#esp. for phi

[joongdunking]

Joong's birthday party 🥳

SO EXCITED!!! CANT WAIT!!!

[meowsticmarvels]

man. contemplating kyle and phi as siblings actually. ive talked a lot about phi and DELTA's dynamic but mannn. kyle. (well i guess he's technically a half sibling since he's a genetic clone of sigma and phi Isn't but you get the gist). i wish it got explored a bit more in canon because while the whole sigma-phi related thing was saved for a ZTD reveal it wouldve been cool (esp if kyle was actually relevant in ztd...) bc like... look at these lines. the hypothetical dynamic could and is insane. some weird connection they cant rly explain. phi actually pushies kyle away for the first one, actually, and saying he can't get attached to her or build a connection without "asking permission" essentially closing herself off from him. theres some version of phi that gets sent back to 2074 after she lives as the rad6 patient zero. how does she interact with him then? would there be some sort of resentment, in a way, that phi got to live a life that kyle never could? not amongst all the shifting, or anything, but in terms of family. idk. its interesting to me i think. they shouldve interacted more perhaps

[kokosnusslos]

Last line challenge

Rules: In a new post, show your latest line (artwork or written), and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you feel like!

thanks for the tag @dragon-subway!!!

a hunter sketch... might finish this tonight but ion know.. haven't drawn tbb stuff for a while, esp this handsome mf

no pressure tags: @gregorsmissingarmor @phi-guy

[urbanist-doctrine]

A Comparative Review of Virtue’s Last Reward and 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors

Let me start by explaining why I think the prisoners’ dilemma is so conceptually great. From a mathematical/game theory perspective, the prisoners’ dilemma is not complicated. According to the rationally self-interested person model that game theory uses, the optimal decision is to betray. Finding the Nash Equilibrium of the prisoners’ dilemma is not difficult. So then, if it’s not particularly mathematically interesting, why is it such an interesting concept? It’s because humans do not conform to the rationally self-interested model, within every human is a strong desire for altruism, to do the best for the community. The problem of course is that people who choose the altruistic option get punished. This is why the prisoners’ dilemma is so interesting, it gets at a fundamental tension within human nature: the conflict between doing what’s best for yourself and doing what’s best for others.

Whoever came up with the idea to put the prisoners’ dilemma into VLR cooked hard. Unfortunately they couldn’t follow up on it, they didn’t fully capitalise on the potential that the prisoners’ dilemma creates. For instance, only one of the characters have the dilemma between doing what is best for them personally and what is best for someone else. That person is Tenmyouji. His tension is between his desire to see Akane again vs his desire to protect Quark.

None of the other characters have such a dynamic. Sigma and Phi’s theme is about learning to control their ESP abilities. Zero, Akane, and Dio’s theme is about doing what you believe is best even if takes immense sacrifice, all three have fundamentally altruistic motivations and all three are willing to sacrifice their own life to achieve their goals. K’s theme is about finding out who he is. Quark spends most of the game asleep or missing and is mostly just there to facilitate Tenmyouji’s character. Alice’s theme is about dedication to her mission, which could play into the theme of conflicting interests but her mission never conflicts with any personal goals she has. Clover’s theme is loyalty, but just like Alice, it doesn’t conflict with any of her personal goals. They almost do something really interesting when Clover has 9 points but Alice has less points and is alive, but they resolve it immediately by having Alice just telling her to leave. Luna is the second closest character to have such a dilemma. Her dilemma is between her desire to save the humans participating in the Nonary Game from harm, and her desire to save all of humanity from the Radical-6 pandemic. While this is an interesting dilemma, it is not the prisoners’ dilemma because both of her desires are altruistic, rather than a conflict between altruism and selfishness.

VLR lacks a relationship as compelling as the Junpei-Akane relationship from 999. That relationship made the player care about escaping. Both 999 and VLR are excellent at motivating the player by presenting a mystery that they want to solve; you want to know what the fuck is going on. But 999 is also able to motivate the player with the desire to give Junpei and Akane a happy ending. VLR does not have characters with the chemistry required to motivate the player in the same way. Phi does not have as compelling a relationship with Sigma, and by the end, you get the sense that they’re more like co-workers than friends. Where as at the end of 999, you know that Junpei would go to the ends of the Earth to find Akane.

And on the topic of worse characterisation: My bro Clover got robbed. First they put her into a skimpy outfit for no reason. Then they make her a ditz. She was not this stupid in the first game. 999 Clover would have instantly recognised the poison pill and not let Dio eat it. All this is especially bad considering that she’s supposed to have had secret agent training between the games.

The vibe of VLR is also less deadly than in 999. In 999, you almost drown in the first room, then almost drown in floor 4, then you’re told that there’s a bomb inside you, then the 9th Man dies, then you’re constantly reminded of death because of the timer to tap your bracelet after you enter a numbered door. Snake and the captain also die. So when you get a bad ending and everyone is killed, it feels like the climax to what the story was building up to. In VLR the threat of death is gone for the first half. You immediately find out that Zero 3 was bluffing about falling down the elevator shaft, and it’s easy to forget that there’s poison in your bracelets because the process of entering a chromatic door is much more peaceful. This means that when the murders do start happening at the end of the game, it feels like it comes out of left field. I understand that this is because of meddling from the higher ups who wanted a lighter tone, but it’s still jarring.

Aesthetically, 999 is more cohesive. The whole game being set on a replica of the Titanic meant that every escape room tied into a central aesthetic. But at the same time, the ship is big enough that every escape room still feels like it has it’s own unique aesthetic. VLR trades cohesiveness for uniqueness. The underground laboratory doesn’t really have an aesthetic through line, but it does allow for more unique levels, like the garden.

Sticking with aesthetic, the 3D models don’t look as good as the 2D sprites. They’re less expressive in general, and the ones in VLR have a particularly bad case of sausage fingers. Also Clover has a glitch where she’s smiling in situations that she clearly shouldn’t be. (Yet another way they did Clover dirty).

Both 999 and VLR have a problem with a midgame that is repetitive and has very slow pacing. VLR has this problem worse purely by virtue of it being a longer game. I’ve definitely seen Quark and Alice get the suicidal symptoms of Radical-6 a half dozen times. This seems to be just a pacing problem that these game have, strong openings and endings, but weak midgames.

I’ve been very critical of VLR thus far but I really did enjoy it overall. I really like the way they used the timeline aspect and retaining memories from different routes. It builds a strong sense of ludo-narrative resonance as Sigma has the same knowledge as the player. It feels like a natural progression from 999. Where as in 999 it happens once at the end of the game, in VLR it happens 10 times. Sigma’s persistent memory really feeds into this game’s strongest aspect, which is its mystery.

[absolutebl]

Hello! I saw you mention this in your post about kink in BL and I'm curious... What do you mean by "linguistically" D/s? The use of titles? Or something beyond that?

Ah yes. So the use of something like phi or hia in Thai BL can be "daddy" coded. Not exactly but similar. If the characters are making a fuss about it in the BL as part of the plot, there's probubly something significantly intimate, sexual, or kinky going on (or all 3) with the language.

Also, if an older uke character swaps down registers (so suddenly uses own name or pom for the I pronoun) that's a sign of sexual submission. See LeonPob in Don't Say No.

You'll see friends tease each other in a flirtatious way with nong as well. Bad Buddy does this. (That a demotion of the person being called nong if they aren't a nong, and sometimes even if they are.)

Similarly hyung in Korean BLs has great power when sunbae is primarily in use prior. I call this "hyung slinging" when the use of the "older brother" honorific is pretty much weaponized for intimacy.

You want to see some serious hyung slinging? Watch Semantic Error.

The way JaeYoung melts whenever SangWoo uses hyung is KEY to their romantic arc. Then during yaja time when JaeYoung gets to use the word hyung on SangWoo, it is DRIPPING with sex appeal. No accident this is right before they kiss.

It's so linguistically kinky it's practically a master class in using a register shift for seduction.

Additionally, different application in the names, registers, and formalities in KBL or JBL (esp in terms of suffixes) is also in play (or given name vs family name) to drive intimacy and sexual tension.

For JBL I go into this grappling in Minato's Laundromat. That's a younger character blatantly courting an older character and the language use goes all over the map in a push and pull of seduction and resistance.

I recently noticed in The 8th Sense (after they become boyfriends) the younger character JiHyun uses JaeWon-ssi (NAUGHTY BOY)- but not to his hyung's face, only when talking about his new lover to himself. It's VERY cute. He does slip in a "ya!"" (in front of his friend), gets reprimanded for it, but not severely. I think this is somewhat allowed in a country bumpkin, but there is definitely an extreme intimacy edge of ownership going on too.

It's a "my boyfriend can use casual language because he may be a brat but he's MY brat and he's the only one who's allowed" kind of thing.

[devilsavocad0]

Idk if I'll finish but have a sleepy sketch

Local traumatized nonary game family wants to fucking kill jimmy for hurting anya

I want sigma and phi to drop kick his ass before throwing him into the acid showers also yes I will make one with junpei and daisuke.

Then Diana will treat Anya since she knows the trauma of pregnancy esp in her awful situation so she would have a lot of sympathy for anya.

[freifraufischer]

I am keeping a running list of the AA scores of named Olympians so far (so this list does not include USA, ITA, FRA, NED or HUN).

I used the best score I could find for that gymnast from 2023-2024. I did include domestic scores because so few international AAs happen but I didn't include club league scores so there is going to be domestic overscoring on the list.

I also ignored 2 per country or 4 up in QF so there are some countries with more gymnasts than can compete for AA QF.

Rebeca Andrade BRA - 57.099

Kaylia Nemour ALG - 56.900

Qiu Qiyuan CHN - 56.298

Ellie Black CAN - 55.733

Flavia Saraiva BRA - 55.532

Helen Kevric GER - 55.532

Ruby Pass AUS - 55.231

Miyata Shoko JPN - 54.966

Ou Yushan CHN - 54.632

Ana Barbosu ROU - 54.550

Aurélie Tran CAN - 54.199

Ava Stewart CAN - 54.016

Nakamura Haruka JPN - 53.966

Okamura Mana JPN - 53.765

Alice Kinsella GBR - 53.599

Shin Solyi KOR - 53.499

Jade Barbosa BRA - 53.333

Kishi Rina JPN - 53.199

Alba Petisco ESP - 53.165

Breanna Scott AUS - 53.065

Pauline Schäfer-Betz GER - 52.731

Sabrina Voinea ROU - 52.700

Lee Yunseo KOR - 52.699

Georgia-Mae Fenton GBR - 52.665

Lorrane Oliveira BRA - 52.634

Abigail Martin GBR - 52.450

Lilia Cosman ROU - 52.366

Alexa Moreno MEX - 52.331

An Chang Ok PRK - 52.265

Sarah Voss GER - 52.232

Filipa Martins POR - 52.200

Ushioku Kohane JPN - 52.165

Eom Dohyun KOR - 51.950

Maellyse Brassart BEL - 51.932

Natalia Escalera MEX - 51.832

Ruby Evans GBR -  51.765

Emma Nedov AUS - 51.732

Emily Whitehead AUS - 51.398

Aleah Finnegan PHI - 51.366

Lili Czifra HUN - 51.365

Rifda Irfanaluthfi INA - 51.298

Cassie Lee CAN - 51.249

Ana Perez ESP - 51.231

Caitlin Rooskrantz RSA - 51.165

Lena Bickel SUI - 51.000

Ahtziri Sandoval MEX -  50.965

Anna Lashchevska UKR - 50.666

Ting Hua-Tien TPE - 50.665

Hillary Heron PAN - 50.599

Julia Soares BRA - 50.499

Lee Dayeong KOR - 50.433

Emma Malabuyo PHI - 50.398

Laura Casabuena ESP - 50.265

Luisa Blanco COL - 50.099

Sona Artamonova CZE - 50.032

Lihie Raz ISR - 49.999

Lucija Hribar SLO - 49.965

Georgia-Rose Brown NZL - 49.831

Yeo Seojeong KOR - 49.450

Levi Jung-Ruivivar PHI - 49.166

Jana Mahmoud EGY - 48.966

Charlize Mörz AUT - 48.599

Lynnzee Brown HAI - 48.133

[mindorzxperfect]

The Yappening

Just something I thought about because I'm watching a playthrough:

Layle kinda acts like a foreigner, if that makes sense.

Has ties to people instead of places and a general lack of personal belongings almost at all. Him making jewelry reminds me of how people will wear their wealth so they can turn it for money when things get rough.

"Are crystal bearers that rare in the city?" Brother there are like FIVE of you guys in the game tf you mean 'are they rare'?

I don't think Layle is illiterate (Keiss sends some pretty thorough directions), but I wouldn't be surprised if he struggled (esp with how much he hates letters and goes as far as to consider them boring, as if he's spending too much time reading them).

Dresses completely differently aside from his jacket (even Keiss shares some design features with Vaigali). There's is zero cultural/tribal cohesion, basically.

He engages in a lot of antisocial activities which can be attributed to him being a gremlin but also misaligned personal boundaries. He's not malicious, though. He's just HIM, yeah?

Has a jacket from Cid and STILL asks for Stiltzkin for directions. Man is hella lost all the time (for the player's sake in most cases) but the game will randomly give you directions you don't need and then let you flail elsewhere. This is probably just poor player directing, though.

My running take on it that has more basis in "I want this to be true" rather than fact is that he is from Leuda. Selkies are the only tribe with a known established separate language entirely undecipherable by anyone else in CC (stones of Conall Curach) and Vaigali, Keiss, and Layle have items sharing a text-like pattern that's made of sharp edges. In Vaigali and Keiss' case, its the cyan inscriptions on their armor pieces (Keiss totally yoinked Vaigali's wrist guard btw this was how I found out) and Layle has his ring as someone who has an entire mechanic centering on making jewelry. I also think he's supposed to be half Selkie because of all this but they didn't do it because they made too many prominent half Clavat half Selkie characters compared to literally any other combo.

Layle looks like and shares his attitude with Yah Dis in particular while also sharing the adjusted Selkie naming habits. I suspect that might be a localization issue, though, and they just changed their own rules for some reason.

Vaigali > バイガリ > Ba-i-ga-ri > Bai Gari

Keiss > クァイス > Kua-i-su > Kuai Soo

Belle > ベル > Be-ru > Beh Roo

Layle > レイル > Re-i-ru > Ray Roo

Compared to various other names:

De Nam, Bel Dat, Bal Dat, Meh Gat, Dah Yis, Hana Kohl, Mu Zsika, Lu Ge, Muh Jica, Dah Maat, Giy Em, Gul Toh, De Di, Geck Moo, Roo Jay, Ra Lena, Momo Phi, Tiy Rah, Sala Nah, See Sooy

Gnash is a special case

ANYWAYS AND ALSO!

There is no Selkie crystal bearer but TWO Clavat bearers. Jegran is the BBEG with the freaky red crystals so I wouldn't count him as an actual tribal bearer since most of them seem to have been drawn into existence to stop him and return the Yukes to existence.

[sooniebby]

hihi mcyap anon again‼️

i'll start off with explaining hiea then (it can also be written as hie but it's too similar to เฮี้ย which is a general expletive 💀). hiea comes from the chinese word (p sure it's in teochew dialect, most thai people of chinese descent are from the teochew ethnic group, myself included !) for older brother. you can call them just hiea or you can put it before the name of an older man, for example, hiea jiang (เฮียเจียง). most thai-chinese people use this word to call an older man, it can be a blood relation, an chinese older man in general, or obviously one's partner. keep in mind tho if someone looks very "obviously" chinese as an older man in thailand, they may be called hiea anyways regardless of the race of the person calling them

tldr; hiea is like "phi" but for chinese people

it's a good idea to take the last name of a real person to start off with imo cuz thai last names are a headache, even for many thai people 😭 fun fact, the last names of thai people are meant to divide by race and family (ie., different families = different last names but im pretty sure that mustve came up in your research at some point ‼️). families with very short last names tend to be like those whose ancestors have been living in thailand for very long, and the longer the last names, the less time their family line has been in thailand. so thats smth... not sure if this came up but if it didnt ‼️

anyways, i dont blame your choice for spacing out the names like that tho. theres also another format i learned in elementary school, the teachers did the names like first name (nickname in brackets) last name but thats not a good format for story writing 💀 but the clarification is pretty helpful, thank you!!

im very happy people are taking interest in thai culture 😭 theres a lot to learn, obviously it's impossible to know everything even as a local. i do hope youre not watching some trashy low budget thai telenovelas tho theyre all the same fcking plot 😭 my mom used to turn them on for me to snooze to as an elementary schooler cuz theyre so... 💤

the name makes sense. such a strong nickname too, i think it fits him ‼️ธาวิน is kinda ironic ngl 💀💀💀 pretty sure my friend in cmu dentistry has a prof with the last name ชัยอริยะกุล it's a nice name tho !! ps i think the naming conventions are kinda goofy, they hurt my brain to think about sometimes esp bc ive seen how it impacted the choices of naming my younger cousins (exmp: lil sister cousin was gonna be born on smth smth day i forgot and my mom and her sister did all the calculations and stuff for it then it blew up on them cuz the baby was born before then by a few days and they had to rush to get a name and do those calc shi and in the end my uncle just gave her a random name unrelated to the calculations and it was kinda a huge waste of time)‼️but im glad to know you think theyre cool!!

and im always happy to help out ‼️

Ooh, thanks I get it now. I did not know last names could be a hint into how long a family has lasted in Thailand, that’s so cool 🙂‍↕️! I had read that some last names were kinda just made up? But that could’ve been wrong, so I just looked at famous Thai actors and stole their last name lmfao

I went with the nickname first because I read a blog from a Thai person and that’s how they said it’s often written out.

But I am watching Thai bl dramas.. does that count as trashy telenovelas? I mean I learned a lot from a few of them but I of course double checked by researching from Thai people’s blogs and stuff lmfao

I chose his nickname cuz I read a post of how nicknames are usually chosen. And someone said sometimes they’ll base it off how the baby looks sometimes? So I thought it’d be funny if maybe when he was born his parents were like, “damn, he looks scary as hell” lmfao

[airenyah]

You know, my day started really shitty and the weather is all gloomy, so I put all my hopes on a JD show in GMMTV p2. I was cautiously optimistic. So as soon as I got home, I checked Twitter and the first post I saw was Joong and Dunk kissing next a car. And I was like OMG!!!!! So I watched the trailer, and I actually squealed, because the concept is amazing and they are with FirstKhao (who GMMTV loves), so the script will also be great, and I feel like my whole day is made. (I actually had a stray thought about this leading up to part2, like if JD and FK get a series together, JD will finally be in a quality production. Maybe I should invest in lottery tickets 😂). I finally completely understood the etymology of the word 'fan', because I'm the "unfollow me right now" meme. I'm an adult with an actual job and I still squealed and flailed like Ongsa because JoongDunk finally get a chance to shine.

But, that's not everything. Because then I logged into Tumblr and I saw that you posted an essay about Dunk to my ask from last week, and now I'm close to tears with how overjoyed I am. Thank you very much for taking the time and writing this manifesto that I'll use as a guide to better understand performances in the future. I love you too, you made this day way better than it already was 💜

P. S. As for the DMs, maybe when I'm less shy 😅

anonnnnnn i'm sorry it took me so long to reply to your last ask!! but yeah, i think you see why and i'm glad it made your day even better 💗💗💗

edit bc i forgot to mention: take your time about dming me, the links won't run away 😌💕

re: "I finally completely understood the etymology of the word 'fan', because I'm the "unfollow me right now" meme." I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING I LITERALLY MADE THIS POST THIS AFTERNOON:

so yeah, me too. me too. i too am that meme. i was already close to posting it hahahaha

as for the new JD show....

ok ok ok so i lucked out completely bc usually tuesday is my uni day but this week i don't have classes, so i was able to watch the entire stream live. and i was already mentally prepared for no JD bl again?? first of all because as i explain in my manifesto, i do want to see them in more solo projects (esp dunk bc out of all the series he's had or will have a major role in 3/4 are with joong which... as a fan i'm absolutely not complaining about but from an acting perspective it would be good for him to branch out)

and second of all, because i'd been talking and speculating with @moonkhao and a couple of days ago joong tweeted something about "this year i will get to play with that phi"?? and @moonkhao mentioned that win had recently followed joong and how it seemed like the two of them were gonna be in a series and we were all like "oh it's gonna be a het show for sure" (HA HA LOOK AT US NOW @moonkhao 🤡🤡🤡🤡) (ive never been more happy to be wrong tho fjkdfkkjdsg)

anyway so i went into the stream fully prepared for them to be in solo het-projects, right?? and when the trailer came on, in the very first shot it's joong and khao, right? but i totally didn't notice joong at first, bc i was too distracted by khao and the fact that first appeared right after and i was all "oh that's gotta be the rumored p'jojo FK mafia show"

and then joong appeared and i finally saw him and i went JOONG??????????

my eyes went big and my jaw dropped on the ground and my head was spinning with thoughts all "is joong gonna be just a side character in this?? or will dunk be there too?? holy shit what is happening????"

AND THEN DUNK CAME ON AND BY THIS POINT, IN ADDITION TO SITTING THERE WITH MY EYES AND MY MOUTH WIDE OPEN I ENDED UP SLAPPING MY HANDS ON MY MOUTH TRYING NOT TO SCREAM AND I WATCHED THE REST OF THE TRAILER AS WELL AS THE PRESENTATION/INTERVIEW AFTERWARDS LIKE THAT

i was literally shaking oh my god dfjkjdfkjdfkjdfjkdsjk

anyway. i'm not gonna be normal about this thanks

[jjleroy-rp]

Good start to the season or me at Autumn Classic. Jumps could have been a bit better, but it's early.

Short Program

Jean-Jacques Leroy - CAN - 99.09

Kirill Anishin - USA - 94.87

Kenjirou Minami - JPN - 94.11 

Nicolas Kamenev - CAN - 86.25

Justin Hwang - CAN - 80.93

Dante Sebastiani - ITA - 80.27

Issak Ashenkazi - ISR - 73.96

Brian Cartier - FRA - 72.58

Hiroki Yamaguchi - JPN - 70.39

Timmy Li - USA - 66.03

Leonid Rodchenko - CZE - 60.85

Jayden Steven Ramoran - PHI - 59.02

Carlos-Emiliano Serrano Aguado - ESP - 55.04

Daniel Vargas - MEX - 49.15

Free Program

Jean-Jacques Leroy - CAN - 202.07

Kenjirou Minami - JPN - 190.01

Kirill Anishin - USA - 180.81

Brian Cartier - FRA - 164.77

Hiroki Yamaguch - JPN - 155.84

Nicolas Kamenev - CAN - 147.01

Issak Ashenkazi - ISR - 145.66

Dante Sebastiani - ITA - 141.11

Justin Hwang -  132.89

Timmy Li - USA - 125.05

Leonid Rodchenko - CZE - 123.02

Jayden Steven Ramoran - PHI - 118.55

Daniel Vargas - MEX - 47.42

Carlos-Emiliano Serrano Aguado - ESP - 96.32

Overall

Jean-Jacques Leroy - CAN - 301.06

Kenjirou Minami - JPN - 284.12

Kirill Anishin - USA - 275.68

Brian Cartier - FRA - 237.35

Nicolas Kamenev - CAN - 233.26

Hiroki Yamaguchi - JPN - 226.23

Dante Sebastiani - ITA - 221.38

Issak Ashenkazi - ISR - 219.62

Justin Hwang - CAN - 213.82

Timmy Li - USA - 191.08

Leonid Rodchenko - CZE - 183.87

Jayden Steven Ramoran - PHI - 177.57

Daniel Vargas - MEX - 153.68

Carlos-Emiliano Serrano Aguado - ESP - 151.36

[vividlyfuturistichurricane]

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[chocolatedetectivehottub]

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In today’s digital world, email has become one of the primary methods of communication for businesses and individuals alike. However, as email usage continues to grow, so does the risk of encountering invalid or fraudulent email addresses. This is where email verification services come into play, providing businesses with the tools to ensure that their email lists are clean, accurate, and effective.

What is Email Verification?

Email verification is the process of checking whether an email address is valid and can receive messages. It goes beyond simple syntax checks and validates whether the email address belongs to a legitimate domain, whether the domain is configured to accept emails, and whether the mailbox is active and capable of receiving messages.

An email verification service automates this process by validating email addresses in real-time or in bulk. By using such a service, businesses can reduce bounce rates, improve deliverability, and ensure that their communications reach the intended recipients.

Why Email Verification is Crucial

Improve Email Deliverability: Sending emails to invalid addresses can harm your sender reputation and reduce your email deliverability. Email verification helps ensure that your messages reach active, engaged recipients, thereby enhancing your chances of reaching the inbox.

Maintain a Clean Database: Over time, email lists can accumulate invalid, outdated, or non-existent email addresses. Email verification services clean up your list, helping to eliminate these bad addresses and keep your database up to date.

Reduce Bounce Rates: Invalid email addresses often result in email bounces. High bounce rates can negatively affect your reputation with email service providers (ESPs), making it more likely that your emails will be marked as spam. By verifying emails, you can minimize bounces and maintain a healthy sender score.

Enhance User Engagement: When your emails reach valid addresses, your engagement metrics, such as open rates and click-through rates, improve. This means better interactions with your audience and a more effective email marketing strategy.

Cost-Effective: Sending emails to invalid or irrelevant addresses wastes valuable resources, both in terms of time and money. By using an email verification service, you ensure that you're only reaching real, active users, making your email campaigns more efficient.

How Email Verification Works

Email verification services use a multi-step process to determine the validity of an email address:

Syntax Check: Ensures that the email address is formatted correctly (e.g., username@domain.com).

Domain Validation: Verifies that the domain of the email address (e.g., example.com) exists and can receive emails.

MX Record Check: Confirms that the domain has valid Mail Exchange (MX) records, which are necessary for receiving emails.

Blacklist Check: Scans the email address or domain for any history of spam or blacklisting, which could harm your sender reputation.

Disposable Email Address Detection: Identifies if the email address belongs to a temporary or disposable email service, often used for one-time signups or malicious activity.

SMTP Check: Verifies that the email server is able to accept emails from your domain.

Catch-All Domain Check: Determines whether the domain is configured as a “catch-all” address, where any email sent to the domain is accepted, even if the specific address doesn’t exist.

Benefits of Using an Email Verification Service

Real-Time Verification: Many services offer real-time email verification, which allows you to check email addresses as they are entered, reducing the chances of collecting invalid information in the first place.

Bulk Verification: For businesses with large email lists, bulk verification allows you to upload lists in formats like CSV or Excel for instant validation of multiple email addresses at once.

Security: Reduces the risk of email fraud and phishing by ensuring that emails are sent to legitimate, active users.

Reporting and Analytics: Most email verification services provide detailed reports and analytics, helping businesses to track and analyze the quality of their email lists over time.

Top Email Verification Services

Several reputable email verification services are available, each offering unique features to suit different business needs. Some of the top services include:

ZeroBounce: A popular service that provides high accuracy and real-time verification, along with a detailed report on invalid emails.

Hunter: Known for its simple interface and bulk verification feature, Hunter is a great tool for businesses of all sizes.

NeverBounce: Offers real-time email verification and can be integrated with various email marketing platforms like Mailchimp and HubSpot.

EmailListVerify: A cost-effective service that supports bulk list verification and provides detailed analytics.

BriteVerify: A reliable service focused on ensuring email list accuracy and maintaining a high sender reputation.

Conclusion

An email verification service is an essential tool for any business that relies on email communication. By keeping your email lists clean, accurate, and up to date, you can improve deliverability, reduce bounce rates, and enhance user engagement. With the wide range of email verification services available, businesses can choose the solution that best meets their needs and ensures their email marketing campaigns are effective, efficient, and cost-effective.

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How to Ensure Your Email Marketing Campaigns Are HIPAA-Compliant

In today’s digital landscape, email marketing has become one of the most effective tools for healthcare providers to engage with patients, promote services, and communicate important information. However, when handling sensitive patient data, ensuring that your email marketing campaigns are HIPAA-compliant is not just important—it's a legal requirement. As a healthcare practice, understanding the ins and outs of HIPAA compliance in your marketing efforts is crucial to avoid potential penalties and protect patient privacy.

Here’s how you can ensure that your email marketing campaigns comply with HIPAA regulations, while still benefiting from effective Healthcare Marketing strategies.

1. Understand the Basics of HIPAA Compliance

Before diving into the specifics of HIPAA-compliant email marketing, it’s essential to understand what HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliance entails. HIPAA is a federal law that sets standards for the protection of patient health information (PHI). It mandates that all healthcare providers, insurers, and any entities that deal with PHI must implement safeguards to protect this data.

For email marketing, this means that any email containing PHI must be securely transmitted and protected. PHI can include anything from medical records to patient names, billing information, and appointment details. If any PHI is included in your email campaigns, it must be handled according to HIPAA guidelines to avoid violations.

2. Choose a HIPAA-Compliant Email Marketing Platform

One of the first steps in ensuring HIPAA-compliant email marketing is selecting the right platform. Not all email marketing services meet HIPAA requirements. To maintain compliance, you need to partner with an email service provider (ESP) that offers encryption, secure transmission, and has signed a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with your healthcare organization.

A BAA is a critical document that establishes the responsibilities of both parties in safeguarding patient data. When using a third-party service, this agreement ensures that your email marketing provider will follow HIPAA regulations and handle PHI securely.

Providers such as Mailchimp, Constant Contact, and Campaign Monitor offer HIPAA-compliant email marketing services, but it’s always important to verify that your chosen provider can meet the necessary requirements for healthcare organizations.

3. Avoid Sharing Protected Health Information in Emails

One of the most significant aspects of HIPAA-Compliant Email Marketing is avoiding the inclusion of any PHI in your email communications. While it may be tempting to send personalized health reminders, updates, or sensitive patient information, this can expose you to severe risks if done incorrectly.

If you need to send sensitive information, consider offering encrypted links that lead to a secure portal where the patient can access the information. This eliminates the risk of exposing PHI through the email itself, which can be intercepted or accessed by unauthorized individuals.

4. Encrypt Your Emails

Email encryption is one of the best ways to secure communications containing PHI and ensure your emails remain HIPAA-compliant. Encryption ensures that even if an email is intercepted, it cannot be read without the proper decryption key.

When selecting an email marketing service, ensure that it offers end-to-end encryption. This feature encrypts the content of the email and any attachments, ensuring that PHI remains protected during transmission.

Additionally, consider using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption for email transmission. These protocols encrypt the data during transit between your server and the recipient’s email provider.

5. Limit Access to Patient Data

HIPAA compliance isn’t just about the content of your emails—it also involves managing access to patient data. Ensure that only authorized personnel within your organization have access to PHI and any sensitive information used in your email marketing campaigns.

By limiting access to sensitive data, you reduce the risk of internal breaches and ensure that only individuals who need to view or manage patient information are able to do so. Implement role-based access controls within your organization’s email marketing software and provide training on HIPAA regulations to everyone involved in the campaign.

6. Implement Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds an additional layer of security to your email marketing campaigns by requiring two forms of identification before granting access to your email platform. This could include a combination of something you know (like a password) and something you have (like a smartphone app for generating a one-time passcode).

2FA ensures that only authorized individuals can access the platform and send emails containing sensitive information. This is a simple but effective measure for protecting PHI and maintaining HIPAA compliance in your email marketing campaigns.

7. Create Clear Opt-In Forms and Consent Protocols

In addition to securing the transmission of data, HIPAA requires that patients explicitly consent to receive marketing communications. This means that your opt-in forms must be clear, transparent, and provide patients with the opportunity to consent to receive email marketing materials. It’s crucial that your opt-in forms specify the types of communications a patient will receive and allow them to choose their preferences.

For healthcare marketing, consider providing a separate opt-in for marketing communications that explains how their information will be used and whether any PHI might be included. This will help build trust with your patients and ensure that your email marketing practices align with HIPAA's requirements.

8. Implement Regular Audits and Monitoring

HIPAA compliance is an ongoing process, and your email marketing campaigns must be regularly monitored and audited to ensure continued compliance. Establish regular internal audits to check for potential issues, such as unauthorized access to patient data or the inclusion of PHI in emails.

Many HIPAA-compliant email platforms provide monitoring tools that allow you to track user activity and ensure that your emails are being sent securely. This helps to quickly identify and rectify any potential issues before they become a bigger problem.

9. Include Clear Unsubscribe Options

HIPAA compliance also extends to respecting patients’ preferences. Under HIPAA guidelines, it’s important to provide recipients with a way to opt out or unsubscribe from email communications at any time. An easy-to-find unsubscribe link in every email is not just a best practice, but also a requirement under various email marketing regulations, including HIPAA.

This ensures that your healthcare practice respects patient autonomy and adheres to data privacy laws. Make sure that your email marketing platform includes a simple and straightforward unsubscribe option for patients who no longer wish to receive marketing messages.

10. Stay Educated on HIPAA Regulations

HIPAA compliance is subject to change, and it’s essential for healthcare providers and marketers to stay informed about the latest regulations. Regularly reviewing HIPAA guidelines and staying up-to-date on industry best practices will help ensure that your email marketing campaigns remain compliant.

Consider offering training for your marketing team to ensure they understand the importance of HIPAA compliance in email marketing and the specific practices your organization follows.

11. Leverage the Expertise of Medical Marketing Services

When in doubt, consider partnering with a medical marketing agency that specializes in HIPAA-compliant strategies. A reputable Medical Marketing Services provider can offer expert guidance on implementing secure and compliant email marketing campaigns. These professionals understand the complexities of healthcare marketing and can help navigate the regulatory landscape while ensuring your email campaigns reach the right audience.

Karma Health is an example of a company that provides specialized digital marketing solutions for healthcare providers. With a focus on HIPAA-compliant strategies, Karma Health ensures that your email campaigns are secure, effective, and legally compliant.

Conclusion

Ensuring that your email marketing campaigns are HIPAA-compliant is essential for any healthcare provider looking to engage with patients through digital channels. By selecting a HIPAA-compliant email marketing service, avoiding PHI in emails, encrypting your communications, and limiting access to sensitive information, you can protect your patients' privacy and avoid costly violations. Additionally, staying informed about the latest HIPAA regulations and leveraging the expertise of Medical Marketing Services will help you navigate the complexities of healthcare marketing. With these strategies in place, your email marketing campaigns can be both effective and secure, supporting your practice’s growth while adhering to all legal requirements.

By partnering with trusted providers like Karma Health, healthcare professionals can ensure that their marketing efforts remain compliant and focused on delivering value to patients without compromising their privacy.

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June 20th, 2024 - Arcaea, DDR WORLD, SDVX EG, Phigros, vivid/stasis

happy morning time, back at it again with a bunch more (kinda) tough PMs!!! Chelsea (FTR-8+, MAX-13), MORNINGLOOM (FTR-8+, MAX-14), Solitary Dream (FTR-8+, MAX-25), and Paper Witch (FTR-8+, MAX-16) as FTR PMs #97, #98, #99, and #100 (woo?) respectively!!

arcaea servers were kinda starting to eat shit by then and my parents were on their way to a breakfast place near the mall, so i tagged along with them and left after we finished eating to go play some... DDR WOOOOORLD!!!! no warmup, no slow start, no NOTHING, we're going right in and taking as much as we can (and it paid off! URANUS rank achieved! hehehehehehehe)

then a local appeared and swiped a bunch to play w/ me, so i wanted to push myself a bunch more by getting as many cool flare EX/IX clears as i could on 14s-16s, and it paid off! got an EX clear on Buraikku Jikorizer and an IX clear on The World Ends Now, but most importantly (and notably)...

...i got 15 PFC #9 ON UNBELIEVABLE!!! 32 PERFECTS, 999,680, ON PROBABLY MY HARDEST 15 PFC YET!!! WOOOOOOOOO I WAS ON AN UNPRECEDENTED HIGH AFTER THAT!!!

continued to push myself to see if anything else would come out of this glorious session, and indeed things did!!! an EX clear/AAA/GFC on How to make delicious rice/Okome (ESP-16), and roppongi C (ESP-15)!!! (though the latter didn't save due to maintenance, so the last score is just me goofing off with 0.25x speed)

following this, i got the notification on my phone that my rasis plush had finally arrived home!!! after so much time waiting!!! so many months past... and it was finally real!!! i would finally have Edible/Tangible Rasis SDVX in my household!!! so to commemorate such a momentous and exciting occasion, i went over and played a bunch of SDVX, upscoring some 17s/16s and clearing a few new 17s too...! (blaze breeze my beloved... i'll exc-clear you soon enough...)

quick phigros phi on the bus since i wanna be such a Completionist for the game (just wanna phi the folder before i move on to chapter 5...)

and then... once i got home... i saw the box!!! and then i opened it!!! and then i unwrapped the menacing little plushie inside!!! and i SQUEALED!!!! IT WAS RASISSSSSSS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AND THE LITTLE FUNKY KONAMI NOTE TOO!!!!!

shifted back to arcaea (diet sdvx) where the servers were still eating shit, but i got a few new PMs still! syuten (FTR-8, MAX-11) and AI[UE]OON (FTR-9, MAX-24) as FTR PMs #101 and #102 respectively!

and then, as part of a slight gag/progression before chapter 4/whatever, i played a bit of vivid/stasis with the rasis plush and got some new MAX scores (Cosmogyral (FINALE 12) and grode (ENCORE 11) in the form of phone photos since my screenshot tool wasn't working!!! (so damn close on Ops:Limone too...)

BONUS: the Beast has her meal (and then uses its energy to MAX ASTELLION (ENCORE 15+) with her Mind)

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is SHIFTing distinct from ESP? is that why the resonating signal thing doesn't stop both sigma and phi from jumping