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[anarchyduck]

the existence of data worlds in kingdom hearts is wild. Like here's a parallel world where your data self and run around. It's you but it's not you but oops! Looks like your data self might have a conscious and heart of their own. Weird huh? Don't worry if they die, they can just respawn and try again! Also you can be put into a data world yourself and be controlled/monitored from the outside. Don't worry about it though! The ones doing the controlling/monitoring only have the Best intentions. It's fine!

Insane.

[variable2005]

Heres where i absolutely juiced data roxas that one time

[luciferinn]

im too powerful

[slavicafire]

Marki anon here - you asked how I knew about her case. I have a specific type of autism that made me deeply care about unidentified people since I was 13. I did amateur reconstructions, researched leads and historical context, e-mailed orgs with matches, even half-baked an essay with data on the accuracy of the facial reconstructions. The likely death date of a case close to my heart - a teen boy who drowned 25+ years ago - is actually coming up this week, and I'll probably leave him some flowers and candles. Despite everything, I am still very aware it is a very morbid special interest, so I don't mention it often, especially since I want nothing to do with true crime culture. I also don't sit in this as much as I used to anyways, since it ended up weighing on me heavily. But even though I'm not religious, I really do hope it brings these people some comfort in the afterlife to know that someone still cares a lot and is looking out for them and thinks about what kind of person they could have been :(

I'm sure it does. I personally think it's beautiful - not done for a cheap thrill but out of deep curiosity... and respect, too. and that deep-seated drive to Solve, which in itself is a sacred pursuit, at least in my book.

thank you so much for sharing and answering my question. my own fascination and devotion to death makes me feel twofold connected to this, really - and to you - and I am really grateful.

I'll leave a candle lit for that dearly departed boy too. again, thank you for telling me more about this.

[aislopinthewild]

This shit is clearly AI generated, as the guy running the program is a big time dumbass capitalist who thinks AI will somehow save us, but all it's been doing is eliminating jobs with poor replacements of art.

Let's break this "logo" (stretch of the term) down a bit.

First of all, this lumpy head, crooked mouthed, Disney-fied unknown dog breed is the mascot for "D.O.G.E.", because the org was named after the doge meme. Isn't that funny? No? Okay! He doesn't even look like a shiba inu, more like a corgi, or a pomeranian. Who knows if this is a failure of the AI generator, or bad "prompt-engineering" by idiots 🙄

THAT IS NOT DOGE

THIS IS DOGE.

For fuck's sake, you'd think the man-child meme-lord who had the stupid idea to do all this would even have the sense that an unsupervised 13 year old making a reaction meme for 4chan has to use even a similar dog that looked like the dog from the doge meme.

What I find most annoying about this is because this ultra-rich LOSER just totally ruined this meme that before he made this sham of government efficiency, still could be used as slang without people assuming you're a crypto bro who lost their life savings by shorting DogeCoin.

Just think, the amount of human consensus it takes to appreciate a single image, agree with the way it's used and find it funny enough, to reuse it, and continue the trend in how it's used for it to become a MEME.

Then think, how big of a LOSER you have to be to single handedly destroy the adoration people have for that meme so people not only hate the meme, but entirely forget about it and associate everything about it with the stupid thing you did with it? Good lord.

What about the rest??

Two flags! Two! Twice the America!!

The top one has poorly rendered parallel lines for the stripes which is typical of AI generators because it doesn't know how to "draw" something graphic that still has complex shape in space.

That goes for the details of the random gear containing the other flag, which if this was hand drawn, it was just be drawn poorly, which begs the question: which is better, to do something fast and wrong, or more thoroughly and correct? — Efficiency!!!

WTF is up with these stars? Don't even ask why they're not all star shaped, or even symmetrical, because they're AI generated, there is no answer to those questions! That's just what it spit out.

Don't even get me started on the godawful "typography", or lack thereof in this slop.

I won't go into every shitty pixel, but I'll stop at what would be glaringly bad work if done by a human. I guess since an LLM spit this out according to some giggling manchild loser's typed out prompt, that makes it acceptable because it's "technology", right? FOH

As for the "work" D.O.G.E. is actually doing, what TF are you doing with our personal confidential data that you stole, Elon? What are you planning on scamming us for next???

[jeevasworld]

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[rhythmmortis]

i am so curious. whos your favorite of organization 13 (the original but the "real" is fine too if u have any particular favorites) . i feel like roxas and xion are obvious answers because if you hate either of them you're just sucks. but other than them

xion is 100% my favourite org member hands down, both her role in the original and the 'real', but if not her then larxene literally showed up for one game, served cunt, was a bitch, and died. and then came back. and i love her so fucking much for it. when she dies in 3 she literally just admits that she didnt give a shit about xehanort shes just there for the drama and i love her so much for it, she also has cool ass knives which i gotta respect her for

she's also just like. an ACTUAL antagonistic original kh female character!! kairi, aqua, xion, namine, olette, and the other original kh girls are all protagonists or at least on the side of light which is cool but it leads to a lot of similarities in characterisation and not much variance. but larxene. she fucking kicked a child then threatened another with her knives. UNAPOLOGETICALLY. then comes back in kh3 in the frozen world and actually makes a good point about having to autonomy of choice. but in general she sucks and i love her for it!! i was recently thinking about either a com roleswap between her and marluxia/a personality swap with them (theyre already relatively similar being co-conspirators and all but slightly stoic and mysterious/ominous larxene and marluxia being more of a taunting bitch about someone sora forgot about and constantly withholding that information just out of reach (which would be a good parallel to his own experience with strelitzia and his whole past) is a dynamic i would love)

her voice acting is also very enjoyable AND my favourite spell is thunder so i gotta give her that. one thing i will say is that i was kinda sad that her remix of the 13th struggle in the kh3 data bosses is the most similar to the original and she doesnt get anything too unique. especially given the fact that saix has ELECTRIC guitars and not her, i really think it wouldve gone hard. my one wish for her in the future (since it looks like ux characters will be relevant) is that they dont just completely erase her personality and let her keep some of that edge, i dont want her to be washed down to another demure, generic supporting female character.

i can also say that my very very least favourite org member is xaldin because i have a strong personal grudge against david dayan fisher (xaldin's eng va) that i cannot say without revealing some very personal information. when i say personal grudge i dont mean theres like an obscure fact about him that i wont ever actually experience or be affected by that i dont like, i mean this is a very real/personal thing that i do not like him for. in person (its not that serious but i love being a hater. and i will never forgive him)

[magpiejay1234]

Anyway, before we return to YGO stuff, let's clear this, since I might do CoM soon.

So, the overall number of Keyblade wielders by each game:

KH1: Riku, Sora, and King Mickey. A rather simple trio, one of twilight, one of light, and one of darkness, and all of those are the exact opposite of you expect. Simple, but complex, and deep.

CoM: In addition to above, we have Repliku, who is Riku's replica. We also get introduced to Roxas here, though we don't anything about him.

KH2: In addition to all above, we have the proper introduction of Roxas, Sora's Nobody who looks like Ventus, and Kairi, the tritagonist of the series, who was already established to be connected to Kingdom Key's wielder. Yen Sid is also a former wielder.

Secret Ending reveals 5 Keyblade wielders, as well as thousands from the past.

Coded: None. But Data reconstructions of Sora, Riku, and Roxas exist. Data Kairi would have been here, but was scrapped, and the storyline reveals about her would have been with real Kairi in BBS V2, which also became scrapped.

Days: We have the introduction of Xion, who is considered to be Sora's replica, but was actually intended to be Roxas's replica by Xemnas, but was actually actually intended to be a Bohman from Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS esque vessel for the Org. 13 as a collection whole. Ware wa hitotsu ni/reunite as one etc.

We also get introduced to Ventus here (technically originally in KH2), but we don't know his deal.

BBS: We get properly introduced to all 5 Keyblade wielders, and Eraqus. 3 main characters are the predecessors of SRK, who are being raised by Eraqus, and opposed by Xehanort, and Vanitas.

We also establish Braig wants Xehanort's Keyblade, though the context will be retconned.

DDD: Lea is the only new one. There are technically enemy versions of previous characters, but they are just different incarnations of existing characters. Same goes for Young Master Xehanort, cool Time Magic Keyblade aside.

chi: Thousands of characters are technically established. However, only the core 7, Ephemer, Skuld, and player matter.

Union Cross: In addition to above, we have the Elrena, and Lauriam as returning characters, Strelitzia as an alluded character through the Specter Nobody, and Brain. Rest were already estalished.

KH3: Only Luxord, and Demyx's currently unknown Somebodies are revealed to be in the base game, though Donald & Goofy are established to become wielders in the future.

The actual amount of wielders just feels large because of all the returning characters, but they all were established prior. Including Ephemer, and his gang of millions of dead wielders of course.

Xigbar becomes a wielder by being Luxu's vessel, a la Roxas in Days/KH2, and all the Xehanorts (minus arguably Vexen, and Demyx) become wielders by being Xehanort's vessels, though this is more apparent in Re:Mind.

Yozora is unclear.

Dark Road: Even younger Xehanort gets a full FF cast, though it is still technically smaller than Union Cross/chi, and almost certainly will be smaller than Missing-Link.

[valravn72]

Count my Xehanorts:

Xehanorts that are DEFINITELY Xehanort (may contain a little Terra): Master Xehanort, Young Xehanort, Terranort, Ansem-Terranort if you count him as a separate guy (I do lol), Ansem Seeker of Darkness, Xemnas, you may count the Young Xehanort in KH III and 3D as separate from the real one who continues the timeline towards Dark Road (again, I do).

~7 (oh god. seven.)

Basic Replicas: No Heart, the TWELVE replica Xehanorts.

~ 13 (FUCK)

Formerly Norted Pre-Final Keyblade War: Aqua (Anti Aqua), Terra (Terranort, I am not counting him again btw this is just for consistency), Axel (barely), Vexen (barely), Demyx (barely), Zexion (barely), Lexeaus (barely), Xaldin (barely but I kind of want to count him for the specific reason that his is on Xehanort’s side in Alba & Ater. Which is a stupid reason), Roxas (barely), Riku (I would say he is more… Ansem-ed? And then original org members are Xemnas-ed… if that makes sense).

~ 2 counting Terranort. 10 counting Terranort if I count everyone else which I really don’t. So really only 1.

Semi? Norted Vessels during the final keyblade war: Saïx, Larxene, Marluxia, Xigbar, Xion, Replica Repliku (calling him that is fun okay), Luxord.

~ 7 (OH MY GOD.)

Wait. I forgot Vanitas. It’s 8. Okay we’re good.

So overall that would be:

- Only including the definitely Xehanorts: 7

- Including the definitely Xehanorts and non-autonomous replicas: 20

- The above but including Anti-Aqua: 21

- The above but not including the replicas because they are not sentient: 8

- The above but including the keyblade war vessels: 16

- The above but adding the replicas back: 29

So if you take Xigbar’s word on being “half Xehanort” (I cannot imagine his grasp on identity is very sound as a Luxu vessel, but I digress), and include non-sentient clones and Aqua, which you probably should if you are counting Ansem Terranort (which I do), then you have 29 Xehanorts! Congrats, you have counted my Xehanorts.

Going to count Soras, Rikus and Luxus for a sec for funsies.

Count My Soras:

Definitely Sora: Sora

~ 1

Clone of Sora (not just physically): Xion, Roxas, Data Sora (I hope he’s doing alright idk where he is is he ok. I hope he got to be gay with insect journal Riku)

~ 3

Sora via retcon (not a story retcon like a spiritual retcon): Ventus, Vanitas

~ 2

Already HALF Sora /ref: Naminé

~ 1

Ventus???: Armored Ventus Nightmare (I just count it as Ventus tbh)

~ 1

Heartless: Tiny little Shadow Sora, Darkside Sora, AntiSora (there are too many of these guys I’m only counting them once because no)

~ 3 (personally I count Shadow Sora as just being Sora and I don’t count AntiSoras because they’re non-sentient. I do count Darkside Sora though idk why)

I feel like if we count Ventus we should kind of count her but no one does: Kairi

~ 1

Counting only sentient Soras and excluding Kairi, Darkside Sora, Shadow Sora and Armored Ventus Nightmare we have. SEVEN SORAS. NO I DID NOT CHERRY PICK THEM IN ORDER TO GET THAT NUMBER I PROMISE. ANYWAY, CONGRATS ON COUNTING MY SORAS. YIPPIE.

Count my Rikus:

Definitely Riku: Riku

Riku clones: Repliku

Clones of Riku clones: Replica Repliku (hehehehe)

Riku having body dysphoria and ptsd because he looks like his abuser and feels like crap about himself because he just sacrificed several children to his boyfriend: Riku-Ansem (this is the same guy. Also why is he called that shouldn’t he be called Ansem-Riku since he is Riku)

Clone of Riku crossbred with the digital manifestation of a journal written by a cricket: Data-Riku

There is one of each of these and I don’t count Riku-Ansem. There are four Rikus. Congrats you have counted my Rikus. They include Riku, clone of Riku and clone of clone of Riku. I think Vexen needs to come up with other ideas for replicas maybe. This is getting kind of weird. Edit: Also gay bug book boy is there. Normal franchise.

Count my Luxus:

Definitely Luxu: Luxu

~1

Eventually Luxu (and then not Luxu again I think, idk I have not been keeping up with Missing Link): Brain

~1

I think this may just be Luxu but in a different body and assuming a different identity: Bragi, Braig, Xigbar (counting Braig and Xigbar separately here because of the category but I count them as the same dude otherwise)

~2

All of them but counting Xiggy and Braig as the same person is three. Three Luxus is too many Luxus imo. Congrats, you have counted my Luxus. What if they made more… Just kidding. As if.

Congrats you have counted the freaks. Have a good day.

"nonbinary people are just confused" YOURE DAMN RIGHT IM CONFUSED. I DONT EVEN KNOW WHATS GOING ON ANYMORE. WHO THE FUCK IS THIS XEHANORT GUY AND WHY ARE THERE FOUR OF HIM

[sunaleisocial]

MIT and Mass General Hospital researchers find disparities in organ allocation

New Post has been published on https://sunalei.org/news/mit-and-mass-general-hospital-researchers-find-disparities-in-organ-allocation/

MIT and Mass General Hospital researchers find disparities in organ allocation

In 1954, the world’s first successful organ transplant took place at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in the form of a kidney donated from one twin to the other. At the time, a group of doctors and scientists had correctly theorized that the recipient’s antibodies were unlikely to reject an organ from an identical twin. One Nobel Prize and a few decades later, advancements in immune-suppressing drugs increased the viability of and demand for organ transplants. Today, over 1 million organ transplants have been performed in the United States, more than any other country in the world.

The impressive scale of this achievement was made possible due to advances in organ matching systems: The first computer-based organ matching system was released in 1977. Despite continued innovation in computing, medicine, and matching technology over the years, over 100,000 people in the U.S. are currently on the national transplant waiting list and 13 people die each day waiting for an organ transplant. 

Most computational research in organ allocation is focused on the initial stages, when waitlisted patients are being prioritized for organ transplants. In a new paper presented at ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT) in Athens, Greece, researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital focused on the final, less-studied stage: when an offer is made and the physician at the transplant center decides on behalf of the patient whether to accept or reject the offered organ. 

“I don’t think we were terribly surprised, but we were obviously disappointed,” co-first author and recent MIT PhD graduate Hammaad Adam says. Using computational models to analyze transplantation data from over 160,000 transplant candidates in the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) between 2010 and 2020, the researchers found that physicians were overall less likely to accept liver and lung offers on behalf of Black candidates, resulting in additional barriers for Black patients in the organ allocation process.  

For livers, Black patients had 7 percent lower odds of offer acceptance than white patients. When it came to lungs, the disparity became even larger, with 20 percent lower odds of having an offer acceptance than white patients with similar characteristics.

The data don’t necessarily point to clinician bias as the main influence. “The bigger takeaway is that even if there are factors that justify clinical decision-making, there could be clinical conditions that we didn’t control for, that are more common for Black patients,” Adam explains. If the wait-list fails to account for certain patterns in decision-making, they could create obstacles in the process even if the process itself is “unbiased.”

The researchers also point out that high variability in offer acceptance and risk tolerances among transplant centers is a potential factor complicating the decision-making process. Their FAccT paper references a 2020 paper published in JAMA Cardiology, which concluded that wait-list candidates listed at transplant centers with lower offer acceptance rates have a higher likelihood of mortality. 

Another key finding was that an offer was more likely to be accepted if the donor and candidate were of the same race. The paper describes this trend as “concerning,” given the historical inequities in organ procurement that have limited donation from racial and ethnic minority groups. 

Previous work from Adam and his collaborators has aimed to address this gap. Last year, they compiled and released Organ Retrieval and Collection of Health Information for Donation (ORCHID), the first multi-center dataset describing the performance of organ procurement organizations (OPOs). ORCHID contains 10 years’ worth of OPO data, and is intended to facilitate research that addresses bias in organ procurement.

“Being able to do good work in this field takes time,” says Adam, who notes that the entirety of the organ allocation project took years to complete. To his knowledge, only one paper to date studies the association between offer acceptance and race. 

While the bureaucratic and highly interdisciplinary nature of clinical AI projects can dissuade computer science graduate students from pursuing them, Adam committed to the project for the duration of his PhD in the lab of associate professor of electrical engineering Marzyeh Ghassemi, an affiliate of the MIT Jameel Clinic and the Institute of Medical Engineering and Sciences.

To graduate students interested in pursuing clinical AI research projects, Adam recommends that they “free [themselves] from the cycle of publishing every four months.”

“I found it freeing, to be honest — it’s OK if these collaborations take a while,” he says. “It’s hard to avoid that. I made the conscious choice a few years ago and I was happy doing that work.”

This work was supported with funding from the MIT Jameel Clinic. This research was supported, in part, by Takeda Development Center Americas Inc. (successor in interest to Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc.), an NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, a CIFAR AI Chair at the Vector Institute, and by the National Institutes of Health.

[gigalayer]

Understanding Domain Names

A domain name is the online address of a website. You would require a website's domain in order to locate it online. It functions similarly to a home's address fully dedicated to you.

Importance of Domain names:

It allows your website to be more recognizable to potential customers.

A Good domain name can also help your SEO (search engine optimization) and act as a marketing tool. This is because it would appear in searches and direct more traffic to the website.

It allows you to maintain brand ownership and brand protection.

Using a domain name is simple. You would be able to keep your domain name if you had to relocate to a different country or switch hosting providers. The identity that you have developed is unaffected by your domain name's global reach.

Different Aspects of a Domain Name

An essential part of the internet that converts domain names into IP addresses is the Domain Name System (DNS). It serves as a directory, enabling users to visit websites by entering memorable domain names rather than complex IP addresses. DNS servers are dispersed worldwide and work together to provide fast and dependable domain name resolution. They hold information about domain names and their IP addresses, allowing users to visit websites by just putting in the domain name. On the Internet, root servers are located on 13 different servers. Each of these servers keeps a copy of the same file, which serves as the primary index for the address books on the Internet.

Domain Name Structure

A domain comprises of numerous labels, separated by a dot. Each label indicates a level and location within the DNS. Subdomains are extensions added to the primary domain name that are used to classify and arrange various website components. A dot separates them from the primary domain name, like blog.gigalayer.com. Subdomains can be used to host distinct content, build distinct websites, or grant access to particular services.

Verisign runs the leading domain name registries for two of the most significant top-level domains on the Internet,.com and.net, and contributes to the security, stability, and resilience of the DNS and the internet.

Top Level Domains: This is the last part of a domain name after the last dot. An example of this is .com. IANA, a branch of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), is in charge of regulating TLDs. Top level domains can be generic (gTLDs) such as .com, .org, or .net. They could also be (ccTLDs) which are country code top level domains such as .ng, .uk or za. In addition to this, there are sponsored top level domains (sTLDs) such as .edu or .gov.

Second Level Domains: This is the main identifier of the website as it holds the name of the website. In the case of www.gigalayer.com, “gigalayer” would be the SLD. This is because It comes before the last dot.

Subdomain: With the use of subdomains, website owners can establish distinct areas or subsites inside their primary website. For instance, a business might have a blog under a different domain. For example blog.gigalayer.com.

Registering a Domain Name

There are three R's in the domain registration procedure: Registrar, Registrant, and Registry.

Registry: A domain registry is a centralized database with current data about domain names and their associated owners. A sizable organisation that oversees the top-level domain is in charge of this database.

Registrar: a domain registrar's primary responsibility is to make domain names accessible to the general public and assist the registry in updating its records upon a customer's purchase.

Registrant: The registrant, who may be an individual or a company, registers a domain with a registrar and uses them to maintain their domain information and settings.

What can you do with a Domain name

A domain name can be used for a variety of purposes. The ability to establish a website is the primary purpose of a domain name. It could also be used to start a blog. By doing this, domain forwarding will be enabled, allowing you to access the blog or social networking page by forwarding your domain name to another website. After creating a website, hosting bespoke email addresses is the second most popular use of a domain name. Given that it includes your company name, it gives your email a more professional look. Furthermore, a variety of cloud services and apps can be utilised with domain names.

IP Address and Domain Names

An IP address is a special number that is given to every internet-connected device. Unlike IP addresses, domain names (such as google.com or wikipedia.org) are simpler for people to type and remember. They act as a link or identity for a specific IP address. DNS servers, which are dispersed around the internet, keep track of domain names and the IP addresses that go with them.To locate the relevant IP address and connect you to the website, your computer uses the DNS.

In order to prevent duplication or conflicts, ICANN assists in coordinating the distribution of IP addresses. Additionally, ICANN serves as the primary IP address storage centre, from which ranges are provided to regional registries, who then disperse them to network operators. 

The WHOIS directory can be used as a tool to find out who owns IP addresses and domain names. WHOIS  is a public list of domain names together with the individuals or groups linked to each name. 

-- Maryam I.

[arbitrariosstuff]

Not everything is shit.

We need good news, and there is good news. Post your own in comments -- national, world, or personal good news.

Most of the GOOD NEWS here is folks responding to what's bad, pushing back, fighting for democracy and civil rights.

1. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will not allow the Trump admin to end birthright citizenship.

2. The US District Court of DC has issued a temp restraining order halting the Trump admin's attempt to put 2,200 USAID workers on leave.

3. Quaker groups file suit over the revocation of the policy restricting ICE from arresting people in houses of worship.

4. GLAAD has set up Alert Desk, allowing for the reporting of anti-LGBTQ+ violence, hate, and extremism. (see comments for link.)

5. Roller derby leagues across the US emphasize their support for athletes of all genders.

6. A second J6 convict, Jason Riddle, refused his presidential pardon: "It's almost like Trump was trying to say it didn't happen. And it happened. I did those things, and they weren't pardonable. I don't want the pardon. And I... reject the pardon."

7. More than 50 orgs representing authors, publishers, booksellers, and librarians signed a letter objecting to EOs that lead to censorship.

8. Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked restrictions that followed a voter-approval of adding abortion rights to the state constitution.

9. The left-leaning MeidasTouch has dethroned Joe Rogan to become the most popular podcast in the US.

10. FBI agents have filed suit blocking DOJ from compiling a list of the 6,000 employees who investigated J6.

11. Dozens of news orgs have written to the White House demanding that the ban on the Associated Press be lifted.

12. MA Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell leads a statement from 15 state AGs supporting gender affirming care.

13. Thousand of Coloradans protested in solidarity with aspiring American neighbors in response to ICE raids.

14. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb's admin is refusing to participate in federal immigration enforcement.

15. Bedaquiline, a critical drug used to fight TB, just got 54% cheaper.

16. A federal court ordered Hampton Dillinger to be reinstated as head of Office of Special Counsel protecting federal workers from politically motivated retaliation, and a lawsuit against Trump for illegally firing him proceeds.

17. A federal judge blocked parts of two EOs that seek to restrict gender-affirming care.

18. Trump and Musk's approval ratings continue to decline.

19. The House has introduced the Taxpayer Data Protection Act, to protect people who use US payment systems from unlawful interference by a presidential admin.

20. A judge has temporarily blocked the Trump admin from firing top officials at CFPB.

21. A judge ruled that the CDC must restore online data and guidance on HIV monitoring, health risks for youth, and assisted reproductive technologies.

22. The sun will not set before 5 pm again until October!

[markperson]

gs1 barcode

The Essential Guide to GS1 Barcodes: What You Need to Know

In today’s fast-paced retail and e-commerce landscape, efficient product identification is crucial for smooth operations, inventory management, and customer satisfaction. One of the most important systems for achieving this is the GS1 barcode, a globally recognized standard for product identification. This article explores what GS1 barcodes are, how to obtain them, and why they are essential for businesses of all sizes.

What is a GS1 Barcode?

A GS1 barcode is a type of barcode that follows the standards set by GS1, a global non-profit organization responsible for developing and maintaining barcode systems. GS1 barcodes are used worldwide to identify products in retail, wholesale, manufacturing, and logistics sectors. The system allows companies to assign unique identification numbers to their products, which are represented visually as barcodes.

The most commonly used GS1 barcode format is the UPC (Universal Product Code) in North America and the EAN (European Article Number) in Europe. Both of these are 13-digit barcodes used to track and manage products across the entire supply chain.

How Do GS1 Barcodes Work?

GS1 barcodes are made up of several key components:

The GS1 Prefix: This is a unique identifier that links a product to its manufacturer. It is assigned to a company when it registers with GS1 and forms the first part of the barcode.

The Item Reference: This section of the barcode is used to uniquely identify each product within the manufacturer's inventory.

Check Digit: This is a final digit in the barcode that is used to ensure that the barcode is scanned correctly. It is automatically calculated based on the previous digits.

The barcode is a graphical representation of these digits, which can be scanned by barcode readers to retrieve data about the product.

Why Are GS1 Barcodes Important?

Global Standardization: One of the main advantages of GS1 barcodes is their international compatibility. Because GS1 barcodes follow a standardized format, they can be used in various countries and across different industries, allowing businesses to sell and distribute their products globally.

Product Identification: GS1 barcodes provide a unique identifier for each product. This is essential for tracking products through the supply chain, managing stock, and ensuring that the correct product is sold at the correct price.

Inventory Management: By scanning GS1 barcodes, businesses can instantly update their inventory systems, ensuring accurate stock levels. This automation helps businesses reduce human error and improve operational efficiency.

Faster Checkout: Retailers use GS1 barcodes to speed up the checkout process. When a barcode is scanned at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, the system automatically pulls up the product information, reducing transaction time and increasing customer satisfaction.

E-commerce Integration: GS1 barcodes are required by major online platforms like Amazon, eBay, and Walmart. Having a GS1 barcode allows products to be listed easily on these platforms, providing a standardized way to track, manage, and sell goods online.

How to Get a GS1 Barcode

Getting a GS1 barcode for your products involves several steps:

1. Register with GS1

The first step is to join GS1, the organization responsible for assigning manufacturer identification numbers. Registration with GS1 is essential, as it ensures that your business is assigned a unique GS1 prefix that forms the foundation of your barcodes.

To register with GS1, follow these steps:

Visit the GS1 website (gs1.org) and choose the GS1 office for your country or region.

Complete the registration form, providing details about your company, including its name, address, and the types of products you sell.

Pay the registration fee, which varies depending on the country and the number of barcodes required.

Once registered, you will receive a GS1 Company Prefix, which is unique to your business and will be part of every GS1 barcode you create.

2. Determine How Many Barcodes You Need

The number of barcodes you require depends on how many distinct products you sell. Each product variation (such as size, color, or flavor) needs its own unique barcode.

If you have a small product range, you may only need a few barcodes.

For businesses with a wide variety of products, you may need a larger package of barcodes.

GS1 offers different packages, so you can select the number of barcodes that suits your business needs.

3. Assign Product Numbers

After obtaining your GS1 Company Prefix, the next step is to assign a unique product reference number to each product. This is part of the barcode that distinguishes one product from another.

It’s important to maintain a consistent system for assigning product numbers to avoid duplication and ensure each item has a unique identifier.

4. Generate the Barcodes

Once you’ve assigned product numbers to your items, you can generate the corresponding barcode images. You can do this through:

GS1-approved vendors: GS1 offers a list of vendors who can generate barcode images for you.

Barcode software: There are software tools available that can generate barcodes based on the UPC or EAN number you provide.

The barcode image is the visual representation of the 12-digit UPC or 13-digit EAN number, and it must meet specific standards for scannability and print quality.

5. Test the Barcodes

Before printing and applying barcodes to your products, it’s essential to test them with a barcode scanner. This ensures that the barcodes are readable and correctly linked to your product database, helping to avoid errors during the checkout process.

6. Apply Barcodes to Products

Once your barcodes are generated and tested, you can print and apply them to your product packaging. The barcode should be clearly visible and placed in an area that is easy for scanners to read.

How Much Does a GS1 Barcode Cost?

The cost of obtaining a GS1 barcode varies depending on your business size and needs. There are usually two main fees involved:

Initial Registration Fee: This is a one-time fee to join GS1 and receive your Company Prefix.

Annual Renewal Fee: GS1 charges an annual renewal fee, which helps maintain the validity of your barcode system.

The price will vary depending on how many products you plan to barcode and the country you’re registering in.

Conclusion

GS1 barcodes are essential for businesses that want to manage their products efficiently and ensure smooth operations in the global marketplace. Whether you’re operating in a physical retail environment or selling online, GS1 barcodes offer a standardized, reliable way to identify products and streamline inventory management.

By following the steps to register with GS1, assign UPC or EAN numbers, generate barcodes, and test their functionality, you can ensure that your products are ready for sale and distribution. GS1 barcodes not only help with operational efficiency but also enable your business to expand internationally, increase customer satisfaction, and meet the requirements of major retailers and e-commerce platforms.

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[qnewsau]

After tragic deaths, Lidia Thorpe wants trans census question

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/after-tragic-deaths-lidia-thorpe-wants-trans-census-question/

After tragic deaths, Lidia Thorpe wants trans census question

Senator Lidia Thorpe is calling on the federal government to include questions on gender identity and sex characteristics in the next census, following an inquest into the tragic suicides of transgender women in Melbourne.

The Independent Victorian Senator has reminded the Albanese government that on August 29, a Victorian coroner handed down a report into the deaths of Melbourne trans woman Bridget Flack, who died by suicide in 2020, as well as four other trans women including Natalie Wilson, Matt Byrne and Heather Pierard.

In her report, Coroner Ingrid Giles said the inquest highlighted the need for improved data collection on trans and gender diverse communities.

“Robust data is needed as a matter of priority to inform health, wellbeing, and suicide prevention initiatives in the TGD community,” Giles wrote.

Just one day later, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese backtracked on his commitment to include questions on gender and sex characteristics in the 2026 Census.

A bizarre series of justifications followed before Albanese committed to one new question only, on sexual orientation.

Lidia Thorpe has said the Albanese government’s decision to exclude new questions on gender identity and sex characteristics from the census is “appalling.”

“This irresponsible and divisive decision will harm intersex, trans and gender diverse people,” she said.

“Not only because it singles them out to be left uncounted, but because it will have real impacts on people’s access to healthcare and services.”

“They need to stick to their promise and reverse this decision.

‘A tragic example of why this is urgent’

Lidia Thorpe, who is a Senator in Victoria, highlighted the Coroner’s report and said trans woman Bridget Flack was a constituent of hers.

“Bridget Flack’s story is a tragic example of why this is urgent,” Senator Thorpe said.

“She was an artist and a vibrant member of our local community. Bridget died by suicide after a long period of being denied access to the services she needed.

“The Victorian Coroner has said that to properly support the needs of the trans and gender diverse community, we need better data and that the Australian census is a good way to do this data collection.”

Some of Australia’s biggest health institutes have also made a similar call earlier in the week. They said improved population data on gender identity and sex characteristics is “critical” for identifying health needs.

Senator Thorpe said it was “utterly shameful” that Anthony Albanese is dismissing the Coroner’s findings, and the health experts’ calls.

“We need accurate information that can tell us where intersex, trans and gender diverse people are living so governments and organisations know where services are most needed,” she said.

“We need to stand strong with the trans and gender diverse community right now,” Senator Thorpe said.

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[magpiejay1234]

Reseeing some of the older fanart, particularly, anonymoose's Vanitas fanart, made realise how tragicomic a situation Vanitas is in.

His KH3 end was him assuming he would return back to the Original Darkness, eventually losing his own identity, and returning back to being a comfortable blob, but since he is actually from the past, his heart would actually return to the fragment that is stuck inside Sora.

So while the Wayfinder Trio are searching the Realm of Darkness to also potentially find him alongside Sora, he will be randomly in Quadratum, the land of the dead.

The Strelitzia situation was already funny, but it gets funnier when you realise Vanitas got about the half of what he wanted, but in the worst possible way for him.

Of course this is also funnier in the context of BBS, since Vanitas wanted to bring all the Keyblade wielders from the Realm of Light to the Keyblade Graveyard to beat them up, and now Sora is going to do that get through the corruption of the remnants of the Keyblade Order to get to MoM.

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As a side note, Ventus inside Roxas situation makes the Nobody completion process a bit more interesting.

In the context of KH2, the reason why Heartless cannot possess Nobodies was because Nobodies could only be recompleted with their respective hearts.

However, since we have Ventus (and Xion) inside Roxas, and different parts of Xehanort inside KH3 Org., and Saix & Xigbar for KH2, that makes that concept less workable.

In the new context, we must assume either or both that:

**Nobodies can be granted hearts that are not their own through artificial means.

**A sufficiently strong heart, even as a Heartless, can override a Nobody's will.

If the case 2 is true, then TWTNW would have ended up being destroyed by Heartless eventually. If the case 1 is true (and so far we know this is true for Nortification), it sheds a new light to the experiments in Radiant Garden.

Of course, this then begs the question of why Xemnas did not simply inject hearts into Nobodies without Kingdom Hearts, sure, the end result would not have been stable, but that isn't a concern for the Org. as a whole.

We sort of know why the humanoid Nobodies weren't used for this, they were meant to be for 13 Darknesses (originally), which later retconned to being for 13 Norts working in replacement of the Darknesses. However, the same concept doesn't apply to lesser Nobodies, who are still sentient enough to obey, and plan.

Gummi Ship segments sort of imply that Heartless, being more numerous, and naturally assimilating everyhing, can eventually overpower, and overwhelm Nobodies, but since the original Org.'s goal is to eventually to return to being Somebodies, losing massive amounts of numbers to generate enough temporary artificial Keyblade wielders to cut through enough Heartless to fill Hearts of All Men doesn't seem like a bad risk to take.

One could argue that none of the weak Heartless are strong enough to bear a Keyblade, and the ones that are strong enough would simply destroy the vessel Nobody inside out, which would be fair, but it would then ask the question why doesn't the Org. just replicate the data from Castle Oblivion to create Heartless bashing troops, instead of more Nobody troops for the Gummi Ship Army.