#Bug solving tools name

[mazeofyeni]

─── ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ 𝑡𝖺𝗅𝖾 ㅤ ofㅤ ㅤthe ⠀ 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁ㅤ ㅤ𝒻airies. ⠀⠀🧺 the winter and spring fairies group masterlist.

( BASICS. ?! )

names and nicknames.

BIRTH NAME. charanya sakuljaroensuk | ชัญญา สกุลเจริญสุข

NAME MEANING.

" moving water " “ cultural significance: " symbolizes adaptability and life’s flow "

birth information.

DATE OF BIRTH. 05 | 25 | 1997

ZODIAC SIGN. gemini

CHINESE ZODIAC SIGN. ox

PLACE OF BIRTH. chonburi , thailand

HOMETOWN. chonburi , thailand

RESIDENCY. seoul , south korea

ETHNICITY. thai

NATIONALITY. thai

LANGUAGE SPOKEN. thai ( 100% ) korean ( 100% ) english ( 84% )

gender and sexuality.

GENDER. female

PRONOUNS. she / her

SEXUAL ORIENTATION. lesbian

RELATIONSHIP STATUS. in a relationship

( PHYSICAL. ?! )

physical traits.

HAIR COLOR. dark brown

EYE COLOR. brown

HEIGHT. 167.1cm | ( 5’6” )

body modifications.

PIERCINGS. 2

TATTOOS. 1

claims.

FACE CLAIM. minnie ( i-dle )

VOCAL CLAIM. minnie ( i-dle )

DANCE CLAIM. minnie ( i-dle )

RAP CLAIM. ( none )

( PERSONAL INFORMATION. ?! )

MBTl. istp

( description - )

istp's are known for being practical, logical, and resourceful, often enjoying hands-on activities and working with tools and machines. they are also known as "the crafter," "the virtuoso," or "the tinkerer"

phobias.

( cynophobia ) - fear of dogs

LIKES. paint . reading

DISLIKES. coffee . bugs . math

STYLE.

( TRIVIA. ?! )

she’s trained the longest out of all the girls

before she wanted to become a idol she wanted to be a teacher.

she came out to the girls in 2022 after they debut and introduced them to her girlfriend a month later.

her girlfriend is a tattoo artist … the very same tattoo artist that all the girls got their tattoos from.

( BASICS. ?! )

names and nicknames.

BIRTH NAME. yang minseo | 양민서

ENGLISH NAME. ellie yang

NAME MEANING.

" generally signifies intelligence and serenity, or cleverness and calm. the meaning can vary slightly depending on the specific Hanja ( chinese characters) used to write each syllable. For example, "min" can mean "people, citizens," "quick," or "calm," while "Seo" can mean "slowly," "calmly," "series," or "sequence "

birth information.

DATE OF BIRTH. 10 | 04 | 2001

ZODIAC SIGN. libra

CHINESE ZODIAC SIGN. snake

PLACE OF BIRTH. daejeon , south korea

HOMETOWN. ulsan , south korea

RESIDENCY. seoul , south korea

ETHNICITY. korean

NATIONALITY. korean

LANGUAGE SPOKEN. korean ( 100% ) , english ( 85% ) , japanese ( 73% ) chinese ( 54% )

gender and sexuality.

GENDER. female

PRONOUNS. she / her

SEXUAL ORIENTATION. bisexual

RELATIONSHIP STATUS. unknown

( PHYSICAL. ?! )

physical traits.

HAIR COLOR. dark brown

EYE COLOR. dark brown

HEIGHT. 169cm | ( 5’6” )

body modifications.

PIERCINGS. 9

TATTOOS. 6

claims.

FACE CLAIM. chaeryeong ( itzy )

VOCAL CLAIM. chaeryeong ( itzy )

DANCE CLAIM. chaeryeong ( itzy )

RAP CLAIM. ( none )

( PERSONAL INFORMATION. ?! )

MBTl. INFJ

( description - )

introversion, intuition, feeling, and judging. INFJs are idealistic, principled, and driven to make a positive impact on the world. they are known for their strong empathy, deep thinking, and creative problem-solving abilities

phobias.

none

LIKES. nail art . knitting . pottery . fashion

DISLIKES. olives . sm entertainment . heights

STYLE.

( TRIVIA. ?! )

she was originally supposed to be the leader but she ended up letting yoonji do it because she felt like she could take care of the younger girls but not in a leadership role.

she was a trainee at fnc before she got to sm.

she’s definitely rumored to be in a relationship but she’s so private and secretive to everyone that no one knows… but there are a few candidates.

she helped write their debut album along with the other writers and producers.

©️MAZEOFYENI

[grimismywife]

After about a year, my base game save is finally done! My goal for it was to pretty up the world a bit/make it more interactable with twistedmexi's TOOL mod, and to make an overall fun gameplay experience!

Despite being base game, there are packs I highly recommend, being Seasons and Get Together. Seasons are not really necessary, there's only one seasons trait and career used, but most people have it anyway so. thought I'd mention. I do however, highly recommend Get Together. There's a ton of clubs, from classes, friend groups, dating pools and more.

There are no empty homes, but you can evict anyone you want. Go wild.

📌All three base game worlds refreshed!📌

most of the TOOL additions are in Willow Creek and Newcrest, as Oasis Springs is already perfect to me (ily oasis springs). There are no park lots in the world, instead you'll have to find them around! I wanted to encourage exploration as much as possible, I even found nice sceneries I didn't know existed while I was making it!

📌Hotels!📌

There is at least one hotel in each world, from shabby to glamourous! (Hot player tip™️: bring a gnome with you. Or just something that you can drag from your inventory to block a door. It basically locks the door! you're welcome)

📌University!📌

You may not have $50 to spare on a boring university experience. So why not have a taste in the base game? (Get Together is recommended to have more fleshed out classes, but not required) Complete with dorms, a Cafe, library and garden!

📌Retirement home!📌

Need a place to dump your elders until the 17th+ expansion pack, Get Old? Here is the perfect place to do it! (For Rent could be used on this lot if you prefer that playstyle) But just because everyone's over the age of 60, doesn't mean its short on drama!

📌Lore & Drama! 📌

Every household has its own storyline, for better or for worse. There's a ton of new households, as well as some old ones. the old ones have all been given makeovers, and some even have new lore!

📌Challanges!📌

In case you're not a story-based player, there's a few challenges in the world! Big day for rags to riches and 100 baby challenge fans.

📌Mysteries, for the player to solve!📌

There are several untold and unfinished storylines around the world. How many will end in a happy reunion?

📌And lastly, townies!📌

Every single townie has been given a makeover, So you won't get randomly generated sims clogging up your world! Or so I thought. It turns out, even if you give every randomly generated townie a makeover, the game will still generate more :( I think the only solution is to get a mod that controls how they spawn, I haven't tried any yet, so I can't give any recommendations.

And finally, the download! Enjoy homies

Just drag the file into your saves folder! Remember when downloading save files to back up your own. Make sure you don't have any save files with the same name! If you do this one might override it.

📌Additional notes:📌

📌Willow creek and Newcrest are pretty close in my mind. I'm going for a realistic playstyle, where distance between worlds is considered. (People is Oasis Springs probably don't know many from Newcrest, for example) But there is some overlap between these two worlds.

📌There are a few lots that you can use For Rent with.

📌The secret lots have also been made over!

📌If you don't have Cottage Living, delete the NPCs from that pack before playing. I kept them in, so the game didn't randomly generate anyone to fill the roles. (If you don't, you'll have them walking around naked)

📌You may get an error entering households, that you're missing content. This is likely just from traits from the mods I had in at the time (Although this was made with no mods in mind. So traits from lumpinou's mods may not line up with the storyline sims have been given)

📌I've had a bug where saving as a new file clears some relationships. Idk if that's just my game, but something to keep in mind.

📌eventually, more worlds will be done over! So far on the list is: Windenburg, San Myshuno, Tomarang, Brindleton Bay, Magnolia Promenade, Moonwood Mill, Del Sol Valley, Evergreen Harbor, San Myshuno, StrangerVille, Sulani, Forgotten Hollow, Henford-on-Bagley and Tartosa.

📌most sims have bonus traits from the rewards store! I feel like it fleshes them out a bit more. and I never play with bonus traits.

until next time!

~⭐~

[sextrenityofexobytes]

“The Circulation of Our Sins Never Ends”

Hello! Welcome to our blog, the home we made ourselves.

A while back, there were four humans. Two men, two women. Then came the bugs. The exobytes from a future where the worst had happened. A future where he won. They were forcibly mutated, turned into things they never wanted to be in a world that was unkind to those who were different.

Two supernaturals, created long before the exobytes came. One left to help those less fortunate with her intelligence, and the other left to follow a path of chaos and destruction with her magic.

ʚ I am the first, the one here long before the others. A long standing ally of the Amazons, I was the first to move when news of the invasion reached my home. The rumors refer to me as Αιματηρός Αγγελος, or the Bloody Angel, but those whom know me personally call me Derorena Sallili. ɞ

⚝ I was never meant to leave my home. But power is a funny thing, isn't it? It corrupts, and changes. I took my destiny and remolded it to my liking. Those who fear my power call me Cymodoce, but my little group knows me as Calliope Kanelakou. ⚝

➶ I never wanted this. But did any of us? Nature embraced me when the world shunned me, and it's my duty to help those hurt by the cruelness of this world. I am the vigilante known as Starlight, but those closest to me call me Inadh Eevnai. ➴

🕯 The fires gave me their warmth when I was left in the cold. Abandoned by one who turned me and promised me peace, I was left to fester, alone and burnt. I burn quick and fast, like the Shooting Star I am, but I wish for one to see me as Rue Killoran. 🕯

⚙ I was captured after a bug bite that changed the very meaning of my existence. Turned into a machine, yet still man at my core. He made me serve him, but they saved me. I am Rook, the cyborg, but you may call me Hiro Akio. ⚙

❅ He took me. Made me his puppet, his tool, the jester in his hand. I only wanted a home, and instead I was made into a villain. The world calls me Spades, but my name is Beau Rigg. ❅

OOC information:

This is the multimuse blog for my six DC Universe Online based OCs. The colors indicate who is talking, plus looking in the tags can solve quite a few mysteries if you need reminding of who uses which color.

Gore and graphic violence is allowed, but sexual stuff is not! You may recognize me from @queermentaldisaster, where you can find my other RP blogs as well.

If you send in an ask, please direct who you want to answer it, or you'll get everyone or it'll be a surprise who answers it! All ask games must be specified which muse it's directed at, unless you want all of them to answer it.

The links are to each of their information dockets, so that you can get an idea of what they look like.

The dividers are by @sisterlucifergraphics, so go check them out! /nf

[headmate-ideas]

[Brought to you by: Mods Venn and Vyvian!]

🔮 HEADMATE TEMPLATE 🪲

✦ Name(s): Torvius, Ariel, Ludo ✦ Pronouns: he/him, they/them, it/its, star/stars/starself, ey/em/eir/eirs/emself, vae/vaer/vaers/vaerself, ix/ixs/ixself, 🔮/🔮s/🔮self ✦ Species: mouse anthro ✦ Age: 31 ✦ Role(s): hobbyist, caretaker, spiritual headmate, therapist, chaosnaut, destressor, delight, naturalist ✦ Labels: agender, neutrois, genderflux, masculine, mealexical, toric, veldian, nebularomantic, alloace ✦ Xenos: magic, tea, space ✦ Likes: books, candles, memes ✦ Dislikes: people who think too rigidly ✦ Music taste: doom metal, darksynth, new wave ✦ Aesthetic(s): fantasy aesthetic, wizardcore, autumn aesthetic ✦ Objectum attraction(s): crystals, spiritual tools, buildings, teapots, orbs ✦ Kins: scarab beetles, unicorns, amethyst crystals ✦ Color palette: dark purple, dark blue, medium blue, gold ✦ Personality traits: whimsical, wise, cheerful ✦ Interests: high fantasy, entomology ✦ Hobbies: TTRPGs, journaling ✦ Preferences: subtle over obvious, fantasy over sci-fi ✦ Heart emoji: 💜, 💙, 💛 ✦ Emoji proxy: 🔮🪲 ✦ Details:

Torvius is an anthropomorphic mouse who practices witchcraft and calls himself a wizard, leaning into high fantasy aesthetics. They love fiber crafts and sewing their own wizard robes. He also loves nature and being outside, especially if he can see bugs outdoors.

✦ Role performance:

Torvius is wise and logical, helping the system solve problems and giving advice to both headmates and external people. However, he is also silly and whimsical and brings a healthy sense of chaos to the system's everyday life. He also engages with the system's fiber crafts interests to have fun and destress.

✦ Personality:

Torvius is a little cryptic but not off-putting, rather just being a little eccentric. He likes having fun and engaging with things that make the system happy. Learning and knowledge are very important to ix, as is self-improvement, and ix is always helping the system be the best version of themself that they can be.

✦ Identity:

Torvius is a mix of agender and gender neutral but presents as masculine and uses masculine terms. He is exclusively attracted to men (romantically but not sexually), although this is affected by any neurodivergency the system may have.

✦ Interests and hobbies:

Torvius is interested in the fantasy genre, especially media that depicts complex systems of magic. It likes books as well as tabletop roleplaying games. He also likes fiber crafts such as sewing, quilting, and embroidering. Particularly, it likes embroidering sigils and alchemical symbols onto things it owns and wears.

[These can be edited and changed as needed, and headmates will almost definitely not turn out EXACTLY as described.]

[torimae]

basics.

Full Name: Victoria Mae Henry Nickname: Tori, Tori Mae, Vic Pronouns: she/her Gender: cis woman Romantic attraction: Bisexual Age / DOB: 31, August 20, 1993 Sign: Leo (Leo Sun, Libra Moon, Aquarius Rising) Hometown: Bleeding Hearts Springs Time in Bleeding Hearts Springs: her whole life Occupation: Mechanic at Honest Auto Shop

physical appearance.

Face Claim: Alexandra Shipp Hair: shoulder-length, brown with strands of golden honey. curly with bangs. usually pulled back, especially when she's working, strands falling to frame her face. Eyes: brown Height: 5’ 6" Accent: southern and smooth like tupelo honey drizzling over homemade biscuits. Tattoos & piercings: several tattoos: lotus flower on her breastbone, the small outline of a wrench with "vic" on the handle in her father's handwriting on her outer left wrist, a bleeding heart flower on her upper right ribs. pierced ears & a nose ring.

family: 

Parents: Harold & Lori Anne Henry Pet: Murphy, her tan and white six year old pit/boxer mix. he's the most calm and sweetest boy you'll ever meet. she occasionally brings him to the shop.

personality:

Positive traits: inquisitive, honest, humble, determined, kind Negative traits: stubborn, cynical, closed-off emotionally, passive, non-committal Likes: old cars, tinkering with machines, vintage tools, rock and southern soul music, fishing, spending time with her father, gardening and baking with her mama, cooking, tight jeans, swimming, dogs, drunk cigs Dislikes: new cars, not being able to solve a problem, men who think they can fix a car better than she can, snow, bug bites, motorcycles

fun things:

Hobbies: tinkering with cars, searching for vintage tools, fishing at Swan Lake with her pops, baking with her mama, watching old movies, swimming, yapping with a friend at The Velvet Stag Favorite animal: her dog, murphy Favorite color: maroon Favorite food: Lori Anne's homemade lemon pound cake, Misty Apple's homemade apple pie Favorite weather: a cool, clear early summer night. Favorite flower: sunflowers

bio highlights: (tw: motorcycle accident (not graphic!), loss of a loved one, parental medical emergency)

born & raised in Bleeding Hearts Springs, Tori has never really left. her family took a few vacations when she was younger. her parents would pack up the car and they'd meet her aunt and uncle at their beach house on the South Carolina coast. when she was in high school her aunt and uncle divorced and her aunt moved to BHS to live with them so the beach trips stopped. Tori's always been a little jealous her uncle got the house, and they don't talk to him anymore.

her father, Harold, or Howie, owns Honest Auto Shop and it was owned by his father before. Tori's grandpop passed when she was younger and she swore to him she'd help her pop keep the shop runnin'. it started as a part time or every now and then gig, but her father suffered a heart attack five years ago. he's better and back on his feet but Tori has since taken on more responsibility, working full time at Honest Auto Shop now. Tori has found solace in the routine and a deep sense of pride in the business but her father worries about her eventually carrying the weight of the business on her own.

she's a bit of a wiz when it comes to cars, though she's still got a lot to learn. she's the friend that'll scold you if you go too long without an oil change.

in school Tori kept to herself. she played volleyball for a few years and would go to the events in town with her mama, who would enter a cake in any bake-off or event she could. but she spent a lot of time at Honest Auto, learning all she could about fixin' things.

her junior year she met someone she thought might be the love of her life, she just didn't realize it at first. Ronnie Mills whipped into town like a tornado and Tori felt a fire inside she'd never felt. she'd kissed a few boys in school but Ronnie was her gay awakening. they never kissed, though they had held hands once while watching a movie at The Majestic and knocked knees under the table at Granny's a time or two. Ronnie was her best friend, at least. they had big plans to get out Bleeding Hearts Springs after graduation. maybe they'd travel and find a college to go to together. maybe they'd open an auto shop. the world was their oyster. until it wasn't.

Ronnie's dad fixed and rode motorcycles and Ronnie aspired to do the same. Tori was too scared to try but promised Ronnie when she got her own bike after graduation she'd ride with her. that day never came. a month before senior prom, Tori had mustered up the courage to ask Ronnie to be her date. Ronnie and her dad had gone over the mountain to a nearby town to look at bike Ronnie had been eyeing and Tori was going to ask when they got home. they never made it home. accordin' to the coroner Ronnie's dad took a curve too sharp after dark. Tori was too devastated to even go to the funeral. instead, she stood outside the church after everyone had gone inside, her mom promising to go in her place. Ronnie is still a constant presence in her life, like a ghost she can't say goodbye to. sometimes she journals as if she's writing to her. she ain't sure it's healthy, but it helps her somehow.

she's had casual flings since but nothin' that's made her heart soar. she's not entirely convinced she'll ever feel that fire again. to be quite honest, she's not sure she deserves the happiness.

when she's not working at the shop she's fishing with her pop at the lake or hanging at The Velvet Stag.

she lives in a little house next door to her parents, across from Honest Auto.

she never went to college. she's not sure she ever will. she knows enough about cars to get her by and that suits her just fine.

[nocturne-of-illusions]

Maybe I’m just stupid but I downloaded Python, I downloaded the whole tumblr backup thing & extracted the files but when I opened the folder it wasn’t a system it was just a lot of other folders with like reblog on it? I tried to follow the instructions on the site but wtf does “pip-tumblr-download” mean? And then I gotta make a tumblr “app”? Sorry for bugging you w this

no worries! i've hit the same exact learning curve for this tool LMAO, so while my explanations may be more based on my own understanding of how function A leads to action B rather than real knowledge of how these things Work, I'll help where i can!

as far as i understand, pip is simply a way to install scripts through python rather than through manually downloading and installing something. it's done through the command line, so when it says "pip install tumblr-backup", that means to copy-paste that command into a command line window, press enter, and watch as python installs it directly from github. you shouldn't need to keep the file you downloaded; that's for manual installs.

HOWEVER! if you want to do things like saving audio/video, exif tagging, saving notes, filtering, or all of the above, you can look in the section about "optional dependencies" on the github. it lists the different pip install commands you can use for each of those, or an option to install all of them at once!

by doing it using pip, you don't have to manually tell the command line "hey, go to this folder where this script is. now run this script using these options. some of these require another script, and those are located in this other place." instead, it just goes "oh you're asking for the tumblr-backup script? i know where that is! i'll run it for you using the options you've requested! oh you're asking for this option that requires a separate script? i know where that is too!"

as for the app and oauth key, you can follow this tutorial in a doc posted on this post a while back! the actual contents of the application don't matter much; you just need the oauth consumer key provided once you've finished filling out the app information. you'll then go back to your command line and copy-paste in "tumblr-backup --set-api-key API_KEY" where API_KEY is that oauth key you got from the app page.

then you're ready to start backing up! your command line will be "tumblr-backup [options] blog-name", where blog-name is the name of the blog like it says on the tin, and the [options] are the ones listed on the github.

for example, the command i use for this blog is "tumblr-backup -i --tag-index --save-video --save-audio --skip-dns-check --no-reblog nocturne-of-illusions"... "-i" is incremental backups, the whole "i have 100 new posts, just add those to the old backup" function. "--tag-index" creates an index page with all of your tags, for easy sorting! "--save-video", "--save-audio", and "--no-reblog" are what they say they are.

⚠️ (possibly) important! there are two current main issues w backups, but the one that affected me (and therefore i know how to get around) is a dns issue. for any of multiple reasons, your backup might suddenly stall. it might not give a reason, or it might say your internet disconnected. if this happens, try adding "--skip-dns-check" to your options; if the dns check is your issue, this should theoretically solve it.

if you DO have an issue with a first backup, whether it's an error or it stalls, try closing the command window, reopening it, copy-pasting your backup command, and adding "--continue" to your list of options. it'll pick up where it left off. if it gives you any messages, follow the instructions; "--continue" doesn't work well with some commands, like "-i", so you'll want to just remove the offending option until that first backup is done. then you can remove "--continue" and add the other one back on!

there are many cool options to choose from (that i'm gonna go back through now that i have a better idea of what i'm doing ksjdkfjn), so be sure to go through to see if any of them seem useful to you!

[samueldays]

Ritual magic in fantasy: a small rant

It's fine when writers use the standard trappings of a genre without detailing the underpinnings of the worldbuilding - we can take it for granted, we don't need it explained again every time, not everything needs a new plot twist. Tropes are tools; wizards are part of the grammar of fantasy and don't need their definition explained at the start of every book.

It's fine when writers skip the underpinnings entirely, and treat the wizards as convenient plot devices for the hero to go do something or be somewhere. Some munchkins will say "but then why couldn't the wizard solve the entire plot?" and I say to them "if what you want to read is a list of wizardly constraints, put down the novel and go play D&D". ;^)

But it bugs me when writers seemingly forget that the underpinnings ever existed and act confused as to how the trappings work with no underpinnings. This strikes me as both lazy and ignorant. It's the mark of a writer who is cribbing standard fantasy tropes and hasn't taken the time or effort to understand why those tropes were like that in the first place, and also is poorly read, not having seen the original explanation (nor any of its variations), only the superficial tropes among other people cribbing those same tropes in a game of telephone and losing the underpinnings along the way.

Today I want to talk about ritual magic and the mages doing it. Rituals are for someone; freestanding rituals make no sense!

I've written before on how one of the features that helps fictional magic be "magical" as opposed to Spicy Engineering (e.g. Fireball is Spicy Grenade) is if it involves a thinking entity other than the mage: intercessory magic is less prone to being operationalized into just another craft. Sometimes this is a powerful patron, sometimes it's a specialized sidekick.

To use a less fancy word, magic is often social - it involves a deal, explicit or implicit, between the mage and some goblin, ghost, or other gribbly. (The faeries in Dresden Files take their payment in pizza.)

If you pick up some old medieval grimoire like the Key of Solomon, it is deeply social. Its ritual magic is in some ways like a court order: things have to be done properly, forms filled out, visit during the correct opening hours, appeal to the right judge (God) for a sign-off, then speak with the authority of the judge and the legal system backing you for some specific purpose. Rituals are powerful but inflexible, for comprehensible internal reasons.

Fast forward 500 years to Jack Vance's Dying Earth series (you probably know this as the origin of "Vancian" magic in D&D) and you see more social magic. In the distant future, wizards are living in the ruins of dozens of civilizations that rose and fell, leaving behind relics and creatures. One facet of their magic involves calling on "sandestins", powerful genie-like creatures hinted to have been bound or created by a previous civilization, and the sandestins have to be commanded and persuaded and contracted and threatened with the Great Name, in a word, they have to be wrangled. Libraries of Wizard Lore are not just lists of spells, they're also bestiaries of sandestins, advice on how to wrangle them, collections of rumors by travelers to find other sandestins, etc.

When Gandalf is at the Gates of Moria, pondering the riddle "Speak, friend, and enter", this is also a kind of social ritual. Password-access systems are not found spontaneously generated in nature. The gate itself is not intelligent, but it's the result of an intelligent mind engaged in deliberate design to control access. Gandalf has to jump through hoops to make the gate open, and figure out that the clue to the password is hiding in plain sight.

Social rituals make sense. Rituals for formal polite interaction with another creature (or its proxy) are one of the many reasons the classic fantasy genre looks the way it does.

But skip ahead a couple generation of writers cribbing, pastiching, and repeating tropes they don't understand...

These days I'm seeing an increasing number of works where rituals are treated as a sort of brute fact about the universe, with nobody on the other end. For example, there's a song that heals people when sung word-perfect. It does nothing until it's finished, it does nothing if you get a single word wrong. Why?

A social ritual of this form can be explained with "the genie is picky". There's a genie or some other intelligent creature, acting as a middleman to hear the magical song and cause healing. A brute-fact ritual has to treat the universe as having countless special cases and carve-outs in the laws of physics where certain actions cause unusual effects. Somewhere in the nature of reality is a reaction to a song - in a specific language, of a specific era - which results in "healing", a simple concept for an intelligent mind, but an otherwise complicated concept both fantastically specific and carefully customized to do the right thing for humans.

Brute-fact rituals make for a frankly nonsensical setting. Some writers notice the nonsensical setting, but since they're ignorant of the social origins of the ritual, they think this is a problem with rituals and complain that ritual magic makes no sense.

Worse, how are rituals discovered/created in the first place?

Social rituals: by talking to the genie or fairy or other critter that the ritual is to communicate with.

Brute fact rituals: well, uh,

Harry Potter and the Natural 20 plays with this trope in book 3 chapter 9, doing a little lampshade-hanging:

Chant a little Old Aramaic, burn a little sandalwood, sprinkle a powder made from the canine teeth of a child murdered by his brother over a bowl containing stone from a fallen star under the light of a crescent moon and, in three days, it will rain vinegar. And nobody knows why. That terrified Lucius. Who out there was watching, waiting, to see that someone performed the ritual and had the power to follow up with the effects? More troublingly, why would they do it? What possible gain could this shadowy entity get from powdered teeth and space rocks? Or maybe there was no entity, and it was a fundamental property of the universe that vinegar would rain in the middle of the lunar month because somebody said the right words in a dead language? Lucius wasn't sure which was worse. All of this brought up the uncomfortable question of who it was who first figured that out. It can't have been coincidence, or even experimentation. (...) Rituals, it appeared, wanted to be discovered—and, more troubling, wanted to be shared.

Lucius Malfoy is a bit preoccupied with Voldemort, so he's excused for not being sure which is worse. But from my OOC perspective, "fundamental property of the universe" would be worse writing. Shadowy entities with mysterious motives are a staple of fantasy fiction, and practically required in some sense to be the sharer-of-rituals making rituals be discovered by human wizards.

[engineeringwork]

Maximizing Efficiency with Pareto Analysis

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In the fast-paced world of business and problem-solving, prioritizing actions can make the difference between success and failure. Enter Pareto Analysis, a powerful tool rooted in the 80/20 rule, which helps identify the most significant factors affecting outcomes. This principle, named after the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, asserts that 80% of effects often come from 20% of causes. Here’s why and how Pareto Analysis can transform your approach to tackling challenges.

The Power of the 80/20 Rule

The 80/20 rule is both simple and profound. It suggests that a small number of causes (20%) are responsible for the majority of effects (80%). In business, this might mean that 80% of your revenue comes from 20% of your customers, or 80% of your problems stem from 20% of the underlying causes. Recognizing this disproportionate distribution allows you to focus your efforts on the areas that will yield the most significant improvements.

Implementing Pareto Analysis

Identify Key Issues: Begin by listing all the problems or causes related to the situation at hand. This could be defects in a product, customer complaints, or sources of inefficiency.

Quantify the Impact: Measure the frequency or severity of each issue. This data-driven approach ensures your analysis is based on facts, not assumptions.

Rank and Prioritize: Arrange the issues from most significant to least significant. This ranking helps in visualizing which problems are the most critical.

Create a Pareto Chart: Construct a bar graph with causes on the x-axis and their impact on the y-axis. Add a cumulative percentage line to see how quickly the issues add up to 80% of the problem.

Benefits of Pareto Analysis

Focus on What Matters: By zeroing in on the most impactful issues, you can allocate resources more effectively and achieve quicker results.

Data-Driven Decisions: Pareto Analysis removes guesswork, allowing decisions to be based on solid data.

Improved Efficiency: Addressing the key causes first leads to significant improvements with less effort.

Real-World Example

Consider a software company facing numerous customer complaints. A Pareto Analysis might reveal that 80% of complaints come from 20% of the software bugs. By prioritizing fixes for these critical bugs, the company can significantly enhance user satisfaction and reduce the volume of complaints.

Conclusion

Pareto Analysis is a game-changer for anyone looking to optimize processes and solve problems efficiently. By focusing on the vital few causes that have the greatest impact, you can make meaningful progress without being overwhelmed by the many lesser issues. Embrace the 80/20 rule and watch your efficiency and effectiveness soar.

Maximize your impact with Pareto Analysis, and turn your biggest challenges into your most significant victories.

📊✨ #ParetoAnalysis #8020Rule #Efficiency #ProblemSolving #DataDriven #BusinessStrategy #Optimize

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How can you be more productive while coding?

Here are five steps to help beginners become more productive in writing code:

1. Plan Before You Code

Define the Problem: Clearly understand what needs to be done.

Break It Down: Split the task into smaller, manageable parts.

Outline a Solution: Sketch out how you’ll solve each part.

Example: Write a list of steps in plain language before starting to code.

2. Write Clean and Readable Code

Use Meaningful Names: Variables and functions should have descriptive names.

Follow Conventions: Stick to coding standards and style guides.

Keep It Simple: Avoid complex solutions when a simpler one will do.

Example: Instead of x, use userAge if it stores a user's age.

3. Utilize Version Control

Learn Git: Basic commands like commit, push, and pull are essential.

Commit Often: Save your progress regularly with meaningful messages.

Branching: Use branches to manage different features or bug fixes.

Example: Create a new branch for a feature, work on it, then merge it back.

4. Leverage Debugging Tools

Use Print Statements: Start simple with print for quick checks.

Learn Debugger: Tools like those in IDEs (e.g., VSCode, PyCharm) can help step through code.

Check Error Messages: Read and understand them; they often tell you what’s wrong.

Example: Use breakpoints to pause execution and inspect variables.

5. Practice Regularly

Solve Problems: Use platforms like LeetCode, HackerRank, or Codewars.

Build Projects: Create small projects to apply what you’ve learned.

Read Code: Look at other people’s code on GitHub to learn different approaches.

Example: Set a goal to solve one coding problem daily.

[trendsnova]

You Don’t Need to Heal Everything. You Just Need to Acknowledge It.

When Nothing Works, Something Still Helps When my cousin didn’t clear NEET after four long years of relentless studying, she disappeared. No calls, no texts. Not even a read receipt. We’re not just cousins — we’re more like siblings. And when you love someone that much, silence is louder than any scream.

A week later, she finally responded — not with words, but with a photo of yellow roses in a plain glass vase. That’s it. No caption. No emojis. Just flowers.

I called again. This time, she answered.

“I didn’t get it,” she said, her voice barely a whisper. “But I needed something bright in the room. Something that didn’t need to be solved… just something I could sit with.”

And that’s when it hit me: not everything in life is meant to be fixed. Some things — the deepest, rawest wounds — aren’t waiting for solutions. They’re waiting to be faced.

The Obsession With Fixing Ourselves We live in a culture obsessed with optimization.

Anxiety? Meditate twice a day, download five mindfulness apps, buy a planner, and do breathwork. Heartbreak? Try attachment theory, 10 journal prompts, and a relationship podcast. Burnout? Hire a coach, go on a retreat, change your morning routine, and drink mushroom coffee.

It’s not that these tools are bad. It’s that they sell us the illusion that healing is mechanical — like it’s a math equation waiting to be solved. We treat our pain like a coding bug: identify it, debug it, update the software, done.

But we’re not software. We’re human. And humans don’t always need a solution — sometimes, we just need space.

Some Things Can’t Be Fixed — But They Can Be Faced There are moments in life that break you — not because you did something wrong, but because life is inherently unfair, unpredictable, and heavy. Trying to fix it in those moments only deepens the shame.

What if, instead of rushing to fix what’s broken, we allowed ourselves to face it — to witness our disappointment, our fear, our grief, without trying to outsmart it?

Facing your pain doesn’t mean wallowing in it. It means giving it a name. Sitting with it. Breathing with it. Letting it exist without immediately putting it on a to-do list.

The Power of Sitting With It My cousin didn’t need advice. She didn’t need another lecture about perseverance or “everything happens for a reason.” She needed a reason to keep the lights on — and for her, that was a vase of yellow roses.

Beauty can do what words cannot. A single act of stillness can carry you farther than a hundred self-help checklists.

When you stop trying to “get over” something, you start to understand it. You make peace with the mess. You say to your pain, “You can stay here awhile, I’m not afraid of you anymore.”

Real Growth Isn’t Fast — It’s Honest There’s a difference between healing and hiding.

Healing is slow. Sometimes silent. And it’s almost never glamorous. Hiding looks like productivity. Fix-it mode. Hustle. Growth hacking your mental health.

But real growth starts when you’re honest with yourself — when you admit, “I don’t have this figured out, and maybe I won’t for a while.”

That honesty is the seed of transformation.

You’re Allowed to Pause You don’t have to jump into a new goal. You don’t have to “bounce back.” You’re allowed to stop. To feel. To grieve. To not know the answer. To be human.

Sometimes the most radical act of self-love is to simply sit with yourself in silence and say: “I see you. I’m here. We’ll figure it out… but not today.”

And that’s okay.

Final Thought: Some Days, Yellow Roses Are Enough You don’t need to be okay all the time. You don’t need a 30-day plan or a 7-step formula. Some days, all you need is something beautiful, something still, something that reminds you that not everything is falling apart — even if you are.

Let yourself feel what’s real. Stop trying to fix the pain away.

You don’t need to fix it. You just need to face it.

And when you do, even rock bottom becomes a place to rebuild.

[jamecalice]

Future of Software Testing

Software Testing is the process of evaluating and verifying that a software application or system does what it is intended to do. The main goal is to identify bugs, errors, or gaps in the software so they can be fixed before it reaches end-users. Best��Software Testing Course A Key to the Variety of Tech Careers Software testing really creates great transferable skills for various tech roles less restrictive than QA. Able to think critically and knowledgeable in the SDLC and tools used, testers can embark on wide-ranging careers in DevOps, Business Analysis, Project Management, and so on. 

✅ Top Transferable Skills:

Problem-solving and analytical thinking

Agile/Scrum & SDLC knowledge

Tool experience (Selenium, JIRA, Postman)

Attention to detail

Strong communication and collaboration

Industry-specific domain knowledge

Phone: 9511803947 

Email: contact@codingbit.com

Website Name: software-testing.codingbit.com

#SoftwareTesting  #QACareer  #TestingLife  #QualityA

[jurysoft]

Android App Development Services in Bangalore – Powering Innovation with Jurysoft 

In a mobile-driven economy, having a high-performing Android app isn’t just a competitive advantage—it’s the foundation of your digital growth. With billions of Android users worldwide and a growing demand for mobile-first services, businesses need more than just apps—they need smart, scalable, and secure Android solutions built by trusted experts. 

Jurysoft, a premier Android app development company in Bangalore, delivers exactly that. 

From startups to enterprises, we empower organizations to bring their Android app ideas to life with innovative design, cutting-edge technology, and business-centric strategies. 

Why Bangalore Chooses Jurysoft for Android App Development 

Bangalore is home to India’s most dynamic and tech-forward businesses. Amid this innovation-rich environment, Jurysoft has emerged as a trusted name for building future-ready Android apps that solve real-world problems and scale with business growth. 

Here's why companies partner with us: 

Local Expertise with Global Delivery Standards 

Agile Development, Faster Time-to-Market 

Customer-Centric and Result-Oriented Approach 

Deep Android OS & Architecture Understanding 

Focus on Performance, Security, and UX 

We understand what Bangalore-based businesses need—and we deliver world-class results, every time. 

Android Development That Drives Business Value 

At Jurysoft, Android development isn’t just about writing code. It’s about building intelligent digital products that align with your business goals and deliver measurable outcomes. 

Whether you're launching a product, optimizing operations, or entering a new market, our Android solutions are built for: 

🎯 High User Engagement 

⚡ Speed and Reliability 

🔒 End-to-End Security 

📊 Data-Driven Decisions 

We help you make a bigger impact with every tap. 

Our Android App Development Services 

1. End-to-End Custom Android App Development 

From wireframes to deployment, we offer complete Android development under one roof. No templates—only tailored solutions built from scratch to fit your unique requirements. 

2. Android UI/UX Design 

We craft smooth, responsive, and intuitive interfaces that keep users coming back. Our designs blend creativity with functionality. 

3. Native Android Development (Java/Kotlin) 

Our team builds robust, high-performance apps using modern tools and SDKs. We write clean, scalable code optimized for Android platforms. 

4. Cross-Platform Development (Flutter & React Native) 

Want to target both Android and iOS? We use cross-platform technologies that minimize development time and cost without compromising user experience. 

5. API & Backend Integration 

We build powerful backend systems and integrate APIs to enable seamless features like real-time updates, payment gateways, geolocation, and more. 

6. App Testing and QA 

Every app we build goes through extensive quality assurance. We simulate real-world usage to eliminate bugs before your users ever see them. 

7. Play Store Launch & Optimization 

From app store submission to ASO (App Store Optimization), we manage everything needed to ensure your app gets visibility and downloads. 

8. Post-Launch Support 

Technology evolves fast. We offer continuous maintenance, feature updates, and system optimization to keep your app ahead of the curve. 

Who We Build For 

Jurysoft works with forward-thinking businesses across sectors: 

Startups – MVPs, lean launches, and rapid scaling 

Healthcare – Patient apps, teleconsultation, wellness tracking 

E-commerce & Retail – Mobile shopping, inventory systems, loyalty apps 

EdTech – Learning management systems and student apps 

Logistics – Real-time tracking, route optimization, driver apps 

Enterprises – Workflow automation, CRM, HRMS apps 

Our mission is to turn your industry-specific needs into user-loved Android applications. 

Agile Process, Transparent Delivery 

We follow a proven, iterative methodology to deliver results faster and with greater accuracy: 

Discovery & Planning – We analyze your vision, audience, and market. 

Design & Prototype – Wireframes and clickable prototypes bring your idea to life. 

Development – Agile sprints ensure speed and flexibility. 

Testing – Performance, compatibility, and security checks. 

Launch – We publish your app and monitor the go-live process. 

Support & Optimization – Continuous improvement based on real-world feedback. 

Why Clients Trust Jurysoft 

Every app we build reflects our commitment to quality, security, and innovation. Our clients appreciate: 

Proven Results – From idea to revenue-generating app 

Skilled Android Developers – Handpicked for technical and domain expertise 

Direct Communication – Work with dedicated teams, not ticketing systems 

Tech Stack Versatility – We use Android SDK, Jetpack, Firebase, Room, Retrofit, and more 

100% In-House Bangalore Team – No outsourcing, no surprises 

We're not just developers. We're growth partners. 

Ready to Build a High-Impact Android App? 

If you’re looking for Android app development services in Bangalore, Jurysoft is here to make it happen. Whether it's your first app or your fifth, we bring technical excellence and business insight to help you succeed. 

👉 Start your journey today:  Visit our Android & mobile app development page to schedule a free consultation. 

Let’s build something game-changing. 

🧾 FAQ – Android App Development with Jurysoft 

How much does Android app development cost?  Pricing varies depending on complexity, features, and timeline. We offer custom quotes after a discovery session. 

Do you sign NDAs?  Absolutely. Your ideas and data are protected from day one. 

How long will my Android app take to build?  Anywhere from 6 to 20 weeks, depending on scope and features. We provide a clear roadmap upfront. 

Can you take over an existing Android project?  Yes. We offer code audits, re-engineering, and feature upgrades for existing Android apps. 

Final Words 

The mobile app you build today can become your biggest digital asset tomorrow. Make sure you build it with the right team. 

At Jurysoft, we combine Bangalore’s tech brilliance with a passion for solving real-world problems through Android development. We're here to help you dream bigger, build faster, and grow smarter. 

📞 Let’s turn your Android idea into reality.  👉 Explore Android Development Services by Jurysoft 

[brocoffeeengineer]

What No One Tells You About Your First Animation Internship

Landing your first internship or job in animation is a milestone worth celebrating—but it also opens the door to a learning curve filled with both excitement and challenges. Whether you’ve been studying 2D animation, 3D modeling, or visual effects, the transition from student to studio can be a bit overwhelming at first. What do studios really expect? What does a day at work look like? And most importantly, how do you grow from this experience without burning out?

If you’re on the verge of starting your first animation role, this guide walks you through what to expect, what to embrace, and what to avoid—backed by industry insights and the latest shifts happening in the animation world in 2025.

The First-Day Reality Check

Don’t expect to start animating high-profile scenes or designing hero characters on your first day. Most internships or entry-level jobs begin with basic, repetitive tasks—think file organization, clean-up animation, or assisting in asset libraries. It’s less glamorous than you imagined, but it’s a crucial part of the production pipeline.

Why? Because studios want to see if you can follow instructions, maintain quality, work collaboratively, and understand the tools before moving on to complex work. This is the moment where your technical discipline, rather than raw creativity, will be tested.

You’re Not Just an Artist—You’re Part of a Pipeline

One of the biggest surprises for beginners is realizing that animation isn’t a solo act—it’s a team sport. Every project moves through a pipeline: concept, storyboard, layout, animation, lighting, compositing, and post-production. You’ll interact with riggers, texture artists, compositors, sound designers, and even producers.

You’ll need to communicate clearly, manage files properly, follow naming conventions, and deliver on tight deadlines. Mastering collaboration is as valuable as animating itself.

Constructive Criticism Is Constant—And That’s a Good Thing

If you’re used to working on personal projects, brace yourself: professional animation involves constant review and critique. Supervisors and senior animators will go frame by frame through your work and point out everything from spacing issues to unclear silhouettes.

Don’t take it personally—this feedback isn’t to tear you down but to help you grow fast. Animators in top studios swear by the "notes culture" as the only way to improve. One former Disney animator even joked in a podcast that receiving daily feedback is like “going to the gym for your animation muscles.”

Expect to Learn More in 3 Months Than in 3 Years of School

Even if you’ve taken the best Animation course in Chennai, nothing prepares you for the studio pace like actual experience. Software shortcuts, real-world workflows, client expectations, and version control systems like ShotGrid or ftrack are things you rarely learn deeply in classrooms.

Internships expose you to real-time problem-solving, like adjusting your scene to match another animator’s style or fixing bugs before a render deadline. You learn how to think like a professional, not just like a student.

Deadlines, Crunch, and Pacing Yourself

While many studios are now working toward healthier work cultures, animation deadlines can still get intense—especially in post-production houses and ad agencies. Sometimes, you'll need to pull long hours, especially before client deliveries.

The key is pacing yourself. Don’t wait until the last minute to animate your shot. Always leave buffer time for revisions. Burnout is real, and in your first job, it’s tempting to say “yes” to everything. Learn to ask for help when you’re overloaded.

Building Professional Relationships

Animation is a close-knit industry. Your peers today might be your future employers, collaborators, or co-founders. Don’t isolate yourself—get to know your team, ask questions, join creative meetings even if you’re just observing. These small interactions build trust and show initiative.

Keep in mind, professionalism isn’t just about meeting deadlines. It’s about how well you handle pressure, receive feedback, support others, and contribute to the team’s morale.

Keep Learning On the Side

The best junior animators are those who keep refining their craft outside of work. Whether it’s attending webinars, participating in monthly animation challenges, or watching behind-the-scenes breakdowns from top studios, staying inspired is essential.

In 2025, learning resources are more accessible than ever. Platforms like AnimSquad, The Animation Collaborative, and CG Spectrum offer advanced workshops taught by working professionals. Staying current with new plugins, rendering techniques, and animation styles will give you an edge, especially when applying for your next role.

Industry Buzz: What’s New in 2025?

The animation industry is evolving quickly, and staying aware of new developments can help you better position yourself:

Netflix and Unity Collaboration: In early 2025, Netflix partnered with Unity to create interactive animated content using real-time rendering. This has pushed studios to hire animators familiar with Unity workflows.

AI-Enhanced Animation Tools: Studios like Framestore and DreamWorks have started integrating AI-assisted tools for inbetweening and lip-sync automation. However, these tools aren’t replacing animators—they’re accelerating production while keeping human creativity at the core.

Remote Internships Are the New Normal: Many studios, especially post-COVID, continue to offer remote internships. This makes internships more accessible, but it also requires better self-discipline, time management, and communication skills.

Focus on Inclusive Storytelling: There’s a conscious effort across global studios to tell more diverse and culturally rooted stories. Interns are now part of ideation processes, especially if they bring unique perspectives.

Mistakes You’ll Probably Make (And That’s Okay)

Let’s be honest—your first job will be full of hiccups. Maybe you’ll forget to save your work in the right folder. Maybe you’ll miss a review deadline. Maybe your animation will be completely off-model. It happens.

What matters is how you handle it. Own your mistakes, learn quickly, and never repeat them. Senior animators don’t expect perfection from beginners—but they do expect curiosity, accountability, and effort.

Conclusion: It’s Just the Beginning

Your first animation job isn’t about creating masterpieces—it’s about becoming a professional. It’s where you discover what part of the animation pipeline excites you most, whether it’s character animation, layout, rigging, or compositing. It’s where you learn how to think visually, communicate effectively, and adapt to studio life.

With animation gaining momentum across industries—from entertainment to education to AR/VR—cities across India are stepping up to meet this demand. The ecosystem is especially buzzing with training programs, internships, and studio collaborations tailored for aspiring artists. For instance, a 2D visualization course in Chennai can provide hands-on learning aligned with the latest industry expectations, offering students an early taste of production life and a pathway to break into the field.

So take that first step with humility, openness, and passion. Your first animation role won’t define your career—but it will shape the animator you’re about to become.

[matthewzkrause]

Why Being a Full-Time Developer Isn’t Enough Anymore.

Let’s talk real for a second.

You landed the dev job. You're coding 9-to-5, your salary's decent, you’re shipping features, attending standups… doing everything “right.”

But something still feels off, doesn’t it?

The truth is, being a full-time developer just isn't enough anymore.

And no one wants to say it out loud… so I will 👇

If You're Only Learning on the Job, You're Already Falling Behind Tech moves fast. Like “new framework every Tuesday” fast.

If your only exposure to learning is Jira tickets and bug fixes, you're not growing—you're just maintaining.

The devs who win today? They learn on their own time, experiment with side projects, and stay curious even after hours.

This isn’t about hustle culture. It’s about staying relevant in an industry that evolves every six months.

AI Doesn’t Replace You—But It Raises the Bar ChatGPT. Copilot. Auto-complete on steroids.

AI isn’t here to steal your job. But it is removing the safety net of doing the bare minimum.

Writing code? Easier than ever. Thinking deeply? Solving creatively? Seeing the bigger picture? That’s the new superpower.

In 2025 and beyond, it’s not about if you can code. It’s about: 💡 Can you solve real problems? 🎯 Can you build things that matter? 🤝 Can you work across teams and think like a product owner?

One Income Stream = One Point of Failure Let’s be blunt.

Tech layoffs are real.

Startups die overnight.

Companies change direction in a Slack message.

If your only income is your full-time job, you're one email away from starting over.

But imagine this:

A side project that pays your rent.

A course that sells while you sleep.

A dev blog that opens unexpected doors.

This isn’t fantasy. This is what smart devs are doing right now.

Your Personal Brand is Your Safety Net You don’t need 100k followers. But you do need visibility.

Start sharing what you’re building. Write about what you’re learning. Answer questions. Join communities.

Build your name before you need it.

Because when recruiters Google you, or when you’re between jobs, your content becomes your proof of value.

Companies Hire Builders, Not Task-Runners If you’re the “just tell me what to build” kind of dev… you’re replaceable.

But if you:

Ask why before you code

Think about performance, UX, scalability

Communicate like a leader, not just a keyboard warrior…

You become the dev everyone wants on their team. Not just another name in the system.

We Don’t Need More Workers. We Need More Creators. The internet rewards people who create.

You can:

Write a blog post that gets you job offers

Build a tool that thousands of devs use

Make a YouTube video that teaches AND gets you paid

None of this requires permission. Just initiative.

In 2025, your creations matter more than your credentials.

Stop Thinking Like an Employee—Start Thinking Like an Owner This doesn’t mean quit your job.

It means stop outsourcing your entire career to one company.

Start thinking like:

A founder of you.inc

A creator with a voice

A developer with options

Because when the market shifts, the people with leverage win. Not just the ones with fancy job titles.

Final Thought: Be the Developer Who Builds Their Own Career Being a full-time dev got you in the game. But to stay in it—and grow—you need more.

✅ Learn beyond your job ✅ Build something of your own ✅ Share your journey ✅ Create leverage

Because in the end, the best devs aren’t just employees. They’re builders. Thinkers. Owners.

And the future belongs to them.

[artgirlstation-6789]

🧪 Slimester ♂️

Main Protagonist of the Comic Series:

An Impactment-est Experiment-ish Job

🟢 Color Theme: Slime Green

🧬 Species: Pelagic Mortian (Marine-Adapted Experimental Lifeform)

🗺️ Nationality: American (By lab accident and cultural adoption)

🧪 Occupation(s): Laboratory Experimentalist & Private Detective

🧫 Character Introduction

Slimester is an absent-minded genius, an alien slime-lab experiment gone unusually sentient, and an interdimensional detective who slides through timelines with zero punctuality. Sporting a translucent goo-body with a mind like a scrambled encyclopedia, he navigates strange cases, time paradoxes, cosmic conspiracies, and rude customers—all while leaving slime trails on everything.

He doesn't just solve mysteries—he teleports through them, using Slime Portals to bend time-space and slap logic across the face with bio-upgrades, experimental goo-weapons, and unfiltered sarcasm. He’s a blend of Rick, Roger Rabbit, and Reptar, caught between science and slapstick.

🌊 Backstory

Slimester was formed in the flooded basement of a rogue coastal lab as part of an abandoned Mortian experiment—an attempt to engineer life adapted for extreme marine conditions. But something went wrong (or perhaps too right): Slimester developed hyper-cognitive elasticity, warped reasoning, and a bizarre moral compass.

He was discovered years later during a time-loop incident involving failed soda prototypes and a sea-monster cult. After escaping lab custody via a slime-burst through time, he landed in modern America, where he rebranded himself as a freelance experimentalist and detective who “solves cases nobody else believes exist.”

Despite his IQ dripping all over the place, Slimester is deeply philosophical, often pondering existence while stuck in air vents.

🧠 Personality

Absent-Minded Professor: Brilliant, but forgets where he stored the quantum slingshot

Detached, Yet Loyal: May forget names mid-convo, but will absolutely slime-slap anyone who hurts his friends

Slapstick Zen: Calm under pressure… until you mention his cousin

Weird-Smart: His logic is “fluid,” but he gets the job done, often with exploding goo

🧑‍🔬 Occupation & Powers

Laboratory Experimentalist: Runs a chaotic lab with experimental slime tools, time gadgets, and alien theories

Private Detective: Specializes in cases involving temporal glitches, cosmic oddities, and missing socks

Powers:

Slime Portals: Opens wormholes across time and space

Bio-Upgrades: Can morph parts of himself into weapons or tools (e.g., Slime Whips, Time-Stickies, Molecular Putty Gloves)

Slime Copy: Creates temporary goo-clones for distractions or recon

Elastic Memory Recall: Absorbs past clues from touched surfaces

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Important Relationships

Matthew (Cousin): Work-hating, snarky, borderline nihilistic techie who loathes Slimester’s optimism. Their interactions are a mix of Rick vs. Morty and Squidward vs. SpongeBob.

Richie (Rickadel Rockstar): Loud, chaotic best friend who plays guitar-riffs that sync with Slimester’s slime charges

Mexethep (Alien Science Project): Fellow freaky genius with a tragic edge

Kathy (Street Kitten Alien): Sweet, agile, and the heart of the group—often rides Slimester like a hoverboard

Scotch (Bug-eyed Alien): Obsessed with Earth snack brands, usually Slimester’s field assistant

✅ Likes

Slime-based puns

Breaking reality in the name of curiosity

Old sci-fi B-movies

Quantum leftovers

Synthwave, soda pop, and cryptid documentaries

❌ Dislikes

Lab coats with no stretch

Cousin Matthew’s eternal complaints

Bureaucratic aliens

Microwave safety warnings

Anyone who calls slime “icky”

📛 Name Etymology

Slimester = “Slime” + “Semester” (a long-running test of patience and survival)

A humorous, cartoonish pun implying he’s part-goo, part-misadventure

Hints at both his composition and his origin in a failed academic lab experiment

📺 Cartoon & Adult Animation Traits

Cartoon References:

Flapjack (The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack) – Nautical weirdness meets innocent chaos

Rick Sanchez (Rick & Morty) – Mad scientist vibes, but less cruel, more confused

Roger (American Dad) – Multipurpose identity, weird powers, chaos energy

Jake the Dog (Adventure Time) – Stretchy and fun-loving with surprising wisdom

Invader Zim – Alien outcast energy with cartoon logic and sci-fi overkill

Adult Animation Energy:

BoJack Horseman – If BoJack was made of goo and also time-traveled

Solar Opposites – Bizarre alien-human coexistence with meta-commentary

Futurama (Professor Farnsworth) – Scientific madness, teleporters, and heartfelt weirdness

The Tick (Animated Series) – Absurd superheroity with self-aware logic twists

[fiveprogrammers]

What Makes a Great App Development Company in Egypt?

In the fast-paced world of digital innovation, Egypt is rapidly emerging as a hub for technology and mobile solutions. Businesses across sectors—from logistics and retail to healthcare and education—are now investing in custom mobile applications to streamline operations, connect with users, and scale their growth. But the real challenge lies in choosing the right app development company in Egypt—one that understands your goals, aligns with your vision, and delivers high-performing solutions.

So, what exactly separates an average developer from a great one? In this blog, we’ll explore the core characteristics that define a top-tier app development company in Egypt, and why Five Programmers stands out as a trusted name for digital excellence.

1. Deep Industry Knowledge and Technical Expertise

A great app development company in Egypt doesn’t just code—they solve real-world problems with technology. The best teams come with:

Experienced developers skilled in Android, iOS, Flutter, React Native, and backend frameworks.

Industry-specific insights into logistics, fintech, e-commerce, and more.

Proven experience in building scalable and secure applications that meet both user and business needs.

At Five Programmers, we combine tech expertise with industry knowledge to build apps that don’t just function—but drive impact.

2. Custom Mobile App Solutions for Local and Global Markets

Every business is unique. That’s why off-the-shelf software rarely works. A reputable mobile app development company in Egypt offers:

Tailored solutions that reflect your brand identity.

Native and cross-platform mobile apps for iOS and Android.

End-to-end development from ideation and UI/UX design to deployment and support.

Five Programmers specializes in delivering custom mobile app solutions in Egypt that are tailor-made for startups, enterprises, and government bodies alike.

3. Transparent Communication and Agile Process

You don’t want to be left in the dark when your app is being built. A top app development firm in Egypt ensures:

Agile development processes with regular sprints and updates.

Dedicated project managers to keep everything on track.

Tools like Jira, Trello, or Slack to streamline feedback and communication.

With Five Programmers, you get full visibility over your project’s lifecycle. No surprises. Just great results.

4. Creative and User-Centric UI/UX Design

Even the most powerful app can fail if it’s not user-friendly. This is where design becomes crucial. Top app developers in Egypt:

Design intuitive, attractive, and accessible user interfaces.

Conduct user testing and feedback loops to refine the experience.

Prioritize performance, usability, and retention.

Whether you’re building a customer-facing app or an internal enterprise tool, Five Programmers ensures your UI/UX stands out in today’s competitive app market.

5. Commitment to Quality Assurance and Support

The job isn’t done when the app launches. A great mobile app development company in Egypt provides:

Rigorous testing and QA processes to eliminate bugs and glitches.

Post-launch maintenance and updates to keep the app functional and secure.

24/7 support services to assist with any issues.

Five Programmers takes quality seriously. We don’t just ship apps—we support their success long after launch.

Why Egypt is Becoming a Digital Powerhouse

Egypt’s booming tech sector, young talent pool, and competitive pricing make it a smart destination for app development. Here’s why more businesses are turning to Egyptian app developers:

Cost-effective solutions compared to Europe or North America.

Strong government support for tech startups and digital transformation.

Access to skilled developers fluent in Arabic, English, and modern frameworks.

By choosing a local app development company in Egypt, you’re not just outsourcing—you’re partnering with a team that understands your market, language, and user behavior.

Choosing the Right Tech Partner: Look for These Signs

Before hiring any app development service in Egypt, ask yourself:

Do they have a diverse portfolio?

Can they explain technical ideas in simple terms?

Are they committed to delivery timelines and budget?

Do they offer scalable solutions that can grow with your business?

Five Programmers ticks all the boxes and more. Our clients trust us for our integrity, innovation, and impact-driven approach.

Real Success Stories by Five Programmers

From creating logistics tracking tools for Riyadh-based companies to building e-learning platforms for Egyptian startups, Five Programmers has helped clients across industries launch high-performing mobile apps.

Our strength lies in understanding the local business landscape in Egypt while bringing a global standard of execution. Whether it’s a food delivery app, an inventory management system, or a fintech solution, we ensure excellence at every stage.

Let’s Build Something Great Together

Ready to transform your app idea into a reality? Partner with a trusted app development company in Egypt that puts your business goals first.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1: How much does it cost to develop a mobile app in Egypt?

Answer: The cost varies depending on the complexity, features, and platform (iOS, Android, or both). On average, a basic app might start around $5,000–$10,000, while advanced enterprise solutions can go higher. Five Programmers offers competitive rates tailored to your needs.

Q2: How long does it take to build a mobile app?

Answer: Development timelines typically range from 6 to 20 weeks, depending on the app’s functionality and scope. With agile methods, we deliver quickly without compromising on quality.

Q3: Can I update or scale my app in the future?

Answer: Absolutely. All apps built by Five Programmers are designed for scalability and future enhancements. Whether you need to add new features, support more users, or expand to new platforms—we’ve got you covered.

Q4: Do you offer support and maintenance post-launch?

Answer: Yes. Our job doesn’t end at deployment. We offer ongoing maintenance, updates, and support to keep your app secure and optimized over time.

Conclusion

Choosing a great app development company in Egypt is not just about coding—it’s about building a long-term partnership with a team that understands your goals, market, and customers.

With proven expertise, a focus on innovation, and a commitment to quality, Five Programmers is your go-to tech partner for turning your vision into reality. Whether you're a startup or an enterprise, we build solutions that grow with you.

📞 Contact us today to discuss your project, or fill out our quick form to Get a Quote from Egypt’s trusted app development experts—Five Programmers.