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Mina x Reader: When Death comes knocking

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A/N: First of three Misamo fics

“Thanks again. You’re a lifesaver.”  Your coworker thanks you profusely through the phone

“No problem, just send the files over, I’ll take a look at it. Quicker we solve this case, the quicker those pensioners get their money back. Alright, I’ll see you in the office tomorrow.” You reply through the phone, phone wedged between your head and shoulder as you search through your cabinet, searching for sustenance for what you were sure was going to be a long night. Standing at your kitchen island, you yawn as you open the tea bag, a cup of hot water in your hand. As you walk to your table, the low hum of your computer the only sound disturbing an otherwise peaceful night, you hear the doorbell ring. That’s odd, you mused, it was late. Who could be here? Throwing a sweater on as you walked, you stepped to the door, opening it while rubbing your eye. At the door, stood a slender figure, body covered by a long black robe, a scythe in one hand, and a scroll in the other. A scroll with your name on it. “Good Evening, I’m here to collect your soul.” The black clad figure said. “Oh, honey, it’s late, why don’t you come in for a cup of tea? Everything else can wait.” You beckoned her into the room, much to the confusion of the figure at the door. “Please do come in and close the door behind you, if you would, it gets windy at night, and it’s a tad chilly.” You say, walking back to the drawer, taking another tea bag. The figure stood confused, but she nodded, stepping in, closing the door behind her as her scythe shrunk to the size of a hair, picking it and putting it into her ear. “Please, sit. Is there anything else I can get you?” You asked, setting the cup down before her, bundling up the documents on your table and setting them aside. “You’re not afraid?” The figure asked, looking at you in confusion. “What do I call you? Calling you Grim Reaper seems a little lengthy,  Thanatos is, well, it’s not the simplest either.” “Mina.” She said, slowly reaching for the cup, still trying to figure out what you were doing. Was this some kind of trick, to stall her long enough for you to make a worthless attempt at running, or some attempted drugging of a non-corporeal form that just amounted to a sad waste of drugs. Mina had seen it all, collecting souls for so long, some people did think themselves able to elude death. “Well, Hollywood likes to vilify you, that you are the personification of death, and that you want to drag souls to the afterlife, kicking and screaming. But you’re just doing your job. Ferrying us into the next plane, soothing us along the ride.” You say, leaning back on the couch, sipping your tea. Mina was stunned, to say the least. She had seen every reaction to her arrival. Fear, Anger, Desperation, Bargaining, Denial, Delusion, Acceptance even. But no one really understood her. “That’s a new one.” Mina commented, a light chuckle. “Perhaps. I see a lot in the world, so I have a rather unique view on the world, if I could say so myself.” You say, running a hand through your hair with a sigh. “Besides, I can’t imagine it’s easy for you. Sure, taking the souls of the bad people, probably pretty satisfying. But the souls of the innocent, those undeserving of death. Watching them cry and beg for their lives. It can’t be easy.” You asked, Mina’s gaze softening as moments from her infinite life flashed before her. “It isn’t all bad. It’s not always a good experience, seeing good people go, but I consider it an honour, to ferry their souls to the afterlife, to find peace.”

“Do you have a favourite story? You’ve reaped the souls of every person who has ever passed, I’m sure some have stood out to you.” You asked, seeing Mina look confused. “You’re an interesting one.” Mina with a small smile, though you could see the confusion hidden within “There was this lady, most who knew her called her Kam, and she had a wife, Jimin. They were good people. Jimin was the daughter of a successful businessman. When they inherited the business, they used their financial freedom to help those in need. They funded orphanages, organised several non-profits. They were good people. Her wife passed away several years ago. I took her on a quiet evening, when the two had gone camping. After the initial shock wore off, all Jimin wanted was 5 minutes. She woke Kam up, speaking her last words to her. A reassurance of love, last pleas to take care of herself. Before Jimin left, she had set Kam down, making her think it was a dream. So, years later, when I came to collect Kam’s soul, she seemed unsurprised. She spoke of that night. She asked if it really was a dream, or did Jimin really speak to her before she died. It was a heartwarming sight. To know that two people could love each other so much, that they feared the other being lonely more than they feared death.” “Love must be a foreign thing for you, huh? I mean no offence by that of course, just that, I assume being the Grim Reaper doesn’t leave much time for love.” You say softly. Mina shoots you back a small smile. It was nice to be understood. “Well, I’ve wasted enough of your time, we probably need to get going soon?” You warily ask, feeling your heart thumping against your chest, fighting to escape. “We have some time. Can I ask you some questions?” Mina asked with a smile. “Of course. Before that though, do you mind if we go somewhere else? Outside maybe? I heard the stars are showing tonight, it’s supposed to be beautiful.” You say with a smile, moving from your seat, refilling Mina’s cup before walking out to the small patch of grass in front of your home. Mina looked on in confusion, but mostly amusement. The path she was set on was a lonely one. This was fun. “Come!” You pull Mina out from her thoughts, seeing you lying on the ground, excitedly patting the ground next to you. “That’s a whole lot of mud.” Mina said, looking down at the mud in apprehension. “So to escape death, all I have to do is hide in a puddle of mud? Come on, Miss Supernatural being, have a little fun!” You said, chuckling as you slammed your hand down onto the mud, causing it to splatter onto Mina. “Did you just splash mud on the Grim Reaper?” Mina asked, and anyone just listening to this conversation would have nailed you for dead, but you saw her gummy smile, and the playful glint in her eyes. Mina’s fingers plucked the hair from her ear, blowing on it as it grew into her scythe, then using the end of her scythe, began hurling mud at you with a chuckle. “Hey! No fair!” You shout out in the middle of your laughing fit as you tried to block the mud with your hands. “I yield! I yield!” You shout out, panting, chuckling as Mina put her hands up, the scythe shrinking back. Taking a hose to the side of your yard, you cleaned yourself up a little, face and hair primarily, before going back to lay down with Mina. “The stars are beautiful tonight, aren’t they?” You whisper with a smile on your face. “They are.” Mina replies with a smile, though her eyes fell short of the stars, instead falling onto your side profile, which gazed in wonder at the stars.

“Have you ever thought about how the stars we see right now, the ones that shine so bright and illuminate the night sky, really aren’t there anymore?” You said with a forlorn smile. Mina hums in agreement, though her focus laid more in the stars she found in your eyes. “It’s beautiful, isn’t it. The thought that even after you die, as long as you shone during your lifetime, you’d leave behind something for people to remind you of, no matter how big or small the star. A reminder that they were here, and they mattered.” “That’s a unique way to think about it. That’s the first I’ve heard of it at least. Most astronomers beg for their life, or try to square up with the scythe wielding hooded figure. They’re smart, but their fight-or-flight response needed work.” Mina joked, a smile on her face as you began to chuckle in tandem.

“It is a hopeful way of seeing the stars though. Most of the people I talk to, usually are more concerned with what happens after their light fades.” Mina said with a sigh

“That’s just the thing though, I don’t think the stars care about whether anyone depends on their light, or what happens after they die. They just burn as bright as they can while they’re here, and after they’re gone, their light stays with us, a reminder, a declaration. I was here, and my legacy will far outlive me. It’s a nice thought. That things don’t end when we think they do.” “You talk of endings like you’re not afraid of them. It’s admirable.” Mina said, her tone a mix of admiration and sadness. It would be a shame once she brought you to the end. “You understand that I invited the Grim Reaper into my house and offered her tea?” You joked, Mina giggling in response. “Touche.” “Okay, I’m not, not afraid, but I just…mortality is a tough thing to really grasp. I can understand that death comes for everyone, but I still don’t want it to come for me.” You lament, a drop in your cheery facade that took Mina by surprise.“I’m glad it’s with you though. Thank you.” You whisper, Mina shooting you back a comforting smile. Just then, rain began pouring down, pelting both you and Mina. “Let’s head inside shall we?” Mina said, extending her hand with a theatrical bow, a move that shocked even her. She wasn’t one for, well, one for any of this. It confused her, but at the moment, all she really cared about was your hand looped around her arm, walking into the house like an old couple. In the house, you took a towel, wiping yourself down, then changing into a new clean set of clothes. Emerging from the toilet, you saw Mina standing at the door, teacup in hand, staring out the window, clearly deep in thought. A little part of you knew, it was time. With a final gulp, Mina set the cup down onto the cup, draping her hood over her head, scythe in hand. “Thank you for the Tea.” Mina said, walking to the door. With a deep breath, you followed behind her, only to be stopped. “For our next meeting, I’d like Chamomile, if you’d please.”

[sickospaghetti-o]

Random future head cannons for Gravity Falls.

(I can’t sleep so I’m gonna make it everyone else’s problem)

Dipper:

- Starts the first ever ddmd club at his high school as well as a Cryptid/ Mystery club (Mabel is the vice president of the club and always plans club events)

- Studies ancient history and journalism in college

- Is 100% a loser trans boy (Mabel always helps him with his t shots)

- Makes journals of his own and tried to publish one (Didn’t go well)

- Meets a really nice girl in college that helps him get out of his comfort zone. She finds Dipper’s work on cryptids very interesting. “She’s the one, Mabel. I know it. She just gets me.”

- Forgets to tie his shoes all the time and is constantly tripping because of it

- Still loves BABBA but also listens to Midwest emo

Mabel:

- Waddles still lives with Mabel and wins the world record for oldest pig alive

- Studies Fashion in college and starts her own alternative clothing business (it’s very successful)

- Stan taught her how to con during the first summer she visited gf and she got really good at it but has refused to use her skills unless someone is being an asshole and “Totally deserved it, Dipper! It’s not my fault he didn’t know how to cheat at poker”

- Listens to bands like lemon demon and will wood after she goes through her boy band phase (she goes back and listens to several timz when she misses Grenada and Candy)

- She and Pacifica have been dating since the beginning of their junior year in high school (they confessed to each other over the summer and are currently doing a long distance thing)

Ford:

- He and Fiddleford hang out after weirdmagedon and manage to rekindle their friendship

- Started a new journal with Stan while they traveled the world on the Stan’o’ war

- Found out that the Cold War ended and he learned about the attack on 9/11 and he found out that gay marriage was legalized all in the same day (had to sit down because he thought he was going to pass out)

- Is slowly learning to forgive himself for “falling for Bill’s tricks” and still has to accept that it wasn’t his fault and that he was manipulated

- His favorite new “technology advancement” is bluetooth

Pacifica:

- Over the years she and her family have drifted apart and Paz has learned to live to be completely independent from her parents

- Works at the dinner with Lazy Susan and has come to see her as a mother figure

- Is actually really good with computers and technology

- She went on a walk on night and ended up at the old Northwest Mansion. She was feeling really homesick and so she walked around the gardens for a while and met Fiddleford. They found out that they have the same passion for computers and bonded of it.

- She made an indie mystery puzzle solving game based loosely on weirdmagedon with the help of Dipper and Fidds

- In a relationship with Mabel and still gets butterflies whenever she’s around

Fiddleford:

- Divorced his raccoon wife (the break up was messy, he doesn’t like to talk about it)

- Invites Tate and his family to live in the mansion with him and they all accept

- He and Tate talk a lot and Fidds apologizes all the time for leaving when Tate was a kid. They mange to figure it out and their relationship is getting stronger

- Teaches Pacifica tons about computer tech and teaches her a little bit of robotics (her first robot blew up and set fire to the south garden of the mansion)

- Relearns banjo and is still one hell of a musician

- Barely remembers dating Stan when they were younger but still has feelings for him, he won’t tell him until later (don’t mind me just spreading my fiddlestan agenda)

Stan:

- Took Ford to go visit Shermie (Shermie hits them both and then hugs them immediately after)

- Has stopped conning people as much as possible and now only does it when absolutely necessary (Normally while on adventures with Ford)

- His favorite band is They Might Be Giants and he and Ford sing their songs together all the time

- Bill still lives in Stan’s mind but has no power he’s just like an annoying little voice in his head (they manage to be “friends” and get along)

- He picked up lace making and is incredibly talented (He originally learned how to knit from Mabel, but didn’t like it as much. She showed him what Lacemaking was and he fell in love with the hobby)

- Has gaps in his memory but has been able to regain most of them

- He and Fidds used to date when he was rebuilding the portal but they don’t talk about it anymore. He has lingering feelings but he won’t ever admit it.

[rafamundosims]

DEP Works for the Legacy Collection!

I was naïve to think that all my problems would be solved with the Legacy Collection, but that wasn’t the case.

When I was playing on big lots with many objects — for example, this makeover of Sim Lane 165 by @katatty — my game would suddenly crash.

PS: @katatty , your creations are gorgeous! I really admire your work!

So, I tried removing the game’s executable from the DEP, and it worked! Now, I can play on the lot for hours without the game crashing.

If you want to remove the executable from DEP, follow these steps:

1. Control Panel > System and Security > System

2. Advanced system settings (on the left)

3. Go to the Advanced tab > Performance: Settings

4. Click on the Data Execution Prevention (DEP) tab

5. Select Turn on DEP for all programs except those I select

6. Add/Remove the executable (.exe)

7. Apply > OK

8. Restart the computer

This should do the trick!

[vikenticomeshome]

The Cyberchase Homepage Through the years: part 1 (December 28, 2001 through December 12, 2004)

I decided to collect some screenshots showing the evolution of the Cyberchase area on the pbskids.org website over the years. Keep in mind that this is based off Wayback Machine archives, so I am limited to whichever variants the web crawler captured. They didn't necessarily crawl every time the page updated. There may also be assets missing, as the Wayback Machine doesn't always grab everything.

Let's start with the earliest known capture. This is from December 28th, 2001. This was 24 days before the show premiered.

We can see links to the webisodes, which were a set of official prequel web comics. There is a link to the original e-card creation page, as well as a link to the "What is Cyberchase?" page that explains the premise of the show.

The next major revision came up after the show released. The earliest capture of this page was on February 2nd, 2002. However, I picked a capture from August 3rd, 2002, as it was the earliest capture that wasn't missing any assets. We can see Jackie setting down to play the old Cyberchase flash game "Symmetrizer", while Matt is leaning on a small table near the TV that is advertising Season 1 Episode 18 "Problem Solving in Shangri-la". Inez and Digit are missing for some reason. Why is Buzz here without Delete?

They made a Christmas version of this page. The only capture I found was from December 3rd of 2002. They put some lights around their logo. Matt is now wearing a Santa hat. Jackie has a giant bow in her hair. Inez and Digit are still nowhere to be found. Did Matt and Jackie kick them out for breaking the TV?

The earliest capture I found of the next major update to the site was from December 3, 2003. Does anyone remember the "PBS Kids Go!" rebranding where they tried to market some of their shows to slightly older audiences? Inez and Digit are finally allowed to be in the group photo. They now have two TVs, as well as some combination of a computer and arcade cabinet. Why are Buzz and Delete here?

This version of the site got a Valentine's Day update to promote Season 2 Episode 1 "Hugs and Witches". This capture is from February 8th, 2004.

So, this capture from June 9th, 2004 is the same version of the site as prior to the Valentine's Day update. However, I thought I should include it because Creech and Slider popped in for a cameo.

Here is a capture from June 6th, 2004. It contains a summer promotion by Delete. It also replaced Jackie with a clone of Inez. This may have been a mistake in the website itself, since it seems to randomly pick a kid to put in a place on this background. Otherwise, the Wayback Machine may have grabbed the wrong image somehow.

And then, they cloned Matt on June 27, 2004. This must have been a mistake in the webpage code where they put the same kid in two places.

Yeah, Jackie got her turn to be cloned on June 29, 2004.

There was a layout update that added a promotion for new shows. I grabbed this example from September 3rd, 2004. It also shows off a contest from the time, which deserves its own post.

Fast-forwarding to October 13th, 2004, we have the kids in their Halloween costumes from Season 2 Episode 14 "Trick or Treat". We also see an advertisement for Season 3 Episode 11, "Shari Spotter and the Cosmic Crumpets". Apparently, they also fixed the duplication glitch.

On November 11th, 2004 We get a link to the winners of that contest.

This capture from December 12, 2004 shows that the kids have decorated for Starlight Night. We also see an advertisement for Season 3 Episode 12 "Starlight Night".

This seems like a good place to leave of for now. I didn't realize how many variants there were until I got into it. I will make a part 2 at some point.

[stream-academy]

"My stream looks bad."

This is a pretty common issue that creators face and it all stems from one common misconception: 1080p doesn't mean quality.

The above video is in fact 1080p, but as you can see there's definitely something wrong about it. Here's that exact same freezeframe but at 480p:

So what's happening here? Bitrates.

A Crash Course Through Video Compression

Computer video has historically been a really hard problem to solve. Computers used to be slow (Like, really slow). Computer scientists (read: nerds) figured out that the human eye is bad and have developed techniques that abuse this fact.

Dithering tricks your eye into "seeing" more colors than are actually present. Here's a monotone (two colors!) that appears to also have shades of grey even though there aren't any:

Pretty cool, eh? By using clever placement of the black dots an entire range of grays emerge even though there aren't any.

You can even throw out little bits of detail to save space and the eye will be none the wiser. These are the core principles behind video compression.

Why do we even need to compress video anyways?

The short answer: internet speeds still aren't fast enough. The long answer: distribution costs.

If you are a video site, such as Twitch or YouTube, it is in your best interests to save as much money as possible for every live stream. So, every platform places limits on bitrate.

Okay, get to the point already. What is bitrate and how do I get my stream to look good?

Video compression usually has two modes: constant bitrate (CBR), and variable bitrate (VBR).

For regular video recordings it's usually recommended you use variable bitrate (note that CRF/CQ is a form of variable bitrate). This allows you to save space where you can but increase usage where it's necessary to help maintain visual quality.

But for live-streaming you use constant bitrate (the reason is due to how networks actually operate and how celluar/mobile networks handle streaming. It's complicated). With CBR, you tell the encoder that you want the result to always be at X bits per second regardless of the resulting quality (good or bad). So that means that during moments of low movement (in game, in an IRL setting, or even on your desktop) the encoder doesn't have to work nearly as hard to fit the current frame into the allotted rate. During high movement moments the encoder has to work extra hard to find those visual shortcuts — such as dithering, detail removal, or macroblocks (shudders) — to keep everything within bounds.

Obviously, removing detail will hurt the quality of an image. And doing that repeatedly will result in that reduced image quality you saw in the first 1080p screenshot. For that screenshot, I encoded the video at 500kbps, which is obviously way too low (I did that for for clickbait). For the 480p screenshot I encoded it using a VBR technique called Constant Quality. The size difference between those two files paints a better picture: the 480p version is 12x larger than the 1080p version despite 1080p having 8x as many pixels as 480p.

Alright, so what do you recommend I use?

Well factors like resolution, framerate, your internet, and your computer's hardware all play a role in determining what's best for you.

Here's a table bitrates for resolution and framerate.

Just note that your internet upload speed needs to be large enough for that bitrate AND whatever else you may use the internet for at the same time.

And that's it! Your stream should look loads better! And that's it for this installment of Stream Academy. Feel free to ask us questions about streaming or for help with any problems you've been having along the way. If you're looking for widgets and alerts for your live-stream journey, then you should look into using Casterlabs (that's us! 😁)

Image Sources

Throneful (2021, January 8th). "Apex Legends (2021) - Gameplay (PC UHD) [4K60FPS]" [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPtoIy-oPWQ

Renderedartwork (2012, December 21st). "Michelangelo's David dithered using the Void-and-Cluster technique." [Image]. Wikimedia Foundation. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michelangelo%27s_David_-_Void-and-Cluster.png

[spiritelectric3]

My Journey Through Homestuck Act 3 (pt. 1)

So, am I really back? Let's find out as I begin Act 3 and will finally stop having to say ____ or GG.

This entry will cover pages 002260 through 002841

-Nothing pains me more in analyzing this series than IMMEDIATELY having the urge to look up how every character is described before named. I will resist the urge.

-This is an interesting way to rope in the theoretical player. Also I'm very glad that I can finally say Farmstink, which is definitely definitely her name... I hate this

-I like the war between narrator and player. It's a weird metanarrative that probably won't be too relevant, but is still charming.

-PUMPKINS.

-She is psychic. But we knew that.

-JADE! Finally I can fucking say it! Jade! Jade Harley! (I'm probably gonna forget the last name but whatever)

-Is her shirt gonna keep changing or...?

-It's interesting that the player controls the flute refrain, but one could argue that that is reflective of Jade's psychic powers. Perhaps she is even somewhat receptive to the whims of the player, who, while not exactly a God, does count as a "higher power".

-I have stuff to say about the pumpkin, but I'm gonna wait a few posts.

-Interesting that Jade hasn't set her fetch modus. Even more interesting that you can purchase them.

-I am terrified to see what happens when the fetch modus runs out of space. My guess is that it will pick a random item and fling it out.

-I want to note that fetch moduses are inconvenient, and so is Jade's. However, Jade's fetch modus is not particularly inconvenient for her because of her psychic powers. She has solved the fetch modus problem by applying it perfectly to her person. Compare that to John, who wings it, Rose, who picks something artful, yet particularly hard to use, and Dave, who picks the popular, "technically right" option (if I remember Data Structures correctly)

-I think it's funny that Jade actually does the absurd command, but this time, unintentionally finds a comfortable way to do so. There's a reason why she was separated from the other characters. Thus far she seems to be able to see through blind spots in logic, but often does not quite grasp their context. This is just after meeting her though, so who knows.

-Ah, it seems that this is in the past too. Oh god. Why does time have to be like this? It's like I have to keep a record in my head of what point of time every character exists in relative to each other. Roughly, this appears to be Jade -> Dave -> John & Rose -> Vagabond.

-What pumpkins?

-Also OH MY GOD! IT CHANGED AGAIN! Now it's the slug on John's shirt but blue.

-This shirt changing thing better not mean we're secretly cutting between many alternate timeline versions of Jade. Absolutely nothing I have heard about Homestuck PERIOD says otherwise.

-The fruit have faces on them.

-Oh I get it, cause non themed memory is just fruit.

-Jade is a furry?

-Also, is she a weird combo of the other three characters.

-WHY DOES SHE HAVE GUNS?

-Do we think Jade is going to point the gun at an innocent creature? Are going to actually trust the narrator with this?

-RIFLEKIND!? I mean, if you're actually expecting to fight, I guess so, but still.

-Jade is the min-maxxed character, isn't she?

-Jade's shirt is

Randice is a flower. He does need water, but not as much as he thinks. You shouldn't worry. If you are considering Randice, you should adopt Wavey as well. Wavey knows how to trick Randice.

-Oh, it's that simple?

-Why didn't anyone tell me that Jade is a furry?

-Jokes aside though, I really like this character.

-What if the magic 8 ball's right though?

-Y'all, I think I know why Jade is psychic.

-What if Jade's grandfather made Sburb?

-The base is truly perfect for Jade.

-WHAT THE FUCK!?

-So, not only did Sburb (supposedly) kill the dinosaurs, but the frog thing is that old? What is happening?

-How is Jade's computer not the one killing the Earth?

-I mean, it's gonna be a part of that, but still.

-mirth, though not his own.

-I REALLY do not like the striders. Though, I know I may have read this already. Still though. Goddamn it.

-I think it's interesting to see Dave make a song like this. It's much less intense than the version of him we see. We've already seen Dave be a little different around Jade, so it's nice to see he has someone he can show a different side of his creative expression to (that being said, I really do not remember the first song Dave played).

-Intermission eh?

-Imagine Homestuck's Homestuck's Homestuck's Homestuck

-Wh- what? Did the Act just... stop?

-Oh, back to Midnight Crew I guess.

-Wait. Is Dave supposed to be fighting his brother or Cal? I mean, his brother is clearly op, but I'm assuming he can change Cal's difficulty settings.

-Though I doubt ____ would let his brother go at his favorite puppet with an actual sword if he wasn't confident Dave would miss. (Oh God ITS HAPPENING AGAIN)

-I can't believe this is how Cal attacks. Nevertheless, I'm sure ____ has better things to do during the APOCALYPSE

-How much does Jade know? I mean, she didn't know what Sburb was, but still.

-Fate plays a very important role in this series. Of course, we already knew that. Still, Jade seems very encouraging about Sburb, but she is apparently unaware about the role it plays in the apocalypse.

-Ah, yes. That's what the end of the world is. Fun. A game in fact. A fun game. After all that fucking happens after this point, we better not end with all the characters on their computers on Earth having finished the game. What little I recall from the Sarah Z video opposes that but still.

-And now we return to the apocalypse.

-I can't believe the dead cat was a part of the plan this whole time.

-Granny healer

-Ah yes. The classic feeling of hitting enemies and hoping they'll tell you how much you're hurting them.

-worm

-Interesting, an entity on the supposedly good side has a supposedly evil sword. I say supposed cause I have a real feeling that this is much more complicated than good and evil.

-So, as I've mentioned before, I'm not strictly reading Homestuck. I'm watching the dub on the Voice Over Nexus YouTube channel. For the most part, I think this has been a good decision. It requires much less reading on my part, the voice acting keeps me engaged, and the inclusion of the flash game sections allows me to experience them without having to download the best version of the comic onto my computer. However, here is where a particularly weird quirk comes out. See, up until now, the Sburb guide has been written by Rose. This is something a reader would come to know through context clues, but it certainly helps to hear Rose's VA. For this segment, I can distinctly hear John's VA, which perhaps gives away something before it is revealed.

-Oh, he just said that Rose asked him. Oh well. Another day, another pointless paragraph I guess.

-It's interesting to see John figure out a significant part of the game, It's also interesting how the punch cards are based in something theoretically plausible, though I'm not sure how many combos of captchalogued things there really can be.

-Also it's weird that this entire system is based off of the English language

-For the record, if my math is correct, there are 68719476736 codes. I feel like there are more things in the universe than that.

-Oh that's so weird.

-Oh. My math is way off. Goddamn it. And here I thought I pulled a gotcha.

-It is cool to see that the writer thought through this.

-Excuse me!? Rose has some very important business to attend to.

-Seeing logos relevant to sburb on a company logo is VERY concerning. I mean, they were there before with Jade, but Jade and her world are both eccentric enough to potentially justify it.

-Why is Jade's house black and white now?

-Oh no. Don't tell me Jade's grandpa's weird interest is taxidermy. (It is, isnt it?)

-Oh-no more hobbies!

-Jade and everything around her are such wild cards.

-Jade has sisters?

-Another worm?

-WHO THE FUCK IS THIS?

-Oh, CG is a _____, aren't they? First relevant in Act 5 my foot, my poor poor foot.

-Again. Is there no way to access the leaves on the tree?

-AHA! Still not sure what to do about the cat though.

-Skaianet? Oh-no

-NO! THEY KILLED THE WORM!

-There must be something thematic about timers in this series

-A note about the Striders and their fight. Dave and ____ have two distinctly different fighting styles. Dave's fighting style prioritizes heavy hitting and strong attacks, while utilizing dodges at his primary defense tactic. ____ alternatively uses blocking, and prefers to attack in ways that catch the opponent off guard, not even using the sword to do so. What's also notable is that Dave puts more focus on offense, trying to get in as many hits as possible, while ____ puts more focus on defense, blocking until he can catch his opponent off guard. Notice that this is the perfect counter to Dave.

-I wonder, if this company is here, then what is the supposed fate that drives everyone forward? Is it a higher power, or is it an illusion of a higher power generated by the exploits of an institution?

-So, if there are meteors spawning without a session, what starts the meteors? The game is involved, but what is it doing?

-I feel like the meteors are coordinated to destiny or something, which is pretty messed up.

-The only comment I have on John's fighting style is that he is improving, but must actively rely on others to find success. Or at least that's what I would leave it at, if I didn't acknowledge that unlike Dave, John is finding success. Perhaps Dave cannot defeat his brother alone, but he might if he had the help of an ally.

-OH GOD DAMN IT! There goes several of the points in my Act 1 analysis! See you all next fall!

-So, is Sburb fucked up or isn't i?

-The worst part is I just know there are homestuck fans who perfectly know every grist type, possibly including future me.

-Dramatic Irony for Granny at work

-Riddles are a recurring motif in this series. Just making a note of that.

-Oh this is different.

-The shaving cream sound should not have made me laugh as much as it did.

-I should note that Graveyard Stuffers is an interesting phrase in that it antagonizes John and his father for a legitimate and understandable reason. If we step back a moment, we can realize that John isn't just killing enemies in a game, he's killing people with feelings... I'm gonna do all this analysis to make the evil side look good and then watch them do the most reprehensible shit, aren't I?

-Also has anyone else struggled to not call Sburb "Homestuck"?

-And so we are the Peregrine Mendicant, who is our first exposure to the side of "good". Seeing as they killed the friendly worm, I'm not too confident in them.

-I'm fascinated by the nature of being trapped in Homestuck. We've seen two of these strange entities trapped in mysterious spaceships, but also, the nature of Sburb traps players in their homes, requiring them to expand their homes rather than leave and venture somewhere else. The one question I'll ask for now is this: If you are trapped somewhere for an extended period of time, does it become your home?

-The doctor died in the apocalypse, didn't he?

-All the senders and recipients of mail are probably dead. This is just sad.

-Prediction: The PM (Peregrine Mendicant) will be able to use this computer to mind control Rose (or at least another main character)

-Oh, interesting glimpse of Future Jade

-What if Jade isn't psychic, but is instead being sent messages from the future?

-Okay. It seems my prediction is immediately proven wrong. Sigh.

-Wait. WTF? The machine just explodes!?

-Wow. A tea set.

-This entire situation is so weird. Like this is for an alternate version of Rose and with a separate cat? Perhaps this is a representation of a younger Rose's room?

-I'm intrigued by how much they've built up John's Father's room.

-Okay, black and white colorization is an interesting way to convey darkness.

-I want to make fun of Jade's grandpa's beliefs that Jade should arm herself, but I really don't have it in me

-I love how the narrator is just arbitrarily picking and choosing who to focus on at a particular moment. Such is the nature of elaborate storytelling.

-Oh, never mind. I guess Dave is just not in a good spot right now.

-Is Jade's grandpa... dead? That's... unexpectedly morbid. Who's been looking after her?

-This fight scene would be funny if I wasn't still shocked by Jade's dead grandpa.

-I have nothing yet to say about Jade's fighting style.

-Good on Jade for successfully confronting the adult figure in her life and choosing to live how she wants... I guess?

-This is actually really sad.

-good worm

-Did I hallucinate a cat meowing in Homestuck!?

-Also is that Polybius? (The scream of my first creepypasta phase can be heard in the distance)

-Oh. It's just an appearifier

-Time traveling in Homestuck is fucked

-Wouldn't the nature of the Butterfly Effect (albeit the pop culture version) just prevent the removal of all past objects in general?

-O... kay. I certainly wasn't expecting a time machine trying and failing to create a copy of Jasper from the past would be how we rope him back into the plot.

-Wait. So Jasper was appearified, presumably in the then present, and then his corpse just showed up? Either that or we're building up to a major paradox.

-Also what's with all the major plot points about corpses!?

-Oh-no. Jasper being missing in time for a week can only mean time travel. Can't wait for Rose to break time in Act 5 Act 2 (I'm being sarcastic here, but if this is actually right then holy shit).

-This is so haunting

-Is the cat with Rose now Jasper from the past? Yea-probably.

-Woah. New location.

-Also. It just occured to me that there is probably a corpse in Dave's life that I just don't know about yet.

-The PM is rather endearing

-Also, I just realized. PM can also stand for Post Man

And that's it. To be honest, I think I'm gonna put off the Act 2 Analysis for a bit longer, assuming I even do it ever, if for nothing else than just that I'm getting really into it now. Besides, the space between Act 3 and an Act 2 analysis is the perfect spot for my own special intermission. For now though, I'll see you around next time for the rest of Act 3.

[mariacallous]

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.

So far this year, Quanta has chronicled three major advances in Ramsey theory, the study of how to avoid creating mathematical patterns. The first result put a new cap on how big a set of integers can be without containing three evenly spaced numbers, like {2, 4, 6} or {21, 31, 41}. The second and third similarly put new bounds on the size of networks without clusters of points that are either all connected, or all isolated from each other.

The proofs address what happens as the numbers involved grow infinitely large. Paradoxically, this can sometimes be easier than dealing with pesky real-world quantities.

For example, consider two questions about a fraction with a really big denominator. You might ask what the decimal expansion of, say, 1/42503312127361 is. Or you could ask if this number will get closer to zero as the denominator grows. The first question is a specific question about a real-world quantity, and it’s harder to calculate than the second, which asks how the quantity 1/n will “asymptotically” change as n grows. (It gets closer and closer to 0.)

“This is a problem plaguing all of Ramsey theory,” said William Gasarch, a computer scientist at the University of Maryland. “Ramsey theory is known for having asymptotically very nice results.” But analyzing numbers that are smaller than infinity requires an entirely different mathematical toolbox.

Gasarch has studied questions in Ramsey theory involving finite numbers that are too big for the problem to be solved by brute force. In one project, he took on the finite version of the first of this year’s breakthroughs—a February paper by Zander Kelley, a graduate student at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Raghu Meka of the University of California, Los Angeles. Kelley and Meka found a new upper bound on how many integers between 1 and N you can put into a set while avoiding three-term progressions, or patterns of evenly spaced numbers.

Though Kelley and Meka’s result applies even if N is relatively small, it doesn’t give a particularly useful bound in that case. For very small values of N, you’re better off sticking to very simple methods. If N is, say, 5, just look at all the possible sets of numbers between 1 and N, and pick out the biggest progression-free one: {1, 2, 4, 5}.

But the number of different possible answers grows very quickly and makes it too difficult to employ such a simple strategy. There are more than 1 million sets consisting of numbers between 1 and 20. There are over 1060 using numbers between 1 and 200. Finding the best progression-free set for these cases takes a hefty dose of computing power, even with efficiency-improving strategies. “You need to be able to squeeze a lot of performance out of things,” said James Glenn, a computer scientist at Yale University. In 2008, Gasarch, Glenn, and Clyde Kruskal of the University of Maryland wrote a program to find the biggest progression-free sets up to an N of 187. (Previous work had gotten the answers up to 150, as well as for 157.) Despite a roster of tricks, their program took months to finish, Glenn said.

To lessen their computational load, the team used simple tests that prevented their program from pursuing dead-end searches and split their sets into smaller parts that they analyzed separately.

Gasarch, Glenn, and Kruskal also tried several other strategies. One promising idea leaned on randomness. A simple way to come up with a progression-free set is to put 1 in your set, then always add the next number that doesn’t create an arithmetic progression. Follow this procedure until you hit the number 10, and you’ll get the set {1, 2, 4, 5, 10}. But it turns out this isn’t the best strategy in general. “What if we don’t start at 1?” Gasarch said. “If you start at a random place, you actually do better.” Researchers have no idea why randomness is so useful, he added.

Calculating the finite versions of the two other new Ramsey theory results is even more vexing than determining the size of progression-free sets. Those results concern mathematical networks (called graphs) made up of nodes connected by lines called edges. The Ramsey number r(s, t) is the smallest number of nodes a graph must have before it becomes impossible to avoid including either a group of s connected nodes or t disconnected ones. The Ramsey number is such a headache to compute that even r(5, 5) is unknown—it’s somewhere between 43 and 48.

In 1981, Brendan McKay, now a computer scientist at Australian National University, wrote a software program called nauty, which was intended to make calculating Ramsey numbers simpler. Nauty ensures that researchers don’t waste time checking two graphs that are just flipped or rotated versions of one another. “If somebody’s in the area and is not using nauty, the game is over. You must use it,” said Stanisław Radziszowski, a mathematician at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Still, the amount of computation involved is almost incomprehensible. In 2013, Radziszowski and Jan Goedgebeur proved that r(3, 10) is at most 42. “It took, I think, almost 50 CPU years,” said Goedgebeur, a computer scientist at KU Leuven University in Belgium.

If you can’t compute an exact Ramsey number, you can try narrowing down its value with examples. If you found a 45-node graph without five nodes that were all connected and without five nodes that were all disconnected, that would prove that r(5, 5) is bigger than 45. Mathematicians studying Ramsey numbers used to think that finding those examples, called Ramsey graphs, would be simple, Radziszowski said. But it wasn’t so. “There was this expectation that nice, cool mathematical constructions will give the best possible constructions, and we just need more people to work on it,” he said. “My feeling is more and more that it’s chaotic.”

Randomness is both an obstacle to understanding and a useful tool. Geoffrey Exoo, a computer scientist at Indiana State University, has spent years refining random methods to generate Ramsey graphs. In a 2015 paper announcing dozens of new, record-beating Ramsey graphs, Exoo and Milos Tatarevic generated random graphs and then gradually tweaked them by deleting or adding edges that reduced the number of unwanted clusters until they found a Ramsey graph. Exoo’s techniques are as much an art as anything, though, Radziszowski said. They sometimes require him to combine multiple methods, or to use judgment about what kind of graphs to start with. “Many, many people try it, and they cannot do it,” Radziszowski said.

The techniques developed to generate Ramsey graphs could be more broadly useful someday, said Goedgebeur, who has worked on producing other kinds of graphs, such as graphs that represent chemical compounds. “It is not unlikely that these techniques can also be transferred and adjusted to help generate other classes of graphs more efficiently (and vice versa),” he wrote in an email.

To Radziszowski, however, the reason for studying the small Ramsey numbers is much simpler. “Because it’s open, because nobody knows what the answer is,” he said. “The trivial cases we do by hand; a little larger, you need a computer, and a little larger, even the computer is not good enough. And so the challenge emerges.”

[awawandroid]

there are a couple problems with the tape-as-pirate-recording-format (and you know that no matter what, this is going to be labeled piracy if it comes down to legal brass tacks)

firstly, there's the artifacts, namely static, that come along with using tape, both from the recording/playback device but also from the tape itself if it's old.

second, most tapes are 30 to 45 minutes a side, which can easily be not enough for a podcast or radio broadcast. there are 60-minutes-a-side tapes out there that ive been led to believe arent super uncommon, but ive never encountered one myself, and even that might not be enough in some common cases

you also need to actually get hold of a recorder/player, and at least one tape. this isnt difficult, and not hugely expensive but its far from free

these problems are solved by using a virtual machine

for those not in the know, your computer can simulate a second, worse computer inside itself. it's called a virtual machine, and they do take a little bit of tech savvy to set up, but once you do, you have a computer inside your computer

most importantly for our purposes, that second smaller computer has little to know way of knowing things about your main computer. you can record the screen and audio of the virtual machine directly to your main one, without needing a second physical device, or tapes, or having any analog artifacts.

all the screen-blacking drm that streaming websites use doesnt work because, again, the computer thats displaying the video and the computer thats doing the recording technically arent the same computer. this trick can also be used to stream these sites to your friends over a discord call or something

also, there's a lot of free options for virtual machine software, and some pretty user-friendly options for linux to run on it (especially if all you need is a web browser to watch stuff on)

Time shifting

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I wanted this but the original poster is transphobic

[sarahrue]

Apple Just Threw Cold Water on the AI Hype. Here’s What Their Shocking Study Found.

Cupertino, CA – In a move that has sent ripples through the tech world, Apple has quietly published a research paper that challenges the very foundation of the current artificial intelligence hype. While companies are in a frantic race to declare the dawn of super-intelligent AI, Apple's study, titled "The Illusion of Thinking," suggests we may be witnessing a sophisticated magic trick rather than genuine machine reasoning.

The paper, which has become a hot topic of debate among AI researchers, puts some of the most advanced Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) to the test, not with standardized benchmarks they may have already memorized, but with a series of logic puzzles. The findings were startling: when faced with increasing complexity, these supposed thinking machines don't just falter, they experience a "complete accuracy collapse."

At the heart of Apple's research was a simple yet elegant method: testing AI on classic puzzles like the Tower of Hanoi. This game, which involves moving disks between pegs according to a set of rules, is a classic test of planning and foresight. Initially, the AI models performed reasonably well. However, as the researchers increased the number of disks, making the puzzle exponentially more complex, the AI's performance plummeted.

What was truly shocking was not just the failure itself, but the way in which the AI models failed. Instead of trying harder and using more computational power (or "tokens," in AI parlance) to solve the more difficult problems, the models did the opposite. Their effort, measured in token usage, actually decreased. In essence, when the going got tough, the AI gave up.

This discovery directly contradicts the prevailing narrative of an unstoppable march towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), where machines will soon possess human-like cognitive abilities. Apple's research suggests that what we perceive as "reasoning" in today's AI might be an advanced form of pattern matching. The models have been trained on such a vast amount of data that they can recognize and replicate solutions to problems they have seen before. But when presented with a truly novel and complex challenge that requires genuine abstract thought, their facade of intelligence crumbles.

The implications of these findings are profound. They suggest that the current path of simply scaling up AI models with more data and computing power may not be enough to achieve true reasoning. It's a sobering reality check for an industry caught in a whirlwind of hype, with multi-billion dollar valuations often riding on the promise of imminent breakthroughs.

Apple's study has, predictably, sparked a lively debate. Some in the AI community have come forward with rebuttals, arguing that the models were not designed for these specific types of abstract puzzles. However, the core of Apple's argument remains a potent challenge to the status quo.

Interestingly, this research provides a crucial context for Apple's own cautious and deliberate approach to artificial intelligence. While competitors have been rushing to integrate generative AI into every conceivable product, Apple has been more measured, focusing on practical, on-device AI that enhances user experience without making grand claims about sentience.

This "pulling back of the curtain" by one of the world's most influential tech companies serves as a critical reminder that the road to truly intelligent machines is likely to be longer and more nuanced than the current hype cycle would have us believe. For now, it seems, the "thinking" in artificial intelligence remains, as Apple's paper suggests, a masterfully crafted illusion.

[suspiciouslyshinymonster]

Troubleshooting Common Issues Through PLDTHomeWiFiSettings

Dealing with internet slowdowns or connectivity issues can be frustrating, especially when you rely heavily on WiFi for work, streaming, and daily communication. Fortunately, many common problems can be resolved using pldthomewifisettings. This guide will walk you through practical troubleshooting tips and tricks using your PLDT router's admin panel.

Understanding PLDTHomeWiFiSettings

The pldthomewifisettings portal is your gateway to diagnosing and solving most network issues at home. From checking signal strength to rebooting your system remotely, it offers a variety of tools to enhance your internet experience.

How to Access PLDTHomeWiFiSettings

Before troubleshooting, you’ll need to access the settings:

Connect your phone or computer to the PLDT Home WiFi.

Open a web browser and type 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1.

Enter login credentials—usually "admin" and "1234" (or "adminpldt" with a specific password).

You’ll now see the pldthomewifisettings dashboard.

Once inside, you’re ready to start troubleshooting.

Problem 1: Slow Internet Speed

If your internet seems slower than expected:

Go to Status > WAN to check the real-time speed.

Run a speed test from your browser and compare it with your subscribed plan.

Use QoS Settings to prioritize work-related devices or apps.

Reduce the number of connected devices by checking the Client List.

Through pldthomewifisettings, you can quickly allocate bandwidth to where it matters most.

Problem 2: Frequent Disconnections

A common issue with wireless connections is frequent drops. Try the following:

Change the WiFi Channel under Wireless Settings. Avoid crowded channels like 1 or 6.

Switch from 2.4GHz to 5GHz if supported. It’s faster and less prone to interference.

Ensure firmware is updated via System > Firmware Upgrade.

If none of these fixes work, a factory reset through pldthomewifisettings might be necessary.

Problem 3: Unauthorized Users on the Network

Are you noticing unfamiliar devices?

Navigate to the Client List in your dashboard.

Block unknown devices using MAC Filtering.

Change your WiFi password under Wireless > Security and re-authenticate trusted devices.

Regularly monitoring your pldthomewifisettings can help you catch freeloaders before they eat up your bandwidth.

Problem 4: Can’t Connect to WiFi

Sometimes your device might not connect at all:

Restart your router using System > Reboot.

Check if the WiFi signal is hidden. Go to Wireless Settings and make sure SSID broadcast is enabled.

Ensure the device isn’t blocked under MAC Filtering.

This is a common situation easily resolved by checking settings via pldthomewifisettings.

Problem 5: WiFi Signal Weak in Certain Areas

Dead zones in your house?

Try changing the transmission power from “Low” to “High” under Wireless > Advanced Settings.

Reposition your router centrally in your home.

Add a WiFi extender or Mesh system and link it via LAN cable.

While pldthomewifisettings can help optimize range, hardware limitations may also need to be addressed.

Problem 6: Can’t Log In to PLDTHomeWiFiSettings

If you can’t even access the admin panel:

Check the IP address. It should be 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1.

Make sure you're connected to the PLDT WiFi, not mobile data.

Reset the router to factory settings using the small reset button at the back.

Access to pldthomewifisettings is crucial for all troubleshooting, so this step is foundational.

Problem 7: Port Forwarding Not Working

Need to open ports for gaming or remote access?

Navigate to NAT > Port Forwarding.

Input the local IP, start/end port, and protocol.

Save and reboot the router.

If port forwarding doesn’t work even after setup, check with PLDT support—some accounts are on CGNAT which restricts this function.

Preventive Maintenance Tips

Log into your pldthomewifisettings weekly to monitor devices.

Change your password monthly.

Keep firmware updated.

Avoid overloading your network with too many devices.

Preventive maintenance reduces the frequency of technical problems and improves long-term performance.

Conclusion

When problems arise with your internet, don’t panic. Many issues—from speed concerns to unknown users—can be resolved by exploring your pldthomewifisettings. By taking the time to understand the control panel, you empower yourself to maintain a fast, secure, and stable network connection without always needing technical support.

FAQs on PLDTHomeWiFiSettings Troubleshooting

Q1. What should I do if my PLDT WiFi keeps disconnecting? Ans. Check for channel interference, update firmware, and limit the number of connected devices using pldthomewifisettings.

Q2. Can I remove a device from my WiFi using PLDTHomeWiFiSettings? Ans. Yes, go to the device list, find the suspicious device, and block it via MAC filtering.

Q3. What if I forget my PLDTHomeWiFi admin password? Ans. You can reset the router to factory settings and log in using default credentials, then reset the password again.

[diregremlinemissary]

Delhi Police Syllabus 2025 – Latest Exam Pattern & Subject-Wise Topics

ChatGPT said: The Delhi Police Syllabus 2025 has been designed to assess a candidate’s intellectual ability, reasoning skills, and awareness of current events. The recruitment process typically includes a Computer-Based Examination (CBE), followed by Physical Endurance and Measurement Tests (PE&MT), and a Medical Examination. The CBE is the most crucial stage, featuring a total of 100 questions for 100 marks with a duration of 90 minutes.

The syllabus is divided into four main sections: General Knowledge/Current Affairs, Reasoning, Numerical Ability, and Computer Fundamentals. The General Knowledge section evaluates candidates on topics such as Indian History, Constitution, Geography, Economics, Science, Static GK, and Current Affairs with emphasis on national and international developments, awards, sports, books, and government schemes. The Reasoning section includes both verbal and non-verbal reasoning such as coding-decoding, analogies, classification, series, syllogism, mirror images, and blood relations. This section aims to test the logical and analytical thinking of candidates. In the Numerical Ability section, questions are framed from topics like Number Systems, Percentages, Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Mensuration, Data Interpretation, Ratio and Proportion, and Average. This part examines mathematical aptitude and problem-solving skills. The Computer Fundamentals section checks basic computer knowledge, including topics such as hardware and software, internet usage, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), input and output devices, and basic troubleshooting. The exam follows a negative marking system, where 0.25 marks are deducted for every wrong answer, so accuracy is vital. The questions are set in both Hindi and English, ensuring bilingual accessibility. Candidates who clear the written test are shortlisted for the Physical Endurance and Measurement Test (PE&MT), which varies for male and female candidates based on age and includes tasks like running, long jump, and high jump, along with specific height and chest measurements. The final selection is made after the Medical Examination to ensure candidates are physically and medically fit for police service. Preparing strategically for each section with the right resources and mock tests can help aspirants significantly improve their chances. Candidates are advised to focus especially on current affairs, reasoning tricks, and fast calculation techniques. With a structured study plan and consistent practice, cracking the Delhi Police 2025 exam becomes highly achievable. The syllabus not only aims at testing theoretical knowledge but also practical understanding, decision-making skills, and overall aptitude suitable for law enforcement roles. Updated notifications, syllabus changes, and pattern modifications should be regularly tracked via the official Delhi Police or SSC websites. In summary, the Delhi Police Syllabus 2025 offers a comprehensive test of mental, physical, and practical competencies, ensuring that selected candidates are well-rounded and capable of upholding public safety and law. It is essential for aspirants to stay disciplined, revise frequently, and attempt previous year papers to gauge their preparation level. Thorough understanding of the syllabus topics, along with time management and accuracy, remains the key to success in this competitive recruitment exam.

[websenor00]

WordPress Update Problems? Here’s How to Fix Them (No Tech Skills Needed)

Keeping your WordPress website up to date is critical for security, speed, and access to new features. But let’s face it—when an update fails, it can feel like the whole site is crashing down, especially if you don’t have a technical background.

Don’t panic.

Most WordPress update errors are easy to fix with a bit of guidance. In this beginner-friendly guide, we’ll break down why updates fail and what you can do to resolve them—no developer required.

🛑 Why Do WordPress Updates Fail?

WordPress runs on a system of interconnected parts: the core platform, themes, and plugins. If one of these components doesn’t align properly during an update, things can break.

Here are some of the most common causes:

📡 Poor internet connection that interrupts the update

🔌 Conflicts between plugins

🎨 Theme incompatibility

💾 Insufficient server memory or time limits

🔐 Incorrect file and folder permissions

🧩 Corrupted or incomplete update files

The first step toward fixing any problem is understanding where it’s coming from.

🛠️ How to Fix WordPress Update Errors (Step by Step)

✅ 1. Back Up Your Site First

Before trying anything, create a full backup of your website using a plugin like UpdraftPlus or BackupBuddy. This gives you a safety net in case something goes wrong during the troubleshooting process.

✅ 2. Clear Your Cache (It Might Be That Simple)

Sometimes, your browser or caching plugin is the culprit—not the update itself.

Clear your browser cache (Ctrl+Shift+R or Command+Shift+R on most browsers)

If you use a caching plugin (like WP Super Cache or W3 Total Cache), clear your site cache too

Now try updating WordPress again.

✅ 3. Use Troubleshooting Mode to Find Plugin Conflicts

Conflicting plugins are a frequent reason for failed updates.

You can use the Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin to safely test your site:

Install and activate the plugin

Enable troubleshooting mode—this disables all plugins temporarily (just for you)

Try updating again

If it works, re-enable plugins one by one until the error returns

That last plugin activated is your likely culprit.

✅ 4. Check Your Hosting Settings

Shared hosting plans often limit memory and execution time, which can stop updates mid-process.

Ask your host:

What’s the PHP memory limit? (It should be at least 256MB)

What’s the maximum execution time? (Aim for 300 seconds)

Can they increase these limits for better stability?

Sometimes, simply switching to a better hosting plan solves everything.

✅ 5. Try a Manual WordPress Update

If automatic updates aren’t working, a manual update might do the trick.

Here’s a simple guide:

Download the latest WordPress version from WordPress.org

Unzip the files on your computer

Use FTP software like FileZilla to connect to your website

Replace the wp-admin and wp-includes folders with the new ones

Do not touch the wp-content folder (it holds your themes and plugins)

Open your site—if needed, it will ask to update the database. Just click the button

Done right, this is a safe and effective fix.

✅ 6. Adjust File Permissions (If You’re Getting Permission Errors)

WordPress needs the correct file permissions to update itself.

Use a plugin like WP File Manager or ask your hosting provider to set:

Folders to 755

Files to 644

These permissions allow WordPress to work smoothly without opening security risks.

✅ 7. Stuck in Maintenance Mode? Here’s How to Exit

Sometimes an update gets interrupted, leaving your site stuck in maintenance mode with this message:

“Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.”

To fix this:

Log into your hosting account (e.g., cPanel or via FTP)

Go to the root folder of your WordPress site

Delete the file named .maintenance

Refresh your site—it should return to normal

This is one of the easiest fixes on the list.

💬 When You Should Call in the Experts

If you’ve tried everything and the update still won’t work—or if you're unsure about any step—it’s perfectly okay to ask for help.

Here’s who you can turn to:

Your web hosting support team

A WordPress specialist

Or a reliable web development company like Websenor

✅ Final Thoughts: Keep WordPress Simple with Websenor

WordPress update errors can seem intimidating, but most are fixable with a calm, step-by-step approach—even if you're not a tech expert. The key is to:

Back up first

Rule out the simple causes

Test safely before changing live settings

Know when to ask for help

If managing updates or troubleshooting problems ever feels like too much, Websenor is here to take the weight off your shoulders. Our team specializes in WordPress maintenance, bug fixing, and website performance tuning—so you can focus on growing your brand while we handle the backend.

Let Websenor be your WordPress safety net. With us, your website stays secure, updated, and stress-free.

[nimbusindiasblog]

Master SSC JE civil and Mechanical Engineering Exam With Nimbus Learning

Passing a government engineering exam is not something that can be achieved only by working hard. One needs to have the correct strategy, get guidance, and have a readymade course at hand. With every year, it has become more competitive for the aspirants to contest for a few posts of SSC Junior Engineer (JE). It makes huge difference whether you target Civil or Mechanical engineering roles as with the proper coaching you could get the significant result.

Nimbus Learning has come up as a trustworthy brand name in online competitive exam coaching. Their specially architected SSC JE Online Classes for Civil and Mechanical give a perfect combination of expert teaching, syllabus coverage, exam-oriented preparation, available at the convenience of your home.

What is SSC JE?

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Junior Engineer (JE) exam to recruit engineers for technical roles in various central government departments like CPWD, MES, BRO, and others. The exam is conducted for three branches- Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical.

The selection process involves:

Paper 1: Computer-Based Objective Test

Paper 2: Subject-Specific Descriptive Test

To excel in this exam, especially in technical sections, aspirants need strong conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills exactly what Nimbus Learning focuses on through its structured online programs.

The Rise of Online Learning for SSC JE Aspirants

Conventional classroom coaching has traditionally been the go-to choice. However, online learning is a flexible and successful substitute in the fast-paced, connected virtual world. Online coaching can be a game-changer because tough exams like SSC JE require consistent practice and guard a direct trainer.

Why Choose Nimbus Learning for SSC JE Online Courses?

Here’s how Nimbus Learning is helping aspirants stay ahead:

1. Live & Interactive Classes

Unlike recorded sessions alone, Nimbus provides live classes where students can interact with faculty, ask doubts in real time, and stay engaged in the learning process. This is especially helpful in technical subjects that require step-by-step explanations.

2. Comprehensive Course Content

Every topic in the SSC JE syllabus  whether Civil or Mechanical is broken down into modules. These include theory sessions, problem-solving videos, short tricks, formula sheets, and regular assignments.

3. Expert Faculty Panel

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4. Mock Tests and Performance Tracking

The platform offers full-length mock tests, topic-wise quizzes, and previous year paper discussions. Students receive performance analytics that help them track improvement areas and stay exam-ready.

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Students can submit doubts and queries via the learning platform or live chat. Dedicated sessions are held weekly to clarify complex problems and concepts.

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Nimbus’s SSC JE mechanical online course and civil online classes are accessible on mobile and desktop, allowing students to study at their own pace without location constraints.

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Mechanical Engineering requires strong fundamentals in core subjects like:

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For Civil Engineering aspirants, understanding applied concepts is key. The ssc je civil online classes by Nimbus Learning are specially curated to include:

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Practice questions, real-world project examples, interactive lectures, and visual diagrams are all included in the course material. The clarity with which each idea is taught at Nimbus ensures that students not only understand but also remember what they have learnt.

Whether you're a final-year student or a working professional, the ssc je online classes for civil allow you to prepare without disrupting your routine, offering flexibility and structure in equal measure.

Additional Benefits of Nimbus Learning’s SSC JE Courses

Bilingual Teaching Options: Courses are available in both English and Hindi for better understanding.

Recorded Lectures: All live sessions are recorded and made available for revision.

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Who Should Join These Courses?

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Conclusion

The key to cracking the SSC JE exam is meticulously preparing one with smart learning skills, and gets benefited through well-guided mentorship. When seats are limited and competition gets tougher, finding oneself sitting on random study plans or dust-laden notes is no longer an option.

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Elite Prep Education’s MAT Online Coaching – Your Key to MBA Success!

The Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a crucial stepping stone for aspiring MBA candidates. With thousands of students competing for top business schools, a well-structured preparation strategy is essential to ensure success. This is where Elite Prep Education’s MAT Online Coaching comes in—offering a comprehensive, result-driven approach that maximizes your potential and secures your dream MBA admission.

In this blog, we’ll explore how Elite Prep Education’s MAT online coaching can be the key to your MBA success, focusing on the benefits, learning experience, and success strategies it offers.

Why Choose MAT for Your MBA Journey?

The Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a nationally recognized entrance exam conducted by the All India Management Association (AIMA). It serves as a gateway to over 600 B-schools across India, offering a flexible testing mode with paper-based, computer-based, and remote proctored internet-based tests.

Here’s why MAT is a popular choice:

Multiple Attempts – Conducted four times a year, allowing candidates to improve their scores. Wide Acceptance – Accepted by a vast number of management institutes. Flexible Exam Modes – Choose from PBT, CBT, or IBT modes. Balanced Difficulty Level – Easier than CAT but still highly competitive.

While the MAT provides opportunities, proper preparation is key to securing a high score. That’s where Elite Prep Education’s MAT Online Coaching stands out!

Elite Prep Education’s MAT Online Coaching – What Makes It the Best?

With so many online coaching options available, Elite Prep Education sets itself apart by offering a strategic, well-structured, and student-centric approach.

1. Expert Faculty for Conceptual Clarity

Our coaching is led by highly experienced faculty members with in-depth knowledge of MAT’s syllabus and exam patterns. Whether it’s Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation, or Verbal Ability, our instructors ensure you gain conceptual clarity and problem-solving efficiency.

Benefit: Get personalized guidance from MBA professionals and subject experts.

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Unlike pre-recorded videos, our live online classes provide real-time interaction between students and faculty. This allows for immediate doubt resolution, deeper discussions, and an engaging learning environment.

Benefit: Ask questions, participate in discussions, and enjoy an interactive learning experience.

3. Comprehensive Study Material & E-books

At Elite Prep Education, we understand that quality study material plays a vital role in exam preparation. That’s why we provide well-researched, updated, and structured study material covering all sections of the MAT exam.

What’s Included? Concept Notes & Theory Guides Topic-wise Practice Questions Shortcut Techniques & Tricks Previous Year Papers & Solutions

Benefit: Develop conceptual understanding and application skills efficiently.

4. Extensive Mock Tests & Performance Analysis

Success in MAT is not just about learning concepts—it’s about practicing under exam conditions. Our platform offers full-length mock tests, sectional tests, and topic-wise quizzes, all designed to simulate the actual MAT exam.

Features: AI-based Performance Analysis – Identifies strengths & weaknesses Time Management Training – Improves accuracy & speed All-India Ranking – Helps assess competition level

Benefit: Build confidence, improve accuracy, and enhance time management skills.

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One of the biggest advantages of Elite Prep Education is our 1-on-1 mentorship sessions. Unlike traditional coaching, where students often struggle to get personalized attention, we ensure that each student gets dedicated guidance.

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We recognize that many aspirants have busy schedules, whether they are students, working professionals, or entrepreneurs. Our MAT online coaching is fully flexible, allowing you to learn at your own pace and convenience.

Features: Mobile & Laptop Accessibility – Study anytime, anywhere Recorded Sessions – Revisit classes anytime Self-paced Learning – Choose a study schedule that fits your routine

Benefit: Enjoy the flexibility of learning from home without compromising on quality.

Success Strategies for MAT – How to Maximize Your Score

To make the most of your MAT preparation, follow these expert strategies:

1. Master Time Management

Divide your time efficiently across sections.

Attempt easy questions first and then move to challenging ones.

Use mock tests to develop a strategic attempt plan.

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Work on your weaker areas but don’t waste excessive time on them.

3. Practice with Mock Tests

Take at least 10-15 full-length mock tests before the actual exam.

Analyze mistakes and improve with detailed performance reports.

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Final Thoughts – Why Choose Elite Prep Education?

If you’re serious about cracking MAT and securing a seat in a top B-school, Elite Prep Education’s MAT Online Coaching is your ultimate preparation partner.

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AFTER THE STARTUP HUBS WORK

Like everything else in technology, the cost of starting a startup at 20, because you're more likely to turn out to be really tough than the quiet ones. Ordinarily you'd do this for shopping searches, though in fact all jobs are some percentage school.1 But there are other jobs you can't learn about, because no one else is likely to think of startup ideas, but to make a few users are ecstatic about, you're on the right track. All of you guys already have the first two. It's harder to judge startups than most other things one judges. Most people should still be climbing with data sets that small. In startups, developers are often forced to talk directly to users, whether they want to know whether you're the right sort of person to start a startup that seems like what startups do. In such a world it's not a good thing: if your society has no variation in productivity increases with technology, then the contribution of the most characteristic solutions are not far removed from practical jokes.

A culture of cheapness keeps companies young in something like the way exercise keeps people young.2 When I read the papers I found out why. It was a mystery he was trying to make it big, but you don't need either of those. Bob's going to grad school.3 Microsoft as a model, because their whole culture derives from that one lucky break. Another classic way to make something people want. But if you yourself don't have good taste, you can opt to be valued directly by users, by starting your own, you'd learn a thing or two running your own company. They think creating a startup is the feeling that what you're doing isn't working.4

It feels that way for everyone. If a startup succeeds, you may want to change something so simple as a name, imagine how hard it is to garbage-collect an idea.5 Prolog: Programming is not enough like programming languages.6 When I was in high school: what you want to know what the tricks are for growing fast.7 The reason this got stale in middle school and high school, I let myself believe that my job was to be a bunch of stuff on a table, and maybe spend five or ten minutes rearranging it to look interesting. But we never charged for such work, because we were afraid of the lions. I mean, that's probably it. In 1995 we thought only professional writers were entitled to publish their ideas, and you can even work on your own stuff while you're there.8

The third part, incidentally, is how you get there. It is true that all they really care about is whether your product does what they want till the last moment. You start being an adult when you decide to take responsibility for themselves. Customers don't care how hard you worked, only whether you solved their problems. Whereas Bill, if the rumors of autism are true, knows all too well. For example, so far the filter has caught two emails that were sent to my address because of a typo, and one of your side projects takes off like Facebook did, you'll face a choice of running with it or not, and it was a site where users would find what they wanted on the site itself, instead of drying up, curiosity becomes narrow and deep.9 I can think with noise. Investors' power comes from money.10

Startups are as unnatural as skiing, so there's a similar list for startups. I remember hearing a lot of pro-union readers, the first paragraph sounds like the sort of thing is out there for anyone to discover. Why are undergrads so conservative? It's dangerous to design your life around getting into college, because the only potential acquirer is Microsoft, and when they did finally take a CEO, they chose a guy with a PhD in computer science, which presumably makes them engineers. I find that to have good ideas I need to give an example of a paragraph from an essay I wrote about labor unions.11 I can answer that one for you.12 Though the immediate cause of death in a startup instead of within a big company get paid roughly the same whether it succeeds or fails. Starting a startup is because that's what it means most of the work is as artificial as running laps. When I read the papers I found out why.

Hacker culture often seems kind of irresponsible. And misspelling words to prevent filters from recognizing them. 06%? It was supposed to be the optimal way of doing shopping searches. Hackers are perfectly capable of hearing the voice of the customer and that's what keeps the engineers and product development is something that can be called big successes, and in someone's trash I saw what appeared to be a situation with a large percentage of school.13 You shouldn't simply ignore rejection. It explains why VCs tend to interfere in the companies they deal with are quasi-monopolies that get away with atrocious customer service. I suppose we'd consider it, for the average engineer, more options just means more rope to hang yourself. I know to embodying it.14 Sun. So when I ran into the Yahoo exec I knew from working there in the late nineties. I can start my own?

I had to explain what to look for in founders. American car companies are run by people with bad taste. When I wrote A Plan for Spam, and what to do about it.15 But two guys who thought Multics excessively complex went off and wrote their own.16 The mere existence of prep schools is proof of that. Often big companies buy startups before they're profitable. What do people really mean by it?

This essay is derived from a talk at the 2003 Spam Conference. But really the two cases are not as different as they look in economic statistics. Childhood was getting old. My wife thinks I'm more forgiving than she is, but my motives are purely selfish.17 APL requires its own character set. Here are the alternatives considered if the filter sees FREE! It's very flattering when eminent investors seem interested in funding you. And since you can delay pushing the button for a while before starting a startup. Fouls happen. Most writers do.

Notes

The meanings of these limits could be adjacent. Francis James Child, who adds the cost of writing software goes up more than others, like parents, truly believe they have less money, and in a reorganization.

Tell the investors agree, and the low countries, where there is nothing more unconvincing, for example, if you are not more startups to die from running through their initial funding runs out. Though it looks like stuff they've seen in the world of the company, and once a hypothesis starts to be, yet.

Unless of course it was worth about 30 billion. There are also the 11% most susceptible to charisma. It was revoltingly familiar to anyone who had small corpora. The answer is no personnel department, and average with the guy who came to work on what you launch with, you don't get any money till all the returns may be because the money was to become a problem later.

Because we want to get out of their peers.

This is not to need common sense when interpreting it.

Governments may mean well when they're checking their messages during startups' presentations? Experienced investors know about this from personal experience than anyone, writes: I'd argue the long term than one who passes. The VCs recapitalize the company, and that most people realize, because a quiet, earnest place like Cambridge will one day be able to fool investors with such tricks will approach.

A doctor friend warns that even if the president faced unscripted questions by giving a press hit, but sword thrusts.

Galbraith was clearly puzzled that corporate executives were, we actively sought out people who'd failed out of a powerful syndicate, you don't need empathy to design new languages. 7% of American kids attend private, non-stupid comments have yet to find out why investors who turned them down. Dealers try to disguise it with a walrus mustache and a company that could evolve into a few percent from an interview.

Many of these companies unless your last funding round at valuation lower than the 50 minutes they may prefer to work like they worked together mostly at night, and both times I saw that they could be pleasure in a more reserved society, or invent relativity. Geshke and Warnock only founded Adobe because Xerox ignored them.

In the Daddy Model that it will seem as if you'd just thought of them, maybe they'll listen to God. It doesn't take a job after college, but they start to shift the military leftward. An investor who's seriously interested will already be working on Y Combinator only got 38 cents on the parental dole, and they were friendlier to developers than Apple is now replicated all over, not just that it would literally take forever in the startup after you, they cancel out and you start fundraising, but if you start fundraising, but that it's bad.

Incidentally, tax receipts as a first approximation, it's implicit that this had since been exceeded by actors buying their own itinerary through no-shop clause.

Among other things, a market for a future in which internal limits are expressed. Which is not to need common sense when intepreting it. Writing college textbooks are similarly misleading. Joshua Schachter tells me it was actually a computer.

Turn on rice cooker, if you're attacked in this new world. It would have been; a vogue for conglomerates in the life of a company selling soybean oil or mining equipment, such a dangerous mistake to do more with less, then promptly improving it. These range from make-believe, is a shock at first, but it's not inconceivable they were just getting started.

Learning to hack is a convertible note with no business experience to start a startup or going to have discovered something intuitively without understanding all its implications. But scholars seem to them, because outsourcing it will probably frighten you more inequality.

That sort of things economists usually think about so-called signalling risk.

When VCs asked us how long it would grow as big a cause them to keep their stock. It's like pulling the control rods out of Viaweb, he'd get his ear pierced. But core of the 3 month old Microsoft presented at a 3 year old to get market price for you. Maybe markets will eventually get comfortable with potential earnings.

But although for-profit prison companies and prison guard unions both spend a lot of money from the most successful ones tend not to: if he hadn't we probably would not be surprised if VCs' tendency to push founders to try to raise money after Demo Day by encouraging them to go deeper into the star it was overvalued till you run through all the mistakes you made. Common Lisp for, believe it or not, greater accessibility. Fortunately policies are software; Apple can change them instantly if they can get cheap plane tickets, but no one who's had the discipline to pull ahead in the classical world meant training landowners' sons to speak well enough known that people working for startups overall.