#Code Copy Checker

[codedetect]

What is Code Similarity Checker?

Code similarity checker is a tool that helps determine how similar students' code is. It does not automatically detect plagiarism but rather shows you how similar two programs are to one another. Similarity checkers assist in identifying code reuse or code similarity between projects, ensuring compliance with open-source licenses and avoiding licensing conflicts.

This method involves breaking down the code into individual tokens such as keywords, variables, and operators. The checker compares code snippets against a database of known code sources, such as open-source projects or academic publications, to detect potential instances of plagiarism.

The Code similarity checker serves as a valuable asset for software developers, educators, and researchers by helping them identify duplicate or similar code segments. The primary purpose of a code similarity checker is to assist in detecting code plagiarism, where developers copy or reuse code without proper attribution or authorization.

Ending Words

A code similarity checker is a valuable tool in software development and programming education. It helps identify code similarities, detect plagiarism, improve code quality, and enhance the efficiency of code analysis and review processes. For more information visit our website.

[luckyclamrebelartisan]

KUROSHITSUJI IS A KETU MANGA:

Ciel is very ketu coded, ashwini is linked to dogs ( his watchdog of the queen position ) also Sirius is nicknamed the dog star, Maaya sakamoto his voice actress is also ketuvian ( probably mula ascendant and another placement) . The fact that our ciel is being stalked / hunted down by those who killed his family , ( ketuvians often fall prey to stalkers ) , ketu is linked to demons and the horror genre . Ashwini in particular often portray the rich brat archetype that is detached ( ketu being headless and associated with generational wealth) . Ashwini" the first to achieve things "and quickly too ( he's the youngest earl ever as far as we know, his buisness phatom co ( revolutionary for a kid to be such a great businessman) and his work as a watchdog . Him being sort of a hermit and not mingling with other nobles and thinking that they're stupid ( ashwinis CHARACTERISTICS again ) . the ashwini ketu themes strike again when o!ciel was looking for recognition as he is not as bright and outgoing nor as good with people as his brother ( with him staying in the shadows of his brother, ketuvians struggle sometimes to be seen and acknowledged especially ashwini which is basically ketu in its purest form ) him dressing like red riding hood in official art ( ketuvians are the ones who often portray red riding hood in media) .him basically using all his cards (aka people ) to his advantage and sucking them dry ( in reality it's not as bad as it sounds, O!ciel is very soft hearted but he sees himself that way and some of his enemies including Scotland yard also see him like that)

Ashwinis and somehow always getting stuck with a dog 🤝( even if they don't want to ) : Sebastian ,his childhood pet dog and Sebastian the demon .  ketuvians and their love for black🤝 ( he wears dark clothes , black butler is the literal title !!)

Sebastian is described as a black hole by blavat :

( again ketu is described as this black hole that sucks everything in ) , O!ciel is regarded as a genius ( like the queen gambit with anya an ashwini sun ) , or his detective work for the queen and him appreciating Arthur conan doyle (sherlock holmes is very ketuvian ) 😅 . The twin horsemen who are also healers are one of the symbols of ashwini ( his aunt is a doctor and he was sick as a child but got better suspiciously as he got as older 🤔 , Is that the real ciel master mind theory ? Check @midnight-in-town , also the power to get better quickly after getting sick is also ashwini ) . The ketu eyes look is basically eyes that put you in a trance, dark mysterious otherwirldly eyes .( o!ciel's  eyes are very distinctive like deep pools of blue that suck you in, again ketuvian themes . He's drowning in occult stuff ( the cult that kidnapped him and his mental prison reek of masonic imagery! ----> the checkered black and white tiles floors , the polyhedron shape "the star" the merkaba of the soul ,the elite exclusive club theme , the sacrifice of children (especilly young twin boys ! and the supernatural/ summoning rituals (especially that the royals aka queen victoria are rumored to have been part of that club (queen victoria is the master mind theory by @midnight-in-town ) .

His lineage is said to be special and shrowded in mystery . ketu is linked to ancestors , nobles , and the past ( his ring is passed down from generations along with the position of watchdog ) , o!ciel has been trapped by what happened to him , his trauma defined him and was a catalyst for his new self largely( if not entirely) inspired by his brother. ( ketu also makes you go through challenges to find yourself because as stated before ketu is headless so it has no sense of self, it just copies others until they build a strong sense of self and values ),  he's introverted as a lot of ashwinis lol , the ketu ashwini twin horsemen also parallel o!ciel and real ciel, and horseback riding is basically the only sport o!ciel is good at😅😂 . Ashwinis look younger than their actual age (o!ciel is small for a teenager and has a baby face ,always dresss well as ashwinis are considered dapper and fashionable no matter what they wear !) . He can recognize talent and uses people accordingly like the ashwini twins who went into the village and gathered the best army for them to become kings ! (Ps: the phantomhive ring is nicknamed candy by the twins while candy is sweet another thing comes to mind honey! wich is linked to ashwini along with bees ( masonic imagery ) might be a bit of a stretch by oh well 🥱.

That's it for today ! I really miss kuroshitsuji, I've been a long time reader , special thanks to @midnight-in-town for her amazing theories and posts for more than a decade 💖 and to @thedarkestcrow

( also amazing kuro posts ) @akumadeenglish @abybweisse @dorkshadows @venussaidso ( from where I got a lot of vedic knowledge 🙏🖤) @kerinna

[picknmixsims]

Sims2Tools - Major Updates Due

TL;DR; I'm going to have to recompile every one of my apps and I will no longer be supporting SimPe versions later than 75.69

Sims2Tools and Newer Versions of SimPe

Various sub-functions of my applications need to locate game files. To do this they need to know where the base, EP and SP files are located on disk. To find these, the applications use the information held within the simpe.xreg file (in the Data sub-folder) of your (hopefully) correctly configured SimPe install.

Unfortunately, versions of SimPe later than 75.69 do not have this file, or have moved it elsewhere.

In addition, versions of SimPe later than 75.69 have also relocated/renamed component .dll files and this means that I can no longer create my SimPe Primitive Wizards for these versions without a lot of effort on my part. (They are available for 77.69.7/9, but 77.69.11 has changed again and I have better things to do with my time.)

As I do not use any of the versions that are causing me problems, I have reluctantly decided to stop supporting them.

Fortunately, you can have multiple versions of SimPe installed, so you can pick-and-choose which version you use for the task at hand.

Currently, only the Repository Wizard and the SceneGraph Checker need to locate game files, although Outfit Organiser and Object Relocator will probably need to in the medium term. Edit: Object Relocator now needs to locate game files for the Hood View feature.

Users of versions of SimPe later than 75.69 will therefore need to do ONE of the following EITHER 1) Create a Data sub-folder under the newer SimPe install and copy the simpe.xreg file from the Data sub-folder of a previous version into it. Depending on how you upgrade SimPe, you may need to do this for every new release. OR 2) Configure my applications to read the simpe.xreg file from a previous version of SimPe, you need only do this once as the applications share this information. OR 3) Manually edit the UtilsLibrary.dll.config for every application (as they do not share this information) and enter the correct paths under the userSettings element.

On a positive note, it has highlighted a bug in the UtilsLibrary that was trying to access the DbpfLibrary's .config file, the upshot of which is that every one of my apps will need to be re-compiled and updated to support option 3 above.

Sims2Tools and Compressed Resources

A .package file contains one or more resources (BHAV, OBJD, TXMT, CRES, TTAB, etc).

Individual resources can be compressed. The act of compressing a resource causes two effects; 1) the resource is compressed, and 2) an entry is created in the CLST resource. The CLST lists all compressed resources in the .package file along with their decompressed size.

Compressing a .package file is the same as compressing each uncompressed resource it contains (except for the CLST) individually.

Contrary to popular belief, a (correctly) compressed .package file will never contain only compressed resources, as the CLST will always be uncompressed.

Decompressing a resource is the reverse process, that is, the resource is decompressed and the resource's entry in the CLST is removed.

Decompressing a .package file is the same as decompressing each compressed resource it contains individually.

Other than the non-trivial issue of decompressing a compressed resource, there are two problems faced by code trying to read resources from a .package file.

1) The resource is compressed but has no entry in the CLST - this results in using compressed data as if it was uncompressed data.

2) The resource has an entry in the CLST but is not actually compressed - this results in trying to decompress data that is not compressed.

Unfortunately it is very easy to create the first problem; 1) open the .package file with SimPe, 2) delete the CLST resource and. 3) save the .package file!

There also seems to be at least one 3rd party utility that writes decompressed resources back into a .package file without removing the associated CLST entry.

My DbpfLibrary has been able to handle the second problem for some time.

Weirdly, the incidence of the first problem has increased dramatically in the past six months - there's probably a video/tutorial out there that suggests it, possibly because the CLST resource is never compressed.

And as my apps then get blamed for "not working" due to other's errors, I've had to find a solution.

The upshot of all of this is every one of my apps will need to be re-compiled and updated to handle both of the incorrect CLST problems.

Huge thanks to bowedy, sgthebee and brattyful for helping me track the SimPe issue down.

[mercyreg]

Lestappen Headcannons

Fair warning, I made these more so based for a Discord Sever but I thought I’d share. Requests are happily accepted !! 💕

Met each other during Karting days (7-9 yrs)

Charles was afraid of Max’s dad so he never approached him, Only watched

Charles and Max got extremely close at the beginning of their F1 Careers

Secretly stayed friends out of the public eye for years

Dated for 3 years 2015-2017

Successfully kept it hidden the entire time too from even teammates

Broke up due to Carlos Sainz and Daniel Ricciardo 

Charles calls Max French to piss him off

They are closer than anything to due to when they dated.

Mutually broke up because they both started liking other people.

Act as somewhat friends with benefits when desired

They eat dinner together weekly on Sundays 

They tell everyone that they are going on dates (jokingly) not realizing everyone took them seriously

They sit and discuss their week together, Usually ending in them talking about Carlos and Daniel

They both equally use code names (Chess = Daniel, Checkers = Carlos)

Charles likes to sing the Verstappen song simply because it annoys Max to a small degree.

Max bought Charles a Linkin Park Vinyl after he said he’d never heard of them in a interview 

Max follows Charles closer via Media/Internet

They both equally copy each other or repeat things that the other said to get the media riled up

They both are Plain Jane’s yet not at the same time.

Max owns several bracelets from Charles over the years.

They don’t showcase how well they know each other publicly besides within the F1 Grid.

They still actively shock the F1 with how close they are, Many being unaware how far back the competition goes between them.

[layover-linux-official]

Write One to Throw Away?

If you're in the software industry for long enough, you'll hear this advice eventually. There's an infamous Catch-22 to writing code:

You don't deeply understand the problem (or its solution space) until you've written a solution.

The first solution you write will have none of that hindsight to help you.

So it naturally shakes out that you have to write it at least one time before you can write it well, unless you're stricken with exceptional luck. And the minimum number of attempts you will need is two: one to throw away, and a second attempt to keep.

It's just math. It's just logic. Write one to throw away. It's got the world's easiest proof. You'd have to be some kind of idiot to argue with it!

Okay, hear me out...

As you work on bigger and older projects, you will continuously be confronted with a real-world reality: that requirements are an input that never stops changing. You can make the right tool for the job today, but the job will change tomorrow. Is your pride and joy still the right tool?

If you're like most developers, your first stage of grief will be denial. Surely, if we just anticipate all the futures that could possibly happen, we can write code that's ready to be extended in any possible direction later! We're basically wizards, after all - this feels like it should work.

So you try it. You briefly feel safe in the corrosive sandstorm of time. Your code feels future proof, right up until the future arrives with a demand you didn't anticipate, which is actually so much harder to write thanks to your premature abstractions. Welcome to the anger stage. The YAGNI acronym (you ain't gonna need it) finally registers in your brain for what it is - a bitter pill, hard-won but true.

But we're wizards! We bargain with our interpreters and parsers and borrow checkers. Surely we can make our software immortal with the right burnt offerings. We can use TDD! Oops, now our tests are their own giant maintenance burden locking us into inflexible implementation decisions. Static analysis and refactoring tooling! Huh, well that made life support easier, but couldn't fix fundamental problems of approach, architecture and design (many of which only came into existence when the requirements changed).

As the sun rises and sets on entire ISAs, the cold gloom eventually sets in. There is no such thing as immortal software. Even the software that appears immortal is usually a vortex of continuous human labor and editing. The Linux kernel is constantly dying by pieces and being reborn in equal or greater measure - it feels great to get a patch merged, but your name might not be in the git blame at all in 2 years time.

I want to talk about what happens when your head suddenly jumps up in astonished clarity and you finally accept and embrace that fact: holy shit, there is no immortal software!

Silicon is sand

... and we're in the mandala business, baby.

I advocate that you write every copy to be thrown away. Every single one. I'm not kidding.

Maybe it'll be good enough (read adequacy, not perfection) that you never end up needing to replace your code in practice. Maybe you'll replace it every couple years as your traffic scales. But the only sure thing in life is that your code will have an expiration date, and every choice you make in acknowledgement of that mortality will make your life better.

People are often hesitant to throw out working code because it represents years of accumulated knowledge in real-world use. You'd have to be a fool to waste that knowledge, right? Okay. Do your comments actually instruct the reader about these lessons? Does secondary documentation explain why decisions were made, not just what those decisions were? Are you linking to an issue tracker (that's still accessible to your team)? If you're not answering yes to these type of questions, you have no knowledge in your code. It is a black hole that consumed and irreparably transformed knowledge for ten years. It is one of the worst liabilities you could possibly have. Don't be proud of that ship! You'll have nowhere to go when it sinks, and you'll go down with it.

When you write code with the future rewriter - not merely maintainer - in mind, you'll find it doesn't need to be replaced as often. That sounds ironic, and it is, but it's also true. Your code will be educational enough for onboarding new people (who would rewrite what they don't understand anyways). It will document its own assumptions (so you can tell when you need a full rewrite, or just something partial that feels more like a modification). It will provide a more useful guiding light for component size than any "do one thing well" handwave. And when the day finally comes, when a rewrite is truly necessary, you'll have all the knowledge you need to do it. In the meantime, you've given yourself permission to shit out something sloppy that might never need replacing, but will teach you a lot about the problem domain.

This is independent of things like test suite methodology, but it does provide a useful seive for thinking about which tests you do and don't want. The right tests will improve your mobility! The wrong tests will set your feet in cement. "Does this make a rewrite easier?" is a very good, very concrete heuristic for telling the two apart.

Sorry for long-posting, btw. I used this space to work through some hazy ideas and sharpen them for myself, particularly because I'm looking at getting into language design and implementation in the near future. Maybe at some future date, I'll rewrite it shorter and clearer.

TL,DR:

Every LOC you write will probably eventually be disposed or replaced. Optimize for that, and achieve Zen.

[lapdogchase]

how to install dashboard unfucker (for desktop)

hi i use desktop and i use the dashboard unfucker extension by dragongirlsnout and you should too because it's awesome. i don't know much about computers so it was intimidating to set up but ended up being really easy.

but first:

what is dashboard unfucker?

dashboard unfucker is an extention that makes being on tumblr bearable again.

(ID: 2 screenshots of tumblr with urls/posts etc censored. the first is with the new layout, with labels on the left, the ad-free button, "check out these blogs," "explore all of tumblr," the radar, and no easy way to access your own blog. the second is with the extension enabled, the left hand side of the screen is empty, posts are wider, navigation icons are back at the top right, and the only thing on the right-hand side of the dash is the dashbaord unfucker and limit checker and tag replacer from xkit. end ID)

i got it for layout changes like these- the first is cramped and ugly and i feel like i'm on twitter. the second is warm and comfy and i can make my posts wider (i dont like all the empty space). (limit checker, tag replacer, and post color were done on xkit and palettes respectively, not unfucker, btw)

with the dashboard unfucker you can:

hide the following/blog subs/for you etc tabs

get rid of the changes/staff picks/etc carousel

hide recommended blogs and tags

add profile pics back to posts

hide the radar

hide the explore page

hide tumblr shop

hide user badges

highlight bots in ur activity feed

show who follows u in the activity feed

make posts wider/slimmer and move the dash posts position to the left/right

revert messages design (and make the messages box bigger)

revert activity feed to the old design

display vote counts on polls

show poll results without clicking (no more skewing polls or "see results"!!)

disable tumblr domains

add polls to reblogs

disable "post without tags?"

show ns.fw posts

and other things that i probably missed copying this from the settings!!

so how do you do it? it seems scary but it's easy actually. take my hand

(note: i did this on firefox and tested it on chrome, i'm not familiar with other browsers, also use firefox if at all possible fuck chrome)

how to install dashboard unfucker

step 1: install either tampermonkey, tampermonkey beta, greasemonkey, or violentmonkey (if you don't already have it)

note: im using tampermonkey as an example because it's what i use

step 2a: go to firefox extensions/chrome web store/your browser's equivalent

step 2b: look up "tampermonkey" and click "add to firefox/chrome/whatever" and confirm

step 2c: you're done! yayyy

step 2: click this link. look under "installation" where it says "Click on unfucker.user.js to install or update". and click that

(ID: a screenshot of the tampermonkey install page, showing dashboard unfucker v5.7.8 installation information, the source code, and the install/cancel button. end ID)

(it should open in a new tab and look like this)

step 3: click install! (when i did this it didn't look like much happened and i got scared. dont get scared take my hand)

step 4: go to www.tumblr.com and to the right of the dash it'll have the dashboard unfucker label to the right!

(ID: the default dash again, but with the dashboard unfucker title at the top right of the right-hand side of the dash. end ID)

step 5: click the little gear icon and all the options will pop up! u can fuck around with em to ur heart's content. i recommend exporting after ur done and saving it somewhere in case u have to uninstall/reinstall to troubleshoot or smth

you're done! now u can see the results of polls without clicking them and other such things

(ID: a poll i have not voted on. it has 17 votes and 23h 56m remaining. the title is "poll :)" and the answers are "answer 1" "answer 2" and "see results". there are no percentage labels, but the amount each answer has is indicated by light blue bars in each result, as they would be if i had voted. end ID) note: i'm not sure how/if this aspect of the extension is indicated for screenreaders

THIS POST IS TRANSGENDER BTW!

[mariacallous]

This week, the Kremlin sought to dominate public information spaces with narratives about Russia’s attack with a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. The incident was splashed across the front pages of Russian news outlets and served as the centrepiece of state-controlled TV discussions. The objective is clear: domestically, to enforce a patriotic siege mentality; internationally, to stoke fears of nuclear war, to intimidate, and to weaken support for Ukraine.

Fraudsters fighting fakes

Instead of giving this fear-mongering more oxygen, we focus on something topical, though no less revealing. Enter the Kremlin-funded ‘Global Fact-Checking Network’, a supposedly international initiative to combat bias and disinformation. Under different circumstances, the irony of this endeavour might even be laughable. But it’s dead serious – another weaponised tool to enable and amplify international manipulation.

The network was unveiled at the Kremlin-organised ‘Dialogue on Fakes 2.0(opens in a new tab)’ forum in Moscow last week, hosted by the Russian government-funded NGO ANO Dialog. According to its director(opens in a new tab), Vladimir Tabak, the initiative aims to establish standards for fact-checking, inviting journalists and organisations to join after signing a so-called ‘Code of Responsible Fact-Checking(opens in a new tab)’. The network claims it will develop tools to identify fake news, train professionals, and compile a public database of ‘proven false data’, accessible globally.

Fact-checking as camouflage

Training experts, setting standards, and creating tools to combat disinformation are goals EUvsDisinfo fully supports. But there’s a catch: ANO Dialog(opens in a new tab) and its subsidiary Dialog Regions are Kremlin-funded entities designed to manipulate information domestically and globally to serve Kremlin interests. Its director, Vladimir Tabak(opens in a new tab), is under EU sanctions and in 2024, the US Treasury(opens in a new tab) linked the organisation to Russia’s foreign influence operations, including AI-driven election interference and the Doppelgänger disinformation campaign.

In other words, ANO Dialog and Vladimir Tabak are themselves producing and spreading disinformation and running information manipulation operations for the Kremlin. Announcing a ‘global fact-checking network’ is just the latest iteration of a years-long campaign to copy the verbal and visual vocabulary of actual fact-checking organisations to spread lies.

Lapsha Media and WarOnFakes

In 2021, ANO Dialog signed a ‘Memorandum on Countering Fakes(opens in a new tab)’, which had been set up by major Russian internet companies. It then started the ‘Lapsha Media project(opens in a new tab)’, a website and social media campaign with all the trappings of a fact-checking organisation: slick promotion videos telling users to not believe everything they see online, a weekly newsletter with ‘top fakes’ and information for readers to send in their own ‘fakes’ to be checked by ‘experts’.

Lapsha media is available in Russian and targets Russian-speaking audiences, but Timofej Vasiljev(opens in a new tab), who worked for ANO Dialog in the past, set up the WarOnFakes project, a propaganda project posing as a fact-checking organisation which was available in multiple language (although it failed to gain much following among European audiences).

Deception wrapped in data

ANO Dialog disguises itself as a modern, technologically advanced NGO, whose main goal is to offer advice on communications and digitalisation to Russian state institutions. Commenting on the dangers of online disinformation and fake news fits this role. Its director Tabak is regularly quoted and invited to panels(opens in a new tab) by Russian state media to talk about the dangers to society of ‘fake news’ and ‘deep fakes’ and how he and his organisation aim to fight it.

Some results of this fight were presented in a special ‘Fake News Dissemination Study(opens in a new tab)’ for the above-mentioned conference. What exposes this document as a manipulative fake is its ostensible exactness. The organisation claims to have ‘revealed’ 4,051 fakes in 2023, which were allegedly seen by 12 million persons. In 2024, they claim to have identified more than 4,000 fakes, but thanks to their ‘anti-fake system’ these were so far seen by only 8 million persons. The report even includes a chart which shows which months had the highest number of fakes in the last years and a heatmap to show the total number of identified fakes in each Russian region.

No math in disinformation

By providing these numbers, ANO Dialog tries to make it appear as if it had an understanding of the total amount of fake news or disinformation in Russia. Yet there is no method to reliably measure the amount of disinformation anywhere. Disinformation is not potatoes. It is an abstract concept enabled by manipulative behaviour which comes in many different forms and happens on many different mediums and channels.

The report implies that what it counted was ‘fake’ or inaccurate information. But disinformation doesn’t always work with lies; it often works with half-truths, or even completely accurate information that is taken out of context or presented in a manipulative way, exaggerated, coupled with non-related events, and so on. How would that be counted? As half a fake? As a third of a fake? And who decides how much of a fake that is?

We at EUvsDisinfo have worked professionally since 2015 in countering disinformation and manipulation following a comprehensive concept, which we described in April 2020 and elaborated in July 2023.

EUvsDisinfo also maintains a database, which last week reached the sad milestone of 18,000 examples of disinformation cases. These are merely an illustration of disinformation narratives directed at the EU and its neighbours. We do not claim to be able to quantify the vast amounts of manipulative content being produced every day.

Confusion is the main goal

ANO Dialog is of course not really concerned with these questions because it is itself a major producer of manipulative content. This report is just one more attempt to make it appear that there is a Russian alternative to fact-checking organisations. It works in much the same way that Russian officials often claim that there is no free-speech in Western countries. Their argument is pure whataboutism: ‘If you say we don’t have free speech, we say you don’t have free speech. And then you will not have less free speech and we will not have more free speech’. In reality, the people listening will be a little more confused about free speech and that’s the goal.

It is about taking up space in the information environment and drowning out other voices.

Don’t be deceived!

Other things the Kremlin called fake this week:

– The West did not organise the DHL cargo plane crash in Vilnius to blame Russia

The Kremlin’s disinformation machine churned out an absurd conspiracy theory this week, claiming that the West orchestrated the crash of a DHL cargo plane in Vilnius in order to frame Russia. The theory, promoted by a Russian State Duma member, hinges on a tenuous connection to a Times article that highlighted concerns about parcel bombs and their potential use by Russian intelligence. The crash, which occurred on 25 November, involved a Boeing 737. Lithuanian authorities and DHL are investigating the cause(opens in a new tab), with initial assessments pointing to either technical issues or human error.

The case is an illustrative example of information manipulation by pro-Kremlin media. They did not wait for the results of the investigation but put out their own version of an anti-Russian conspiracy by ‘Anglo-Saxons’ almost immediately. This story was spread by the main TV station Rossiya 1 and the main Russian newswire RIA. In this way, they attempt to dominate the information environment and have search engines pick up their version of events first. It is instructive that these main outlets spread this story so soon: this allows other outlets in the pro-Russian infosphere to republish and amplify it. We have written before about how members of the presidential administration control the main Russian information environment through the use of temnik guidelines.

– North Korean soldiers are fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called news that North Korean soldiers are being deployed against Ukraine ‘another batch of fake news’. In fact, there is evidence from US, South Korean and Ukrainian sources that the North Korean regime has sent more than 10,000 troops to join the war against Ukraine. This has also been confirmed by HRVP Josep Borrell(opens in a new tab) and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte(opens in a new tab). Peskov’s reasoning for why this could not be true was interesting: because it was not reported by Russian milbloggers. An official of the country that ranks 162 out of 180(opens in a new tab) in the press freedom ranking by Reporters Without Borders apparently still relies on the credibility of independent sources for validation – ironic, given the Kremlin’s routine suppression of free speech and independent media.

– Russia receives weapons from other countries

Another example of the Kremlin’s attempt to obscure uncomfortable truths came this week when Dmitry Medvedev, Vice Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, denied that Russia receives military equipment from other countries. Medvedev claimed that the ‘absolute majority’ of weapons, missiles, and ammunition used in the war against Ukraine is manufactured in Russia. However, substantial evidence contradicts this assertion. By November 2024, South Korean intelligence reported that North Korea had sent over 9 million artillery shells(opens in a new tab), missiles(opens in a new tab), and other weapons to Russia in more than 13,000 containers(opens in a new tab) since August 2023. Iran provides Russia with drones(opens in a new tab) and China is providing critical components(opens in a new tab) to sustain Russia’s military industry. This heavy reliance on external supplies exposes significant gaps in Russia’s own production capabilities. We said we would not mention the ballistic missiles in this review, but here we are after all.

[scorci-chan]

----- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- ----- ----- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- ----- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- ----- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- ----- ----- ----- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- ----- .---- .---- / ----- ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- / ----- ----- .---- ----- .---- .---- .---- .---- / ----- ----- .---- ----- .---- .---- .---- .---- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- .---- .---- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- .---- .---- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- .---- .---- / ----- ----- .---- ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- / ----- .---- .---- .---- .---- ----- ----- .---- / ----- .---- .---- ----- .---- .---- .---- .---- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- .---- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- ----- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- .---- / ----- .---- .---- ----- ----- ----- .---- ----- / ----- .---- .---- ----- ----- .---- ----- .---- / ----- ----- .---- ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- / ----- .---- .---- ----- ----- ----- .---- .---- / ----- .---- .---- ----- .---- .---- .---- .---- / ----- .---- .---- ----- .---- .---- ----- .---- / ----- ----- .---- ----- .---- .---- .---- .---- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- .---- .---- / ----- .---- .---- ----- ----- ----- ----- .---- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- ----- / ----- .---- .---- ----- ----- ----- .---- .---- / ----- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- ----- ----- / ----- ----- .---- .---- .---- .---- .---- .---- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- .---- ----- / ----- ----- .---- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- / ----- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- ----- .---- / ----- .---- .---- ----- ----- .---- .---- .---- / ----- .---- ----- .---- ----- .---- .---- .---- / ----- .---- .---- ----- ----- ----- ----- .---- / ----- .---- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- ----- / ----- .---- ----- ----- .---- ----- ----- ----- / ----- .---- ----- .---- .---- .---- .---- .---- / ----- .---- ----- ----- ----- ----- .---- ----- / ----- .---- .---- ----- ----- ----- ----- .---- / ----- .---- .---- ----- ----- ----- .---- ----- / ----- .---- .---- .---- ----- .---- .---- .----

Hmm okay. Easy enough- just gotta run it through a morce code decoder- oh?? It's Binary?? Heh

Easy peasy!! Binary decoder!! NIce It's,, -a youtube link?? Better run it through some link checkers. Can't be too careful

Okay seems to be safe, triple checked and copied the video title to search on youtube instead of clicking it. and-

Ashley Tisdale - Never Gonna Give You Up? It's actually pretty good, thanks for the tunes <3<3<3 great meme<3

heres one for you! Good luck! 8GPInTiModt=y?kfwdz/prf.hexwxrb.zzz//:vswwk

[fivenightsatfreddysfanfiction]

Trade Tomorrow for Today

Sydney finds all the beta tester logs before Alex does. The consequences are lasting.

Time Frame: End of Special Delivery Arc, Sydney POV

Inspired by Poison from Hazbin Hotel OST

-------------------------

The VR world remained as unsettling as when he first ‘stepped’ into it following Alex’s instructions. His little brother’s words in his ear via the tiny communication bud had been a grounding presence, kept him from freezing in place the moment the digital recreation of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza built up around him.

It was both familiar and unknown to him, the black and white checkered tile under his feet, covered tables with party hats strewn on them, aged walls that once upon a time had been a lighter shade of blue.

How did he know they had been blue?

But through each mini-game Alex walked him through after passing them himself, Sydney inched through the digital maze in search of the pieces of code that seemed out of place. Fragments trapped in the forms of cassette tapes with a fearful voice explaining her situation in broken sentences. Her words made him tense, a strange tingling passing over him like the faintest of headaches that faded too fast to be natural. He gave himself a small pat on the back for having the foresight to tell Alex not to play the tapes himself until they were all gathered and isolated from the VR world. Maybe playing them as regular audio from a speaker won’t cause the weird feeling.

Something else here had been blue, not the walls, something his Remnant had fixated on and still didn’t let go even when so much had been worn away. Blue, blue, blue.

Along with the tapes and the tingling was this glitching figure of someone in a rabbit suit, glowing purple eyes staring at him as it waved in a stuttering motion, like not enough frames had been put in its animation. Sydney had reported it to Alex and he’d sworn under his breath, growling about the Master File he had suspected had been implanted into the game’s code. While his brother went about modifying the VR game to upload the changes live and contain the A.I., Sydney focused on the figure that seemed to draw closer to him with each tape collected.

Couldn’t play the games with Freddy, kept freezing up and panicking and feeling like if he just cast his mind somewhere else he’d be safe and Alex had to talk him back to himself, get him out of the mini-game, wait until he hacked in cheats to let him skip directly to each tape’s general location and buy him time to search for them.

The rabbit guy seemed to get clearer visually and gain more animation as his exploration went on, a low distorted voice whispering as ambiance. It made Sydney’s skin crawl. This wasn’t the Master File, what little he knew of him and could recall. There was a copy of him at Boss Lady’s pizzeria, Digital Lucian, who was the operator of Circus Baby. Blonde, one green eye, one silver eye, dressed in blue and red, tended to avoid crowds if he didn’t have to be around them, snarky and demanding one second, withdrawn and somber the next; the Master File version had silver eyes, dressed in purple, and had gleefully helped the Aftons drag him and Alex into their schemes to the point both of them were close to just ceasing to exist.

He also liked talking. A lot. Lots of flattery and taunting, conniving little bastard. Different from how Sydney could talk. He tried not to think about what his way of talking could do. He’d slipped once, out of anger that his brother had gotten bullied at the pizzeria, and had only snapped out of speaking once the acrid smell of his victim soiling themselves hit his nose.

Last Sydney heard, that kid never regained the person they had been before, fawning when anyone even slightly raised a voice in their presence. It made him ill. A personality broken because he lost control.

He’d talked to someone here, didn’t he, someone blue, but they didn’t break. Didn’t break, couldn’t fly but didn’t break.

“Wish you were here,” Sydney muttered with a faint sigh, “Someone I couldn’t break. Someone strong like that.. wonder if they’re still around.” He held up another of the labeled tapes, frowning at it before reaching out to press the glitch-textured tape player on the virtual desk that connected to the previous tester’s room.

Fade in, fade out, the case containing the other tapes remained in place on a lone desk with the player he used to listen to them. They were numbered in the wrong order, which had frustrated Sydney when he heard far too late that whatever the tape girl had been afraid of, likely this rabbit thing, had attached itself to the log tapes and she’d broken and scattered them to try and weaken it. But her last tape said she had an idea of what to do about it, so maybe this final tape had her plan?

He’d play it and then let Alex know the steps via their earbud. Then maybe that stupid rabbit thing would go away and the weird pressure in his head would stop. Sydney glanced over his shoulder, scowling at the figure still looming there, leaning to one side and still staring at him with that stupid smile that was sewn into his rabbit head.

Tape in the player, play button pressed.

Why did it smell like old blood?

Sydney listened with half his attention on the tape, the rest cast outside of the limiting view of the VR game, sudden tension gripping him. The air in the testing room had changed, there was a faint swish of cloth, the scent of perfume, the feel of another person in proximity, soft breaths taken to try and conceal themselves. The rabbit drew closer. What did the tape girl say? Alex needed those instructions. Sydney pressed play again, tried to pull his awareness from the other person to focus on the tape. Hard reset? Allow the merge to begin, then trigger a memory flush?

Something cold and metal pressed to his head, making him freeze in place. -Wait, this was familiar too, he experienced this before but not this way, roles flipped, someone blue, old blood- There was a hiss of air pressure and then a sharp stabbing pain as something was injected into him, a new and foreign object locking into place so suddenly he didn’t even have a chance to react.

“Ah, here’s the signal,” that familiarly flirtatious voice echoed in the darkness of the tape room in game, almost in sync with whatever it was that was fired into his head. “I thought one of them would recollect the pieces for us, but I had expected it to be the little hacker boy.”

Shit, they were on to them. They tagged him, but maybe he can stop them from tagging Alex. Sydney quickly raised his hands to pull the VR headset off, only to find his arms halted in place, glowing green hands of the rabbit figure gripping his wrists and holding him in place.

“Wh-what the hell?!” he exclaimed, panicking confusion setting in. The rabbit guy was grabbing him in game, so why couldn’t he move his real body?!

The shadows of the tape room parted to let in the lanky figure of the Master File, a graphic trail of pixels drifting after him as the silver-eyed digital ghost smiled shrewdly. Sydney jerked in place, trying again to wrench himself free, but the rabbit was weirdly strong for having such a deceptively scrawny figure. Why couldn’t he move his real body too?!

“Should have listened to the warnings at the start of the game, Darling,” Master File purred, standing by the table of tapes and folding his arms over his chest in a casual pose. “You and the kid did a wonderful job of gathering up the parts of this learning A.I. for us, and you gave us enough time to get that implant into you.” His eyes gleamed cruelly as he chuckled, “Now I have direct access to you. Electrical impulses, digitized Remnant, you get the picture.” Master File gestured towards the rabbit figure. “I just encourage your brain to believe what happens in here, happens in real life.”

The rabbit lightly kicked at Sydney’s legs and his knees hit the floor painfully, a soft grunt escaping him. Wasn’t Alex picking up any audio? What the hell? Was he in some mini-game that was overpowering the earbud again?!

He felt the careful scrape of fingernails against his ear that made him twitch uncomfortable, then grit his teeth as the tiny bud was pulled out and away, severing his connection to his brother. “Hm, no wonder this one found the learning A.I. first,” the tape girl’s voice remarked outside of the game, a strange accent to her voice that hadn’t been in the recordings, “He’s been cheating with the help of his partner.”

“Cheating a game is one thing, but still a far less sin than the act of cheating death,” Sydney began, promising himself to make up for this later. “How many lifetimes have you stolen to-?”

A sharp pain stabbed through his skull again, making him cry out. The rabbit held him in place as he doubled over, gasping while riding the pain out. Old habit, old habit, breathe through it.

“Oh, did you think you could pull that trick on her? I just told you I have direct access to you, idiot,” Master File sighed as if in disappointment. “Afton, I do hope you have something to transport the data with. I’m going to be a bit busy frying this meathead’s brain to wipe our trail.”

“And waste a perfectly good transponder? Especially one that has the same V.A.N.N.I. connection as the others?” Tape Girl, or was she Afton now, declared indignantly, “I put that in for you to have control, not waste materials!” Sydney could hear her swing the device she used around in the air. “I have the two vessels this body could get me access to, but this is also a good opportunity to gain two more assistants for my plans. Just need to track down where the other one is in the building…”

Panic. This could ruin everything! The deal, the deal was to stay away from their old ways of doing things, right? Couldn’t remember, but close enough. If Alex wasn’t pulled in, maybe he could get away, could be spared.

Didn’t he do this before too? Sent him away, trapped his not-dad in place, and then.. something. Blanks in memory.

“You don’t need him!” Sydney blurted out, wincing at the glare from the Master File, a warning thrum of pressure put on him through the implant. “Wait, wait, think about it. For what you’re thinking, having a kid do that? It’ll be too easy to trace back to you; he’s sloppy with physical shit, that’s why I kept him on tech stuff!”

That sounded about right, right? Convince them that Alex would be useless, keep him out of this, keep him safe. If only he knew more about what they used to do, how they worked. The way Alex talked about it, it seemed this was how they operated. He was the brains and Sydney the brawn and.. someone was.. was there someone else?

“Afton, this network hardware is limiting,” Master File remarked warningly, glaring out at the darkness of the tape room in game. “I can’t guarantee holding control over both of these rats if you implant the other one. Pick one so I can just kill the other.”

It wasn’t working. It wasn’t working! What could he do-?

Oh.

He can talk.

“This much control over me and him? Don’t need to do that if we make a deal,” Sydney spoke with a calmness he didn’t really feel. Master File shot him a suspicious look but Afton made an interested hum. It wasn’t much but at least it was a foot in the door. Don’t break down personality, break down the argument. “No idea how you came back, but I got my new lease on life via contract. And my old job as a merc meant I deal in contracts all the time. So how about we exchange control that’ll be more hassle than it’s worth for a more mutually beneficial contract?” he offered, pushing as much of his old cold confidence into his words as he could without tipping his hand.

“You have my attention,” the woman murmured, tapping a foot against the floor, “What do I get for not going after your partner?”

Okay, okay, took the bait, now to secure the interest.

“Since I wasn’t able to give any identifying report, he’s got no clue who’s involved in this or what the scheme is, so he can’t give anything to anyone else,” Sydney began in the same calm voice, wincing only a little at the grip still on his arms by the rabbit figure. The Master File was focused on him, and the tingling feeling that was starting to ramp up was probably him trying to get a better grip on his brain. “No trail of evidence he can use. Me, I was the senior partner; whatever you need done, I’ve got more experience. I’m the more valuable merc.”

“And for letting the little vermin just scurry away, you’ll be… obedient?” Afton asked in an amused tone.

“Ah, that’s why his Remnant seemed familiar,” Master File suddenly piped up, a sharp smile cutting across his face as Sydney turned a wide-eyed gaze towards the digital ghost, “I have a record matching it from the database we’ve been building. Traces of it were scanned from that paper plate thing that was stashed in the defunct Spring Bonnie unit we recovered from his partner’s Remnant control.” The Master File looked back out at the room, as if he could see Afton out in the real world from within the VR game. “This guy was Sydney Michaels in his past life, hired by the first William Afton to take out Fredbear’s Family Diner, then by your ex to get Remnant sampling data from that Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza location, and ended up dying there. We were using his partner for power to run the manufacturing facility in Sub-Basement D, Sister Location.”

That… that tracked with what little he remembered.

“Oh, so you already have experience working with us!” Afton remarked brightly, “That makes this contract much easier to accept. I had been considering getting a bodyguard for Emelia’s new body and you seem like you’d do nicely to keep her in check.” He heard her clap her hands sharply and the door to the testing room creaked open. His heart skipped a beat at the pounding steps of an animatronic entering the room.

Run, run, need to run, get away, away, away.

His vision went black for a second, the tingling in brain growing nearly unbearable before settling down to a faint pressure that felt like… containment? When the darkness faded, he was alone in a sea of black. No sense of distance or direction. He was free to move, but… he felt odd. Disconnected.

There was the press of metal against his arms, the cold bleeding through the fabric of his shirt to leave a faint impression of temperature. Panic spiked again before dulling, like his head was muffled, stuffed with cotton. Sydney swayed, disoriented. Felt like he was still in VR but.. why didn’t he feel right?

The headset was lifted from him, control gloves pulled off, and he blinked slowly, a groggy feeling like an urge to sleep tugging at him as he looked up. A blonde woman smiled down at him, green eyes cold and calculating as she gazed over him in consideration. “Yes, this works out just fine,” she murmured.

“Wh-what did you do to me?” Sydney growled, struggling to keep afloat of the urge to sink into sleep, “W-we made a deal, I w-wasn’t going to… put up… a fight!” The woman just laughed softly at him.

“That we do, Mr. Michaels,” she agreed, smug smile pursing her painted lips, “but understand that I’d like to keep a training leash on my new dog until he properly learns his place.”

He glared, teeth bared in frustration as whatever animatronic was behind him pulled him to his feet. The fog over him thickened, senses dulling, and he couldn’t fight the urge to sleep any longer. He sank into it, resenting the relief that he felt over not having to face whatever was hauling him around.

.

The world began seeping back in with blurs of color in distorted shapes first. Sydney blinked slowly to clear his vision and bring focus back. There was motion; he could hear vehicles passing, felt the vibrations of wheels on road, the sturdiness of metal pressed to his back, all buzzing through his body as he lay prone. He blinked a bit more, giving himself time to reorient himself. What had happened? What was the last thing he remembered doing?

Ah.

A dull ache in the side of his head, a tender spot that hurt to touch, now he remembered. He clenched his teeth again, a swirl of emotions fighting to make themselves known to him making his head ache more and his gut churn uncomfortably. A few moments to push it all down and away, -don’t think about it, not gonna do any good- and then he was rolling over to get off the floor of whatever vehicle he’d been tossed into. The motion exacerbated the churning in his gut and he leaned against a stack of secured boxes, breathing carefully to let the queasiness pass.

Was he drugged? This definitely had all the earmarks of a classic abduction. The thought almost made him laugh. He’d been abducted. Him. The reborn merc who had a history of kidnapping people. The irony was bitterly amusing. His forehead pressed to his arm to help steady himself as a few soft chuckles escaped him, eyes squeezed shut so tight that they watered and that water escaped him too.

So funny.

Once Sydney pulled himself together, he looked around the area to get a better grasp of the situation. Back of a van, packed with boxes, an endoskeleton curled up in a corner and offline. Body still felt strange, like he was moving himself but as though removed from himself, as if he was stuck in VR and his body was the ‘game’ he manipulated. Jarring. He didn’t try to stand, too risky.

There was also a bench bolted in place against one of the walls of the van -moving van?- and two people were rested on it, straps pulled over them to keep them safely secured. One a young woman, long blonde hair, one strand colored in rainbow, dressed in a white shirt with a soft blue over shirt, ends tied in a casual loop, and a long pastel pink skirt, sturdy work boots still flaked with dirt and wood chips, rainbow flag pin decorating the overshirt, light makeup. She was asleep, slumped aside in her seat.

Beside her was a small boy, brown hair, bit on the skinny side, dressed in a striped shirt of dark colors and shorts, sneakers that looked like they hadn’t yet been used. He was also asleep, leaning into the woman for support. His facial features looked a bit like the woman’s, and the woman looked quite a lot like Afton’s new host body.

Were the three related in some way?

He gingerly picked his way to them, shuffling over the floor as he tried to navigate the new disconnect between himself and his own body. -Was this what Alex meant whenever he talked about disassociation? This feeling of his body only barely being his own?- Once there, Sydney carefully pulled himself up to sit on the bench as well, pulling a strap over himself for safety. As soon as the click sounded he let himself sag in place, slumping against the wall of the van while stress and exhaustion dragged him down in his own mind again.

A shuddering sigh passed through his teeth, a crack in the wall between himself and everything he shoved aside threatening to widen and overwhelm him. This was it, wasn’t it. It was the only thing he could do to keep the two contracts from tearing him apart and risking Alex’s life. He gave up power over himself. Had it been like this for his past victims too? This constant feeling of just barely staying above the drowning line in his own mind while his body seemed on the verge of betraying him, following someone else’s impulse and direction? This want to flee into the depths of his thoughts without looking back, desperate for any escape from what would surely be in his future once the van stopped?

The only difference here, from what he’d been told he did to his victims and what happened to him here… the difference was he chose this. And he had no idea if that was better or worse than whatever he’d done in the past. Were there other options he could have taken? Maybe if he’d been smarter. Alex would probably have found something. All Sydney had was panic and the deep-rooted need to keep his brother safe from any threat, even if that threat would one day be himself. Today just happened to be that day.

So he did the only thing he could do; he talked, said the things Afton wanted to hear, signed himself over to her clutches and just hoped it was enough. That Alex would see him gone and just stay away for his own good. Boss Lady would take him in, she was good about that. They were family.

Sydney’s eyes closed. No point thinking anymore. Even if he didn’t have tomorrow, he did his job today. He got all the threats away from Alex, bought his brother time to escape and paid with himself.

He was done.

[runicmagitek]

Hi there Runic!

I was wondering your opinion on using Scrivner to draft fics vs using Word? Like pros and cons? (Some of the articles online are so confusing! >//<‘)

Thanks so much for the ask, anon! And also thanks for your patience; I wanted to give this some thought, hence the wait.

I primarily use Scrivener and have been using it for a little over a decade. I also use Word during the final phase of edits. I'll list some of my favorite features of each one, followed by the cons.

Scrivener

Organizing a story in Scrivener is where it shines the most. For a longer story, you can break things down by chapter and easily move them around as needed. For me, I use a single file for all my fics and breakdown folders by fandom, then by ships. The use of status markers and labels and custom meta-data, while initially daunting, are also super great to flag what state your draft is in along with any other indicators you wish to use. For me, I like marking if fics are for an exchange or a gift for a friend. I've even customized the meta-data so I can plug in potential tags and ratings as I go!

Snapshots is a neat function that makes a copy of your current file. I use it with each new phase of editing, in case I need to refer to an older version. It's super easy to switch back and forth between snapshots, plus there's a preview to show what has been removed or added from the last version!

There are a ton of compiling options for when you wish to export your story as a Word doc or a PDF or even for epublishing. I don't use this too often, but I have lots of friends who do and it makes proper formatting really simple.

There is a focus mode that removes all the UI stuff and just shows you the words. If this didn't exist, I wouldn't be able to write anything lolsob.

You can set target goals for each document or even the entire file. And if you have multiple documents in a single folder with word count targets applied, Scrivener will add them all up and give you a total target estimate. Really handy for planning out how long your story will be!

THERE IS A DARK MODE THEME.

Word

The grammar/spelling checker is a lot more robust in comparison to Scrivener.

Sharing your Word document and sharing notes/comments with beta readers is a LOT easier in Word. It's similar to how Google Docs works with leaving comments, replying to each other, and marking them as resolved.

Copy-pasting from Word into AO3's rich text preserves the formatting, whereas I've had a lot of wonky issues going from Scrivener to AO3.

Text-to-speech, while kinda weird, is a godsend when I want to read out loud a fic before posting, but don't have the energy to do so.

If you have Word, you likely have a Microsoft subscription, which means you have access to OneDrive, which makes for VERY easy backups. Plus you can get Word on your phone and work off that and your computer seamlessly at no extra cost.

THERE IS ALSO A DARK MODE.

Hokay, now for cons.

Scrivener

Scrivener is not free. It is a one-time fee of $60~. That said, if you participate in NaNo and win, you can get a discount code (I believe it's 50% off?)

It was originally made for Macs, but then a Windows version was developed. The team behind Scrivener is very small and it took… forever to get the Windows version up to speed with the Mac version. There are still some differences between the two, but thankfully both versions are on the same page. Jumping off of this, there is an iOS version, but no Android version.

If you wish to back up your Scrivener stuff, you can only really do that via a Dropbox account. Also, I believe it's not possible to open the same file on different computer types. So if you have two computers (one Mac and one Windows) and want to open the same file on both, it's not really going to work. In my experience, I've also run into issues getting things to sync and open when using two Windows computers. So if you're planning to bounce around different computers/laptops/etc., definitely keep this in mind.

On top of that, for every device you want Scrivener on? You need to pay for that.

Scrivener has got one hell of a learning curve, too. I've been using it for so long and am STILL discovering new ways to use it. It can be intimidating, even after you go through all the tutorials.

Word

This also costs money, but sadly is not a one-time fee AND you need to invest in a bundle plan instead of just getting Word. Home subscriptions range from $70 to $100 a year, depending if you're getting it just for yourself or for your family/friends to use too. For me, I use it with my boyfriend and we use all the programs a bunch, so it works out well for us. This might work for you too if you're interested in having access to things like Excel and OneNote and cloud storage. But if you just want Word, that's not really feasible.

I haven't experienced this because I've stopped writing novel-length stories in Word, but I've heard from friends that the program slows down after 30k words or so, which is unfortunate and frustrating.

Furthermore, you can't really transition from file to file in Word as you can in Scrivener. You'd need to manage the folders on your computer outside of the program.

Word isn't really designed for book formatting. You CAN do it, but it takes some extra work on your end to format things accordingly, whereas Scrivener has a bunch of built-in features to help with that.

Microsoft is A LOT bigger than the Scrivener team, thus there are frequent updates. And because of that, you need to perform more updates to the program and might even need to reacquaint yourself with features and UI changes.

I hope this helps! Regardless of which program you wish to use, I hope it goes smoothly and you have a blast writing your stories on it!

[codedetect]

Codequiry: Everyone's Trusted Website Plagiarism Checker.

In today's digital age, it is crucial to preserve the reliability and integrity of online content. Codequiry's Website Plagiarism Checker is an advanced tool for confirming the originality of website content. Tools like Website Plagiarism Checker are essential for bloggers, website owners, content authors, and even students because the risk of copied or duplicated content has increased due to the rapid growth of online information. now visit our website.

[firespirited]

Long post. Press j to skip.

I AM SICK OF THE STUPID AI DEBATES, does it imagine, is it based on copyrightable material, are my patterns in there?

That's not the point.

I briefly got into website design freelancing (less than 3 months) before burn out.

The main reason was that automation had begun for generating stylesheets in somewhat tasteful palettes, for automatically making html/xml (they really haven't learned to simplify and tidy code though, they just load 50 divs instead of one), for batch colourising design elements to match and savvy designers weren't building graphics from scratch and to spec unless it was their day job.

Custom php and database design died with the free bundled CMS packages that come with your host with massive mostly empty unused values.

No-one has talked about the previous waves of people automated out of work by website design generators, code generators, the fiverr atomisation of what would have been a designers job into 1 logo and a swatch inserted into a CMS by an unpaid intern. Reviews, tutorials, explanations and articles are generated by stealing youtube video captions, scraping fan sites and putting them on a webpage. Digitally processing images got automated with scripts stolen from fan creators who shared. Screencaps went from curated processed images made by a person to machine produced once half a second and uploaded indiscriminately. Media recaps get run into google translate and back which is why they often read as a little odd when you look up the first results.

This was people's work, some of it done out of love, some done for pay. It's all automated and any paid work is immediately copied/co-opted for 20 different half baked articles on sites with more traffic now. Another area of expertise I'd cultivated was deep dive research, poring over scans of magazines and analysing papers, fact checking. I manually checked people's code for errors or simplifications, you can get generators to do that too, even for php. I used to be an english-french translator.

The generators got renamed AI and slightly better at picture making and writing but it's the same concept.

The artists that designed the web templates are obscured, paid a flat fee by the CMS developpers, the CMS coders are obscured, paid for their code often in flat fees by a company that owns all copyright over the code and all the design elements that go with. That would have been me if I hadn't had further health issues, hiding a layer in one of the graphics or a joke in the code that may or may not make it through to the final product. Or I could be a proof reader and fact checker for articles that get barely enough traffic while they run as "multi snippets" in other publications.

The problem isn't that the machines got smarter, it's that they now encroach on a new much larger area of workers. I'd like to ask why the text to speech folks got a flat fee for their work for example: it's mass usage it should be residual based. So many coders and artists and writers got screwed into flat fee gigs instead of jobs that pay a minimum and more if it gets mass use.

The people willing to pay an artist for a rendition of their pet in the artist's style are the same willing to pay for me to rewrite a machine translation to have the same nuances as the original text. The same people who want free are going to push forward so they keep free if a little less special cats and translations. They're the same people who make clocks that last 5 years instead of the ones my great uncle made that outlived him. The same computer chips my aunt assembled in the UK for a basic wage are made with a lot more damaged tossed chips in a factory far away that you live in with suicide nets on the stairs.

There is so much more to 'AI' than the narrow snake oil you are being sold: it is the classic and ancient automation of work by replacing a human with a limited machine. Robot from serf (forced work for a small living)

It's a large scale generator just like ye olde glitter text generators except that threw a few pennies at the coders who made the generator and glitter text only matters when a human with a spark of imagination knows when to deploy it to funny effect. The issue is that artists and writers are being forced to gig already. We have already toppled into precariousness. We are already half way down the slippery slope if you can get paid a flat fee of $300 for something that could make 300k for the company. The generators are the big threat keeping folks afraid and looking at the *wrong* thing.

We need art and companies can afford to pay you for art. Gig work for artists isn't a safe stable living. The fact that they want to make machines to take that pittance isn't the point. There is money, lots of money. It's not being sent to the people who make art. It's not supporting artists to mess around and create something new. It's not a fight between you and a machine, it's a fight to have artists and artisans valued as deserving a living wage not surviving between gigs.

[desklibai]

Unlock Your Academic Potential with Desklib's Free Study Documents & AI Tools

In the digital age, the quest for knowledge has never been more accessible. Whether you're a student juggling multiple assignments or an educator seeking innovative teaching resources, Desklib's Free Study Documents & Resources is your ultimate destination. With over 1 million academic resources at your fingertips, Desklib offers a treasure trove of study documents, AI Grader, AI Code Checker, and more—all designed to enhance your academic journey. Let's dive into how Desklib can transform your learning experience.

A Community-Driven Resource Hub

Desklib's Study Documents Library is a vast, open collection of academic resources contributed by students from universities and colleges worldwide. This community-driven approach ensures that the library is diverse and comprehensive, reflecting a wide range of educational systems and standards. Whether you're looking for past assignments, research papers, or study guides, Desklib has you covered.

Accessible and Free

One of the most appealing aspects of Desklib is its commitment to accessibility. The Study Documents Library is completely free to access. You can browse, search, and view all documents without any subscription or payment. If you wish to download documents, simply log in to your account to access the files. This open approach makes education more inclusive and accessible to everyone.

Contribute and Benefit

Desklib encourages students to contribute their own academic documents to the library. By sharing your past assignments, reports, essays, presentations, or study guides, you not only help other students but also earn free access to various academic tools like the AI Grader and AI Code Checker. Contributing is easy: create an account, upload your documents, and share them with the community.

Enhance Your Learning with AI Tools

Desklib goes beyond just providing study documents. It offers a suite of AI-powered tools designed to enhance your academic experience. Let's explore some of these innovative tools:

AI Grader

The AI Grader is a powerful tool that helps you assess your assignments and essays. By leveraging advanced AI algorithms, the AI Grader provides detailed feedback and suggestions for improvement. This tool is invaluable for students who want to refine their writing skills and ensure their work meets the highest standards.

AI Code Checker

For students pursuing computer science or related fields, the AI Code Checker is a game-changer. This tool analyzes your code for errors, inefficiencies, and best practices. It provides real-time feedback, helping you improve your coding skills and produce high-quality, error-free code.

AI Quiz and AI Answers

Studying for exams can be challenging, but Desklib's AI Quiz and AI Answers tools make it easier. The AI Quiz tool allows you to create custom quizzes based on your study materials, helping you test your knowledge and identify areas for improvement. The AI Answers tool provides instant answers to your questions, making study sessions more efficient and effective.

AI Paraphraser

The AI Paraphraser is an essential tool for students who need to rephrase text while maintaining its original meaning. This tool helps you avoid plagiarism and ensures that your work is original and well-written. Whether you're working on an essay or a research paper, the AI Paraphraser can be a valuable asset.

AI Detector and Plagiarism Checker

Academic integrity is crucial, and Desklib's AI Detector and Plagiarism Checker tools help you maintain it. The AI Detector identifies any instances of AI-generated content in your work, ensuring that your assignments are authentic. The Plagiarism Checker scans your documents for any copied content, providing a detailed report on the originality of your work. These tools are essential for students who want to submit high-quality, original work.

How to Make the Most of Desklib

To get the most out of Desklib, follow these tips:

Create an Account: Sign up for a free account to access all the features and tools available on Desklib.

Explore the Library: Use the user-friendly search tool to find relevant study documents. You can search by keywords, document types, topics, or any other criteria.

Contribute Your Work: Share your academic documents with the community. Not only will you help others, but you'll also gain access to additional tools and resources.

Utilize AI Tools: Take advantage of the AI Grader, AI Code Checker, AI Quiz, AI Answers, AI Paraphraser, AI Detector, and Plagiarism Checker to enhance your learning experience.

Engage with the Community: Connect with other students and educators on Desklib. Share insights, ask questions, and collaborate to make the most of this valuable resource.

Conclusion

Desklib's Free Study Documents & Resources is more than just a library of academic materials. It's a comprehensive platform that combines community-driven resources with cutting-edge AI tools to support your academic journey. Whether you're a student looking to improve your grades or an educator seeking innovative teaching resources, Desklib has something to offer everyone. By leveraging the power of AI and the collective knowledge of students worldwide, Desklib is transforming the way we learn and teach. So why wait? Visit Desklib's Study Documents Library today and unlock your academic potential.

[zerogpt24]

Ultimate Plagiarism Checker: Ensure 100% Originality with ZeroGPT

In today’s digital world, originality is paramount. Whether you’re a student, researcher, content creator, or business professional, ensuring that your work is free from plagiarism is crucial. A reliable plagiarism checker is essential to maintaining credibility and authenticity in any written content. If you're looking for the best plagiarism detection tool, ZeroGPT’s Plagiarism Checker is your ultimate solution.

Why Use a Plagiarism Checker?

Plagiarism can lead to severe consequences, including academic penalties, legal issues, and reputational damage. By using a plagiarism checker from PDF, you can quickly scan and verify the uniqueness of your content, ensuring that it is free from copied or duplicated material.

ZeroGPT’s plagiarism detector is designed to identify any form of text duplication across multiple sources. It offers high-accuracy scanning capabilities, making it an ideal tool for students, teachers, writers, and professionals.

ZeroGPT: The Best Plagiarism Checker X Alternative

Many plagiarism detection tools claim to offer precise results, but not all are created equal. If you’ve used Plagiarism Checker X before and are looking for a more advanced and user-friendly alternative, ZeroGPT provides an enhanced scanning experience with higher accuracy and more in-depth reporting.

Key Features of ZeroGPT’s Plagiarism Checker:

Supports Multiple File Formats – Scan content from Word documents, text files, and even plagiarism detector PDF effortlessly.

AI-Powered Detection – Detects both exact and paraphrased plagiarism, offering a detailed similarity percentage.

Fast and Reliable – Get instant plagiarism reports in seconds.

Extensive Database – Compares your text against billions of web pages, academic papers, and publications.

User-Friendly Interface – Easy to use for students, writers, educators, and professionals.

How Does ZeroGPT’s Plagiarism Detector Code Work?

ZeroGPT uses an advanced plagiarism detector code that employs artificial intelligence and natural language processing to analyze text. This technology enables the tool to:

Identify exact word matches and closely paraphrased content.

Compare text against a vast online database.

Provide real-time and detailed plagiarism reports.

By leveraging AI-driven technology, ZeroGPT ensures accuracy and efficiency, making it one of the best plagiarism checkers available today.

Who Needs a Plagiarism Checker?

Students & Educators – To maintain academic integrity and avoid unintentional plagiarism in assignments, research papers, and dissertations.

Writers & Bloggers – To ensure originality in online articles, blogs, and eBooks.

Businesses & Marketers – To create authentic content for websites, social media, and branding materials.

Researchers – To ensure published papers are unique and meet academic standards.

Try ZeroGPT’s Plagiarism Checker Today

If you’re searching for a plagiarism checker from PDF, a plagiarism detector PDF, or a reliable plagiarism detector code, ZeroGPT has everything you need. With advanced AI capabilities, quick detection, and extensive database coverage, ZeroGPT ensures your content remains 100% original.

Don’t risk plagiarism—verify your work today! Visit ZeroGPT’s Plagiarism Checker and safeguard your content with the best plagiarism detection technology available.

[zerogptusa]

Introduction to Plagiarism Checkers and Their Importance

In this digital era, students, content developers and businesses face an increasing menace: Plagiarism. Be it an academic paper, a blog, or a code, originality is of utmost importance. That is where plagiarism checkers come in. They help scan for any duplicated materials that would make your work inauthentic. In this post, we are going to look into the best tools for plagiarism detection, focusing on the best reviewed plagiarism checker, free plagiarism checker online, plagiarism tools, and code plagiarism checkers.

What is plagiarism, and how is it important?

Plagiarism is using someone’s work or ideas without giving proper credit intending to take it as one’s own. The academic world has put in place certain rules and laws concerning plagiarism, because of how serious of a crime it is as it can lead to failing grades, suspension, or even expulsion. In the business and content creation world, it can be detrimental to one’s reputation and credibility.

Everything from academic integrity, professional authenticity, and even SEO ranking, there are countless reasons why using a plagiarism detection tool is beneficial. Unintentional or deliberate copying of another person's work is a phenomenon that needs to be tackled head on.

The Significance of a Plagiarism Checker

The work of a student, an author, a software developer, or a business owner should always strive to ensure that any work produced is original and unique A plagiarism checker:

Guarantees uniqueness: A plagiarism detection tool guarantees uniqueness by checking the work against many sources already available.

Is a time saver: Checking for plagiarism manually can be quite tedious. This tool makes the process easier and faster.

Establishes authentic authorship: An audience is more likely to trust content that is free from cheating or duplication.

Improves ethical and honest work: Students or anybody doing research and writing papers must be adept at plagiarism detection to achieve their academic objectives.

Having examined the necessity of plagiarism detection devices let us now consider some of the options that promise to have the best features and ratings.

Best Rated Plagiarism Detection Tool

With the vast collection of tools purposed to detect plagiarism, one essay checker stands out with its unrivaled accuracy, user interface, and comprehensive features. Each of these tools will accomplish tasks in unique ways:

Turnitin

Checkers of plagiarism are quite popular and Turnitin has marked its territory in this sphere. This tool checks the submitted papers by comparing them to any existing ones at journals, websites, and already submitted papers made by students. Moreover, Turnitin is the tool that provides the deepest similarity reports as well as comprehensive detail reports outlining the issues and proposing the necessary citations. Many institutions and universities have a business model on subscriptions for plagiarism detection using Turnitin.

Grammarly Premium

Grammarly is a widely used tool, especially for writers and content creators, but its premium version offers advanced plagiarism detection features. It compares your writings with billions of web pages and different academic papers in order to find the text that has been copied verbatim. However, Gramerly highlights areas where the structure and language can be improved which makes the tool an ideal companion for novice and seasoned writers.

Quetext

Quetext is a well-known plagiarism detection tool that is praised for its user-friendliness and efficacy. The free version of the product allows users to scan documents for potential plagiarism, while the Pro version extends the boundaries by offering advanced analysis through its “DeepSearch” feature. It is easy to identify the similarities with the reports generated by Quetext as they are color coded and its add-on features for other major writing tools makes it even better.

Copyscape

Copyscape is a plagiarism checking tool specifically catering to the needs of web content. It is very popular among site owners and bloggers who wish to protect their work. There are free and premium versions of the service. The free version lets users verify whether their content was published by someone else on the internet, and the premium services offers more powerful features which enables users to find duplicate content from all over the internet.

Plagscan

Plagscan is one of the best rated tools when it comes to plagiarism checking, and is very useful for academic ventures and corporate institutions. It compares documents against a vast database and provides a detailed plagiarism report. Plagscan is simple to use and works with Learning Management Systems (LMS) to allow easier functionality with educational institutions.

Online Plagiarism Checker Without Charge

For many free users, particularly students and amateur content creators, premium plagiarism checker software do not come cheap. Thankfully, there are several free online plagiarism checking tools available that can help identify copied material without the need for paying a subscription fee. Below are some of the best choices available:

Small SEO Tools

Small SEO Tools has a free online plagiarism checker where users can upload and examine their documents for possible plagiarism. This free tool can scan and analyze up to 1,000 words in one go, and it provides a complete report detailing any highlighted or identified content. This tool is straightforward, making it useful for content creators who need a quick format check without monetary investment.

Plagiarism Checker by PrePostSEO

PrePostSEO offers a free version of its plagiarism checker that searches for plagiarism on the internet. It is able to find plagiarized writings across many websites and other platforms. This tool is able to accept various document uploads including DOCX and PDF formats and even offers a free report stating the percentage of plagiarism.

Duplichecker Duplichecker 

good as the previous one as a plagiarism checking tool which is free of cost. The tool is very simple: check up to one thousand words and get a plagiarism scan report which is easy to understand. The free version restricts the number of scans per day, but it is excellent for checking for plagiarism faster. 4. Plagiarism Checker (Plagiarisma) Plagiarisma is another one that is free and easy to use and scans content with millions of web pages. While its user interface isn’t as polished as some paid options, it’s still a solid choice for those seeking a free plagiarism checker. It can be beneficial for users across the world as it supports various languages. Other Plagiarism Detection Tools Aside from the most popular, there are other potent plagiarism checkers that you can use in avoiding plagiarism. Some of these programs concentrate on one area of content development and others have a wide range of tools for any kind of work.

Unicheck

Unicheck is yet another advanced plagiarism detection tool, widely regarded in the academic community. It offers relentless plagiarism checking by matching documents against its databases of academic papers, journals, and even web pages. Unicheck has been built for educational institutions and can be easily integrated into various Learning Management Systems (LMS).

Scribbr

Scribbr is a well-known niche plagiarism checker that utilizes Turnitin’s database to check for matches with other documents. It is particularly useful for students because of its Citation Generation feature and the Writing suggestions feature. Although free and paid options exist, the premium option is the most in-depth and accurate choice available.

Plagiarism Checker by Search Engine Reports

Those seeking a fast and free option for plagiarism detection will find this tool particularly useful. The Plagiarism Checker by Search Engine Reports quickly analyzes your content and compares it against content available on the Internet, spotting possibly plagiarized sections. It is user-friendly and provides adequate features for users not wishing to pay for premium services.

Detecting Plagiarism in Code

Detection of plagiarism is not always restricted to documents and papers. Authenticity is a core pillar in Software Engineering and programming, and thus, a single person’s original work needs to be fully protected. Plagiarism in programming can be disastrous, especially for collaborative software projects and school projects.

Measure Of Software Similarity (MOSS)

One of the most popular plagiarism detection systems for coding assignments is Moss. Moss compares one piece of code with other submissions, noting how each submission is structured and approached. Moss is aided by a number of programming languages like Python, Java, C and C++. With the help of Moss, many universities are trying to solve the problem of originality in students’ code.

JPlag

This program is also aimed at detecting similarities of any two or more coding works. As with JPlag, it uses Java, Python and C languages and it is popular in schools. JPlag's detailed reports easily flag instances of code keying and so are of immense value in ever increasing environments of academic scrutiny.

Plagiarism Checker for Code (Codequiry)

This tool, Codequiry, is made to prevent plagiarism in coding through checking similarities in logic, structure, and variable naming. Additionally, it attempts to detect pre-existing codes from public spaces such as GitHub. It is an outstanding tool for educators and software developers to check code uniqueness, originality, and authenticity.

[rpsense]

i want to put in my two cents on the ai convo: ai checkers are too inaccurate to be reliable, and will usually label most things (especially if they’re decently written or take terms from fanfiction) as being from ai. i’ve checked this with my own writing and my writing partners with the same excerpt and get different results each time but it always says there’s a lot of ai involved even though there isn’t at all.

on that same note, attempting to sparse who is using ai simply by checking for purple prose or fanfiction-like writing is a very slippery slope. even before ai was a thing, there’s always been a surplus of writers like this and it’s not fair to label people as using ai just because of the quality of their writing. every time i see it mentioned that ai uses a lot of repeated phrases or symbols, i wonder if people are aware that not all ai is the same or runs from the same code or functions. there is some ai that will do the repeated word thing but there are now many that don’t.

ai is getting increasingly more advanced and good at mimicking real writing, but so i think the key is actually checking if the writer seems to understand the relationship between your muses and if their muse as a consistent personality. it’s one thing to copy and paste a generated reply vs actually thinking about what your muse would say/do and building an understanding of their relationship.

ai can’t fully grasp character traits or how to show them consistently in writing, so if it seems like your partner’s muse is suddenly really nice or too passive when they are supposed to be unfriendly/cruel? that’s a red flag. similarly, if they seem to suddenly change how they feel from one reply to the next with no cohesion.

if your writing partner seems to not understand/remember/grasp what the two of you have written so far then that is also a sign something is strange. it’s harder to remember what you wrote when you aren’t writing it lmao.

and lastly, i know i said you shouldn’t label someone as using ai because of the quality of their writing BUT - human’s make mistakes and that should be seen in at least some of their replies. awkward wording, incorrect punctuation, varying reply length, etc. humans are VARIED. that’s one of the main differences that makes it super clear whether or not someone is using ai. if every single reply is a flawless 800 word piece of work, that’s odd.

this makes a lot of sense thank you for this !! tbh i don't know as much about ai as i probably should, which is why i mostly regurgitated things i've heard people mention in the past. overall i think the biggest thing to look out for is always just the does this muse actually have personality — ykwim? cause everything else could just be the writers own writing style and it really wouldn't be nice to accuse someone of using ai just cause their writing is a certain way - o