#observability tools

[takihosting-blog]

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[neilsblog]

Unveiling Network Observability: The Key to Optimal IT Infrastructure Performance

In today’s digitally driven world, the IT network is the backbone of any organization, supporting critical applications, facilitating communication, and enabling efficient operations. As network topologies become increasingly complex and dynamic, maintaining the reliability and performance of this essential infrastructure presents significant challenges. Traditional monitoring tools, which rely…

[inkyrainstorms]

the glass twins <333 nothing bad has ever happened to them, trust

@afkphorabit i drew Jekyll in too!! Hyde looks so much scrawnier and smaller, if he fixed his posture at least half of those difference would disappear (Hyde has no meat on his bones i fear) (consequence of being more-or-less on the run for nearly a decade) (< yes i am working on that Hyde pov fic why do you ask)

[wiselefteyebag]

Sunday and Welt from my camera cafe au!

Welt works as a wedding planner at the 'Astral Express' and Sunday works in 'The Family' clerical shop just down the road… they both desperately need sleep, or alternatively, coffee, and the only working coffee machine is in the pc' building so, they meet there during breaks

oh and it's omegaverse <3

[cursoulla]

the urge to spill all my headcanons for Noir/Nier(Original) aka Shadowlord,, but holding myself back… actually what inspired this was- oh god. just a lot of body horror and… worship, reassurance… *vibrating at inhuman frequencies*

let’s just say. i’m in my feelings about them very OFTEN. i shan’t gush further and will let the emotion I tried to convey in this piece do it for me,

[just-observing-here]

Do you think Mephiles fears of being used again?

[tethys-the-aquatic-sea-godness]

Sarevok's image in Baldur's Gate and how he uses it

Among the numerous misrepresentations of Sarevok's character in BG3, is how he came into power. Of course, properly showing that would also show that the new villain's great master plan is just a rip-off of his, but let's ignore that. Obviously, Sarevok's stunt in Baldur's Gate becomes infamous, and he, rightfully, doesn't have a good rep in the city. That being said, it wasn't always the case, yet all you'll see in BG 3 is a brutish villain that only knows violence and 'mURdEr'. Yes, spelled like that, yes.

More rambling under the cut.

The thing was that, prior to Charname exposing his plan, Sarevok had become truly popular in Baldur's Gate. Let's remember the set-up back then. The Iron Throne is a shady mercantile organisation from Sembia. A new western division is trying to take root in the Sword Coast, led by Rieltar Anchev.

Their plan goes as follow: they aim to create a misinformation campaign to blame the Zhentarim for all the troubles in the region. They worsen tensions between the governments of Baldur's Gate and Amn. With iron being the most important resource in a war, the Baldurian government has to go to them in order to get any. The Iron Throne has disrupted all the iron trade through the region using the Blacktalon mercenaries and the Chill. The only known iron mine in the region is at Nashkel, and the Iron Throne has effectively crippled it. They have their own mine operating in Cloakwood. When the Baldurian government comes to them for iron, they will be able to make exorbitant trading demands, and thus become the preeminent trading power in this region.

(Yes, this is copy-pasted from the dialogue you can get from the charmed Iron Throne leaders, what can I say, it's a good recap)

So, that's Rieltar's plan to settle the Iron Throne in the region, a plan Sarevok will hijack in several ways. He intends to kill Rieltar and the other two leaders, and while the Iron Throne didn't intend to actually start a war, only increase tensions, Sarevok thinks that a massacre on a godlike scale can ascend him to godhood. That plan of Sarevok also requires him being named Grand Duke, and thus becoming sole leader of Baldur's Gate once he's eliminated the others (yes, the more you know, the more it sounds like someone in BG3's act 3 copy-pasted this plan for his own takeover, hush). This part of his plan required Sarevok to build a positive public image in Baldur's Gate, so the nobles would want him to be grand duke (despite being a newcomer from a Sembian trade group). That wasn't an easy task. The Iron Throne has a bad reputation even before Rieltar's iron plot. It's a known fact they're more a criminal organization than a trading organisation, so people are less likely to deal with them, unless, as Rieltar's planned, they don't have a choice anymore. However, Sarevok doesn't wait for his father's plan to be completed before he starts building relations with the ruling class of the city.

When you first get to Baldur's Gate, various npc inform you of the, mostly, positive image Sarevok has built for himself. That's something even Gorion's ward points out in their own journal entries.

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1: "Nobleman: Those Iron Throne fellows are quite the secretive bunch. Sarevok, the foster son of their leader, is quite the charmer, though."

2: "Journal entry by Charname: Sarevok, son of one of the Iron Throne's leaders, has become increasingly popular in Baldur's Gate."

3: "Noblewoman: From what I've heard, the new man with the Iron Throne, Sarevok, is an unmarried man. I plan to change that."

Love the last one.

So, Sarevok is very popular in the city, even though there are some who disagree, they're not the majority. Most people who aren't as fond of Sarevok are among the commoners, and I would argue that's because they weren't the target audience of his PR campaign. Sarevok needs the nobles' vote to be Grand Duke, so they are the ones he wants on his side. The popular vote is only a bonus.

It's also important to notice he's improving his popularity, not the popularity of the Iron Throne.

He still has popularity among the lower class, and that only increases when you near the game's end.

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4: "Commoner: I think it's about time we took the fight to them [Amn], and Sarevok is the man to lead us."

5: "Commoner: I don't know what them nobles see in that Sarevok fella, but he's something darker, that's for certain."

6: "Commoner: That Sarevok is going to make everything all right again."

7: "Nobleman: An election of sorts has been called because we cannot be without a full governement in these dangerous times. I hear Sarevok is a frontrunner in this matter."

8: "Noblewoman: Entar Silvershield's death was a tragic blow, but with Sarevok stepping in I feel a true sense of hope."

9: "Journal entry by Charname: With the murder of Grand Duke Entar Silvershield, Sarevok is poised to gain control. The people love him."

10: "Noblewoman: Such people would not dare to show their faces in Baldur's Gate, not now that Sarevok and Angelo Dosan control the Flaming Fist. Order will be enforced, more so once Sarevok is appointed as a Grand Duke. I shall have little to fear of the streets once that comes to pass."

11: "Journal entry by Charname: The nobility is especially approving of Sarevok and Angelo Dosan being in control of the Flaming Fist."

12: "Nobleman: He's [Sarevok] making a lot of friends, and I bet he will be nominated to replace poor entar as Grand Duke."

13: "Noblewomen: It is a good time to be of the nobility. Sarevok has ensured us all that order will be restored in this region, whatever the cost."

14: "Journal entry by Charname: The nobility are especially welcoming of Sarevok and his hard stance against Amn."

15: "Nobleman: Sarevok seems like a man who gets things done."

16: "Sir Lothtyran: Personally, I think he'll [Sarevok] do wonderfully."

17: "Brennan Risling: That's why we need Sarevok as Grand Duke, for he'd take the resources from the Iron Throne and' assist us."

18: "Journal entry by Charname: It is good to know that not everyone in this city has fallen in love with the hardliner Sarevok."

Sarevok doesn't have everyone's approval, but he has more than enough to take over the city. Obviously, the mood changes once his plot to drag both governments into war is revealed.

But you know what? Even then, he still has some popularity.

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19: "Commoner: He was such a handsome one, such a shame he had ta go and do that."

random commoner woman: if evil, why hot?

In conclusion: Sarevok almost took over Baldur's Gate and the whole Sword Coast with covert force and was almost lawfully elected Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate thanks to the popularity he cultivated within the city. That was possible thanks to two things. One, it's safe to say that Sarevok can be charismatic and charming when he wishes to be, even though, according to Diarmid, another one of the mercenaries working for him, "[...] subtlety is something that doesn't quite comes naturally to him. He doesn't have the patience for it, though his mind is amazingly tactical".

In his BG2 banter, you also learn he's not overly fond of being around people. That means this entire schmooze fest he did to boost his popularity took serious effort on his part, and it paid off. It was a trial of patience for a man who isn't known to be patient, or at least, not patient for niceties. He can prove very patient for the sake of a plan. We're talking about a character who has had to wait years before he got the opportunity to take revenge on his father for his mother's murder, and a way to get away with it. Sarevok may not enjoy being patient, but is definitely familiar with the practice.

The second reason is that, well, he's hot. I'm not the one saying it, the women (and men, you know there had to be men too) thirsting over him are saying it. They're bound to be disappointed, because while he's not married, he's definitely not single. Anyway, being hot, not something to underestimate. He gets pretty privilege.

To be a bit more serious, while impatient, Sarevok is described as having an "amazingly tactical" mind. This is something you clearly see in his takeover of Rieltar's plan, and manipulation of public opinion. Yes, Sarevok's plan involves various murders, but it's a tool, not an end in itself. He's even careful to have specific murders look like 'robbery gone wrong' or 'mysterious disease strikes'. He has assassins do the killing for him so he can't be directly linked to it. Sarevok is a strategist, whose plans involve a lot more than just 'killing'.

It is a part of his characterization BG 3 abysmally fails to show.

[chaotic-so3k]

what is up with horror protagonists and being EXTREMELY eye aligned. genuinely

there's

Jonathan Sims (obvs), Jonathan Harker, Gabriel John Utterson, Cecil Palmer, and then The Unnamed Journalist from The War of the Worlds

In the same breath I also ask:

WHY ARE ALL OF THEM NAMED JO(H)N

[squirrelmop]

Observation drawings of a ceramic heart I keep on my desk

[nerdkiller]

Hi! Whenever you can do you mind giving me some examples of Capella’s racism and misogyny in classic? Thank you!!!

I'm curious about what you've seen that led to you asking me this question? I have an answer but I always like to know the context. I'll take any opportunity to ramble on about Capella nonetheless.

To answer it briefly, the most clear example of her racism would be against Artemy when she says that to everyone he's just an "unlikable savage with backwards ideas," using that point as a way to manipulate him into believing he has no future outside of her [Capella's] plans. I think it captures the irony of her position as the one who is ostensibly supporting the Kin, because she has Artemy as her hero and Taya on her side, and is apparently one who is much more humane than her father and even her brother. Also through Taya we learn that she told her to step aside and not bother the other Mistresses, and Artemy's tone in response is a little reserved and defeated when Taya tells him things "will be better" in my opinion.

As for misogyny, I actually think she possesses a clear analysis of how women are targeted to the Bachelor early when the witch hunts for the shabnak are happening. I think that the whole dichotomy of Mistresses/Rulers is a bit misogynistic because of it disguising the material conditions of the Mistresses, which is that all material power and influence still is in the hands of their husbands and that marital relationship, despite the idea that the husbands are supposedly their actors. However, even though this is a game and exists in the realm of fantasy where the Mistresses' powers are legitimized, they are ironized too by the game itself; Saburov's last conversation with Clara comes to mind (which is another very interesting discussion). So Capella then expanding that by promising that her female Bound will be Mistresses and then setting them up with their male peers in such a way becomes problematic as a method to empower them/the society they represent, the latter of which is something I think she genuinely believes is good.

That's what makes her so fascinating honestly; I can't hate her for any of this, because I think her intentions are good and she's so mature and intelligent, especially considering the adults we deal with, and yet her understanding is nowhere near complete. I don't think she's consciously doing any of these things to be malicious or controlling, or racist and misogynistic. She's very human in that regard.

[astrologicaldreamin]

Out of all the persona charts, I think it is quite a shame that Neptune and Saturn are rarely touched upon - especially Saturn.

[lichqueenlibrarian]

A “specialty shop” where he procured items of dubious origin? Sounds legit to me.

[exgirlfiend]

to hold you over in my absence I give you: art you have already seen except it’s in my sketchbook instead of digital this time

[memento--moray]

The "G" in LGBT stands for "Gitaxias".

Bonus sketch:

[inksandpensblog]

This is while they're seemingly all experiencing the same flashback. One of these things is not like the others. Everyone else seems thoughtful, whereas Red seems...unsure. And then he doesn't shake his head with the others, during what would've otherwise been a unanimous decision to not put the lucky block in the staff.

What's in that flashback? All of them sharing lucky blocks, Yellow being pulled into the lucky realm, Yellow taking the orb, the orb flinging Yellow's consciousness out of his body, the orb using Yellow's body to attack the others.

Nothing about Yellow using the orb to grant them luck.

Nothing about being in the lucky realm after their bodies were stolen.

In the original Lucky Blocks episode, back in season 2, Red barely got a glimpse of the lucky realm before everyone was restored to their bodies on the desktop.

Unlike everyone else, he didn't spend significant time there. He never commandeered a luck-selector; he never figured out how to use them to pick up lucky items/entities, or to place lucky blocks containing those items/entities on the desktop. By the time his consciousness arrived in the realm, the orb had already made its own return, and it seems that Red and the others were all thrown from the realm as soon as the orb resettled onto its plinth.

Throughout his face-off against the orb's puppets in season 2, help came to Red in the form of lucky blocks.

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...I'm not really sure what conclusion all these observations are trying to point me to, but I'm noting them anyway.

Maybe because Red missed out on that part of the escapade in season 2, he didn't understand how trying to control luck disturbed the orb and caused it to get involved? Yes he knew the orb was bad news, but he didn't understand how what he was doing might affect it?

The others witnessed the connection between messing with lucky blocks in ways they weren't meant for and the orb getting out of hand, but maybe Red thought correlation wasn't causation, or something? I dunno.

[stopmyhearts]

there's this acronym in German that's called FLINTA, standing for women, lesbians, intersex, nonbinary, trans and agender, and like. I do get why they use that. But if you say this is a FLINTA-only event that is literally the easiest way ever to make sure I never ever go there. Because most of the time that's used? It just means 'this thing is for people we consider women but we can't say that because we're progressive'