Hi I'm making a research for school on triathlon bikes characteristics, I'm a regular cyclist so I need to ask to real players: what grade of importance from 1 to 5 would you assign each of these qualities for a triathlon bike? Also please specify what kind of user you are, for example "young fem beginner" "old retired casual"...

• High efficiency
• Lightweight
• Gear ratio
• Shock absorbance
• Aerodynamics
• Puncture resistance
• Impact safety
• Weather resistance
• Visibility
• Braking power
• Wide steer angle
• Handles grip
• Vibration dampening
• Proper fit
• Saddle comfort
• Low maintenance
• Food storage availability
• Upgradeability
• Accessories compatible
• Style
• Repairability
• Sustainability

And If you think I miss some please point them out. Thank youu

So this is gonna be long af, but here it goes..
A few things about me for context: I've always had a few good friends, but i'm an introvert and I love spending time alone, and especially love being in the comfort of my home. I used to love cloudy wheather, rainy days, cold. I used to find the thought of death kind of comforting, like an ultimate escape from everything (I was fairly depressed during the entirety of my teenage years).
A few years ago exintential dread hit me out of nowhere in the middle of the night. It was such a feeling of dread that was so incredibly overwhelming and UNBEARABLE. I don't really know how to explain it, I was suddenly terrified of death, and everything in life felt meaningless and artificial, and millions of thoughts were racing trough my head, and I know this sounds stupid but it felt like enlightenment, like I could finally see the bigger picture and understand everything and realised nothing in this world matters really, and I felt so small and helpless and completely inconsolable. I couldn't do anything but cry, and after hours of crying I was finally able to fall asleep with the hope that I would forget about it in the morning, but I didn't. The unbearable feeling was still there. And it stayed there. For MONTHS without stop, I was constantly on the verge of tears and the smallest things could break me down. I spent hours of crying, unable to stop, on a daily basis. I tried my hardest to not fall apart all the time. Only the closest people (my mom and my bf at the time) knew that there was something wrong because they saw me break down in tears for seemingly no reason multiple times, but I couldn't explain to them what was wrong. Nobody else noticed (I think), because as I said, I tried fucking hard to stay as put together as I could. I couldn't eat, felt sick all the time, my head, chest and stomach hurt constantly, I was nauseous, I was miserable. I couldn't stand being at home, or to be alone AT ALL, I hated silence, I hated moody wheather and I was fucking TERRIFIED of death. Basically I couldn't stand anything anymore that used to comfort me before. I constantly sought out opportunities to be out with my friends, I was never as social in my life as during this time. I couldn't enjoy anything anymore, the thoughts haunted me every second, and nothing in the world could bring me peace, or comfort me even in the slightest, it was so fucking horrible. This whole thing went on full blast for at least 3 months and then the nausea and the crying fits slowly started to disappear, but the thoughts and the overwhelming feeling of dread stayed with me for more than a year before it finally started to fade away. Thankfully it was all gone eventually and everything went back to normal, but I have anxiety (for wich I'm on medication now), and seasonal depression, these are things I haven't had before this experience.
My question is, is there a name for this thing? A term that's used in psychology? I'm looking for answers because i'd like to look deeper into it and read about it.

It's difficult to say what could be included in potential story mode DLC for GTA 6 since the game hasn't been officially announced yet. However, if we look at previous GTA games, story mode DLC usually adds new missions, vehicles, weapons, and sometimes new playable characters.
For example, GTA IV had two story mode DLCs: "The Lost and Damned" and "The Ballad of Gay Tony." "The Lost and Damned" added new missions, weapons, vehicles, and a new playable character, Johnny Klebitz, while "The Ballad of Gay Tony" also added new missions, weapons, vehicles, and a new playable character, Luis Fernando Lopez.
In GTA V, the single-player campaign didn't receive any official DLC, but Rockstar did release additional content for the game's online multiplayer mode. These updates included new heists, missions, vehicles, weapons, and even new storylines.
If GTA 6 were to receive story mode DLC, it's possible that it could follow a similar pattern with new playable characters, missions, vehicles, and weapons. It could also introduce new areas of the game world to explore and possibly even expand on the main storyline of the game. Ultimately, until the game is officially announced and released, it's difficult to say for sure what kind of story mode DLC we might see.

File - Journal Entry Report - Elias Dexter
Species - Human
Date Stamp - December 2, 3023, Standard Union Time
Location - TAS LockHaven, in deep space
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The Union accepted our plea for a war declaration. We should have been happy, right? The truth is none of us were happy. Video footage of the Grim’s attack on our expedition spread through the Union media like a wildfire. It was practically impossible not to see it. The Union stated there was going to be a mandatory draft. Something like that didn’t affect us, the Terran Alliance had already met their quota within a week after the draft announcement.
I was already a First Lieutenant in the Terran Alliance’s Army, so any draft already didn’t apply to me. It just meant the most likely scenario was our immediate deployment into no man's land. The Terran Alliance, or TA for short, wasted no time drawing up battle plans. While the rest of the Union drafted and trained their militaries, the Terran Alliance, along with the Luthal Commonwealth were set to launch a coordinated preemptive invasion on the Grim territories. Little is actually known about the Grim, other than the fact that they have the ability to consume us. They have some kind of technology that would allow them to drop us out of FTL in a moment's notice.
But I suppose I should start at the beginning of the battle, I’ll try my best to remember as much as I can. During the briefings we were given we were told we were about to take the planets most likely to be their outer worlds. Planet hopping a few of us even called it. The plan was derived from what the old United States did over a millennia ago in one of their major wars. But what most of us overlooked in the history books was how bloody those battles were.
The first mission would put us on a Grim planet you could say bordered the sol system, it was the closest habitable system to sol inside no mans land. The planet, we would later find out, the Grim called Drug. I'm not sure why the Grim gave one of their planets such a bland name but that was the least of our concerns. Our top priority was to eliminate all military assets on and around the planet. We would conduct orbital bombardment to soften up the anti-air defenses we knew had to be there, then we would drop in all sorts of assets. Tanks, armored vehicles, portable command centers, anything we should need in case of a long, drawn out war.
However, our first mistake was assuming we would make it to Drug easily. I know I mentioned we knew about the FTL disruptors, but the TA must've overlooked that key piece of intel. Hell, we all watched the video of Captain Hugh Adam’s crew. They experienced the FTL disruptors first and even warned us about them. Even the commons soldiers knew that.
I was in the mess hall when it happened, attempting to down what I speculated would be my last good meal for the foreseeable future. My closest friends in the service, Christian Newman, and Julian Smith sat across from me on the other side of the table. When the FTL disruptor hit us, there wasn’t much the Inertial dampeners could do to soften the blow. The table, along with myself, flipped over my two friends. I ended up landing on top of the table, which crushed them both. I rolled over, noticing I spilled some of my dinner on myself.
I quickly helped my friends push the table off of them, both of them rubbing parts of their body that the table must have hit. An alarm started blaring just in time for us to regain our sense of reality.
“That’s the battle sirens,” Julian spits out, “Bastards must have intercepted us, they must really not want us to make it to their planet.”
“Whatever, lets just head to the armory, I’ll fucking kill the bastard who made me spill my potatoes all over my uniform,” I mutter. We jog down to the armory and fit ourselves with our vests, knee guards, helmets, and our weapons of choice. Personally, I prefer a rifle, but Julian has always preferred the shotguns. Whenever we would go to the range to practice our shooting, he always boasted about how he puts bigger dents into the targets, especially at close range.
After I finish grabbing the last magazine of ammo I need, I have to push through a dozen other soldiers who need to grab their gear. I walk back out into the hallway, where Julian and Christian are already waiting for me, and secure my final magazine in my vest.
“All units, prepare for a Grim boarding party, I repeat, prepare for a Grim boarding party!” the loudspeaker shouts to all of us. “Grim forces are docking from airlock 3-C on the starboard side!”
Airlock 3-C? That should be right below us, I think to myself.
“Let's go,” Julian shouts to me and Christian. We follow him to the stairwell, where we can already hear intense gunfire.
“God damn it,” Christian says, “How the hell did they catch us with our pants down this far?”
“Relax,” Julian says, as we fly down the stairs. “Let's just focus on getting out of this alive.”
I open the door to the hallway, when we open it, one of our soldiers flies past us and lands hard on his back. When he landed, the three of us could clearly hear the snapping of some kind of bone in his body. The soldier shrieks out in pain. Christian quickly rushes to the soldier, while me and Julian turn our attention to the direction of the airlock.
There has to be two or three dozen Grim already on our ship, with several more barreling their way in. Several dead Grim soldiers blanket the floor in front of the airlock, their fellow soldiers walking over their bodies as if they couldn’t give a second thought about them.
I rest my rifle on a storage crate and begin to unload my ammo onto the Grim soldiers. I attempt to save several Terran soldiers who have gotten themselves cut off from retreating to us, but there is only so much I could do. I watch as one of the Grim appears to absorb one of our dead comrades. It's as if their skin opens up to allow the human into their body, and their body immediately breaks down everything. I put a bullet into the shoulder of one, missing the headshot that I was aiming for. Reinforcements pick off the remaining Grim soldiers from behind. Roughly two dozen soldiers stand on the other side of the dead Grim boarding party. Julian is the first one to point his shotgun in the storage room.
“Get the hell out here you bald headed piece of shit,” he shouts. The Grim soldier walks out with his hands above his head. Amazingly, the wound on his shoulder has healed.
“I shot you,” I shout, “Why the hell isn’t there a gunshot wound on your shoulder?”
The Grim soldier smiles, “It is the energy I stole from one of your pals, my body converts energy much faster this way, and the more energy I have, the quicker my body heals itself.
Julian shrugs, “Alright, let's test that out real quick,” he lowers his shotgun to the Grim’s knee, I grab the barrel of his gun and point it away.
“Relax, we captured one, we can’t go executing prisoners. Just detain him and help gather up our dead and wounded. Me and Christian will help board their ship. Clearly they underestimated us.”
Julian nods in agreement. Clearly watching our fellow soldiers getting eaten like slaughtered cattle was something that bothered him, hell it clearly bothered all of us. But it was clear he needed to process the situation on his own. I glance over to find the other soldiers had already abandoned us, all but two, who detain the Grim soldier while Julian watches.
“Christian,” I say, getting his attention, “me and you will catch up to our boarding party and back them up in the event they need it.” He gives me a nod and we head for the airlock.
The sheer smell of the Grim ship is overwhelming, we can smell it before we even reach the airlock. I quickly clear the airlock, even though Terran soldiers entered less than five minutes ago, we were taught never to assume an area is cleared unless we were the ones who personally cleared it. The other side of the airlock is dark. Given the Grim’s physical appearance, both their lack of body hair and pale body, I estimate the Grim must prefer dark environments. Me and Christian flip down our night vision goggles and enter the ship.
The hallways were probably three or four times the size of ours. It is clear from out initial observations the Grim must really appreciate personal space. We hear a couple of gunshots echo from the left side of the airlock, so we begin to make our way down towards the sound. We quickly pass few rooms, so far all of them appear to be storage rooms.
After another minute or so walking down the hallway, we catch up to the Terran group, who stand posted up aside from a large steel door.
“God damn it Dexter, we almost shot your ass, don't ever sneak up on us like that again,” Sergeant Morgan Chang states. “Several Grim soldiers are barricaded inside this room, the door is too thick for us to open it. What should we do?”
Since I am technically the highest ranking officer among us, It makes sense they would look to me, even if it did catch me off guard. “Honestly, depending how thick the door is, I say we weld their asses in there. But that probably isn’t the smartest tactical solution. Just use some C4 to blow the door in and we’ll just pick them off.”
The soldiers nod in agreement and begin deploying a large amount of C4 to the door. After they are finished, they hand Sergeant Chang the detonator. “These bitches are about to find out exactly why you dont fuck with us,” She says, then she squeezes the detonator, blowing the door inwards. Five pops from Chang’s soldiers, then silence. Myself and Chang enter the room last, with Christian keeping post outside, to inspect the damage.
Six Grim soldiers dead, which is odd because I only remember hearing five shots. “I thought I only heard five shots?” I ask Sergeant Chang.
“That is my fault,” one of her soldiers says with a smile. I look at the nameplate, which reads Fraizer. “They lined themselves up, so I guess one bullet went through both of their skulls,” he says.
After confirming all six Grim soldiers are dead, we move on. We still don’t know much about the layout of the Grim’s ship, but we ignore our ignorance and continue to make our way down the hallway. After another 100 feet or so, we reach the end of the hallway, only a secured door sits at the end of it. I sit back as Chang’s forces follow the same procedure from before to blow the door open.
This time, me and Christian sit back as they clear whatever is on the other side of that door. “Uh, Lieutenant,” I hear Chang’s voice shout, concerningly, “You might want to come take a look at this.”
I leave Christian behind as I enter the doorway. On the other side however, it appears to be some kind of holding center for prisoners. Blue light emits from the shield that holds its prisoners inside. I lift my goggles up to inspect the holding area. Four out of eight cells are in use, and the prisoners are all of the same species. The prisoners appear to be almost rat-like. They seem smaller than us humans, comparable in size to the Luthal.
“Who are you?” I ask one of the creatures, but get no response.
“I already tried that,” Chang replies, “They must not have neural-transmitters like we do, so we probably won't be able to speak with them, unless you have a portable translator device.”
“No, we don’t, we’ll have to get them back to our ship, I’m sure we have something back there,” I reply. “Free them, make sure you make no threatening gestures, if they struggle, then detain them. Our safety comes first, but just remember they are prisoners to a species that eats other creatures by touching them, so they are probably scared.”
Chang’s soldiers nod in agreement and begin smashing the controls to each cell, releasing the blue shield keeping them locked away in their cells. The frightened creatures follow us out of the holding cell.
“All Terran forces fall back to the LockHaven,” We hear over our radios. That order can only mean one of two things. Either the Grim are retreating, or we are. We secured the alien prisoners with cuffs, which I hated to watch Chang and her soldiers do, and began to head back onto the LockHaven. After securing the airlock, we watched the Grim ship disconnect from ours. Out the airlock’s window we could witness our ship and the Grim’s exchanged plasma fire. After we put a good distance between us and the Grim ship, dozens of missiles rocketed towards the Grim ship. The missiles collided in an explosion, leaving only debris where the ship once stood. I look around the space near us to see we were the last ones to ward off our boarding party. I don’t know if we all succeeded, but it definitely looks like we kept most of our fleet intact.
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What regulation covers a soldier's responsibility to get themselves to work? Some guys and I were having a debate about a situation where a soldier works out of reasonable walking/biking distance from the barracks and has no vehicle/license. No one is required to give the soldier a ride in their POV, but is the Company or Unit required to provide a GOV/TMP to get the soldier to work? Really looking for specific policy to settle the debate, but haven't been able to find anything.
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I'll have a burger with a side of fries or something

Preface
Im turning 40 in a few weeks and decided to treat myself with a set of stereo system - something I wanted for a long time. My experience is very slim yet my love for music in stereo is a big part of my life.
I live with my wife and our two small children in our townhouse i northen scandinavia. Which also affects my decisions as my wife is not fond of big speakers/amps or think its justifiable to spend a heap of money on it. So its a game of trade off with size, aesthetics and price.
Our budget is roughly 1000-1500 usd. I went to HiFi-klubben (a hifi store) which showed me a pair of Dali Oberon 1 together with Powernode Edge. I was blown away by the sound. It fits within our budget and ticks off the rest of our boxes. Oberon 3 sounded even bigger yet they will be to prominent in our livingroom which is not appreciated by everyone in our house. A sub will be added on later, but thats a topic for another thread.
The system will primarily be used for music playing using a streaming (spotify) and as an addition to the TV sound when we watch a movie which happends once about once a month when the kids are sleeping so now need to blow the roof off. The speakers will go at either side of the TV roughly 2.5 meters a part and the amp beside the TV.
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Main issue
I have read that the Powernode has some irritating popping sound (https://support1.bluesound.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/4414772286487-Popping-sound-when-changing-input-or-track-Powernode-n330). Thats a big concern as I want the devices to be flawless at that price tag. When Ive looked for other amps Ive come a across Aiyima T9 pro and Arylic A50+ as an alternative to the Edge.
And personally I love the look of the T9. What a retro futuristic beauty! I realize non of the alternatives above have HDMI Arc, but Im not sure if its really an issue other than convinience? I know the Edge is praised for its streaming capabilities, but would I loose streaming quality if I went with either T9 or A50+? Perhaps I would need more devices to make up for it?
Have I missed anything else?
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As I stated above, Im new to this, so please correct me if Im wrong with anything.

Duccio Chiapello has written another paper on Linear A:
https://www.academia.edu/97515497/Minoan_graffiti_and_beyond_The_Minoan_Greek_two_base_words_as_a_key_to_interpretation_and_the_meaning_of_J_A_SA_SA_RA_ME
As always, the implications of his findings go far beyond his words. My remarks are based on the similarity of the LA symbol *319 to *24 (NE). Since ne is written with what looks like “ I ” with a small bar in the middle, removing this would create a variant that did not hinder understanding (no 2 symbols would be the same, no room for confusion). This can be checked by its use in the future, if other examples are found. Younger also considered it could be for ne ( http://www.people.ku.edu/~jyoungeLinearA/HTtexts.html ). This allows me to analyze the LA words as compounds with -ti-ne, not derivatives.
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He mentions that Doric changed th > s, but there is more evidence this was more extensive, even beyond Greek.
G. thálassa, Dor. sálassa ‘sea’, *thalamxa > Mac. dalágkha-; = or ~ Salamī́s ??
G. thalámē ‘cave/den’, ophthalmós ‘*socket > eye’, salá(m)bē ‘vent-hole / light opening’
(could be < *dhol-; Go. dal(s) ‘valley’, MHG tol(e) ‘drainage ditch’, G. fem. thólos ‘vaulted room’, Slavic dolŭ ‘pit/hole/valley’ )
and py > pθ > pt / ps (also in Ph. if pserkeyoy, Marsúas : Márphsos, etc.). Even IE in which k^ > t^ > θ ( > th ) exist, making θ > s in those with k^ > s(^) possible.
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Sū́mē on Mt. Dicte, formerly a Cretan sanctuary where the burnt remains of many animals have been found, shows evidence of both animal sacrifice and many bronze figures of men and women. These might represent those buried in place of the dead, and the many more men than women might show that infants were not given these. Instead, these might represent the gods given offerings, etc., and a popular male god received many more.
The possibility that Sū́mē is related to -su-ma- found in LA there (Younger mentioned this, too) seems strengthened by G. thûma, Lac. sûma ‘sacrifice/victim’. If the derivation allows *suma ‘sacrificing / place of sacrifice to the gods’, and Sū́mē : sûma :: mnā́mā : mnâma then the presence of both in LA:
wi-ja-su-ma-ti-ti-ne
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a-ju na-ma-ma-ti-ti-ne
(at a height that allows the containers of records (found elsewhere in the sanctuary, with seals used in this still remaining as evidence within) to be placed below) makes these words both ending in -ma-ti-ti-ne in need of some explanation. Since the G. words both end in -ma(t-), a compound with ti-ne is likely. Since these could mean ‘container’ (for records of _ (the preceding word)), it is likely this corresponds to:
LA ti-ne : G. tína
This would allow: G. tī́nā \ tītís ‘bath tub’, LA *tī́nē > ti-ne ‘chest? / coffer? / receptacle? / container?’, confirming Chiapello’s theory that some kind of box of records was kept beneath each “label”. This also allows the words before -ti-ne to make sense. Since Symi had animal sacrifice and many bronze figures, it could be that (close to Chiapello’s work in many aspects):
na-ma-ma-ti-ti-ne : nmāmat-tī́nā ‘container of records / memorials (in honor of the dead)’
This does not help in analyzing the meaning of the bronze figures, since G. mnêma, Dor. mnâma, Thes. nmâma ‘memorial / remembrance / record / monument (in honor of the dead)’ can refer to ‘memorial (to gods)’ or ‘monument (in honor of the dead)’. Either might be expected to have records in a temple, whatever the meaning.
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The word a-ju before this likely is from *ayo-s, related to *ay- > OIr. ái ‘a saying’, G. aînos ‘decree/tale/praise’, ainéō ‘tell of / praise/approve / promise/vow’, which might show LA a-ju ‘praising/vowed / with a funeral ritual of praise?’, without complete certainty, though the meaning is clearly related to nmâma ‘memorial / remembrance / record’ in some way, whatever the specifics.
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Since Chiapello’s work shows (to my satisfaction, at least), that *dyeus > jo-u I’ve looked for other examples of Greek words with *dy- > *y- ( > í- ). This might allow *dwy- and *dw- > wy- and y- also, so it seems that :
*dahw- > Skt. dav- ‘kindle/burn’, *d-h-av- > Khw. thw-
*dahwy- > G. daíō ‘kindle’, Pashto *dway- > alwoy- \ alwey- ‘scorch/roast’
which already shows met. in thw- & alwoy- (probably more common due to hw and wy breaking up), when forming the common G. verb in *-ny- it would almost require more met. to avoid *hwyny and create:
*dahwy- >> *dahwy-ny- > *dwyah-ny- > *wiyanny- > G. iaínō ‘heat/warm / cheer’ (probably related to īā- ‘heal’ ?)
(that *dahwy- was a unit at the time this formed, whatever, its PIE origin, seems likely) which makes it clear that
wi-ja-su-ma-ti-ti-ne : *wiyā-sūmat-tī́nā ‘container (of records) of burnt sacrifices’
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With -ma-ti-ti-ne found in both, the other parts referring to the same aspects (expected at the sanctuary due to archeological findings), the G. words in -mat- matching these and other aspects, the improbability of sequences like na-ma-ma-ti-ti- existing and eithe not representing nm- or -mm- and -tti-, etc., which is unlikely to be found in a language in Greece unrelated to Greek when Greek has words with these very sequences, any other analysis would not explain nearly as much with as much probability.
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I’ll add that Chiapello only let me know he had finished this hours before I wrote this, and I don’t think I could have done this work with such exact matches, all parts fitting together, if this was somehow yet more chance that just happened to favor Greek words in LA. If they are unrelated, why does this continue to happen?

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So I have done the test a bunch of times, and I have studied cognitive functions but I still do not fit the stereotype. I have been switching between enfp and entp for a long time, because I have "traits" of both. I thought maybe I could explain a bit about my personality and someone could help to type me.
I am secretly a very emotional and sensitive person. Criticism usually offends me. I can get very sad easily. It usually goes away, but it is there. But this is usually only when it comes to myself and I do my best to hide it and not cry or something as this ruins my image and how I want to be seen. When it comes to someone else it is not as strong.
I would say that I am very focused on achievement. Being smart is very important to me and when I get insulted on my intelligence that is what hurts me the most. Achieving great things is very important to me. I am very ambitious and I am also open minded. Sometimes too open-minded. I always work for what I want, and I expect this from others too, however I sometimes get very disappointed when I see that other people do not work as hard as me. I usually try to make my close friends better too. Usually I do not engage in others, but I try to make my brother and my close friends more productive and I try to push them to work harder and succeed almost as much as I push myself. I am a very competitive person, but it is mostly in secret because I can not handle the embarrassment of losing.
I am not the kindest person. I am usually not intending to come off as mean, but most of the time I need to get things done, and if I am having a conversation with someone everything in my head comes out. That is why I haven't heard that I am nice or people call me narcissist at times (I hate it)
I would say that I am decisive most of the time. Usually when there is a decision in front of me I almost immediately know what to choose. I used to always think through, but sometimes I just do things without thinking and that always gets me into trouble.
I usually am more in my head. At times I prefer to sit alone and be alone. But I would not say that I am an introvert because I have always had it easy in the social life.
I have this tendency to always mirror the personality of whoever I am with. I used to do it for status before, but I guess it just came naturally to me or something because now I do it without even noticing it. Like when I am with my more emotional friends I am very nice and I always talk about my feelings and stuff but when I am with my other friends it can be so bad I start to bully people with them to mirror them.

Moved into an 8 unit building the last week of January. Couple issues right off the bat...
1 Power was off when I moved in, was told to get my power (teco) switched over, I requested that service before moving in and account was active. Moved in on a weekend and couldn't call teco so decided to poke around. I found my breakers in the hallway, they were all turned off. Spent a weekend without power while trying to move in.
2 Hot water. My water would start to get hot then turn to ice. Maintenance came by, checked valves and temp settings etc and says teco probably just gave me electric and not gas too. Office seemed unsure about gas, so paid teco to come out just to tell me everything is all electric... meanwhile I'm boiling water to bathe my kid(more on that later). Finally got ahold of the property manager, they replaced the water heater around 2/15. Spent at least 3wk with no hot water and repair people in and out not repairing anything.
3 Oven. The appliance that was here when I moved in was missing knobs, they kept saying they'd replace it. Maintenance bought knobs that didn't fit, told the office it was fixed. On top of that the range would warm food but not get really hot hot, boiling water for bathes took a looooong time. Also the oven itself didn't work, wouldn't turn on. That was replaced a couple days after the water heater around 2/22. So spent a month only able to cook what can go in a microwave or air fryer or ordering out.
4 Neighbor. Upstairs neighbor repairs bicycles, lawn mowers, atvs, a bunch of stuff. He sets up shop right out front or in this field next to the building, both of which are right outside my bedroom windows. Sometimes early, sometimes late. As I'm typing this at 5am, there's a floodlight outside the window at the foot of my bed that's been on since 3am. If I ask the neighbor to pack it in, he usually does but will continue to work on smaller projects inside... this sounds like an elephant bowling and when his wife gets annoyed the elephant is usually accompanied by music loud enough to drown out my TV and vibrate my ceiling. Neighbor gave me his number to call/text him to avoid problems, but it goes to voicemail or says message blocking is active sooooo I started texting pics or videos to property owner when it's extremely obnoxious to the point I can't hear my own thoughts or sleep and I NEVER FUCKING SLEEP.
The property owner mentioned before working with me for these inconveniences but didn't specify anything and hasn't mentioned it since.
Am I wrong to presume "working with you" meant some sort of prorate for limited habitability and lack of quiet enjoyment?
They had a move in special in January where after move in costs, first month was free, 2nd month prorated so I paid for only 10 days. First regular rent payment is due this Saturday, and their website is showing the full amount due plus the pet deposit I was told would be waived since I had to put my dog down shortly after moving in (senior dog, developing cancer).
Should I call the property owner back and ask what they're willing to negotiate for these issues or how do I politely remind them? I know I got a deal moving in, and they had to replace multiple appliances, but that doesn't negate that my unit clearly wasn't ready to be moved into and I wasn't told I'd be living in a body shop.

Modern life can often feel like a constant juggling act. With the conflicting and competitive needs of work and home life, coupled with a relentless 24-7 media culture and the always-on phone habit, finding the time to really look after yourself can prove difficult.
For many, the daily plate spinning can lead to feelings of stress – and a study by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) in 2018 found that in turn our physical health can suffer as a consequence.
Whether it’s worrying about work, frowning about finances, or stressing about how we look, the knock-on effect can often be a binge on booze or a trip to the takeaway to lift our moods.
In fact the online poll by the MHF – the largest known study of stress levels in the UK – revealed 46 per cent of respondents reported they ate too much or ate unhealthily due to stress and 29 per cent reported that they started drinking or increased their drinking.
The question for many of us then is how to find the balance. How can we keep stress at bay, improve our mental and physical well-being and fit all of that into a work-life schedule already bursting at the seams?
It might sound like a task worthy of Tom Cruise in the next round of Mission: Impossible films but even the most crammed of calendars can make room for some personal TLC.
Don’t worry, we’re not talking marathon training or taking on a triathlon here.
But here are some of our tips for quick, easy and efficient changes you can make to your lifestyle to give you a physical and mental boost no matter how busy your day is.

Go for a walk

It costs nothing, you can do it anywhere, and you can start right now without the need for any equipment. So what’s stopping you?
According to researchers at the University of Cambridge, a 20-minute walk every day cuts the risk of premature death by almost a third.
And studies in Canada have shown a quick stroll can also help with brain function – and could help to reduce the risk of dementia in the future. Walking can also help your heart and improve your mood.
It can be as simple as taking the stairs instead of the lift, getting off the bus a stop or two earlier or just swapping surfing social media on your lunch break for a lap of the local park.
Fancy something a bit more challenging? With sales of Fitbits, Smartwatches and other fitness trackers staying strong why not set a workplace walking challenge?
There are plenty of sites online that can help you set it up. And you can even raise money for a good cause in the process.

Make a connection

We might be able to reach into our pockets and contact a Facebook friend in a matter of seconds but what about real-life conversation?
We’re better connected than ever before thanks to smartphones and social media, but human beings are still hardwired for old-school face-to-face interaction.
Meet a friend for lunch, turn the TV off and play a game with the children or make a phone call rather than sending another text. The science says all of it is better for our mental wellbeing than a tweet, a like or dropping your dinner snaps onto Instagram.
A study found the average Brit checks their phone 28 times a day. Yet a digital detox has been linked with improved sleep, better concentration and less stress.
And with the Screen Time tools Apple introduced for the iPhone, or the Digital Wellbeing dashboard that Google produced for Android, it’s easier than ever before to monitor your time online and take a break.

A high five for fruit and veg

Health and well-being advice is constantly evolving and ever-changing. But sometimes olden is golden.
Five has been the magic number for portions of fruit and veg in our daily diet since 2003. It’s advice still favoured by the NHS – and advice based on a 1990 World Health Organisation report that concluded eating more than 400g fruit and vegetables per day was linked to a lower risk of heart disease, stroke and some cancers.
Some studies say we should eat more fruit and veg. Yet more evidence says most of don’t eat enough – even those of us that do hit the favoured target of five.
In Australia, the advice is five to six servings of veg PLUS two servings of fruit. And in Japan, the experts suggest as many as 13 portions of veg each day (plus four of fruit).
Don’t get too tangled up though. What is clear is that the more fruit and vegetables you put into your diet, the greater the potential health benefits.

Water works

While five-a-day of fruit and veg still seems to be solid advice, opinions are more divided when it comes to water.
A long-accepted mantra of aiming for eight glasses a day has come under fire from lots of experts, many who point out that we are hydrated by food as well as water. Cauliflower and aubergine, for example, are 92 per cent water.
A one-size-fits-all approach has also attracted criticism, with many suggesting a simple drink-when-thirsty approach is best due to the many variables from one person to the next.
Where there is more agreement, is that regular water intake can mean less of the bad stuff – the fizzy drinks, the alcohol and the sugary snacks.
Even mild dehydration can lead to poor mental and physical performance so what can you do to make sure you’re water wise? Thirst aside, the experts point to the bathroom. Having light yellow (or colourless) urine usually confirms an adequate water intake.
Every journey starts with a simple first step. And perhaps these easy options can inspire you to more in the future.

Is there any connection between a low heart rate and UARS/sleep apnea?
On multiple sleep studies my heart rate was measured and they asked be about my low heart rate (42bpm). I have since used a fitbit and it says my awake resting heart rate is 42-43bpm over several days.
Could this be related to uars/sleep apnea somehow? From what I understand sleep apnea is normally associated with high heart rate and blood pressure.
If it matters I have a BMI of 25 and am by no means fit. I do not do any signficiant cardio.

Hey. I am implementing DEFLATE algorithm. The RFC (#1951) says that the implementation should use a hash function for duplicate strings. Since I am implementing it as a coding exercise I do not wish to use a third-party library (doing it in Rust). I have recently implemented MD5 in Go and I think it's an easy enough, and very fast, hash function. However I have two concerns: the digest size of MD5 is too large for my use, the digest needs to be kept in memory and I'll be wasting two blocks per each duplicate and I am aiming for performance. And also, it has been shown that MD5 collides and that would be very shoddy to use.
What I'm looking for is a hash algorithm that is not so hard to implement, and has a small digest size, and does not collide. My message is only 3 bytes. The hashes will be chained. If the digest size can be fit in one address, that would be great. If more than one digest can be fit into one address, that would be superb.
Another thing is speed. I want a very fast hash function. I don't wish to waste too many cycles on 3 measly bytes. Do hash functions exist that only operate on small messages?
I am also aiming to add intrinsic features so if you have any info regarding hash functions in AVX2 and other SIMD functions please let me know.
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Thank you.

On Monday our downstairs electric went; a breaker in the fuse box kept tripping. I couldn’t find the fault so I called the landlord. He said his brother-in-law is a sparky so they’d be over that evening. After a while he found a problem with a socket in the garage so went down to sort it out. Twenty mins later I was upstairs and heard the landlord shout up something like “all done” and I heard the front door close. I let the dog out of our daughter’s room (who had barked the whole time), and went downstairs. The circuit was still off so I thought they’d forgotten to put it back on. I went upstairs and then heard a cry from the garage, followed by the dog going bonkers downstairs. The electrician had stayed, still fitting the socket when he got a shock after I’d turned it back on, then came up to the house only to be attacked by the dog. Poor fella was only trying to help!
What can I do to make amends? I feel like staying as far away from him as possible might be the only thing he wants.

Long time lurker first time poster. As i want to wait for the Tropical DLC to flesh out the southeast asian section of my current zoo, i need a mini project til next week. I decided on the cottage garden theme. Now i need more detailed ideas. What animals would you recommend, what plants, any building parts that belong to a totally surprising style but would fit? I also would like to incorporate the habitats into structures that belong to the english country side like veggie garden, potting shed or watermill. Maybe some english people here can give me more pointers.