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[selfguard]

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[demonic0angel]

Danny finishes a fight with Skulker after school one day and phases back into his house. Knowing the ecto alarm system was off, he figured it was safe to be Phantom for a while longer, so he opened a drawer to get a ruler when he found his old mp3 player. Danny was a little tired and had a lasp of judgment as he turned the mp3 player on. In the Fenton house, you had to be careful with what you left laying around because chances are, Jack and Maddie would turn it into a ghost fighting weapon. The mp3 player turns on, and Danny was about to scroll through his old playlist when a familiar voice rang out. "Ghost detected initiating capture sequence." Danny tried to escape but was sucked into the lyrics display screen. The mp3 trap fell back into the drawer completely still as the trap forced Danny into a state of suspended animation as the drawer automatically shut itself. When Jazz came home from tutoring kids after school, she didn't know her brother was gone.

17 year old Danny was stuck in that mp3 player, unaging, for seven years. This is how Danny finds himself in Gotham. During a rouge attack, one of the Bats gets slammed against a wall of the abandoned arcade where Danny's prison is displayed on the shelf of a prize counter as a prize. The mp3 trap was knocked off the wall into a puddle where it malfunctioned and spat Danny out. Danny immediately tries to fly invisibly and intangibly above the city since he feels like he's not in Amity anymore, only to discover that the cursed city bound him to the city itself. He goes back to the arcade and turns human again before stomping on the trap and breaking it. He scoops the pieces up and pockets them before leaving the arcade to find either a payphone or a library with public computers since his phone had been in his room charging when he got trapped. He was hoping Sam and Tucker could break the curse and that they could still make it to the movies instead of him just meeting them there like they planned. Danny was unaware it's been seven years and that his sudden appearance in the middle of a rouge attack caught the attention of the Bats

Part 2

Danny: Oh no! I’m late for the movies! D:

The Batfam:

[tentenarchive]

In Defense of Tenten - the Chunin Exams' Written Test and Her Mirrors

A common joke made about Tenten is how obvious her mirror and line contraption, used to share answers with Rock Lee during the written exam, is. In this post, I'll show how her solution is perfectly reasonable and why she wasn't disqualified by the ninja proctors.

Firstly, we have to stablish what the objective of this written test is: to cheat. The written test was designed to be too difficult for ninjas of their level to be able to answer, forcing them to cheat from each other. Such is stated by Ibiki in the end of the First Phase chapters:

Next, the proctors are all higher level shinobi, better prepared and used to seeing various tricks and jutsu. It's not an stretch to suppose they're aware of EVERY cheating attempt made by those Genin, but were responsible for judging if their technique is too sloppy, obvious or ineffective.

My theory is supported by this scene, where Izumo eliminates one of the ninjas doing the test, claiming he took "five strikes".

It implies the competitors are allowed five errors before being disqualified, and one of the eliminated Genin makes it clear to the reader the "five strikes" are five times being caught cheating.

Naruto is also implied to be caught almost cheating when Hinata offers him her test answers (it can be interpreted either as Naruto being closely watched or Naruto's nerves making him think like that, half the proctors' job is to scare the Genin) and even then he is not automatically removed.

Tenten's technique may be obvious for us, as readers who have been shown by the author himself how she did it, but it's a single and successful attempt, and it's not commentated by any other characters, meaning no one caught on her besides the proctors, and they would only disqualify her if she did it more than once (which wasn't needed, she found the mole with all the answers!).

A pettier criticism i've "how isn't anyone seeing the lines?" to which the answer is very simple: manga is a visual media and the author needed the audience to understand how she was manipulating the mirror. If you take in consideration Tenten's fight with Temari in the anime - which is filler, btw, and it's up to you reading this to decide if it's a fair assessment on their abilities or not - she's shown using invisible lines to manipulate her weapons after throwing them. The lines are, conveniently, only visible when the animation needs us to understand how the weapons are moving backwards. Any other frame they're invisible.

You can see in the panel how the lines fade out towards the bottom and only show where they're attached to the mirror.

Finally: that's exactly what Ibiki expected the genin to do. There have been a few posts, specially on twitter, asking "how are you supposed to pass if you don't have a kekken genkai??". Like Tenten. That's how.

Kankuro and Tenten are the only characters which Kishimoto showed us cheating that didn't use an exclusive DNA super power. Kankuro and Tenten both use hidden threads, one uses chakra lines for puppetry and the last manipulates mirrors. They also pass their answers to their teammates, Temari and Lee.

(Sakura is the only confirmed character to do the entire test without cheating. Congrats Sakura!! You could argue Hinata used her byakuugan to cheat like Neji, but if you think she did it by herself, I will give you the pleasure of congratulating Hinata too. Congrats Hinata!)

Tenten's method was practical, and used her specific skill set: summoning and kunai work (where do you think the mirrors came from? a scroll, that's for sure). It was probably set up before the test started, during the commotion Team 7 created with their arrival. We're not shown it because Tenten is a tertiary character and Kishimoto wouldn't invest 2-3 panels of set up for a 3 panel sequence pay-off that works by itself very well. She is smart, did great and made sure her teammate was not left behind.

Tenten is not even the most absurd method used in this exam, so, as a treat, i will show you, in order, the most obvious cheats shown in the manga from least to most!

Sasuke's Sharingan If you're a ninja from the Leaf Village, you know who Sasuke Uchiha is and what a Sharingan is capable of. Unfortunally for him, the Exam is being held at the Leaf Village and all the jounin and chuunin there are from the Village. Any proctor looking at his direction in a position in front of him could see clearly his eyes and know exactly what he was doing.

Neji's Byukuugan Like the Sharigan, you can physhically see when it's activated, with the downgrade of being noticible by people sitting at up to 95º from him, as the veins are visible on the sides of his face too. A fair trade for the ability to see better than the Sharingan, even if you're not able to copy, in my personal opinion.

Ino's Mind Transfer Jutsu The jutsu's hand signal is simple and can be missed, but it's still obvious for any Konoha ninja watching, it is a very recognizable ability. There's also the higher chance of Ino being caught since she needs to do it three times (once for getting Sakura's answers, twice to pass them to Chouji and Shikamaru). Besides, the "dropping dead on the table" thing can be disruptive in a mostly silent classroom.

Akamaru and Kiba's communication Akamaru is barking all the way through the exam, and while the balloon used for the text is the one for thoughts, it's also the same used for whispered conversations up to this point in the manga. The anime makes the barks happen in the real world, and not in their thoughts, and as far as i could find, Kiba can understand dog language but there's no psychic talk between them. By the noise alone he could be caught. I think he wasn't expelled just because a full conversation between dog and human is a novel enough ability to not be considered by most ninjas unaware of the Inuzuka clan's special abilities.

The Most absurd one: Kakuro and his Puppet He put an entire guy no one knows and has never been seen in a room where all the authorities are from the same village and have, at least, a vague knowledge of each other's existence. To increase the absurdity, somehow everyone let Kankuro use his own puppet to guide himself to the bathroom. I cannot express enough how unlikely it is that, in a real info gathering mission inside a single room where all the higher rank ninjas are exclusively from the same village, Kakuro's plan could work. Most decent sensors could also catch the chakra line's signature.

I'll give it to him, making the puppet talk helps with the disguise, but it only fools his fellow attendees, not the proctors. He's too confident that he didn't raise any alarms.

But Ibiki goes as far as insinuating he knows (and has known from the start) about the puppet's existence when Kankuro comes back from the bathroom.

If Kankuro was able to finish the test and not get disqualified, even if he had what I consider the most obvious cheating attempt from the named characters shown, it's fair game for Tenten and all the other important cheaters. Besides, it's a single attempt at cheating, even if it required an entire prep work for it, so it doesn't matter if all the high level ninja's are aware, that's not enough to kick him out.

I cannot leave out the meta reasons why these characters weren't removed from the class: they're important to varying degrees to the story and they need to advance through the first phase to keep readers engaged.

Regardless of how absurd I think Kiba's and Kankuro's methods are, they need to go all the way to the fight tournament after the Forest of Death, where they have important roles to fill: Sasuke and Naruto are main characters and are prioritized by the narrative; Ino and Sakura will have an important character developments and flashbacks during their fight; Neji has an entire arc that only concludes all the way in his fight against Naruto; Kiba is the rival for Naruto in the surprise fighting tournament and he is one of the few characters able to match Naruto's silliness so he can win in a silly way; Kankuro and Tenten are both part of the two strongest cells present in the event, the Sand Siblings and Team Gai, both introduced as real threats to Team 7, and having anyone from these cells lose would undermine the narrative created around then. All of them would get through anyway.

Tenten losing against Temari in future parts of the Chuunin Exam has narrative importance too, a fight I will cover in the next In Defense of Tenten, but in short Tenten was introduced as a threat alongside Neji and Lee, her abilities and experience surpassing Team 7's. Having her lose against one the Sand Shinobi serves to show how big their gap in power is: if someone more experienced and well trained than them can't win against them, Team 7 has no chance. It's part of the build up for the future Naruto and Gaara fight, and the suspense about their real strength (since the fight doesn't exist in the manga, only the result is shown).

Conclusion: people are overly critical of Tenten because she's seen as a "lolcow" in the Naruto fandom, in part by the bad adaptation of her fight with Temari to the anime, which poisoned any feat of hers before and after it; but also because Naruto and Boruto don't give satisfying ends to any of the original female cast besides Hinata (she marries the man she loves and becomes a housewife away from the battlefield, an honorable decision i will never shit on, she never wanted to be a ninja and is a kind mother and wife, good for her!) so all female characters are seem as weak and useless when compared to their male peers. Naruto is a work riddled with undercover misogyny, never out right stated but always preventing the girls to achieve any meaningful resolution or permanent development.

That added to the ever expanding powerscalling abilities and fights make characters with simpler and down to earth abilities and feats outdated by its own universe. Knowing how big the Naruto fights and jutsu get in the future make people look down on crafty solutions like sealing scrolls, kunai and mirrors, when that is a perfectly respectable solution within the series and matches the powerlevel presented this early in the story.

Tenten is not weak, or bad, or useless. She's misrepresented by the most popular media consumed: the anime, and further misunderstood by the fans of said work. Large fandoms can be allergic to text interpretation and infighting is stimulated to the point fans of smaller characters are bullied off social media and forums (i.e. the forum where I got the list of all chapters Tenten is in is filled to the brim with comments about how OP should move the topic to "fan works" since no one would want to read about it in the canon work page, or how the mods shouldn't allow him to have a thread). I respect Tenten's feats, as well as other small characters', and refuse to be fed the same "uselessness" narrative this fandom always had, because i actually enjoy Naruto, even if i have many problems with it, and I take it seriously.

She did great.

[chutkiandchotte]

So @jalebi-weds-bluetooth is back with her thoughtful & interesting IPKKND analysis and immediately sparking thoughts and conversations and in this case, long ass speculation posts. This is inspired by this post where she analyzes how Arnav's belief in Khushi's innocence shifted not all at once but in phases, with the dramatic First Shyam Expose marking the completion of the process. It inspired me to re-watch some scenes from Buaji's house terrace scene till Shyam's reveal at Shantivan and I wanted to make a post to try and untangle Arnav's thoughts in this confusing (and painful) period!

There's two parts of the Misunderstanding -

1) the what happened and

2) the what was Khushi thinking/feeling about it.

The former is actually easily proved via investigation and deductive reasoning. Its an outrageous story tbh but thats another conversation. I think when Arnav heard her sequence of events - that Shyam cheated her, lied to her family, that she ended it when she found out the truth, that she hates him - he knew there's a good chance its true because it's too big of a lie to risk telling him. The essential fact of Shyam's fraud is easily provable or disprovable so why would she lie about that.

But.......so what?

Khushi isn't exactly blameless even in the true sequence of events. She chose to hide the truth, a mistake Arnav cannot understand or sympathize with at all. When he asks her if Shyam is the villain and she the victim, then why did she lie, she takes a looong moment to answer because she isn't quite being honest even with herself about her motives for that lie.

The long silence (I think she's honestly thinking about the answer, for the first time) followed by her (not entirely truthful) answer that it was all for his Di...further sets off Arnav's suspicions about her motives through it all.

His essential (and pretty accurate) belief that Khushi isn't averse to lying, frequently lies to herself even, and can delude herself into doing wrong things for the "right" reasons stands against her in this moment. And moreover...it had become kind of irrelevant to Arnav what happened in terms of Shyam's sins. None of it would convince him of what had become much MUCH more critical - and what Khushi cannot manage to convince him of - did Khushi really love Shyam or Arnav? Who was in her heart back then and who was in her heart now? Could he forgive her for betraying him in the past? (Sidebar for the last part: I think there's a huge part of him that fantasized that after he told her the reason for marrying her she would confess, repent and express her desire to be with him and not Shyam and then they could be together somehow although in the unlikely event this happened, they would have been super toxic bc he'd never truly trust her fully even if he wanted her around desperately).

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So now we come to part 2) of the Misunderstanding - the "Fault in My Intentions" aka what was Khushi thinking/feeling part - and thats really not...provable with facts in any way.

That has to be taken on faith because the fact of Khushi hiding Shyam's truth for so long is too damning in his eyes. She says she hates Shyam, she STRONGLY hints she loves Arnav. He's desperate to believe her but he cannot precisely because he is that desperate and his Di's life is at risk here. He is doubling down on the following his head not heart path because he's so terrified of being cheated again, that he'll believe her unlikely story simply because of his strong feelings and the consequences of making an emotional decision that would destroy his and his Di's life. And unfortunately, from his point of view, there is no evidence to prove her love or innocence. Even if she WAS engaged to and then dumped a lying scheming Shyam...it doesn't automatically disprove Shyam's claim (backed by the unshakable memory of the terrace moment) that Khushi loves/loved him.

In this version of events, Khushi DID have feelings for her fiance Shyam, POSSIBLY even knew he was married when they were engaged, broke up with him due to either her belief in marriage + not wanting to be a mistress OR her family finding out and making her break up with him; but crucially, continued to harbour feelings for Shyam, led Arnav on while secretly longing for a married man, and planned/hoped to marry him after he was divorced, as late as Payash's wedding, now was regretting her choices and instead of taking accountability...was trying to cover them up.

All of that is consistent and possible with this new reveal of Shyam being her ex-fiance. All of that is consistent and possible with his knowledge of Khushi's character (check end of post for what I mean by this). The only thing that changes is that Shyam is an even bigger scoundrel than he previously thought but he truly does not care about that. Because it doesn't discount the possibility of Khushi being in love with Shyam all along and even now, lying to cover up. Her culpability could be either manipulative scheming home-wrecker as he initially believed or entrapped young girl fighting her feelings for an immoral married man (and refusing to admit to them due to shame). He isn't clear on that. Either way, Arnav's heart is still broken. Do you see? Its not about the 1) what happened. Its about the 2) what was she thinking/feeling? does Khushi love me like I love her? can i trust her not to hurt me or my family?

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So how can she prove what she was feeling? How can she prove she didn't love Shyam all along? Arnav has no real answers for this and neither does Khushi (expecting Shyam to defend her to Arnav was...dumb as fuck). She is desperate to prove, he is desperate to be convinced with proof, and increasingly angered by her bad attempts at it. It's a losing battle because the matter does not admit of proof.

So in this phase, the seeds of which are laid through the contract marriage, Arnav's Heart of course is 100% tortured by his love and longing for Khushi, by his pain witnessing her pain etc. But his Head is Confused AF, haunted by memories of contradicting moments of truth & lies regarding Khushi. He doesn't really believe she is a gold digger - he only says it to hurt her - if he really believed that, he wouldn't, for example, sign any damn thing she gave him to sign. Worst case scenario - she still loves Shyam, she's still playing games and acting for reasons beyond his comprehension. Best case scenario - she repents now her follies of youth etc; she has some attraction to him (he remembers Holi for the first time EVER at Buaji's house), and that combined with her strong sense of duty towards her married life & husband, and her natural tendency to want to be the Good Girl in her own head (he's pointed that out before about her) - results in her desperation to prove herself innocent in his eyes and explain away Shyam. It is not enough. Per his ASR ego and specific childhood trauma, even in the best case scenario, what she did is unforgivable and the dutiful loyalty and weak explanations she is offering are too pathetic to accept, especially considering his own intensity of feelings. It's his mother's death anniversary , further reinforcing the potency of the terrace memory in his head. This is in contention with the part of him which longs to forgive and move on, accepting whatever she has to offer to him now, lies and all, and live as real husband and wife. His heart is locked in conflict and he needs distance from it all to cope.

But then he turns around at the airport.

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His turning at the airport to come back to Khushi was the shift to his next attitude. He's much more firmly in this phase - "I'm still unclear about what happened in the past, but I don't care. What matters is that Khushi said she finds Shyam disgusting now. What matters is she said farq padta hai cuz its you."

Then being kidnapped and alone with his thoughts and feelings with no scope of running away, forces further honest self reflection, and he accepts that whatever he feels for Khushi is beyond logic and he will never be happy away from her. He admits he actually does not care what happened in the past. The only thing that matters is what they feel for each other now. Basically the pay off for Holi, for his Heer Ranjha speech which he remembers just before turning around. He's ready to love her and (if he miraculously survives being kidnapped) be with her despite still kiiiiiind of believing she WAS his didi ki saut at one point. His love is so powerful the rest doesn't matter to him. Which is twistedly romantic I guess.

Even after this I Love You, Arnav's heartbreak from the terrace moment has still not quite healed. He still believes that at that moment, he was madly deeply in love with Khushi, ready to fight all his demons to be with her, while she on the other hand was having merely tepid feelings for him, and conflicted feelings between two men, one of them being his sister's husband. That he loves her more than she loves him. This heartbreak is soothed a whole lot when Khushi clearly proves that whatever happened in the past, in present time, she DOES love him madly and truly - by risking her own life to save him multiple times. I don't know that anything less would have ever convinced him that the madness is truly mutual.

Arnav is now fully on board Team Never Talk About the Past, Focus on the Future. It doesn't matter she lied and played games, it doesn't matter he hurt and tortured her. What matters is their love. By the way, their stay in Buaji's house was the prelude to this conclusion - he was already contemplating fully accepting Khushi as his wife and treating her with the respect and care that position deserved, though nowhere being close to accept her as his love back then.

However all through Buaji's house, kidnap, even post rescue, he is still thinking of Shyam more as Khushi's ex, not her harasser. He still thinks she DID have feelings for Shyam at one point and maybe acted inappropriately due to that, albeit now she's over it and firmly in love with Arnav.

But then Shyam's utterly believable storytelling (it WAS, Shyam is an excellent liar) about Khushi being this immoral hussy etc - ironically opens his eyes. He realizes that his entire belief about Khushi's past feelings is based on Shyam's powerful storytelling. Till that very moment, he never unbelieved the story Shyam fed him about Khushi passionately loving Shyam at one point in her past. He only changed what he felt about it - from anger to avoidance to acceptance. It had become a core trauma re-inforced belief for the last 6 months, implacable thru all the questioning and doubts. He realizes finally that Shyam is NOT Khushi ka scandalous ex-love, her embarrassing mistake she's trying to hide and forget, her moment of weakness she needs forgiveness for, but rather her harasser and stalker.

They had a missed opportunity here to use flashbacks and show Arnav evaluating past events in light of fresh knowledge. He has an excellent memory especially regarding all things Khushi - as he admitted himself. Arnav should have recalled how Khushi was unhappy every minute of her engagement. How she showed her feelings for Arnav, to Arnav, long long before it was socially or morally acceptable to do so. And every other instance of proof that while he was right in judging her character he was wrong is judging her heart.

Because Khushi Kumari Gupta IS the kind of girl who would stupidly, delusionally, throw away every moral, social and self preservation consideration for the sake of a grand romantic love.

But the only man she has ever done all that for and will ever do that for - is Arnav Singh Raizada.

[titusandronicusonice]

Northrop Frye, 'Archetypes of Literature' (1951)

(jstor link)

(Transcript under the break)

A farmer must harvest his crop at a certain time of year, but because this is involuntary, harvesting itself is not precisely a ritual. It is the deliberate expression of a will to synchronize human and natural energies at that time which produces the harvest songs, harvest sacrifices and harvest folk customs that we call rituals. In ritual, then, we may find the origin of narrative, a ritual being a temporal sequence of acts in which the conscious meaning or significance is latent: it can be seen by an observer, but is largely concealed from the participators themselves. The pull of ritual is toward pure narrative, which, if there could be such a thing, would be automatic and unconscious repetition. We should notice too the regular tendency of ritual to become encyclopedic. All the important recurrences in nature, the day, the phases of the moon, the seasons and solstices of the year, the crises of existence from birth to death, get rituals attached to them, and most of the higher religions are equipped with a definitive total body of rituals suggestive, if we may put it so, of the entire range of potentially significant actions in human life.

[haunted-pool-noodle]

Slight Boxer update!! Starting to work on the inside of the mouth

[Image Description: An open box with red foam and a paper tongue on the bottom, ans red paper on the top. There are plain paper teeth on some of the edges. End ID.]

The foam has been painstakingly colored in the slowest possible way, and the back and top parts were just printed. I made the tongue by hand with markers and a dream, then pasted that in. Technically it's a little short but eh i think it looks fine lol.

The teeth are still in the prototype phase, bc i want to be sure they'll work once I put in the colored ones.

[Image Description: Two photos of a row of sharp, yellowed teeth made from paper. End ID.]

Speaking of, here's the front and back of the final version of the teeth! These ones will go on the left side, and the other sides will all vaguely follow this pattern. There might be an issue with the back ones being too big for the mouth, but we'll burn that bridge when we get there.

[Image Description: A three-photo sequence of the box closing, with emphasis on the teeth folding inwards as it closes. End ID.]

Getting this right is why the prototypes are necessary, lol. I can't find a way to manage it for the front teeth yet, but the sides seem to work. Their only stumbling block is that the string has a tendency to escape the tape, but i think that just means i have to use packing tape or something else stronger lol.

Worst case for the front teeth, they just sorta stay tilted in like that. It's not so bad, just not ideal, and im struggling to find a different solution that doesnt involve a pull tab or something else like that. If it can't be automatic, i think I'd rather it not happen at all.

That's all for now!!!

[darkmaga-returns]

On March 25, Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu’s government passed its long-delayed 2025 budget. Had the vote failed, it would have automatically triggered snap elections — an outcome Netanyahu appears politically incapable of surviving.

While Israel cited stalled hostage negotiations and ongoing security threats as reasons for ending the U.S.-backed ceasefire in Gaza, Netanyahu’s decision to resume large-scale military operations just days before the vote also appeared aimed at shoring up support from far-right coalition partners such as Itamar Ben Gvir. The budget, framed explicitly by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich as a “war budget,” includes record levels of defense spending and a dramatic increase in funding for Israeli public diplomacy, a nod to the government’s attempt to counteract ongoing international condemnation of Israel’s military actions in Gaza.

The breakdown of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas has been widely blamed on Hamas intransigence, with Israeli spokesman Eylon Levy and others, including Trump aide Steve Witkoff on the Tucker Carlson Show, claiming Hamas refused to negotiate. Yet the record shows a different sequence: Israel introduced new terms during phase two of the talks — terms that had not been agreed to — and demanded unilateral acceptance.

[xenodile]

@stasisarbiter This is definitely worth a full ask, because it's a bit of a mixed response. Nikke does a lot of things really good, and a lot of things really bad.

So. The gameplay IS fun. Like really fun. The PVE gameplay is like Time Crisis shooting, you have your team of up to 5 characters where you're directly controlling one at a time while the others are on auto target and tap/click to shoot, and automatically take cover and reload when not shooting. Enemies flash red before they attack and put markers on characters that are being targeted by particularly powerful attacks. Characters have different styles of guns, Assault Rifles, Machine Guns, SMGs, Shotguns, Rocket Launchers, and Sniper Rifles, that all handle differently, and some characters have uniquely functioning versions of those 6 archetypes. You can also order all characters to take cover and stop shooting until you give the order to attack again, and switch between which character you're controlling while doing so.

You also generate meter whenever your characters hit something, and when the meter fills you can use their Burst Skills. You can use up to 3 Burst Skills in sequence, as each character's skill is Phase 1, 2, or 3, and building a team involves getting characters whose skills compliment and chain together. When you do a full chain of 3 skills, you activate a Full Burst for 10 seconds, during which time you directly control all of your characters at once.

When your characters are strong enough, any stage becomes a cakewalk, but when you're playing at a power deficit is when things get really interesting, because the amount of precise manual control you have over each of your characters means you can overcome very high stat differences by prioritizing targets, using the right skills, and taking cover efficiently.

The boss fights are also really, really cool. Bosses have multiple parts that can be individually targeted and broken to alter their behavior and deal extra damage, they have special attacks where you have to do precision target shooting to interrupt them, and long multi phase fights. It's really fun stuff.

But as I said, Nikke does some really bad stuff too. For one, it has PVP, and there is no justice in a gacha based PVP game. PVP is an auto battler where certain teams are just invincible without an equally specific counter pick, all of which are locked behind SSR gacha rates, so that blows.

Leveling and upgrading characters is weird because there's a system that makes it so you only have to level up 5 characters and then every other character you have will be automatically synced to those 5, which is really nice. But that system has a hard cap that is not high enough to get through every part of the main story, and is only unlocked if you get FIVE SSR characters to max limit break, so depending on luck and spending habits, could be a very significant wall to progression for a lot of people.

Dailies are easy to complete and only take like 30 minutes tops, and there's no stamina or AP system so you can play as much as you want, but all experience and money games are time based. You CAN'T grind for experience or money or upgrade materials, you get them at a fixed rate per day. So it respects your time per day, but it WILL take months of playing to upgrade your characters, and even that is locked behind whether you get lucky on the gacha.

So like, the gameplay IS fun, but your ability to actually access that fun is locked behind really scummy monetization. It's a weird case where I've really been liking Nikke and having a ton of fun with it, but I would not ever recommend it to someone because the ability to make meaningful progress is luck based. It's why I started doing my story write ups because I think there's legitimately good stuff in Nikke that people should see and be able to enjoy without getting roped into its bad gacha shit.

Short answer, yes it's fun but it's not worth getting into, so enjoy it vicariously.

[compneuropapers]

Interesting Papers for Week 14, 2024

Testing predictive coding theories of autism spectrum disorder using models of active inference. Arthur, T., Vine, S., Buckingham, G., Brosnan, M., Wilson, M., & Harris, D. (2023). PLOS Computational Biology, 19(9), e1011473.

Distinct context- and content-dependent population codes in superior colliculus during sensation and action. Ayar, E. C., Heusser, M. R., Bourrelly, C., & Gandhi, N. J. (2023). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(40), e2303523120.

Unique functional responses differentially map onto genetic subtypes of dopamine neurons. Azcorra, M., Gaertner, Z., Davidson, C., He, Q., Kim, H., Nagappan, S., … Dombeck, D. A. (2023). Nature Neuroscience, 26(10), 1762–1774.

A role for cortical interneurons as adversarial discriminators. Benjamin, A. S., & Kording, K. P. (2023). PLOS Computational Biology, 19(9), e1011484.

Bidirectional synaptic changes in deep and superficial hippocampal neurons following in vivo activity. Berndt, M., Trusel, M., Roberts, T. F., Pfeiffer, B. E., & Volk, L. J. (2023). Neuron, 111(19), 2984-2994.e4.

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These items are used in a variety of applications to prevent harm during phase shift or reverse. Furthermore, these panels are safe to use and perfect for single phasing and voltage imbalance. If you need the best quality automatic phase sequence corrector, then you must visit or get in touch with us!

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Do you have and hints for finding evidence in Vol. 12? I feel like I've clicked everything but I'm still stuck

There's basically three phases to it:

Finding the church - this requires that you check the bus and grab the flyer from it, and check the sky/top of the tent in the circus tent and solve the puzzle that's there. You need to pay attention to how the constellations are arranged in the real world version and then match that in the dreamscape version. Once you do both these things, you should see the church on your locations and you need to go there and talk to Akhnai.

Finding the mansion - you need to solve a puzzle in Marvus' caravan (check the mirror - it's a basic light sequence puzzle) and then play "Garten of Tubecat" in the dreamscape midway. Once you beat the high score, go back to the real-world field and you'll see a card on the ground that wasn't there before. When you pick that up and solve the mirror puzzle, you'll automatically go to the mansion.

Escaping the mansion - first talk to Chahut in the library and exhaust her dialogue. She'll tell you she's missing seven books. You then need to talk to everyone about the missing books (Karako in the real-world bedroom, the Soleils in the dreamscape bedroom, and Marvus in the real-world library) and find the four books that're in the environment (hallway and bedroom - both real-world and dreamscape). Once you find all seven books, go back and tell Chahut and you'll proceed with the route.

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xavier saying “cutie patootie” in that card was so funny to me for no reason

i was laughing that entire sequence honestly LMAOFJSJF it's like,,, totally the honeymoon phase couple cringe 😭😭😭 it's also the way "cutie" is ok with me but if you add "cutie patootie" i'm automatically just like.. :/

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Kanban, Waterfall, and DevOps  are three different approaches to project management and software development. Here's an overview of each concept: 1. Kanban: Definition: Kanban is a visual management method for software development and knowledge work. It originated from manufacturing processes in Toyota and has been adapted for use in software development to improve efficiency and flow.

Key Concepts: Visualization: Work items are represented on a visual board, usually with columns such as "To Do," "In Progress," and "Done."

Work in Progress (WIP) Limits: Limits are set on the number of items allowed in each column to optimize flow and avoid bottlenecks.

Continuous Delivery: Focus on delivering work continuously without distinct iterations.

Advantages: Flexibility in responding to changing priorities.

Continuous delivery of value. Visual representation of work enhances transparency.

Use Case: Kanban is often suitable for teams with variable and unpredictable workloads, where tasks don't follow a fixed iteration cycle.

2. Waterfall: Definition: The Waterfall model is a traditional and sequential approach to software development. It follows a linear and rigid sequence of phases, with each phase building upon the outputs of the previous one.

Phases: Requirements: Define and document project requirements. Design: Create the system architecture and design. Implementation: Code the system based on the design. Testing: Conduct testing to identify and fix defects. Deployment: Deploy the completed system to users. Maintenance: Provide ongoing support and maintenance.

Advantages:

Clear structure and well-defined phases.

Documentation at each stage.

Predictable timelines and costs.

Disadvantages: Limited flexibility for changes after the project starts.

Late feedback on the final product.

Risk of customer dissatisfaction if initial requirements are misunderstood.

Use Case: Waterfall is suitable for projects with well-defined requirements and stable environments where changes are expected to be minimal.

3. DevOps: Definition: DevOps (Development and Operations) is a set of practices that aim to automate and improve the collaboration between software development and IT operations. The goal is to shorten the development lifecycle, deliver high-quality software, and foster a culture of continuous integration and delivery.

Key Practices: Continuous Integration (CI): Merge code changes frequently and automatically test them.

Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CD): Automate the release and deployment processes.

Collaboration: Promote collaboration and communication between development and operations teams.

Advantages: Faster delivery of software. Reduced manual errors through automation. Improved collaboration and communication.

Use Case: DevOps is suitable for organizations aiming to achieve faster and more reliable delivery of software through the automation of development, testing, and deployment processes.

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The Fusion of Excellence: MiCLIENT and IndiaMART/Tradeindia Integration

Indiamart and Tradeindia are two of the largest B2B marketplaces in India. They offer a vast network of potential customers to businesses of all sizes. However, with so many businesses competing for attention, it can be difficult to stand out and attract the right leads.

Sales automation platforms can help businesses to streamline their sales processes and improve their chances of closing deals.

Let's explore how this integration can help manage and boost your sales efforts.

Expanded Lead Pool and Effortless Management

 The integration facilitates the seamless transfer of leads from IndiaMART and Tradeindia directly into MiCLIENT. This automation ensures that no opportunity goes unnoticed.

The result? A more extensive database of potential leads at your fingertips, meticulously organized and ready for action.

Streamlined Lead Nurturing

Lead nurturing is an art. MiCLIENT, empowered by the integration, excels in this area. With its capabilities for automated follow-ups, you can nurture leads without the manual hassle.

As leads from IndiaMART and Tradeindia are assimilated, MiCLIENT can initiate personalized follow-up sequences, ensuring consistent engagement and nurturing.

Tailored Engagement and Personalization

MiCLIENT's integration with IndiaMART and Tradeindia enables data-driven personalization. As leads interact with your content, MiCLIENT can capture these interactions. Subsequently, your sales team can tailor their engagement based on these insights, creating meaningful connections that resonate with potential clients.

Efficient Quote Generation

Generating quotes is a critical phase in the sales process. MiCLIENT's robust capabilities shine here.

With data from IndiaMART and Tradeindia, MiCLIENT can automatically populate quotes, streamlining the process and minimizing errors.

Data-Backed Decision Making

Informed decisions drive growth. The integrated setup offers enhanced analytics, allowing you to track and analyze critical metrics.

Gain insights into lead engagement, quote acceptance rates, and conversion patterns. These insights are invaluable for refining your sales strategies.

Centralized Communication Hub

MiCLIENT serves as the central hub for communication and collaboration. By integrating it with IndiaMART and Tradeindia, you consolidate all lead information and interactions in one platform. This simplifies communication and fosters efficient teamwork.

Elevating Efficiency and Impact

Automation amplifies efficiency. With manual tasks minimized, your sales team can invest more time in high-impact activities like relationship-building and strategic planning.

In conclusion, the integration of MiCLIENT with IndiaMART and Tradeindia stands as a transformative force in enhancing sales performance. Seamlessly managing leads, nurturing relationships, and generating quotes become not just tasks but streamlined processes.

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SBR Decanter

Micro Transmission Systems SBR Decanter, is the solution that transforms wastewater treatment processes. This innovative technology utilizes state-of-the-art sequencing batch reactor (SBR) technology to produce high-quality effluent while keeping capital and operational costs low. Ideal for both industrial facilities and municipal wastewater treatment plants, the SBR Decanter guarantees exceptional efficiency, sustainability, and reliability. Upgrade your wastewater treatment system today with Micro Transmission Systems' advanced SBR technology and experience superior performance like never before.

The SBR Decanter System by Micro Transmission Systems is an industrial-grade, electric-powered equipment designed for efficient separation of solids and liquids. Made with high-quality stainless steel, it has a capacity of 100 kiloliters per day. With advanced features, it offers a reliable solution for industries like wastewater treatment, chemical, food processing, and pharmaceuticals. This versatile system reduces waste and enhances efficiency while simplifying processes with automatic operation. It is a cost-effective option that minimizes manual intervention, making it a valuable asset for industrial applications requiring solid-liquid separation.

Inlet Flow Rate

More than 1000 m3/hour

Material

Stainless Steel (SS)

Application Industry

Residential & Commercial Building

Capacity

100 KLD

Inlet Flow Rate(m3/day or m3/hr)

50 m3/day

Installation Type

Containerized Plug & Play

Air Blower Count

2 Blowers

Air Blower Power

0.75 KW

Water Source

Commercial Waste Water

Deliver Type

PAN India

Treatment Stages

Secondary Treatment

Country of Origin

Made in India

The Sequential Batch Reactor (SBR):- is an activated sludge process designed to operate under sequences of various phases of biological treatment where aeration and sludge settlement both occurring in the same tank. The SBR design is a fill and draw type activated sludge process where individual reactors are filled one by one to perform five discrete operations in sequence i.e. Anoxic or oxic fill, React, Settle, Decant and Idle/Waste sludge.

Specifications

Capacity- up to 220 MLD

Size- 100 NB to 700 NB

Type- Motorised/floating

No of decanter in one chamber-01 No.

Material of construction-SS304, SS316 (other on demand)

The SBR Decanter System by Micro Transmission Systems is an industrial-grade equipment powered by electricity. It is designed for automatic operation to efficiently separate solids and liquids. Constructed with high-quality stainless steel material, this system has a capacity of 100 kiloliters per day. Its advanced features make it a reliable solution for industrial applications requiring solid-liquid separation.

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Unlocking Project Efficiency with BIM Consulting Services

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has transformed the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. No longer just a trend, BIM has become a vital tool for modern construction planning and design coordination. At the heart of this shift lies a specialized offering—BIM consulting services. These services bridge the gap between design vision and construction reality, offering strategic insight and technical expertise that help optimize every phase of a building’s lifecycle.

BIM consulting services support developers, general contractors, architects, and facility managers by enhancing collaboration, reducing costly errors, and improving project timelines. This article explores the scope, benefits, and applications of BIM consulting services, highlighting why they have become indispensable in today's construction environment.

The Role of BIM in Modern Construction

Before diving into BIM consulting services specifically, it’s essential to understand the core concept of BIM. BIM is a digital representation of the physical and functional characteristics of a facility. It is not just 3D modeling; it integrates data-rich models with information that supports decision-making throughout the entire lifecycle of a project—from concept and design to construction and operation.

BIM enables stakeholders to visualize the entire project in a shared environment, allowing for better collaboration and real-time updates. Every wall, pipe, and electrical outlet can be digitally mapped, reducing uncertainty and minimizing design clashes before they become costly field issues.

What Are BIM Consulting Services?

BIM consulting services are professional services that provide expert guidance on how to implement, manage, and maximize the value of BIM technology. These services cater to a wide range of clients in construction, real estate development, government infrastructure, and facility management.

Consultants work closely with teams to establish BIM standards, develop project workflows, train staff, and oversee the adoption of BIM tools. They also assist in model auditing, clash detection, 4D scheduling, 5D cost estimation, and lifecycle management integration. In short, BIM consultants don’t just build models—they ensure those models drive project success.

Key Benefits of BIM Consulting Services

Enhanced Collaboration

One of the most profound advantages of BIM consulting services is the boost in collaboration. With centralized data and real-time updates, teams working across disciplines and locations can coordinate efforts with precision. A BIM consultant helps align teams under shared standards, reducing miscommunication and duplicated work.

Error Reduction Through Clash Detection

Construction errors due to design clashes can be costly and time-consuming. BIM consultants perform clash detection early in the design phase, identifying issues such as ductwork intersecting with structural beams or plumbing routing through electrical lines. Resolving these issues in a virtual model prevents on-site change orders that can derail project budgets.

Improved Scheduling (4D)

Using 4D BIM, which integrates time into the model, consultants can simulate the construction sequence. This allows teams to identify potential scheduling conflicts, coordinate with subcontractors, and evaluate the impact of delays. The result is a streamlined project timeline and better resource management.

Cost Estimation and Budget Control (5D)

BIM consulting services often include 5D cost estimation—linking cost data to the model’s elements. This allows for accurate and dynamic budgeting. As design changes are made, cost impacts are updated automatically, helping clients maintain control over their finances and evaluate value-engineering options more effectively.

Lifecycle Integration and Facility Management

The benefits of BIM extend far beyond construction. BIM consultants can guide owners in integrating asset management tools that track maintenance, warranties, and lifecycle planning. This results in facilities that are not only better designed but easier and more cost-effective to manage over time.

Regulatory Compliance and Standards

Construction projects must meet various local, state, and national building regulations. BIM consultants ensure models are developed in compliance with relevant codes and standards, such as ISO 19650 or local BIM mandates. This minimizes the risk of regulatory issues and accelerates the approval process.

Common Services Provided by BIM Consultants

BIM Execution Planning (BEP)

A BIM Execution Plan outlines how BIM will be implemented on a specific project. Consultants craft these documents to define modeling standards, team roles, data exchange protocols, and coordination workflows. A well-developed BEP ensures everyone on the project understands how to work within the BIM environment.

Training and Support

Adopting BIM requires a shift in both technology and culture. BIM consultants provide staff training, software configuration, and ongoing support to ensure teams are confident and productive. They also offer resources for continuing education as BIM standards evolve.

Model Development and Auditing

While many firms create their own BIM models, consultants offer an additional layer of oversight. Model auditing ensures data integrity, geometry accuracy, and adherence to naming conventions. This is particularly important when models from different consultants need to be federated into a single file.

Clash Detection and Coordination

Using specialized tools like Navisworks or Solibri, consultants identify and report conflicts across architectural, structural, and MEP systems. By facilitating model coordination meetings and issue tracking, they help ensure all disciplines are building from a synchronized set of information.

Digital Twin Integration

Forward-thinking organizations are leveraging BIM data to create digital twins—virtual replicas of buildings that can be used for monitoring, predictive maintenance, and performance optimization. BIM consultants play a crucial role in setting up these advanced capabilities.

Industries That Benefit from BIM Consulting Services

While BIM originated in the architecture and construction sectors, its influence now spans various industries:

Healthcare Facilities: Ensures compliance with safety codes, optimal space planning, and long-term maintenance planning for complex systems.

Educational Institutions: Helps manage campus expansion projects with minimal disruption and supports future renovations.

Infrastructure Projects: Supports coordination across multi-agency teams, especially in roads, bridges, and rail.

Commercial Developments: Facilitates retail fit-outs, hotel construction, and office space optimization with tenant-specific modifications.

Industrial and Manufacturing: Offers precision in building facilities that house machinery, storage systems, and utilities.

The Strategic Value of BIM Consulting

Investing in BIM consulting services isn’t just about adopting a new piece of software—it’s about adopting a new way of thinking. Consultants bring an outside perspective that can spot inefficiencies and opportunities that internal teams might miss. With rising demands for faster project delivery and higher sustainability standards, having a BIM consultant is a strategic advantage.

Moreover, as more governments and agencies begin mandating BIM on public projects, having a clear BIM strategy is no longer optional—it’s a requirement. Consulting services ensure that your project aligns with these mandates while maximizing return on investment.

Challenges and Considerations

While the value of BIM consulting services is well established, there are still challenges. Resistance to change, lack of skilled personnel, and inconsistent standards across project partners can hinder progress. However, a skilled BIM consultant can help navigate these issues by fostering collaboration and customizing solutions that match the unique needs of each organization.

It’s also important to consider the cost of consulting services in the context of long-term gains. While upfront fees may appear high, the reduction in rework, enhanced coordination, and streamlined operations often yield significant savings.

Conclusion

BIM consulting services are more than just a technical offering—they are a strategic partnership for success in the digital age of construction. By integrating technology, process optimization, and expert insight, BIM consultants empower teams to plan smarter, build better, and operate more efficiently.

From reducing risk and minimizing errors to improving collaboration and accelerating timelines, the value of BIM consulting services is undeniable. As construction projects grow in complexity and scale, embracing BIM with the right guidance can be the catalyst for sustainable growth and competitive edge.