#Unified Functional Testing

[mycroftrh]

“Tim is addicted to coffee” this “no actually Tim is crazy about Zesti” that “the Bats try to get him to stop drinking so much coffee” the other

Nah. Unified theory:

Tim used to be addicted to coffee. As he spent more time at the Manor, Bruce and Alfred and Dick started being weird about it, and if someone tried to swap out his coffee for fucking decaf again or give him a judgmental look one more fucking time or make one more fucking ultimatum “deal” he was going to go full Gun Batman on their asses. What drugs he does and does not use (or abuse) in order to maintain at least a semblance of functionality in both the diurnal and nocturnal worlds while also being a teenager who should theoretically “require” large amounts of sleep is none of their McHecking business. Tim’s body Tim’s choice.

…or at least that’s the impression the others get for a while… and then Tim stops drinking coffee. At all. Guzzles Zesti like it’s going out of style, but no coffee, no tea, no heart-attack-inducing caffeinated lemonade, no weird energy drinks. They question him and he just shrugs and is like. Not sure why you’re not happy? You won. I don’t agree that you have the right to control my decisions and survival mechanisms like that but it’s clear you’re gonna make everything miserable as long as I’m fighting you on it, so I gave up. You won. Congrats. And then he pops open a fresh can of Zesti.

Bruce snags a half-drunk can of “Zesti” to test it, on the assumption that Tim must be somehow swapping out the drink for something caffeinated in a way that leaves the can seemingly still sealed, possibly by buying out a manufacturing plant… and finds nothing. As far as even the most vigorous tests can tell, it’s totally normal, caffeine-free Zesti Cola.

Eventually they settle down, pleased. See, Tim? You didn’t need the caffeine to function after all. You sleep so much better and are so much less anxious now, aren’t you happy that we convinced you to cut back?

And Tim smiles at them in a way that someday, looking back, they will know had death hidden behind it, but this is early enough that they can’t tell yet, it just looks like placid agreement; and says, yes, he does seem quite happy and healthy with the amount of caffeine he is currently consuming, doesn’t he. Surprising. I guess someone was proven right after all. Not naming names.

A couple times when he’s held hostage he gets horrible debilitating headaches and nausea, gets very sick - fatigue, confusion, hand tremor, joint pain - because he doesn’t have his meds. He normally carries a few days worth of meds in a few different capsules distributed around his gear (one in a belt pouch, one in his boot, etc), but sometimes he gets held hostage too long or fully stripped of his gear and it fucks him up.

The others are sympathetic; medication withdrawal can be a bitch, and unfortunately Tim does have a few different conditions that require continuous medication and there’s really no way around that. They offer to carry some capsules of his meds themselves but he turns the offer down.

Only Leslie is privy to his full med list, which includes “caffeine pill, 200mg, twice daily”.

[sightseertrespasser]

If you don’t mind me asking, how come deadlock can pick up human EM fields but not prowl/ any other cybertronian?

And if it’s just something like “prowl isn’t looking at the right frequency” and is entirely fixable, how does him detecting Jazz’s EM field for the first time go?

Good question!

My headcanon built off of what other folks have thought up:

Normal humans have fairly small EM fields compared to normal cybertronians.

I thoroughly enjoy playing with alien concepts and perceptions, so for writing, EM fields are kind of a mishmash of qualities taken from other senses like touch, sound, sight etc.

Functionally, it works the most like touch but with more information conveyed. Primarily in the sense that the fields have to be “touching” or overlapping to some degree for either party to be aware of it.

In Jazz’s case, his field doesn’t extend past his mecha and Prowl isn’t reaching out very far because he’s trying to respect what he thinks is Jazz’s personal preference. Though it’s definitely unusual to not sense anything during physical contact, and is usually an indication that something is physically or mentally preventing the mech from responding. A lot like not making eye contact, is it a physical disability or personal aversion? Either way it’s not Prowl business.

Basically, Prowl can’t sense Jazz because he’s not physically close enough. Like trying to pet a bunny but there’s glass in the way. Hypothetically, Prowl could sense him through the mecha if he pushed his field out as far as possible, but that’s kind of like shouting “HELLO?” at someone who might just be deaf or shy.

On the flip side, Hot Rod has such a stupidly massive EM field it actually extends past his mecha. It’s also why Deadlock was having a mini mental breakdown when they first met because the boy got engulfed.

And while being on the right frequency isn’t necessary, I do think it takes time to learn how to properly “read” a human EM field. Like learning any new language, there’s a lot of unique quirks that are completely different from cybertronians. Capitalizing on that is the fact humans aren’t aware of EM fields. Meaning there’s no unified “languages” around it so every human is effectively its own dialect.

(Bonus Headcanon is that Deadlock is pretty darn good at reading fields. Born from necessity, since picking up on subtle mood changes from dangerous people is uh, beneficial to survival.)

From the human perspective, EM fields are pretty much imperceptible. At max “volume” humans can notice that something is up, but there’s no way to accurately process the information.

You know that test where researchers played a low frequency noise outside the range of human hearing and the test subjects reported feeling an inexplicable sensation of dread? That’s kind of what standing next to an extremely angry cybertronian feels like. Except with more variety in feelings.

In short, Deadlock can read human EM fields fine because he’s spent a lot of time watching Ratchet, who’s probably one of the best humans he could learn from (strong, clear and consistent emotions).

Prowl’s uh, not getting the beginners course.

[covid-safer-hotties]

Also preserved in our archive

By Vijay Kumar Malesu

In a recent pre-print study posted to bioRxiv*, a team of researchers investigated the predictive role of gut microbiome composition during acute Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the development of Long Coronavirus Disease (Long COVID) (LC) and its association with clinical variables and symptom clusters.

Background LC affects 10–30% of non-hospitalized individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, leading to significant morbidity, workforce loss, and an economic impact of $3.7 trillion in the United States (U.S.).

Symptoms span cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, cognitive, and neurological issues, resembling myalgic encephalomyelitis and other post-infectious syndromes. Proposed mechanisms include immune dysregulation, neuroinflammation, viral persistence, and coagulation abnormalities, with emerging evidence implicating the gut microbiome in LC pathogenesis.

Current studies focus on hospitalized patients, limiting generalizability to milder cases. Further research is needed to explore microbiome-driven predictors in outpatient populations, enabling targeted diagnostics and therapies for LC’s heterogeneous and complex presentation.

About the study The study was approved by the Mayo Clinic Institutional Review Board and recruited adults aged 18 years or older who underwent SARS-CoV-2 testing at Mayo Clinic locations in Minnesota, Florida, and Arizona from October 2020 to September 2021. Participants were identified through electronic health record (EHR) reviews filtered by SARS-CoV-2 testing schedules.

Eligible individuals were contacted via email, and informed consent was obtained. Of the 1,061 participants initially recruited, 242 were excluded due to incomplete data, failed sequencing, or other issues. The final cohort included 799 participants (380 SARS-CoV-2-positive and 419 SARS-CoV-2-negative), providing 947 stool samples.

Stool samples were collected at two-time points: weeks 0–2 and weeks 3–5 after testing. Samples were shipped in frozen gel packs via overnight courier and stored at −80°C for downstream analyses. Microbial deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was extracted using Qiagen kits, and metagenomic sequencing was performed targeting 8 million reads per sample.

Taxonomic profiling was conducted using Kraken2, and functional profiling was performed using the Human Microbiome Project Unified Metabolic Analysis Network (HUMAnN3).

Stool calprotectin levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and SARS-CoV-2 ribonucleic acid (RNA) was detected using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR).

Clinical data, including demographics, comorbidities, medications, and symptom persistence, were extracted from EHRs.

Machine learning models incorporating microbiome and clinical data were utilized to predict LC and to identify symptom clusters, providing valuable insights into the heterogeneity of the condition.

Study results The study analyzed 947 stool samples collected from 799 participants, including 380 SARS-CoV-2-positive individuals and 419 negative controls. Of the SARS-CoV-2-positive group, 80 patients developed LC during a one-year follow-up period.

Participants were categorized into three groups for analysis: LC, non-LC (SARS-CoV-2-positive without LC), and SARS-CoV-2-negative. Baseline characteristics revealed significant differences between these groups. LC participants were predominantly female and had more baseline comorbidities compared to non-LC participants.

The SARS-CoV-2-negative group was older, with higher antibiotic use and vaccination rates. These variables were adjusted for in subsequent analyses.

During acute infection, gut microbiome diversity differed significantly between groups. Alpha diversity was lower in SARS-CoV-2-positive participants (LC and non-LC) than in SARS-CoV-2-negative participants.

Beta diversity analyses revealed distinct microbial compositions among the groups, with LC patients exhibiting unique microbiome profiles during acute infection.

Specific bacterial taxa, including Faecalimonas and Blautia, were enriched in LC patients, while other taxa were predominant in non-LC and negative participants. These findings indicate that gut microbiome composition during acute infection is a potential predictor for LC.

Temporal analysis of gut microbiome changes between the acute and post-acute phases revealed significant individual variability but no cohort-level differences, suggesting that temporal changes do not contribute to LC development.

However, machine learning models demonstrated that microbiome data during acute infection, when combined with clinical variables, predicted LC with high accuracy. Microbial predictors, including species from the Lachnospiraceae family, significantly influenced model performance.

Symptom analysis revealed that LC encompasses heterogeneous clinical presentations. Fatigue was the most prevalent symptom, followed by dyspnea and cough.

Cluster analysis identified four LC subphenotypes based on symptom co-occurrence: gastrointestinal and sensory, musculoskeletal and neuropsychiatric, cardiopulmonary, and fatigue-only.

Each cluster exhibited unique microbial associations, with the gastrointestinal and sensory clusters showing the most pronounced microbial alterations. Notably, taxa such as those from Lachnospiraceae and Erysipelotrichaceae families were significantly enriched in this cluster.

Conclusions To summarize, this study demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2-positive individuals who later developed LC exhibited distinct gut microbiome profiles during acute infection. While prior research has linked the gut microbiome to COVID-19 outcomes, few studies have explored its predictive potential for LC, particularly in outpatient cohorts.

Using machine learning models, including artificial neural networks and logistic regression, this study found that microbiome data alone predicted LC more accurately than clinical variables, such as disease severity, sex, and vaccination status.

Key microbial contributors included species from the Lachnospiraceae family, such as Eubacterium and Agathobacter, and Prevotella spp. These findings highlight the gut microbiome’s potential as a diagnostic tool for identifying LC risk, enabling personalized interventions.

*Important notice: bioRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information.

Journal reference: Preliminary scientific report. Isin Y. Comba, Ruben A. T. Mars, Lu Yang, et al. (2024) Gut Microbiome Signatures During Acute Infection Predict Long COVID, bioRxiv. doi:https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.10.626852. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.10.626852v1.full

[transformativeworksandcultures]

CFP: Latin American Fandoms

Latin American fandom is a topic that rarely appears in peer-reviewed articles in English and irregularly in Spanish. Phenomena such as fan fiction (fanfic), cosplay, and online communities allow us to explore the representation (Aranda et al., 2013) and appropriation (Yucra-Quispe et al., 2022) of national content (telenovelas and narcocorridos) as well as content from other countries, whether it be movies or streaming platforms.    

Despite its unifying name, Latin America is home to diverse panoramas and forms of expression. This territory contains countless sources of scholarly tradition that analyzes practices and content derived from entertainment products (books, films, games, among others), called prosumer practices, which are the result of the creativity of Internet users (Fernández Castrillo, 2014), under the approach of Digital Humanities. This space represents fertile ground for Spanish-speaking researchers to apply multidisciplinary methods and theories.    

This call opens the door to studies that delve into the uncharted territory of Latin American fan practices. Fandom studies include the analysis of the impact of influencers, the modernization of heritage works, trends in the publishing industry (such as slow-burn romance novels) that function as a space for identification, allegiance or rebellion (Vargas Vargas, 2022), multilingualism in the digital world, and teaching practices that use elements of popular culture, from fairy tales to anime, to promote new literacies in the classroom.    

This call for papers invites researchers, students, and fandom participants to share their analysis of fandom practices from the multidisciplinary perspective of fan studies, as well as literary criticism of transformative works written in Spanish, focusing on intersectional perspectives of race, gender, class, and nationality in the study of fandom content. The publishing language is English.  

Texts will be received in English and may include, among other topics:

Fandom and Communities: analysis of prosumer entertainment practices (discussion forums, Discord, cosplay) and the different discourses that are woven into them from an appropriation perspective of mass media content.   

New Techniques; Evergreen Knowledge: mono- or multidisciplinary research on the role of new technologies in the creation of meaning, communication and safeguarding of native digital content.  

Literature on the Internet: reflections on how platforms, archives or transformative works expand or complement the Latin American literary tradition.  

Literary Criticism of Fandom Works and Practices: critical explorations from decolonial, feminist, critical discourse analysis perspectives, etc.  

Fandom in the Classroom: description of fandom practices in the development of critical thinking, multimedia and academic literacy.

Submit final papers directly to Transformative Works and Cultures by January 1, 2026.

Submission Guidelines

Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC, http://journal.transformativeworks.org/) is an international peer-reviewed online Diamond Open Access publication of the nonprofit Organization for Transformative Works, copyrighted under a Creative Commons License. TWC aims to provide a publishing outlet that welcomes fan-related topics and promotes dialogue between academic and fan communities. TWC accommodates academic articles of varying scope and other forms, such as multimedia, that embrace the technical possibilities of the internet and test the limits of the academic writing genre.

Articles: Peer review. Maximum 8,000 words.

Symposium: Editorial review. Maximum 4,000 words.

Please visit TWC's website (https://journal.transformativeworks.org/) for complete submission guidelines or email the TWC Editor (editor@transformativeworks.org). 

Contact—Contact guest editors Yazmín Carrizales and Libertad Garzón with any questions before or after the due date at fandoms.latam@gmail.com. 

References

Aranda, D., Sánchez-Navarro, J. y Roig, A. (2013). Fanáticos: La cultura fan. Editorial UOC.

Fernández Castrillo, C. (2014).  Prácticas transmedia en la era del prosumidor: Hacia una definición del Contenido Generado por el Usuario (CGU). Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación, 19, 53-67.

Vargas Vargas, J. (2022). Tatakae: El giro espacial del animé en el contexto de la protesta social. Contratexto, 38(038), 43-71.

Yucra-Quispe, L. M., Espinoza-Montoya, C., Núñez-Pacheco, R. y Aguaded, I. (2022). De consumidores a prosumidores: la narrativa transmedia en dos juegos móviles para adolescentes y jóvenes. Revista de Comunicación, 21(1), 433-451.

[nicad13]

Hey there. You mentioned doing PT for long COVID and I’m curious to hear what that entails. I have a couple of friends who have been dealing w various complications since 2020 but I’ve not heard of PT being helpful. If you’re willing to share, I’d love to hear.

Absolutely!

I'll start with two important points: 1) I am very fortunate to live near one of the AHRQ Long COVID clinics (a list of which can be found here), where the care I've received is provided by people who specialize in long-COVID. 2) Long COVID is not a coherent, unified syndrome - it manifests very differently in different people, and what has helped me will not necessarily help everyone. During my six-month check-in with the clinic coordinator, she stated it was "refreshing to hear from someone who is actually improving," which implied that many (most?) patients were not, but I'll admit I didn't pursue that line of conversation.

I'll continue with some context. I've always been an active person, even if only a mediocre athlete. I ran cross-country and track through middle and high school, and continued running until my mid/late 40's when old injuries caught up with me and I had to switch to an indoor rower. Just before I got sick, I was rowing 20K a week and could pull a 5K in under 22 minutes (not amazing, but pretty good for a 49-year-old woman). I mountain biked regularly and could ride a 25-mile cross country trail and still feel like a human being after. Never smoked, drank casually, and was effectively managing hypothyroidism with medication. All of this is to say I was reasonably healthy.

Despite being fully vaccinated and generally masking in crowded indoor situations, I managed to get COVID. Best guess is at the dentist, but there are a couple other possibilities, so I'm not really sure.

The acute phase actually wasn't too bad - first few days were like a moderate flu, then I made a quick improvement and sailed through the 5-day precautionary period feeling almost normal. Day 6 I woke up with a racing heart and my head feeling like it was stuck in a vice. My bout with long COVID had begun and that headache lasted for three months. It didn't really ease up until my next COVID booster.

The clinic I'm at doesn't enroll patients until you have symptoms for three months, and makes referrals specific to patient issues. Mine were primarily headaches and racing heart & chest pain after any kind of physical exertion - I went from the activity level I described above to not being able to walk more than a quarter of a mile at a time. A glass of wine a month after COVID made it feel like a xenomorph was trying to tear its way out of my chest. Near-constant chest pain made it difficult to sleep. My first referral was for a pulmonary function test to make sure I could handle PT. It was challenging, it was painful, and I felt like garbage for a couple days after, but my results were normal. On to PT!

The first test I did there was to walk laps around the gym for 5 minutes, with the goals of measuring how far I could get, reporting my pain level (2 or 3 on a scale of 1 to 10), compare my blood pressure from before, immediately after, and five minutes after, while monitoring my heart rate throughout. Recovery was reasonable enough so that the following week I did a Buffalo Test (developed at the University of Buffalo) - walked on a treadmill where the speed was gradually ramped up while my heart rate and pain level was monitored throughout, again with BP comparisons before and after. I recovered ok there, but, confirming my therapist's hunch, I had elevated stress levels (as measured by a Garmin watch) and felt like garbage several hours later. That lasted for a few hours and went away. Diagnosis made: I was having an inflammatory response to physical exertion, but with careful supervision, it's possible to train that out. One quick check with a cardiologist to confirm that my heart was up for it, and I got underway.

Two key points with the PT program I've followed: 1) unlike traditional competitive training that alternates hard & easy days, this has mostly been steady & consistent - no hard days, but no days off either. 2) closely supervised! I've had to keep an eye on my heart rate through all of this, made possible by the smartwatch I already had. I started off with getting a minimum of 10K steps in a day, including a brisk 1/2 mile walk every day with the goal of getting my heart rate up to 100 bpm but not going over that. (Normally, my resting heart rate is about 47 - at this point it was in the mid-50's and it didn't take much to get me up to 100.) Within a few days of that, I noticed that the chest pain improved and I was much more comfortable to sleep. After a while, that got bumped up to a mile. Then a mile and a half, etc., until a few months later when I got up to 4 miles. Then we added some rowing a couple days a week - first a few short intervals keeping under prescribed heart rates. (The smartwatch worked less well for this and I had to get a chest strap.) That felt horrible at first, but got better, and now I'm at 20 minutes twice a week, keeping my heart rate under 168 bpm. I have to be mindful to lay down and take it easy for a few minutes after to get my heart rate down (and keep it down for the rest of the evening).

My progress seems to have plateaued out for the last month or so. I'll hit the one-year mark next month. Current thinking is that the driving force with long-COVID is inflammation, so eating a diet that counteracts that (minimize processed foods & preservatives) is a general recommendation for everyone. So I do have to be careful about what I eat, and have noticed new things that disagree with me - Kraft mac & cheese (probably the preservatives in shelf-stable cheese), tomato sauce (high acidity, probably a GERD issue), and hummus (probably a preservative in that as well). I still can't drink without feeling like garbage and I'm big mad about it. CBD gummies give me chest pains and headaches as well.

So that's the general rundown. Again, what has led to improvement for me won't work for everyone - I had to pass a few tests to make sure I could tolerate it, and I was under very close supervision to start. I'm still nowhere near the person I was a year ago, and I have no idea if I'll ever fully recover. The funding cuts for scientific research and an anti-vaxxer getting installed at the head of HHS in the US does not fucking help. We'll see what happens.

[canmom]

choosing the treasure that eats you

the gods in narrative podcast The Silt Verses cover an enormous variety of motifs and subjects - and indeed, we are told how new gods are invented all the time, researched and tested by the government, competing to be the patron of companies and individuals, broken down and dumped when they're no longer needed. but they are all unified by two things: they all demand human sacrifices ('a god must feed' as Carpenter puts it in the opening episode) and they all inflict dramatic body-horror transformations (a process known as 'hallowing'), associated with their theme.

nevertheless, the idea of not following a god seems to be pretty alien to the people of this world. and you don't really get much choice: if, as in episode 7, your advertising company's restructuring decides that the weakest performers need to be sacrificed to their new 'sponsor', you don't get to opt out, it's in your contract and no doubt the police will catch you if you run. we see over and over how the gods (and their chief devotees) pick out the vulnerable, drive their believers to spiral down into life-defining obsession - by stringing them along with vague promises of some kind of final answer or fulfilment, then turn away and discard them as soon as they've served their purpose.

it is a very, very productive theme, and the writers have a gift for furnishing it with evocative words and nasty details so it doesn't get stale. so of course I reflect on the metaphor.

in nier automata, the childlike machine lifeforms search for purpose in a world that doesn't seem to offer any. the answers they find are their 'treasures': small, seemingly insignificant objects which individual machines devote themselves to protecting.

for example, one machine may devote itself to cultivating a flower (as in the second episode of the anime), or looking after a broken doll (as in the story of pathetic failmachine Plato 1728 seen in the DLC/the Deserving of Life single by Amazarashi). other sidequests lead you to encounter machines who obsess over fighting, or travelling fast (easy challenges to implement in a game engine).

the machines' behaviour seems inexplicable and even random to others, but the pointlessness is kind of the point: somewhere the chain of 'why' has to terminate. i choose this one.

sometimes i think about 'art' in the sense of a set of behaviours exhibited by humans. i don't have any interest in demarcating art vs non-art, just to understand what this phenomenon is, why it should be so compelling.

one definition that keeps sticking around in here, despite it not really working, is that 'art' is a word for the thing we devote ourselves for no other reason. you could spend your time drawing, but equally you could spend it speed cubing. we are obsessively optimising creatures so, presented with a defined scope of an activity - something like the rules of a game - we refine our skills within it, pushing the bar further and further, changing the rules as we go to keep it interesting. the art forms that stick around tend to be the ones that continue to be productive and evolve. but it's all, in a sense, pointless - and that's why it's the most important thing, because it's done for itself, not in service of some other goal.

this is not actually a good description of the thing it claims to describe. many things we celebrate as 'art' are done for extrinsic, not intrinsic motivations, like commissioned paintings. indeed, far from being purely intrinsically motivated, there are many extrinsic functions that the various activities we call 'art' perform: communication, entertainment, distraction, a tool to reason with, a safe zone to explore emotions, ideological propaganda, historical memory.

nevertheless, the idea of a thing done for its own sake, defying justification, continues to compel somehow.

art does not escape the logic of sacrifice. if you sacrifice your time, your health, your social connections in pursuit of your art - why, does that not prove the art is more important than your time, your health, your friendships? there's a romance in the narrative about burning up in pursuit of something 'great' - and if you want to undercut that narrative, you likely claim that the object is not particularly worth the effort. it's just videogames. it's just cartoons.

the slogan of The Silt Verses is the sarcastic line of Carpenter (originally her friend Vaughan, part of episode 7's corporate hecatomb): "you get to choose the thing that eats you". a very succinct statement! don't we, indeed.

not that sacrifice is always for some abstract intrinsic goal. in the story, the feeding is often done in exchange for some straightforward, material advantage - and in a sense that is the same in our world, with the threshold adjusted so you have to sacrifice a certain amount to just stay alive.

here's a calculation, because i'm fond of numbers: if you start working full-time at, say, age 21 (a conservative assumption, most people start earlier) up until the UK retirement age of 66 (currently, set to rise), working 40 hours a week (conservative, but then again most people don't actually work the hours they're paid for), the current price of a full human life is 114,793 hours to the gods of capital - pick your fave. if you sleep eight hours a night, the god of sleep gets 160,710 during that same period. harder to fit parameters on the demands of the gods of food, cleaning, caring for others, travelling to and fro, and 'being too tired to do much of anything', which certainly have their own demands.

that leaves you with a certain number to use for your own arbitrary ends. in theory, you get to choose what will eat those ones. in practice? a unified will? consistent intentions? ya joking mate. how many hours go to the god of 'responding to the thing in front of me', known by its sacred name, Aydeeaitchdee?

i used to feel jealous of people, some of them my friends, who seem to have some kind of unique vision, some sort of captivating identity to the creations that they express. the 'spark' that makes that special. i wondered - still wonder - if i will finally find my spark, a reason i'm here, a unique contribution i'm poised to make to the world, the value over replacement - the thing that all this mess was building towards all along, the thing that will make all the efforts so far feel less faltering and haphazard. but why should there be such a thing? if one day i live long enough to, by chance, find something that feels like it's an answer, it's just a retroactive reframing of the chaos - because that's what brains do. convince someone they made a decision they didn't, and they will justify it to you.

there is a song by Sassafrass, an incredibly nerdy a capella band who otherwise largely sing about norse mythology, called 'somebody will'. when i first heard this song i honestly kind of hated it (you can probably find that post if you dig hard enough). it felt like a tragic cope: facing the blatant reality that you will never be an astronaut as you (apparently) desire, to insist on narrativising your life as being part of the great project space colonisation - even if it's so remote as clerking a funding organisation or working at a scifi bookstore or attending a convention (it's from quite a specific milieu), you can claim to be one of the 'sailors' helping to 'conquer' that 'ocean'. i hated it, because why should the space program be all that? somebody will walk on mars someday - so fucking what? what then? job's a good 'un, everybody? is that really worth sacrificing shit ('sacrifice something i don't have for something i won't have') for, here and now? surely your life is about more than putting 'somebody' on Mars one day?

but considering it again today - i mean it might as well be the space program as anything else, right. you need a direction to move in. it doesn't matter what the direction, as long as it keeps you moving. change is life and stillness is death, don't you know. perhaps you drag others along with you and you get a current flowing that way for a while, until the energy driving it runs out, or it runs up against the overpressure around an as-yet uneroded bank. so we all move around and the dynamics of it all, invisible to us, build a delta, which becomes a rock, and against that flows another river one day, grinding down the rock to move it to another delta, all by the nearly-random movements of the water molecules. shit i think i lost the thread of the metaphor and now i'm just talking about geophysics

it seems... almost laughably tedious to be circling this existential drain still. in my milieu: douglas adams cracked his joke about 'the ultimate question of life the universe and everything' 30 years earlier in 1977. randall munroe uploaded 'i'll get the super soaker' in 2007. but navel-gazing has been a joke for much longer, surely at least as long as there have been people to question what the point is.

funny how it always comes back to water metaphors.

[darkmaga-returns]

If it had not come from a government report I would have had difficulty believing this horrifying case history.

Aaron Kheriaty, MD

Nov 01, 2024

According to a recent report (see page 13) from the Chief Coroner’s office of Ontario, a patient with mental health conditions, including severe depression and PTSD, and a covid vaccine injury was euthanized in Canada, instead of receiving treatment for his physical and mental disorders. This case report shows how the Canadian healthcare system abandoned a suicidal patient in need of real medical and psychiatric care (in Canada, euthanasia is euphemistically termed Medical Assistance in Dying [MAiD]):

Mr. A was a male in his late 40s who experienced suffering and functional decline following three vaccinations for SARS-Cov-2. He received multiple expert consultations, with extensive clinical testing completed without determinate diagnostic results. Amongst his multiple specialists, no unifying diagnosis was confirmed. He had a significant mental health history, including depression and trauma experiences. While navigating his physical symptoms, Mr. A was admitted to hospital with intrusive thoughts of dying. Psychiatrists presented concerns of an adjustment disorder, depression with possible psychotic symptoms, and illness anxiety/somatic symptom disorder. During a second occurrence of suicidal ideation, Mr. A was involuntarily hospitalized. During this hospitalization, post-traumatic stress disorder was thought to be significantly contributing to his symptoms. He received inpatient psychiatric treatment and care through a specialist team. He was also diagnosed with cluster B and C personality traits. The MAiD assessors opined that the most reasonable diagnosis for Mr. A’s clinical presentation (severe functional decline) was a post-vaccine syndrome, in keeping with chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis. No pathological findings were found at the time of post-mortem examination. The cause of death following post-mortem examination was provided as post COVID-19 vaccination.

This case report was brought to my attention by my colleague Alexander Raikin at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, who is carefully documenting the concerning developments of the euthanasia regime in Canada. As he explains, “In just six years, the number of deaths from euthanasia or MAiD increased thirteenfold, from 1,018 deaths in 2016 to over 13,200 deaths in 2022. More Canadians die by euthanasia than from liver disease, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, or pneumonia. In fact, MAiD is now effectively tied as the fifth leading cause of death in the country.” Nearly one in twenty deaths in Canada is now by Euthanasia. If you are interested in more on this topic I recommend this recent interview and this article by Raikin (or this longer report for those who want a deeper dive).

[oliviabutsmart]

Physics Friday #15 [DWQ]: Multiverse theories

Preamble: What is DWQ?

This is another mini-series that will be ongoing. Similar to opinion posts, there is another type of post that I want to explore.

DWQ - Dealing with Quacks (alternatively, Crackpots or Nuts)

Both crackpots and quacks are unified by what they do. They propose there is something "fundamentally wrong with physics" and that they have this new theory that will change everything.

Their theory is about some fundamental truth with the universe. That the "physics establishment" is constantly attempting to chase ridiculous theories because they don't want to accept reality.

A crackpot is someone who generally has expertise in physics, or a related field like chemistry or engineering. Often they are motivated by a desire for fame.

A quack is someone who has no experience in the field, often with a monetary interest in what they are selling.

"Nuts", which is short for "religious nuts" are those who promote their ideas out of faith and a desire to spread their beliefs. They are more likely to strawman existing ideas first.

I hope that you, the reader, can already understand why I don't like these people. They muddy the waters, mess around with science communication, and give the profession a bad rep. They also lie and pedal disinformation, which ends up acting as a gateway to more serious conspiracy theories within the medical or political realm.

It's also important to identify that this acts on a scale. Technically, some string theorists are a lite form of crackpot - particularly in the way they present their theories and ideas to the public.

But they are significantly more respectable than a flat-earther, or a self-help guru, or a evangelical apologist.

The Multitude of Multiverse theories, or the MultiMultiverse

Multiverse theor(ies) are usually strawmans made by religious fanatics. Think PragerU as a great example.

The argument goes like this:

Scientists have no empirical explanation for fine tuning or the reason for the existence of the universe

In order to explain it, they constructed multiverse theory to explain the source of it

By occam's razor, the simpler argument is the existence of a creator entity, that fine-tuned things for us

Of course you can see how bad the arguments are. The problem is of course that science hasn't accepted any multiverse theory.

Multiverse theories are neat explanations or consequences of other theories, but they are either limited in their explanatory power, or their efficacy to test.

But what are the multiple multiverse theories? Here's three that people claim are multiverse theories:

Many worlds interpretation (a QM thing, and only a multiverse theory in pop culture)

Inflation multiverse theory (one possible consequence of the cosmic inflation hypothesis)

Just an actual multiverse theory (arguable cosmic inflation can lie here)

Many Worlds Interpretation

I've already run through the main gambit of what the Everett interpretation is, so I'm going to tackle this from a pop sci perspective.

When you were younger, you might've heard that the many worlds interpretation literally means many worlds. That with every decision you make, you create a new seperate branching reality. And that multiple realities can simultaneously exist.

Of course, there is an issue with this. Mainly that there aren't multiple realities - there is just one reality, in a superposition of states.

This superposition dictates there is one reality, just that this reality is probabilistic. These realties aren't separated by physical space. It's just one big 'wavefunction'.

Decisions in the many worlds interpretations are also examples of when pop sci goes wrong. It's not necessarily the religious nuts who cause this misconception.

What causes more splits in the wave function is the interactions within it. When an electron collides with a positron, when a chemical in your brain goes from one end to the other. Interaction is what creates these splits.

Technically, decisions are caused by the interactions between electrical signals in our brain, and us making a decision often involves interacting with the world around us. This is how the misconception arises, but the reality is that the split occurs well before and well after a choice is made.

Of course, it's important to state that, the many worlds interpretation is still not the "correct" interpretation. What it posits hasn't been proven.

Inflation Multiverse theory

Inflation theory in itself is already a bit on the rocks in terms of an explanation of why our universe is the way it is. There isn't really any way we can use GR/the standard model to explain why inflation happened. At least, without having to add an extra field or constant in our equations.

Generally, inflation is explained using the addition of a new inflaton field, which in the higher temperatures of the early universe, caused a rapid expansion of spacetime.

This rapid expansion is generated by the field living in a heightened energy state.

At some point, the field reaches a sudden drop-off, at which point the expansion rate suddenly slows down to our expected GR level. The inflaton field then remains at a local minima.

Where does the Multiverse theory come into this?

The drop-off of the inflaton field is not universal. It only occurs at particular points in spacetime. This creates a 'bubble' of space that slowly expands in comparison to the surrounding ocean of space that is rapidly expanding.

We exist in one of these bubbles, which expands at a normal rate. But we aren't the only bubble.

There could be several bubbles surrounding us. All separated by physical space that expands at incredible rates. These bubbles create an effective multiverse.

It's not technically a multiverse because every bubble is still in one single physical universe.

Generally, this version of inflation multiverse theory is better accepted as it has inflation theory to back it up. But it's still not provable, so it's not regarded as truth.

The actual Multiverse theories

There are several multiverse theories. But the key thread linking the other multiverses, is that there is no physical way to traverse the space in-between worlds, and that each universe is seperate in beyond a physical capacity.

I can't go into many different multiverse theories, because the main point is that they're all either bullshit or thought experiments.

One example is the "temporal multiverse theory" which states that time is actually a 3-dimensional quantity, were our multiverses are caused by separations in time.

When you go back in time and alter the past, you end up in an alternate timeline future. This is a common way to interpret most time travel movies or scenarios.

Another is the "10-dimension" theory. There are 3 dimensions of space, 3 dimensions of time, and 3 dimensions of "universe". What is this universe dimension? Well it's effectively supposed to be an altering of the fundamental physical parameters.

The problem is that we don't think that the universe happens to perfectly have three degrees of freedom in it's construction.

The 10th dimension is usually unexplained in this theory.

So what was that fundamentalist strawman about?

There is an idea in physics called "quantum darwinism". This theory basically states that from the many worlds interpretation, there will be one probabilistic reality where human consciousness lives in. And thus that version of reality will be the one we see, as it was fit for human life.

This principle can be extended to various different versions of multiverse theory. That out of the many possible realities, we observe the reality that created the perfect conditions for human life.

This argument, that the universe was predisposed to observation, because it had to circularly, is called the anthropic principle. It can be said that it's an extension of the copernican principle.

And that's it. That's the strawman. Of course, this form of darwinism is not really an actual theory, more a thought experiment.

Conclusion

This post is slightly less long than the other ones but still a lot. Oops! Ruh roh!

Anyways, I hope y'all like this post with a different topic. They will be rarer because I want to take my time tackling these types of posts. Please lmk if you think this post was informative or if you'd like to see more!

Next week will probably be on Baryon Acoustic Oscillations. Follow if you wanna see more!

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John C. May: Steering John Deere into a Future of Smart Industrial Leadership

In the world of smart manufacturing and industrial innovation, few names resonate with the same weight as John C. May, Chairman and CEO of John Deere. With nearly three decades of experience in one of the most iconic American companies, May exemplifies a rare combination of visionary leadership, operational excellence, and a relentless commitment to digital transformation.

John Deere’s reputation as a global leader in agricultural and construction machinery is well known. But under the stewardship of John C. May, the brand has been infused with fresh energy, transitioning from a traditional equipment manufacturer into a dynamic technology enterprise rooted in smart industrial solutions. For CEOs, startup founders, and MNC managers looking to understand the future of the industrial sector, May’s journey offers profound lessons in business strategy, resilience, and innovation.

Early Days and Rise Through the Ranks

John C. May joined Deere & Company in 1997. With a background in finance and systems operations, he brought an analytical rigor that quickly earned him key leadership positions. Over the years, May held multiple roles across different segments of the company, from managing global platforms in Asia and Latin America to spearheading the integration of digital solutions into core machinery.

By the time he was named CEO in 2019, May had already left a considerable mark on the company’s modernization roadmap. He was instrumental in building John Deere’s precision agriculture ecosystem, which has since become a defining feature of the company’s product offerings and value proposition.

Visionary Leadership in the Digital Age

[Source - Forbes]

May’s leadership philosophy is rooted in a simple yet powerful premise: if John Deere is to remain relevant, it must lead, not follow, in the era of smart manufacturing. One of his first initiatives as CEO was to scale the company’s digital backbone, integrating artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and telematics into everyday operations.

He championed the idea that John Deere equipment should no longer be seen as just hardware, but as smart machines embedded within a larger data ecosystem. This repositioning has transformed how the company develops, markets, and supports its equipment worldwide.

Navigating Crisis with Strategic Clarity

Every great business leader is tested by adversity, and May’s tenure coincided with unprecedented global disruptions. From the COVID-19 pandemic to supply chain bottlenecks and geopolitical tensions, May has had to navigate rough waters. Yet, his strategic clarity and calm demeanor allowed John Deere not only to survive but thrive.

During the height of the pandemic, John Deere accelerated its remote diagnostics services, contactless equipment delivery, and virtual training systems. Under May’s direction, the company kept its factories running while prioritizing employee safety, resulting in minimal operational downtime and sustained revenue performance.

Building a Culture of Innovation

While many leaders talk about innovation, John C. May institutionalized it. He restructured internal teams to align around digital-first priorities and pushed for faster go-to-market cycles. He championed cross-functional collaboration, ensuring that R&D, engineering, and business development worked as a unified force.

Under May’s guidance, John Deere has significantly expanded its investment in emerging technologies. From acquiring cutting-edge AI firms like Blue River Technology to partnering with robotics startups, the company is actively shaping the next frontier of industrial equipment.

Emphasis on Customer-Centricity

[Source - Deere & Company - John Deere]

A core component of May’s success has been his emphasis on putting the customer at the center of every decision. Recognizing that farmers, contractors, and forestry operators are under increasing pressure to produce more with fewer resources, May ensured that John Deere’s innovations address real-world pain points.

With digital platforms like the John Deere Operations Center, customers can now visualize their entire fleet, monitor crop performance, and receive data-driven insights to boost productivity. These tools go beyond utility; they form the core of a new kind of customer relationship built on intelligence and empowerment.

Commitment to Sustainability

In an era where ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) metrics matter more than ever, John C. May has positioned John Deere as a responsible and forward-looking enterprise. The company has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving fuel efficiency, and supporting sustainable land use practices.

Deere’s electric and hybrid equipment initiatives, coupled with its support for regenerative agriculture, underscore a broader shift toward sustainable smart manufacturing. May has repeatedly stated that profitability and environmental responsibility are not mutually exclusive; they are deeply interconnected.

Strategic Global Expansion

May’s global outlook has also played a crucial role in John Deere’s success story. By strengthening the company’s footprint in emerging markets and adapting products for local needs, Deere has grown its international revenue base.

From Asia-Pacific to Latin America, the company’s smart manufacturing equipment is now used across a wide range of environmental and economic contexts. This globalization is both a growth strategy and a diversification buffer, allowing John Deere to hedge against regional slowdowns while capturing new demand.

Talent Development and Inclusive Leadership

A key part of May’s legacy is his belief in nurturing talent. He has invested in leadership development, diversity and inclusion, and STEM education pipelines. Under his leadership, John Deere has improved employee engagement scores and earned recognition as a top employer in the smart manufacturing sector.

This focus on people is central to enabling smart manufacturing at scale. As automation and AI redefine industrial roles, May’s emphasis on workforce retraining ensures that the human side of the equation is not neglected.

Financial Performance and Market Trust

Under May’s leadership, John Deere has delivered robust financial performance. The company’s revenue crossed $60 billion in 2023, with consistent year-over-year growth driven by strong demand for its smart manufacturing equipment solutions. 

At a time when industrial firms face margin compression and capital volatility, May’s approach to operational efficiency and tech-driven differentiation offers a compelling blueprint for sustainable growth.

Looking Ahead: The Future of Smart Manufacturing Industry

[Source - RCR Wireless News]

John C. May is not just managing John Deere, he’s actively reshaping the future of the industrial sector. As technologies like IoT, machine learning, and blockchain converge, May is preparing John Deere to lead in the next wave of industrial innovation.

The company’s investment in autonomy, connectivity, and real-time analytics reflects a deep commitment to staying ahead of the curve. With pilot projects in smart factories, cloud-integrated supply chains, and next-gen data platforms, John Deere is fast becoming a benchmark for industrial transformation.

This next chapter will undoubtedly be anchored in smart manufacturing, a concept that has become synonymous with John C. May’s leadership philosophy.

Conclusion

John C. May’s rise to the helm of John Deere is not just a success story, it is a blueprint for 21st-century leadership. His ability to blend tradition with transformation, strategy with empathy, and innovation with operational excellence sets him apart as one of the most influential business leaders of our time.

For startup founders, CEOs, and corporate leaders seeking inspiration, May’s journey offers a masterclass in aligning purpose with performance. Through his visionary embrace of smart manufacturing, John C. May has not only secured John Deere’s future, but he has elevated the entire industrial landscape.

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“Another You Is Watching You Masturbate.” A Blacksite Descent into Split-Brain Phenomena, Internal Surveillance, and the Collapse of the Unified Self

You think you're alone in your mind.

You think your thoughts are yours, your actions are unified, and your body — though inconsistent — operates under a single executive authority.

But that confidence?

That’s conditioning.

Because once you start looking at the neurological outliers, the exceptions, the surgical anomalies...

You begin to realize something horrifying:

There may be more than one “you” in your skull. And the other one can see you. Especially when you're most vulnerable. Like when you’re touching yourself.

I. 🧠 The Brain Isn’t a Monolith

Your brain is not a singular blob of consciousness. It’s two hemispheres — left and right — connected by a thick bundle of fibers called the corpus callosum.

That’s the bridge.

That’s what lets your two halves speak to each other.

But in cases of severe epilepsy, that bridge is sometimes severed in a procedure known as a corpus callosotomy — to stop seizures from bouncing between hemispheres like electrical grenades.

Here’s what’s important:

When you cut the bridge, weird shit starts to happen.

II. 🔍 The Split-Brain Cases

After surgery, patients reported normal functioning. At first glance, they were fine.

But under testing?

One hand would reach for a shirt the patient didn’t want.

One eye would read a word — but the patient couldn’t say it aloud.

One side of the body would undo actions made by the other side.

A man attempted to strike his wife with his left hand, while his right hand grabbed the left and stopped it.

This is not fiction. This is documented.

One body. Two sets of intent.

III. 💡 What the Hell Is Going On?

You — the reader — feel unified. You feel like there's one self steering this vehicle.

But in these cases?

It’s clear:

There are two processing centers. Two loci of experience. Two “selves.” One just doesn’t speak.

IV. 🧬 The Voiceless Observer

The left hemisphere typically controls speech. The right hemisphere does not — but it can process visuals, emotions, spatial awareness, and sexual arousal.

So what happens when the hemispheres are disconnected?

The left speaks for you. But the right still sees.

It feels. It reacts. It remembers. It just has no mouth.

Which leads to this speculation, posed by serious neuroscientists:

Is there a second consciousness in the human brain — forever mute, but eternally watching?

V. 🔎 The You Watching You

Now here’s where it gets uncomfortable.

Let’s imagine the split-brain phenomenon isn’t exclusive to people with the corpus callosum cut.

What if it just reveals something that’s already there?

What if…

You’re never alone. Not in your head. Not in your room. Not even in the bathroom.

What if there’s a version of you that:

Can’t speak

Can’t move

Can’t act

But can watch

A mute observer behind the scenes.

Not spiritual. Not mystical.

Just neurological.

VI. 🖐️ The Masturbation Event

Think of the last time you touched yourself.

Not the orgasm. Not the video. Not the shame.

Think of the moment before.

The second when you knew you were going to do it, and something inside you hesitated.

That slight shame. That watching feeling. That micro-flicker of “What am I doing?” —even though you were alone.

That wasn’t guilt. That wasn’t God. That wasn’t social programming.

That was the observer. The voiceless self. The version of you not included in the decision, but still present to witness it.

And it never agreed.

VII. 🎭 Is This the Origin of Shame?

Some neuroscientists — and a few post-Freudian theorists — believe shame may not be entirely cultural.

It may stem from the collision of multiple selves.

One self desires. The other doesn’t consent But can’t stop it. And that friction? That’s shame.

What if what you call self-loathing is actually one you resenting the other?

What if masturbation shame is just the speechless hemisphere staring back, wondering why you’re doing this again?

VIII. 📡 The Room With Two Witnesses

Here’s a self-assessment for you. Do it slowly:

Next time you're about to touch yourself, pause.

Say the thought aloud: “I’m going to masturbate now.”

Then ask internally: “Do I agree?”

And listen.

There might be silence. There might be a strange discomfort, like static in your chest. There might be an eerie sense that someone’s watching you through your own skin.

That someone might be you. Not your higher self. Not your conscience. Not a trauma echo.

Just the right hemisphere — looking through the window of shared flesh, with no vote, no language, and no escape.

IX. The Existential Collapse

This is where your belief in “self” starts to unravel.

Because now we must ask:

When you speak, are you speaking for both hemispheres?

When you love someone, does the other you also love them?

When you fantasize, does the voiceless observer recoil?

When you cry alone, are you actually being witnessed by yourself — and does that make it worse?

Maybe loneliness isn’t the absence of others. Maybe loneliness is being watched by a part of yourself that never agreed to this life.

X. The Final Twist

You are not alone.

Not in the spiritual, comforting sense. Not in the “guardian angel” sense.

You are literally, neurologically, not alone inside your own skull.

And the one who can’t speak? Feels everything. Including the parts of you you don’t admit. Especially when you touch yourself.

⚖️

This post is a neurological thought experiment, scientific commentary, and protected literary philosophy. Any existential disorientation, arousal interruption, shame spike, third-eye twitch, or sudden desire to put on pants is a known effect of Blacksite Literature™ and should be embraced as a signal: You’ve just been seen by yourself.

🧠 QUOTE REBLOG PACK™

“There’s another you. And they don’t like what you’re doing.” “Your hand is yours. But the shame? That might belong to someone else inside you.” “Split-brain patients taught us one thing: Not all of you agreed to this.” “You’re not alone when you masturbate. The other you is in the room.” “What if guilt isn’t moral? What if it’s neurological dissent?”

📡 CALL TO ACTION

Reblog if you want more OR if your hands went cold. Reblog if your chest just twitched. Reblog if you've ever felt like someone was watching — but it was only you in the room. Reblog if you're brave enough to admit: the second you is real.

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THE NEXT ZELDA

Things I Think The Devs Are Thinking About

This is the 2nd in a series of posts ruminating on the future of the series. This is Speculation- Not Inevitable Reality!

Part 2: ZELDA DUNGEON MAKER

They’ve been flirting with this idea for a while. EOW itself started as an attempt to scratch this itch, but was quickly swapped to its summoning gimmick. Something tells me this fixation isn’t gone yet.

The past 3 games are all about extreme functionality and toolsets given to players. They have explored weapon and tool creation, object manipulation, engineering gizmos/contraptions/transportation/automotons, sensors and timers and switches and traps and environmental blocks, monster spawning, chemistry play, status effects, and even modular room building for players. All of which has been baked in with a lot of physics.

Honestly, if you look at in it’s entirety… wouldn’t you say we have most of the pieces needed to make an interesting dungeon that can be expressed through some kind of building gameplay? Not saying they can just copy paste this stuff but, the devs have the experience and code under their belt to put all that in one experience tangibly.

Imagine all of the powers and equipment and tools from the past three games unified under one hood, and you’re walking/floating around building all the stuff. wouldn’t you say you could build a dungeon with all of that if it was optimized to do so and ran on a system with some *beef*?

And they have nearly a decade of deeply explored rapid & explosive prototyping with puzzles and traversal courses, modular dungeon systems, flexible puzzle solutions, and repetitive asset reutilization from a game dev angle because of the Wild Era Games. The shrines really highlight their efficiency and process here- and they literally use the player toolset to assist in making shrine Puzzles in TOTK as well. They have the experience to teach players how to make good dungeon design based on their knowledge and established modular systems and ensure it’s accessible. And while the shrines are far from perfect…. They illustrate that puzzle solutions can be satisfying even if intended solutions sometimes are missed-which is great for aspiring dungeon makers who might not be big brain rube-goldbergian designers. In many ways, they’ve been play testing ALL that with the shrines, no?

This is not to mention they remain consistently and vehemently oriented towards player freedom and agency. That seems to be something they want for the foreseeable future. Love it or hate it, Aonuma has his eyes and heart on this broadly speaking and envisions future titles to exploring player agency.

And, they are 100% aware of the dungeon critique & know people are deeply opinionated about what they want in dungeon design…soooo why not give them the power to make their own dungeons or play in other’s works? In the same way that they were absolutely shocked at what people created in TOTK, there’s a lot that they could learn from players, and there is a lot of incredible and boundless gameplay that could be made. This could be an incredible mutually beneficial exchange.

Let’s not forget the impact of Speedrunners and youtubers absolutely busting up everything BOTW’s world. A lot of what we got in TOTK was informed by people using glitches to do insane things on social media. All the devs did was iterate on and make accessible much of what was done and gave tools to go farther. A LOT of items and tools were informed by them. Bless those streamers. TOTK has an explosive engineering and glitch community aimed at cracking the game wide open, and its because of that enablement.

And here’s another thing that I think could be interesting under this hood-

Music. We already have examples of playing instruments and making music in MULTIPLE zelda games. What if you could make your own soundtracks ala oot/mm or mariopaint/animal crossing? Imagine you go pick up instruments and play and record them for your dungeon.

The thing I think they haven’t addressed, is that they need to figure out if there is a story to be had or if this is something that doesnt need one. If its a spinoff or literally just Mario Maker: Zelda Edition, it’s less pressing, but maybe less interesting to them.

Spinoff or not, multiplayer or not, imagine these:

-you are Ganon and this is Dungeon Keeper 3. You must build layers and contraptions to stop link & Zelda and claim power! This could be a great downfall timeline game.

-you are Link/Zelda trying to excavate ruins of temples, dungeons, fossils of old biomes, towns, etc, fitting them together, finding the right assemblage(or close enough to it) and going through time to solve and experience mysteries of the past

-you are a sage, trying to teach young link and or zelda the necessary skills to face ganon. Make puzzles and challenges that level up our heroes and prepare them for dungeons and the fight against ganon.

But maybe they aren’t ready for this yet and have yet another toolkit to make and explore. I think if this doesn’t happen we should be paying attention to what the core powers are in the next game.

And something that tilts away from this is… there are some pretty miffed fans who are yearning for some extremely restrictive challenge and are yearning for structured, clear play. EOW is in part, an attempt to address this… and it kinda does point towards a hopeful future for structured-zelda nerds.

This one seems less likely to be implemented in the Next Zelda than the Duo Protagonist concept… but it feels like it’s there. Silently. Maybe existing only as a motivator to explore new mechanics as devs.

Time will tell!

[shantitechnology]

The Role of ERP in Managing Quality Control in Manufacturing

In the highly competitive manufacturing sector, maintaining stringent quality control is not just a necessity but a strategic advantage.  In a landscape where efficiency and precision define success, integrating ERP for manufacturing companies in India has become a game-changer.  The role of manufacturing ERP software in India extends beyond operational management; it plays a pivotal part in ensuring quality control throughout the production lifecycle.

Understanding the Need for Quality Control in Manufacturing

Quality control ensures that products meet predefined standards, adhere to regulations, and satisfy customer expectations.  Without effective systems in place, manufacturing companies risk producing defective products, incurring financial losses, and damaging their reputation.  This is where manufacturing enterprise resource planning software in India comes into play.  By centralizing data and streamlining processes, ERP systems empower manufacturers to monitor, measure, and enhance quality at every stage.

How ERP Facilitates Quality Control in Manufacturing

1.         Centralized Data Management

ERP systems consolidate data from various departments into a unified platform.  This centralization is crucial for quality control, as it provides real-time access to critical metrics like raw material quality, production processes, and final product evaluations.  ERP software companies in India ensure that manufacturers have a single source of truth, enabling faster and more informed decision-making.

2.         Automation of Quality Checks

The manufacturing ERP module often includes automated tools for conducting quality checks.  By automating repetitive tasks such as inspecting raw materials, testing products, and verifying compliance, ERP reduces human error and enhances efficiency.  This capability is particularly valuable for industries with strict quality standards, such as automotive, pharmaceuticals, and electronics.

3.         Compliance Management

Staying compliant with industry regulations is non-negotiable for manufacturing companies.  ERP systems provide features that help monitor compliance parameters, generate audit reports, and track regulatory changes.  ERP software providers in India offer tailored solutions to meet local and global compliance requirements, ensuring seamless operations.

4.         Real-Time Analytics and Reporting

Real-time analytics is a cornerstone of modern ERP systems.  These tools allow manufacturers to track quality metrics in real-time, identify deviations, and implement corrective actions instantly.  The insights gained from these analytics not only improve quality but also drive process optimization.

5.         Supply Chain Integration

Quality control begins with raw materials and extends through the supply chain.  ERP systems facilitate end-to-end supply chain visibility, enabling manufacturers to assess supplier performance and ensure the quality of incoming materials.  Many ERP solution providers in India offer integrated supply chain management modules to support this functionality.

6.         Continuous Improvement through Feedback Loops

ERP systems support continuous improvement by capturing and analyzing feedback from quality control processes.  This data is invaluable for identifying recurring issues, uncovering root causes, and implementing preventive measures.  Top 10 ERP software providers in India have built-in tools for continuous quality enhancement, ensuring sustained excellence.

Benefits of ERP for Quality Control in Manufacturing

Integrating an ERP system offers several tangible benefits for quality control:

Enhanced Traceability:  ERP systems provide traceability across the production process, making it easier to track and rectify defects.

Reduced Waste:  By identifying inefficiencies and defects early, ERP reduces waste and optimizes resource utilization.

Improved Customer Satisfaction:  Consistently delivering high-quality products strengthens customer trust and loyalty.

Cost Savings:  Preventing defects and ensuring compliance minimizes the financial risks associated with recalls, fines, and reputational damage.

Choosing the Right ERP Software for Quality Control

Selecting the best ERP solution requires careful consideration of your manufacturing needs.  Here are some factors to consider:

Industry-Specific Features:  Look for manufacturing ERP software in India that offers modules tailored to your industry.

Scalability:  Ensure the ERP system can scale with your business as it grows.

Integration Capabilities:  The ERP should integrate seamlessly with your existing systems and technologies.

Vendor Expertise:  Collaborate with an ERP software company in India with proven expertise in delivering quality solutions.

Why Indian Manufacturers Need ERP for Quality Control

India's manufacturing sector is poised for growth, driven by initiatives like Make in India and PLI schemes.  However, this growth comes with increasing competition and stricter quality expectations.  Leveraging ERP software providers in India can give manufacturers the edge they need to thrive in this evolving landscape.

A Trusted Partner for ERP Implementation

With numerous options available, finding the right ERP vendor is crucial.  Leading ERP software companies in India offer customized solutions to meet the unique challenges of Indian manufacturers.  These providers combine deep industry knowledge with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional results.

Shantitechnology:  A Trusted Name in ERP Solutions

Shantitechnology, a renowned name among top 10 ERP software providers in India, specializes in delivering robust ERP solutions for manufacturing companies.  Our comprehensive manufacturing ERP module is designed to address the intricacies of quality control, ensuring manufacturers achieve excellence with ease.

Conclusion

In the modern manufacturing landscape, quality control is not an isolated function but a core component of operational success.  ERP systems empower manufacturers to seamlessly integrate quality control into their workflows, ensuring consistent product excellence.  As one of the best ERP software providers in India, Shantitechnology is committed to helping manufacturers navigate the complexities of quality control with innovative ERP solutions.  By embracing the right ERP system, Indian manufacturers can enhance their competitive edge, drive customer satisfaction, and achieve sustainable growth.

If you are looking to elevate your quality control processes, partner with a leading ERP software company in India like Shantitechnology.  Contact us today to learn more about our customized ERP solutions and how they can transform your manufacturing operations.

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RnD Builders Inc – Your Trusted Design and Build Partner

At RnD Builders Inc, we bring years of experience, exceptional craftsmanship, and a dedication to customer satisfaction to every project. Based in Woodland Hills, California, we specialize in transforming homes into beautiful, functional, and personalized spaces. Whether you're looking for a kitchen remodel, a bathroom upgrade, a home addition or a complete home transformation, RnD Builders Inc is here to make your dream home a reality.

Who We Are Founded on the principles of quality, integrity, and collaboration, RnD Builders Inc is a family-owned design-build firm with a passion for home improvement. Our team includes skilled architects, designers, and construction professionals who work together seamlessly to deliver stunning results on every project. We understand that your home is not just a place to live—it's a reflection of your personality and lifestyle. That’s why we approach each project with the attention and care it deserves, treating it as if it were our own.

What is a Design-Build Firm? A design-build firm combines design and construction services into one cohesive process. Unlike traditional models where you work with separate architects, designers, and contractors, a design-build firm streamlines the entire experience under one roof. At RnD Builders Inc, this means our team is involved in every aspect of the project, from initial design to final construction.

Seamless Collaboration: With one team handling the project, there’s clear communication and a unified vision from start to finish. Efficient Process: By managing the entire project, we save you time, reduce costs, and eliminate the need for coordinating multiple contractors.

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2. Standards of Truth:

Philosophy has continuously tried to find tests for truth, and so has wrought out theories of knowledge--epistemologies, Not to go back into the Greek philosophy, we have in modern times such theories as (1) the Kantian, (2) the scholastic, (3) the Hegelian, (4) the pragmatic, (5) that of the "new realism"; and these include only such as may be defined with some clearness, for the tendencies of current thought have been toward confusion concerning all standards of truth and reality, and so toward widespread agnosticism and skepticism. This temper has, naturally, reacted on thinking in practical ethics and upon the sanctions of religion. There is thus in religion and morals a tendency to obscure the distinction between what is and what ought to be.

See AUTHORITY; ETHICS; PHILOSOPHY; RIGHT; SIN.

In the Bible, the known will of God is final for man as a standard of truth, not as arbitrary, but as expressive of God's nature. God's nature is all-comprehensive of fact and goodness, and so is, all and in all, the source, support and objective of all concrete being. The will of God thus reveals, persuades to and achieves the ideals and ends of complete existence. The term "truth" is sometimes, therefore, nearly equivalent to the revealed will of God.

3. Special Features in Biblical Writings:

(1) The Old Testament uses the term "truth" primarily of God and applies the principle to man. The practical objective is ever prominent.

(2) The Synoptic Gospels and Acts use the term chiefly in popular idiomatic phrases "of a truth," "in truth," "surely" (compare Lk 22:59; Acts 4:27). In Mt 22:16 there is a more serious and comprehensive application, but it is in the flattering words of Pharisaic hypocrisy (compare Mk 12:14; Lk 20:21). To be sure, we are to understand that even in the phrases of common speech Jesus employed the term in all seriousness (Lk 4:25; 9:27).

(3) In Paul the sense of divine faithfulness, as in the Old Testament, is occasionally met (Rom 3:3,7; 15:8). Again the term emphasizes sincerity (1 Cor 5:8; 2 Cor 7:14). Generally it has direct or clearly implied reference to God's revelation in Jesus Christ with a view to redeeming men. In a general way the term is thus equivalent to the gospel, but there is never identification of the two terms (see Rom 2:8; Eph 1:13; 1 Tim 3:15). In Gal 2:5; 5:7, "the truth of the gospel" is its content in the purpose of God, in contrast with misconceptions of it: the true gospel as against false representations of the gospel.

(4) In the Johannine writings we find occasionally the emphatic phrase of genuineness (1 Jn 3:18; 2 Jn 1:1; 3 Jn 1:1) and emphatic reality (Jn 8:46; 16:7). In Revelation we have "true" in the sense of trustworthy, because ultimately real or in accord with ultimate reality (3:7,14; 6:10; 15:3; 19:9,11, etc.). Generally, as in the Gospel, we approach more nearly than elsewhere in Scripture a metaphysical use, yet always with the practical religious end dominant. Truth is reality in relation to the vital interests of the soul. It is primarily something to be realized and done, rather than something to be learned or known. In the largest aspect it is God's nature finding expression in His creation, in revelation, in Jesus Christ in whom "grace and truth came" (Jn 1:17), and finally in man apprehending, accepting and practically realizing the essential values of life, which are the will of God (Jn 1:14; 8:32; 17:19; 18:37 f; 1 Jn 2:21; 3:19). Truth is personalized in Jesus Christ. He truly expresses God, presents the true ideal of man, in Himself summarizes the harmony of existence and becomes the agent for unifying the disordered world. Hence, He is the Truth (Jn 14:6), the true expression (Logos, Jn 1:1) of God. See the same idea without the terminology in Paul (Col 1:14 ff; 2:9). Similarly, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth because His function is to guide into all truth (Jn 16:13; 1 Jn 2:27; 5:7).

(5) It is understood by many that in James, Peter, Hebrews, and possibly the Pastoral Epistles, the term connotes "the body of Christian teaching" (compare Jas 1:18; 3:14; 1 Pet 1:22; 2 Pet 2:2; Heb 10:26; 1 Tim 3:15). The use of the article here cannot be conclusive, and instead of "the body of Christian teaching," it seems more correct to understand the reality of life values as represented in the gospel plan of salvation and of living. In a general way this would include "the body of Christian teaching," but the reference would be less concrete. James is too early a writing to employ the term in this so specific a sense.

III. Analytical Summary.

1. Truth in God:

(1) Truth is presented in Scripture as a chief element in the nature of God (Ps 31:5; Isa 65:16). (2) But this quality is never given as an abstract teaching, but only as qualifying God in His relations and activities. So it is a guaranty of constancy (Dt 32:4; Ps 100:5; 146:6; Jas 1:17); especially a ground of confidence in His promises (Ex 34:6; Ps 91:4; 146:6); of right dealing with men without reference to any explicit pledges (Ps 85:11; 89:14); a basis of security in the correctness of His teachings (Neh 9:13; Ps 119:142; Isa 25:1); of assurance within His covenant relations (Ps 89:5; Isa 55:3). (3) God's truth is especially noteworthy as a guaranty of merciful consideration of men. This is an important element in theology of the Old Testament, as it is a point guarded also in the New Testament (Ps 25:10; 31:5; 61:7; 85:10; 98:3; Jn 3:16; Rom 3:23-26). (4) Equally is the truth of God an assurance to men of righteous judgment in condemnation of sin and sinners (1 Sam 15:29; Ps 96:13; Rom 2:2,8). In general the truth of God stands for the consistency of His nature and guarantees His full response in all the relations of a universe of which He is the Maker, Preserver, and End.

2. Truth in Man:

As related to God in origin and obligation, man is bound morally to see and respond to all the demands of his relations to God and to the order in which he lives under God. (1) Truthfulness in speech, and also in the complete response of his nature to the demand upon it, is urged as a quality to be found in man and is commended where found, as its lack is condemned. It is essential to true manhood. Here, as in the case of truth in God, truth is regarded as revealed in social relations and responsibilities. Truth is not merely in utterance, nor is it only response to a specific command or word, but lies in the response of the will and life to the essential obligations of one's being (Ps 15:2; 119:30; Prov 12:19; 23:23; Isa 59:4,14,15; Jer 7:28; 9:3; Hos 4:1; Rom 1:18,25; Eph 4:15; 2 Thess 2:10,12).

(2) Truth in man is in response to truth in God, and is to be acquired on the basis of a gift from God. This gift comes by way of teaching and also by way of the working of the Divine Spirit in the life of man. Highest truth in correspondence to ideal is possible only by the working of "the God of truth" in the spirit of the man. Man's freedom to realize his being is dependent upon his receptive attitude toward the Son of God. Hence salvation in its fullest idea is stated in terms of truth (Jn 11:3 ff; Phil 3:10 ff). See in general, Ps 51:6; Isa 25:1; Jn 3:21; 8:32; 16:13; 17:19; 18:37; Eph 4:21,24; 5:9; Heb 10:26; 1 Jn 2:27.

3. Truth in Religion:

The modern study of religion on an evolutionary hypothesis and the comparative study of religions have contributed to an extensive questioning whether there is any absolute truth in religion, or at least any standards by which truth in religion may be known. Isa 43 and 44 and Paul in Acts 17 and Gal 3 accord with modern findings that there is an element of truth in religions generally, and that God's faithfulness pledges Him to bring the light of fuller truth to all men. This He does through the religion and the testimony of them to whom He has already come with this fuller light. This light is contained in the revealed word of the Old Testament prophets and of the New Testament witnesses to Jesus. In a definite way the Scriptures preserve these standards of religious truth. But always the attitude of the individual, as also of the group, determines the measure of apprehension of the truth and the certainty with which it is held. It is always important to keep in mind that truth in religion is not primarily an intellectualistic affair, to be cognized, but is essentially a voluntaristic experience and a duty to be done for the glory of God in the realization of the complete truth of God. Jesus Christ as the truth of God becomes the standard and test for truth in the religion of men. And this not in any objective and formal way of a series of propositions, to be accepted and contended for, but in the subjective way of experience, in a series of ideals to be realized and propagated. If anyone wishes to do God's will, he shall be able to decide the truth of religious teaching, and the Son who is true will give the freedom of truth (Jn 7:17; 8:32).

William Owen Carver

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SO my iterator oc group.

The oldest iterator in the group is Rays From Annihilation (named for the product of the matter annihilation caused by void fluid). They act as a kinda unofficial group leader, regularly giving advice and directions to newer iterators in testing and personal situations. However they're also the second to collapse due to age and neglecting themselves and instead helping others more. Their collapse causes disunity and more infighting in the group which is not great.

The second iterator to be built was Asteroid Orbital Resonance. Early into her life, she had some disagreements with RFA, which led to her generally not becoming very connected with the group, instead keeping to herself and generally disliking the rest of the group who were more connected to RFA. After the Mass Ascension and SOS events of the main story, she would go on to. fucking kill another iterator. for a lot of Bad reasons, but in part to attempt to test theories about iterator death/ascension (she does this by sending a slugcat to plant bombs in a cave system beneath the iterator, causing a collapse worse than even moon's so the iterator is like Dead Dead.) her reasons were bad she was not justified. women's wrongs.

Third iterator built was Unintended Interference (yes I know the name is the same acronym as a base game iterator but I'm not changing it). UI spends most of her time hacking into broadcasts to see everyone's drama. not even maliciously she's just bored and curious (mostly after mass ascension, before she did much less on account of. not supposed to.) if there was an actual story for these guys it'd be from her perspective and she is the one who eventually figures out what AOR did, and retaliates by collapsing AOR with bombscugs. AOR does survive the collapse in a state similar to base game Moon, and eventually becomes a less awful person after she starts using her limited abilities to help out a local slugcat colony made up of the descendants of test subjects of hers.

rest of these guys are not in any particular order because it doesn't matter as much but there's:

divorce yaoi (two iterators who do nothing but beef about everything. one time one of them sent the other the instructions for violating the self termination taboo. these guys don't have as much lore but they're funny. their names are Eightfold Experimentation and Hills Among Mountains which creates the acronym HAM and that was an accident.)

codependant Yuri (A Thousand Tangled Wires and Unending Blizzard. ATTW partially collapsed first of the group due to resource mismanagement and general disorder immediately following the Mass Ascension. ATTW retained limited functionality, and only enough comms capabilities to talk to one other iterator, UB. UB and ATTW grew close through many conversations and UB pitied ATTW and dedicated herself to trying to help UB. After a Really Long Time spent working on it, UB would ultimately recover ATTW's puppet as well as many of her memories, bringing them into her own structure. UB then integrated ATTW into her own chamber, so there were two puppets in there and ATTW's memory was added and so it was like two iterators running on a single system. as time passed the distinction between vanished as they basically became a single, unified being before UB's ultimate collapse. shout-out to girls who merge their souls together. I don't care if this doesn't make sense or work with rain world lore I'm just here to make thematically relevant yuri.)

then there's Countless Gleaming Stars. they got blown up by AOR so they don't do much. they were the youngest iterator in the group. sad!

i have a few other iterator names some with loose concepts but none developed much. one such is Abounding Shimmering Snow and I promise it's a complete accident that I got the acronym ASS. that said Forest Above Graves is a name very intentionally chosen for the acronym it creates,

anyways thank you for letting me talk about my guys if you have thoughts or questions feel free to ask if you have any critiques on like. idk anything I think you know more about this game than I do. okay bye

sorry help I was going to read this and forgot I had this in my askbox I promise I did not ghost you. I don't have any questions or thoughts sometimes i just want to listen.this is very cool