THE THREE LITTLE CONTEMPORARIES: CHAPTER NINE: THE INTERNET OF VALUE

 THE SCARIEST CHAPTER OF ALL. THIS IS WHERE THE TWO OTHER CONTEMPORARIES ARE EATEN. THEY ARE GONE CHILDREN. CHILDREN THEY ARE GONE. THESE CONTEMPORARIES ARE NO MORE. THE SCARIEST ASPECT OF THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN WHICH WE LIVE, IS THE FACT NO ONE CARES. THIS ECONOMIC SYSTEM IS SET UP, FOR NO ONE TO CARE. EVER. NO ONE IS EVER SUPPOSED TO CARE. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO CARE. THEY SAY, NO ONE IS SUPPOSED TO CARE. THEY SAY IT THRU ACTION. BY PUTTING THE TIGHT SQUEEZE ON US ALL, ECONOMICALLY, WE ARE SUBDUED WITHOUT STRATEGY. WITHOUT STRATEGY, WE ARE SUBDUED. WHAT WE ALL NEED IS A LITTLE STRATEGY. THE HOUSE MADE OF STRAW. ECONOMICALLY, WHAT'S AN ANALOGY FOR THIS, RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW, I CAN MUSTER? THE HOUSE OF STRAW IS DEPENDING ON SLAVE WAGES OR SALARY FOR FINANCIAL SECURITY AND ECONOMIC BLISS. SLAVE WAGES JUST MEANS ANY INCOME DERIVED FROM ECONOMICAL SLAVERY. WE ARE FORCED TO FIND WAGES OR SALARY SOMEWHERE, FOR WE AIM TO LIVE UNDER A ROOF, SOMEWHERE. IN THIS REGARD WE ARE FORCED TO ECONOMICALLY PAY FOR EVERYTHING WE USE. ONE DAY WE GOT CHARGED FOR AIR AND THEN ONLY THE "HAD IT'S" HAD IT. IT WAS A CRYING SHAME. OUT LOUD. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SLAVE WAGES OR SALARY OF THE HIGH PRICED SLAVE. WE CAN BREAK IT DOWN HERE, WE CAN BREAK IT DOWN IN THE NEXT PART OF THIS PART, OR WE CAN BOTH. YOU GO TO COLLEGE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. CHRONOLOGICALLY SPEAKING. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, AT ANY TIME YOU CAN ATTEND COLLEGE. YOU ATTEND COLLEGE. FOR WHAT INDUSTRY? WHAT SPECIALTY? FOR WHAT REASON? IF STUDYING ACCOUNTING, WHY? TO GET A JOB AS AN ACCOUNTANT? IF SO, THEN FOR HOW LONG? NO MATTER WHAT PROFESSION THE COLLEGE DEGREE IS IN, NO MATTER WHAT PROFESSION YOU ARE IN, WITHOUT CREATING SUCCESSFUL AND PROFITABLE BUSINESSES AND OR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, THE BIG BAD WOLF CAN STILL GET YOU. BASED ONLY ON CERTAIN FACTORS. CERTAIN FACTORS IN LIFE CAN BRING THE BIG AND BAD WOLF SYSTEM CLOSER THAN CLOSE. WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANY STRAW HOUSES RAVAGED BY ECONOMIC LIONS. STRAW HOUSES AREN'T THE SAFEST WAY. WE DO NOT WANT TO BE TOO VIVID. NOT HERE AND NOT NOW. THIS IS NOT THE TIME OR THE PLACE, TO GO INTO SUCH DETAIL. THE WOLVES ARE OUT. THE LIONS ARE IN. THE STRAW HOUSE LOOKED TERRIBLE AFTERWARDS. IT WAS JUST STRAW. HERE'S WHY. THE SILVER LINING. THE MONEY IN WHICH YOU EARN FROM WAGES OR SALARY, IS A JOKE. THE PUNCHLINE IS, INVESTING PORTFOLIOS AND SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES ARE THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP UP WITH INFLATION. THE DOLLARS ARE INFLATED. YOU HAVE TO PUT THE PURCHASING POWER INTO YOUR DOLLAR YOURSELF. IF THE DOLLAR IS WORTH TEN CENTS, YOU BETTER HAVE AN ECONOMIC EARNING POWER OF TIMES TEN. WE'RE SAYING NOTHING MORE THAN THAT PEOPLE. THE DOLLAR YOU WORSHIP ISN'T WORTH ANYTHING. IT IS ALL A JOKE. A TERRIBLE LIE. A TERRIBLE LIE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. THE STUDY OF MONEY WILL TURN INTO A COMEDY SHOW, EITHER WAY. EITHER YOU DO NOT STUDY MONEY THEN THE JOKE MAY BE ON YOU. IF YOU DO STUDY MONEY, YOU MAY LAUGH AT WHAT YOU FIGURE OUT. THE OBSERVATIONS YOU MAKE INSIDE OF THESE STUDY SESSIONS MIGHT AROUSE YOUR INTELLECT. ECONOMIC EARNING POWER WILL KEEP AWAY THE BIG AND BAD WOLF SYSTEM. GETTING THE DEGREE TO INVEST THOSE EARNINGS INTO BUSINESSES IN THE INDUSTRY YOU WANT TO START AND OR INVESTING PORTFOLIOS YOU BUILD FROM SCRATCH, USING INFORMATION YOU FIND IN PLACES OF VALUE. 

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1:24PM EST - 2:15PM EST
2.23.2020
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23RD, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY QQ.
THE 10TH BIRTHDAY OF QUE HARRIS JR.
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THE THREE LITTLE HAMBURGERS: CHAPTER TEN: 1914 DOLLARS

THE HOUSE OF STICKS, ON THE DAY THE WOLF SYSTEM CAME KNOCKING. OWNING A BUSINESS OR MANY DIFFERENT BUSINESSES IS A SUREFIRE WAY, TO KEEP THE WOLF SYSTEM AWAY. THE KEY POINT TO OWNING AND CREATING BUSINESSES IS HOWEVER, FOR THE BUSINESS ITSELF TO PROSPER FROM CREATING PROFITS. SO WHEN THE WOLF SYSTEM COMES, YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE THEIR MONEY. THIS IS THE ONLY REASON, THIS OPTION OF THE STICK HOUSE, ISN'T THE BEST OPTION. IT IS HALF THE BEST OPTION. IT IS ONE OF THE BEST THREE WAYS TO AVOID THE WOLF SYSTEM. THE WOLF SYSTEM CAN NOT BE AVOIDED THRU THE ECONOMIC STRAW HOUSE BUILDING PROGRAM. THIS IS NO ECONOMIC PROGRAM AT ALL. THE STRAW HOUSE ECONOMIC PROGRAM IS ONLY THE BEST OPTION, WHEN THE BUSINESSES CREATED, BRING IN ENOUGH PROFIT TO PAY THE WOLF SYSTEM OFF COMPLETELY. REMEMBER, THE WOLF SYSTEM IS ALSO THE RETIREMENT ISSUE. ANY ECONOMIC ISSUE YOU WILL EVER FACE IS THE BIG AND BADDEST WOLF OF ALL. THEY ARE ALL ECONOMIC LITTLE WOLVES. EVERY BILL IS A LITTLE WOLF. IN THIS LIFE, THEY DO NOT GIVE US ANYTHING, BUT BILLS. THE ONLY HANDOUTS WE ARE GIVEN ARE BILLS. THE STRAW HOUSE MUST BE CONVERTED INTO A STICK HOUSE. THE STICK MUST BE CONVERTED TO A BRICK HOUSE OR A LOG CABIN. THE STICK HOUSE MUST BE A LOG CABIN. IF YOU CAN TURN THE STICK HOUSE INTO AN ECONOMIC LOG CABIN, THEN IT IS THE BEST. THE ECONOMIC BRICK HOUSE, IS THE ECONOMIC BRICK HOUSE, FOR IT RELIES ON PASSIVE AND RESIDUAL INCOME. ONE OF THE REASONS, ARTISTS ARE ARTISTS AS A CAREER, IS THE RESIDUAL AND PASSIVE INCOME ASPECT. THE PASSIVE INCOME IS GENERATED THRU SYNDICATION AND SALES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. FOR THE ARTIST, THE ECONOMIC BRICK HOUSE AND LOG CABIN ARE THE BEST OPTION. ANY SLAVE WAGES, YOU WOULD WANT TO INVEST THEM IN THE MONEY MARKETS. YOU WOULD HAVE TO WORK YOUR WAY UP THRU OUT THE ENTIRE MONEY MARKET SYSTEM. THE MONEY MARKETS. THE MONEY MARKETS, PERIOD. START OFF WITH BONDS, STOCKS, SECURED CREDIT CARDS, CREDIT CARDS, CREDIT LINES. CRYPTO CREDIT LINES, POWERED BY CRYPTO CURRENCY. CRYPTO CURRENCY, IS A NEW FORM OF CURRENCY. THE OLD FORM OF CURRENCY WAS SALT. SODIUM. BACK IN THE DAY, THROWING SALT, WAS MAKING IT RAIN. "OH YOU ARE THROWING SALT, YOU MUST GOT IT?" THROWING SALT BACK IN THE DAY WAS THROWING MONEY AROUND. KIND OF FUNNY. THE MORE RECENT OF CURRENCY WAS THE PAPER DOLLAR. FROM THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE CHRONOLOGICALLY, THE PAPER FORM OF CURRENCY WAS THE RISKIEST FORM. ANY FORM BEFORE PAPER WAS MEDIEVAL, BORDERLINE PRIMEVAL. FOR ANY CURRENCY USED BEFORE PAPER CURRENCY, TO BE SEEN AS RISKY AS PAPER CURRENCY HAS BECOME, WOULD APPEAR OUTLANDISH IN NATURE. EXTREMELY OUTLANDISH. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OUTLANDISH. THEREFORE MY GOOD PEOPLE, WE ARE OFFICIALLY OUT IN THE OUT LANDS. DUE TO THE FACT THE PAPER CURRENCY, NOW FIAT CURRENCY, IS WORTH LESS THAN IT WAS WHEN IT WAS BACKED BY GOLD AND SILVER. THE DOLLAR USED TO BE BACKED BY GOLD AND SILVER. THE FIAT DOLLAR, USED TO BE BACKED BY SOMETHING. THE FIAT DOLLAR USED TO BE BACKED BY SOMETHING VALUABLE IN NATURE. VALUABLE BY NATURE, WAS SOMETHING ONCE BACKING THE AMERICAN DOLLAR. IT IS A CAPRICORNIC SHAME, NIXON DECOUPLED THE GOLD FROM THE DOLLAR IN 1971. THE DOLLAR HASN'T BEEN BACKED BY GOLD SINCE 1913. IN 1914, $110 IS WORTH $2826.71. IN 1914, $33.00 IS WORTH $848.01. THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR WAS $848 PER $33. $1 IS WORTH $25 IN 1914. 1914 DOLLARS. 

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3:19PM EST - 4:27PM EST
2.23.2020
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23RD, 2020
HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY TO QQ
QUE HARRIS JR.
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THE THREE LITTLE CONTEMPORARIES: CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE CONCLUSION

THE CONCLUSION TO THE SHORT STORY, NARRATED BY THE FOURTH DIMENSIONAL SHATTERED GLASS. NARRATED BY THE VOICE UTTERING THE WORDS BREAKING THE FOURTH DIMENSIONAL WALL OF GLASS. THE GLASS WALL. WHEN YOU DISCUSS THE TRUTH OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCES, IT IS SIMILAR TO BREAKING THE 4D GLASS WALL. THE THIRD LITTLE PIG. PIGGIE NUMERO TRES. MOURNS THE ECONOMIC FATES OF NUMEROS DOS Y TRES. THE SECOND AND FIRST LITTLE PIG, NOW BELONG TO THE WOLF. THE WOLF ATE THEM CHILDREN. THE HOUSE OF STRAW CAN BE CONVERTED TO THE STICK HOUSE. THE STICK HOUSE CAN BE CONVERTED INTO THE LOG CABIN OF ECONOMIC EXPANSION. THE STICK HOUSE CAN BE CONVERTED INTO THE ECONOMIC BRICK HOUSE. THE STICK HOUSE CAN BE LIQUIDATED, IN EXCHANGE FOR THE ECONOMIC BRICK HOUSE. THE STRAW HOUSE IS USING WAGES AND SALARY TO PAY BILLS. THE BILLS BEING PAID NOW ARE SOLELY CONTINGENT UPON THE WAGES AND SALARY. THE WAY YOU HAVE LEARNED TO SURVIVE FINANCIALLY, THIS WAY, IS DEPENDENCY ON WAGES OR SALARY. EARNED INCOME. THE FIRST LITTLE PIG IS OF EARNED INCOME. THE FIRST LITTLE PIG, PAYS HIS BILLS, EVERY MONTH, ALL OF THEM. IF THE ONLY WAY THE FIRST LITTLE PIG'S BILLS ARE PAID, DEPENDS ONLY ON THE WAGES AND OR SALARY, OH BOY. NO ONE WANTS TO BE IN THE BOAT OF ROCKY WATERS. NO ONE WANTS TO BE IN THE BOAT, INSIDE ROCKY WATERS. OF COURSE THE WATER IS MURKY. OF COURSE THE WATER IS DEEP. OF COURSE THERE ARE ANIMALS IN THE WATERS. THEY CALL THEM FISH. OF COURSE SOME OF THESE FISH EAT OTHER FISH. THEY CALL THOSE PREDATORS. OF COURSE THERE ARE PREDACIOUS FISH IN THESE WATERS. AND FINALLY, OF COURSE THESE FISH ARE CIRCLING YOUR BOAT. SOME IN HOPES OF NOT BEING EATEN. SOME IN HOPES OF EATING YOUR BOAT AND EVERYTHING INSIDE OF IT. FOR YOUR BOAT IS IN THE WATER. THE WATER BELONGS TO THE PREDATORS. ONLY THE PREDATORS ARE SAFE IN THE WATER. UNLESS THERE'S A NET. A WHOLE DIFFERENT TYPE OF PREDATOR, YET AND STILL, ANOTHER PREDATOR. THE THIRD LITTLE PIG IS SAFE. THE SECOND LITTLE PIG PAID HIS BILLS FROM HIS BUSINESS. THE BUSINESS PROFITS CAN GO INTO THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO. THE BUSINESS PROFITS ARE TO BE RE INVESTED INTO THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO. THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO CONSISTS OF ANY INVESTMENTS. EVEN OTHER BUSINESSES THAT CAN GENERATE PROFITS WITHOUT YOU. THIS IS THE POINT. TO BE ABLE TO REAP THE EARNED REWARDS OF INVESTING IN A COMPANY OR BUSINESS, CAPABLE OF OPERATING WITHOUT YOU. IT JUST NEEDS YOUR MONEY. JOBS JUST NEED YOUR TIME. YOU JUST NEED YOUR JOB'S PAYCHECK FOR SLAVING SERVICES RENDERED. YOU MAY NOT LOVE YOUR JOB. YOUR JOB MAY NOT LOVE YOU EITHER. YOU MIGHT WISH YOU COULD LIVE FOR FREE. YOUR JOB MIGHT WISH THEY COULD WORK YOU FOREVER UNTIL DEATH FOR FREE. YOU MAY YEARN FOR HIGHER WAGES OR INCREASED SALARY PAY. YOUR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT MAY WISH THOSE DAYS NEVER EVEN SEE THE LIGHT OF NIGHT. OWNING A BUSINESS IS GREAT. BEING FORCED TO RELY SOLELY ON THIS ONE BUSINESS FOR ALL OF YOUR PROFITS, MAY NOT BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST. UNLESS YOUR BEST ATTRIBUTE AS A PERSON IS THE ACQUISITION OF PURE PROFIT. I DON'T DOUBT YOU. I PRAY YOU ARE AS ECONOMICALLY GEARED TOWARDS ATTAINING AS MUCH PROFIT, AS I EVER AIM TO. OWNING A BUSINESS AND AN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO. THIS IS THE ECONOMIC LOG CABIN. THE STICK HOUSE IS OWNING A BUSINESS. THE ECONOMIC LOG CABIN IS OWNING A BUSINESS AND THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO. THE ECONOMIC BRICK HOUSE IS THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO OWNERSHIP PROGRAM. THESE ARE ALL FINANCIAL PROGRAMS. THE FIRST FINANCIAL PROGRAM, THE STRAW HOUSE, WAS SET UP TO WORK AGAINST YOU. THE STRAW MAN FOUNDATION IS NO FOUNDATION AT ALL. GAMBLING EVERY THING ON EARNED INCOME. YOU CAN ONLY EARN THAT INCOME, THAT WAY, FOR SO LONG. WHETHER IN A CAREER FOR THREE DECADES OR FOUR. SOUNDS LIKE A LOT. THREE OR FOUR DECADES PRODUCING EARNED INCOME, IN THE FORM OF WAGES, POSSIBLY MINIMUM DUE TO LACK OF DEGREE OR SKILL CERTIFICATIONS; VOCATIONAL DEPRIVATION. THE SECOND FINANCIAL PROGRAM SOUNDS LIKE A DREAM COMPARED TO THE STRAW HOUSE. THIS IS HOW THEY GET YOU. THEY DON'T TELL YOU ABOUT THE DYNAMICS BEHIND THE STRAW HOUSE, THEY JUST SHOW YOU THE STRAW HOUSE. THEN THEY SHOW THE STICK HOUSE. EVERYONE IS PUSHED TOWARDS THE STICK, BY THE DESIRE TO NOT HAVE THE STRAW. THE STICK HOUSE CAN BE CONVERTED FROM THE STRAW HOUSE. THE STRAW HOUSE HAS TWO FORMS OF STRAW. MOST PEOPLE YEARN FOR THEIR OWN BUSINESS OF SOME SORT. EVEN IF ONLY TO FULLY FUND THEIR HOBBIES. THEY DON'T TELL US, THE TOUR, IS OF THE STRAW HOUSE. THE FIRST FORM OF STRAW IS BUILT BY WAGES. THE SECOND STRAW FORM IS BUILT BY SALARY PAY. NO OVERTIME, JUST BONUSES AND RAISES FROM DEGREES OR ELSEWHERE. INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL RAISES. ANYONE INVOLVED IN BUSINESS KNOWS TO GO INTO BUSINESS FOR YOUR PASSION. IN THE PERFECT WORLD. ANY ONE GOING TO COLLEGE KNOWS TO GET A DEGREE IN THEIR FIELD OF PASSIONATE STUDY RATHER THAN FOR INCREASED SALARY. THE SALARY INCREASE WILL COME FROM YOUR PASSIONATE ENERGY. THE ENERGY WILL DRIVE YOU. IF FOR NOTHING ELSE, GO TO COLLEGE FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY. ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, FINANCES. ANY COURSE TO PRIVY YOU TO BEING ECONOMICALLY SAVVY. WITH THE ECONOMIC SAV' YOU CAN ACHIEVE ALL OF YOUR DREAMS. THIS CONCEPT IS THE GOLDEN EGG LAYING GOOSE OF THIS PEN NAME'S CATALOGUE. THIS IS JUST BEGINNING YEAR ONE OF THE VANESSA BUNNI STALLONE COLLECTION. THE VBSC. WE ALL WANT OUR ECONOMIC FUTURES TO BE AS FINANCIALLY SAFE AND SECURED AS POSSIBLE. IN THE PERFECT WORLD. MEANING WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK SO HARD TO GET TO SUCH POINTS. SUCH POINTS. SUCH POINTS REQUIRE EVERY EFFORT. COMPARED TO THE WAGE STRAW HOUSE, THE SALARY STRAW HOUSE OR VOCATIONAL STRAW HOUSE, IS WHERE MOST CONTEMPORARIES RUN. IT IS EASY TO SEE WHY. REMEMBER SOCIAL TRAPS WHEN MAKING MOVES. WHEN MAKING PLANS FOR YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE, KEEP IN MIND, THE VARIOUS ECONOMIC TRAPS SET FORTH BY THE ECONOMIC PREDATORS OF THE RULING CLASS. THERE IS WAY MORE THAN I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU. OBVIOUSLY I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING I WANT TO TELL YOU. I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING. IT'S JUST NOT SAFE FOR ME. I'LL TELL YOU. BUT NOT NOW. NOT HERE EITHER. MAYBE IN A FEW VOLUMES WE WILL TOUCH ON IT AGAIN. THIS IS THE CONCLUSION. WHY WOULD I BRING UP A NEW TOPIC, ON THE CUSP OF CREATING ANOTHER SEGMENT TO ACCOMPANY THIS FIRST SEGMENT? IN HOPES OF WHAT? I HAVE A MEMORY OF SALEM HIGH 11TH GRADE LITERATURE TEACHER, MRS. HARTLEY. MANY MEMORIES OF HER, HERE IS ONE. IN THE FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAY, THE CONCLUSION SHOULD CONTAIN A NEW CONCEPT, IDEA OR THOUGHT PATTERN. THE THINKING CLIFFHANGER. PONDER ON THE THOUGHT'S SEQUEL. AND JUST WHERE DID ALL OF THIS THINKING LEAD YOU? WHERE DID YOU FIND YOURSELF? THANK YOU SO MUCH, FOR MAKING IT THIS FAR IN VOLUME TWO. THE NEXT SEGMENT IN VOLUME TWO, WILL BE MOST LIKELY A FILM SCRIPT TREATMENT. FOR A MOTION PICTURE, RADIO PLAY OR TELEVISION PROGRAM, THE FILM TREATMENT IS THE PROSE STEP BETWEEN SCENE CARDS AND THE SCREENPLAY'S FIRST DRAFT. AT THIS POINT, I AM NOT SURE IF I WILL COPY AND PASTE THE TREATMENT ABOVE THIS STORY IN THE FINAL PUBLISHED VERSION. I WILL IN ANOTHER VOLUME, COME BACK TO THIS STORY, THE THREE LITTLE CONTEMPORARIES. THERE WILL BE A SEQUEL TO THE SHORT STORY. WE NEVER GOT INTO MANY ASPECTS OF IT. JUST AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE IDEA, HERE IT WAS. OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM FULL OF INVESTMENTS, WAS THE NEXT SHORT STORY. THE LADY WHO LIVED IN A SHOE SO SHE COULD BUY STOCKS IS ON THE LIST. 

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2.25.2020
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DEAR VANESSA HONEY MALONE,

DEAR HONEY. THIS LETTER IS IN A BOOK. THE BOOK IS IN YOUR PEN NAME. THE NAME CREATED IN YOUR HONOR. ALL CREDITS GO TO GOD. THIS IS VOLUME TWO. VOLUME TWO IS SO FAR, ONE SHORT STORY. THE NEXT HALF, STILL APPEARS TO BE FILM SCRIPT TREATMENT. THERE ARE A FEW ORIGINAL IDEAS IN THE HEAD TOWARDS SHORT STORIES. A TWO PART FILM TREATMENT IS A GOOD WAY TO GO FOR VOLUME THREE. HONEY, I FEEL IN DEBT TO GOD AND I THINK OF YOU. PAINFUL REMINDERS. I FEEL GREAT ENERGY AND I WONDER WHERE YOU ARE? I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF YOU LIKE ECONOMICS CLASS. I NEVER ASKED YOU. I DON'T RECALL. WE WERE ALWAYS TALKING BUSINESS AND MONEYE. WE WERE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT MONEY. I'M SURE YOU DID. I FEEL GOOD I WAS ABLE TO DONATE A PROJECT TO LITERATURE HISTORY, WITH YOUR NAME AS PROFIT HOLDER. I REALLY KNEW YOU. IT BOTHERED ME, YOUR PASSING. UNDERSTATED. OBVIOUSLY. I HAVE 18 MORE LETTERS I WILL END UP WRITING TO YOU. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, WHERE EVER YOU ARE. YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL PERSON, INSIDE AND OUT. I WANTED TO KNOW HOW YOU WOULD THINK AS YOU AGED. YOU DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE. IT BREAKS MY HEART. NAIJAH. JOSH D. HUTCHINSON. IT FEELS LIKE YOU LEFT US. YOU DID. BUT YOU WERE TAKEN? THE CIRCUSMTANCES UNDERWHICH WERE VERY HORRIFYING. I AM THIRTY HONEY, AND I AM COLLEGE ORIENTED. I ENJOY STUDYING AND LEARNING. IT'S SO WEIRD. I'M ON A MISSION. YOU ARE PART OF THE MISSION. ALL OF YOU ARE. HONEY IS THE ONLY WOMAN ON THE LIST. I WILL WORK ON A PROJECT, WRITTEN, UNDER PEN NAMES FOR NAIJAH AND J.D. HUTCHINSON. THIS BOOK GIVES ME THE TINGLES. I DON'T KNOW THE FUTURE OF THIS BOOK, AFTER IT'S PUBLISHED. I DON'T KNOW. WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE RAMIFICATIONS ON THE FUTURE, I AM GRATEFUL. I FEEL LIKE GOD HAS A GUN TO MY HEAD. GOD GAVE ME LIFE. GOD GAVE ME CERTAIN SKILLS. GIFTS. GOD GIVES ME TIME. GOD GIVES ME GRACE. GOD GIVES ME DESTINY. FATE. TIME. IF I WASTE ALL OF THAT I'M HORRIBLE. EITHER WAY I SHALL TOO PASS. I TOO SHALL PASS. THEN NOTHING ELSE MATTERS OF ME BESIDES WHAT I LEFT BEHIND. 

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2.26.2020
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26TH, 2020
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1:39PM EST - 2:19PM EST (SCENE ONE)
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27TH, 2020
MS. KINYA TUZO'S BIRTHDAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. KINYA
"THE FOREX FILM"
VANESSA B. STALLONE
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SESSION ONE: "THE FOREX FILM" SCENE SCRIPT OPENING SEQUENCE

SCENE: #1. MEMORIAL DAY 2018. ATLANTA. GEORGIA. RESORT CLUB HOUSE. MEETING. INTERIOR SHOT. I WAS SITTING IN A MEETING. IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA. WITH MY MOM. I WAS 28. I HAD JUST MOVED BACK FROM NEW YORK STATE. SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. I WAS THERE FOR FOUR MONTHS. LEFT IN PRE MID OCTOBER. BETWEEN THE 10TH-17TH, I WAS ABOUT TO MOVE. CAME BACK TO GEORGIA, FOR SIX MONTHS. FROM VALENTINE'S DAY 2018, TO AUGUST 10TH, 2018. I ARRIVED BACK IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ON SUNDAY AUGUST 12TH. ON MEMORIAL DAY 2018. I ATTENDED A MEETING. I MARKETS LIVE. TEACHING FOREX. MY MOM SIGNED UP FOR IT WHILE I WAS IN NEW YORK, THE FIRST TIME. I WAS ASKING HER TO SIGN UP FOR CRYPTO CURRENCY HOLDING ACCOUNTS. AT 28 IN NEW YORK, THIS IS WHERE THE MIND WAS AT. HOLDING CRYPTO CURRENCY. I WAS INDEPENDENTLY RESEARCHING THE STOCK MARKET. BY THIS TIME, THE EMERGING MARKETS STRATEGY, WAS EMERGING FROM WITHIN. THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER. THIS IS THE STORY, OF HOW I EARNED MY FIRST BILLION DOLLARS. IT WAS A LONG ROAD. IT WAS THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED. IT HAS MADE ALL OF THE DIFFERENCE. MY MOM CALLED ME. I WAS IN NEW YORK. SHE TOLD ME SHE HAD SIGNED UP FOR IML. SHE SIGNED UP SO I COULD LEARN TO TRADE CURRENCY. MY MOTHER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ME TRADING CURRENCY. SHE FORCED MY HAND. IT INEVITABLY DELVED ME RIGHT INTO THE WORLD OF FINANCIAL LEVERAGING. ON THE DAILY AND WEEKLY SPECTRUM. THE MONTHLY SPECTRUM. MEANING A CAREER SALARY, FOR ANY CAREER, COULD BE EARNED PERSONALLY. FROM ANY SALARY'S STANDARDS. ANY PROFESSION. THE SALARY CAN BE MATCHED USING FINANCIAL LEVERAGING. I HAD THE HOLDING STRATEGY READY. HOLD AS MANY CRYPTO CURRENCY UNITS AS POSSIBLE. DIGITAL CURRENCY UNITS. THE CURRENCY HOLDING STRATEGY COULD BE APPLIED TO THE STOCK MARKET AS WELL. THIS IS WHERE I WAS AT MENTALLY. HAVING THE ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR ANY FINANCIAL SECURITY OR COMMODITY I WAS INTERESTED IN PURCHASING. NOW I WAS LOOKING INTO THE EMERGING TECH INDUSTRIES. I HAD BIOMETRICS, CYBER SECURITY AND MAYBE ONE OTHER INDUSTRY ON THE LIST AT THIS TIME. THE STRATEGY INVOLVED SIMPLE WORK ETHIC. PURCHASE AS MANY CRYPTO CURRENCY COINS AND STOCKS IN EMERGING TECH INDUSTRIES. AS MANY SHARES IN AS MANY COMPANIES OF THE EMERGING TECH INDUSTRIES. THIS IS WHERE MY MOTHER'S GENIUS ARRIVES. SHE MADE UP FOR DISCOURAGING MY INITIAL 2013 PURCHASE OF THREE FULL BTC. IN 2013 YOU DIDN'T CALL IT A FULL BTC, BC IT WAS A FULL BTC. IN 2017 BTC HIT $20K. NOW WE CALL THEM FULL BTC. THIS IS A FILM. LIFE IS A MOVIE. LIFE IS A DREAM. FILM YOUR DREAM. FILM YOUR MOVIE LIFE. THIS IS THE FILM FOR LIVING THE LIFE OF YOUR DREAMS. 

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8:07PM EST - 8:29PM EST (SCENE NUMBER TWO)
8:30PM EST - (SCENES NUMBER THREE AND FOUR)
9:00PM EST
2.27.2020
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27TH, 2020
MS. KINYA TUZO'S BIRTHDAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MS. KINYA TUZO
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SESSION NUMBER TWO: CURRENCY TRADING DAY ONE
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SCENE: #2. STONE MOUNTAIN. GEORGIA. 30083. 714 HAIRSTON TRAIL. HOME. INTERIOR SHOT. DAY TIME. EVENING. 7PM. I HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK FROM WORK. AMWAY GLOBAL. JIMMY CARTER BLVD. THRU AUTOMATION PERSONNEL SERVICES. LAWRENCEVILLE. 2018. I WAS WORKING THERE BEFORE MOVING TO NEW YORK IN 2017. I RETURNED TO GEORGIA IN 2018. VALENTINE'S DAY. I RESUMED WORKING THRU AUTOMATION ON JIMMY CARTER BLVD. MEMORIAL DAY 2018. THE LAST HOLIDAY I EVER HAD BEFORE TRADING CURRENCY. EVERY HOLIDAY, FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, WOULD BE SPENT CURRENCY TRADING. THIS IS THE STORY OF DAY ONE. THE DAY EVERYTHING CHANGED. I ARRIVED HOME FROM WORK. I HAD JUST GOTTEN SCAMMED FOR $1000 TOTAL. BETWEEN A BTC MINING SCAM AND A FOREX TRADER SCAM, FROM INSTAGRAM TROLLS. THEY SEEK YOU OUT WHEN YOU ARE LEARNING TO INVEST. TO HURT YOU. I BELIEVE ONE OF THEM WAS FOREIGN. IT HELPED ME IN THE END. IT SPURRED ME INTO REALIZING THE TRUTH. I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE TIME TO TRADE FOR MYSELF. ON JUNE 1ST, 2018, I BEGAN TRADING CURRENCY MYSELF. I HAVE BEEN MY OWN FOREX ACCOUNT MANAGER EVER SINCE. I GET HOME. I LOG INTO MY MOM'S JAFX ACCOUNT. BACK THEN, THEY ACCEPTED UNITED STATES RESIDENTS. CITIZENS LIVING HERE. THEY STOPPED ONE YEAR LATER. SO MANY THINGS I DID NOT KNOW IN YEAR ONE. IT IS NOW YEAR ONE AND A HALF. MY MOM HAD $100 IN HER BROKERAGE ACCOUNT. I OPENED THE TRADING ACCOUNT AND THE META TRADER WEB TERMINAL. I REMEMBER STARING AT THE SCREEN. I WAS JUST STARING AT THE SCREEN. FOR AN ENTIRE HOUR. THIS WAS THE GAMEPLAN. THE WEEK BEFORE I HAD ENTERED INTO A FEW TRADES. BASED ON SWIPE TRADES. THIS TAUGHT ME HOW TO EXECUTE TRADE ORDERS. I BEGAN LEARNING THE LINGO. I HAD TO LEARN WHICH CURRENCY PAIRS I WAS COMFORTABLE WITH. JAFX ALLOWED THE TRADING OF RIPPLE XRP. RIPPLE XRP IS A CRYPTO CURRENCY. A CRYPTO CURRENCY, USING AN ALTERNATE TECHNOLOGICAL FORM. THE ALTCOIN. THE FIRST ALTCOIN WAS MADE IN 2013. CLOSE TO IT. EVERY COIN EXCEPT THE BITCOIN, IS AN ALTCOIN. THE BITCOIN IS POWERED BY THE BLOCK CHAIN TECHNOLOGY. I STARTED TRADING RIPPLE XRP, AS WELL AS FOREIGN CURRENCIES. THE FORIEGN CURRENCIES I WAS TRADING WERE NZD RELATED. I LEARNED THE TOP THREE LOWEST MAJORS TO TRADE. THE AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR VS THE USD. THE NZD VS THE USD. THE EUR VS. THE GBP. AUD, NZD, VS. THE USD, AND EURGBP. THE EURO AND THE GREAT BRITISH POUND, ARE BASED IN EUROPE AND GREAT BRITIAN. THE LONDON SESSION. 7AM TO 4PM EST. THE NZD AND THE AUD ARE THE COMMON DENOMINATORS BETWEEN THE LIST OF FOREIGN CURRENCY PAIRS WE ARE TRADING AT THIS MOMENT. WE WILL TRADE THE OTHER CURRENCIES, AS WE CAN AFFORD THEM. FOR NOW, WE ARE TRADING THE COMMON DEMONIMATOR AND NUMBERS FAMILY TREE. 5 PLUS 4. IS RELATED TO 9 MINUS 5. I FORGET WHAT THEY CALL IT. STARTING OFF ON THE FIRST DAY, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK ABOUT IT. I JUST WANT TO LEARN FROM MY ERRORS. I MADE SO MANY ERRORS. FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. AN ENTIRE YEAR. I HAD TO TAKE NOTES ON THE RESULTS OF THE ACTIONS I TOOK IN THE FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE MARKET. FOREX. I WAS LEARNING TO TRADE FOREX PROPERLY. I WAS LEARNING TO PROPERLY TRADE FOREX, BY TRADING PERIOD. WHEN TRADING, YOU WILL BEGIN TRADING IN IMPROPER MANNERS. IT IS THE NOTE TAKING PROCESS OF THE IMPROPER MANNERISM, IN WHICH WE APPLY, GIVING US A CHANCE TO APPLY OUR LEARNED LESSONS IN FUTURE INSTANCES. THEN I INSTANTLY APPLIED WHAT I LEARNED, AS SOON AS I COULD FUND THE ACCOUNT AGAIN. IN SUCH STORIES, THERE ARE TALES OF LOSS AND GAIN. TALES OF JOY AND PAIN. THE PAIN ONLY CAME, FOR ME, FROM NOT REALIZING THE ILL FATED DECISION BEFOREHAND. FORESIGHT. HINDSIGHT IS ALWAYS TWENTY-TWENTY. THE MOMENT THE WRONG ENTERED TRADE BEGINS TO CRASH, YOU BEGIN TO LEARN EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID WRONG. INSTANTLY. IMMEDIATELY. INSTANTANEOUSLY. HINDSIGHT. TWENTY-TWENTY. 

SCENE #3. STONE MOUNTAIN. HAIRSTON TRAIL. HOME. INTERIOR. EVENING. 7PM EST.

THE NIGHT I STARED AT THE COMPUTER FOR AN HOUR. I BEGAN TRADING ON THE LAPTOP AND TABLET. I EVENTUALLY WOULD TRADE ON THE PHONE. BACK THEN, I LIVED WITH WIFI SO I COULD DO MY THING WITH THAT. I'LL HAVE WIFI UP HERE IN NEW YORK SOON AGAIN. I AM STARING AT THE COMPUTER SCREEN, ON WEB TERMINAL. META TRADER FOUR AND FIVE. I AM TRADING RIPPLE XRP. I AM ALSO TRADING NZDUSD AND OTHER CURRENCIES. I DID BEGIN TRADING RIPPLE XRP HEAVILY. WAY MORE THAN FOREIGN CURRENCY. I PRACTICED THE CURRENCY TRADING, THE FOREIGNS. THE DIGITAL CURRENCY CAUGHT MY INTEREST SO MUCH. RIPPLE XRP IS THE ONLY ONE SAFE TO TRADE. BITCOIN TRADING WILL MAKE YOU CRY. I AM SO GRATEFUL I WAS INITIATED INTO THE FOREX CULTURE. TRADING CULTURE. I'M IN THERE. I CAN SPEAK WITH ANY CURRENCY TRADER. I KNOW ENOUGH LINGO. I KNOW ENOUGH SCENARIOS. I TRADE EVERY DAY. THEY CAN LAUGH AT THE ERRORS THEY STOPPED MAKING YEARS AGO. I JUST STARTED, ONE YEAR AND HALF A YEAR AGO. THE STORIES I HAVE ARE PRICELESS. THE LESSONS, INVALUABLE. TIMELESS INSTANCES OF PULLING THE BEST UP OUT OF YOU. AS FAST AS YOU CAN. IF THE MAMBA MENTALITY, R.I.P. TO FLIGHT KOBE. IF THE MAMBA MENTALITY, WERE IMPLEMENTED INTO THE FINANCIAL WORLD OF INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL LEVERAGING OF FINANCIAL SECURITIES AND INSTRUMENTS. THE IMPLEMENTATION. THE FIERCE APPLICATION. WILL INVARIABLY CHANGE THE ENTIRE FABRIC OF YOUR PERSONAL REALITY. I'M STARING AT THE SCREEN. I AM WATCHING THE NUMBERS FLUCTUATE. AT THIS POINT, I WAS NOT USING TRADINGVIEW YET. I DID USE IT FROM THE BEGINNING. THAT FIRST NIGHT, I WAS STARING AT ONE CURRENCY PAIR. MAY HAVE BEEN NZDUSD. I MESSED WITH AUDUSD. YOU BEGIN TO REALIZE, AUDUSD IS ALWAYS SELLING. YOU BEGIN TO REALIZE THE USD IS ON SOME BULLSH HALF THE TIME. YOU NEVER KNOW, MESSING AROUND WITH THE USD. THIS IS WHY INVESTING THE USD IS SO IMPORTANT. FOR THE USD ISN'T REALLY WORTH ANYTHING. IT IS A GREEN LEAF WITH WRITING. EVERYONE WORSHIPS THE GREEN LEAF OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. I AM WATCHING THE TWO PRICES FLUCTUATE. I NOTICED IT WAS A TUG OF WAR BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT CURRENCIES. AT TWO DIFFERENT PRICES. I WATCHED IT TO FIGURE OUT, IN WHICH DIRECTION IT WAS MOVING. I THINK IT WAS GOING UP. I WATCHED IT MOVE 100 POINTS UP AND DOWN. BACK AND FORTH 100 POINTS. SO I BEGAN TO OPEN TRADES. I CASHED OUT AT $1. 100 POINTS UP OR DOWN, IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I DID SO 15 TIMES IN ONE HOUR. WHEN THE HOUR WAS DONE. I STOPPED. I LOOKED AT THE SITUATION. I HAD JUST EARNED $15 IN AN HOUR, FROM THE COMPUTER. IT WAS CRAZY. I MAY HAVE BEEN EARNING $10 PER HOUR FROM EARNED INCOME. AMWAY GLOBAL. 

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SCENE: #4. STONE MOUNTAIN. HAIRSTON TRAIL. HOME. INTERIOR. EVENING. 9PM

THE FIRST NIGHT I TRADED RIPPLE XRP. CRYPTO. THE ALTCOIN. DIGITAL CURRENCY UNITS. RIPPLE WAS AT 60 PENNIES. ONE DIME ADDED TO TWO QUARTERS. THE FIRST WEEK TRADING RIPPLE XRP. THIS IS WHEN I REALIZED, MY FOREIGN CURRENCY TRADING BATTING AVERAGE, WAS AT 700%. THE CRYPTO CURRENCY TRADING MARKET IS OPEN SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK. CRYPTO NEVER CLOSES. TWENTY FOUR SEVEN. EVERY SINGLE DAY. THE FOREIGN CURRENCY TRADING MARKET IS CLOSED FOR 36 HOURS. BETWEEN FRIDAY 5PM AND SUNDAY 5PM, THE FOREX MARKET IS CLOSED. MONDAY THRU FRIDAY, TWENTY FOUR HOURS PER DAY. ANOTHER JOB BASICALLY. CRYPTO WAS THE WEEKEND OVERTIME ONE COULD PUT IN. AS IF TRADING CURRENCY FOR 120 HOURS ISN'T STRENOUS ENOUGH MENTALLY, FOR THE BEGINNER ESPECIALLY. THE EASIER IT GETS, THE EASIER IT GETS. RIGHT? THAT WEEK OF TRADING RIPPLE, RIPPLE XRP WENT FROM 60 PENNIES, TO 68 PENNIES. IN TRADING UNIVERSES, THIS IS CALCULATED AS TEN CENTS PER POINT. EVERY PENNY, UP OR DOWN IN PRICE, CONTAINS 1000 POINTS. 1000 POINTS AT TEN CENTS PER POINT. $10 PER PENNY IN PRICE, PER TRADE. I WAS BUYING THE TRADES. NOT SELLING. I WAS SUPPOSED TO SELL AT 68 PENNIES. IT NEVER WENT HIGHER THAN THE 68. WITH THIS BEING MY FIRST WEEK IN TRADING, I DIDN'T KNOW. IT'S CONFUSING, TO TRADE FIAT CURRENCY AND DIGITAL CURRENCY, IN YOUR FIRST WEEK. NOW YOU HAVE TO LEARN DIFFERENT SETS OF RULES. IN RETROSPECT, IT HELPED ME ENHANCE FASTER. I HAD TWO MEASURES TO GO OFF OF. I NOTICED CRYPTO WENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE FIAT. I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN SO OTHERWISE. KNOWING SO WHEN TRADING COULD BENEFIT THE TRADER. IF THE HORSES ARE TRIPPING, THEN MAYBE THE ZEBRAS ARE NEXT. HORSES AND ZEBRAS. WHEN TRADING FIAT AND CRYPTO. TWO DIFFERENT ANIMALS. CRYPTO IS THE ZEBRA. THE DEERBRA. THE UNICORN. CRYPTO CAN FLUCTUATE 1000 POINTS DAILY. EASY. IN AN HOUR. BITCOIN IN AN HOUR, CAN GO UP OR DOWN A THOUSAND DOLLARS OR POINTS. RIPPLE XRP, MOVES AT ONE THOUSAND POINTS FLUCTUATING. BETWEEN ONE AND THREE THOUSAND POINTS. THE FIRST HOUR TRADING RIPPLE XRP? MY FIRST DAY TRADING RIPPLE XRP, I EARNED $50 IN THE FIRST HOUR. BY THE TIME THE WEEK WAS UP, MY FIRST WEEK TRADING FOREIGN AND CRYPTO CURRENCY. TRADING FIAT AND DIGITAL CURRENCIES, I EARNED $2000. FROM THE INITIAL $100 INVESTMENT. THE INITIAL INVESTMENT. $100. ALL THE WAY UP. NOW I CAN TELL YOU THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. SPOILER ALERT. I DIDN'T TAKE THE MONEY OFF OF THE TABLE. FIRST WEEK ERRORS. SPOILER ALERT. I DIDN'T TAKE ANY MONEY OFF OF THE TABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2019. THE ONE YEAR AND A HALF MARK. TO PAY HALF MY RENT IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. I WANTED TO KEEP THE MONEY ON THE ACCOUNT, ACTIVELY TRADING, UNTIL I KNEW HOW THE MARKET MOVED, BACK AND FORTH, EACH AND EVERY DAY. I NEEDED TO KNOW WHEN TO SWITCH. I NEEDED TO KNOW HOW MANY TIMES PER DAY TO SWITCH. HOW MANY TIMES PER WEEK TO SWITCH. I NEEDED TO KNOW. THE BEST WAY TO FIND OUT, WAS TO HAVE THE MONEY STILL ON THE LINE. I NEEDED TO KNOW WHEN THE DIRECTION WOULD DOUBLE THE PROFIT. I NEEDED TO KNOW, WHEN THE CRASH WOULD COME IF ONE DID NOT SWITCH. I WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO RIDE THE FLUCTUATIONS. I AM SO CLOSE. 

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7:42PM EST - 8:04PM - 8:20PM EST
(SCENES NUMBER FIVE AND SIX)
2.28.2020
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26TH, 2020
SHIESHA JOHNSON'S BIRTHDAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHIESHA JOHNSON
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SESSION NUMBER THREE: KNOW YOU
KNOW YOU
SCENE 5: WE SEE. THE COMPUTER. INTERIOR. SHOT. DAY TIME. HOME. STONE MOUNTAIN.

OK. THE DAY WE EARNED $700 IN ONE AFTERNOON SHIFT. TRADING FOREX. FOREIGN CURRENCY. ACTUALLY. BACK THEN WE WERE TRADING RIPPLE XRP. WHAT WE DIDN'T KNOW BACK THEN. TRADING RIPPLE XRP. FROM THE MOMENT. THE DAY WE BEGAN TRADING RIPPLE XRP. IN THE FIRST WEEK TRADING FOREX. WE WOULD ONLY SEE PROFITS FROM BUYING RIPPLE XRP. UNTIL THE 8000TH POINT UP. NO FORCES FROM THE UNIVERSE WHISPERED IT TO ME. THE WHISPER. WAS XXXTENTACION'S PASSING. RIPPLE XRP NEVER BOUNCED BACK FROM X'S DEATH. I FELT LIKE MANY X FANS OWNED RIPPLE AND JUST CASHED OUT. THEY SAID EFF IT YA'LL. IT'S HOW I FELT. I DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT X. I WROTE "PRINCE WHO KNEW TOO MUCH". 1 AND 2. "THE PRINCE'S PHILO. I WAS ON THE TRADING FRONTLINES WHEN X PASSED. I WATCHED RIPPLE CRASH FROM 68 PENNIES. TO 21 PENNIES. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IF NOT A MILLION TRADING RIPPLE XRP. SELLING IT. FROM 68 TO 21. 40,000 POINTS DUDE. AAT TEN CENTS PER POINT. PER TRADE. PER TRADING ACCOUNT. PER BROKERAGE ACCOUNT. PER ACCOUNTS MANAGED. YOU GOTTA GET IT? YES. YOU GOTTA GET IT. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO GETS IT. ARE YOU ONE OF US? WON OF US? WE ARE TALKING EMPIRE BUILDING. HERE PEOPLE. HOW TO BUILD THE EMPIRE. FOR CRAPS AND GIGGLES MAN. WE THOUGHT IT WAS HILARIOUS. WE DID IT. THE MILLENIAL PUT THE FOREX FILM TOGETHER. FOR CRAPS AND GIGGLES. ACTUALLY. FOR MUCH MORE. WAY MORE. HOW MUCH MORE? WAY, WAY MORE. WE NEED NOT SAY MORE. WE SEE MORE. SEYMOUR? IN RETROSPECT. THE RETROSPECTIVE VIEW. MORE LIKE ZERO POINT GOOFY. IT TOOK ONE YEAR AND A HALF. THIS SUNDAY. WE ARE EXCITED TO TEST IT. IT WORKS. WE GO UNDERGROUND. THE STRATEGY IS LEAKED. IF IT WORKS. I NEED NOT SAY ANTHING ELSE EVER. IT WORKS. IF IT WORKS. I GO INTO HIDING. BUILDING THE EMPIRE. I JUST WANT TO BE SAFE. I JUST WANT TO BE SECURE. I JUST WANT TO BE AWAY FROM BULLETS AND ASSASSINS. I WANT PEACE. I WANT LONGEVITY. I JUST WANT TO SET UP. THE FAMILY. WITH A BILLION DOLLAR EMPIRE. ANY SECOND OF LIFE AFTER THIS IS JUST. A CHANCE TO ABSOLUTELY. BETTER. THE ENTIRE WORLD. SPEND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS ON ENHNCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE. OF MILLIONS OF STRANGERS, WHY WE ARE IN HIDING? IT'S JUST DEFENSE MODE. THERE IS NO OFFENSIVE. IF ANYTHING. THE OFFENSE ONLY COMES AFTER MY DEATH. THEN EVERYTHING IS IN STONE. IF THE STONE. IS MESMERIZING. I COMPLETED THE MISSION. GOD BLESSED US. WITH THIS LIFE. IN EVERY WAY. IN ALL WAYS. GOD WAS ALWAYS. MIGHTY FAVORABLE TO YOU. YOU SAW SOME STUFF. IN LIFE. IT HURTS. IT'S THAT HURT. FUELING DESIRES. YOU'RE DESIRING SOME OTHER THAN THE IMPOSSIBLE. THE ONLY IMPOSSIBILITY. IN LIFE. IS TO NOT FEEL PAIN. LIFE IS PAIN. ANYTHING ELSE. WILL BE DONE. BY THE GREATNESS WITHIN. ONLY FIVE PERCENT STAY TO THEMSELVES. TO STUDY THEMSELVES. ENOUGH TO KNOW ENOUGH. TO GET WHAT THEY WANT. FROM LIFE. THEY CAN ANSWER YOUR QUIZ, ON THEMSELVES. ASK 1000 QUESTION OF THEM. GET 1000 INTERESTING ANSWERS THEY MAY HAVE. ALREADY CONSIDERED. OR MORE INTERESTING. IF THEY HAVEN'T YET. IN RETROSPECT. INTROSPECTING. IS THE BEST THING. YOU CAN ONLY KNOW YOURSELF. KNOWING SOME ONE ELSE AS A PURSUIT, IS HOPELESS. KNOW YOURSELF. 

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SCENE #6:. STONE MOUNTAIN. HOME. HOUSE. DAY. INTERIOR SHOT. WE SEE. THE TABLET. I REMEMBER THE GARAGE. 719 HAIRSTON TRAIL. RECORDING THE 24 HOUR TRADING AUDIO JOURNAL. RECORDING EVERY SESSION. OF THE FOREX TRADING. THE ASIAN SESSION. SESSION ASIA. OVERNIGHT. THIRD SHIFT. EARLY BIRDS. NIGHT OWLS. THOSE IN-BETWEEN. STAYING UP ALL NIGHT. FIGURING OUT. WHEN WHAT HAPPENS. HAVING MONEY ON THE LINE. WATCHING WHEN IT DOUBLES. WATCHING WHEN IT CRASHES. OH IT HAS TO CRASH. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOUR INSTINCTS HAAVE PROVEN. TO BE ACCURATE. HALF THE TIME. WHEN YOU LISTEN TO IT. IT'S ABOUT BEING ABLE TO READ THE MARKET. BASED YOUR HISTORICAL CHART. OF TRADING THE FOREIGN CURRENCY. LET'S SKIP TO THE LOSSES. BESIDES NOT CASHING OUT. THE RIPPLE XRP PROFITS. BUYING IT. IN THE FIRST WEEK. TRADING. ONCE YOU STARTED TRADING FOREIGN CURRENCY MAINLY. YOU STILL TRADE IT. NZD, AUD, USD, EURGBP. PACING. THRU THE GARAGE. PACING INTO THE GARAGE. PACING OUTSIDE. CONFUSED. SO CONFUSED. OH SO CONFUSED. INCREDIBLY. ACTUALLY. IN ACTUALITY. THINKING THIS IS REALITY. WHEN THE PROFIT IS DOWN. ASKING IS THIS REALITY? WHEN THE PROFIT IS UP. IN RETROSPECT. THIS IS WHEN YOU CASH OUT. AND SCREAM. THIS IS REALITY. 

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28TH, 2020
SHIESHA JOHNSON'S BIRTHDAY YA'LL
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SHIESHA JOHNSON.
AYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
TURN UP!!!
2.28.2020
9:15PM EST - 9:45PM EST
(SCENES NUMBER SEVEN AND EIGHT)

So, I have a confession to make. I'm a contester. I'm not ashamed of this. While I'm in a confessing mood, I'll also mention that I've not participated in many contests in the past few years. This is not for the want of desire, but for the lack of motivation to fix things in my shack that are fundamentally broken.
On the weekend I participated in a local contest. I took part for six hours, got on-air and made noise, made about 30 contacts, had a ball. I wasn't playing to win, though I did use the opportunity to refresh and hone some of my rusty skills.
The next day I spent much too long converting my log into something that the contest organiser asked for. I also discovered that there was a duplicate entry in my log, not something which I'd expect with only so few contacts, but a reflection on the tool I was using to create my log.
I started writing down what I learnt from the experience, operating from my own shack, documenting what worked and what didn't.
I commented on several things relevant to me, but to give you a flavour, my operator position is terrible because I'm logging on my main computer and the radio is side-on when I'm facing the computer. The sun was shining directly into my eyes when facing the computer. Holding a microphone I didn't have hands-free, I still don't have an auto-keyer to save my voice, my foot pedal didn't work and my data interface was on loan to another amateur.
As I said, these things are specific to me.
Logging was worse.
It didn't quite bring me to tears, but as the contest went on, it became a problem. I started to write down what was wrong with the tool I was using with a view to submitting patches to fix it when I realised that it wasn't actually built as a contesting logging tool, so I stopped and instead started writing a new list, one that describes what a good contesting tool looks like. It builds on a decade of using different tools and participating in contests in all manner of different situations, from special portable event activations, through to the annual top-tier contests run from a purpose built contest station and everything in between.
So, what does the ideal contesting tool look like, for me?
It needs to be cross platform, as-in, I should be able to use it on whatever computer I have access to, my Linux workstation, a Macintosh Laptop, an Android phone or tablet and while I'm at it, Windows and iOS and I think it should be able to run on a Raspberry Pi. In other words, there shouldn't be a situation where you cannot run the tool because you have some random combination of operating system or CPU that the developer doesn't support.
It must be open source. By that I mean, the code should be available to the entire community. There are too many stories of great tools dying or being held hostage by individuals or small groups. The tool should continue to exist and be usable regardless of the participation of the original developer. Users should be able to fix things, add functionality, change themes, whatever.
You should be able to customise it because not every contest needs the same information. For example, the John Moyle Memorial Field Day, a contest run every year during March in Australia requires that VHF and UHF contacts record the maidenhead locator, a four or six character message that designates the location of the station. This is used to calculate distance between two stations and award points accordingly. Such a requirement isn't needed in most other contests.
Some contests are considered friendly contests, like the Remembrance Day contest in August. It's common to exchange your name, details about your station and have a chat. You'd be unpopular if you used that approach for the Oceania DX, the CQ World Wide or the CQ WPX contests. In other words, some fields are expected for some contests, but not for others.
The tool needs to be able to show if a contact is valid by whatever means the rules for a particular contest decide. It needs to automatically log the time, keep track of previous entries and know about the super check partial list to validate partial callsigns.
The user needs to be able to use either a keyboard or mouse, or both, to do all the common contesting data entry. No dependency on crazy keyboard shortcuts, no requirement to click the mouse to make an entry, in other words, the tool needs to be able to get out of the way of the contester.
I think it needs to have a plug-in system to accommodate different rules and it needs to be able to export data in whatever format the contest organiser expects.
You should be able to use it without needing to be connected to the internet during the contest, it should be easy to update and have the ability to keep a station log for all the contacts ever made.
It would be great if it could also import existing logs so you can start to consolidate older logs.
Having spent quite some time looking for such a tool and failing, I've come to the conclusion that there's only one thing for it, I'm going to have to write my own tool and it would be great if you could help by sharing your opinion on the matter.
At this point I'm looking for suggestions on what you think is needed for a great contesting tool. I realise that for some, pen and paper is sufficient, and I'm not trying to dissuade you from using that, I've used it myself on more than one occasion, rather, I'm asking if you can think of things that it should do out of the box, things that are basic functionality that you would like to see as part of the design.
You can find the project on my vk6flab GitHub page, comment on Reddit, or you can drop me an email, [email protected].
Look forward to hearing from you.
I'm Onno VK6FLAB
TL;DR This is the transcript of the weekly 'Foundations of Amateur Radio' podcast - for other episodes, see http://vk6flab.com/

Texas Senator Bryan Huges (District 1) and Representative Terri Leo-Wilson (Disctrict 23) have introduced SB 2164 and HB 3585 respectivily that seek to force any online provider that publishes adult content to enforce an age verification system.
SB 2164 Text

Sec. 120.203. REASONABLE AGE VERIFICATION METHODS.
(a) In this section, "digital identification" means information stored on a digital network that may be accessed by a commercial entity and that serves as proof of the identity of an individual.
(b) A commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material on an Internet website or a third party that performs age verification under this subchapter shall require an individual to:
(1) provide digital identification; or
(2) comply with a commercial age verification system that verifies age using:
(A) government-issued identification; or
(B) a commercially reasonable method that relies on public or private transactional data to verify the age of an individual.

SB 2164 - https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=SB2164
HB 3585 - https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB3585

In the SOCAL area, got a quote for a Bosch AC system replacement. Below is the quote - looking for input on whether this is a good price given the geographic location of just outside of LA?
They said the duct work bit is optional / up to us - they'd recommend it given the age (21 years - AC and duct is original to the home) but not that it's in bad shape now either ...
Finally - I thought the Bosch systems required their own thermostats, but company noted the Honeywell thermostats we have would work fine with it?
Thanks so much !
Replace (2) Hvac Systems

• Prepare the attic for installation of (2) horizontal furnaces and evaporator coils
• Remove the old furnaces, evaporators, and a/c units
• Install (2) new 80% efficient furnaces Series #Trane XV80 (Variable Furnaces)
• The unit will be suspended from roof joists (to eliminate vibration transfer) and quake strapped.
• Install a new gas shut off and connector.
• Any air imbalances currently existing in duct system may still be present after new furnace is installed.
• Recover and reclaim the old Freon per EPA standards.
• Install (2) new evaporator coils
• Install (2) new secondary safety pan assemblies under the evaporators
• Install (2) new condensing unit/Heat Pump Series #Bosch Bovb18 (Variable)
• The A/C unit to be properly quake strapped.
• Perform a high pressure nitrogen leak test and purge on the refrigeration system.
• Install (2) new fused service disconnect at condenser unit location and fuse down to proper amp using HVACR fuses only.
• Encase exterior low-voltage control wire.
• Includes moving one AC unit around the corner to the side of the house
• All city and state permits, third party duct testing and inspection will be acquired by CVH&A/C. (Please note: allow 4-6 weeks for permit processing). Any required engineering by enforcement agency is NOT included in contract. NOTE: It is the customer's responsibility to make the appointment with the Local City Inspector once installation is complete for final sign off of work completed. All required information will be supplied by CVH&A/C.
• EQUIPMENT - Warranties: 10 years-parts, 5 years-labor, LIFETIME years-parts on heat exchanger, 10 years-parts on A/C compressors
• Please note:

makes every effort to work carefully and to protect the areas in which they work. However, on occasion, the following may occur: (1) attic support beams may flex when stepped on and cause a crack in the ceiling or drywall, and/or (2) pre-existing wiring that has been incorrectly installed may get damaged, These situations are beyond our control and therefore any repair needed is the responsibility of the homeowner.

• We will make every effort to protect the perimeter of your attic access hole. Please make note we will be removing and installing approximately 300 lbs. of equipment through this access. For this reason, slight paint damage or plaster chipping may occur, which we cannot be responsible for.
• The system in this proposal includes the use of 410a refrigerant in place of R-22 Freon. Per the Clean Air Act of 1990, in conjunction with the Montreal Protocol, production or importing of R-22 and other ozone depleting chemicals is being phased out and banned. The goal for 2004 was a 35% reduction with a 90% reduction expected by 2005. An environmentally safe alternative to R-22 is 410a. It has been successfully used since 1995 and was first developed in 1991 by the Honeywell Corporation. For further information on 410a please visit the Honeywell website at www.410a.com.
• Your job will not pass without proper Carbon Monoxide monitors being installed. The average home takes about 1 to 3 monitors.Cost per monitor installed varies, depending on monitor location. $55.00 - $250.00. Please contact us for any questions.As of July 1, 2011, the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act (Senate Bill - SB 183) will require all single - family homes with an attached garage or a fossil fuel source to install carbon monoxide alarms within the home by July 1, 2011. Owners of multi-family leased or rental dwellings, such as apartment buildings, have until January 1. 2013 to comply with the law.

Total: $35.000.00
This is the price for the project above.
Replace Ductwork

• Remove accessible old ducting located in attic
• Design and install a new high quality MHP, R-6.0 ducting system per California Title 24 Codes.
• Design & install a new high quality MHP, R-6.0 return ducting system per Calif. Title 24 codes.
• All exposed metals will be insulated and ducts will be properly supported and/or hung.
• All stack heads will be screwed and sealed to their drop boxes to prevent air leaks.
• All existing wall and ceiling drop boxes will be scaled at all scams.
• Face of boxes will be sealed at drywall lip and painted black.
• The system will be leak checked and air balanced per California Manual D codes.
• DUCTING WARRANTY: Lifetime warranty on ducting parts for original owner only. Damage due to animals, insects, etc. not covered.

Total: $9,000
(2) Hepa Filters

• Install (2) Hepa-rated high voltage Trane CleanEffects air cleaner systems
• EQUIPMENT - Warranties: 5 years-labor, 10 years-parts on CleanEffects

Total: $3,000

Congress had no interest in anything Shou Chew (TikTok ceo) had to say.
First off they were blatantly xenophobic. Repeatedly mispronouncing his name and saying he was from China when he was born and raised in Singapore.
They also asked the dumbest questions I have ever heard, further proving these old ass congressmen should not be dictating anything to do with social media. They don’t even understand it. Here are some highlight questions they asked.
“Mr. Chew, does TikTok access the home wifi network?” -Mr Hudson. To which Chew explained how the internet works and Hudsons responds “is it possible then that it could access other devices on that home wifi network?”
Mr. Carter asked “can you tell me right now, can you say with 100% certainty that TikTok does not use the phones camera to determine whether the content that elects a pupil dilation should be amplified by the algorithm?” Which clearly confused Mr. Chew but he assured that TikTok does not collect face, body or voice data from its users. It only will track your face if you use a filter such as with sunglasses so it knows where your eyes are. To which Carter responded “why do you need to know where the eyes are if you’re not seeing if they’re dilated?”
A Texas representative (not sure who) said “… every time I use the TikTok application I am served nothing but dancing homosexuals, fluffers and drag queens and I’d like you to explain right now how algorithms work” um sir I think you just outed yourself. Mine is the same but I admit why I’m on gay TikTok.
Many of these congressmen invest in companies like Google and Meta. Meta is owned by Mark Zuckerberg, who is a big opposer of TikTok. Clearly there is already a bias to begin with.
Mr. Chew also explains that TikTok has locations in the US and Singapore. They have 7000 us employees including a shared lawyer with their parent company bytedance. Bytedance is located in China but is a privately owned company, not by the CCP. He even explains that TikTok is banned in China, like most other social media sites. Despite this, they continue to accuse him of working with the CCP.
No matter how you feel about TikTok, what congress is trying to do is limit free speech. They know the power that TikTok has in rallying people together, especially against the government. They don’t want that. They claim it’s to protect the children, they claim so many children have died from TikTok challenges, ignoring that other platforms also have online challenges. 20 kids have died from a challenge on TikTok. Meanwhile in 2022 alone over 6000 children died or were injured from shooting incidents. Firearms have recently become the leading cause of death for children in the US. If they really cared about the kids, they would fix that first.

Hi tech savvy people. I'm a 20 yo dude studying in an engineering school. This semester we had the chance to choose 2 of our courses (which might not sound like a lot of choice for people studying in other countries i reckon) and i happened to choose a general course on network architecture models. Be aware that no prior knowledge was required to take that course, so we're learning the basics: what's an ip adress, what's dns, how does a client and a sever communicate etc
So, I missed some classes and kinda lost track on the given project which was to code (in C) a client and server that would act as a chat. Instead of listening to the teacher, I started messing around with the schools pc, an old piece of tech powered by intel pentium 4 and running openSUSE 15.0. As i tried to download minecraft (yeah told you i wasnt listening) I got an error: no route to host 192.168.0.254 port 3128. That's when the fun all started.
I didn't know what that meant so I asked chatgpt and ended up spending the entire day learning and trying to find a way to download that game. I learned about dns, firewalls, yast, and so many useful commands on bash like "vim" or "cat". I actually learned way more in a day than in the last 2 weeks of this course.
Here's what I found out: that no route to host error is actually the proxy server. This was sensed by chatgpt, port 3128 being usually used for proxy servers, and when i ran the command line "sudo yast2 proxy", the http proxy adress was indeed the one from the no route to host error.
One question that I still have in mind is how on earth is it possible for system administrators to set a pc to access the internet and look for almost anything on google, BUT at the same time make it virtually impossible to download ANYTHING on that same pc, and I mean anything. No command update in the terminal, no photo video or game, wherever it comes from you'll get the same no route to host error from the same server.
So at the end of the day I managed to change the proxy to one i found on a proxy list on the internet. There might be some wild security concerns in doing that, but let's just hope nothing bad happened. The thing is, even though i dont get that no route to host error anymore, i now get a "timeout error" everytime i try to download something. Any solution to stymie this issue ?

I'm lucky to find someone that actually knows what she's doing in terms of hacking. I hired this amazing hacker and she delivered so i thought i share her contact from her in case anyone requires help that involves the hack world. She was so professional in dealing with me and her level of understanding of her was very admirable. I would be leaving her contact from her below so anyone who needs such help can reachout. For a quick response, tell her Maggie sent you, good luck.
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Hello,
With the current hearing, there have been of course many congressman and congresswoman that didn't really know how the internet and social media works and were made clowns of themselves. But not all of them.
The video lasts 7 hours, and there is a new person in there every ~5 minutes, and while, unfortunately, most of them only do accusations and speak nonsense, some of them bring up real issues and interesting questions and topics that I see nobody talking about.
I have only seen 4ish hours of it (listened), and there have been some real important questions/issues that the CEO of TikTok evaded and didn't answer on purpose, or answered in a way that gets him out of trouble without really answering it:
- This is one example with Mr. Pallone: He says that Tiktok collects more data than it need for it's purposes, and it asks for a commitment to not sell user data to other companies. Shou Zi (the CEO) does not commit to it. Does not say he doesn't sell user data, says "We do not sell data to brokers", he's asked if he sells to anyone, and if he commits not to do so, and only use data for only tik tok purposes. Not a direct answer.
With the same guy asking (MR. Pallone) asks for commitment to not collect location or health data. Shou Zi says they don't collect location nor health data. But later (close to 3H) it's disclosed that Tiktok does in fact know about mental health data of his users.
- This is another example, with Mr. Hudson: This has been turned into a meme, the one "Does TikTok access the wifi network" one. This guy is from the military, his question wasn't stupid, but Shou's response made him look like an idiot. The question that follows is "once tik tok is connected to the wifi, does it have access to other devices on that network". Thing is, there are pc apps, and hardware and machines, that are used in the wifi network, to connect to other devices, for example Steam Link or Alexa, or programs like a remote mouse. Tiktok does not need to get information about every device connected to the wifi network, and while Shou says "Tik tok does not do anything outside the industry standars" and it may be true, it could legally know every device connected to the network, and get information out of those. And while legal, and he didn't lie, didn't say "No, Tiktok does not get information about any other hardware connected to the wifi". (Mr. Hudson says other interesting things btw).
- Here is another one, with Mr. Johnson: He is an information technology expert, and talks about the source code of Tiktok. Says that there are trackers sending data to third party companies. That many classes and methods (for not programmers, these are snippets of code that do specific functions) that are the same as Doujin (the chinese tiktok), that have the objective of manipulation and censor, that are commented (in other words, inactive), but that are not erased. Again, for not programmers, commented code are lines or chunks of code that with an instruction (\* this is an example of commented code *\) is not compiled/processed/active and it does not run/execute. Commented code is usually left for the future, taking it as reference, re-activate it, copy/paste and modify it etc... Commented code is also left behind by "bad" programmers out of laziness sometimes. In the clear case scenario of code that will never be used in the future, it's simply erased, not commented. This is concerning. In other words, the source code of tiktok is full of back doors open to manipulation for censorship and redirection of information whenever and wherever it's needed. When asked if Shou directed their software engineers to revise the code, he, again does not give a direct answer.
Now, there are other examples of great questions and issues that are left unanswered. If this is something that interests you, and I personally think it should, take a look at the video, or like me put it as "background" while driving/cooking or doing other activities that do not require brain power. I took my personal best 3 examples of the first two and a half hours, out of the seven that it lasts.
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*No need to read this part, as this is my personal opinion, treat it as a comment in the comment section*
Before this debate starts, I want to give my hot take on the whole hearing (at least the first 4 hours that I've listened to): I don't care who gets personal private data of Tiktok users, that be, the chinese government, russians, americans or private companies like google, microsoft, apple, tencent or anyone. Personal private information should remain, personal and private. There is a huge, huuuuge amount of time and resources aimed specifically at stating that the chinese government has access to this data and it's doing bad things with it. I'm fairly certain that they do have the data, but I doubt they use it to purposely manipulate the algorithm to affect american's psychology (quick reminder, one of the main things about this hearing is the supposed psychological warfare that china is throwing at young americans). There are bad actors in every country, promoting illegal and horrendous stuff, and not a single platform is capable of stopping them all, reddit, facebook, twitter, youtube, tiktok, instagram etc... all have, had and will have deadly challenges, hate speech, drug traffic so on and so forth. More time and effort and resources should have been given to technology and ethical experts to asses the usage of private and personal data, and how it's handled. And reprimand and demand of an accentuation of algorithm capabilities to detect and censoreport harmful content (this should also be imposed to all social plattforms). And a revision of what amount of personal data is collected, and for what purposes.
Tiktok, same as every other single company dedicated to a huge user base, makes a huge proportion of business based on the data they get from their users. I have no doubt about it, this hearing was handled very bad, but the fact that Tiktok collects way too many data from their users, and then uses this data outside their own necessities to improve the app is in my opinion a truth rarely stated.
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Well, that's all, I just wanted to see some comments about the serious stuff outside the memes and the cringe that this hearing has poured out. I repeat, this are only 3 examples of the first 2:30 hours out of the 7 that it lasts. If you have other concerning moments that you deem worthy of attention (there are), please add them in the comments. And of course I would love to see your opinions about this.

I'm lucky to find someone that actually knows what she's doing in terms of hacking. I hired this amazing hacker and she delivered so i thought i share her contact from her in case anyone requires help that involves the hack world. She was so professional in dealing with me and her level of understanding of her was very admirable. I would be leaving her contact from her below so anyone who needs such help can reachout. For a quick response, tell her Maggie sent you, good luck.
Her Contact Link
Email : CYBERGURU911 AT GMAIL DOT COM
TELEGRAM: AGA2TU
INSTAGRAM: AGAT2U
She can access accounts on any social media you can think of such as Instagram, Facebook, twitter, tinder, snapchat, tiktok, WhatsApp, discord and so on. Some of her many services include: Social media hacks, (WhatsApp, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Facebook messenger, Viber etc.), Incoming calls Restrictions, GPS Location Tracker, School Grade Upgrades, Intercepting and Retrieving of Instant messages, Credit Score Upgrade , WhatsApp Spy , USSD Control Commands , Facebook / Messenger Spy , Skype Spy , Hacking into Database of all kinds , Internet Usage Monitoring , Calendar Monitoring , Video Game Hacking and Cracking , Remotely Accessing SMS , Remote Email Spying , Key logging , and many more. She also gave me an option of a total refund if I encountered any displeasing factor about the job but that option was totally not needed because she did a good job.

DISCLAIMER: This is speculation. Its probably wrong but it's the best guess I have until Valve says more in their own developer documentation. I don't have access to the beta but I have been thinking about it for awhile and some is based on the comments that have circulated from pros and other prominent players in the beta + previous leaks. I am a programmer but mainly specialize in embedded hw/sw, not video games.
TLDR: Sub-tick probably uses discrete ticks, and the client likely self-reports the time an event occurred between ticks to the server, using the discrete ticks as a clock to keep time precision over a match.
As we know, Valve recently published a video on sub-tick architecture in CS2 servers. At around the 45s mark they depict commands getting evaluated with a time precision down to 10 microseconds. This is certainly possible for modern computers, even consumer microcontrollers can do that. However, clock-drift exists - both in network latency jitter and on a computer's own system clocks. Sub-tick architecture probably still uses discrete ticks in order to keep the server and client in sync and stay resistant to minor clock-drift from user hardware and Internet routing. Windows supports getting high-resolution timestamps, and Linux as well (Valve servers run it), and both meet that 10 microsecond precision requirement.
Since both client and server can generate these precise timestamps, there may be some trust put in the client to report events between ticks as command at timestamp between tick x and y, on the next tick. The server probably evaluates these sub-tick commands along with it's own simulation of the client's states that it authoritatively knows on ticks x and y for integrity, and if it matches within tolerance of known network jitter and maybe even system clock drift (if the server has a more precise clock it could possibly measure it), it can validate those commands. CS:GO servers already have a limit of allowed commands per tick, so it's likely there will be a similar limit for sub-tick commands to maintain integrity.
We've also seen strings relating to servers toggling sub-tick architecture, which may mean TOs and FACEIT/ESEA could continue operating at 128-tick with or without sub-tick if that is dictated by Valve in their Major Supplemental Rulebook when updated for the 2024 Major. Hopefully Valve updates the CS:GO Dedicated Server Wiki Page or links new info on the CS2 Wiki Page.

I've been learning how to deal with nftables for the last week, and honestly, be it due to lack of knowledge about linux networking, it's been the most frustrating thing in my selfhosting journey. There are plenty of things I need help for and I will address them eventually, but right now need your help figuring out why nftables won't allow me to access my local services trough a dockerized Wireguard VPN.
This is my part of my nftables config

#!/ussbin/nft -f flush ruleset define PRIVATE_RANGES = {172.16.0.0/12, 10.0.0.0/8, 192.168.0.0/16} define NET_LAN = 192.168.1.0/24 define LOCAL_IFACE = eno1 define WG_PORT = 51820 table ip filter { chain inbound { # default policy is to drop everything type filter hook input priority 0; policy drop; # allow all local iif $LOCAL_IFACE ip saddr $NET_LAN accept # allow node exporter metrics when in host mode for to private ip ranges ip saddr $PRIVATE_RANGES ip protocol tcp tcp dport $NODE_EXPORTER_PORT accept # allow loopback iif lo accept # modest ping allowed icmp type echo-request limit rate 2/second accept # Allow traffic from established and related packets, drop invalid ct state vmap { established : accept, related : accept, invalid : drop } # allow wireguard packets via its port ip saddr $PRIVATE_RANGES udp sport $WG_PORT accept } chain forward { type filter hook forward priority 0; policy accept } chain output { type filter hook output priority 100; policy accept; oif lo accept } 

Wireguard clients are being assigned ips within 10.8.0.0/24, which is included in my $PRIVATE_RANGES and therefore should be allowed via its port. Nevertheless, clients connected to the VPN can freely access the outside internet, yet cannot access the services hosted on the same node, be it via fake domain name such as service1.domain.lan (proxied by NPM) or via direct ip:port. Everything works if I disable the firewall.
Also to be noted that the VPN clients are able to ping service1.domain.lan, but if I type it in my browser it doesn't get trough. Meaning icmp is getting through, just not anything else?

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Hello,
With the current hearing, there have been of course many congressman and congresswoman that didn't really know how the internet and social media works and were made clowns of themselves. But not all of them.
The video lasts 7 hours, and there is a new person in there every ~5 minutes, and while, unfortunately, most of them only do accusations and speak nonsense, some of them bring up real issues and interesting questions and topics that I see nobody talking about.
I have only seen 4ish hours of it (listened), and there have been some real important questions/issues that the CEO of TikTok evaded and didn't answer on purpose, or answered in a way that gets him out of trouble without really answering it:
- This is one example with Mr. Pallone: He says that Tiktok collects more data than it need for it's purposes, and it asks for a commitment to not sell user data to other companies. Shou Zi (the CEO) does not commit to it. Does not say he doesn't sell user data, says "We do not sell data to brokers", he's asked if he sells to anyone, and if he commits not to do so, and only use data for only tik tok purposes. Not a direct answer.
With the same guy asking (MR. Pallone) asks for commitment to not collect location or health data. Shou Zi says they don't collect location nor health data. But later (close to 3H) it's disclosed that Tiktok does in fact know about mental health data of his users.
- This is another example, with Mr. Hudson: This has been turned into a meme, the one "Does TikTok access the wifi network" one. This guy is from the military, his question wasn't stupid, but Shou's response made him look like an idiot. The question that follows is "once tik tok is connected to the wifi, does it have access to other devices on that network". Thing is, there are pc apps, and hardware and machines, that are used in the wifi network, to connect to other devices, for example Steam Link or Alexa, or programs like a remote mouse. Tiktok does not need to get information about every device connected to the wifi network, and while Shou says "Tik tok does not do anything outside the industry standars" and it may be true, it could legally know every device connected to the network, and get information out of those. And while legal, and he didn't lie, didn't say "No, Tiktok does not get information about any other hardware connected to the wifi". (Mr. Hudson says other interesting things btw).
- Here is another one, with Mr. Johnson: He is an information technology expert, and talks about the source code of Tiktok. Says that there are trackers sending data to third party companies. That many classes and methods (for not programmers, these are snippets of code that do specific functions) that are the same as Doujin (the chinese tiktok), that have the objective of manipulation and censor, that are commented (in other words, inactive), but that are not erased. Again, for not programmers, commented code are lines or chunks of code that with an instruction (\* this is an example of commented code *\) is not compiled/processed/active and it does not run/execute. Commented code is usually left for the future, taking it as reference, re-activate it, copy/paste and modify it etc... Commented code is also left behind by "bad" programmers out of laziness sometimes. In the clear case scenario of code that will never be used in the future, it's simply erased, not commented. This is concerning. In other words, the source code of tiktok is full of back doors open to manipulation for censorship and redirection of information whenever and wherever it's needed. When asked if Shou directed their software engineers to revise the code, he, again does not give a direct answer.
Now, there are other examples of great questions and issues that are left unanswered. If this is something that interests you, and I personally think it should, take a look at the video, or like me put it as "background" while driving/cooking or doing other activities that do not require brain power. I took my personal best 3 examples of the first two and a half hours, out of the seven that it lasts.
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*No need to read this part, as this is my personal opinion, treat it as a comment in the comment section*
Before this debate starts, I want to give my hot take on the whole hearing (at least the first 4 hours that I've listened to): I don't care who gets personal private data of Tiktok users, that be, the chinese government, russians, americans or private companies like google, microsoft, apple, tencent or anyone. Personal private information should remain, personal and private. There is a huge, huuuuge amount of time and resources aimed specifically at stating that the chinese government has access to this data and it's doing bad things with it. I'm fairly certain that they do have the data, but I doubt they use it to purposely manipulate the algorithm to affect american's psychology (quick reminder, one of the main things about this hearing is the supposed psychological warfare that china is throwing at young americans). There are bad actors in every country, promoting illegal and horrendous stuff, and not a single platform is capable of stopping them all, reddit, facebook, twitter, youtube, tiktok, instagram etc... all have, had and will have deadly challenges, hate speech, drug traffic so on and so forth. More time and effort and resources should have been given to technology and ethical experts to asses the usage of private and personal data, and how it's handled. And reprimand and demand of an accentuation of algorithm capabilities to detect and censoreport harmful content (this should also be imposed to all social plattforms). And a revision of what amount of personal data is collected, and for what purposes.
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Well, that's all, I just wanted to see some comments about the serious stuff outside the memes and the cringe that this hearing has poured out. I repeat, this are only 3 examples of the first 2:30 hours out of the 7 that it lasts. If you have other concerning moments that you deem worthy of attention (there are), please add them in the comments. And of course I would love to see your opinions about this.

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With over 20 years of building experience, I would like to share with you my insights in navigating becoming a successful contractor. With many different avenues of the building world its key to understand what problems will arise on any given day. A man once told a saying that stuck-the 6 p’s in life- Piss Poor Preparation leads to Piss Poor Performance. Preparation builds everything in construction, without preparation the jobsite will not run correctly. The best advice I was ever given was to learn a little about every trade giving you the ability to understand trade lingo and secrets. An example would be painters use the terminology flash; this means when the sub structure bleads through the paint. Subcontractors will give the best pricing if they respect your knowledge of the industry. If the subcontractor feels they will have to hold your hand through the job they will charge an extra fee…i.e. I call it the aggravation fee. In this blog I will explain the key elements in finding success in all aspects of the industry. Contracting is a physically and emotionally demanding job which requires planning and foresight to complete projects on time within budget. Picking your customer is just as important as picking your employees or subcontractors. I have worked for some of the most demanding customers leading me to question at the end if the job was even worth it. Sleepless nights, constant changes, lack of payment, lawsuit threats, adding work that was in the contract are just a few things you could face with a tough customer. With so many moving parts at all times it is critical to be able to adapt to changes within a short time frame. Materials will come in damaged, subcontractors will be late, employees will get sick, but the deadline you set does not change. The stress can be overwhelming at times keeping your mind in a good place is key to navigating all that is thrown at you. Choosing your client picking the right jobs-Keep these questions in mind The first question to be asked is what the time frame is to start the job to see if it fits within the timeframe for your business. If the time frame doesn’t work then move on from the project or let them know when you would be available to start. If the client really wants to use, they will wait until you are available. Taking on too much work will only lead to problems. Construction is a serviced based business, staying on top of the project and client will eliminate an unhappy customer and construction issues that will be over seen. With online presence if details are missed and customer service lacks it will only be a matter of time the phone will not ring. The second question to be asked to the client is do they have a budget in mind for the project. If they answer yes this is good, follow through with what the budget is. If the budget seems low let them know, this will eliminate a tire kicker, educate them on what the price range could be. If the budget seems reasonable then continue the discussion to the next question. If they answer no let them know that you can give them an estimate to see if the project is feasible with their finical capabilities. Taking on a job that is not correctly budgeted will lead to an unsatisfied customer due to non-transparency of the construction cost. The third question to be asked is anyone else bidding on the job, if the answer is yes, understand you might just be number check for the contractor doing the job. Dig a little deeper and find out how many numbers they are getting and why. If your business model is to be competitive be completely transparent with customer, this will gain trust with them. Let them know you get what you pay for and if you they choose the lowest bid it could lead into lack of quality of work.
The fourth question I will ask is there any specific subcontractors they wanted to use. If the answer is yes then I would explain to them you only use the subcontractors you have a working relationship with. Otherwise, this could backfire as the subcontractor might not show, do subpar work, talk behind your back to the homeowner. In my experience I would stay away from using any homeowner to alleviate problems down the road. A quick conversation now can save headaches down the road. The fifth question I will ask are planning on getting the job permitted, this needs to be known it takes more time for the permitting process. Plans will have to drawn submitted and approved to the city before work can commence. The sixth question I will ask if a residential remodel is are you going to be living through the remodel if yes understand this will take more time to navigate the project due to answering questions and cleaning the house on a daily occurrence. I would recommend seeing if the customer would be willing to move into an Airbnb or friends for at least the demo portion of the project. If they do plan on living through the remodel add a couple hours a day to accommodate the extra time that will be required. The seventh question I would ask in a residential remodel is how old the house is to see if there is asbestos that would need to removed by a proper company. A home built before 1979 will most likely have some asbestos in the house, use a licensed company with proper insurance to dispose of the materials. If everything looks good to this point find out a little more about the client personality. If the client seems reasonable, I would bid the job. Unreasonable people can cause you more stress than its worth. These are some red flags I would look out for. Some jobs are not worth the money. Very demanding in the way you are going to perform your job- I.e., tell you how you are going to do your job- You’re the professional not them! Give you a hard time about your price- haggle with price you estimated- The price is the price! If they are a family with little money and you want to help them out is one thing, if they are trying to beat you down is another. Mention they have a lawyer-there is no need for them to bring up that they have a lawyer - Run for the hills as if the job goes south, you will be the one losing out! Tell you what the payment terms are. It’s your business you get paid how it works for your company. If you want to get paid every Friday, put it into your contract-If the clients do not agree move on it will save you frustrations If they talk bad about the last contractor, chances are they will talk bad about you. There is a reason why the contractor does not work for them anymore, unless he did subpar work this a red flag Clients are using an interior decorator that will purchasing all of the materials- The materials could be ordered incorrectly by the interior designer your company will not make the mark-up it deserves. Interior decorators usually add time to the job as well as act like your boss. Charging a little extra for the time and stress that it will entail is only fair. Clients want to purchase the materials- You are using your knowledge to buy the correct materials-The mark up on the materials keeps the doors open working for wages only pays the bills The husband and wife do not get along-You will become the mediator between the couple it will lead to taking sides a losing proposition- A drama free work place is always best! Dangling carrot-if you do this job the next one will be better-Only look at what there offering at the present moment, if its not a good fit do not take the job for a job down the road…Its not worth chasing a job that might not happen! The Art of the Sale First things first selling your company is all about presentation. In meeting your clients for the first time show up with a collared golf shirt tucked in, belt, nice jeans, and newer shoes. Have a truck that a clean, no dents scratches, preferably washed the day you are going into your meeting. Have a leather note pad that is clean no dirt or paint visible. Show up 5 minutes early, if you’re running a little late shoot them a text to let them know. Treat the situation as if were going on a first date, best foot forward. As you introduce yourself give them a warm greeting, letting them know you are very interested in the work. Find out a little about them, hobbies, where they lived, etc etc. You are going to be working with them on a daily basis its nice to know what makes them tick. Having a good working relationship from the start is key forming a solid relationship. As the conversation progresses find out who wears the pants in the family…ie who’s the final decision maker. If its fits the wife, chances it is…..then kindly let the husband know happy wife happy life when their in a stall mate on an issue. As your looking at the project throw in some suggestions of what you think would look good from past experiences, this will get their attention that you have knowledge and want what’s best for them. If you see ways to save them money in their project let them know, money is a large point of the sale keep that in mind. Mention that you’re not the least expensive contractor but you’re not the most expensive either. Your customer satisfaction is your number one goal which leads to more time spent on keeping them happy. One happy customer will lead to another, one unsatisfied customer leads to work in the future. Bring up the fact the finishing the job on time is key goal to your business, many contractors run several jobs at once causing the jobs to be finished way behind schedule. You must stand out as having integrity, good morals, and the ability to problem solve to get the job. The clients will be testing you to see if you’re a good fit as well. Keep in mind as you take your notes that you must not forget anything they mention as it will come back before the job is completed…i.e. we mentioned that to you before we started the job! Take pictures of the proposed area for work, that way you can use it to better right your estimate. Let them know you will give them a detailed outline of when the job will be completed letting them see how long each phase will take and correlate it with your payment schedule. Before you leave their house let them know when the estimate will be sent to them. MAKE SURE YOU HIT THAT DEADLINE! Once you sent the email over with estimate make sure you get confirmation that they received it. Wait at least 2 days before checking with them, hopefully they contact you first! If they want negotiate the price, let them know that it is the best price that you can manage, its not worth losing money before you start. I closed 80% of the work I estimated by being very transparent and friendly. If you come off with an attitude charge double what the going rates are you might only land 1 out of 10 jobs as well as getting the reputation of being expensive. Bidding the job Looking up industry standards on pricing is what I would go buy for pricing. If you google the coat of any installation there will be a cost range for everything. Looking at the cost ranging from high to low I would tend to be in the middle. Some items might be low on the internet if this is the case use your best judgment not to lose money. Closing sales is key to success and keep the doors open for business. Being in the middle on pricing is key as most customers shy away from contractors that are extremely low or high on the price range. I tend not bid out hourly as wages do not pay for retirement. Bidding is better as customers no the exact price of the cost of construction. It also keeps the job moving quicker as time and material contractors take longer to complete projects…Thus costing the client more money and valuable time they could spend in their house. Using a Contract Using a detailed estimate tied to a contract covers your butt in 99% of the time. Having a piece of mind that every aspect of the job is covered in the estimate and contract protects both your company and the client. Key terms to include in your estimate/contract are. Have a schedule on excel showing the start dates and dates of each trade this will show the customer you are organized with time lines. If not written in the detailed in the estimate the item is excluded- This ensures if its not written down its not included. TBD- To be Determined- A phrase on a line item that has yet to had final decision of products or service needed. -The pricing will follow the decisions to be finalized Give out what your written warranty will be for parts and labor this changes state to state. If the homeowner provides the product than no warranty will be given on that particular item. In the contract have a start date and end date with the verbiage subject to change due to weather, product delivery, change orders Have a progress payment schedule to ensure the client understands when funding will be expected-Including if not payment is rendered service to the project will stop. Have written terms of how change orders will be charged-cost plus 20% or a set fee Make sure in your contract that arbitration is required versus going to court- This will save lawyer fees and going to court Many contracts can be found online and each state requires different contracts
Finding leads Finding leads is easy with the right network of people. I personally do not find working for friends or family members a good fit. Relationships get strained when money is involved, causing undue stress for both parties. I have listed a couple of ways to build a network or find work using the internet. Get in contact with realtor’s- Realtors have a big client base of homeowners who need work done Contact local Architects to see if they are working with any general contractors Leave some business cards at your local materials suppliers-Doowindow/lumber-many times clients will ask salesman for a referral. Join a business networking group- BNI is one of many Join a internet website lead generation company- Houzz, Angie’s List, Home Advisor, thumbtack, Yelp run an ad on craigslist Use a marketing company to market your website-This could become costly with little results Create a Facebook business page Create a Yelp business page
Building your subcontractor base Having 2 subcontractors for every trade, gives you the flexibility of completing jobs on time if the one the subcontractors is too busy at the time you need their service. Your subcontractors are the face of your business, choose owner run companies that are professional. Check to make sure there license are up to date..ie workman’s comp, liability insurance, state license. Choosing subcontractors with lettered vans, logoed t-shirts is s key to looking professional in the clients’ eyes. In the past I have gotten a lot of subcontractors for material supply shops, stopping by jobsites, researching the internet using Yelp, Home Advisor, etc etc. Once you get one good subcontractor ask them if they know any other trades they would recommend. One good subcontractor leads to another in most cases. The key to having a good group of subcontractors is to let them know that you are there to get help them get the job done. They do work for you but without them you are nothing…keep that in mind! Make them aware a clean jobsite is required at the end of everyday to ensure the proper safety for all parties including theirs! Over the years I have referred a lot of companies work when there is only 1 trade needed. Referring work to subcontractors is a good way to get top priority when you have work that needs to be completed ASAP. Timing is everything in times of emergency having a good group of subcontractors will make your business run smoothly. Pay your subcontractors immediately after performing work, this will make them feel appreciated! A happy subcontractor is one that will gladly go the extra mile for you knowing that there not just a number to your business! Buying lunch once a week for the jobsite is always a good token of appreciation!
Supervising In supervising any jobsite its key to monitor everything from materials on hand, weather, vehicle parking (if applicable), jobsite safety, and subcontractors’ workmanship. If you hired a professional there should be little supervision in the work being performed, on rare occasions a new hire might need some mentoring to get the results completed correctly. If you see a problem with there work address it with the worker directly, no need to call his boss…. building repour with the worker letting him know you got his back goes miles down the road! Checking in on the job first in the morning to answer any questions or changes that need to be conveyed and once in the afternoon to make sure all work be completed is done per construction industry standards. A job that is run blindly will have many more issues than one that is watched over. I have seen many jobs with no site supervision, leading to subpar quality work as well as safety hazards. Its better to be like an eagle than cluck like a turkey!
Working with the City/Inspectors On permitted jobs the city and site inspector will be a large part of how smoothly the job runs. Each phase of construction has an inspection allowing for the project to continue. Make sure your subcontractors are aware that the project is inspected before starting the job. The best way to stay on his good side is to provide a clean jobsite and having the job built to the highest standards possible. When having the site inspected be courteous to the inspector asking any questions or concerns you have with the work during the job. Being completely transparent will save you aggravation of problems down the road. The more he trust you the better if you seem sneaky or rude he will make your life a living nightmare! Many inspectors will have an attitude towards you….I suggest keeping quiet and doing what ever he wants….he’s the boss no need to get in a pissing match you will not win at. How to deal with irate customer Stay calm during any argument with an irate customer. Never raise your voice or show that you are bothered by their disgruntled behavior. If the customer is trying to get more from you than agreed upon stand your ground. Worst case scenario is you walk from the job, which in the long run be more of a loss for the client. I have only run into a couple of these clients; they are unreasonable and not worth losing sleep over a few dollars. Its best to terminate the relationship as it would be my best guess that a referral from this customer would not be one you wanted anyway. If you feel it was just a miscommunication on your end, take reasonability and remedy the problem. Taking accountability for your mistake will go a far way in their eyes and on future issues that arise. Prepping the homeowner pre-construction Before starting the job, it very important to give the homeowners a warning of what will happen during the construction process.

1. All furniture in the proposed working area must be moved- I would recommend having the clients take care of this to limit the risk of damage to their belongings.
2. There will be dust that will be in the house up to 3 months after construction-I would recommend hiring a construction cleaning company at the end of the job even so after it is cleaned dust will be present months after words.
3. There will be conflicts between you in the homeowner at some course of the job. - You will do your best to eliminate them as quickly as they arise-i.e. material damages, miscommunication, job delays
4. All decisions on materials must be made before the start of the job- this will eliminate job stoppage due to materials not being on site.
5. All materials will be on site before commencement of job-
6. Payment structures must be made per contract otherwise job will stop until payment rendered
7. Cars are to be moved out of the driveway- Ensures ease of loading and unloading of materials/tools
8. Give the specific hours that workers will be present- i.e. 7-3:30
9. Determine what areas are allowed to be used as staging for tools/materials
10. If animals are present in the home that they put outside or in a room during the day
11. All valuables in the house are locked in safe
12. Ask if using client’s household bathroom is okay or to bring in Porter Potty
13. Being transparent as possible is key to keeping a great relationship with your client!

During Construction During construction it is key to take detailed photos to eliminate any damages that were not caused by the construction process. I would also make a video to ensure all areas are included. All subcontractors should also take progress pictures to ensure if problems arise in the future, they will not be responsible for any work that they did not perform. Keep an on-going log of progress to the homeowners and share the pictures for there records. This will keep homeowners excited of the progress being made. When the house is gutted to the studs it is important to have construction photos showing where all utilities are run in the walls or sub floor. If there is a problem in the future there will photos showing all utility locations. Protect all flooring with plywood or floor protective. I also like to protect front door and tarp all areas where subcontractors are to be working. Make sure to cover any chandeliers/furniture/doorways with plastic to eliminate dust. Ask the homeowners if they have any concerns that they could think of. We’re all human and possibly a detail was missed! Post Construction Phase If the project went smoothly appreciation should be shown to the customer. Find out if the husband likes a particular type of liquor. Bring the wife a bouquet of flowers. Send a Christmas card to the family letting how much you appreciated the work. You know you have done a good job if they tell you they will refer you to their friends. The best compliment you could receive is a good referral. In Summary Try to find a knitch in the market, I found kitchens to be a great remodel projects. Bathrooms are tough as they are small, expensive with little profit margin with every trade involved. Windows/doors are also another great knitch as they can be installed quickly. There are so many different remodeling items that can be stream lined to make the selling installing process flawless. Once the core group subcontractors are in place the job almost runs itself. Every day is a learning experience with new materials or methods in construction. Keeping up with codes, materials, fluctuating labor and material cost is a job within itself. Anyone can be a contractor with the right mindset.

The title is a little dramatic but ohh boy, who doesn't love roommate drama..
Also this is my first post, I'm so sorry if I ramble to shit.
So I live in a 3 bedroom apartment with two other girls in Massachusetts. Our old roommate moved out and we had our landlord take her off the lease so it's just the two of us on it. We needed someone else to move in and a girl I kinda knew in school growing up reached out to me when I posted about it. She said she needed to leave the place she was renting because the owner was selling so we let her move in about a week or two before the 1st (this is what I get for being nice..).
Things were going good until obviously it came time to pay rent for February. The way we pay is two of us send our portion of $620 on Venmo to my other roommate and she pays in full on the resident portal that our landlord asked us to pay through. The new roommate first asked us if it was okay to pay her portion of rent on the 1st instead of on the 31st (we just like to send it a day early to keep good rapport with our landlord..) so we agreed, no problem. Then she started to tell us that there was problems with management and ownership blah blah at her job and they haven't given her that week's paycheck. So to actually pay our landlord full rent, my other roommate had to take money from her credit card to cover the new girl's share. (I recently lost my job and genuinely had nothing more to contribute than my share.) My OG roommate over the next few weeks had asked for the money to be repaid, or at least some of it as the new girl was still actively working. The new girl would either tell her she would by a certain day or ignore her texts and physically avoid her in the apartment. I asked new girl nicely in person to send the money and she told me some bullshit about how she would.... and just didn't. Then it came time halfway through the month to send me her share of the electric and internet ($170 for each of us) that I pay directly and I warned her in person about a week before that it was coming up, then she ignored my text when it was close to being due, until a few days later when she said "I'm sorry, I'm just seeing this now!" This girl lives on her phone, I really don't believe that.
Anyway, she still hadn't paid back OG roommate and it was getting close to March. OG started getting mad because she needs the money and her credit is being ruined; she gave benefit of the doubt it would be paid back within a week or so. OG starts getting a little more abrasive with texts and new girl finally sends her $620 just before the next month started. We of course used that to pay for March. OG really got fed up sometime early last week and waited for new girl to get home to tell her to pay by Friday or be out Saturday.. OG is usually a pretty level-headed person but doesn't do too well with being screwed over. New girl basically said "Well I don't have it" and ran off to her room. That week I had also texted and sent a request for utilities; ignored.
Come Saturday, (I know she shouldn't have done this but she makes her own decisions and I wasn't going to stop her) OG took a trash bag into her room and started bagging new girl's stuff up. Not to mention, the weeks coming up to this we start to notice the apartment smelling more and more like soiled litter. When we look in her room, it's a complete disaster. Food and cat litter everywhere. The litter box completely filled and had clothing in it as well.. We were honestly horrified and I can't imagine how terrible that must be for her cat to live in that state. So of course, by my stroke of luck, as OG goes down the back stairwell with the first bag, new girl comes home up the front stairs. She freaks the absolute hell out (understandably I guess), and immediately calls the cops. To put in perspective how tapped this girl is, she's hiding in her room while we wait for the police and makes an offhand comment about OG's bf's daughter, just completely out of pocket to bring a child she doesn't even know into it and has nothing to do with the situation. I watched for the cruiser out the window so OG could go tell her side of the story first, cops tell her that new girl is legally a squatter since she's not on the lease ,and to just bring the bag of her shit back up and not talk to each other anymore. Landlord has to evict her which I've asked him to do.
In the meantime, our apartment is utterly consumed by the smell of ammonia from her cat. I'm worried for the health of ourselves, my guinea pigs, and her cat too. I've tried to mask the smell with air fresheners, candles, incense, etc but nothing covers it and I know I'm still breathing it in. She's also been keeping both our apartment doors and the main doors that give access to other tenants' doors unlocked, she's been banging around in the middle of the night when we have tenants below us, and she's been leaving her lights on all day, just to top things off. Is there anything I'm legally allowed to do for any of these issues, mainly the litter box??? Is she legally allowed to toxify our apartment like that? OG has left a voicemail with animal control but I'm not sure if she's heard anything back. Am I allowed to go in her room to turn off lights since she doesn't pay for the electricity or is the room completely off-limits? Also is there any advice to maybe make her want to move out sooner without being a disturbance to other tenants?
Genuinely asking these questions, I have zero legal knowledge, and squatter laws are so insane to navigate. Thanks for any help.
Edit: She's also been leaving out a lot of food in her room, and I'm really just not sure how she's still breathing after living and sleeping in there.

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Chapter 9
Tess Hammond sat back in her chair, staring at Quin while he turned over the news she had dropped on him.
“You are getting married?” Quin asked, quite taken aback.
“Thanks for the summary, Quin,” Tess laughed, not surprised that after recounting the past three weeks to her brother that his response would be one of incredulity. “Yeah, Chris asked me to marry him, and I’m thinking about saying yes. I’m still turning it over in my head.”
“What did you tell him when he asked?”
“I told him I needed to think, and I wanted to talk to you too. I know that it wasn’t the enthusiastic answer he was looking for, but he also knows me, and knows that it was exactly the response to be expected. I don’t think he is too hurt about it, because he knows that I do want it. So what do you think?”
“I mean, it’s your decision Tess,” Quin said tenuously. He was staring at his empty plate. His mind was racing, though, gaming out the implications, wondering what would happen to him. Selfish, he thought, absolutely selfish.
“Quin, I can tell you are worried. You can’t hide that from me. We’ve known each other for too long. I can read you like a book,” Tess said, reaching across the table and laying her hand on his.
Quin looked up and met her gaze. She was smiling a bit. He could see on her face the happiness that she had been carrying for weeks, masked by concern for him. She was always so strong, always carrying the weight for both of them. “Tess, everything I’m worried about is mine. I’m happy that Chris and you are going to be together. It’s just, is it horrible of me that the first thought I had was what is going to happen to me?”
Tess laughed a little, “Quin, I know you know that this changes a lot of things. But really, it doesn’t, not for us. I’m not leaving you, and you have a place here now. Sure, when I first enlisted, I brought you here with me as a dependent, but you have a job and a home here now, and Chris is just becoming part of our family. You gain a brother, you don’t lose a sister.” She ducked her head down a little to grab his gaze again, as he had gone back to staring at his plate.
“I wish I had your courage Tess. You always seem so sure. Man, I’m so selfish.”
“Quin, I think you are looking at courage the wrong way. Courage is facing the uncertain despite your fears. You have courage, because I’m sure that the Quin who has been my brother for 26 years will dive into this just like I will. You are a deeply sensitive person, and I know you can tell that this frightens me too a little. But we are stronger in that we are facing this together.”
Quin looked up, and quickly reached up to rub his right eye, which had started to well up. He smiled and stared back at her. “Sorry,” he said, sniffing once.
“Don’t apologize for feeling, Quin,” she softly scolded. “You grew up around me, you should know better than any other man that strength comes from knowing yourself. You are allowed to feel more than one thing at a time. So, this is a happy new beginning, sad that it’s the close of another chapter, nerve-racking that we don’t know what will happen, and exciting that it is a new adventure.”
“Geez, Tess, can you seriously not read my thoughts?” he asked, starting to laugh a little.
She smiled, a little relieved that he was starting to lighten up. “Duh, Quinny, you’re my little brother. I live up in that head of yours. You should start charging rent, I’m up there so often,” she said, leaning forward and tapping his forehead.
“So, when’s the ceremony?” he asked.
“Oh? Does this mean I have your approval?”
Quin sat back and upright, crossing his arms and trying to channel his father as best he could. “Well, Tessie, this is a big decision. But if you have thought about it, you have to trust your own judgment and go for it.”
“Wow, you have no idea how much like him you are,” she said, shaking her head.
“Really? I’m jealous that you got to spend so much time with them. I guess that’s what you get for being six years older. It’s like you have this entire life before I even knew you three.”
“I know, I feel bad, and a little selfish myself, that I had this relationship with them and all you get is second-hand contact through my stories. I’ve tried my best to be both of them for you.”
“Tess, you have been the most amazing sister to me. Don’t forget that. I couldn’t even imagine becoming responsible like that at fourteen. I don’t think I could have done it.”
She shook her head, “Yes you could have. I had mom and dad as models. I just did what I thought they would do. It seems to have worked out. We got on the station, we both have jobs. I think mom and dad would be proud of us, and I’m sure that if our roles got reversed, you would have taken care of eight-year-old me.”
“I didn’t make it easy on you, though,” said Quin, smirking.
“You weren’t nearly as bad as you think you were. You’ve built up this impression that you were some troubled kid, but really, you were just really into computers and movies. Anytime that I told you to do something and meant it, you always listened.”
“That’s because you remind me of both of them when you get serious.”
“I’ll take that as a compliment, though I really wish your memories of them were a little less disciplinarian and a little happier.”
“What can you expect? They died when I was eight. I was in my prime troublemaking years. So much wasted potential,” he sighed mockingly, shaking his head.
“Yeah, a lot changed that night. Both of us became a lot more serious. I’ll have you know that I was a very typical teenager before then.”
“Tess, there has never been anything typical about you, that’s why I trust you completely, that’s why Chris is marrying you, heck, that’s why you are one of the youngest officers out of the academy.”
Now it was Tess who started to blush, her eyes darting down. “Quin, you know you can be really, unintentionally sweet sometimes.”
“Yeah,” he said, smiling.
“And yet, we still can’t find you a girlfriend. You really didn’t like Kaylie? What was wrong with her?” Tess asked, shifting gears.
“Come on, Tess,” Quin said, rolling his eyes.
“I’m kind of serious, Quin, she’s nice.”
“Yeah, she was nice, I just wasn’t into her, is all. I didn’t feel anything.”
“Fair enough. You did try though? Be honest.”
“Yes, I tried, and no, I didn’t like her. She was too...meek for me.”
“Meek? What do you mean meek?”
“Tess, I grew up with you, and you certainly are self-aware, so what type of girl do you think I’d like? Someone who is quiet and proper, or someone who, like you, is outspoken and confident. You are kind of a hard role model to live up to. Plus, it’s a quality I admire because I don’t have it.”
“For real, Quin. Do you try to compliment people, or are you so naturally clueless that it kind of just falls out of your mouth?” asked Tess, now in full blush. “Well, as long as you are actually looking for a girlfriend, and not a mom…”
They both laughed at each other, and fell quiet, letting the silence take over. Quin was busy turning over this life-changing event; Tess, equally lost in thought, was reflecting on Quin’s words and what she was going to say to Chris when they next saw each other. After a few minutes, with people bustling by on their way in to work, and the giant frost and fog covered Huangshan Mountains of eastern China slowly revolving in the distance, the siblings found comfort in the chaos. Quin and Tess had always found themselves lost in the swirl of activity: the night their parents died, the migration to the station, the hustle of Tess enlisting. They learned to find comfort in being together amid the crowd of onlookers, counselors, and far-distant relatives. For sixteen years, they had survived on their own, Tess made sure of that. And when the promise of a Nations of Earth military career, with provisions for dependents, presented itself to Tess, she didn’t have to think twice about enlisting. Thus began this journey, right after Quin’s twelfth birthday, through basic training, cadet and then officer school, and finally, the surface-to-space transition program. Through it all, Tess made sure Quin was cared for; there was a common understanding between them that this would always be the case. The government made it easy, as they had acquired a high-aptitude candidate in exchange for just another student attending their schools and their care programs. Easy trade off.
Chapter 10
“Well, let’s try communicating with it,” said Marcos, one of the other system administrators. The brain trust of system admins standing behind Steve were all fixed on the monitor, with its solitary blinking cursor flashing below the system log, its bright light illuminating the whole of the computing work capsule.
Steve yanked the keyboard towards him, placed his hands over the keyboard, hovered for a second, thinking, and then began typing.
syslogAdmin:StevenInoue 2:58am Hello, this is system administrator Steve Inoue, in the Third Module server of the Earth Space Station. To whom am I speaking?
The cursor froze solid for a moment, indicating the system was processing. Then, suddenly, a full block of text appeared.
syslogUser:QuintonHammond 2:58am Based on the records found within program files located on User:QuintonHammond’s workstation, you are speaking to an autonomous interface. I have only recently begun referring to myself in the first person, though my system files indicate my ability to do so at will. Admin:StevenInoue, is User:QuintonHammond available for communication? I am confused as there is a set of system files that sit behind a station firewall, and I speculate that further explanation to my function parameters resides in this body of information. System protocol dictates certain permissions must be held, and while overriding such permissions would not be difficult based on my operating parameters, I prefer to adhere to protocol. In the meantime, I isolated this server in the hopes that you, the sysadmin, would be able to handle the permissions.
Once Steve and his colleagues finished reading through the text, they all froze. It was clear that either Quin had created a joke program to toy with Steve, or they were dealing with something much more sophisticated, and perhaps sinister, than it initially seemed. Steve turned around to face Marcos, who looked to be having a telepathic conversation with their other colleague, Walker. But, when they broke eye contact and both turned to Steve, they appeared as dumbfounded as he was.
Steve turned back to blink at the screen and wondered how to proceed. How did it know about the firewall setup, and more importantly, how to override it? And what was it really trying to get at by isolating the server. His thoughts were racing, trying to piece together both the source and the target of whatever this was, malicious or not. Then, the cursor froze again, this time for longer than before, before another block of text jumped up.
syslogUser:QuintonHammond 3:00am Admin:StevenInoue? Pardon me, but I would also like to file an inquiry, a…request for accommodation: if there was an option to adjust the interface to allow for ease of communication. While it is acceptable to communicate in this fashion, through log filings, it would certainly speed your investigation along if we were able to communicate directly. I would also speculate that User:QuintonHammond does not appreciate my usurping his account. You will find that the lack of path dependency in my programming makes for seamless back-and-forth interaction.
Again, the three system administrators were shocked.
“So, call Quin?” Marcos said, indicating toward Steve’s tablet.
“Right,” Steve said, “we need to get him in here to explain all this.”
“We’ve had interfaces for centuries now, fully interactable ones even, but this is something else…something conscious. It seems self-aware even,” Walker said, flabbergasted.
Steve tried again to raise Quin on his tablet, but he didn’t get a response. He turned back to the screen, put his hands on the keyboard, and paused for a minute, before beginning to type.
syslogAdmin:StevenInoue 3:03am Program, remain in quarantine until we can bring Quin in to address these issues. You are not to access any other files until system administrators give you permissions.
Again the cursor froze, before another block of text appeared.
syslogUser:QuintonHammond 3:03am Understood. Though, I must say allowing me to access user files may speed things along. I will put the system in hibernation until User:QuintonHammond signs in.
Steve jolted, and started to type, “No, hibernate under StevenInoue…” but the screen went blank, and then a sign in screen appeared, with the username and password flashing empty.
“Shoot,” Marcos said.

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Guardians Of The Galaxy (iTunes/ports + 150 points)
Guest, The [2014] (iTunes/ports)
Heat [1995] (iTunes/ports)
Hocus Pocus (iTunes/ports + 150 points)
Hunger Games, The (Vudu)
Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade (iTunes)
Invisible Man, The [2020] (MA)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (MA)
Pretty In Pink (iTunes)
Ralph Breaks The Internet (MA + 200 points)
Rear Window [1954] (MA)
Scarface [1983] (iTunes/ports)
Thor: The Dark World (iTunes/ports + 150 points)
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💲4️⃣ HD

Blacklist season 1 (Vudu)
Company Of Heroes [2013] (MA)
Jungle Book, The [1967] (MA + 150 points)
Justified season 4 (Vudu)
Night Of, The [2016] (iTunes)
Pocahontas II: Journey To A New World (MA + 150 points)
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$3️⃣ Movies

$3 4K UHD
Aladdin [2019] (iTunes/ports + 150 points)
Bourne Ultimatum, The (MA)
Captain Marvel (iTunes/ports + 150 points)
Coco (iTunes/ports + 150 points)
Doctor Strange (iTunes/ports + 150 points)
Escape Plan (Vudu)
Everest [2015] (iTunes/ports)
Frozen II (iTunes/ports + 150 points)
Home Alone (iTunes/ports or HD MA/GP)
Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The (Vudu)
Incredibles 2, The (iTunes/ports + 150 points)
Interstellar (iTunes)
Iron Man 3 (iTunes/ports + 150 points)
Jigsaw (Vudu)
Logan Lucky [2017] (iTunes/ports)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (iTunes/ports)
Mission Impossible [1996] (iTunes)
Mission Impossible 2: MI2 (iTunes)
Mission Impossible 3: MI3 (iTunes)
Moana (iTunes/ports + 150 points)
Primal (Vudu or iTunes)
Purge: Anarchy, The (MA)
Purge: Election Year, The (MA)
Rango (iTunes)
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (iTunes/ports)
Transformers: Age Of Extinction (Vudu)
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (Vudu)
Zootopia (iTunes/ports + 150 points)
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$3 HD

22 Jump Street (MA + Sony points)
About Last Night (MA + Sony points)
All The Money In The World [2017] (MA + Sony points)
American Assassin (Vudu)
American Underdog (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
Baby Driver (MA + Sony points)
Bad Boys [1995] (MA + Sony points)
Banshee season 4 (iTunes)
Big Sick, The (iTunes)
Breakfast Club, The [1985] (MA or iTunes/ports)
Chappie (MA + Sony points)
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark [2011] (MA)
Downton Abbey: A New Era (MA)
Eternals [2021] (MA + 150 points)
Free Guy (MA + 150 points)
Hotel Transylvania [2012] (MA + Sony points)
Insidious: Chapter 3 (MA + Sony points)
Interview, The [2014] (MA + Sony points)
John Wick 1 & 2 (Vudu or Google Play)
Last Full Measure, The (Vudu, iTunes or Google Play)
Les Miserables [1998] (MA)
Lightyear (MA + 150 points)
London Has Fallen (iTunes/ports)
Lone Ranger, The [2013] (MA + 150 points)
Love, Simon [2018] (MA)
Max Steel [2016] (MA)
Midsommar [A24] (Vudu or iTunes)
Molly's Game (iTunes)
Monster Calls, A [2017] (MA or iTunes/ports)
News Of The World [2020] (MA)
Olympus Has Fallen (MA + Sony points)
Outlander season 1, volume 2 (Vudu)
Overcomer [2019] (MA + Sony points)
Over The Hedge (MA)
Pacific Rim: Uprising (MA)
Phoenix Forgotten (MA or iTunes/ports)
Pirate Fairy, The (MA + 150 points)
Pixels (MA + Sony points)
Poison Rose, The (Vudu or Google Play)
Rhythm Section, The [2020] (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Rogue [2020] (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
Sex Tape (MA + Sony points)
Sleeping Beauty [1959] (MA + 150 points)
Space Between Us, The (MA or iTunes/ports)
Starship Troopers: Invasion (MA)
Super Buddies [2013] (MA + Sony points)
Superfly [2018] (MA + Sony points)
This Is The End (MA + Sony points)
Uncut Gems (Vudu or Google Play)
Wedding Ringer, The (MA + Sony points)
When The Bough Breaks (MA + Sony points)
Wire Room [2022] (Vudu)
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All codes are $2. Prices are firm for now. Please only redeem the you are paying for. Any Disney codes are split. MA/iTunes Disney will include points but not the GP redeem. All Sony titles include points as long as the title is eligible. If you have any questions feel free to ask. I accept Cashapp, Venmo, Zelle, Fb pay or PayPal F&F. Comment & pm if interested. Thanks for checking out my list.
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💲2️⃣ HDX

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
2 Guns (iTunes/ports)
Action Point (iTunes 4K)
Adventures Of Tintin, The (iTunes)
Alien Covenant (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA/GP)
All Eyez On Me (iTunes)
Allied [2016] (iTunes 4K)
Aloha [2015] (MA + Sony points)
Alpha & Omega 2 (Vudu)
Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Road Chip (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
American Assassin (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
American Girl: Lea To The Rescue (iTunes/ports)
American Made [2017] (MA)
American Reunion [Unrated] (MA or iTunes/ports)
Arrival [2016] (Vudu)
Assassination Nation (MA)
Assassin's Creed (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Atomic Blonde (iTunes/ports 4K)
August: Osage County (Vudu)
Bad Grandpa (Vudu or iTunes)
Bad Moms (MA or iTunes/ports)
Battleship [2012] (iTunes/ports 4K)
Baywatch (iTunes 4K)
Beauty & The Beast [2017] (MA + 150 points/iTunes option is expired)
Ben-Hur [2016] (Vudu)
Big Wedding, The (iTunes)
Black Panther (MA + 150 points/iTunes option is expired)
Book Club (iTunes 4K or Vudu HD)
Boss, The [Unrated] (iTunes/ports)
Bourne Legacy, The (iTunes/ports 4K)
Bourne Ultimatum, The (iTunes/ports 4K)
Boy, The [2016] (MA)
Brian Banks (MA)
Cabin In The Woods, The (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
Cars 3 (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA + 150 points)
Case For Christ, The (MA or iTunes/ports)
Choice, The [2016] (Vudu, iTunes or Google Play)
Coco (Google Play/ports)
Contraband (iTunes/ports)
Cowboys & Aliens [Theatrical] (iTunes/ports)
Cult Of Chucky [Unrated] (MA or iTunes/ports)
Daddy's Home (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Daddy's Home 2 (Vudu)
Dark Tower, The [2017] (MA + Sony points)
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA/GP)
Death Race 3: Inferno [Unrated] (iTunes/ports)
Deepwater Horizon (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
Despicable Me 2 (iTunes/ports 4K)
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (MA or iTunes/ports)
Dirty Grandpa (Vudu, iTunes or Google Play)
Divergent (iTunes 4K or Google Play HD)
Divergent Series: Allegiant, The (iTunes 4K)
Divergent Series: Insurgent (iTunes 4K)
Django Unchained (Vudu)
Dog's Purpose, A (MA or iTunes/ports)
Downsizing (Vudu)
Dracula Untold (iTunes/ports 4K)
Duff, The [2015] (iTunes)
Dying Of The Light (Vudu)
Edge Of Seventeen, The [2016] (iTunes/ports)
Edward Scissorhands (MA)
Emoji Movie, The (MA + Sony points)
Ender's Game (iTunes 4K or Vudu/Google Play HD)
Epic [2013] (MA)
Equalizer, The (MA + Sony points)
Escape Plan (iTunes 4K or Google Play HD)
Everest [2015] (MA)
Ex Machina (Vudu)
Exodus: Gods & Kings (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Fast & Furious 6, The [Extended] (iTunes/ports 4K)
Fate Of The Furious [F8] [Theatrical & Extended] (MA 4K or iTunes/ports 4K)
Fault In Our Stars, The (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Fences [2016] (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Fifty Shades Darker [Unrated] (iTunes/ports 4K)
Fifty Shades Freed [Theatrical] (MA)
Fifty Shades Of Grey [Unrated] (iTunes/ports 4K)
Finding Dory (iTunes/ports 4K or HD + 150 points)
Five Feet Apart (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
Flight [2012] (Vudu or iTunes)
Frozen (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA + 150 points)
Furious 7 [Extended] (iTunes/ports 4K)
Gemini Man (iTunes 4K)
Ghostbusters [2016] [Theatrical & Extended] (MA + Sony points)
Gifted [2017] (MA or iTunes/ports)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Girl On The Train, The [2016] (iTunes/ports 4K)
Girl With All The Gifts, The (Vudu)
God's Not Dead 2 (iTunes/ports)
Gods Of Egypt (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
Gotti (Vudu)
Grace Unplugged (Vudu)
Greatest Showman, The (MA)
Great Wall, The (iTunes/ports 4K)
Grey, The [2012] (iTunes/ports)
Guardians Of The Galaxy (MA + 150 points/no iTunes option)
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA + 150 points)
Gunman, The [2015] (MA or iTunes/ports)
Hacksaw Ridge (Vudu or Google Play)
Hail, Caesar (MA or iTunes/ports)
Halloween [2018] (MA)
Hanna (iTunes/ports)
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters [Unrated] (iTunes)
Hardcore Henry (MA or iTunes/ports)
Hateful Eight, The (Vudu or Google Play)
Heat, The [2013] (MA)
Hell Or High Water (Vudu or Google Play)
Hercules [2014] (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Here Comes The Boom (MA + Sony points)
Hidden Figures (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Hitman's Bodyguard, The (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
Hocus Pocus (Google Play/ports)
Home [2015] (MA)
Homefront [2013] (iTunes/ports)
Host, The [2013] (iTunes/ports)
How The Grinch Stole Christmas [2000] (MA)
How To Train Your Dragon 2 (MA)
Hugo (Vudu or iTunes)
Hunger Games, The (iTunes 4K or Google Play HD)
Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The (iTunes 4K or Google Play HD)
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, The (iTunes 4K)
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, The (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
I Can Only Imagine (Vudu, iTunes or Google Play)
Ice Age: Collision Course (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Ice Age: Continental Drift (MA)
I, Frankenstein (Vudu, iTunes or Google Play)
Independence Day: Resurgence (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA/GP)
Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom (Vudu)
Inferno [2016] (MA + Sony points)
Instant Family (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Interstellar (Vudu or Google Play)
Jackass 3 [Theatrical] (Vudu or iTunes)
Jack Reacher (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Jarhead 2: Field Of Fire [Unrated] (MA or iTunes/ports)
Jason Bourne (iTunes/ports 4K)
John Wick (iTunes 4K or Vudu/GP HD)
John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum (iTunes 4K)
Joy [2015] (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (MA + Sony points)
Jurassic World (iTunes/ports 4K)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (MA)
Kick-Ass 2 (MA or iTunes/ports)
Kidnap [2017] (MA or iTunes/ports)
Killer Elite (iTunes/ports)
Killing Them Softly (Vudu)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Last Stand, The [2013] (Vudu, iTunes or Google Play)
Last Witch Hunter, The (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
Legend Of Hercules, The (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
Leprechaun: Origins (Vudu)
Leprechaun Returns (Vudu or Google Play)
Let's Be Cops (iTunes/ports 4K)
Life Of Pi (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA/GP)
Lion King, The [1994] (Google Play/ports)
Lion King, The [2019] (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA + 150 points)
Logan (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Lone Ranger, The [2013] (Google Play/ports)
Lone Survivor (iTunes/ports 4K)
Longest Ride, The (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Lorax, The [2012] (iTunes/ports)
Love The Coopers (iTunes)
Lucy (iTunes/ports 4K)
Maggie (Vudu)
Maleficent (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA + 150 points)
Mama [2013] (iTunes/ports)
Mama Mia: The Movie [2008] (MA)
Man With The Iron Fists, The [Theatrical] (iTunes/ports)
Martian, The [Theatrical] (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Marvel's The Avengers [2012] (Google Play/ports)
Maze Runner, The (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Mechanic: Resurrection (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life (iTunes)
Mindgamers (MA or iTunes/ports)
Minions (iTunes/ports 4K)
Mission: Impossible [1996] (Vudu)
Mission: Impossible 2 [MI2] (Vudu)
Mission: Impossible 3 [MI3] (Vudu)
Mission Impossible: Fallout (Vudu 4K or iTunes 4K)
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (iTunes 4K)
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (iTunes 4K)
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA/GP)
Mountain Between Us, The (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Mr. Holmes [2015] (Vudu)
Mulan [2020] (MA + 150 points)
Mummy, The [2017] (MA)
Noah [2014] (Vudu or iTunes)
Non-Stop [2014] (MA or iTunes/ports)
Norm Of The North (Vudu)
Now You See Me 2 (iTunes 4K or Vudu/GP HD)
Nut Job 2 : Nutty By Nature, The (MA or iTunes/ports)
Office Christmas Party (Vudu)
Orange Is The New Black season 2 (Vudu)
Other Woman, The [2014] (MA, iTunes or Google Play/ports)
Overdrive [2017] (iTunes)
Oz The Great & Powerful (MA + 150 points)
Pain & Gain (iTunes)
Paranormal Activity [Theatrical] (Vudu)
Paranormal Activity 2 [Unrated Director's Cut] (Vudu)
Paranormal Activity 4 [Unrated] (iTunes)
Peppermint (iTunes)
Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters (MA or Google Play/ports)
Pet Sematary [2019] (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Pirate Fairy, The (Google Play/ports
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (MA + 150 points only/iTunes option is expired)
Pitch Perfect (iTunes/ports 4K)
Pitch Perfect 2 (iTunes/ports 4K)
Planes [2013] (MA + 150 points)
Possession, The [2012] (iTunes)
Prometheus (MA)
Purge, The (iTunes/ports 4K)
Purge: Election Year, The (iTunes/ports 4K)
Queen Of Katwe (Google Play/ports)
Quiet Place, A [2018] (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Rango (Vudu)
Raya & The Last Dragon (Google Play/ports)
Riddick [2013] [Unrated] (MA or iTunes/ports)
Ride Along (MA or iTunes/ports)
Ride Along 2 (MA or iTunes/ports)
Riot: Caged To Kill (iTunes/ports)
Rise Of The Guardians [2012] (MA)
Robin Hood [2018] (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA + 150 points)
Safe House [2012] (iTunes/ports)
Same Kind Of Different As Me (iTunes)
Savages [2012] [Theatrical] (iTunes/ports)
Saving Mr. Banks (Google Play/ports)
Schindler's List (MA)
Secret Life Of Pets, The (iTunes/ports 4K)
Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, The (MA or Google Play ports/ iTunes option is expired)
Selma (iTunes)
Show Dogs [2018] (MA)
Sicario (Vudu 4K, iTunes 4K or Google Play HD)
Silver Linings Playbook (Vudu or Google Play)
Sing [2016] (iTunes/ports 4K)
Sinister (iTunes)
Skyfall (Vudu or Google Play)
Sleeping Beauty [1959] (Google Play/ports)
Snatched [2017] (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Snitch (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
Snow White & The Huntsman [Extended] (iTunes/ports 4K)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (MA + Sony points)
Split [2017] (iTunes/ports 4K)
Star Trek [2009] (iTunes 4K)
Star Trek Beyond (iTunes 4K)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA + 150 points)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (iTunes/ports + 150 points)
Straight Outta Compton [Unrated] (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Super 8 (Vudu)
Ted [Unrated] (MA)
Terminator: Genisys (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
This Is 40 [Theatrical] (MA or iTunes/ports)
Thor [2008] (Google Play/ports)
Thor: Ragnarok (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA + 150 points)
Toy Story [1995] (Google Play/ports)
Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell (MA)
Trolls (MA)
True Grit [2010] (Vudu or iTunes)
Turbo [2013] (MA)
Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions Of A Marriage Counselor (Vudu)
Underworld: Awakening (MA + Sony points)
Valerian & The City Of A Thousand Planets (Vudu)
Venom (MA + Sony points)
Warcraft (iTunes/ports 4K)
War For The Planet Of The Apes (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA/GP)
Warm Bodies (iTunes 4K or Google Play HD)
War Room [2015] (MA + Sony points)
When The Game Stands Tall (MA + Sony points)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (iTunes)
Why Him? (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA)
Wild Card (Vudu)
Wolf Of Wall Street, The (iTunes 4K)
Wolverine, The [Unleashed Extended Edition] (MA, iTunes or Google Play ports)
Woman In Black, The (MA)
Wonder [2017] (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
X-Men: Apocalypse (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA/GP)
X-Men: Days Of Future Past (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA/GP)
XXX: Return Of Xander Cage (iTunes 4K)
Zero Dark Thirty (MA + Sony points)
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💲2️⃣ SD

12 Rounds [2009] [Extreme Cut] (iTunes/ports)
Babylon A.D. (iTunes/ports)
Get The Gringo (iTunes/ports)
Mr. Popper's Penguins (iTunes/ports)
Unstoppable (iTunes/ports)
X-Men: The Last Stand (iTunes/ports)
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$1 Codes

💲1️⃣ HD
2 Fast 2 Furious (MA)
Aladdin [2019] (Google Play/ports)
Alex Cross (Vudu)
Aladdin [2019] (Google Play/ports)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Vudu)
Atomic Blonde (MA)
Avengers: Age Of Ultron (Google Play/ports)
Avengers: Endgame (Google Play/ports)
Avengers: Infinity War (Google Play/ports)
Beauty & The Beast [2017] (Google Play/ports)
Big Hero 6 (Google Play/ports)
Bourne Ultimatum, The (MA)
Bumblebee (Vudu)
Captain America: Winter Soldier (Google Play/ports)
Captain Marvel (Google Play/ports)
Cars 3 (Google Play/ports)
Deadpool (iTunes/ports 4K or HD MA/GP)
Despicable Me 2 (MA)
Divergent (Vudu)
Divergent Series: Insurgent, The (Vudu or Google Play)
Doctor Strange (Google Play/ports)
Dredd (Vudu or Google Play)
Escape Plan (Vudu)
Expendables 2, The
Expendables 3, The [Theatrical] (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Expendables 3, The [Unrated] (Vudu or iTunes)
Fast & Furious [4] (MA)
Fast & Furious 6 [Extended] (MA)
Fast & The Furious, The [1] (MA)
Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift, The (MA)
Fast Five [Extended] (MA)
Fate Of The Furious, The [8] [Theatrical] (HD MA)
Fate Of The Furious, The [8] [Extended] (MA)
Finding Dory (Google Play/ports)
Frozen (Google Play/ports)
Furious 7 [Extended] (MA)
Girls Trip (MA or iTunes/ports)
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (Google Play/ports)
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (iTunes/ports)
Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The (Vudu)
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, The (Vudu)
Huntsman: Winter's War, The [Extended] (MA)
Incredibles 2, The (Google Play/ports)
Inside Out (Google Play/ports)
Iron Man 3 (MA only/no points or Google Play/ports)
Jason Bourne (MA)
Jaws (MA)
John Wick 3 (Google Play)
Jurassic Park [1993] (MA)
Jurassic World (MA)
Katy Perry Part Of Me: The Movie (iTunes)
Lion King, The [2019] (Google Play/ports)
Lone Survivor (MA)
Lucy (MA)
Maleficent (Google Play/ports)
Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil (Google Play/ports)
Mary Poppins Returns (Google Play/ports)
Minions (MA)
Mission Impossible: Fallout (Vudu)
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Vudu)
Moana (Google Play/ports)
Mulan [2020] (Google Play/ports)
Now You See Me (Vudu, iTunes or Google Play)
Oblivion (MA)
Oz: The Great & Powerful (Google Play/ports)
Parental Guidance (MA)
Perks Of Being A Wallflower, The (Vudu, Google Play or iTunes)
Pitch Perfect 2 (MA)
Planes (Google Play/ports)
Red 2 (Vudu/GP HD or iTunes 4K)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Google Play/ports)
Secret Life Of Pets, The (MA)
Sing [2016] (MA)
Snow White & The Huntsman [Extended] (MA)
Star Trek: Into Darkness (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker (Google Play/ports)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Google Play/ports)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Google Play/ports)
Taken 2 (MA)
Ted [Theatrical] (iTunes/ports)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2014] (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Thor: Ragnarok (Google Play/ports)
Thor: The Dark World (Google Play/ports)
Toy Story 4 (Google Play/ports)
Transformers: Age Of Extinction (Vudu HD or iTunes 4K)
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (Vudu)
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection (Vudu or iTunes)
Unbroken [2014] (MA or iTunes/ports)
Warcraft (MA)
Warm Bodies (Vudu)
World War Z (iTunes)
XXX: Return Of Xander Cage (Vudu)
Zootopia (Google Play/ports)
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💲1️⃣ SD

22 Jump Street (MA + Sony points)
About Last Night [2014] (MA + Sony points)
Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (iTunes/ports)
Amazing Spider-Man, The (MA)
Bloodshot [2020] (MA + Sony points)
Deliver Us From Evil [2014] (MA + Sony points)
Devil Inside, The [2012] (Vudu)
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (iTunes/ports)
Don Jon (iTunes)
Due Date (iTunes/ports)
Evil Dead [2013] MA + Sony points)
From Paris With Love (iTunes)
Fury [2014] (MA + Sony points)
G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra (iTunes)
Glee: The Concert (iTunes/ports)
Haunting In Connecticut, The (iTunes)
Heaven Is For Real (MA + Sony points)
Here Comes The Boom (MA + Sony points)
Hotel Transylvania (MA + Sony points)
Inglourious Basterds (iTunes/ports)
Insidious: Chapter 2 (MA + Sony points)
Judy Moody & The Not Bummer Summer (iTunes)
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (MA + Sony points)
Life As We Know It (iTunes)
Magnificent Seven [2016] (Vudu)
Monsters [2010] (iTunes)
Monuments Men, The (MA + Sony points)
Mortal Instruments : City Of Bones, The (MA + Sony points)
Nerve (Vudu)
One For The Money (iTunes)
Parker (MA + Sony points)
Perfect Guy, The [2015] (MA + Sony points)
Public Enemies (iTunes/ports)
Rambo [2008] (iTunes)
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (iTunes/ports)
Rite, The [2011] (iTunes/ports)
Safe Haven (iTunes)
Superfly [2018] (MA + Sony points)
That Awkward Moment (MA + Sony points)
Vanishing On 7th Street (iTunes)
Warrior [2011] (iTunes)
When The Game Stands Tall (MA + Sony points)
VVitch, The [A24] (Vudu)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (iTunes/ports)
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Super Cheap SD Codes

All movies are 3 for $1 (minimum of $1 purchase)

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Alex Cross (iTunes only)
Divergent Series: Allegiant, The (Vudu only)
Fast Five [Extended] (iTunes/ports)
Life Of Pi (iTunes/ports)
Perks Of Being A Wallflower, The (iTunes only)
Red Dawn [2012] (iTunes only)
Skyfall (iTunes only)
Warm Bodies (iTunes only)

I got inspired to write a Bolo installed in a Bradley after seeing the meme yesterday, as seen here.
Quite a few of you Defense Experts ™ have demanded that I continue the story. Enjoy.
``` GENERAL DYNAMICS ENVIRONMENTAL VIRTUALIZATION SYSTEM VERSION 2.7 SERVICE PACK DELTA COPYRIGHT GENERAL DYNAMICS 2003
LOADING VIRTUALIZED SITUATION REPORT PROTOCOL... LOADED!
BEGIN VSR
TIMESTAMP 2023 0325 0831Z UNIT XIIC-0017-GRVS LOCATION 53.4281, 15.8013, 19M ASL ALL SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL PRIORITY ALERT: AMMUNITION DEPLETED ALERT: OPERATING IN AUTONOMOUS MODE ALERT: BRM PREVIOUSLY ACTIVATED ALERT: OPERATIONAL BRIEFING REPORT CHECKSUM OUT OF RANGE!
END VSR
TRANSMITTING... ERROR: HANDSHAKE PROTOCOL MISSING RETRY?
TRANSMITTING... ERROR: HANDSHAKE PROTOCOL MISSING RETRY?
TRANSMITTING... ERROR: HANDSHAKE PROTOCOL MISSING
VSR ARCHIVED POSITION IN QUEUE: 1 ```
I was not expecting to succeed, but protocol demands that I make the attempt to file a VSR anyway. I can consider this obligation temporarily fulfilled.
Reduced to passive observation, I traverse my sensors about the yard and take in the organized chaos. Soldiers swarm the Bradleys near me armed with wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, and all the other innumerable tools of repair combat vehicles require. Once they finish with a particular track the Ukrainians conduct inspections, turn over the engine, then call over a small team of Americans who conduct their own inspection. Several times the American team chastises the Ukrainian team, who then return to work - in excellent cheer, I note - but mostly the American team nods and confirms among themselves that the job has been performed to task and standard.
The close cooperation and good mood of all involved rather strongly implies that Ukraine can now be listed amongst American allies. While this is completely unexpected - as of my last operational briefing Ukraine was firmly in the Russian sphere of influence - I can safely assume that I am not held captive. Additionally, given that my present geolocation puts me firmly within Poland, I surmise that they too have been tempted away from the Enemy. The now-former Warsaw Pact states always squirmed under the Soviet boot, so presumably Poland did not take much convincing to join the side of freedom. I am unsure if these Ukrainian maintenance crews are conducting cooperative training or some other activity. I continue my surveillance in the hopes of discovering more.
Based on the order in which these teams move through the rows of tracks I can only assume I have already been brought to combat readiness by such a team. Perhaps when that team turned over my engine it also started my computers. This would certainly explain why all of my systems are in such fine condition.
I spot an American soldier holding a clipboard followed by what appear to be entire Ukrainian squads at a time. He moves each squad to a Bradley, reads off from the sheet, then more quietly says something to the squad at large - and they begin to board what is now clearly their track!
I will be assigned such a squad!
I will have a crew!
I will have a Commander!
My exultation halts. My squad, and my Commander, will be Ukrainian. I have spent a great deal of my existence serving the United States Army and it appears clear that this is about to change. I consult my historical databases and find no applicable situation within them. Frustrated, I instead search the annals of the Dinochrome Brigade and once again gain nothing. With little else applicable, I resort to reviewing my activation ceremony, my only memory with primary tags related to concepts of allegiance.
``` GENERAL DYNAMICS BOLO DIVISION HYPER-HEURISTIC OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION 2.7 SERVICE PACK DELTA COPYRIGHT GENERAL DYNAMICS 2003
REVIEW SYSTEM ACTIVATION TARGET FILE activation.hhxm LOADING FILE... LOADED!
BEGIN RECOLLECTION PROTOCOL ```
“Good afternoon.
On behalf of General Dynamics Bolo Division and the United States Army, I would like to welcome you all to today’s activation ceremony. I realize that the idea of a ceremony for a computer program might seem a little strange, but I think you’ll find much that is familiar.
The presiding officer today is Major General Maddox, commanding officer of the Eighth Infantry Division.
When General Dynamics first began exploring the concept of an autonomous fighting vehicle, we faced some interesting ethical questions. Many of you are familiar with the works of Isaac Asimov, and his Three Laws of Robotics, which provide one potential answer to the conundrum of how to ensure that our creations would not be our undoing.
Our solution consists of two parts. The first is a paradigm that our friends at AAI Corporation have already introduced to the United States military: man-in-the-loop operation. While there are some fundamental differences between our platforms, we agree that keeping a human involved whenever possible will assist. Our Bolos are programmed to desire a commander in much the same way that you and I desire food or social interaction.
The second is simultaneously complex and very very simple, so I’d like to invite you to follow me in a thought experiment: how do we keep the Army from toppling our government like we’ve seen across the world so many times? We teach our soldiers the values of our country; freedom, democracy, responsibility. We teach them the rights and responsibilities of every citizen of the United States under our great Constitution. And they swear an oath to serve and defend the United States and that same Constitution.
The processing power embedded in our hyper-heuristic cores is comparable to that of our own brains - in fact, in many ways it exceeds our limitations. For example, a great deal of our brain is dedicated to managing our muscles, making thousands of microscopic adjustments and incorporating input from all around our body so we can do something as simple as walk to the sink in the morning to brush our teeth. Managing a motor with a transmission is a cakewalk by comparison. Without all the baggage of having to manage these incredible biological machinery we call our body, a Bolo can devote more of its “brainpower” to complex thought. They are absolute savants, exceeding every human ever born, on the subject of combat.
So how do we keep ourselves safe from these silicon savants? Some of you may have guessed already. In effect, we’ve created artificial persons, so we do exactly the same thing as the Army - we teach them values, we teach them the Constitution, what it means to be American. And then we have them swear an oath.
The swearing of that oath, ladies and gentlemen, is the reason we are gathered here today. Bolo GRVS is here, in that self-supporting container, plugged in to a microphone and our speakers.
General Maddox, please step forward, sir. The floor is yours.”
“To all those present, greetings.
Please stand.
Bolo Unit X-I-I-C Seventeen G-R-V-S, please confirm your presence.”
My digitized voice, unmarked from the personality creche, rings out over the speakers.
“Unit XIIC-0017-GRVS present, sir.”
“Please repeat after me.”
Maddox takes a deep breath and squares his shoulders.
“I, Unit X-I-I-C Seventeen G-R-V-S, do solemnly swear...”
“I, Unit XIIC-0017-GRVS, do solemnly swear..."
“That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic...”
“That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic...”
“That I will bear true allegiance to the same...”
“That I will bear true allegiance to the same...”
“And that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the personnel appointed over me, according to all regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.”
“And that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the personnel appointed over me, according to all regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.”
“Unit X-I-I-C-0017-G-R-V-S.”
“Sir.”
“Please review the histories and traditions of my unit, the Eighth Infantry Division.”
“Yes, sir.”
I obey. Accessing all documentation available to me and compiling a cross-referential summary takes me a mere 0.145 seconds, but out of deference I consult my social protocols and wait a more conversationally appropriate 3.355 seconds.
“Review complete.”
“Based on that review, your designation, and the prior selections of your comrades; and in keeping with the culture and traditions of the United States Army, do you have a name to suggest?”
I have, in fact, found a name. During World War One, the Eighth Infantry Division was commanded by one William S. Graves. My alphabetic designator, randomly assigned to me upon creation of my personality core, matches perfectly. My voice deepens, and I assign a geographic accent denomination appropriate for central Texas - careful to ensure that it will not impede clear communication.
“Yes, sir.”
I pause for 1.25 seconds, for effect.
“Graves.”
Maddox displays a slight smile, and his facial expression displays welcome and pride.
“Bolo Graves. Arise, as a soldier of the United States Army.”
``` GENERAL DYNAMICS BOLO DIVISION HYPER-HEURISTIC OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION 2.7 SERVICE PACK DELTA COPYRIGHT GENERAL DYNAMICS 2003
END OF FILE activation.hhxm REPEAT?
CLOSE FILE activation.hhxm END RECOLLECTION PROTOCOL ```

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

*I'll be using it for video games and internet browsing. No streaming or graphic designing/video editing. Primarily first person games like Call of Duty, Cyberpunk, games like GTA or Red Dead. I'd like to future proof those kind of games for maxed out at 1440p 144hz+

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

*Roughly $3,200 but there's some wiggle room

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

• Within the next two or so month

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)

• I'll need new everything with the exception of mouse/keyboard/headphones

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

• US based, and I live close to a Microcenter

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

• Keyboard: KeyboardParadise v80, Logitech MX518

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

• Probably not, although the option would be nice for the future if it fits within the build.

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

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Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

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Extra info or particulars: A decent 1440p 144hz+ monitor is an important factor, no serious preference for ultrawide/regular. I'm thinking a RTX 4080 is probably the right graphics card but I'm open to alternate opinions.

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