I am currently finding a job right now. Naisip ko na kailangan ko na talaga ng income. Magiging matagal pa kasi yung pag-aaral ko ng web development. I need something that can fund my weekend social activites and to kinda enjoy my 20s. Nahihiya na rin akong umasa ng allowance sa parents ko kahit I'm working in our small business. Kaya ito, I applied to schools and one VA company.
Kakatapos ko lang ng interview with this VA company. It is a popular one. Something related to owls, wisdom and Annabeth Chase. I'm fortunate kasi very chill and interviewer sakin. I'm impressed sa speaking skills niya. Halatang BPO veteran siya. The interviewer's questions we're quite easy naman kasi it's all related to on how I problem solve my tasks in my previous work experiences. Feeling ko naman hindi ako kinakalaban. Fair siya.
When I asked the interviewer kung kamusta ako as an interviewee sinabi niya na ang pros ko kay approachable and friendly ako. But things to improve are confidence and organization of thought.
Aminado ako na kinabahan ako kasi I got intimidated a bit with their good reputation and first time ko mag-apply for an international corporate company. Academe was only my field back then. So, even if I did my research, kinabahan pa rin ako. I didn't stutter pero looking back, tama nga sinabi ng interviewer na I need to be more organized sa thoughts ko when speaking in English. I am usually more confident when I teach in class and when I write. But, when it comes to high-stakes situtations like interviews, nahihirapan akong i-kalma ang sarili ko.
Heck, even I questioned my writing skills ko kung good enough pa ba. I even hestitate to write this post in full English eh. Pero dapat practice lang ako everyday.
Sa interviews ko with schools, okay lang din naman. Mas naka-cope up ako kasi may freedom to speak Taglish and face to face meeting. Plus, home court ko naman siya. Pansin nga nga mga HR interviewers sakin, either excited or masayahin ako lagi. I duno if that's really it or I'm nervous talaga.
I am also seriously also questioning my English skills. It also didn't help the fact that I'm a BSEd Major in English gradaute. I stagnated. Hindi pa pala sapat yung lagi akong babad sa YouTube ng mga video essays about MCU, video games, and tech. I need to write everyday. My only problem is I don't have the daily opportunity to speak English.
Akala ko growth mindset is easy. Pero kalaban ko pala ang ego ko, low self-esteem, pessimism, and impostor syndrome. Oh, comparison also. Madami akong nakikitang super competent career persons on the internet.
Kahit na sinasabi ng parents ko na they believe in my abilties at magtiwala lang kay Lord, hindi ko pa rin maiwasan magisip ng Plan B na what if sa mga inaaplyan ko, hindi talaga ako matanggap.
Enjoy ko lang daw yung ride. Wala naman daw mawawala sakin. I can only gain. KAhit hindi daw matanggap, you learned something in the process. I agree. But, I can't help but to anxious na what if walang tumanggap sakin? Iniisip ko, I guess I have to endure nalang yung pag-aaral ng web development and hone my speaking skills kund di man ako matanggap ng VA company or sa mga schools na in-applyan ko.
TL;DR I learned my strengths and weaknesses when facing interviews. I need to improve in my organization of thought and confidence. I am also seriously doubting my English skills even though I read mainly books written in English and watch YouTube content made in the West.

Anyone know if necros get different dialog in regards to rathama then other classes? Don't want details on what's said just if they do or not. If they do 100% replaying story on necro once I finish on rogue

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I thought the system would reverse animations on the backstack when the back button is pressed when using fragments using the following code:
FragmentManager fm = getFragmentManager();FragmentTransaction ft = fm.beginTransaction();ft.setCustomAnimations(R.anim.slide_in, R.anim.hyperspace_out);ft.replace(R.id.viewContainer, new class(), "layout").addToBackStack(null).commit();
Answer link : https://codehunter.cc/a/android/how-to-reverse-fragment-animations-on-backstack

I am experiencing a problem with SwiftUI's data handling. My application consists of a ListView that displays approximately 1200 records.
Here is the problem I am encountering:
I have a class storing the records in a Published array. When I pull down to refresh, it triggers an API call and updates the list, but this results in slight freezing of the UI.
However, when I move the records array into the view and use a State property, everything works fine upon refresh with no noticeable lag.
This lag only seems to occur when the array is stored in a Published property.
Here is the code where the the freeze happens when i pull to refresh

struct TestList: View { @ObservedObject var model: EntMainModel var body: some View { VStack { List(model.records, id:\.id) { item in PopListCard( Name: item.entityName ?? "", secondaryLabel: "\(item.city ?? ""), \(item.state ?? "")", Phone: item.mainPhone ?? "", Email: item.emailMain ?? "" ) } } .refreshable { model.fetchList(fields: Ent_Main.EntityType.Customer.requestListFields, table: .entMain) } } } 

This is the variation where there are no issues:

struct TestList: View { @ObservedObject var model: EntMainModel @State var records: [Ent_Main] = [] var body: some View { VStack { List(records, id:\.id) { item in PopListCard( Name: item.entityName ?? "", secondaryLabel: "\(item.city ?? ""), \(item.state ?? "")", Phone: item.mainPhone ?? "", Email: item.emailMain ?? "" ) } } .onAppear { model.fetchList2(fields: Ent_Main.EntityType.Customer.requestListFields, table: .entMain, completion: { response in records = response }) } .refreshable { model.fetchList2(fields: Ent_Main.EntityType.Customer.requestListFields, table: .entMain, completion: { response in records = response }) } } } 

Here is my model class:

class EntMainModel:ObservableObject{ @Published var records:[Ent_Main] = [] var urlBuilder = URLBuilder() var dataManager: Service = Service() private var cancellableSet: Set = [] var api = API() init() { self.fetchList(fields: Ent_Main.EntityType.Customer.requestListFields, table: .entMain) } func fetchList(fields: [String], table: URLBuilder.Builder.Table, recordType: String? = "") { var filter: [String] = [] if !(recordType?.isEmpty ?? false) { filter = ["EntityType", "=", "'\(recordType!)'"] } let url = urlBuilder.buildURL(endPoint: .genReadList, customerID: api.customerID, apiKey: api.key, sTable: table, saWhere: filter, fields: fields) dataManager.fetchData(url: url!) .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main) .sink(receiveCompletion: { complete in switch complete { case let .failure(error): print(error) case .finished: print("Finished fetching data: \(complete)") } }, receiveValue: { dataResponse in if let data = dataResponse.data { self.records = data } }) .store(in: &cancellableSet) } } 

any idea why this lagging issue is occurring only when the array is stored in a Published property rather than in a State property in the View?

Is there anybody here who has seen the relentless He Gets Us ads? There are 2 subreddits out there either mocking them or or figuring out how to make the ads stop. They cannot be down voted, they cannot be blocked, nor can you message. By all legal definition, isn't that harassment? None of us want it, try to actively get rid of it, and it just makes it worse. My question is, can we take them to court for a class action lawsuit? I understand how advertising works on public sites, but we cannot make it go away. I don't speak for everyone, but I, personally, don't mind any of the other ads, as relentless and constant as they are. Just that one single company. Do I, personally, care that they advertise? No. I just want the ability to NOT be bombarded with their ads everything I'm on reddit. Do I think a church or religious organization should even be advertising in the first place? No, I, personally, think those billions of dollars that are being used to bombard people with ads could be used to actually practice the things they preach. However, if it's all legal, I cannot complain. I just don't wanna see it every single time an ad comes up on my feed, personally. Again, is this even an actual case, or is it just a fantasy?

I recently left UWM. I worked on a small team that isn’t part of the mortgage operations machine - not sales, IT, or any Ops role - so probably pretty different from most people here. Here are a few things I learned:
For those that work at UWM:

• Management is absolutely terrified that you will unionize. There are constant discussions about it. To do that, you MUST break out of this sub and move this message to a larger platform/audience. Existing unions like the UAW have resources that will help people form new unions. I sincerely hope the ops folks can make that happen.
  
• They’re also terrified of any show of unionization activity in front of brokers. Anything you can do to disrupt events like UWM Live or Success Track classes is the way to go. Sales has the most power here as they can actually talk to brokers about their conditions, but they also have little incentive to do anything because it would negatively impact them, and most sales folks are struggling.
  
• Everyone knows this but, they do watch your every move. The back of the house security team monitor this sub daily and are constantly (and creepily) monitoring the cameras. They act like they’re some kind of weird-ass secret service special ops bros and honestly it’s pretty hilarious but do watch out for them because they are the ultimate bootlickers.
  

For anyone considering accepting a job at UWM:

• Do not sign the bonus agreement. If they force you to, sign it, but don’t cash the check. If you don’t cash the check you will not owe them interest if you leave early — trust me.
  
• Only work here if you MUST as a resume booster or something to fill the time. This is not a good place to work, obviously.
  

Best of luck to anyone still working for Ishbia. Dude is a piece of shit.

Anyone know if I take all the classes that MS AI requires while I am in MS CS, can I apply for a second diploma?

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Hi everyone, I just wanted to see/here your guys opinions on what to do next.
I'm 19 and have major insecurities about my Asymmetrical face and it has gotten increasingly worse in real life to the point where I found one side of my face (reversed) far more attractive than my other side, so in interactions subconsciously I'll be titling my face so they have only the side view of me.
Even whilst sitting down I'll tilt my body towards a side of a chair in lessons/classes subconsciously again to mitigate the effects of my "perceived Asymmetrical face" , I hate looking at myself in family pictures or even school ones, it's become so much worse recently where I don't even look at the photos of me in them just in anticipation of how 'bad' or a 'assymetircal I look'
I also felt as if I suffered from having naturally "chubby cheeks" as even at one of my most leanest points (3/4 picture) at around 10-11% body fat I still had no jawline as well as very round cheeks.
Anyhow I've looked into getting Buccal fat removal but then I realised it wouldn't really help with my assmerty per se. I've persevered in school and school is just under 4 weeks away from finishing.
I've been to the dentists and they believe I have a Misaligned Jaw and have sent be to the NHS waiting list for orthognathic surgery.
Now I'm unsure as to whether that would be the solution to my problem, i.e I have a very bad underbite that needs correcting but idk if the jaw surgery would help with my facial aesthetics as well.
Furthermore, whilst it may help (hoping for your guys opinions) I'm still in a shit place, as the waiting lists are stupidly long to have the surgery done for free in the U.K (around 2-3 year wait, maybe even much more) and I really want to go to Uni feeling my most confident self.
it's a bit hard as well as I don't come from the most wealthiest family and when I tried speaking to my mum about my insecurities and Potential surgerys she flat out said I wasn't assymertical and that I'm deluded, I think it's more as I come from a very traditional religious family so the idea of plastic surgery is seen as bad, she thinks as I get older I'll look better but even if that is true (I don't think it is) it's still just a shit position to be In
I've deciced to take a gap year before going to uni for a few years to try and "fix" my self esteem issues, so intead of waiting I could pay for private surgery in the UK but there's no way I'll be able to afford 10s of thousands of pounds to get it done privately.
So I'm considering when school finishes in a month to start working full time to perhaps get the jaw surgery in a country which is cheaper (turkey?) As it'll literally save me a fraction of the time and money to be able to afford and go to Turkey.
However I'm completely new to any of this and I guess in asking for your advice, is there any other potential surgerys that I could do in the meantime maybe before jaw surgery , or should I wait for jaw surgery first, if so then do you guys know anything about getting jaw surgery in other countries which is cheaper as the UK is completely unaffordable and would the experience be fine? Thanks for the help/reading
P.s I have shit beard genetics so I can't grow it out to mitigate the assymertical face whilst I wait if that's a recommendation :/

• How old are you? What's your gender? Give us a general description of yourself.
I am 18 years old and nonbinary (agenderflux to be specific).
• Is there a medical diagnosis that may impact your mental stability somehow?
Yes, a lot of them so I'm just going to list them here. - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - ADHD (Inattentive Type) - Social Anxiety - Moderate Depressive Episode (although I no longer agree with this diagnosis) - Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) - suspected Tourettes Syndrome - Complex PTSD - Maladaptive Daydreaming - Mixed Personality Disorder (including Borderline, Narcissistic, Dependent, Avoidant) - suspected OSDD1 or DID
Some of these are professionally diagnosed, others have been self diagnosed based on a lot of research and self analysis, as I currently do not have access to professional help and that likely won't change within the next years.
• Describe your upbringing. Did it have any kind of religious or structured influence? How did you respond to it?
My upbringing was not the best. I experienced emotional abuse from my mother from a very young age on, others say that there was physical abuse as well but I don't remember any of that. My father seemed very absent during my childhood. He is chronically ill, therefore he had alot of problems to tackle besides his family. I grew up relatively poor, although my parents attempted to not let me notice, they cut short on their own needs in order to always be able to fulfill the children's physical needs. Obviously they couldn't shield me from the facts forever, around the age of 10 I would notice how other kids in my age would have way more expensive things, etc. There is no religious background in my family. I was raised agnostic-atheist, but would not have been shamed for choosing to follow a religion. As a child my day was clearly structured: set meal times, a (forced) time to rest after lunch, set bed times. I would not always agree with them but not adhering to the rules would only bring me negative consequences so I eventually went along with it. The older I got, the more I enforced my own structures, as the pre-existing ones made my life harder, and at some point my mother also couldn't justify some of her rules anymore, considering I wasn't a young child anymore.
• What do you do as a job or as a career (if you have one)? Do you like it? Why or why not?
I am currently a tax consultant assistant in training and I quite like it. Obviously there are parts of it that I would rather avoid, such as interacting with clients, but the longer I am in this job, the less this aspect makes me want to quit it (although it fluctuates, depending on my mental state every day). My favorite part of my job is accounting, I am good with numbers and like tasks that don't require me to learn new laws every year (which is why after my apprenticeship I will probably ditch the tax part and focus on becoming an accountant. Obviously there's still things that change over the years, but not as many).
• If you had to spend an entire weekend by yourself, how would you feel? Would you feel lonely or refreshed?
It depends on whether I have something I'm interested in available for interaction, and on my mental state. Obviously, if I get depressed out of nowhere or suffer from an episode of anhedonia, I will not enjoy myself. Usually I will enjoy a weekend in solitude as long as I am busy with things I like. I like meeting my friends as well, but sometimes I lack the energy or motivation to meet them so I won't do it. Let's say that in 50% of the cases I would feel refreshed.
• What kinds of activities do you prefer? Do you like, and are you good at sports? Do you enjoy any other outdoor or indoor activities?
I don't like and am not good at sports. If I don't have to do them, that's good because I am everything except fit. I like taking walks, sometimes, when the weather is nice. Indoors I will usually be on my phone or at my computer, consuming media that interests me (usually video games or movies/tv shows). I also like to read, but lately I haven't had the energy to focus on reading. My favorite genres in media are Sci-Fi, fantasy, action and psychological horrothrillers.
• How curious are you? Do you have more ideas then you can execute? What are your curiosities about? What are your ideas about - is it environmental or conceptual, and can you please elaborate?
I am curious about quite a few things. My special interest is mental illness, specifically personality disorders and dissociative disorders. Not their history etc., but how exactly they affect people living with them, and their many different presentations. I am very curious about things concerning my special interest and hyperfixations (which are currently the video game Phasmophobia and the psychological horror show Generation Loss). What I am also curious about are moral and in general philosophical questions, as well as questions around consciousness (among other things connected to lucid dreaming) and what makes a person themselves.
• Would you enjoy taking on a leadership position? Do you think you would be good at it? What would your leadership style be?
I am unsure about this one. If everything went according to plan, maybe, but only if I wasn't the one making the plan on my own. I need people to reflect on the plan with, so I don't make fatal mistakes. My leadership style would most likely be a democracy, as I can't see myself enforcing my ideas at the cost of people's suffering. I may be self centered but with this many people's wellbeing at stake, I will not compromise my morals. I usually only compromise my morals around people I don't like.
• Are you coordinated? Why do you feel as if you are or are not? Do you enjoy working with your hands in some form? Describe your activity?
I have dyspraxia, so not really. Especially bigger movements are hard to coordinate for me, smaller ones are easier. It sometimes feels like the connection between my brain and the rest of my body is severed, because I see others do with ease what I struggle to do.
• Are you artistic? If yes, describe your art? If you are not particular artistic but can appreciate art please likewise describe what forums of art you enjoy. Please explain your answer.
I would call myself semi-artistic. I don't paint or draw, instead I feel very attuned to music and sound in general. I compose music, usually orchestral pieces. Added to that, I have also been into poetry for a while and I have written quite a few poems of my own. I enjoy all kinds of art, as long as I can give it a meaning (or it already has one that I agree with). Some of my friends write poetry or create digital art, I enjoy seeing these, as well as I enjoy music. The art I like the most is the one that makes me stop and think. The one that has a twisted meaning and can be interpreted in many different ways.
• What's your opinion about the past, present, and future? How do you deal with them?
The past just kind of happened. Positive experiences are easily forgotten, negative ones tend to stick around. There is no way to change it, and I don't know if I'm actually really dealing with it or if I'm just detaching from it. My memory is also pretty bad so I tend to forget a lot of what happens, therefore there is no time to deal with it and to process it. The present is something I don't feel all too connected to. It is happening around me and obviously I interact with it, but most of the time I feel distanced from it. Maybe 10% of the time I actually feel connected to what I am doing, saying, feeling, etc.. The future is scary. I would prefer to avoid it because things could always get worse than they already are. The future holds challenges that I don't feel equipped for. I take measures to avoid it, if possible, else I distract myself from it so I don't have to think about it. I think it's kinda noticable that I am a very avoidant and detached person.
• How do you act when others request your help to do something (anything)? If you would decide to help them, why would you do so?
It depends on who the other person is and if they pissed me off, or if I'm otherwise occupied. For example I will likely refuse to help my mother or sisters, especially if they pissed me off. However as soon as I am around people I can't be an asshole towards, I will swallow my pride and help to maintain my image of being a good person. There's people I don't want to lose and they can't know how I treat people I wouldn't care about losing (not as in I wouldn't care if they died, but I wouldn't care if they hated me. Obviously I would care about how they treat me when they hate me, but that's a different issue). I will usually help people I like, and I might help old people in public with stuff sometimes but I prefer to let others help, as usually I don't consider myself capable enough to help.
• Do you need logical consistency in your life?
Yes, I'd say so. If people do or say things that don't make sense/add up, and expect me to go along with them, it can drive me insane and I will not be able to function properly in such an environment. I try to make sense of everything that happens (to me), I dislike things I can't explain.
• How important is efficiency and productivity to you?
It's somewhat important to me, if the thing that is being done benefits me. If not, I myself might be lazy, inefficient and not productive. It also bothers me when other people do things inefficiently and then complain about the results. I feel better when I'm productive, but I don't like putting in the effort for it.
• Do you control others, even if indirectly? How and why do you do that?
Probably. I mean, everyone does to an extend. Action/reaction. People react to things in certain ways and you can use that in order to get what you need/want. Obviously I will not walk around attempting to emotionally manipulate people, but I will most definitely use what I've been given to my best in order to have my needs fulfilled. I recognize patterns in people and use them to my advantage and sometimes for example lead conservations in the direction I want them to go. I also control people in other ways, such as attempts at direct control (but only within my family). I will directly voice what I want or what bothers me and argue with them about it, with the expectation of them giving in. It doesn't really work, but it's an attempt.
• What are your hobbies? Why do you like them?
My hobbies include singing, playing video games, watching movies/tv shows, composing music and talking about philosophy or psychology. I like them because, well, I like them. I can't quite explain it better. They make me happy.
• What is your learning style? What kind of learning environments do you struggle with most? Why do you like/struggle with these learning styles? Do you prefer classes involving memorization, logic, creativity, or your physical senses?
My learning style is hyperfocus, I guess. I learn things the best when I'm fully interested and focused on them. However, if that isn't the case, I usually learn best by memorizing visuals to the point where I can recall them from my brain during exams. This has saved me quite a few exams by now. Memorization, logic, that's how I learn. I am also a visual learner, despite everything I thought in middle school (I used to claim that I wasn't a visual learner just so I didn't have to add pictures to my presentations. Had no success with that). I believe that the learning style I struggle the most with is creativity. If a teacher was to introduce a new topic and told me to creatively present it, I would probably be quite overwhelmed. But it also depends on the topic and the classmates around me. I might also be good at learning with my physical senses. You can only really grasp the essence of something if you have touched it, analyzed its mechanics yourself instead of just reading about it.
• How good are you at strategizing? Do you easily break up projects into manageable tasks? Or do you have a tendency to wing projects and improvise as you go?
I am not all too good at strategizing and used to be someone who would improvise projects as I go, but I am currently trying to learn to properly plan my projects. Especially in my job it is essential to be on top of your tasks.
• What are your aspirations in life, professionally and personally?
Professionally I want to become an accountant, preferably for a well paying company. However, I also have the dream of being a famous musician, basically living on stage and having everyone absolutely admiring me and also feeling inspired by the music I create. Personally I aspire to be someone people look up to and say "dude. They made it. Despite all of their struggles, they made it". I don't want to be a role model, but instead an inspiration for others. I also really want to heal from my trauma and mental illness and experience true happiness. I want to feel fulfilled when I die, like there is nothing I missed out on.
• What are your fears? What makes you uncomfortable? What do you hate? Why?
I fear a lot of things. I fear the unknown because of what it could hold. I fear failure because of how other people would see me. I fear making the wrong decisions because of how my life could worsen with no way to fix it. I fear being alone with no one to watch out for me because I don't think I could take care of myself. I fear other people because of how they could attack me, verbally and physically, for making mistakes, not fitting the norm, etc.. I fear the death of my loved ones because one, I cannot imagine a life without them and two, I am scared that I will move on too quickly and that feels immoral to me. I fear confrontation with anyone except my family because I feel like asking for consideration of my own needs hurts the ones I care about and am confronting, and I fear that they might leave because of it. I am uncomfortable with tons of stuff, from being confronted with my fears down to the am smallest possible issues like kids screaming, or similar stuff. I hate it when people don't see the obvious. Doesn't matter if they are incapable of seeing it or if they are ignoring it on purpose. I also hate it when people (my family) refuse to acknowledge my personal needs but expect me to acknowledge theirs.
• What do the "highs" in your life look like?
I don't know if it counts as a "high" if it lasts an hour at maximum. But those highs usually look like exciting days with friends, or me listening to really good music.
• What do the "lows" in your life look like?
During my "lows" I will usually have little to no energy, so I might lay in bed all day without eating or drinking much, unable to do something else except mindlessly scrolling on my phone to escape the dread in my mind. They tend to last longer than the "highs" do, but also tend to be ended by one of them.
• How attached are you to reality? Do you daydream often, or do you pay attention to what's around you? If you do daydream, are you aware of your surroundings while you do so?
I mean, I have maladaptive daydreaming. I have been daydreaming 50% of my life since I was a little child. And as I mentioned in the question about the past, present and future: I usually feel very detached or distanced from reality. Most of the time I am semi-aware of my surroundings when I daydream, I may even implement my surroundings. I will usually be able to quickly snap out of a daydream and react to reality, if needed.
• Imagine you are alone in a blank, empty room. There is nothing for you to do and no one to talk to. What do you think about?
I might think about any options I have to try and get out of it. Eventually I would give up and start thinking about my life, the good and the bad things, the people who might be worrying about me and I might feel sorry for making them worry. Part of the time I would use to daydream but eventually I would run out of ideas.
• How long do you take to make an important decision? And do you change your mind once you've made it?
It takes me a lot of time to make important decisions. Usually I make my choice last minute, as it is very hard to determine your future without knowing 100% of the consequences. I may change my mind very often about a decision, but not always. Sometimes I just go along with them afterwards.
• How long do you take to process your emotions? How important are emotions in your life?
I barely process my emotions. They overcome me, overwhelm me and then leave. I detach from them before I can process them. Emotions are somewhat important in my life, but they often hinder me from what I actually have to do so I don't have the best relation to them. However, I like inducing emotions on purpose by listening to certain music, etc., then I will 100% enjoy them.
• Do you ever catch yourself agreeing with others just to appease them and keep the conversation going? How often? Why?
Yes, usually around people I like and at work. These are people who I cannot disappoint or they might leave me or harm me otherwise. I do it all the time.
• Do you break rules often? Do you think authority should be challenged, or that they know better? If you do break rules, why?
I don't break rules often. I used to, as a child, but that was because the rules of my mother were way too strict and didn't allow me to be the child that I was. Most of the time I didn't even break them on purpose, but instead couldn't comprehend them because they didn't make sense to me. Authority should be questioned and challenged if needed. They definitely don't know better. They're only humans, such as you and I. Just because they happen to hold a lot of power over the general population doesn't mean that they know better. Power corrupts, which is why I very much mean towards challenging authority. However I don't do it myself, as it would put me into an unsafe situation.

Okay so there’s a lot of context to this lol, so if you have the time and energy to read this, buckle up!
So scrolling through Instagram the other day, it made me realize how many friends (or maybe acquaintances or people to hang out with) people have even after college. I used to have a big friend group both in hs and college too, but once college ended we mostly all live in different areas and I lucked out and live in the middle of nowhere far from anyone in that friend group. Most of us ended up drifting apart and doing our thing. For hs, it sizzled out longer than after college, but it’s kind of in the same boat now. In the time of living those 2 experiences with those friend groups, it never seemed like it would happen. At least with my hs friend group, since we were so close. But everyone’s off in grad school in diff parts of the country so it’s hard to keep in touch. It’s only rlly a birthday if someone’s celebrating where most of us get to see/catch up/hang out with each other.
I wasn’t particularly super close with anyone specifically in this college group of friends, but we spent most of our college time together being part of the same club org in college and I enjoyed being around them and spending time together. Where some of us wouldn’t hang out with someone one on one, but altogether as a group it was a good time. So maybe more of acquaintances? Party friends? Event friends? Some of the friends in our group also had a major falling out due to some drama (a reason why some big friend groups do not work well lol), so that was a reason we scattered our 4th yeaafter college. Now, I haven’t seen or talked to most of them closer to the time we graduated aside from the occasional chat or comment through social media. I only keep in contact with my little/big/grand of the cultural club I was in and like 3 other friends from that club, for a grand total of 6 people who live in different areas of our state, that I would truly consider friends and would actively try to see/hang out with if we lived closer.
Whenever I go on Instagram, I see people hanging out with new people and large groups and I miss it. Granted, the people posting are mostly new people I met recently through my partner, but I’ve noticed that they know and hang out with SO many different people. For the girls, I’ve noticed a trend where it’s sorority sisters (even if graduated) they’re mostly hanging out with or going on trips. I was in it for a year in college (went to a pretty small college) and it wasn’t for me at the time, but looking back and now it makes me wish I stayed in it if it meant I could connect with people even after college because of that community of just being in one.
I think I just miss the feeling of being in a community and that connection. I spend most of my days alone and then only people I really talk to are my boyfriend (been together for almost 4 years now) and my family. We’re long distance too, whenever I visit I visit for a week or 2 at a time and usually hang with his friends on the weekends when I visit. I love all of them he’s introduced me to, but for some reason in my head they’ll forever be his friends first. I would love to get rid of this mindset so I can truly connect and get closer to them. The girlfriends of course are friendly. But since I’m not around too often, I don’t really get the chance I want to get to know them better, but I try to when I’m there.
On a side note, my boyfriend has a lot of friends (his childhood/hs friend group are still close and his college friend group is closehang out way more than mine) and they hang out often and sometimes he does too. I don’t blame him for it and he doesn’t go out as often anymore, but when he does I do feel lonely because I don’t have my group of friends to hang out with anymore. I am a bit jealous tbh which is why I would love to make my own friends separate from his group of friends/their gfs though.
I’m not a big textephone caller, more of an in person type socializer. But the thing is I’m more of an introvert and know how to put my semi-extrovert mask on in social settings (more group settings, I kinda struggle 1 on 1), but that requires a lot of energy. I get drained after those large group setting interactions and I need to recharge my social battery after for a while. I do love going out and clubbing and that sort of things when I’m with my boyfriend (he lives in a big city and we go to festivals/take trips from time to time with his friends).
In college, I was pretty social but having difficulty now since I’m not around people all the time now. I have a FT remote job and the only time I leave my house if I’m not visiting my boyfriend is to go to the gym or go grocery shopping. Live in my hometown, a pretty small town with not many socializing activities (like music/DJ events, pilates, or other fun classes like painting or pottery like in a bigger city) aside from the bars and do not go to them because I don’t want to see anyone from hs lol. I eventually am planning to move with my boyfriend to a bigger city so hoping I get a better shot at making new friends/connections there where those activities are big. It just worries me that in the future that this is how it’ll be, with a lack of friendships and genuine connection (I know how important it is to have those friendships later on in life and how it affects health too) even with moving so it’s been making me insecure about it and I’d love to change that.
So I’m wondering, how does everyone successfully make AND maintain friendships in the day and age of now after graduating college? Also, when meeting new people, do you have pre-decided topics/things you talk about? Or a list of your things you ask everyone so you don’t have things to run out of talking about?
I’ve always just tried to go with the flow in a convo and if we connect awesome, if we don’t that’s okay too. But it’s more exhausting than picking questions/topics beforehand so I don’t get to that point where I’m struggling to find common ground lol.
If you’d read all the way up to this point, wow, thank you so much in advance! Would love to hear your thoughts and replies.

was wondering if there are any international relations majors here? i'm an incoming freshman and i'm super excited, do any of you have tips, classes to look forward to, professors to avoid or recommend etc? i'm also planning in taking Korean as my language and study abroad junior year (?)

I just enrolled in WGU and start Aug 1,2023. I have a month until it start so I wanted to take this opportunity to study the hardest course so I can possibly zoom through the rest. I already have Sec+, Net+, ITF and ITILv4 in my transcript along with general classes. What would you recommend?

2.26.0.25 -> 2.26.0.34 Part 7

• New LWS Hit Indicators :
  • Laser (for tanks) : https://i.imgur.com/IMXu0oV.png
  • Laser (for helicopters) : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gszabi99/War-Thunder-Datamine/2.26.0.34/atlases.vromfs.bin_u/gameuiskin/hit_bg_laser_helicopter.svg
  • LWS azimuth (tanks) : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gszabi99/War-Thunder-Datamine/2.26.0.34/atlases.vromfs.bin_u/gameuiskin/lvs_azimuth.svg
  • LWS azimuth (helicopters) : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gszabi99/War-Thunder-Datamine/2.26.0.34/atlases.vromfs.bin_u/gameuiskin/lws_azimuth_helicopter.svg
• New statcard flag : India : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gszabi99/War-Thunder-Datamine/2.26.0.34/atlases.vromfs.bin_u/gameuiskin/country_india.svg
• New naval FCS images :
  • fcs_ship_enemy : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gszabi99/War-Thunder-Datamine/2.26.0.34/atlases.vromfs.bin_u/gameuiskin/fcs_ship_enemy.svg
  • fcs_ship_player : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gszabi99/War-Thunder-Datamine/2.26.0.34/atlases.vromfs.bin_u/gameuiskin/fcs_ship_player.svg
  • fcs_shot_result_hit : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gszabi99/War-Thunder-Datamine/2.26.0.34/atlases.vromfs.bin_u/gameuiskin/fcs_shot_result_hit.svg
  • fcs_shot_result_over : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gszabi99/War-Thunder-Datamine/2.26.0.34/atlases.vromfs.bin_u/gameuiskin/fcs_shot_result_over.svg
  • fcs_shot_result_short : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gszabi99/War-Thunder-Datamine/2.26.0.34/atlases.vromfs.bin_u/gameuiskin/fcs_shot_result_short.svg
  • fcs_shot_result_stradle : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gszabi99/War-Thunder-Datamine/2.26.0.34/atlases.vromfs.bin_u/gameuiskin/fcs_shot_result_stradle.svg
  • fcs_shot_right : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gszabi99/War-Thunder-Datamine/2.26.0.34/atlases.vromfs.bin_u/gameuiskin/fcs_shot_right.svg
  • fcs_shot_wrong : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gszabi99/War-Thunder-Datamine/2.26.0.34/atlases.vromfs.bin_u/gameuiskin/fcs_shot_wrong.svg
  • fcs_top_background : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gszabi99/War-Thunder-Datamine/2.26.0.34/atlases.vromfs.bin_u/gameuiskin/fcs_top_background.svg
• New Tech tree images :
  • Milan : https://i.imgur.com/wWysU1q.png
  • Vautour : https://i.imgur.com/1EtWiYh.png
  • Bourrasque : https://i.imgur.com/T8Jb5BS.png
  • VBCI 2 (MCT-30) : https://i.imgur.com/caUZKHh.png
  • Magach 6 Bet Gal : https://i.imgur.com/Mk2PiVW.png
  • PBY-5A (late) (FR) : https://i.imgur.com/vmD63om.png
  • Vijayanta : https://i.imgur.com/72GoTSp.png
• Tech Tree Images change : Object 435 : https://i.imgur.com/BCEkbGr.png -> https://i.imgur.com/pZBAyC7.png
• Removed images of the Steam Achievements added in 2.26.0.19 Part 9
• New loading background : Armored vehicles
• New Statcards Images :
  • Milan : https://i.imgur.com/G7UMFy7.png
  • Vautour : https://i.imgur.com/r5HWAe5.png
  • Bourrasque : https://i.imgur.com/a9GCdSl.png
  • VBCI 2 (MCT-30) : https://i.imgur.com/0PyOMYo.png
  • Magach 6 Bet Gal : https://i.imgur.com/G7UPLwF.png
  • PBY-5A (late) (FR) : https://i.imgur.com/l1v331n.png
  • Vijayanta : https://i.imgur.com/g7CQTlv.png
• Statcard Images Change :
  • Object 435 : https://i.imgur.com/W9pXsRO.png -> https://i.imgur.com/rIbwBJD.png
• New Options Texts :
  • "LWS indicator fade time"
  • "LWS indicator on the azimuth scale fade time"
• New UI Text : " "Mission abort requested by anti-cheat system""
• New Unlock Condition texts :
  • "Required Battle Pass level"
  • "(current: {level})"
• Mission Text Change :
  • "Teams should destroy indicated targets, capture aiefields and air zones and fulfil other tasks in order to win." -> "Teams should destroy indicated targets, capture airfields and air zones and fulfil other tasks in order to win."
• Menu Text Changes :
  • "Requesting avia scouting" -> "Requesting air reconnaissance"
  • "Requesting technical help" -> "Requesting repairs"
• Vehicle Name Changes :
  • Magach 6 Group : "Magach 66R" -> "Magach 6Hydra"
  • "Primaguet" -> "Primauguet"
  • "Fantasque-class, Le Malin, 1943" -> "Le Fantasque-class, Le Malin, 1943"
• Modification Text Change : "Allows installation of Hydra-70 unguided rockets." -> "Allows installation of HL-19-70 unguided rockets."
• Weapon Text Change : "138.6 mm/50 model 1929 gun" -> "138,6 mm/50 model 1929 gun"
• Bulletproof Wager Description Change : "Didn't lose any vehicle and destroyed more targets than all other players who didn't lose any vehicle. If several players have equal number of destroyed targets, the award is given to the one with bigger score." -> "Didn't lose any vehicle and destroyed more targets than any other players of both teams. If several players have equal number of destroyed targets, the award is given to the one with bigger score."

Mission changes :

• [Enduring Confrontation] Denmark, Dover, Sicily, Tunisia : Team 1 carriers :
  • 1.0 - 3.3 : Ark Royal (R 09) -> Illustrious (87)
  • 8.0+ : Forrestal (CV-59) -> Ark Royal (R 09)
• [Enduring Confrontation] Port Moresby : Team 2 bombing zones #1, #2, #4, and their AAA moved
• Iberian Castle : Map borders changed
• [Domination] Franz Josef Land : Fixed the mission name

Interesting CDK tidbits :

• 600 gallon F-4 fuel tank (ISR) (they use the US one currently)
• The J8F cockpit rework removed the F8 textures

Current Dev version : 2.26.0.40
Current Dev-Stable version : 2.25.1.135
Current Live version : 2.25.1.135

For context: I (19) have a longer history of mental struggles and made lots of bad experience in life. As a child I always felt different and as I do not really belong anywhere. I already needed lots if time for myself did not socialize much and people around me always gave me the feeling that something is wrong with me like I'm acting weird or like I'm too sensitive or emotional in lots of situation. My mother often made me feel weird or silly and I made experiences with being excluded by people my age. On top I also got physical problems because of chronic illness which weren't diagnosed for a long time and got worse. Because all of my problems people implied that I'm a burden I also often got the feeling that it is my fault that I'm causing all this struggle and I began to think about myself as a bad person. I moved out of my mother's house at the age of 17 because the situation escalated and I became more careful with who I call my friends. The time I moved out I got lots of support from my teachers and friends who did not blame my for anything that went wrong because of my physical health and mental struggles and I learned to accept myself a little bit more and care about my needs. The last month things got worse again. One and a half year ago I needed to repeat the schoolyear so I got in a new class which was lager than my old one and I did not know anybody. I still had my friends who supported me but things got more complicated. Then half a year ago my health got worse again and there where a few incidents at school. Nothing I could have controled but it interrupted the lessons and I was told that it would distract my classmates from their graduation. I had severe difficulties to deal with the struggles my health caused me and the doctors did not really help me again even after I needed an ambulance. I was very desperate and felt left alone. The next month I also had my final exams and it was a real struggle. I got pretty negative thoughts again some of the worst one where like "it would be better for everyone if I would end everything" or "nobody truly likes me or will ever like me I do not even belong to this world". In this time a also felt ignored by one of my friends and talked to her later and she was really sorry about it. The reason was that she got into a relationship and had her whole attention there but because she seemed to be really sorry I wanted not to think about it too much. Right now I do not have regular school anymore because the exams are almost over so I'm only irregularly in school and have lots of time. I spend lots of this time alone and I can feel how the isolation damages me. Earlier I sometimes called friends when things got too bad and I needed someone to talk and mostly they where very supportive. Now I'm isolating myself more and more. I also struggle because I deal with a really difficult aspect of my past in therapy right now. It's about the relationship to my dad and that he was the most important person in my life but got me often in situations that where dangerous or caused me pain. But back to my friends: I have currently very negative thoughts about myself and the relation to other people. I thought that ot would be good for me to contact someone because I feel how being lonely affects my mental health. I got more struggle to sleep and my sensory issues got so bad that being at a place with more people is really hard to stand. I had sensory issues my whole life but right now I'm even much more sensitive because the stuff that goes on in my head already overwhelms me so everything around me is just way too much. The days I went to school the last weeks (to prepare for my exams or organize other stuff) I sometimes met some of my friends and they asked if I'm okay because I probably acted more weird than usual. I just told them that everything's alright because it would have been to much for me to talk honestly in this situation but of course I could barely deal with the situation. Even though loneliness affects me in a bad way I'm barely able to socialize. The bad thoughts taking over. I feel worthless and sometimes think that those people do not really like me and that I only get attention because they feels pity for me or they feel like they need to talk to me because of social convention. I started to feel bad by contacting them because I thought I might annoy them or wasting their time and that I'm not worth it to get any attention. I'm also often afraid of making them angry or upset with anything I do. I also know that some mental illness like depression or social anxiety can make you think in this way of yourself and other people even if there is no reason to think like that about the situation. I'm just very confused right now and do not know what I should do or think about that. I'm kind of hating myself for my weird behavior. I think that it could really help me to have more contact so I do not feel so lonely anymore but I also have all of this negative thoughts and feelings and even if they might not be appropriate they are there and I do not know what I can do against it.

I don’t know if this is where I should be asking this sorry!! But holy crap. My deodorant clumping and sweating off, smearing on my mat during hot yoga is infuriating me and almost ruining my practices. It sweats to my arms, gets all over my clothes sometimes. Ugh. I know it might be gross but these are the issues I NEED to find a solution to. I’ve done research on workout deodorant, sweat proof, whatever. None of this sh*t works right. I always assure myself during class in my head “no one is looking at me, stop focusing on it.” But I cannot help it from distracting me. IM looking at it. IM judging it. If anyone has any help they can give I will love you forever. Thanks.

Two things-
First - A while ago I decided to go back to school in my 30s and take some classes at a community College and started working through some long ignored life and emotional issues. I had been thinking about all my issues and regrets and had not been paying attention to my mental health. I was just making it worse for myself. one day i was in the school bathroom and was there all day thinking about everything and i suddenly had trouble using the restroom.
So i was in the stall all day. (Found out later i was lactose intolerant and had been not drinking enough water for months.)And then the door kept getting hit by other students telling me to leave and i had no idea why i couldn't be done. So i randomly picked a guy to look at me to show im busy in here as i cleaned myself up which is revolting and embarrassing..as i was doing it but i was frozen with embarrassment as i realized how terrible an idea this was..as was he. And he ran out. And i freaked out after what i had done. I saw the guy later and realized i knew him from a class. We both were in shock and ran the other way. I always wished i could apologize that day but everything was so out of character i didn't know where to begin..plus were both musicians, so chances are well work together at some point...
This was 8 years ago. Ive been considering finding this guy and pouring my heart out to apologize in some way.
I dont know if i even should..it was so gross and weird and embarrassing.
Im lost.
Two- I helped out a photo buddy on a senior picture shoot...were both in our 30s This girl was very attractive and afterwards everyone had a crush but obviously not interested or available.
Well i found her again during this above period to create more havoc i guess. I told her everything and she was Disgusted with me.
I want to apologize to her now but idk how.
What should i do with both of these?

Communists have been making way too much of a fuss about their communist societies and their failure to get to "the real true communist society". Let's take a deeper look based upon their own definition:
Real communism is a classless, moneyless, stateless society.
Now, at first glance, that may look challenging, because it's very different from our current society. But this morning, in the shower, I had a revelation that I want to share with you about how we can get this done. A revelation just as original as all of the other posts I see in this subreddit:
All you have to do is take the capitalism away. You just have to get rid of what you don't want. And then you have communism.
Classes? Who needs them? Stupid capitalists, that's who. Let's just get together and drop the whole "class" thing altogether. Who needs to own anything when everyone says they own everything? Let's get together, go to a small uninhabited island, and say "no classes." Done.
Money. Bah. Who needs that? Capitalists, that's who. When we go to the island, no one bring any money.
States. Hah! Who needs it? People that can't be nice, that's who. When we get to the island: no governments allowed.
Voila! All we have to do is get together, pick an island, and remember what not to bring, and we could have the real true communism by the end of the week.
I assume you're not doing this because it sounds horrible.

I have a 2.8 GPA at the end of my Sophomore year, and I plan on majoring in Musical Theatre (don't give me that look)
Next year, I have four electives (Theatre III, Tech II, Dance I, and Women's Chorale) I have four accedemic classes (Algebra II, GTAP English III, AP Environmental Science, and Dual Credit US History)
Electives don't count towards my GPA, but if I make absolute straight A's next year, can I salvage my GPA?
If you think my schedule is chaos: Yes. Yes, it is. I took a zero hour for Algebra II only so I could join choir. Not to mention, junior year I'm gonna have at least four shows to participate in (ten pm after school, yay!!) And a dance recital. And multiple choir recitals. At this point, I think I'll just sleep in the costume closet next year.

I went from the bottom of the rank floor to playing exclusively big hunter. I played the VS Renethal List from bronze to diamond 5 going 25-5 where I then couldn't win a game so switched to a deck from top decks where I proceeded to climb very easily from D5-Legend 20-5, 80% WR

big hunter

Class: Hunter

Format: Standard

Year of the Wolf

2x (1) Bunch of Bananas

2x (1) Thornmantle Musician

1x (1) Trinket Tracker

2x (1) Vicious Slitherspear

1x (2) Astalor Bloodsworn

2x (2) Barrel of Monkeys

2x (2) Conjured Arrow

2x (2) Selective Breeder

2x (2) Spirit Poacher

1x (3) Halduron Brightwing

2x (3) Wild Spirits

1x (4) Pozzik, Audio Engineer

2x (5) Star Power

2x (6) Hollow Hound

1x (6) Hope of Quel'Thalas

2x (7) Faithful Companions

1x (7) Hydralodon

1x (8) Stranglethorn Heart

1x (9) King Krush

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To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone

Intro
This deck feels extremely strong with the addition of Hollow Hound allowing you to heal 9+ and stabilize. Unlike the renethal version of this deck, it feels good to play king krush and not lose games because you drew him. This deck cuts the naga package of arrow smith, barbed nets, and school teacher in return for the arcane and selective breeder package which I found to be entirely more consistent than a measly 2/3 that struggled to control the board against tokens early game and became utterly useless late game.
Gameplan
Against aggro: You try to selective breeder hollow hounds that will allow you to heal all their early game aggro and simply win the game through board presence. Using conjured arrow early, the wildseed package, hollow hound, faithful companions (to get hollow hounds out turn 7 if needed) and barrel of monkeys (THE MOST OP CARD IN THE DECK) you can out control an aggro deck including T1 decks like frost dk and pure paladin.
Against Control: I find myself selective breeding multiple king krushes in able to kill them off for a finisher using stranglethorn heart. This deck also has huge early game using trinket tracker, vicious slitherspear, bunch of bananas, and spirit poacher. Enough so that you can easily end games turn 7 with the help of pozzik as well.
Notable Matchups
BBB XL - Was able to save up King Krushes throughout the game to play a strong finisher and kill them through double vampiric blood. Game will go to fatigue. Always trade stranglethorn heart to draw late game.
Pure Paladin- Barrel of Monkeys (THE MOST OP CARD IN THIS DECK) and Hollow Hound would allow me to consistently win board while healing my hero and preventing damage for easy wins.
Control Priest - Easiest matchup there is. Same thing as blood dk, they don't have much on you. They normally waste the light it burns on smaller minions and die to bigger minions too.
druid I didn't face a single druid, I think drum would've been hard though.
Mirror Matchup - just early aggro and use hollow hound to stabilize against their early aggro. Hydraloon creates big boards the deck struggles to deal with to make early lethals.
Mulligan
Going first:
Thornmantle musician, selective breeder, spirit poacher, barrel of monkeys, and trinket tracker are all keeps. Barrel of monkeys allows you to cheese out early board domination that your opponent can't deal with. Spirit poacher is a solid turn 2 play that is kinda RNG heavy but most options are usually good I did hate getting the rush minion against DK though. Even then trading for early board was still very useful and all options are good.
Going second:
The mulligan is about the same but coin opens up some earlier options for you except I would now keep wild spirits. Coining out spirit poacher is amazing getting an early wildseed down especially if you highroll the weapon wins you games singlehandedly. Trinket tracker into coin bunch of bananas turn 1 is very strong especially against dks so they can't hero power and trade your 1/1 t2. You just have to play to stabilize board when going second when going first allows you to aggro down your opponent more consistently.