#Smart Home Revolution

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Seamlessly Blending Tradition with Innovation: Elevating Your Old Home with Smart Technology

In an era where technology touches every aspect of our lives, transforming an old home into a smart home is not just an upgrade; it's a revolution in comfort and convenience. This transformation goes beyond mere modernization—it's about integrating intelligence into your living space, making every day more efficient and every interaction with your home more intuitive.

The journey to a smart home can start with simple, cost-effective steps. Swap out traditional light bulbs for smart bulbs that adjust to your schedule and mood, or install smart thermostats that learn your preferences and optimize energy use, saving money while keeping you comfortable. Smart security systems offer peace of mind with real-time surveillance accessible from your smartphone, and voice-activated assistants bring the convenience of controlling your home’s features with just your voice.

Perhaps the most compelling aspect of making your old home "smart" is the seamless way these technologies blend into the fabric of your life. They don't just add functionality; they enhance the quality of living, making your home not only a place of comfort but a responsive partner in your daily routine.

Looking ahead, the smart home revolution isn't just an idea; it's the direction in which modern living is headed. Every existing home in Los Angeles holds the promise of transformation into a smart technology hub, seamlessly blending traditional charm with innovative features. With home additions in Los Angeles, embrace a future of connectivity and convenience, enhancing your living space for a smarter, more integrated lifestyle.

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Home Automation And Smart Home Technology

Home Automation And Smart Home Technology - #homeimprovementreferral #HomeImprovement, #HomeSecurity, #SmartHome, #Tips - https://www.homeimprovementreferral.com/home-automation-and-smart-home-technology-2023-07/

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Micro AI is revolutionizing the way we interact with technology.

Micro AI is transforming our interaction with technology by providing lightweight, hyper-efficient models tailored for Edge devices such as smartwatches, IoT sensors, drones, and home appliances. This cutting-edge innovation facilitates real-time data processing and decision-making directly on the device, eliminating reliance on constant cloud connectivity. Imagine your smartwatch instantly analyzing health data or your smart home system making immediate adjustments based on real-time inputs—all thanks to micro AI. One of the key benefits of micro AI lies in its low latency and local processing capabilities. In industrial automation, it can monitor machinery in real time to predict failures before they occur. For smart homes, it enhances convenience and security by allowing appliances to learn from user behavior while optimizing energy consumption. In healthcare, wearable devices equipped with micro AI can provide critical monitoring of vital signs and alert medical professionals during emergencies—ensuring timely interventions that could save lives.

#microai #EdgeComputing

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AI Revolution: Taking Over Jobs, But Still Can’t Fold Laundry

AI Revolution: Stealing Jobs, But Still Can’t Fold Your Laundry! Silicon Valley, CA—In the heart of tech innovation, where robots are built to replace workers and algorithms are designed to outsmart humans, one task remains stubbornly out of reach for artificial intelligence: folding laundry. Yes, the very same technology that promises to take over industries, disrupt economies, and dominate the…

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Introducing my Digital Assistant - How I use AI in my work and my life

People often ask me how I use AI for my blog. They think now that ChatGPT can write on every topic, there is no need for people who create content. Let me share with you how I use AI nowadays. First of all, you should know that I love my wonderful digital assistant. This is how I call ChatGPT 😊. It helps me with so many things: makes the research I need for my articles, gives me the body of the…

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15 Best IPTV Player: The Future of Entertainment in 2024 and Beyond

Cut the Cord and Stream Live TV with the Best IPTV Players for Android! Tired of expensive cable bills and limited channel options? IPTV offers a world of entertainment at your fingertips, letting you watch Live TV, Movies, and Shows on your terms. This guide will unveil the best IPTV players for Android devices, helping you unlock the full potential of IPTV streaming.

Unleash Your Entertainment with Top-Rated Players:

TiviMate IPTV: Reigning supreme, TiviMate boasts a user-friendly interface, support for multiple playlists, recording capabilities, and more. It's a premium option, but well worth the investment for a seamless viewing experience. (Paid) Flix IPTV: A versatile player gracing various platforms, Flix IPTV offers parental controls, theme customization, and a beautiful interface for smooth streaming. Enjoy a free trial before committing to the affordable one-time fee. (Free Trial, Paid) Kodi: This powerhouse media player goes beyond IPTV. With the PVR IPTV Simple Client add-on, Kodi transforms into a powerful IPTV player, supporting M3U playlists and XMLTV EPG URLs. Kodi's extensive device compatibility is a major plus. (Free) Explore Other Feature-Rich Options:

Perfect Player IPTV: Renowned for its user-friendliness, Perfect Player effortlessly streams your favorite IPTV service. Manage multiple subscriptions, enjoy various URL formats, and EPG support, all in one place. (Free) GSE Smart IPTV: Juggling multiple IPTV subscriptions? GSE Smart IPTV streamlines the process, letting you sign in with all your providers for centralized access. Import playlists or use supported URLs for a hassle-free setup. (Free) Smart IPTV: A one-time fee unlocks Smart IPTV's capabilities across various devices. Import playlists directly within the app and enjoy a stable user experience. (Paid) Additional Choices to Consider:

SS IPTV: While the interface might not be the most modern, SS IPTV offers a capable player with built-in partnerships with some IPTV providers, multiple language options, and more. (Free) MYTVOnline3: This app is specifically designed for Formuler Android TV Boxes, boasting a modern interface, recording capabilities, and a user-friendly layout for both Live TV and VOD content. (Paid) Finding the Perfect Match:

With this comprehensive list, you're well-equipped to choose the IPTV player that best aligns with your needs. Consider factors like features, pricing, and device compatibility to make an informed decision. Happy Streaming!

Important Note: While IPTV offers exciting possibilities, it's crucial to ensure you're using a legal service that complies with copyright laws.

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An end to the climate emergency is in our grasp

On June 20, I'm keynoting the LOCUS AWARDS in OAKLAND.

The problem with good news in the real world is that it's messy. Neat happy endings are for novels, not the real world, and that goes double for the climate emergency. But even though good climate news is complicated and nuanced, that doesn't mean it shouldn't buoy our spirits and fill our hearts with hope.

The big climate news this past week is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's clarion call about surging CO2 levels – the highest ever – amid a year that is on track to have the largest and most extreme series of weather events in human history:

https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/during-year-of-extremes-carbon-dioxide-levels-surge-faster-than-ever

This is genuinely alarming and you – like me – have probably experienced it as a kind of increase in your background radiation of climate anxiety. Perhaps you – like me – even experienced some acute, sit-bolt-upright-in-bed-at-2AM anxiety as a result. That's totally justifiable. This is very real, very bad news.

And yet…

The news isn't all bad, and even this terrible dispatch from the NOAA is best understood in context, which Bill McKibben provides in his latest newsletter post, "What You Want is an S Curve":

https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/what-you-want-is-an-s-curve

Financier and their critics should all be familiar with Stein's Law: "anything that can't go on forever will eventually stop." This is true outside of finance as well. One of the reasons that we're seeing such autophagic panic from the tech companies is that their period of explosive growth is at an end.

For years, they told themselves that they were experiencing double-digit annual growth because they were "creating value" and "innovating" but the majority of their growth was just a side-effect of the growth of the internet itself. When hundreds of millions of people get online every year, the dominant online services will, on average, gain hundreds of millions of new users.

But when you run out of people who don't have internet access, your growth is going to slow. How can it not? Indeed, at that point, the only ways to grow are to either poach users from your rivals (through the very expensive tactics of massive advertising and sales-support investments, on top of discounts and freebies as switching enticements), or to squeeze your own users for more.

That's why the number of laptops sold in America slowed down. It's why the number of cellphones sold in America slowed down. It's why the number of "smart home" gizmos slowed down.

Even the steepest hockey-stick-shaped exponential growth curve eventually levels off and becomes an S-curve, because anything that can't go on forever will eventually stop.

One way or another, the world's carbon emissions will eventually level off. Even if we drive ourselves to (or over) the brink of extinction and set up the conditions for wildfires that release all the carbon stored in all the Earth's plants, the amount of carbon we pump into the atmosphere has to level off.

Rendering the Earth incapable of sustaining human civilization (or life) is the ultimate carbon reduction method – but it's not my first choice.

That's where McKibben's latest newsletter comes in. He cites a new report from the Rocky Mountain Institute, which shows a major reversal in our energy sources, a shift that will see our energy primarily provided by renewables, with minimal dependence on fossil fuels:

https://rmi.org/insight/the-cleantech-revolution/

The RMI team says that in this year or next, we'll have hit peak demand for fossil fuels (a fact that is consistent with NOAA's finding that we're emitting more CO2 than ever). The reason for this is that so much renewable energy is about to come online, and it is so goddamned cheap, that we are about to undergo a huge shift in our energy consumption patterns.

This past decade saw a 12-fold increase in solar capacity, a 180-fold increase in battery storage, and a 100-fold increase in EV sales. China is leading the world in a cleantech transition, with the EU in close second. Cleantech is surging in places where energy demand is also still growing, like India and Vietnam. Fossil fuel use has already peaked in Thailand, South Africa and every country in Latin America.

We're on the verge of solar constituting an absolute majority of all the world's energy generation. This year, batteries will overtake pumped hydro for energy storage. Every cleantech metric is growing the way that fossil fuels did in previous centuries: investment, patents, energy density, wind turbine rotor size. The price of solar is on track to halve (again) in the next decade.

In short, cleantech growth looks like the growth of other technologies that were once rarities and then became ubiquitous overnight: TV, cellphones, etc. That growth isn't merely being driven by the urgency of the climate emergency: it's primarily a factor of how fucking great cleantech is:

https://rmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/the_incredible_inefficiency_of_fossils.pdf

Fossil fuels suck. It's not just that they wreck the planet, or that their extraction is both politically and environmentally disastrous. They just aren't a good way to make energy. About a third of fossil fuel energy is wasted in production and transportation. A third! Another third is wasted turning fossil fuels into energy. Two thirds! The net energy efficiency of fossil fuels is about 37%.

Compare that with cleantech. EVs convert electricity to movement with 80-90% efficiency. Heat pumps are 300% efficient (the main fuel for your heat pump is the heat in the atmosphere, not the electricity it draws).

Cleantech is just getting started – it's still in the hockey-stick phase. That means those efficiency numbers are only going up. Rivian just figured out how to remove 1.6 miles of copper wire from each vehicle. That's just one rev – there's doubtless lots of room for more redesigns that will further dematerialize EVs:

https://insideevs.com/news/722265/rivian-r1s-r1t-wiring/

As McKibben points out, there's been a lot of justifiable concern that electrification will eventually use up all our available copper, but copper demand has remained flat even as electrification has soared – and this is why. We keep figuring out new ways to electrify with fewer materials:

https://www.chemanalyst.com/NewsAndDeals/NewsDetails/copper-wire-price-remains-stable-amidst-surplus-supply-and-expanding-mining-25416#:~:text=Global%20Copper%20wire%20Price%20Remains%20Stable%20Amidst%20Surplus%20Supply%20and%20Expanding%20Mining%20Activities

This is exactly what happened with previous iterations of tech. The material, energy and labor budgets of cars, buildings, furniture, etc all fell precipitously every time there was a new technique for manufacturing them. Renewables are at the start of that process. There's going to be a lot of this dematerialization in cleantech. Calculating the bill of materials for a planetary energy transition isn't a matter of multiplying the materials in current tech by the amount of new systems we'll need – as we create those new systems, we will constantly whittle down their materials.

What's more, global instability drives cleantech uptake. The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused a surge in European renewables. The story that energy prices are rising due to renewables (or carbon taxes) is a total lie. Fossil fuels are getting much more expensive, thanks to both war and rampant, illegal price-fixing:

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/an-oil-price-fixing-conspiracy-caused

If not for renewables, the incredible energy shocks of the recent years would be far more severe.

The renewables story is very good and it should bring you some comfort. But as McKibben points out, it's still not enough – yet. The examples of rapid tech uptake had big business on their side. America's living rooms filled with TV because America's largest businesses pulled out all the stops to convince everyone to buy a TV. By contrast, today's largest businesses – banks, oil companies and car companies – are working around the clock to stop cleantech adoption.

We're on track to double our use of renewables before the decade is over. But to hold to the (already recklessly high) targets from the Paris Accord, we need to triple our renewables usage. As McKibben says, the difference between doubling and tripling our renewables by 2030 is the difference between "survivable trouble" and something much scarier.

The US is experiencing a welcome surge in utility scale solar, but residential solar is stalling out as governments withdraw subsidies or even begin policies that actively restrict rooftop solar:

https://twitter.com/curious_founder/status/1798049929082097842?s=51

McKibben says the difference between where we are now and bringing back the push for home solar generation is the difference between "fast" and "faster" – that is the difference between tripling renewables by 2030 (survivable) and doubling (eek).

Capitalism stans who argue that we can survive the climate emergency with market tools will point to the good news on renewable and say that the market is the only way to transition to renewables. It's true that market forces are partly responsible for this fast transition. But the market is also the barrier to a faster (and thus survivable) transition. The oil companies, the banks who are so invested in fossil fuels, the petrostates who distort the world's politics – they're why we're not much farther along.

The climate emergency was never going to be neatly solved. We weren't going to get a neat novelistic climax that saw our problems sorted out in a single fell swoop. We're going to be fighting all the way to net zero, and after that, we'll still have decades of climate debt to pay down: fires, floods, habitat loss, zoonotic plagues, refugee crises.

But we should take our wins. Even if we're far from where we need to be on renewables, we're much farther along on renewables than we had any business hoping for, just a few years ago. The momentum is on our side. It's up to us to use that momentum and grow it. We're riding the hockey-stick, they're on that long, flat, static top of the S-curve. Their curve is leveling off and will start falling, ours will grow like crazy for the rest of our lives.

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/12/s-curve/#anything-that-cant-go-on-forever-eventually-stops

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The clones with drugs and alcohol - HCs

In no particular order. Obviously TW for mature themes.

REX:

Thinks of himself as a very responsible drinker, only occasionally indulges and usually when talked into it by his brothers.

Won't touch spice or any other drugs.

Able to be coaxed into shenanigans SO easily when drunk

Therefore his brothers have IMMENSE motivation to get him drunk when they want to pull Nonsense

Can also be a very sad drunk, I think. Please give him hugs.

Can hold his liquor... fine. His tolerance isn't great because he doesn't drink often but he's got engineered supersoldier metabolism so he holds up alright, to his relief.

CODY:

Who do you think Rex got his responsible drinking and drug habits from?

Except Cody is the kind of mf who learned through EXPERIENCE.

His batchmates have stories about teenage drunk Cody that they are sworn to secrecy about on pain of death.

Drunk Cody is TWICE as ready to throw down and is five times LESS inhibited about bodily tackling someone with no regard for his own safety.

Cody can probably hold his liquor but wouldn't it be so funny if he couldn't. Marshall Commander two-sheets-to-the-wind-from-four-glasses-of-wine.

WOLFFE:

He's the guy who will make direct, unwavering eye contact (ha. just the one.) with you across the table as you're both taking a sip from your drinks and suddenly you're in a competition for who can keep chugging their drink until the whole thing is empty and he's so scary how is he DOING that-

Wolffe has a naturally competitive and snippy personality but I do actually think he softens more around the edges with a few drinks in his system.

Not in a sloppy way just smiling a little more and being more affectionate.

Doesn't like or trust any substances that aren't well known to him, won't touch anything other than alcohol.

FIVES:

Sloppy, loud, kind of peevish drunk. All the shit that's always simmering under his skin has an excuse to come out.

“Listen, man. We need to start a revolution. Why hasn't someone bombed the Senat- oh, they have? Shit, can I be in on that?”

Will drop space acid or smoke space weed but only if Echo does. And Echo is smart enough to know that the paranoia Fives gets when he smokes weed is not worth it.

Type of guy to run across some random person in the desert and take psychedelics with them and go on an intense spiritual journey where he communes with dead gods. And then he shows back up at camp a couple hours later having achieved six new levels of enlightenment looking none the worse for wear. Only ever tells three people about this.

ECHO:

Echo is the kind of guy to have an Excel spreadsheet of dosages so he can bake the world's most precisely engineered edibles.

It doesn't work anyway because Fives keeps sticking his fingers in the batter and now the damn ratio is slightly off, why would you do that-

Also cannot keep a secret for the absolute life of him so he cannot pretend to be sober and he must be kept contained while drinking/stoned illicitly.

Maybe a very loving drunk. Or very sad. I'm not sure.

HARDCASE:

You already know he's in the club taking shots dancing on tabletops with his shirt off.

Life of the party, BUT he also doesn't mind being the designated driver. Flyer? Designated sober friend.

Type of guy to cheerily carry his drunk, passed out besties home and dump them into bed.

He's actually an explosives expert not just an enthusiast and he’s kind of a genius and everyone forgets that until he gets drunk and starts writing the equations to create insane explosive devices on his napkin while enthusiastically explaining it to his friends.

Very high alcohol tolerance.

GREGOR:

This man dresses like he's from Bangor Maine. I just know he was on that void planet smoking wild amounts of weed, and wearing Birkenstocks and a Patagonia puffer vest over a flannel shirt while doing it.

Thinks alcohol is a crutch.

FOX:

World's most miserable drunk.

But also can act really embarrassingly flamboyant so he stays away from alcohol at all costs.

Heh... I should kill my boss heh... wouldn't it be fucking hilarious if ... haha if I just walked into his office with a grenade right now and pulled the pin... fine, fiiine, yes, stop yelling at me. I would neeever leave Thorn with that much paperwork.

Zero tolerance, complete lightweight, doesn't matter how often he drinks. Can't hold his liquor for shit.

DOOM:

He either does mind-boggling amounts of coke or he's completely 100% straight edge and always has been. Don't ask me how I know this.

BLY:

He's so normal about alcohol I bet.

But he is giggling and kicking his feet and twirling his hair while talking to his brothers about Aayla and about the adventures of his men.

Absolutely incorrigible gossip.

Not braver after a few drinks just more prone to melting into a puddle.

Tried space MDMA once (spice?) just to say he did and hated it.

Uhhh if I do a part two it will include the bad batch and some other clones I missed.

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heyyy i just read the werewolf shifter hc! it’s great, along with all your others. do you think you could do donna and alcina reaction to a s/o who is very tall (like 7’6”) and is a bigger person. but can cook really well? keep up the great work! <3

Thank you Glad you like my headcanons...here's some more 😎👌

Alcina Dimitrescu

She thinks you are a god/dess. Something divine, a gift plucked from the heavens that she is eternally grateful for.

She likes the warm feeling in her chest that blooms whenever you cuddle on a couch together or she sees you getting along with her daughters.

You're just so soft, and kind, and strong, and tall, and smart, and funny, and beautiful, and talented, and...she will wax lyrical about you in her diary.

If you're a woman, her earlier entries will be plans to drain "the new maid", which then slowly morph into poetry.

If you're a man, her earlier entries will be filled with shock and anger over the "useless butler", which then slowly morph into notes on what her "filthy but cute manthing" surprised her with today.

If you have any insecurities about your body or your appearance, she will loudly proclaim how ridiculous your insecurities are and love-bomb you. She may even read you some of the poetry in her diary about you.

She appreciates your height and strength.

Will shamelessly ogle you when you're doing any chores or heavy lifting.

However, she will avert her eyes and make a comment about "decent attire" if you wear any sort of crop top or tank top and shorts while completing said chores/heavy lifting. (She is secretly swooning.)

When you're anniversary was coming up, you scoured the town and castle to find recipe books and experiment with making vampirism-friendly meals.

Black pudding, blood soup, roasted bone marrow and other organ meat meals.

Alcina won't admit it, but she almost cried when you presented her with your one-year anniversary meal surprise.

She always talks (brags) about your cooking skills with the other Lords.

She will "suggest" you write all the recipes down and "helpfully" leave the necessary materials lying around in places you frequent. She wants to have something to remember you by.

Alcina doesn't want you dead. But she knows the village (and her castle) is full of dangers. Mother Miranda. Feral lycans. Her own daughters (who don't try and eat you only because you feed them and Alcina has firmly, sternly, told them not to touch you).

Once she loves you, she lives with the knowledge she will one day lose you and secretly fears losing you earlier than the end of your natural lifespan.

The Lords will feel like they know you before they meet you.

Heisenberg will make sarcastic comments about how Alcina has lost brain cells since meeting you, but he's secretly overjoyed that Alcina keeps derailing meetings to talk about you.

Some of them (cough Mother Miranda cough) don't like the effect you have on Alcina.

If it got to the point when she had to choose between you or Mother Miranda she's not sure who she would choose.

If it's in the first two years of your relationship, she may choose Mother Miranda while internally crying over the loss. If it's after the first two years (especially after five years) she will choose you, prepare for her battling for you in her mutated form (also, she may even put aside her hate and join Heisenberg's revolution plan for you).

Donna Beneviento

You'd better hope you don't have pediophobia (fear of dolls).

Will climb you like a tree. (just kidding 😅)

But seriously, you picked her up one time (probably to, like, make sure her dress didn't get wet in a puddle or because she tripped and you caught her by sweeping her up into your arms) and she felt so safe and secure and at home in your arms that now she just wants to live in them.

Angie will also try to climb you to get a height advantage by sitting on your shoulders. She feels safe up there. Not to mention she can swear at people without fearing reproach (until you pluck her off and put her back on the ground that is).

Angie acts like Donna's subconscious without a filter and will blurt out compliments or make comments about how cool you are in meetings. She also loves nicknames.

If you're a woman, prepare to be called "Sugar Babe" and "Amazonian hottie."

If you're a man, prepare to be called "Captain Cutie" and "Mister Hunk".

No matter your gender, she may make a plush doll of you for herself.

If you have any insecurities about your body or appearance, she will use the doll to point out all the things she loves about your appearance and basically love-bomb you every day until you're brainwashed and can't remember why you were sad.

Evening cuddles are mandatory. Donna loves your cuddles.

Beware, Angie will want in on any cuddles.

A few of the other dolls might want in too, but they will just be waiting in the background sending you hopeful looks. If you aren't pediophobic (scared of dolls) and tell Donna group cuddles are okay, prepare to be swamped in multiple wooden dolls wrapped in wool and ruffles.

Donna thanks her veil every day for hiding the fact that she is shamelessly ogling you when you're doing any heavy lifting or chores around the manor.

With enough compliments and support, she will feel comfortable removing the veil around you. (Although she will hastily put it back on to hide her blushing).

She absolutely loves your cooking. I repeat, Donna LOVES your cooking.

Before you moved in, three warm home-cooked meals a day were a rarity.

If you write the recipes down, she will learn to bind books just to handmake you a book to put them in.

Tea parties are a regular occurrence in the Beneviento Manor.

You make the food and Donna makes the guests (literally).

Please, please, please let her make you an outfit for the tea party.

Actually, she will want to make all of your clothes. Prepare to be the main model, muse, and customer of the Donna Boutique.

You are Donna's favourite doll.

She thinks you're the most gorgeous person she's ever met. prepare to be given so many tailored clothes.

Coincidently, you also have a set of doll helpers/bodyguards Donna gifted you. They're little butler dolls, who's job is to follow and protect you from Mother Miranda under the disguise of being your little helpers. You can throw/launch them at anything that threatens you, they love it.

Speaking off, Mother Miranda does not like the effect you have on Donna. She will plot to kill you.

If she gets scared enough, Donna may go to Heisenberg and ask for help creating a weaponised soldier doll for you, (which is really just a terrifying amalgamation of a lifesize soldat and a doll in ruffles).

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I've seen ppl do the marauders being teachers and the subjects they would teach. And hers are my 2 cents.

James he would teach PE. Argue with the wall. Also he'd be that one teacher everyone loves bc he cares for the students. All the students who have PE with him would be fit bc James cares so much abt the students health. He would organise basketball, football /soccer and volleyball games between the other classes.

Sirius On the popular belief of Sirius teaching French, I actually think he would teach art. That doesn't mean that I think that he isn't intelligent, I think he's creative and he would rather teaching a subject which requires u to be creative. He would take the kids to art galleries.

Remus to no one's surprise, I think he would teach English /Literature. And he would make it INTERESTING. They'd be studying Romeo and Juliet , the kids would feel like they are in Verona, Italy watching it happen. Also smth that's so precious for me is Remus having movie hrs, watching films that we are adapted into movie form and they would analyse the differences between the two.

Peter I think Peter would teach home Economics. Also he would be that teacher that u either love and appreciate or hate with a burning passion. He would be a shy introverted nature but also funny and tolerant.

Lily she would teach citizenship. Yes she would be that teacher that would make sure u were mindful, empathetic and grateful. She would make sure kids understood everything u need to know abt being a good citizen. She would also organise field trips which would be in parks, town halls etc etc.

Marlene Listen, I think she would be a history teacher. Her compassion loving nature and ability to tell a story give rlly much history teacher vibez. The kids would be hypnotised listening to every word Marlene was speaking abt a revolution or a glorious monarchy.

Mary Now Mary would teach theatre. Say what u want but I'm a Theatre teacher Mary believer. She would take it super seriously and she would teach all of the kids how to act. Also she would analyse the kids chemistry (basically how much chemistry they have with each other) and she would play match maker with that information. She'd be hitting the bullseye everytime.

Dorcas She would be teaching mathematics. Again argue with the wall. She would be that strict teacher with a heart of gold. Also she would check in with every kid to see if they need help and would be that teacher who wouldn't make u feel bad for not understanding something.

Pandora She would teach Chemistry. Why? Idk she just gives off chemist vibez. And she would always take her class to the lab. And instead of assigning projects, she and her class would conduct research on certain topics and try out formulas.

Barty :Barty would teach physics. He is super smart and in my eyes physics is smth that he would find interesting. He would be teaching the kids with practical examples, like dropping stuff when they have to learn abt gravity and ect.

Evan He would teach biology. Argue with the wall. He would love dissecting bodies and the students in his class would be horrified at his excitement. Also he would be such an inspirational and dedicated teacher. He wouldn't be that strict of a teacher but he would keep his class focused.

Regulus He would teach a foreign language like French. He would be so strict and his class would low-key fear him. He wouldn't have that high of expectations and his test wouldn't be that hard. Also he would explain the kids important facts abt French and he would be an incredible teacher. When he would assign classwork he'd go around the class asking if they needed help. Also he'd be that teacher who wouldn't mind answering questions after class.

So yeah that was soo fun! Lmk if u like it or want me to do stuff like this more often! Would you attend this school if you could?

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(Turn on sound.)

So, I configured my new lights to work with Alexa.

If I say "Full beans" I get alllll the light. "Half beans" I get some light. And then there is "quarter beans" and "no beans" as well.

Technology is wonderful.

The smart home revolution is perfect.

No notes.

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Serenade - Lee Know x Male Reader (ft Soyeon, Changbin)

genre: fluff, rivals to lovers warnings: swearing

"You. Again", Minho says through his teeth. He and Mn had all classes together this year. The problem? They're rivals.

"Pleasure to see you, Minho", Mn says sarcastically. It's always been his tone with Minho apart from plain hateful. There was never an explanation why, but the boys have both hated each other since the moment Mn joined in high school. Something about the boy was just annoying to Minho.

"Shut up."

Mn rolls his eyes before continuing his reading.

Ugh. This kid is so annoying? Why do I have to be in the same class as him?! Why am I his enemy and why is he so goddamn handsome?!

Minho's thoughts were interrupted by the teacher's voice echoing through the classroom.

"Our exams are starting soon, so I hope you've been preparing. And you can get a study buddy if you'd like. I did that all the time when I was a student."

The teacher's statement was followed by groans from the students. But can you blame them? No one likes exams, and these were moody teenagers who hated everyone except their daily coffee.

"Mn, could you collect the assignments from the students?", the teacher asked Mn. He nods, mumbles a quick "yes sir" and gets up from his seat, his tall frame still amazing Minho. As he collected the assignments from the students, Minho couldn't help but stare at the stoic boy's hands. They were so big and pretty.

His hands…oh god. Wait..is this a crush?! No…no no no..that can't be…why would I have a crush on a boy?!!! And that too, him?! I mean..he's not bad…he's handsome, funny, kind, smart, talente- stop it, you idiot! I do not like him. He won't like me anyway…

After a boring lesson about stages of cell division, the class let out. Mn was groggily walking towards his History classroom.

Ugh..why should I learn these things?! It's already over. Done. They're all dead. Besides, I want to become a fucking scientist…no one's gonna ask me about the fucking Industrial Revolution. I just wanna go home and sleep.

He walks to his History classroom and stops as he feels a tug on his sleeve. He turns around. It was Soyeon, one of his closest friends.

"You still don't have a date to prom, do you?"

"Ugh, when is it?"

"It's literally day after tomorrow. How can you not know that, dumbass?"

"Hey! I'm a genius, mind you", he jokes, trying to hide the fact that he does not, in fact, have a date to prom.

"Knowing physics doesn't mean you're good with people."

"For the love of god, can you stop with the lecture?"

"Yeah yeah whatever. I'm going with Chan anyways, so.."

"Chan?! He's so cute…", he says, a cute smile on his face, earning a fake dramatic gasp from Soyeon as her eyes lit up.

"You have a crush on him!"

"No! I just think he's so adorable. I think all short people are adorable. Including you, Soyeon~"

"Ouch. You can't just insult and compliment two people in the same sentence."

"Short is not an insult, you idiot. It is simply a measure of height."

"Yeah, right. Anyways, gotta go to class. I got English next."

"Bye."

"Oh, and get a date. I want to see you all dressed up and out of this fucking grey hoodie you have."

"Ugh whateverrr."

Soyeon chuckles at his annoyance and walks to class.

During class, Mn can't help but notice Minho stare at him. But for some reason, he doesn't mind at all. He kinda likes it.

Does he like me or something? Should I…ask him to prom?..No…that's just stupid, Mn, why would you do that?! He's your rival, stupid. I mean…I-

The bell rang and the class ran out.

He walked mindlessly out of the class. It was lunch now, and he couldn't bear to sit in the loud cafeteria full of obnoxious kids, so he goes to the music room. He was so overwhelmed by his thoughts that his appetite had left faster than a class of students being dismissed. He sat at the piano and began practicing for the concert that night. It was Mahler's 5th symphony, one of his favorites.

Minho heard this, but he didn't bother to follow the sound. He knew that it was Mn, only he could play so perfectly. He didn't want to walk into where Mn was…after all, he was trying to rid his thoughts of him. The perfect Mn Ln. The beautiful genius who played with numbers, instruments, and hearts. The heartbreaker. His rival.

Mn was clearing his head quite well. The sound of the calming symphony was perfect to ease his nerves.

Changbin 💪

do you actually have a crush on him?!

Me

i think so, yeah..

Changbin 💪

good luck getting him with all the girls fawning over him

Me

idek if i have a crush on him tho

Changbin 💪

minho, come to a damn conclusion, will ya?

Me

ok ! fine! i have a crush on him.

Changbin 💪

oh god, you weren't kidding, were you? you actually like Mn??

Me

no..ugh..this is so hard..

Changbin 💪

maybe you should ask him to prom

Me

he probably doesn't even want to go

Changbin 💪

maybe he will if you ask him ;)

Me

don't already establish that he likes me

Changbin 💪

right…i won't give you hope. but maybe…just maybe..

Me

alr..i'll ask him tomorrow. my parents are dragging me to some concert tonight…eomma's friend's son's the percussionist or smth.

Changbin 💪

alr then. night

Me

night<3

Ugh..why do i have to have a crush on him?! I don't even know if he likes guys..

He gets ready to go to the stupid concert and when he gets there….he sees Mn. On the piano. And oh my, did he look handsome. He wore a black suit, perfect. A black watch, perfect. And a thin silver chain on his neck. Perfecto. They way his fingers glided over the piano, how beautifully he played the perfect symphony, how fucking prince-like he looked in the lighting of the concert hall. There was no doubt about it, Minho had a crush. A big one.

Mn was lost in the music, beautifully in sync with the orchestra. He had his eyes on the piano and when he eventually shifted his gaze to the audience, his eyes locked with Minho's deep brown ones. He looked shocked for a second. 'Is he following me everywhere?' But he smiled. The small curve of his pink lips that Minho has always adored, though he'd never say it out loud. Or would he?

The concert ended and Minho found Mn outside.

"Mn! I wanna talk to you."

Mn? He's always called him Ln with a sharp tone. Like how Malfoy would address Harry.

"Yeah? What is it?" Mn's voice was uncharacteristically soft…almost too soft to be talking to his long-time rival. They'd known each other since they were thirteen, and it was only now, at seventeen that they're realizing their obvious crushes on each other. What they didn't know was that half the school secretly shipped the them. After all, how were they supposed to know that the short love story between two boys written by a fellow classmate for an English assignment was about them?!

"I just wanted to say that…the concert, yeah..the concert was…great."

"Oh..thank you. I appreciate it."

"..You going to prom?"

"Haven't found a date."

"No one asked you?!" He was shocked. There was no way that Mn hasn't been asked yet.

"They did, but…"

"But what?"

"I..I don't know. I mean, I barely know them."

"So you're not going with anyone as of now?"

"Nope."

"Then can I…ask you?"

"W-What?"

"Will you go to prom with me, Mn?" Minho's nerves were killing him. If Mn said no, which he probably will, he would just evaporate into thin air. Oh god..why did I ask that? He'll say no for su-

"I..I'd love to.."

"Huh?"

Mn chuckles. Minho's confused expression was…adorable, to say the least. He couldn't help but tease the boy. He leans in, leans a bit down too, to match Minho's height.

"You heard me, love."

LOVE?! HE'S CALLING ME LOVE!! I CAN'T- …alright, calm down, Minho, deep breaths.

"I-I didn't. Say it again."

"I said…I would love to go to prom with you, darling."

DARLI-

He smiles as brightly as the moon shines in the background of their interaction and he wraps his arms around his rival that he'd wanted to hug for so long. Mn could now possibly be his. Mn was a bit startled by the sudden physical affection, but he certainly wasn't complaining. He returned the hug, feeling Minho relaxing into his body.

Minho has always squealed over those enemies to lovers stories. Maybe he wouldn't need stories for that now.

And Mn? He didn't mean to serenade Minho, but he did.

[ilminnestrone]

What do you think Genesis' childhood was like?

Genesis' adoptive mother had wanted him for a long time and had awaited his arrival with trepidation. So when the little one was placed in her arms, and she did not immediately feel a surge of unconditional love, she felt her blood run cold. How was that possible? He was her son, the only one she would ever have, and the much-vaunted maternal instinct had not exploded like all the other mothers in Banora had promised. Every night the baby cried for hours, inconsolable, and she cried too, as quietly as he was loud, rocking him without even looking at him. She really (really) tried. But every tiny scream was a knife through her chest, reminding her she wasn’t his actual mother.

Genesis showed signs of great intelligence early on, learning to speak and read before his peers. But he was smart enough to realise that he could only show it in ways his parents liked: in front of guests he was encouraged to express himself and show his maturity, but after every important dinner he was asked why he said that sentence or how he came up with that story. He soon learned that it was better to smile, ask permission to get up and go to his room to read. He could not make a fool of himself, for that would be his parents fault.

Speaking of dinners: he was accustomed to fine foods from an early age, and he developed an excellent palate for his age. That came with a nice share of diet culture too, of course, with his mother telling him to eat less not to get fat and his father telling him to eat more because he was too small. Junk food was strictly forbidden in his home, so much so that on his first night in Midgar he literally dragged Angeal to the filthiest burger place in town. The first bite was like being born again, and Geal had to tell him to stop moaning.

He never lacked for material things. Every toy or fashionable dress was bought on the day it was released. As soon as Genesis was old enough to have his own tastes, he was given any gadget that interested him. By the time he was fourteen, he owned practically the entire Silver Elite merchandising department. Anything was fine as long as it was heavily gendered: Genesis' father was very particular about colours and themes. Blue, black, brown and grey were masculine colours. Period. So when he was twelve, he stole a lipstick from his mother for the sole reason that it was red: he wore it just once, in front of the mirror, in the middle of the night, and it felt like a revolution. That night he decided to let his hair grow.

When he got old enough to hang around by himself, Angeal became his whole world. They climbed every single tree in Banora and swam every inch of the river together. They spied on girls bathing, and that’s when Genesis realised their opinions on the matter probably diverged.

One day he came home with a flute. He had already learnt some simple tunes by practising down by the river. His father took it away and asked him where he had got such an object, and he answered honestly: "Gillian Hewley gave it to me”. It was the only time his father ever slapped him, calling him a homophobic slur. When he tried to drag him by his hair, telling something about its length, Genesis laughed. He laughed for hours, hysterically. His father never dared to touch him again. He was thirteen.

[needlereads]

Curtis Everett Drabble

I love that we tend to put this man in manual labor, or physically taxing roles. The provider. The Physical Protector. And he can still serve those purposes as needed. But once in a while I chuckle thinking that this man has never worked a regular job a day in his canonical life, bar any part-time work he could have done before the ice took over (there didn't seem to be jobs in the tail end, as much as it obviously sucked). He can organize a revolution, but a schedule? A nine to five? Conference room meetings?? No, not his jam. I want to take that type of rough upbringing plus extremely limited options and put our man Curtis in an AU.

Harsh conditions and poverty would guide Curtis away from a hard life when the chance comes up.

And that chance comes up eventually with you. His fierce little wife. You're the breadwinner, and he gets to dote on you. He's at home, building a cozy nest for you both. His manhood isn't so fragile that he can't hand the reins over to you.

He's got the bubble bath ready, the wine or beer chilled, the fresh fruit all cut up. He's practical with your shared resources, your earnings, of course, he's not going to ever risk your comfort or safety to show off your shared wealth to anyone. He's lived through harsh times, and Curtis has had enough of scarcity, so he's found that perfect balance of indulgence versus smart financing for the future. He understands poverty, he's not about to subject either of you to that sort of suffering. He's going to manage your household with care, maximize the luxuries of modern society.

You get to witness him pursue his interests. He blossoms, without the constant threat of hunger and violence, Curtis gets to be the lover, the defender, the glue to the community.

And he absolutely worships you for accepting him, for letting him love you, letting him live gently. For letting him be the one who gives the hugs, creates a nutritious menu, look after those plants that make your eyes light up. He gets to make you happy. He's got your massages, your physical therapy, your vacations all planned out. Everything he does ensures you, the love of his life, feels pampered, never once doubting how devoted he is to you.

He takes care of his hands, wearing away the callouses so his every touch is soft for you. Today, he runs his thumb over your fresh manicure, kisses your knuckles, shapes your palm against his cheek to feel you hold him -- he loves when you hold him, all physical, grounding him to the present, to this life that Young Curtis never could have hoped for. You adore him for it. For how big his heart is, for how determined he is to enjoy every moment of your lives together.