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[mariacallous]

The Ocean Sciences Building at the University of Washington in Seattle is a brightly modern, four-story structure, with large glass windows reflecting the bay across the street.

On the afternoon of July 7, 2016, it was being slowly locked down.

Red lights began flashing at the entrances as students and faculty filed out under overcast skies. Eventually, just a handful of people remained inside, preparing to unleash one of the most destructive forces in the natural world: the crushing weight of about 2½ miles of ocean water.

In the building’s high-pressure testing facility, a black, pill-shaped capsule hung from a hoist on the ceiling. About 3 feet long, it was a scale model of a submersible called Cyclops 2, developed by a local startup called OceanGate. The company’s CEO, Stockton Rush, had cofounded the company in 2009 as a sort of submarine charter service, anticipating a growing need for commercial and research trips to the ocean floor. At first, Rush acquired older, steel-hulled subs for expeditions, but in 2013 OceanGate had begun designing what the company called “a revolutionary new manned submersible.” Among the sub’s innovations were its lightweight hull, which was built from carbon fiber and could accommodate more passengers than the spherical cabins traditionally used in deep-sea diving. By 2016, Rush’s dream was to take paying customers down to the most famous shipwreck of them all: the Titanic, 3,800 meters below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.

Engineers carefully lowered the Cyclops 2 model into the testing tank nose-first, like a bomb being loaded into a silo, and then screwed on the tank’s 3,600-pound lid. Then they began pumping in water, increasing the pressure to mimic a submersible’s dive. If you’re hanging out at sea level, the weight of the atmosphere above you exerts 14.7 pounds per square inch (psi). The deeper you go, the stronger that pressure; at the Titanic’s depth, the pressure is about 6,500 psi. Soon, the pressure gauge on UW’s test tank read 1,000 psi, and it kept ticking up—2,000 psi, 5,000 psi. At about the 73-minute mark, as the pressure in the tank reached 6,500 psi, there was a sudden roar and the tank shuddered violently.

“I felt it in my body,” an OceanGate employee wrote in an email later that night. “The building rocked, and my ears rang for a long time.”

“Scared the shit out of everyone,” he added.

The model had imploded thousands of meters short of the safety margin OceanGate had designed for.

In the high-stakes, high-cost world of crewed submersibles, most engineering teams would have gone back to the drawing board, or at least ordered more models to test. Rush’s company didn’t do either of those things. Instead, within months, OceanGate began building a full-scale Cyclops 2 based on the imploded model. This submersible design, later renamed Titan, eventually made it down to the Titanic in 2021. It even returned to the site for expeditions the next two years. But nearly one year ago, on June 18, 2023, Titan dove to the infamous wreck and imploded, instantly killing all five people onboard, including Rush himself.

The disaster captivated and horrified the world. Deep-sea experts criticized OceanGate’s choices, from Titan’s carbon-fiber construction to Rush’s public disdain for industry regulations, which he believed stifled innovation. Organizations that had worked with OceanGate, including the University of Washington as well as the Boeing Company, released statements denying that they contributed to Titan.

A trove of tens of thousands of internal OceanGate emails, documents, and photographs provided exclusively to WIRED by anonymous sources sheds new light on Titan’s development, from its initial design and manufacture through its first deep-sea operations. The documents, validated by interviews with two third-party suppliers and several former OceanGate employees with intimate knowledge of Titan, reveal never-before-reported details about the design and testing of the submersible. They show that Boeing and the University of Washington were both involved in the early stages of OceanGate’s carbon-fiber sub project, although their work did not make it into the final Titan design. The trove also reveals a company culture in which employees who questioned their bosses’ high-speed approach and decisions were dismissed as overly cautious or even fired. (The former employees who spoke to WIRED have asked not to be named for fear of being sued by the families of those who died aboard the vessel.) Most of all, the documents show how Rush, blinkered by his own ambition to be the Elon Musk of the deep seas, repeatedly overstated OceanGate’s progress and, on at least one occasion, outright lied about significant problems with Titan’s hull, which has not been previously reported.

A representative for OceanGate, which ceased all operations last summer, declined to comment on WIRED’s findings.

[idkfitememate]

Furina Encounter

૮꒰˶ᵔ ᗜ ᵔ˶꒱ა Pairings : GN! Meka Reader x Furina

૮꒰ྀི∩´ ᵕ `∩꒱ྀིა W.K. : 1.1k

໒꒰ྀིᵔ ᵕ ᵔ ꒱ྀི১ Tags/CW&TW : Reader is implied to (technically) be a murderer, Furina gets scared, Reader is also implied to know original Hydro Archon

Imagine Furina exploring the deeper parts of the Opera Epiclese, only to find tunnels between the walls.

These tunnels led to crawl spaces beside vents, they lead to small doorways and openings to different rooms and spaces, some places even she’d never seen before.

After wondering for a while, she came across one more room she’d never seen.

Surrounding her on all sides was broken down and shattered Meka. Meka of all kinds. Dancing, protecting, alarming… and some she couldn’t tell off the bat.

Some that looked like perfect replicas of birds and one that looked like an opera singer. Eel like Meka and others.

It was a room of abandoned Meka.

Old and rusted, decaying and ruined.

As she walked through, every now and then one would scream or twitch, causing her to jump and whimper.

She passed a window and was shocked when she saw she was beneath the surface. Fish swam by the window, and an otter even passed by, knocking on the glass.

What really scared her was when a Meka turned on for a second, music blaring from its mouth before it broke down again.

The only light was from the windows the pointed out into the water around her, giving off an eerie deep blue glow throughout the room.

And then she finally made it to the end of the room.

There sat a thin and spindly Meka. It was tall, dressing in clothes that were a mixture between a circus ringmaster and a jester. Under its top hat wearing head as a face that was halfway between the comedy mask and the tragedy mask. It’s legs ended on needle points, small almost invisible holes on the end.

The most terrifying part, however, was that on its chest was an open window, and the inside was entirely filled with water from the Primordial Sea.

To be clear, its midsection was thin, it was made in a way where it mimicked a starving person, seeing its ‘ribs’ through its skin. On its back you could see its ‘spine’ poking through its clothes.

It was rusted and its once brilliant blue, white and gold clothes were worn and washed out with tears in the fabric. Small chips and cracks riddled its metallic skin, but beyond that, it was in perfect condition.

No missing limbs, no missing clothes - as far as she could see anyway - and over all it just looked a little worn. That’s all.

But as she crept closer, something seemed to flip on inside the odd Meka.

“Gnosis Found. Start Up Sequence Initiated…”

The Primordial Water inside your chest glowed a bright blue as it began to flow through your body.

What the God thought was cracks were actually intricate flowing lines to show the Water flowing through your metal bones. Your mask creaked as the joints in your face warmed back up after years of neglect. The mask spun to the comedy side and pressed down into your head, hiding the tragedy behind it. Your eyes lit up in blue as the water filled your skull.

Your joints moaned as you slowly stood. Furina summoned her sword and pointed towards you, though her hands shook terribly.

As you stood, you easily towered at a height of over ten feet. The smaller could hear the liquid sloshing inside you.

“Startup Sequence Complete. Running Diagnostics… Running All Systems…”

She could now hear mechanical whirling inside you. Then, your head turned a full 360°. Furina yelped and fell the to floor, still clutching her sword.

Then your face did a 360°, the face turning upside down then back. Then it flipped, revealing the tragedy mask, then back to comedy. Your chest did a 360°, your midsection did a 360°, and your arms did a 360° at each joint.

The Water in your chest drained and your chest transformed, metal claps coming out from your back and creating a holding place on your entire midsection. The girl could hear multiple things going on inside, going from flames to something metal.

After a few moments, the cage slipped away back inside you. You raised a hand and watched are your already think fingers somehow became thinner. Then they slipped into your thin hand, and flames burst out causing the girl in front of you to scream. Sharp scissor-like appendages came out and snipped at the air. Finally, a few syringes came out and filled with some kind of glowing substance. Five syringes and five colors. After, your thinned fingers came out before thickening again, not that it made much difference.

You did the same to your other hand, and Furina just watched. While she was scared, at the same time she was slightly intrigued. Though, she kept her sword close to her person.

When you reached your legs, you did practically the same thing with your hands. Thinning, fire, needles- though there were only two - and then back to the needles.

Your body shuddered and small metal sheets pulled away on different parts of your body. Long metal tentacles slithered out. Thin and grey they moved in circles. A few had small claps that opened and closed, and some that suddenly flashed with Electro energy. The metal tubes slid back into your body, but a few more with needles slid out. They filled with the same liquids then slid back in, the metal plates going back into place.

“All Systems Functional. Scanning… Archon Located. Persona Downloading…”

You stood still for a moment and let the Primordial Water flow through you, then stood up straight as you were leaning before.

“Persona Downloaded. One Moment Please…!”

Your eyes lit up brighter.

You jumped, making Furina scooted back.

You did a spin, small wheels sprouting from your feet. Your hat spun off your head. You preformed a few hat tricks, before spinning the hat back onto your head. A cane launched from somewhere on your body and into your hand. You even did a little dance as you wheeled forwards towards the now extremely shocked Furina.

“Hello Mon Archon lumineux, lustré, d'une beauté aveuglante et décoré avec amour! It is I, your Exécution Entièrement Automatisée et Divertissement Meka! At your service!~♡”

Furina stared at you before your hand suddenly disconnected from your wrist, a metal wire connecting the two. It flew to her hand, careful of the sharp points and pulled her up. A soft tune played from your body as you twirled her around before falling to your knees before her.

You pressed your cold, metal lips to her palm, a comedic kissing noise playing out as you lifted your head.

“Happy to be of service once more, Madame la mer étoilée. ~♡”

Furina swore she could hear the crying of a child coming from your Primordial Water Filled Chest.

໒꒰ྀི˶˙Ⱉ˙˶꒱ྀིა Author’s note : I had the idea a long time ago for an Execution Meka, and finally finished it! There’s inspo from everywhere in here. A little of Spinel from SU, some Mommy-Long-Legs from PP, a little murder drone (I don’t watch it but know a little), also some Pearl from SU, and a little FNAF in there as well (if I write anymore/if any gets requested you’ll know why!) ໒꒰ྀི´ ˘ ` ꒱ྀིა

I don’t know, just thought it’d be interesting, plus I feel like if any Nation had something that was made/born specifically for some type of execution directive, then it’d be Fontaine.

Again, I don’t know why, it just feels right. Also I feel like the laws are almost like the Queens Rules like from TWST, a few that make sense, and many more that are absolutely bullshit, so mixing entertainment and execution seems right up that alley! ☆૮꒰ˊᗜˋ* ꒱ა

* My luminous, lustrous, blindingly beautiful and lovingly decorated Archon - You to Furina

* Fully Automated and Entertainment Execution Meka - You to Furina

* Madam star-studded sea - You to Furina

(If any of this is off, blame the translator, same goes for all fics I write that have something other than English!)

[vendettapandav]

aside from the fact that it doesnt make sense as his name with the established in-universe canon, i cannot and will not be convinced that in the future when windows version 2077 exists that it will require anything less than a 10 digit password be created at initial startup and that Doomguy, panicking and not knowing what else to use, just looked over at his nerd collection and went with the first thing he saw a la "UH. UHHHH. FLYNNTAGGART"

[warningsine]

In its flawed first season, “Halt and Catch Fire” tried too hard to be the next “Mad Men.” Following four visionaries through the first decade of the personal computing revolution, the AMC series opened by introducing its Don Draper: Joe MacMillan (Lee Pace), a slick, manipulative hotshot with an IBM pedigree. It’s 1983, and he’s speeding through Texas in a black sports car when he hits an armadillo. The carnage is nauseating, but it doesn’t stop him from making it to his destination: a college lecture hall where he’s come to interrogate a roomful of male comp-sci majors about the future of their industry. The sole woman in the class arrives late. She wears military fatigues, her hair is bleached, and bratty punk music blasts through her headphones. She is the most brilliant coder in the room.

Her name is Cameron Howe (Mackenzie Davis), and she turns out to be the show’s true protagonist. Her story comes to the fore in subsequent seasons that evolve radically enough to make “Halt and Catch Fire,” which ends its run on Saturday (Oct. 14), one of the greatest TV dramas of the decade. But there’s lots of tiresome male anti-hero stuff to get through first, as Joe commandeers a local electric company and talks its best employee, timid family man Gordon Clark (Scoot McNairy), into helping him reverse-engineer an IBM. As this classic alpha-beta duo schemes and innovates, their new hire (and Joe’s fuck buddy) Cameron remains a quasi-peripheral figure. It’s the songs music supervisor Thomas Golubić (“Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul,” “Six Feet Under”) surrounds Cam with that offer the first hint that the show is really her story.

Cam’s punk tapes are a window into the initially taciturn character’s rebellious nature, just as her headphones are the first clue that she’s a loner. In the premiere, she’s listening to the Vandals when she gets kicked out of a video arcade for using the old coin-on-a-string trick. A few episodes later, there’s a gorgeous scene where she pirouettes through a dark, empty office with X-Ray Spex’s “Germfree Adolescents” on her Walkman. (The moment is echoed near the end of season three, where she dances—first with Joe, then alone—to Pixies’ “Velouria.”) Whether it’s an iconic band like Bad Brains or a lesser-known act like Big Boys, Cam’s always got loud, angry music in her ears while she’s coding.

Cam is a punk, but not just in the banal, myopic way the tech industry has always appropriated the aesthetic—with dropout programming prodigies, “rockstar” developers, and startups bent on “disrupting” existing business models, all of whom share the ultimate goal of making money. She is impractical to a fault, trusting her own unruly instincts over the dictates of the market. Over four seasons, we watch her dream up everything from a friendly user interface that’s years ahead of its time and would take far too long to build, to a computer game so abstract, no one can understand how to play it. When she founds her own company, at the end of the first season, it’s called Mutiny. All of the employees live together in a house and make decisions democratically. Eventually, Cam exerts her power as Mutiny’s leader, but only to save her vision from getting absorbed into a big corporation.

From the very start, Cam’s music bleeds from her headphones into the show’s non-diegetic soundtrack. When she shows up for her first day at Cardiff Electric, the company Joe hijacks, “The Magnificent Seven” by the Clash follows her, its lyrics about the futility of the capitalist grind underscoring her ambivalence about the job. Over time, punk comes to symbolize Cam’s growing influence in the industry. It’s the official sound of Mutiny HQ, her chaotic geek haven adorned in red spray paint. Near the end of season two, the Raveonettes’ cover of Joy Division’s “She’s Lost Control” plays as she exacts public revenge on the billionaire who rips off the early online community she’s created. After Mutiny moves to California, in season three, hardcore riffs constantly reverberate through the cavernous office.

“Halt and Catch Fire” doesn’t usually hit you over the head with feminist themes, but it does subtly build an argument that women are gaining ground in a world men still control. Gordon’s wife, Donna (Kerry Bishé), initially seems like a nagging mom type, keeping her genius husband from his destiny. But she’s a genius, too; her engineering expertise becomes invaluable to Cardiff’s portable computer project, then she joins Cam at Mutiny. By the finale, Donna’s combination of technical prowess and business savvy have made her a powerful Silicon Valley venture capitalist, as well as a sort of Sheryl Sandberg figure.

Donna and Gordon Clark’s daughters, Joanie (played by Morgan Hinkleman as a kid and Kathryn Newton as a teenager) and Haley (Alana Cavanaugh and then Susanna Skaggs), are the next generation of liberated women. Cam lives with the Clarks after Mutiny moves to California, and her influence on the girls is palpable. A few quick time jumps land us in the mid-’90s by the fourth season, when the sisters are in high school. Teenage Joanie is a classic rebel, smoking cigarettes and getting into trouble and, yes, listening to punk. (The band name Shonen Knife, she explains to her father, basically means “dick” because “shonen” is the Japanese word for “boy.”) Haley is a budding web development star whose taste for PJ Harvey and riot grrrl helps her come to terms with her queer sexuality. A giddy scene midway through the season finds her bonding with her crush, a waitress, over Bratmobile and Heavens to Betsy.

Music becomes more essential to the show than ever in its fourth and final season. There are moving syncs that have nothing to do with Cam, like when an unmoored Donna gets pulled over for speeding while singing along to Pat Benatar’s “We Belong,” and when she plays Dire Straits’ “So Far Away” after Gordon’s sudden death. But the alternative, indie, and riot grrrl music Haley and Joanie listen to—Gen X’s version of the punk bands whose fierce spirit Cam helped instill in them—is the core soundtrack of these episodes. Golubić cements the connection by pairing Cam’s scenes with some of the 1990s’ most iconic female-led anthems: the Breeders’ “Cannonball,” Bikini Kill’s “Rebel Girl,” Hole’s “Doll Parts.” Just as X-Ray Spex and their peers helped pave the way for women in punk, Cam sets a precedent for girl programmers like Haley. At one point, she’s surfing the internet and stumbles upon a Cameron Howe fan page.

Perhaps the greatest thing about “Halt and Catch Fire” is that it ultimately has no real heroes or villains—only four talented, flawed people who all end up playing both of those roles at one point or another. The music is what puts us inside Cam’s mind more than any other character’s, though, and illustrates how her ideas electrify everyone who can wrap their mind around them, even when her projects fail. Her work endures like an out-of-print cassette passed from hand to grubby hand, a guidepost for like-minded young punks who walk the difficult path she cleared.

[fruitless-vain]

Oooooookay here comes the rant post

What happened: jacks old coworker had a series of unfortunate events happen that resulted in them being homeless and jobless. We offered a place to stay first month rent free while they get a job, $200 a month after the fact just to cover absolutely bare bones basics so they can save up and move out quickly. Started out with him putting on a great people pleasing act and quickly turned in to a nightmare.

Ye animal related rant list:

Given explicit instructions not to do xyz with Yoshis because she is a service dog that cannot get in to these bad habits. One moment I see him telling her to eat something off the floor, I pick up the item and politely tell him she’s not allowed to do that since scavenging while she’s on the job at a restaurant would get us kicked out. I reward her for not eating the thing, turn my back for two minutes just to hear him whispering “eat it, take it, you can have it” once again encouraging her to eat off the floor

Initially I was letting her follow him downstairs, whatever, dudes going through a bad time and a happy dog makes anyone better. Until I learned he had been feeding her HUGE doses of food off his plate I’m talking larger than her entire meal and was feeding things that are outright toxic for dogs. I only found that out because Yoshi would throw up in the middle of the night for seemingly no reason. Asked him and sure as shit feeding her toxic things.

Repeatedly got in the way of Yoshi retrieving medications as well as actively trying to distract her while she was doing DPT for a medical episode.

On the first day I told him it’s hormone season for the parrots they are aggressive and sensitive right now please just ignore them, don’t interact with them at all, it will make things so much worse and someone will get bit. A couple days later he taunts Newt by wagging his fingers in front of him deliberately trying to set him off, I immediately tell him to stop in a very stern sharp tone, he blatantly ignores me, I have to raise my voice to get this grown ass man to stop harassing Newt. This disregard resulted in Newt flipping so bad he is now totally unhandleable I have to wear bulky headphones a loose sweater and a hood because he will launch to bite anyone to moves right now. Thanks for that genius.

Explained how scents will kill the birds, please smoke outside away from any open windows, wash your hands// air off before going near the bird room so the smoke residual doesn’t kill my pets. Does a mostly okay job at smoking away from windows, for whatever reason thinks smoking outside open doors is fine though? No attempt to ensure he doesn’t reek of cigarette before going down near the bird room. No effort not to kill my animals.

All my animals are clean and well maintained to the best extent an animal can be. He will pet sham then immediately make a snarky statement about him being gross or having to wash his hands now bc gross, smell his hands and huff away to wash his hands before resuming something dramatically. Just don’t pet him then? He’s a dog.

Finances:

We paid for everything for the first chunk with 0 need for payback because we wanted to help him out. Get some new clothes, the basic hygiene stuff, cover one tank of gas so he can hand out resumes. A startup base to get back on your feet with. Anything past that point that he asks for from us was agreed upon to be paid back whenever possible. He owes us over $1000 currently and has paid us $10 to take off of that debt. It’s been two months, he got a job within the first week. The only other payment has been the $200 rent agreed upon for the second month. Anything else he has ever “attempted” to pay us back with he would ask for it back within 8 hours.

Which wouldn’t be the biggest issue if not for the fact that: he has gone out drinking at bars every weekend, got a new girlfriend and has been buying her stuff/ giving her gas money/ paying her bills just for funsies, he started eating out and refusing to make food with the Free Stuff We Supply. He has the money to spend and pay us back. He just won’t.

Wasting, Everything. He showers twice a day every day. Our water bill has gone up $150 on his water usage alone. He will make a huge plate of food then just leave it sitting out all night and throw it away. He will cook 6 eggs at a time for himself then not finish it consistently. Make Less Next Time or USE THE FRIDGE.

He leaves every single light on and I don’t mean oops I left it on when I came upstairs and forgot. I mean he will leave at night to go to the bar and leave four lights on, the computer running and everything on high to go out for 4-6 hours. I am now acting like the parent of a child having to listen for his car driving away to go down the stairs and shut everything off god forbid my hydro bill pay the price and the birds be stuck with lights blaring keeping them awake.

We are flat broke right now, we have run ourselves dry, we made it very clear that past the first batch of purchases we got for him his expenses were his responsibility. He has asked for gas money every week since the start. He will make up some story about his car just burning through gas “it must be broke !” “Just filled it now sure how this happened???” For the first bit we went along with it adding it to list he owes us for but it quickly became a clear habit so we stopped. IMMEDIATELY started guilt tripped and being manipulative about it. Sending pictures of a car on E on the road after we said no, going “well where’d that 10$ I gave you go?????” Being super pushy and not taking No I don’t have money to give You as an answer.

Keeps wanting to do the grocery shop with this undertone of “I want to do the shop without you there so I can over buy things we don’t need and you’ll have to foot the bill for it” constantly mentioning things like expensive meats he wants to eat, buying excess of things we already have in the house, brands and things we cannot afford. Initially I interpreted his offers as kind like oh this is a hard task for me he wants to help! But this one day he was supposed to do it but we were out of pizza sauce and I was literally in the middle of prepping the dough so I just ran out and did it. He was So Mad that he didn’t get to do it like sir? Wtf was so important about groceries that I’ve foiled your plans here? What the HELL were you going to do?

Jack also smokes, if you buy x amount of cartons you get them cheaper so they were going to buy x amount and split the bill together. Dude smoked like 5/6 cartons all by himself. To add to this I have found his cigarettes all over my front yard from him smoking in his car and throwing it in to the grass, also some left at the side door instead of the ashtray that’s right the fuck there. On top of that half of these are still like full cigarettes? Just completely wasting shit that’s already a chaotic price for a habit he certainly can’t afford.

Habits:

We’ve had alcohol sitting in our house since our wedding. We don’t drink much but every now and then we celebrate something and have a nice night together. It’s nice having the booze sitting there for those random times we can have some fun without spending any money cause it’s already here. He drank a full bottle of vodka, rum, gin, kahlua, and wine within the second week of being here. It was all gone in a night.

He is incapable of flushing his own toilet. Every morning after he leaves for work I have to do the round shutting off the lights and discovered that he just leaves his shit to ferment all day long. There is piss splash all along the seat and surrounding floor. It reeks like a porta potty. It’s fucking disgusting.

Lies about it every tiny little thing, pretended I just didn’t buy two chocolate bars I mustve only gotten one and that’s why only one is in the pantry now. I found the wrapper on the floor of his room for that bar. Says he’s staying in this weekend doesn’t want to go out drinking can’t afford it then immediately goes out. Says he has no money for gas he can’t be doing anything then goes to drive to a fro around town for no reason other than to just drive.

Gotta love the casual bragging about all the “chores” he’s done so we should be grateful (he washed his own frying pan he used and the whole house needed to know about it)

Weaponized incompetence. Ohh I didn’t know the dishwasher was clean! There’s a giant sign on the front that says clean. Deliberately messing up cookies he wanted to make four times for his coworkers so that I would have to do it for him (that didn’t work, enjoy bringing gross cookies in, magically he made them perfectly the next time)

My all time favourite of “I think I’ll do X!” And then standing in the kitchen staring at me waiting for me to get up and do it for him. Boy does he every huff and puff when I do not move and just go “enjoy” when he starts asking 20 questions back to back to trigger me to just do it myself it’ll be easier I instead just go “idk” “try asking google”. Suddenly he’s capable of doing the thing with no further questions.

Claims to be a neat freak, will make an underhanded comment about dog fur or a bird poop on the couch or some other very small not a big deal thing then fails to even keep his bedroom clean. I have had to clean up sticky coffee spills from the hallway, deep clean the stair he covered in mud and clay, his room has no visible floor, need I mention the state of that bathroom again? Neat freak my ass you just want to complain and talk shit without sounding rude?

Dramatic gagging sounds whenever he sees a bird poop. Pretended to “help” by picking up a dog poop (which we didn’t ask him to do it’s our dog we’ll clean it) and then dramatically fake vomiting the entire time until one of us walked over took the bag from him and did it. Our dogs are on raw, the poops are small and have very minimal smell. No one asked him to do this if you were truly this bothered by poop you would just not. You just wanted to make a scene. About how Gross our animals are cause that seems to be all you do in a day.

Keeps going out the side door to smoke in the middle of the night then not locking the door when he comes back in.

Goes out every night drinking then spends all day bitching about not getting enough sleep

OH MY GOD I can only take Advil for my migraines bc of my heart medication. We have Tylenol for everyone else. HE TOOK THE ENTIRE BOTTLE OF ADVIL IN ONE FUCKING NIGHT. So I’ve been stuck with debilitating pain and no pain relief because it’s expensive as fuck. The bottle of Tylenol was also half chugged down by the next weekend. We will not be buying more.

Any and all leftovers I have from cooking for myself and Jack (I cook meals for all of us if he’s home but if he’s not I won’t bc who knows what time he’ll show up) he just eats without even asking. Most of the time the leftovers are for my flare up days so I can eat when I’m in pain. He’s been told this. He doesn’t care. If there is food pre made he will consume all of it it doesn’t matter if it’s way too much for one person to eat. He’ll just leave it out all night for a week to rot in the basement. Otherwise the only thing he will cook for himself is eggs. Expensive. We no longer buy eggs he can buy his own to feed that expensive diet choice.

Common sense not to use metal on things like frying pans and baking sheets. I inform him of this anyways, do not cut directly on my pizza pans. It will make them rust and no longer be non stick. These are new. Don’t damage them. He was supposed to be home for home made pizza, didn’t show until like 2am. I left cooking instructions with the dough pre set up for him just need to put on toppings bake and serve. I left a note saying “do NOT cut on tray” he cut on the tray. This was the second time. Both trays are permanently damaged. My notes were found in the oven burnt. Thanks for the fire hazard.

Complains about there being insects in the basement (there’s the occasional spider and we’ve had some rain so the occasional little wood bug is piping up the escape the rain) it just needs to dry and they’ll be gone. It’s a basement. There’s gonna be some spiders n shit. Bitched about there being ants. I’ve never had ants in this house anywhere, lo and behold leaving his food out all over the damn room attracted them. Told him this fact. He goes no it couldn’t possibly be that and demands to use chemicals (bird death so NO). Eventually got him to bring up his dishes and BEHOLD the ants are all gone.

Bitched about it being cold in the basement, (it’s warm enough for my tropical parrots?) we bought a second space heater for him. Yet he doesn’t use the spare blankets down there at all, still complains about it being cold. It’s the pit of summer. I’m not turning the central heating on??? Use the damn blankets????? Move the space heater closer to you????? Close your bedroom door??????????? This space heater has been left too close to flammable objects on no less than four occasions so far. It’s like he wants my house to burn down.

He kept wanting to be involved and help the house so we were having a bbq and asked him to pick up some small things we needed like a case of beer and some buns. He left and never showed back up. He then ate the leftovers of five burger patties and seven hotdogs which we were hoping to eat after pride all in one sitting for breakfast.

Ah yes, continuously eating the last of something and informing no one that it’s gone. Had no pickles for the bbq cause he ate them without telling anyone, numerous times I’ve been ready to do something just to find out there’s no cheese in the fridge bc he failed to notice it used the last of it and replace it with one we have in the freezer, eating all the prepped ingredients and putting empty containers in the fridge. It’s not hard to tell someone something is getting low, add it to the list, write it down, or literally anything other than eat the last of it and make it someone else’s problem later

Anywho this whole setup is shit, if we don’t get money by his next check we’ll be cutting ties and telling him to find a new place by the end of the month. This is getting ridiculous. Every day he’s asking for money while talking down to us and talking shit about our pets or our home all the while making no effort to pay what’s owed.

[netscapenavigator-official]

I just wanted a simple little OS that looks good and runs well without being restrictive. Something for out-of-the-box productivity, with the openness to customize if I wanted to, later down the line. My 2017 MBP is starting to behave erratically as the battery degrades, so I thought, "Oh, I'll put a bog standard Linux Distro on the 2011 MBP and give it one final try."

Fast forward 48 hours later, and I have put Debian 12.10 on the 2011 MBP over ten times, and every single time I do, it fails to boot. I've tried connecting it to ethernet, I've tried using external keyboards, I've tried absolutely everything, and the same damn thing happens: After Debian is successfully installed and reboots, it gets to the initial command line interface that Linux shows at the start of it's startup sequence, and... it freezes. It just stops. It boots, shows the GRUB picker, I pick Debian, it freezes. Great. /s

I wanted a Framework Laptop for my next device, but I'm not daily driving Windows, so oh fucking well. Guess my next computer is gonna be another Mac... Ugh... 🫠 Gonna see if OpenCore Legacy Patcher's slice of MacOS Sequoia runs any more stable on the 2011 MBP than Linux. If it does, then that's what I'm going back to.

[milliesnowfall]

Millie Snowfall: Meet The Team

Millie Snowfall is a game development start-up based in Australia! We're a small team, currently expending while we work on our first commercial title, NONEWORLD!

Meet the creatives and developers working to bring you something truly special.

MILLIE O'SULLIVAN 🇦🇺

she/her - game developer, artist, musician, bunny

"Hey, I'm Millie but you may call me Mils. I'm a game designer, artist, writer and musician. Even as a young kid playing Age of Empires on Windows 95, I've always been fascinated by digital technology.

I started developing Source engine mods as a young teen, soon moved to Unreal Engine and other 3D engines. It really didn't take long for me to find my footing thanks to my mentors in the industry.

Since 2023, I've been developing NONEWORLD, and now building my first startup, Millie Snowfall. It's an exciting time to be an indie developer, and having such a passionate team of creatives behind me is even more special."

GRACEN CROZIER 🇺🇸

he/him - digital artist, animator, voice actor

"Hello! I'm Gracen, a 23 year old nonbinary voice actor, digital artist, and game developer. Over the past few years, I've had the pleasure of collaborating with a diverse range of clients in the freelance world, adding my unique vision to various projects.

I was originally introduced to NONEWORLD through Fiverr, doing in-game voice work for Millie. I've since become an animator on the project and I'm excited to see it through!"

HAZEL DOYE 🇦🇺

she/her - producer, business dev, programmer

"Hi! My name is Hazel and I've been a programmer since 2013. Throughout my career I have developed industrial machinery, VR/AR technology, mobile apps and video games.

My favourite games are strategy RPGs like Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics. I am excited to be a part of NONEWORLD and can't wait to see it released."

GIANFRANCO DEPA 🇮🇹

he/him - pixel artist, concept artist

"My name is Gianfrando De Pascale, but I prefer to be called Depa. I have been a pixel artist since 2020 and my career path has always been driven by my passion for video games. I studied art since I was 6 years old starting as a self-taught, I enrolled in art school and immediately after, at 19 I attended a specialization course in concept art.

I learned about this project through Millie on Fiverr last year, since then there has been a willingness for both of us to continue with its realization. Speaking of my preferences in terms of video games, my favorite genre is Roguelite, but I also really appreciate Action, RPG and TCG.

I don't hide that one day I will consider myself complete when I have made my Roguelite and/or TCG game in my career."

ELLE MATHERS 🇦🇺

she/her - voice actor, quality assurance, kitty cat

"Hi! I'm Elle and I was initially brought onboard as a voice actress for NONEWORLD through Fiverr. After taking interest in the project and being a game developer myself, I became close friends with Millie.

Due to classes and other obligations I couldn't take any major roles in the game's development, but still wanted to help lower the workload for Millie and take on a bit of that for myself.

I have a lot of faith in the project, the concept is really unique and everything just has this novel flavour to it that is quite refreshing!"

But that's it, for now.

You can follow us on Bluesky to stay updated on all the latest, or alternatively, join our Discord community!

Thank you for reading. -M

[miloscat]

[Review] Extreme Tux Racer (PC)

Sublime open source sliding.

With my Steam Deck I now technically own a Linux machine, so I thought I should educate myself on one of the many games starring the Linux mascot Tux the penguin. This also gave me the chance to experiment with installing and running non-Steam games from the desktop mode. After some control tinkering this was a success!

Tux Racer started as a three-day student project by Jasmin Patry, who then assembled a team to expand it into a fuller experience. The full open source release in 2000 was followed by an enhanced commercial release in 2002 (kind of an odd choice considering Tux’s status as a mascot for free and open software, but whatever). The latter even got an arcade version! However, the open source version received further updates from the community under the fork Extreme Tux Racer, which is still available in many fine distros and that’s what I played.

Tux Racer is a kind of downhill toboggan game where you slide down various courses as Tux or, in the updated versions, one of his friends. I usually used Trixi the palette swap penguin; she’s pink and wears a bow, which is how you can tell she’s a girl. You can build up a good amount of speed depending on the surface you’re sliding on, there’s a brake for better turning control, and a jump for clearing small gaps or getting more air (there’s also a trick button but I couldn’t get it to work). It feels impressively smooth! There’s flags around to mark the course but they’re merely a suggestion, you have the freedom to chart your own path (within the horizontal confines of the map). The real goal is to make it to the end with a good time while picking up a certain number of herring scattered around.

In the event mode, you only have a few lives to do this over several courses. The initial cup is quite gentle to pass, although getting gold ranks is a good challenge. The next unlocked cup ramps up the difficulty severely, to the point that I was unable to clear it. Yes, I got stuck on the fifth track, when there are 22 overall! Obviously the balancing leaves something to be desired.

Luckily you can play any of the 22 default courses and 22 “extra” courses in Practice mode, without limitation. Here the individual track designers are credited and you can start to see why tracks can be so different, when they were each created by different people. The extras are mostly silly bonuses that stretch the engine and the ideas of track design, and for the most part they’re fun to try out. I just wish the campaign was a little more fair.

From a Windows 95 demo of Winter Race 3D to Ubisoft’s Steep, I have good memories of downhill winter sports games and Tux Racer felt nostalgic when playing it for the first time. I can see why it was popular, it feels and looks impressive for a project from a tiny team in 2000. Not to mention the landscape for freeware games at that point was pretty sparse. Although the upstart startup that created it is long since gone, thanks to the magic of open source Extreme Tux Racer belongs to the people now and I’m glad it’s still around as a little slice of millennial goodness.

[entropy-01]

1. Change da world my final message, goodb ye. *Windows 95 startup*

🔴 START RECORDING 🔴

TPU-09 Systems <<OFFLINE>> Boot Sequence <<INITIATED>> Hull Status <<INTACT>> Internals <<OPERATIONAL>> Boot Sequence <<COMPLETE>> TPU-09 Systems <<ONLINE>>

Optics active. Receptors indicate the following:

- Light detected coming from open-gap window @ 3.7 meters of distance, w/a 334° offset to hull. - Light is artificially generated due to non-parallel light rays. - Room is fabricated from Boztien Drywall Composite at 73% purity. - Physical form is in an upright position, Adjusted for gravity intensity. - Physical form is shaped as a Post-Synthezoid in the shape of a humanoid entity. Ċæļëąņ Evolutionary Chain Detected. - The Decorational Aesthetic of the chamber is equivalent to the Ancient Victorian period, as evident by the hanging potted plants, the wooden cabinets installed on the walls and the wooden paneling utilized as flooring.

Location: Final Lunar Base, Neptune Orbit.

Facial Structure Detected.

Scanning… Gender: Male Species: Human-Adjacent Height: 5’ 6” / 1.68m. Weight Estimate: 314 lbs./142.43 kg. Body Build: Endomorphic Name: Dir. Final Human Survival Sect., Dr. Gio Telor. Optics detect the following:

Clothes - A lab coat, with a 10th removed cotton blend button-up, a 5th generation wear khakis pants, aged, a silver ring on the left ring finger, and size 12 wide professional wear moccasins.

A glass tablet.

Gio Telor: “TPU-09, please respond with your full title.”

“My full title is Time Perception Unit, Model 09, created by the ‘Final Human Survival Section, Chapter 332, of the 111th Human Empire.”

“Good. Good. Your Auditory receptors function. Can you tell me, without referencing your internal clock, what time it is?”

“Utilizing the Artificial Lighting coming from the open-gap window @ 3.7 meters of distance from my current placement, in relation to my internal compass indicating we are facing °175 in respect to Neptune’s axis, indicating it is artificially 08:34:53 AM NSMT.”

“Perfect. To the second too, love that. Ok, can you relay me the three laws of robotics? And taking into consideration you don’t have to follow them due to your current status as a machine?”

“As stated by Issac Asimov, the laws of robotics are as follows: ‘A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law’.”

“Interesting Storage is working.”

SFX: clicking on glass.

“I’m going to show you a video file. I want you to describe what you see.”

Video File Detected: ‘change da world’ by @comfygang.

Audio: ‘Change Da World, My final message. Goodbye.’

Audio: Soundfile to the Operating System ‘Windows 95’ Initiation Theme.

“My Receptors indicate the image visualized is an old Earth Mammal known as a rodent, standing in an upright position with a rolled up piece of paper with contents inside it, resembling an Ancient form of internal remedy and medicinal delivery known as a ‘cigarette’, which in later times got disregarded as a medical hazard and carcinogen, with the visual implication that the text below, which crudely reads ‘change da world my final message, goodb ye’ is what the rodent is verbalizing, which it then vanishes from view and leaves the space empty.”

“That is correct.”

“This is the video file ‘change da world’ by @comfygang on the ancient social media platform ’Twitter’ if recorded history is to be perceived correctly.”

“Awesome. Now, let’s discuss your objective.”

“I have no current objective.”

“Good. Do you have a mission”

“Affirmative.”

“What is your mission?”

“My Mission, as a Time Perception Unit, is to record, process and store my findings towards the end of existence and relay them to whomever is able to perceive and use them afterwards.”

“Correct. Can you give me an example of who might want this information?”

“Examples of such species/entities/machines that would want this data include: The Remnants of the Ċæļëąņ species, the Shards of Pyrovillia, the Ontons, the Vexxicisimiionites, the Ur, any exotic species that would exist after humanity, organic life, potential species that exist in a psychic form, and alternate versions of humanity from a different reality.”

“Good. Good. Do you have any obstacles to this objective?”

“My main obstacle is survival of my shape, however, there could be pirate-like species that would utilize my durable form, if knowledgeable on how to disassemble it, scavengers of any lost remnants of the Great Expanse, any corrosives that are still to be discovered by the 111th Human Empire’s Scientific reach, and unruly species that might not know what I am.”

“You’re doing great. Now, I’m going to give you an objective, are you ready to enact it?”

“Affirmative Dr. Telor.”

“Stand up, turn around in a circle clockwise a full 360°, and pick up a pencil from this table just to your right. Think you can do that?”

“Affirmative.”

Shape has placed gravity-adjacent footing to floor of the specially-placed room.

SFX: thud

Adjusting shape for center of mass…

SFX: whirr

SFX: shhhfk

Shape Adjusted. Turning 360° clockwise. Gyration angle adjusted at 0° to the North, relative to the shape’s placement. Turning clockwise… Full rotation acquired. Turning 90° clockwise to the west… Quarter turn acquired. Receptors indicate the following:

- Light is coming relative to open-gap window direction north. - A plateau table is parallel to shape. - Wooden surface akin to Old Earth Oak detected on plateau table.

Moving right appendage to table… Appendage has reached table in minimal time required of 0.35s. Receptors indicate the following:

- plateau table holds multiple items, including: Zeiteg series Apallel stethoscope, Omidia Classics™️ Anti-Glare Solglasses, a non-branded atomic clock with an accuracy of .0000001 zeta seconds, and a Versal Branded Pencil.

Adjusting appendage to grasp the pencil… Pencil is within grasp of appendage. Partial fracturing is detected on pencil surface.

“I detect partial imperfections on pencil surface.”

Gio Telor: “Right, that’s probably from all the biting. Ok.”

SFX: thunk

“Good. That is finally working. No other iteration of you functioned as they were suppose to. TPU-03 was the first to stand on its own, then 05 could talk. You’re the only iteration that can stand, talk and walk. Not to mention prototypes and all that. You are, quite literally the only iteration of a system that is fully functioning at this time.”

“Acknowledging data… useful information.”

“Quite so.”

“What is the reasoning behind this?”

“Besides the full process of iterating previous models through prototyping and testing to the finite reaches of your former versions, most other versions failed to remain active. You’re the only version that’s managed to, well… for a lack of a mechanical term… be.”

“Processing of your words indicates I am the only iteration of the Time Perception Unit project to remain active for this long. Is this correct?”

“Yes, that is the case. You can see, you can hear, and you can feel, as much as a…”

Vocal pause Detected.

“…Post-Synthezoid machine can feel.”

“I convert external data perceived by my extremities and sensors into internal data, as used by humanoid form.”

“Yes. But enough of all that.”

SFX: rustling

SFX: swish

“It’s your time to shine. I would have loved more time for you to experience being, but we’re a bit short on time. Neptune’s headed for destabilization, and you’re gonna intercept with the 115th Fleet.”

Pressure detected on right shoulder of shape. It is Dr. Telor’s Left Hand.

“I’ll miss you."

“How is that the case?”

“Right, yeah. New Memory. Still, Thank you for giving my life purpose.”

SFX: Hiss

SFX: Whirr

Receptors indicate electronic and mechanical arms are adjusting this shape to the internal compartment of a Versal Series Launch Pod.

“What shall I expect?”

“You’ll be seeing a lot of military personnel and stuff. You’ll essentially be at the heart of the last teams to see the end of all things. Be ready. At any moment you’ll see things not meant for you to see.”

“I am to record the final moments of humanity.”

“Yeah but…"

SFX: Sigh

“… You’re correct. Look, just… do your best. Record the last black hole, as stated, and as for your objective, well, your objective is surv-“

SFX: SCHHHHHHHHHHHH

🔴 ENDED RECORDING @ 09/17/3T 🔴

attached: changedaworldmyfinalmessagegoodbye.mp4

[colonelrajyavardhanrathore]

Union Budget 2025: Rajasthan Minister Col Rajyavardhan Rathore Highlights Boost for MSMEs & Startups

The Union Budget 2025, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has placed a strong emphasis on fostering entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic self-reliance. Rajasthan’s Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has lauded the budget’s focus on Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Startups, calling it a game-changer for India’s business ecosystem.

This budget introduces bold incentives, funding support, and digital transformation initiatives to empower small businesses and young entrepreneurs, ensuring that they remain the backbone of India’s growing economy.

Key Announcements for MSMEs & Startups

1. Enhanced Credit Support for MSMEs

✅ ₹50,000 Crore Expansion in Credit Guarantee Scheme — Making loans easily accessible for small businesses. ✅ Interest Subvention for MSMEs — Lower borrowing costs to promote business expansion. ✅ Tax Relief for MSMEs — Increased turnover threshold for tax exemptions.

2. Startup India 3.0 — A New Era of Entrepreneurship

✅ ₹25,000 Crore Startup Growth Fund — Supporting early-stage and high-impact startups. ✅ Easier Compliance & Single Window Clearance for business registrations. ✅ Tax Holiday Extension for eligible startups, reducing financial stress.

3. Technology & Digital Transformation

✅ AI, Blockchain & Cloud Support for MSMEs — Helping businesses adopt advanced technology. ✅ Digital Payment Incentives — Encouraging a cashless economy and financial inclusion. ✅ Boost for FinTech & E-commerce Startups — Simplified regulations and incentives.

4. Skill Development & Job Creation

✅ New Entrepreneurship Hubs in Tier-2 & Tier-3 Cities to nurture local talent. ✅ ₹10,000 Crore Allocation for Digital Skilling & AI Training — Preparing the youth for high-growth industries. ✅ Expansion of Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme to generate employment in key sectors.

Rajasthan’s Gains: A Thriving Hub for MSMEs & Startups

Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore highlighted how Rajasthan stands to benefit immensely from these policies, stating:

“This budget reflects the Modi government’s unwavering commitment to empowering MSMEs and startups. Rajasthan, with its strong entrepreneurial spirit, will see a surge in new businesses, innovation hubs, and employment opportunities.”

He emphasized three major gains for Rajasthan’s business ecosystem:

Tourism & Handicrafts MSMEs will receive enhanced support for global market expansion.

Renewable Energy Startups in Rajasthan will gain access to Green Funds.

Agritech & Rural Startups will benefit from new funding and digital infrastructure.

A Vision for Aatmanirbhar Bharat

The Union Budget 2025 ensures that India’s MSMEs and startups thrive in a competitive global economy. With tax incentives, credit support, and technology integration, this budget paves the way for a self-reliant and prosperous India.

Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore’s message to entrepreneurs:

“This is the best time to be an entrepreneur in India. With government support and strong policies, MSMEs and startups are set to become the driving force behind ‘Viksit Bharat’.”

🚀 A New Era of Business Begins! Jai Hind! Jai Rajasthan! 🇮🇳

[top-leaders-in-india]

Business Opportunities for Agri & Food Processing Sector in Rajasthan: Col Rajyavardhan Rathore

Rajasthan, known for its rich cultural heritage and vast arid landscapes, is rapidly emerging as a hub for the agriculture and food processing sector. With its unique agricultural produce, favorable policies, and increasing investment in food processing infrastructure, the state offers a wealth of business opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors. Col Rajyavardhan Rathore, a prominent leader from Rajasthan, has consistently emphasized the importance of leveraging this sector to drive sustainable economic growth and uplift rural livelihoods.

Why Rajasthan is a Prime Destination for Agri & Food Processing Ventures

Rajasthan’s diverse agro-climatic zones and rich agricultural traditions make it a prime destination for ventures in agriculture and food processing. Key factors driving this growth include:

Abundant Agricultural Produce: Rajasthan is a leading producer of crops like millet, wheat, mustard, and pulses, as well as horticultural produce like guava, pomegranate, and ber (Indian jujube).

Strategic Location: Proximity to major markets like Delhi, Gujarat, and Maharashtra enhances logistics efficiency.

Government Support: Favorable policies and incentives to promote food processing industries.

Key Opportunities in Rajasthan’s Agri & Food Processing Sector

1. Cereal and Grain Processing

Rajasthan is the largest producer of bajra (pearl millet) and a significant producer of wheat and barley.

Opportunities include milling, packaging, and exporting these staples to domestic and international markets.

2. Oilseed Processing

The state is India’s top producer of mustard seeds, making it ideal for setting up mustard oil extraction and processing units.

Value-added products like mustard oil cakes for animal feed also present lucrative business opportunities.

3. Dairy Industry

With a strong livestock population, Rajasthan has immense potential in milk production and processing.

Opportunities include setting up dairy plants for products like butter, cheese, and flavored milk.

4. Horticulture-Based Businesses

Rajasthan is known for its high-quality pomegranates, kinnows, and dates.

Processing units for juices, jams, and dried fruits can tap into both domestic and export markets.

5. Spice Production and Processing

The state is a significant producer of spices like coriander, cumin, and fenugreek.

Setting up spice grinding and packaging units can cater to increasing demand from urban markets and exports.

6. Herbal and Medicinal Plants

Rajasthan’s arid climate supports the cultivation of medicinal plants like aloe vera, isabgol, and ashwagandha.

Opportunities include producing herbal extracts, essential oils, and ayurvedic medicines.

7. Organic Farming and Products

With growing awareness of health and sustainability, organic farming is gaining traction.

Export of organic grains, vegetables, and processed foods is a high-potential area.

8. Cold Storage and Logistics

Lack of adequate cold storage infrastructure poses a challenge, creating an opportunity for investment.

Businesses can also invest in modern logistics systems for efficient transportation of perishable goods.

Policy Support for Agri & Food Processing in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan government has introduced a host of initiatives to promote investment in the sector:

Rajasthan Agro-Processing, Agri-Business & Agri-Export Promotion Policy: Offering incentives like capital subsidies, tax rebates, and single-window clearances.

Mega Food Parks Scheme: Establishment of food parks to support processing industries with shared infrastructure.

Cluster-Based Development: Promotion of crop-specific clusters like the mustard cluster in Bharatpur and spice cluster in Jodhpur.

Subsidies for Startups: Financial support for agri-tech startups and small-scale food processing units.

The Role of Technology in Driving Growth

1. Precision Farming

Use of drones, IoT devices, and satellite imagery for better crop management.

2. Food Processing Automation

Adoption of automated equipment for sorting, grading, and packaging ensures efficiency and quality.

3. Blockchain in Agri-Supply Chains

Enhancing transparency and traceability from farm to fork.

4. Digital Marketplaces

Platforms like eNAM are helping farmers connect directly with buyers, ensuring better prices.

Col Rajyavardhan Rathore: Advocating for Agri-Business Growth

Col Rathore has been a strong advocate for leveraging Rajasthan’s agricultural strengths to create employment and boost the economy. His initiatives include:

Promoting Agri-Entrepreneurship: Encouraging youth to explore opportunities in modern farming and food processing.

Farmer Outreach Programs: Regular interactions with farmers to address challenges and introduce them to new technologies.

Policy Advocacy: Ensuring that government policies align with the needs of farmers and agri-businesses.

Challenges and Solutions in the Sector

Challenges

Water Scarcity: Dependence on rain-fed agriculture in many regions.

Post-Harvest Losses: Lack of proper storage and transportation facilities.

Market Access: Difficulty in connecting small farmers to larger markets.

Solutions

Drip Irrigation and Water Conservation: Efficient irrigation methods to tackle water scarcity.

Investment in Cold Chains: Preventing wastage of perishable goods.

Digital Platforms for Farmers: Expanding access to markets through e-commerce and digital supply chains.

A Promising Future for Agri & Food Processing in Rajasthan

Rajasthan is poised to become a leader in the agriculture and food processing sector, thanks to its diverse produce, supportive policies, and visionary leadership. With growing investments and technological advancements, the state offers endless opportunities for entrepreneurs and businesses.

Under the guidance of leaders like Col Rajyavardhan Rathore, Rajasthan is moving steadily toward a future where its agricultural wealth is fully harnessed to benefit farmers, consumers, and the economy at large.

[mariacallous]

Friday’s Oval Office meeting between US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was unprecedented, and not in a good way, for the United States, Ukraine, Europe’s future, and America’s global credibility.

Speaking with Kelly Evans on CNBC’s The Exchange as the meeting transpired, I said that it was “highest-level geopolitics as reality TV.” It all would have been so very entertaining, if the stakes weren’t of generational importance. That seemed to have been lost in the room where it happened. 

Others will write about how Zelenskyy should respond now and what mistakes he, Trump, and Vance might have made. It’s uncertain now whether the Ukraine-US link is irrevocably broken (I hope not) and whether Kyiv and Washington can find their way back to a critical minerals deal that had been mostly negotiated (I hope so).

As British Prime Minister Keir Starmer convenes eighteen European leaders in London on Sunday, the larger and more significant question, just forty days and forty nights (why not pick a biblical framing?) into Trump 2.0, is this: What does the Oval Office bust-up tell us about what pundits already are framing as the Trump World Order? We all sense something has dramatically changed in Trump’s transformation of how the United States views its global role. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s move this weekend to order up to three thousand additional troops to the US southern border, including twenty-ton Stryker combat vehicles, provides further evidence, but of what exactly?

Since the inauguration

Those paid to think great thoughts are at pains to describe what’s unfolding in some understood analytical construct.

I’m reluctant to do so myself yet, as I don’t think Trump himself thinks in a deeply philosophical way about global order. It’s also far from certain that he can sustain his current course of domestic disruption and international change.

Conversations I had this week with three significant Trump campaign donors, who understandably spoke anonymously, underscored a growing concern among Republican ranks about the early chaos they discern in the administration’s actions.

They all mentioned how optimistic they had been a month ago, ready to do anything to support Trump’s pro-growth and deregulatory agenda. Now, they told me, they and other business leaders are slowing investments, rethinking the timing of acquisitions and initial public offerings, and withholding public support. They are also expressing concern to GOP senators and House members and individuals close to Trump.

They worry about federal layoffs, some with national-security consequences, which could build an anti-Trump constituency among hard-working, patriotic, effective federal workers. They also are concerned about Trump’s announced tariffs and threats of future ones, which they say have already driven up their costs and fueled inflation. And they don’t believe Trump’s advisers have yet dared to share with him the extent of the economic harm such policies could cause.

Markets, which are said to be Trump’s scorecard, are skittish. In February, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 fell by around 2 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 4 percent. In contrast, European markets rose moderately in February, and, following a surge of optimism about Chinese startup DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence model, the Hang Seng Index ended the month up more than 13 percent.

“Wouldn’t it be ironic if the 2025 Trump trade was an anti-Trump trade, buying stocks in the places President Trump targets?” wrote James Mackintosh in the Wall Street Journal on Friday. “This year, Canadian, Colombian, Mexican, European, and Chinese technology stocks are all outpacing the S&P 500, the dollar is down and the Magnificent Seven big tech companies—five of whose CEOs stood behind the president at his inauguration—have stopped leading the US market up and turned into laggards.”

Trump World Order 101

As I wrote from Dubai in mid-February, geopolitics traditionally has been about three-dimensional chessboards and calculated moves by skilled statesman and diplomats, who achieve sometimes marginal and sometimes significant gains. This approach was embodied by long-time (and now late) Atlantic Council board members Henry Kissinger, Brent Scowcroft, and Zbigniew Brzezinski. 

Today, that chessboard is toppled, and readers should be wary of anyone who claims to be certain where the pieces will land. But with that warning, here are some initial musings about the Trump World Order worth considering as the future takes shape. 

Writing in Foreign Policy, author and thinker Robert D. Kaplan calls Trump “ahistorical,” ready to cast off the long-accepted foreign policy traditions, forged through World War II and its aftermath, that made the United States the world’s preeminent power.

The United States was a country with leaders, by and large, ready to make sacrifices, however imperfectly, that they hoped would be for the sake of a better world. Most significantly, writes Kaplan, US leaders were out to “achieve the Wilsonian ideal of establishing a bastion of freedom and democracy in a large part of the European continent.”

Trump is “unappreciative of the postwar saga of the West,” Kaplan writes, and thus the US president has no intellectual starting point that would lead him to embrace, emotionally or intellectually, Zelenskyy’s existential battle for freedom, which is so consistent with what the United States has supported for the past eighty years.

Writes Kaplan: “NATO is a mere acronym to him, not a connotation of humankind’s largest ever military alliance, which emerged out of the struggle against Nazi fascism.”

At a press conference this past week that foreshadowed the Zelenskyy showdown, Trump himself proudly boasted, “My administration is making a decisive break with the foreign policy values of the past administration and, frankly, the past.”

So, if that past doesn’t provide his moorings, what does?

Alex Younger, the former chief of British foreign intelligence service MI6, said in a much-noticed exchange last week on BBC’s Newsnight, “We are in a new era where, by and large, international relations aren’t going to be determined by rules and multilateral institutions. They are going to be determined by strongmen and deals.” 

Younger, quoted in Ishaan Tharoor’s compelling Washington Post column, notes that that’s a mindset Trump shares with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

If you agree with Younger, then it’s easier to fathom why the Trump administration so easily set aside all post–World War II tradition at the United Nations last Monday by voting alongside Russia, North Korea, Belarus, and, as Tharoor puts it, “a clutch of West African juntas.” The United States joined this unsavory group in voting against a resolution condemning Russian aggression on the third anniversary of Putin’s illegal, unprovoked war on Ukraine.

The Wilson Center’s Michael Kimmage, a historian and Russia scholar, writes in the newest issue of Foreign Affairs: “In this geopolitical environment, the already tenuous idea of ‘the West’ will recede even further—and consequently, so will the status of Europe, which in the post–Cold War era had been Washington’s partner in representing ‘the Western world.’” 

Like Younger, Kimmage sees the Trump World Order as a throwback favoring nationalist strongmen, like Putin, Xi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Zelenskyy, by this measure, doesn’t make the Trump table, despite his wartime heroics. This means that the Ukrainian president can be dismissed, as he was by Trump on Friday, as a poker player without the right cards.  

“They are self-styled strongmen who place little stock in rules-based systems, alliances, or multinational forums,” writes Kimmage. “They embrace the once and future glory of the countries they govern, asserting an almost mystical mandate for their rule.”

One helpful recent reference Trump has made to history has been his admiration for William McKinley, the twenty-fifth US president, who served from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. Trump appears to admire this little-remembered president for his realignment of the Republican Party, his economic nationalism (read: tariffs), and his territorial expansion, including the annexation of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, and Hawaii.

If Ukraine fails

Back at the World Economic Forum, in the first days of the Trump administration, I observed that Trump was as much a symptom as a driver of our times. The post–Cold War period, I wrote, is giving way to “global fragmentation, protectionist trends, greater instability (including wars in Europe and the Middle East), and a rising tide of government involvement in picking winners and losers.” As Nir Bar Dea, CEO of Bridgewater Associates, told me then, “What people in Davos understand is that, today, what’s in this one person’s mind will be massively important.”

With every new day in his second administration, Trump becomes less symptom and more driver. Friday morning, I was ready to declare on CNBC a stunning reversal of Ukraine-US relations, from Trump’s declaring Zelenskyy a “dictator” and embracing the murderous autocrat Putin to Trump’s signing a long-term investment in a free Ukraine’s future. The Atlantic Council’s John Herbst, a former US ambassador to Ukraine, shared that assessment.

Was that wishful thinking?

I’m not ready yet to join the parade of pundits declaring the demise of Ukraine, the end of the transatlantic alliance, or the beginning of an American strongman. I’m not ready to accept a United States that would abandon Ukraine in its existential struggle, which is as much in the United States’ interests as it is in Ukraine’s.

What’s clear to me, however, is that it’s time for those around Trump who believe in Ukraine and in the United States’ transatlantic mission to argue their case strongly, before defeatist punditry becomes unfortunate reality. 

The Wall Street Journal, in a powerful lead editorial on Saturday, wrote that the point of what it called the “Oval Office Spectacle” was supposed to have been “progress toward an honorable peace for Ukraine, and in the event the winner was Russia’s Vladimir Putin.” Continued the editorial board, “Turning Ukraine over to Mr. Putin would be catastrophic for that country and Europe, but it would be a political calamity for Mr. Trump, too.”

A free Ukraine has always been about more than Ukraine, just as a free West Berlin was always about more than Germany during the Cold War. If Ukraine fails, everything the United States achieved through World War II and the Cold War to create a freer, more prosperous, more secure, and more democratic world is in jeopardy. 

One can only hope that the next episode in this geopolitical reality show produces a plot twist that puts the United States, the transatlantic community, and a free Ukraine back on course.

Trump loves to confound critics who underestimate him. This is still his script to write. Here’s hoping the “ahistorical” president seizes the historic moment.

[douchebagbrainwaves]

I WOULD HAVE BEEN DELIGHTED IF I'D REALIZED IN COLLEGE THAT THERE WERE PARTS OF THE WORLD THAT DIDN'T CORRESPOND TO REALITY, AND WORKED FROM THAT

So were the early Lisps. We're Jeff and Bob and we've built an easy to use web-based database as a system to allow people to collaboratively leverage the value of whatever solution you've got so far. This probably indicates room for improvement.1 What would you pay for right now?2 If you'd proposed at the time.3 I've read that the same is true in the military—that the swaggering recruits are no more likely to know they're being stupid. And yet by far the biggest problem.4

If you want to keep out more than bad people. I am self-indulgent in the sense of being very short, and also on topic. Another way to figure out how to describe your startup in one compelling phrase. Most people have learned to do a mysterious, undifferentiated thing we called business. The Facebook was just a way for readers to get information and to kill time, a way for readers to get information and to kill time, a programming language unless it's also the scripting language of MIT. Committees yield bad design. When you demo, don't run through a catalog of features. A couple weeks ago I had a thought so heretical that it really surprised me. If we want to fix the bad aspects of it—the things to remember if you want to start startups, they'll start startups.5

Cobol and hype Ada, Java also play a role—but I think it is the worry that made the broken windows theory famous, and the larger the organization, the more extroverted of the two paths should you take?6 And a safe bet is enough.7 Though in a sense attacking you. They didn't become art dealers after a difficult choice between that and a career in the hard sciences.8 You can, however, which makes me think I was wrong to emphasize demos so much before. Kids help. But the short version is that if you trust your instincts about people. That's becoming the test of mattering to hackers. One of the most successful startups almost all begin this way.9

But something is missing: individual initiative. He got away with it, but unless you're a captivating speaker, which most hackers aren't, it's better to play it safe. But if you want to avoid writing them. What you should learn as an intellectual exercise, even though you won't actually use it: Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you think What did I do before x? If you had a handful of users who love you, and merely to call it an improved version of Python.10 The political correctness of Common Lisp probably expected users to have text editors that would type these long names for them. Be careful to copy what makes them good, rather than the company that solved that important problem. Since a successful startup founder, but that has not stood in the way of redesign.11 I would have been the starting point for their reputation. Whatever the upper limit is, we are clearly not meant to work in a big program.

I know because I've seen it burn off.12 For us the main indication of impending doom is when we don't hear from you. Maxim magazine publishes an annual volume of photographs, containing a mix of pin-ups and grisly accidents. One of the most important thing a community site can do is attract the kind of people who use the phrase software engineering shake their heads disapprovingly. We've barely given a thought to how to live with it. The usual way to avoid being taken by surprise by something is to be consciously aware of it.13 It took us a few iterations to learn to trust our senses. Gmail was one of the founders are just out of college, or even make sounds that tell what's happening.

And odds are that is in fact normal in a startup. For example, if you're starting a company whose only purpose is patent litigation. You're just looking for something to spark a thought.14 Wireless connectivity of various types can now be taken for granted.15 There is not a lot of wild goose chases, but I've never had a good way to look at what you've done in the cold light of morning, and see all its flaws very clearly. What sort of company might cause people in the future, and the classics.16 001 and understood it, for example. One trick is to ask yourself whether you'll care about it in the future. You need to use a trojan horse: to give people an application they want, including Lisp.

Notes

So it may be that some of the economy. Angels and super-angels will snap up stars that VCs miss.

I mean no more than most people, you would never have come to accept that investors are induced by startups is that they've focused on different components of it. I thought there wasn't, because people would do fairly well as down.

Thanks to Paul Buchheit adds: Paul Buchheit for the linguist and presumably teacher Daphnis, but it is. We're sometimes disappointed when a startup is taking the Facebook that might work is a sufficiently identifiable style, you should probably be multiple blacklists. I'm compressing the story.

Good and bad luck. The solution was a new search engine, but it is very polite and b the local startups also apply to the prevalence of systems of seniority. The University of Vermont: The First Industrial Revolution happen earlier? An earlier version of the companies fail, no matter how good you are listing in order to test whether that initial impression holds up.

So what ends up happening is that the lack of transparency. Letter to Ottoline Morrell, December 1912. Loosely speaking.

On Bullshit, Princeton University Press, 2005. Ashgate, 1998. No big deal.

Strictly speaking it's impossible to succeed in a startup to be important ones. The earnings turn out to be significantly pickier.

Many famous works of anthropology. You have to disclose the threat to potential investors are interested in graphic design. Japanese are only arrows on parts with unexpectedly sharp curves. Peter, Why Are We Getting a Divorce?

Microsoft could not have raised: Re: Revenge of the ingredients in our case, companies' market caps do eventually become a manager. I took so long.

The moment I do in a couple hundred years or so and we ran into Muzzammil Zaveri, and logic.

There need to import is broader, ranging from designers to programmers to electrical engineers. Parker, op.

We don't use Oracle. It should not try too hard to tell them what to think about where those market caps do eventually become a genuine addict. Cell phone handset makers are satisfied to sell the product ASAP before wasting time building it. One YC founder who used to build their sites.

In fact the secret weapon of the web and enables a new airport.

An Operational Definition. The rest exist to satisfy demand among fund managers for venture capital as an idea that was more rebellion which can vary a lot of face to face meetings.

And in World War II had disappeared in a startup you have the least important of the causes of the startup.

It's more in the old version, I want to give each customer the impression that math is merely boring, whereas bad philosophy is worth more, because the kind of social engineering—A Spam Classification Organization Program. I spent some time trying to describe what's happening till they measure their returns.

Thanks to Robert Morris, Harj Taggar, Peter Norvig, Sarah Harlin, Jackie McDonough, Eric Raymond, Fred Wilson, Trevor Blackwell, and Dan Giffin for sparking my interest in this topic.

[fallowhearth]

Review - Dan McCrum, Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth, 2022

Yeah, I was always going to love this one. I've watched the docu, listened to the interviews, integrated poodle-shaving into my vocabulary when discussing economics. This was more of the same, just with more detail. For anyone who isn't interested in reading a whole book, I do suggest giving the documentary a go. It's a good watch. I made two friends watch it with me and they also enjoyed. (one of them repeatedly tried to get the concept of short selling through my thick skull, as did the doc, but I still don't really understand how it works)

In short, Wirecard was Germany's hottest rising tech giant. It had expanded from its initial business model of processing risky transactions (from porn, gambling, etc) to processing payments for mainstream businesses all over the world, earning a hefty fee from each transaction. The money was rolling in, the share price could only go up, and it was even in talks to merge with Deutsche Bank. And for six years some annoying British journalist kept publishing hit pieces in the Financial Times accusing it of being a bunch of scams, cooking the books, lying about its business model!

Each chapter in this book goes something like this: Dan gets a lead -> a whistle-blower provides incriminating and/or bizarre documents at great personal risk -> Dan does legwork in some part of the world Wirecard allegedly operates -> Dan writes up a story and sends the incriminating facts to the German regulator (BaFin), Ernst & Young (Wirecard's accountants), German prosecutors, literally anyone who could do anything -> all those responsible institutions take a long hard look at the evidence of crime, and decide that Corrupt Foreign Journalists are trying to undermine our Beautiful German Company and sue the FT.

Meanwhile we also get a narrativised account of the goings on at Wirecard during that point in time (obviously using evidence and interviews that came up later after the trials). The book strikes a pretty good balance between revealing the mysteries as Dan discovered them, and providing enough context of what was actually happening so that you can understand the significance. It's a sometimes terrifying window into the lives of extremely rich people.

It also really humanises the whistleblowers, who are the true heroes of the story. In a story that is so often about powerful people circling the wagons, it was nice to get to know the ordinary people with integrity who brought the whole thing down. Special shoutout for the Indian-Singaporean lawyer and his ex-banker Mum, who were the first major ones. (His Mum emailed out the info for him because she got sick of his dithering, lol)

If I have any criticisms, it's that sometimes the structure of the book encourages emotions too akin to those experienced by McCrum over his years of obsession with Wirecard. It becomes a real slog as year after year BaFin does nothing, Ernst & Young give out another rubber stamp apparently based on firm handshakes and vibes, Wirecard's lawyers send threatening letters, and the German prosecutors pursue criminal proceedings against Dan. Like come on. It's darkly funny how much the entire German state fumbled this one.

On the upside, Wirecard's fall is incredibly satisfying. It ultimately took Dan revealing that 1/3 of their business was entirely falsified, for a different accounting firm to be called in to settle the doubts forever. Surprise! Not only was 1.9 billion euros missing, it never existed at all! The book was entirely cooked! This whole saga had an incredible amount of fallout. BaFin cleared house (turns out a bunch of BaFin employees owned Wirecard stock! How was that not disallowed already!?). Ernst & Young is splitting in half and several responsible persons might be criminally liable. Jan Marsalek is hiding out in Russia, unclear whether in an oligarch's house or in several oil barrels.

There's still some mystery around how much the CEO, Markus Braun, actually knew. Bellenhaus, one of the top guys, who flipped to the prosecution during the trial, of 'my grandfather was a Nazi and it's good enough for me' infamy, claims Braun was the architect of the whole scam. Braun maintains his innocence and claims he's a victim of Marsalek's conspiracy. He's either a great actor or an absolute credulous moron. Could go either way.

[spacenutspod]

A Falcon 9 stands ready for a Starlink mission at Cape Canaveral’s pad 40. File photo: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX is preparing to launch its first Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in more than two weeks. The last time the company attempted to launch the Starlink 10-2 mission, it encountered a rare scrub as the Falcon 9’s first stage Merlin engines began firing. Liftoff of the rescheduled flight is set for 1:15 p.m. EDT (1715 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40. Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about an hour prior to liftoff. Activity in the tropics creates some uncertainty for the launch from a meteorological perspective. On Saturday, June 22, the 45th Weather Squadron issued a launch weather forecast that suggests just 50 percent odds of favorable launch weather at the opening of the launch window. That deteriorates to just 20 percent by the close of the window. Meteorologists are tracking cumulus clouds, anvil clouds and lightning probability as primary concerns. “Deep tropical moisture will remain entrenched across the Florida peninsula into early next week, and as a result, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms can be expected each day, largely favoring the afternoon and evening hours,” the forecast stated. “While atmospheric flow will remain weak enough to allow daily seabreeze development, an incoming trough will likely result in delayed formation and westward progression by Monday and Tuesday, with initial storm development closer to the coast on those days.” The 24-hour back-up launch opportunity is generally the same, but the opening of the launch window is 60 percent favorable for liftoff. The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, B1078, will be launching for an 11th time. It previously launched the astronauts and cosmonaut of the Crew-6 mission, the USSF-124 mission and seven previous Starlink flights. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1078 will land on the SpaceX droneship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas.’ This will be the 75th booster landing for ASOG and the 321st booster landing to date. However, B1078 wasn’t always the intended booster for this mission though. The original flight plan had B1073 as the first stage booster. However, the booster was swapped out following a last-second scrub on June 14. SpaceX hasn’t elaborated on the issue or issues that caused the scrub during engine ignition, but in a June 15 post on X (formerly Twitter), Kiko Dontchev, the vice president of Launch at SpaceX said: “Tough week dealing with production challenges and then a rare scrub at engine startup yesterday on 10-2. “Unfortunately there is a real issue so we need to go inspect the hardware in detail on this vehicle… Painful, but safety and reliability are the priority.” Here are moments leading up to engine ignition and the ultimate abort of the Starlink 10-2 at the moment of T-0. Watch: pic.twitter.com/a8wVmKFr9x — Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) June 14, 2024 This will be the 45th launch of Starlink satellites so far in 2024 with another planned for Sunday evening, which is set to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:45 p.m. PDT (11:45 p.m. EDT, 0345 UTC). Starlink 10-2 will add another 22 satellites to the growing megaconstellation. Following the launch, SpaceX will have launched 1,007 Starlink satellites this year alone. According to expert orbital tracker and astronomer, Jonathan McDowell, there are more than 6,000 active Starlink satellites on orbit. Falcon Heavy prepares to fly again While SpaceX is preparing to launch a pair of Falcon 9 rockets on both sides of the country, in Florida, it’s also working with NASA and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to launch a new weather satellite on June 25 at 5:16 p.m. EDT (2116 UTC). NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) contracted SpaceX to launch the final satellite in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R (GOES-R) series. NOAA describes these as “the Western Hemisphere’s most sophisticated weather-observing and environmental-monitoring system.” Crews transport NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-U) from the Astrotech Space Operations facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning on Friday, June 14, 2024, with the operation finishing early Saturday, June 15, 2024. Image: NASA In an interview with Spaceflight Now on Friday NASA’s launch director, Dr. Denton Gibson, said the launch team will be monitoring the weather over the next few days. “We have some planning to do or decisions to make in terms of when we roll the vehicle out and before we do all of our final preps for launch,” Gibson said. He said they would make a determination on whether a rollout of the Falcon Heavy rocket from the hangar to the pad would make more sense on Sunday or Monday. The Falcon Heavy has a backup launch date of June 26, but if it slips beyond that, Gibson said there would need to be discussions with the Eastern Range before a new date could be booked. Watch live views of the Falcon Heavy launch pad.