#Advanced Scheduling Software

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[fantasticalleigh]

one of the most annoying parts about like being an internet person who makes things in any capacity is when you post something new, it will eat up the rest of your day updating all your other socials/etc., and that's not even factoring in all the other maintenance in between

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How to Use AI Tools to Boost Productivity

In an age where efficiency is paramount, knowing how to use AI tools to boost productivity can make the difference between thriving in your career or simply getting by. The integration of artificial intelligence into everyday workflows is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s a practical reality that’s reshaping how we approach tasks, manage time, and drive results. Whether you’re an entrepreneur,…

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Introduction

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Sekwencja działań w procesie tworzenia planu produkcyjnego

Badanie popytu i jego prognozowanie jako fundament sukcesu Podstawowym oraz kluczowym etapem w tworzeniu planu produkcyjnego jest dokładna analiza popytu oraz jego precyzyjne przewidywanie. Zrozumienie potrzeb rynku oraz określenie, jakie produkty są pożądane i w jakim tempie powinny być dostarczane, umożliwia efektywne zaplanowanie procesu produkcyjnego, eliminując ryzyko nadwyżek magazynowych lub ich niedoborów. Prognozowanie sprzedaży, biorące pod uwagę różnorodne czynniki zewnętrzne i wewnętrzne, stanowi podstawę do opracowania wiarygodnego planu produkcji, adekwatnego do faktycznych wymagań rynkowych.

Zarządzanie materiałami produkcyjnymi i dostępem do surowców Efektywne zarządzanie składnikami produkcji, w tym materiałami, urządzeniami oraz personelem, odgrywa istotną rolę w organizacji produkcji. Niezbędne jest ścisłe monitorowanie i kontrolowanie dostępności surowców, by zagwarantować nieprzerwany proces produkcyjny bez zastoju. Planowanie grafiku pracy pracowników musi być również zsynchronizowane z harmonogramem produkcji, by zwiększyć produktywność i minimalizować dodatkowe wydatki związane z pracą w nadgodzinach. Współczesne systemy planowania produkcji umożliwiają giętkie zarządzanie zasobami i ich efektywniejsze wykorzystanie.

Ustalanie planu produkcyjnego za pomocą wizualizacji graficznej Opracowanie szczegółowego planu produkcyjnego jest możliwe dzięki zastosowaniu narzędzi wizualizacji, takich jak diagram Gantta. Umożliwia on graficzne przedstawienie całego cyklu produkcyjnego, wyłanianie etapów krytycznych i śledzenie postępów. Taka przejrzysta prezentacja jest dostępna dzięki systemom APS, które mają za zadanie tworzenie dokładnych modeli procesów produkcyjnych. Diagram Gantta jest niezastąpiony w organizacji przepływu pracy, określaniu priorytetów oraz zarządzaniu zasobami, co prowadzi do lepszej organizacji pracy i bardziej efektywnego wykorzystania czasu.

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Scheduling Solutions for Business Industries

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Everything we do is built around our ability to understand your unique requirements. In many cases our detailed knowledge of many industries, makes this easier.

[what-even-is-thiss]

Free or Cheap French Learning Resources So You Can Talk to Belgians

I will update this list as I learn of any more useful ones. If you want general language learning resources check out this other post. This list is French specific. Find lists for other specific languages here.

For the purposes of this list "free" means something that is either totally free or has a useful free tier. "Cheap" is a subscription under $10USD a month, a software license or lifetime membership purchase under $100USD, or a book under $30USD. If you want to suggest a resource for this list please suggest ones in that price range that are of decent quality and not AI generated.

WEBSITES

Lawless French - A free website with french lessons, vocab lists, reviews of different programs, worksheets, and an AI chatbot. The website is in English.

TV5 Monde - TV5 Monde is a TV network that provides French language TV to audiences globally. They also have free video lessons and listening exercises for learners. The website is available in multiple languages.

University of Montreal French Course - This is an online course in Canadian French for beginners on edX that can be taken for free. If you want college credit for it though, you'll have to pay for the certificate. The course is provided regularly but it also happens on a specific schedule so pay attention to when it starts next if you want to take this one.

Le Point du FLE - A website originally made for French tutors but it also has a lot of links to different resources like worksheets and dictionaries that can be useful for self study. The website is entirely in French.

French Today - A website with free articles and lessons explaining different aspects of French culture and casually spoken French. They have different articles explaining specific words and phrases related to different topics like tennis or mother's day for example. They also sell audiobook lessons but those are quite expensive at $70+. The website is mostly in English.

YOUTUBE CHANNELS

HelloFrench - A channel by a woman named Elisabeth who is a Belgian living in France. She has videos about vocabulary, culture, news, slang, and listening practice videos with her husband. The channel is fully in French but with English video titles. There are often French language subtitles onscreen and vocabulary words will pop up onscreen with English translations. Likely best for upper beginner to lower advanced learners depending on the video.

Easy French - A channel part of the easy languages network that has a mix of videos with phrases and dialogues for beginners and interviews with french speakers on the street mostly in Paris but they have made trips to other French speaking regions like Madagascar. The channel has dual language French and English subtitles onscreen. They also have a podcast for intermediate learners.

French Comprehensible Input - A channel with listening practice and comprehensible input for absolute beginners to advanced. The channel discusses a variety of different topics and has different series reading through and discussing French comic books and a series for absolute beginners discussing one different word or concept per video.

French Mornings With Elisa - A channel that's mostly about the nitty gritty of different aspects of grammar, pronunciation, French dictation, and French Culture. The channel is entirely in clear and slow French and subtitles are available in English but only auto generated in French. The channel is mostly targeted at intermediate learners. Elisa also has a podcast for intermediate learners discussing more history and everyday topics.

Français avec Nelly - A channel for French learners entirely in French. It's kind of a catch all channel for upper beginner to advanced learners with discussions of grammar, culture, different learning resources, and travel vlogs and listening and conversation practice. French and English subtitles are available.

Piece of French - A channel by a woman named Elsa who makes vlogs in clear french about everything from traveling to voting to history to teaching her boyfriend French. The channel is in French with English descriptions and video titles. Some videos put vocab words on screen with English translations while others don't.

maprofdefrancais - A channel about Quebec specific culture and language. The host speaks relatively quickly but subtitles are available in French. The channel is entirely in French and better for intermediate to advanced learners.

READING PRACTICE

French graded readers by Olly Richards - French probably has the most books available on storylearning. It seems to be the language they use to test out new book ideas. Every chapter of the books has comprehension questions and vocabulary lists. Short stories and conversations for beginner and intermediate, 30 day mastery series, climate change, world war 2, and western philosophy in easy French. The books are $5-$20 new depending on whether you buy them digital or not and how old they are. They're also fairly easy to find used for much cheaper either at used bookstores or on amazon.

News in French - A free daily email newsletter of news in French for French learners. They also have a paid tier at $5 a month that provides access to their archives, vocabulary lists for every article, and an audio version of their articles.

Journal en français facile - This can either be counted as news articles or a podcast because you can read it or listen to it. It's daily news articles/podcasts for intermediate French learners by Radio France International. They also provide grammar exercises and practice tests. The website is entirely in French.

bibliothèque rose - This is a series for French speaking kids age 6-9. They have original stories as well as novelizations of things like disney movies or winx club. The books range from about $5-$10. The link I provided is for buying them in North America but if you're in Europe you may be able to buy them directly from the company website.

Lire en français facile - Books made for learners of French. They are simplified versions of classic literature that are sorted by CEFR level (A1,B2, etc.). They have definitions of certain vocabulary words in the margins in French. The link I've provided is in French and has a list of them but doesn't have a link to buy them. There isn't really a convenient place to just buy all of them and you may have to do a little digging on amazon or ebay to find the one you want but they're almost never impossible to find for under $20 in my experience.

PODCASTS

Radio France - National public radio station made by the French government and also an app. This is a site made for native speakers but it does indeed have a lot of podcasts and French language music. They also have a news in easy french podcast as mentioned earlier. There's also a lot of content for children that may be easier to understand depending on your level. The website/app is free with an account.

Easy French Poetry - A podcast in slow French. Every episode the host reads out a classic French poem and discusses the history of the poem and a bit about the author. They also often talk about common analysis of the poem and explain different vocabulary words.

Learn French in Your Car - This is one of those classic learn a language in your car CDs that has been put on spotify for free.

French Voices Podcast - A series for intermediate to advanced learners. It's a series of interviews with French speakers about their regions and things they're experts in. The podcast hasn't updated in a few years but there's over 130 episodes in the archive.

Français avec Fluidité - This podcast discusses everyday topics and culture in French, mostly about France. There's also the occasional interview. Likely best for upper beginner to upper intermediate.

innerFrench - A podcast aimed at intermediate learners that discusses a variety of topics. The website and episode descriptions are in French.

Easy French Podcast - A podcast by the hosts of the Easy French Youtube Channel aimed at intermediate learners where they discuss different topics and answer questions from listeners.

SELF STUDY TEXTBOOKS AND DICTIONARIES

French all-in-one For Dummies - The for dummies series has one of the more affordable complete self study course French textbooks out there. It comes with a CD for listening and pronunciation practice. You can also buy the individual books in the series on pronunciation or grammar. The complete course book is usually around $25 new but you can also find it used fairly easily.

The Complete French Grammar Course - This series also has books on other things like pronunciation but each book is individually about $30 new. They are also available used however so if this series seems good for you there's still ways to buy it for under $15.

French Made Easy - This series is a budget option at about $10-$15 per book but there are multiple books in the series. It's good enough though.

Easy French Step by Step - This is the McGraw Hill budget option at usually less than $10 that only focuses on the most essential vocabulary and grammar. In other lists I recommend the McGraw Hill complete all-in-one series but for some reason their French version is like $40. They're also harder to find used because they double as workbooks and people write all over them.

Merriam-Webster's French-English Dictionary - This is the classic dictionary for learners with thousands of words with decent explanations and new editions are less than $8 with older editions being even cheaper.

DK French Visual Dictionary - This dictionary is organized by subject and has pictures and translations in English. It goes for $15-$30 depending on which edition you buy. In general older editions are cheaper and it's decently easy to find used.

Exercises in French Phonics - A book written in the early 80s that helps learners make sense of reading French phonetically. Much like English, it can be difficult to sound out or guess at the pronunciation of words in French and this book is designed to help with that. It can be bought from anywhere between $2-$10 depending on how new your copy is.

SERIES FOR LEARNERS AND KIDS SHOWS

French in Action - A series made in the 1980s for use in French classrooms. The series follows different people in everyday situations and is useful for beginner to upper beginner learners. You have to pay for the supplementary workbooks but in the US and Canada the videos at least are free. Outside the US and Canada you may need to pay or use a VPN to access them depending on your country.

Totally Spies - Yup, Totally Spies is a French series. The French language YouTube channel has full episodes and a few full seasons as well as clip compilations. The series is aimed at preteens so the language used is pretty fast paced but because it's an animated series there's also a lot of exaggerated visual storytelling which makes it easier to follow.

Extr@ - A 13 episode sitcom made for French learners that follows an American student moving to Paris.

The Adventures of TinTin - This website has free TinTin animated shorts, movies, tv shows, and documentaries going all the way back to the late 50s. The website is available in multiple languages.

[unikhroma]

mr driller findings part 2

the following is taizo and masuyo's interviews from the older version of the official mr driller site (horisusumu.com). they're seemingly the only two characters whose interviews are still accessible*. i've been getting tired of checking them by having to retranslate them over and over so i though i'd put them somewhere where other people can see them as well!

*[edit 3/24: I FOUND THE OTHER ONES they're on an older version of the site. i just thought it wasn't navigable because so much of the sites assets are gone]

since i have the actual text for these, i'll be pasting the machine translations (shoutout to my friend mono for doublechecking some sections!! thank you again!!):

TAIZO'S INTERVIEW Hello, this is Suzuki Hiroshi. I'd like to introduce Hori Taizo, Susumu's father, honorary chairman of the Driller Council, and a world hero.

Suzuki: Hello, it's nice to meet you, Taizo. I'm Suzuki Hiroshi. Nice to meet you today.

Taizo: Yeah! Nice to meet you! Hm? I've seen you before.

Suzuki: Ah, thanks for that. I'm also a TV news anchor, so you might have seen me there...

Taizo: Ah, right, you're the son of the owner of the Japanese sweets shop in front of the station, right? The potato daifuku there are really good. How's your dad doing?

Suzuki: Huh? Oh no, you've got the wrong person...

Taizo: So, what can I do for you?

Suzuki: Ah, uh, ah... yes. Today, the world-famous hero Hori Taizo has received a lot of questions from viewers, so I'd like to answer them...

Taizo: Yeah! Ask me anything.

Suzuki: Let's get started. "What kind of case was the Dig Dug Incident that you solved, Taizo?"

Taizo: Ah, that one where the monsters dug underground and caused a big mess. That was almost 20 years ago. Well, back then there wasn't even a job called a driller, so for some reason I was called in to dig holes and get rid of them. This is a photo from back then. [note: the photo wasn't archived, but i imagine that it was a picture of taizo's sprite from dig dug lol]

Suzuki: Wow, people had pretty simple faces back then. So after that incident, they decided there was a need for a job called a "Driller" to solve underground cases, and so the association was founded, right?

Taizo: That's right.

Suzuki: For more details, it's included in the Game Boy Advance software "Namco Museum," right?

Taizo: By the way, have you ever been to Egypt?

Suzuki: Huh? No, I only travel abroad to Hawaii...

Taizo: Great! Egypt. There are camels there. I'm going next time, do you want me to take you?

Suzuki: S-sorry, next question. "I heard that Taizo is currently the honorary chairman of the Driller Association, but what kind of work does that involve?"

Taizo: Hmm, well, it's a hobby of mine to travel to different places around the world. Wherever I go, I scout out people with excellent driller potential and provide instruction at training institutions in various places. Looking at you closely, you've got a pretty good physique. Do you want to become a driller? Hmm?

Suzuki: Hahaha, yes! Let's move on to the next question! "Where did you meet your wife, Taizo? " Well, I heard his wife Masuyo was in the space force at the time...

Taizo: Ah! That's not good! It's time for sumo to start! Come on, you go home too! It's starting! Sumo!!

Suzuki: Ah, no!! Wait, there's still another question! I heard he and Masuyo are currently separated... Ah! Wait a second!! (Interview interrupted)

[note: taizo definitely 1000000000% forgot that he needed to meet masuyo that day, remembered as soon as he heard her name, and blurted out the first thing he thought of as an excuse to leave]

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MASUYO'S INTERVIEW Alongside Taizo, there is another heroic figure, Tobi Masuyo. I (Suzuki) am actually a big fan of his, so I'm a bit nervous today.

Suzuki: Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to speak with me today.

Masuyo: No no, thank you very much.

Suzuki: Let's get started then. Masuyo is still active in various fields, so if you don't mind, can you tell us a bit about that...

Masuyo: Yes, these days my kids aren't as demanding as I used to be, so I've been doing whatever I want to do. Since leaving the UGSF, I've been writing novels and essays, and occasionally working as a commentator.

Suzuki: Speaking of Masuyo, she is especially famous for her exploits on Planet Paccet! I've read the notes on the Baraduke Fortress Assault! It was very moving.

Masuyo: Thank you (smiles).

Suzuki: Your children are doing very well, but...

Masuyo: Yes, I've mentioned this in my essays, but I try to raise my children to be strong enough to survive on their own, even if they were left behind on a remote planet. Maybe that's why my children are so independent... they're my pride and joy (smiles).

Suzuki: (Wow... that sounds really Spartan, but are you just hiding it with a smile?) I see. By the way, I heard that you're separated from your husband, Taizo.

Masuyo: Separated... well, separated, I guess? Taizo doesn't come home very often and we do what we like... (smiles) but once a week we always see each other

Suzuki: Eh? Is that so? But Taizo spends most of the year adventuring overseas, doesn't he...?

Masuyo: No matter where he is, he always comes home every week… that guy..

Suzuki: Uuuwa…. wow… I mean… if i had a wife like Masuyo, I'd fly back home too (blushes). Well, even so, excuse me for saying this, but you don't look 36.

Masuyo: Yes, I'm actually 29. During the UGSF era, there were several missions to explore outer space... you see, we traveled at close to the speed of light, so time flowed slower there than on Earth due to the Urashima Effect. (smiles)

Suzuki: Mum Mum, are you serious? You're the same age as me! Oh, excuse me. Um, excuse me, but could you please give me your autograph? Um, I have a colored paper... (rustling...)

Taizo: Hey!! I'm back!! Masuyo! Ah!! It's Suzuki! What? An autograph? Give it to me (bang)!

Suzuki: Ah!

Taizo: I'm home... (Squeak squeak...)

Suzuki: Ah!!

Taizo: Well, I'm home for today! Look, it's time for sumo to start! See you! (Bang)

Suzuki: ...sniff (It's cold...)

[note: i think what happened at the end here is that taizo, after remembering that he needed to meet masuyo that day, showed up to her house at the same time that suzuki was interviewing her. and of course he sees that he's looking to get an autograph so he's Gotta give him his lmao. also the thing with her aging slower is lore that i will not be paying attention to, she is still 36 in my heart <3]

[scopophobia-polaris]

Time to ruin the ocarina of time shipping scene, because in an interview with Nintendo power, Fujibayashi confirmed that he will be the scenario writer for the remake of OoT and confirmed that they will be adding new areas and scenes that were originally planned for the game in 1996. Like that there is a way to fail the Lon Lon side quest and have the ranch catch on fire like Miyamoto planned to do originally.

On top of that, Fujibayashi as scenario writer wanted to "Update the game in a new and exciting way" by "making the world feel more lived in" when asked to elaborate he said " the software for the N64 couldn't allow for more towns and villages besides Kakariko, so it was being added in for the remake along with advanced NPC scheduling, new sidequests and chracters." they will also be adding "Familiar faces from the Zelda series" apprently to end up tying it into the new lore, I'm assuming this is about Hylia since she was not an established God in the original games.

Chris Hoffman was then shown new character art for, and I quote "a fun little guy with an in depth side quest" who apprently is gonna "rectify the fact that nintendo didn't add any young men around Link's age originally" because they were afraid what the fujoshis would do to this man on pixiv " yeah so this fruitcake is named Arnold and we wanted the player to realize link was a queer" when forced to talk further Aonuma confirmed he made Link's appreance the way that it is because " he's one of the el gee bee tees"

Here is the new art for said npc

" so we made him wear purple because it's on the bisexual pride flag, and Link is also bisexual, their sidequest is a romance and will be the first time in Nintendo history that Link canonically kisses a man on the mouth freak style"

Apprently Link will also be kissing Sheik on the mouth too, but because of covid 19 restrictions it cannot be done freak style like Arnold, since Sheik will be wearing a mask. Fujibayashi profusely apologized for this

There also is no way to Romance Sheik after he turns back into Zelda because girls have cooties

[novella-november]

So uh, how are you planning to enforce the "no AI" rule? What do you plan to do if a participant is accused of using unacceptable software?

There's no submissions and no enforcement.

If someone is posting the in #Novella November & #NovellaNovember tags:

clearly-AI generated content (such as AI-generated book covers)

bragging about using AI

Talking about how they used x AI program to make X part of the book

etc

Then I can guarantee you they're going to simply be blocked by a few thousand writers en masse.

Probably they will get at least a few people trying to talk to them about the harm that AI does, and better alternatives that don't mass-steal from a few million unconsenting people--

alternatives like:

finding someone to partner with to discuss your ideas for brainstorming instead of asking an AI chatbot

.

Joining a "secret gift" group where everyone digitally "pulls a name out of a hat" or is randomly selected to make a cover for someone else's book idea

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commissioning an actual artist for a cover

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youtube tutorials on how to use GIMP as a free Photoshop alternative to make your own cover, with links to sites such as Pexels that have free stockphotos for anyone to use

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Choosing a lower, more manageable daily word count goal if 1k or 500 is too out of line with your work schedule/ability to write on your own instead of resorting to AI generation to try to make up the difference out of anxiety

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finding alternative medias to 'write' with, such as using an app on your phone or the in-built accessibility features on Windows that let you use your voice to type, so if you can't physically type or write with your hands or other limbs, you can instead dictate your novel outloud, which would also work if you are often away from home or can't actively use your phone but *can* record your voice passively as you work with your hands on another task :)

so...... yeah.

Literally the only things that would happen if someone tries to use AI in the #Novella November and #NovellaNovember tags would be the writing community collectively:

attempting some outreach; education is key to realizing the harm being done, after all! Maybe the person just doesn't know any better, and felt like that was their only option to reach their goal.

blocking the person, and if they're actively malicious in their AI use (such as fully knowing how much it harms writers/artists, how much of it is based on plagarism, or actively going out of their way to steal other people's work) people will probably start warning others about them as well so they can be blocked in advance, the same as other people who are harmful to communities.

This is a community initiative, spearheaded by this blog purely because I came up with the idea first and want to make sure that, at least to start out and as long as I can manage it, the community is the key part of being supporting and caring of each other, because billion dollar tech companies and those who are swayed by their money sure as heck aren't going to stand with us.

If someone is ""accused of using unacceptable software"" ..... they're just gonna get blocked if they're posting AI generated content, like everyone else who posts AI generated content get blocked by the community at large as they're encountered.

I'll repeat again: this is a community initiative, not an organization. There's no submissions people are sending anywhere to "confirm" word counts; --

Only:

people posting their celebrations and woes in the tag,

posting their frustrations and questions,

receiving answers and advice from the community,

sharing art and snippets, making covers, making decorative goal cards,

No AI is allowed in Novella November -- if people are posting or bragging about using AI generated content, they're simply going to be announcing themselves to thousands of writers (plus everyone who follows those writers) that they're a good person to block and never interact with 🤷

[saltofmercury]

If you're still open to requests, König surprising reader for her/their birthday belatedly because he was on a mission? Maybe he felt sad he couldn't be with the reader on the actuao date so he tries to make it up by sneaking around the day after he comes back!

Breathing in his body wash, two huge arms cradled and roamed your body. Wet lips had devoured yours, as small moans escaped him.

Adjusting himself on the couch, pulling the cozy blanket above your waist, he continued to kiss every inch of your face and neck, as his hands tried to remember the curves of your body.

Making out on the couch before he left was one of the easier goodbyes. He had been killing himself mentally due to the fact that this particular mission could not wait…. And this mission landed on your birthday.

The problem with König in relationships was that he often offered too little towards his partners. He was barely there, he wasn’t present when he was there.

An arrangement had been made before you two had established your relationship— at least it did in his head. He would make you a priority, take this relationship and work on it...meaning he wouldn’t miss any special events.

Until he met you, he pushed aside his issues with commitment and decided to fully commit.

He had been very fortunate to only miss one Christmas, but had been so disappointed in himself the entire trip home because you had opened your gift —that was not wrapped —but still in the shipping box it came in.

Now he was missing your birthday. Of all holidays, he wished it were another Christmas or would even take New Year’s Eve, but not the day you were born.

He pulls away from the kiss for a second, to realize your shirt has been pulled up, as his sweatpants pulled down.

“… I want to take my time.” He says calmly, taking a mental picture of how crazed you look. It’s the look he loves, just before you give into him, submissively letting him have his way with you.

He pauses, feeling so guilty. You would be alone on your birthday.

He looks down, playing with the hem of your shirt.

“Hey I never got to say I’m sorry in advance, for missing your —“

“Oh my god, please don’t apologize.” You interrupt him before he could finish.

You’ve been preparing for when something like this would happen. You could see how guilty he felt when he had received a call and how quiet he got the next two days.

You figured he would be leaving again— he got the same way around Christmas over two years ago.

“Don’t worry about it honestly. I’ve got some things planned, we can always celebrate after.”

He buries himself into your neck, mumbling apologies—

“It’s just not fair”

“I’m going to make it up I promise”

“This is the last thing I wanted”

He can feel himself getting red, embarrassed that of all the jobs he could have, he was good at his. Why couldn’t he be an accountant? Or a software developer?

Why was he good at this?

“Come on…” you egg him on, scratching his back with your nails.

“I need you before you go..” you whisper softly into his ear.

Within seconds, the hardness in his pants has nudged you, bringing the darkness back into his eyes.

*

In the middle of interrogating some man, all he could think about was slitting his throat, dumping the body for the other team, and calling his mission successful. The man needed to be brought in dead or alive anyway.

He was frustrated, ready to beat the shit out of him, then realizing that he had already completed this mission anyway.

He had scheduled a birthday email two days ago to be sent to you. He had also made other arrangements to be sent to you.

Catch the man, write the report, and head home.

However the son of a bitch was making things difficult. It took everything in him to not beat the crap out of him, stalling what could be days closer to being with you.

Tapping out mentally, he had called Horangi over.

*

On the other side of the world, you had slept in. You woke up to a delivery of 3 dozen roses. He was clearly feeling so bad.

You made your morning coffee, indulged in a strawberry tart, read König’s email, and went to a free yoga class.

You came home, showered, went to your massage you booked, did some shopping, then called one of your best friends to have dinner with you.

Everything seemed fine.

Until you got home, you felt the loneliness creeping in. You had managed to distract yourself but it wasn’t the same.

He wasn’t there to wake you up with balloons he had blown up all over the room. Have him sprint from the room to the kitchen with the tart and a candle on it.

He wasn’t there to eagerly take your pajamas off and ask to taste you.

He wasn’t there to hide the piece of jewelry behind his back and then surprise you with it.

You missed his presence, the way he dressed up before taking you to a fancy restaurant and having you try new things.

It was sad. It felt awful.

But you knew this would happen one day. There was no time for a pity party. You tucked your emotions back in, showered, and got ready for bed.

You ended on a good note. He would be home soon anyway.

*

König rushed to the base to pack his things. He caught the easiest flight back, then began to plan out what he could do to make it up to you.

It had been 3 days, but the guilt had really been eating him alive. He pulled out his phone and saw that his flowers had been delivered.

Would dinner be nice? Would taking you on a trip be nice? His mind jumped from different ideas.

The day he arrived, he had arrived around 1am. You heard the gravel crunch outside. Heavy footsteps had pounded down the hallway towards the room.

You had woken up, filled with anxiety. By the time you sat up in bed, he had walked through the door.

“… hi” he whispered against your skin. He had climbed into bed with his uniform. He began to nestle himself into your neck, kissing your collarbone.

You inhaled him, he smelled of gasoline and tobacco.

“Come…” he pulled you out of bed.

You stared up at him, he grabbed your robe and you guided it onto your body.

He pulled you back towards his car. He had left it running outside.

He had already grabbed one of your blankets off the couch, settled you into the car, then pulled the blanket over you.

“Where are we —“ you began, but was cut off with him holding a finger to lips.

“What are you—“ he proceeded to do it again.

By the time you had reached the destination, the sun had peeked a little, he had given the keys to a valet.

He escorted you up the hotel, to a room at the top of the building.

“Ok weirdo, are you going to say anything?”

Turning towards you, he smiled softly. The ink around his eyes had creased, black ink in his waterline.

"I didn't like missing out, so I wanted to make we can celebrate together." He scans the key, opening the door.

The room is covered with decorations, a small breakfast tray set up near the window, showing the sun rise.

There's emotions settling inside of you, you feel like you could tear up.

He holds you, apologizing.

"I didn't mean to make you cry."

You had wiped your tears, laughing.

"I'm just happy you're home."

He cradled your face with his hand, pulling you into a deep kiss.

"I'm happy to be back with you."

[hyuckie-angel]

treasure reaction; college boyfriend

in which they love their partner and their studies (sometimes)

a/n; a lil suggestive in jihoon, yoshi, asahi and doyoung’s parts

최현석 • choi hyunsuk

the making music at 1am boyfriend

the raw talent your partner hyunsuk possesses is no joke

the way music seems to come from his fingertips

magically into the software

renders you speechless sometimes

‘come look at what i made :D’

he’ll never say it but all of his lyric inspiration is you

he’s never failed a project and he knows its because he’s got you there to write about :’)

but anyway

despite adoring his creativity, sometimes he really just has no clue 

like there’s a road in his brain but its one way and the lines are fading

if you get what i mean

it’s really late

the world is silent

you are drifting off into dreams

when out of nowhere you hear a really loud Dm chord blasting through the stereo

‘hyunsukkkkkkkk’

‘yeah? :0′

he’s cute when he’s confused so you forgive him

when he has an early class you sometimes have to get out of bed and force him away from his desk

‘but im almost don-’

‘hyunsuk it is 4am go the fuck to sleep’

sometimes he whips out the guitar at 1am, strumming a few chords and humming along

this you could never say no to

‘i wrote this one for you the other day’

lying there listening to him quietly serenade you fills you with this warm comfortableness 

so you jump out of bed to grab his face 

planting a soft kiss onto his lips

you can feel his grin even with your eyes shut

its safe to say that sleeping doesn’t play a huge part in the relationship, and you could not care any less :)

박지훈 • park jihoon

the ‘if i finish my project will you finish me? ;)’ boyfriend

lord help your soul

jihoon may look like the sweetest, most innocent guy on campus

but oh boy is that incorrect

before you were even dating he was winking at you across the classroom

or running ahead of you to open doors

and despite his wide and elated smile when you finally accepted his advances

he is a fiend

he’s like your own personal devil on your shoulder

‘surely we skip this class’ wink wink wink

you quickly figured out that the best motivation for this man is

well

the intimate kind

the ‘if you finish this project in the next hour ill let you do whatever you want tonight’ kind

he has absolutely no complaints

it was a dream come true when he realised you would reciprocate

besides

both of you would much rather spend a night having fun

than reading coursework and hating life

of course he has his sweet moments

buys you flowers

brings you chocolate when you’re sad

agrees that making a pillow fort is very important rn

cue the next 3 hours of bickering and pillow related injuries

but his tendency to get distracted

makes itself known quite often

of course you use this to your advantage

walking into the room in a tiny little skirt and an almost see through top

you get more attention than you’ve ever dreamed of

and the sex 

you don’t wanna blow up his ego

but it’s just always really, really good

your professor has started to become suspicious

sometimes both of you do fantastic work

but sometimes both your projects look rushed  (¬_¬)

‘we just spent too much time studying for our other class professor i swear’

this boy will be the death of you 

金本芳典 • kanemoto yoshinori

the always late to class boyfriend

you love this boy to the grave

but you cannot count on all your fingers and toes the amount of times he has forgotten about his classes

never once has he done it on purpose

the man just gets so distracted by anything and everything

especially you

he is no thoughts head empty only yn

‘holy fucking fuck i have class rn’

you have his schedule written down in your phone

so when you tell him you’re going to the shops and he says he’s coming

you can tell him 

‘no yoshi you have literature in 5 minutes’

cue yoshi olympic sprinting out of the house

the amount of times he comes back from class with a paper that has been graded 

‘98%... late’

its basically his brand atp

you’re no better sometimes though

if you’re making out and in the back of your mind you know he probably has class soon

but you’d much rather be here

with his hands in you hair and your heavy breaths breaking the silence

you just say nothing

yoshi doesn't care if he’s late because you guys were having sex

in fact unsurprisingly

he quite enjoys it

 as do you lmao

‘yoshi you have class’

‘stfu do you wanna have sex or not jesus’

he’s also developed a sixth sense when around his professors

if he passes by one of them on campus

he immediately leaves your side

jumping behind a bush

as you get confronted by his literature professor asking why tf he missed half an hour of class again

‘just tell them i died’ 

‘no??’

he’s never going to change, but as the wisest men say

yolo

김준규 • kim junkyu

the studies until 5am then sleeps through the class boyfriend

if theres one thing about junkyu

its that sleep >>>>> anything else

(aside from you >> ofc)

he also has this unbelievable fear of failing

so to compensate he spends hours and hours studying

into the night

you wake up sometimes and there’s 4 redbull cans scattered across the desk

and a very unconscious junkyu drooling onto his workbook

you take a photo of him

you gently shake him and wake him enough to get himself to bed

you can always tell how hard he’s working to try and pass his classes with the best marks possible

and you admire him for it

but goddamn does he need to stop staying up so late

you remember the infamous night that he stayed up super late cramming

absolutely determined to pass his exam with the highest marks possible

and then proceeded to sleep through all his alarms

you received a very tearful phone call that morning

‘can you wake me up at 6:30?’

‘junkyu its 5am that is 1 and a half hours of sleep’

‘yea??’

he lives and breaths energy drinks

cue his hands shaking to the point where both of you are like

‘maybe we should go to a doctor’  (≖_≖ )

your favourite thing to do together is nap

because he is always sleep deprived

he turns into a cuddly gremlin when you lie down together

you want to get up and use the bathroom

too bad

wait until he wants to let go

its okay though because he’s so cute

sometimes when you’re napping he unconsciously kisses your forehead and cuddles closer to you

and you have to say nothing so you don’t wake him but also die inside from love and affection

although he is clumsy

and somewhat disorganised

he’s your clumsy and disorganised, and you love him more than anything <333333

윤재혁 • yoon jaehyuk

the ‘whats the answer???’ boyfriend

you met jaehyuk in a class the two of you shared

you could tell he was an absent minded guy

he was often staring towards the front of the lecture hall

looking directly through the teacher

and taking in precisely zero information

but because you were sat next to him

and you liked to think you were a decent person

you would give him a tap on the shoulder every time you thought he was missing something important

this seemed quite mundane to you

just a girl helping out a fellow classmate  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

but the butterflies that birthed in his stomach every time you leant over to help him out

made him feel crazy

so he asked you out

after getting over the initial surprise of this gorgeous man wanting to be your boyfriend

you began to notice all these little habits about him

his confused squint when he’s trying to figure something out

the way he clenches his jaw in understanding

his fiddly hands when he’s losing his attention span

and your personal favourite;

the way he leans over to ask you questions about the class

‘hey what did you get for number 1 coz i got 35 but its not even a maths question?’

he’s also so unintentionally funny

‘babe i lost 17 pens can i borrow one?’

once you snorted in amusement so loudly the teacher said bless you

which made jaehyuk loose his shit laughing

and now whenever you laugh at his expense he says bless you

so you slap him (gently)

he pokes his tongue out 

you pretend to get offended

he laughs and kisses you softly

you forgive him immediately

his attention span in class has definitely improved with you helping him

even the professor has noticed

but

he maaaay or may not be pretending to zone out sometimes

just so you’ll tap him on the shoulder and look at him with your pretty eyes and ask him if he needs anything :’)

浜田朝光 • hamada asahi

the quiet sober; crazy drunk boyfriend

when you first met your boyfriend asahi

his quiet and calm temperament had caught your attention

you’d seen him in the library, head down, brown hair falling in his eyes

and you’d realised that you needed this man

he was beautiful

so you went and talked to him

his responses were

well

limited

‘hi’

‘yeah’

‘haha’

but little did you know his heart had swelled and his palms had become clammy at the sight of you

you and your face that he thought was maybe the most gorgeous he’d ever seen

so two months later you were dating

he’d told you he didn’t drink much

he didn’t care for it

but when you were invited to his best friend jaehyuks birthday party, he told you he’d probably indulge a little

“a little” he said

by the time you got into the uber to go to the party, his cheeks were flushed 

by the time you got there, he was smiling wonkily at you like an idiot

about half an hour later and you’d totally lost him

you weren’t worried, it was a safe environment

but you were curious

so out you went to look for him

and there he was on the roof

ON THE ROOF?!?!

his hangover the next morning was his punishment for doing stupid shit you’d told him

now every time you drink

you wait for an incident ™

sometimes he just gets super horny

‘can we leave plzzz babe ;))’

and sometimes he manages things you don’t understand

‘okey we needa go coz that guys wantz to fite me idk why’

but all times, he is hungover for three days and one of his professors thinks he has an alcohol problem 

‘i’m never drinking again’ :(

김도영 • kim doyoung

the hits on you like you’re not dating boyfriend

just like jihoon

doyoung has this innocent exterior, devilish interior 

kinda vibe

he also has absolutely no shame ever

and so has this habit of constantly putting you in awkward situations 

where people think he’s harassing you

but in reality he’s just being a dickhead

‘hey bby girl you wanna come back to my place tonight?’ ;)

before you had told your best friend that you and doyoung were dating

he had come over, slung an arm around your shoulders and gone

‘hey sexy’

you had turned bright red

and your friend had looked so confused you thought she might have an aneurism

doyoung lives in a share house just off campus with three roommates; jaehyuk, jeongwoo and junkyu

the first few times you’d come over, doyoung turned off the weirdness

opting for just following you around

like a lost puppy

but when he realised his roommates didn’t pay you guys any attention

suddenly he’s backing you into walls

grabbing you from behind in the kitchen

staring at your chest almost all the time

and just being a general menace to society 

you have a really lovely and not embarrassing at all memory 

of a beautiful spring day

5:30pm

you and two friends were walking out of class

giggling at everything under the sun

when a voice echoes through the air

a voice belonging to your beloved boyfriend who’s standing 20 feet away from you with a shit eating grin on his face

‘yo yn... is that a mirror in your pocket coz i can see myself in your pants!!!!’ ;)) 

your physics professor was standing right behind him 

you’ve never seen someone go from confident to embarrassed that quickly

but even though he is your personal humiliation creator

you still let him hit

what can you say, he’s dumb but he’s hot lmaooo

渡辺春虎 • watanabe haruto

the ‘i fcking hate this class’ boyfriend

you were the year above haruto

you in your third year of studies, him in his second

you had dreamt your whole life of becoming a marine biologist

dedicating countess hours to study and achieving perfect scores

it wasn’t a secret that you loved all of your classes

now

one evening you were asked by your professor to attend a lecture and maybe help out anyone in need

and that’s when you first saw him

you thought he was cute immediately, his platinum blonde hair framing his face nicely and his glasses sliding down his nose a little

but you weren’t one for pursuing attraction

so you spent the lecture walking around and giving tips to people that asked

until haruto raised his hand as you walked by

secretly happy, you sat down next to him and asked what he needed

it was basically love at first sight for both of you

you spent the rest of the lecture sitting with him

he found you so endearing 

and you thought he was hilarious

all was going so well

until he opened his mouth and went 

‘yeah i fucking hate this class lol’

you awkwardly smiled

‘this is my favourite class’

his grin dropped dramatically

‘ah- ah i’m sorry idk why i said that’

you weren’t offended in the slightest

but his flustered reaction made you giggle

you began dating only weeks later :)

haruto’s favourite thing was to annoy the shit out of you talking about how much he dislikes the classes you love

you could be sitting in the food court

having a loving conversation

and out of nowhere he goes

‘i’m so glad im not in that class rn’

you deadpan stare at him 

if he sees you studying for the class

‘damn i was gonna stay over but not anymore i guess fuck’

so dramatic i stg

despite wanting to punch him in the jaw sometimes

he makes you laugh more than you had in years

and so you can move past the difference in interests for him

박정우 • park jeongwoo

the second-hand embarrassment boyfriend

like

confidently raises his hand and says the total wrong answer

kinda guy

trips over and sprains his ankle in the food court

kinda guy

not that you’d have it any other way

but damn sometimes you have to restrain from cringing visibly

he’s like a walking sit-com

and you are the audience

your personal favourite pass-time is forcing him to listen to his own actions retold from your perspective

as you wheeze with laughter and he sits there like  (－_－) 

he secretly loves it though

if his misfortune is enough to make you happy

he thinks you might be slightly weird

but your happiness is all that matters to him

so he can deal with it

‘im glad me falling on my ass was this amusing to you thanks heaps babe’

one day you were sitting in a class you shared 

it was business and it was boring but it was both of your favourite class because you were in <3 love <3

and jeongwoo had a question

the professor was walking around the classroom so he was waiting

and as they walked over, jeongwoo opened his mouth

and you watched practically in slow motion as he said

‘hey mum i have a question’

your eyes widened

his eyes widened

the professors eyes widened 

doyoungs eyes widened

you held back on laughing until he’d gotten the answer he needed

and then you and doyoung let loose 

‘hey mum’

‘mummy i mean mummy i mean-’

‘excuse me professor birthgiver’

‘OKAY I GET IT SHUT THE FUCK UP PLEASE’

if he ever gets insecure about anything

you look him dead in the eyes and tell him that he may be an idiot, but he’s your idiot, and thats all that matters :)

소정환 • so junghwan

the spends all his money on you boyfriend

from the beginning

junghwan had been spoiling you silly 

buying you lunches

hearing you say you liked something and immediately purchasing it

you hadn’t thought anything of it at first

assuming it was just a friendly gesture

but the smirks from all your friends told you a different story

after the two of you began dating, his bank account began suffering

you had told him countless times

he didn’t need to be doing all this

but to him, it was his way of showing you he cared

‘you like this? i buy for u bby girl’

‘junghwan no-’

he also wasn’t afraid of showing people how much he spoiled you

read: ‘one time he walked into your class whilst the teacher was talking and everybody looked at him confused and he walked to you and gave you a block of chocolate and then walked straight back out but blew you a kiss just to make sure you were sufficiently embarrassed’

you adore him for it though

no matter how much he tries to humiliate you

you also aren’t allowed to try and pay him back

if he catches you tryna pay for something

or transferring money

its on sight

‘i am a grown man and i am insulted by this behaviour’

sometimes you run to the food court to buy both of you lunch before he gets there

so that he can’t lecture you on spending money

sometimes you think he’s a bit dumb though

you once broke a pencil you’d been using in your art class

and in response junghwan had bought you 83 more

‘why are there 7 parcels at my door rn’

‘damn that shits crazy i have no idea’

despite this

you know his only intention is to be there for you and help you out

so you always thank him with a huge hug 

and only one or two insults about him being a walking wallet

[dertaglichedan]

Apple's $500 Billion U.S. Investment to Include 20,000 New Hires and AI Server Facility in Houston; Texas to Deploy 30 Nuclear Reactors for Data Centers

Apple Inc. has announced a $500 billion investment plan in the U.S. over the next four years, aimed at boosting American manufacturing and innovation. This includes the construction of a new 250,000 square foot AI server manufacturing facility in Houston, scheduled to open in 2026, which will shift production from overseas to the U.S. Apple CEO Tim Cook stated, 'We are bullish on the future of American innovation, and we're proud to build on our long-standing U.S. investments with this $500 billion commitment to our country's future.'

The company plans to hire 20,000 new employees across the country, focusing on areas such as research and development, software development, silicon engineering, and AI. This move is part of Apple's broader strategy to double its U.S. Advanced Manufacturing Fund to $10 billion, supporting high-skilled manufacturing jobs.

In a related development, Texas is set to see a significant increase in energy demand due to the expansion of data centers. To meet this demand, which would require the equivalent of adding 30 nuclear plants' worth of electricity by 2030, Last Energy plans to deploy 30 nuclear reactors in Haskell County, Texas, to power the growing number of data centers in the state.

[schedulingsolutionsaps]

How to Choose the Best Production Scheduling Software?

In the heart of any thriving manufacturing business lies a well-oiled production schedule. It effectively aligns resource allocation, material flow, and timely deliveries, preventing your operation from descending into chaotic inefficiency. But managing these elements manually can be akin to conducting an operation blindfolded. This is where production scheduling software steps in, becoming your digital baton for optimised production.

Production scheduling software helps manufacturing businesses plan and schedule production activities. It helps with resource utilisation, managing raw materials, and avoiding bottlenecks.

But with a plethora of options on the market, choosing the right software can feel overwhelming. That’s why we have come up with the perfect tips and techniques to share:

The Power of Production Scheduling Software

First thing first, let’s find out what purpose does production scheduling software serves:

Optimise resource utilisation: Allocate your workforce, equipment, and materials efficiently, ensuring everyone plays their part in harmony.

Manage raw materials: Streamline procurement and inventory control, keeping production flowing without unnecessary stockpiling.

Avoid risks: Identify and resolve potential hiccups before they disrupt your rhythm, ensuring a smooth production flow.

Quick tips:

When choosing production scheduling software, there are a number of factors to consider, including:

Cost: The cost of production scheduling software can vary significantly. Some software is available for free, while others can cost thousands of dollars. It is important to compare the cost of different software options before making a decision.

Ease of use: The ease of use of production scheduling software is also an important factor to consider. Some software is more complex than others, and it can take time to learn how to use it effectively. It is important to choose software that is easy to use for your employees.

Features: The features of production scheduling software can vary significantly. Some software offers a wide range of features, while others offer only a basic set of features. It is important to choose software that has the features you need.

Support: The level of support offered by the software vendor is also an important factor to consider. Some vendors offer excellent support, while others offer little or no support. It is important to choose a vendor that offers the level of support you need.

Scalability: The scalability of production scheduling software is also an important factor to consider. Some software is designed to handle a small number of users, while others can handle a large number of users. It is important to choose software that can scale to meet your needs.

Business branding features: Some production scheduling software offers business branding features, such as the ability to add your company's logo and colours to the software. This can help to create a more professional appearance and to build brand awareness.

By considering these factors, you can choose the best production scheduling software for your business.

Production scheduling software can help businesses optimise their processes, increase throughput and efficiency, and lower overheads. It can also help with:

Inventory control: Production scheduling plans and schedules can help balance inventory, striking a balance between maintaining enough inventory and minimising costs and risks of excess inventory.

Capacity planning: Capacity planning is a crucial decision in production planning because it determines the number of capacities to install in the manufacturing process in order to fulfil customer demand.

A Glimpse into Production Scheduling Software Options 

Now, let's meet some of the key players in the production scheduling software world:

ClickUp: A versatile platform offering scheduling alongside other project management features.

Fishbowl: Designed for smaller manufacturers, offering affordability and ease of use.

MRPeasy: Caters to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses with focus on simplicity.

PlanningPME: A robust option for complex production environments, offering advanced features.

NetSuite: A comprehensive enterprise-level solution encompassing production scheduling and other business functions.

Plex System: Another enterprise-grade software catering to large-scale manufacturing operations.

Katana MRP: Cloud-based solution with a focus on user-friendliness and affordability.

NDS ERP Solutions: Offers customizable production scheduling within a broader ERP system.

Benefits Beyond Scheduling:

The positive impact of production scheduling software extends far beyond streamlined schedules. It can help you:

Optimise inventory control: Strike the perfect balance between maintaining enough stock and minimising storage costs.

Increase capacity planning: Make informed decisions about production capabilities to meet customer demand effectively.

Boost efficiency and throughput: Streamlined processes lead to increased output and overall productivity.

Lower overhead costs: Optimised resource allocation and inventory control translate to reduced expenses.

Conclusion:

Choosing the right production scheduling software is like selecting the perfect conductor for your manufacturing operations. With careful consideration and the insights provided here, you'll be well on your way to efficiency and success.

Remember to always conduct your research, compare your options, and soon you'll be moving your production to perfection!

Bonus Tips:

Here are some tips for creating a production schedule:

Stay flexible

Prioritise based on need

Optimise inventory management

Don't forget equipment maintenance

Effective production scheduling techniques:

Demand-driven scheduling

Advanced scheduling techniques

Optimising resource allocation

Minimising changeovers and setup times

Implementing real-time monitoring

Prioritising critical tasks

Considering production constraints

Implementing lean manufacturing principles