On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced that they would start charging for calls made to their API. At the last minute, despite assurances to the contrary, Reddit has set pricing high enough to shut out 3rd party developers and their apps.
This act of bad faith, combined with numerous other objectionable policy decisions over the years such as the broken, troll and spam enabling, discussion terminating reverse-blocking function has let to many subreddit moderators taking a stand.
Even if you're not a mobile user, and don't use a 3rd party app, this is a step toward killing other ways of customizing and moderating Reddit, such as Reddit Enhancement Suite or the use of the old.reddit.com desktop interface.
On June 12th, many subreddits will be going dark for 48hr to protest the matter - including this one. We will switch this sub to 'Private' at 00:00 UTC, which will effectively render it inaccessible.
This isn't something we are doing lightly: The mod team here have debated the topic and also taken into consideration the feedback from the recent post we stickied on the matter. We are doing this because we love Reddit, and we truly believe this change will seriously impact both the use and moderation of the community.
Thank you for your understanding and we will see you on the other side.
Your subreddit mods.

This subreddit will be joining in on the June 12th-14th protest of reddit's API changes that will essentially kill all 3rd party Reddit apps.

What's going on?

A recent Reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app permanently inaccessible to users.
On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced they were raising the price to make calls to their API from being free to a level that will kill every third party app on Reddit, from Apollo to Reddit is Fun to Narwhal to BaconReader.
Even if you're not a mobile user and don't use any of those apps, this is a step toward killing other ways of customizing Reddit, such as Reddit Enhancement Suite or the use of the old.reddit.com desktop interface .
This isn't only a problem on the user level: many subreddit moderators depend on tools only available outside the official app to keep their communities on-topic and spam-free.

What's the plan?

On June 12th, many subreddits will be going dark to protest this policy. Some will return after 48 hours: others will go away permanently unless the issue is adequately addressed, since many moderators aren't able to put in the work they do with the poor tools available through the official app. This isn't something any of us do lightly: we do what we do because we love Reddit, and we truly believe this change will make it impossible to keep doing what we love.
The two-day blackout isn't the goal, and it isn't the end. Should things reach the 14th with no sign of Reddit choosing to fix what they've broken, we'll use the community and buzz we've built between then and now as a tool for further action.

What can you do as a user?

• Complain. Message the mods of /reddit.com, who are the admins of the site: message reddit: submit a support request: comment in relevant threads on /reddit, such as this one, leave a negative review on their official iOS or Android app- and sign your username in support to this post.
  
• Spread the word. Rabble-rouse on related subreddits. Meme it up, make it spicy. Bitch about it to your cat. Suggest anyone you know who moderates a subreddit join the coordinated mod effort at /ModCoord.
  
• Boycott and spread the word...to Reddit's competition! Stay off Reddit entirely on June 12th through the 13th- instead, take to your favorite non-Reddit platform of choice and make some noise in support!
  
• Don't be a jerk. As upsetting this may be, threats, profanity and vandalism will be worse than useless in getting people on our side. Please make every effort to be as restrained, polite, reasonable and law-abiding as possible.
  

What can you do as a moderator?

• Join the coordinated effort over at /ModCoord
  
• Make a sticky post showing your support, A template has been created here you can use or modify to your liking, and be sure to crosspost it to /ModCoord.
  

Thank you for your patience in the matter,
-Modteam of /applinaces

Hello everyone!
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I was wondering if I can get some advice. My wife bought a second-hand car just under 2 months ago and it drove alright for a while. Last week, the oil pressure light came on while my wife was driving to a friends house. She pulled up, checked the oil and it was well above the check line.
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A few hours later, she got back in the car and the oil pressure light came back on. She drove for 20 minutes to get home and about 5 minutes away the engine died. It has been examined by mechanics from the dealer and determined it to be caused by driving it back with the oil pressure light on. As a result, he has said that this is due to misuse and is not covered by warranty. He has asked whether we want him to look into a replacement engine and labour at cost.
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Is my wife at fault and we are on the hook for repairs as she drove it for 20 minutes with the oil pressure light on, or is this potentially covered by consumer rights protections as it was most likely an existing fault at the point of sale?
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We are in England. Please let me know if you require any further information.

Maria always wanted a dog. When she noticed that every kid in her neighborhood had a dog except her, she felt sad. She felt left out that everyone else had a K9 to play with. Her parents had made her a promise that she would get one for her birthday.
Maria had the biggest smile on her face when she opened her present on her birthday to find a puppy inside the large box. She was so happy to finally receive what she had wanted for so long. The dog’s fur was yellow, and had brown eyes and a black spot at the end of its tail.
Her parents had told Maria that if she wanted to keep it, she needed to keep a close eye on the dog. To take care of it properly. Her parents had adopted the dog from a pet store that they had never heard of that was a bit far from where they lived, and at some point they had a sense of regret for taking the dog home.
At night, Maria’s parents would wake up to hear the bedroom door opening, and either the husband or wife would find a small , shadowy figure peaking at them from the door. When they turn on the light, the door would immediately close itself. Footsteps that sounded like running would be heard afterwards.
Maria’s mother and father believed that perhaps it had been Maria playing some kind of trick on her parents, so they spoke to her about the issue. In Maria's defense, she gave the explanation that she hadn’t done anything.
One night, Maria’s mother was in the bathroom, taking a shower. She then heard the sound of footsteps. As she looked through the shower curtains, she was able to see that a small figurine was standing on the other side of the bath. She wasn't able to see the details of who or what was on the other side. She immediately gasped in fear and pulled the curtains back and when she did, the shadowy figure was no longer in sight.
There was a night that existed once when the husband went downstairs for a drink as he was coming from his bed and had trouble sleeping. He then heard what sounded like footsteps around him, he almost screamed when he saw something run quickly near him. He tried to catch up to whatever it was and when he turned to the corner, all he was able to find was the dog. He then grabbed the small puppy and placed it in Maria’s room. He then closes the door behind. And as he walked to his room in the hallway, he then heard what sounded like jingling.
Perhaps a caller? His mind thought. He then turns around to find the dog behind him. It stared up at him.
The next day, the husband and wife exchange their encounters of what has been going on in the house. They had come to the conclusion that all the creepy things started when the dog came into their lives. Maria’s parents wanted to get rid of the dog, but then tears began to leak from Maria’s eyes, as she begged them to allow her to keep the dog. Her parents then thought their decision and allowed her to keep the dog.
There were some days where Maria would stay inside her room as she played with her dog. One afternoon, her mother decided to take a small look in her daughter's room. Through the keyhole, her daughter seemed frightened as she saw her brand new puppy had grown larger and was now standing on two legs.
Its form then started to change slowly as it had been revealed to be a goblin. She screamed the same time her daughter had screamed. Then the hideous creature turned its head fast, facing the door. Her mother then ran back to her room and locked the door. She had panicked. She then heard footsteps coming from the hallway. She was afraid. She tried calling her husband from work but he didn't answer the phone. The sound of scratching was coming from the door. She began whimpering. But then suddenly, everything went quiet. And then the sound of Maria’s voice came into place.
"Mommy! It's Okay. I'm alright. Could you please let me in?" The sound of the doorknob then began to rattle. But that's when Maria's voice changed. It was deeper and more menacing.
"Mom! Please Let Me In Now ! Let Me In, Mom !"
Maria’s father tried returning his wife's calls but no one answered. He pulled up outside his house and went inside. The house’s front door remained wide open for several days. A neighbor that the house across the street from theirs was open and decided to ring the police.
When the police arrived, they were horrified by what they had seen. The family's bodies had been brutally slaughtered and their stomachs had been gutted open. And they're eyes were missing. However, the police did not find who did it.

What’s going on?

A recent Reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app permanently inaccessible to users.
On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced they were raising the price to make calls to their API from being free to a level that will kill every third party app on Reddit, from Apollo to Reddit is Fun to Narwhal to BaconReader.
Even if you’re not a mobile user and don’t use any of those apps, this is a step toward killing other ways of customizing Reddit, such as Reddit Enhancement Suite or the use of the old.reddit.com desktop interface .
This isn’t only a problem on the user level: many subreddit moderators depend on tools only available outside the official app to keep their communities on-topic and spam-free.

What’s the plan?

On June 12th, many subreddits will be going dark to protest this policy. Some will return after 48 hours: others will go away permanently unless the issue is adequately addressed, since many moderators aren’t able to put in the work they do with the poor tools available through the official app. This isn’t something any of us do lightly: we do what we do because we love Reddit, and we truly believe this change will make it impossible to keep doing what we love.
The two-day blackout isn’t the goal, and it isn’t the end. Should things reach the 14th with no sign of Reddit choosing to fix what they’ve broken, we’ll use the community and buzz we’ve built between then and now as a tool for further action.

What can you do?

1. Complain. Message the mods of /reddit.com, who are the admins of the site: message reddit: submit a support request: comment in relevant threads on /reddit, such as this one, leave a negative review on their official iOS or Android app- and sign your username in support to this post.
2. Spread the word. Rabble-rouse on related subreddits. Meme it up, make it spicy. Bitch about it to your cat. Suggest anyone you know who moderates a subreddit join us at our sister sub at /ModCoord - but please don’t pester mods you don’t know by simply spamming their modmail.
3. Boycott and spread the word…to Reddit’s competition! Stay off Reddit entirely on June 12th through the 13th- instead, take to your favorite non-Reddit platform of choice and make some noise in support!
4. Don’t be a jerk. As upsetting this may be, threats, profanity and vandalism will be worse than useless in getting people on our side. Please make every effort to be as restrained, polite, reasonable and law-abiding as possible.

Original thread
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I've been dealing with a seemingly undiagnosable parasitic drain on my 15 Trailhawk Cherokee since January, all individual fuses pulled/units disconnected and drain was still present. There was water found in the spare tire compartment but couldn't figure out how that could have caused such a crazy short in the system.
Finally threw my hands up a month ago and put it up for sale through a consignment dealer, bought a ZJ and called it the luck of the draw. The consignment dealer told me yesterday that the last few times they've gone to move it it's started right up without a boost, they helped with diagnostic work on this so they're familiar with the drain and had been boosting it themselves prior.
We're both in agreement that it seems like it was a moisture issue that must have dried out now due to the warm weather and lack of rain. Obviously fixing the leak is step number 1 but does anyone know what could have been shorted out from a leak bringing water into the spare tire compartment?
Going to check on the tail light and rear hatch gaskets first, anything else I should look at? No sun roof on this vehicle but roof rack mounts possibly?
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On the plus side, now I have 2 Jeeps. On the downside, now I have 2 Jeeps to fix up.
Ya win some, ya lose some!

Greetings

topic is a list of all main character non-level up bonuses that you can optionally get:

• i will avoid bonus Feats and light sabeforce forms since you almost can't miss them

bonuses will be listed in "order" of getting excluding bonuses from jedi kills which will be banded together
Main character only because companions bonuses would require own topic
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Bonus	Source	Detail/alternative
+5 Force Points	Choddo Habbat	it require working for Itchorians
+6 force points	Kreia Lesson	you read minds with kreia
+6 force points	Kreia Lesson 2	another reading minds
+1 will defense	Atton Pazak lesson	require kreia lesson 2
Wisdom modifier as bonus to defense	Handmaiden	You need to play as male and beat her up in cargo hold (for more romantic advice...)
+10 force points and force sight	Visas Mar dialogue	you need 80 influence
+6 Force points	Nar Shada	Kreia does some talk
Beast Trick + max force 10	Dxun moon lesson from Kreia	just go to Onderon and meet one of the green beasts
+1 Wisdom and +10 FP	T3-M4	Repair + Computer skill activity with influence
Breath Control	Nar Shada final gauntlet	inside Jek Jek tar
+1 Wisdom	HanHar dialogue	i always select edgy option
+1 Constitution	HanHar dialogue	you need to tell hanhar to fight alongside you
+2 strenght +1 Con	Kreia+HanHar secret of strength	you can reject it for +2 wisdom, but better level up wisdom twice and take +3
+1 Con +1 reflex	HK-47 killing Jedi	need influence and level 20?
+1 Wisdom +10 max force	HK-47 more killing jedi	also need influence and level
Level up + Class change	Prestige Class - Kreia dialogue	technically you get free level up and bonuses from it
Light Saber Proficiency and finesse feats	Visas + Kreia	you need 2 lightsabers equiped and 3rd one in hand of visas (3rd one can be DB)
+6 Force and +2 skills	Kreia Lesson	you need to level up bad skill by +1 will be enough
Killing Jedi as meal	+35? max force points
Killing Jedi as meal	+35? max force points
Killing Jedi as meal	+35? max force points	Final meal can be done in the Jedi Enclave :)
Max level Neutral force Name Crystal?	+22 to all attributes in crazy dose, very powerful +4 on average to all	Dark and Light Side gets +18, but focused on mental
+20 max force	Darth Nihilus' mask	you need to tell Visas to fetch it for you

Feedback:

i want it to be complete list, if you know about things i missed let me know
i m big fan of power creeping the heck out of my own character xD

• i probably missed something in the Korriban cave...

Hi there. I'm a 26 yr old female and have suffered from insomnia my whole life, literally since I was an infant. From age 13-24, on-and-off, I took Benadryl to sleep, which I've since learned is an anticholinergenic drug and linked to dementia.
So, from age 25-the present, I've been using Hydroxyzine instead, which is a less potent anticholinergenic than Benadryl, but still an anticholinergenic – in short, I feel safer taking it, but I would really prefer I didn't have to.
I avoid it taking it unless I've been laying in bed for hours upon hours and it is obvious that if I do not take it, I won't sleep at all, and will have a terrible day. In this case, I know the the effects of the insomnia will be worse for my brain than the effects of taking it. All this being said, I end up needing to take it many nights, and I would greatly prefer this not be the case. Can anyone offer me any recommendations for natural ways to fall asleep? Supplements, techniques, etc – anything. I have outlined what I am already doing below:
As a first defense I take take L-Theanine, Magnesium (Citrate and glycinate, the latter of which apparently gets to the brain easier), inostitol, GABA, and Melatonin. I use a blue light filter on all my devices starting at 6 PM, and limit my phone use in the 2 hrs before sleep (I stopped scrolling before bed and have replaced the habit with reading). I also do 20 mins of meditation before sleep, and do deep breathing exercises/count backwards from 100 etc., things like that. During the day, I get a lot of exercise and also do yoga. I do not consume any caffeine or any other stimulating substances past 10 AM. I also wear earplugs at night so nothing wakes me up while I'm sleeping.
Kind of as a side note – I do deep breathing (box breathing or 4-7-8 breathing) when I notice I'm ruminating in a way that keeps me up. This will clear my mind of excessive thoughts, and I will almost fall asleep, but then get jolted awake by my heart racing, and this completely takes me out of the sleepy state. This happens sometimes without deep breathing, but it seems to happen more when I do. What is up with this? Maybe I'm so dysregulated my body doesn't know how to react to deeper relaxation? Like my mind becomes calm, but my body is like wtf is going on, we're supposed to be anxious, you're sleeping on the job, better release some adrenaline? Is that a thing? Has anyone else experienced this?
Also, I know this is really long, but it might also be worth stating that I'm often tired/brain foggy ALL DAY LONG and then my mind starts waking up in the 2 hrs before bed. This isn't directly related to my sleep schedule – I will have a consistent sleep schedule for weeks where I sleep 8 hrs, waking at 8AM, and this still starts happening to me around 9 PM. Is this a circadian issue?
TLDR: I don't want to take Benadryl or Hydroxyzine because I'm concerned about negative cognitive effects. I already take L-Theanine, Magnesium citrate & gylcinate, Inostitol, GABA, and Melatonin, avoid blue light & screens before bed, avoid caffeine past 10 AM, get a lot of exercise, and practice meditation and deep breathing. I often get jolted awake when I'm just about to fall asleep. I also tend to be groggy all day and wake up in the couple hours before bed. What do you recommend?

Hello. I went to visit my mum’s family in the Netherlands for 3 weeks. That is a long time. We went there by boat. Or at least we went to Holland by boat. And then we took the car to her cousin’s house where we were staying. It was fun. I will tell you about it:
My mum is actually Dutch but she has lived in the UK since she was 18. She just sounds British now. But she’s not. She’s Dutch. Like I said already. Her family still lives in the Netherlands. And my grandparents live there now as well. They used to only live there in the summer. The other time they would live in the UK just like us. But now they are in NL again and they like it. Obviously. Otherwise they wouldn’t move back there. My mum does not have any siblings. But she does have cousins who are kids of her parents’ siblings. So when we visit there we go see them.
One of them lives in a big house with many rooms. And a big garden. And also 4 bathrooms which is arguably too many. He lives in The Hague. Kind of in Scheveningen actually. We have visited him a lot in the past. But then Covid happened and we did not go to Holland because we did not want to travel unnecessarily. But we planned this trip for a while and made it 3 weeks which is 21 days instead of the usual 10 days. And we went there by boat. We took the ferry.
We took the night boat from Harwich in the UK to Hook of Holland in NL. That is a tiny town but it’s cute. It has changed a lot in recent years tho. I did not recognise everything even tho I have come there very often in the past. Then we always get picked up by mum’s cousin who I will call Dick. Not because he is a dick. But because his second name is Richard. And people somehow make Dick from that. So I will call him Dick here. I try not to use real names because of privacy reasons. I’m sure you’ll understand. And if not then that’s a you problem.
But anyways first we had to go on the boat. It is a big boat. It’s called the Stena Line. We take the night boat which means it’s night when you travel. We sleep in a cabin. It has bunk beds. I am quite used to being on the boat because I’ve been doing it all my life. So I don’t mind it. It’s only a little bit scary when there is a lot of wind or something. Because then the sea is very wild and the boat moves a lot. But now it went smoothly. I slept well and when I woke up we were almost at our destination. And then Dick picked us up. He has a big car which is a Toyota. My step-dad also has a Toyota. James has a Renault. I don’t have a car because I can’t drive. So then I don’t need a car obviously.
We stayed with Dick for 3 weeks because he lets us stay for free. I don’t always like him because he drinks a lot. And then he gets loud. But he is very respectful of my wishes and routines. So I appreciate that. His house is very big like I said. It’s an old house. It was his wife’s inheritance. She used to have a lot of money because her family was rich. But now she’s dead. So now it’s Dick’s house. He also has 2 dogs which are very big. They are called dobermanns.They are very well-behaved and they like to lick people. I do not like that so I asked them to refrain from doing so. They listened or at least they didn’t do it as often because Dick told them off.
We did a lot of things in the 3 weeks we were there. At first we just adjusted a little bit. I felt a little bit bad because I missed my own bed and my own room and my cats and my home. I was annoyed because I actually kind of wanted to go home again. But then after 3 days I felt much better. I enjoyed walking to the beach and playing outside with Dick. He is very funny. We played tag together and also with my step-dad. And we made a very big puzzle of Disneyland. I enjoyed that a lot. I played fetch with the dogs a lot. That was fun even tho my arm got tired of throwing the sticks.
It’s a little bit weird to talk Dutch all the time. I’m not used to that because at home we speak English usually. But after a week I was more used to it. My step-dad is not Dutch but he speaks it well. Because his ex-wife who is Percy’s mum is also Dutch. By the way Percy also came to stay with us for 5 days. But that comes later in the post. So we must be patient. First we did a lot of things together with the 3 of us. Which is my step-dad and my mum and me. And sometimes 4 if Dick would join.
We went to Madurodam which is a place where they built a miniature world of places in The Netherlands. It’s really cool. There are many tiny details and tiny figurines. I enjoyed it very much to look at it. It was a little bit busy but I was wearing my headphones. My mum has been there a lot and she could point out many fun details. It was a great way to spend my afternoon. I took pictures with a disposable camera that Dick got for me.
That was very nice by the way. Dick bought several disposable cameras for me and my mum to use. Then you take a picture and you get it developed later so you can’t immediately see the picture. I took a lot of pictures. My mum is very good at making pictures. I look forward to seeing what the pictures are like when they’re developed. We took them home with us and they are now at the photo store. So we will get them next week probably.
Anyways we did many more things but then this post would get very long if I said all of them. So I will keep it short. We went to many beaches. We went to several towns and museums. I went to the zoo because Dick got free tickets but I do not really like zoos. Because I feels sorry for the animals. But I did not want to be impolite because it was a gift from Dick. He also came with us and he knew many animal facts. I respect that. That is important knowledge to have. I waved at a polar bear. He did not wave back. I was only a little bit disappointed but I don’t blame him. I wouldn’t want to wave either if I was in a zoo as a polar bear.
Halfway through the 2nd week Percy also came. He took the train. That takes around 4 hours from London to Rotterdam. James did not come with him because he had to work. Unfortunately. By the way Percy was living in our home so that Mike and Tom and Tea would not get lonely. I’m thankful for that because I was very worried about that. But they were fine. And then Percy came to stay with us and it was a lot of fun. We also found a puppy on the side of the road and that was a whole adventure. I will tell that in a separate post though. Because this is already a long post. But rest assured the puppy is doing very well. Dick adopted her so now he has 3 dogs.
I did a lot of walking through towns and such. My mum really enjoyed being back. She said she loves it there but she would not move back there any time soon. Maybe one day when she’s retired. I would be so sad if she would go there. But maybe I could go with her. I prefer to stay in the UK because that is where I was born and raised. However I would like to visit The Netherlands again more often. I am interested in taking the train sometime. Percy says we can do it for my birthday in August. I said we will burn that bridge when we get to it. I would prefer not to think about making another trip for the rest of the year.
We also visited my grandparents of course. It was very nice visiting them. They said they missed me but that’s a little bit silly because we had seen each other quite recently before this. But I still appreciate the sentiment. We had a BBQ with them. I don’t like the smell of fire or a BBQ but I did enjoy it eventually. The food was nice. My mum’s cousins were there and their kids. I did not care for them but I answered questions if they asked them to me. My mum got a little bit drunk and that was very funny. Because she usually never does that. Her face gets really red and she laughs a lot. And then I also laugh. Because it makes me laugh when my mum is laughing. Because it’s nice to laugh together. I did not drink personally. Because it’s bad for my teeth. Obviously.
I played Nintendo games on the Nintendo Switch with my mum’s cousins kids. They are all older than me. Some of them have kids of their own. They asked if I wanted to hold one of the babies and I said absolutely not thank you. They thought that was funny but I wasn’t joking. I was very serious. We played Super Mario Party and I enjoyed that. I also laughed very hard. My mum’s cousins kids were willing to play by my rules. I appreciated that. I could also choose first which character I wanted to play as. I played Yoshi. I didn’t win the game but that’s OK. I won the second round.
I also found ducks. Many of them. I fed the ducks at the pond near Dick’s house every 3 days or so. They were quite nice. At least they did not injure or attack me. So I count that as a win. I was not comfortable enough to let them eat out of my hand. But eventually they did recognise me I think. I told Dick that he should now commit to feeding the ducks half-frozen peas at least 1-2 times a week. He said he’d try. He better. I think he will because the dogs like to walk in that park. And now he has a new puppy he might walk there even more. I will send him reminders per email every week or so. Just in case.
Now I’ve been home for a little while already. I am just doing my things. As one does. I am tired tho. I also hurt my arm a little bit. It’s my left arm which I broke in December last year. My mum says it’s because I used my arm a lot. I have to build up muscles again in that arm because I didn’t move it as much for several months. That makes sense. It doesn’t hurt that bad but it’s a little bit uncomfortable. I am going swimming 2 times in a week now to exercise. Once with my mum and once with my step-dad. It’s very nice. And wet. Obviously.
I will write about the puppy that Percy and I found on the side of the road in the Netherlands in another post. I think you will enjoy reading about that. It’s a nice story. At least I think it is. If you don’t then you can decide that yourself. I’m not the post liking police. I’m not police at all. I’m just Alexander. Anyways I will tell you about the puppy in the next post. But I said that already several times of course.
Thank you for reading. Your friend, Alexander.

We're asking for your opinion on whether MoneyDiariesACTIVE should go dark on June 12th to protest the API changes that will kill third party Reddit apps.
Please vote and/or comment below!

What's going on?

A recent Reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app permanently inaccessible to users.
On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced they were raising the price to make calls to their API from being free to a level that will kill every third party app on Reddit, from Apollo to Reddit is Fun to Narwhal to BaconReader.
Even if you're not a mobile user and don't use any of those apps, this is a step toward killing other ways of customizing Reddit, such as Reddit Enhancement Suite or the use of the old.reddit.com desktop interface.
This isn't only a problem on the user level: many subreddit moderators depend on tools only available outside the official app to keep their communities on-topic and spam-free.
It will also affect many people with disabilities who rely on third party apps for accessibility. The /blind mods published a post on how it will affect their subreddit.

What's the plan?

On June 12th, many subreddits will be going dark to protest this policy. Some will return after 48 hours: others will go away permanently unless the issue is adequately addressed, since many moderators aren't able to put in the work they do with the poor tools available through the official app. This isn't something any of us do lightly: we do what we do because we love Reddit, and we truly believe this change will make it impossible to keep doing what we love.
The two-day blackout isn't the goal, and it isn't the end. Should things reach the 14th with no sign of Reddit choosing to fix what they've broken, we'll use the community and buzz we've built between then and now as a tool for further action.

What can you do as a user?

• Complain. Message the mods of /reddit.com, who are the admins of the site: message reddit: submit a support request: comment in relevant threads on /reddit, such as this one, leave a negative review on their official iOS or Android app- and sign your username in support to this post.
• Spread the word. Rabble-rouse on related subreddits. Meme it up, make it spicy. Bitch about it to your cat. Suggest anyone you know who moderates a subreddit join the coordinated mod effort at /ModCoord.
• Boycott and spread the word...to Reddit's competition! Stay off Reddit entirely on June 12th through the 13th- instead, take to your favorite non-Reddit platform of choice and make some noise in support!
• Don't be a jerk. As upsetting this may be, threats, profanity and vandalism will be worse than useless in getting people on our side. Please make every effort to be as restrained, polite, reasonable and law-abiding as possible.

Thanks to /ModCoord for the complete writeup and /ProCSS for the template.
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BitchEatingCrafters will be joining in on the June 12th-14th protest against Reddit's API changes that will essentially kill all 3rd party Reddit apps.

What's going on?

A recent Reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app permanently inaccessible to users.
On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced they were raising the price to make calls to their API from being free to a level that will kill every third party app on Reddit, from Apollo to Reddit is Fun to Narwhal to BaconReader. This will also kill 3rd party apps that many individuals with disabilities use to help them use reddit (see the sticky on blind for more info).
Even if you're not a mobile user and don't use any of those apps, this is a step toward killing other ways of customizing Reddit, such as Reddit Enhancement Suite or the use of the old.reddit.com desktop interface .
This isn't only a problem on the user level: many subreddit moderators depend on tools only available outside the official app to keep their communities on-topic and spam-free.

What's the plan?

On June 12th, many subreddits will be going dark to protest this policy. Some will return after 48 hours: others will go away permanently unless the issue is adequately addressed, since many moderators aren't able to put in the work they do with the poor tools available through the official app. This isn't something any of us do lightly: we do what we do because we love Reddit, and we truly believe this change will make it impossible to keep doing what we love.
The two-day blackout isn't the goal, and it isn't the end. Should things reach the 14th with no sign of Reddit choosing to fix what they've broken, we'll use the community and buzz we've built between then and now as a tool for further action.

What can you do as a user?

• Complain. Message the mods of /reddit.com, who are the admins of the site: message reddit: submit a support request: comment in relevant threads on /reddit, such as this one, leave a negative review on their official iOS or Android app- and sign your username in support to this post.
  
• Spread the word. Rabble-rouse on related subreddits. Meme it up, make it spicy. Bitch about it to your cat. Suggest anyone you know who moderates a subreddit join the coordinated mod effort at /ModCoord.
  
• Boycott and spread the word...to Reddit's competition! Stay off Reddit entirely on June 12th through the 13th- instead, take to your favorite non-Reddit platform of choice and make some noise in support!
  
• Don't be a jerk. As upsetting this may be, threats, profanity and vandalism will be worse than useless in getting people on our side. Please make every effort to be as restrained, polite, reasonable and law-abiding as possible.
  

What can you do as a moderator?

• Join the coordinated effort over at /ModCoord
  
• Make a sticky post showing your support; A template has been created here that you can use or modify to your liking.
  

Thank you for your patience in the matter,
** Personal Note from your BEC Mod:** This issue is important to me as someone who uses the Reddit is Fun app for 99% of their reddit browsing. This app uses less data, allows me to block all and popular which I was prone to doom scrolling, and I was able to make a one time payment to go ad free. It is also a lot easier to do some moderation tasks in the RIF app vs in the official app, such as getting to a specific comment thread where something has been reported so I can read the full context.
During the protest dates, BitchEatingCrafters will be set to restricted. This means no new posts can be made during this period. I want to encourage y'all to stay off reddit, so if you're coming here just for this sub on those dates, you're going to be disappointed. Other craft subs are participating as well.
Someone on ModCoord made a nice little infographic which explains a lot of what's going to happen with reddit's API changes.

Oifey: "Hey Saul, I need your help. I heard you're the best lawyer in the land."
Saul Goodman: "Well hello there, what can I do for you?
Oifey: "It's about my cousin Sigurd. He's been accused of all sorts of unsavory things by Arvis. I think it's all a load of crap, but we need someone to defend him."
Saul Goodman: "Ah yes, I remember hearing about that. Arvis was trying to consolidate power, wasn't he?"
Oifey: "Exactly. He was just using Sigurd as a pawn to achieve his own goals."
Saul Goodman: "I see, well that changes things a bit. In my experience, when someone is making accusations from a position of power, it's always best to approach the situation with a healthy dose of skepticism. And when the evidence is circumstantial at best, that's when a good defense lawyer comes in handy."
Oifey: "That's exactly what I was hoping to hear. We need someone to fight for Sigurd."
Saul Goodman: "Well then, that's what I'm here for. I have a feeling we can get to the bottom of this and prove Sigurd's innocence. After all, he was a noble and honorable man who was devoted to his family and his kingdom."
Oifey: "That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm glad we're on the same page, Saul."
Saul Goodman: "Don't worry, my friend. We'll do everything in our power to make sure Sigurd gets the justice he deserves."
~In Chalpy~
Arvis: "Saul Goodman, I'm glad you're here. We have a bit of a problem with Sigurd."
Saul Goodman: "I'm all ears, Arvis. What seems to be the issue?"
Arvis: "As you know, Sigurd has been accused of treason and other unsavory crimes. We have pretty damning evidence against him, and I need to make sure he's held accountable for his actions."
Saul Goodman: "Damning evidence, you say? Let's take a closer look at that. Sometimes what appears to be evidence at first glance, upon closer inspection, turns out to be nothing but smoke and mirrors."
Arvis: "I assure you, Goodman, we have more than enough evidence to convict Sigurd. We have incriminating items that were found in his possession, and witnesses who have come forward with damning information."
Saul Goodman: "Ah, witnesses. The cornerstone of any good case. But are these witnesses credible? Have they been manipulated or coerced in any way? These are questions we must always ask ourselves in situations like this."
Arvis: "I can assure you that these witnesses are credible. They have no reason to lie, and their testimony is corroborated by other evidence we have."
Saul Goodman: "I see. Well, let's not jump to conclusions just yet. We must always remember that our legal system is founded upon the principle of innocent until proven guilty. Let's give Sigurd a fair trial and see what the evidence shows. Perhaps things aren't as cut and dry as they seem."
Arvis: "Very well. I'll make sure Sigurd gets a fair trial. But mark my words, Goodman, the evidence against him is overwhelming. I have no doubt he'll be found guilty."
Saul Goodman: "We shall see, Arvis. That's why we have trials – to see justice served, and to ensure that the truth is brought to light."
~In Prison (Probably)~
Saul Goodman: "Sigurd, I'm glad we could talk. I wanted to discuss the trial with you and see how you're feeling about everything."
Sigurd: "Thank you, Saul. To be honest, I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed. Arvis has presented some pretty damning evidence against me, and I'm not sure how to refute it."
Saul Goodman: "Yes, the evidence can seem daunting at first. But remember, evidence is only half the battle. The other half is how that evidence is presented and argued in court. I believe we can make a strong argument in your defense."
Sigurd: "But what about the witnesses? They seem pretty credible."
Saul Goodman: "Witnesses can be tricky, but they're not infallible. We can always challenge their credibility and explore their motivations for testifying. Plus, we have some investigative leads that could turn the tide of the case in our favor."
Sigurd: "I'm willing to do whatever it takes to prove my innocence. I just hope it's enough."
Saul Goodman: "Of course, and I'll be right there with you every step of the way. Just remember, we're not trying to prove that you're completely innocent – just that there's reasonable doubt to the claims against you. If we can do that, the burden is on Arvis to prove you guilty beyond a reasonable doubt."
Sigurd: "I understand. Thank you, Saul. With you by my side, I feel much more confident about the trial."
Saul Goodman: "You're welcome. And remember, even if things don't go our way in court, there's always the possibility of an appeal. We'll keep fighting until we get the justice you deserve."
~In Court~
Judge: "Order, order in the court. We are now in session for the trial of Sigurd, accused of treason and other crimes against the state. Prosecution, please present your opening statement."
Arvis: "Thank you, Your Honor. Ladies and gentlemen of the court, we are here today to address some very serious allegations against the defendant, Sigurd. We have evidence that he has conspired with our enemies, committed war crimes against innocent civilians, and misled the public in his official capacity. We will present witness testimony and physical evidence to demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that Sigurd is guilty of these heinous crimes."
Saul Goodman: "Your Honor, if it please the court, the defense would like to make an opening statement as well."
Judge: "Very well. Proceed."
Saul Goodman: "Ladies and gentlemen of the court, we appreciate the gravity of the charges against our client. However, we would like to remind the court that our legal system is founded upon the principle of innocent until proven guilty. The prosecution must be held to a high standard of proof, and we will do our utmost to challenge the evidence presented against our client. We ask that you keep an open mind and judge the evidence impartially."
Judge: "The court notes the opening statements of both the prosecution and defense. The prosecution may call their first witness."
Arvis: "Thank you, Your Honor. I call to the stand a witness who saw Sigurd collaborate with enemy forces."
And so the trial proceeds with the prosecution presenting their evidence and witnesses, while the defense challenges their credibility and presents their own evidence and witnesses. Saul Goodman fights tirelessly to chip away at the prosecution's case and make the court see the situation from a different perspective. Eventually, after hearing all the evidence and arguments, the jury retires to deliberate, and after much deliberation, they reach a verdict.
Judge: "Has the jury reached a verdict?"
Jury Foreman: "Yes, Your Honor. We find the defendant, Sigurd, not guilty of all charges."
The courtroom erupts in a mixture of cheers and jeers as Sigurd breathes a sigh of relief, thanking Saul Goodman for his tireless efforts to prove his innocence.

I have this recurring nightmare. I attend this school where odd things happen. In this school, there are people I’ve never met before. Classes I’ve never taken.
Every time I have this dream, I enter a classroom that is listed on my class schedule, and the teacher yells at me for not showing up for weeks or even months. The teacher embarrasses me in front of the class and makes me do work that I didn’t even study for.
I guess it’s not the SCARIEST thing someone can dream about, but being forced to do a mountain of missed classwork is horrible. It also feels embarrassing being humiliated in front of this made-up class. It always feels too real.
I also get variations of this nightmare. Sometimes I dream that I’m running through the halls of the school trying to find where a class is. Then, by the time I find the classroom with the right room number, it’s too late, class is over. Detention.
I’ve had these types of dreams so many times that it feels like I’m enrolled in a completely different school in my mind when I’m asleep. I even have a mental image of what the school looks like from the outside after all those times I’ve been in recess or in the parking lot in other dreams.
Sometimes it’s a class with a teacher from an earlier dream, other times it’s completely different.
I figured these dreams were based on past experiences from elementary, middle, and high school that manifest themselves into vivid simulations from the back of my mind. But then three days ago I found out that it was a lot more than that.
My friend Santiago and I ride motorcycles together when the weather is nice. For weeks we were planning on going to this huge motorcycle meetup together. Before the meetup started, we wanted to rendezvous at his house and then ride our motorcycles to the spot together.
I rode my motorcycle from my house to his using my GPS. I’ve never been to his house before. He lived about thirty-five minutes away from me in a town I’ve passed by but never visited. As soon as I got to his house, Santiago was already turning on his motorcycle in front of his garage.
“Hey man, how’ve you been?” I spoke.
“Good, and you?” he replied.
“Great. I love this weather. You ready to go?”
“Hold on, let me put my dogs inside”.
Once we were all set to go, Santiago rode his motorcycle in front of me as I followed. He knew his way around to get us out of the neighborhood and back on the main road.
Now here’s where things get weird. Between the cluster of suburban neighborhood houses there was a long building that broke the pattern. I saw it in the distance as Santiago and I rode closer. The building was sitting on a hill and just looked unnatural in its place.
As we got past each stop sign and rode closer, the building strangely kept looking more and more familiar. I kept my bike going at a decent speed of 20 miles per hour. I intended to look at this building closely and drove slowly
Then, Santiago and I passed by the front of the building. I constantly turned my head to look at it, then to the road so I didn’t fall or crash. But once we were right in front of it, I just stared. I realized it when I saw the main doors.
It was... just like in my dreams. A long one-story building sitting on top of a grassy green hill. The same distinct main entrance doors. A red and yellow playground on the side of the building. A medium sized parking lot.
There was something so liminal about this building. Almost like those liminal spaces pictures that you see everywhere online. The building did not look real, but it was there right in front of me.
Once I turned my head back to the road, we reached the next stop sign and I nearly bumped tires with Santiago’s bike. Then, eventually, Santiago and I got farther, and farther away.
The rest of the day went well. We went to the meetup, saw a bunch of cool motorcycles, ate at a restaurant in the area, then parted ways and headed home. I had almost forgotten about the building until I rode home on my motorcycle and had time to think about it.
I thought, “What was that place? A school? Why did it look almost the exact same as that school that I see in my dreams? Have I been there before? No, that can’t be. I’ve never visited such a specific neighborhood before. There’s no way I’ve seen this building in my life. It’s just not possible for this dream school to be real.
Last night, I dreamed of the school again. It started off with me looking at the time. It was noon and I was just arriving to school. I was walking towards the entrance in a hurry. I entered the building, and the students were walking in the halls as usual.
I checked my schedule to see where I had to go next. In the list of unintelligible writing, I somehow deduced that I had to go to pottery class. I walked in an aimless direction until I reached a small classroom.
An old man with white hair and glasses looked at me angrily as I took my seat. I always hated old grumpy teachers. This guy was no different
“WHERE have YOU been. What, you don’t think this class is IMPORTANT? You haven’t even started on the first project and we’re already on PROJECT FOUR.”
As always, I just sit there, confused and ashamed. The entire class giggling or shaking their heads in disappointment. The teacher gave me the angriest face as his right hand shook while holding a small pot. Right before the dream ended, I saw the pot leave his hand and soar in my direction.
I woke up not knowing if I was still dreaming or not. Dazed, I had to remind myself that it was only a dream. That dream was extremely vivid. Moreso than the others because the school felt all too real. It was like I was there. The similarities between the dream school and the real building I saw were uncanny. Something made me want to investigate it further.
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I had Google Maps pulled up on my phone. I was looking at Santiago’s address while lying in bed. I knew the building should be around his house, maybe about five or six blocks away. Since the meetup spot was more east, I tapped and dragged the map to the right slowly.
It took only seconds until I found the long building. In this top-down view, I saw how it broke the pattern from the rest of the houses. I tapped it to see if I could get more info on it. Strangely, Google Maps did not have this building listed as anything. It just showed the address as if it were another house.
Then I went into street view mode to get a look at it from street level. “Oh god...” I thought to myself. It looked the exact same as the school I visited in my dreams. This can’t be a coincidence. I must see it for myself.
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UPDATE
It’s been a week and one day since I passed the building on my bike. It was Monday now. Curiosity got the better of me as I was interested in seeing the interior of the building.
The morning was breezy and chilly with cloudy skies. I couldn’t believe what I was doing. I was driving in my car to a school I saw in my dreams. It didn’t take too long to arrive since there was less traffic in the morning. It was almost 8 AM when I arrived at the parking lot of the school and there were a couple of other cars parked there. “Last time it was empty. There should be people inside” I thought.
At first, my plan was that I wasn’t going to enter. I was just going to look through the windows on the doors. Just to see what the inside looked like. This place seemed like a school for small children that I had no business entering.
I walked to the entrance with the glass doors. Honestly, I felt like a creep, but I really wanted to look inside, while hoping there wasn’t a cop around being suspicious of me.
I put my forehead on the glass of the door, with my hands covering the sides of my face to see better. As soon as I got close enough to the glass, I saw nothing but heard everything. With my eyes, I saw an empty hall. With my ears, I heard hundreds of voices.
“Wait... where are these noises coming from?” I thought as I kept looking around. These sounds were so audible that it sounded like people were on the other side of the door. Yet, I didn’t see anyone. Just a long hallway with the lights off. There were doors on the sides. All closed. There was even debris on the floor. The place looked ruined and abandoned. Yet, the sound of walking, shuffling, talking, and shouting were still audible.
It was all so spooky. I felt like my mind was playing tricks on me. Something inside me begged me to open the doors and walk around. Was that the right thing to do? This was all unnerving and mysterious and I felt like I had to go inside. At least to just walk a couple of feet.
Again, I looked around behind me to see if anyone was looking. While my head was turned toward the outside, I slowly opened the doors and entered when there was enough space to get in. As soon as I was in, I turned my head forward again and I did not expect to see what was in front of me.
Like magic, the once empty hall was now sprawling with people. Hundreds of them appeared seemingly out of thin air. The lights were on, the floor was clean, and people were going in and out of classrooms. I couldn’t tell what age they were. They all looked somewhere between middle and high school.
“What the fuck. Where am I?” I whispered. I looked down at my hands to make sure this wasn’t one of those dreams. I opened and closed my fists. I pinched myself and it hurt. Sure enough, it was real life.
I stood in that same spot for about a minute just watching everyone walk. When that minute was up, I realized there were less and less people out in the hallway. I saw the last few hurrying to where they needed to be as the last classroom door closed.
In just a few moments, I was alone in the hallway with the buzz of the fluorescent lights. The walls were half white at the bottom, and half red at the top. It looked so liminal like the hallways in my dreams. This wasn’t a dream, though.
I began walking down the hall. I passed by classrooms that had small square windows on the doors that I couldn’t see through.
It was almost silent now with no noise besides my footsteps. I checked my phone for the time. It was 8:15AM. I noticed I didn’t have signal at all. “What? ...why don’t I have service?” I thought to myself.
Once I got to the end of the hallway, I saw that it split into two other hallways. I looked deep into each hallway and they both looked the same. Not knowing where to go I thought, “Okay. That’s enough. Time to leave.”
I did a 180 degree turn to go back the way I came. I didn’t even take a third step when I heard a door open intensely and a harsh voice say “oh THERE he is. OUT in the HALLS and not in CLASS. HEY. YOUNG MAN. You better get in this classroom RIGHT NOW.”
I was startled by that voice. It broke the silence so abruptly that I jumped. It was a fat old lady with a wrinkled and scrunched face. She had curly gray hair and glasses.
I just stared at her for a moment. Then I tried to speak, “... I- I'm sorry, I’m uh... not-”
“YOU HAVEN’T SHOWED UP TO A SINGLE CLASS. Do you have ANY idea how much TROUBLE YOU’RE IN?” she boomed.
I sounded like a mouse compared to her. “L-look I... I think you uh... got the wrong per-”
“GET IN HERE.” she grew angrier. “GET IN THIS CLASSROOM RIGHT NOW.”
I stopped my little muttering and began to walk backwards. The lady then vigorously swung open the classroom door so hard it hit the wall as she speed-walked in my direction with such an aggravated look on her face.
Now, I’m not short, but I’m also not tall. I’m 5’8”. But compared to this lady, she made me look like a third grader. She was gigantic. Probably more than 7 feet tall.
I didn’t know what she was going to do. I walked backwards first and then tried turning around. Before I could make a complete turn, I felt a strong grip on my wrist and my motion stopped completely. I looked down at my wrist and saw a fat hand around it. I struggled hard to break free from the grasp, but I was swiftly pulled in the old lady’s direction.
No matter how much I struggled, I couldn’t break away. The old lady was dragging me toward the classroom.
“WHAT... THE HELL. HEY. ERGHHH LET GO OF ME!” I yelled.
“YOU DAMN TROUBLESOME KID. GO TO YOUR SEAT!” She pulled me up into the air, suspended by my shirt, and threw me into the classroom.
I hit the floor with a hard thud. My elbow and knees took the most impact as I was slow to get up. Pain hit my legs hard as I got back on my two feet and heard the door shut firmly.
The old lady that just got done manhandling me took a heavy sigh and said, “OKAY. Now we have a full class. That makes Miss Howler happy.” She took a seat at the big desk in the front. After sitting down, she looked over at me with an angry and confused expression.
“Why are you still standing there? Get to YOUR SEAT.”
I was frozen but my eyes darted around the room. I looked at the students. The class was indeed full. I looked at their faces and they were all grinning and looking straight.
My observation of the class was interrupted by the loud slam of Miss Howler’s fat fist on her desk.
“I SAID GO TO YOUR SEAT. RIGHT NOW!!!” she yelled.
I didn’t know what to do. Should I make a run for it? Or should I just sit like the teacher said and just get it over with? I didn’t want to risk being thrown again so I went to the back of the classroom where I saw an empty seat. I sat down and still couldn’t believe what was going on. This felt like a nightmare I couldn’t wake up from.
I looked around me. Everyone was still looking straight forward. Miss Howler was sitting at her desk again sorting some papers.
“How did I get myself into this mess? And how long will this all take?” I thought. Then, Miss Howler got up from her desk and walked over to the first student sitting in the front row. From where I was, I could see she was passing a packet of papers to each student.
“OKAY. Take one and pass it backwards, please. What you will all receive momentarily is our next assignment. Read through it carefully” she said.
The student sitting in front of me passed a packet over his shoulder for me to grab.
“Surely, I won’t be needing this” I thought while placing it on my desk. I read the words at the top.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 101 – ASSIGNMENT 8
The title was the only thing I understood. The rest of the page was just a bunch of science jargon. The questions were all based on equations with more letters than numbers.
“Like always, have this completed by the end of the week. Late work WILL NOT give you full credit... OHHH... SPEAKING of LATE WORK” Howler turned around and grabbed something beneath her desk. When she turned back around, she looked at me over the top of her glasses.
“YOU. Young man. Come here. Now.” Howler pointed at me and wriggled her finger, motioning for me to come up to the front of the class.
Nervously, I got up and walked past the many students that were still smiling and looking forward. I don’t think I ever saw them blink. When I got to Howler’s desk, she had a neat stack of papers probably about a foot high.
“Take your work and SIT down,” said Howler while glaring at me. Before anything else I grabbed the packet on the top of the stack. I looked at the top, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LESSONS 1-127. I quickly turned around and walked back towards my seat before Howler slammed her fist again.
“WHERE ARE YOU GOING?”
I turned around slowly and nervously. “Wh- what?”
“WHY DID YOU ONLY TAKE THE ONE? YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY?!?
“Umm... no. Look, I’m not supposed to be here” I said. “How DARE YOU. COME TAKE THE REST OF YOUR WORK,” she yelled. “I... okay,” I said as I walked back. I didn’t know that the whole stack was for me. As I reached for the stack, my vision went all white.
KABWOOSH
In an instant, white papers flew everywhere around me like a hurricane. Howler had bashed the stack with the back of her fat hand so hard that none of them were on the desk anymore. As the last page hit the floor she said, “You have SOME NERVE trying to joke around with ME. YOU’VE GOT SOME NERVE. Now PICK IT UP”.
I thought, “there’s no way I’m going to pick all of this up. This is ridiculous. I must leave. I can make a run for it from here”.
Before picking up a single page, I rushed to the door, pulled on the knob violently and turned it both ways. Sadly, it wouldn’t give. It was locked from the inside. Once I realized this, I felt something towering over me from behind. A shadow loomed over the door.
“Where do you think YOU’RE GOING? I cannot BELIEVE THIS. IN ALL MY YEARS YOU ARE THE WORST”.
I was still facing the door. Disappointed that I couldn’t leave. Suddenly, my neck tightened, and I felt like I was choking. I was pulled backwards. My shirt's collar fell tight as I realized I was being pulled by the back of my collar.
Then I was airborne and fell onto the bed of papers on the floor.
“I SAID PICK THEM UP. I WON’T ASK YOU AGAIN. DO IT NOW!!!!!!” Howler was the angriest she’d ever been so far.
I had no other choice but to pick them up and put them back in a stack. As I was placing them in a pile, I saw bright red dot appear on the white of a page. “Blood?” I thought. Then a few seconds later another drop. I placed my hand on my cheek, and it stung. My fingers were red from touching it. When Howler bashed the paper stack, I must have gotten a paper cut.
Once I was done stacking, I lifted it up and went to my seat. Then Howler began teaching. I can’t remember a single word she said while teaching. It was all chemistry, and I didn’t know a thing about it. All I knew was that I had to get out of there. I needed a reason.
But then she said, “Alright. Any questions?”
I shot my hand up before any of the five other students could. As soon as I did, Howler looked at me and said, “Yes, YOU.”
“Uh... may I use the bathroo-”
“NO. PAY ATTENTION.”
“Please. I just need some paper for this cut on my face.”
She glared at me so hard. I was starting to regret even asking. It felt like I made a huge mistake for even raising my hand at all.
To my surprise she said, “FINE. But don’t think for a SECOND that I’m just going to let you WALK OUT OF HERE by yourself. I’m NOT stupid.”
She looked at the student right in front of her. “James. Please escort your fellow student to the restroom.”
I immediately got up and walked towards the front. James stood up and turned to me. He had short blond hair, green eyes, and was still smiling even when looking at me. “Yes ma’am.” He said in a proud voice. James walked in front of me.
Before we got to the door, I froze as we heard, “LISTEN. You BETTER be back here in TWO MINUTES. BOTH OF YOU. DO NOT waste my time. GO.”
With that, James turned the doorknob. Surprisingly, it opened. How did it open so easily for him?
James and I exited the classroom. Just being out of it felt like freedom. My cut was still dripping blood. I then spoke, “Hey James. What is this place? What’s going on?”
“This is our school. Where have you been this whole time?” He replied. He would not stop smiling.
“What do you mean?” I said, “I’ve never been inside this school before.”
He said, “Yes you have.”
When we got to the bathroom, I quickly got some paper towels and placed them on my cheek. James then said, “Okay. Let’s go back now” as he turned around and headed for the door.
My stomach ached at the thought of going back into that classroom. I was already through with being there. “Hey James, you go on ahead I’ll be in the classroom soon,” I said while opening a stall door.
James stopped before opening the door. “I don’t think we should keep Miss Howler waiting any longer,”
I entered the stall and said, “I really, really, have to use the toilet pretty badly. It’s going to take a while. Please, go ahead and return. I’ll take the blame, James”. With that, I closed the stall door and locked it.
I waited for a response. There was no sound coming from the outside of the stall. James had gone quiet. I was looking down in the opening of the stall under the door. These two neat shoes appeared. I was starting to get creeped out. “Umm... James?” I spoke.
Then, suddenly, blond hair was appearing under the stall door slowly. The neat shoes were still there and hadn’t moved. I kept my eyes on the blond hair as it moved down ever so slightly. I saw a forehead, then eyebrows, then green eyes.
“What the fuck...” I whispered.
It was James’ head. It was upside down. His head kept lowering slowly as his nose was now visible. Then his mouth was coming into full view. He was grinning cheek to cheek like always. I was about to scream my lungs out.
Then he said, “It’s time to go back”.
I will end it here for now. There’s so much more to this occurrence than I can write in one post. I will continue in the next one.

So my wife and I just recently closed on a home in the foothills of Virginia on home built in 1949. The property fell into disrepair over the last couple years. This home had so much character and good bones that we were willing to take on the project because we could see the potential. Our previous home was built in a vinyl village neighborhood in 2020 and has very little charm.
After we moved in I realized I was a bit over my head. Fortunately we are doing well on the sale of our other home and will have some significant money to invest into fixing and updating this home.
So I am looking for advice about how to tackle this while living in the house. We are trying to divide projects into now, mid term, and long term and list the out. Some of the bigger projects are a kitchen remodel and bathroom remodel. We would like to do most of the work ourselves minus any required trade work. We are trying to start with some low hanging fruit like fixing landscaping and replacing light fixtures.
All of the major systems like roof, HVAC, electrical, plumbing are functioning so no immediate work is required there.
Have you fixed up an old home while living in it? What did you learn and what would you had done differently? How can I do this in a cost effective way that isn't also going to drive me insane? S

Here a link an article about the story: https://www.thegamer.com/upcoming-aztec-game-changes-entire-premise-to-appease-nationalists/
So for those who don’t know, there was a game announced last week that takes place during the Spanish invasion of the Aztec Empire and the rest of Mesoamérica. In the game, you play as an Aztec warrior who fight against the conquistador. The game has received lots of backlash from White Nationalists and the alt-right, expressing how the game is racist towards white people. They also have expressed wanting to play as the Spanish rather than the Aztec because they want to conquer the “uncivilized brown people” and view the conquistador as heroes and the good guys.
The devs has responded to the backlash by giving in to the complaints and changing the whole original premise of the game. Now the main character can side with the Spanish against in his own people. A lot of people are upset about this change including me. I wasn’t excited for the game myself as I thought it look pretty bad but I support it as the concept was unique and original. It’s very disappointing that the devs basically changed their game to appease a bunch of trolls, most of them being white nationalists from North America and Europe, for representation of a group of people that’s been beaten down and ostracized for centuries and is rarely shown in a positive light
What are your thoughts on this?

Don't Let Reddit Kill 3rd Party Apps!

As advocates for Open Source and open technologies, these changes affect us all and represent a disturbing trend across various services and companies across the web. This is why I feel Drupal should join in taking this stand.
The remainder of this is taken from the post on Save3rdPartyApps:

What's going on?

A recent Reddit policy change threatens to kill many beloved third-party mobile apps, making a great many quality-of-life features not seen in the official mobile app permanently inaccessible to users. This change also effectively kills all bots and tools used by Moderators and communities across reddit.
On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced they were raising the price to make calls to their API from being free to a level that will kill every third party app on Reddit, from Apollo to Reddit is Fun to Narwhal to BaconReader.
Even if you're not a mobile user and don't use any of those apps, this is a step toward killing other ways of customising Reddit, such as Reddit Enhancement Suite or the use of the old.reddit.com desktop interface .
This isn't only a problem on the user level: many subreddit moderators depend on tools only available outside the official app to keep their communities on-topic and spam-free.

What's the plan?

On June 12th, many subreddits will be going dark to protest this policy. Some will return after 48 hours: others will go away permanently unless the issue is adequately addressed, since many moderators aren't able to put in the work they do with the poor tools available through the official app. This isn't something any of us do lightly: we do what we do because we love Reddit, and we truly believe this change will make it impossible to keep doing what we love.
The two-day blackout isn't the goal, and it isn't the end. Should things reach the 14th with no sign of Reddit choosing to fix what they've broken, we'll use the community and buzz we've built between then and now as a tool for further action.

What can you do?

Complain. Message the mods of reddit.com, who are the admins of the site: message reddit: submit a support request: comment in relevant threads on reddit, such as this one, leave a negative review on their official iOS or Android app- and sign your username in support to this post.
Spread the word. Rabble-rouse on related subreddits. Meme it up, make it spicy. Bitch about it to your cat. Suggest anyone you know who moderates a subreddit join us at our sister sub at ModCoord - but please don't pester mods you don't know by simply spamming their modmail.
Boycott and spread the word...to Reddit's competition! Stay off Reddit entirely on June 12th through the 13th- instead, take to your favorite non-Reddit platform of choice and make some noise in support!
Don't be a jerk. As upsetting this may be, threats, profanity and vandalism will be worse than useless in getting people on our side. Please make every effort to be as restrained, polite, reasonable and law-abiding as possible. This includes not harassing moderators of subreddits who have chosen not to take part: no one likes a missionary, a used-car salesman, or a flame warrior.
See also: https://i.redd.it/vg7pjjtw1m4b1.jpeg

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

• 3D animating, modelling, occasionally playing games etc. Need it to be focused on excelling in 3D programs such as blender as it’s my job.

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

*2500-4000 CAD. Would like to realistically be on the lower side of the budget, but keeping it open if it’s worth the extra money. I want to be sorted for a while and not have to upgrade for a bit.

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.

• ASAP

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

• Would consider a monitor if the build was on the lower side of the budget. Case is pretty small atm so probably a new one too.

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?

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

• Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor. I have a 500 Gb SSD, a 1TB hard drive and a 2TB portable drive I use which could be reused.

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

• No

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)

• Not really, just a powerful 3D rig.

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

• No, not necessarily a fan of crazy LEDS but generally don’t care lol.

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

• No.

Extra info or particulars:

I’ve searched the sub and found a number of various “badass” “competent” or “powerful” FMC requests but not quite asking exactly what I’m looking for.
I don’t want the story of FMC learning her power, I want her confident in her abilities, she knows she’s a badass. I don’t want her known or feared for her power (if that fear from others comes as the story progresses I guess sometimes that can’t be avoided). I want MMC to just be puppy dog in love.
Picture this scenario:
Somehow FMC gets intertwined in whatever shenanigans MMC is up to, he doesn’t know how powerful she is, no one really does except FMC. She’s just out here living her best simple life. They get into trouble and without effort or thought FMC does some crazy feat of magic. Say they were captured or something and when FMC gets tired of being tied up (she could escape at any time) she just simply snaps and every one of their captors is asleep. MMC’s eyes bug out, he is shocked and in awe, and 100% into it. I want him to know his lady is powerful, to trust her, her decisions, and her power. He can be powerful too but I want her to be just OTT, and entirely casual about it. A perfect moment for me would be FMC and MMC are in BAD GUY territory, the BIG BAD is going to kill them, maybe they have a knife to FMC’s throat she decides she is over it and just wooshes the air from their lungs, the GOOD GUY GANG’s jaws drop, they are like “whhhattt” MMC is like “yea she does that” with a dorky grin. FMC picks up the knife and its hers now.
Bonus points for: -MMC is also powerful in his own way. -Himbo - Light in tone but not opposed to dark themes and such. -On the romantic side of things it would be cool if he wasn’t sure if she was into him that way but she just thought it was a given, even before they “get together”. Maybe at one point he thinks they will part ways b/c why would she still be with him, he turns to leave and she’s like “where are you going?” simply as though it were a given they’d be going on together. Or she buys them one room at an inn without any thought that they wouldn’t be sharing a bed.
Gender: Any combo MMF, MF, FF, and MM, FFM, etc is fine but I am primarily looking for MF in this instance. Genre: Just not normal earth as it is right now. I prefer Sci-fi and Fantasy.
Examples that fit the general vibe in some way that I’ve read: - Hot and Badgered (Pretty much fits perfectly) - An American werewolf in Space (Fits near perfectly as well) - The rising wave (hits a lot of the vibes) - Clean Sweep - The Bridge Kingdom (sort of hits some of the vibes) - When wishes bleed (sort of hits some of the vibes)
Books I didn’t like though they may fit in some ways: - Burn for me (I can’t get into Mad Rogan… he just isn’t a good love interest for me) - Magic Bites (Idk I just wasn’t getting into it, I DNFd) - A deadly education (I liked the story but the …rambling style through me off) - Born in fire (good story but couldn’t get behind the love interest)
Edit: please ignore my post title mistake... casually*

You know that feeling you get when you first wake up and you don’t remember who you are or if you have a job or if the dream you had was real or if it was just a dream after all?
I love that feeling. If I really needed to, I could have just ‘swapped’ back to my natural body. A swapper only really needs about three hours sleep in what the Earth counts as a twenty-four hour period.
But the problem with that is… swappers don’t naturally experience the same kinds of highs and lows that humans do. We’re not totally without those things of course, but… think of it this way. Humans can go from negative one hundred, to positive one hundred, on a sensory and emotional scale.
A swapper though, we can only go from negative thirty, to positive thirty, for our most extreme emotional states. It’s part of why we have trouble connecting with each other as real friends and comrades, because we just can’t invest that much.
But by becoming ‘human’, I could experience a high of contentment with just existing that was the greatest height possible for my ordinary self.
So I enjoyed my languid awakening, stretching out and yawning, wondering if my dreams were real or not…those really messed with me the first time I had them, by the way, and got myself into a boiling hot shower to start my day.
The sun wasn’t quite up yet, but I was already feeling pretty content. I wore a smile on my face as I soaped up my body and washed away the day before, and basked in the feel of steam rising up around me.
I loved my orangish-reddish hair, the way it felt hanging down against my body when it was wet, the way it blew in the wind when it was dry and outside.
Alright, I’m a pretty hardcore NEET, but damn it, I have a balcony and I can still enjoy that!
I threw on a pair of jeans and a blue T-shirt after I was out and dried off and after slipping on my flat shoes I stepped outside and leaned over the metal rail to let the wind pick up my hair. It wasn’t much of a breeze, really, but it was nice enough, the way it stroked my neck and carried the little strands far enough that I could see them out of the corner of my eye, like they were grasping for something just out of reach…
I guess I haven’t really said why I do this… let alone how I ended up coming here of all places. And I’ll tell that story…some day. It’s a bit too much for me to think about, for right now.
But I can tell you the ‘do this’ part. It’s because I was happy. That’s it, that’s all. Just standing there watching the lights in people’s little apartments across the way come on, listening to the noise of people rising to get to work…
Full disclosure, despite coming here for years, I didn’t know most of my neighbors very well. Just the Toriyama family.
Now though, having worked at the store for all of two days, I was growing curious about everybody else. I laughed a little while I stood there, “And here I was thinking I needed to get Celia Norn out of her shell a little, look who’s talking, eh, Kayobi?”
I shook my head, sometimes my own foibles stare me right in the face and I don’t even see them. I still had some time before the store needed to open back up. But even so, I was ready now and… ‘Why not give it one more quick mop job… besides, restocking will be necessary soon.’ I thought. I had told the delivery people ‘when’ to arrive as to a day, but not a specific time.
So down I went to enjoy a pleasant morning, shift and to wait for whatever came my way.
This time of course, I remembered my key.
I rolled my eyes at myself as I unlocked the metal barrier and lifted it up. “You’ll never let go of that, will you, Kayobi?” I asked myself when I heard the click of the lock and opened the door to settle in to work. “No… no you won’t.” I answered myself, but wore a little self-deprecating smile on my face when I went to get the mop and the bucket and make sure the floor was nice and shiny to start the day.
I may not look it in my daily life as a human, but I’m a perfectionist of the highest order, that’s why I’m such a skilled Painter. I have a vast array of species under my belt to change into, and unlike ‘most’ swappers, I can actually combine them to make fictional creatures.
And that perfectionism translated now into helping out this store. I made a few mistakes, sure, but I remembered and learned from them. I immediately went to the phone after mopping and called the vendors and suppliers to schedule a specific hour for them to show up, instead of just ‘any time’ and then it was back to the register.
It was a quiet day. Like most days.
It came and went, my Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. But it was on the fourth day that I got an unexpected surprise.
Tough guy came in. The one who was picking on Jin. Trailing behind him were his two little buddies.
I didn’t feel any guilt about knocking their heads around a bit, they picked on Jin, after all.
But they did not look good. Their clothes were dirty, and they had a very faint smell about them like they hadn’t washed in a while. Now, not every apartment had its own baths, some people still went to bathing houses, but the fact that they had that faint odor to them meant that they hadn’t done so in at least a few days.
Even if they didn’t have baths or showers in their homes, the bath houses were cheap.
So either they didn’t care, or… ‘They can’t afford it.’
I furrowed my brow. I saw the back of the largest boy’s uniform, it still had a grass stain on it that he probably got when I put him on his butt.
They had sullen faces and walked hunched over, their hands shoved in their pockets, they went around the store and checked out the prices. The smaller of the two looked frankly…anxious, after a very short time.
So much so that I began to suspect they were up to something, they stayed behind their larger companion as much as possible, but I had a memory tickle in the back of my head.
An assignment I went on… there was a dictator who was impoverishing his people to build an armada to invade their neighbors. One on a small moon that was barely iron age. One on a world that had just reached what humans call ‘The Age of Sail’ level technology. Both would have been helpless to a fleet invasion.
I’d ventured to the world that was planning the invasion while negotiations were at play to deter it, and while there I witnessed the horrendous poverty of this more or less reptilian people. While in one of their little shops I witnessed a peculiar form of theft. One would walk in front and act as a ‘blocker’ while another person or pair of persons would subtly reach out and take things. The ‘blocker, would then separate from the others who would move out of view, and he would attempt to buy something to distract the clerk.
Then they would leave with more than they paid for.
It was pretty clever in a simplistic sort of way. As long as the three were willing to share the goods, they might even get a fair bit, and if they weren’t caught, they could repeat it a bunch of times.
The one I’d dubbed ‘Bullyboy’ was approaching the bento boxes I’d put together. I expected him to take the more expensive one… but he didn’t.
He went for the sale item, the leftover boxes from the day before were always half off, and while he approached, I looked at his pockets. They had nothing in them that I could see.
I was ready to call them out. In a way, I was itching to say something. I wouldn’t let them steal from the Toriyamas.
He put the bento box down and reached for his wallet. His head was down, the arrogant, cocky, even cruel look on his face from before was gone. He reminded me more of those little reptilian people I saw stealing.
His stomach rumbled.
The two others did too.
“M’a little short…” He mumbled. His wallet was in bad shape too, it was probably older than he was.
His stomach rumbled again. I narrowed my eyes. “I know what you did to Jin.” He took a step back, and the other two in the rear snapped up straight like somebody brought a lash to their backs.
Bullyboy’s eyes widened, his mouth opened. Of course he had no idea it wasn’t Jin that put him and his buddies down, but even so… I hadn’t forgotten.
“And you two… get up here.” I said, looking over his shoulder. “Put the things you were trying to steal, down on the counter.”
I could see the moment of indecision on all three of their faces. “Don’t think I can’t catch you.” I quipped, “Come on. Do it, and I won’t call the police.”
That spurred the two to action, and they shuffled over to me with their heads down and emptied their pockets. Snacks.
Little cheese and meat things, the small stuff and nut packages. Their stomachs rumbled.
“Can I… look… can I just… I don’t know, work… if you’re friends with Jin, I know you don’t like me but… I’m the one that did that…they just did what I said… let them have the box… I’ll do some work around here…” Bullyboy looked very much like he was about to start crying then and there.
Their stomachs rumbled again. “What are your actual names?” I asked.
You know, I’d been on Earth off and on for years now, but what I felt right then, it was a first for me. At least in a ‘real’ sense. I almost didn’t recognize it, thank goodness my vast experience with anime of all genres taught me what it was.
‘Pity.’ I was actually feeling bad for them. They were obviously hungry.
“Kimura…” Bullyboy answered, “Kimura Asahi. My cousins, Rin and Shugo.” He tilted his head first left, then right as he gave their names.
“Alright… Asahi…” I pursed my lips, I could feel that faint tingle on my skin again, like I was getting involved in something, and I reached into my pocket and pulled out my own wallet. “Don’t ask me why I’m doing this. The gods know you don’t deserve it from me, not after what you did to a friend of mine. But… go get two more of those day old bento boxes.”
Asahi moved like a stunned bunny, going over to the side counter and taking the discount white boxes away from their place. I tallied up the snacks and boxes and then tapped my card to cover the cost.
“Consider this… a favor, since you’re willing to do that for your cousins.” I said as the trio looked in stupified wide eyed disbelief at me. “But, you will come to the apartment two zero six at eight thirty tonight so I can tell you how you can pay me back. Do we have a deal?”
“I… I guess… I guess I can do that… but-” Asahi began to answer, but I shoved his stuff into a bag and handed it to him.
“Hurry off to school, you’ll be late.” I said, and watched them leave. I wasn’t sure how long it had been since their last real meal, but that couldn’t have been a good sign. Plus he was willing to give the box over to them.
Maybe he wasn’t all bad the way I thought?
I shrugged off the thought and put my card away, time would tell, it always did. Then I got back to work.