#it's a quantitative property...

[venusianbarbiedoll]

✦ 𝐌𝐘 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒: 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒 & 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋

Cosmic Manipulation

I can create, shape, absorb, and manipulate cosmic forces and energies, granting me dominion over the fabric of the unverse. I can generate and control cosmic energy, allowing me to unleash devastating blasts, construct impenetrable force fields, and enhance my own physical and mental capabilities beyond mortal limits.

I can move objects with my mind, from manipulating atomic particles to effortlessly shifting celestial bodies and warping space itself. I can crush stars, shape planetary landscapes, or construct vast structures out of cosmic energy with pure willpower. My control is not limited to physical objects; I can extend my influence over energy itself, weaving light, gravity, and plasma into new forms.

At the highest levels, I am a force of both creation and destruction, capable of shaping the fate of entire galaxies, rewriting the nature of reality, and bending the very laws of the cosmos to my will. My existence transcends mortal understanding, embodying the infinite potential of the universe itself.

Chaos Magic

I can utilize chaos-related magic; a rare but incredibly powerful type of magic that taps into and utilizes the chaotic forces of the universe, granting me a chaotic form of magic that can utilize and reconstruct the probabilities as well as the very fabric of existence that is interconnected to reality, bestowing magical powers and mastery of spells that are capable of warping the actualities of reality.

Energy Manipulation

I can control and transform the fundamental force that causes change and does work in various forms. I can freely create, shape, and manipulate energy. I possess complete control over energy, the capacity or ability to cause change or do work, one of the most basic quantitative properties of a system, such as an object or a field of energy.

Enhanced Senses

I have extremely accurate senses, allowing me to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel better than the best member of his species. On this level, it allows me to perceive small objects, hear distant sounds at different frequencies, detect specific people, objects, substances, or places, locate their origin, and track targets by smelling.

I can also automatically detect harmful and beneficial things by tasting and sense vibrations through solids, liquids, and air-pressure. I am also highly resistant to illusion (depending on the level or scale) and can process information at such speeds that time appears to have slowed down, allowing me to perceive what would otherwise be too quick to see/hear and respond appropriately.

Force Fields

I can create a field formed from energy, elements, the environment, or by manipulating smaller items to form a greater whole. I’m capable of blocking or impeding approaching objects and nullifying attacks, including physical and energy-based attacks or even repelling or reflecting them, as well being used as a means of containment to imprison others.

Telekinetic Force Manipulation

I can manipulate an extraordinarily potent and immense variation of telekinesis, capable of enacting destruction and creation on a grand scale. This formidable power primarily interacts with objects and entities visible to the naked eye, excluding the microscopic realm of atoms, molecules, and subatomic particles. Unlike its nuanced counterpart, telekinesis, telekinetic force focuses on pure, unrestrained strength rather than precision and fine manipulation.

More straightforward telekinetic applications are within my capabilities, such as lifting, moving, or rearranging objects. However, this power shines in situations demanding pure strength and magnitude. I can compress heavily armored vehicles into miniature spheres or shred them apart, manipulate enormous structures like buildings, skyscrapers, or even mountains and continents, and project devastating telekinetic blasts capable of annihilating entire armies.

Illusion

I can manipulate illusions and hallucinations, allowing me to alter the perceptions of others and create entirely fabricated experiences. Illusions are false interpretations of existing stimuli, such as making a small object appear larger or masking a real location by disguising it.

Hallucinations, on the other hand, involve creating sensory experiences without any basis in reality, such as making someone see a nonexistent creature, hear imaginary voices, or feel phantom sensations. This power enables me to distort the way targets see, hear, touch, smell, or taste, leading to a variety of deceptive and strategic effects.

Flight

I possess the ability to fly in a gaseous atmosphere or vacuum can do so through various means. In addition to flight, I have the capability to glide, levitate, or slide through space without external assistance. I can achieve high speeds and maneuver freely while in flight.

Regenerative Healing Factor

I can automatically, rapidly, and flawlessly heal and regenerate from any physical, spiritual, and mental damage, attacks, harm, assault, and injuries I take and get restored to my optimal and full health/state at an extremely fast rate.

I can recreate lost or damaged tissues, organs, and limbs, sometimes slowing, or even stop aging, something natural regeneration can never accomplish (or do so extremely slowly).

Amokinesis

I can sense and manipulate all the aspects of love, of myself, people, animals and other creatures, whether by increasing, decreasing, causing or otherwise channeling love, even manifesting the emotional energy to a physical level. Love includes a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection ("I love my mother") to pleasure ("I loved that meal") to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also include basic kindness, compassion, and affection.

Biokinesis

I can manipulate every biological structure and function, enabling me to shape and mold the living world to their will, from the smallest microscopic organisms to the most complex sentient beings. It is not limited to merely influencing biology but rewriting it entirely, making the impossible a reality.

With this ability, I can alter genetic structures at will, allowing for instant evolution, the eradication of genetic disorders, or the creation of new species altogether. I can enhance my own biology, optimizing every system for peak efficiency, enabling boundless strength, heightened intelligence, and perfect adaptability to any environment. I can heal any wound, regenerate lost limbs, and even halt the aging process indefinitely, achieving practical immortality. Diseases, viruses, and infections are mere playthings in the hands of a true master, capable of eliminating them entirely or weaponizing them against foes.

Beyond my own form, I can exert my influence on others, modifying their physiology, enhancing or suppressing abilities, or inducing biological states such as sleep, paralysis, or hyperactivity. I can control cellular processes, forcing regeneration, accelerating metabolism, or even commanding the body’s very functions to shut down or go into overdrive. This extends to the manipulation of organs, allowing for the creation of additional biological structures or even the rearrangement of an entire body’s anatomy. Furthermore, this ability allows me to shape my own or another’s appearance at will, altering features, height, physique, or even entirely reconstructing their identity on a biological level.

[geopolicraticus]

Aristotelian Science and Modern Science

The Displacement of Abstraction.—Before the rise of modern quantitative science, the quantitative aspects of science were treated as being of little relevance, while the anthropocentric impacts of phenomena, including the projection of anthropic properties onto natural phenomena, were treated as that which demanded explanation. The explanatory power of Aristotelian science, if it possessed any, derived from its abstractions and reductions as applied to anthropic properties of the world. The rise of modern science in its quantitative form neatly reversed this distribution of what is to be explained, what is to be abstract, and what is to be concrete. Now the anthropic properties of the world are treated as being of little relevance, while the focus of abstraction and reductive explanation is on the quantitative features of the world.  

[mesetacadre]

I've read about how a bourgeois revolution from feudalism is needed for a proletarian revolution to take place after in things like The Principles of Communism, but for some reason that idea hasn't really clicked in my brain yet like why it's necessary as like a middle step

Having read your post about the popular front and the mistakes made around that middle step, can you explain that concept of a bourgeois revolution being necessary?

Also, is this concept still applicable today? Is there anywhere nowadays where that step is necessary?

The development of history has been one of quantitative changes to society and the economy accumulating into sudden qualitative changes; The French revolution was a qualitative change (it changed the quality, the being, of the feudal productive system into one based in private property and the political domination of the bourgeoisie) precipitated by an accumulation of quantitative changes (successive bad harvests because of cold weather, the progressive hits to the French treasury, the measures taken to compensate by taxing the bourgeois strata radicalizing them, and a myriad of other small reasons). This is, as explained by Marx, the inevitable development of productive forces, eventually overflowing the limitations of the mode of production, the organization of those productive forces.

For there to be a proletarian revolution, there needs to be a proletariat in the first place, a class defined by its relation to the bourgeois mode of production; private property, salary work, complete alienation from the social fruits of labor. This is a revolution that can only be propitiated by that overflowing of the productive forces, which happens regularly/cyclically and materializes in the form of economic crises. The development of production sponsored by the bourgeoisie itself can't help but eventually brim over the top of every limitation and form of control that the bourgeoisie have instituted to their own mode of production. It's those crises that an organized proletariat can take advantage of to mobilize a considerable portion of its class to overthrow the bourgeoisie and change the mode of production. Similarly, the bourgeoisie's revolutions of past centuries happened when the feudal mode of production encountered crises, the productive forces burst out of the limits of the feudal mode of production; it created the bourgeoisie as well from the gradually accumulated stratum of free peasants and artisans who carried out their economic activity outside of the feudal systems of obligations, land ownership, etc.

So in this schematic sense, there is a clear order, first feudalism had to create the bourgeoisie, for it to accumulate power, take advantage of feudal crises, then take power and institute its own mode of production, which creates the proletariat, and then this class is able to take power. And looking at history in broad strokes, this checks out. However, transitions are almost never this clean, they take years of struggle with a messy political shell around it. Marx and Engels themselves, when Marx formulated historical materialism to Engels in Brussels in the spring on 1845, lived in the midst of the bourgeoisie's rise, however, feudalism still held onto its grip and in most parts of the world, the slave mode of production still existed. It is my personal theory that it's this great mix of modes of production that favored the formulation of historical materialism. At the time, communists put most of their eggs into the German basket, as the German states contained the most economically powerful bourgeoisie that hadn't achieved any political power, so their revolution seemed imminent. History turned out more disappointing.

At this time (mid 19th century), the theory did make sense, as there was no way in which the proletariat could acquire enough experience and strength to carry out a revolution without first having a ruling bourgeoisie sponsoring the growth of the proletariat itself. However, what happened, was that capitalism began developing towards monopoly and imperialism, which meant a tightened grip on the state, an expansion of the worker aristocracy (the lieutenants of the bourgeoisie in the worker's movement), the global south, the proletariat itself. Among the many changes it effected on the worker's movement, capitalism made itself secure in its place and it became many times harder to overthrow. Hence, the extinction of revolutionary waves until the first great crisis of WW1. What I'm getting at is that, for every year that passed for imperialist capitalism, the need for that "middle step" expired because imperialist capitalism is the middle step itself. The mistake made by many people, even today (eurocommunists), is both uncritically bringing those analysis of the mid 19th century in Europe to a time qualitatively different, and overestimating the remnants of pre-capitalist elements.

The bolshevik revolution could be argued was made without a middle step, Russia was an overwhelmingly feudal country despite the progression away from feudal laws (such as the theoretical abolition of feudal debts for peasants, even if it didn't materially change anything, it was significant in that sense) and a still present proletariat, which is what made the core of the bolshevik party. This condition of actual feudal remnants was approached with two significant policies. First, a social alliance with the peasantry. There was a constant effort from before the revolution until the end of collectivization to bring the peasants to the bolshevik cause, such as the committees of poor peasants during the Civil War which so effectively countered anarchist petit-bourgeois vacillations, and later the forceful expropriation of kulaks (rich peasants). Second, the NEP, mostly focused at recovering from the Civil War as fast as possible by allowing capitalist relations to develop productive forces in the unbridled way it does when it's as volatile as it was in the early 1920s in the USSR, and also to accumulate technical and economic knowledge for the mass of Soviet people who had to learn to run the state.

It was also this notion of the way the bolsheviks dealt with the "backwardness" of the ruined empire they inherited, summed with the experience of the February revolution, that was pretty uncritically transmitted to the Comintern in its VI Congress.

There is nowhere in the world today, and it has been so for a long time now, where such a middle step is necessary. Imperialist capitalism is the foyer for proletarian revolutions, as we've already seen happen sporadically across the last century. Both the proletariat and bourgeoisie have developed to such a point where their antagonism is the primary contradiction anywhere, there are no more productive forces which have to be necessarily developed, no know-how needed to be accumulated by capitalists, no political reforms or "revolutions" to support. It is only is a few cases of settler colonialism, the residue of a less refined form of imperialism with counted days, where it can make sense sidestepping a proletarian revolution.

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Strained strontium titanate membrane crosses into ferroelectric—and quantum—territory

Strontium titanate was once used as a diamond substitute in jewelry before less fragile alternatives emerged in the 1970s. Now, researchers have explored some of its more unusual properties, which might someday be useful in quantum materials and microelectronics applications. Writing in the journal Nature Communications, the team explains how they built an extremely thin, flexible strontium titanate membrane and stretched it, in the process turning on what's known as a ferroelectric state. In that state, the material generates its own electric field, somewhat similar to how a permanent magnet generates its own magnetic field. "We applied strain to tune the membrane to a ferroelectric or non-ferroelectric state reversibly and repeatedly," said Wei-Sheng Lee, a lead scientist at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and a principal investigator at the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES), a joint SLAC-Stanford institute. "This allowed quantitative characterizations of this transition in strontium titanate with unprecedented details."

Read more.

[sourcherrieslatte]

INTRO TO MY AVENGERS REALITY.

— ABOUT ME;

NAME; arcadia stark

ALIAS; ultraviolet

BIRTHDAY; september 9th, 2000

PRONOUNS; she/they

— POWERS/ABILITIES;

* this isn't the whole, detailed list. more just a general overview.

ENHANCED STRENGTH ;

❝ The user can lift thousands of pounds to tens of thousands and perform any offensive action with the force of a massive vehicle. The user can lift cars, trucks, buses, small-moderately sized boulders, tall trees, and a few times the weight of peak humans. ❞

ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE ;

❝ Users with this power possess extreme levels of intellect, enabling them to memorize and calculate vast amounts of information with exceptional precision. They can handle and interpret vast amounts of information at a phenomenal speed, and use their mental capabilities to predict their enemies’ movements and attack trajectories with pure logic alone. ❞

REGENERATION ;

❝ Users possess a regenerative healing factor, meaning that they automatically and rapidly flawlessly heal and regenerate from any physical, spiritual, and mental damage, attacks, harm, assault, and injuries they take and get restored to their optimal and full health/state at an extremely fast rate. ❞

ENERGY MANIPULATION ;

❝ The user can freely create, shape, and manipulate energy. They possess complete control over energy, the capacity or ability to cause change or do work, one of the most basic quantitative properties of a system, such as an object or a field of energy. Energy can be transformed (converted) into a number of forms that may each manifest and be measurable in differing ways. ❞

ARMORED SUIT ;

❝ The user possesses and utilizes a special suit, costume, or article of clothing that grants them a variety of powers or other attributes. ❞

— BACKSTORY;

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...It wasn't a choice, really. When you're handed two evils, of course you're going to pick the lesser of the two. Even if you know it'll only lead to pain and suffering. At least this way, maybe one of you will survive to tell the tale...

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...My first impression of the world is that, to some degree, people must be inherently cruel. My second, is that they must also be inherently scared. I am unsure as of yet how these two things are connected, but I know they must be...

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...Tony doesn't want me to build a suit. Jokes on him, though, I know the passcodes to everything around here. Will I get some obnoxiously long lecture about not putting myself in danger for doing this? Probably. Am I going do it anyways?

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— EXTRA;

GENERAL VIBES; neon lights, ripped jeans, mismatched socks, the smell of freshly brewed coffee, old notebooks, barely legible handwriting, messy doodles, loud music, faded tshirts, sour candies, bruised knuckles

MINI PLAYLIST; headlock - imogen heap // joyride. - kesha // the last of the real ones - fall out boy // what's up danger - blackway, black cavier // ain't it fun - paramore

[ghelgheli]

In the 1860s, when he consciously distanced himself from his earlier technocratic productivism, Marx was compelled to rethink his optimistic view of history and to reflect more seriously upon its negative implications. This self-critical reflection took place as he investigated the material aspect of the production process unique to capitalist production, especially how material world — human and non-human — is reorganized by capital's initiative in favour of its own accumulation. This is because the increase of productive forces subordinate workers to command of capital more effectively. If so, 'relations of production' and 'productive forces' cannot be simply separated as assumed in the traditional view of historical materialism. The development of productive forces of capital is dependent upon the thorough reorganization of human metabolism with nature in the form of cooperation, division of labour and machinery. In this sense, the 'mode of production' expresses a particular social arrangement of the material elements of production. That is why in the preface to Capital, Marx set himself the task of examining 'the capitalist mode of production, and the relations of production... that correspond to it' instead of treating 'productive forces' as an independent variable as was the case in the preface to A Contribution.

This change concerning the 'mode of production' might be discounted as a minor philological quibble, but its theoretical significance should not be underestimated because it has to do with the transformation of Marx's vision of post-capitalism. When the development of productive forces is not purely formal and quantitative, but is deeply rooted into the transformation and reorganization of the labour process, one can no longer assume that a socialist revolution could simply replace the relations of production with other ones after reaching a certain level of productive forces. Since the 'productive forces of capital' that emerge through the real subsumption are materialized and crystalized in the capitalist mode of production, they disappear together with the capitalist mode of production. In this sense, we need to radically reverse the traditional historical materialist view about the actual relationship between productive forces and relations of production: 'Relations of production determine productive forces' (Tairako 1991).

This is how the establishment of the concepts of 'productive forces of capital' and 'real subsumption' compelled Marx to abandon his earlier formulation of historical materialism in the preface to A Contribution. Since both aspects of Form and Stoff are closely entangled with each other due to the real subsumption of the labour process it is not possible to change one without simultaneously changing the other. This complexity would not occur if the productive forces of capital were simply dependent upon machines. They could be utilized in socialism as before. However, the productive forces developed under capitalism are tightly connected to the uniquely capitalist way of organizing the collaborative, cooperative and other social aspects of labour. If so, the transcendence of the capitalist mode of production must be a much more radical and thoroughgoing one than the mere abolition of private property and exploitation through the re-appropriation of the means of production by the working class. It requires the radical reorganization of the relations of production for the sake of freedom and autonomy among associated producers, so that the productive forces of capital disappear. Otherwise, despotic and ecologically destructive forms of production will continue in post-capitalist society. Yet when the productive forces of capital disappear, the productive forces of social labour are diminished as well.

Kohei Saito, Marx In The Anthropocene

[thejournallo]

Explain the method: Energy Exchange

As always, I will love to hear your thoughts! and if you have any questions, I will be more than happy to answer them! If you liked it, leave a comment or reblog (that is always appreciated!). if you are intrested in more method check the masterlist!

WE MANIPULATE "THE ENERGY" IN A COSTANT UNCONSCIOUS WAY!

This method is really based on the karmic energy that the universe is filled with! Before we go in on how to do the method in question (which is really simple), I will explain to you some basics about what energy is!

what is "the energy"? (talking about science too)

In some simple words, energy is what we feel, what we are made of, and what everything is made of. We have energy that is constantly changing, especially when we move forward. All living organisms constantly take in and release energy.

Energy, in a more scientific way, can be described as: In physics, it is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light. Energy is a conserved quantity—the law of conservation of energy states that energy can be converted into form but not created or destroyed. Common forms of energy include the kinetic energy of a moving object, the potential energy stored by an object (for instance, due to its position in a field), the elastic energy stored in a solid object, the chemical energy associated with chemical reactions, the radiant energy carried by electromagnetic radiation, and the internal energy contained within a thermodynamic system.

(I will explain energy manipulation on Tuesday with "explain the basics" because it gets deeper; if you want to be tagged, let me know!)

what is energy exchange?

It is the easiest method in the world because it is based on a karmatic exchange of energy. This is simple AF. I explained all the different kinds of energies before because we can spread our energies in many different ways. For example, if we want love, we can release our "love" energies with kinetic movement. Just visualizing our love going out of us and beginning to spread as we run or simply walk is a great way to attract love to us. You can still give love by giving a hug, because that is still giving energy; it is still spreading love, you know!

my thoughts:

I always believed in karmic energy, so I always spread as much love and kindness as I can but I'm happy to realize I can release my energy in other ways! 8/10

If you are interested in more manifestation methods, don't forget to check out the masterlists at the top of this post, where you can find manifestation,shifting, witchcraft, and much more!

[templeofoccultpractices]

Energy Work

What is energy?

There are different definitions of energy depending on what you're talking about or who you talk to but in simple terms energy is what surrounds us. It is in everything living and nonliving. Energy can take on many different forms from elemental to emotional or even some believe in planetary energies.

in physics, energy is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light. the capacity for doing work. It may exist in potential, kinetic, thermal, electrical, chemical, nuclear, or other various forms. There are, moreover, heat and work i.e., energy in the process of transfer from one body to another. After it has been transferred, energy is always designated according to its nature. Hence, heat transferred may become thermal energy, while work done may manifest itself in the form of mechanical energy.—the law of conservation of energy states that energy can be converted in form, but not created or destroyed

What is energy work and how can I start?

Energy work is the practice of learning to feel the energy around you and how to work with it. It is important and fundamental to any spiritual practices.

Meditation

A simple meditation is a good start. Sit comfortably and relax your muscles. Breath in a count of four and breath out a count of eight. Do this until you have a clear mind. You can also practice counting from 1 to 100 to clear the mind. There are a few things you can do after.

Gathering and releasing energy

For this you can use visualization. Imagine gathering small bits of energy through a singular point on the body and releasing it back out.

You can also release emotional energy this way. Imagine that your releasing your emotions and transforming it into positive or usable energy. This is called transmuting energy.

Sit and imagine energy flowing from the earth to out the top of your head.

Sit and feel out the energy in the room. You can have a candle to practice feeling it's energy. Do be safe and put it on a table and far enough away you don't knock it over.

Psi ball/energy ball

Stand or sit comfortably. Relax. Hold your hands out in front of you, palms together. Close your eyes and visualize a small ball of light forming between your hands. Move your hands about an inch away from each other. Open your eyes and gently look at the space between your hands. Concentrate on that small ball of energy forming and feel the warmth. Push more energy through your hands and into the ball, feeding it and making it larger. Move your hands apart bit by bit.

Play around with this energy making it larger or smaller.

Regarding Chakras

Defining the word chakra

The Tantrik traditions, from which the concept derives, chakras (Sanskrit. cakra) are focal points for meditation within the human body. They are visualized as structures of energy resembling discs or flowers at those points where a number of nāḍīs (channels or meridians) converge. They tend to be located where human beings experience emotional and/or spiritual energy.

What is the chakra system?

There is no general agreement to how many chakras there are as the concept has evolved and been interpreted differently by various schools,sects, and spiritual traditions within Hinduism. Some traditions may follow the seven main chakras as described in Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, others may follow additional or a different number of chakras. There are so many different systems of chakras. The original purpose of chakras is to serve as a template for Nyāsa

The more common and most studied chakra system incorporates six major chakras along with a seventh center generally not regarded as a chakra. These points are arranged vertically along the channels. The Chakras are traditionally considered meditation aids. The yogi progresses from lower chakras to the highest chakra blossoming in the crown of the head, internalizing the journey of spiritual ascent.

New Age practices often associate each chakra with a certain color. In various traditions, chakras are associated with multiple physiological functions, an aspect of consciousness, a classical element, and other distinguishing characteristics; these do not correspond to those used in ancient Indian systems. The chakras are visualised as lotus or flowers with a different number of petals in every chakra.

Most original Sanskrit sources, Things are not being taught about the way things are, we are being given a specific yogic practice: we are to visualize a subtle object made of colored light, shaped like a lotus or a spinning wheel, at a specific point in the body, activating mantric syllables in it, for a specific purpose. The texts are prescriptive. they tell what you ought to do to achieve a specific goal by mystical means.

New age practice of physiological states associated with chakras

Many different websites books, it says that the mūlādhāra chakra is associated with survival & safety, that maṇipūra chakra is associated with willpower & self-esteem, and so on. The idea these associations chakras with psychological states is a modern Western innovation that started with Carl Jung. This won't be found in Sanskrit sources.

In Anodea Judith’s book Wheels of Life. Judith says that each chakra is associated with a certain bodily gland, certain bodily malfunctions, certain foods, a certain metal, mineral, herb, planet, a path of yoga, a suit of the tarot, a sephira of Jewish mysticism, and an archangel of Christianity. None of these associations are found in the original sources.

[hgejfmw-hgejhsf]

Fic Writing Review 2023

Thanks to @kiwiana-writes, @lizzie-bennetdarcy, @anincompletelist, and @suseagull04 for the tags on this!

Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some quantitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either.

Top Fics by Kudos

Ghosts {Word Count: 5,409}

After Henry leaves the lake house, Alex does not go after him. He doesn't storm Kensington in a fit of pique to call Henry an "obtuse fucking asshole." Instead, the pair spend nearly a year apart, both wrecked and miserable, until they find themselves on the list of speakers for an international conference.

Volume Control {Word Count: 1,567}

Prompt Fulfillment: I need someone to write a FirstPrince fic where Henry overhears Alex saying "Henry is so annoying I can't stand him" so Henry says "kneel then" and it short circuits Alex's brain.

Do we still have forever? {Word Count: 3,061}

Alex has a sudden, serious allergic reaction, and Henry can't help but think about losing him.

Retaliation {Word Count: 2,213}

Alex and Henry, now dating, attend another state dinner, where they're unexpectedly seated directly next to each other.

Modification to the map of you {Word Count: 1,620}

Henry comes back from a month-long trip with his ear pierced, and Alex has no idea.

2023 Fandom Fic Events

Halloween, Huh Fest aka That time Val wrote 15 fics for her first ever fest {Word Count: 50,661}

New Traditions: A Red, White & Royal Blue Advent Calendar Event {Fics to come on the 20th and 25th!}

Red, White & Royal Blue New Year's Gift Exchange {Fic to come on January 1!}

2024 Fic Projects

Big Brother AU with @thinkof-england that we've started to outline and I'm so looking forward to in the new year!

5 Times Alex & Henry Had Sex Anywhere on the Property They Want + 1 Time They Walked Through Austin Holding Hands - 3/6 pieces are complete, with the second half yet to go!

The Notebook AU - Inspired by this stunning piece of art by @shirmirart, I am DETERMINED to bring this AU to life in the new year. It's already started!

Come Back to Me, a requested songfic for @thinkof-england that I WILL finish soon (I promise!)

Plus a too-long list of one shot prompts and a couple of AUs that I'm holding close to the chest for now.

[thirteens-earring]

[ One of the funniest things Concerned Citizens say about looters is: they're destroying their own communities! According to the Concerned, urban rioters who take what they want are "tragically" committing collective self-harm. This was heard a lot in London in 2011, where it generally meant: they're ruining OUR next rung on the property ladder! But even if the words are more evasive than sincerely invasive, they say something about the mouths they dribble from. What do these commentators mean by "community" and what do they think is being done to it? Given the relative lack of peer-to-peer personal harm done during the riots, the statement must refer to that unkillable oxymoron, "violence against property." The notion that "aggravated burglary" and "criminal damage" could "destroy the community" confers community membership on inanimate objects, unless commercial real estate funds and the shareholders of electronics retailers count as virtual parishioners.

But anyone with experience of non-ownership could have told the Concerned that physical proximity to something you're not allowed to touch doesn't make it yours, much less part of a collective "you." Unlike onlookers upset by social self-harm, actual casseurs and looters have always distinguished between two types of object in a hostile environment: those that can be torn from their enclosures and enjoyed, and those that can only by destroyed. In the terms of the "self-harm" slur, clothes, drinks, and giant TV screens become useful members of the community once forcibly unenclosed. Less directly, so does anything else convertible into cash through grassroots Quantitative Easing. But the security tags that reduce these things to "items"— along with workfare charity shop windows, triumphalist public monuments, and Stunning Development hoardings, etc., etc.— are no good for anything but the most violent restructuring.

The labor pressed into their production can never be redeemed, only disowned by disabling their obnoxious use value. The onlookers whose hearts bleed when they see such destruction seem to sense where it might lead for them when through their tears they pronounce Toughlove or Aversion Therapy as the only cure for community self-harm.]

"Matthew Hyland", "Every Crisis Is an Opportunity," from Ines Doujak: Twisted Language (2024)

[karanfartiyal]

BSC Full Form

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) is a three-year undergraduate program designed for students who have completed their 10+2 education with a focus on science subjects. This degree offers a wide array of specializations, including Medical/Life Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Food Technology, Electronic Science, Forensic Science, Biomedical Science, Physical Science, Operational Research, Statistics, and Anthropology.

The curriculum is structured to balance theoretical knowledge with practical application, fostering critical thinking, technical proficiency, and research skills among students. Admission to BSc programs typically involves merit-based selection or entrance examinations such as CUET, CUCET, NPAT, TS EAMCET, SET, BHU UET, and KCET. Prominent institutions offering BSc degrees in India include St. Stephen's College (New Delhi), Hansraj College (New Delhi), Hindu College (New Delhi), Presidency College (Chennai), Parul University (Vadodara), and Fergusson College (Pune).

The annual fees for a BSc program range from INR 20,000 to INR 2,00,000, varying by institution and specialization. Graduates with a BSc degree have diverse career opportunities in sectors such as information technology, education, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture. Common roles include private tutor, nurse, food safety officer, lab technician, software tester, IT developer, agriculture specialist, and microbiologist. The average salary for BSc graduates ranges between INR 3 to 5 lakh per annum, depending on the chosen field and experience.

Specializations within BSc

One of the most compelling aspects of a BSc degree is the plethora of specializations available. Students can tailor their education based on their interests and career aspirations. Some prominent BSc specializations include:

Physics: Exploring the fundamental principles governing matter and energy.

Chemistry: Delving into the composition, properties, and reactions of substances.

Biology: Studying living organisms, their functions, and their interactions.

Computer Science: Focusing on computational systems, programming, and software development.

Environmental Science: Examining the environment and solutions to environmental challenges.

Biotechnology: Merging biology and technology to develop innovative products and solutions.

Microbiology: Investigating microscopic organisms and their roles in various environments.

Mathematics: Concentrating on abstract concepts, numbers, and quantitative analysis.

Each specialization is crafted to provide in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience, preparing students for diverse professional pathways.

Eligibility Criteria

Admission into a BSc program typically requires candidates to have completed their higher secondary education (10+2) with a strong foundation in science subjects. While specific requirements can vary based on the institution and country, a minimum aggregate score in subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and/or Mathematics is commonly expected. Some universities also conduct entrance examinations to assess the aptitude and proficiency of prospective students.

Admission Process

The pathway to securing a seat in a BSc program generally involves:

Application Submission: Filling out application forms of desired universities or colleges, either online or offline.

Entrance Examination: Appearing for standardized tests if required by the institution.

Merit List Announcement: Institutions release lists based on entrance exam scores and/or academic performance.

Counseling Sessions: Some colleges conduct counseling to guide students in selecting appropriate specializations.

Final Enrollment: Completing necessary documentation and fee submission to confirm admission.

It's imperative for aspirants to stay updated with the specific admission timelines and criteria of each institution to ensure a smooth application process.

Course Structure and Curriculum

The BSc curriculum is thoughtfully designed to balance theoretical understanding with practical application. While the exact structure can vary based on the chosen specialization and institution, a typical BSc program encompasses:

Core Subjects: Fundamental courses central to the chosen specialization.

Elective Subjects: Courses that allow students to explore related areas of interest.

Laboratory Work: Hands-on experiments and practical sessions to reinforce theoretical concepts.

Research Projects: Opportunities to undertake independent or guided research, fostering analytical and investigative skills.

Workshops and Seminars: Interactive sessions with experts to stay abreast of the latest advancements in the field.

This comprehensive approach ensures that graduates are not only knowledgeable but also adept at applying their learning in real-world scenarios.

Fee Structure

The financial investment required for a BSc degree can vary widely based on factors such as the institution's prestige, location, chosen specialization, and available facilities. On average, annual tuition fees for BSc programs range from INR 20,000 to INR 2,00,000. It's advisable for students to research and consider additional expenses, including laboratory fees, study materials, and other ancillary costs.

Career Prospects and Opportunities

A BSc degree opens a multitude of career avenues across various sectors. Graduates are equipped with skills and knowledge that make them valuable assets in industries such as:

Information Technology: Roles like software developers, data analysts, and system administrators.

Healthcare: Positions such as lab technicians, clinical researchers, and healthcare consultants.

Research and Development: Opportunities as research scientists, project assistants, and technical analysts.

Education: Careers as educators, academic counselors, and curriculum developers.

Environmental Management: Roles like environmental analysts, conservationists, and sustainability consultants.

Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals: Positions in quality control, clinical trials, and product development.

The versatility of a BSc degree ensures that graduates can adapt to various roles and industries, making it a prudent choice for those passionate about science and its applications.

Top Institutions Offering BSc Programs

Several esteemed institutions worldwide offer BSc programs renowned for their academic excellence and research opportunities. Some of these include:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA: Celebrated for its cutting-edge research and innovation in science and technology.

University of Cambridge, UK: Offers a rich tradition of scientific inquiry and discovery.

[cathkaesque]

As a stab at an explanation for why this site’s management (and others) is acting like this - none of these big websites have ever made any money. I don’t think it’s possible for them ever to make money. Instead, these sites have always survived off their ability to potentially make money, with investors subsidising these platforms via betting on them on the stock exchange. Investors had both infinite money for the last decade due to quantitative easing and low interest rates, and social media platforms easily showed their potentiality for making money via their rapid growth.

Now, that’s no longer an option - investors have less cash to throw at structurally unprofitable properties now interest rates are being raised, so social media companies are now trying to demonstrate their potential profitability by rack renting their userbases. This is destroying their sites. Tumblr emulating twitter, introducing features that users do not use but sound like they could be the next Twitch like Tumblr live, is designed to encourage investors to speculate on tumblr’s stock - given twitter’s collapse, tumblr could be the new twitter, so investors should buy its stock in order to help it bridge a $30m deficit grow into that. It won’t work however. It’ll just ruin the whole thing.

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It seemed to Berkeley that the metaphysics of Descartes and Newton resulted in the description of a ‘real world ’ that had all the properties of the sensible world except the vital property of being seeable. … But the pure mathematician cannot take note of colour. Hence, under the influence of the Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and of the rapidly developing science of optics, Berkeley’s contemporaries looked to the principles of optics to account for the seeahility of things. It is Berkeley’s merit to have realized that the Cartesian-Newtonian philosophers, seeking to account for a seeahle world, succeeded only in substituting a world that could in no sense be seen. He realized that they had substituted a theory of optics for a theory of visual perception. The outcome of this mistake is a duplication of worlds—the Image-World, sensibly perceived by men, the Real-World apprehended only by God. … Berkeley saw the absurdity of this duplication ; he failed to realize that it was rendered necessary only by the confusion of the theory of optics with the theory of vision. He saw that the question—How is perception possible ?—is devoid of sense ; he saw that it is no less absurd to look to physics for an answer to the question. … The achievement of Newton in the theory of Optics was that by his discovery of differently refrangible rays he discovered measurable correlates of colour; he thereby made the use of quantitative methods possible in a domain which would otherwise be excluded from the scope of physics. His extremely confused metaphysics is the result of his refusal to admit that there is anything in the perceived world except the measurable correlates, which ought, accordingly, to be regarded as the correlates of nothing. … … Sensible qualities [according to Newton] have no place in the world; they are nothing but ‘dispositions to propagate this or that motion into the Sensorium.’ There they undergo a transformation, not in the mathematical sense of that word, but a strange transformation indeed—a metamorphosis of ‘the external world of physics’ into ‘a world of familiar acquaintance in human consciousness.’ The transformation remains inexplicable. … We shall find that the problem of perception, in this form, arose only because we have allowed the physicists to speak of a ‘real world’ that does not contain any of the qualities relevant to perception. To adopt the striking phrase of Professor E. A. Burtt, we have allowed the physicists ‘to make a metaphysic out of a method’. In so doing they have forgotten, and philosophers do not seem to remember, that their method has been designed to facilitate investigations originating from a study of ‘the furniture of the earth’.

Susan Stebbing, Philosophy and the Physicists

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Going back to Lenin's passage, it should be noted that the expression small commodity producer has the same value of member of non-proletarian masses. When he deals with such a social collectivity (which includes small holding peasants and city craftsmen, and similar forms), Lenin maintains that the revolutionary proletariat must turn them into its allies, and he maintains that not only as regards the phase of the struggle against tsarism, but also for the following one, that of the struggle against the industrial and agrarian capitalist bourgeoisie. But when Lenin speaks about this economical and social type, of this spurious form that is not only present in Russia but also in many other European countries, to different extents but always in a quantitatively considerable size, then he refers to this form as to the greatest danger for the already established proletarian dictatorship. As long as such an economical type of small production of commodities, both agricultural and manufactured will be tolerated in the changing society, there will be a base from which inevitably, using the same words of Lenin, capitalism, dictatorship will arise, daily, hourly, through a spontaneous and continuous regeneration. In which way will the communist dictatorship avoid such a regeneration? Certainly not by exterminating the peasant and artisan strata, or small producers at large, who can statistically be more numerous than the proletariat itself. If the dictatorship cannot physically annihilate the industrial bourgeoisie itself, or either exile it or imprison it, for a given period in which it will still be indispensable for the production, such a period shall be much longer for those classes. Whereas private property will be fairly rapidly abolished in large-size concerns, we will have to tolerate it for a long time in these very small (and not only very small) concerns. About the duration of such phases, and on the error that Stalin made by shortening them in 1928 with the alleged collectivisation and with the extermination of Kulaks, or rich peasants, we already said everything in the many studies of ours on the Russian structure, in the one presently being published (in Il Programma Comunista, summer-autumn 1960), in «Dialogato coi Morti» (1956), and in «L'économie russe de la révolution d'Octobre a nos jours» (1963). What is then the remedy, wanted and proposed by Lenin, for such a very serious danger, while the proletariat must «coexist» (here unfortunately the term is appropriate) with the classes of small mercantile production? It is for the time being just a party and political remedy; and it is quite unequivocally indicated as discipline and centralisation. This is what the bolsheviks had opportunely understood, and that made possible their victory in the colossal «manoeuvre» of making use of the hatred of both peasants and some strata of the working petty bourgeoisie against tsarism and against the Russian bourgeoisie, which only a short time before was an ally for them; while assuring nevertheless the hegemonic leadership of the proletariat on such hybrid classes, as well as the supremacy of the communist party, which little by little routed and destroyed the political organisations coming from such strata: the menshevik socialdemocratic party and social revolutionary, populist party, supporters of a non-marxist and non-proletarian formula of the Russian revolution. It is indubitable that, in non-euphemistic terms, centralisation and discipline mean unequivocal subordination. Small producing classes are subordinated to the proletariat, the hegemonic class in the revolution; and when Lenin speaks of discipline within the party, as well as within the proletariat, he means that the proletarian class as a whole must submit to the rigorous leadership of its vanguard, organised within the communist political party.

A Condemnation of the Renegades to Come, Bordiga

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Scientists find key to engineering water-responsive biopolymers

Scientists at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have developed a novel approach to better understand and predict the behaviors of water-responsive materials—solid matter that can change shape by absorbing or releasing water in response to humidity fluctuations. These materials, commonly found in nature, have the potential to revolutionize a range of industries, from robotics and smart textiles to bioelectronics and clean energy generation systems. Despite water-responsive materials' growing popularity in research and development, a gap exists in the theoretical understanding of how these materials generate mechanical stress when they absorb and release water. A research team led by Professor Xi Chen at the CUNY ASRC Nanoscience Initiative and City College of New York's Chemical Engineering Department has pioneered a new quantitative method to correlate the structure of confined water with the macroscopic water-responsive properties of materials like silk.

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V-Score: A Novel Metric For Quantum Algorithm Performance

Researchers and scientists are continuously searching for methods and tools that can improve quantum problem-solving abilities in the rapidly changing field of quantum computing. The V-Score is one such invention that is causing a stir in the industry. This cutting-edge measure is revolutionizing the evaluation and optimization of quantum algorithms and advancing the limits of what is feasible in quantum computing.

We will discuss the V-Score‘s definition, operation, and reasons for being heralded as a secret weapon in the field of quantum problem-solving in this extensive post.

What is the V-Score?

A new metric for assessing the efficacy and efficiency of quantum algorithms is the V-Score. To put it simply, it is a quantitative instrument that assesses the performance of a quantum solution in relation to classical techniques. Researchers can better understand how quantum systems can beat traditional computers in tackling complicated problems by using the quantum, which evaluates a number of criteria such processing time, energy consumption, and solution correctness.

The capacity to correct for quantum noise and errors is one of its most notable properties. Despite their immense capacity, quantum systems are still vulnerable to operational mistakes and decoherence, which can compromise the dependability of their solutions. The V-Score aids in measuring these flaws and offers information on how near error-free a quantum solution is.

Why is the V-Score a Game-Changer for Quantum Problem Solving?

The intricacy of quantum problem solving and the enormous amount of computing power needed to solve it are frequently used to characterize the field. Problems that grow exponentially, such molecular simulations, cryptography, and optimization tasks, are difficult for conventional computer systems to handle. This is the area in which quantum computing shines. The difficulty has always been demonstrating that quantum solutions are superior to classical systems in practical applications, particularly in noisy settings.

By providing a consistent benchmark for comparing quantum algorithms to classical ones, the V-Score alters the rules of the game. Researchers may now clearly respond to the question of whether and to what degree quantum solutions are superior in particular situations by employing this metric. Improved assessment of the quantum advantage creates new opportunities in sectors like finance and pharmaceuticals, where more rapid and effective problem-solving may result in ground-breaking breakthroughs.

How Does the V-Score Work?

A number of metrics that measure a quantum algorithm’s performance are used to compute the V-Score, including:

Speed: In comparison to traditional algorithms, how fast does the quantum algorithm tackle the problem?

Precision: Does the precision of the quantum solution equal or exceed that of the classical approaches?

Energy Efficiency: Although the V-Score calculates the exact energy savings in particular situations, quantum computers generally use less energy than conventional systems.

Noise and Error Resilience: This measure takes into consideration how well the quantum system handles quantum noise and mistakes that arise during calculations.

These criteria are combined by the V-Score to create a single score that may be used to compare various quantum algorithms or solutions. A quantum solution with a higher V-Score is more efficient.

Applications of the V-Score in Quantum Computing

In a number of sectors where quantum computing is anticipated to have a revolutionary effect, the V-Score is proving to be an effective instrument. The V-Score is used in the following important areas:

Molecular Simulations and Drug Development

In order to precisely represent complicated molecules and chemical reactions that are challenging for classical systems to model, pharmaceutical companies are using quantum computing. Researchers may expedite the drug development process by using the V-Score to evaluate which quantum algorithms are best at forecasting molecular interactions.

Risk analysis and financial modeling

Quantum computing has the potential to resolve intricate optimization issues pertaining to risk assessment, pricing, and portfolio management in the financial industry. Financial organizations can assess whether quantum algorithms provide a notable edge over classical models in forecasting market movements or portfolio optimization by utilizing the V-Score.

Security and Cryptography

The field of cryptography faces both opportunities and risks due to quantum computing. They can develop new, quantum-resistant encryption protocols in addition to breaking conventional encryption techniques. By assessing the security strength of quantum encryption techniques, the V-Score makes sure that they are resilient enough to resist potential quantum assaults.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence

It is anticipated that quantum computing would transform AI and machine learning by improving the capacity to handle enormous volumes of data and identify patterns more quickly. AI researchers can improve the efficiency of their quantum-powered models by using the V-Score to assess how well quantum algorithms perform in model training and prediction.

The Future of the V-Score in Quantum Computing

The V-Score will become more and more significant in determining how problems are solved in a variety of industries as quantum computing develops. It makes it possible to assess quantum advantage precisely, which is essential for demonstrating the long-term sustainability and superiority of quantum solutions over classical techniques.

It is may anticipate that will continue to develop and improve, possibly incorporating new metrics that assess the efficiency of multi-qubit interactions, error correction, and quantum annealing. The V-Score will continue to be the standard metric for evaluating the performance of quantum computing with this development.

In conclusion

The V-Score is quickly emerging as a vital tool for tackling quantum problems. For scientists and business executives hoping to fully utilize quantum computing, its capacity to assess how well quantum algorithms perform in comparison to traditional methods makes it indispensable. As this field develops, will remain essential in spurring innovation, opening up new avenues in sectors like healthcare and finance, and assisting in the resolution of some of the most difficult problems facing humanity.

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