#hivemind 4.0

[fluffle-ocs]

Every Hatchetfield OC of mine is collectively going to put you in the blender (most of them are under the bi umbrella)

i am bisexual. don't put me in the blender

[fluffle-ocs]

OCs part two

Hatchetfield

Hivemind 1.0/One (it/its) aka: "Wilbur Cross" (that jean jacket keeps getting stolen, huh?)

(btw! This OC was created before Black Friday, I always saw it being played by Joey Richter and the jean jacket was part of its first design - so Wilbur was a *very funny* coincidence)

Alex McLoughlin (he/him)

works as a barista at Beanie's :)

Sawyer McLoughlin (it/its)

works at CCRP in the technical department. The only one that understands the printer system.

Hivemind 2.0/Two (it/its)

Lawrence Star (he/him)

An actor at the Starlight theatre

Remus Sanders (he/him) (yeah, he's unashamedly himself LOL)

Works at Watcher World :)

Hivemind 4.0/Four (it/its)

(I headcanon Nibbly as he/she btw)

Audrey II/Twoey (it/its) once again not hiding its true self haha

Owns a flower shop (it does not sell itself... yet)

Casimir "Cas" Garin/Mr Glitch (he/him)

Undercover at Hatchetfield High. Participates in Charlie's fighting ring, mainly to fuck with Otho.

[amrutmnm]

Exploring Hydrogen Fuel Adoption in Defense: 2024 Market Trends

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The conflict inflicted significant economic losses, with Russia experiencing a $350 billion output decrease, while Ukraine suffered a staggering $500 billion loss and a 30% GDP reduction as of March 2023.

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Geopolitical tensions, including those between Russia, Ukraine, Israel, and Palestine, alongside escalating concerns from key players like China and North Korea, have spurred a notable surge in global defense spending. In 2022, defense spending witnessed an annual growth rate of 3.7%, nearing a US $2240 billion peak.

Key Industry Dynamics:

Autonomous Weapons Investment

The defense market is witnessing a paradigm shift towards autonomous weapons, driven by technological advancements and artificial intelligence. Notable instances include the deployment of AI-equipped drones in the Ukrainian battlefield, signaling a transformative shift in military strategies.

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AI-enabled pilot systems are increasingly integrated across platforms, leveraging computer vision, LiDAR, thermal imaging sensors, and neural network capabilities. Shield AI's Hivemind AI pilot, deployed across various aircraft platforms, exemplifies the growing emphasis on AI-driven unmanned combat aircraft and manned-unmanned teaming.

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[honey-minded-hivemind]

And I think if i had to come up with a show or media for Reader and the platonic yans, I wouod say an animated show, slightly anime-esque, but would keep a similar style to the general X-Men (so Rogue would have her hair stripe and rouge-ish hair, Beast is fluffy and blue and has small fangs, Wolverine has weird fluffy hair tufts, Sabretooth is some shade of blonde and tall, Professor Xavier is bald and has a bad*ss wheelchair, etc.). The show would at the very least be for teen audiences, at the highest would be 18+, would have a PG-13 rating at the lowest or at its highest an M rating (depending on what all is involved in the show), and the underlying theme/tones would be platonic yandere heroes and villains obsessed/protective/curious about a trio/quintuplet of Readers, who are each from an alternate universe/alternate reality, and have landed in the world of the show. The five Readers are friends with each other, and have slowly met the heroes and villains, usually because the Readers are trying to help out when a fight or incident is taking place.

You have Reader 5.0, who is a cheerful, bright person, a loving friend who is always trying to brighten someone's day with the food they've made or a blanket they made for them. They are from the 🦋Moth-rvel🐛 Universe, and have the moth-ant power to spin silk and camouflage (their colors are pastels). They are trans and aromantic.

You have Reader 4.0, who is a confident figure and the brains of the group, able to make a plan or solution when the situation calls for it. They are someone who will listen to others, while speaking their mind, honest and true. They are from a 🐾Were-creature Universe🪶, and they have the were-mutant power to turn into a fox-like creature, with two tails. They are asexual and gender-fluid.

You have Reader 3.0, who is fiery and fierce, a strong figure who would fight for their friends, no matter who they're facing. They are good at soccer and board games, and love puzzles. They are the sort who sees a person's flaws, yet also sees their good. They are from a 🦈Siren Universe, and their mutant/siren ability would be control over water, able to use sweat, saliva, ocean water, tap water, blood, juice, any liquid with some water in it is their's to control. They are nonbinary.

You have Reader 2.0, who is mischievous and funny, always bringing their jokes to the table and trying to lighten the mood. When one of their alternate selves is down, they'll be their clown. They know how to talk to people, to appeal to their better nature, and gladly do so. They are from a 👑Demi-god Universe, and their powers are a pair of tattoos that turn into wings, and cat-like eyes. They are either male or female, and form a trio with Reader 4.0 and Reader 1.0...

And last, there is Reader 1.0, the "leader" Reader, and the most mysterious of the group. They are someone who is gentle and quiet, yet gets loud and proud when excited about something. They help hold the Readers Five (working on their group name) together, helping them all work through their issues, listening to each Reader and giving advice if they are experiencing a problem (think if Mr. Rogers was giving advice, but mixed with a Gen Z/Millennial). They are from the 🐝Villain!Reader Universe, and have bee-like mutations, being venom, mind-control, and a hivemind out of those who were injected with their venom. No one knows what their gender is, but they are aromantic-asexual.

The Readers end up going with some of the different X-Men and Brotherhood groups, two Readers to each group, while Villain!Reader stays neutral, helping from the sidelines and being amicable.

The problem is the X-Men and Brotherhood start getting... attached, to these weird kids/teens. How could they not? They're nice, passionate, and keep helping, even when the odds aren't in their favor. Things start to slide downhill for them when they figure out that these kids have been through a lot. From being experimented on by humans, to being used for their powers, even almost killed- It rubs them all the wrong way, and makes something dark twist inside them. Especially since these kids aren't that much older than some of the other teen heroes and villains, and in some cases were involved in their worlds' antics before they were even a teen themselves.

So what if they start spying on them, making sure that they aren't getting hurt or in trouble? So what if they keep trying to get them to stay with them, with their team, even when they say no? So what if they get rid of problems, people who try to or have hurt them, without the Reader/s knowledge? They are THEIR kids, aren't they? It's their job to take care of them. To keep them safe. Even if it requires getting their hands a little dirty.

The episodes would be how the Readers go about their day, ending up on odd adventures with each other and the platonic yans, while in the background the platonic yans make plans to keep the Readers with them, no matter what.

Except... Once they've securely gotten Readers 5.0 through 2.0 with them, unable to leave and soon to be part of their family... They realize there is one Reader left... The only one who has an upper hand against them...

Reader 1.0 ...

And soon they start to unravel the secrets they've been hiding, and discover what the mutliverse has been hiding from them...

That they aren't the only platonic yans... and they aren't the first ones to have met the Readers...

I've been thinking on this for awhile now...

But wouldn't it be kinda cool if I had a plush made/commissioned a plush of a Reader? (This would not get done immediately, or even in the next year) (Most likely, I can't promise anything, this is just an idea)

Say, Dragon! Reader, or Moth! Reader, or Bee! Reader or Villain!Reader in their costume? I'm not going to worry about it now, that's a future honeycomb/future hivemind idea to investigate. But I've thought over it a little. Is a plush of one of the AUs of Reader something you all would like? I would say I'd investigate if I could make some for the platonic yans, buuuut... I'm not with Disney or Marvel, and I'd rather not accidentally end up in a lawsuit or something because I sold plushies of characters that belong to them/aren't free to the public to use except as fanart😅

But honestly, I think it sounds kinda neat. Imagine if there was like, a mystery collectible series, with different versions of Reader to collect. Or a larger, more huggable plush of them, or like, Reader as a bee or dragon or moth or dinosaur. It makes me think: Wow, honecomb/hivemind, if you're serious about this, you better start figuring this stuff out!

All of this to say: I think Reader in plushie form wouod be so cute and kick*ss😊🥰💛🧡🍯🐝

[fmlfpl]

Lineup Lamentations - GW11

Our Transfers, Captains, and Starting 11s for the week!

And if you missed it for subscribers Friday My Life episode just came out!

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WALSH

TRANSFERS:

OUT: N/A

IN: N/A

I'm on a save this week with CHO as a big problem as well as Pukki but no real straight swap seems good enough to make with zero doll hairs in the bank.

Will just sweat the Chelsea team sheet and hope the chips fall in a place that is kind to my fucks.

GK:

Pope (shu)

Pope been naturally pissing me off lately quite a bit. Discussed how annoying he is but Burnley have four good on paper fixtures so hopefully he will be able to get a few points in this run to rectify his standing.

Certainly doesn't feel like the long long term keeper we had all expected when we put him in the GW1 team. At least not to me.

DEF:

Alexander-Arnold & Robertson (avl)

Still going with double barrel Livp fullbacks Trent and R0bbo.

Been absolutely dying for a clean and this weekend is as good as any for one to come in. Even though they have kept an extremely small shitty number of cleans so far they are still both in the top 5 defender point total and I fully expect them to finish 1-2 in that regard come seasons end assuming health.

Fixtures look good outside of the City game so maybe they'll go on a run of cleans.

Lundstram (BUR)

Alongside is Pointstram of course the legend. Great fixture, back at home, get in there ladstram.

MID:

Pretty straightforward quintet here.

Salah (avl) and Sterling and De Bruyne (SOU)

Mo/Raz/Kevin have been in for a while and will probably stay for a while.

Late twitter fuckery surrounding Mo possibly not having trained all week obviously isn't great but whatever fucking fuck it. Hopefully he is fine as Klopp has said he is. Or he's not and life is great.

Hudson-Odoi and Mount (wat)

Double Chelsea children CHO and Mount go to Twatty in what might be a tough game? Idk.

Twatford look so diabolical and horrendous it wouldn't surprise me to see them get put to the sword against a team with actual attacking quality.

They've been a tight ship recently though so who knows.

FWD:

Abraham (wat)

Same two Tammy and Pukki up top as I have had for the past fair bit.

Pukki (bha)

Really not sure how I keep tricking myself into thinking Pukki isn't a huge fucking massive issue but here I am.

Brighton look like an open game so praying to all hell that he pops up with a return. Just even an assist god bless I'd take it. Just do something you Finnish cuck.

CAP:

Sterling (SOU)

Easy Raz this weekend. Really nothing to discuss. He looks prime and ready to tit, home banker, rested midweek, blabhlabhalh. Get in there Razzybaby.

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ALON

TRANSFERS:

OUT: Aubameyang & Gunn

IN: Vardy & Gazzaniga

Alright so we’re making some progress here. Putting out some fires. Ok ok ok.

Still have CHO and still have Pukki which is BAaaaaddddd feeeeeelsssss baaaaaaaddddd. But it’s ok. At least Pukki will start and CHO hopefully will start should be fine to tide me over.

Next week maybe a hit to get rid of both we’ll see???

Anyway I’m terrified of Aubz hauling now that he’s free from my grasp but whatever he’s a bad pick and Arsenal are fucking bad... Vardy and Leicester are flying and have the fixtures... And as discussed on Friday My Life Gazz and the money just makes more sense for me and my future moves.

Need that $ in the bank to put out the next fires.

GK:

Gazzaniga (eve)

Alright GAZZZZZ.

Everton are Jekyll and Hyde but I feel like they usually score at home so I’m not really expecting a clean here but it’s certainly possible. Would be cool if Poch plays Vert over Davinson that would make it feel a lot better...

Either way hopefully the save points keep flowing and I can keep Gaz for a long time.

DEF:

Lundstram (BUR)

Lundy in a decent home fixture; we take those.

But don’t be tricked into thinking this is a banker. Burnley are good at attacking now, get with the times.

Tomori (wat)

Don’t love this away but really the way Watford are setup these days with essentially two “attackers” (no strikers) and mostly a super conservative bus the clean should be there for the taking really... Just don’t let them counter and don’t give them set pieces and Chelsea should coast to a clean... Easy right?

Söyüncü (cry)

Nice clean fixture for Soy.

Leicester should be able to strangle Palace to death in this one imo.

MID:

Salah (avl)

This ankle rumor shit is so fucking annoying.

Ugh just hoping he’s fine and shit. I’m already very anxious about it.

Sterling and De Bruyne (SOU)

Fantastic players, fantastic attacking team, home banker. Easyyyyy.

Hudson-Odoi (wat)

Give the boy a start Frank. Come on. Pleasaasasase???

This kid is a problem. Bad / unlucky timing that we brought him in when we did but here we are.

A problem for another GW.

FWD:

Vardy (cry)

Feels great to not have to type some bullshit for Aubz in this slot like I have been doing for weeks in a row now.

Vardy is fucking good and Leicester are good and here’s another good fixture.

Abraham (wat)

Tammy is a little bit off the boil now but really he’s still getting chances and he still looks good to me. He was beyond red hot at the start of the season this is just a normal thing.

Chelsea are still super good at attacking and he’s still nailed so get the fuck in there.

Pukki (bha)

I would take a two pointer at this point. Fucking Pukki AKA Mitrovic.

CAP:

Sterling (SOU)

Really really easy cap this week. Like I said on Friday My Life I don’t even hate a triple cap if you’re feeling it... Yeah yeah “everyone will be on him” but also don’t forget: 60.5% of teams in FPL don’t even own him.

Get the fuck in there Razzy.

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RANDOM SLACKER OF THE WEEK: HOUSE OF KANE (ON WILDCARD)

The words of Random Slacker are not officially endorsed by this website nor any employees of FML FPL LLC.

TRANSFERS:

OUT: WILDCARD

IN: WILDCARD

After a great start that found me peaking around 10k at GW9, I’m now on four big reds and hovering around 100k. Last week I tried to do the mature and steady thing, making no transfers after a disastrous GW 9 (rank 6m). I was *not* rewarded for my steadfast patience, so naturally I kneejerked my WC on Sunday afternoon.

Biggest issues I wanted to remedy were Ota, Pukki, Kun, Haller, maybe-injured Salah, not having TAA, and a worthless bench. Of course it feels bad wildcarding with two frees but here we are.

My general strategy in FPL is to get on the template as quickly as possible, ride it through the holidays, and then slowly and steadily start to spike differentials through the end of the season. The fact that my WC is very similar to the Slack Hivemind’s bodes well in that respect.

The team feels balanced and good for now.

GK:

Gazzaniga (eve)

It was between Ryan and Gazz and ultimately I went with Gazz because he’s cheaper, has better near-term fixtures, and even if Spurs can’t keep a clean, we now know that he can get 12 saves on a good/bad day.

Think he’s also nailed until 2020, being the clear second choice after Hu-god, not to mention that he *happens* to be from the same town as Poch (Murphy, Argentina - population 3,540).

DEF:

Alexander-Arnold & Robertson (avl)

Going Robbo over Trent to start the season was my biggest regret, so he was the first name in my WC squad.

Doubling with Robbo was easy, especially because I’m going without a Liverpool mid. Having these two gives me a chance at cleans and a steady trickle of offensive cover (if such a thing exists).

Lundstram (BUR)

I’ve had Lundstram since GW1 and he’s not going anywhere.

A nailed 4.0 DEF is a season-long keeper, regardless of team, and Lundy happens to be playing out of position *chefs kiss*. Going with him over Soy this week because it’s home and a better fixture than Palace.

MID:

Sterling and De Bruyne (SOU)

I’ve had Kev all season and he’s good. Barring injury, he’s not going anywhere this year.

I’ve somehow been without Sterling all season, and it’s finally Raz time. Very excited to be adding him when in-form and following a string of blanks.

Mount (wat)

Cheap attacking mid on a top 4 attacking team, easy set and forget.

Martial (bou)

I think the top things to look for in FPL are attacking < 5.0 defenders, a nailed 4.5 forward, and an out-of-position mid on a top team.

Gloves ticks that last box with an elite pedigree and unfulfilled promise to boot. Once Rom was shipped out, Tony became a must-own for me. I think Tony will be a captain option at some point this season.

FWD:

Vardy (cry)

Feels kinda bandwagon-y but an easy one to jump on while the team looks so good ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ... He’ll get his goals.

Abraham (wat)

Haven’t had him yet, glad to be here now. Chelsea attack is legit. Tammy is nailed up top. Let’s go.

Maupay (NOR)

My “fun spot” instead of [generic Leicester midfielder] as a fifth mid, I went with Maupay because every year Walsh picks some guy that no one is talking about, and I think it could be Neil.

The numbers are really good, Brighton looks decent, and I didn’t want to miss out on the best fixture of the season.

BENCH:

Söyüncü (cry)

I’ll be playing a 3-4-3 most weeks, with Soy as my first guy in. Cheap and on a good defense.

Rico (MUN)

< 4.5 defender on set pieces on a nominally-attacking side. Easy bench fodder.

Grealish (LIV)

Along with Maupay, Jack’s the other half of my “fun pick.”

When you watch AVL play he’s the guy with his calves on display, doing everything he can to earn a transfer to Man U in the next year or two.

I’m planning on rotating him with Maupay, which is a new strategy for me. Doesn’t feel great to have a ~6.0 guy on the bench every week, but with the fixture pile-up coming, it might be smart?

CAP:

Sterling (SOU)

I haven’t had him all season, I love him, and I finally get to root for him not to blank.