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2023.06.09 09:53 jazzie1001 Mazda 1998 E2000
Hi! Looking for some advice. My partner and I are looking at a Mazda E2000 to convert into a camper van. The steering was very tight and seemed like there was no power steering. After a google search there was not a direct answer as to if this car has power steering or not. Is anyone knowledgeable in this type of car that would know if there is power steering?
Thanks so much :)
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2023.06.09 09:50 Planet-Dharma A New Year’s Resolution
Doug Sensei offers a suggestion on something to do for a New Year’s resolution for 2013: “I undertake to train myself to refrain from getting lost in phenomena”.
Qapel: I suggest this be your New Year’s resolution for this year: I undertake to train myself to refrain from getting lost in phenomena. If you want to put it in a nutshell: I undertake to train myself to refrain from falling asleep in my own stories about ME. Which is the great power? If you don’t have the teacher present, the power of the group – they’re there to keep you from getting lost in your own stories, no matter how good they are. So, I suggest this be your New Year’s resolution for this year. What is the most likely place for you to get hijacked by your own ego? And make the resolution to try not to let that happen in 2013. Or less, In any case. I undertake to train myself to refrain from getting hijacked by – where do you get lost in you? Where do you get kind of swept away by you?
Maybe it’s by not moving fast. Maybe you like to move really slow and carefully. So you’re always hijacked on slow. Or maybe you always want to see all sides to every argument. So you never really make a hard decision of any kind because you’re always, you know. They can be subtle. Where do you tend to undermine your own unfoldment? Maybe it’s having your life too much in control. It’s too much just the way you like it. So you never have to deal with, you know, there’s very few things that you have to deal with that disturb you from your trip because you don’t put yourself in a situation where they ever can happen. You can think about this a bit. Where am I most likely to fall asleep? Where am I most likely not to see the transcendental? In what conditions or situations am I most likely not to meet the transcendental opportunity? You can word it in any way you want. Does this make sense?
CPS: Would you suggest that we ask one another for feedback? Or we ask you for feedback?
Q: You can bring it to me in the new year if you want, if you want my opinion, you don’t have to, but if you want to you can. And I may or may not comment. I may leave you with the one you’ve got, or I may up it, or change it, or move it. But it’s up to you. But it’s better that you come up with it because liberation is self-liberation. And if you get an insight into where you get shanghaied it’s much much better than if I tell you. Your next one may not be the ultimate one, but it’s the one that’s in front. Right. And that’s the one you should work For in 2013. You just, you know, every couple of weeks, once a month, you just bring it out, put it on a piece of paper, put it on your door. Forget about it. And then you know once a month just bringing it out and how am I doing with this one? Okay maybe I have to think about that a bit more and you remember it for a few days and you forget about it. But at the end of the year, it will be less. All you have to do is bring it out and name it. And without any effort on your part, it will be less at the end of the year than it was at the beginning. It’s not hard to awaken. All you have to do is want to do it, gradually. In the teaching, there’s something called the near enemy and a far enemy.
But the near enemy is what you can’t see and the far enemy is what’s obvious. So you could say well what’s the near enemy? What’s the far enemy, you know where do I get caught? So the near enemy maybe just comfort. And the far enemy may be people who make you feel uncomfortable. That could be it. So again you can see that from looking at your life. And you can also do it by what you avoid: what is it you always steer around? or what do you always avoid? Or, again, what is so close and engaged and involved in your life that you don’t question it – it’s so much a part of what you are and what you do that you never raise your eyebrows about it, or if you do its kind of well that’s, I can’t do anything about that. So these are all various ways.
Like any good investigator you get on a ship, what do you do? You walk around, you check everything out, you try to go down the engine room, you go up on the deck you find out where all the, you know, you go looking around. If you ended up in a palace, what would you do? Do you go explore when you go looking around? So same too with this, you just go looking around -look at your life from this side, look at your life from that side. You could even get feedback if you wanted to. But this is not big like the guilt, shame thing, right? This is not not to make you feel guilty or shameful, like you’re a loser, or you’re not doing dharma. This is not the motivation for this, the question for this is: do I want to be more awake?
It’s not a negative. You’re not getting put down, you’re raising yourself up. So the more you keep your wits about you the less you get lost. And then from that vantage, you say: is this taking me forward? Is what I’m doing with my time and my energy unfolding to me? Is it bringing me to greater compassion? Is it bringing me to greater wisdom? or is it just kind of passing le temps? And if it’s passe le temps do something else.
Source URL: https://www.planetdharma.com/a-new-years-resolution/
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Qapel: I suggest this be your New Year’s resolution for this year: I undertake to train myself to refrain from getting lost in phenomena. If you want to put it in a nutshell: I undertake to train myself to refrain from falling asleep in my own stories about ME. Which is the great power? If you don’t have the teacher present, the power of the group – they’re there to keep you from getting lost in your own stories, no matter how good they are. So, I suggest this be your New Year’s resolution for this year. What is the most likely place for you to get hijacked by your own ego? And make the resolution to try not to let that happen in 2013. Or less, In any case. I undertake to train myself to refrain from getting hijacked by – where do you get lost in you? Where do you get kind of swept away by you?
Maybe it’s by not moving fast. Maybe you like to move really slow and carefully. So you’re always hijacked on slow. Or maybe you always want to see all sides to every argument. So you never really make a hard decision of any kind because you’re always, you know. They can be subtle. Where do you tend to undermine your own unfoldment? Maybe it’s having your life too much in control. It’s too much just the way you like it. So you never have to deal with, you know, there’s very few things that you have to deal with that disturb you from your trip because you don’t put yourself in a situation where they ever can happen. You can think about this a bit. Where am I most likely to fall asleep? Where am I most likely not to see the transcendental? In what conditions or situations am I most likely not to meet the transcendental opportunity? You can word it in any way you want. Does this make sense?
CPS: Would you suggest that we ask one another for feedback? Or we ask you for feedback?
Q: You can bring it to me in the new year if you want, if you want my opinion, you don’t have to, but if you want to you can. And I may or may not comment. I may leave you with the one you’ve got, or I may up it, or change it, or move it. But it’s up to you. But it’s better that you come up with it because liberation is self-liberation. And if you get an insight into where you get shanghaied it’s much much better than if I tell you. Your next one may not be the ultimate one, but it’s the one that’s in front. Right. And that’s the one you should work For in 2013. You just, you know, every couple of weeks, once a month, you just bring it out, put it on a piece of paper, put it on your door. Forget about it. And then you know once a month just bringing it out and how am I doing with this one? Okay maybe I have to think about that a bit more and you remember it for a few days and you forget about it. But at the end of the year, it will be less. All you have to do is bring it out and name it. And without any effort on your part, it will be less at the end of the year than it was at the beginning. It’s not hard to awaken. All you have to do is want to do it, gradually. In the teaching, there’s something called the near enemy and a far enemy.
But the near enemy is what you can’t see and the far enemy is what’s obvious. So you could say well what’s the near enemy? What’s the far enemy, you know where do I get caught? So the near enemy maybe just comfort. And the far enemy may be people who make you feel uncomfortable. That could be it. So again you can see that from looking at your life. And you can also do it by what you avoid: what is it you always steer around? or what do you always avoid? Or, again, what is so close and engaged and involved in your life that you don’t question it – it’s so much a part of what you are and what you do that you never raise your eyebrows about it, or if you do its kind of well that’s, I can’t do anything about that. So these are all various ways.
Like any good investigator you get on a ship, what do you do? You walk around, you check everything out, you try to go down the engine room, you go up on the deck you find out where all the, you know, you go looking around. If you ended up in a palace, what would you do? Do you go explore when you go looking around? So same too with this, you just go looking around -look at your life from this side, look at your life from that side. You could even get feedback if you wanted to. But this is not big like the guilt, shame thing, right? This is not not to make you feel guilty or shameful, like you’re a loser, or you’re not doing dharma. This is not the motivation for this, the question for this is: do I want to be more awake?
It’s not a negative. You’re not getting put down, you’re raising yourself up. So the more you keep your wits about you the less you get lost. And then from that vantage, you say: is this taking me forward? Is what I’m doing with my time and my energy unfolding to me? Is it bringing me to greater compassion? Is it bringing me to greater wisdom? or is it just kind of passing le temps? And if it’s passe le temps do something else.
Source URL: https://www.planetdharma.com/a-new-years-resolution/
2023.06.09 09:31 InternationalBody971 Custom silicone tube
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Silicone tube has several customized requirements, to suit different automotive applications.And are often used as a replacement for standard rubber hoses in aftermarket upgrades.Here are five customization requirements.
A:Drawing--We can produce silicone tubes according to 3D drawing or sample.
B:Shape
C:Thickness
D:Color
E:Logo--Custom logo on the silicone tube, can improve brand recognition and conducive to brand communication.
2023.06.09 09:07 Autocar09 Pre-Vacation Vehicle Check: Fluid Top and Maintenance Package
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2023.06.09 08:41 lgrandrevelation Tales from Tellos: a new ttrpg set in everfall!
Hello! I've come to say that I'm creating a new ttrpg system set in the world of everfall, and I need a lot of info help to keep making it, since the book doesn't say much on certain things. Heres the basics of the system and then what info i need:
It is a d20 system (because I wanted to make it easy to pick up from dnd) with a heavy focus on duels and melee combat, and a great variety of weapons. Also, all classes have a d6 for their hit dice
Here are the current classes and a quick description:
swordsman: typical fighter class, very strong in all combat scenarios
Merchant: the "face" of the party, good for making deals and swindling people
bounty hunter: the class with legal access to shooters and other weapons of the sort, excels at human combat, but is worse against shade
sailor: not just for sea but also air, greater vehicle steering skills and ship-to-ship combat
shaded: those who make deals with shades and gain a portion of their unnatural power.
Brawler: a hand-to-hand combatant from the fight pits of the floating isles, with the greatest among them holding a secret 4th type of light magic...
Archknight: the shade killers with magic powers
Lightbringer: basically clerics ngl
Guildsmith: your typical artificer, but now much more focused on engineering with sunforging at later levels
Note: all of them will have two subclasses each
Additionally, choosing to be someone from a certain country has an impact on your abilities:
"Races": (just a basic rundown, not final)
Hamarhrans gain a bonus to intelligence and gain smithing proficiency
Teurasian: bigger hit die and bonus to endurance, but cannot wear armor
Freyshian & jentrian: bonus to faith and cooking
Islesman: bonus to stealth and deception
Maynish: bonus to speech and movement vehicle handling
Azbandarian: bonus to strength and sword skill
Needed info on countries:
Maquain (the national states of Ma'queh), Delavian & Daymonian, Zantian, Lourase (lourane), Lee'on'ta, Orden, Toulsen, Endra
There will also be things such as origins (backgrounds), a system of leveling up sword skill, and much more, and as a last note: i need help on the money conversions if anyone knows:
Crown = Quate = Sestus = 5 duns Dun = 10 grams Gram = Rupeney =
If you have any other ideas, feel free to share!
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It is a d20 system (because I wanted to make it easy to pick up from dnd) with a heavy focus on duels and melee combat, and a great variety of weapons. Also, all classes have a d6 for their hit dice
Here are the current classes and a quick description:
swordsman: typical fighter class, very strong in all combat scenarios
Merchant: the "face" of the party, good for making deals and swindling people
bounty hunter: the class with legal access to shooters and other weapons of the sort, excels at human combat, but is worse against shade
sailor: not just for sea but also air, greater vehicle steering skills and ship-to-ship combat
shaded: those who make deals with shades and gain a portion of their unnatural power.
Brawler: a hand-to-hand combatant from the fight pits of the floating isles, with the greatest among them holding a secret 4th type of light magic...
Archknight: the shade killers with magic powers
Lightbringer: basically clerics ngl
Guildsmith: your typical artificer, but now much more focused on engineering with sunforging at later levels
Note: all of them will have two subclasses each
Additionally, choosing to be someone from a certain country has an impact on your abilities:
"Races": (just a basic rundown, not final)
Hamarhrans gain a bonus to intelligence and gain smithing proficiency
Teurasian: bigger hit die and bonus to endurance, but cannot wear armor
Freyshian & jentrian: bonus to faith and cooking
Islesman: bonus to stealth and deception
Maynish: bonus to speech and movement vehicle handling
Azbandarian: bonus to strength and sword skill
Needed info on countries:
Maquain (the national states of Ma'queh), Delavian & Daymonian, Zantian, Lourase (lourane), Lee'on'ta, Orden, Toulsen, Endra
There will also be things such as origins (backgrounds), a system of leveling up sword skill, and much more, and as a last note: i need help on the money conversions if anyone knows:
Crown = Quate = Sestus = 5 duns Dun = 10 grams Gram = Rupeney =
If you have any other ideas, feel free to share!
2023.06.09 07:32 Cute-Ad893 Duke 390 steering damper
 | Hello guys! I'm kinda new to riding (have been for at least a year, also, I'm not a native English speaker) I just bought a 2018 Duke 390 and I'm using it like somewhat of a racing naked bike, it is already tuned, forged, PowerTronic installed combined with annitori sensors for the quickshifter and all of that. Bike makes about 65hp atm (not thinking on getting more, i don't want to brake it..yet) so I was wondering on how to install a steering damper and couldn't really find any info on the net, the thing is the Bike is the NG model with the TFT display and the adapter that we have available in Costa Rica is not compatible with My bike. submitted by Cute-Ad893 to KTM [link] [comments] I would love to know if You guys happen to hace any info about it, anywere to order or if there is a way to actually do it with the OG adapter without having to mess the bike as much, posting a pic of the Bike if anyone wants to check My baby haha I really do appreciate any help and again sorry for My broken English.. |
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Inside Anthony Gallo - 14-Day Filmmaker you will learn how to:
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- Affordable Equipment: Discover how we started with a Canon 70d and a $50 lens and still achieved outstanding results. You don't need a massive budget to create amazing videos.
- In-Depth Training: Dive deep into the art of filmmaking as we guide you through the entire process, from shooting to editing and everything in between.
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2023.06.09 07:23 Sufficient_Pay_820 what are some of your favorite choreographies and why?
There are some choreos that I can’t help but watch over and over again because of how fluid and eye catching they are. Some of them include:
Ghost by Dreamnote. The attention to detail and intricacies is INSANE. Some of the moves are very tricky yet are done really quickly. The eerie vibe of the song is really accentuated through some of the jarring movements.
Fiesta by IZ*ONE. I love ripples, so the ending of this is extremely satisfying for me. Most of their choreos are amazing because of the amount of members tied with the elegant concept, but this one really takes the cake for being so powerful yet elegant at the same time.
No Rules by TXT. It’s so quirky and almost eerie(?) in a way as I would describe it as “playfully aggressive,” which is perfect because the song is very upbeat and happy sounding but has dark lyrics.
Back Door by Stray Kids. I love the knocking and tunnel(?) movements so much. It’s just really nice to look at.
Loveticon by CSR. First of all I LOVE props, and the velcro hearts are genius to match the lyrics. For such an innocent, cute and almost sad sounding song the movements are very strong and powerful. It’s very well executed which makes it fun to watch.
There are SO MANY more but I don’t want to write a book with this post haha, what are some of your favorites and why?
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Ghost by Dreamnote. The attention to detail and intricacies is INSANE. Some of the moves are very tricky yet are done really quickly. The eerie vibe of the song is really accentuated through some of the jarring movements.
Fiesta by IZ*ONE. I love ripples, so the ending of this is extremely satisfying for me. Most of their choreos are amazing because of the amount of members tied with the elegant concept, but this one really takes the cake for being so powerful yet elegant at the same time.
No Rules by TXT. It’s so quirky and almost eerie(?) in a way as I would describe it as “playfully aggressive,” which is perfect because the song is very upbeat and happy sounding but has dark lyrics.
Back Door by Stray Kids. I love the knocking and tunnel(?) movements so much. It’s just really nice to look at.
Loveticon by CSR. First of all I LOVE props, and the velcro hearts are genius to match the lyrics. For such an innocent, cute and almost sad sounding song the movements are very strong and powerful. It’s very well executed which makes it fun to watch.
There are SO MANY more but I don’t want to write a book with this post haha, what are some of your favorites and why?
2023.06.09 06:35 JimmyyyAU RRS 2013 L320 3.0 TDV6 Heavy Steering when Headlights Turn On
Hey guys, I recently started experiencing intermittent heavy steering like the power steering suddenly cuts out - took it to the mechanic and they replaced the power steering fluid reservoir but problem still persisted.
I noticed recently that it only occurs when my headlights turn on - I asked the mechanic and they said they've never heard of this issue before. Seems like an electrical fault rather than mechanical at this point. Just wondering if any of you guys have experienced this? Cheers!
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I noticed recently that it only occurs when my headlights turn on - I asked the mechanic and they said they've never heard of this issue before. Seems like an electrical fault rather than mechanical at this point. Just wondering if any of you guys have experienced this? Cheers!
2023.06.09 06:33 SlamminRDixon Power steering leak question: How common is it on a 2nd gen gs300 for the power steering fluid to leak out the power steering cap?
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2023.06.09 06:05 Disastrous_Term316 How's this for a starter build.
I'm planning on upgrading the GPU after next year's release. The cpu, I'm tentatively planning to upgrade. The other parts are things I was planning on keeping into the future. I didn't want to spend a lot on a first time build in case I mess up something. What are your thoughts on the future proof, also if you spot ways to save lmk
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2023.06.09 05:59 ash7536 I found this on FB Market place, and want some opinions from people who know more about these cars
 | They guy wants $5,000 for it but the running rough is my main concern about it. It has 218k miles on it. Seems like a pretty good deal to me but what do you guys think? submitted by ash7536 to 280ZX [link] [comments] |
2023.06.09 05:56 Objective_Campaign82 Sins of the Father Ch35 (Hellworlder pirates 2)
The Battle You Can Never Win
Years ago, aboard a poorly maintained ship, in a dimly lit cargo hold with stained mats haphazardly thrown on the ground, a young girl glared at the old man before her. Her breath came in ragged heaves, her clothes were stained with sweat, and her exposed skin was covered in welts from the older mans bamboo blade. She was on the ground while the man was standing up straight, his breathing only slightly faster than normal but otherwise gave no hint that only moments before he had been swinging his practice sword like a demented blender.
The girl tried to stand but instead fell back down. “Why, the fuck are you making me do all this.” She growled at the man. Earning her a quick smack to the side for her foul mouth and impertinence. “Fuck!” she cursed, earning another strike in the process.
She continued to glare at the old bastard, most people usually flinched under her hateful glare. Especially the weak prey-like Xenos, they always coward at her wrath. But the old bastard didn’t. He just watched her with a calm and patient gaze.
The man was silent for a while before he sighed and looked to the pipes and looses wires along the ceiling. “You ask why I make you train? Why I push you unlike all the others? The better question is why you resist my teaching?” he looked down at her again. “You are taller than most men, you are naturally stronger than a girl has any right to be, and your fire is enough to melt iron. And yet you resist my attempts to polish those advantages. By all rights you should seek every chance to better yourself. And yet you don’t.”
“What’s the fuckin point? Like you said, I’m strong, and being already human makes me faster and tougher than everything out there. So what’s the point in training with stupid swords?”
He frowned, but didn’t strike her again for her foul mouth. “You are stronger than most creatures in this galaxy. But not all. The Kaydic are as strong as a grizzly, and if they get a good charge going they can pass through brick walls like they were wet paper. The Balikstro are faster on four legs than we can ever be on two. Any Uplifted Mammaloid could easily disembowel you with a careless swipe. And that isn’t mentioning the true monsters out there like the Aunviry.”
“Okay, yeah they’re all better. So what’s the point in training if they’re always going to be better than me? I’m only human.” She whined as she felt the growing bruise on her side.
“Because you don’t train for the battle that you can win, but for the battle that you’ll always lose. Because on those days the only thing that will keep you alive is training, good reflexes, and hardened combat experience. They are how you will win the battle you can never win.”
“That doesn’t make sense old man.” The girl snarked.
The air cracked, a brown sword blurred, and the girl let out a yelp as her ass was struck by a Shinai.
The old man who decided to be her mentor continued. “And the only way you get there is by training every day until your hands bleed and your legs give out.”
The girl glared at the old man, but she saw the sense in the words. Even if she hated the old man and his stupid sword. “Fine, but can we call it here. I have a cargo shift tomorrow.”
He looked down at her hands a tilted his head. “Your hands aren’t bleeding yet.” He said blandly as if remarking on the weather.
Daisey groaned, but got up anyways.
The old bastard Mizuno really did make her work until her hands began to bleed before letting her crawl off to her hammock in the sweltering space above the engine bay. She only got a few hours of sleep before the ship docked with the pirate capital and she had to spend the next ten hours moving cargo off the Black Saint.
And after that, when she had finally gotten to sit for a few minutes Mizuno found her and dragged her back to his ‘dojo’ for another round.
She had hated it at the time. Hated him. Hated the shitty rusty ship. Hated almost everyone one onboard. And hated those stupid bamboo swords.
But in time the pain paid off, and those skills that had been beaten into her the hard way saved her life when Greyson’s crazy bitch of a lieutenant tried to kill Daisey in some back alley on Parox. And later those same skills allowed her to best the men she had eventually called Sensei instead of Bastard.
~~~*~~~
It was strange to feel nostalgic for a time where everything sucked, and you hated everyone around you. But fighting Zera again brought back those bittersweet memories. She had hated Mizuno so much back then, but the man who had decided to mentor her eventually became one of the most influential figures in her life. Aster may hate her father and everything about him, but she couldn’t ever hate the heritage he had unwittingly tied her too. Because it was the same culture Mizuno had loved with all his heart. Warts and all.
Zera fought like a deranged beast. Slashing and stabbing with wild abandon. But while she had received some training to polish out her blind aggression, she never took Mizuno’s philosophy to heart. Greyson had ordered Mizuno to share his teaching with Zera just like he did with Daisey. But where Daisey, now Astarte, had accepted his ideas of training for the battle you’ll always lose top heart.
Zera hadn’t.
Zera learned how to cut better and how to save her strength. But once she had learned that she used her strength and youth to overpower Mizuno-sensei in sparring matches. While Daisey had restrained her own strength where she could so as to better learn Mizuno’s skill and techniques.
Even when after she had fought off Zera and took her spot as Greyson’s right hand she still trained until her hands bled. Even when she left the Terran Pirates and drifted around with her mother she trained. And when she met Karega and got a ship of her own she continued to train for the battle she would never win.
It was that mindset that let her finally surpass her old mentor during their final battle on the central Temple of Temple city. The very same mindset that let her match blows with a vile abomination like Kazlum and his brood. A literal battle she had no right ever winning. And it was the same teachings that she would use to beat this cyborg blast from the past.
Zera’s metal exterior was too tough for Astarte to cut. And it was highly unlikely that Astarte would ever exhaust her. But while she failed to land any actual wounds on her opponent, Zera the Butcher couldn’t land any on Astarte.
Zera aimed her mantis like blades at the kinks in Aster’s armor, but Aster’s reflexes and agility was enough to dodge and deflect Zera’s attacks.
But time was not on her side in this fight. Human endurance was legendary and superior to anything any other biological species could replicate. But no amount of sweat or anaerobic exertion would ever match the ceaseless movements of a machine.
Zera also had plenty of tricks hidden within her robotic limbs. The extra power in her legs had nearly bowled Astarte over when she triggered it as their blades were crossed. A third use had allowed her to dart to Astarte’s and strike at her thigh. Zera had found a kink in her armor, but a single step back had spared Astarte from any real damage.
Her leg felt warm and sticky as blood trailed down. But it was only a flesh wound and nothing that would hinder her mobility.
That attack had finally allowed Astarte to see exactly how Zera kept leaping forward. Somehow she was building up energy in her leg which could be released. A joint opened around where a bulging calf should have been and allowed her to double the length of her leg and gave her explosive forward momentum when used right. In the heat of battle Astarte couldn’t make heads or tails of the mechanism, she saw wires, tubes, and what looked like a hydraulic valve thing. She didn’t need to understand it at the moment though, right now knowing there was a way past the tough metal shell and into some more vulnerable internals was all that mattered.
The assassins’ arms also had a similar ability. But instead of explosively doubling the length of her arm Zera could have curved blade on her forearm launch forward in a powerful stabbing motion. Astarte dodged one of those attacks and saw the blade punch through the concrete of a nearby building. Zera had been stuck in the wall for only a second as she used the leg extension to pull her out and launch her back into melee with Astarte.
Zera also had a wider range of motion than Astarte was used to seeing in a human shoulder joint. When Astarte had rolled under a swing and came up for a slash at her exposed back the other arm was capable of swinging a full 180° backwards and deflecting her blow.
The way the arm had rotated in the joint had unnerved Astarte. She would have shivered in horror if had been given a moment to do so.
Those tricks had surprised Astarte the first time she saw them. And only quick thinking kept her alive. But once she saw them, she was capable of accounting for them and making her plans around them. She had fought enough alien opponents to know how to compensate for strange physiologies. The Aunviry for example had been far stranger to deal with than this borged-out human woman.
Sparks rang from their clashes and Astarte began to look for any more surprises. But as the fight stretched on Astarte began to suspect that Zera had already played her hand. And if she was reserving something then it was probably something she could only do once. With the factors accounted for, Astarte began to plan her actual counterattack, no more probing.
She couldn’t do much about the powerful arm attacks besides dodge, and couldn’t hope her armor could take the hit. The legs presented a weak point, but not one easy to get at. She would have to bait Zera into a launching attack and then sidestep fast enough to stab into her leg. A risky maneuver.
She thought about the full rotational ability in the arm joint. She didn’t know much about engineering, but she remembered some of Alwen’s lectures on the shoulder joint area after the Battle for the Confederacy. Alwen had to reset several bones in that region and she had taken the time to explain everything instead of just doing it. It was a complicated joint, and already prone to coming out of its socket. Did enhancing that range of motion come with any added structural weakness?
It was an idea.
As the fight drew on Astarte began to feel Zera speed up as her strikes became more and more sure. Astarte realized there was another blatant weakness that Zera had carried with her from the days she was fully human. Her mind.
Zera had a mercurial temper, plenty of triggers, and was highly unstable. And Astarte knew how to use all that to her advantage.
“You wanna know the funny part.” Astarte said in between blows. “Greyson didn’t even care that you were gone.” She taunted in between breaths. There was a reason most real combat didn’t have witty banter or heart felt speeches between foes. Every breath counted and wasting it on speaking was stupid. But she judged it to be worth the effort.
“Didn’t even question me about. Just said ‘Zera’s gone, now you will guard my back’” Astarte teased. “Then not even a week later I was second in command and got to sleep in his comfy bed.” She gave Zera a sloppy self-satisfied grin.
In reality Daisey hadn’t wanted to be Greyson’s guard, nor sleep in the same bed as a forty something man with the reputation for fucking anything with a hole and a heart beat. But she had little choice in the matter if she wanted to stay alive and keep working with the Terran Pirates.
The assassin’s eyes flared “And then you killed him like the deceptive whore you are!” she roared with another predicable jab.
“Of course I did, I refused to be the latest women he ruined and dumped into the gutter.” Astarte countered as she side stepped the blow. She was really glad Mizuno-sensei drilled her foot work so often, it was paying dividends at the moment. “Face it, your days were numbered. If it wasn’t me it would have been him.”
“LIAR!” Zera roared as she overextended again.
It didn’t offer Astarte the opening she looking for, so instead she went for a different sort of weak point. No matter how much her body changed there was one place that had to stay mostly organic.
No one fucked with the brain, not the Toy man, not the Union, and not the people who rebuilt Zera. It was too delicate to touch and far too complex. Just wiring in an advanced cybernetic eyeball to the optic nerve had caused a knock-on effect in Astarte’s head. And that was just a peripheral change.
The hilt of Tenken rammed into Zera’s face, smacking the same place she had dented earlier. There was a thud, like the sound of a dropped metal can, and then the sound of shattering glass. Zera stumbled back and put a hand up to her face where Astarte’s strike had warped the metal enough to loosen up her left eye out of its artificial eye socket. The eye had fallen and shattered at Astarte’s feet, and it now leaked a white fluid.
Zera looked up and Astarte saw the strange deformed metal plate of her face all scrunched up on one side. Half her lip was pulled up in a permanent smile while the more mobile part of her face scowled. She charged right back at Astarte and her right arm splint down the middle, Astarte saw the prongs of a stun weapon race towards her just as the other arm came up for a slash at her face. Astarte stood her ground, took the prongs, and lifted arm to intercept the blade.
The electricity didn’t feel like waves of fire like she had expected, but instead like all her muscles just got pulled at once. She felt her knees go weak as they wanted to buckle. But she gritted her teeth, remained on her feet, and took the pain. This was nothing compared to when she caught in that Egh’ahd sneak attack, nor when she fought Kazlum and had been bitch slapped across a whole room. This was a pain she could handle.
And compared to the electricity coursing through he the Mantis blade in her arm was nothing.
With one arm occupied in tasing her, and the other wedged into the bone of her forearm Astarte knew she wouldn’t get another chance like this. She grabbed the bladed arm with her other hand and with a twist of her hips, threw the Cyborg over her shoulder.
The assassin hit the ground with a thud and Astarte moved foot on her back.
The blade in her arm cut back upwards, got caught in the plates of her arm guard, and snapped off by the hinge. The pain in the arm grew too much to bear so she let that arm fall limp as her other arm held onto the assassin now beneath her feet and pulled. Zera let out a scream that hit the far range of human vocal cords and dipped into a sound only possible in dogs, dolphins, and machines. It even began to stutter like a corrupted audio file.
Even her voice was fake.
Then there was a pop and rip, and the arm came clean off.
Astarte stood there holding the still clothed arm in her hands as white fluids leaked out of the cyborgs open joint. Astarte glanced to the fake arm in her hands then down to the struggling cyborg, and with little hesitation lifted the arm and proceeded to beat the womans head in with her own arm.
Or she would have if a heavily distorted voice hadn’t interrupted her bludgeoning.
“FREEZE!”
Astarte turned to stare at the cloaked black figure of the Arbiter aiming a pulse rifle right at her.
Astarte then raised her hands above her head, still holding the prosthetic arm. “It was self defense” Astarte said to the unwavering gaze of the Arbiter. A flicker of her eye into the Ultraviolet showed the scowling face of a much-recovered Rachel glaring at both of them.
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Years ago, aboard a poorly maintained ship, in a dimly lit cargo hold with stained mats haphazardly thrown on the ground, a young girl glared at the old man before her. Her breath came in ragged heaves, her clothes were stained with sweat, and her exposed skin was covered in welts from the older mans bamboo blade. She was on the ground while the man was standing up straight, his breathing only slightly faster than normal but otherwise gave no hint that only moments before he had been swinging his practice sword like a demented blender.
The girl tried to stand but instead fell back down. “Why, the fuck are you making me do all this.” She growled at the man. Earning her a quick smack to the side for her foul mouth and impertinence. “Fuck!” she cursed, earning another strike in the process.
She continued to glare at the old bastard, most people usually flinched under her hateful glare. Especially the weak prey-like Xenos, they always coward at her wrath. But the old bastard didn’t. He just watched her with a calm and patient gaze.
The man was silent for a while before he sighed and looked to the pipes and looses wires along the ceiling. “You ask why I make you train? Why I push you unlike all the others? The better question is why you resist my teaching?” he looked down at her again. “You are taller than most men, you are naturally stronger than a girl has any right to be, and your fire is enough to melt iron. And yet you resist my attempts to polish those advantages. By all rights you should seek every chance to better yourself. And yet you don’t.”
“What’s the fuckin point? Like you said, I’m strong, and being already human makes me faster and tougher than everything out there. So what’s the point in training with stupid swords?”
He frowned, but didn’t strike her again for her foul mouth. “You are stronger than most creatures in this galaxy. But not all. The Kaydic are as strong as a grizzly, and if they get a good charge going they can pass through brick walls like they were wet paper. The Balikstro are faster on four legs than we can ever be on two. Any Uplifted Mammaloid could easily disembowel you with a careless swipe. And that isn’t mentioning the true monsters out there like the Aunviry.”
“Okay, yeah they’re all better. So what’s the point in training if they’re always going to be better than me? I’m only human.” She whined as she felt the growing bruise on her side.
“Because you don’t train for the battle that you can win, but for the battle that you’ll always lose. Because on those days the only thing that will keep you alive is training, good reflexes, and hardened combat experience. They are how you will win the battle you can never win.”
“That doesn’t make sense old man.” The girl snarked.
The air cracked, a brown sword blurred, and the girl let out a yelp as her ass was struck by a Shinai.
The old man who decided to be her mentor continued. “And the only way you get there is by training every day until your hands bleed and your legs give out.”
The girl glared at the old man, but she saw the sense in the words. Even if she hated the old man and his stupid sword. “Fine, but can we call it here. I have a cargo shift tomorrow.”
He looked down at her hands a tilted his head. “Your hands aren’t bleeding yet.” He said blandly as if remarking on the weather.
Daisey groaned, but got up anyways.
The old bastard Mizuno really did make her work until her hands began to bleed before letting her crawl off to her hammock in the sweltering space above the engine bay. She only got a few hours of sleep before the ship docked with the pirate capital and she had to spend the next ten hours moving cargo off the Black Saint.
And after that, when she had finally gotten to sit for a few minutes Mizuno found her and dragged her back to his ‘dojo’ for another round.
She had hated it at the time. Hated him. Hated the shitty rusty ship. Hated almost everyone one onboard. And hated those stupid bamboo swords.
But in time the pain paid off, and those skills that had been beaten into her the hard way saved her life when Greyson’s crazy bitch of a lieutenant tried to kill Daisey in some back alley on Parox. And later those same skills allowed her to best the men she had eventually called Sensei instead of Bastard.
~~~*~~~
It was strange to feel nostalgic for a time where everything sucked, and you hated everyone around you. But fighting Zera again brought back those bittersweet memories. She had hated Mizuno so much back then, but the man who had decided to mentor her eventually became one of the most influential figures in her life. Aster may hate her father and everything about him, but she couldn’t ever hate the heritage he had unwittingly tied her too. Because it was the same culture Mizuno had loved with all his heart. Warts and all.
Zera fought like a deranged beast. Slashing and stabbing with wild abandon. But while she had received some training to polish out her blind aggression, she never took Mizuno’s philosophy to heart. Greyson had ordered Mizuno to share his teaching with Zera just like he did with Daisey. But where Daisey, now Astarte, had accepted his ideas of training for the battle you’ll always lose top heart.
Zera hadn’t.
Zera learned how to cut better and how to save her strength. But once she had learned that she used her strength and youth to overpower Mizuno-sensei in sparring matches. While Daisey had restrained her own strength where she could so as to better learn Mizuno’s skill and techniques.
Even when after she had fought off Zera and took her spot as Greyson’s right hand she still trained until her hands bled. Even when she left the Terran Pirates and drifted around with her mother she trained. And when she met Karega and got a ship of her own she continued to train for the battle she would never win.
It was that mindset that let her finally surpass her old mentor during their final battle on the central Temple of Temple city. The very same mindset that let her match blows with a vile abomination like Kazlum and his brood. A literal battle she had no right ever winning. And it was the same teachings that she would use to beat this cyborg blast from the past.
Zera’s metal exterior was too tough for Astarte to cut. And it was highly unlikely that Astarte would ever exhaust her. But while she failed to land any actual wounds on her opponent, Zera the Butcher couldn’t land any on Astarte.
Zera aimed her mantis like blades at the kinks in Aster’s armor, but Aster’s reflexes and agility was enough to dodge and deflect Zera’s attacks.
But time was not on her side in this fight. Human endurance was legendary and superior to anything any other biological species could replicate. But no amount of sweat or anaerobic exertion would ever match the ceaseless movements of a machine.
Zera also had plenty of tricks hidden within her robotic limbs. The extra power in her legs had nearly bowled Astarte over when she triggered it as their blades were crossed. A third use had allowed her to dart to Astarte’s and strike at her thigh. Zera had found a kink in her armor, but a single step back had spared Astarte from any real damage.
Her leg felt warm and sticky as blood trailed down. But it was only a flesh wound and nothing that would hinder her mobility.
That attack had finally allowed Astarte to see exactly how Zera kept leaping forward. Somehow she was building up energy in her leg which could be released. A joint opened around where a bulging calf should have been and allowed her to double the length of her leg and gave her explosive forward momentum when used right. In the heat of battle Astarte couldn’t make heads or tails of the mechanism, she saw wires, tubes, and what looked like a hydraulic valve thing. She didn’t need to understand it at the moment though, right now knowing there was a way past the tough metal shell and into some more vulnerable internals was all that mattered.
The assassins’ arms also had a similar ability. But instead of explosively doubling the length of her arm Zera could have curved blade on her forearm launch forward in a powerful stabbing motion. Astarte dodged one of those attacks and saw the blade punch through the concrete of a nearby building. Zera had been stuck in the wall for only a second as she used the leg extension to pull her out and launch her back into melee with Astarte.
Zera also had a wider range of motion than Astarte was used to seeing in a human shoulder joint. When Astarte had rolled under a swing and came up for a slash at her exposed back the other arm was capable of swinging a full 180° backwards and deflecting her blow.
The way the arm had rotated in the joint had unnerved Astarte. She would have shivered in horror if had been given a moment to do so.
Those tricks had surprised Astarte the first time she saw them. And only quick thinking kept her alive. But once she saw them, she was capable of accounting for them and making her plans around them. She had fought enough alien opponents to know how to compensate for strange physiologies. The Aunviry for example had been far stranger to deal with than this borged-out human woman.
Sparks rang from their clashes and Astarte began to look for any more surprises. But as the fight stretched on Astarte began to suspect that Zera had already played her hand. And if she was reserving something then it was probably something she could only do once. With the factors accounted for, Astarte began to plan her actual counterattack, no more probing.
She couldn’t do much about the powerful arm attacks besides dodge, and couldn’t hope her armor could take the hit. The legs presented a weak point, but not one easy to get at. She would have to bait Zera into a launching attack and then sidestep fast enough to stab into her leg. A risky maneuver.
She thought about the full rotational ability in the arm joint. She didn’t know much about engineering, but she remembered some of Alwen’s lectures on the shoulder joint area after the Battle for the Confederacy. Alwen had to reset several bones in that region and she had taken the time to explain everything instead of just doing it. It was a complicated joint, and already prone to coming out of its socket. Did enhancing that range of motion come with any added structural weakness?
It was an idea.
As the fight drew on Astarte began to feel Zera speed up as her strikes became more and more sure. Astarte realized there was another blatant weakness that Zera had carried with her from the days she was fully human. Her mind.
Zera had a mercurial temper, plenty of triggers, and was highly unstable. And Astarte knew how to use all that to her advantage.
“You wanna know the funny part.” Astarte said in between blows. “Greyson didn’t even care that you were gone.” She taunted in between breaths. There was a reason most real combat didn’t have witty banter or heart felt speeches between foes. Every breath counted and wasting it on speaking was stupid. But she judged it to be worth the effort.
“Didn’t even question me about. Just said ‘Zera’s gone, now you will guard my back’” Astarte teased. “Then not even a week later I was second in command and got to sleep in his comfy bed.” She gave Zera a sloppy self-satisfied grin.
In reality Daisey hadn’t wanted to be Greyson’s guard, nor sleep in the same bed as a forty something man with the reputation for fucking anything with a hole and a heart beat. But she had little choice in the matter if she wanted to stay alive and keep working with the Terran Pirates.
The assassin’s eyes flared “And then you killed him like the deceptive whore you are!” she roared with another predicable jab.
“Of course I did, I refused to be the latest women he ruined and dumped into the gutter.” Astarte countered as she side stepped the blow. She was really glad Mizuno-sensei drilled her foot work so often, it was paying dividends at the moment. “Face it, your days were numbered. If it wasn’t me it would have been him.”
“LIAR!” Zera roared as she overextended again.
It didn’t offer Astarte the opening she looking for, so instead she went for a different sort of weak point. No matter how much her body changed there was one place that had to stay mostly organic.
No one fucked with the brain, not the Toy man, not the Union, and not the people who rebuilt Zera. It was too delicate to touch and far too complex. Just wiring in an advanced cybernetic eyeball to the optic nerve had caused a knock-on effect in Astarte’s head. And that was just a peripheral change.
The hilt of Tenken rammed into Zera’s face, smacking the same place she had dented earlier. There was a thud, like the sound of a dropped metal can, and then the sound of shattering glass. Zera stumbled back and put a hand up to her face where Astarte’s strike had warped the metal enough to loosen up her left eye out of its artificial eye socket. The eye had fallen and shattered at Astarte’s feet, and it now leaked a white fluid.
Zera looked up and Astarte saw the strange deformed metal plate of her face all scrunched up on one side. Half her lip was pulled up in a permanent smile while the more mobile part of her face scowled. She charged right back at Astarte and her right arm splint down the middle, Astarte saw the prongs of a stun weapon race towards her just as the other arm came up for a slash at her face. Astarte stood her ground, took the prongs, and lifted arm to intercept the blade.
The electricity didn’t feel like waves of fire like she had expected, but instead like all her muscles just got pulled at once. She felt her knees go weak as they wanted to buckle. But she gritted her teeth, remained on her feet, and took the pain. This was nothing compared to when she caught in that Egh’ahd sneak attack, nor when she fought Kazlum and had been bitch slapped across a whole room. This was a pain she could handle.
And compared to the electricity coursing through he the Mantis blade in her arm was nothing.
With one arm occupied in tasing her, and the other wedged into the bone of her forearm Astarte knew she wouldn’t get another chance like this. She grabbed the bladed arm with her other hand and with a twist of her hips, threw the Cyborg over her shoulder.
The assassin hit the ground with a thud and Astarte moved foot on her back.
The blade in her arm cut back upwards, got caught in the plates of her arm guard, and snapped off by the hinge. The pain in the arm grew too much to bear so she let that arm fall limp as her other arm held onto the assassin now beneath her feet and pulled. Zera let out a scream that hit the far range of human vocal cords and dipped into a sound only possible in dogs, dolphins, and machines. It even began to stutter like a corrupted audio file.
Even her voice was fake.
Then there was a pop and rip, and the arm came clean off.
Astarte stood there holding the still clothed arm in her hands as white fluids leaked out of the cyborgs open joint. Astarte glanced to the fake arm in her hands then down to the struggling cyborg, and with little hesitation lifted the arm and proceeded to beat the womans head in with her own arm.
Or she would have if a heavily distorted voice hadn’t interrupted her bludgeoning.
“FREEZE!”
Astarte turned to stare at the cloaked black figure of the Arbiter aiming a pulse rifle right at her.
Astarte then raised her hands above her head, still holding the prosthetic arm. “It was self defense” Astarte said to the unwavering gaze of the Arbiter. A flicker of her eye into the Ultraviolet showed the scowling face of a much-recovered Rachel glaring at both of them.
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2023.06.09 05:48 daily-life-tools-1 How to Use a Flaring Tool: A Step-by-Step Guide 2023
Are you interested in how to use a flaring tool? Look no further! The process is easy, and this step-by-step guide shows you how to do it.
Using a flare tool to make leak-free connections is easy for beginners and DIYers. So, let’s dive in and discover the secrets of this essential skill!
Table of Contents
Importance of Flaring Tools: Ensuring Leak-Free Connections Flaring tools are essential in plumbing and automotive work because they help create strong connections that don’t leak. These tools shape the end of pipes or tubing into a flare, allowing for secure and reliable joints.
Using flaring tools, you can ensure that your connections are solid and won’t cause any issues. Flaring tools are essential for leak-free connections and project integrity while working on plumbing or brake lines.
Common Applications for Flaring Tools
Flaring tools are extensively used in various applications in the automotive and plumbing industries. These versatile tools are designed to create secure and leak-free connections, making them essential for various projects.
Here are some typical applications where flaring tools are frequently utilized:
Plumbing Systems: Plumbers need flare tools to connect copper pipes. Plumbers use them to make solid and leak-proof couplings.
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration: Flaring tools join air conditioning and refrigeration copper tubing. These connectors keep refrigerant flowing and avoid leaks that lower efficiency.
Hydraulic Systems: Hydraulic systems require precise and leak-proof flare tools. They flare steel or stainless steel tubing to create safe, secure couplings for high-pressure hydraulic fluids.
Brake Line Connections: Flaring tools are essential for automotive brake line applications. Flaring tools seal brake tube ends with two flares to resist braking system pressures. Fuel Lines and Oil Circuits: Flaring tools assure leak-free fuel lines and oil circuit connections for safety and efficiency. They help mechanics make joints tolerate fuel or oil flow without compromise.
Natural Gas and Propane Systems: Flaring tools install and maintain propane and natural gas systems. They secure copper and steel tubes for safe and efficient gas transport. Automotive Fluid Transfer: Flaring tools join the transmission cooler and power steering lines. These tools help mechanics make reliable connections that endure fluid circulation pressures.
Flaring tools allow specialists to make leak-free connections, assuring system safety, efficiency, and lifespan. Please use the right flaring tool correctly for the best results.
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Using a flare tool to make leak-free connections is easy for beginners and DIYers. So, let’s dive in and discover the secrets of this essential skill!
Table of Contents
Importance of Flaring Tools: Ensuring Leak-Free Connections Flaring tools are essential in plumbing and automotive work because they help create strong connections that don’t leak. These tools shape the end of pipes or tubing into a flare, allowing for secure and reliable joints.
Using flaring tools, you can ensure that your connections are solid and won’t cause any issues. Flaring tools are essential for leak-free connections and project integrity while working on plumbing or brake lines.
Common Applications for Flaring Tools
Flaring tools are extensively used in various applications in the automotive and plumbing industries. These versatile tools are designed to create secure and leak-free connections, making them essential for various projects.
Here are some typical applications where flaring tools are frequently utilized:
Plumbing Systems: Plumbers need flare tools to connect copper pipes. Plumbers use them to make solid and leak-proof couplings.
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration: Flaring tools join air conditioning and refrigeration copper tubing. These connectors keep refrigerant flowing and avoid leaks that lower efficiency.
Hydraulic Systems: Hydraulic systems require precise and leak-proof flare tools. They flare steel or stainless steel tubing to create safe, secure couplings for high-pressure hydraulic fluids.
Brake Line Connections: Flaring tools are essential for automotive brake line applications. Flaring tools seal brake tube ends with two flares to resist braking system pressures. Fuel Lines and Oil Circuits: Flaring tools assure leak-free fuel lines and oil circuit connections for safety and efficiency. They help mechanics make joints tolerate fuel or oil flow without compromise.
Natural Gas and Propane Systems: Flaring tools install and maintain propane and natural gas systems. They secure copper and steel tubes for safe and efficient gas transport. Automotive Fluid Transfer: Flaring tools join the transmission cooler and power steering lines. These tools help mechanics make reliable connections that endure fluid circulation pressures.
Flaring tools allow specialists to make leak-free connections, assuring system safety, efficiency, and lifespan. Please use the right flaring tool correctly for the best results.
2023.06.09 05:40 thevoodooclam Just venting— awful migraine day
Today, I’ve suffered the unholy combination of having a migraine (nausea and vomiting included), a cold, and irritation from the wildfire smoke/poor air quality in the northeastern US. Everything hurts. In case my normal migraines aren’t bad enough, I have sinus pressure and can’t breathe out of my nose and my eyes won’t stop running. Every time I cough—which is often— it feels like my head is exploding. I haven’t kept down fluids since yesterday. I spent the majority of the day laying on my side, in the dark, in the shower. Even after the hot water ran out. I didn’t even have the energy to sit up or go to the toilet while vomiting—just stayed there on my side and tried to aim for the drain. My boyfriend knows better than to give me a hard time about wasting water—it’s the only thing that helps.
When I told my boss I can’t work today, he suggested that I drink some water and have some vitamin Cans “power through” our 4pm meeting. Like I could keep that down. Like I hadn’t already taken 5 meds, from pills to sublinguals to injectables. Like I could look at zoom without the light making my head explode. Like I haven’t heard that before from every person who thinks a migraine is just a headache.
Light at the end of the tunnel is that after 22 straight headache days, I’m finally getting an occipital nerve block for the first time tomorrow! I really really hope it helps.
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When I told my boss I can’t work today, he suggested that I drink some water and have some vitamin Cans “power through” our 4pm meeting. Like I could keep that down. Like I hadn’t already taken 5 meds, from pills to sublinguals to injectables. Like I could look at zoom without the light making my head explode. Like I haven’t heard that before from every person who thinks a migraine is just a headache.
Light at the end of the tunnel is that after 22 straight headache days, I’m finally getting an occipital nerve block for the first time tomorrow! I really really hope it helps.
2023.06.09 05:36 FLOWORTHY Power Steering fluid change
 | Is this the correct fluid for a 2015 3.7? I attached a picture of my reservoir submitted by FLOWORTHY to q50 [link] [comments] |
2023.06.09 05:35 Accomplished_Pin3017 Need opinions
 | Need some input on this car listed for 16k CAD. Was looking at buying something with an n54 to modify myself as a first project car but I found this. What would be some areas of concern or things to look out for if I were to purchase this? Any help is appreciated. submitted by Accomplished_Pin3017 to BMW [link] [comments] Also if anyone has some input on the cars value thatd be helpful as well. From what I’ve seen it seems like a good deal in Canada considering other e9x n54s are going for around the same with a tune+dp and not many supporting mods. |
2023.06.09 05:28 storiesof-adreamer 25 [F4M] #Nashville/USA - Looking for my special subby boyfriend for a GFD long term relationship!
(If this post is still up, I'm still looking!)
Hey there. I really want to develop a female led/slight gentle femdom relationship with a special guy.
When a lot of men see the term "female led relationship," they think, "Oh, the woman will make all the decisions with no input on what I think/want."
Are there dynamics like that? I'm sure there is. Personally, I'm not looking to be "the boss" or "above" you in any way. I want us to be equal... but have you give up control to me in a few other ways. :)
What do I mean? Keep reading on!
● ABOUT ME ●
You can call me Dreamer for now. (I'll tell you my real name once we get to know each other) Please do NOT call me Miss, Master, Dominatrix or Ma'am.
I'm 25 years old and an INFJ-T. I live in Nashville, Tennessee, USA (AKA Music City) and I'm on Central Standard Time. I'm a Black woman and I stand 5 feet, 7 inches tall. My eyes are brown and I wear glasses. I don't have any tattoos or piercings at the moment.
One thing I want to mention is that I'm plus size, AKA a bigger girl. I'm undergoing a vertical sleeve gastrectomy in two months to lose the excess weight I have in a sustainable and permanent way. I'm ready to regain my body and be healthy and confident again. I'd love to have you by my side throughout my journey!
As far as personality goes, I'd describe myself as empathetic and sweet. I like to help others as much as I can. In person, I tend to be rather shy at first. People tend to mistake that for weakness or gullibility. I'm anything but; my strength lies in introspection and quiet observation. I notice every nuance of a person's actions, words, body language, vibe... my intuition hasn't steered me wrong yet!
● INTERESTS ●
I won't go into detail on every single interest that I have but I'll talk about my biggest ones that you'll likely hear me mention the most.
✨️Writing✨️
I've been writing since I was six years old, but I started taking it seriously around 13 years old. All in all, it's been 19 years. As of right now, I primarily write Fanfiction but in the past, I've written short stories, poetry and I even tried to learn how to write screenplays at one point.
I wrote my first full-length book in 2018/2019. I started the sequel in early 2020, but I'm still working on it. I lost a LOT of inspiration during the pandemic but I'm finally writing for it again.
If you also enjoy writing, I'd love to "talk shop" with you and maybe we can exchange some of our past works.
✨️Music✨️
Music has gotten me through a lot over the years. Yeah, yeah, I know everyone says that. But it truly has. It's shaped my life and introduced me to a lot of things and people that I probably never would've done or met otherwise.
There's no point in saying I like xyz genre because I've listened to pretty much everything. The only ones I truly hate are country and gangster rap. If you want specifics, though... I've been a HUGE twenty one pilots fan for 9 years. (I have more merch, stickers and other random shit than I care to admit to lmao) I also love other artists like Amber Run, Purity Ring, Phantogram, Daughter, Lorde, OneRepublic... plus tons more.
I've always had this dumb idea of a guy and I confessing to each other through playlists with songs that make us think fondly about each other...
God, I'm single.
✨️Photography✨️
I've been into photography for 10 years and I've had my DSLR for eight years. (It's definitely the camera version of 'Ol Reliable) I enjoy nature and portrait photography. I'd love to show you some of my work and get your thoughts on it.
✨️TV/Movies✨️
TV genres I like: Animation (like Spongebob), comedy, drama, documentaries (disaster and crime ones are my favorites), true crime (like Forensic Files), old sitcoms (like Sanford and Son) and cooking and baking competitions/reality TV (like Kitchen Nightmares US and UK, Hell's Kitchen, Master Chef, The Great British Baking Show, etc)
Movie genres I like: Animation, drama, comedy, action, psychological thrillers and science fiction. I thoroughly loved The Greatest Showman so one could say I like musicals but it's the only one I've seen so not sure if that really counts. Comic book movies are pretty alright too, but I really haven't seen anything past the first Avengers movie lmaooooo.
I say this as unpretentiously as possible, but I haven't seen most popular TV shows or movies that your average person likes. I think the last "popular" thing I watched was that Jeffrey Dahmer series on Netflix. (mainly out of morbid curiosity because everyone was freaking out about it... and because I think Evan Peters is a cutie) I only saw a few episodes and then forgot to watch the rest of it, but it wasn't as horrific as everyone was saying. Maybe I've watched too much Forensic Files and I'm desensitized lmao.
✨️Video and computer games✨️
Video game genres I like: Adventure, action-adventure, RPGs & JRPGs, Strategy... basically anything that is relatively fun and not horror related.
Some of my all-time favorites: Kingdom Hearts II, Ratchet and Clank, Journey, Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X.
As far as computer games, the only thing I play on a regular basis is The Sims 2 and The Sims 4. As a kid, I loved simulator and time-management games; some old favorites are the RCT series, Simcity: Rush Hour, the first four Diner Dash games, the Delicious series and Burger Shop 2 (which I still have on my computer actually lmao)
✨️Other random interests✨️
Art, traveling, people watching, researching random topics on Wikipedia and watching YouTube, especially channels with old shows and movies.
☆ CAREER ☆
My last position was working nights at a psychiatric hospital. I'm looking for something new at the moment.
☆ SCHOOLING ☆
I'm officially a college student at 25. Yay! Feel free to ask me more about it, I'd love to talk.
☆ ET CETERA ☆
I really love dogs and cats. I have three cats and they're little demons but I love them to death. I also love small animals like ferrets, bunnies and snakes!
My main love languages are words of affirmation, quality time and gift giving/receiving. To be honest, though, there's elements of each language that I enjoy or relate to in one way or another.
I don't smoke and I drink every so often. Otherwise, I'm vaccinated and DDF.
● ABOUT YOU ●
I'm looking for a guy between the ages of 23-33 years old. I might be willing to talk to someone within two years in either direction (so 21 min and 35 max) if you meet all my other preferences/wants. If you're younger than 21 or older than 35, though, please don't contact me.
Please be single and emotionally available. I won't interact with anyone already in a relationship or married (even if you're separated or in a "dead bedroom," you're STILL married) and I'm especially not interested in poly/ENM. I'm 100% monogamous.
Hair is super important to me! I prefer medium length to long hair, something I can stroke and play with a lot lmao.
I have a REALLY big soft spot for blue and/or doe eyes, but don't let that deter you. If you have kind eyes, I'll fall in love with them, no matter their color!
I tend to like softer facial features and even softer personalities. Are you super masculine in public but a total softie in private? Lovely! Are you less masculine but a little more feminine? Great! Are you androgynous or otherwise fall somewhere in between? I can dig it!
Key traits that I like in a guy include, but are not limited to: Being sweet, gentle, empathetic, considerate, an active listener, exceptional at communication and willing to go the extra mile for those that you love, be it family, friends, your partner, etc.
With that being said, it's important that you have time for me. I'm not expecting us to talk 24/7 but if you're always too busy to talk to me, this won't work. At some point, I'd like for us to also talk on the phone as our schedules permit, of course.
As I mentioned in the beginning of this post, please be from the USA/North America and willing to meet and get to know each other in person ASAP.
● WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR ●
It's important to me that you're an active listener; what I mean is that you'll make an effort to listen to what I have to say and respond to it accordingly. If I tell you my thoughts on a matter or ask you a question or give you a compliment etc etc, please respond to it. It makes me feel so sad and small if I feel like my thoughts or opinions are not important/relevant.
I can tell pretty quickly if someone is genuinely interested in me or not. Like I said before, I notice everything lol.
I mentioned earlier how one of my love languages is words of affirmation. One of the ways I enjoy that is through compliments. I'm not looking for you to worship the ground I walk on, but being told "You look beautiful" or "When you do xyz, that makes me really happy" makes me feel SO seen and appreciated.
It's incredibly frustrating to send a picture of myself and get a lukewarm response in return. :(
Affection is also super important to me. Holding hands, hugging, kissing, cuddling, touching... all the cute couple shit. I want you to touch me, not in a pervy way, but in an affectionate way. I want to stroke your hair while I hold you close... little things like that make me incredibly happy.
Keep in mind, everything I want from you, I'll give to you in return. I'll always listen and acknowledge you, give you compliments, shower you in affection, plus whatever else makes you feel wanted and appreciated as a person and in a relationship.
● OUR DYNAMIC ●
I always want you to have a choice and be able to voice your opinion. I will never degrade or boss you around in general, but especially when it comes to your personal choices. I'm a switch that used to be a predominant sub and believe me, I've had doms tell me before, "I make the decision on what you wear, what to eat, who you hang out with, etc etc... because I'm your dom and what I say goes."
Some people may like that. More power to them. But I'm not like that. I want you to feel free to express yourself. If you want my opinion, I'll give it to you, of course. But my job is to build you up and support your decisions, no matter how small!
Again, I'm not looking for you to kiss my ass. I'd love for you to take the lead on most decisions (with my input, of course). But I want you to also have a "service" attitude; whether that's helping out with household chores or surprising me with a massage after work or giving me flowers "just because" or helping me paint my toenails lol... just to name some examples. The sky's the limit.
That extends to "the bedroom" as well. I want my pleasure to be just as important to you as yours is to me.
In short? I just want to feel doted on and taken care of. I want to be the most important person in your life and you be the most important person in my life. I want to make you feel special and praise you and tell you how much you mean to me. And I want the same in return. 💓
● "KINKS" ●
This is inevitably gonna come up at some point. I'll say when it comes to my "kinks" (if you want to call them that) I like:
Teasing, edging, telling you when you can cum and begging me for it (I believe it's called orgasm control/denial), moaning, praise, blindfolds, eye contact, body worshiping (you and me), breast worship, oral, fingering and using toys on you.
Been a little curious about pegging someone one day. We'd have to build up to it, of course, because I don't want to hurt you. If you're not into that, though, don't worry! It's definitely not a requirement.
Things I do NOT like (or hard limits) are:
Humiliation, degradation, anything that causes you or me physical, emotional and mental harm, blood, pee, scat, vomit, diapers, CNC, ageplay, raceplay, hitting, slapping, choking or anything else illegal, unethical or otherwise unloving.
● IN CONCLUSION... ●
If you read all of this, good job! Here's a cookie, hope you like chocolate chip. 🍪
Seriously, though, I can't name every little thing I want. Despite the length of this post, I'm not trying to play Build-A-Boy. I realize you have your own caveats and that's totally fine. Let's get to know each other and see what happens. All I ask for, again, is that you want a serious, longterm relationship and not view me as just some sort of "kink dispenser."
Chats or DMs are fine. When you send me a message, please include the following...
• Name or alias • Location • Age • Height, body type, hair cololength, eye color • Your interests/hobbies • Whether you're a sub or a switch • What you're looking for out of a relationship and something (or things) you really enjoyed about my post • A clear, SFW picture of yourself • Your current favorite song (so I know you actually read through all of this) • Whatever else you want to add to catch my attention. The more you can match my "detailed energy," the better.
I won't reply to those who ignore my preferences or the message requirements above. If you send me nudes/dick pics/sexting or FWB requests/rude messages, you will be blocked and reported.
Thank you so much for reading this, and I hope you have a good night!
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Hey there. I really want to develop a female led/slight gentle femdom relationship with a special guy.
When a lot of men see the term "female led relationship," they think, "Oh, the woman will make all the decisions with no input on what I think/want."
Are there dynamics like that? I'm sure there is. Personally, I'm not looking to be "the boss" or "above" you in any way. I want us to be equal... but have you give up control to me in a few other ways. :)
What do I mean? Keep reading on!
● ABOUT ME ●
You can call me Dreamer for now. (I'll tell you my real name once we get to know each other) Please do NOT call me Miss, Master, Dominatrix or Ma'am.
I'm 25 years old and an INFJ-T. I live in Nashville, Tennessee, USA (AKA Music City) and I'm on Central Standard Time. I'm a Black woman and I stand 5 feet, 7 inches tall. My eyes are brown and I wear glasses. I don't have any tattoos or piercings at the moment.
One thing I want to mention is that I'm plus size, AKA a bigger girl. I'm undergoing a vertical sleeve gastrectomy in two months to lose the excess weight I have in a sustainable and permanent way. I'm ready to regain my body and be healthy and confident again. I'd love to have you by my side throughout my journey!
As far as personality goes, I'd describe myself as empathetic and sweet. I like to help others as much as I can. In person, I tend to be rather shy at first. People tend to mistake that for weakness or gullibility. I'm anything but; my strength lies in introspection and quiet observation. I notice every nuance of a person's actions, words, body language, vibe... my intuition hasn't steered me wrong yet!
● INTERESTS ●
I won't go into detail on every single interest that I have but I'll talk about my biggest ones that you'll likely hear me mention the most.
✨️Writing✨️
I've been writing since I was six years old, but I started taking it seriously around 13 years old. All in all, it's been 19 years. As of right now, I primarily write Fanfiction but in the past, I've written short stories, poetry and I even tried to learn how to write screenplays at one point.
I wrote my first full-length book in 2018/2019. I started the sequel in early 2020, but I'm still working on it. I lost a LOT of inspiration during the pandemic but I'm finally writing for it again.
If you also enjoy writing, I'd love to "talk shop" with you and maybe we can exchange some of our past works.
✨️Music✨️
Music has gotten me through a lot over the years. Yeah, yeah, I know everyone says that. But it truly has. It's shaped my life and introduced me to a lot of things and people that I probably never would've done or met otherwise.
There's no point in saying I like xyz genre because I've listened to pretty much everything. The only ones I truly hate are country and gangster rap. If you want specifics, though... I've been a HUGE twenty one pilots fan for 9 years. (I have more merch, stickers and other random shit than I care to admit to lmao) I also love other artists like Amber Run, Purity Ring, Phantogram, Daughter, Lorde, OneRepublic... plus tons more.
I've always had this dumb idea of a guy and I confessing to each other through playlists with songs that make us think fondly about each other...
God, I'm single.
✨️Photography✨️
I've been into photography for 10 years and I've had my DSLR for eight years. (It's definitely the camera version of 'Ol Reliable) I enjoy nature and portrait photography. I'd love to show you some of my work and get your thoughts on it.
✨️TV/Movies✨️
TV genres I like: Animation (like Spongebob), comedy, drama, documentaries (disaster and crime ones are my favorites), true crime (like Forensic Files), old sitcoms (like Sanford and Son) and cooking and baking competitions/reality TV (like Kitchen Nightmares US and UK, Hell's Kitchen, Master Chef, The Great British Baking Show, etc)
Movie genres I like: Animation, drama, comedy, action, psychological thrillers and science fiction. I thoroughly loved The Greatest Showman so one could say I like musicals but it's the only one I've seen so not sure if that really counts. Comic book movies are pretty alright too, but I really haven't seen anything past the first Avengers movie lmaooooo.
I say this as unpretentiously as possible, but I haven't seen most popular TV shows or movies that your average person likes. I think the last "popular" thing I watched was that Jeffrey Dahmer series on Netflix. (mainly out of morbid curiosity because everyone was freaking out about it... and because I think Evan Peters is a cutie) I only saw a few episodes and then forgot to watch the rest of it, but it wasn't as horrific as everyone was saying. Maybe I've watched too much Forensic Files and I'm desensitized lmao.
✨️Video and computer games✨️
Video game genres I like: Adventure, action-adventure, RPGs & JRPGs, Strategy... basically anything that is relatively fun and not horror related.
Some of my all-time favorites: Kingdom Hearts II, Ratchet and Clank, Journey, Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy X.
As far as computer games, the only thing I play on a regular basis is The Sims 2 and The Sims 4. As a kid, I loved simulator and time-management games; some old favorites are the RCT series, Simcity: Rush Hour, the first four Diner Dash games, the Delicious series and Burger Shop 2 (which I still have on my computer actually lmao)
✨️Other random interests✨️
Art, traveling, people watching, researching random topics on Wikipedia and watching YouTube, especially channels with old shows and movies.
☆ CAREER ☆
My last position was working nights at a psychiatric hospital. I'm looking for something new at the moment.
☆ SCHOOLING ☆
I'm officially a college student at 25. Yay! Feel free to ask me more about it, I'd love to talk.
☆ ET CETERA ☆
I really love dogs and cats. I have three cats and they're little demons but I love them to death. I also love small animals like ferrets, bunnies and snakes!
My main love languages are words of affirmation, quality time and gift giving/receiving. To be honest, though, there's elements of each language that I enjoy or relate to in one way or another.
I don't smoke and I drink every so often. Otherwise, I'm vaccinated and DDF.
● ABOUT YOU ●
I'm looking for a guy between the ages of 23-33 years old. I might be willing to talk to someone within two years in either direction (so 21 min and 35 max) if you meet all my other preferences/wants. If you're younger than 21 or older than 35, though, please don't contact me.
Please be single and emotionally available. I won't interact with anyone already in a relationship or married (even if you're separated or in a "dead bedroom," you're STILL married) and I'm especially not interested in poly/ENM. I'm 100% monogamous.
Hair is super important to me! I prefer medium length to long hair, something I can stroke and play with a lot lmao.
I have a REALLY big soft spot for blue and/or doe eyes, but don't let that deter you. If you have kind eyes, I'll fall in love with them, no matter their color!
I tend to like softer facial features and even softer personalities. Are you super masculine in public but a total softie in private? Lovely! Are you less masculine but a little more feminine? Great! Are you androgynous or otherwise fall somewhere in between? I can dig it!
Key traits that I like in a guy include, but are not limited to: Being sweet, gentle, empathetic, considerate, an active listener, exceptional at communication and willing to go the extra mile for those that you love, be it family, friends, your partner, etc.
With that being said, it's important that you have time for me. I'm not expecting us to talk 24/7 but if you're always too busy to talk to me, this won't work. At some point, I'd like for us to also talk on the phone as our schedules permit, of course.
As I mentioned in the beginning of this post, please be from the USA/North America and willing to meet and get to know each other in person ASAP.
● WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR ●
It's important to me that you're an active listener; what I mean is that you'll make an effort to listen to what I have to say and respond to it accordingly. If I tell you my thoughts on a matter or ask you a question or give you a compliment etc etc, please respond to it. It makes me feel so sad and small if I feel like my thoughts or opinions are not important/relevant.
I can tell pretty quickly if someone is genuinely interested in me or not. Like I said before, I notice everything lol.
I mentioned earlier how one of my love languages is words of affirmation. One of the ways I enjoy that is through compliments. I'm not looking for you to worship the ground I walk on, but being told "You look beautiful" or "When you do xyz, that makes me really happy" makes me feel SO seen and appreciated.
It's incredibly frustrating to send a picture of myself and get a lukewarm response in return. :(
Affection is also super important to me. Holding hands, hugging, kissing, cuddling, touching... all the cute couple shit. I want you to touch me, not in a pervy way, but in an affectionate way. I want to stroke your hair while I hold you close... little things like that make me incredibly happy.
Keep in mind, everything I want from you, I'll give to you in return. I'll always listen and acknowledge you, give you compliments, shower you in affection, plus whatever else makes you feel wanted and appreciated as a person and in a relationship.
● OUR DYNAMIC ●
I always want you to have a choice and be able to voice your opinion. I will never degrade or boss you around in general, but especially when it comes to your personal choices. I'm a switch that used to be a predominant sub and believe me, I've had doms tell me before, "I make the decision on what you wear, what to eat, who you hang out with, etc etc... because I'm your dom and what I say goes."
Some people may like that. More power to them. But I'm not like that. I want you to feel free to express yourself. If you want my opinion, I'll give it to you, of course. But my job is to build you up and support your decisions, no matter how small!
Again, I'm not looking for you to kiss my ass. I'd love for you to take the lead on most decisions (with my input, of course). But I want you to also have a "service" attitude; whether that's helping out with household chores or surprising me with a massage after work or giving me flowers "just because" or helping me paint my toenails lol... just to name some examples. The sky's the limit.
That extends to "the bedroom" as well. I want my pleasure to be just as important to you as yours is to me.
In short? I just want to feel doted on and taken care of. I want to be the most important person in your life and you be the most important person in my life. I want to make you feel special and praise you and tell you how much you mean to me. And I want the same in return. 💓
● "KINKS" ●
This is inevitably gonna come up at some point. I'll say when it comes to my "kinks" (if you want to call them that) I like:
Teasing, edging, telling you when you can cum and begging me for it (I believe it's called orgasm control/denial), moaning, praise, blindfolds, eye contact, body worshiping (you and me), breast worship, oral, fingering and using toys on you.
Been a little curious about pegging someone one day. We'd have to build up to it, of course, because I don't want to hurt you. If you're not into that, though, don't worry! It's definitely not a requirement.
Things I do NOT like (or hard limits) are:
Humiliation, degradation, anything that causes you or me physical, emotional and mental harm, blood, pee, scat, vomit, diapers, CNC, ageplay, raceplay, hitting, slapping, choking or anything else illegal, unethical or otherwise unloving.
● IN CONCLUSION... ●
If you read all of this, good job! Here's a cookie, hope you like chocolate chip. 🍪
Seriously, though, I can't name every little thing I want. Despite the length of this post, I'm not trying to play Build-A-Boy. I realize you have your own caveats and that's totally fine. Let's get to know each other and see what happens. All I ask for, again, is that you want a serious, longterm relationship and not view me as just some sort of "kink dispenser."
Chats or DMs are fine. When you send me a message, please include the following...
• Name or alias • Location • Age • Height, body type, hair cololength, eye color • Your interests/hobbies • Whether you're a sub or a switch • What you're looking for out of a relationship and something (or things) you really enjoyed about my post • A clear, SFW picture of yourself • Your current favorite song (so I know you actually read through all of this) • Whatever else you want to add to catch my attention. The more you can match my "detailed energy," the better.
I won't reply to those who ignore my preferences or the message requirements above. If you send me nudes/dick pics/sexting or FWB requests/rude messages, you will be blocked and reported.
Thank you so much for reading this, and I hope you have a good night!
- Dreamer
2023.06.09 05:23 Accomplished_Pin3017 Need some advice
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2023.06.09 05:17 Accomplished_Pin3017 Things to consider?
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2023.06.09 05:16 RhubarbPrestigious49 The Infantry Combat Overhaul : Does OWI even play their own game?
We have all read the patch notes at this point so I wanted to play devils advocate here because I do not agree with most of the proposed changes.
I believe OWI is so detached from reality with their new found ambitions, and that these proposed changes have the potential to completely ruin the game I have come to love.
I have almost 2k hours in squad in the last year alone. I will copy paste parts of the release notes that I disagree with and provide a detailed reasoning why these notes are, at face value, antithetical to the game I love. I wont go through everything because I will sit here all night.
I am an avid Squad player, and a Marine combat veteran (Fallujah Rat), and below are my opinions.
"To achieve these goals, we are approaching the changes we want to implement in a deliberate and comprehensive manner." At face value, none of the proposed changes are deliberate or comprehensive. On one hand they give us the illusion of this well though out combat system, on the other they throw word salad chalk full with mechanical overloads in a public release that contradicts their claim in the onset of the release notes. They provide nothing but data, metrics, research, and their desired development of gameplay as their foundation of revamping the combat system. It appears that they do not actually play their own game that they develop, and rely on player data to make any sort of change. See something in the data that doesn't line up? Change it. This is a recipe for disaster, and poor development standards that we have all become custom to when it comes to OWI.
"By adopting the “see-think-speak-do” philosophy, we aim to create a combat system that encourages players to observe the battlefield, analyze the situation, communicate effectively with their squadmates, and take purposeful actions."
This is in the game already. Any squad leader or squad mate with experience doesn't just run into the battlefield mindlessly. They are aware of assets, logistics, capture points, viable forward and defensive fobs, maneuvering, etc. Slowing down the game to make it easier on the casual does nothing but hurt the experienced players that can no longer have the freedom of choice in the manner they choose to conduct their combat operations. This stifles ingenuity and thinking outside of the box. As a combat veteran myself, this is as paramount in real life as it is in Squad. Individual actions win every single firefight, period. Forcing players to See > Think > Speak > Do is so detached from reality in Squad and in a real life setting. In real life, most of the thinking is done during the briefing of the mission and the training leading to your work up and deployment. When rounds start flying, combat becomes instinct. There isn't much communication other then alerts, direction, movement, etc., as everyone has trained together in the work up and remedial actions to combat is standardized across the board. OWI essentially wants us to backtrack on initial onset of contact. "Hey guys, we just got shot at, lets all rub out heads together and figure this out." This is simply not how combat unfolds, and thus, shouldn't be forced upon the player for the sake of 'immersion' because it simply does not go down like that in real life. The way it is now is the most realistic and immersive game play I have found to the experience of a combat veteran, that being said its not perfect or exactly the same, but it does provide moments of pure immersion for a combat veteran like myself. Why change it at all if the end goal is already met, providing an immersive combat simulator? Oh.. The data... and research... /s
"One of the key changes we are implementing is to create longer firefights and provide more opportunities for tactical choices as a squad. By adjusting the pacing and dynamics of combat, we aim to extend the duration of engagements, allowing players to make informed decisions and employ various tactics to overcome the situation. This will not only deepen the tactical aspect of Squad but also generate more memorable war story moments that players can share and reminisce about."
This just reads as backwards logic. Longer firefights? Pacing of combat? Force-ably extending engagements? Not realizing players already make informed decisions and employ various tactics? I just keep thinking of these 'memorable moments' they elude to as being something akin to, 'hey remember that one time we sat suppressed in that village for 20 minutes and we finally figured out a way out of the situation? Most firefights are over before they begin in real life, very seldom does a firefight in my personal experience drag on for 5-15 minutes. While it can feel like a life time, and minutes turn into hours, the average firefight is just a couple minutes long. You want a real combat experience? Don't change how long it takes us to win a firefight. The more skilled, experienced, and disciplined will always prevail.
"In addition, we are striving to make combat more approachable for players of all skill levels. We understand the importance of creating an inclusive environment where new players can feel useful and contribute to the overall success of the squad. By providing opportunities for newcomers to engage in suppressive fire or support roles, while experienced players execute flanking maneuvers and decisive pushes, we aim to strike a balance that promotes both learning and effective teamwork. " So the aim here is to pigeon hole new players into fire support roles, and the more experienced do all the heavy lifting. This, again, already happens in Squad by and large. Which makes me go back to the question 'do they play their own game?'.
"Suppression Changes" I don't know about you guys but Machine Gun suppression in Squad as it is right now is extremely over powered and annoying to deal with as is. Making it more effective seems counter intuitive to the whole 'work together as a team and figure out a plan' if the combat de-buff is greater then its current state. This again is why just analyzing data and player behavior only gives the developers half of what they need to make an informed decision, it is also typical OWI behavior to ignore other issues and focus on ones that aren't as important.
"To facilitate longer shootouts, we need to reduce the odds of them ending in one or two shots. " What???? This is literally how combat is in real life. Firefights in squad are mostly long and drawn out regardless, intentionally extending this seems game breaking at face value.
"Scope Changes" So far, the only thing I actually agree with. Scopes have been a major issue the entire time, I am glad that the only time OWI addresses this issue is when they are trying to overhaul their entire infantry game play and just slap this change in there. How about just work on that first, instead of in tandem with an overly ambitious and seemingly not well thought out fundamental change to how the game will be played.
"Slower Movement" Does anyone really think this is a good idea? The whole justification for this change revolves around their argument that Spawn > Run > Die > Respawn is a thing they want to minimize. Slowing down movement, however slow or fast, will not and does not change this sequence.
"Traversal/vaulting/etc' "Various small tweaks to make the game feel both simultaneously more fluid and more grounded in reality."
They took away mid air vaulting, which is again in stark disagreement with real life. The Marine Corps in General has a 3 pull up minimum because they have analyzed that if you can do at least 3 pull ups, you can lift your body weight up with a full combat load once. I was able to climb walls and fences in combat gear in Iraq to get in better positions, taking this away from Squad in the manner of 'realism' is simply untrue. I could clear gaps on rooftops, and climb up things in full combat gear, and I could also swim with a full combat load, so much for realism!
TLDR; Squad isn't the perfect game. Squad has plenty of issues, problems, nearsights, poor development standards, bugs galore, etc. But beyond all of that, it still meets it end goal of bridging the gap between an ultra complex milsim, and a arcade shooter while providing relative immersion of the real life battlefield. For that, I am thankful this game exists, and in its current state there are surely things that need to be tweaked and fixed. But instead of focusing on the things the community has complained about for years that have still gone unfixed and ignored, OWI decided to just keep moving forward without ironing out the real issues this game faces.
Things OWI should do before moving forward with this change (MY OPINION):
Fix the bugs and exploits Fix the optimization Fix Scopes Fix graphical glitches Fix animations Add swimming (Marines can swim in combat gear FYI, their gear floats!) Add CAS, fast roping, air inserts, and more commander assets Update the factions, for instance, the Marine Corps is Circa 2007 as far as equipment/tech/etc goes. Add more IDF and make the systems of fire better, intuitive, and more in depth Fix netcode and registry Make the game more like Project Reality
What OWI is saying they are going to do: None of that, and make the game easier for casuals and slow the pace down in order to extend fire fights for the sake of immersion, and unless they have developers that are experienced in real world combat, I have absolutely no faith that they will pull this off in any sort of meaningful way. If they can't fix my personal wish list of items that have been complained about since Squads inception, why should I have any faith that they can execute anything beyond that especially something of this caliber. To me, they are shooting blindly into the dark and expect us to just follow their lead when they have done nothing historically speaking to prove to this community they understand what it wants.
Yes, I am salty. I truly believe they are on a path to ruin this game that I love. Nothing about this 'update' is exciting, and anecdotally speaking, a lot of the experienced players I have spoken to about this share the exact same sentiments.
Was gonna proof read but screw it, im posting. Let the flame war begin.
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I believe OWI is so detached from reality with their new found ambitions, and that these proposed changes have the potential to completely ruin the game I have come to love.
I have almost 2k hours in squad in the last year alone. I will copy paste parts of the release notes that I disagree with and provide a detailed reasoning why these notes are, at face value, antithetical to the game I love. I wont go through everything because I will sit here all night.
I am an avid Squad player, and a Marine combat veteran (Fallujah Rat), and below are my opinions.
"To achieve these goals, we are approaching the changes we want to implement in a deliberate and comprehensive manner." At face value, none of the proposed changes are deliberate or comprehensive. On one hand they give us the illusion of this well though out combat system, on the other they throw word salad chalk full with mechanical overloads in a public release that contradicts their claim in the onset of the release notes. They provide nothing but data, metrics, research, and their desired development of gameplay as their foundation of revamping the combat system. It appears that they do not actually play their own game that they develop, and rely on player data to make any sort of change. See something in the data that doesn't line up? Change it. This is a recipe for disaster, and poor development standards that we have all become custom to when it comes to OWI.
"By adopting the “see-think-speak-do” philosophy, we aim to create a combat system that encourages players to observe the battlefield, analyze the situation, communicate effectively with their squadmates, and take purposeful actions."
This is in the game already. Any squad leader or squad mate with experience doesn't just run into the battlefield mindlessly. They are aware of assets, logistics, capture points, viable forward and defensive fobs, maneuvering, etc. Slowing down the game to make it easier on the casual does nothing but hurt the experienced players that can no longer have the freedom of choice in the manner they choose to conduct their combat operations. This stifles ingenuity and thinking outside of the box. As a combat veteran myself, this is as paramount in real life as it is in Squad. Individual actions win every single firefight, period. Forcing players to See > Think > Speak > Do is so detached from reality in Squad and in a real life setting. In real life, most of the thinking is done during the briefing of the mission and the training leading to your work up and deployment. When rounds start flying, combat becomes instinct. There isn't much communication other then alerts, direction, movement, etc., as everyone has trained together in the work up and remedial actions to combat is standardized across the board. OWI essentially wants us to backtrack on initial onset of contact. "Hey guys, we just got shot at, lets all rub out heads together and figure this out." This is simply not how combat unfolds, and thus, shouldn't be forced upon the player for the sake of 'immersion' because it simply does not go down like that in real life. The way it is now is the most realistic and immersive game play I have found to the experience of a combat veteran, that being said its not perfect or exactly the same, but it does provide moments of pure immersion for a combat veteran like myself. Why change it at all if the end goal is already met, providing an immersive combat simulator? Oh.. The data... and research... /s
"One of the key changes we are implementing is to create longer firefights and provide more opportunities for tactical choices as a squad. By adjusting the pacing and dynamics of combat, we aim to extend the duration of engagements, allowing players to make informed decisions and employ various tactics to overcome the situation. This will not only deepen the tactical aspect of Squad but also generate more memorable war story moments that players can share and reminisce about."
This just reads as backwards logic. Longer firefights? Pacing of combat? Force-ably extending engagements? Not realizing players already make informed decisions and employ various tactics? I just keep thinking of these 'memorable moments' they elude to as being something akin to, 'hey remember that one time we sat suppressed in that village for 20 minutes and we finally figured out a way out of the situation? Most firefights are over before they begin in real life, very seldom does a firefight in my personal experience drag on for 5-15 minutes. While it can feel like a life time, and minutes turn into hours, the average firefight is just a couple minutes long. You want a real combat experience? Don't change how long it takes us to win a firefight. The more skilled, experienced, and disciplined will always prevail.
"In addition, we are striving to make combat more approachable for players of all skill levels. We understand the importance of creating an inclusive environment where new players can feel useful and contribute to the overall success of the squad. By providing opportunities for newcomers to engage in suppressive fire or support roles, while experienced players execute flanking maneuvers and decisive pushes, we aim to strike a balance that promotes both learning and effective teamwork. " So the aim here is to pigeon hole new players into fire support roles, and the more experienced do all the heavy lifting. This, again, already happens in Squad by and large. Which makes me go back to the question 'do they play their own game?'.
"Suppression Changes" I don't know about you guys but Machine Gun suppression in Squad as it is right now is extremely over powered and annoying to deal with as is. Making it more effective seems counter intuitive to the whole 'work together as a team and figure out a plan' if the combat de-buff is greater then its current state. This again is why just analyzing data and player behavior only gives the developers half of what they need to make an informed decision, it is also typical OWI behavior to ignore other issues and focus on ones that aren't as important.
"To facilitate longer shootouts, we need to reduce the odds of them ending in one or two shots. " What???? This is literally how combat is in real life. Firefights in squad are mostly long and drawn out regardless, intentionally extending this seems game breaking at face value.
"Scope Changes" So far, the only thing I actually agree with. Scopes have been a major issue the entire time, I am glad that the only time OWI addresses this issue is when they are trying to overhaul their entire infantry game play and just slap this change in there. How about just work on that first, instead of in tandem with an overly ambitious and seemingly not well thought out fundamental change to how the game will be played.
"Slower Movement" Does anyone really think this is a good idea? The whole justification for this change revolves around their argument that Spawn > Run > Die > Respawn is a thing they want to minimize. Slowing down movement, however slow or fast, will not and does not change this sequence.
"Traversal/vaulting/etc' "Various small tweaks to make the game feel both simultaneously more fluid and more grounded in reality."
They took away mid air vaulting, which is again in stark disagreement with real life. The Marine Corps in General has a 3 pull up minimum because they have analyzed that if you can do at least 3 pull ups, you can lift your body weight up with a full combat load once. I was able to climb walls and fences in combat gear in Iraq to get in better positions, taking this away from Squad in the manner of 'realism' is simply untrue. I could clear gaps on rooftops, and climb up things in full combat gear, and I could also swim with a full combat load, so much for realism!
TLDR; Squad isn't the perfect game. Squad has plenty of issues, problems, nearsights, poor development standards, bugs galore, etc. But beyond all of that, it still meets it end goal of bridging the gap between an ultra complex milsim, and a arcade shooter while providing relative immersion of the real life battlefield. For that, I am thankful this game exists, and in its current state there are surely things that need to be tweaked and fixed. But instead of focusing on the things the community has complained about for years that have still gone unfixed and ignored, OWI decided to just keep moving forward without ironing out the real issues this game faces.
Things OWI should do before moving forward with this change (MY OPINION):
Fix the bugs and exploits Fix the optimization Fix Scopes Fix graphical glitches Fix animations Add swimming (Marines can swim in combat gear FYI, their gear floats!) Add CAS, fast roping, air inserts, and more commander assets Update the factions, for instance, the Marine Corps is Circa 2007 as far as equipment/tech/etc goes. Add more IDF and make the systems of fire better, intuitive, and more in depth Fix netcode and registry Make the game more like Project Reality
What OWI is saying they are going to do: None of that, and make the game easier for casuals and slow the pace down in order to extend fire fights for the sake of immersion, and unless they have developers that are experienced in real world combat, I have absolutely no faith that they will pull this off in any sort of meaningful way. If they can't fix my personal wish list of items that have been complained about since Squads inception, why should I have any faith that they can execute anything beyond that especially something of this caliber. To me, they are shooting blindly into the dark and expect us to just follow their lead when they have done nothing historically speaking to prove to this community they understand what it wants.
Yes, I am salty. I truly believe they are on a path to ruin this game that I love. Nothing about this 'update' is exciting, and anecdotally speaking, a lot of the experienced players I have spoken to about this share the exact same sentiments.
Was gonna proof read but screw it, im posting. Let the flame war begin.
2023.06.09 05:00 GnrlQstn Was I close? Should I go for a different subject?
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