime of the day, or which of us is feeding him, or which bottle we use, orwhich room we’re feeding him in, or which position he’s in, etc etc – not onlyis there no consistency/pattern/routine, he’s seemingly eating about half, or alittle over half, of what he should be eating a day – yes, fortified, butstill. And again, in the past 2 weeks he MAY have gained half a pound, or alittle over. If that at all. For all I know, might be even less.All that was just about the amount he’seating. There’s also HOW he’s eating. To start off, he just saw his feed specfor the third time. He did eat some during that appt and she studied himthoroughly. He has zero issues WHEN he feeds – good suction, pull, NO ties etcetc. However. Feeding him lately has been such a point of stress (I mean, ithas been for months now, but still). -IF- we manage to feed him 8 times a day(usually 7), of those he MAY have fed sitting upright and awake once, MAYBEtwice – and even of THOSE, he may have only taken an ounce or two while sittingup and awake. 80%-90% of what he intakes is when he is asleep (dream feeding),and 70%-80% of THAT is him laying down (which yes, we know the risks, but weknow what to watch for, we monitor him, and the pedi and feed spec both say “ifit works, get food in him” – we are careful when we dream feed on his back). Hedoesn’t scream/arch/stand/straighten much anymore, honestly if at all. Hesimply denies the bottle as if he’s not hungry/full (turns head away, pushesout w/tongue, leaves nipple in mouth but doesn’t latch/eat so it just droolsout). Again – we only try a few times, and if he simply will not eat we call itquits and try later. We do not force the bottle, nor have we ever. So, so oftenhe just will not eat, or eat very little, if he’s awake, even if it’s beenseveral hours since he last ate. I.E. him only eating 2oz, and then only 3.5 fivehours later. BUT, even his dream feeds he turns away or doesn’t eat a lot.There were times I could dream feed him 5oz at 2am, and here I am awake,stressed, because 2hrs ago at 2am he barely, BARELY took 1 oz. Dream feeding.Honestly, for me, it’s so typical to have feed him like this: it’s been 3hrs, make him a 3.5oz bottle, sit him upright, he takes ½ an oz, won’t take more, we walk/play/tummy/etc, hefalls asleep, I put a paci in, after about 10min I try the bottle, he takes 20swallows or so, I paci him and wait another 5-10min, and repeat. And again, hemay take 1oz, he may take the 3.5. Who knows.I know, this is another long-windedpost… As usual I’m just so stressed about him. The last pedi appt she said tokeep on keeping on – no talks of tubing or hospitalization (he HAD moved fromthe 1% to the 5%, but who knows if that’s true now, 2 weeks later..). Same withthe feed spec – no worries, just keep on trying to feed. But I just feel he’seither not gaining, or still gaining super slow. With him generally eating inthe neighborhood of HALF what he should be, I just feel his stagnating,regressing, or just still making no progress. Might be mainly due to the rotavirus,but who knows. And that has to just “run its course” – that course has been amonth or more now.. Every bottle is a point of stress for me. Every feed: onthe outside I’m talking to him and smiling at him and encouraging him, but onthe inside I’m hurting and stressing. Because, for example, I know 5 hours agohe only took 1.5 and now he’s asleep and seemingly won’t even dream feed. Thedays add up where I feel he’s only had 14, and 16, and 17, and 13, etc etc.Nowhere near 32, and not even the 21-24 he used to. For him, I’m happy andstrong and loving and playful. Inside, my heart is still aching, and my mind isstressed out. Because I can't tell if there genuinely is soething wrong with him, or if this is just how much he eats/how big his tummy is/how much he'll take in and that's that..

I have a bit of a issue where I can go back as far as I want on the dekstop outlook and go through my calendar to find previous appointments however when I do this on my android mobile phone, in the outlook app I can only go as far as February for example. If I go to outlook.live on my phone, I can see them fine once again just like on the desktop app, it just appears to be the mobile app that is playing up. Any idea what the solution might be?

Be warned, this is a 1750 words essay because I am witless and know nothing of brevity. Tl;dr: The boss roar that deletes zonai machines is restrictive on the possibilities of ultrahand vehicles and devices, goes against the design philosophy of the game, and is generally unfun.
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Part 0 - The point of failure
Picture this: You've just spent thirty minutes meticulously crafting the perfect anti-Gleeok machine. A fan powered, sled-armoured, laser-shooting gunship. A hover stone WarSat designed to shoot a barrage down from orbit. Or perhaps even a little roomba with far, far too many lasers mounted on it. You save your build, fly up to the floating island to face your foe, autobuild the (frankly, rather costly) machine, and... fifteen seconds into the fight, the Gleeok lets out a roar, and you watch as your perfect boss-killer crumbles back into green zonai goop.
This vehicle destroying roar is, in my opinion, one of the biggest misses in TOTK. While seemingly rather innocuous—I suspect many players have yet to even experience this happening to them, and I haven't seen much discussion about it—I posit that it represents not only a point of failure for BOTW/TOTK's now reknown player agency/creativity (the idea that there is no intended solution, no wrong way to play, it's up to the player to decide how to solve things), but it's also a massive loss of potential, limiting the range of possibilities for the use of ultrahand/vehicles as a whole.
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Part 1 - Why the roar?
It's evident that Nintendo meant for the roar to be something of a balancing feature, likely to prevent players from cheesing bosses by constructing machines that shield them from all harm while dealing damage. However, as previously mentioned, I think this fails to, as the rest of the game does, encourage players to solve problems as they see fit, allowing them to come to their own conclusions. The roar, intentionally or otherwise, seems to actively discourage players from trying to use zonai devices for boss fights, in a rather dissonant choice compared to most of the rest of the game which allows players to solve, or even cheese, the problems along their way however they wish.
There are ways to entirely skip shrines or puzzles by using bombs/rockets fused on a shield, or by throwing bombs at the glowing targets for example. The existence of these possibilities speaks to a core design principle of the game to let players solve the game's problems in any way they can think of. That is evident even in the combat. What I want to point out is the game's approach to TOTK's balancing in the face of all of these new powers and choices that Link has. Instead of making options unavailable mechanically to balance out the new breadth of abilities(circumstancially, some options may be more or less viable, allowing a diversity in the combat), the game simply made combat harder as a whole, as many have noticed. With bigger camps and oftentimes more enemies at once, players are encouraged to explore the different options they have in combat.
I think this is a really well done part of TOTK—expanding upon BOTW's freedom in combat by giving even more options and encouraging their use. I've used puffshrooms to assassinate an entire camp unnoticed, I've unleashed a horde of taser roombas onto a camp, I've used a bomb shield to bullet time and rain fire onto a camp. The point is, the game gives you total freedom to choose what to do, even choose what you might consider "cheesy" or overpowered options, like puffshrooms and muddlebuds, as many have discovered.
So then why do boss roars destroy zonai devices when they clearly exist, to some extent, for combative purposes? I believe that Zelda bosses have always been, to some extent, about problem solving—be that figuring out a weak point or the right item to use. Allowing players to use zonai vehicles to fight bosses would make for not only incredible experiences in the fights themselves, but also the enjoyment of problem-solving—coming up with the right vehicle for the task (more on this later). And ultimately, it needn't be every boss. The final boss, for example, I could see vehicles disintegrating in his presence, the player forced into a mortal sword duel. But for the overworld bosses... it's a shame.
Even if balance were a concern, I'm inclined to believe that there are far better options that would make vehicles viable while not being overpowered. Make boss attacks pierce zonai devices, or damage them perhaps, or even drain battery power on hit. The current solution, vanishing the whole vehicle, not only goes against the core principle behind BOTW/TOTK's problem solving, that players should approach and solve situations as they imagine, but is just... unfun and disappointing.
It's already a suboptimal strategy to fight bosses with vehicles even when they don't disappear on you. It costs resources, is finnicky, and requires time and effort to set up. I'm inclined to think that the game ought to allow, if not actively encourage, this sort of experimenting, rather than actively tell the player not to do this. And indeed, as it stands, the players that try will quickly find out, and never attempt it again. Which brings me to...
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2- Possibility space
I think that most would agree that the single best vehicle in the game, the one that everyone should make, is the humble hoverbike. Two fans and a steering stick. It is the cheapest, most convenient, and generally most maneuvrable thing there is, to the point where, frankly, why would you ever need to make... anything else? Of course, that's not entirely fair; specific scenarios call for more specific vehicles, sure. But for the most part, the hoverbike can do almost anything that isn't combat or picking up shrine crystals. It is truly unfortunate that of all things, the building system as a whole is rendered entirely moot by favouriting one fifteen second build in autobuild.
...is what I would say, but it's just as with puffshrooms and muddlebuds in combat. While there will certainly be a "meta" or "cheese" option like the hoverbike, and many will choose to use it (which is a valid choice, according to the game and to myself), most will experiment with machines and vehicles, just as they'll experiment fusing different things in combat, and that experimentation is some of the most fun you'll have in TOTK. Which is, in turn, why it's disappointing to me, looking at stuff like the amazing builds posted in HyruleEngineering of people making mech suits and murderous beyblades and still feeling like... well, besides being cool, what's the point? Mowing down hordes of enemy camps and taking out every boko in Hyrule Fields is fun, but that's about all that can be done with these machines, despite how incredible they are. I don't need a gundam mech for a bokoblin camp. But if I could make one that could face off against a lynel...
Here is where I feel the addition of the machine deleting boss roar truly hurts. You see, I posit that the existence of the roar cuts down the possibility space for player creativity greatly. With the simplest of tweaks, simply removing the roar, I suspect there would be reason for players to experiment with building large, combat oriented machines, be they laser satellites or cannon tanks. Instead of the game telling players "this isn't what you're supposed to do", it would invite players to try more stuff like that, adding an important new dimension to combat, and a whole new dimension for ultrahand applications. I believe that there could've been a whole world of figuring out how to make the best zonai mechs and tanks and aircraft to take on specific bosses, and genuine purpose in doing so, given that bosses are some of the toughest fights in the game after all. Alas, for now, we'll have to content ourselves with running over bokoblins.
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3- An envisioned lost possibility, and yet possible tweaks
Now we move onto my own personal speculation about what could've been, and what could yet be. The sages and temples are some of the more contentious parts of TOTK, from what I've seen, and it's not hard to see why. Personally, I do find both to be a little lacking. Dungeon-wise, I wish that more puzzles made use of ultrahand in interesting and complex ways. Sure, I used ultrahand in the Wind Temple to stick an icicle to a lever or a gear. But I didn't use ultrahand, not really. I didn't make anything with it, no unique vehicle to cross a gap or fly up to the place. And in turn, the boss fights were cool, but disappointing, more gimmicky puzzle fights using the champions' abilities than anything else, and most agree that the sages' powers are annoying to actiate. Admittedly, this is more opinion than analysis, but hey, this is my speculated solution to my perceived problem.
I think that one way to actively encourage people to experiment with ultrahand and vehicle-making (and reward them for it) is by not only allowing vehicles (disabling roar) but also incorporating the possibilities of zonai creations into the bossfights. This could either replace or be an alternative to using the sages' abilities in their respective fights (which is optional too). I think that it would be interesting to make all bosses a bit more challenging by default, with zonai creations targeting a weakness of the boss offering a way to make the fight easier (say, something like a water shooting vehicle in the water temple. I've seen that done before). Experienced/late game players can still fight it conventionally at moderate difficulty, while players with less good gear can overcome the difference through good preparation and ultrahand builds. This would require redesigning the bossfights though, for sure—not gonna happen.
While that may not happen, it's not impossible (although, it is rather unlikely) for Nintendo to make a few small tweaks that would still enable much of what I've been talking about above. Most obviously would be to remove the creation deleting roar. Possibly replace it with some other mechanic to balance things out, though I doubt that they would (and I think it would be okay if they didn't. OP combinations will always exist, there's no harm in them existing for those who want to use them). More realistically, I think simply having some sort of late-game poweitem that reduces the cost of autobuild or allows for the "storing" of one specific creation would be... not quite a solution, but definitely adds more space for player creativity for the average player.
In conclusion... well, simply put, I think not having the bosses destroy my cool laser gunship out of nowhere would be cool, y'know? More true to the core design of the game, more interesting and fun for players, more potential for builds and design.

I know it's a bit random lol, but does anyone know if any sense near to bull elk herds? I played with one wolf at a dirt den very near to one or more but I don't remember where it is, and I've been wanting to try and use bull elk as my main food source through early spring again, I'm just not sure which den would be suitable. Does anyone know of any?