Hello speedmaster friends,
I’m in the market for a speedmaster strap, and I’m liking the look of Omega’s grey Velcro strap. Only issue is that it’s $200.
That got me thinking. The strap is nearly identical to the Mission To Mercury MoonSwatch strap, which is $25 at Swatch…
Does anybody have both? If so, can you comment on the similarity between them?

It's really unbelievable. During COVID I paid for a badge and shipping. When they canceled I opted to roll over the amount to use at a later year. It was still all my money, Gen Con did not give me any extra in credit. It just transferred straight from cash to credit.
Fast forward to this year after having dismal luck getting into events, I requested a refund for the badge and shipping.
All they did was credit the badge and shipping back to their system. I now have $160 credited to a convention that I simply don't want to go to anymore.
I quoted their refund policy stating that a refund before June 16th will be credited back to the credit card. They said that because it was already rolled into a system credit that it will never become refunded to a credit card.
Even though the system credit originated from a credit card.
Gen Con can go screw itself right up its ass. I just had to vent because I'm so livid with this company. I'm damn near close to getting a lawyer calling them.

look what i can do now?! i was so lost and confused about the text box, and i just needed to update my app:33
why do i feel like im repeating myself?
i hope you slept well since you set your bitmoji as doing so.
i had a diffcult evening yesterday after a relatively good day. i, of course, do not want to be a narcissist, so i am way hard on myself when i self examine. thankfully, npd vs bpd was on the list. doc was out the day before, but maybe it was a sign i need to go to a different clinic to get update on my diagnosis. We Are One Tonight is on now, and I'm feelin' it (even tho i didn't save any of the playlists like i said i would 🙈) it happens. heyy well he sings "please slow down down down..." sooo... goodness this is lovely.
i sent you a snap of us in-store grocery shopping for her first time, but i didn't tell you, she calls it the market, and she's ready to go to the market again lol she told just about every person she saw hi and oh when the other babies said hi too she lit up!
her new car seat is so much better than the one we were borrowing now if she falls asleep it won't hurt her spine. so thankful for this. we finally got new snacks! i'd have preferred just a decent produce selection, but it'll work out. gotta stay positive. i know i'm overly critical of myself with this but idc it was still too much sugar and she needs more variety in her diet. apparently, she really likes yogurt. we stopped it when we thought she might be lactose intolerant and i waited to reintroduce it just in case. i'm thankful they still carry yo-baby.
this whole corporations raising their prices in false inflation and receiving record high profits... it's really messed up, man. we still needed almost another $200.
at least, i also learned that divorce is free or nearly free if you don't plan to have a court battle! we've no need for court, so double thumbs up!!
i'm not trying to make any promises i'm not sure i can keep. i'm fairly certain it still takes time to finalize it, but i am hoping that when i come to pick you up i will legally be a single woman. i don't want to tell you this tho because idk we lit just learned it's not gonna cost us like we thought it would. we have finances we have to settle as "married".
i'm considering SNAP/TANF as separated now, but there's $3000+ we could have for food that for some reason didn't get to us when we applied, but they will back pay if we wait to tell the government we're not living as a married couple. since it was in his name, i don't think they'll give it to me, but also i am sickened by the thought of waiting just for money. that's not what my faith says to do, you know. if i follow my spiritual beliefs... and that's a whole big lesson i'm facing right now, isn't it? i want to talk to you, but i think you'd say to test God in this like i told you He says to do if we're struggling to believe the effectiveness of tithing joyfully.
it bewilders me you read my lengthy messages but even moreso you don't tell me it's too much. all you ask is for me to slow down so you don't miss anything. it guts me i sped up.
signed,
your little windmill.
"never gonna give you up..." 🎶
sometimes windmills twirl fast, sometimes windmills twirl slow, sometimes they do not twirl.
i just thought i was a narcissist and needed to protect you from me. felt like i needed to stop trying to reach out, but also like that could be perceived as manipulation. so that was a trip. i'm just playful. not self diagnosing, but i am fairly confident at this point bpd is my label if need be.
i appreciate i can use this text box, but the entire world reading this is kinda 😳 lol
wow tho wow i really am capable of texting so much.

I have recently realized how much I truly dislike myself. It’s that realization that has led me to stop dating because I truly see how this will effect any relationship I attempt to start very negatively. Truth be told, I tried psilocybin mushrooms…twice. Both were extremely bad trips. I believe you have to be in a generally good headspace before you do mushrooms, and clearly I am not. The first one was the worst due to taking way too much. It was honestly traumatizing but it did open a path to a spiritual awakening that I am grateful for. The second time I micro-dosed so I was able to truly tap into my thoughts and boy…they were dark! I felt this extreme hatred for myself. I also started hating the guy who I was with so I left his house abruptly and blocked him on everything and the whole night just felt hate. I also had thoughts creeping in that I might be on the autism spectrum and convinced myself that’s why I don’t have any friends. It made me realize I probably have always hated myself underneath it all. How do I get out of this? How do I love myself? I know this is why nearly every relationship I’ve been in I never believed that the guy truly liked me and for sure never believed any man that said they love me. I would self sabotage and end the relationship or do something to make it end. I really want to establish something great with someone eventually, but maybe I’ll need some intense therapy. Thanks for listening and I’d love to hear if this resonates with anyone.

Okay so I was a bit hesitant on whether or not I should post this, but honestly it was really upsetting to be around so I wanted to share this experience to see if anyone knew/needed to know about this.
My friend from out of town was visiting this week and I was taking her to some of my favorite spots. It was about 2pm and we went to the Filling Station on 12S. We got out drinks and sat outside at one of the small tables right next to the sidewalk.
There were two older men at first (mid-late sixties) at the larger table next to us. They were smoking cigarettes and a cigar respectfully, which whatever, neither my friend and I really cared about that. What bothered me though was that EVERY TIME a woman or a girl walked or even drove by- these guys would stop talking and just leer at until they had passed. After which, they would make some of the most disgusting commentary I have ever heard. They wouldn’t know what discreet was if it bit them in the face either. It was obvious what they were doing and what they were saying. A younger guy (in his 20’s) even joined them later and participated in the same activity.
My friend and I moved to a table shortly after where we couldn’t hear them but we watched them continue this pattern for the next hour and a half. One of them even leaned his chair back to just rubberneck this one woman who walked behind the building. It was such an unpleasant experience.
Also no age range was off limits. They did the same routine when two teenage girls, who were obviously, with their moms walked by. It only stopped when one got in an Edley’s vehicle and left.
So yeah, if you see a pair of older gentleman at the FS on 12S (one was wiry looking with blue eyes and medium lengthy gray hair, the other was more rotund and looked a bit like southern Rudy Giuliani with glasses and a cigar)- know what’s up.

Hi I’m a younger therian(in high school) im looking for some friends to hang out with irl around the same age group as me! If anyone here is or knows someone that lives near or in Austin Texas please reply!

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Hello everybody, today I'm going to show you the EASIEST way of finding Feebas in Pokémon Emerald. What's incredible is that it's truly random - there's still no way for you to detect it easily like in BDSP with the help of outside tools.
This Pokémon is notoriously difficult to find because it is found by unconventional means. Because of its complexity, there's a little bit of a setup required. This setup is so vital that it can turn your 5-Hour Feebas hunt into a 30-minute one.
The method of finding Feebas that I will be using in this video was written out by u/flipflipshift on Reddit a few years back, and thus I will be immortalizing it by naming it The FlipFlip Method.

Setting up

First, you're going to need a Pokémon that helps with fishing through its Ability. That Pokémon is none other than Gulpin, believe it or not. Fly to Mauville City, and visit the grass in route 110 under the Cycling Road. You can find Gulpin here at a 15 percent encounter rate, but you need a Gulpin with the Ability "Sticky Hold", so catch a few until you have one. Gulpin will only help in Emerald as Abilities don't affect anything outside of battle in Ruby & Sapphire.
Next, Fly to Dewford Town. There's two things we need here. The first is the Old Rod, which you can get from this fisherman here. Go ahead and register this Old Rod to your Quick-Item button. The next thing is near Dewford Hall. Speak to this boy outside who will tell you what the current Trendy Phrase is. It might seem unimportant, but it's worth remembering. My Trendy Phrase is "FAST GROUP", whatever that means.
Next, You'll need to KO that poor Gulpin of yours. Put it first in your party so its Sticky Hold Ability is in affect, and have it faint in battle. Make sure you have a Pokémon who can use Surf outside of Battle.
Review: You have a Fainted Gulpin with the Sticky Hold Ability first in your party. You have a Pokémon who can Surf outside of battle in your party. You also have the Old Rod registered to your Quick-Item button.
With these things ready, fly to Fortree City. From the Pokémon Center, go below and purchase some Super Repels from the PokeMart, maybe 10 or so, and of course buy some Poké Balls if you don’t have any. Then, make your way to the left into Route 119. This Route is very large and has a river passing through most if it. Feebas is found by fishing in this river, but not just anywhere.

Action Time

As you may know, this game operates on a tile-based map. The river is made up of 669 tiles, and Feebas can only appear in 6 of them. The 6 are chosen at random, so there isn't a specific tile I can show you. 184 of the river tiles are unfishable because they cannot be reached, but Feebas tiles can still be in this batch, making it even more difficult. What's worse is that Feebas tiles don't even guarantee an encounter as it is found 50% of the time.
With the Flipflip setup, visit this tiny area where you can begin Surfing in the river. Surf to the waterfall and get your tackle box ready because you're about to fish your heart out.
You want to fish in every single tile using the Old Rod ONE TIME ONLY. That Sticky Hold Ability is going to guarantee an encounter, and the Old Rod will guarantee it will be quick (no multiple bites like a Super Rod does). Fish in every tile from the Northern waterfall, alllllllll the way down the river until you reach the Southern Waterfall.
If you fished in every tile, and did NOT encounter Feebas, it's time to fly back over to Dewford Town and change the Trendy Phrase. You can change it to anything, because every time the Trendy Phrase is changed, the six Feebas tiles change again at random. Sometimes, and it's unknown as to why, the trendy phrase will change by itself. That's why it's good to remember what it was initially so you can track if your progress was useless or not.
Eventually, you should find a Feebas. In my case, it took me 90 minutes.. and that's slow compared to some reports. If you have successfully located a Feebas tile, you can actually catch it really easily. You can also encounter as many as you want here, or breed them onwards.
Anyways guys, that's how you find Feebas in Pokémon Emerald.

#volatility2 #dwarf2json #linux_memory_forensics
Kernel information:

$ uname -a Linux UbuntuVM 5.19.0-42-generic #43~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Apr 21 16:51:08 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux 

My aim is to conduct memory forensics on a Linux 22.04 image dump, produced with AVML.While I was able to do so with Linux 18.04, Linux 22.04 seems to produce an error nowadays: volatilityfoundation/volatility#828
So, I need to create generate a custom symbols table (using dwarf2json), in order to feed to volatility:
If I use the compressed .ddeb file (downloaded from here) I get a "bad magic number" error.

sudo ./dwarf2json linux --elf linux-image-5.19.0-41-generic-dbgsym_5.19.0-41.42_amd64.ddeb > kernel.json [sudo] password for odin: Failed linux processing: could not open linux-image-5.19.0-41-generic-dbgsym_5.19.0-41.42_amd64.ddeb: bad magic number '[33 60 97 114]' in record at byte 0x0 

The error message I encountered indicates that the dwarf2json tool was unable to open the specified .ddeb file. The reason for this could be that the dwarf2json tool expects an ELF file as input, not a .ddeb file.
The .ddeb files I downloaded are Debian debug symbol packages, and they are not directly compatible with the dwarf2json tool. The tool typically expects uncompressed ELF files.
So, where can I find the uncompressed ELF file for this kernel version? Help me please, it's urgent. Thanks a lot!

The Clawed Hands got to work.
Giles could already see Kristen and her team doing their part and engaging with the convoy from the flank. Spells and arrows were being flung across the valley as voices shouted and screamed in the distance. But the soldiers from the Kingdom of Kal could barely put up a fight, even though they outnumbered their opponents.
Because Kristen was A-ranked, just like Giles. And the rest of her team were low B-ranks at most. Even if there were only a handful of them, they were more than enough to deal with the first wave of guards protecting the convoy.
Not that they needed to engage in combat for long. Because they were meant to be a distraction— to lure the main bulk of the soldiers from the convoy away from the armored wagon carrying Guildmaster Evan.
“We just have to watch out for Seth the Battlemage,” Giles said as he hopped off a rock, before sliding down the hill. “He’s an A-rank [Mage]. If you see him, just back off. I’ll handle him.”
Both Sylvie and Jaden followed right behind him. Sylvie seemed to glide on the earth as the ground shifted beneath her feet— a result of her spellcasting. Meanwhile, Jaden ran down as fast as he could… only to trip and tumble all the way down.
Giles paused to stare at the boy as he crashed at the bottom of the valley. Sylvie also came to a halt right next to the leader of the Clawed Hands.
“Are you alright, Jaden?” she called out.
And Jaden groaned as he picked himself up from a small crater on the ground. He dusted himself off as he shook his head.
“I’m fine—” he started.
Only to be interrupted as an arrow flew into the back of his head.
“Take this, you brigand!” a soldier shouted as he loosed another flurry of projectiles at Jaden.
But as the second and third arrow landed on Jaden, the soldier paused. His eyes went wide as one after another, the arrows shattered upon impact.
“What…?”
Jaden stumbled back as he spun around with an annoyed look on his face. “That hurt you asshole!”
He picked up one of the broken arrowheads as the soldier turned to run. But before the soldier could get far, Jaden hurled the broken arrowhead with all his strength. And the broken arrowhead short forward so fast like it had been fired from a crossbow.
The soldier slumped over with a gaping hole in his chest as Giles and Sylvie came to a halt right next to Jaden.
The leader of the Clawed Hands smirked as he nodded at the boy. “Good work.”
That was why Jaden was called the Titanium Brute. Thanks to his Skills, it was like his skin was made of metal. He could tank most attacks by lower-leveled individuals unscathed. Even if he did feel a little bit of pain from them.
“Remember, our target is that armored wagon,” Giles said as he nodded up ahead past a group of running guards.
The convoy was in a panic. And the soldiers escorting it were thrown into disarray. Most of them were distracted by Kristen and her team as they took out guard after guard. Only a handful of them even noticed the trio of mercenaries standing at the other side of the convoy.
A group of soldiers paused as a [Mage] raised a wand and pointed at Giles. They let out a war cry, before charging forward as the [Mage] supported them with a volley of spells. Giles took a step forward as he nodded at Sylvie.
“Do your thing,” he said.
“Right— [Mass Sleep]!” She pointed at the charging soldiers.
She was a [Sorceress]. That meant she was capable of casting rather unusual spells that weren’t typically suited for dueling. But right now, her magic sufficed in distracting the soldiers. That was why she was known as the Diverting Dandelion.
Their movements slowed. They grew sluggish, before collapsing on the ground, completely unconscious. But the [Mage] was still awake. He screamed as he hurled a fireball straight at Giles.
The explosion rocked the ground as Sylvie and Jaden winced. However, Giles was no longer standing there. He appeared right next to the [Mage] with a grin plastered on his face. The [Mage] blinked, before spinning around.
And Giles just shook his head. “Don’t even try— you’ve already lost.”
With that, the [Mage] crumpled silently to the ground as blood spurted out of his chest. Giles twirled his dagger in hand as he looked back up to the armored wagon just up ahead. The convoy was starting to take notice of him. Dozens of soldiers moved to intercept him as he started to sprint forward.
“Sylvie, Jaden!” he called out to his companions. “Distract them!”
“Yes, boss!” they replied in unison as they hurriedly trailed after him.
Despite being a pair of young troublemakers who were normally a pain in the ass to deal with, they were very competent in the battlefield. Sylvie slammed a fist onto the ground, causing a localized tremor that shook the landscape. The group of soldiers stumbled and staggered, only for Jaden to ram into them a moment after.
He tore their numbers apart as Giles leapt into the sky. The leader of the Clawed Hands nodded approvingly at the two of them, taking a moment to survey the battlefield. Everything was going according to plan. Now it was up to him to complete the mission.
The [Daggermaster] tossed his dagger down onto the ground right next to the armored wagon. There was a flash of light. Just like when he had recalled the weapon into his hands. But this time, it wasn’t his dagger that was teleporting. It was him.
Giles appeared right next to his dagger as he shook his head. It was an enchantment on the dagger that allowed him to teleport to it, or to teleport it back to him. It was a powerful artifact. And it had earned him the Title of the Flying Blade.
He raised his head to look at the enchantments protecting the armored wagon. It was not going to be easy to break through. Not with his Skills at the very least. But that was why he came prepared.
He produced a scroll from his side as he nodded. He unfurled it, watching as the runes etched on its surface shone. Giles pointed it at the wagon.
“Dispel M—” he started.
And his eyes flickered as he saw a glint coming from the side. Giles leapt back just in time to avoid a blast of frost. He spun around to face a figure clad in ice. His eyes narrowed as he watched the figure step forward.
“Seth the Battlemage,” Giles said as he twirled his dagger. “So you’ve finally decided to join the fray.”
Seth shook his head, raising his staff as it was wreathed in ice. A broadsword of frost was formed at the very tip— about the size of the Battlemage himself. He slowly drew forward, dragging the weapon behind him.
“Oh? It seems you’ve done your research on who I am…” He tilted his head, peering curiously at Giles. “You’re no ordinary brigand, are you?”
The [Daggermaster] just licked his lips in response. “Perhaps— but it does not matter. Because you die here.”
And with that, Giles lashed out with his dagger. He was fast. He reached the Battlemage in an instant, slicing down with a flash of light. It was a Skill— a piercing attack that could have torn apart even titanium.
But the ice armor Seth wore took the brunt of the attack. He stumbled back, grunting as his ice armor collapsed around him. He hefted the frost broadsword and swung it down at the [Daggermaster].
But Giles deftly deflected the attack as he stepped forward. He thrusted out with a flurry of strikes, and the Battlemage raised the broadsword of frost.
The broadsword of frost began to break apart as the attacks whittled it down. Seth was A-ranked, just like the [Daggermaster]. However, the fact was that he was barely into A-rank, and those few levels separating them made a massive difference.
Giles laughed as he swung out once more. This time, he gripped his dagger with both his hands, and he felt a surge of strength flow through him. He slammed the blade against the frost broadsword— and the ice shattered.
Seth staggered forward as his weapon was destroyed. Giles just kicked the Battlemage back against the armored wagon, before striding forward.
“Come on, is that all you’ve got?” the [Daggermaster] asked. “Did you really think you could beat me with that pathetic display?”
The Battlemage chuckled as he looked weakly back up to Giles. “No— but that was enough to distract you.”
And that made the leader of the Clawed Hands pause. “Distract me…?”
Right as the words left his mouth, a powerful explosion rocked the valley. Giles was thrown back from the shockwave, seeing a pillar of smoke rise into the sky. He steadied himself as his brows snapped together.
“What is that?” he asked as he looked up in horror.
“Did you really think we didn’t expect the Adventurer’s Guild to strike back?” Seth asked, getting to his feet.
The dust and smoke began to clear as Giles swept his gaze over his surroundings. He looked on with narrowed eyes, seeing a massive crater just up ahead. Kristen and her team were lying bloodied at the very edge of the blast zone.
“Kristen…?”
“We expected adventurers— but mercenaries like you?” the Battlemage said as he shook his head. “It makes no difference.”
Giles blinked, before hearing a voice cry out in pain behind him. He spun around, watching as both Jaden flew through the air and crashed right at the [Daggermaster]’s feet.
“Jaden!” Giles called out as he rushed to the boy’s side. “What happened?”
“Sorry, boss,” another voice came in reply. Giles glanced back to see Sylvie stumbling forward, clutching her bleeding shoulder. “But I couldn’t distract her…”
“Distract who?” the [Daggermaster] asked as he took a step forward.
But Sylvie collapsed. Giles blinked. He cast his gaze over the battlefield as the realization settled in. The Clawed Hands were defeated with ease— quickly and swiftly, before he could even notice it.
He took a step back as he gritted his teeth. “We’re the Clawed Hands… we’re elites! We’re specialists at our jobs! How…?”
“Well, maybe you aren’t as good at your job as you think you are,” a burly figure said as he walked past Jaden’s fallen body.
“You’re…?” Giles stared with wide eyes. “Rokh the Bludgeoning Striker?”
The [Daggermaster] recognized the burly man in an instant. He was the one who had been placed in charge of the fortress back in Windrip. An A-rank captain who was renowned for his physical prowess.
Giles shook his head as he exclaimed. “That… makes no sense! You shouldn’t be here!”
“Oh? And what made you think I would stay in that backwater city?” Rokh said with a smug look on his face. “I left my lieutenant in charge of that shit place. I’m never returning back there ever again.”
“That’s ridiculous!” Giles snarled. “You’re abandoning Windrip just to transport a single man out of the city?”
Rokh shook his head. “That man is the reason why we’re here in the first place. Unfortunately, our King had other matters to attend to, so he took his leave. The only reason we took so long to follow after him is because we were waiting for her to arrive.”
Giles narrowed his eyes. “Her? Who is—”
And there was a flash of light. He leapt back as he dodged a black beam that cut the ground open. He frowned, looking up at a black-haired girl as she descended from the sky.
The leader of the Clawed Hands paused as he saw who it was. His eyes widened, and his legs shook. He took a step back as he said her name.
“Eloise the Dark Wizard,” he whispered. “S-rank mercenary— what are you doing here?”
She just smiled at him in response. “I have been hired by the [Hero King] himself to ensure that his cargo is safely transported back to his nation. It is a pleasure to meet you, Giles the Flying Blade.”
“That’s…” Giles hadn’t even known that she had been in the city. If he had known that she’d be involved, he wouldn’t have taken this job. He pursed his lips as she glanced dismissively at Jaden and Sylvie.
“I have heard so much about the Clawed Hands— I was excited to see you in action. But…” She shook her head as she covered her mouth. “I must say, you have been nothing but a disappointment.”
Giles ground his teeth together. “Why would the [Hero King] hire an S-rank mercenary to transport a damn guildmaster? Just what is going on?”
“I do not know why my clients hire me,” Eloise said simply as she took a step forward. “I simply complete my task. I am sure you understand that as much as me. That is why—”
She raised a hand, pointing straight at him as his eyes went round. Her fingers cracked with a black electricity as she spoke simply.
“As much as I would love to continue this conversation, I have to annihilate you.”
“No—” Giles protested.
But a blast of dark lightning shot forward as he opened his mouth. He couldn’t even react in time. He winced, raising his dagger protectively. He knew it wouldn’t save him. He knew he didn’t stand a chance against her.
He closed his eyes, waiting for the searing pain. Giles knew that he was as good as dead. He accepted this outcome. He wanted to get over it as quickly as possible. But… death never came.
Giles blinked as he heard the thundering crackle of the dark lightning come and go. He saw the flash of light flicker and dissipate. He looked down at himself, seeing that he was still in one piece.
And he sighed in relief. “I’m… alive? But how—”
He looked back up to see a figure standing before him. A brown-haired woman dressed in strange clothes. His eyes narrowed as he saw an impossibly torn and tattered cloak blowing with the wind behind her. She held a rusty sword in the air, and Giles couldn’t help but stare at her in awe.
Because she deflected the attack with ease. Even Eloise looked on with a surprised look on her face as the brown-haired woman just lowered her blade. Seth frowned, and Captain Rokh peered at her suspiciously.
“Who are you?” Giles asked with wide eyes.
“I’m Amelia,” the brown-haired woman said simply. “And I’m here to save Evan.”
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Vent post, encouragement needed.
Background: my kids are now 2.5, 4, and 5.
I'm feeling really down today. Generally I think I'm a fairly good mom. I sometimes yell, but always apologize afterwards when I lose my cool.
Well, yesterday was crazy busy; my husband had to go out of town for work last minute, and I've had a sprained ankle for going on 5 weeks that the doctor recently told me that the only way to heal was to 'stay off of it'. Because that's going to happen. I also had a farmer's market until 2pm; I bake and sell macarons in my 'free time'. Yesterday afternoon was also my son's belt graduation for this martial art that he and I both do (capoeira), which started at 3pm. I found someone to watch the kids during my market, but I was racing all day trying to do everything with no support.
So me and the three kids show up to the belt graduation and lo and behold, it's being held outside right near a crazy busy street, at a food truck market, in the hot sun. I already hate it. Nonetheless, we get set up and I get my kids set up with snacks and water. They eat and are playing around. I had to remind them a couple times to stay farther away the street, but in general they're being safe; we ride bikes together daily and they know not to go into streets.
Then the capoeira teacher asks me to help out with passing out diplomas to the kids, as I sometimes help out in class and am the only other adult who knows all of the students' names. On the inside I'm thinking, like... You're asking the ONLY parent with three kids, also the only parent with any kids under five years, who has a friggin ankle boot on, to help? But I can't say no because community abed pride. (I should've said no.)
We go through the ceremony and it goes fine, my oldest gets his next belt and also an apellido (which is a Portuguese nickname) and we're packing up to leave early because my daughter is getting a headache and there's no shade. So I turn my back on my kids for TWO SECONDS to grab our folding chair so we can go. I turn back and another adult has my two and a half year old and is running towards me, telling me that he was about to run into the street. The busy street. The one that's right there with no fence that I've been worrying about the whole time.
And now I've been up all night, absolutely guilty and terrified and feel like the worst mom in the world. Because the truth is, I DID turn my back. And I should never have stayed and let my kids play that close to a busy street without being able to physically chase them the whole time. And if COURSE I shouldn't trust a two and a half year old. All of that was super clear the minute something scary happened. But I was exhausted and not thinking at my best and all alone and injured and just trying to get everything done.
And if I'm being completely honest, besides the absolutely terrifying and gut wrenchingly impossible-to-comprehend possibility that my two year old could have been injured or killed, there's also the shame of being seen in my community as a horrible mom. Which I hate that I'm even thinking about, because it's so minor as to be nothing in comparison, but also hurts and makes me feel like an awful person. Because at the end of the day, in our society, parenting is performative.
I can't stop going over it again and again in my head, all the mistakes I made and whether my entire life is one big mistake.
Picture is of my two year old smearing mud on my legs last weekend at the creek.
Tl;dr: My 2.5 almost ran into a busy street because I wasn't looking and now I feel awful.
Edited for autocorrect mistakes.

I've known my friend "Sarah" F17 for nearly three years. She's kind of a forgetful person by nature, and has forgotten important things a number of times (for example, the first time we were supposed to meet she forgot and when I texted her she said she has some other plans and can't come that day) Anyway we've been friends for a while and today's my birthday. All of my other friends have texted me happy birthday (some early, some a bit later since they wake up late). She's a person who naturally wakes up at 6-7am max so she's been up for a while. Anyway it's nearly three thirty PM and she hasn't texted me yet, l've realized that she probably forgot, then one of my other friends sent me happy birthday in a groupchat Sarah is part of, and next thing you know she texts me happy birthday. WIBTA if I got annoyed at her for forgetting to text me earlier?
(Just adding this here: when one of our other friends birthdays came up she not only remembered, but also got them a pretty expensive present)
Edit: We're pretty close friends, we spend like 2 hours on the bus to school together every day. It's not like a distant friend forgetting your birthday situation

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Hi all!
Apologies, am back again looking for more firmware for a project of mine. I've got a Mitel 5330 IP Phone currently running 04.01.00.22, and I'm looking to upgrade it to the latest firmware for SIP.
I've tried searching all over online with no luck, seems Mitel also have their stuff under a portal..
If anyone happens to have the latest (or near enough latest, anythings helpful tbh) version which can do SIP, please do let me know!
Cheers all.
Connor

Just ordered stage 1 for my mk7.5 R. I've never done anything like this with any of my cars, so I'm currently running 92 octane. The stage 1 tune is for 91, how do you go about this? I was thinking run the tank down to damn near empty, flash the tune and go fill up with 91. Is there a better way? Please don't give me shit lol I've never done this type of thing.

So I am currently stuck on my platinum journey for this game. Since I have no friends who play this game, I need to find someone else to invade my world, so I can kill him in order to get pure white CT. I also do not intend to kill the phantoms, because that would need a few more ephemeral stones which I do not have, and I have a hard time finding a place to farm them + I ain’t exactly the best DS player.
So how does the invade system work? Would the one invading me need to be in soul form, and I need to be in human form in order to kill him and increase my tendency? Would my co-op partner need to have the red eye stone in order to actually invade my world through a password? I guess we also need to be on the same server?
And when my partner joins, does he need to be near the same arch stone in his game in order to join mine, and then use the red eye stone?
Sorry for the many questions, but I am really desperate and totally lost on how to get the PvP with a friend thing going.

Hello Guys, i already showed this thing in one of my previous topics, but now we have a lot of information and this thing is almost complete, so let me show you its evolution from 1st mirror until today.
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Now i present to you some most likely options what this thing is.
1) Symbol Witch, it's possible that this is the rumored Symbol witch, but not a normal one, there is some important information we get from Kagome and Sena's talking, Sena's warned that there is a witch near Sakurako tree, and in this chapter Kagome warned everyone about witch nearby and Mitama finded her, which is some random witch and girls killed it immediately, so if there is really such a powerful witch as symbol nearby the Mitama would definitely feel it, another thing that is against this option, this thing is only evolved after Iroha gained her fragments back, so it's really tied to Iroha. But, there is some things that can support this theory, first is - Iroha was travelled in past and maybe in some time somehow symbol witch infected Iroha and now grows inside her, and since she is inside, her witch aura is cloaked by Iroha's own magic. Another thing against this theory is symbol witch behaviour, she is able to survive for who knows how many centuries, so for her to appear near where all most powerful megukas gathered now is a suicide mission and not fit for her longevity behaviour.
2)Iroha's darkness\demon, It's possible that when Iroha's lost her entire person the curses and impurities that she collected inside wasn't purified, and her magic fused with darkness and brings to life this being, and when fragments returns to her, this darkness just absorbed it's powers and grows. Sena's give us a hints that she won't do anything to Iroha until she fullfill her promise or die, so now no one in control of Iroha's body and this theory is quite possible.
3)Something from the past, When traveled to past Iroha encountered some ancient witch, similar being that infected her body and is responsible for her current condition and let's think that it's like a parasite which drains Iroha's magic and grows and evolve.
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Anyway this thing is almost completed, it will be fully restored at June when 5th mirror is added and since,authors speed up the chapters to make it before anniversary it's quite possiblle that "corrupted" Iroha can be a new anni unit. Another thing who is going inside 6th Mirror, i was thinking before that it's either Kagome or Puella Care, but they are near Iroha,Yachiyo too. We already See Union,Tokime,PB,Folklore and the fifth mirror is for Neo Magius, so who is going to 6th?
My own opinion about what is this thing is, i don't know really, i think that it's something we didn't encountered before, but what it's nature is i don't have a answer right now, so i want to hear you thoughts, maybe you noticed something i was missed or you have you own theories about it's identity, i want to hear you comments and arguments below in comments.

Hey - I did a general first round interview and they mentioned that they would share my CV internally around as the next step... but I got rejected over the weekend. Do you think its worth following up on why I got rejected?

Thank you for taking the time to speak with me.
We have completed our shortlisting process of initial interviews. Unfortunately, we won’t be moving to the next step of the hiring process for our Senior Frontend Engineer - Experimentation Framework (Remote anywhere in ANZ) opportunity.
I enjoyed learning more about your experience and I hope you don't mind if we reach out to you in the future when a position opens up that may be a good fit for your background.
Wishing you the best of luck on your job search, Christopher.
Cheers
Hilary

So this issue has been going on for a year. I’ve tried a lot of things and nothing seems to quite fix it. I’ve looked online and nothing seems to match my specific situation.
I have two cats, Moomoo and Tang Yuan (I call her Tangy). They generally get along okay most of the time. They don’t cuddle or groom each other but they can sleep next to each other fine, eat near each other and stuff.
They play pretty rough though. Moomoo is bigger than Tangy and whenever he chases her and tries to play with her she starts hissing and screeching really loudly. However, she will sometimes chase him and they engage in what I think is normal play behaviour. Moomoo will often lie on his back when they get tired and they start wrestling.
I know cats are meant to take turns being on top and bottom when playing but it seems like whenever it’s moomoo’s turn to start chasing and being on top Tangy will start the hissing and screeching again.
I don’t see any other signs of aggression. No raised fur, no growling, no noise from moomoo, no urinating in weird spots, no claws, etc. but I do notice that Tangy is pretty skittish around him whenever he gets close to her. But if he settles down near her she’ll generally be okay. She will often immediately surrender any resource to him (food, cat tree, etc) which I’ve heard is a bad sign.
Can anyone tell me if I have a serious problem here and how I can fix it?

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To be honest, I’ve only spent about 2 hours playing Riders Republic so far. I used to be a Xbox guy, then switched to PS5 because I wanted to try Gran Turismo instead of Forza. Long story short, I saw a shop near me were basically giving away copies of Riders Republic, so I snagged one. I love open world mindless games to unwind to after a long day. So far I’m loving it except one thing is is driving me nuts, it looks just like Forza. Like the icons on the menu are the same ones used in Forza Horizon. Did some of the same developers work on this game? How are they getting away with this? I just want to know how and why it looks just like a different console exclusive game. Anyway, I’m ready to get attacked and criticized by long time players for not knowing.