First post, and meds might be amping me up to actually post this, so please be easy on me.
I realize that there could be some correlation between ADHD and learning disorders like dyslexia that could lead to people confusing directions, but I think what I've got is a bit different than that. I'm actually pretty decent at visualizing and can give fantastic directions when needed, but I'm terrible at recalling my own directions, if that makes sense. For example, if I were to drive somewhere and someone were navigating for me, pointing out the directions I need to take to get someplace. They might expect I'd be able to get back without giving directions again. I'm ridiculously terrible at that though. I can never remember how to get back. Does anyone think this might be attributed to ADHD? I'd expect it's something to do with my dysfunctional working memory or possibly my brain hyperfocusing on a single task (like driving for example) and not allowing me to recall those steps to get myself home. I've always chalked it up to being a bit of a ditz and not having a good "internal compass", but I just noticed that I do the same thing when I have to listen to someone speak and have to take notes, I can usually only manage one task or the other, rarely both with any kind of quality - which has caused me a lot of grief throughout school. Luckily, I don't have to take notes on much now that I'm finished with school, but when I do - it's always a problem. The directions thing comes up quite a bit more as an adult, as you can expect. It's mostly just embarrassing - making me look like a dumbass in front of my father-in-law and coworkers. Someone is always willing to give me directions back, or I can always use GPS to get me where I need to go (thanks big tech), so it's not a big deal, but I'd like to improve if I can.
Does anyone feel similarly? Have you tried to work on this "skill" at all? If so, would you have any advice on how I can started chipping away at making myself a better navigator while driving (or a better listenenote-taker, even)? I've made it to midlife and only just got diagnosed a couple of years ago, so now I'm trying to learn to actually cope and progress with some of these deficiencies - so any advice you've got would be super helpful.

I'm pretty sure I can't post links here, so I'll copy/paste the text from the listing...and then cross my fingers and post the cl link as the first comment...so here goes 'nothin...
**For Sale is an OG Sega Genesis (Model 2), with 32x bundle, easily separable, with OEM power supplies, cables, and more!**
ALSO have a second listing (with the same games listed) with an excellent condition Nomad (no pad wear AND still has the original screen protector still on it – the scuffs you see are NOT on the glass, they're on a piece of 90s plastic!), so if you're interested in the ENTIRETY of the collection (Nomad included) please feel free to message me and we can work that out too!
Prices recently updated based on PriceCharting/recent EBay transactions.
*NOTE*
These pictures were taken pre shell removal and cleaning – the interior boards are in incredible shape and 95 percent of the casing dust is already eliminated, I just believe in showing pictures of the actual quality, BEFORE people start doctoring things up.
ALSO – any additional requested pictures of cartridges, chip-sets, manuals, etc can, and will GLADLY be taken and sent over, I'm just limited by initial post limits, and can't bombard everything with 60 photos of every last detail.
Keep in mind everything is OBO and SHIPPING AVAILABLE – shoot me a message and let's make it happen!
One thing, a few things, both consoles, the whole shebangabang...let's talk!
Breakdown:
Systems/ Accessories: SEGA Genesis (Model 2) w/controller(s) – 60 32X (complete) – 120 NOMAD (mint minus “battery” pack)(again, the scuffs you see are NOT on the glass, they're on the factory screen protector) – 280
Games: (CIB) Aladdin – 15 Animaniacs – 20 Comix Zone – 30 Earthworm Jim – 50 Ecco the Dolphin – 15 Jurassic Park – 20 Metal Head (32X) – 30 NBA Jam Tournament Edition (32X) – 65 Sega Sports Prime Time Football w/Deion Sanders – 10 Sonic Classics – 30 Taz Escape From Mars – 15 Taz Mania – 15 Toy Story – 20 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 – 60 Vectorman – 30 Virtua Racing Deluxe (32X) – 30 X-Men 2 : Clone Wars – 50 (Loose) Ex-Mutants – 10 Road Rash 2 – 10 Sonic & Knuckles – 30 Sonic 2 (No Resale Version) – 15 Super Street Fighter 2 – 20 The Lion King – 10 The Revenge of Shinobi – 20 X-Men – 15
Thanks All!
Feel free to delete as I'm sure I broke some rule (as usual lol).

Ever since our parents got together 3 years ago and her mom and her moved in with us I’ve had a rocky relationship with my little stepsister. At First I was very nervous because I was unsure of how to act around people with autism, let alone children who have it, and also I’m just a very socially anxious introvert with really bad social skills so that’s that I guess. We weren’t super close but whenever she talked to me about her interests in horses I always made sure to listen to her and ask questions because I really wanted to be a good sister for her. Because while it was difficult for me to understand her sometimes I was still excited to have a little sister.
Maybe a year or two ago we became even more close after she started taking an interest in anime (and I’m a huge anime nerd) so she wanted to talk to me about it and we eventually started watching a lot of shows together. We would spend a lot of afternoons hanging out instead of being on our own/with friends like before.
Anyway, yesterday we were late up talking about random stuff in my room, Just Life stuff or relatable things about being socially awkward I guess. When it got Late she was going to leave so she said goodnight and “I love you”. And I guess she felt awkward about it because she started talking about how it feels weird to say that to people. I said I can relate a lot with that and also said I love her.
And later I realized that’s the first time she ever said she loves me and idk it just really warmed my heart

Ever since our parents got together 3 years ago and her mom and her moved in with us I’ve had a rocky relationship with my little stepsister. At First I was very nervous because I was unsure of how to act around people with autism, let alone children who have it, and also I’m just a very socially anxious introvert with really bad social skills so that’s that I guess. We weren’t super close but whenever she talked to me about her interests in horses I always made sure to listen to her and ask questions because I really wanted to be a good sister for her. Because while it was difficult for me to understand her sometimes I was still excited to have a little sister.
Maybe a year or two ago we became even more close after she started taking an interest in anime (and I’m a huge anime nerd) so she wanted to talk to me about it and we eventually started watching a lot of shows together. We would spend a lot of afternoons hanging out instead of being on our own/with friends like before.
Anyway, yesterday we were late up talking about random stuff in my room, Just Life stuff or relatable things about being socially awkward I guess. When it got Late she was going to leave so she said goodnight and “I love you”. And I guess she felt awkward about it because she started talking about how it feels weird to say that to people. I said I can relate a lot with that and also said I love her.
And later I realized that’s the first time she ever said she loves me and idk it just really warmed my heart

Going to try to keep this short ish but kind of a long story. Was on the pill for 15 years prior to pregnancy w no issues ever whatsoever. Had a baby 8 months ago, 2 months pp I got the copper iud placed (never had before). When my period came back I started suffering from SEVERE anxiety and PMDD symptoms, really awful. Doctor recommended trying birth control to suppress or regulate my period. Have been on it for 6 weeks with constant nonstop periods (saying period rather than breakthrough bleeding because the hormonal shifts accompany them and are killing me. So much anxiety and depression). The bleeding at first was super long periods with breaks, over the weeks the periods and breaks have both shortened to the point that I’m now one day period, one day off. It’s awful and the mood swings are too much. I had my iud removed because I feel it was potentially a catalyst for all of my emotional issues—I realize not everyone believes that the copper iud can interfere with hormones but I am convinced something has shifted in me so that’s why I wanted to get it out.
I’m struggling to decide my next steps, because my ob told me I’m likely to have this bleeding if I never give myself a period with a sugar pill week, but also said it’s likely that clearing the bleeding could stop now that I removed the iud yesterday.
Options: 1. Continue taking the pills consistently for another 6 weeks (total 12 weeks) 2. Stop now and get a period, which will likely come with a huge hormonal crash, but maybe would stop the bleeding upon restarting? 3. Keep going for another 2 weeks and see if it stops, which would give me a chance to see if it was the iud, but then Pursue option 2 if it doesn’t clear up
Anyone have any remotely similar anecdotes or advice?

Hi, hello. Welcome to my post. Make yourself comfortable while I give you an overview of what I’m all about.
Let’s start with my interests. My interests include movies, tv, music (mostly rap and my ‘nostalgia playlist’), bowling, mini golf, board/card/video games, football, hockey, baseball, and basketball (yes, I am big into Boston sports). I am also open to trying some new things too (for example those irl escape rooms).
When it comes to my personality, I am honest, humble, caring, kind, gentle, understanding, compassionate, chill/easygoing, and patient. I’m not funny myself, but I do know some good comedians/comedies.
My love languages are definitely words, gifts and touch (with gifts and touch being my top 2 to give). What can I say? I have a lot of love to give 😊
Now is when I describe myself. I’m white, 6’1-2”, with blue eyes, short to medium-ish long dirty blond hair and a bit overweight (wanting to work on being healthier). I am born AMAB (assigned male at birth just in case you didn’t know what AMAB meant), I don’t identify as my assigned gender, male, but as agender (basically I don’t feel I have a gender and understand other people do). I currently dress mainly masculine, but I do want to have a more androgynous wardrobe in the future. Lastly, I am omnisexual which means I’m attracted to all genders with a preference to feminine people.
I’ve also got a super amazing bf in Ontario who’s just a great guy! We’re looking to add a couple more people to our polycule and have all 4-5 of us under one roof in the future, but still allow people in the polycule to date outside the polycule.
I should also say I am anti-bigotry no matter who the target is whether it’s transphobia, homophobia, sinophobia or any other kind of racism. That is one of my dealbreakers. It goes without saying then that I’m a safe person for trans, gay, furries, gender-nonconforming, and poc.
Before I end this, besides the anti-bigotry point, I’m really just looking for people who share some, not a ton or all, of the same personality traits or interests. Preferably you are local to me. If you fit a good bit of those, interested, and are generally cool, send a dm. I’m also fine with an age gap of say 8 years give or take a couple is also cool to me.
Well, I think that’s about it for now. My dms are open so feel free to start a chat and if everything goes well maybe we can move to discord or ig or whatever (your choice if you’d like).

I am a third year undergrad B.S Biochemistry Major on the premed track and as of the last one and a half weeks I am starting to feel like I hate my major and I don't want to go to medical school. I thought these thoughts were just a symptom of going through a rough patch and that it will go away when things get better. Only problem is I have been through more rough patches than I can count and this is the first time I said "do I really even like this?"
I stuck out the weed-out courses and persevered thinking once I got out of those it would be smoother and things would get easier. Well after my second year that was a fucking lie.
To be honest I really love Biochemistry but I just cannot deal with how the classes are handled and my ADHD makes things worse. I feel like such a weak bitch for saying this when there are probably others going through far worse. My GPA is not doing the best (3.24) and it got even worse after last semester where I got a C and C+ respectively in Biochemistry 2 and Physics. Biochemistry 1 and 2 had really hard tests and I studied so fucking hard each test and never got above a 70. I am in Biochemistry 3 right now and my professor is super nit-picky about everything and tries to make every assignment as hard as possible. Quizzes we cannot go back to questions we have already answered, tests have confusing wording/she nitpicks reasons to take points off, and homework she is also nit-picky/has super specific answer expectations. Another thing I hate is that she basically spends all lecture talking at us and basically has nearly no details on her slides so I have to basically write down her words which is quite difficult. I have been putting EVERY OUNCE OF MY BEING into studying and I have not breached over a 70 on any midterm and never over an 85 on a quiz.
I hate putting in my 110% for it to never feel like its enough. I hate being told "just do your best" only for it to feel like its all for nothing.
Same thing with physics. Who fucking knows why I have to take these awful awful courses. My professors are terrible and my TAs are mid at best. I have to rely on the internet and tutors and shell out more money. I am garbage at Calculus and I find Physics itself incredibly boring. They give incredibly difficult homework and then annoying quizzes with confusing midterms. Then the final comes and I would rather bleed to death than go through that.
All I feel this major does is beat me down, make me feel stupid and worthless. I keep thinking I should persevere because I love science and want to help people, but i don't know anymore. I accomplish things in life and I am proud of myself for it, but I remember it does not pay my bills. I became more social, I learned new skills, I am a healthy weight now, my porn addiction recovery is going well, I am more empathetic, etc yet none of that pays my bills. The people I talk to and they say I am a good person say that they value me for my character yet again those higher ups don't care. When I meet new people and I mention my major they feel sorry for me. I don't know how to react to it. I met my High school friends over break. One told me he switched his major to PoliSci to keep his GPA high, the other makes hundreds per commission drawing furry porn and is getting married later this year, and idk about the third one i think he does CS so he is set after college. They are all like to me "I can't imagine being a stem major".
What makes it worse is my dad when I first applied said out of my choices Biochem would be the best since "it has the most opportunities, just a Biology degree is useless". He said the same thing about B.S vs B.A. I was leaning BA as course load seemed a little easier down the line but again urged me B.S. My dad is also paying way more for me to be at my out of state uni than most others.
I have the MCAT coming in a little over four months and that adds more pressure. My dad already shelled out money for books and a course so telling him I don't want to do med may set him off the rails. I am beyond terrified to have this conversation with him, that I think I should pursue something else. Last semester I did not do well and basically despite him saying opportunities were good for Biochem, he is now saying theres not much out there that has a comfortable salary if i don't do med school. He is saying at worst go to Caribbean school. I don't mind what school, I want to do something I feel happy with. If I am feeling overwhelmed here there is no way I will survive Med school.
Early in life due to my Autism and ADHD+late diagnoses for both I was a bottom tier student. All I did was cause trouble and my grades were abysmal. My parents friends always bragged about their kids and how smart they were so it made my parents more disappointed in me. I didn't start getting my act together till high school when I realized my grades actually mattered now. I still wasn't a star student but I gave it my all. They always did so much for me despite being a rude brat when I was young so I feel so much guilt over it basically every day and I want to give back, yet with the way things are going I feel like I am a burden. They say they are proud of me for my growth but I don't find it easy to believe. I can't shake the feeling I ask for too much and I won't be able to provide them comfort and make it easy for them to sleep at night.
I am not asking this to be easy, I just don't like having my soul being stepped on and kicked around like a soccer-ball. I loved helping others and I loved science thats why I picked this path originally. I still want to do that but I feel hopeless in my choices. All I really want is a job that pays enough for me to live comfortably, not like 500k or whatever but more like I can afford my necessities and still have some disposable income for fun stuff.
I feel like I would actually have depression right now if it were not for the stuff i do outside my studies as well as having a therapist. Luckily i have broadened my interests and at least I still get some free time to enjoy myself.

When my parents leave the house, and have it all to myself, I like to go on the TV in the living room and start playing music at 100%. I have a feature on my android phone where you can mirror your phone to the TV, and everything you do on it shows up on the TV. Then when I do that, I have Playlist of songs I play and dance off to, and some I search them up. The best time to do this is when I get home from school and have the house to myself. Everytime before they walk through the door, I turn the TV off and sit down and act normal like nothing happened. One thing that might give this away is when I breathe heavily and I'm sweating. There are times I feel super energetic and other times not. This occasionally happens. There are times I'm so energetic I can't stop dancing.
Last night, my dad took his parents to the grocery store and shopping and my mom went with him. PERFECT time to play music! I went and did it right after they left and couldn't stop and danced for 3 hours. The ONE time youtube ads become useful. Since I was dancing so much, the ads gave me a short break. I got this line from a movie, and the line was "never stop running!" When I was dancing so much that played in my head and then I replaced the word with "never stop dancing!"

https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinas-catl-start-mass-production-delivery-m3p-batteries-this-year-2023-03-24/. "Zeng said CATL was finding it difficult to come up with a technologically feasible and competitive product based on solid state batteries"

I applied to transfer to UIUC as a CS + Chem and was accepted (woohoo)! I'm trying to determine whether or not I should commit to the university, so I have some questions listed below if any of you guys can answer them.
I am currently a second-semester freshman at another university in a pure CS program, so if I transfer to UIUC, I'd need to take CS 128, CS 173, CHEM 202, CHEM 203, and one other (hopefully easy) elective in my first semester. Let me know if you guys have thoughts on that as well! It sounds like a lot but I really want to graduate within 3 years at UIUC!

1. How difficult are CS 128 and CHEM 202 & CHEM 203? Do you guys have any recommendations for someone who is about to take these classes? Since my university's CS program is in Java, I am mostly starting over my CS classes since I have zero C++ knowledge. I also have only taken AP Chemistry in high school, so I'm practically walking in like a first-year student with AP credits.
2. Should I live in an apartment or should I live in the dorms? Is it even possible to find apartments this late? I'm wondering because my university over-admitted by a LOT last year, so practically zero apartments were available even by November, let alone late March.
3. This question is mainly meant for CS + Chem students (or even any CS+X students). What is the dual degree program like? Do you feel like you're missing out on anything that a CS engineering student isn't? How is the balance between CS and the X portion of your degree? For CS+Chem students, how is the balance between social life and academics since you're taking both advanced CS and advanced chem classes at the same time?
4. What are your recommendations for easy gen eds that I should take as an LAS student? I'm mainly looking for recs to fulfill the cultures, humanities/arts, and composition requirements, since I think my CS + Chem program will cover the rest. But I am open to anything you guys can recommend!
5. This next question is mainly for transfer students. How was adjusting from your previous college to your new college? Was it more/less difficult than when you were adjusting to college for the first time as a freshman?
6. How bad is student life in terms of competitiveness and being cutthroat? I know that there's a lot of competition for clubs and opportunities (I personally really want to join a dance team at UIUC), but I'm wondering what your thoughts are on this. Is it bearable or does it really get in the way of what you're working towards?
7. Last question (and honestly most important for me): What are some of the biggest things at UIUC that you wish you knew about sooner? This can be in terms of academics, social/student life, jobs/internship opportunities, or anything else! I will appreciate any answers you guys have towards this question!

Thanks to anybody who can answer these questions! Any information that you guys can give me, either based on personal experience or what you've heard/seen from other students, will be super beneficial for me :)

Man, I love my Namekian.
I’ve clocked in 300 hours on this game so far, but most of it has been done in PvE. Today, I did my tenth online match and my first match that I chose to do without someone in the lobby challenging me.
I got into a room with 3 other people, which meant that it would be a 2v2. The host had a very high TP level, it was close to 5000, compared to my 1000. The game started and I ended up being paired against the host, who started bombarding me with basic attacks. I knew I was in trouble when he started doing that sweaty Ki blast cancel thing to hit me every time I vanished. It didn’t take too long for him to get me low enough for a stamina break.
I decided to Limit Burst there, which, thanks to my “Any taller and it would be unnatural!” Super Soul, gave me increased defense and Super Armor. I used that Super Armor to charge up my Ki as he futilely hit me with more basic attacks. Then, once my Stamina was back, I activated my favorite thing in the whole game: Giant Mode.
The host panicked and started flying around in an attempt to not get hit, but it was no use. I made quick work of him with my Mouth Cannons and helped my teammate defeat the other guy.
When we got back to the room, the two other guys sent “GG”-type chats and asked for another match, but hilariously, the host quickly said “No”, “Goodbye”, and quit the room.
I looked up his data after he close up the room and found that he had done nearly 600 online matches and had a 78% Win Rate, but crumbled after fighting my Namekian once. So, that was a fun time.

I am a third year undergrad B.S Biochemistry Major on the premed track and as of the last one and a half weeks I am starting to feel like I hate my major and I don't want to go to medical school. I thought these thoughts were just a symptom of going through a rough patch and that it will go away when things get better. Only problem is I have been through more rough patches than I can count and this is the first time I said "do I really even like this?"
I stuck out the weed-out courses and persevered thinking once I got out of those it would be smoother and things would get easier. Well after my second year that was a fucking lie.
To be honest I really love Biochemistry but I just cannot deal with how the classes are handled and my ADHD makes things worse. I feel like such a weak bitch for saying this when there are probably others going through far worse. My GPA is not doing the best (3.24) and it got even worse after last semester where I got a C and C+ respectively in Biochemistry 2 and Physics. Biochemistry 1 and 2 had really hard tests and I studied so fucking hard each test and never got above a 70. I am in Biochemistry 3 right now and my professor is super nit-picky about everything and tries to make every assignment as hard as possible. Quizzes we cannot go back to questions we have already answered, tests have confusing wording/she nitpicks reasons to take points off, and homework she is also nit-picky/has super specific answer expectations. Another thing I hate is that she basically spends all lecture talking at us and basically has nearly no details on her slides so I have to basically write down her words which is quite difficult. I have been putting EVERY OUNCE OF MY BEING into studying and I have not breached over a 70 on any midterm and never over an 85 on a quiz.
I hate putting in my 110% for it to never feel like its enough. I hate being told "just do your best" only for it to feel like its all for nothing.
Same thing with physics. Who fucking knows why I have to take these awful awful courses. My professors are terrible and my TAs are mid at best. I have to rely on the internet and tutors and shell out more money. I am garbage at Calculus and I find Physics itself incredibly boring. They give incredibly difficult homework and then annoying quizzes with confusing midterms. Then the final comes and I would rather bleed to death than go through that.
All I feel this major does is beat me down, make me feel stupid and worthless. I keep thinking I should persevere because I love science and want to help people, but i don't know anymore. I accomplish things in life and I am proud of myself for it, but I remember it does not pay my bills. I became more social, I learned new skills, I am a healthy weight now, my porn addiction recovery is going well, I am more empathetic, etc yet none of that pays my bills. The people I talk to and they say I am a good person say that they value me for my character yet again those higher ups don't care. When I meet new people and I mention my major they feel sorry for me. I don't know how to react to it. I met my High school friends over break. One told me he switched his major to PoliSci to keep his GPA high, the other makes hundreds per commission drawing furry porn and is getting married later this year, and idk about the third one i think he does CS so he is set after college. They are all like to me "I can't imagine being a stem major".
What makes it worse is my dad when I first applied said out of my choices Biochem would be the best since "it has the most opportunities, just a Biology degree is useless". He said the same thing about B.S vs B.A. I was leaning BA as course load seemed a little easier down the line but again urged me B.S. My dad is also paying way more for me to be at my out of state uni than most others.
I have the MCAT coming in a little over four months and that adds more pressure. My dad already shelled out money for books and a course so telling him I don't want to do med may set him off the rails. I am beyond terrified to have this conversation with him, that I think I should pursue something else. Last semester I did not do well and basically despite him saying opportunities were good for Biochem, he is now saying theres not much out there that has a comfortable salary if i don't do med school. He is saying at worst go to Caribbean school. I don't mind what school, I want to do something I feel happy with. If I am feeling overwhelmed here there is no way I will survive Med school.
Early in life due to my Autism and ADHD+late diagnoses for both I was a bottom tier student. All I did was cause trouble and my grades were abysmal. My parents friends always bragged about their kids and how smart they were so it made my parents more disappointed in me. I didn't start getting my act together till high school when I realized my grades actually mattered now. I still wasn't a star student but I gave it my all. They always did so much for me despite being a rude brat when I was young so I feel so much guilt over it basically every day and I want to give back, yet with the way things are going I feel like I am a burden. They say they are proud of me for my growth but I don't find it easy to believe. I can't shake the feeling I ask for too much and I won't be able to provide them comfort and make it easy for them to sleep at night.
I am not asking this to be easy, I just don't like having my soul being stepped on and kicked around like a soccer-ball. I loved helping others and I loved science thats why I picked this path originally. I still want to do that but I feel hopeless in my choices. All I really want is a job that pays enough for me to live comfortably, not like 500k or whatever but more like I can afford my necessities and still have some disposable income for fun stuff.
I feel like I would actually have depression right now if it were not for the stuff i do outside my studies as well as having a therapist. Luckily i have broadened my interests and at least I still get some free time to enjoy myself.

Hello! I am selling my Dirk Fletcher 4x5 wide angle camera based on a 3D printed Will Travel body with some excellent custom upgrades. Installed is a 65mm f/8 Schneider Super Angulon lens in a Synchro Compur shutter. Lens shade and cap included. Installed on top is a Fujifilm VF-X21 - 21/28 mm viewfinder. Box and pouch for viewfinder included. Bubble level on top and side of camera body. Locking shutter release cable included. Upgrades include a brass helical focus mount, zone focusing from infinity to 6 feet. Custom spring back allows use of regular 4 x 5 sheet film holders or use of removable ground glass for slower more precise focusing. Quickload and Polaroid backs work with GG removed but Graphmatic or roll-film backs will not fit. A handy left-hand grip with strap was added for easy handheld use. This camera weighs just under 33 ounces and can be easily balanced in the left hand while inserting a film holder with the right hand. Arca Swiss compatible mounting plate affixed to the bottom of camera. This camera will also come with 3 4x5 holders to get you started. I am asking $300 shipped, thanks!

Hi all,
My 1 year old GSD mix LOVES saying hi to new people. I’ll give him a “Go say hi” command and he approaches people (on leash) with a wiggly body and tail going.
However he’s recently gotten super suspicious of new people approaching that he deems sketchy. He starts barking and lunging, especially if he’s been surprised. Is this him going through a suspicious adolescent fear period? Any advice on training through this? I’ve been correcting him on the prong and using the leave it command. He stops barking but I’d obviously like him to not bark and lunge in the first place. He’s 85 pounds and it scares the crap out of people. Any advice is welcome!

I’ve clocked in 300 hours on this game so far, but most of it has been done in PvE. Today, I did my tenth online match and my first match that I chose to do without someone in the lobby challenging me.
I got into a room with 3 other people, which meant that it would be a 2v2. The host had a very high TP level, it was close to 5000, compared to my 1000. The game started and I ended up being paired against the host, who started bombarding me with basic attacks. I knew I was in trouble when he started doing that sweaty Ki blast cancel thing to hit me every time I vanished. It didn’t take too long for him to get me low enough for a stamina break.
I decided to Limit Burst there, which, thanks to my “Any taller and it would be unnatural!” Super Soul, gave me increased defense and Super Armor. I used that Super Armor to charge up my Ki as he futilely hit me with more basic attacks. Then, once my Stamina was back, I activated my favorite thing in the whole game: Giant Mode.
The host panicked and started flying around in an attempt to not get hit, but it was no use. I made quick work of him with my Mouth Cannons and helped my teammate defeat the other guy.
When we got back to the room, the two other guys sent “GG”-type chats and asked for another match, but hilariously, the host quickly said “No”, “Goodbye”, and quit the room.
I looked up his data after he close up the room and found that he had done nearly 600 online matches and had a 78% Win Rate, but crumbled after fighting my Namekian once. So, that was a fun time.

I’ve always had a rough relationship with my mom since I was probably 11 years old. Shes never been abusive, she very supportive, she kind, but she grates me. I’m 30 years old, after a really tough year financially my parents offered to let me live with them while I get out of debt and get some money saved up so I can get back on my feet. Which is incredibly kind.
Since I’ve moved in my mom annoys me so much it gives me so much anxiety and distress. She’s a conservative Christian, she consumes and a lot of conservative media. She has a lot of homophobic and racist tendencies. She is a Karen, complains a lot of service workers. She doesn’t pay attention when you speak to her, she is a terrible cook and despite me trying to show her a few tricks to improve her cooking she refuses because she’s “not trying to be a chef”. Her food is often times inedible and it’s frustrating because I’m like why is it so hard to just follow directions. You’re 55 and you still don’t season you meat or sauté veggies first, they’re just rudimentary cooking principles not “being a chef”
She doesn’t work because she has a ministry, empowering other Karen’s to be dumb and tone deaf. She knows I feel this way and it hurts her so much I don’t support her ministry.
She super sensitive which makes her kind of mean. I’m actually kind of scared of her. And I can tell that it hurts her deeply that we don’t have a very good bond and she is always trying to bond with me, and it makes me uncomfortable.
Whenever I get tired or need my space it makes her mad and she takes it personally.
I feel really bad about all of this, because she’s my mom, she raised me, I’m her only child and I know it hurts her. But sometimes I’m like I’m not the one in the wrong. It’s you. You’re behavior pushes me away.
She’s just over all such an insufferable person, and the tension between us is unbearable sometimes.
Just now we were supposed to make dinner together, she was sleeping and I said id start to meal. When I got in the kitchen I was just too tired to start it and just had some leftovers instead, and she came in my room and I could tell she was upset o did that. Because we were supposed to make dinner together.
I think this is a Gen x thing they’re just really unaware and selfish.
Idk I’d love some advice or maybe someone dealing with something similar , I really want to have a better relationship with her.

I like the stealth genre. But it's very apparent that alot of stealth is boringly binary. You get spotted once and thats it reload a save or go guns blazing. This makes alot of stealth Super slow. I understand the appeal of stealth is to be patient and analysing the patrol routes but i believe it is possible to make stealth that is more aggressive while retaining that route pattern analysis and etc.
Some stealth games really do have their own amazing solutions that should be the industry standard. Stuff like dishonored, Sniper elite, etc have a proximity alert spread. If 1 enemy fully detects you and shouts something before you kill them their nearby friends will be alerted or maybe even full hostile. But only those nearby guards. If you let them alert others or make more noise then more of the map will be alerted.
But i think 1 aspect I think none has touched on is a more dynamic detection system. Sure getting detected will cause hostile enemies but what then? Run away and hide until everything is normal? I'd argue more options would be really cool for this genre making playthroughs more dynamic and real instead of a game of save load save load save load. Of course I'm talking specifically for AFTER already causing an alarm,not before.
1)Radio an alert cancel. Maybe you can find the enemy that detected you and hold him at knife point to make him talk to all the guard on his radio that he saw nothing. (You can interrogate someone while grabbing them in mgs5 to ask for enemy locations, I'm sure calling off the hostility would be cool) Risk? Limited alert cancels. Just like in payday 2 you can only use the radio maximum 4 times before they know your bluff so this alert cancel would be quantity limited.
2)Replace your detector Hitman has a disguise system so that's a good start. It would be really cool that if a guard has radio alerted everyone, you can kill the guy and replace him. Once the other guard come to you to find the intruder. You can put the blame on the dead guard that's wearing ur clothes instead Risk? 1 time only. You can't kill another guard and replace a guard uniform with another guard uniform. You can only replace your intruder suit with a gaurd uniform.
These are my thoughts on cool ways to cancel an alarm after ifs already happened. Of course games nowadays have already alot of ways to prevent an alarm from even happening. Booby trap the alarm, Turn off alarms, Destroy the radio stations/Comms tower to prevent the detecting enemy from alerting other guards.

Anyone else having a super slow month? I only started OF beginning on this year. First month made $45, second month made $2K and this month made $3K. I usually sit between 3-4%. I’m currently at 3.3% but these past 7 days I’ve made way less than usually. Since my percentage is still sitting at 3.3% it makes me think maybe it’s not just me and everyone else isn’t making much right now either….

my grandfather (male 82) just had a stroke a few hours ago, my grandma noticed right away (they were watching tv and he was fine, he was fine all day in fact, and then she heard him snore as he fell asleep, as she tried to wake him up to go to bed, he wasn't responding, she shook his body and he started coughing, tried speaking but couldn't and didn't feel his right side) he was rushed to the hospital and this is where i need your guys' input, they told my dad it was a mild stroke without doing any ct or mri scans, they gave him some pills and put him to sleep and said they were gonna do the tests in the morning. is this normal? i feel like a stroke is an urgent matter and they should've done all the scans right away or no? i live in a third world country which is why i am super sceptic about our health system cuz it's really bad, so i'm just wondering is it dangerous to wait til the morning, are the pills gonna help, and can they just tell that it's a 'mild' stroke just by doing some physical exams and not scans? thank you so much for the input in advance