#i do think having a computer assist you with creating automation can be good!

[wahoo-stomp]

I spent five years coming up with unique ways to photograph the same group of plushies to help tell a story.

You don't need AI to help you be creative, you're just being lazy and want brain chemicals without doing any of the work or respecting the people who put time and effort into it.

[anjalena123]

Profit Mate Review 2021.. Build an email list in 42 seconds

Profit Mate Review 2021 = Introduction If you're trapped in this extraordinary age, being quarantined or stagnant with social isolation, losing employment or getting tired of endless bills, it's time for you to think out of the box and start a versatile company. Of course, there's nothing more agile and productive than online business, the ideal option to start making money without leaving home. If you want to set up an online company, but you don't have any clients, and you don't know where to find those customers, then you've come to the right location. I truly appreciate the strain, and I'm trying to assist you with the launch of an awesome app to transform the conditions, which is Profit Mate. It is no wonder that Internet Marketing (IM) has brought some excellent advantages relative to other ways of earning profits. It helps you to work on a flexible basis (so that you can be with your wife and kids anytime you need to) and finish your job anywhere you choose (as long as your laptop has Internet access). Particularly now that the pandemic creates such chaotic results on Earth, you can easily create your own IM company while socialising and staying healthy.

Being mindful of these fantastic benefits, more and more consumers are entering the online market, making it much more lucrative than they were years before. But there's nothing to do with it, it's only a matter of time for the market to get crowded. The only thing that matters here is whether your company is strong enough to battle the highly competitive market, or whether it will quickly be out of date and removed from the competition.

To remain strong amid the rivalry and not to be omitted by all the other vendors, your company really needs this hidden tool that I've been investigating lately. This machine’s called Profit Mate. The name is quite self-explanatory as it will be your great friend to make easy commissions. I will show you more interesting information in the next parts of this review. Profit Mate Review 2021= OverView Creator

Brendan Mace

Product

Profit Mate

Launch Date

2021-Feb-24

Launch Time

09:00 EDT

Front-End Price

$16.93  

Bonus

Yes, Huge Bonus

Skill

All Level

Guarantee

30 days money back guarantee

Niche

Software

Support

Еffесtіvе Rеѕроnѕе

Recommend

Highly Recommend!

Profit Mate Review 2021=What does Profit Mate Mean? Profit Mate is a cloud-based software that helps you quickly create an infinite email list from the internet in 42 seconds? All you need to do is check for "some keyword" & Profit Mate will instantly create a profit list. Would it sound very unlikely for you? Join me to see how true and beautiful it is!

Or

Profit Mate is the amazing app that automatically collects up to 1,000’s of leads from “Contact Us” pages on the internet. The system also includes offers to present to newly generated contacts.

Without a doubt, this can be the future of Internet Marketing that you can stand the chance to reach your customers easily at a very short notice.

Profit Mate Review 2021=Features and Benefit There are a number of features and a lot of benefits with Profit Mate that I've mentioned a couple of them below:

Instantly producing 1,000 lead

Connect to leads right away through social media sites or email campaigns

Share campaigns directly on social media sites

Build email templates to contact the lead

Allows you to directly threaten website owners on the grounds of their own This may sound too good to be true, but the fact is within half an hour, you will get results without websites, autoresponders or tech things. Even if you start from scratch, this approach is designed to build a shortcut to success.

Imagine the same tech that produces huge passive income every day within 30 minutes of accessing the member's area. Profit Mate makes things possible for someone to get started with as little as 10 minutes from now, and you're not making something from scratch, you're immediately producing leads on demand, and delivering it to the "top offer."

Profit Mate will only take you 5-10 minutes to set up. When you've got it rolling, you should leave it in the background.

With the automation attached to it, you will waste too much time on something else and also collecting commissions from this wonderful computer.

You are collecting leads from the “Contact Us” pages on Google for any topic, which means you are just legally reaching out to people via contact data they have offered you, the app just automates it.

And the best part… this is 100% legal, and nobody can stop you from doing it over and over.

This technique has been embraced by several gurus for years and is now undergoing final review by beta users of the Profit Mate software. You don't have to think about whether the app will really work. A lot of people have made money out of it for such a long time. Profit Mate Review 2021= How to use Profit Mate ? Well, this is the crucial issue.

Not everybody is going to use Profit Mate in the same manner.

And if you're new to internet marketing...

...you will not know whether to advertise or how to get in touch with leads. As far as I can see, there are three key ways to make use of Profit Mate:   

    Selling Services To Local Businesses

CPA     Marketing

Affiliate     Marketing

The most difficut part of Profit Mate is finding the right keywords.

After all, you don’t want to sell services to those selling the services you’re offering.

So, in my bonus I will show you how to go after the right audience.

As I already mentioned above, Profit Mate is simple but work as a charm. Let’s me breakdown how it works so that you can understand why I can say so:

First of all, it downloads “contacts” in any niche from the “contact us” page of any search keyword on Google.

All you need to do is put in your "target" and click "Search Now!" Take, for example, the keyword "Dog Training." Then Profit Mate searches the internet and discovers all the website operators of the "Dog Training" affiliated pages.

In other words, you are immediately bringing together a list of heavily selected future clients to deliver your preference. All in "seconds" from the GO news. See more info in the section below part of my article.                                    Profit Mate Review 2021= My Personal using experience It has been mentioned on a daily basis that data is the future of our planet. And thankfully, data is the biggest component of what you will get from Profit Mate. It's real that people pay a costly price to dig into the data field. That's why I'd deem Profit Mate to be the No.1 option for newbies. With Profit Mate, you just need to pay once for leads that are categorised into separate niches, which effectively ensures that you will run tailored campaigns so as not to spend time on something else.

In comparison, this Profit Mate is working on an autopilot. No additional activities will be involved in designing, customising, or "secret" pages. You have removed all the hard work and are free to spend more time with loved ones. I’ve tried this software as a tester recently. I’m going to instruct you how to use this amazingly handy machine and make the most honest review for you.

Finally, given the fact that the system is really convenient to users of all level, you will never believe how much it costs to grab one copy of the offer.

Let’s see the price in the next part of this review!

Profit Mate Review 2021= Price and Evaluation You just need to pay $16.93 to get access to this exclusive software that turns "Searches" into "Email Lists" on request. This discount offer is only available in a very short period, and this is your precious opportunity to hop on!

The FE offer of Profit Mate is set on a dime sale, which means the price will increase per sale. If you are interested in this product or find it useful for your business, just go ahead and take it right now! OTO 1: PLATINUM EDITION ($67)

Comes with UNLIMITED EVERYTHING as well as way more features.

OTO 2: DONE FOR YOU LEADS IN THE BEST NICHES ($197)

Get monthly campaigns from us for life. This is a “one time” payment with no recurring fees whatsoever.

OTO 3: DONE FOR YOU CAMPAIGNS ALREADY COMPLETED ($97)

Everything all set up and good to go for easy profits.

OTO 4: DONE FOR YOU API INTEGRATION ($77)

We are going to allow 100 people siphon the traffic directly from our sales pages. An excellent investment…

OTO 5: UNLIMITED TRAFFIC ($197)

License Rights: 100% commissions on the entire funnel.

Profit Mate Review 2021= Which person should buy this? Affiliate

Online Marketer

ECom Store Owner

Agency

Freelancer

Designer

Website Developer

Content Creator

Blogger Profit Mate Review 2021= Pros and Cons of Profit Mate

Pros Cloud-Based App – nothing to install or download, access from any device

Fully-fledged, online business solution!

  100% newbie-friendly cloud app!

 It’s all there… 100% automated

Turning those leads into sales

If you set up your Profit Mate, and don’t make at least $100-$1,000 in your first 3 days, then we will give you back double your investment. 

Simple but efficient

Perfect to start your business

It can pretty much guarantee you’re as excited as we are right now… 

Setup is fast and can be in as little as 10 minutes

You don’t need ARs, websites, other softwares, etc

You are “shortcutting” lead generation

This is 100% legal and safe

Cons Right now , There is no cons Profit Mate Review 2021= Conclusion

Profit Mate is, without a doubt, a perfect tool for you right now. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to leap straight into this gold mine and raise some money on the contributions of others from their traffic to their goods when you don't have to do any hard work at all! I highly recommend this product and you never have to think twice about purchasing it. REMEMBER! If you purchase through my link, you will be supported 24/7; That means you can contact me ANYTIME when you get trouble in using or can not contact with the authors/ product supporters. I will help you RIGHT AWAY!

This is the end of my Profit Mate Review. I hope that my article will lend you a hand in choosing the right tool for your business.

Well, I bet that you want to own this product now. So, click the sales button now before the price goes up.

Lastly, if you like this product, comment below and let me know!

-DISCLOSURE- I am affiliated, but not sponsored by any product featured in this article. The links in the article are my affiliate links which means if you click on one of them and buy the product I���ll receive a small commission. Not being sponsored allows me to keep my own opinions and provide product reviews without bias. From the millions of products, I pick the ones I personally have tested and have been highly impressed which I’ll then recommend. This is how I feed my family by making honest and useful reviews so that you can make informed buying decisions. I appreciate your support.

[cautious-creation]

Meeting Pietro

Fandom & Characters: Marvel (MCU); Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff (Aaron Taylor Johnson), Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), 3rd person female y/n. Mentioned: Iron Man/Tony Stark (RDJ)

Pairing(s): Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff (Aaron Taylor Johnson) x 3rd person female y/n

Word/page count: about 100 words

CW/TW: brief mention of Cap and his PTSD, Steve and a punching bag

Summary: Pietro, the handsome cheeky flirt, meets y/n.

Author’s note: I wrote this a few years ago as part of escapism from high school woes. I didn’t do much editing before posting, just grammar and spelling and added an actual conclusion which I hadn’t done when I first wrote it.

"I have those files you...oh!." She looked left and right trying to spot the cause for the sudden burst of wind. The air conditioning had been faulty but not to the extent where it randomly shuts on and off creating split seconds of gale force gusts.

She shrugged it off and continued further into the gym where the Captain was practically destroying a red punching bag. 'Red in front of that angry bull's beefy biceps' she thought to herself, then shook her head at having thought it.

"I've...", punch, "got...", punch, "the...", punch "files..." She spoke between her superior's fists hitting that poor, innocent punching bag.

He paused, holding the bag still and panting. She'd spent enough time with him to know that he'd been having one of his flashbacks, PTSD is not a particularly easy thing to live with, never mind also being expected to do superhero work. This was his way of managing it.

He closed his eyes forcefully, probably trying to escape from his traumatic memories, "What was that?" He started unwrapping the protective strapping from his hands approaching his ‘Tony appointed’ assistant.

"You asked for some documents on basic DNA altering experimentation, like the stuff Hydra’s done. I managed to find some in the 'bad guys' science stuff' folder." She handed him the freshly printed and stapled wad of papers. Steve rolled his eyes at Tony's folder naming system.They started walking towards the exit of the gym.

"If you don't mind me asking, what do you want them for?" Another gust of wind almost knocked her off her feet after she'd said that.

"What the hell is that?" She grumbled. Steve didn't seem at all fazed.

"For him." He pointed absentmindedly behind him, where something she hadn't noticed before was speeding around the gym almost too fast to see the trails of blue and silver behind it. She became mesmerised by the speeding object, so much so that she didn't notice that it was hurtling straight towards her at an alarming rate.

And before she knew it she was in the strong arms of the beautiful silver haired stranger, tilting backwards with her hands on his toned biceps. "Umm...hi?" She said in a timid voice. He smiled. "Hi." He set her straight.

Steve glanced at the two, both a little irked and endeared by Pietro’s choice of introduction to the assistant.

"That's Pietro Maximoff. One of HYDRA's successful DNA altering experimentation subjects. Code name: Quicksilver." Steve elaborated while skimming through the information in front of him.

"Makes sense." 

Steve interpreted her statement in reference to the answer to the question she'd asked him a moment before, Pietro took it in reference to his code name.

He set her back on her feet, smirking. She smoothed out her clothes, cleared her throat, held out her hand for him to shake while hoping to the heavens above that her cheeks weren't as red as her lipstick like they'd usually be after any sort of compliment. He took her hand and gave it a gentle kiss, never breaking eye contact as he did so.

'If I wasn't blushing before I'm definitely am now.' She thought.

"Y/n." She practically squeaked her name, Steve gave them a questioning glance as she did so.

"Pietro." He replied chuckling.

A few silent moments passed, the newly acquainted Avengers team associates simply gazing at one another; both mentally questioning the other's relationship status and wondering why or how they hadn't met already.

Steve ended the emotional staring contest when he gently set his hand on her shoulder. She looked at him, awaiting instructions. His gaze slowly lifted off the document in his hand once he'd finished reading the second page.

"I'll carry on reading this when I have a chance. Can you leave this on my desk next to the team's files? Oh, and please remind Stark that we've got an armorless training session booked and if he is so much as a minute late I will be making use of fitness training before we start." Steve handed her the documents an appreciative smile on his face. She smiled back. As she set off for the stairs up to the main level of the training room, Pietro, once again, caught her attention as he fell in step with her.

"Aren't you still busy down here?" She asked. He shrugged.

"The Captain is to busy daydreaming about the good old days, he won’t notice. Besides, I'm sure he won't mind me doing the gentlemanly thing and walking with the beautiful lady into an area of danger." She particularly took note of the way he looked at her as he said 'beautiful'; and the unnecessarily attractive lilt of his accent.

"Area of danger? I'll assume you're referring to a certain Mr Stark's twenty meter vicinity. Or just his lab, even when he's not in it." She responded. He smiled further at this.

"F.R.I.D.A.Y.?"

"Yes Miss." The AI replied.

"Tell Mr Stark that his superior officer is already in a bad mood and threatening to make him do fitness if he's late for hand to hand combat training...again." She instructed. There were a few seconds of silence before the tower's speakers activated again.

"He asks when his session is." Y/n chuckled.

"Let him know that if neither him nor his computer system and assistant know when he's supposed to be down there then it's almost certain he's either late or missed it completely." She smiled rolling her eyes at a certain billionaire genius' poor time management.

"So you work for Stark?" Pietro asked, confused as to why the tech genius would need a human assistant when he had his electronic babysitter.

"Sort of. Tony Stark hired me to help the Captain with admin and such. We started to work, communicate and get along quite well so I've been doing other odd jobs for him as well. I'm sort of a...second assistant to the Avengers; I could never be first though, F.R.I.D.A.Y. is too organised and efficient and I'm, well, human." she explained.

"Glad I can be of service Miss y/l/n." The automated voice commented.

"And it's an honour to work with you F.R.I.D.A.Y." she replied.

Pietro leaned towards her as they walked, now approaching Rogers’ office, “Don’t tell the computer,” he whispers a few inches from her ear with clear humour in his tone, “but I think I would prefer to work with you.”

She hadn’t expected the giggle that came out of her mouth, it was in response to feeling his breath against her cheek as he showed his interest in her. She wasn’t particularly adept at flirting, or taking compliments, but it seemed he was willing to flirt enough for both of them.

Neither could deny that they looked forward to spending time with the intriguing person they’d just met.

[helenifcp942]

20 Things You Should Know About landscape architecture

How How To Design A Home? can Save You Time, Stress, and Money.

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Nevertheless, AutoCAD LT still satisfies the technical diagramming and drafting requirements of specialists and building and construction business. Image thanks to AutoCAD LT The trainee version of AutoCAD LT is free for students for 3 years. AutoCAD LT's license can either be bought as a monthly or annual membership. Monthly: $50 One year: $390 Two years: $780 Three years: $1,170 2D illustration, paperwork, and annotation Intelligent dimensioning Incorporates with AutoCAD's catalog of products Releases to web internet browser for sharing Web and mobile applications Supports import of a variety of PDF formats Technical support "As always, this product is a should for anybody who is in an industry that requires planning and design for constructing structures, building and construction, and things of that nature.

It makes drafting and designing a lot quicker, particularly if you're making intricate designs and layout." AutoCAD LT evaluation by Sheilla C. "I think the hatch function requires some tweaking. Many times the program won't hatch, thinking my lines don't satisfy up when in truth they do." AutoCAD LT evaluation by Jennifer B.

9 out of 5. 0 stars 23 SmartDraw is an org chart maker that provides an online layout developer for easy usage, sharing and partnership. SmartDraw's chart and diagram templates are utilized to create visuals for companies that are simple to present. Its flooring plan creator can be utilized by anyone with an internet connection and comes geared up with architectural design symbols and file sharing applications.

How To Plan Modern Design Architecture? Things To Know Before You Buy

SmartDraw's single-user edition costs $9. 95 monthly and includes ready-to-use design templates and a substantial sign library. The single-user version supports integration with file sharing solutions and Visio import and export. SmartDraw's multiple-user edition is $5. 95 each month per user for more than five users. The multiple-user edition supplies team administrative and cooperation functionality and customer assistance.

It is a product that can be used by a person beginning in CAD systems to do simple illustrations and discover to draw simple flooring strategies The product has useful help functions and an excellent library of home furnishings to display in the layout to help suggest size or scale." SmartDraw review by a user "There actually isn't that much to pick from when you come down to it.

I also found that the graphics are so particular that personalizing them is extremely tough. There were likewise many concerns with selecting colors, margins, and text. I dislike how it does not do spell checker and how hard it is to discover icons." SmartDraw review by a user in not-for-profit company management "Take a look at your usage cases carefully.

Do you do job planning with interdependencies? Job is better. Do you need to do a lot of fast and basic diagrams or mind maps? Then this tool can work for you." SmartDraw review by a user in details innovation and services 3. 9 out of 5. 0 stars 10 Sweet House 3D is an open-source interior decoration application that can either be downloaded or used in a web browser.

The Ultimate Guide To Steps To Help Improve Your Architecture Design

Sugary Food House 3D is created to be used by non-professionals. The program works on Windows, Mac, and Linux running systems. Image thanks to SweetHome 3D The whole Sweet House 3D software can either be downloaded or accessed in a web browser. Because Sugary landscape design Brea Going Here Food Home 3D is an open-source tool, there is no paid choice readily available.

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Its scope is limited, its predetermined tools are not versatile, and developing environments is a job that leaves you disappointed with the outcome The gallery of things available for insertion have a discontinued appearance; they do not refer the current market of readily available items." Sweet House 3D review by Michael S.

The rate boost for a much better item may be worth it for some customers. On the other hand, the program does work relatively well without too many bells and whistles. It can be a great imagine those on a budget." Sugary food Home 3D evaluation by Bruce E. 5. 0 out of 5.

How Some Basic Architecture Plans Ideas can Save You Time, Stress, and Money.

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Prepare it Plus costs 20, an affordable upgrade. Prepare it Plus permits users to develop templates, take benefit of extra input options and access more drawing tools. Prepare it Pro expenses 99 and adds a professional aim to the finished floor strategy design. Draft it Pro provides users with a substantial sign library and supports the import of AutoCAD files.

Draft it Architectural offers users with an automated 3D model viewer, much more architectural signs, and the ability to get extremely granular with dimensions and measurements. 2D CAD design Metric and imperial systems Powerful drawing tools and modifying performance Architectural design symbols Measurement tools "An user-friendly 2D architectural CAD platform.

[olderthannetfic]

Let’s take a break from specific fandoms to talk about:

Platform Wars

In 2020, we’re all asking what’s next after Tumblr. This is nothing new. “Is thing X killing thing Y?” is a question fandom has been asking since long before Escapade. But these panels offer comfort and insight into our current fear of change.

They’re also fucking hilarious.

So, without further ado, here are some past Escapade panels on the subject of Change Is Scary:

1997 - Effects of the Internet on Fandom & Slash (On the upside: more fans, more conventions, more excitement and a 24-hour party. On the downside: are the connections more shallow? Are the changes made to "fandom as we knew it" change what we enjoy? Do print fans have something to fear? Or is this simple another wave?)

2000 - Less is More: Gluttony & the Decline of Quality in Fanfic

2004 - Amusing Ourselves to Death (Fannish Discourse in the the Age of the Internet By sheer quantity, has the quality of our conversation declined to predominantly static?)

2004 - LiveJournal, Boon or Bane? (Has the advent of LiveJournal brought about the demise of mailing lists? Has it splintered the venue for discussion to the point where it's impossible to have meaningful conversation? Is the LJ phenomenon just one big egotrip? Come join us to discuss these and other questions.)

2007 - Is F’locked the New Black (Is the flocked post the future of fan communication? Are we returning to the dark ages of closed lists, zines under the table, and "have to know someone"? More and more LJ posts are locked, communities are closed, and groups are invitation only. Is there a way to protect our RL selves (and our fannish selves), yet share our fannish commentary and fic? How does this all look to a newbie? Where is our new comfort zone? And how do we keep track of all of this?)

2008 - The Organization for Transformative Works (The Best Thing Since Ever, or the End Of Days? The OTW is an incorporated nonprofit organization established by fans to serve the interests of fans in multiple ways, including by providing open-source archive software (and an archive), legal assistance, and various efforts to preserve the history of fanworks and fan culture.)

2011 - Delicious - Rumors of Death Greatly Exaggerated? (Delicious, fandom's favorite bookmarking site may be getting shut down (or at least sold out) by The Man. What to do?)

2016 - Fandom Is Fic: from BNF to TL;DR. (From paper through Usenet to Livejournal, text was king. On Tumblr, long text is an imposition—isn’t it? Has fic been dethroned from its place at the top of the heap and fic-writing BNFs along with it? Discuss the dirty little social dynamics of the shifting patterns of fannish value and how we define 'fandom' itself. And what of zines and zine eds?)

2017 - The Kids Are Not the Problem (In recent years, media fandom has grown enormously. It has also scattered, spreading out to new platforms and meeting spaces. You often hear talk about "the kids" vs. "the olds," Tumblr vs. LiveJournal, or the problem of recruiting and retaining new fans. In this panel, let’s try flipping that script. If kids are not the problem, how can we change and grow? What awesome things are other fans doing/trying that people at Escapade should know about? Most importantly, what strategies can we use to leave our fannish bubbles and more fully experience fandom in 2017?)

2019 - The fall of tumblr (Fans have always looked for a good place to build communities on line. Recent events with Tumblr and other platforms like Facebook are restricting our gathering places and even blocking and purging our self-made content. How are people dealing with this? Fandom will survive, but where? Come discuss the problems and options out there.)

And below the cut, a whole bunch more panels on platforms and change:

1991 - Quality Control in Zine Publication/Economics of Fandom (Who is making money in fandom? Should they be? How accountable are fans? Editors? Artists? Have you ever written an LOC?)

1993 -  Supply and Demand in Fandom (Can we have too much of a good thing? How many cons or zine is too many? Are we glutting the market?)

1994 - Changing Nature of Fannish Communication (E-mail, and virtual zines, computer video editing and morphing -- all the new toys at our disposal...)

1996 - Internet—Will it eat your brain? Or take you to the poorhouse? (Nearly everyone has or can get access to a computer and thereby the Internet and the World Wide Web. What's out there for fans? What should you look for? What might you want to watch out for? How can you protect your pocketbook at the same time?)

1997 - Net Fiction & Print Fiction (Is the very existence of net fic changing the characteristics or reducing the quantity of print fic? Are there really stylistic and/or content differences? What makes some shows predominantly produce netfic, while others happily generate both? How do the barriers of access to each affect the fan community?)

1997 - History of Fan Socialization (Was fandom really different in the "old days"? Was there a feeling of community that we're missing now? Or is that just nostalgia clouding our memories? In today's net-connected fandom, what is (or should be) different? And what elements of the past should we try and retain?)

1998 - Professionals: Is the Circuit Dead? (Or has it just moved on-line? Is Pros fandom split on the subject of the internet? Many old circuit writers don't want anything to do with the new on-line library. They have objected to having their stories retyped an sent out, even on private e-mail. Has the paper circuit given way to the on-line library?)

1998 - Netfic Formatting A: How to Print It Prettily (An instructional panel, covering the basics of formatting, macros, and other time-saving tips to get the results you want.)

1998 - Privacy and Community: Pseudonyms, Screen Names and Face-to-Face Meetings (As more and more fandom is found online, how are we adapting to the anonymity that comes with it?)

1998  - Netfic Formatting B: From Word to Web, Making Shapely Net Slash (This panel is for everyone who wants to venture into the world of online slash, but gets nervous when faced with the myriad technical difficulties. Relax, it's easier than you think. We look at stylistic conventions, how to make your work newsgroup and e-mail friendly, and the dreaded subject header alphabet soup. We'll also cover some basic info on how to make a www archive site user friendly.)

1998 - Crossing the Line (An instructional panel on how to get what you want (more stories) in a world that may be unfamiliar to you (the web for print fans, and the insular world of zines for net fans).)

1999 - Does Print Fandom Have a Future? (In the age of instant, free net fic, is print fandom a dinosaur on its way to extinction, or a promise of reasonable quality in a sea of mediocrity? What are the key differences between zines and netfic, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Can the two coexist happily? )

2000 - Promoting Critique on Mailing Lists (How to promote critical discussion and attention to the mechanics of writing on email lists?)

2000 - Changing Power Dynamics in Fandom (With the decline of zine editors and growth of the Net, what's changed, and how does it affect us and our fanfic?)

2001 - Website Workshop 2 by the lady of shalott (Setting up and maintaining a fanfic archive, and in particular how to set up the Automated Archive software used by 852 Prospect and the Due South archives.) [NB: Yes, she went through a bunch of name versions before ‘astolat’.]

2002 - How to run a Fiction Archive (and Maintain Your Sanity)

2002 - Nobody Here But Us Sockpuppets (How multiple personality disorder takes on a whole new meaning in the world of mailing lists.)

2003 - Getting slash onto your PalmPilot for computer free reading

2003 - Recs Databases! Creation and Commiseration (Do you run a recs database and want to commiserate? Do you currently have a recs page and want to become database-driven? Want to talk about the relative merits of using PHP, MySQL, or Access to organize smut?)

2003 - How to Set Up and Maintain Fanfiction Archives (If you're thinking of running an archive, or already do and need some help, this is the panel for you. We'll cover everything from choosing a method of archiving, handling fandom growth, dealing with troublemakers, and just how much time, webspace and money are we talking, anyway? Come pick the archivists' brains.)

2003 - Has Escapade Run Its Course (Scuttlebut says: It's not like it used to be. My old friends don't come any more. My new friends can't get in. It's too big. It's too small. Oxnard, for god's sake? I'm getting sick and tired of the same shit year after year. Is Escapade old and tired? Does it need to be retired?)

2004 - HTML and Website Introduction (if you don't have a website and want to create one. where doyoustart'This will cover creating basic HTML pages and common webhosting options, as well as things to think about as you set iin vour first website.)

2005 - Where Have All The Good Conversations Gone? Rise & Fall of the Escapade Panel (Are people still interested in talking about the characters, plots, and themes of their shows? Has in-depth analysis of our fandoms been abandoned in favor of meta and fannish introspection? The forums for analytical discussion are disappearing as self-censorship and over-moderation increase. Can we change this? Do we want to?)

2005 - The Fannish Wiki (So we have the directorium, the directory of All Things Fannish. We visit it and it's just so cool, and we look for our fandom to see what it says... and it's not there! How to add it? What sort of info belongs there? How does a wiki work?)

2005 - I Was So Much Older Then, I'm Younger Than That Now (We've all heard about or lived through the tumultuous era when fandom moved online. But how has slash fandom, particularly slash fandom, changed since then? Are the changes the result of online fandom, or simply of a change in culture?)

2005 - Fanfic Archives (Setting up and administering fanfic archives: concepts, considerations, techniques.)

2006 - Putting your fic on the web (Basic skills for putting your fic on the web, including building your own very basic website, using LJ as a fic-site building tool, various options for labeling adult content, and using the standard upload interfaces for popular self-submit story archive software.)

2006 - Nifty Technology and the Future of Fandom (Fandom is quick to adapt to change and continues to bring fen together and to create fannish product. Fans have thrived regardless of how they communicate; via the post office, mailing lists, message boards, and Livejournal; they've pushed the frontiers of video and audio technology; and have managed to survive changes in copyright, pornography, and other laws. What are the upcoming trends and shiny new technologies on the horizon and how will fen use them to enhance fandom?)

2006 - Intermediate Webmastering (Designing your website for usability, options for restricting access to your website, making your stories easily accessed by mobile devices, and things to consider so fans can easily locale your site.)

2007 - Free Webtools and How to Take Fandom Advantage (Lots of free tools are available on the web to help the needy fan! Tools to edit pictures, make icons, write stories, share recommendations, share stories, and be fannish are becoming more available and more user friendly. Come chat about tools like del.icio.us, google docs, pxn8 audacity, itunes, the gimp, bittorrent, imeem, youtube and lll other things that you come and tell us about!)

2008 - E-book Readers (Sony PRS-505 or Amazon Kindle what's all the fuss about? Introduction to E-Ink and other mobile devices. What are the pros and cons of various devices? Where do you find e- books and fan fiction, and most importantly how do you get fan fiction formatted so you can read it on your ebook reader?)

2008 - If You Build It, Will They Come? (Roundtable on meta fannish infrastructure building strategies. bethbethbeth can talk about some of the specific challenges OTW is facing in its brave new fan territory, while oulangi can talk about why metafandom has flourished while very similar projects have failed, while we'll both discuss some of the challenges of the established meta/fannish structure of new communities, new fans, new technologies—and most of all, how do you keep the meta-fan conversation moving forward?)

2008 - Livejournal: Should Fans Take Their Business Elsewhere? (A discussion of the pros and cons of fannish communication on the various blogging entities.)

2008 - How to Find and Use Free Stuff on the Web (All kinds of free webapps are available for fic, art, icons, communication, and all sort of other fannish stuff. Come share favorite sites—we can bookmark everything we talk about on del.icio.us in real time!)

2009 - The Organization for Transformative Works (Off the ground and starting to soar! Come here about the latest developments in the OTW's projects and discuss where you'd like to see it go next.)

2010 - Is Somebody Taking Notes On This?: A Discussion of the Role of Fannish History (In honor of Escapade's 20th anniversary, let's talk about recording fannish history. What are the challenges? Is it worth doing? Can it be done in a fair way? What are we afraid of happening if we try? Is Fanlore the right vehicle for the project?)

2010 - The OTW in Its Third Year led by Elke Tanzer and Shoshanna (Okay, sure, the Organization for Transformative Works bought its own goddamn servers and hosted an archive (that hosted Yuletide) and published a journal (with a special issue on Supernatural) and saved a bunch of Geocities sites and testified at the DMCA hearings (supporting the FFF's proposed exemptions for vidders and other remix artists) and made a bunch of lolcats—but what have they done for us lately? [5] What do you want them to do?)

2010 - We Are All Naked (On The Internet Now) led by treewishes (Social networking platforms like Facebook and Twitter are conspiring with Google and your ISP to out your slash pseudonym to your RL friends, and to tell all your slash buddies your real name. Is there any way to stop the wave of facial recognition software or your oh-so-helpful friends who type your birthday into the cloud? Or is all this an inevitable consequence of evolving technology? Come on in and let's talk conspiracy theories!)

2011 - Fanlore: Are BNFs Writing Our History?, led by Sandy H (Fanlore has an official policy of 'plural points of view', but is that really happening? Have you ever looked up a kerfluffle you were involved in, and seen how your side of the battle was portrayed.' And on the other side, are we afraid of conflict, to the point that Fanlore is bland and safe?)

2011 - OTW/AO3 Wish List Conversation, led by Sandy H (Do you feel like you don't know how to get your A03 or OTW wishlist through the bureaucracy? A03 is getting better all the time, but there's a ways to go. Let's brainstorm and turn a list over at the end of the panel.)

2011 - The Reccing Crew (Recommending a fanwork is deeply woven into our culture. Are there new social mores at work when we make public recs? How has the move from letters to mailing lists to Livejournal and Delicious affected reccing? Delicious was conceived as a bookmarking site, but often operates as a recs and comments site. If it goes away, what would replace it?)

2012 - Tumblr, Twitter, and Pinboard, Oh My (and GetGlue, too!) (In the past year, the ongoing fannish diaspora has picked up speed, as more fannish activity has moved away from LiveJournal and Dreamwidth, and onto sites like Tumblr and Twitter. And then there was the Delicious implosion. Now there's GetGlue, a social network specifically for entertainment. Let's talk about navigating these sites—their strengths and weaknesses, and how to use them.)

2012 - The Kids These Days (Ever wanted to tell someone to get offa your lawn? Strangle the next person who said that? Revive a dead fandom? Joined a fandom you were 20 years "too old" (or young!) for? Did you go from Usenet to mailing lists? From zines to livejournal? Are you eyeing Tumblr and Twitter with alarm? Let's talk about weathering changes in fandom with grace—or at least a little humor.)

2013 - Privacy, Secrecy, and the Fourth Wall (The fourth wall between fans and The Powers That Be is shrinking day by day. Are the technologies we're using changing fannish etiquette {from invite-only mailing lists, to friends-locked journals, to all public all the time tumblr)? Should we run for the hills or embrace the change? Discuss!)

2013 - The What With the Where Now?! (Every time you turn around fandom is playing on a new site that has new functionality, new ways of interacting and new lingo. Join us in surveying places like tumblr, twitter and getglue.)

2014 - Tumblr: Missing Missing E (So you've just gotten the hang of Livejournal when all of a sudden fandom has jumped shipped to this new "microblogging" platform called Tumblr. What is "microblogging" anyway, and where do you even start? Join us in this tutorial/discussion on creating an account, deciphering the culture, finding fandom, and making Tumblr work for you.)

2014 - Out Of Step With the World (You have no current fandom. You can't even get Tumblr to load. What do you do when you're feeling disconnected and alienated, but you don't want to leave fandom for good? If this sounds like you, come join us to figure out some strategies for rekindling the love, making new friends, and finding your place.)

2014 - Real Fannish Community (Has AO3 ended the era of real fannish community or has it ushered in a new era of increased connectedness? Is Tumblr better or worse than the old days (and were the old days livejournal? yahoo groups? APA snail mail zine groups?)? I'm hoping for equal parts 'get off my lawn' and 'the future's so bright I gotta wear shades' debate here.)

2015 - Tumblr 102: Into Darkness. You’re here, now what? Here we talk about etiquette and xkit and making the most of your fannish tumblr experience.

2017 - Home on the Web (LJ's Russian overlords have removed HTTPS support and are moving the server activity to Russia; some say a shutdown of US services is on the horizon. Yahoo fails to make money with Tumblr. Dreamwidth is slow, and doesn't have media hosting. Email lists are a hassle. Imzy, a startup, places branding aesthetics over design usability. Where's the next place for fandom, or should we reclaim one or more of the platforms from the past?)

2018 - How to Tumblr (Like it or not (often, mostly not), tumblr is where fandom is most active right now. How do you find anything? How do you have conversations? How do you archive the bits you like best? The good news: the answers are not, "you don't; you don't; you don't." Bad news: Those aren't actually good questions for being fannish on tumblr.)

2019 - Social Network of Our Own (SNO3?) (Between FOSTA/SESTA, Article 13, Facebook's new "don't mention that sex exists" policy, and the Tumblrpocalypse, is it time for our own fannish social site? Or are Dreamwidth and Pillowfort enough?)

[oursecretlittlelives]

eBay sucks.

I’m trying to move my marker business onto eBay to get more sales... it’s clearly not meant to be.

I created a new account, that account wouldn’t link with the website my mum gave me access to that makes listing things easier.

I cancelled the new account.

I created a second new account, that account would link to the website but only offered me 10 free listings. (I decided that wasn’t good enough when the first account offered me 1000).

I cancelled the second new account.

(Yes I was being impulsive and decided to just delete accounts when they were no good for me I’m an idiot we know this).

I open a third new account alongside opening a new email account for said eBay account.

All seems to be going well, only it’s the type of account that won’t link with mums site. I decide to just not use mums site.

I start drafting listings.

I get an email saying my account is restricted until I verify my information by clicking the link in the message.

The link in the message leads me to a page about selling limits and doesn’t help me de-restrict my account. I email eBay because their automated chat assistant is useless and it’s after their phone lines are closed.

They email back the next day asking for more information on specific topics before they can lift the restriction. I answer the questions and the account becomes unrestricted. Yay!

Nightmare over I thought. Nope.

I spent the day they restricted the account, the day they lifted the restriction, and the next day (today) drafting and scheduling listings as well as making some go live. (I had about 300+). I was nearly finished drafting them all.

Then they send me an email saying my account has been suspended and there’s no way to appeal a suspension as the decision is final.

I almost threw the computer off the floor then out the window.

I’m going to try Etsy and pay the listing fees.

Like with 300+ listings you can understand why the prospect of paying £0.15ish per listing is not appealing right? Especially when I currently have no guarantee that they’re going to sell.

As a business model spending £45.00 just to list all my items on a site with no guarantee they’ll sell is not good.

I also don’t think that when I tried to close the other two eBay accounts that it worked because I didn’t get a confirmation email for either so yeah. I might try one of those accounts again.

It’s more the fact I’ve essentially wasted 3 days now that’s very irritating. Especially as a person who rarely finds the motivation to do things when I’m not at my full time job. And I was on a roll. Like it’s my week off and I’d been getting so much done. Yes I’ve been staying up until 5/6am to do it and getting up around 2pm but that’s an improvement over my usual going to bed at 6am and getting up at 5pm.

I hate eBay is the take away from this.

Also I bought about £20-£30 worth of supplies using that eBay account on buy it now auctions, and eBay sent me emails saying the bids had been cancelled. But all of the sellers have already dispatched the items so I’m very confused about that.

[mutatedleemon]

Not Professional | Dr. Robotnik/Agent Stone Fanfic

More than one agent who was sent to Robotnik did not fit him. After a month, at most, they left on their own. It was impossible to work with the doctor. And no one wanted to babysit him.

One day Robotnik received a letter from the government. Oh, this fools trying to control him, sending their people all the time. They never did succeed, and they never will. This time, the agent's name is Stone. Hope he wouldn't stand there like a stone and do nothing like the others.

The doctor chuckled at his own joke.

The new nanny was due to arrive at one o'clock. Minute till one. There was a knock on the door. Robotnik was too lazy to open it, but he had to get up and show this poor man who he would have to work with for the next couple of days until he'll want to leave. The man went to the door and flung it open. A short man with a neat haircut and tidy stubble stood in front of him. He was dressed to the nines. All in black. As if at a funeral. Great.

"Good afternoon, Doctor Ivo Robotnik. I am Agent Stone, and from this day on, I will be your assistant by order of the government."

Too formal.

"Well. I can't do anything about it yet, so let's make a few rules, alright?"

Robotnik leaned against the door. Agent Stone was all attention. He looked directly into the scientist's eyes, without a smile or fear, completely neutral. But there was something friendly in his voice, and Robotnik couldn't tell what it was.

"First of all," he said, moving closer to the newcomer, " don't ever call me by my first name. Just the last name or the Doctor, understood?"

Stone nodded.

"Second of all, do everything I tell you. Never ask me to repeat twice or question my actions and requests. I'm in charge here and what I do is not up for discussion. Clear?"

Stone nodded again.

"Any questions?"

This was followed by another nod and a question.

"Do I need to bring you any food or drinks? Do you have any special preferences?"

Robotnik straightened up and looked at the man with great surprise. Straight to the point, huh? He must have prepared well. But the Doctor was not going to make everything easy for his new nanny. He has to create some difficulties for him to see how well he will cope.

"Surprise me."

That was all he had to say for the agent's face to finally change. No, there was no expected fear. A sudden smile appeared on his face. Not broad, gentle. It's like he's in charge and knows everything. Very confident in himself. Robotnik subconsciously gave this kid the expected maximum. He'll be here for a month. So far, he impresses the scientist.

Robotnik went back to work. He needed to finish his project, by which he was going to build tracking drones armed with special missiles. The speed of drones must exaggerate the average speed of a sports car to be able to keep up with ordinary cars and other public transports, not to mention people and animals. The missiles themselves will have to fit into the drones themselves, so these machines must either be large, which is not very comfortable, or the missiles must be small. If the missiles are small, they can be as fast as bullets. That is, in fact, the missiles that Robotnik will have to use are just large bullets. Well, let's say it works. Now he needs to deal with the technical part of drones. What will make the missiles fly out, how to join the drones to the General management.

Robotnik leaned back in his chair. He needs to collect his thoughts, and then continue to do something. It was difficult to concentrate. The man needs to find something that will help him work. Music? It may help. But what exactly? Hmmm....

A quiet voice spoke from behind.

"Do you need any help? I can offer something."

Robotnik turned around in his chair and faced agent Stone. Had he been standing behind him all this time? Minus one point. But his advice should be used, otherwise the man will never be able to continue working normally and it will take longer than necessary.

"Suggest some music to which I can concentrate and relax."

Agent Stone started thinking. For some reason, he looked around the lab where they were, and then fixed his gaze on his boss. The smile grew on his face again. Robotnik was starting getting annoyed by it, but he didn't show it yet.

"What about Where Evil Grows by The Poppy Family?"

Robonik thought about it for a minute and then turned on his computer. A virtual blue screen surrounded both men. The Doctor began to swipe his finger near the screen in search of a song. Not finding it himself, he ordered the computer to find it itself. A male robotic voice informed his master about the discovery of the song, and then a rhythmic music filled the room, followed by a melodious voice. The song was not in the style of Robotnik. He preferred something sharper and more fun, but this song was quiet and it didn't bother him at all. He liked the lyrics. He liked the fact that it wasn't obtrusive at all. You can work perfectly while listening to it. He didn't want to admit it. The man looked at his assistant, who was dancing lightly to the music, moving his lips as if he were singing along to the performer. Robotnik smiled, but immediately changed his expression to remain neutral and unfriendly.

"Well. I'll see if this song helps."

Agent Stone stopped dancing and looked a little embarrassed at his boss. It wasn't professional. The man hoped his boss will let this moment slide and won’t punish him for loving this song.

"Is there anything else I can do for you?"

"Yes. Bring me coffee."

The agent froze. He didn't know what kind of coffee Robotnik preferred. His words flashed through man’s mind. "Surprise me". He swallowed. This task must have been his decisive one. He must prove to his employer that he is worthy of this job and can really be needed. He never managed to stay anywhere for long. He always did everything right, but no one was happy with him. He was quite qualified for any job. Stone was one of the best agents. Maybe that's why he was introduced to the Robotnik, but it seemed more like they were trying to dump all the dirty work on him and get rid of him. He was an outcast. All the agents were making fun of him. He doesn't have any friends or even anyone he gets along with. Even if at first glance it seems that he is the best In the field. Maybe that's why they didn't like him. But he doesn't want to be arrogant. Stone just thought they didn't like him.

And he knew that the government was thinking the same thing about Dr. Robotnik. They would rather get rid of him for good, but they can't afford it. He's the best. He's a genius. All the tasks that were given to him were performed perfectly. He's smart and capable. Even if people hate him with all their heart, they can't lose someone so useful for them. This raised the Robotnik's self-esteem. Stone knew a lot about him. Of course, he couldn't come empty-handed, and even if he did, he always had something up his sleeve. He's not stupid, either. He had heard various things from agents who used to work for the Doctor. For the most part, they were complaining. Well, all they said were complains. Robotnik asks a lot. He needs constant attention. He needs help, even if he doesn't admit it. He needs someone who will look at him and his decisions from the side, so that he is not the only one who makes all the decisions. He can't do that. Even if his IQ is the highest in the world, his brain is mocking himself.

He also likes lattes. But it must be prepared in a special way.

Agent Stone nodded and left. As soon as the door closed behind him, Robotnik put the song back on and went back to work. Oh, it was perfect. The head was working properly. And at the same time, the man enjoyed the song. After three repetitions of this song, he finished with the writings and sketches of the drones. He held the blueprint up in front of his face and began to spin in his chair, examining his work. He was happy with The outcome. Now all he needs to do is prepare an automated mechanism that will build the drones themselves and then test them. Great. But how many drones will he need?

Agent Stone came into the lab with a cup of coffee in his hand. Almost at the very edge of the top of the cup was a froth with a latte drawing on it. There was a snail. How lovely. The doctor didn't like snails. They were too slow, and he liked speed. But the drawing was very neat and it was a nice bonus to the drink.

”I’ve heard you prefer a special kind of latte - with steamed Austrian goat milk. So I’ve made you one.”

Robotnik looked at the Agent with wide eyes. No, he had no way of knowing what kind of latte he liked. The man got up from his chair and walked over to his assistant. He picked up his coffee and took a cautious sip. The temperature is perfect. It's not too hot, but it's not cold either. The milk is perfectly warmed. The coffee isn't too bitter and it still feels good. He looked up slowly at the agent. For the first time nervous, huh? Make fun of him or just compliment him for doing a good job? Difficult decision. He chose the first one.

"Shit."

He could see how all the hope had left the agent's little body. He wasn't nervous now. He was just disappointed. He is disappointed in himself. It didn't work out. Wow, this is the first time Robotnik has seen an agent sent to him get upset about something. Others did everything as they could and did not try to somehow adjust to the Doctor. If they did not succeed, they did not particularly attach importance to it. But this agent. He isn’t like everyone else. He wants the job.

"How could no one think of making coffee like you did? I like how you made it."

He turned away from the man, seeing the relief on his face and the return of hope out from the corner of his eye. He smiled.

~

"We need you there. This is an emergency."

"Yes, of course you need me."

Robotnik leaned on his work desk and looked with a malicious grin at the representatives of the state who were calling him via video. Their wrinkled foreheads were even more wrinkled, because they frowned, without a single drop of pleasure or friendliness, while they talked to the Doctor. They said nothing in reply.

"But I have something that I will use during the task. You won't like it."

They looked at each other, preparing for new surprises from Robotnik. He spread his arms and red lights flickered in the dark corners of his laboratory. It's time to test the glove with the built-in console and his creations. The lamps began to move and flew out of the corners. The light appeared to be drones in the form of eggs. They were neatly constructed of white and black metal. In the middle of each was a huge eye. It was burning red. They looked as if they had scanners and lasers built into them. This was true, but the government could not confirm it yet. Robotnik went an extra mile creating this kids. They were perfect. And he liked it.

An old man, who looked like he was a general, wiped his suddenly sweating forehead with the back of his palm. Another man started coughing. Others watched in horror as the drones hovered in the air.

"I told you you won’t like it."

"We don't want you to use... this"

The main man waved his hands at the drones. Robotnik turned to look at them, theatrically frustrated, and then again on the government.

"Well, so be it."

His interlocutors were pleasantly surprised. The problem is fixed.

"Really?", asked the woman sitting in the farthest corner of the table. Robotnik's smile widened.

"Of course not. As if you could ever order me to do or not to do anything."

He laughed wickedly, waved them good-bye, and before they could say anything to him about it, turned off the video call.

"Doctor?"

Robotnik turned at the voice. Agent Stone was standing at the entrance to the lab. He looked at the flying drones with pure horror. The doctor pressed a button in the middle of his palm with his middle finger, and the drones returned to their places on the shelves, then walked over to his agent.

"Any problems, agent Stone?"

The man hesitated for a second, then shook his head and handed a fresh latte to his boss.

"I just thought you'd like to have a little latte with steamed austrian goat milk right now"

Robotnik smiled. And he didn't hide it this time. It's made Stone to stop shaking from terror and freeze. He hadn't seen Robotnik smile yet. Well, he saw him smile and laugh because something had worked out the way he wanted and he was incredibly proud of himself. But he never smiled at Stone. Maybe the Agent is finally doing something right.

"Of course I want a little latte, I love how you make it!", exclaimed Robotnik and snatched the cup from the man's hands before noticing that he had another cup.

"Did you make one for yourself?"

Agent Stone looked at his cup, then at his boss, and nodded.

"Then I'll offer to join me for coffee," the Doctor purred, " if you don't think it's "not professional" or something."

The agent was a little shocked at first, but then he walked deeper into the lab with a smile. They sat and drank coffee, talking about technology, about government, and, for the most part, about Robotnik. The doctor got tired of it at some point.

"Tell me about yourself, Stone. I hardly know you, and you've already broken the records of every other agents. You've been with me for a year, haven't you?"

Agent Stone nodded. He didn't know what he could or couldn't say. The man decided not to think about it and just continue as if he was not talking to his boss, but to... a friend.

"Well... I've been working for the government since I was 18... ", the Agent said quietly. Robotnik almost choked on his coffee.

"How old are you?! Thirty-something?!"

Stone nodded and began to laugh, watching the Doctor's face change from surprise to utter shock. How could he not turn completely crazy with that kind of management? How does he stand it? Why did he come here at all, he had so many good options, and he decided to wipe the ass of the government and the people that the same government sends him to. He's their errand boy! For about twenty years! Without a single promotion! Is it fair? Not at all! Yes, Robotnik thought so. It was enough for him to respect Stone a little more.

"And because of this, I never had much time for my personal life. I always worked. Of course, with a little vacations, but not that they will be enough for a personal life”, Stone shrugged.

Robotnik leaned back in his chair.

"Do you ever relax?"

"And you?"

Robotnik tilted his head to the right and looked at Stone with a face that said just how much of a jerk he was. Stone laughed again. The Doctor put his empty cup on the table and got up from his chair.

"Computer, turn on Where Evil Grows."

The familiar song began to play at full volume. Stone looked at the Robotnik who held out his hand. What's that supposed to mean?

"Get up before I change my mind."

Stone gave him his hand and the doctor lifted him out of the chair, putting him in a dancing position. The man was blushing. What's happening? What was in that coffee? It seems that he added everything correctly... Milk, espresso, no more additives. But why does Robotnik asks him to dance? With him? Stone must be dreaming. Not that he dreamed about it, no! Well, maybe.

Stone gave Robotnik his other hand and the Doctor led the dance. He moved in rhythm with the music, almost pulling the agent along. It would seem that it would be much easier for Stone to do something like this, but right now he is dancing as if his legs are giving out and he is a seal on cocaine. He couldn't do it at all.

"Come on, agent Stone, get a grip and dance with me!", Robotnik tried to shout over the music.

His words made Stone calm down a little and start dancing just a little better. He tried not to show that he would faint if the doctor pulled him any closer. It's enough that the man is holding his hands. Something clenched in his chest. He tried to hide his gaze from the Doctor and stared down, concentrating on the steps so that he wouldn't accidentally step on his boss's feet. Robotnik couldn't stand it. He released one of his hands and took man’s chin, lifting his head up.

"Look at me."

Stone didn't lower his head again. He just couldn't. He froze. The dance stopped as soon as the song changed. Robotnik ordered the computer to turn off the music. The machine obeyed its master.

"You really don't know how to relax, do you?"

The agent wilted. He didn't know how to answer. He was ashamed. Not that it was on the list of what was expected of him. He never thought that he would have to dance with his boss in an attempt to relax.

"Answer me, Stone. Say something."

The scientist's voice was beginning to sound irritated. Why is he mad at him? What should he do with it now?

"I don't have anything to say in my defense."

"That's not what I wanted you to say, Stone. Free."

Robotnik pointed to the exit. The agent wanted to reassure his boss, but remembered in time that he was not allowed to do so and left the lab. The door closed. Robotnik walked over to his desk, where there still stood two empty cups of coffee. He threw both of them off the table, smashing them, and then leaned on the table.

"What did I expect?"

~

Dark. Very cold.

The drones returned to their places. The door to the lab swung open and the owner stepped inside. His face was covered with bruises, and his cloak was torn in several places. His usually neatly styled hair were disheveled. He sank into his chair and laid his head on the table, covering it with his hands. He began to shake. The task was as always solved perfectly. He received his payment. But it was complicated. As always. Everything hurt. Head throbbed. Ears were ringing. Robotnik wanted to just die on the spot, so that he would feel better.

At this point, it would be nice to hear Stone's pleasant and gentle voice. But for the first time, he was not behind him.

"Stone...", mumbled Robotnik in an attempt to call his assistant.

No one answered.

"Stone, I need your help...", the man said a little louder.

No answer. Great. His head was shutting down. He couldn't relax, but he was very sleepy. He succumbed to weakness and fell asleep on the spot.

Somewhere in the middle of the night, he awoke to the fact that someone was in the laboratory. The man was wearing a blanket, his torn coat was on the second chair, and on the table was a thermos that smelled of coffee and a wound cream. The coffee will stay warm until morning. Stone must have done it. No one else will take care of Ivo like this.

"Thank you...", Robotnik whispered sleepily and immediately fell asleep.

The door closed. ~

"Good morning, Doctor."

Agent Stone entered the lab. This time he didn't have any coffee with him, since it was already on the boss's Desk. The man wasn't awake yet. He looks awful. He needs to be woken up.

"Dr. Robotnik? Wake up, you need to be cleaned up."

The man turned his head in the direction of his agent and opened his eyes. He was still very sleepy and still had an incredible headache. Now the pain in his back was added to everything, because he had fallen asleep in the chair. It wasn't a very comfortable position to sleep in, but at least he could get some rest.

"Where were you when I came? You weren't here and you didn't answer when I called..."

Robotnik’s voice was trembling. He just wanted to be normal with Stone. At least show him that he can work here and it won't be a complete nightmare. He wanted to make him stay. At least him. Everyone always leaves because of what he is... And Stone is different. He's nice. He's understanding. He's always right there, when Ivo needs him to be. Beside him. He has his own opinion, but he really agrees with what Robotnik represents. He's not pretending just to suck up to him and show him how good of an agent he is. He's not just his nanny. He's his friend... Maybe Stone thinks the same about Robotnik. But just maybe. Robotnik isn’t sure.

"Yes, I wasn't here. I was out on business for a while and didn't find you coming, Doctor. Please excuse me..."

The Robotnik straightened up and put his hand on the man's shoulder.

"Don't apologize... You still helped me..."

The doctor nodded at the coffee and the blanket. Stone smiled.

"I'm not sure if I told you this, but... you are better than other human beings."

The agent laughed, forcing the scientist to remove his hand from his shoulder.

"You could just say I'm good, you know that, right?", Said Stone without stoping the laughter.

Robotnik barely got up from his chair. As soon as he got to his feet, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his knees and would have fallen immediately if Stone hadn't caught him. By hugging.

"Ah..." was the only thing he could say at that moment.

Stone put him back in the chair, still hugging him. It wasn't like he was really hugging him. He just held him like that. But Robotnik would like to hug him. So, as soon as Stone was supposed to let go, the Doctor hugged him back, pulling him closer and forcing him to get on his knees, since it was not comfortable to bend over. Stone gave in to the embrace and lowered his head to Robotnik’s shoulder, turning his face to his neck.

"You didn't think about leaving me, did you?", the doctor asked his assistant.

"I never thought about it," the man said into his neck.

"Are you offended with me for that incomprehensible dance?"

"Should have I? For what?". Stone raised his head and looked into Ivo’s eyes. Their faces were inches apart.

"Perhaps.. Because I didn't give you a chance to start dancing properly... Or because I started it in the first place and I seem to have embarrassed or confused you with it."

"No, I'm not offended... I was upset that I couldn't prove to you what you wanted. I couldn't let you have fun because of my own limits, which I couldn't get out of. You gave me a chance and I didn't take it... I think I really don't know how to relax," Stone replied, "but yeah, you've confused me."

"Damn, sorry, I didn't mean to."

"Since when do you apologize?"

"Jesus, just accept my apologies, I'm not this nice every day!"

Robotnik let go of Stone, but the man didn't move away from him, and he was still very close. Too much. He was all red.

"Are you sick? Why are you all red and so close to me? ", Robotnik asked.

Stone exhaled heavily and moved away from his boss.

Did Robotnik fucked up again?

"I just... you know, your coffee is getting cold in there, and I actually woke you up so that you could patch up and get back to work, not for... well... damn it..."

"What is it, Stone?"

Robotnik took his hand. Oh, yes, he's getting soft on the man. It will turn out badly for him later. Or for Stone himself. No one would want to love Robotnik, no, and Robotnik usually doesn't need anyone in that sense. Usually.

Stone wasn't going to pull his hand away. He would like to hold it. He's acting strangely. He shouldn't be acting like this. It's not professional. He is not allowed to do that. It's against the contract. This is against all the rules that Robotnik himself set for him. But every time Stone takes another step closer to Ivo, his heart skips a beat. It's hard for him to breathe. He's shaking. But he doesn't show it. That dance helped him understand that. The hug confirmed everything he thought. He wants to be around. But he doesn't know if he can.

"I just... I don't understand anything anymore, Doctor..."

Robotnik gently lifted Stone's head and placed his hand on his cheek. The man leaned against it like a cat. Stone was shaking. He likes Robotnik. And the doctor sees it now. Very clearly. He still couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe that Stone existed in his life at all. Ideal. He never fails Robotnik.

Stone. Stone. Stone. He is the only person Ivo has ever thought of. He is always in his head.

His voice. His smile. His hands touching Robotniks shoulders and back. His eyes looking right into his soul and seeing there...

A loved one.

Ivo. Only Ivo was able to melt Stone’s heart. He was always so right. Normal. Always followed the rules. When he came to this job, he did not expect it to be so much fun, not at all usual. Uniquely. Great. He's great. He's beautiful. Maybe people don't think he's good, maybe he's really a bad guy. But he is sensitive, he has his own way of communicating, his own humor, his own universe. Which Robotnik let Stone into. Holding hands. By looking him in the eyes.

His voice. His smile. His hands holding him. The eyes full with brilliant ideas looking at his agent. Only his agent, and nobody else’s. His Stone.

"You don't need to understand anything, Agent Stone. Everything is very, very unclear. Always."

Robotnik gently pulled Stone and kissed him. The next moment, the man returned the kiss. ~

"Come on, get a grip and dance with me!"

"Quote me again, Stone, and you'll be fired, understood?"

Robotnik tried to keep up with Stone, who led the dance, singing along to the performer. The same song. There's no need for any other.

"As if you're really going to fire me."

The doctor stopped the man.

"Pin yourself to the wall."

Stone obeyed and stood against the wall as if the Robotnik had pinned him there. The man walked over to his assistant, not respecting personal space. It didn't exist for him. He examined him. The fool isn't afraid of him. And it is necessary. He seemed relaxed.

"Don't underestimate me, little man. I can do a lot more than you can imagine."

"I know."

"I don't think so. You're too relaxed, Stone, You becoming disrespectful, and you need To be punished for it."

Stone smiled. This is not what Robotnik wanted. He flushed at the sound of it. The agent wanted to respond to this, but the man seemed to know that he would continue to mock him. He came closer. Their noses touched.

"If you don't like it, I'll just lock you in the kitchen and you'll never stop making me lattes and nothing else."

Silence.

They both started laughing at how stupid the situation was.

Stone reached for Robotnik’s lips and gave him a brief, tender kiss. This did not satisfy the man. He pressed Stone back against the wall and returned the kiss passionately and rudely. Stone's legs buckled. He couldn't stand properly and didn't know what to do. He needed air, but he didn't want to break away from the kiss. At some point, he still had to do it to avoid fainting, but as soon as he took one breath, Robotnik began to kiss him again, now not only on the lips, but also going further down to the neck, holding him by the waist.

"Ivo!"

Robotnik raised his head and looked at Stone's flushed face.

"Not so cocky now, huh?"

Stone turned away and covered his mouth with his hand. What a shame.

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— 𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀: 𝗃𝖺𝖾𝗁𝗒𝗎𝗇 𝗑 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋

— 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝗋𝖾: 𝖿𝗅𝗎𝖿𝖿 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖿𝗅𝗎𝖿𝖿/𝗌𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖼𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗄𝗁𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗒

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— 𝗌𝗎𝗆𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗒: 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗲𝗵𝘆𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂

— 𝗐𝖺𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌: 𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖺𝗅���𝗈𝗁𝗈𝗅/𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖴 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖺𝗅 𝗈𝗋 𝖦 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖦𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅

The familiar ping sound of a new email in your inbox reassures you that you *are* an actual administrative assistant that works in an office and you most likely shouldn’t be ogling the hot guy in the adjacent office building. Considering it’s your first week, it’s not exactly how you’d like to be caught not doing your work if you had to be. You’d started that week as administrative assistant to the executive manager of New Calibre Telecommunications, or NCT for short. He was a slim nice-enough young man named Lee Taeyong; you were in charge of writing or transcribing his letters/emails, making travel arrangements, computing and preparing expense reports and creating department budgets. Just two weeks earlier when you’d said you’d got the job to your brother he’d called you an over-glorified and well endowed personal assistant, and you guess you could say he was right.

This all brought you back to the email that was now sitting in your inbox, one minute old and unopened. Its sender was a Jung Jaehyun, a name you’d never heard before but supposed it was nothing new since you, your self, were new.

You opened it and inside was not the general corporate jargon you expected. Upon your screen was a blank video thumbnail and it’s relative play button, a url link, and a message below it. It read: “For Jeffery who loses everything and who must remember to back up his hard drive.” It also featured a few casual excessive emojis that your computer only registered as a small question mark box, because of course it didn’t register emojis.

You pondered clicking on the play button but decided against it, instead clicking on the url link that was oh so tempting. Upon clicking on it you were swiftly redirected to YouTube.com, you rolled your eyes expecting a rick roll, when in actuality what seemed to be a vlog appeared. The title was “Daily Jaehyun: Post-hotel-hopping Wind Down ⛩✨” Curiosity overtook you and you clicked play, you knew you shouldn’t be doing this in work hours, however a few seconds couldn’t hurt. A smooth and tanned skinned young man lay on a bed in the middle of a hotel room. He had on shorts that were probably too short and no top. His torso was obscured by the blanket but you could still make out his taut muscles underneath the fabric. His hair looks soft and gently rests on his face as he lies horizontally. Next cut is to a glass cup of pink coloured tea and a spoon swirling around the edges. He cuts to him taking a gentle sip and then he pushes some hair out of his dark amber eyes. You hear footsteps in your peripheral and X off the tab. Just in time before the new intern, a somehow harsh looking baby faced girl named Yeji, places a pile of papers on your desk and leaves. A close call.

And so your day goes on like normal... except you can’t get those damn 25 seconds of a certain video out of your head. His gentle face remains seared into your brain. The brand of soft visuals and taut muscles. The contrast of his sharp jawline and the pink tea. The colour matched his gently blushed cheeks, the rose flush that dusted over his honey skin.

And so you went home and couldn’t get him out of your head. You lay awake seeing the image of him sprawled across the hotel king bed, replaying it and relaying it to yourself. You resolved you had to do something, whether that be finish the video or speak to this Jaehyun.

And so, the next day you set about that task. You opened up that email for the second time, this time hovering over the sender’s information. It revealed to you many interesting things. A few of those being that the sender, Jung Jaehyun, sent it from a pc on floor 9, and that pc is located in office 34G, which is part of managerial.

Well now you know this information all you had to do was go visit that specific office in the hopes of a findings. A lingering question stuck out, who is Jeffery? And why was he sending his vlog to him? Of course you have to inform the sender that he sent it to the the wrong person and you definitely didn’t just email him this because you definitely don’t want to see his face, *definitely not*.

You leave your desk and make your way to the lift. Stepping inside, you squish yourself as far back to the wall as possible as fellow office workers pile in. It’s all a bit too close for comfort when you are saved by the bell, or in this case the automated voice saying “Floor 9, Doors Opening.” Everyone removes themselves from the lift and you straighten out your work outfit. Thank goodness you ironed your pencil skirt this morning, never knew you’d be meeting a YouTuber; and possibly a hot one at that.

You make your way to office 34G, dodging past colleagues in the marketing sector. You spot a guy in the closest desk you know as the infamous ‘Ten’, chugging a brown liquid in a vodka bottle you *really* hope is coffee and nothing else.

You approach the needed door and knock firmly twice. Your palms start to sweat and you rub it off on your skirt. A smooth voice calls “come in” and you make your way through the door. A familiar pair of eyes meet your gaze and you begin to wonder if this was a good idea after all. After a small nervous cough you begin, “Sorry to interrupt, I’m ____ ____ from floor 8, I’m administrative assistant to Mr Lee. I received an email yesterday around 2pm and it was rather,” you look at the floor and shuffle your feet, “private. I believe it was for someone else. I came here to let you know.” You attempt to make eye contact but his gaze is a tad intense. You try your best to keep your eyes trained on his brown irises and not the expensive looking navy suit he’s wearing. “Ahh my greatest apologies, I’m sorry for any inconvenience. May I ask what was contained in the email? I send out a lot so I’m not too sure as to what it was regarding.” He lets out a low chuckle.

“Umm it contained a video and a short message, if that’s any help.” You try not to let on you watched it, let alone read it, but the blush creeping up your face probably says too much.

The man you identify as Jaehyun let’s out a startled cough and sits bolt upright in his chair. “It wasn’t anything, umm” he runs a hand through his hair, “obscene.. was it?”

A gasp escapes your lips, a breath you must of been holding in that you didn’t realise you were. “Oh no, not at all! You drank some tea in it and that’s all I saw. I’m greatly sorry for invading your privacy, sir. Please forgive me I’ll be leaving now.” You turn to face the door. What had he been sending? That’s none of your business... however you wouldn’t mind maybe getting to see those muscles again... you clear you’re thinking and press down the door handle.

“**Stop**, before you leave, you at least need to let me explain, and make it up to you some how, I’m the one who has put you in this situation, I’m the one who needs to make amends.” A commanding voice calls out. By the time you turn around he’s stood up and has one hand in a pocket and one on his desk. He looks to be in thought, or troubled.

“It’s not as bad as it sounds or looks I swear.” When he says this he doesn’t sound so composed like he has the rest of the time. “Please, have a seat so I can fix this mess.”

“I don’t know, sir, I have already caused enough interruption.” You mumble out.

“Nonsense, have a seat and all will become clear; I’ll ease your thoughts for you as I’m sure you’re curious.” You cautiously take a seat and look up into his hazelnut eyes.

“Basically, I have a YouTube channel as you might have guessed. I’ve tried to keep it a secret for as long as possible since I don’t really want it getting out. It’d only be fuel for my cheeky tormentors who go by Doyoung and Ten. When I finalise a video, I send it to my work computer since it has more space and let it post on there. However I must’ve accidentally sent it through to yours instead. I believe you’re from floor 8, right? Well, I believe I typed in the computer location code wrong and it sent it to yours instead. I should of typed F9 instead of F8 like I must’ve done. By the way, none of my videos are dodgy on there, it’s just travel vlogs and general ramblings so don’t be too worried.” He closes with a nervous laugh and scratch of the temple. He turns to look at you in the eye, most likely expecting an answer.

“Ahh I see now. Well that clears up a hell of a lot. I do have one question though, if you don’t mind me asking...” you twist a piece of hair round your index finger. “No, go ahead, you already know my big secret what more could you ask anyway.” He lets out a soft laugh and his eyes crinkle.

“Ok. So, not to be rude but, who’s Jeffery?” You pose the question that has boggled you for around 24 hours. You’re met with laughter and an embarrassed face palm. “Well... I can tell you that it is just a silly nickname.” He uncovers his face and you see a sickly sweet smile. “A long time friend of mine, Johnny, jokingly named me that during our college days in the frat houses. It was a wild time.” He relates whilst reminiscing, more than slightly embarrassed.

“Oh ok, that clears up even more, sooo that makes sense, the email was addressed to yourself. I got it now.” You let out a giggle, “You’ve finally solved the puzzle! Can I give you a prize?” He unexpectedly says.

“A prize? What do you mean?“

“Well I’ve put you through a bit too much and I want to make it up to you. How about I take you for lunch this afternoon? Would that be ok?” He gently says, hands clasped.

“I’d love that. As long as I get to hear more crazy stories.”

“Of course, the tales are complimentary, the company is what you pay for.” He jokes, a smile creeping up his face.

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Easy Ways To Be A Reliable Software Program Tester.

An Aim To The Future Of Software Application Testing.

User Interface Designer.

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Which type of software testing is in demand?

Yes, of course, you can learn Selenium without knowing Java. Selenium IDE is a GUI based tool but it works only in Mozilla Firefox. However, if you want to create test cases using Selenium WebDriver, you should know one programming language out of - Java, C#, Python, Perl, Ruby, PHP.

A subreddit for those with concerns about operating in the tech market or in a computer-science-related job. I feel that in Workflow as well as QA you can easily 'burn-out' because of the lengthy hrs and repetitive job. For me development tends to be one of the most 'fun' and also therefore lowers the stress degrees. I don't recognize how difficult QA job is as I've never done it.

Easy Ways To Be An Efficient Software Tester.

Is DevOps easy to learn?

Java language and programming for Selenium Java is a vast language. However, You don't need to learn full features of Java as that's not required for selenium automation testing. You only need to learn a selected portion of Java language. That's a good news.

Experience shows that the optimum length of a test instance is between 3-8 steps. Then you will do every person on your team a huge favor, if you write clean and also thorough insect records. It's great technique to keep every one of your important communication in one place. You will require to take another look at information traded in between you and participants of your group. You will certainly do your future self a support by making it available.

How long does it take to learn software testing?

Many employers look for software tester candidates with a bachelor's degree in computer science, math or engineering, although it's not always required. If you've got a lot of experience, a stable work history and solid references or letters of recommendation, it's possible to land a job without a college degree.

and also new ones are still being produced, one should note that roughly 90% of the concepts one learns in a specific language are likewise suitable to totally different languages. When opleiding java testers knows with the core essentials, establishing comparable skills with another language just boils down to understanding the syntactical nuances. creating or coding automation script, I am expanding a lot more burnt out. # 13) Find out more books, short articles, attend testing meetup and also seminars.

Constantly think of what you can do today to relocate closer to that goal and also act appropriately. Testers are extremely passionate at the start of their professions. But when the discovering curve is filled they start feeling bored. They promptly obtain tired of writing the exact same Pest reports and performing the same test situations repeatedly.

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When you develop an arranged framework to store all of your important information you have the ability to collect the appropriate information and form your testing approach for that task. If you do not have a method to keep this details, after that you will certainly miss vital details.

So, quick responses, supported by smart test automation systems, is going to be essential.

A lot more software is being developed, with a lower obstacle to entry, and faster time to market.

At the very same time, testing will certainly continue to become native to the island across other components of the software program lifecycle process, with fast-evolving devices bringing tests within the reach of a lot more staff member.

While they are frequently still the unsung heroes, the work that QA professionals do is significantly acknowledged for its contributions to DevOps.

You will certainly get advice on real-world software program testing, QA, monitoring, test automation, and also advancement proficiency in a wide variety of software growth firms varying from little to large scale.

You and also the developer need to be honored and also satisfied that what has simply been launched is pest totally free (" ish"), not just you. Eventually, as others have claimed, it's a different sort of anxiety. As QA, I was continuously worried that I missed bugs I should have caught. As a programmer, my anxiety comes from feeling like I should understand how to do something already as well as I don't. That stated, it is completely possible that my anxiety degrees in a dev function are not as high because I. still do not make a great deal of huge decisions.

How can I be good tester?

Robotic Process Automation (RPA): Advances in software and AI world have paved the way for Robotic Process Automation (RPA). It is the most recent technology which has the capability to re-invent the business process management landscape. To know more about RPA's role in the software testing industry.

It is important in this regard to look for some advice and real-world assistance from gamers who have some experience in the field, as well as whose insights can aid you when making that critical pre-development decision. to script code, over time, differences will certainly emerge in between the languages. Consequently, activities that operate well in a specific language could be counter and repetitive user-friendly in a various one.

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Growth can be rather difficult during crunch time when you're required to make style concessions as well as provided no time to clean up your work. But it can be a lot of enjoyable, also, which is in fact more frequently the situation for me. It's a GREAT DEAL easier to handle the job anxiety when you recognize the work and also your coworkers. Much easier to reduce, yes, equally as simple to outsource as development is however. QA is only demanding in that you have much less job safety and security than a dev.

I will collaborate with various other devs on my group if I'm unsure concerning a specific means of doing something, or the pros and cons of 2 things that, to me, appear similarly good/bad. I angle speak for QA given that my experience is in dev however from my interactions with them, it definitely does not appear like a cinch. As soon as you begin surrounding deadlines, everybody in the process feels the warm. I've done both, and also I've been burnt out by numerous aspects of each of them.

When your goals as a tester straighten with the goals of the app, you will certainly have the ability to provide significant outcomes. A tester's mindset can indicate the distinction in between discovering the most important insect in the app and finding absolutely nothing. You simply need to choose which response makes the a lot of sense once you comprehend what the inquiry is. You are provided an application, and also you should decide what must be evaluated, what the result should be, and apply a testing technique. You raise the possibility of somebody on your team falling short to carry out a job when you include more actions to an examination situation.

Discuss what they are doing, what they have actually developed, what situations they have taken into consideration, is there anything you can contribute to help them recognize the product much better. # 7) Collaborate with the QA groups from various other projects also.

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Consistency provided by the WebDriver API across languages, simplifies the procedure of porting examination expertise of one language to one more. Examination engineers come to be better assets to their organizations as they can be transferred to any kind of internet project, created in any programs language, and also still have the ability to produce tests for it instantaneously.

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Designers should know just how to utilize it in order to enhance modularity of the program as well as make it extensible. Your internet browser will certainly reroute to your requested content shortly.

A great developer ought to be familiar with when to utilize recursive functions, because they can offer elegant services for intricate issues. Inversion of Control is a pattern that is utilized to invert different sort of controls in object-oriented design to achieve loose combining.

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Without Join, you can run code upto of optimum 5 sec, as well as for signup, upto a max of 15 sec. And for Signup, the code monitoring and also background is also too great. The JUnit 5 support covers often used notes such as @DisplayName, @ParameterizedTest, @TestFactory, @TestTemplate, and also @Nested. It likewise supports meta-annotations and also composed notes.

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It additionally supports Applets, but no one makes use of Applets anyhow. Browxy used to be preferred yet started to lag behind. It also has a built-in code-formatter, that styles the code instantly to a decently formatted code, yet you can not define your recommended code design though.

A good programmer needs to have the ability to prepare as well as evaluate for the performance of an algorithm. An understanding of math concepts, as well as their application, is essential for every single prospect. TestDome supplies a costs inquiries library with 1000+ distinct, hand-crafted inquiries whose solutions can't be discovered online. If you spot a solution somewhere online, we'll provide you a refund. Write a feature that, efficientlywith respect to time made use of, checks if a provided binary search tree consists of a given worth.

You can navigate to the source location of the target examination case by clicking the navigate button. AppPerfect Java Code Test gives records that assistance you pin point issues in your code. performance tester are offered via the UI as well as can be exported right into numerous formats like HTML, PDF, CSV, XLS, XML and so on

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Second, it shows a confidence in the Certificate Authority system that is baseless.

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Yes, the sandbox has been buggy as well as damaged, however some security is better than none.

Initially, unsigned applets run in a restricted Java sandbox whereas authorized applets are given unrestricted access to the system.

The Java Run-time Atmosphere knows its version and also the business that authored it.

. To export records to various layouts perfect click the view on right-hand man side as well as select the choice to Export from the popup food selection. AppPerfect Java Code Test is found to be most economical, inexpensive, reliable, reputable and also accurate option by its customers. We will certainly currently attempt to understand how you can effectively implement Java Code Testing for your Java application utilizing AppPerfect Java Code Examination. We will try to comprehend few essential aspects with Java Code Testing. It seems as though you are making use of Windows 95 which is not sustained by this site.

Why do we use Jira tool?

Thus, writing selenium test cases using Java has multiple benefits: Selenium supports Java. So, testers can leverage the active community of contributors and detailed documentation to write test cases. Programs written in Java are faster than other popular languages like Python.

Inspect the samples to see exactly how to create code which functions correctly.To discover even more visit our Frequently Asked Question section. We provide quick, hands-on assistance for any kind of concern or concern you might have. We'll take care of every little thing for you if you desire aid with building a personalized test or welcoming candidates. Having the ability to develop a set of examination situations that ensure appropriate examination protection is an essential skill for producing an effective examination. It is preferable for the test collection also to be optimal, i.e. to decrease examination execution effort and also time without influencing the test protection.

We have actually been making use of Codiva.io for the mass of this semester. It is our first foray right into on-line IDE's and also I have investigated every one at length.

Leading Tips For Discovering Java Shows.

Jean-Pal is a software designer and a freelance ghost author. Unlike the desktop computer world where each IDE tries to do whatever as well as come to be bloated, I forecast the online IDE market will be fragmented as well as targeted for specific niche usage situations. Today, every tool that you had actually previously used is readily available in the cloud. IDEs although greatly utilized by the developers, had been a little bit difficult to establish for the cloud, but it is taking place. This will be very helpful if you wish to practice calling API telephone calls.

Can I learn selenium at home?

It is a recommended and mostly used language for testing purpose. Software testing is tedious task and python is the booster for it so every tester should go for it. To Learn Python ,You can learn from Online resources like Python Training by Google or from books like Learn Python The Hard way or Think Python.

Is QA a dead end job?

“2020 will be a Year that depicts best software testing practices like Automation and DevOps integration.” “Test Automation and Open source tool will play a significant role in testing process.” performance test will assume center stage.”

You can set a breakpoint, as well as when running the code, it will certainly quit at that line, and development with the code step by step, as well as see the intermediate variable worths. Easy sharing-- Teachers share the code with pupils, students share their jobs, upload any type of inquiries to Pile Overflow. You had to download a Java compiler or download and set up an IDE like Eclipse.

Codiva.io gives the most effective balance on rate and also functionality and has actually become our default IDE. Round Engine ™ We are happy to provide our Ball Engine ™ modern technology, which permits you to carry out programs on a remote serverin a safe means within a complete runtime setting.

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Api Testing As Well As How To Do It

Java Online Examination

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Qualified Software Application Test Automation Engineer.

Automation Testing Resources.

Test Automation With Selenium Webdriver.

Leading Tips For Knowing Java Programming.

Create A Junit Test Course

Is Java a dying language?

Python is recognized as an official language at Google, it is one of the key languages at Google today, alongside with C++ and Java. Some of the key Python contributors are Googlers and they continue to use, promote, and support the language actively.

Usage different sorts of Varieties, Course String, and also normal expression. Know how to utilize various modules to solve various obstacles. Register currently to obtain once a week automation, efficiency, and protection testing from a few of the leading professionals in the industry. Kuldeep is the founder as well as lead author of ArtOfTesting.

After that this training can assist, if you don't believe of them as collections. Do you mix Cucumber with JUnit, or are all your tests composed utilizing Cucumber?

Licensed Software Program Examination Automation Architect.

Yes, it works on a several systems such as UNIX, Windows, Mac OS. The Java language's shows is based on the idea of OOP. We will see this thoroughly in later part of this Java Tutorial. Do you think of Selenium WebDriver, RestAssured as well as Cucumber as tools or as libraries that you make use of to support your automating?

Automation Testing Resources.

What happens if you only learn to code with libraries, instead of finding out exactly how to code the fundamentals well. Demos of real-time coding and completing a few of the exercises to demonstrate how to make use of the IDE and follow a TDD coding design from the beginning. For unskilled attendees this is useful since it shows what is feasible and also provides a begin on the answers.

Computer is a course which has 2 qualities particularly Version and Cost. Apple as well as Lenovo are the objects of the class Computer. To comprehend what is a class and also object carefully, allow me offer you a fundamental example related to a computer system. Java is a high-level programs language originally established by Sun Microsystems in 1995.

Lees verder With Selenium Webdriver.

Is Java in high demand?

9, found that Java lost popularity in September, with an estimated 17.9 percent of developers using it as opposed to 18.8 percent in the previous month's index. Java still finished as the top language, but if the downward trend continues, the C language, ranked second with 17.7 percent of users, will be No.

For more skilled attendees they can see the distinction in coding strategy from other languages as well as will find coding nuances that much less experience attendees are not quite prepared to take on yet. Employing good testers who can code, is difficult - it might be far better to 'expand' them, in which case they require excellent training.

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For instance, the character 'w' on its own will be interpreted as 'match the personality w', but utilizing '\ w' signifies 'match an alpha-numeric character consisting of highlight'.

\ Utilized to show that the following personality should NOT be analyzed essentially.

For example, the '.' metacharacter implies 'match any kind of single personality however a new line', yet if we prefer to match a dot personality rather, we would certainly utilize '\.'.

Leading Tips For Knowing Java Programs.

Declaring an approach in youngster course which is already present in the parent class is called Approach Overriding. At bezoek deze pagina , Java knows which technique to conjure up by examining the technique signatures. So this is called assemble time polymorphism or fixed binding.

Can I learn Java in 6 months?

You can learn the basic in two months if you put the time into doing so. However, learning how to design and implement a real world Java application correctly based on a detailed design doc will take more experience.

Should I learn Java or JavaScript?

Even with competition from new languages, the demand for Java developers remains strong. In fact, Java is among the most in-demand programming languages on the job market, depending on whose numbers you look at. Today, Java is the most popular choice for writing Android apps.

We produce an Item by invoking the producer of a course with the brand-new key phrase. Computer is a class name followed by the name of the recommendation laptop. After that there is a "new" key phrase which is used to allocate memory. Finally, there is a contact us to constructor "Computer()". This phone call initializes the brand-new object "brand-new Computer()".

This allows the handling of various runtime exceptions using shot, catch, finally key words. OOPS ideas-- In this tutorial, we will find out about the OOPS or the Object-Oriented Programming idea in Java. After that, we will research the 4 columns of OOPS-- Inheritance, Encapsulation, Polymorphism, and also Abstraction carefully with the help of instances and also code snippets. The Java programs language utilizes exemptions to deal with mistakes and various other extraordinary occasions. In order to use an abstract method, you need to bypass that technique in below class.

He is competent in examination automation, performance testing, large data, as well as CI-CD. He brings his years of experience to his existing function where he is committed to informing the QA professionals. Exception Handling in Java-- In this tutorial, we will discover Exception handling which is one of the most essential functions of Java programs.

Hands-on-- Operators, Conditionals, Loops to fix difficulties. Practical usage of Techniques, Class, as well as Things for solutions. Read and also compose data from the Console, Text data, Excel, and also Database.

Hope you have actually heard a phrase "Instantiating a class". The expression "Instantiating a course" suggests the exact same point as "Producing an Object" which we carried out in the above program. Whenever you develop an Item, it implies you are producing a circumstances of a course, consequently "instantiating a course". Customer defined approaches accept any kind of names which a programmer assigns.

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Season 8, Mission 19: Dear Alice

Quarantine

~

SAM YAO: Let me get this straight. We came to Dearg to find out why the labs here wanted red fungus and to cure Janine, only to find out the labs are under lockdown with us trapped inside because everyone here is infected with red fungus. Are you sure you're infected, Frances? I mean, usually the fungus turns people a lot more... undeady.

JANINE DE LUCA: Yes, Miss Dempsey. In our experience, the red fungus creates a very dangerous form of zombie.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Not here. Not yet, anyway. Everyone here has traces of fungus in our blood from the water supply, but it's spreading in our systems very slowly. We don't know why.

JANINE DE LUCA: Hmm. Perhaps the red fungus found here is a variant of the one inside mainland V-types.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: We've been trying to keep ours from spreading beyond this base. I'm so sorry that we failed.

[door creaks open]

CASPER BRAAM: What? Who in God's name are you?

SAM YAO: Frances, someone in a lab coat just came in jabbing a laser pointer at us.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Calm down, Casper! I let them in. Meet Casper Braam, Sam. He's one of the grad assistants here.

CASPER BRAAM: You let them in? We agreed, Frances. We can't risk further contamination. You're too soft!

FRANCES DEMPSEY: It's too late, Casper! We failed. The fungus is out of the base. These people want help fighting it. I'm taking them to the computer core. They're friends of my sister, friends of Alice.

CASPER BRAAM: Oh. You're from Abel? We've heard all about you. Alice was a vivid storyteller. All right. I see why Frances trusted you.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: We need to help them. This is... look, this is Janine De Luca.

SHONA REID: Janine, you're looking really pale.

JANINE DE LUCA: I'm fine, Miss Reid. Little parched, that's all.

CASPER BRAAM: You're badly dehydrated. You're the one with the nanite infection? [sighs] All we can do is find stuff in our stores and boxes here that seem like they might help. Did that thing we found stabilize you?

SAM YAO: For a bit. She's started to get worse now. She can't drink here without being infected with red fungus. We need to get her out.

JANINE DE LUCA: I have a mission. I will see it through! That is our way at Abel.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: All right. Casper, take them to the computer room. You better hurry. You need to get what you came for and then take Janine somewhere where the water is safe. Run!

~

CASPER BRAAM: This is it. Our main computer core. I expect you're all impressed. [laughs] We do keep the computer banks in rather gleaming shape.

SAM YAO: Um, why are there all those mini drones whirring up by the ceiling?

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Oh, they're all over the labs. They used to assist with experiments holding clamps steady and stuff. Since the scientists left, we've never been able to use them. They just hover up by the ceilings.

CASPER BRAAM: Come over to the main terminal. It won't take long to pull up all the red fungus data in our archives.

SAM YAO: Frances, are you able to come down and say hello to us? Well, in person, I mean?

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Yeah. I just... I don't know. I've heard about you all for so long from Alice. It feels weird to meet you for real. And I think it'll make it real that she's not with you.

SAM YAO: Yeah, I get that.

CASPER BRAAM: Huh, I found the red fungus research logs. They're mostly encrypted, and we've never had luck hacking into them. They need a passphrase. We've tried all the passwords we know were used here.

JANINE DE LUCA: Something from Van Ark?

SAM YAO: Hmm. Try Sigrid? Or Hakkinen.

SHONA REID: Nope. Do you ken his birthday?

JANINE DE LUCA: Runner Five, you read that biography of Van Ark. Put in variants of his birthday.

SAM YAO: No. Oh! Oh, hang on. Just a sec, just a sec. Try entering "her new land wakes." Paula told me he used that loads in his labs because, well, obviously he wanted to be extra creepy.

CASPER BRAAM: I don't believe it. We're in! "Van Ark research log, Far Hebrides sector. Samples confirm it, Mor Island is the origin of the fungus entity where the Vikings discovered - "

[computer shorts out, alarm beeps]

SHONA REID: I'm guessing the computer wasn't meant to short out like that.

AUTOMATED VOICE: Unauthorized retinas detected. Data bank locked. Initiating security protocols.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Retina scan? Crap.

SAM YAO: Uh, guys, those drones up by the ceiling, they've got glowing red lights now, and they're taking blue sparky sticks from a slot in the ceiling.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: I've never seen them do that before. They've got taser rods. They're descending towards you! Five, the door on your left leads to a catwalk over a cavern. Run!

~

SAM YAO: Frances, can you see us? We're running across a series of metal catwalks in a huge rocky cavern filled with - filled with red fungus. Oh, that's not unsettling at all.

CASPER BRAAM: More drones are coming. There's at least a dozen chasing us now!

SAM YAO: Why would they even make drones that did that? Were they expecting to be invaded by zombies? Oh, wait. They probably thought their immortality experiments could go wrong and... yeah, I get it.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: I see you on cams. You're over one of the underground storage bays. The fungus overran that part of the base weeks ago.

CASPER BRAAM: We always thought the scientists created the fungus. An experiment gone wrong. But the data log in there, what you say, it seems that they brought it here.

JANINE DE LUCA: [coughs] Indeed. And the data log specified Mor Island as the fungus's original home.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Those data logs need a retina scan. I should be able to register my own retina with the system, but not before you need to leave. You need to get Janine to safety. Casper, you're close to the high-security labs. Do you think -

CASPER BRAAM: Dr. Leeland's experiment? A risk, but it's our best chance. There's a stairwell built into the rock wall. We're going to head down it, towards the prototype testing labs.

AUTOMATED VOICE: Unauthorized personnel approaching high-security area. Initiating projectile countermeasures.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Uh-oh! The drones are firing darts at you now. God knows what drug they put in them. Head to the door. Run!

~

SHONA REID: So I'm guessing these are the high-security labs. You know, from the white walls, the beakers, and the sign on the wall saying "Keep Out, Unauthorized Personnel Only."

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Keep going through the labs until you find a workbench marked 47.

CASPER BRAAM: Dr. Leeland's favorite number. He always said the research assistants were too stupid to appreciate his work.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: The scientists said that about all their lab assistants. And me.

SAM YAO: Well, they sound like horrible bullies.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Yeah. I was glad when they left. Until I realized they weren't ever coming back. I think maybe what kept me going was having so much of my sister here with me.

SHONA REID: Is this it? Big metal box like a backpack strapped to a hose.

JANINE DE LUCA: EMP gun. Disables electronics. Not ususally this portable.

SHONA REID: The drones are coming through the door. At least 20 now. Take cover behind the benches.

CASPER BRAAM: Here goes nothing. Triggering EMP!

[explosion]

SAM YAO: Wow! Okay. Big burst of blue light and all the robots fall down. Although... although they are twitching a bit on the floor.

AUTOMATED VOICE: Warning, hostile action detected.

SHONA REID: They're dragging themselves across the floor and piling together.

AUTOMATED VOICE: Targetting systems damaged. Lethal force authorized.

JANINE DE LUCA: Miss Dempsey, the robots are combining into one large drone!

SAM YAO: Oh, wow. I mean, it is terrifying, but it's also pretty cool! Those two drones look like eyes, and-and those ones are turning into arms, and - !

FRANCES DEMPSEY: They're pooling power. It's extending blades from its body. There's an exit to your left. Move fast! Go!

~

SAM YAO: Frances, we're in a winding corridor. That thing's after us.

JANINE DE LUCA: [coughs] The giant drone is now covered in spinning blades. It is accelerating fast. Do not let it touch you!

FRANCES DEMPSEY: I tried to activate the fire door behind you, but that thing's too fast. It got through. I don't know what to do!

SAM YAO: Come on, Frances. You'll think of something, just like Alice. She always came through.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Alice died, Sam! She was smart and brave and I was just her nerdy little sister, and she died while I was hiding safe up here. And now you're going to die, too!

SHONA REID: What about your lasers?

CASPER BRAAM: What about them?

SHONA REID: They're guarding the exits, right? Could they destroy this thing?

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Oh my God, she's right! The lasers upgraded themselves to target anything that moves. If that massive drone came into their sensor range... The nearest exit is a few floors down. It's a dangerous area, but it's your only chance. Take the stairs. Faster, all of you. Run!

~

FRANCES DEMPSEY: When you exit the stairwell, way ahead you'll see a cave mouth with laser turrets on either side. There's a silver material found on this archipelago. Underground or in deep sea silt. The scientists used it for making power cells, transistors, even Janine's nanites. We need it to keep the equipment here going. The scientists mined it by expanding tunnels under the archipelago. This one leads all the way to Mor Island. And um... [door slides open] And I've come to say goodbye.

SAM YAO: Oh. Wow. Hi. You -

FRANCES DEMPSEY: I know. I look like her. People used to joke we were twins, born a few years apart. It's a lot.

SAM YAO: It's just really good to see you.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: You, too. Look, we haven't got long. That thing will find its way down the stairs soon. Have you got the control box?

SHONA REID: It's here, smashed to bits.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Once I've registered my retina scan, I can use your password to get into the encrypted databases. We'll do everything we can to fix it.

CASPER BRAAM: We always wanted to show the scientists we're as good as them.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: I feel like I know you so well, Janine, Sam. Everything Alice wrote about you... I'm ready. Tell me how she died.

JANINE DE LUCA: Your sister Alice fell in the line of duty. She undertook a mission to recover information about the zombie virus from a hospital infested with zombies. She was bitten. Runner Five here completed her mission. That information led us to learn enough about the virus that we were able to synthesize a cure. She died a hero.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Okay. Good. Then we're carrying on what she started. Casper, stay with them to guide them through the cave?  If I go back to the security desk, I can hack the lasers to delay targetting long enough for you to pass them. If you're fast, they'll catch the drone, not you.

SAM YAO: We can do it. And um... we'll see you again, okay?

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Bet on it. Now run!

~

[laser whirs]

SAM YAO: Frances, we're in the cave. Storage containers here, uh, labeled Van Ark. Another one Dr. Tomorrow. Another one Li Chen.

SHONA REID: Keep moving! The lasers are scorching the ground behind us.

[explosion]

CASPER BRAAM: God! The laser exploded a case of some liquid of Moonchild's all over me. Oh... It's fine. It smells of vegetables. It's not burning. I'm okay.

[explosion]

FRANCES DEMPSEY: The drone's destroyed! You're out of laser range. You can slow down.

SHONA REID: Always wondered what Dearg was up to. The answer is death traps.

SAM YAO: So this cave's dark and gloomy. We need to get Janine out. She's barely breathing.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Keep going straight. The cave should lead to Mor. I don't know what's in there. It's possible fungus has crept into the rocks.

CASPER BRAAM: I can't get back through those lasers. You'll have to quarantine me on Mor, put me in the auto boat.

SAM YAO: We will. Thank you. Thank you, Frances. For everything.

FRANCES DEMPSEY: I'm so glad I got to meet you all. And you, Five. Thank you for keeping her colors alive. Sam, I know Alice never said what she felt about you. That was her choice. I want to respect it. But never doubt that she liked you.

SAM YAO: Really?

FRANCES DEMPSEY: Yeah. And as long as I'm here, Abel has allies on Dearg.

~

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Sam the Robot

PERFORMER Jerry Nelson

DEBUT 1972

DESIGN Jim Henson

Sam the Robot (the Super Automatic Machine) is a "perfect" machine, who appeared on Sesame Street from Season 4 through Season 7. As he explains, "I am a machine that would be anything you like. What kind of machine do you want? I can do anything. Machines are better than people. Machines can do anything. I can be an adding machine, subtracting machine, gumball machine, soda pop dispensing machine, jukebox..." His birthday is May 23.

Sam first appeared in the Season 4 premiere, episode 0406, where he met Gordon and Susan. He informed them that he was on Mulberry Street, not Sesame Street, because his programming told him to go to Mulberry Street, and machines don't make mistakes.

Sam was always ready to assist his friends on the street with their problems, but he invariably bungled his attempts. Despite his assertion that "machines are perfect," Sam frequently got stuck repeating the same few words over and over, until another character temporarily fixed the glitch by whacking him.

Sam also appeared as "Sam the Sesame Street Robot" in Marvel Comics' Spidey Super Stories #31: Star Jaws, a Star Wars parody in which Sam teams up with Spider-Man and other characters to save Earth. As the only robot on the side of the "good guys," Sam's character is roughly a hybrid of the C-3PO and R2-D2 characters in Star Wars. The Star Jaws variant is smaller than the full-body Muppet character and is similar in size to R2D2. Unlike the original Sam the Robot, the Star Jaws Sam is not a predominantly comic character—he is physically agile and participates effectively in fight scenes, using his two front legs to kick his adversaries and jump to safety.

Jerry Nelson, who performed Sam in his debut appearance in season 4, alternated the role with Caroll Spinney, who played Sam in a scene where he falls in love with a toaster that Luis is fixing. (sesamestreet.org)

According to a 2009 interview, Spinney "invented" Sam the Robot and was his original puppeteer.

Sam left the show in the mid-70s, but a computer animated version—Sam the Super Automated Ghost of Christmas Future—appeared in the 2006 direct-to-video special A Sesame Street Christmas Carol. The futuristic Sam shares several of his predecessor's traits, including a bow tie, idiosyncratic eye movements, and a tendency to repeat the same few words.

In a 2009 interview, Jerry Nelson said,

“ I always thought they missed out on a good thing with Sam, and I thought a better way to do Sam was to let the little screen he had help segue into animation. I brought that up, but nobody seemed to think it was a good idea. I always thought that would’ve been a good way to use him, other than just going haywire. But that was probably me wanting my character to not be totally bogus. ”

Norman Stiles spoke of the character in a 2014 interview:

“ This was a character we all tried to do at a time just when technology was starting to take off. We tried to do this robot character and it just didn’t work. Sam used to try to talk to other machines, like toasters for instance. It just didn’t work. Most of the writers had a hard time coming up with ideas for him, which is a sure sign that the character we created didn’t have legs… or wheels, in this case.” ”

BOOK APPEARANCES

The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook (1973)

Big Bird's Busy Book (1975)

Oscar-the-Grouch's Alphabet of Trash (1977)

The Sesame Street Block Party Coloring Book (1977)

The Sesame Street Dictionary (1980)

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#5yrsago Robots are taking your job and mine: deal with it

Two striking articles on the roboticization of the workforce: first is Kevin Kelly in Wired, with "Better Than Human", an optimistic and practical-minded look at the way that robots change the jobs landscape, with some advice on how to survive the automation of your gig:

Now let’s consider quadrant C, the new jobs created by automation—including the jobs that we did not know we wanted done. This is the greatest genius of the robot takeover: With the assistance of robots and computerized intelligence, we already can do things we never imagined doing 150 years ago. We can remove a tumor in our gut through our navel, make a talking-picture video of our wedding, drive a cart on Mars, print a pattern on fabric that a friend mailed to us through the air. We are doing, and are sometimes paid for doing, a million new activities that would have dazzled and shocked the farmers of 1850. These new accomplishments are not merely chores that were difficult before. Rather they are dreams that are created chiefly by the capabilities of the machines that can do them. They are jobs the machines make up.

Before we invented automobiles, air-conditioning, flatscreen video displays, and animated cartoons, no one living in ancient Rome wished they could watch cartoons while riding to Athens in climate-controlled comfort. Two hundred years ago not a single citizen of Shanghai would have told you that they would buy a tiny slab that allowed them to talk to faraway friends before they would buy indoor plumbing. Crafty AIs embedded in first-person-shooter games have given millions of teenage boys the urge, the need, to become professional game designers—a dream that no boy in Victorian times ever had. In a very real way our inventions assign us our jobs. Each successful bit of automation generates new occupations—occupations we would not have fantasized about without the prompting of the automation.

To reiterate, the bulk of new tasks created by automation are tasks only other automation can handle. Now that we have search engines like Google, we set the servant upon a thousand new errands. Google, can you tell me where my phone is? Google, can you match the people suffering depression with the doctors selling pills? Google, can you predict when the next viral epidemic will erupt? Technology is indiscriminate this way, piling up possibilities and options for both humans and machines.

It is a safe bet that the highest-earning professions in the year 2050 will depend on automations and machines that have not been invented yet. That is, we can’t see these jobs from here, because we can’t yet see the machines and technologies that will make them possible. Robots create jobs that we did not even know we wanted done.

Kelly is one of the great technological optimists of our era, and always makes a good case for the net benefit of technology. I really admire What Technology Wants, his 2010 book, not least because it sets out a program for deciding how to integrate technology with your life, and, more importantly, how and why to refuse to adopt some technologies (Kelly frames as being a "technology gourmet," someone who knows what she wants from technology and seeks it out; versus being a "technology glutton," who pigs out on whatever technology is on offer).

Now, contrast that robot-human co-existence manifesto with Why Workers Are Losing the War Against Machines, an excerpt from Race Against the Machine: How the Digital Revolution is Accelerating Innovation, Driving Productivity, and Irreversibly Transforming Employment and the Economy , a new book by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee that's being serialized in The Atlantic:

Skill-biased technical change has also been important in the past. For most of the 19th century, about 25% of all agriculture labor threshed grain. That job was automated in the 1860s. The 20th century was marked by an accelerating mechanization not only of agriculture but also of factory work. Echoing the first Nobel Prize winner in economics, Jan Tinbergen, Harvard economists Claudia Goldin and Larry Katz described the resulting SBTC as a "race between education and technology." Ever-greater investments in education, dramatically increasing the average educational level of the American workforce, helped prevent inequality from soaring as technology automated more and more unskilled work. While education is certainly not synonymous with skill, it is one of the most easily measurable correlates of skill, so this pattern suggests that demand for upskilling has increased faster than its supply.

Studies by this book's co-author Erik Brynjolfsson along with Timothy Bresnahan, Lorin Hitt, and Shinku Yang found that a key aspect of SBTC was not just the skills of those working with computers, but more importantly the broader changes in work organization that were made possible by information technology. The most productive firms reinvented and reorganized decision rights, incentives systems, information flows, hiring systems, and other aspects of organizational capital to get the most from the technology. This, in turn, required radically different and, generally, higher skill levels in the workforce. It was not so much that those directly working with computers had to be more skilled, but rather that whole production processes, and even industries, were reengineered to exploit powerful new information technologies. What's more, each dollar of computer hardware was often the catalyst for more than $10 of investment in complementary organizational capital. The intangible organizational assets are typically much harder to change, but they are also much more important to the success of the organization.

Brynjolfsson and McAfee are more economist-jargon heavy than Kelly, and more downbeat, and they're also pointing out something obvious, which is that there are losers in technological revolution. See, e.g., Bruce Sterling's end of the year roundup:

Come 2013, I think it's time for people in and around the "music industry" to stop blaming themselves, and thinking their situation is somehow special.  Whatever happens to musicians will eventually happen to everybody.

Nobody was or is really much better at "digital transition" than musicians were and are.  If you're superb at digitalization, that's no great solution either. You just have to auto-disrupt and re-invent yourself over and over and over again.

It's pretty awful to be a musician and have no possibility of health insurance (as Jaron Lanier keeps pointing out), but you could have been a Nokia engineer.  You'd have been blindsided even harder and faster, and you wouldn't even have had the girls and the weed.

Which is to say that even though technology makes us more "productive" and puts more goods into more peoples' hands, that the transition isn't bloodless, it isn't fair, and it isn't always very nice.

But here's the thing that neither of these articles -- or even  Bruce's acid observations -- touches on: once technology creates abundance, what possibilities exist for distributing the fruits of that abundance such that the benefits are more evenly felt? We've been talking about an increase in productivity producing an increase in leisure for a long time, but instead, the "winner take all" world of Brynjolfsson and McAfee often seems to produce a "winner" class that works itself into an early grave by running 100-hour work weeks at astounding payscales, and a much larger "loser" class that works itself into an early grave by working 100-hour weeks in shitty, marginal, grey-economy jobs, trying to stitch together something like an income.

In America, anyone who proposes an increase in overall quality of life through public schools, health programs, libraries, or even Internet access, is immediately branded a socialist and dismissed out of hand.

On the other hand, the Internet-age's sweetest dividend is the creative possibilities: the chance to sit in your little grass shack or organic farm or urban crackerbox and use the tubes to carry on debate; to contribute to software and Wikipedia; to crowdsource capital for your creativity; to find makers who have solved 90% of the problem that's nagging you and who will help you solve the remaining ten percent; to access a library of human creativity and knowledge without parallel; to have your art and creativity accessible to all, and to find the mutants who're wired the same as you and jam with them.

That world of de-marketized, non-market, non-commodity and/or gift economy living is something that seems tantalizingly within our grasp today, and it feels like automation holds the key to so much of it. But is it just the latest version of the dream of a leisure society? Or can we Craigslist and Kickstarter and Freecycle and Etsy and Thingiverse and Open Source Hardware and Wikipedia and Creative Commons our way to a world where the means of information is owned by no one and yet tended by all?

https://boingboing.net/2013/01/01/robots-are-taking-your-job-and.html

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