#even if the Buffer is more of a lowercase buffer

[syndrossi]

Okay, ch36 is just gonna be scenes A and B (6200 words in draft), which means ch37 is the in-progress scene C and then [redacted]. Which means the Larys content will end up remixed into ch38. Which means ch39 will probably be the Rhaenyra POV? Depends on how much follow-up/fallout is needed for [redacted].

[desiree-uk]

DXVK Tips and Troubleshooting: Launching The Sims 3 with DXVK

A big thank you to @heldhram for additional information from his recent DXVK/Reshade tutorial! ◀ Depending on how you launch the game to play may affect how DXVK is working.

During my usage and testing of DXVK, I noticed substantial varying of committed and working memory usage and fps rates while monitoring my game with Resource Monitor, especially when launching the game with CCMagic or S3MO compared to launching from TS3W.exe/TS3.exe.

It seems DXVK doesn't work properly - or even at all - when the game is launched with CCM/S3MO instead of TS3W.exe/TS3.exe. I don't know if this is also the case using other launchers from EA/Steam/LD and misc launchers, but it might explain why some players using DXVK don't see any improvement using it.

DXVK injects itself into the game exe, so perhaps using launchers bypasses the injection. From extensive testing, I'm inclined to think this is the case.

Someone recently asked me how do we know DXVK is really working. A very good question! lol. I thought as long as the cache showed up in the bin folder it was working, but that was no guarantee it was injected every single time at startup. Until I saw Heldhram's excellent guide to using DXVK with Reshade DX9, I relied on my gaming instincts and dodgy eyesight to determine if it was. 🤭

Using the environment variable Heldhram referred to in his guide, a DXVK Hud is added to the upper left hand corner of your game screen to show it's injected and working, showing the DXVK version, the graphics card version and driver and fps.

This led me to look further into this and was happy to see that you could add an additional line to the DXVK config file to show this and other relevant information on the HUD such as DXVK version, fps, memory usage, gpu driver and more. So if you want to make sure that DXVK is actually injected, on the config file, add the info starting with:

dxvk.hud =

After '=', add what you want to see. So 'version' (without quotes) shows the DXVK version. dxvk.hud = version

You could just add the fps by adding 'fps' instead of 'version' if you want.

The DXVK Github page lists all the information you could add to the HUD. It accepts a comma-separated list for multiple options:

devinfo: Displays the name of the GPU and the driver version.

fps: Shows the current frame rate.

frametimes: Shows a frame time graph.

submissions: Shows the number of command buffers submitted per frame.

drawcalls: Shows the number of draw calls and render passes per frame.

pipelines: Shows the total number of graphics and compute pipelines.

descriptors: Shows the number of descriptor pools and descriptor sets.

memory: Shows the amount of device memory allocated and used.

allocations: Shows detailed memory chunk suballocation info.

gpuload: Shows estimated GPU load. May be inaccurate.

version: Shows DXVK version.

api: Shows the D3D feature level used by the application.

cs: Shows worker thread statistics.

compiler: Shows shader compiler activity

samplers: Shows the current number of sampler pairs used [D3D9 Only]

ffshaders: Shows the current number of shaders generated from fixed function state [D3D9 Only]

swvp: Shows whether or not the device is running in software vertex processing mode [D3D9 Only]

scale=x: Scales the HUD by a factor of x (e.g. 1.5)

opacity=y: Adjusts the HUD opacity by a factor of y (e.g. 0.5, 1.0 being fully opaque).

Additionally, DXVK_HUD=1 has the same effect as DXVK_HUD=devinfo,fps, and DXVK_HUD=full enables all available HUD elements.

desiree-uk notes: The site is for the latest version of DXVK, so it shows the line typed as 'DXVK_HUD=devinfo,fps' with underscore and no spaces, but this didn't work for me. If it also doesn't work for you, try it in lowercase like this: dxvk.hud = version Make sure there is a space before and after the '=' If adding multiple HUD options, seperate them by a comma such as: dxvk.hud = fps,memory,api,version

The page also shows some other useful information regarding DXVK and it's cache file, it's worth a read. (https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk)

My config file previously showed the DXVK version but I changed it to only show fps. Whatever it shows, it's telling you DXVK is working! DXVK version:

DXVK FPS:

The HUD is quite noticeable, but it's not too obstructive if you keep the info small. It's only when you enable the full HUD using this line: dxvk.hud = full you'll see it takes up practically half the screen! 😄 Whatever is shown, you can still interact with the screen and sims queue.

So while testing this out I noticed that the HUD wasn't showing up on the screen when launching the game via CCM and S3MO but would always show when clicking TS3W.exe. The results were consistent, with DXVK showing that it was running via TS3W.exe, the commited memory was low and steady, the fps didn't drop and there was no lag or stuttereing. I could spend longer in CAS and in game altogether, longer in my older larger save games and the RAM didn't spike as much when saving the game. Launching via CCM/S3MO, the results were sporadic, very high RAM spikes, stuttering and fps rates jumping up and down. There wasn't much difference from DXVK not being installed at all in my opinion.

You can test this out yourself, first with whatever launcher you use to start your game and then without it, clicking TS3.exe or TS3W.exe, making sure the game is running as admin. See if the HUD shows up or not and keep an eye on the memory usage with Resource Monitor running and you'll see the difference. You can delete the line from the config if you really can't stand the sight of it, but you can be sure DXVK is working when you launch the game straight from it's exe and you see smooth, steady memory usage as you play. Give it a try and add in the comments if it works for you or not and which launcher you use! 😊 Other DXVK information:

Make TS3 Run Smoother with DXVK ◀ - by @criisolate How to Use DXVK with Sims 3 ◀ - guide from @nornities and @desiree-uk

How to run The Sims 3 with DXVK & Reshade (Direct3D 9.0c) ◀ - by @heldhram

DXVK - Github ◀

[1ore]

How did you go about developing the written language for moribund? When it appears in your art there's something about the shapes that's very visually satisfying !!! It feels a lot more unique to me than scripts in media I see that are often just substitution ciphers of the alphabet, and as I'm trying to go about making a written language for my own world I always get caught up on what it should look like

Thank you so much for reaching out! I love nothing more than to talk about Satik. I’ve been tinkering with the alphabet for a couple of years, so I’ve forgotten the rationale for some of the older design choices, but I’ll do my best.

satik momence for reference...

I think the biggest breaks I’ve had with Satik are either a.) stolen from a language during self-study or b.) happy accidents that came from developing the Diasporas, where some aspect of their lives gave me ideas about how the script should look.

Exhibit B: Satik came about because I thought it would be neat to make a script that didn’t use spaces to separate words or sentences, and also wasn’t character-based, like kanji or mandarin chinese. Mostly I was thinking about what use a written alphabet would have in Ser life. They’re traditionally a maritime people who only had space for what they could fit in their boats. Paper texts don’t mix well with seawater, and there’s not a lot of room to store clay tablets or sheafs of embossed leather. Anything they write would be engraved on tools, embroidered on clothes, painted on bodies, whatever. It would need to be space-efficient and easy to read, regardless of the medium it was written in.

My answer to this, at least back then, was to make up an alternating “bracket-case” where the first and last letter of each word is a bracket-shaped glyph that encloses the regular-case letters. This way I could separate different words without using empty spaces. I think I was also inspired by quotation marks as they appear in mandarin chinese and japanese.

if you were to represent this using the english alphabet and upper/lowercase, ITWoulDLooKLikEThiS.

Is this actually space-efficient? I find it increases the line height and buffer between letters, so No It Is Not. But I think it’s neat, so it stays.

Other than that, I made up letters based on what felt right and whatever design rules occurred to me later.

Because of the brackets and my own neuroses about geometry, I was drawn to hard angles, arcs, and circles for Satik’s letters. I like the contrast between them. I wanted to reduce stroke count and make sure that the individual characters were easy to recognize, even if you wrote them really shitty and fast, or with a fixed line weight, heavy ink, whatever. One of my pet peeves in constructed languages is scripts that are overdesigned without daily use in mind. Bracket-case might horseshoe back into being overdesigned and extraneous but we shan’t interrogate this.

There was a lot of iterating where I would make up words and write short sentences to stress-test the script. Some letters were confusing or tedious to write or didn’t look good in certain combinations, so I had to go back and tweak them. I’m still tweaking them. I am haunted by letters.

You might notice that some of Satik’s letters are similar to letters in the English alphabet. Sorry to say I took a page out of the Daedric alphabet and used these to make Satik easier to read and write for me. Being an English-speaker influenced a lot of the early decisions I made about the Satik alphabet in an unconscious way, too. Learning Japanese has helped challenge some of those assumptions. It’s fun to see what you can do with katakana and hiragana that you can’t do with latin letters. I guess I’m saying that you don’t have to reinvent the wheel and contrive cool new twists on the written word from scratch. if I can give you an excuse to use constructed languages as a way to learn real languages, especially endangered ones or ones you were never taught because of assimilation, I think that would be pretty cool.

Some other decisions were decisions of convenience in a different way. English has a lot of phonetic ambiguity and redundancy with letters like c, x, q, etc. they change pronunciation depending on the circumstances. Satik letters are phonetically unambiguous (mostly) and represent a discrete phoneme, never a combination of phonemes. Satik also has a relatively limited inventory of sounds. some sounds that are separate in other languages are considered identical in Satik, like zh/j/sh and v/f. Yeah it supports the kind of minmaxed austere, practical energy I wanted for the script. But it was also so I didn't have to make up more letters than I needed to LOL.

I think it becomes easier to design new stuff for the alphabet once you've got some guardrails down, whether that's a few letters under your belt or some design rules. Later on, I had Satik borrow the glottal stop from Arish. It’s represented as a continuous line that cuts through the middle of the word and joins the outer bracket-case letters together.

I thought it would be fun to make the written glottal stop feel like the spoken glottal stop, where everything ceases for a second. it was easy to play with the brackets to make that happen. funny how this stuff just kind of snowballs once you've got some basics down.

Satik ... !

[x-chubby-reader]

Hey, how about hcs Ushijima,Terushima, Bokuto and Kuroo getting jealous when their chubby s/o being hitting on right before their eyes 🥴 what would they do? Might as well do nsfw a lil' bit? 🥺

Thank you! I love your works ❤🥰

 Jealous Haikyuu Boys + !NSFW!

Ushijima, Terushima, Bokuto, and Kurro x Plus size reader

A/N - Hope I brought this to justice. I loved this idea a lot but I think they might have made them a little toxic- Also sorry for this being very overdue with writing, but as most of you know my motivation for lots of thing is shit. Also Thanks to @livieeee for basically helping to edit and give ideas for this. I also may add to the other characters NSFW as I accidentally gave Bokuto the most detailed part

Lowercase intended

Not proof read

NSFW included

Cursing

The Characters are all aged up for this Headcannon

Ushijima

we are all very aware about how blunt he is with things

not one to bottle things up

if he doesn't like something, he will voice his opinion

ushijimas blunt ass will sat whatever he wants if he deems that its true

doesn't everyone want to know the truth about things?

he also isn’t one to be easily jealous over things too

his confident ass knows that he’s got you in the long run anyways 

he has complete trust in you, your his rock

ushi knows that you wouldn’t go off to flirt with some douche just for the fun of it

the first time that he had ever found himself jealous was when you had dragged him out to your friends birthday party in college

he wouldn’t of even gone if you hadn't forced him out to be social and to make some friends with people his own age and should get out of the house for something other than practicing with the volleyball team he was on

since the party had been for your friend finally becoming of legal drinking age, of course there had been alcohol

oh i wonder how this liquid luck could get you into a predicament?

you had needed to go to the bathroom, so you gave your boyfriend a little wave before leaving

it should of only taken you about five minutes, and ushi knew that

so when you took over twenty he decided to go looking for you

while he was searching for your thicker frame, you had been quite preocupied with something else

there was this guy, completely drunk off of his ass, who wouldn’t leave you along

“are you lightning? because your my mc-queen”

 just really icky and shitty pick up lines

homeboy was so touchy too omfg like back up ass hat

you hadn't even noticed the amount of time that had passed until you felt a strong hand on your shoulder

boy did that make you jump

and he looked pissed

~Nsfw~

homeboy really said posessive~

ushi literally ripped you away into the bathroom as you had been stuck in the hallways for god knows how long

for once his touch wasn’t gentle with you, it was more rough and less caring

he’s so rough with you right now oml

to make the story short, you won’t be walking easily later

he wants to make you yell out, to show everyone in the premis know that you are his

“how about you let everyone know who you belong to, sweetheart~”

his buff ass literally is holding you up, just fucking railing into you

only stops when he deems that you are done

he even apologizes if he hurt you too badly

cleans the both of you up with one of the guest towels hanging, before walking you ever so gently out to grab a cab and make your way home

Terushima

while the two of you had been out shopping for god know what, you happened to spot an old friend

he was ole of those guy friends that were overly touchy, but you never had really minded it since he was just being nice

your friend had been very high energy and affectionate, but they always meant well

so your boyfriend, terushima, had just smacked a smile on his face and acted as friendly as could be

But he was jealous of all the attention you were giving him

hey you couldn’t help it, you haven’t seen the guy in years

hello? teru is your boyfriend, not this guy!

the look on his face when you exchanged numbers to meet up later

you would of thought that you had just shot his puppy dear lord

he was so god damn sad

“he’s totally trying to get into your pants y/n!”

“no he isn’t teru, he’s just being nice”

“y/n, no-”

your so oblivious to it 

terushima has two levels jealously

he goes from pout-y little kid to complete asshole in a matter of seconds

homeboy is black and white with his personality, there is no gray area with him

even though he isn’t one to keep quiet about something he doesn't like, he did it anyways for your sake

though he glared holes into him

eventually when he had left ho boy did terushima give you an earful

you heard even more when he found about how you made plans with before mentioned friend to have dinner

it was just so the two of you could catch up after the many years that you haddn’t seen each other

“its just dinner”

“y/n its like he’s trying to date you

“can you chill out?”

“no! what? are you dating him now???”

okay he can be a little high strung sometimes, but its something you can tolerate

~NSFW~

remember how you had given him your phone number?

yeah, that may be important

while you had been getting ready for your little ‘dinner date’ with your friend, teru had still been glaring at the back of your head

you could see his annoyed look from the mirror, but you payed him no mind

hey, he would get over it sooner or later

your phone decides to start ringing, and its the guy

teru looks at it, then at you, then back at the phone

he hits answer before handing the phone to you

you decide to start talking, everything is in a friendly tone

and then he decides to play around a bit

a little nip here and there, nothing more nothing less

just to see what his little doll face can handle

then soon he escalates it more and more

soon lurking hands become groping and nips became hickeys

though you had to pretend that everything was hunky dory on your side of the phone

homeboy on the other line didn’t even think anything of it

“hey are you okay?” he had asked once when you particularly couldn’t handle his stimulation

“y-yeah i’m great right now...”

his hand would slip and dip into places that you had forgotten about until now

just the smooth and slick friction would bring heat to your face, though 

that’s when teru had taken the phone back

“screw off your asshat, never call her again!”

and he never did, even if you say him in public, he would walk the other direction 

Bokuto 

the two of you had just been out window shopping and peaking into stores on a saturday

when a store employee had started talking about a popular television show that had aired yesterday, you hadn't thought anything of it

in your mind it would of been rude to ignore them completely,

what if they were just having a bad day and you little small talk and brightened it just a little?

you didn’t want to have something like that on your consensus 

bo had been standing beside you the entire time, and you hadn’t even noticed the way he had stiffened and almost seemed to puff up, like an owl

there had been one person who did notice bokuto’s uneasiness

baby boy had thought that the two of you had been flirting when he walked by

omg he looked so sad

he went from being all perky and happy to looking like a deflated balloon

it was pretty pathetic

sooner or later the worker had felt so awkaward that he left, that’s when you had noticed his discomfort

he had waved if off until the two of you had gotten home, then you finally cornered him and asked

“whats wrong?”

he just rolled his eyes to himself, “you should know!”

yeah just the buffering circle above your head for that one

you really had no idea

“i seriously don’t bo...” 

“yes you do, in the store that worker was totally flirting with you!” he had finally spoke out

oh...

that had made sense you guessed

even though you had apologized to him, he had still been down, even needy

~NSFW~

bo had just been clinging on you for the past hour

if your standing, he’s right behind you, just looming

he became a shadow or a lost puppy, following you everywhere

his arms always found their way to your generous waist, holding onto you as if you would be blown away if a gust of wind decided to make its way though your home

as you had tried to walk down the short hallway that connected your bedroom to the living room, bokuto had stopped the both of you

he looked down to you before grabbing your wrist

bokuto half dragged and half lead you to the shared room you both shared since you moved in together

he had pushed you, not carefully may I add, onto the futon bed

koutarou soon climbed on top of your plush frame, his face lightly dusted in a red hue 

one of his hands wandered down towards the plush button that resided between your thick thighs

the other had cradled the back of your head, pulling you back lightly so he could have more access to your neck and collarbones

bokuto lightly kissed your skin, it didn’t matter if imperfections or not

now this would have been more of a sweet moment if you hadn’t noticed the almost mocking circles you felt at your core

“am i good enough for you now baby owl?”

you would of answered him if you were able to form words, but the amount of stimulation that he was able to give you simply from the tips of his fingers was astonishing

damn boy he got magic hands

you had opened your mouth but no words came out

that had made the two toned haired boy let out a laugh

the only thing that you thought to do was to wrap your arms around his broad back

“speechless, huh” he had taunted you, a smirk on his face

he just kept up his happy little circles, the stimulation bringing a warm, almost butterfly like feeling to your abdomen

 it was if he filled an empty part of you, and you needed him to survive

the tightness in your core had started to bubble, feeling as if you were going to top off the edge and boil over

your former speachless self was soon a babbling mess, telling bo how much you did need him

and even after you had reached and passed your high, he hadn't stopped, he loved the way your words flowed from your mouth in light, breathless pleas

oh he wasn’t even done

play nice you two

Kuroo

out of the two of you, kuroo had always been the more jealous one

baby boy is passive aggressive about it too

he doesn't do the keeping it to himself kind of bullshit

just completely straight to the point

he dosent often become jealous either

kuroo trusts that you wont get flirty or ‘advance’ on anyone else, because you have him for that

why would you need anyone else when he’s right there?

he has the confidence that all of us are jealous of

you and i know that this boy gives little insults to almost everyone

just in a joking and playful way, because that’s just how he communicates to people

but if someone decides to push it

ho boy

mr. rooster man slowly gets more and more passive aggressive

literally they turn into thinly veiled threats

you could practically see the steam coming out of his ears

so imagine his reaction when the waiter at a restaurant had decided to get a little too cozy with interacting with you

kuroo had been sitting right across from you, a pissed off look slapped over his face

who was this asshole and why the fuck was he going after his little kitten?

he had kept his mouth shut but raised an eyebrow at your plush form

it was as if he was asking if you were going to let this guy keep his shitty advances up

you just thought he was being friendly, but according to kuroo he wasn’t

when he had figured that you weren't going to stop him, he spoke up

“lay off dickwad” his voice had been laced with the utmost hate, you had never heard him ever use that tone before

with that, he had grabbed you by the arm before leaving, not paying for the two glasses

~NSFW~

the two of you had gone home in his car

no words had been exchanged between kuroo or you

“you were so into that, weren't you y/n” the bed-head boy had muttered to you, almost in a mocking way

you couldn’t think of a reason on why he was acting like that, so you had just kept your mouth shut until he would drop you off at your apartment

his hand that usually resided on your plush thigh while he was driving was currently white knuckled on the the steering wheel

even though he was looking at the road, he looked completely pissed

no plea for him to talk to you would make him speak up, it was as if he was stuck in thought

even when he had dropped you off at your flat, he seemed to still loom over you

when you took out your keys, he took them from your hand and opened the door himself as if you were suddenly incompetent of doing anything for yourself

“need someone to do everything for you huh? just too dumb in the brain to do anything...” kuroo had sneered to himself

“okay what the fuck is your problem you asshole?” you had finally spoken up, really what was this jerks deal with you?

homeboy had glared at you before pinning you against the wall in your own home as if he owned the place, “oh so now you talk, you were so fine with that guy in the restaurant huh? completely preoccupied with him to forget that i was there...”

suddenly everything is making sense right now, the puzzel pieces are fitting together

homeboy was jealous and you had no idea, you just though he was being pissy for no reason

he just sighed, putting his head in the crook of your neck, “idiot...”

kuroo had finally turned his head to look up to you, a slightly sad look on his face

oh you felt like complete shit, homeboy looked so down that your heart hurt

you leaned your head slightly down so you could give the top of his head a lil kiss kiss

homeboy almost seemed to purr from the affection

he slung his arms over your shoulders, it was as if he was leading you into the minimal living room that you had

the two of somehow ended up on the crappy couch you had, him on top humming happily down below at you

sandwiched happily together

“i’m still disappointed in you...” he muttered, looking down at you

“oh bite me” though you paused before thinking, “how about i make it up to you?”

kuroo had smirked, “and how are you going to do that?” he questioned you

it was as if you had suddenly forgotten how to speak, a burning heat spreading from your cheeps to the bridge of your nose

lets just say that you did not expect that answer from him in the slightest-

his slender hand ran up the side of your torso, as if he was memoriizing the peaks and valleys of your figure

“i’m the only one who can make you feel like this,” kuroo had muttered cockily, staring into your eyes

he had no shame making comments like these, why should he?

his fingers snuck under the elastic material of the underthings you had currently been wearing, teasingly testing the waters and rubbing fether-like circles over your sensitive bits that were located on your chest

“are you ready?”

[aizawaskittenwhore]

internal affairs

pairing: shota aizawa x poc!reader

words: 5.6k (LMFAOOOO I GOT CARRIED AWAY ENJOY) lowercase vv intentional

warnings/kinks: alcohol, swearing, degradation, praise, spit if you squint, breeding kink???ish sorta kinda yeah, begging, use of the pet name kitten, bondage, caught while masturbating

synopsis: aizawa thinks sex is generally a waste of time and energy. after finding you, (his close friend and coworker) in a...compromising position one night when he’s returning something to your dorm, he learns some information that has him wanting to waste some time with you..and energy. ;)

a/n: it’s been forever since i’ve written smut let alone with a poc reader so go easy on me LMFAOOOO

nsfw below the cut, let’s get it!

shota aizawa could, honestly, live without sex.

he just didn’t see the necessity of it, all the exhaustion and sweat just for a sudden rush of dopamine that lasts all of a minute before the stickiness sets in. before exhaustion settles over every muscle and renders you immobile, confined to the infamous postcoital wet spot while you make plans to wash your sheets—

as soon as you can regain control of the burn in your lungs, that is.

in between teaching during the day, patrolling in the evenings while still managing to grade papers, establishing lesson plans, taking care of his cat yuki and occasionally having to watch over his more “at-risk” students (cough midoriya cough) sex just didn’t take enough priority in his life for him to be interested in it. his right hand did the job just fine most nights, and he didn’t see the need to involve another person when it came to something he was more than proficient at handling by himself. he had no shame in the way he chose to live his life, it was practical and didn’t interfere with any of his responsibilities; a perfect setup.

at least, until he told you this same information over drinks one friday.

“please say you’re joking.” you chuckle, brows aloft in amusement. your fingertips dance along the rim of your shot glass before you raise it to your lips, the bitter and potent sake you ordered beginning to blossom warmly across your cheeks. “i’m serious. the hell would i gain from having some complete stranger try to learn how to please me when i can just do it myself?” aizawa queries, index finger and thumb taking residence along the upper neck of his beer bottle, grimacing harshly as he takes another swig. “i always get this shit every time we come here, and every time it’s always terrible.” he sets the bottle to his left, reaching for a shot glass instead to wash down the acrid taste. the bar is moderately populated today, with other pros scattered among tables and booths while engrossed in their own conversations; the background noise serving as the perfect buffer for the x-rated nature of your conversation.

you normally hate drinking after work, it always made you sluggish for the rest of the night, but aizawa owed you a favor after you took on the grading process of 1-a’s exams while he went out on patrol a few nights ago. he hadn’t wanted to ask so much of you as you were already training class 1-b and doing presentations for general studies that week, but after seeing the state of exhaustion the man was in you’d insisted, suggesting he get the bill next time the two of you hung out to make up for it. “but don’t you get tired of it? you know....masturbating?” you pry, right hand coming up to make a crude jerking motion to emphasize your point. “ i mean...you already know what you like, and the quickest way to get yourself there. there’s no exploration, no variety, you don’t get to really try anything new.” a teasing smile already settled across your lips.

aizawa falters for a moment, mouth pulled into a tight stance that signals his contemplation. head low, shoulders hunched, appearing to deeply ponder your question and how to answer it. you worry, for a moment, that you may have overstepped in your attempt to get a rise out of your quiet friend. however, worry soon liquifies into a fierce heat as a low chuckle rattles through him; shota glancing up at you through rebellious strands of hair that, regardless of his quirk, never seem to stay in place. “and what, y/n , would you happen to know about sexual exploration?” he shoots back, two slender fingers and a calloused thumb sending another shot down his throat with ease.

you flush, all your nerves on high alert as his rich, onyx irises seem to detect the growing arousal settling between your thighs, pleased at the reaction his question emitted. “i-i’m just saying that it’s got to get boring sometimes...just doing the same old routine whenever you’re in the mood!” you stutter, clearing your throat after you choke on the last syllable of your sentence. “that wasn’t my question.” he remarks, eyes slicing through any attempt at keeping your composure, yet you don’t budge.

“well, if you just have to know aizawa -“ you drag out the final consonant to mock his inquisitive nature, before continuing your tangent, “-sex doesn’t always have to be about the orgasm. i mean sure, it’s a pretty fucking fun part of it, don’t get me wrong, but it’s the foreplay, the newness of being with someone you haven’t been with before that really just...ties it all together. figuring out what they like, having them explore what you like, letting them take you in new and different ways...” you trail off, a blush now having settled across your cheeks, albeit impossible to clock thanks to the deep brown reach of your skin complexion.

“it’s worth the effort, is what i’m sayin’. you never know, you might like things that you didn’t think you would...like getting tied up or spit on or something..” you finish, now feeling his gaze settle over you like a blanket fresh out of the dryer. you quickly busy yourself with thanking your bartender as she slides you the tab, trying checking out the damage so you wouldn’t have to make eye contact with aizawa after that very honest admission. he quickly swipes the little book from your reach, depositing the black card inside with minimal resistance and returning the tab to its original position with a “don’t. i owe you, remember?”

damned cat-like reflexes.

fuck pro-hero training.

fuck the growing amount of slick saturating (and ruining) the simple maroon panties you’d chosen when getting ready for work today.

and most of all, fuck shota aizawa for being able to make your blood run hot by paying a fucking tab and giving you a look or two.

“right. thanks, by the way. but if i can’t get up for that meeting nezu’s holding tomorrow, i’m blaming you.” you’re hoping a bit of humor will distract you from the way your body is overheating from being within such close proximity to him, and the way your core is pulsing around nothing as if it were fiending for his presence. “not my fault you’re a lightweight, so blame me all you want sweetheart.” shota dryly rebounds, a mirthful smile on his face in response to the way you roll your eyes and suck your teeth, flipping him off.

“if you wanted to fuck me, you could’ve just asked.”

you’d pale, if you could.

your jaw collapses, eyelashes batting double time while you struggle to process what the fuck just came out of his mouth. six seconds go by before you begin babbling, voicing your opposition to his prior statement with phrases such as “wait wait wait, what did you sayyyy?” and ”bye because that didn’t even come out my mouth i-“

while he just...laughs. he finds your attempts to clarify your alleged non-existent sexual attraction to him hilarious, and even mentions that he finds it adorable as the two of you begin to make your way back to the teachers’ dorms. he holds the door open for you as you head inside, chuckling to himself as you continue to playfully curse him out while you walk to the women’s side of the building.

that was seven hours ago.

it’s currently 12:47am, and you’re struggling to catch even a wink of shuteye. you’re starting to regret having that sake earlier, since alcohol always fucks with your sleep schedule, but that isn’t what’s keeping you up tonight.

no, no, that would happen to be the unprofessional and honestly straight up shameful thoughts you’re having about your friend and coworker, shota. vivid images of those slender fingers sliding into you one by one, each one filling you more than the last, float past your lids every time you close your eyes. daydreams of his tongue on your clit, tracing patterns into the sensitive nerves while he calls you his good girl, his kitten, his slut, hands forcing your thighs apart as they shake from each and every time you cum around those devilish lips of his. fantasies of his capture weapon binding your hands behind you, fingers dangling helplessly while his hand rests on the small of your back to serve as leverage for each and every time he slides in. face pressed into the mattress as he fucks into you slowly, not wanting to give you the satisfaction of having him so deep so quickly. voice hoarse, tone pleading when you beg him to take you deeper, harder, promising to take it like a good girl would if he would just keep hitting that spot that makes your toes curl, yes right there, fuck-

you flip your pillow over in an attempt to cool the sweltering heat below the waistband of your panties, but it’s no luck. you should've been asleep two hours ago. staring hopelessly at the ceiling, lost in your mind as you watch the streetlights’ beams flicker through your window, streams of light disturbed by nearby tree branches. right hand slowly sliding down your body, from your breasts to the curves of your waist before settling right on the top of your panties. your fingers begin to flutter above your dripping core.

‘this is wrong. i shouldn’t do this.’ you chide yourself, but your body has already made up it’s mind.

and soon a cord wound so tightly within your body it could suffocate you...snaps.

the tip of your middle finger dips down to your pussy to collect the slick gathered there, and you groan at the sheer amount of it.

he really got you fucked up.

thinking of how he would tease, you circle your throbbing clit, touch feather light to the point where it feels like borderline torture. middle finger and ring finger conjoined to shallowly dip inside you once, twice, then three times before filling you completely.

but it’s not enough.

it’s not him.

you sigh at the way the tips brush against your g-spot, beckoning them forward until you physically arch into your hand as though it were connected to the subject of your little self love session.

“fuck...”

shota’s pov

he’d taken a short break from his current grading session to stretch, and grab a small snack when he noticed it.

you’d left your id tag with him when you’d turned in for the evening, as the two of you had used his id to get on to school grounds since your hands were full with your work bag, your purse, and takeout from the bar. he must have forgotten to give it back to you after you asked him to hold it, he was too busy admiring how cute you looked while trying to prove you didn’t want to fuck him.

not that he would mind if you did, of course.

he’d developed something of a crush on you over the past few weeks since you’d been working more closely together as hero course teachers, and he got to know you outside of a strictly work environment.

you’re funny, intelligent, clever (which is a turn on for him since he needs someone he can bounce off of), and it doesn’t hurt that you’re easy on the eyes.

really, really easy on the eyes. fuck.

he scratched the back of his neck as he felt the familiar flush begin to creep up his face, hoping the pain would will away the consistent hard-on he got whenever he focused too much on your smile, or the way your shoulders shake when you laugh, or the curve of your hips and how they look like they would be a perfect fit for his vice grip as he eased you onto his dick, looking you right in the eyes before drilling up into you. eyes shimmering with such pretty tears from how sensitive she was, neck littered with marks from his earlier ministrations, voice shaky as she begged him to fill her, pump her full of every last drop cause she’s been so so good-

‘damn it shota. just go give her the fucking tag, she’ll need it tomorrow morning.’ he snapped internally, looking at his tented black sweats with dismay. it took everything within him not to make a sly comment on how getting himself off is never boring when it’s to a different fantasy of you each time, but if there’s nothing else he prided himself upon, it was his self discipline.

forcing himself to remember the time he caught hizashi shaving his left testacle and only the left one to make his erection less obvious, he grabbed her id and his own, and made his way to the women’s wing of the hero course dorms. it was old school, men weren’t allowed on the women’s side and vice versa on campus, however with this being the hero course some were granted special admin privileges should there ever be an emergency.

he happened to be one of them.

making quick work of finding your room, he leaned against the threshold, left arm poised to knock when he heard a soft hiss. a little rustling, and another sound, indiscernible thanks to your door.

“fuck...”

body stiffening at the swear, he paused, wondering if maybe you had been hurt or perhaps injured. it was in his nature to, despite his sarcastic and faux-apathetic disposition, be a hero no matter what. using what little force he could in an attempt to not frighten a possible intruder or make a bad situation worse, shota silently swung your door open and scanned the room for any possible threats.

he didn’t find any.

instead he found you, lacy black panties around your left ankle as you curled your middle and ring finger inside of you, moans bubbling out of your throat with a hand twisting and pinching your pretty brown nipples as you went. still completely unaware of his presence you sigh before letting out the prettiest and neediest little whine that went straight to his dick.

“mm...shota..please baby~“ you keen, fingers quickening their pace inside of your pussy, the streetlights from the nearby sidewalk casting a copper toned glean on the strings of slick connecting your fingers to the soaked paradise that was between your thighs. he freezes, thinking you’ve noticed his presence when it hits him-

you were fucking your fingers as if they were his own.

you’d said his name.

you wanted to fuck him just as badly as he wanted to fuck you.

and despite being a pro and having been in life threatening situations, instances where he’s had to make split second decisions without worrying whether they were right or not....here he has absolutely no idea what to do. he feels dirty, watching you in such a...compromising situation. even though you just said his name with about two-

now three-

-soaked fingers sliding in and out of your cunt, he knows he shouldn’t be here. out of respect for you, he takes about two steps backwards and tries to leave the room as silently as he came in, willing the universe to just let him have this as a pleasant memory for when he gets into bed tonight. but, like most times in his 31 years of existence, he can never get a moment of peace.

so he manages to trip over your shoes from earlier right as he was about to hit the hallway.

oh, and drops the id tags, of course.

y/n’s pov

the noise sends a chill through each and every nerve of your body, eyes firing open only to be greeted with the sight of a very flustered aizawa vehemently cursing out a pair of your boots, two id tags pooled at his feet. “what the fuck?!” digits wrenched from your body and hands clawing for your duvet in a last ditch attempt to preserve what little modesty you had left. “i- i just came to give you your id, and i heard you swear so i thought you might’ve been hurt or something, i didn’t see anything!” aizawa spat apprehensively, while simultaneously cursing his dick for choosing this particular moment to get incredibly aroused, and thanking himself for tucking his erection into his waistband earlier before he’d walked over in case he ended up talking to you. “oh my god. oh..my god i am so fucking sorry i-i know it was wrong and i totally understand if you don’t wanna be friends anymore just please don’t tell nezu i really really love this job-“ you begin to wail, teardrops nestling into your waterline before finally pooling over and breaking you, causing you to cry even more.

“i’m not mad at you y/n.” aizawa coos softly.

“-and i know i crossed so many lines and it’s selfish for me to ask that of you but i don’t know what i would do without UA-“

“y/n.” he calls, sitting beside you on the pillow soft mattress, his capture weapon pooling to the floor and briefly reminding him he’d brought it with him to begin with.

“-and if i’m being honest i’ve had a crush on you for forever and i was just too much of a coward to come and tell you myself so instead of being a woman about it i kept having these fantasies and i’m so fucking sorry aizawa-“

“shota. call me shota.” he tilts your chin up with his right hand so he can see your pretty brown orbs swimming in tears, before taking his left hand and thumbing away the still-wet tear tracks. you blink away your tears, brows furrowing in confusion at why he’s not angry, why you’re not packing up your dorm and turning in your letter of resignation right now. “it sounded so pretty when you’d said it earlier, why stop now?” he murmurs, those powerful ebony eyes taking you in by the gallon, half lidded as he looks you up and down.

so he did see everything.

and he wasn’t mad.

and you swear on everything you love that you just saw his length twitch through those black sweats, so he definitely shared the same sentiment.

“s-so you’re sure you’re not mad?” you sniffle, hands reaching to cover his as you lean into his lithe form, needing to feel his warm and comforting embrace. “positive.” he looks down at the way you’re nuzzled into his chest, arms shifting so that they’re wrapped around your back as you let out a sigh of relief. he softly taps you after a few minutes, needing to shift to a more comfortable position as his dick is pressing into his stomach this way, and it’s only making him firmer.

“can...can i kiss you?” he asks gingerly, heart fluttering at the way your eyes meet his and your head slowly nods, fingers fumbling to find his hand so you can hold it. his lips slot against yours, moving tenderly at first before the kiss begins to increase in intensity, your tongue moving fluidly with his, pulling away only to breathe before diving back into one another.

“those pretty lips taste so sweet...makes me wonder if you’re sweet all over, hm?”

you preen at the compliment, body craving his touch, his energy, his undulations, everything about him.

“tell me you don’t want this, and we’ll stop.” he mutters against your neck, soft kisses quickly turning to him sucking marks into your collarbone. it drove him insane, watching the reddish purple hues blossom across your skin mingling with the mocha of the rest of your body.

you didn’t have any intention on stopping though.

not for a fucking second.

“please...need you so bad.” you sigh close to his ear, taking his earlobe between your teeth and dipping a hand between the two of you to paw at his throbbing length. that seemed to do the trick just fine, his pulse spiking before he flipped the two of you with a quickness you’d only seen him use in battle. hands reaching for the nape of his neck as he tugged his shirt over his head, you watched in awe; you’d known sho was fit as he patrolled nightly, along with the consistent training he’d engaged in with his students. you just didn’t expect a simple long sleeve sweater to give way to toned abdominals, slender yet powerful arms in addition to a thick black happy trail that dipped below his waistband.

it wasn’t until he’d tugged down the lace covering your slit, (so hard it ripped), that you realized just how much he craved you. gazing at your core intently he spread you apart with his middle and forefinger, eyes nearly rolling out of his head with how you were dripping so much for him. you tried to shift your hips in an effort to get him to do something, anything, but that was shut down with a hand forcing your right thigh outwards and spreading you even wider.

“no no. keep them spread. let me watch you try to keep them open while you’re shaking...let me watch you fall apart..” he demands, head diving between your thighs to lap at your aching clit like a man starved. your legs rise only to settle on his shoulders, ankles crossed behind his head while your toes curl in euphoria. there were men before him, but none of them ever took care of you like this, never looked you in the eyes as their fingers started to curl in just the right places, never sighed in content at your taste as their eyes rolled back. never pried themselves away from your cunt just to add a pornographic amount of spit to your southernmost lips, strings of saliva connecting your twitching hole to his deliciously long tongue.

shota was unlike any man you had ever met before.

and that was what made him so intoxicating.

“ah..s-shota, please-” you whine, sensing your climax within reach. “please what, kitty? i won’t know if you don’t tell me.” he remarks, dipping back down to suck harshly at your swollen bud as he adds a third finger, length throbbing at the way you arch into his tongue. “m-make me-ah-make me...feel good...please sho” you stutter, face burning. “mm. i thought i was already making you feel good love? unless...there’s something else you want..” he trails off, smirking. your thighs are quivering now, muscles burning as you strain to keep them from crushing shota’s head, although with the way he’s devouring your pussy whole right now he doesn’t seem to mind one bit.

“i need you..to make me cum..” you whimper, winding a few fingers into his unruly mane of hair while your other hand settles above your mouth, trying to hide the obvious embarrassment on your face from being so exposed.

“well why didn’t you say so baby? after all, you did exactly what i told you to, and good girls get whatever they ask for.” he grins before working double time to bring you to the edge, hero stamina and strength coming out in full force with the way his fingers never cease in their abuse on your g-spot, refusing to quit until your thighs finally tighten around his head and your breath catches. his tongue replaces his fingers and you briefly pout at the slight change in fullness, but it doesn’t matter the second he coils his tongue upwards and rubs into your sensitive bud at a steady pace. you cum all over his face, and you never thought you’d see such a typically serious and stoic man look so...elated, a permanent beam stuck to him with superglue as he swallows as much of your essence as he can. chest heaving, body weightless, you sit up.

you gently coax him back up your body, shota’s arms caging you to your bed as you kiss him deeply, fingers fumbling to palm him through his sweats. “s’ my turn...wanna show you how much i like you..”

he nods, opting to trade places with you whilst helping you slide his sweats and boxers down his thighs, length springing up in anticipation. you’d had a inkling of how big he was from small glances on occasion, but you didn’t account for a solid eight and a half inches down your esophagus. his dick was pretty, a few veins running up and down the length of it, and tip just as pink as his kiss-swollen lips. the only thing that intimidated you was how thick it was. but you’d cross that bridge when it came to it.

saliva floods your mouth and you grasp his dick at the base, eyes wide as you track a bead of precum rolling it’s way down his tip before licking it up in one long hot stripe. “hm. tastes good.” you giggle, eyes locking with his before you relax your jaw and swallow as much of him as you can comfortably fit in your mouth, a shot of electricity running through you when shota lets out a deep throaty groan. “fuck...such a good fucking girl. you look so pretty like this.” shota sighs, left hand working it’s way through your coils and tightening its grip, but never pushing. he lets you work at your own pace, his own cheeks flushing when you interrupt the bobbing motion you had set to coyly circle your slick tongue around his tip. your mouth is hot and slick, encapsulating his dick in a velvety vacuum seal while you work him over and over; you haven’t had an insane amount of experience, but you’re observant of what motions garner positive reactions. it’s a combination so dangerous that it has shota’s right hand grappling your comforter for stability, breath quickening as he wonders how the hell he’s managed to last this long.

“you’re gonna suck me dry kitty...” he moans.

at least until you take not one, but both hands, add an amount of spit so copious it’s obscene, and begin to stroke his length slowly and effortlessly whilst maintaining eye contact.

with that little stunt, you’ve officially opened pandora’s box. and there’s no closing it now.

“come here.” aizawa commands, sitting up straighter to pull your hips into his, and before you know it you’re on your stomach, wrists pinned to your black sheets by agile hands. “if you wanna stop here tell me now baby.” he croons in your ear, feather light kisses pressed into your shoulder. “we can watch a movie, cuddle, whatever you’re comfortable with. but if we keep going like this-”

his length presses into your ass and a shiver shoots down your spine.

“-i can’t promise you i won’t ruin you y/n. fuck you full of my cum, pounding into you until i leave you drooling and sloppy just for me, have you scream my name so loud even the League knows who you belong to. you’d be all mine. my pretty kitty. is that what you want?” shota asks, one of his calloused hands sliding down the curves of your body to grip at the soft, tender skin of your ass.

“shota.....please. it’s all i want, just take me already-“ you sob, voice gathering in your throat. a sensual chuckle, and then you feel it: inch after inch slipping into your tight warm walls, the stretch causing your eyes to brim with tears born from more pleasure than actual pain.

“ah! you’re stretching me out so much...” you keen, eyelashes fluttering in ecstasy. “aw kitty...i haven’t even started yet.” shota teases, stretching to his right to grab his capture weapon, and bringing both your wrists behind you. “now..you’ve been so good for me tonight, i think you deserve a reward. earlier, i believe you mentioned something about being tied up?” he binds your arms, leaving your digits to flail helplessly right above the small of your back, where his hand has now come to rest.

“f-fuck me! please...i’m tired of waiting- i just wanna be yours!” you beg, hips jolting back in impatience and need, your pussy throbbing at the sensation of his tip nudging the deepest parts of you. “so fucking needy. i’ll give you exactly what you’re craving sweetheart.” he smirks, before dragging his hips as far back as he can, length retreating from your warm walls before slamming right back in. one hand on your shoulders to keep your face pressed into your pillows, the other taking reign on your hips as a guide to rut against you. your back arches so deliciously for him, ass jiggling on every thrust as he watches your body impale itself on his length. he’s so deep, his tip consistently ramming into your cervix over and over and over; your body is so overwhelmed and so needy, so full but not full enough. it’s too much, but you want more. “fill me up sho! i want it— i need it so bad” you cry, tears spilling over and staining your pillowcase. “wouldn’t you love that, having me fill this pretty pussy up with all my cum hm?” “no wonder you’re moaning for me like a whore, you want everyone to know who’s doing this to you.” shota pants, quickening his pace. “yes! i’m yours all yours!” you moan, pussy throbbing at his fierce pace, you can feel the sweat gathering between your body and the sheets but you don’t care. you use the leverage from your shoulders to push back onto him, chasing your high.

“that’s it, come on, fuck me back. come on kitty it’s your dick after all~” he breathes, grinning at the way you’re drooling and how your eyes are rolling at the way he’s fucking you.

“fuck, you must really wanna cum again hm? such a greedy, slutty girl” you nod, head spinning as he tightens your restraints and strokes into you as deep as he can. you feel the familiar quivering of your legs, a tell tale sign you’re close to cumming. “sho—ah!-sho please! i wanna cum please i’m so close-“ you plead, voice unsteady. “well since you asked so nicely...of course kitty” he acquiesces, a hand slithering between your folds to softly rub your clit while he drills into you, and your body nearly self destructs. “f-fuck! ah—thank you shota, oh god, mmm you’re so good to me” you babble, body floating through space as he rubs you through your orgasm.

and once again, the ball is in his court. you shudder, head leaning over your shoulder with lidded eyes to try and look at aizawa. his hair is down now, and a deep blush has taken residence across his cheeks, chest heaving as sweat glistens on his chest and slowly drips down his toned stomach. he hasn’t stopped fucking you, but this time his rhythm’s gotten sloppy, and his teeth have sunken into his bottom lip so hard you think he’ll pierce through it.

he’s close, and you want every last drop.

“make me take it shota—show me what you do to good girls~” you purr, eyes widening when he loosens your restraints and turns you over, and practically folds you in half. your ankles are by your ears now as he pounds into you, and everything is so much deeper than before. your pussy tightens at the new angle, and you feel another orgasm beneath the surface, though you don’t know if you can take it. “it’s too much! i can’t take it—“ you whine, tits jiggling as he swoops down and paws at one, making you cry out. “yes you can baby, just one more, come on make me proud just give me one fucking more” he growls, the heat of his order hot against your ear. “god i’m gonna paint these slutty little walls white—gonna fill you up so good” he moans, shota’s dirty confession egging you on as your fingers toy with your achingly sensitive bundle of nerves. “that’s it. play with it, show me how you do it when i’m not there-“ and that slick fucking comment is what sends you tumbling off the edge for your third time tonight. “fuck! i’m gonna cum—i’m gonna make you all mine, all for me” you grin before raking your nails up and down his back to encourage him. “give it to me, i don’t wanna have anyone else kiss me without knowing what you taste like~” and soon hot spurts of cum paint your insides and flood you with a warm, thick feeling. shota immediately crashes his lips onto yours, holding you tightly. you can’t really explain the current state of your emotions, but you feel full, and content. meanwhile the current object of your affection is nuzzled into your neck, peppering kisses over all the love bites he’d inflicted earlier as a means of apology, though you didn��t mind.

it would be a pain in the ass to cover up tomorrow, but you could always just wear a scarf or a turtleneck to compensate due to the colder weather. it wasn’t until the two of you had cleaned up and rehydrated that he spoke: “by the way, i like you too. and have. for a while now. just in case that wasn’t clear.” he stated, arms wrapped around your middle as he began to doze off.

“you know you probably should’ve led with that-“

“shut up.”

so yeah, shota aizawa could live without sex.

question is: why the hell would he want to, when you’re here?

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Duplicate Content: The Complete Guide for Beginners

Looking to learn what duplicate content is, and how it might be hurting your SEO? Duplicate content is a source of constant anxiety for many site owners. Read almost anything about it, and you’ll come away believing that your site is a ticking time bomb of duplicate content issues. A Google penalty is merely days away. Thankfully, this isn’t true—but duplicate content can still cause SEO issues. And with 25–30% of the web being duplicate content, it’s useful to know how to avoid and fix such issues. In this guide, you’ll learn:

What is duplicate content?

Duplicate content is exact or near-duplicate content that appears on the web in more than one place. It can occur on a single website or cross-domain. For example, if I were to republish this post at ahrefs.com/blog/duplicate-content-copy/, then that would be duplicate content. That would also be true if I were to republish it on another website. Google states that most duplicate content is not deceptive in origin.

Why is duplicate content bad for SEO?

Duplicate content may harm your SEO performance for a few reasons.

Undesirable or unfriendly URLs in search results;

Backlink dilution;

Burns crawl budget;

Scraped or syndicated content outranking you.

Let’s explore these in more depth.

1. Undesirable or unfriendly URLs in search results

Imagine that the same page is available at three different URLs:

domain.com/page/

domain.com/page/?utm_content=buffer&utm_medium=social

domain.com/category/page/

The first should show up in search results, but Google can get this wrong. If that happens, an undesirable URL may take its place. Because people may be less inclined to click on an unfriendly URL, you may get less organic traffic.

2. Backlink dilution

If the same content is available at many URLs, then each of those URLs may attract backlinks. That results in the splitting of “link equity” between URLs. To show an example of this in the wild, take a look at these two pages on buffer.com:

https://buffer.com/library/social-media-manager-checklist https://buffer.com/resources/social-media-manager-checklist

These pages are almost exact duplicates. And they have 106 and 144 referring domains (links from unique websites), respectively. Before you panic, know that this isn’t always a problem because of how Google handles duplicate content. In simple terms, when they detect duplicate content, they group the URLs into one cluster. They then “select what think is the ‘best’ URL to represent the cluster in search results” and “consolidate properties of the URLs in the cluster, such as link popularity, to the representative URL.” So, in the case above, Google should show only one of the URLs in organic search and attribute all referring domains in the cluster (106+144) to that URL. But that’s not what happens, as we see both URLs ranking in Google for similar keywords.

    In this instance, Google likely isn’t consolidating “link equity” at one URL.

DISCLAIMER

We can’t be sure how Google sees these two URLs, as we don’t have access to Buffer’s Google Search Console account. It may be that they see both of these URLs as duplicates, and one of them will disappear from organic search soon.

3. Burns crawl budget

Google finds new content on your website via crawling, which means they follow links from existing pages to new pages. They also recrawl pages they know about from time to time to see if anything has changed. Having duplicate content serves only to create more work for them. That can affect the speed and frequency at which they crawl your new or updated pages. That’s bad because it may lead to delays in indexing new pages and reindexing updated pages.

4. Scraped content outranking you

Occasionally, you may permit another website to republish your content. That’s known as syndication. Other times, sites may scrape your content and republish it without permission. Both of these scenarios lead to duplicate content across multiple domains, but they usually don’t cause problems. It’s only when the scraped or republished content starts outranking the original on your site that issues arise. The good news is this is a rare occurrence, but it can happen.

Does Google have a duplicate content penalty?

Google has stated on multiple occasions that they don’t have a duplicate content penalty.

We don’t have a duplicate content penalty. It’s not that we would demote a site for having a lot of duplicate content.

Let’s put this to bed once and for all, folks: There’s no such thing as a duplicate content penalty.

DYK Google doesn’t have a duplicate content penalty.

But, this isn’t entirely true. If your duplicate content is accidental and not the result of intentional manipulation of search results or spammy practices, then you won’t get penalized. If it is, then you might. Google confirms that here:

In the rare cases in which Google perceives that duplicate content may be shown with intent to manipulate our rankings and deceive our users, we’ll also make appropriate adjustments in the indexing and ranking of the sites involved. As a result, the ranking of the site may suffer, or the site might be removed entirely from the Google index, in which case it will no longer appear in search results.

The question is, what counts as “intent to manipulate our rankings and deceive our users”? Google has a lot of information on that here. But basically, it’s things like:

Intentionally creating multiple pages, subdomains, or domains with lots of duplicate content.

Publishing lots of scraped content

Publishing affiliate content scraped from Amazon or other sites (and adding no additional value)

However, as discussed above, duplicate content can still hurt SEO—even without a penalty.

Common causes of duplicate content

There’s no single cause of duplicate content. There are many.

Faceted/filtered navigation

Faceted navigation is where users can filter and sort items on the page. Ecommerce websites use it a lot. This kind of navigation appends parameters to the end of the URL.

  Because there are usually many combinations of these filters, faceted navigation often results in lots of duplicate-or-near-duplicate content. Take a look at these two pages, for example:

bbclothing.co.uk/en-gb/clothing/shirts.html?new_style=Checked bbclothing.co.uk/en-gb/clothing/shirts.html?Size=S&new_style=Checked

The URLs are unique, but the content is almost identical. Plus, the order of the parameters often doesn’t matter. For example, the same page is accessible at both of these URLs:

bbclothing.co.uk/en-gb/clothing/shirts.html?new_style=Checked&Size=XL bbclothing.co.uk/en-gb/clothing/shirts.html?Size=XL&new_style=Checked

How to solve this issue

Faceted navigation is a complex beast. If you suspect this as the cause of your duplicate content issues, just read this.

Tracking parameters

Parameterized URLs are also used for tracking purposes. For example, you may use UTM parameters to track visits from a newsletter campaign in Google Analytics: Example: example.com/page?utm_source=newsletter

How to solve this issue

Canonicalize your parameterized URLs to SEO-friendly versions without tracking parameters.

Session IDs

Session IDs store information about your visitors. They usually append a long string to the URL like so: Example: example.com?sessionId=jow8082345hnfn9234

How to solve this issue

Canonicalize the URLs to SEO-friendly versions.

HTTPS vs. HTTP, and non-www vs. www

Most websites are accessible at one of these four variations:

https://www.example.com (HTTPS, www)

https://example.com (HTTPS, non-www)

http://www.example.com (HTTP, www)

http://example.com (HTTP, non-www)

If you’re using HTTPS, it’ll be one of the first two. Whether it’s the www or non-www version is your choice. However, if you don’t correctly configure your server, your site will be accessible at two or more of these variations. That isn’t good and can lead to duplicate content issues.

How to solve this issue

Use redirects to ensure that your website is only accessible at one location.

Case-sensitive URLs

Google sees URLs as case-sensitive.

URLs are case-sensitive, but pick whatever case you want.— 🍌 John 🍌 (@JohnMu) June 22, 2017

Sidenote. This doesn’t seem to be the case for Bing, which treats all URLs as lowercase.

That means these three URLs are all different:

example.com/page

example.com/PAGE

example.com/pAgE

How to solve this issue

Be consistent with internal links (i.e., don’t internally link to multiple versions of URLs). If that doesn’t solve things, you can always canonicalize or redirect.

Trailing slashes vs. non-trailing-slashes

Google treats URLs with and without trailing slashes as unique. That means these two URLs are unique in Google’s eyes:

example.com/page/

example.com/page

If your content is accessible at both URLs, then that can lead to duplicate content issues. To check if this is an issue, try to load a page with and without the trailing slash. Ideally, only one version will load. The other will redirect. For example, if you try to load this post without the trailing slash, it will redirect to the URL with the trailing slash. Google states that this behavior is ideal.

If only one version can be returned (i.e., the other redirects to it), that’s great! This behavior is beneficial because it reduces duplicate content.

How to solve this issue

Redirect the undesirable version (e.g., without trailing slash) to the desired version (e.g., with trailing slash). You should also make sure to stay consistent with internal linking. Don’t link to versions with trailing slashes sometimes, and without other times. Choose one and stick with it.

Print-friendly URLs

Print-friendly versions have the same content as the original. It’s only the URL that differs.

example.com/page

example.com/print/page

How to solve this issue

Canonicalize the print-friendly version to the original.

Mobile-friendly URLs

Mobile-friendly URLs, like print-friendly URLs, are duplicates.

example.com/page

m.example.com/page

How to solve this issue

Canonicalize the mobile-friendly version to the original. Use rel=“alternate” to tell Google that the mobile-friendly URL is an alternate version of the desktop content. Recommended reading: Annotations for desktop and mobile URLs

AMP URLs

Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) are duplicates.

example.com/page

example.com/amp/page

How to solve this issue

Canonicalize the AMP version to the non-AMP version. Use rel="amphtml" to tell Google that the AMP URL is an alternate version of the non-AMP content. If you only have AMP content, use a self-referencing canonical tag. Recommended reading: Make your pages discoverable — amp.dev

Tag and category pages

Most CMS’ create dedicated tags pages when you use tags. For example, if you have an article about organic whey protein, and you use both “protein powder” and “whey” as tags, then you’ll end up with two tag pages like these:

https://www.caltonnutrition.com/tag/whey/ https://www.caltonnutrition.com/tag/protein-powder/

That doesn’t always cause duplicate content in itself, but it can. That’s the case here because there’s only one page on the site with those two tags—so each tag page is identical.

Showing caltonnutrition.com/tag/whey/.

  Showing caltonnutrition.com/tag/protein-powder/.

How to solve this issue

Two options:

Don’t use tags. Most of the time, they have little to no value anyway.

Noindex your tags pages. This doesn’t solve the issue of crawl budget, as Google will still waste time crawling these pages.

Note that category pages can cause similar issues to tags pages. Case in point:

https://www.xs-stock.co.uk/adidas/ https://www.xs-stock.co.uk/brands/Chelsea-FC.html

Both of these pages are almost identical because there are no products listed under either category. So all we’re left with is the boilerplate template copy. Solve this by using a reasonable number of categories on your site, or even noindexing your category pages.

Attachment image URLs

Many CMS’ create dedicated pages for image attachments. These pages usually show nothing but the image and some boilerplate copy. Because this copy is the same across all auto-generated pages, it leads to duplicate content.

How to solve this issue

Disable dedicated pages for images in your CMS. In WordPress, you can do this using a plugin like Yoast.

Paginated comments

WordPress and other CMS’ allow for paginated comments. This causes duplicate content as it effectively creates multiple versions of the same URLs.

example.com/post/

example.com/post/comment-page‑2

example.com/post/comment-page‑3

How to solve this issue

Turn off comment pagination or noindex your paginated pages using a plugin like Yoast.

Localization

If you’re serving similar content to people in different locales who speak the same language, then that can cause duplicate content. For example, you might have different versions of your site for people in the US, UK, and Australia. Because there are likely only minor differences between the content served to each locale (e.g., prices in dollars versus pounds sterling), the versions will be near duplicates.

How to solve this issue

Use hreflang tags to tell search engines about the relationship between the variations.

Search results pages

Lots of websites have search boxes. Using these typically takes you to a parameterized search URL. Example: example.com?q=search-term Google’s former Head of Webspam, Matt Cutts, stated that:

Typically, web search results don’t add value to users, and since our core goal is to provide the best search results possible, we generally exclude search results from our web search index. (Not all URLs that contain things like “/results” or “/search” are search results, of course.)

How to solve this issue

Use a robots meta tag to remove search pages from Google’s index or block access to search results pages in robots.txt. Refrain from internally linking to search results pages.

Staging environment

A staging environment is a duplicate or near-duplicate version of your site used for testing purposes. For example, imagine that you want to install a new plugin or change some code on your website. You might not want to push that straight to a live site with hundreds of thousands of daily visitors. The risk of catastrophe is too high. The solution is to test the changes in a staging environment first. Staging environments become an SEO issue when Google indexes them because it results in duplicate content.

How to solve this issue

Protect your staging environment using HTTP authentication, IP whitelisting, or VPN access. If it’s already indexed, use a robots noindex directive to get it removed.

How to check for duplicate content on your site

Head over to Ahrefs’ Site Audit and start a crawl.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjinWqfGyVE Once done, head to the Content quality report. Look for clusters of duplicates and near-duplicates without a canonical. These are highlighted in orange.

  Click any of these clusters to see the affected pages.

  Investigate the reason for the duplicate content, then take the appropriate action. Note that these won’t always be issues that need rectifying, especially in the case of near duplicates.

Not an Ahrefs user?

Look for these duplicate-content-related warnings in Google Search Console:

Duplicate without user-selected canonical

Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user

Duplicate, submitted URL not selected as canonical

Learn more about how to deal with these warnings here. To see how Google treats a specific URL, use the URL Inspection tool.

  You can also check for duplicate title tags, meta descriptions, and H1s in the HTML tags report. Bad duplicates are what you’re looking for. These are pages with duplicate meta tags but different canonicals. Select these by clicking the “Bad duplicates” toggle under HTML tags & content.

  Click on any of the yellow bars to see the affected pages. Pages with duplicate titles, meta descriptions, or H1’s are often very similar. For example, these two have the same title tag, and the content is almost identical because the product is the same. The only difference is that one of the pages is for a 3‑pack of instant lighting firelogs, whereas the other is for just one.

https://www.xs-stock.co.uk/big-k-instant-light-the-wrapper-firelog-3-pack-camp-fire-fuel/ https://www.xs-stock.co.uk/big-k-instant-light-the-wrapper-firelog-camp-fire-chiminea/

Google states that you should minimise similar content like this:

If you have many pages that are similar, consider expanding each page or consolidating the pages into one.

However, a small number of similar pages is unlikely to be much of an issue.

How to check for duplicate content issues across the web

Content scraping and syndication can also lead to duplicate content issues. But it’s only usually an issue if you see scraped versions of your content outranking you. Does that happen? Yes, but it’s often more of an issue for new or weak websites. Why? Because the sites scraping your content are often more authoritative. That sometimes “tricks” Google into thinking that theirs is the original. If you have a small website, then you can often find scraped content by searching Google for a snippet of text from your page in quotes.

  For larger sites, you’ll need to use an automated tool like Copyscape. This searches the web for other occurrences of the content on your page(s).

  Whichever method you use, most results will be from spammy and low-quality sites. Generally speaking, these are nothing to worry about. However, if you see that a legitimate website scraped your content, and are concerned that it may be stealing your traffic, throw the URL into Ahrefs’ Site Explorer to see an organic traffic estimate.

  If it’s getting more traffic than your page, then there may be an issue. In this case, you have three options:

Reach out and request that they remove the content.

Reach out and request they add a canonical link to the original on your site.

Submit a DMCA takedown request via Google.

If you intentionally syndicate content to other websites, then it’s worth asking them to add a canonical link to the original. That will eliminate the risk of duplicate content issues.

republishing content on your own site?

If you’re republishing content from others on your site, there are two ways to prevent duplicate content issues:

Canonicalize back to the original.

Noindex the page.

Final thoughts

Don’t stress over duplicate content too much. It’s usually much less of an issue than it’s thought to be. If you have a handful of duplicate or near-duplicate pages, there’s unlikely to be much of a problem. The same is true when quoting content from another website or other pages on your site. Small amounts of duplicate or boilerplate content should be okay. Google has systems in place to deal with such things. What you need to be on the lookout for are technical SEO mishaps that lead to the generation of hundreds or thousands of pages of duplicate content, such as the improper implementation of faceted navigation on ecommerce sites. These can wreak havoc on your crawl budget, amongst other things. Let me know in the comments or on Twitter if you’re struggling with duplicate content.  

https://www.businesscreatorplus.com/duplicate-content-the-complete-guide-for-beginners/

[wuziqblog]

gratitude vs fragility

why did i ever decide to write with proper capitalization in my last post?  that’s not me.  i don’t want to waste time capitalizing stuff, restricting my free-spirited sense of all lowercase everything and incomplete ellipses signifying pauses.

anyway..

i wanted to write about one of the benefits i’ve experienced with practicing gratitude.  ok maybe it’s a bit personal or real or whatever, but it really works for a certain use case, which i think is worth talking about a little.

that certain use case is one wherein i feel how fragile life is.  i usually feel this way at night, after a day where i did a lot of strenuous exercise, or after a day where i hadn’t gotten enough sleep on previous nights.  on these occasions, my physiological weakness somehow puts me into a state of mind where i’m more aware of how fragile life is.  i don’t seek out these thoughts - they just seem to happen more often when i’m in such mental states.

i was trying to sleep on one such occasion, and ignoring those thoughts was proving to be difficult.  it seemed almost overwhelming how the smallest thing, such as an accident, or a senseless act of violence, or just being in the wrong place at the wrong time, could yield a world of immense and profound sadness and despair for those who care about the one affected.  my mind seems to naturally and automatically dwell on such thoughts where i can’t do much, which certainly made it even more difficult to assuage the whirlwind of worry.

now, i’m not sure how it happened, but after tossing and turning for probably half an hour, i decided to think about what i’m grateful for.  maybe i had remembered a business insider youtube video about how to sleep better at night, wherein the doctor/author/whatever said to think about things you’re grateful for before going to bed.  he also happened to say that it helps to write down everything you’re worried about, and to do this about 2 or 3 hours before bedtime so as not to get yourself all riled up immediately beforehand.

seriously, maybe 30 seconds into thinking about what i’m grateful for, i drifted to sleep.

i don’t know why it worked so well.  practicing gratitude seemed to provide an effective buffer against my worries over life’s fragility.  it’s as if my mind were in this bubble that contained no hope, and then practicing gratitude punctured that bubble and introduced hope into the mix, freeing my mind’s resources from trying to resolve the hopeless scenarios since it seemed that there actually is hope.

i’m not sure.  i’m sleepy now.  maybe this will help someone.  i worked out earlier today and i’m also running on about 6 hours of sleep, so i may utilize this technique shortly.

[ianmkeenan]

Marijuana Growing and pH

pH info:

What is pH?

The effect of pH on Marijuana Plants

Ensuring correct pH levels

pH isn’t the only thing to consider

Measuring the pH of Soil

Measuring the pH in hydroponics and aeroponics

The Best pH, TDS and EC values for marijuana plants

Adjusting pH

When it comes to living beings, it’s not always about whether you eat, it’s the quality of what you eat, combined with the ability to digest it. Marijuana plants are no exception. They rely on quality nutrients, either delivered through water or in the soil they grow in, but they also need to be able to digest them. A proper pH helps ensure your plants get the nutrients they need.

This guide will explain why pH is important to marijuana growing, and how you can create the ideal pH for your plants.

What is pH?

The pH scale measures the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution. It ranges from 0 to 14, with 7 being the neutral point. The scale is based on logarithms. This explains why minor changes in pH can cause major consequences.

Those solutions that are below 7 are acidic, while those above it are alkali. A solution whose pH is 4 is about ten times the acidity of one with a pH of 5. However, a solution with a pH of 5 is a hundred times more acidic than one with a neutral pH.

The ‘’p’’ in pH is the symbol for a negative logarithm, and the ‘’h’’ is for Hydrogen.  This is why it is written with a lowercase p, and a capital H. “pH” is an acronym for the potential (p) of the existence of the hydrogen ion (H+) in water. A pH of 7.0 has an equal balance between hydrogen ions (H+) and hydroxyl ions (OH-). Acidic solutions are represented by a pH of 1 to 6.9. The HCL in your stomach, for example, has a pH of 2. Alkaline solutions have a pH of 7.1 up to 14, such as in the small intestine which has a pH of 9.

pH scale - Image powered by Perfect-hydration.com

Acids produce more Hydrogen ions. For instance, Hydrogen Chloride (HCl) dissolves into Hydrogen positive (H+) and Chloride negative (Cl-) ions. Neutral produces an equal number of (H+) and (OH-); for example, water (H20) will dissolve into one Hydrogen positive (H+) and one Hydroxyl negative (OH-) ion. Alkali solutions will create more hydroxyl ions than hydrogen ions, as is the case with Sodium Hydroxide which produces one Sodium positive (Na +) and one Hydroxyl negative (OH-) ion.

pH considers the concentration of Hydrogen ions, and because of this, we can calculate how much hydrogen is in a solution. In Hydrochloric acid, the concentration of Hydrogen ions is 0.01 while in water it is 0.0000001. In the solution of Sodium Hydroxide, it is 0.00000000000001. The pH derives from counting the decimal places from the first number. For example, the decimal places in 0.01 are 2, so the pH of the Hydrogen Chloride will be 2. This means that water will have a pH equal to 7, whereas Sodium Hydroxide will be an alkali with a pH of 14.

The lower the pH is, the higher the concentration of Hydrogen ions in the solutions’ dissolvent – meaning it is acidic. The inverse is true as well - the higher the pH, the lower the concentration of Hydrogen ions (or perhaps there are no hydrogen ions at all). There are also neutral solutions like water whose pH equals 7. Such solutions are neither acidic nor alkali.

The effect of pH on Marijuana Plants

pH is relevant for many natural processes, but in plants, the measure of the acidity and alkalinity levels in water is essential to survival. All living things on earth need water to survive. Plants (just like humans) require water and are made up of about 2/3 water. There are different types of “water,” however, and pH helps us measure them. Understanding the kind of water that your plants receive is just as important as understanding the nutritional value of the foods we eat and how it will affect our bodies.

You can think of pH like the hotness or coldness of your food. If your food is too hot, then you will burn your tongue or get heartburn. If it’s too cold, your teeth will hurt, and you’ll get a brain freeze. Finding the ideal pH balance is vital for marijuana plants to absorb their food and have good health.

The effect of pH on Marijuana Plants - Image powered by Growweedeasy.com

pH isn’t just about water, however, especially since water should be neutral. pH is highly relevant for nutrients as well since nutrients are delivered in water. In a non-soil medium, the solution pH of nutrients determines how well a marijuana plant can absorb them. To further complicate things, sometimes a marijuana plant’s uptake abilities can change. During its life, a plant may experience conditions such as environmental changes or infestations that affect its ability to absorb certain nutrients. By monitoring pH levels, a grower can recognize problems and address them before a plant suffers.

When growing in soil, pH provides a good measurement of the suitability of the soil and helps identify what needs to be done to prepare it for growing marijuana. It also reveals potential pH problems at the roots – which may have little to do with nutrients or the water it is receiving.

Ensuring correct pH levels

There are many ways to grow marijuana, and what you need to know about pH varies depending on your chosen methods. When looking to ensure the correct levels, you need to consider the pH at the roots, your water, and your nutrient solution. You should also remember that these numbers may not necessarily match.

Ensuring correct pH levels - Image powered by Royalqueenseeds.com

Soil

Soil that has the proper level of pH and nutrients is more suited to growing healthy plants. It is an appropriate medium to use for beginners because it acts as a buffer and can mitigate most damage caused by mistakes. Slight problems with pH are not likely to damage your plant; however, big mistakes can be quite difficult to fix.

When preparing soil for growing marijuana, mix a sample of the soil with some distilled water and test its pH before planting.

Hydroponic

Hydroponic systems function by feeding all the nutrients a plant needs through mediums that are rather inert compared to soil. This effectively reduces the buffer zone that soil provides. Cocos or rock-wool can offer a small buffer for pH problems because they have their own pH level. Of course, you can compensate for pH problems by adjusting the nutrient solution.

Aeroponics

With aeroponics, there is no medium, which means there is no buffer. You won’t have to compensate for any medium so the nutrient solution must have the proper pH for your plant.

pH can impact how well your plants take in nutrients, but it isn’t the only variable that can influence this process. If it’s chilly in your grow room, the leaves of your plant won’t correctly evaporate moisture because of the low temperature. This evaporation is a crucial part of the vacuum cycle that draws nutrients up through the roots, and without it, your plant won’t pull in all the nutrients available in the soil.

This problem can quickly compound if not checked. Improper temperatures can cause nutrients to accumulate in the soil, lowering the pH around the root system. This high acidity in the roots limits the intake functions of the root hairs, which further exacerbates the difficulty your plant will have absorbing nutrients.

pH isn’t the only thing to consider

Just like temperature can impact the absorption of nutrients in plants, other factors work alongside pH to keep your plants functioning well.

Plants use a process called “osmosis” to deliver nutrients through water, pulling them from the roots. Within the plant, nutrient levels are balanced with the water that’s in the plant and the water that’s around the roots. Nutrients are absorbed through the external water, and the plant discharges waste in the form of salts. Plants do not move, so they must be careful not to absorb their waste from the same water they absorb their nutrients. It is the same “don’t-shit-where-you-eat” logic that animals and humans live by.

To prevent this from happening, a grower can measure the amount of minerals present in the solution they are providing and compare it to what is located around the roots. This is how you ensure plants are accessing the correct ratio of pure water and nutrient dense water, and not just the ‘dirty’ water sitting near their roots combined with more nutrient-dense water – leading to nutrient overload.

pH isn’t the only thing to consider - Image powered by Leafly.com

Nutrient density is measured by electrical conductivity or total dissolved solids. When you measure the pH level of your environment, you are measuring the electrical charge, that is, the ratio of positive or negative ions present. In much the same way, you can also measure the electric conductance, which tells you about the number of minerals present in the solution. The presence of these minerals is significant because plants need certain minerals to survive.

In soil, many of these minerals are present, but in hydroponic and aeroponic setups, they must be added using water. Water is an excellent conductor of electricity in part because of the minerals it contains. Even rainwater has some nutrients in it, but pure H2O will not efficiently conduct electricity. However, the more fertilizers, nutrients, or minerals are added to water, the better a conductor it becomes.

In terms of pH, more ions result in better conductivity. Most tap water contains the necessary ions (H+ and Cl-) for conducting electricity.

Just as with the pH, your best bet for measuring electric conductance is an electronic device. Results are given as total dissolved solids (TDS), conductivity factor (CF), Electrical conductivity (EC) or parts per million of specific elements (PPM).

Plants require diets that are as diverse as diets for people. Some plants may need larger meals that offer more nutrients for growing. By contrast, other plants might be “drowned” by too many nutrients and would require smaller meals. Understanding the ideal TDS (and PPM) values for marijuana plants will help them thrive since they’ll be able to absorb nutrients better while also preventing nutrient burn.

Measuring the pH of Soil

Measuring the pH of Soil - Image powered by Gardenmyths.com

If you’re planning to grow in soil, you should start by measuring its pH. Although soil acts as a buffering system for the water and nutrients your plants have access to, mistakes can still impact your plant – they just won’t do so as quickly. So, you should always measure the pH of your soil, to ensure that it is not too acidic.

It is also a good idea to measure the TDS (total dissolved solids), although it is not as important as pH, because of the nature of soil. However, there is no danger in being extra cautious; so, investing in a TDS meter is still a wise choice. Even though soil tends to act as a buffer for pH and support proper TDS levels, it’s still easy for nutrients to build up in it, causing a high TDS level and a low pH. If not checked, the TDS and pH at the root level could differ drastically from whatever values you have in the fertilizer solution you are feeding your plants. Obviously, this can cause trouble.

Even with the perfect nutrient, your plant’s environment can become unbalanced, that’s why you need to measure pH and TDS of your soil regularly— every two weeks works well. Don’t forget!

Measure The pH and TDS Of Your Soil Regularly from Robert Bergman (ILGM).

How to measure pH levels in soil

The process of checking pH is fairly simple. You can either use an electronic or chemical method of testing. Electronic testing is accurate but tends to be significantly more expensive. If you have a large growing operation, you’re probably going to want the electronic tester.

How to measure in three steps:

Mix a 1:1 ratio of your soil from around the roots with demineralized water (water with TDS 0 and pH 7)

Let this mixture sit for 24 hours, occasionally stirring

Filter it and measure the TDS and pH

The devil’s in the details, so let’s go deeper with the step-by-step process you can use to measure the acidity and total dissolved solids of your soils. First, you are going to want to gather together everything you need:

TDS and pH meter

Demineralized water (water with TDS 0 and pH 7)

2 measuring containers (that can hold at least 6 ounces)

4 cloth or coffee filters

To start your test, remove 3 fluid ounces of soil from around the roots and mix it with 3 fluid ounces of demineralized water in one of your measuring containers. Let this mixture stand for 24 hours but continue to stir it occasionally. This way you will make sure all the nutrients dissolve entirely.

After everything in your solution has dissolved completely, pour it through a filter into the other measuring cup. Continue to repeat this process until you have a totally clear liquid. Now use your meter to determine the TDS and pH values of the soil your marijuana is growing in.

Measuring the pH in hydroponics and aeroponics

Because hydro- and aero- mediums do not provide a buffer like soil does, it’s important to focus on TDS/EC, and pH. Nutrients can be absorbed more easily at different TDS values, meaning you want to ensure those values while growing. Hydro- and aero- mediums use direct feeding, which means you have to carefully ensure that the plants won’t starve while also making sure that they don’t receive too many nutrients.

Inexpensive pH meters can be found at most garden centers, grow shops, and pond stores. My personal favorite is this one by Hanna Instruments. You can measure the concentration of ionic salts in the water with two different scales:

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) measured in Parts Per Million (PPM)

Electrical Conductivit

[javatutorialcorner]

less - paging through files and output Linux Command

less

less [options] [filename]

Description

less is a program for paging through files or other output. It was written in reaction to the perceived primitiveness of more (hence its name). Some commands may be preceded by a number.

Options

-[z] num, --window=num Set number of lines to scroll to num. Default is one screenful. A negative num sets the number to num lines less than the current number. +[+] command Run command on startup. If command is a number, jump to that line. The option ++ applies this command to each file in the command-line list. -?, --help Print help screen. Ignore all other options; do not page through file. -a, --search-screen When searching, begin after last line displayed. (Default is to search from second line displayed.) -bbuffers, --buffers=buffers Use this many buffers for each file (default is 10). Buffers are 1 KB in size. -c, --clear-screen Redraw screen from top, not bottom. -d, --dumb Suppress dumb-terminal error messages. -e, --quit-at-eof Automatically exit after reaching EOF twice. -f, --force Force opening of directories and devices; do not print warning when opening binaries. -g, --hilite-search Highlight only string found by past search command, not all matching strings. -hnum, --max-back-scroll=num Never scroll backward more than num lines at once. -i, --ignore-case Make searches case-insensitive, unless the search string contains uppercase letters. -jnum, --jump-target=num Position target line on line num of screen. Target line can be the result of a search or a jump. Count lines beginning from 1 (top line). A negative num is counted back from bottom of screen. -kfile, --lesskey-file=file Read file to define special key bindings. -m, --long-prompt Display more-like prompt, including percent of file read. -n, --line-numbers Do not calculate line numbers. Affects -m and -M options and = and v commands (disables passing of line number to editor). -ofile, --log-file=file When input is from a pipe, copy output to file as well as to screen. (Prompt for overwrite authority if file exists.) -ppattern, --pattern=pattern At startup, search for first occurrence of pattern. -q, --quiet, --silent Disable ringing of bell on attempts to scroll past EOF or before beginning of file. Attempt to use visual bell instead. -r, --raw-control-chars Display "raw" control characters instead of using ^x notation. This sometimes leads to display problems, which might be fixed by using -R instead. -s, --squeeze-blank-lines Print successive blank lines as one line. -ttag, --tag=tag Edit file containing tag. Consult ./tags (constructed by ctags). -u, --underline-special Treat backspaces and carriage returns as printable input. -w, --hilite-unread Show the line to which a movement command has skipped, phrases displayed by a search command, or the first unread line during a normal scroll by highlighting text in reverse video. -x n, --tabs=n Set tab stops to every n characters. Default is 8. -y n, --max-forw-scroll=n Never scroll forward more than n lines at once. -B, --auto-buffers Do not automatically allocate buffers for data read from a pipe. If -b specifies a number of buffers, allocate that many. If necessary, allow information from previous screens to be lost. -C, --CLEAR-SCREEN Redraw screen by clearing it and then redrawing from top. -E, --QUIT-AT-EOF Automatically exit after reaching EOF once. -F, --quit-if-one-screen Exit without displaying anything if first file can fit on a single screen. -G, --HILITE-SEARCH Never highlight matching search strings. -I, --IGNORE-CASE Make searches case-insensitive, even when the search string contains uppercase letters. -J, --status-column Used with -w or -W, highlight a single column on the left edge of the screen instead of the whole text of an unread line. -K charset Use the specified charset. -M Prompt more verbosely than with -m, including percentage, line number, and total lines. -N, --LINE-NUMBERS Print line number before each line. -O file, --LOG-FILE=file Similar to -o, but do not prompt when overwriting file. -P[mM=] prompt Set the prompt displayed by less at the bottom of each screen to prompt. The m sets the prompt invoked by the -m option, the M sets the prompt invoked by the -M option, and the = sets the prompt invoked by the = command. Special characters (described in the manpage for less), can be used to print statistics and other information in these prompts. -Q, --QUIET, --SILENT Never ring terminal bell. -R, --RAW-CONTROL-CHARS Like r, but adjust screen to account for presence of control characters. -S, --chop-long-lines Cut, do not fold, long lines. -T file, --tag-file=file With the -t option or :t command, read file instead of ./tags. -U, --UNDERLINE-SPECIAL Treat backspaces and carriage returns as control characters. -V, --version Display version and exit. -W, --HILITE-UNREAD Show phrases displayed by a search command, or the first unread line of any forward movement that is more than one line, by highlighting text in reverse video. -X, --no-init Do not send initialization and deinitialization strings from termcap to terminal. Commands Many commands can be preceded by a numeric argument, referred to as number in the command descriptions. SPACE,^V,f,^F Scroll forward the default number of lines (usually one windowful). z Similar to SPACE, but allows the number of lines to be specified, in which case it resets the default to that number. RETURN,^N,e,^E,j,^J Scroll forward. Default is one line. Display all lines, even if the default is more lines than the screen size. d,^D,PageDown Scroll forward. Default is one-half the screen size. The number of lines may be specified, in which case the default is reset. b,^B,ESC-v Scroll backward. Default is one windowful. w Like b, but allows the number of lines to be specified, in which case it resets the default to that number. y,^Y,^P,k,^K Scroll backward. Default is one line. Display all lines, even if the default is more lines than the screen size. u,^U,PageUp Scroll backward. Default is one-half the screen size. The number of lines may be specified, in which case the default is reset. r,^R,^L Redraw screen. R Like r, but discard buffered input. F Scroll forward. When an EOF is reached, continue trying to find more output, behaving similarly to tail -f. g,<,ESC-< Skip to a line. Default is 1. G,>,ESC-> Skip to a line. Default is the last line. p,% Skip to a position number percent of the way into the file. { If the top line on the screen includes a {, find its matching }. If the top line contains multiple {s, use number to determine which one to use in finding a match. } If the bottom line on the screen includes a }, find its matching {. If the bottom line contains multiple }s, use number to determine which one to use in finding a match. ( If the top line on the screen includes a (, find its matching ). If the top line contains multiple (s, use number to determine which one to use in finding a match. ) If the bottom line on the screen includes a ), find its matching (. If the bottom line contains multiple )s, use number to determine which one to use in finding a match. [ If the top line on the screen includes a [, find its matching ] . If the top line contains multiple [s, use number to determine which one to use in finding a match. ] If the bottom line on the screen includes a ] , find its matching [. If the bottom line contains multiple ] s, use number to determine which one to use in finding a match. ESC-^F Behave like { but prompt for two characters, which it substitutes for { and } in its search. ESC-^B Behave like } but prompt for two characters, which it substitutes for { and } in its search. m Prompt for a lowercase letter and then use that letter to mark the current position. ' (single apostrophe) Prompt for a lowercase letter and then go to the position marked by that letter. There are some special characters: ^ Beginning of file. $ End of file. ^X^X Same as '. /pattern Find next occurrence of pattern, starting at second line displayed. Some special characters can be entered before pattern: ! Find lines that do not contain pattern. * If current file does not contain pattern, continue through the rest of the files in the command-line list. @ Search from the first line in the first file specified on the command line, no matter what the screen currently displays. ?pattern Search backward, beginning at the line before the top line. Treats !, *, and @ as special characters when they begin pattern, as / does. ESC-/pattern Same as /*. ESC-?pattern Same as ?*. n Repeat last pattern search. N Repeat last pattern search in the reverse direction. ESC-n Repeat previous search command, but as though it were prefaced by *. ESC-N Repeat previous search command, but as though it were prefaced by * and in the reverse direction. ESC-u Toggle search highlighting. :e [filename] Read in filename and insert it into the command-line list of filenames. Without filename, reread the current file. filename may contain special characters: % Name of current file. # Name of previous file. ^X^V,E Same as :e. :n Read in next file in command-line list. :p Read in previous file in command-line list. :x Read in first file in command-line list. :f, =,^G Print filename, position in command-line list, line number on top of window, total lines, byte number, and total bytes. - (single dash) Expects to be followed by a command-line option letter. Toggle the value of that option or, if appropriate, prompt for its new value. -+ Expects to be followed by a command-line option letter. Reset that option to its default. -- Expects to be followed by a command-line option letter. Reset that option to the opposite of its default, where the opposite can be determined. _ (underscore) Expects to be followed by a command-line option letter. Display that option's current setting. +command Execute command each time a new file is read in. q,:q,:Q,ZZ Exit. v Not valid for all versions. Invoke editor specified by $VISUAL or $EDITOR, or vi if neither is set. ! [command] Not valid for all versions. Invoke $SHELL or sh. If command is given, run it and then exit. Special characters: % Name of current file. # Name of previous file. !! Last shell command. | mark-letter command Not valid for all versions. Pipe fragment of file (from first line on screen to mark-letter) to command. mark-letter may also be: ^ Beginning of file. $ End of file. .,newline Current screen is piped.

Prompts

The prompt interprets certain sequences specially. Those beginning with % are always evaluated. Those beginning with ? are evaluated if certain conditions are true. Some prompts determine the position of particular lines on the screen. These sequences require that a method of determining that line be specified. See the -P option and the manpage for more information. Reference : http://ift.tt/2sDE159

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Hello! I'm new to your blog, but I adore it! So, recently, I've been diagnosed with narcolepsy and I was wondering if you'd write something for Iwaizumi, Asahi, and Suga having a plus size gf with narcolepsy? Sorry if it's too much or if you're uncomfortable with it!

A/n - Nonono, your fine. I tried to write Narcolepsy in a way that wasnt really the stereotypical *Randomly falls over, asleep* Please tell me if it isnt accurate so i can edit it. Because I dont have Narcolepsy and have never gone though the condition.😊

Future A/n DEAR LORD I DONT KNOW WHY I TOOK SO LONG TO FINISH I AM SO SORRY JESUS-

Not Prof Read

I don’t think there are any triggers

Lowercase intended 

Haikyuu Boys Iwaizumi, Asahi, and Suga with a Narcoleptic plus size reader

Iwaizumi

ngl he was hella confused at first

since you literally didn’t tell him and he somehow didn’t pick up on your symptoms

full on he found out when he was having one of his long daily conversations with you while making lunch

“anyways, could you believe what he did?”

he was met with silence

Iwai literally had a buffer moment before turning around to ask if you were paying attention.

you were sitting there, head rested in your hand and eyes closed

he literally wondered if he talked you to sleep, was voleyball really that boring to you? 

after hajime was able to wake you up and have you awake for a few minutes trying to get your thoughts straight, you were finally able to explain it to him

oH so that’s why you were tired all of the time...

light bulb above his head go blink

he suddenly becomes prepared soccer mom

will carry his jacket everywhere to drape over you when you doze off

had anxiety about driving a car because an accident involving narcolepsy in the past? where you need to go?

he got you

“I love you, but your sleeping schedule is fucked up, go to bed at 9pm or god help me-”

Asahi

baby boy also found out later

sis you really need to be telling them about yourself, otherwise they will die from heart attacks-

i mean, you did give him a heart attack

he never really suspected you having anything wrong

asahi just thought that you stayed up late all of the time and your drowsiness was just a consequence of it

but he was not expecting to find you passed out on your floors

he screamed, he literally thought you had died

poor baby-

but it was chivalrous to see this 6 foot man screech like he was a little girl

if only you were conscious enough to see it

literally you only sat down for a moment or two to tie your shoe laces and “hey this kinda comfortable-” 

jesus panic texted dadchi-

“hElp y/N is DEAD!-”

“asahi... chill out they’re just narcoleptic...”

oH

how did he never know that?

that’s in the past, now he’s trying to wake you up or at least move you to your bed to be more comfortable

if you get sleep paralysis as a side effect, just call asahi he’ll be there in five

not five minutes, literally five seconds he is speed-

make room in your bed, he will hold your softly sculpted body all night and hum to you

you cant make him leave, and why would you?

Suga 

suga was literally the only one who knew what was happening

one of the perks of being from childhood friends to lovers

since he is so use to you dozing off from time to time, he makes some fun out of it

10/10 would dress you up in fancy hats, feather boa’s, and sunglasses

bitch we’re having a fashion show and your the star

ofc he would set it as his lock-screen (its how you find out about his little photo shoots half the time)

sometimes he would try some methods with you to in an attempt to curb your sleepiness

“its your scheduled nap time, get over here-”

cat naps together frequently 

he is little spoon change my mind

that right you cant

he knows the drill by now and will go mom mode if you decide that you don’t want to do something

suga is prepared for almost everything

he even put himself on speed dial for you on your phone

and you have used it a lot over the years

he may not look it but homeboy is stronk

istg he literally carried you around town on his back because “you just looked too peaceful to disturb”

you wanted to beat his ass but thanked him, still red in the face