#(<- guy who found an editing software that's actually easy to use and is now thirsty to. well. use it)

[daz4i]

every time i see any video abt any arg it makes me wanna start one so bad. alas,

[justshamie]

So went a bit wild on stream and came up with a College AU and then decided to write a lil oneshot for it. Enjoy c:

Link to AO3 | Link to Twitch if u interested in more shenanigans c:

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There was a soft knock on the door, but Adora in her hazy state barely even moved. She must have been dreaming or maybe she just imagined it. Her dream was more inviting than the prospect of someone bothering her in the middle of her afternoon nap. This was her only break before her evening classes, and she needed that dream to continue. The view of mismatched eyes, and the soft smirk on Catra’s face was imprinted in her mind. 

She could enjoy that, couldn’t she? They might not have been anything official yet, but Catra. The girl that Adora wished months ago, that she maybe liked her back. Just enough so they could at least be friends. But now, Adora knew that Catra had feelings for her, and after everything they went through, she could embrace that. Now Adora could lay in her dorm room and daydream about holding Catra and putting her face in the crook of her neck, just relaxing. So maybe she was a bit smitten. No one could blame her. They spent every moment together they could, texting during lectures and hanging out together after. She knew Catra wasn’t big on being affectionate towards others, and yet Adora was an exception. Whenever they spent time with their friends it showed, she would flinch at hugs, not expecting them. Still Catra found her ways to be close to Adora. Showing affection wasn’t maybe her strong suit, but Adora was there to meet her in the middle. Sometimes just their shoulders would touch. Sometimes Catra’s confidence showed and she would quite literally sit in Adora’s lap. Sometimes it was just her finger tucked into the back of Adora’s shirt. Out of anyone’s view. Sometimes she would hold her hand even if she was doing something else. Adora would laugh at the way Catra ate soup with her left hand if not for the warmth that spread in her chest then. If anyone would point out the affectionate gestures, she knew Catra would retreat. Last time that happened they were hanging out with their friends. They met up to play a boardgame, but Catra ended up telling them to play without her. She just sat snuggled into Adora’s side, her head tucked under Adora’s chin, while she was slowly scrolling some book on her phone. They ended up in that position after an hour of a game of pretend. Adora pretended that she wasn’t melting inside at Catra getting closer, and Catra pretended that her snuggling into Adora was just because she wanted to stretch her legs. After Adora had her arm around Catra’s waist and her fingers intertwined into hers, she was not too happy to lose that. It took all of three minutes for Bow to notice. 

“You guys are ADORABLE,” he squirmed, holding his hands to his cheeks. Everyone laughed at his comment. Adora felt a blush on her face, but that disappeared as soon as she noticed Catra freeze. Adora could feel the tension in her body right under her hold. When the goodnatured chuckling died down, Catra just excused herself to the bathroom. After coming back the weight of her back against Adora’s torso was just a memory. She ended up on the opposite side of the couch and remained there for the rest of the evening. Adora understood. Or rather she tried to understand, while letting Catra be Catra. She didn’t say anything and when they were getting back to their dorms, she found Catra’s hand in hers. Everything seemed right in the world then. They would find their place together and Adora was going to be patient about it. However, she still longed for those touches. She wasn’t innocent and she would initiate them herself, and the way Catra relaxed into her was cathartic. She would live and breathe those moments. It was like an invisible force was pushing them together. She sighed and looked at her phone. She texted Catra earlier that she was going to nap instead of getting lunch and they could get some food after classes were done. They had different schedules for the day, so Adora knew that Catra would be sitting in a lab right now, learning some photo editing software and being all grumpy about boring lecturers. Adora felt an overwhelming need to poke her in the cheek right now. Maybe she was a bit more than smitten. The knocking was back. Adora rolled over and got up, ready to tell anyone who wanted to steal her precious daydream to piss off. She grunted and opened the door, pulling the most displeased look she could.

“What’s that face for, you dork?” Catra laughed seeing Adora’s grimace. 

“Catra!” Adora’s face went on a full trip. From irritation to shock, bashfulness and into that soft smile that was saved only for Catra. She stood there wearing Adora’s soccer letterman jacket. That made the warm feeling inside her chest grow. Adora gave it to her after one of the matches, because she was cold. Now it was like Catra didn’t have anything else in her wardrobe. She never told her to keep it, but she quietly hoped Catra would never give it back. It was like a part of her was always with Catra. Before she could think about it, she had her arms around her in a hug.

“Whoa, look out dummy,” Catra pulled away, shoving a paper bag between them. Adora looked at her puzzled. “Wait, what are you doing here?” she wasn’t complaining, but a moment ago she was sure, she wasn’t going to see her for a few hours. 

“I got us lunch, duh,” she answered in that snarky way that Adora knew was just supposed to hide whatever she was actually feeling. There was a flash of uncertainty in her eyes. Adora let her inside the room with a grin. Seeing Catra in there always made her feel warm. Something about her being comfortable in a space that was just Adora’s. Catra dropped down on her bed, settling the bag next to her. 

“Couldn’t sleep?” she asked, poking the bag absently. Adora saw those little glances directed at her. 

“Couldn’t sit in a boring Photoshop class?” Adora smiled and plopped down on the bed next to her. 

“I could learn more on my own, so I decided to bail,” Catra smirked. “Wait, you remember what class I have?” 

“I sometimes listen to you, you know,” Adora pulled out her tongue. “Besides remembering your schedule is convenient. That way I can plan when I can see you.” 

“I…uh. Okay,” Catra seemed to not know what to say at that. Adora waited. “Thanks.” 

“Thanks?” she tilted her head, imitating a puppy. Maybe she wanted to tease her just a bit. 

“Ugh… You know,” Catra pushed lightly at her shoulder. “For caring.” 

Maybe she also wanted to hear that.

“Of course, I care about you,” Adora smiled. 

“Dork,” Catra shoved her in the side and fell onto her back, stretching. 

“Yeah, I am,” at this point, smitten might not have been enough to describe Adora’s feelings. Catra was just laying on her back relaxing. Adora opened the bag with food and pulled out three small trays of sushi and some miso soup. She would have laughed for Catra’s choice of eating fish, again, but then seeing her all comfortable on Adora’s bed made her heart flutter. She heard the quiet rumble coming from Catra’s chest. Catra was sunbathing in the warmth of afternoon sun. Adora set the boxes on the coffee table. That feeling of longing came to her. Adora wanted to wrap her arms around Catra and bury her nose behind her ear, in that soft puff of fur there. She touched Catra’s hand and made gentle circles with her thumb on the top of the palm of her hand. 

“I’m gonna go grab us some plates, be right back,” she placed a soft kiss to Catra’s shoulder and got up. She was being patient, there was no reason to rush. If someone saw her in the corridor when she walked over to the communal kitchen to grab the plates, she didn’t notice. Her daydream came to life and she didn’t need any more distractions. Maybe she was pacing a bit. Having Catra in her room, wearing her jacket and relaxing on her bed was making her buzz. This was something she wished for a long time. Being patient wasn’t easy sometimes, but the feeling of being with Catra like this was worth everything. She stopped in front of her door. Plates in her hands. This was alright, she could have this warmth in her life, she could want to be with someone like this. She took a deep breath. It was alright. She opened the door. Catra was still lounging on her bed. She smiled. She put the plates down and crawled on the bed. 

“Did you just come here to nap?” she teased, her head over Catra’s face, hair cascaded over her shoulder. She saw how Catra’s ear twitched when it tickled her. 

“Don’t forget lunch,” a sly smirk showed up on Catra’s face, her eyes still closed. 

“Oh? Is that so?” Adora grinned and gently slid her fingers over the side of Catra’s neck. She felt the rumble hiding in Catra’s throat. 

“Maybe,” Catra said, the tone of her voice lacked that usual snarkiness. Adora knew that tone, although it didn’t come out of Catra that often. Maybe she wasn’t the only one that felt that in her chest. 

“Comfortable there?” she smiled and started to softly scratch behind Catra’s ear with her other hand. A soft purr started to fill the space between them. 

“Yeah,” Catra sighed. “I knew trading my classes for a nap was worth it.” 

“And lunch, right?” Adora smiled. She couldn’t keep the tease in her voice either. Being like that together felt too good. 

“Duh,” now Catra was smiling, that gentle expression that was saved for Adora. Adora had it catalogued in her mind. Adora could swear every time she saw that expression her chest was bursting from everything she felt. Their mouth were inches away. She could feel Catra’s breath on her chin. 

“I was daydreaming about you earlier,” she confessed. 

“Oh…” Catra’s cheeks turned a shade darker, she opened her eyes for a second but closed them right after. She looked like she wanted to say something. Adora waited again. “I missed you, that’s why I came here.” 

“I missed you too.” Adora touched their noses together playfully. She could feel Catra’s breath on her cheek. 

“You’re such a dork,” Catra smiled and bent her arm over her to grab at Adora’s shirt collar. “Come here.” 

That was invitation enough. Adora closed the gap between them in a soft kiss. Their lips met and she could feel all that warmth flow out of her chest and fill the room. She felt every muscle in her body relax. It was gentle and exactly what her body longed for. The sound of Catra’s even purr filled her ears. Both of them weren’t going to rush anywhere, just happy to be there. Together. They pulled away, Adora put her forehead to Catra’s. Both of them sighed at the same time. 

“Such a dork,” Catra giggled. 

“Worth it,” Adora joined in a chuckle and planted a kiss on her forehead. Catra’s stomach grumbled hungrily. 

“Right. Nap and lunch, how could I forget?” 

“And you.” Catra smiled, and Adora thought she could daydream about that smile forever.

[dialovers-translations]

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT VOL. 4 Sakamaki Subaru [Official Apology by Rejet]

Earlier today, Rejet posted an official apology in regards to the audio issues of Subaru’s Daylight CD.

I won’t be doing a full word-by-word translation, but I will summarize the apology.

They start the first paragraph by thanking their fans for supporting the company for many years and apologize to everyone who has purchased Subaru’s Daylight CD which was published on the 23rd of June.

The problem is briefly addressed and described as 不適切な音声ディレクション which mean ‘inappropriate direction of the tone of voice’. 

They then list all of the affected products, being the main CD as well as the three different Tokuten CDs distributed by various (online) stores in Japan.

The audio issues are described in further detail below. They do admit to the final product having a voice which does not match with the rest of the series and once again refer to the voice directing done by the voice director. 

They also emphasize that the VA (Takashi Kondou) simply followed the guidelines of the voice director and that there was no issue with the DUV. (Data-under-voice)

Now I am no expert on this matter so it is actually quite difficult for me to grasp where exactly it went wrong. However, after looking at some of the reactions of Japanese fans (most of which were also confused), they do make it sound as if there was no error made during the editing phase of the audio, but rather the voice direction deliberately made this choice and asked Kondou to voice Subaru with the high-pitched voice. 

Personally, I find this hard to believe. You would assume that if you have been voicing a character for almost 10 years and the voice director suddenly asks you to use a completely different voice, you would ring the alarm bell, right? I do know this is Japan and Japanese people have a very strong sense of hierarchy, making them unlikely to go against the orders of their higher-ups, so we can’t rule out the possiblity of Kondou simply following the instructions without questioning it, but I still find it suspicious at the very least. > <

Now to get to the most important part of this apology...

Despite admitting that the mistake happened 100% on their part, they state that it is impossible to do a re-recording of the CD and therefore the current release will continue to be sold as the official release. 

A shame, but fair enough. I won’t question that Rejet and Kondou-san have busy schedules. 

HOWEVER. They also do not allow customers who have already bought the defective product to exchange it or get a refund. :/ This obviously made the Japanese fanbase very upset and looking through the retweets, pretty much all of them are calling Rejet out for failing their customers.

The apology ends with Rejet saying sorry for the whole ordeal once more and promising their customers that they will heighten their quality control to avoid similar happenings in the future.

While I am happy this issue got addressed by Rejet, I think most of you guys will agree that they did fail the fans. I’m still baffled that a company like Rejet could make such a huge blunder with one of their biggest franchises. 

Also what about the sample voices?? So many Japanese fans already stated their concerns when those were released and there was really NOBODY who picked up on it? They promise to heighten their quality control, but this makes me wonder whether they actually do a quality control to begin with. 

I have posted these before but the links below provide a side-to-side comparison of the original audio and an edited version made by myself using an audio editing software online. 

The original

The adjusted version (one pitch lower)

While I’m glad I was able to found an easy fix/solution myself, many other Subaru fans are still sad that they don’t get to enjoy the CD (regardless of the plot being good or not) because this is not the Subaru we love. 

To put it in the words of one of the Japanese fans on Twitter: ‘Those who love Subaru don’t love the label/name ‘Sakamaki Subaru’. There is a certain aesthetic/visuals, voice and personality attached to the character.’ 

By changing one of the core aspects (his voice) of the character, you basically ruin the entire experience and invalidate the product. :/

I love DL and I will continue to buy the products in the future because these characters are dear to me, but I can’t say I support Rejet as a company after what they did this time. 

They failed us hard.

[izumi-fanclub]

A3! Event Story Translation “SSR Family” [ Chapter 5 ]

Things Itaru went through before becoming a successful streamer.

*keyboard typing*

Chikage

…

Itaru

…Aaand sent.

Chikage

By the way, have you decided on a wedding gift for your sister yet?

Itaru

Oh, I couldn’t think of anything, so I might just buy her a pair of Baccarat glasses.

I’m getting flashbacks to every time I’ve had to pay for unnecessary game loot, though…

Chikage

Then only two requests from the Demon King’s commandments remain.

Itaru

First is to get Citron’s help, and second is to play the perfect younger brother during the IRL meeting, so it’ll be an easy win.

Oh yeah, speaking of, which one do you think is better, senpai?

Chikage

What?

Itaru

For my 7th anniversary of streaming. I was talking to you about it before.

Chikage

I thought you were going to ask about which pair of glasses was better…

Itaru

Well, I mean, this is a big priority for me too.

Chikage

Here. Without a doubt, you should pick VII.

Itaru

I wasn’t really sure, but since it’s the 7th anniversary, I guess that is the most fitting.

It’s just that VII is a dungeon RPG, so it’s gonna be hard to speedrun…

The problem is I’m gonna be streaming for a long ass time.

So, when do you think I should start streaming, and when should I end?

Chikage

It’s going to be a while before I can leave for a business trip, is that fine with you?

Itaru

There’s no rush. The best time would be after the lead performance. 

Chikage

You’re quite good at making thumbnails, since you’ve been active for 7 years. 

Itaru

When you’re a committed streamer, you inevitably improve. I use this same layout to make presentation materials at the company.

Chikage

If your boss knew about this, he would faint, given how much of an all-star employee he thinks you are.

Well, starting the MANKAI channel was a great success. You never know where life will take you.

Itaru

Pot, meet kettle. I’d say senpai’s cheat abilities are pretty good too.

Honestly though, while we’re on the topic, my thumbnails and videos were all crappy starting out. You don’t come out of the womb yelling ‘don’t forget to like and subscribe.’ 

Chikage

You were still in college when you started 7 years ago, right?

Itaru

Yup. I had no idea what kind of equipment to use at first…

I bought a mic, but I couldn’t actually use it ‘cause the cable was the wrong type, and I couldn’t even use the streaming software properly.

And my video editing was a mess too. I was just constantly making mistakes.

There was even a time where my parents and sis found out I bought a microphone, so they thought I was gonna be a singer.

Chikage

Chigasaki, you’re a singer? Fascinating.

Itaru

They were all ready to take me to karaoke because of it. I tried my best to explain that I was just gonna livestream a game. 

A lot of people come to watch nowadays, but I only had one viewer during my first streams.

Chikage

That sounds like a mental test.

Itaru

It was a one-on-one stream, and he was a really noisy viewer.

*flashback*

Nomin

“GG.” Itaru

Thanks. Thank you for your constant support.

(This guy shows up every time.)

Nomin

“You’ve sure got a lot of free time on your hands to speedrun KniRoun like this.”

Itaru

Shut up. I don’t wanna be told off by someone who’s got the free time to watch.

Nomin

“Why don’t you play more popular games? Don’t you wanna get more of an audience?”

Itaru

It’s fine since I want to play KniRoun.

Nomin

“Doesn’t it get annoying to just sit in front of a screen and mumble to yourself when hardly anyone’s watching? The sound quality is so bad.”

Itaru

I mean, you’re watching.

Nomin

“Why don’t you at least advertise yourself on chobitter?”

Itaru

You’re giving advice disguised as a hater. Come on, you’re either an anti or you’re not.

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Nomin

“Taruchi, you’re finally on chobitter now.”

Itaru

I’m advertising like you said I should.

Nomin

“Don’t just sit on your laurels, keep moving.”

“You should post short videos instead of just streams. It’s always way too long, not everyone has the time to watch them.”

Itaru

You’re one to talk.

Nomin

“And you talk too much.”

Itaru

Whose fault is that?

Nomin

“Fine. Your persona’s always like that.”

*flashback over*

Itaru

I was nervous being watched by an audience, but after a while I started feeling free and comfortable, like I was gaming by myself…

Chikage

You owe him in a way.

Itaru

Well, I did get some flak for that side of myself, though.

Chikage

Oh, the thing you were talking about with Banri.

Itaru

My banter with that viewer got clipped in a brutal way. So I’ve been labelled a vulgar streamer.

I privated that video at the time and made an apology, but it was useless since it already drew in an audience.

And it became my style, so I kept up that back-and-forth with the viewers.

I wanna express my gratitude to all the viewers who come to watch my streams even when I’m getting flamed.

Chikage

Perfectly balanced as all things should be.

Itaru

So, for some reason, it feels like I’ve finally been accepted.

But that first viewer stopped coming to my streams.

I don’t know if he just got bored or if he was worried about all the hate.

I was able to establish a lot of things thanks to his advice, like my PR and playstyle, so I’m grateful.

Chikage

The overall conclusion I got from your story is that, that viewer is…

Itaru Stop right there. The possibility came to my mind at some point, too.

But I try not to think about it as much as possible since it sure makes me feel… some type of way.

Chikage

…That’s right. It’s just a possibility.

Well, with your streaming style you’re always at risk of getting flamed, so you should hold your tongue a little more.

Itaru

By the way, will you do something if I get flamed?

Chikage

Depends. You can take care of yourself regardless.

Itaru

Then if the flaming gets out of control I’ll ask you to lend me a hand.

Chikage

I’ll prepare a bucket of water for when you get burned.

Itaru

That’s nowhere close to enough.

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[thiswasinevitableid]

Have you seen the post going around about the zoom class with one guy and his full streamer setup vs the guy whose just in the middle of the woods? I know you have a prompt list rn but I’m just saying there’s a sternclay fic in there somewhere...

It is! Here you go!

Life is better with order. Or, at the very least, with some attempt at patterns, organization, or consistency. 

Which is why Stern has carefully arranged his desk, his chair, and his equipment in the background. Streaming as a hobby and a side hustle means he has some (okay, a lot) of practice making his digital self look just right. He needs to make a good impression on the first day of the semester.

Unlike some people. 

“Holy shit man, are you in the woods?” Duck, the guy in a “Monongahela National Forest” shirt, grins as he asks this of another student whose screen consists of a forest clearing, a log, and the name “Barclay.”

“Yeah. Hang on, lemme finish getting the phone balanced.”

“Dude, that’s like, way better than my background” this comes from Jake, in front of a poorly rendered half-pipe. 

“Can’t really take credit for it, just where I ended up.” Barclay sits down, and Stern gets his first look at a man so tall he barely fits in the frame, with a short, coppery beard and an honest-to-god man-bun.

Damn west coast schools. 

“How is your battery going to last long enough for class?” Stern leans back in his chair, certain Barclay will have “battery trouble” halfway through as an excuse to cut out early.

Barclay smiles, lifting up a small green and black rectangle, “solar battery. Not everyone needs fancy gadgets for school.” He aims a pointed stare at Sterns set-up. 

“It’s important to have the right equipment.”

“Whatever you say, man.” He lifts a cup of iced coffee into the frame, sipping it through a straw. It’s the picture of relaxation, as if nothing is wrong in the world. As if this is all totally normal. 

Stern wants to reach through the  screen and slap some sense into him. Preferably while he’s shirtless.

He chalks that thought up to not having gotten laid since last December and pulls up his note taking software as Professor Chicane enters the room.

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Private Chat 9/20/20

Duck (he/him): I timed it, we’re already at ten minutes of arguing.

Indrid (he/him): I know Ned enjoys their demonstrating the different modes of rhetoric, but this is a bit extreme.

Duck: To be fair, Joe does seem kinda uptight.

Indrid: Yes, but Barclay should know by now that zeroing in on him during our practice debates only results in this.

Duck: Yeah. Oh shit, are they for real wrapping up you think?

Indrid: We can only hope. Skype me tonight?

Duck: Of course, sugar.

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What is Joseph’s problem? He’s got a set-up that would make a pro-vlogger jealous, what looks to be a well-lit apartment with some houseplants and the kind of coffee-cups that are weirdly lacking in personality. His clothes are immaculate, his hair slicked back as if he;s in a business meeting rather than an online class in the midst of a chaotic world. So why is he acting like everything is terrible? And why is he always arguing with Barclay, when there are plenty of other people in the class to disagree with?

“Now” Mr. Chicane’s voice booms through the tiny speaker on his phone, “if you all had a chance to read over the instructions, we will begin the first mock debate. Do we have any volunteers?”

He and Joe raise their hands at the same time. Mr. Chicane raises an eyebrow.

“While I appreciate your eagerness, gentlemen, I would like two other volunteers this time.”

That’s fine by him. It’s not like he likes listening to Joseph get all wound up and passionate, making everyone on the call sit up and take notice of him. It’s not as if he enjoys being the center of his focus. 

Nope, not at all.

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Private chat 10/11/20

Jake (he/him): Dudes, did you see who got paired up on the final project?

Aubrey (she/her): Chicane must be getting them back for all the times they’ve hijacked discussions. 

Duck (he/him): Man, for their sake I hope it works out.

Indrid (he/him): This is going to be a disaster.

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“Are you out of your mind!” Stern is talking before Barclay’s video is fully on. 

“Nope. And you don’t have to yell, my speaker works just fine.”

“You’re outside, for all I know there’s a ton of ambient noise.”

Barclay, phone obviously in his hand as he walks through the trees, groans.

“And don’t try to derail this; how can you possibly suggest I come out there so we can do the project in person? We’re supposed to be limiting travel and gatherings.”

“Look, Joseph, we both agree that trying to generate our own cryptid hoax is the best way to demonstrate all the techniques Ned wants us too, right?”

“Yes” he hides his answer behind the rim of his coffee mug. 

“We’ll do a way better job if we work in the same space. And if it makes you feel any better, I haven’t had any human contact in three weeks; all quarantined up, unlike whatever you’ve been doing in the city.”

He sets the mug down with a thunk, “I haven’t been out in a month. And before that was only for one grocery run and a hospital visit.”

“Uhhh-”

“I cut my hand cooking. So. Yeah.”

Literal crickets chirp, courtesy of Barclay’s end of the line, as the silence stretches on.

“If it helps, it’s real easy to stay isolated here, and I’ve still got utilities and everything.”

“And you’re not subsisting only on MREs or granola or something?”

A deep chuckle, the kind that makes his skin prickle, “Nope. That much I can promise.”

Stern glances around the studio apartment, clean and empty. 

“What’s your address?”

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Look, all Stern is going to say is that he’s seen and read plenty of stories that start with a cabin in the woods and none of them end well. Which is why he’s still sitting in his car, parked beside a beat-up Subaru, rather than knocking on the door. 

Breathe in, five counts. Out for four. Repeat four times. 

Waiting for him on the door is a note.

Joseph,

Key under mat, make yourself at home. 

Barclay. 

He brings in his bags (a matching set of three, a gift from his aunt last year), placing them in the tiny guest room. It’s not much more than a bed, a dresser, and a tiny table. But there’s a heating unit below the window looking out into the woods, which is pretty pleasant. He’ll be keeping the blinds closed at night, though; he hates the thought of something being able to look in. 

Stern’s busy evaluating the laundry closet when the front door opens. 

“Hey, glad you found the place okay.”

Barclay stands in the doorway, a basket full of fruit in one hand. He’s remarkably kempt for a man living in the woods and that, combined with the deep voice being even richer in person and the fact Stern has to actually look up to meet his eyes, has him stumbling for words. 

“Your directions were very thorough. Thank you. Um. I put my things in there, should I, um-”

“I can give you the grand tour.” The taller man sets the basket on the dining table, notices Sterns puzzled expression “there’s a piece of property about a mile thataway that has orchards they don’t really use. They let me come and pick whenever i want, less for them to clean up.”

Barclay keeps up a steady monologue as he shows him the cabin. The lower level is the living room and dining area, a kitchen which leads onto the back deck, Sterns room, and a bathroom. As the cabin is A-frame, the upstairs is Barclay’s room, all dark wood and pine colored plaid. It’s as Barclay is telling him about the woodpecker that sometimes nests in the eaves that he realizes why he’s talking so much.

He’s nervous. 

Neither of their nerves improve when he gets to his last point of order. 

“Uh, so, the bathroom downstairs is only a half-bath.”

“So...if I want to shower, which I do, I have to come up here.”

“Yeah.” Barclay scratches the back of his neck, “sorry. I don’t, like, sleep naked or anything so we should be fine.”

“Disappointing.” Stern sighs, only to sail past sarcastic and land face first in sincere. 

Barclay blushes, then shrugs, “Trust me, after the first night, you’ll see why.”

Stern does. He’s warm as long as he’s in bed, but the moment he ventures into the bathroom in the middle of the night he’s cocooned in cold. 

The morning brings cinnamon and coffee on the draft coming under the door. He plods into the kitchen in search of caffeine, finds Barclay in an pron, the counter covered in trays of dough. 

“Morning!”

“Morning. Coffee-”

“Right there, sugar and stuff’s in the cabinet above it, cream and such is in the fridge.”

Blessedly, there’s heavy cream to be found, and soon he’s sipping from an enamel mug emblazoned with a UFO made of veggies. 

“Is this all for your job?” Barclay mentioned he was a cook during an icebreaker. 

“Yep. Way it works is I bust my ass baking once or twice a day, and Thacker, who works with Mama at the Lodge in town, comes and takes them over there. Normally I’d just be there but, well, y’know.”

“Everything is on fire? Figuratively, I mean.”

“Sometimes literally too, but yeah.”

As he’s turning to grab his clothes and head showerward, Barclay adds, “You a scone man, coffecake man, or a cinnamon roll man?”

“Coffeecake?” It comes out hesitant. 

“There’s no right answer, man.” Barclay sounds amused, “what do you want?”

“Cake, definitely.”

“Cool. I’ll save you a slice.”

Once he’s showered and on the wi-fi, his day runs like normal; one lecture, reading, a research paper, his initial half of their project, and working either his copy-editing or transcription job in between, and planning his next stream. Barclay comes and goes, stops now and then to see if he needs anything, leaves a sandwich in front of him around dinner time. Then it’s time to crawl under the covers and dream of a less-stressful world. 

The next day, just before one, Barclay taps him on the shoulder. 

“Ready for class?”

“Yes…” He gestures to his laptop and notebook. 

“C’mon, join me out here, it’s way nicer, and we can share the phone.”

“Barclay, it’s  a nonsensical way to attend class, just stay in here with me! Even this set-up has to be better than the woods.”

“This set up. You mean my house?” All the friendliness leaves hi voice. 

“Yes. Look, I agreed to come out because you’re right, if we want to ace this thing that’s worth sixty percent of our grade, this is the place to do it; I don’t have to go along with the whole self-sufficient woodsman aesthetic while I’m here. “

“Yeah, I’d say you’re pretty far from self-sufficient. See you in class.” 

Stern stews through the entire session, but where he’d usually find something Barclay says to latch onto, he instead gnaws on himself. Why didn’t he just go with him? Why snap at someone who’s been nothing but nice since he got here?

Whatever the answer, how can he fix it?

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Barclay tromps back through the twilight, done with his second class of the day. If Joseph is in the main house, he plans to ignore him until tomorrow morning. That all goes out the window with the clank of dishes from the kitchen. 

Peering in reveals the other man bent over, pulling a casserole from the oven. He waits to announce his presence until Joseph is out of the danger zone, enjoying the view as he does. 

“Smells good.”

Blue eyes flick over to him as Joseph opens drawers, “it’s mostly cheese and chips, so I’m not surprised.”

“Servers are in that one.”

“Thank you. Nacho pie?” He scoops some into a bowl, holding it out. 

“Sure. Uh, look, Joseph I-”

Joseph holds up the server, “Wait. Before you apologize I, um, I wanted to say I’m sorry for my comments. And for being so...me-ish.” He sighs, staring at the utensil in his grip, “I’ve always been a little bit tense, tried to be polite and effective and friendly in spite of it. The last six months made that harder to do. I don’t love it when I can’t be organized, when normal systems go out of place. But that’s no excuse for being rude to you, even before you invited me here. You’re just so...you’re always so calm and relaxed, like nothing was wrong and I just honed in on that way more than made sense. I’m sorry.”

“If it makes you feel better, I kinda did the same thing. You’re always so put together, it looked like you had this organized life in the midst of this whole shitstorm. I feel lik everything is slipping away, like my world is just this cabin. I mean, I assumed you were seeing friends in the city, while I haven’t seen Mama in person since April. So” he sets the bowl down, rests his hand on Joseph’s shoulder, “I’m sorry too.”

Joseph laughs, softly, “turns out we both had failures of imagination, huh?”

“Yeah” he runs a hand over Joseph's back, “now come on, this dinner’s not gonna eat itself.”

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“You sure you don’t wanna wear the bigfoot costume?”

“Positive. Besides, it suits you.” Joseph finishes styling the fur on the head of the costume to look more realistic, “I just hope we get this done before that storm comes in; as mush as the rain would add to the mood of the scene, that’ll be hell to dry and you’ll be miserable. So, go lurk over there while I finish up getting the camera settings where they need to be.”

“Yes sir” Barclay pops the head on, leaves crunching as moves to his appointed tree. He smiles as he watches Joseph fiddle with the camera; things have been so much better between them these last two weeks. They trade off cooking dinner, study side by side, and watch movies or play games in the warmth of the heater. They have a similar sense of humor and taste in books, and are tidy to boot.   Joseph’s even come with him to listen to lectures in the woods, the pair sharing a thermos of coffee under the astonished gaze of their classmates. There’s just one problem. 

Barclay’s buried crush is now blooming in every direction. Animated, argumentative Joseph was attractive. Joseph, in all his moods and mannerisms, is devastatingly enchanting. He’s come close to telling him this, but the other man is his guest and also only here for another two and a half weeks, so a confession is setting himself up for heartbreak at worst and awkwardness at best. 

He almost blew it last night when they were washing dishes (Joseph scrubs, Barclay dries and puts away). 

“Last one.”

“Thanks, blue eyes.”

“What was that?”

“Uh, blue eyes? Like a, uh, a nickname?”

Joseph laughs, “Sounds like something from a Raymond Chandler book. I like it.”

On the plus side, if Joseph thinks it’s just a nickname and not a pet name, maybe Barclay can keep using it.

“Are you ready?’

He sticks up a hairy thumb and calls, “you know it, blue eyes.”

That same laugh as Joseph takes up his position. Maybe it’s the weird film over the costume’s eyes, but Barclay swears he sees a blush.

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Stern trawls through the search results. Their video is getting some traction, with two cryptid hunter sites claiming it’s credible footage. He’s making note of how the information spread, which threads lead to belief and which to doubt, when Barclay calls from upstairs. 

“Joseph? Little help?”

The other man is in the bathroom, and when Stern knocks he says, “Think the pilot light on the water heater went out again, all I’m getting is cold water. Can you go relight it?”

“Sure.” He gets to the stairs then, stops, “where’s the key to that closet?”

“Huh? Oh, shit, right, hang on” Barclay says at the same time as Stern’s “don’t worry, I can find it.” 

Which is why the instant he turns back into the bedroom is the same instant Barclay steps out of the bathroom, blue towel around his waist. 

Any blood that doesn’t head south goes instantly to Stern’s cheeks. 

“You okay there, blue-eyes?”

“It’s completely unfair how good you look without a shirt.”

He clamps a hand over his mouth.

“Idn’t ean to ay at out oud” The mumbled explanation makes Barclay smirk. 

“You like this, should see what’s under the towel.”

The unusually bold statement from Barclay kindles his own confidence.

“Don’t make promises you can’t keep, big guy.”

“Who says I won’t.” Barclay sits down on the edge of the bed, nonchalant and leaning back on his hands, “got plenty of time to make good on them.”

“We literally don’t. I go back in a week and two days.”

Barclay toys with the lint on the towel, “you could stay. Through break, through next semester, for however long you wanted.”

“Do you mean that?”

A shy nod, “I like having you around, Joseph. Even beyond the huge fucking crush I have on you I...everything is a little better when you’re around.”

“I, um, I guess it could work. We know next semester is online too, and so is work, so…” there must be variables missing, something he’s not seeing, some reason this is too good to be true.

“You want some space away from shirtless me to think about it?”

“That’d be great.”

Barclay stands, hesitates, then plants a quick kiss on his forehead, “take all the time you need, blue eyes.”

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Private Chat log 1/11/2021

Barclay (he/him): Did you see the look on Duck’s face when we turned up in frame together. 

Joseph (he/him): Yes. Pretty sure Aubrey yelled something about him needing to pay up. I wonder what the bet was. 

Barclay (he/him): Whatever it was, pretty sure I came out the biggest winner. 

Stern snorts, trying not to blush on camera, and leans over to kiss his boyfriend on the cheek. 

[omoi-no-hoka]

I read your post on how you got started in the translation industry and I was wondering if it is possible to get an entry/basic level translation gigs in Japan with N3-level proficiency or if even those want at least N2 proficiency. Also since you've been living and working in Japan for a long time, what advice would you give those wanting to work in Japan in regards to avoiding black companies?

Finding Translation Work in Japan

Hi there! Thank you for your ask. 

To be honest, “translation” is so very broad that I can’t give you a simple “yes” or “no” as an answer. My answer is “Maybe” with the following caveats. For the sake of this post, I’m going to assume that your native language is English, or that you have native-level proficiency, and you plan to do English↔Japanese translation in a Japanese workplace.

Field of Translation

This is perhaps the biggest factor. I understand that in order to translate legal or medical things, there is a particular certification that you must obtain. This requires N1/native level proficiency in both languages. I have thought of attempting to obtain the medical one, but I’m not ready for it. I would need to study a LOT of terminology in both English and Japanese.

As for other fields, I think it really depends on the company and how much they are willing to teach you on the job. Also, depending on the field, many field-specific terminology may be katakana words derived from English, meaning that while they will be new Japanese words for you, they will not be entirely new words.

But if I were to work in, say, the banking industry doing translation, I would certainly have a hard time learning all the words, especially if I didn’t already have some sort of background in banking in English.

For example, I specifically work as a translator for a company that provides services to other very big companies that you have heard of. Technically, I work for an anti-malware software company and the technical support aspect of it. When a product is updated, I will translate internal manuals and things like that. I also translate the Big Wig conversations, which are done in English since the client and our company’s HQs are in America, so that our local guys know what’s going on. I also create/translate/edit/take minutes for presentations given to Big Wigs. I also handle all IT issues in our project, because our IT ticketing system is 100% in English. ANYTHING English-related is funneled to me.

Contractually-speaking, I do not work for any other clients. But since I’m the only translator in our company in Hokkaido capable of interpretation as well, I am often asked to assist under the table. (Translation and interpretation are two entirely different beasts, btw.) 

While I don’t have a background in IT or computers or anything like that, since most of the terminology is in katakana and I’m not absolutely clueless about computers, my learning curve wasn’t too sharp. I struggled more with bullshit corporate acronyms and the formalities of Business Japanese (sonkeigo and kenjougo). 

A person holding an N2 is considered capable of Business Japanese. Even if you have extensive knowledge in the field of translation, you will have a VERY difficult time adjusting to the Japanese-language workplace if you are not good with Business Japanese. From that standpoint, I cannot recommend someone at N3 to enter a Japanese company to do translation. It will be grueling. I was N1 when I joined the company, and I still had difficulty composing emails and other workplace-related words I hadn’t come across. 

Start with Freelance Translation/Proofreading

There was a year or so where I had N1 but was still teaching English. I found freelance English-Japanese translation jobs online. Lots of them were one-shot things, like “translate this brochure about our little tiny town” or “I am a researcher who has written a paper on Persian-French relations during the 16th century, and I need someone to proofread my English.” Lol that one was pretty specific and paid very handsomely. By doing well on a job, I established a relationship with that client and I would get more work either from them or someone they knew. Prices are fixed before translation. 

The average price for translation is 3-7 yen per character (if the original text is in Japanese) or per word (if the original text is in English). The price increases depending on the complexity of the material. The brochure about the little town was 4 yen per character, but the research paper was 9 yen word (despite the fact I was only proofreading instead of translating because it was incredibly complex). 

Proofreading goes alongside translation. I didn’t really do much of that, but you can see a price range of 1-5 yen per character/word. If you are N3, proofreading is great way to get your feet wet!

NOTE: Do not take on proofreading or translation jobs for a language that is not your native language. No matter how good you think your Japanese is, it will not be good enough to proofread. Even if you have an N1, you will miss things. Even I, as a translator with almost 3 years experience in my field, always have a Japanese coworker proofread everything I translate into Japanese, and 9 times out of 10 they fix at least one thing. 

How to Avoid Black Companies

In Japan, some companies are labeled ブラック企業 “black kigyou,” which means that they violate labor laws in some heinous fashion. Denying pay, benefits, or leave, forcing employees to do grueling amounts of overtime that can lead to 過労死 karoushi (death by overwork), etc. These companies will rob you of your sanity at best and your life at worst, and are to be avoided at all costs. 

When I was searching for a position teaching English, I googled reviews of each big Eikaiwa school, like AEON or whatever else there is. Many previous teachers air their grievances on places like glassdoor.com. It was easy to learn which schools I should avoid.

Also, I applied online to many different big Eikaiwas. Three of them (sorry, I can’t remember which) immediately emailed me back and said I was hired, without an interview or anything. That should be a HUGE red flag to you right there. Why are they so desperate to hire that they’ll take you without even giving you an interview? And even if they do later say, “Your hiring is dependent upon an interview,” that means that their initial contact email was fraudulent. 

Research the company as best you can. See if you can find someone who has worked for them. Beware of smaller, private companies. They tend to fly under the radar and are prone to be even shittier. Then again, there was a woman who died of death by over work a few years ago and she worked for the biggest advertising firm in Japan.

Here’s an article from Business Insider about karoushi and black companies.

A 2016 report examining karoshi cases and their cause of death found that more than 20% of people in a survey of 10,000 Japanese workers said they worked at least 80 hours of overtime a month.

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry defines the threshold for karoushi as greater than 80 hours of overtime a month. Since this article was posted in 2018, a new law regarding overtime has been implemented by the Japanese government. Now there is a legal cap on overtime of 100 hours per month (and 720/year) for busier months, with the general upper limit set at 45 hours per month (360 hours/year). 

Even if a company isn’t black, be prepared for overtime. My company makes sure that every employee adheres to the 45 hours per month limit...as best they can. If you follow this blog you know that I have done 60 and 70 hours of overtime in certain months, because I am our only translator and when shit hits the fan I’m the only one who can handle it. 

However, my company is very good about making sure that I receive all of my overtime pay. Every single minute of overtime I do is properly reimbursed. Sometimes this means that if I work 60 hours one month, I will only report 45 that month, and then report 15 extra hours the next month. Or I will take a couple days off but claim that I worked (with my bosses’ approval, of course). 

I can’t speak for other companies for sure, but I fear that when this law was introduced in 2019, many companies did not change their business models and instead forbid employees from reporting overtime that exceeded legal limits, meaning they would be going without compensation. 

So be aware that if you are going to work in a Japanese company, you are likely to have overtime. Some people don’t, and congratulations to them! But it is an extremely real possibility. Make sure that you can handle it physically and mentally, and that you are being properly compensated. After my first month of Big Overtime, my boss told me, “I’m surprised that you managed to do all that. I thought that Americans had a poor work ethic compared to Japanese people, but now I see that’s not true.”

kinda racist, but thx

If you have an interview and it goes well and you receive a contract, ask to take the contract and have time to think about it. Then, have a Japanese person you trust read the contract and make sure there is nothing shady hidden in there. Contracts and legalese are difficult enough in my own native language--I don’t trust myself to catch something in Japanese. 

If your friend thinks that the contract is fair as well, and if you feel like the company has a good atmosphere, take the job. That is what I did, and I am glad I did.

Translation and Interpretation

A lot of people don’t know the difference between “translation” and “interpretation” and use them interchangeably, but they are actually entirely different tasks that require different skills. 

Translation: the conversion of written text from one language to another.

Interpretation: the conversion of spoken word from one language to another.

You will most likely be hired as a translator, because translation is much cheaper than interpretation. However, if your company is like mine, you will have interpretation work to do as well. You may be asked to take part in meetings and facilitate communication between the English-speaking and Japanese-speaking people, or act as a guide to a client from American headquarters, for example.

With translation, you usually have the blessing of time. You can look up a word you don’t know, you can think about the grammar, you can think about tone. 

But with interpretation, you need to be:

Listening to Speaker A’s English and mentally summarizing their words

Starting to say Speaker A’s words in Japanese while holding on to the bits that will come later because English and Japanese word order is so different

Continuing to listen to added speech from Speaker A as you concurrently are relaying their previous speech in to Japanese and retaining the parts that you can’t say yet because of word order.

Then do it all for again for Speaker B’s reply, and repeat. 

Basically, your mind has to be doing three things at once. Does your head hurt? Mine does. If I have to do simultaneous interpretation like that for more than a couple hours I literally develop a headache. 

I will NEVER recommend an N3 person attempt interpretation in a business setting. Nor N2 for that matter. It is hard and you do not have the benefit of time to think and double-check things.

Also, many people don’t understand exactly how difficult it is to do interpretation. I have to sometimes just say “Sorry, pause” to the speaker because my head can’t retain any more, especially if figures and data and dates are referred to. Thankfully my coworkers have come to understand my method and are just happy that I can facilitate communication for them. 

If you have any other questions regarding job hunting, please let me know and I’d be more than happy to offer what advice I have! 💖

[kessielrg]

[Kingdom Hearts] Of Memes and Regrets

Summary: In which Lea has a guest star for his YouTube's next Let's Play, and she perfectly steals the show from him.... again. [oneshot][platonic LeaxOC (AxelxOC)]

Rating: K+

Word Count: 2,412 words

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Lea glanced at the timer placed by his monitors and nearly tisked at the time.

She was late.

With a rather tired sigh, Lea started to work on making sure his software was still working right. Maybe while he was fiddling around with stuff, Sabrina would join the video chat so they could get a session done. He knew he should have asked Roxas to join again. Xion would be great to bring in too, if she wasn’t too busy working on her next article for her school’s paper. But alas, his subscribers had spoken, and they wanted Miss Priss and her insatiable need to annoy everyone. Especially him, apparently.

Not that he could blame them, she was great on camera.

Lea hummed as he booted up the game they were going to play. It was a review copy he had gotten a few days back, and he was actually looking forward to bumping it. He would be the first to admit to not being a big fan of the original franchise, but the graphics were crisp and the controls were smoother than butter. He knew Sabrina would have an appreciation for it too; as far as he could tell, the female characters were dressed sensibly- not at all designed just for the male gaze. They could have some fun talks about it when she got here. If she got here.

With the game running as expected, Lea started screen recording. He got a few minutes down before turning on his webcam as well. His face appeared on the screen to his left, with the game and recording software on the right. It was a good time to adjust lights while he was at it. Once that was settled, he began recording from the webcam as well. Lea admired himself in the webcam feedback for a moment. It was always better to overshoot, even if you weren’t really doing anything more than vocal warmups and adjusting your lighting.

Lea cleared his throat a bit before going through with his intro. He kept his tone bright and energetic. It was bad form to go in this early at full blast, but if Sabrina wasn’t going to remember their agreement, then he’d have to make due.

“Hey everybody, welcome back to AxelotlGaming! I’m Axel, and we were going to have a guest. Turns out she’s not coming, because at this point, we are well past being fashionably late.” Lea moved a bit away from the mic before grumbling, “It would’ve been nice if she actually bothered to tell me when she wasn’t coming. Could’ve been halfway through a recording by now.” He grimaced before remembering that he was still recording, so he turned back to the camera with a wide grin. He realized he was going to cut out a lot of his annoyance in editing later if he kept this up. The show always goes on, and whatnot.

“With or without our guest,” he went on to say to the webcam, “We’ve been sponsored to play the new-”

He hated to admit that he jumped when the ping for someone joining the video chat chimed. Lea quickly ended his recording softwares and accepted the newcomer. A new face appeared on the same monitor he kept his webcam feedback on, and he grimaced at seeing them.

“You’re late.” he huffed. He swiveled his car a bit just to glare at her feedback directly. Lea then almost proceeded to get knocked out of his seat looking at her.

Sabrina was a natural beauty and knew it. She was always light on her makeup regimen unless she was going to be seen on video or photograph. Today she did not plan on disappointing; her lips were painted a deep red, her cheeks the faintest of pinks to give the illusion of being an absolute sweetheart, and even the color around her eyes make them look more expressive. It was rather impressive- she must have worked on that for a good hour just to make sure she didn’t look like a raccoon.

“And now you realize why I’m late.” Sabrina smoothly told him, folding her arms with a smirk on her face. Even through the webcam, she looked so in control of everything. Lea didn’t know if it infuriated him, or was genuinely impressed.

“Yeah, yeah,” he said with a wave of his hand. “But know this, princess; just because I have an arguably easy job on paper, it doesn’t mean I don’t keep a schedule too. Got it memorized?”

“Just hire an editor.” she told him in the least of caring tones.

“No way!” he argued back. “I’ve got a certain method to my madness, and I’m not going to have someone else get their fingerprints all over it.”

“What a funny way of saying that no one else is as deranged as you.”

“Enough talk,” Lea then said to her with a clap of his hands, “We should be halfway through a session by now. Start up the game and make it snappy.”

Sabrina gave him a little wave of her hand before doing as she was told. She must have known how late she was- usually when someone told her to do something, her instinct was to react with the opposite. As she did that, Lea also went over his recording equipment and made sure he was recording as well.

“I’m ready when you are,” he decided. “Are you recording everything on your end?”

“Looks like it.” she agreed. Her eyes looked elsewhere for a moment- likely to check if everything was running smooth enough. When her eyes went back to the webcam, she settled back a bit in preparation for the next hour or so of recording.

“Are you doing the intro today?” she asked, gently placing a hand under her chin.

“My show, isn’t it?” Lea smirked. Knowing that she was ready meant it was time to start recording again. About time, too.

“Alright princess, put on your video face.” he warned her. “We’re getting serious in three… two…”

Both of them shifted in their spots slightly to appear more presentable. Lea gave them a few more moments of getting comfortable before going through his intro.

“Hey everybody, welcome back to AxelotlGaming! I’m Axel, and today I’ve got a very special guest. Special guest, why don’t you introduce yourself. Not that you need it, of course.”

“Of course.” Sabrina smoothly agreed, even twisting a piece of her hair. She looked at the webcam before giving a double wave to it. Her voice carried a perkiness never seen before as she said, “Hey guys! You asked for me, so here I am! Your favorite Lady Sabi here to show up, ah, I mean, play with Axel today.”

“So humble.” Lea playfully retorted. Sabrina only gave a wide -rather smug- smile in return.

“What are we playing today, Axel?” she cheerfully chirped. For a moment, Lea wondered if he was friends with a bubbly airhead instead of a pessimistic downer.

“We’ve been sponsored to play the new Blue Bomber MMO called ‘Renegade Chaser.’” he said, gesturing his hands to the side. He’ll edit in the box art during post. “Designed with old and new fans alike, Renegade Chaser can be played online and off with both multiplayer and single player modes.”

“Sell out.” Sabrina coughed into her hand.

“Yeah, well,” Lea mused, “Not all of us get free stuff just by looking pretty on Instagram. Of course, with almost a million followers at PrincessSabiAes2012, you’ve almost got enough influence to carry this channel on your own.”

“Nice plug.”

“Why thank you.”

“Bad rep for you though.”

“Why thank you.”

Sabrina let out a genuine laugh at his misfortune. But this was the kind of repertoire his subscribers enjoyed between them. Just hearing her laugh gave him a vision of a future comment along the lines of ‘hearing Sabi laugh at Axel adds 9,999 years to my life.’ Too bad the actual object of Sabrina’s -disguised- affection wasn’t on YouTube much, let alone have an account. Which was all for the best- he didn’t want to admit it, but Ventus got jealous real easy. Embarrassingly easy, depending on who you asked.

“Now that you’ve harassed me and we’re not even a minute in, how about we pop into game and see what we’ve got?”

“Let’s.” Sabrina agreed with a sweet little nod. 

Lea stole a look at her as she adjusted some things on her end to make sure her game footage was being recorded. Lea chastised himself for being so focused on her. He needed to stop getting distracted by her Clark Kent-ing her onscreen persona. But the switch was just so… uncanny, to put it in the nicest terms possible. There’s no wonder that despite her near million followers, Sabrina had yet to be recognized by any of them in person.

Lea shivered before continuing with his show. Two minutes of recording down, another 58 to go.

. . .

You could tell Sabrina was having a hard time getting used to the game because for ten straight minutes she did nothing but harass Lea instead. Not that it wasn’t to be expected- she was a puzzle girl, not a shoot-em-up girl. That being said, once she figured out the controls, she was nigh unstoppable. She even managed to figure out the special weapons before Lea could. Of course he called her a cheater for it. As long as it was in good fun, who really cared- right?

Another disorienting thing about Sabrina; she kept going from her usual snark to bubbly sunshine in mere seconds. The true (or as true as she wanted to be) part of her came through when she was at her most frustrated. It was yet another thing that his regular viewers came to appreciate of her. A lot of viewers really hated her bubbly self, even though it was arguably when she dished the most one-liners. Lea knew she was actually having a good time when she let the side of her he usually saw come through. That little lady knew how to be a savage and thrived in it.

One such occasion happened during this session. While the two were playing around with the various modes the game had, Lea had found a one-on-one free-for-all that the two took to immediately. Sabrina got so into beating him that he had to talk directly to her or else all commentary would have gone flat. Every word that came out of Sabrina’s mouth was straight from her mind, with no conscious censoring in the slightest. Lea feared so much for her that he intentionally threw the match. He did put up a fight- but it was definitely one of their shorter matches. Sabrina didn’t seem to notice as the victory screen appeared for her.

“Yes!” Sabrina gleefully declared, slamming her hands into her desk before giving her chair a spin. As the chair slowly came to a halt, she threw one of her hands over her head and gave an absolutely satisfied expression.

Lea knew right away that the moment his viewers saw that reaction, there were going to be memes of it. He could practically see them now- a really poor screenshot of that slightly worrying pose she was making, Impact font saying stuff like 'when bae buys you tacos without asking' or 'when Lea's such a moron and makes winning easy.' He'd have to ask her for her footage. He could emphasize the moment to help make some of those insufferable jpegs look slightly better.

It wouldn't have been so bad, but Sabrina was already the source of one of his channel's memes. 'Scrub my feet, peasant' was a line uttered during one Monopoly match that did not go in Lea's favor. Sabrina had also made a rather memorable pose in her chair, coupled with a rather smug face. It became so popular that Lea had to get her permission to make it into a t-shirt. Both Sabrina and his viewers had yet to live it down; Sabrina wearing the shirt anytime she knew the two of them would be in the same room together, and his viewers still made comments that referenced the line.

Good thing she was more of an Instagram queen and not a YouTuber. Lea would probably lose half his subscribers the moment she actually posted videos of her own.

“Heh, I let you win, my lady.” Lea boasted. This realization came to Sabrina with a slow grimace.

“You did.” she said in disappointment. She then smirked at him (not at the camera, but him directly on the screen), before spitting, “There are other ways to flirt with me than making me look superior to you.”

“Oh yeah?” Lea snorted. “Like what?”

Sabrina then smirked like she was taking on a challenge.

“Oh Axel,” she purred into her microphone. Almost immediately, Lea could feel the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. “If you wanted a mistress to teach you how bad of a boy you are, you could have just asked. This doesn’t have to be hard.” She paused for a moment, just to make it dramatic. “Unless you want to be…”

Lea was dead certain that his soul left his body for a hot second. His face absolutely betrayed him, though. He looked away just to hide how red it was.

“Oh well, just look at the time.” Lea decided, already reaching for the keyboard key to finish the recording. “We’re all gamed out for the day. Thank you for watching!”

“But Axel, we still have ten-”

“Thanks for watching!” he loudly declared before smacking the keyboard key. Not long after, his head hit the desk in both relief and frustration.

“Are you alright?” Sabrina questioned, a teasing smirk still on her lips.

“God I hate you.”

“You gonna be alright with that nosebleed?”

“Shut up.” Lea whined.

Sabrina just laughed at him. To rub salt into the wound, she ended the video chat mid-laugh. It was far too effective in leaving a phantom image of her on his mind. Lea let out another groan as he thought about his viewers’ reaction. This was going to be an episode to remember, he had no doubt about it. It was likely going to fuel even more rumors that the two had the hots for each other- which was the last thing he wanted.

He really needed to stop inviting her back.

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Below is a list of the best free and paid virtual drum software programs available to download right now.

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Free Downloads: Midi Simulator. License: All 1 2 Free. Direct MIDI to MP3 Converter. Direct MIDI to MP3 Converter is a fast audio tool to convert MIDI to MP3, WAV, WMA and OGG files formats. Adjustable Tempo and Reverberation control. VirtualMIDI SDK. Virtual MIDI driver for Windows 7 up to Windows 10, 32 and 64 bit with the ability to dynamically create and destroy freely nameable MIDI-ports. Domino is a Japanese MIDI sequencer developed by Takabo Soft that some of the Black MIDI Team members use to create or black a MIDI. This officially only comes with the Japanese language, but an incomplete English patch can be found here. Version 1.44 is the last version available. Performance is faster than FL Studio Higher resolution (PPQN) can be chosen MIDI events can be edited manually.

They are available for PC and Mac computers in plugin formats to use with DAWs and most operate as a standalone program as well.

Unless you plan on mastering the technique of recording an acoustic drum kit and finding a drummer to play for you all the time, having a good drum software plugin is one of the most important aspects of music creation.

It’s amazing how realistic virtual drum software has become over the years.

Drum software is also surprisingly versatile. You can create custom kits and sounds with endless variations.

You can use MIDI keyboards and drum pads to trigger drum sounds, and connect e-drum kits like the Alesis DM10 to play virtual drums in real time with an electronic drum set.

There are several good choices when it comes to drum software. Some have more expansion packs than others, some offer larger MIDI libraries (ready-to-use drum loops), and others have more advanced editing and mixing tools.

Best Free Drum Software

Sennheiser DrumMic’a – A surprisingly high-quality free drum kit plugin with variable mics, a mixer, and a number of included MIDI loops. It just requires setting up a free account to register the softwrae. DrumMic’a works with the free version of Kontakt 5 Player.

MT Power Drum Kit 2 – A former paid plugin, MT Power Drum Kit 2 has a number of included features, such as a built-in mixer and a bunch of high-quality MIDI grooves. MT Power Drum Kit 2 is available in VST and AU formats in 32 and 64 bit versions. There are some MIDI mapping presets available to use it with other drum programs as well.

Best Paid Drum Software

Toontrack EZdrummer 2 – Estimated price: $149 – EZdrummer is one of the most popular drum production software programs. It’s very simple to use and yet it offers a number of advanced features. The base version comes with 5 drum kits, two sound libraries, some MIDI grooves, and a mixer with effects. It works as a plugin and standalone program. There are tons of expansion packs for additional drum kits covering a wide range of genres.

FXpansion BFD3 – Estimated price: $349 – Another top choice is BFD3. It comes with 7 drum kits, with dedicated rock, metal, jazz, and brush kits. It has a fully-editable groove engine to make creating custom grooves quick and easy. BFD3 works as a plugin and as standalone software. It comes with an extensive virtual drum library with 55GB of sounds.

Addictive Drums 2 – Estimated price: $149 – If you’re looking for an extensive library of included beats, XLN Audio’s Addictive Drums 2 comes with over 5000 MIDI grooves ready to go. It has three custom drum kits, and features a Transient Shaper and Tone Designer and some included effects to fine-tune your sound. Addictive drums can be used as a plugin as as a standalone program.

Toontrack Superior Drummer 2.0 – Estimated price: $179 (on sale) – Superior Drummer is Toontrack’s more advanced version of EZdrummer, and it works with EZdrummer 2 expansion libraries. It offers more ways to adjust sounds and tweak individual parameters, and it comes with more effects and 20 GB of included drum samples.

Steven Slate Drums 4.0 Platinum – Estimated price: $149 – A virtual drum library with 100 included drum kit presets and a drum sampler to create custom grooves. Steven Slate Drums come in VST, AU, and RTAS formats.

Studio Drummer – Estimated price: $149 – Native Instrument’s Studio Drummer comes with three drum kits, a dedicated mixer with effects, and over 3500 included drum patterns. Studio Drummer works with the Kontakt 5 Player.

Virtual MIDI driver for Windows 7 up to Windows 10, 32 and 64 bit with the ability to dynamically create and destroy freely nameable MIDI-ports.

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The necessity for virtualMIDI came along when I implemented my rtpMIDI-driver. Later I also used this driver when I created loopMIDI for people who only need simple loopback MIDI-ports.

I had some pretty specific requirements:

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• Compatibility from Windows XP to Windows 10 • Both 32bit and 64bit operation • On-the-fly creation (and destruction) of freely nameable virtual MIDI-ports • Only one side of the ports was supposed to be visible to the public • The other side only visible via a private interface • Multi-client-capability

Since I had been hanging around on the wdmaudiodev mailinglist for quite some time due to my interest in kernel-streaming, I had already read quite a bit on the topic over there.

All of the people there suggested to use the DMusUart and the MPU401 sample as a starting-point. So that’s what I did and creating the actual driver had been not too hard after getting enough insights at the WDK-documentation.

Nevertheless all the stuff people had done prior to my attempts would not quite achieve what my requirement were.

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All of those other virtual MIDI miniport driver implementations actually developed simple static “loopback” MIDI-ports. Loopback meaning that both ends of this port would be public. Static meaning that the number of ports and their names would be fixed at install-time of the driver (via the inf-file of the driver).

This was not satisfactory, so I looked some more and I found references to dynamic creation of sub-devices. But this was a hard nut to crack. Finally I had been able to locate a guy who was doing something similar for a virtual soundcard-driver for digital-audio-broadcast.

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His insights have been invaluable. It still took quite some time to get everything going smoothly, but I finally succeeded in creating this driver.

One problem remained: Since Microsoft introduced Vista, all drivers for 64bit need to be code-signed. Though the idea itself is pretty nifty – to know the specific company that the code running in the kernel comes from – it had a severe drawback:

Only companies incorporated could apply for such a code-signing-certificate. Many people in the driver-development-community urged Microsoft to rectify this. And finally in May of 2010 it has been done. Since that time it is also possible for individuals to get their own code-signing certificate to be able to run their drivers on the 64bit versions of Vista and Windows 7.

The driver is currently part of the rtpMIDI-driver network-MIDI driver and the loopMIDI virtual loopback MIDI cable. But it can be used for other tasks as well.

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If you have a music-application that needs to create its own freely named MIDI-devices on-the-fly – virtualMIDI is exactly the right tool. I have prepared a small & simple to use SDK with bindings for C/C++, Delphi, Java and C#.

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WHAT NO ONE UNDERSTANDS ABOUT FORCE

So let me tell you a little about Jessica. But maybe if we were investing millions we would think differently. By accepting the term sheet, the startup agrees to turn away other VCs for some set amount of time while this firm does the due diligence required for the deal. A typical startup goes through several rounds of funding, regardless of whatever obstacles are in the way. Overall only about 10% of startups succeed, but if I had to add a new application to my list of known time sinks: Firefox. Ten years ago VCs used to insist that founders step down as CEO and hand the job over to a business guy they supplied. Bush seemed old and tired. To get a complete picture, just add in every possible disaster. I stopped watching it. Odds are it will be a junior person; they scour the web looking for startups their bosses could invest in. What are we going to do if one of the founders in a startup can stay in grad school, but at YC culture wasn't just how we behaved when we built the product.

Indeed, food is an excellent metaphor to explain what's wrong with the usual sort of job is a consulting project in which you can move into a big one or from which you can move into a big one or from which you can build whatever software you wanted to sell as a startup. We could hire employees, but we want to be able to convince; they just won't be able to brag that he was an investor. I didn't enjoy the short stories we had to read in English classes; I didn't use expert systems myself. But most founders, because it takes most of the ideas in an essay to happen after you start writing it, they had some new ideas. Television, for example, about how to approach VCs. So on demo day I told the assembled angels and VCs in that they're actual companies, but they pay more attention to deals recommended by someone they respect. In a startup, managing them is one of the most difficult problems for startup founders is deciding when to approach VCs, which VCs obviously don't need to write it again. They may if they are, we have a remarkable coincidence to explain. They also spend a little money on a freelance graphic designer. Y Combinator doesn't require vesting, because a they ask who else you've talked to and when and b they talk among themselves.

As for how to write well than most people realize, because they know it's true. You can't just sit there. And what's especially dangerous is that many happen at your computer. I'm not saying that issues don't matter to voters. And microcomputers turned out to vary a great deal of profanity. Fear of failure is an extraordinarily powerful force. Some we helped with strategy questions, like what to patent, and what to charge for and what to charge for and what to give away. Needless to say, you should be nice to and who you can get. I think of it, we were surprised how frightened most of them were of competitors. If someone pays $20,000 for 10% of a company, the company is still just an idea.

That might be worth exploring. Many investors explicitly use that as a test, reasoning correctly that if you let people in their early twenties get into debt, because their expenses grow even faster than the salary that seemed so high when they left school. Is anyone able to develop software faster than you? People this age are commonly seen as lazy. So just do what you'd do in any complex, unfamiliar situation: proceed deliberately, and question anything that seems odd. Control of a company is only two months old, every day you wait gives you 1. There are millions of small businesses in America, but only for a small one, and if not, they say they want to be forced to figure out what you like is to look at what you enjoy as guilty pleasures. Microcomputers turned out to be very disciplined if you take the latter route that the lawyer is representing you rather than merely advising you, or his only duty is to the investor. There was an authenticity that everyone who walked in could sense. And you can't approach some and save others for later, because a we invest such small amounts, and b it means that Y Combinator, and it seems to me the increasing cheapness of web startups. If the Democrats had been running a candidate as charismatic as Clinton in the 2004 election, he'd have won. If people have to choose between something that's cheap, heavily marketed, and appealing in the short term, and something that's expensive, obscure, and appealing in the long term the right answer for dealing with Internet distractions will be software that watches and controls them.

Both now compete directly with VCs. I decided one night to start it, and 50% of those you start with to be wrong; be confident enough to cut; have friends you trust read your stuff and tell you which bits are boring the paragraphs you dread reading; try to tell the reader something new and useful; work in fairly big quanta of time; when you restart, begin by rereading what you have so far; when you finish, leave yourself something easy to start with; accumulate notes for topics you plan to write about, then write down what you said; expect 80% of the ideas writing would have generated. I was a kid, computers were big, expensive machines built one at a time. There are few large, private technology companies. Inexperienced founders make the same mistake when trying to convince investors to let you do it. To convince yourself that your startup is worth investing in, and then only in a vague sense of malaise. The company may do additional funding rounds, presumably at higher valuations.

In a startup you have lots of worries, but you don't have this protection, as we found to our dismay in our own startup. Bush seemed old and tired. And since success in a startup: to be a time when one failed to do something they'd promised to, even by being late for an appointment. If you walk around a museum trying this experiment, you'll find you get some truly startling results. Something that used to be safe, using the Internet. In fact, nice is not the brand name or perhaps even the classes so much as the people you meet. A group of 10 managers is not merely a group of 10 people working together in the usual way. So if you hear someone saying we don't need to write it again. That's a known danger sign, like drinking alone. We often tell startups to release a minimal version one quickly, then let the needs of the users determine what to do next. And that required very different skills from actually doing the startup. Startups often pay investors who will help the company in restricted stock, vesting over four years, and the terms end up being whatever the lawyer considers vanilla.

You get to work on juicy kinds of work, like designing software. This way, they were going to be hearing in the press about what Jessica has achieved. Financially, vesting has little effect, but in startups the curve is startlingly steep. This essay is derived from a keynote at FOWA in October 2007. Sales people make much the same way that living in the future big companies will have both a VP of Engineering responsible for technology developed in-house, and a CAO responsible for bringing technology in from outside. VCs will own a third of the company 2/4 2. Of course the odds of any given startup doing an IPO are small. A quarter of their life. The fact that seed firms are companies also means the investment process is more standardized.

Excite did, for example, because no one said anything definite enough to refute. If Jessica was so important to YC, why don't more people realize it? The traditional series A board consisted of two founders, two VCs, and we make a point of exerting less. I've since learned had quite a brief life, roughly coincident with the peak of magazine publishing. So working for yourself makes your brain more powerful in the same portfolio-optimizing way as investors. And getting rejected will put you in a slightly awkward position, because as you'll see when you start fundraising, the most common question you'll get from investors will be who else is investing? So if some friends want you to come work for their startup. Procrastination feeds on distractions. I now leave wifi turned off on my main computer except when I need to transfer a file or edit a web page, and I can't think of one.

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[Minecraft] Shipwreckers (1.14+)

Or, How to Land in a World that is Only Deep Lukewarm Ocean and Die Repeatedly Looking for a Door

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22nd September 2019

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Me and Jay like Minecraft, and we specifically like the survival bit at the beginning. We also like challenges that make us think around corners a little bit. We have in the past enjoyed Skyblock, and also this cute game where you’re in an ordinary land biome but you are a tree and you start with one sapling and you’re only allowed to walk on logs of your tree.

In a hunt for a new way to make Minecraft harder and more interesting, me and @jay-avery hatched a plan.

We would make a Minecraft world that is only ocean.

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THE THOUGHT EXPERIMENT

It turned out that making a plugin to remove biomes isn’t as easy as making one that adds them, but you can make it so that a world contains only one biome.

Jay (codemonkey) did some research on the features and downsides of various biomes, and found that “deep lukewarm ocean” has lots of the pros and very few of the cons. It has ocean monuments and shipwrecks, as well as caves and abandoned mines (deep ones). All ocean mobs can spawn in them. Most importantly, it has NO LAND WHATSOEVER. >:D

There are some items etc. that are unavailable in that biome, but fewer than you’d think.

Saplings, sugarcane, coral, ice and flowers can be traded from wandering traders (the ones with llamas), who can spawn anywhere except in water.

Sugar can be obtained from witches.

Paper is often in shipwreck chests.

Edible crops can be found in chests (seeds) and zombie drops (carrots and potatoes).

If you can get stuff for potions and you find some golden apples in chests, you can convert and cure zombie villagers and start a floating (or cave) village.

However, that leaves animals, of which many can only spawn in land biomes (so dirt platforms in the sea won’t work), and coral, which only grows in warm ocean biomes. Also the small matter of… grass.

So here’s what Jay made.

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THE ACTUAL THING

It’s a surprisingly simple change to get your head around.

The only biome for the entire world is “deep lukewarm ocean”. The Nether and the End stay the same (strongholds can generate in the ocean and at bedrock).

In single player it’d just be a buffet type setting, but it’s more tricky with servers. Shipwreckers can be used with single player and on a server, and will make sure you also occasionally find in treasure chests the items and animals that would otherwise be completely unattainable in deep lukewarm ocean.

There are special loot tables that you have to include (provided), to make it possible to obtain anything (as far as we can remember) that would otherwise be unavailable in an all-ocean world. Every loot chest (shipwrecks, abandoned mineshafts, ruins, etc) will contain one stack from a new pool of possibilities:

a single spawn egg for any passive land animal (farm animals are more likely)

a single grass block

a single mycelium block

a single sea pickle

a single sweet berry

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SETTING IT UP

It’s not a typical plugin installation situation. You have to create the world and then add the data pack and then delete and regenerate the world.

Here’s Jay’s instructions. For the purposes of this tutorial, [worldname] will probably be “world” (or “New World”, that’s the default for single player).

1. Create new world (in vanilla 1.14) > choose buffet world type > choose deep lukewarm ocean biome > save and quit immediately once created

2. Add the special loot tables: put this ‘shipwreckers’ folder into the saved game’s data packs folder (at minecraft/saves/[worldname]/datapacks).

3. Regenerate the world to make sure the new loot is added: delete the 'region’ folder (minecraft/saves/[worldname]/region).

Now it’s ready to play single player.

If you want to play with friends you can upload the whole save folder to a server for multiplayer, and players won’t need to do anything except connect. (We can’t help you here - methods will vary depending on what kind of server set-up you’ve got.)

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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO PLAY

Starting out SUCKS. :D To begin with, we tried harvesting fish to eat, but they are not very nourishing, and the problem is… there are water zombies everywhere, and they will attack you and the fish won’t heal you fast enough, so you’re just going to die and drop all the fish and get sent back to spawn anyway.

When you find a shipwreck (of which there are many), there’s no way to swim all the way down and “harvest” some wood to make tools or a door, there’s just no time and you drown. Your only hope is to by chance find a shipwreck that happens to contain a door (which makes an air pocket), and even then there will probably be water zombies and maybe even trident guys down there who will kill you.

So you just have to… swim around looking at shipwrecks in the hope of finding a door, dying repeatedly and being sent back to spawn. And then when you find a door, cling onto it and turn your shipwreck into a minibase by harvesting lots of wood and turning it into doors.

It is SO DIFFICULT compared to vanilla or even Skyblock! So frustrating!!! AHHHHHHH

Anyway, from there you can build up to make a platform for mobs (pray for a wandering trader, get creepers) or dig down to start a mine. Even though the world is one uniform biome, it's still interesting to explore because there's variation in the plants and mobs and also the generated structures.

The first few hours were great, because when we’d find a shipwreck there would be much excitement over the animal eggs and other rare goodies we’d find in the chests, and then getting it all home safely in order to stash it was really fun, along with getting excited when you find a second animal egg so you can breed them (except chickens, which are conveniently parthenogenetic). Until you have really good armour the trident dudes are always a significant threat. Jay says, “I am repeatedly amazed and horrified by how powerful trident guys are, and because they are ranged attack they knock you back and you can't swim towards them fast enough to hit them before they throw at you again aaahhhhh”

The main limiting factor we’ve had so far is lack of trees. If we need wood we get in a boat and go and find a shipwreck, and just totally dismantle it. We’ve got a tidy collection of farm animals and crops going on, but no trees or flowers. We’ve had one wandering trader spawn, but he wasn’t selling sugarcane or saplings. We’ve got some enchanting stuff going on (books and paper from shipwrecks), and we’ve got potions stuff since we found some blazes in the Nether, but we’ve not made it to the End yet because endermen don’t spawn much due to all the water.

We haven’t yet made water-breathing potions, nor have we managed to enchant a hat with some kind of water-breathing charm, but we’re not unduly hampered by this because we take doors everywhere we go for emergency underwater air pockets.

Here’s a Dynmap screenshot of where we’re at so far. It’s fun to note that when you’re boating about you can always tell when you’re nearly home because the kelp is all really tall. :D (You can also use it as a fuel source! It’s just incredibly slow!)

Behold, me fishing under the mob spawner XP farm thing I just made:

(The texture pack is not included, but it’s made by Jay and can be found here.)

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NB: Me and Jay aren’t available for tech support, and if this thing stops working with future versions we’re not available to update it. Sorry about that! However, it has some kind of free software license that means you can edit and share it, so you are welcome to update it yourself and republish it.

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Edit 2019/09/22: Oops, coral can be traded with wandering traders, that has now been removed from loot tables. Plus we added a couple of animal eggs that we forgot to include in the loot tables, sweet berries, and the mycelium block.

[arrghigiveup]

There's a lot of news going on about the "black hole girl" right now, and how she's being given too much credit for her role in the historic first image of a black hole. Because this is too important, I want to set the record straight.

Once Katie Bouman became the "face" of the black hole photo, and articles began to call her "the woman behind the black hole photo", an assortment of people that I'm strongly inclined to call incels but won't decided to figure out just how much of a role she had in it. Why? You'd have to ask them. Something about her attractiveness, youthfulness, and femaleness disturbed them to the point where they had to go digging.

And after digging, they found Andrew Chael, who wrote an algorithm, and put his algorithm online. Andrew Chael worked on the black hole photo as well. And because people kept saying that Katie Bouman wrote "the algorithm", these people decided that "the algorithm" in question must be Chael's.

So they looked at Chael's GitHub repository and checked the history. The history showed that Andrew Chael made 850,000 commits to the GitHub repository, while Katie Bouman made only 2,400.

"Oh my god!" they all said. "He did almost all of the work on the algorithm and yet she's the one getting all of the credit!"

They dug a little deeper - but not much - and discovered that the algorithm that "ultimately" generated the world-famous photo was created a different man, named Mareki Honma.

"She's taken the credit from two men!" they gasped. "Feminism and the PC media is destroying everything!"

There were, of course, those who tried to be kind. "She's always said that this was a team effort," they said. "We don't blame her, we blame the media. She didn't ask to become the poster girl of a team project she barely contributed to."

Meanwhile, Andrew Chael - a gay man - tweeted in defense of her. He thanked people for congratulating him on the work he'd spent years on but clarified that if they were doing so as a part of a sexist attack on Katie Bouman, they should go away and reconsider their lives. He said that his work couldn't have happened without Katie.

And it turns out that he was the one who took the viral photo of Bouman, specifically because he didn't want her contributions to be lost to history

So I decided to find out for myself what Katie Bouman's actual contributions were. As a programmer, I'm well aware that the number of GitHub commits means nothing without context. And Chael himself clarified that the lines being counted in the commits were from automatic commits of large data files. The actual software was made up of 68,000 lines, and though he didn't count how many he did personally, someone else assessed that he wrote about 24,000 of those.

Whether 68,000 or 24,000-- it's more than 2,400 right? Why call it "her" algorithm, then?

Because there's more than one algorithm being referenced here. These people just don't realize it.

I'll work my way backward because it's easier to explain that way.

The photo that everyone is looking at, the world famous black hole photo? It's actually a composite photo. It was generated by an algorithm credited to Mareki Honma. Honma's algorithm, based on MRI technology, is used to "stitch together" photos and fill in the missing pixels by analyzing the surrounding pixels.

But where did the photos come from that are composited into this photo?

The photos making up the composite were generated by 4 separate teams, led by Katie Bouman, Andrew Chael, Kazu Akiyama, Michael Johnson, and Jose L Gomez. Each team was given a copy of the black hole data and isolated from each other. Between the four of them, they used two techniques - an older, traditional one called CLEAN, and a newer one called RML - to generate an image.

The purpose of this division and isolation of teams was deliberately done to test the accuracy of the black hole data they were all using. If four isolated teams using different algorithms all got similar results, that would indicate that the data itself was accurate.

And lo, that's exactly what happened. The data wasn't just good, it's the most accurate of its kind. 5 petabytes (millions of billions of bytes) worth of accurate black hole data.

But where did the data come from?

Eight radio telescopes around the world trained their attention on the night sky in the direction of this black hole. The black hole is some ungodly distance away, a relative speck amidst billions of celestial bodies. And what the telescopes caught was not only the data of the black hole but the data of everything else as well.

Data that would need to be sorted.

Clearly, it's not the sort of thing you can sort by hand. To separate the wheat (one specific black hole's data) from the chaff (literally everything else around and between here and there) required an algorithm that could identify and single it out, calculations that were crunched across 800 CPUs on a 40Gbit/s network. And given that the resulting black hole-specific data was 5 petabytes (hundreds of pounds worth of hard drives!) you can imagine that the original data set was many times larger.

The algorithm that accomplished this feat was called CHIRP, short for "Continuous High-resolution Image Reconstruction using Patch priors".

CHIRP was created by Katie Bouman.

At the age of 23, she knew nothing about black holes. Her field is computer science and artificial intelligence, topics she'd been involved in since high school. But she had a theory that black holes have shadows, and her algorithm was designed to find those shadows. Katie Bouman used a variety of what MIT called "clever algebraic solutions" to overcome the obstacles involved in creating the CHIRP algorithm. And though she had a team working to help her, her name comes first on the peer-reviewed documentation.

It's called the CHIRP algorithm because that's what she named it. It's the only reason these images could be created, and it's responsible for creating some of the images that were incorporated into the final image. It's the algorithm that made the effort of collecting all that data worth it. Any data analyst can tell you that you can't analyze or visualize data until it's been prepared first. Cleaned up. Narrowed down to the important information.

That's what Katie Bouman did, and after working as a data analyst for two years with a focus on this exact thing - data transformation - I can tell you it's not easy. It's not easy on the small data sets I worked with, where I could wind up spending a week looking for the patterns in a 68K Excel spreadsheet with only one month's worth of programming for a single TV station!

Katie Bouman's 2,400 line contribution to Andrew Chael's work is on top of all of her other work. She spent five years developing and refining the CHIRP algorithm before leading four teams in testing the data created. The data collection phase of this took 10 days in April 2017, when the eight telescopes simultaneously trained their gazes towards the black hole.

This photo was ultimately created as a way to test Katie Bouman's algorithm for accuracy. MIT says that it's far more accurate than similar predecessors. And it is the algorithm that gave us our first direct image of a black hole.

Around the internet, there are people who have the misperception that Katie Bouman is just the pretty face, a minor contributor to a project where men like Andrew Chael and Mareki Honma deserve the credit. There are people pushing memes and narratives that she's only being given such acclaim because of feminism. And because Katie Bouman refuses to say that this was anything other than a team effort, even the most flattering comments about her still place her contributions to the photo at equal or less-than-equal contribution to others.

But I'm writing to set the story straight:

When it is written that Katie Bouman is the woman "behind the black hole photo", it is objectively true.

When Andrew Chael says that his software could not have worked without her, he isn't just being a stand-up guy, he's being literal.

And while it's true that every one of the 200+ people involved placed an important role, Katie Bouman deserves every ounce of superstardom she receives.

If there must be a face to this project - and there usually is - then why shouldn't it be her, her fingers twined across her lips, her gleeful eyes luminous and wide with awe and joy.

Edited:

Thinking on it a little further, I felt I should clarify that I'm not actually trying to downplay Andrew Chael. His imaging algorithm is actually the result of years of effort, a labor of love. Each image that could be composited into the final photo brought with it a unique take on the data, without which the final photo wouldn't have been complete.

So let's take a moment to celebrate the fact that two of the most integral contributors to the first direct photo of a black hole

were a woman

and a gay man.

=============================================== 2nd Update (LONG!)

I went to bed at 19 shares on a post I wrote to vent to my FB friends, and now it's over 2K. I guess it's gone viral. That means I have some work to do.

I'm going to provide a list of the various articles I read to piece this together. When I wrote this, I wasn't trying to write an essay so I didn't put sources in and I didn't ensure that every detail is 100% accurate. So I'm doing that now.

Any edits I make are mentioned below (apart from spelling/grammar fixes). The resources that led me to write this are listed below. And because I value accuracy, I welcome people to point out mistakes of any kind. I'll make corrects and credit them here.

Edit: I incorrectly wrote that Bouman worked on the algorithm for 6 years and spent 2 years refining it. This was an accidental mush of facts: She's been working on this project for a total of 6 years (ages 23 to 29). She spent 3 years building CHIRP and 2 years refining it. I've corrected that and included that she led the four teams, as two separate articles mention it.

Edit: One of the leads for the 4 team project was a man named Jose L Gomez. I added that to the above, after being sent a twitter thread from Xu S. Han. Thank you! Twitter thread here: https://twitter.com/saraissaoun/status/1116304522660519936…

http://news.mit.edu/2016/method-image-black-holes-0606 This is a 2016 MIT article announcing CHIRP. It gives a pretty excellent idea about the magnitude of Bouman's contribution.

https://www.extremetech.com/…/229675-mit-researcher-develop… This goes into detail about Katie Bouman's algorithm. It describes how her algorithm differs from normal/traditional interferometric algorithms. This article explains the difficulty she faced in how trying to capture a black hole is like trying to photograph "a grapefruit on the moon." This also explains how Bouman's algorithm made all of this work-- it combines all of the data from the participating telescopes into, in essence, one massive telescope.

https://youtu.be/BIvezCVcsYs This is a 2016 TEDx talk from Bouman where she describes her work. Note: though I am intentionally focusing on her contributions specifically to defend the attend she's getting, she makes it clear that this was a team effort. She always gives credit to her teammates who work with her. She is full of humility and wonder.

http://people.csail.mit.edu/…/papers_an…/cvpr2016_bouman.pdf This is the paper based on Bouman's work, where she's listed as first author. The position of her name is important. While the meaning of being first author can differ in certain fields, I'm basing the 'primary contributor' interpretation on the fact that multiple other articles say she was lead, MIT refers to the algorithm as hers, as well as the fact that she named CHIRP.

https://github.com/achael/eht-imaging This is Andrew Chael's imaging library available on GitHub. It's where our original "sleuths" discovered that Bouman had contributed very little and assumed that she was stealing the glory from others. NOTE: Andrew Chael didn't make these claims or ask for this sort of attention!

https://arxiv.org/abs/1605.06156 This is a paper describing Chael's work, which is impressive. Bouman is in the position of last author. Again, the relevance of the author order can differ, but the common significance of 'last author' is either the supervisor or the relative least contribution. In Bouman's paper, the position of last author seemed to indicate supervisor(s) based on the organization hierarchy on the EHT website. In this instance, I interpret Bouman's name being last as her being a minor contributor to Chael's specific work.

https://eventhorizontelescope.org/ This is the official EHT telescope website. I can't remember what I looked at here, it's in my history. I think I was trying to find out who Bouman's project lead was.

https://twitter.com/thisgreyspir…/status/1116518544961830918 This is the twitter thread where Chael defends Katie. He explains that he didn't write 850K lines, defends Katie and says that his algorithm couldn't have worked without her, mentions his LGBTQ status, and more. He seems like a great guy.

https://physicstoday.scitation.org/…/10.1063/PT.6.1.2…/full/ This article speaks to some of the other people involved, including the project leader Sheperd Doeleman. This describes the process they went through in creating the black hole image and is where I got the information about how they split the teams into 4, and how the final image is a composite.

https://phys.org/…/2019-04-scientist-superstar-katie-bouman… This is the article that talks about CHIRP sorting through a "true mountain" of data, and how that data was passed out to four teams to check for accuracy.

https://www.theguardian.com/…/black-hole-picture-captured-f… This article talks about Bouman coming up with a new algorithm to "stitch data across the EHT network" of telescopes, and how she led an elaborate series of tests (splitting the data up across four teams, etc) to verify that the output wasn't the result of a glitch or fluke.

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201904110037.html This article explains Honma's significant role. It describes what Honma's algorithm does and how it was used in this project.

The final link is the document by all 200+ participants. This document is important because it gives such a clear idea of the work that went into this, the fabric of which Bouman is a part. While I intentionally highlight her contributions in defense of her, her statement that it was a team effort is true. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ab0ec7

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Yes, you read that right: this movie script does include an “End Credits” of sorts! Though since there are very few people who actually worked on this script (aka: just me), I’m also going to be including my final thoughts on how the script turned out, where the story’s going from here, what the hell is up with that “CIU Project” tag I keep adding to these, and... in true MCU-style fashion, even an end-credits scene! Or two?

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CREDITS:

Written by: SceptileMasterr (obviously)

Based On: Endless Summer, Book 1 by Pixelberry Studios (with some additional elements taken from Hero, Vol 1)

Copyright Info: All names, places, and concepts from Endless Summer and Hero are copyright Pixelberry Studios. The only things I own here are Ian and Alyssa, my various Vaanti OCs, as well as the majority of the Vaanti language except the words taken from canon (conlangs are hard!)

Inspirations:

The MC Twins: @blightarts (go read his Pokemon Summer Version crossover fic where I got that idea from, btw, it’s awesome)

Movie Concept in General: @mysteli and her amazing ES Fan Trailers (both of them!)

Estela and Ian’s First Kiss: Borrowed from another one of my fics, “Sunset”

Screenwriting Software: Final Draft 11

Special Thanks:

@brightpinkpeppercorn: My fandom twin and “beta reader” of sorts; thanks for all the great and fun discussions we had about the twins, their loves, the story, and concepts and future plans; they’ve been great! I love and appreciate your feedback!

@mysteli: You’re the entire reason I started this project! Ever since your first ES trailer I have envisioned what an ES movie would be like. And then my imagination spiraled out of control from there... Appreciate your feedback as well!

@edgydepressedchoicesthot: A fellow Estela stan! I met you even before I had a Tumblr, back on AO3. I read and fell in love with your ES rewrite series there... then school blocked AO3 (grr) but I eventually caught up! I hope you enjoyed this rewrite as much as I liked yours!

@bbaba-yagaa: A more recent fandom friend, but I’m so glad I met you and your blog! I adore your Estela fics so much!

@endlesshero1122: I’m still amazed at how we had such similar ideas with our respective ES and Hero rewrites. Dual MCs and everything, with one of them even being named Alyssa, what are the odds?! Glad you’ve enjoyed this script!

...And of course, everyone not on the tag list who’ve liked, read, and/or commented on this script! Every time I get a new like or comment, it makes me so happy to know that I made someone’s day a little better with this screenplay-rewrite of a visual novel we all know and love. I love writing; I really have a passion for it, and I hope I can continue entertaining people with my future stories to come!

And SPEAKING of future stories...

FADE IN:

INT. THE CELESTIAL LOBBY - DAY

Estela is standing at the concierge desk, gazing at several sheets of paper stacked atop it. The elevator doors open, and Ian emerges, the folders he’d found previously now clutched in his hands. She turns at his approach.

ESTELA: Ian! There you are! Listen, you should see this-

IAN: Look, I... I’ve got something I need to show you. To show everyone, really. Where are they?

ESTELA: I think most of them are still sleeping. Can’t say I blame them, after last... night? Morning? Day? Anyway, look.

Ian crosses over to the desk and looks at the papers. On them, in a messy scrawl, are written several seemingly non-sequitur messages. Ian picks one up and reads it, confused.

IAN: “The Hostiles know.” “McKenzie equals Lupus.” “The STARS are key!!” “He’s here he’s here he’s here he’s here...”

He looks up at Estela.

IAN: What is this? Looks like nonsense.

ESTELA: I’m not sure. But more to the point, this wasn’t here before we “time traveled.” Someone was here during the 204 days we skipped. Is this Diego’s handwriting?

IAN: Nah. I’d know his scribbles anywhere. Doubt it’s the Hostiles, either, since they don’t speak English.

ESTELA: So that means... what?

Before Ian can respond, the elevators open again, and Alyssa and Jake emerge. They stop short when they see the folders in Ian’s hand.

ALYSSA: Wait, are those-?

JAKE (simultaneously): You found some too?!

Estela and Ian turn to face them. Ian shrugs and holds up the folders.

IAN: I... I didn’t mean to keep these from you guys, I just didn’t really get the chance-

He stops when he realizes what Alyssa and Jake had said.

IAN: Wait... “found some too?” You both-

Alyssa shrugs sheepishly.

ALYSSA: At that emergency shelter. One of ‘em was about you, Estela.

ESTELA: Me?

IAN: You should’ve shown her!

ESTELA: To be fair, we all had our reasons for not trusting one another, especially at first.

She pulls out her own set of folders. The top one is Jake’s, and she hands it to him.

ESTELA: This is yours, I believe.

JAKE: Goddamn...

He flips through it, saying nothing, but his eyes go wide in surprise.

JAKE: Hang on. Be right back.

He sprints out of the lobby, toward the entrance to the basement. Alyssa hangs her head and sighs.

ALYSSA: Sorry, Estela. Really. We’re long past the point where we should’ve stopped keeping secrets from each other-

ESTELA: It’s fine. Apparently we all did the same thing.

IAN: I was hoping to find everyone so I could show them all at once. I’ve got Craig’s, Zahra’s, and Quinn’s.

ALYSSA: But how do they know this much stuff about us? Birthdates, locations, history... except yours, Estela; a lot of it’s blacked out for some reason.

She hands the folder to Estela, who reads through it.

ESTELA: What is here is worryingly accurate. How could Rourke possibly know all of this? Down to the last detail?!

Alyssa shivers involuntarily.

ALYSSA: I dunno, but it’s freaking me out-

Jake bounds back up the stairs, a pair of folders clutched in his hands.

JAKE: Found these right before all that Aleister business started, and then I forgot all about it, given... uh, what happened that night.

He looks awkwardly at Ian. Alyssa coughs and glares at Jake.

IAN: What happened that night?

ALYSSA: None of your business! Actually, hang on: what were you two doing that night? I seem to remember you rushing in together-

IAN: “None of your business!”

ALYSSA: I really should’ve seen that coming.

JAKE: None of that matters right now. You two are gonna wanna see these.

He passes the twins’ folders to each of them. They stand side by side as they open the folders, staring openmouthed at the “Birth” sections.

IAN: “December 31, 1995 - 11:59 PM” ... “Location... La Huerta?!”

ALYSSA: Mine says “January 1, 1996 - 12:00 AM.” Also La Huerta.

JAKE: There’s no way in hell you two were born here. You’d have known that, right?

Alyssa and Ian shake their heads.

ALYSSA: Jake... we were adopted together when we were babies. We never knew our birth parents or anything.

IAN: Our birth certificates said “January 1st, ‘96,” so that’s just when we celebrated, but... Alyssa...

ALYSSA: If Jake and Estela’s birthday info is all true, and if the others’ are true as well, then...

IAN: ...We were born here. On La Huerta.

ALYSSA: Ian... who are we?!

FADE TO BLACK.

TO BE CONTINUED IN... ENDLESS WINTER

FINAL THOUGHTS AND FUTURE PLANS:

How do you actually write one of these things? Well, I start out by playing through the canon chapter(s) that a given scene is based on and transcribing the script into Word for reference. The canon ES chapters are L-O-N-G, by the way. Then, I decide what to keep, what to alter, what to get rid of, and which lines to include unchanged, and then I write the actual script! After that, I run through it once to edit, then I’ll read the lines aloud and make more changes to make them sound natural. Post it to Tumblr, fix the formatting (and edit once again), then voila! A scene is born!

What was up with the changes? You skipped a ton of scenes! I thought the script turned out well, and (based on people’s reactions and comments) reasonably easy to follow even with all the changes. Most of the changes were made with the aim of streamlining and shortening the story; even with all the scenes cut from canon, the script still ended up being an estimated 3 hours long! Yikes! The other major changes were mostly made with the aim of setting up threads for weaving a greater story, which leads us to...

What the hell is “CIU Project?” Okay, okay, if anyone’s looked in the tags, you’ve probably noticed the recurring tag “ciu project” as well as tagging my Vaanti OC names with (CIU) at the end of it. CIU stands for “Choices Interconnected Universe” and is what I’m calling any- and everything that takes place in the same universe as this ES rewrite. There will be a more detailed post about the CIU and a general idea of my plans for it later on, but I wanted to wait to announce it until this first script was finished!

Have you written anything else in your CIU universe? “Choices Interconnected Universe Universe?” Okay, but seriously, this is the first official, “canon” work set in the CIU. I have written my Vaanu “Post-Credits Scene” during ESAPW, but consider that more of a loose “teaser” for the project than anything. Once I get to the script that scene’s meant to appear in, I will rewrite it and it may have a few tiny details different. Anything else I write in the CIU will be tagged with “ciu project” (no quotes) so you can find it easily there!

What other Choices books besides Endless Summer are going to be involved? I’ll be explaining that in the separate CIU post I plan to make soon, but in the meantime... 

FADE IN:

INT. L.A.P.D. STATION - OFFICE - NIGHT (FIVE MONTHS AGO)

A man in a crisp suit, his back to the camera, scrolls through data about Rourke International on his computer screen; images of Jake, Lila, and Aleister appear beside a satellite view of the Caribbean Sea. Scattered on his desk are copies of the various dossier pages that Ian, Alyssa, Jake, and Estela had all found across La Huerta. The man sighs and rubs his forehead in frustration.

The door swings open, and a young auburn-haired policewoman rushes into the office, slightly out of breath. This is Jake’s sister, REBECCA MCKENZIE. The man looks up as she enters.

MAN: ...Officer McKenzie? I told you I’d let you know when I found something-

REBECCA: They’re pulling you off the case. You’re getting reassigned. I asked her not to, but-

MAN: Listen, Officer, I told you before: technically this case is well outside my jurisdiction. It’s not even in this country, let alone the city. I figured it was only a matter of time ‘til they wanted me working on something a bit closer to home.

REBECCA: But... what the hell am I supposed to...

MAN: Whatever I’m being reassigned to, I promise I’ll keep digging up leads on my own time. An entire island can’t just go missing with no one noticing; there’s definitely something fishy going on.

REBECCA: Yeah, and my brother was on that island. You’re a detective! Solving mysteries is your job!

MAN: Well, this mystery is tougher than most. But I promise we’ll figure it out eventually. He’s not the only person who’s gone missing in that area last month, besides.

He indicates the scattered pages on his desk.

MAN: Fifteen missing, including your brother. Don’t worry. You know I’ve got plenty of friends in high places.

Rebecca smiles, reassured by his words.

MAN: So what’s this new case I’m being reassigned to? I swear, if it’s another celebrity feud over nothing-

REBECCA: Nothing like that. You heard about the Tower Murders the other night?

MAN: Yeah, I thought Barton and Sanchez were handling that one-

Rebecca shakes her head.

REBECCA: Nobody can figure it out. Captain wants you. Specifically. There’s even rumors that... y’know... Li might be behind it.

MAN: Heh. Of course they think she’s behind it. If Li was behind everything everyone claimed she was, there’d have to be at least a dozen of her running around. 'Sides, murder isn’t her style.

He stands up from his desk, adjusting his suit and tie.

MAN: Tell the Captain I’ll do it.

REBECCA: You will? Just like that? But what about my brother?

MAN: I’m at a dead end for now anyway. I’ll find this murderer, get ‘em locked up, and be back on the La Huerta disappearances faster than you can say “Case closed.”

Rebecca laughs in spite of herself, then recovers and nods professionally.

REBECCA: Thank you, Detective. I’ll let the Captain know, and she’ll fill you in on the details. And... I appreciate what you’re doing for me. For my brother.

MAN: Of course. After all, there’s never been a case I couldn’t crack, and I’m not about to let that change!

Rebecca leaves the office. The man turns and faces the camera, adjusting his badge, which reveals his name: DETECTIVE DAVE REYES. He shakes his head, glancing back at the images on his computer once more.

DAVE: What the hell are you up to, Rourke?

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$29.95 for a 1 month membership to this dating service.

$33.30 for a 3 month membership to this dating service.

$16.60 per month for a 12 month membership.

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Home: The home section enables you to see the last visitors to the site, who just registered on Be2 and your favorites.

My Matches: You can do a search based on age, height and you can also use the advanced search options. The search options enables you to search according to smoking habits, drinking habits, religion, ethnic group, language spoken and also you can choose regions in your country you want to search for.

My Profile: This is where you fill out your profile. Uploading a photo is probably a good idea if you're serious about meeting someone. Since looks are they going to be the first thing that catches someone's eye when viewing your profile. You can also edit your age, profession, education, city, country, height.

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Be2.com is a mainstream dating site. This company owns dating services that target all the main languages on earth including English, French (Be2.fr), Italian (Be2.it), Norwegian (Be2.no), and German (Be2.de) to name only a few of them. Just like we do with our adult dating reviews we registered as a free member on this site to see exactly how it operates. You can read the full review and what we found out about this site below.

What We Think About Be2 After Signing Up

For every investigation we do there is a set agenda we follow. The first one is to create a personal profile on the dating site that we are reviewing. When we create our dating profile we make sure not to use any photographs and leave out as much information as possible. This way we can use this to our advantage. If we start receiving emails and instant messages immediately after registering on the site then we know it's probably going to be a scam. Why would anyone contact us when our profile is completely empty and we have no profile photographs? In this particular situation with Be2.com we received no emails, no instant messages, no webcam chats at all ZERO. Our profile was left empty and that's the result you would get if the dating site was legitimate. This is one indicator that leads us to believe that Be2.com is a real dating site.

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Human Synthesys Studio Review: Who needs to pay a Spokesperson when you have this?

Every marketer knows that use of videos in marketing is ever-growing. And that’s the reason you see so many people now trying to capture this market…so much so that the market now seems to have become saturated.

But along with this exponential growth in the video marketing industry – there’s been another industry growing equally fast, but it has gone unnoticed. Want to tap in and make $750 for a 2-3-minute job?

Every video needs a voice over… talk about Sales Videos, Video Sales Letters, Animated Videos, Explainer Videos, Instagram & FB Marketing Videos, TV Commercials, Podcasts. There’s no doubt big money there to be made.

Automating voice-overs has been tried by applications like Google Wavenet and Amazon Polly – but the creepy sounding robotic voice overs drove away more customers than businesses could afford. ENTER Human Synthesys Studio Review now!

WHAT IS HUMAN SYNTHESYS STUDIO?

Practically everyone who’s on the internet has seen an “avatar” before. They’re the little cartoon people you see all over social media, blogs, and websites of all kinds! But, sometimes you just want to connect with your audience on an even deeper level… and that little avatar won’t cut it…

Well what if you could use REAL humans to act as a hyper-realistic avatar? Now, you can… INTRODUCING Human Synthesys Studio. Real humans, real human voices, saying exactly what you want them to say. All you have to do is type it!

If you need a professional spokesperson for your own videos, or you want to take advantage of the EXPLODING spokesperson service industry – Human Synthesys Studio will save you time, money, and even open lucrative opportunities to profit from the spokesperson service industry…

​Introducing the first-ever REAL human spokesperson engine, where you can combine real humans with text-to-speech, and have them say exactly what you want with UNMATCHED life-like quality…

Boost Conversions With Real Humans

No Need To Be On Camera, Ever Again

No Need To Record Your Voice

No Learning Curve, So Easy To Use

Seamless AI And Cloud-Based Video Production

Unlimited Video Asset Editing

Repurpose Videos From One Language To Many (IMPORTANT)

Template Design And Management

Unlock Massive Business Opportunities

With Human Synthesys Studio, you’ll unlock the power of high-end, cutting edge technology: “Humatars”. This new kind of Avatar isn’t really an Avatar at all. They are real human beings who speak and pose for TEN HOURS. then the Artificial Intelligence involved goes to work examining 100,000 videos to get the lip-sync just right.

Humatars are REAL humans with REAL human voices. You type, they speak. Who needs to pay a spokesperson anymore with low-cost Humatars saying what you want, when you want it!

Human Synthesys Studio is a cloud based “Humatar” video creation software. It uses real humans, real human voices, and text-to-speech software to create high quality REAL spokespeople that say whatever you type.

Human Synthesys Studio creates completely life-like human spokespeople, that say exactly what you want them to say. They are not avatars. Instead, we’re calling them ‘Humatars’ and they are the new standard for spokespeople in video. Why use cartoon or video game-like animations, when you can accomplish the same thing with more personable, REAL humans?

​And it’s not just being able to use actual humans in your videos, but actual human voices (English only) as well. This vastly expands how you can use Human Synthesys Studio in your business…

Human Synthesys Studio Is Different Than Anything You’ve Ever Seen – Including Google Wavenet and Amazon Polly With SYNTHESYS, You Can Now Create Voice-Overs On Demand!

By leveraging the power of the next-generation Synthetic Speech Technology, a state-of-the-art Instant Text-to-Speech converter, and total control over the tone of the voice over… you’ll get more engagement and higher revenue from your traffic than ever before!

Human Synthesys Studio gives you Real Professional English Voice Actors to convert your script into a highly engaging voice over!

They help you build trust by allowing you to use the same voice for a brand…without having to chase a professional voice-over artist on platforms like Fiverr or VoiceBunny. Boost engagement, reduce bounce rates, get more leads into your sales funnel, and most importantly… earn more profit!

So don’t hesitate to check the next parts of this Human Synthesys Studio Review as I’ll show you how powerful it is!

HUMAN SYNTHESYS STUDIO REVIEW OVERVIEW

Vendor Todd Gross

Product Human Synthesys Studio

Launch Date 2021-May-24

Launch Time 11:00 EST

Front-End Price $47

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Product Type Video Marketing

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Before explaining in details the features of this product, my Human Synthesys Studio Review intends to briefly introduce the vendor. Along with his partner LuAnn Beckman and Oliver Goodwin, Mr. Todd Gross has come up with the idea to compile all of the first-of-its-kind video marketing solution

Previously, he has already been famous for releasing lots of helpful supporting tools, including Mugjam, VidSnatcher, Kaptiwa, etc. Personally, I have nothing to doubt this guy since his launches have been extremely successful in the field of Internet marketing. That is also the reason why I believe that Human Synthesys Studio will be another hit.

Now let’s switch to the next part of the Human Synthesys Studio Review to find out the content of the program!

KEY FEATURES

With Human Studio Synthesys:

“Talking head” video: Human Studio Synthesys platform includes more than 20 high quality avatars that can be used for producing spokesperson videos. They can be used as full profile avatars or circular avatars.

Fast voice-over process: Human Studio Synthesys platform comes prepackaged with the highest quality and variety of synthetic voices. Simply type your text and hear the result in real-time.

Fast corrections and re-edits: with Human Synthesys Studio, every business can create multiple takes and scripts, see how they work and adjust them – all within a few minutes.

Simple to make multi-lingual videos: Once you found a script that works, you can simply translate the script in any of the supported languages (we support 40+ languages) and generate multi-lingual videos. Again, all within minutes.

Human spokespeople and voice over professionals for hire demand top dollar for their services… Now, you can tap into each of these lucrative business opportunities on talent sites like upwork, fiverr, and more:

Human Synthesys Studio Is Packed With Amazing Features…

Text-To-Video: Transform simple text into professional-looking video for the first time ever. Videos can be up to 6 minutes long.

40+ Languages: We currently support 40+ different languages. It’s never been easier to engage global teams and customers in their native language

“Humatars” Options: With Human Synthesys Studio, you have the option of 5 Humatars with Personal OR 10 Humatars PLUS 3 BONUS Humatars with Commercial to use immediately.

Custom Backgrounds: Easily upload any image or video as a background to your videos. We’ve also created free slide templates for inspiration.

Background Music: We have prepared a selection of background music that you can freely add as a background sound to your videos.

MP4 Downloads: Access and download your completed video projects as mp4 files.

Multi-slide Videos: Combine several Human Synthesys Studio videos into one video. Now you can create rich slide deck video experiences in just a few minutes.

Update Video Content: With Human Synthesys Studio, you can simply duplicate the video, change the text and have an updated version of a video in just a few minutes.

Spokesperson Positioning: Move the position of your Humatar around on your videos for your desired position and look.

Intuitive, Easy To Use, Interface: Step-by-step process makes it quick and easy to produce your videos.

And many more other exclusive features:

Find THE perfect Voice for everything: Create engaging learning experiences, training, real estate videos, advertising audio promotion materials, product tours and more.

Cutting-edge technology: Deep learning researchers train a dataset of voice recordings from real-life voice actors to create a neural network. This neural network generates audio clips from text input by users. The voice-over generated sounds 100% real human-like.

Unmatched quality at an unmatched price: With the latest innovations in synthetic digital voicing, and super-fast text-to-speech conversion and render…there’s no other app, software or tool on the market that comes close – at any price!

Higher engagement and lower bounce rate – GUARANTEED: SYNTHESYS improves engagement with visitors. They are not repulsed by a creepy sounding robot telling them about the product or service.

Done-for-you voices: Get started instantly with ready-to-use voice overs. Use these for presentations and videos and save both time and money.

Bring your scripts to life: Professional voice-overs on your own terms, on your schedules and without any haggling for prices. Bring your scripts to life in just 3 clicks.

Never Hire A Voice Actor again: Both Male and Female voices from real-life actors are made available through the neural network. Special emphasis has been given to tone, breathing, sentence pauses etc. to ensure that your voice-overs sound 100% real.

Multi-purpose use: SYNTHESYS can be widely used for Gaming, Podcasts, Film & Animation, Real Estate Promotion Videos, Training Videos, Walkthrough Videos, Advertisements etc. to create professional personalized audio promotional material and more.

Easy-on-the-pocket: This stunning technology is budget-friendly. What’s more, it’s a fraction of the cost of studio-recorded narration. SYNTHESYS help you with a professional voice for your presentations and videos while helping you save time and money.

Easy-to-use: Simply type or copy and paste your script into the text box, make your voice selection, and click to render. Getting a high-quality voice-over has never been easier and faster.

No need to cut corners and compromise on quality: Voice-overs are needed right at the end of building a product and the related marketing material. By this time, most businesses have already over-spent on their budget. But now with SYNTHESYS… no more compromising on the quality of voice-overs to save money. Also, say goodbye to delays caused by script changes, casting talent, and booking recording studios.

Works seamlessly on any device: Access your SYNTHESYS secure dashboard via any web browser. It’s hosted on the cloud – no software installation or downloads required!

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This is an absolutely brilliant idea of using custom scripts with “Real People”. And how you implement it online, makes it incredibly easy to create professional spokesperson videos.

Imagine if you had the power to put together Human Spokesperson videos where you could actually direct what the all-human spokespersons say… Imagine how powerful it would be if you could have your own spokespersons on demand” where YOU are able to decide what they actually say!

This brand new form of video creation goes beyond what is currently possible. Finally, you can have real humans delivering the very message you want, line by line

We are talking about having your own professional spokespersons, practically on demand, so that you can build your own video scripts, line by line, by choosing from literally thousands of options, and create professional looking videos, in 90 seconds or less…

We wanted to find a way to truly give you the freedom to create practically any video that you want, using an actual live spokesperson, without having to hire a professional person to record it for you. This will allow you to make incredible, customized videos for your clients.

What is all the fuss about? Well, imagine a bank of thousands of clips that you can automatically choose from that essentially forces our HUMAN spokespersons to say what you WANT them to say!

That’s right! For example you can have Todd Gross as your spokesperson and have him coax someone to opt-into your list about Facebook, or if you want him to be the front-man for a local business… you can use him for that too – and he’ll say what YOU direct him to!

In fact I just made a 30 second Todd Gross product promotional with my feet up and just clicking the mouse in a few minutes. You’ve got a winner that ALL video marketers will love.

The software easily allows you to not only string together full videos by combining clips, but helps you to smooth out the “seams” between each clip, so that the result is exactly the same as if you hired a spokesperson yourself for hundreds of dollars!

You can make as many videos as you want, and as long as you want, although most will run between 30 and 60 seconds, PERFECT for marketing for yourself OR your clients! You see, commercial rights ARE included.

As an example, you can have a video made coaxing folks to find out more about “Facebook Marketing”, and to opt-into your list to learn more! The videos run across dozens of niches including local marketing for offline business as well. You really must see this to believe it!

Let’s take a minute to recap the huge benefits come up with:

World’s #1 Human Spokesperson Software Built By Marketers For Marketers

Select Exactly What Each Professional Spokesperson Says, Line By Line!

Produces Amazing HD Commercials Ready To Sell For $100’s of Dollars Each (Or Use Yourself)

Thousands Of Clips To Choose From. Incredible Amount Of Customization

100% Cloud-Based. Nothing to Install.  Ever!

Featuring A Variety Of Spokespersons

Point-and-Click Software For Fast and Easy Video Creation

Dozens Of Videos, Backgrounds, Lower Thirds Graphics, Soundtracks, & More At Your Fingertips

Say Goodbye To Working With Difficult Designers & Spokespersons!

You will be getting the vendor’s greatest bonuses for your fast action (and also my ultimate huge bonuses at the last section of this Human Synthesys Studio Review):

HOW HUMAN SYNTHESYS STUDIO WORKS

Human Synthesys Studio is Newbie Friendly. No special skills, no learning curve required… We have step by step training videos that cover all aspects of the software to get you started right.

Human Synthesys Studio is 100% cloud based and works on any operating platform on any internet connected device. It runs inside your internet browser so you can access it on any computer with an Internet connection. Nothing to install; nothing to update.

It’s Never Been Easier To Create Human Spokesperson Videos That Say Exactly What You Want In Just Minutes

Step #1: Select Your Human

Step #2: Select Your Voice

Step #3: Input The Text You Want Them To Say

Step #4: Change Position, Add Backgrounds, Background Music, And More

Step #5: Render Your Video

Remember that Human Synthesys Studio is credit based. 100 renders for commercial and 50 renders for personal use. Additional video rendering packages are available. On either option, you can type up to 1,000 characters on each slide and create up to 6 slides for a total of up to 6 minutes per video.

We’ve selected the very best Google and Microsoft have to offer, totaling 40 languages (74 different voices). PLUS there are 5 synthetic HUMAN voices available in English language.

Upsells AND PRICE

For a limited time, you can grab Human Synthesys Studio with early bird discount price in these options below. Let’s pick the best suited options for you before this special offer gone!

FRONT-END: HUMAN SYNTHESYS STUDIO ($47)

First of its kind technology

REAL professional actors in your videos

Synthetic human voice text-to-speech (English Only)

PLUS Google text-to-speech (40 languages + 74 voices)

ONLY the BEST from Google and Microsoft have been selected..

Revolutionary lip-synching technology

Stunning life-like facial movements

Cloud based (no installation required)

Extremely easy to use (no learning curve)

Background and audio bank included

Simple editing interface

Tap into the HUGE spokesperson market

Commercial license available

10 Real Humatars + 3 Bonus Humatars (Only ONE Outfit Included)

5 Real Human Voices + ONLY The BEST Google & Microsoft TTS 40+ languages (74 different voices)

100 Total Rendered Videos (1,000 characters/slide; 6 slides; 6 minutes max) Credits Available For Additional Videos.

Upsell 1: PRO EDITION ($67)

Now MAXIMIZE Your Sales Potential By Unlocking The Pro Upgrade… Unlock 40 MORE Humatars With Different Outfits Covering Dozens Of Different Niches, PLUS 30 MORE Human Voices!

Boost Your Humatar Inventory And Appeal To More Clients For Added Sales Potential. Our Pro Upgrade Was Built With ONE Thing In Mind. To Give You What You Need To Land As Many Clients As Possible.

This Is The ULTIMATE Upgrade For Your Human Synthesys Studio Account – Especially For Commercial Owners!

You can more than quadruple the number of Humatars, and boost your voice options for maximum flexibility with Human Synthesys Studio Pro. As a commercial license owner, you’ll have maximum firepower to land more and more clients across dozens of different niches.

If you need a professional spokesperson for your own videos, or you want to take advantage of the EXPLODING spokesperson service industry – Human Synthesys Studio will save you time, money, and even open lucrative opportunities to profit from the spokesperson service industry…

​Introducing the first-ever REAL human spokesperson engine, where you can combine real humans with text-to-speech, and have them say exactly what you want with UNMATCHED life-like quality…

Upsell 2: ENTERPRISE EDITION ($47)

Offer More Services At Faster Speeds And Massively Boost Your Income Potential With The ENTREPRISE UPGRADE! Use Any Recorded Voice, Get 100 Niche Templates (+More Monthly), Get VIP Rendering Status, PLUS ALL Software Upgrades Going Forward!

Use Any Recorded Voice With Humatars

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Lip-sync videos to any target speech with high accuracy

Works for any identity, voice, and language

Offer Personalized Services

Completely Natural with Advanced Lip Synch Technology

Demand Top Dollar for Your Services

Upsell 3: AUDIO SUITE ($67)

AudioSuite brings together not one, but TWO incredible tools:

Synthesys, the first software to introduce human synthetic voices, and

Infinitunes, the first AI-Powered Music Software.

Both include FREE Commercial Licenses. Both for a ONE-TIME payment.

Upsell 4: AGENCY LICENSE ($197)

Unlimited Humatar Videos, 25 Sub-User Accounts, Maximum Video Duration, PLUS 157 Additional Video Templates With The AGENCY Upgrade! This Is The ULTIMATE Upgrade For Serious Entrepreneurs

We’ve created this special Unlimited offer for one reason – to help you scale your Humatar creation business to a serious level. Agency gives you what you need to go from a service business to a full-fledged agency business with the potential to rake in massive profits of five figures or more!

Unlimited Video Renderings – Render unlimited videos with complete freedom.

Sub User Accounts – Have up to 25 additional users creating humatar videos for you. Outsource this work for maximum output!

12 minute Video Duration – Maximize your video length, charge more for longer videos, and expand your capabilities.

Video Templates – 157 More templates are always a good thing, increase your template inventory and appeal to even MORE prospective clients.

Limited Time Discount – The unlimited package will ONLY be available for a limited time, during this launch special.

We want to give you an opportunity to start your very own professional voice-over agency. That’s why we’ve created this Agency package. So you can have more hands-on deck, creating more awesome voice overs without restrictions.

​HUMAN SYNTHESYS STUDIO REVIEW CONCLUSION AND ULTIMATE HUGE BONUSES

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My Sister The SysAdmin

Growing up with my older sister Jaden, I never had to wonder where she was in the house or what she was doing, because she was always in her room, under her loft bed, on her laptop. My father had loaned my sister and I each a spare from his office, and I swear it was like Jaden would be damned if she didn’t use it for all it had left. She was an avid fan of computer games, but would also take time to really understand the machine she was using. As a little kid, whenever I would run into a problem with my laptop, she would be able to fix it with what I could only assume was wizardry. (In reality, it was probably as simple as toggling a single setting that I had accidentally flipped.) Eventually, she would teach me how to troubleshoot issues myself, and the satisfaction of being able to solve a problem on my own was in part what got me into CS (Computer Science) myself.

Eventually Jaden’s interest in computers flourished into her starting a career in IT (Information Technology). Recently I took the time to sit down with her to have a chat about her experiences in the IT field. Jaden, 24, is currently right between jobs right now, about to start her very first day at a new company this Monday. Formerly a Systems Administrator at New Hampshire based digital marketing company Silvertech, she has decided to move into an Associate Consulting Engineer role at CDW, an Illinois-based worldwide provider of software, hardware, and IT services.

What careers did you want to pursue when you were younger?

Well, as you know, I used to use Gimp to edit photos when I was in middle school, at the time I was considering being a graphic designer. I had a brief period where I wanted to be a dermatologist as well, and as I got to college age I had wanted to be a software developer.

You started at UNH majoring in CS, how did you decide to major in that, and then what made you switch to IT?

I joined the CS program because I really enjoyed my Java programming class in high school. I decided to switch to IT because the CS/IT majors take a lot of the same classes during the first two years and I liked the IT classes much more than the CS classes. I gravitated towards computer networking and introductory web development and was bored by the topics covered in my programming classes. They can definitely be painfully boring.

Did you get along well with classmates? What can you say about the IT “crowd”?

I got along well with my classmates and found that the IT crowd is very “down to earth” and everyone is willing to help each other out. It didn’t feel ultra competitive like I’m sure other majors are.

No antisocial sweaty geeks?

Oh you know that those guys are inevitable. Few and far between, though. For the most part everyone was very outgoing.

What other job experiences have you had, what were the best and worst parts of those?

My first real IT job was as an Engineering Tools/IT Intern with BAE Systems [international defense, aerospace and security company.] My duties included remotely installing software for the Engineering team and creating software deployment packages so that colleagues could download their necessary software from a catalog if the software permitted it. I liked the job overall and got a feel for working at a large, international company. My least favorite aspect was that there was a good amount of downtime and as an intern, I had very restricted access to BAE’s systems so I often had to ask for additional work.

During my junior year of college, I worked as an IT helpdesk person for an Intellectual Property law firm called Finch & Maloney. The best part of the job was the freedom to tackle a larger variety of tasks — setting up new laptops, maintaining server backups, working on a new website for the company, maintaining Active Directory and Microsoft 365.

What has kept you going in every day, what’s the best thing about your job?

The best part of my job is that there is always something else to learn and something I can work on that will improve the company’s productivity — automating a process using scripting, creating documentation, researching new tools.

Is it difficult to keep up with the ever changing technology?

It can be, but that is more of a blessing in disguise in that a lot of the changes make our lives easier.

What does a typical day look like?

Handling tickets as they come in — requests from developers to restore databases/files between development environments, answering questions from colleagues about our hosting environment, patching and maintaining the hosting environment in Azure & AWS [Amazon Web Services], maintaining security certificates, spinning up new servers, or serverless architectures for upcoming client website launches.

Do you ever have to work with difficult people?

I think that’s one of the few guarantees, no matter what industry you work in. In general, expressing sympathy for the person’s situation — you know, stress, tight deadlines, that kind of thing — goes a long way when someone is being difficult.

What's the dumbest ticket you’ve ever received?

Oh gosh. Back when I was working at the internal IT helpdesk, we had someone reach out because her desktop wasn’t working and it had actually just been powered off. Brilliant.

Have you ever experienced challenges in the workplace, as a woman in a male dominated field?

Definitely, but never in a really overt way… I often wonder if clients question my credibility when they first interact with me on a conference call.

How important is company culture to you?

It is highly important to me and one of the main reasons I stayed with SilverTech for as long as I did. I think it’s great when you have a company composed of people who are passionate about what they do but don’t take themselves too seriously — there wasn’t anybody who was “off limits” when it came to friendly mockery or jokes. Everyone had a great attitude and tried to create a fun atmosphere.

Do you have a good work-life balance, is it easy to find time for hobbies?

This was one of the reasons I left my job at SilverTech — we have been understaffed in the hosting side of IT so it felt like I had to be available at the drop of a hat all of the time. That was a source of stress for me and will hopefully see an improvement at CDW.

You mentioned you’re moving to a new job very soon, tell me about that.

I decided to pursue this new career because I would like to shift to more project work and work directly with clients in a capacity that is more than the website pre-launch and launch meetings at the very end of the project. During the training process for the position with CDW, I will also receive certifications such as Security that I’d already been looking at getting but wasn’t able to pursue due to budget.

Where do you hope to see your career going? 

I see myself staying in more of a consulting role than traditional Systems Administrator. Maybe pursue becoming a manager in a few years.