#macro bolt

[kaiserboom]

౨ৎ boyfriend! eren: the type to slap himself if you told him you had a dream of him cheating on you. "eren I just saw you kissing someone in my dream." "BABE NO!"

౨ৎ boyfriend! eren: when he cold he likes to slip his hands underneath your shirt.

౨ৎ boyfriend! armin: he a huge nerd. once you were simply talking to someone else. and he suddenly butted in to correct something you apparently said "wrong". "is a cereal a soup?" and out of nowhere he correcting you for twelve hour straight. "actually not a soup because- blah blah"

౨ৎ boyfriend! armin: he the type to do this trend with you.

౨ৎ boyfriend! connie: he the type to play pranks on you. "hey take this Oreo" and you look at him suspiciously but you take a bite. suddenly you gag when you realized the Oreo cream is toothpaste. he burst out laughing "GAHHH!! AHAHA"

౨ৎ boyfriend! connie: he talks about you to everyone. even if the topic had nothing to do with you. "ok Connie lets start cleaning" Eren glances at Connie and then adds "go pick that box" and when he reaches to pick a box. he suddenly exclaims "oh my gosh! this box is the same one in y/n's room! talking about y/n did I tell you-" and everyone groans, knowing what's coming next.

౨ৎ boyfriend! jean: he loves trying to rage bait you. even if it doesn't work all of the time. but he figures it doesn't hurt to at least try. "I put the muffins in the freezer by the way" and you stare at him blankly "ok.. this your house.. why would I care?"

౨ৎ boyfriend! jean: you once caught him watching those ai short movies on tiktok that never have an part two. "what you doing?-" he stares at you. raising a finger to his lips. "shhh! I'm trying watch a princess find her soulmate!"

౨ৎ boyfriend! macro: every time you feel slightly upset, he knows exactly how to make you feel better. "hey it's fine. lets sit down and watch a movie!"

౨ৎ boyfriend! macro: he the type to sometimes not like what you like, but agrees to it anyways- "oh lets get these chips" and you sigh "aw? really ?..I wanted ice cream.." he turns towards where the ice-cream is. with a smile. "sure! then ice-cream it is!'

౨ৎ boyfriend! Reiner: doesn't understand simple slangs AT ALL. "hey Reiner srry idek when I'll be home sorry!" and he texts you back "huh? what is "srry and idek?" and you would response with "sorry and I don't even know" he quickly sends a "I don't know as well? that's why I'm asking you." you try to explain "Reiner no-" and he just keeps scratching his head clearly still lost.

౨ৎ boyfriend! Reiner: he tries to be romantic but ends up being corny "I like your eyes" and you smile at him "Aww thanks" and he opens he mouth to say something else. but ends up saying the most dumbest thing you ever heard. "they remind me of a car" and you look at him dumbfounded "what?" and he grins and shrugs "it's cause I like cars!"

౨ৎ boyfriend! bertolt: one time you two were sharing a bed, dozing off peacefully. suddenly he stretches his tall legs and kicks you off the bed- and has the guts to say "y/n... why are you on the floor?" while looking at you calmy.

౨ৎ boyfriend! bertolt: when you can't reach something from a high shelf, he eagerly steps in to help. he reaches up confidently, flexing his height but in his haste. he accidentally drops what he was trying grab on your head. you shoot him a look "watch it!" and he looks at you sheepishly "oops.."

౨ৎ boyfriend! levi: if your not clean. he quick to kick you out of his house- no questions asked, He doesn't care if you, Sasha and Connie were playing in the rain. your still not coming in his house. "stay out" and you just shiver "levi?!" slams the door in your face.

౨ৎ boyfriend! levi: his ears turn pink when he blushes. "are you blushing lev?" and he shoots a simple glare in your direction. "no, piss off" and you just giggle "your ears are pink!"

౨ৎ boyfriend! erwin: conversation with him are so plain or either super random. "hii erwin! missed you" and he replies back with a "ok. miss you to," "*sent 3 attachments*" and your so confused why he sent attachments of him eating bread with butter.

౨ৎ boyfriend! erwin: is an "ok" "bye" "I love you" kind of guy, straightforward and bold, not an "okay!" "goodbye!" "ily/love you" kind of guy- who gets really hyper and bubbly.

[goattrain]

C1953 Marbleball

Commission for AgentXY of their OC Bolt Faraday, holding the Earth between her fingers like a marble.  And she has MUCH bigger plans for next time!

[aakeysmash]

college!sukuna accidentally bumping into you at a café. *inspired* by this ask!

college sukuna masterlist

The bells right next to the front door chime when he enters the café. Today he’s distracted: the kitchen sink back at the apartment is currently leaking and he’s searching online for someone to come look at it. Not that he didn’t already try to fix it, but he doesn’t have the right bolt to repair it alone. He’s just going to order the usual, sit at one of the tables in the corner and play candy crush until Yuuji gets out of school.

He’s a regular here since his brother’s elementary school is right in front of it. Sometimes he just wants to kill time, and pastries here are good for his macros. Or at least he tells himself so.

“Hello, what can I get you?” A female voice asks him from the register. He doesn’t strain his gaze from his phone.

“The usual,” he says. Then he thinks about the familiar voice he just heard and snaps his head up.

“What are you doing here?” “Sukuna?” You both say at the same time.

His surprised face morphs into a smug one in a split second.

“Didn’t know you liked me so much that you started to follow me, baby. You could’ve just waited for me at home if you missed me that much, I would’ve made sure to put some cream in your… coffee,” he says winking at you.

You put on a fake smile before answering. His innuendos are getting worse by the day, he’s disgusting.

“I’m going to poison your coffee if you keep this up, Itadori,” you whisper, as to not make the manager hear you. “Go get some pussy, please, you’re insufferable,” you whine when he gets closer.

He looks you up and down, licking a corner of his lips, mischief still in his gaze. He knows you’re right, sometimes he does a bit too much, but the way you huff and puff brings him more joy than any game on his phone does.

“You know I wouldn’t touch you with a ten foot pole, Y/N. I don’t fuck snitches,” he responds, rolling his eyes.

You chuckle at that. This has been one of your inside jokes since the start. You managed to file 15 noise complaints in the first three weeks of your stay in the apartment, and the owner had to threaten to kick out Sukuna if he didn’t stop fucking girls so loudly. Sukuna had to agree and bite his tongue 5 times during that conversation. He knew you filed the complaints just because he didn’t want to say he was the one who ate Yuuji’s cookies, instead blaming you. Yuuji didn’t talk to you for a day for that, and you took it to heart.

Also, you exaggerated how many times he fucked inside the apartment. By a lot. You knew he had game, or at least you were certain of that seeing how confident he was, but he also hated when Yuuji managed to see some of the girls. Which happened only one time and it was when you moved in. You just filed noise complaints for every little noise you heard from his room, and seeing how the landlord didn’t doubt Sukuna had game either, you won by default.

“So… One black coffee? I don’t know your usual, I’m just covering a friend for today. It’s been a long day,” you say sheepishly, putting some of your hair behind your ear, cringing when you hear your own voice. Suddenly, the screen of the menu is so interesting to you. It’s not like you’re embarrassed as hell to see him here when you’re clumsily trying to understand how things work. It’s not like you’re trying not to look at him at all. Fuck. He is never going to let you live it down if you make a wrong move.

“I can see that,” he adds, serious. He sees your crestfallen look when he finishes his sentence. Maybe he shouldn’t have said that out loud, even if it is pretty obvious. He never saw you this nervous.

“Couldn’t you just fucking lie?” You grit out, composing yourself, pinning him with some sort of rage.

“Not my style, doll,” he answers, raising his shoulders. Your eyes turn into slits and you’re about to say something else when he catches movement behind the counter. The manager.

“Two coffees and a strawberry cake,” he says, getting back to his phone.

You raise an eyebrow. You thought he hated strawberries. You start typing his total when said manager turns to Sukuna.

“Your total is-“

“Man, I haven’t seen you in ages,” the man behind you enthusiastically interrupts you.

“Satoru,” the pink haired man nods, pocketing his phone and making some sort of special handshake with him. They know each other?

“Mind if your coworker here comes home with me?” Sukuna asks the handsome man you have next to you.

Your manager is silent for what feels like 10 long seconds. “Y/N, don’t give into this brute,” he tells you, staring at you behind those dark ass black glasses he wore the entirety of the day. He managed to do the work of three people without breaking a sweat, but he also spent most of his time tasting pastries the chef cooked. He’s nice, you think. But he’s weird as hell. No wonder they’re friends.

“He’s actually my roommate, boss,” you say, smiling up at him. Then you look at Sukuna and your smile drops. “Unfortunately.” Your said roommate flips you off.

“You know what, fuck you. I was just doing you a favour by letting you go earlier, stupid,” Sukuna says, bored.

The white haired man chuckles at the interaction, then tilts his glasses down his nose to look at the man in front of you, amused. “Oh, it’s her, huh.”

Sukuna snarls. “She’s a pain in the ass.”

“Oh, he’s talked about me? What did he say? Is it enough to kick him out and ask for Yuuji’s custody?” you ask, mockingly. Your manager turns to you and you’re almost blinded by how blue his eyes are. You genuinely have to blink a couple of times to make sure you’re still able to see.

He completely ignores your questions, giving you a once over. Then he gets his glasses back on correctly.

“Go home, Y/N, don’t worry. You’ve done an excellent job today. Feel free to come whenever,” he says, giving you a smile as bright as his eyes, then leaves while you think about how your cornea must be damaged now.

“Off the clock, come on,” Sukuna says, taking his phone out again, not sparing you a glance.

“Why don’t you jump off of my dick instead,” you hiss, going to take your purse from the service room. You don’t see the way he tips you anyway, even if you didn’t ask, and takes his order to the nearest table, positioning the cake in front of him. Like he’s waiting for someone.

You get back out front and side eye him, rummaging through your purse violently before sighing defiantly. You forgot your keys.

You turn around to look at Sukuna, who is just a couple of tables away, jumping a little when his eyes are already on you. He gives you a confused look behind his cup of coffee, before putting it down and mouthing “You look stupid, come sit.” You raise one of your eyebrows and you’re going to flip him off when someone bumps into you.

“Yo, cutie,” the man in front of you addresses you. You smile politely and sidestep to the left, getting out of the way, but he follows your movement, positioning himself closer to you.

“I was wondering if you were free now that you don’t have that little apron on,” he tells you languidly, swiping your arm up and down with his hand, stopping at your shoulder. When you try to get it off, he just grips you harder.

“Get your hand off of me or you’re getting kicked in the balls in front of everyone,” you deadpan. He’s slimy, probably conventionally attractive for a lot of girls, but he’s creepy.

He whistles lowly. “I love it when they’re a little feisty,” he smirks, trying to get even closer. You’re raising your knee when he gets pushed off of you and you kick a strong thigh instead. You widen your eyes comically and the man you just kicked winces.

“Man, what the fuck-“ the creep starts, before getting interrupted.

“Don’t touch my girl,” Sukuna seethes. The man takes a step back. Your heart skips a beat. You didn’t think he’d come to your rescue. “Even if her kicks are strong as fuck, I gotta say that. I might have unfortunately just saved your sorry ass’ future sad child,” he says, glancing at you. You giggle.

“There’s no way a fine thing like that is with you,” the man continues blabbering, albeit scared of Sukuna’s imposing feature.

“There’s no way a fine thing like me could ever be with someone like you, you mean,” you say, standing closer to Sukuna.

The man scoffs. “You could do so much better.”

"You? Lying is a sin, motherfucker."

On cue, Sukuna raises one of his arms and drapes it over your shoulder. You’re surprised by how delicately he gets you closer to his body, like he’s thinking you aren’t going to like what he’s doing. You look up at him, laying your hand on his chest, giving him the okay. He stares down at you, swallowing.

“Yeah, I’m lucky,” he says thickly, smirking, before lightly kissing your forehead. The kiss is barely there, you wouldn’t even have felt it if right now you weren’t hyper aware of how intoxicating and warm his body pressed to yours feels. You think you might have a fever from how much the spot he grazed is scorching. Your ears are buzzing, and you don’t distinguish the words the two men are exchanging, getting out of your daze only when the creep exits the cafe with his tail between his legs.

“I didn’t need you, you know,” you say to Sukuna, still looking up, letting your hand fall from his chest. Fuck, he’s ripped.

He nonchalantly gets the bag your manager (grinning behind his hand) is passing him before escorting you out. You notice he didn’t get his arm off of you, and you realise you don’t really mind the soft weight of it. Or maybe you just don’t mind being close to him. Or maybe you don’t mind him at all.

“Now you can tell Yuuji how fucking cool his brother is,” he shrugs, getting you imperceptibly closer to him. You roll your eyes, whining, while he huffs out a laugh.

Back at home, Sukuna goes to take a shower, leaving you with a yapping Yuuji. He’s telling you about his day at school and you get your phone out to read the text you just received, noticing the ping sound.

Worst roommate ever: the cake is urs. eat it. or don’t. idc

[jkottke]

The detail on these hyperrealistic pencil drawings is next-level! Even zooming in on the threads in this drawing of a bolt is indistinguishable from a macro photo. (That drawing took 280 hours…almost 12 full days!)

[mallowmaenad]

been looking at subliminals as a joke and its funny how fast these things jump the shark I thought a lot of them would be "feel more confident" or "gain financial wisdom" but like I mostly run into highly specific ones that make a lot of impossible pormises like "turn into the polar bear from banjo kazooie: nuts and bolts" and tack on unrelated stuff. I saw one for becoming Konata from Lucky Star that's supposed to manifest tan skin and a brand new gaming console. I saw a subliminal for turning into Raven from Teen Titans made by someone who clearly doesn't know who Raven is, it included the power to summon and control ravens in the affirmations. I really hope most of these are made by stupid children it feels like half the time they don't even know what they're doing. There is one specific guy on YouTube who is incredibly desperate to find a single macro giant size able to control his size at will big bowser subliminal that works and its almost as sad as all the ones for turning into female fictional characters full of comments that say "helo am boy dos it works on men regardless of sex or gender"

[thecatholicbozo]

Warhammer 40k Battle Report: Black Templar vs Adeptus Custodes, 1000 pt casual game (The Emperor's Champion Has This 1 Weird Trick - Custodes Hate Him!)

This was my first game as Black Templar (my new army for 2025), changing it up from my usual Adepta Sororitas army (it's not because they're currently bad, I promise). This game was against my friend who only plays Custodes, so I was pretty used to most of the aspects of his army & knew that combat would be an uphill battle.

My list consisted of the following: 10x Crusaders led by Emperor's Champion, another 10x Crusaders led by a Marshal, 5x Intercessors, 1x Redemptor Dreadnought with a macro plasma incinerator & onslaught gatling cannon, and a Repulsor Executioner with a heavy laser destroyer. For my Templar Vows I selected the 6+++ Feel No Pain one (I'm not sure that this was the right call since it didn't seem to hit very often, I'd like to run it back sometime taking Lethal Hits since that is a decent damage boost into Custodes' high Toughness characteristic)

Custodes list was: 4 Wardens led by a Blade Champion, another 4 Wardens without a character, 2 Allarus Terminators on the board, another 2 Allarus Terminators in Deep Strike, and a Caladius Grav Tank. After the match, my opponent wished that he had brought a battleline unit (probably Vigilators) to either hold his home objective more cheaply or to make it sticky while the unit performs secondaries or moves into the midboard.

Our deployment was Dawn of War (close deployments), our Mission Rule was Raise Banners (1 victory point if a Battleline unit is controlling an objective at the end of your turn) and our Primary Mission was Purge The Foe (the kill enemy units one).

My game plan going into the match was to pair my Executioner into his Grav Tank if possible, otherwise to throw wounds into whichever infantry it could see. Dreadnought would be matched into infantry as fire support for a turn, then maybe charging after a 2nd turn of shooting- the macro plasma's supercharge profile is a great profile into most Custodes infantry doing 3 Wounds on any shots that go through their invulnerable armor save, and I didn't want to pass that up. The intercessors would babysit the home objective turn 1, then move up the board to a No Man's Land objective while trying to force some random wounds through with their Heavy Bolt Rifles or a lucky Grenade Launcher shot. Didn't have a fleshed out plan for the Crusader Squads, other than the one led by the Marshal spamming the Grenade stratagem for free (due to the Marshal's datasheet ability). I knew killing an entire Custodes unit is tough, but thought I may be able to clean a unit with a good charge & abilities on the Crusaders, especially after softening them up in the shooting phase.

We deployed basically on the line, agreeing that a bloodbath sounded like good sport. My opponent won the roll-off to go first.

My opponent spent his first turn nudging forward with most of his units well hidden behind ruins. Didn't leave anything open to be shot at, so there wasn't much for me to do on my turn. I nudged forward as well; however, I had drawn the Recover Assets secondary mission, and thought that my Executioner could advance onto the far side No Man's Land objective where it would have partial cover behind ruins, survive for a turn, and perhaps be in position to take some shots while remaining stationary for a +1 to hit bonus on the Heavy Laser Destroyer.

Unfortunately this proved to be hubris. My opponent moved his Caladius Grav Tank forward onto an objective marker & into position to fire upon my Executioner & immediately destroyed it with a combination of Sustained & Lethal Hits on its main gun. This meant that not only would I not score Recover Assets, but would be stuck with the card during Turn 2 before I could discard it.

To make things worse, 2 Allarus Terminators came in from Deep Strike on the leftmost edge of the board, fired upon the Crusader Squad led by The Emperor's Champion, and killed 4 neophytes & an initiate in shooting. They proceeded to successfully charge the squad, slew the remaining Crusaders, and inflicted 2 Wounds upon TEC. In retaliation, TEC singlehandedly slew both of the Allarus on the fightback, which I was very chuffed about as it would mean I would gain some VP from the primary mission & he would not score his Assassination card.

In the midboard, his 4 Wardens + Blade Champion advanced & charged into my Crusader Squad led by the Marshal (no shooting as they were well-hidden behind the central ruin). I activated the Fight On Death stratagem since its cost was reduced by the Marshal's ability & I didn't know if the unit would survive any further turns. The Wardens managed to kill 4 Crusader initiates, the Fight on Death did nothing useful, and the fight back was not fantastic - only 1 Warden was slain. His Blade Champion inflicted 3 wounds to my Marshal due to his precision ability, which probably would have been more effective attacking into the rest of the squad.

My priority on my side of Turn 2 was to get the wounded Crusader Squad to some sort of safety (or else they would not survive the fight phase), minimizing the chance of my opponent killing the wounded TEC on his next turn (he was holding onto the Assassinate card, another motivation for getting my Marshal away from combat).

To achieve this, I first retreated TEC toward the middle of my backfield, where his Wardens would have to move up, potentially exposing themselves in a firing lane that my Redemptor Dread could target on the next turn. Meanwhile, I made a Fall Back move on the Crusader Squad, moving them on the right side of their ruin, making space for the Dread to move around the corner & get a charge in.

Since my Intercessors made my home objective sticky, I moved them up & between the Warden unit & my Crusaders, acting as a barrier for the Crusaders in case the Wardens lived to next turn. They used Grenade & fired their heavy bolt rifles at the Wardens, killing one of them. The Dread fired next, picking up another 2 & damaging the Blade Champion. The Dread made its charge & I used the Tank Shock stratagem to finish off the BC. Things felt like they were starting to stabilize, though I thought the game could still be precarious with my opponent still having 4 Wardens, the Calladius, and another 2 Terminators to deal with whereas many of my units were looking frail in comparison. However, I slew enough units to gain the "kill more" primary condition & picked up 4 points on the No Prisoners secondary.

End of turn 2 score was Custodes 8 - Templar 17 although I was feeling in a tough spot looking forward to another 3 turns of brutality & thought Custodes might be able to make up ground quickly on Primary.

Turn 3 proved to be pretty quiet. My opponent moved his Wardens forward into the leftmost ruin in order to fire upon my TEC which only had 3 Wounds left. Somehow he managed to survive with 1 Wound remaining, a tough break for my opponent who was still holding onto the Assassinate secondary mission (and decided to keep holding it).

His Calladius had line of sight on my Dreadnought due to his arm poking out from behind a wall, but due to a combination of cover & Armor of Contempt, he only managed to deal 4 Wounds to it (another tough break as his other card was Bring it Down). However he still controlled 2 objective markers and it would be difficult for me to get an advantage with my remaining units.

I got a lucky draw on my secondaries, an easy 5 points between Defend Stronghold & Secure No Man's Land. I advanced my Crusader Squad onto the rightmost objective to accomplish SNML, centralized my Intercessors to maybe get onto one of the NML objectives on Turn 4 if need be, assuming the Crusaders would die on their point next turn. I retreated my Dreadnought behind the ruin to avoid any further shots from the Calladius which could easily kill it on a good roll (his Overwatch with the Calladius whiffed, eating up a Command Point on his end). Nothing else to do at that point.

End of turn 3 score was Custodes 16 - Templar 27

Turn 4 was yet another tough break for my opponent. His Wardens chose not to pursue my TEC, moving toward the midboard onto the middle objective & trusted in their shooting to finish the job. It did not, against all odds. TEC continued to survive on 1 Wound, parked deep in the back field too far to be charged.

His 2 Allarus Terminators (which had been parked on his home objective) were redeployed toward the rightmost side of the board to assault my Crusader Squad holding that objective. Between their shooting & the Calladius's guns, they eliminated all of the remaining initiates & neophytes, leaving the Sword Brother on 1 Wound & the Marshal on 2 Wounds. However, the Terminators failed their charge roll even with a Command Reroll, meaning I would have them free to do secondary missions on my turn if needed & my opponent would still not be scoring his Assassination card against either of my characters.

On Turn 4 my priority was tackling his remaining Warden squad in the midboard as I had enough damage & Objective Control to maybe eliminate a couple of Wardens, gain control of the objective, & prevent him from making up any ground on Primary mission points. I drew Assassination (a guaranteed 5 points as his only character model had already been destroyed) and Area Denial - probably the main incentive for me to destroy his squad holding the midboard objective.

Since I knew my unexpectedly resilient TEC would almost certainly not survive another round either way (and he had already earned his keep to say the least), I moved him forward into charge range against the enemy - he would have to make an unlikely 11" charge to get to the unit, but it was still a chance to put some needed damage into that Warden clump & there's no real harm in having the option open at that point.

My Intercessor squad moved forward to the center lane, used the Grenade stratagem to inflict a couple mortal wounds upon the Wardens, then fired their heavy bolt rifles, finishing off one Warden & wounding another.

My Redemptor Dread moved back into the ruin (dodging more Overwatch shots from the enemy Calladius), and added his ordnance into the central Warden squad, removing all but 1 remaining model on the point. At this point my opponent conceded, feeling he wouldn't be able to make up enough primary & secondary with his remaining units to catch up to my lead. I rolled a charge just to see if the Redemptor would have failed & potentially changed the game outcome, but the roll succeeded easily & a combination of Tank Shock plus his fist weapon would probably have mopped the objective clean.

Final game score: Custodes 30 - Templar 59

I have been hearing for quite a long time how much squishier Sisters are than Marines - yet I still felt almost equally squishy. Perhaps they are just equally bullied by Custodes high statlines, especially without invulnerable saves or dice manipulation to rely on. Or perhaps I badly placed my units in vulnerable positions. I was hoping that the 6+++ FNP would feel more impactful - it probably saved a couple marines over the course of the game & maybe was the reason why TEC never fell, so perhaps I am undervaluing it a bit. Lethal Hits is still an enticing alternative that I'm interested in trying in future games against Custodes or another friend's Tyrannid Big Bug army.

I was a bit disappointed with my round 1 deployment & movement, allowing 2 of my units to get destroyed (the Executioner & 1 Crusader squad) & another 1 to be half-destroyed. Perhaps in the future I will be more patient unless I am going 1st and can maybe get a Turn 2 fights-first charge into Custodes & soften them up before they fight back. Especially with the Executioner - it would have been best to hide it another turn & get a chance to take out some infantry at the very least, rather than being 210 points that got vaporized for free.

Although I wasn't excited about Intercessors going into the game (as they are not as specifically Templar-flavored as the Crusaders & the character models), they felt like an overperformer for their point cost, if not maybe MVP next to the Dreadnought. TEC surviving was bananas, and he deserves a lot of credit for "denying" the Assassination card for so long & keeping my opponent from drawing other cards that he could have scored for Victory Points.

I'm looking forward to more games with Templar in the future, especially as I get more of it built & painted, and maybe will be writing up more battle reports whenever a fun narrative emerges out of a game like it did in this one. Due to the tale of today's Emperor's Champion, he may end up with a reputation for being more of a problem unit than he really is & will draw overcommitments from my opponent in future games. Or perhaps he will never shine as gloriously as he did today - all part of the excitement you get with 40k!

[abeautifulblog]

okie, time to talk about The Witcher season 3 part 1

To be honest, I've been having trouble figuring out what to even say about S3, because it takes longer to unpack what they're doing wrong than it takes them to do it. 

How do you formulate a coherent critique of something that's not? How do you isolate the mistakes so you can discuss them when everything is a mistake? "This plot point was executedly badly, but it was also a misbegotten idea that they shouldn’t have done in the first place"?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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So I tend to conceptualize writing as operating on two levels -- the macro/story/structural level, and the line/dialogue level.

On a macro level, are events linked by cause and effect instead of just Happening? Is there a point to the things that happen? Do characters behave in alignment with their personality and motivations? Is it clear what the stakes are?

(In fairness, S2 was far worse on that front than S3 -- the crowning example being the time they moved Yennefer from one setpiece to the next by having her literally fall down a manhole. Cue some pasted-on drama where an extra gets eaten by a sewer monster and then never mentioned again, and what the helllllll was the point of that detour? o_O)

On a line level, does the dialogue flow naturally, one person's line following from what was said before? Does the dialogue successfully evoke the audience-reaction that it's supposed to, is it funny when it's supposed to be funny, profound when it's supposed to be profound? Does it sound like something that would actually come out of a human being's mouth?

Shadowhunters was probably the worst show I ever watched in terms of writing that failed on both fronts, but TWN is a close second.

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If this were a fic I was beta-reading, I would ask the writer, What's the story you're trying to tell? 

Because this happens to all of us sometimes -- we get too bogged down in the nuts-n-bolts of the story action, what’s happening from scene to scene, and lose sight of the forest for the trees. A good editor (or beta reader) can help you keep an eye on the big picture, and make sure that all the story elements are working in service to your goal, that you're not wandering off track into something irrelevant, or worse, accidentally undermining your own message.

I don't think the writers at TWN know what their story is. Sure, they know the events that happen, but there's no sense of why, neither within the story world, nor why this is a story worth telling in the first place. It feels like an adaptation in the worst sense of the word, hitting predetermined story beats simply because they’re obliged to, because that’s what’s in the source material, not out of any natural plot progression.

With S3, they clearly wanted it to be a high political drama, a web of intrigue!! full of shifting alliances and backstabbing and clever people playing four-dimentional chess, etc, but it was done without any understanding of what politics actually is -- ie, people with conflicting goals attempting to gain and leverage power to achieve those goals. So there's spies and ~scheming~ and assassinations, but no sense of what these people hope to get from it all. You can't create conflicts of interest if you don't know what anyone's interests are.

(And to be blunt, these writers aren't clever enough to write clever characters.)

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The one instance of motivation & conflict done well in S3 -- and hands-down the most compelling part to me -- was Jaskier promising Phillippa et al that he would deliver Ciri to them, if they could kill Rience.

Yessssssss.

Was he lying? No idea, doesn't matter. It's a delicious conflict of interest for him either way.

Because Jaskier's friends are, quite frankly, failing him at that point -- Geralt and Yennefer are preoccupied with the threat that Rience poses to Ciri, which is understandable, but they show a breathtaking lack of concern for the threat Rience poses to Jaskier. Y'know. The guy that actually got tortured by him last season.

(Jesus wept, they make him be bait for Rience, and brush off his anxieties like they're not even listening. They treat Jaskier like he's acceptable collateral damage for Ciri's sake; like her safety matters, but his doesn't.)

(I'm not sure whether the writers meant to make Geralt and Yennefer come off as bad friends? o_O But if they didn't, then playing bait needed to have been Jaskier's idea. Not something they forced him into -- his idea, even though he's terrified out of his mind by Rience, but he's brave enough to stand up and offer it anyway, because it's the only way to protect the people he cares about, and he's the only one who can do it.)

So yeah -- I don't fucking blame him for taking the initiative to look out for his own interests, since it's clear that no one else is going to.

And why shouldn't Ciri go to Redania? If Dijkstra & company can kill Rience, does that not demonstrate both their ability and willingness to protect her? Sure, Geralt's not going to like the idea, and he'll be mad at Jaskier, but what else is new, right? And wouldn't Ciri be so much safer in a fortified castle with an army between her and Nilfgaard, instead of constantly on the run, with mercenaries never more than a step behind them? There's enough logic to the idea that Jaskier could talk himself around to it, while still believing that he's doing what's best for everyone.

It's a potential betrayal, or something that Geralt might view as one, but there are very good reasons for Jaskier to feel and act as he does, even as it puts them at cross-purposes. And that is what well-rooted conflict looks like -- it emerges organically from characters wanting something specific, and wanting it strongly.

But what does Dijkstra want? What does Phillippa want? "Power"? What does that mean, in this context? What do they want to accomplish with said power? When the Brotherhood comes into conflict with the Lodge of Sorceresses, what are they actually fighting over?

Writing a political drama requires understanding both the personal and the political stakes for everyone involved, and the writers just didn't -- didn't appear to even know that that was something missing from their story.

In trying to mimic the political intrigues they'd seen in other fantasies, they transplanted the stems and leaves, all the visible trappings of cloak-and-dagger, but didn't realize that they were leaving the roots behind, and that the roots are what makes the whole thing HAPPEN.

(Awkward metaphor, but you get what I mean.)

--

So yeah.

Like I said, it's hard to figure out where to even begin an analysis of this show, because it's such an incompetent mess on every level. (How do you say where it went wrong, when it’s never gone right?) I'd be fine with judging the show on its own terms, not on a rubric of fidelity to the source material, but I swear to god, half the time I can't assess how it's doing because I can't tell what it's trying to do.

Are Yen and Geralt supposed to be bad friends to Jaskier, and frankly embarrassing role models to Ciri with their juvenile silent treatment of each other even when they're living in the same house?

Is Dijkstra supposed to be a brilliant Machiavellian chessmaster, or is he supposed to be unhinged and delusional?

Is Radovid supposed to be a weirdo who perpetually looks like he's about to burst into tears? (Why are his eyes so MOIST???) Is it supposed to be a red flag when Jaskier says he’s not in the mood to perform for Radovid’s salon and Radovid makes him do it anyway? Or is that what the writers think cutesy romcom behavior is?

idk, man! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Anyway, I'm going to wrap it up there, even though I've got a lot still kicking around in my head. But y’all should like, send me asks n stuff, because it’s a lot easier to write a response to specific questions/prompts than to try to cover everything in one post.

[notquiteapex]

So, how's the JukeBox development coming along? Well, it sure is coming, I promise.

In case you don't know what a JukeBox is, it's a little hotkey device I'm building! I originally made this to assist with my endeavors in streaming, but it turns out having extra keys is very useful for a lot of things! Whether it be hotkeys for quickly running macros via AutoHotKey, managing your Discord audio settings, playing funny sounds with VoiceMod, switching tools in your favorite art program like Paint Tool SAI, or managing OBS like I do. It's a very powerful device, and all it does is act like a keyboard with the F13-F24 keys. I bet you didn't even know there was more than the F1-F12 keys, am I right?

About a year ago, I said I would begin selling these soon. That was a bit of a lie, fortunately I am very good at those. That last bit was also a lie, in case you couldn't tell. I got the opportunity to work on the JukeBox as part of an independent study for college credit, so I took a lot of time to plan and rethink the product. That part wasn't a lie The result is the new V5 board!

Ok so this isn't the actual V5 board yet.

I decided to completely change up what makes up a JukeBox. I decided to use an RP2040 chip, which is used to power a Raspberry Pi Pico. I used a Pico board, along with the old JukeBox V4 boards, an RGB LED ring, and an OLED screen to build my ideal V5 prototype. The result is the same JukeBox known and loved but with some added features, like reactive lighting and a screen to display fun graphics and info!

This is the finalized board, it's design has been shipped off to manufacturing, and will hopefully arrive right at the start of the new year. I'm paying a lot of money for just 10 of these things! I can't wait.

The plan is to sell 3 versions of the board, a basic variant (keyboard only), an RGB variant, and an RGB plus screen variant. Prices are still being determined, but they will be higher than previously anticipated due to rising material costs. The goal is to keep the basic variant at $25 to maintain affordability. You will also be able to choose what kinds of keys you want, be it Cherry MX Blues or Kailh Choc Whites.

I'm working on the final casing. It'll be a 3D printed shell with some nice M2.5 nuts and bolts. It'll also be in a mostly-opaque white so the RGB looks good shining through. The legs are also completely optional, both the case and the legs will have nice rubber feet to keep the board steady. The keycaps will be "relegendable", meaning you'll be able to stick a piece of paper in them with whatever you want on them. You get everything seen here, plus a USB-C cable, and my deepest gratitude. Maybe some day you'll get to have a JukeBox in atomic purple instead of a basic white!

The best part about it all is that you don't need to install any drivers! The keyboard component is always guaranteed to work on any computer that supports USB, and most usually do (hopefully). The screen and RGB won't work without a companion app, sadly, but I'm working hard to make it painless to setup and use, near plug-and-play. I've been writing it in Rust while working on the board, and it will support Windows and Linux without much issue.

Lastly, the entire project is going to be open source! The code will be under an open license, and all the physical parts will be usable under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA). I won't allow people to just up and sell the boards without modification, but if someone wants to make and sell their own variant I'd be more than happy to allow it if they ask. Devices like these should be cheap and accessible for everyone.

Hopefully I'll start selling these on my Ko-fi before Q2 of 2024. See you then!

[definitelynotalpharius]

Master of None

The list for this Saturday's tournament has been assembled:

Masters of None (1995 points)

Space Marines - Blood Angels

Strike Force (2000 points) - Vanguard Spearhead

CHARACTERS

Bladeguard Ancient (45 points)

• 1x Close combat weapon

1x Heavy bolt pistol

Captain (80 points)

• 1x Heavy bolt pistol

1x Master-crafted power weapon

1x Relic Shield

Commander Dante (120 points)

• Warlord

• 1x Perdition

1x The Axe Mortalis

Librarian in Phobos Armour (100 points)

• 1x Bolt pistol

1x Force weapon

1x Smite

• Enhancement: Shadow War Veteran

BATTLELINE

Heavy Intercessor Squad (105 points)

• 1x Heavy Intercessor Sergeant

• 1x Bolt pistol

1x Close combat weapon

1x Heavy bolt rifle

• 4x Heavy Intercessor

• 4x Bolt pistol

4x Close combat weapon

4x Heavy bolt rifle

Heavy Intercessor Squad (105 points)

• 1x Heavy Intercessor Sergeant

• 1x Bolt pistol

1x Close combat weapon

1x Heavy bolt rifle

• 4x Heavy Intercessor

• 4x Bolt pistol

4x Close combat weapon

4x Heavy bolt rifle

OTHER DATASHEETS

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (85 points)

• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack

• 1x Plasma pistol

1x Power weapon

• 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs

• 4x Astartes chainsword

4x Heavy bolt pistol

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (85 points)

• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack

• 1x Plasma pistol

1x Power weapon

• 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs

• 4x Astartes chainsword

4x Heavy bolt pistol

Bladeguard Veteran Squad (180 points)

• 1x Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant

• 1x Master-crafted power weapon

1x Plasma pistol

• 5x Bladeguard Veteran

• 5x Heavy bolt pistol

5x Master-crafted power weapon

Eliminator Squad (75 points)

• 1x Eliminator Sergeant

• 1x Bolt pistol

1x Close combat weapon

1x Instigator bolt carbine

• 2x Eliminator

• 2x Bolt pistol

2x Close combat weapon

2x Las fusil

Eradicator Squad (95 points)

• 1x Eradicator Sergeant

• 1x Bolt pistol

1x Close combat weapon

1x Melta rifle

• 2x Eradicator

• 2x Bolt pistol

2x Close combat weapon

2x Melta rifle

Infiltrator Squad (100 points)

• 1x Infiltrator Sergeant

• 1x Bolt pistol

1x Close combat weapon

1x Marksman bolt carbine

• 4x Infiltrator

• 4x Bolt pistol

4x Close combat weapon

1x Helix Gauntlet

1x Infiltrator Comms Array

4x Marksman bolt carbine

Redemptor Dreadnought (200 points)

• 1x Icarus rocket pod

1x Macro plasma incinerator

1x Onslaught gatling cannon

1x Redemptor fist

1x Twin fragstorm grenade launcher

Repulsor (190 points)

• 1x Armoured hull

1x Hunter-slayer missile

1x Las-talon

1x Repulsor defensive array

1x Twin lascannon

Sanguinary Guard (350 points)

• 10x Sanguinary Guard

• 10x Encarmine blade

10x Inferno pistol

1x Sanguinary Banner

ALLIED UNITS

Vindicare Assassin (80 points)

• 1x Exitus pistol

1x Exitus rifle

1x Vindicare combat knife

The list is surprisingly Ultramarine-esque, as melee still sucks major ass in 40k, hence the build to try to do everything, rather than min-maxing the assault doctrine. From the testing I did, the list works really well in the mid game (around round 2-3) but suffers otherwise. In whole honesty, the only unit that does consistently well is Dante with his Sanguinaries, but that has proven often enough, to be more than enough.

In any case, expect a battle report of the tournament around Sunday. See, y'all around.

[artsy0wl]

Volitile Contact and Dragon Protection Final Chapter

Apologies now if the ending at all seems rushed.

Three days Raihan’s arse. Of course the day Leon was supposed to return home would be the day prep for the Champion Cup started. Which meant Leon just had to stay in Wyndon with Rose. Rose planned that, Raihan just knew it.

Day four, Raihan just about broke the doors to Macro Cosmos. If Leon hadn’t bolted to Raihan, hugging him, there would have been a lot more damage. He was ready to cause as much damage as possible to save Leon. But being the saint he was, Leon found a way to soothe the situation.

“Ready for the Champion Cup?” Leon asked, burying his face in Raihan’s shoulder.

Raihan could tell he was in distress, but he was using the upcoming tournament as a distraction. Leon’s breathing was awkward, moving from quick little breathes and long deep ones. And Leon’s Beware hug couldn’t fool Raihan. Leon was shaking like a wet Meowth in winter.

“Ready as I’ll every be.” Shrugging, Raihan dislodged Leon, one hand holding Leon’s shoulder while the other held the side of Leon’s face. “You promised three days.”

Leon winced. “I’m sorry. I forgot the Champion Cup was kicking off yesterday. Rose couldn't do it without me.”

“You and I both know that’s a lie. He planned that, knowing damn well you would feel obligated to help as the champion.”

Leon shrugged. “Can we get lunch? I’m hungry.”

Pulling out of Raihan’s gripped, he tried to lead Raihan to the exit. A tug stopped him as Raihan pulled him back. Hugging Leon, Raihan had questions he had to get answers to.

“Did he lock you up?”

“No.”

“Did he hurt you?”

“No.”

“Did he hurt Hop?”

Leon violently shaking his head. “No.” He buried his face in Raihan’s hoodie, wanting to disappear. “Can we just go? We only have two hours before the tournament and I’m starving. I haven’t eaten since yesterday morning.”

~

It’ll only be a minute.

Raihan knew he shouldn’t have believed it. He didn’t. Yet, he let Leon go anyways. The tournament went off without a hitch. The finals would happen tomorrow. In the meantime, Leon agreed to go to dinner with Hop, Gloria, and Raihan. Until Leon asked to check something out really quick. Leon promised it wouldn’t be long, but when Raihan saw Leon head towards Rose’s Tower, he knew Leon was in for a world of trouble.

By a stroke of luck, Piers had crossed paths with Leon. At the same time, Raihan had the worst luck with timing. Because he didn’t know what was going on, Piers wouldn’t have known to stop him. Had Raihan caught him sooner, maybe he could have.

“He’s just meeting the chairman.” Piers stated.

“It’s not that simple.” Raihan sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.

“Why not? Rose is his sponsor, the president of Macro Cosmo, and the head of the league. What’s not simple about that?”

“What that man has been doing to Leon is down right criminal.”

Folding his arms, Piers groaned. “Explain.”

Raihan growled, losing patience. “We don’t have time for this.”

He had to get to Leon before Rose did. As he started to run towards the tower, a hand grabbed his wrist and yanked him back. Darkened eyes were unamused, but concerned.

“Let me help you. I just need answers. Is Leon in danger? If so, how much?”

“Yes. In the last week, Rose has bashed his skull unto a concrete wall, broken Leon’s boundaries attempting to kiss him, and his Ferrothorn left a long gash in his back.” He huffed, eyes wincing. “On top of that, he’s been beating Leon for years and threatening Hop to keep him quiet.”

Raihan yanked his arm out of Piers’ grip, realizing that Piers was wide eyed, disgusted, and fidgeting. There was no going back now. Not that Raihan could any longer. Raihan needed to tell someone. Anyone who would listen.

“Why?”

“I don’t know. To assure his power I assume. Look,” Raihan showed him the photos of Leon’s back, “Leon wasn’t doing anything wrong. He was just thanking Charizard for his help. And then there’s this.”

Raihan showed Piers a video he had secretly caught the threat Rose made after getting Leon. One instance catching a glimpse of Leon in accepted shock.

Icy blue eyes burned into Raihan, sharply and cautiously. “Please tell me you took these to the authorities.”

“I’m working on it, while we were at the hospital, I got the number of a detective who checked in.”

Piers nodded. “Good. He deserves justice.” Black and white hair slid as Piers looked at Rose Tower. “Save Leon. If I don’t hear from you in fifteen minutes, we’re coming after you. Might be sooner depending on Hop.”

Raihan smiled. “Thank you Piers.”

Softly smiling back, Piers hugged Raihan. “You know, I didn’t think you guys would last a week. But I’m glad you proved me wrong. I’m glad Leon has someone like you to watch out for him.”

An airy chuckle escaped Raihan. “What can I say, I learned my lesson. I’m only sorry I didn’t with you.”

“Never held it against you. It wasn’t in either of our control.” Piers shrugged, hair briefly exposing three light silvers on his throat. “I’m just glad we can still be friends.” He released Raihan. “Now, go!”

Nodding, Raihan ran towards Rose’s Tower.

~

Leon felt glass crack as his body hit the window. Thankfully, he wasn’t bleeding, but he knew he would if he slammed the window that hard again. Rose’s hand gripped Leon’s throat.

“You will postpone the battle.”

“I… won’t. As the champion it’s my duty to...”

Leon chocked as his airways tightened. “As my sponsored champion, your duty is to obey me!” He released Leon’s throat, letting him breathe. “Do you understand me?”

“I… refuse.”

“Then I guess I’ll just have to discipline you.”

“Let him go, Rose!”

Leon’s blood ran cold as Rose smirked. “Perfect timing.” Keeping Leon pinned, he turned to face Raihan. “I’m growing tired of your constant interfering, boy.” He grabbed Leon’s chin. “But since you're so insistent one inserting yourself in the situation, I guess you won’t mind witnessing Leon cheating on you.”

“You wouldn’t.” Raihan hissed, stepping towards him.

“I would.” Rose wrapped an arm around Leon’s waist and dragged Leon beside him. “I won’t go too far, but you will hate every minute of it. Don’t you agree, Leon?” He kissed Leon’s temple. “Where should we begin?”

THUD

If trauma was one hell of a drug, adrenaline and rage were nightmarish. With a fist curled and amber eyes widened, Leon froze in place. He hit Rose. He actually hit Rose.

Once his adrenaline withdrew, and now freed of Rose’s hold, Leon bolted to Raihan. Into surprised open arms. He didn’t look back at Rose, too uneasy to.

“Get me out of here.”

Blinking, Raihan nodded. “Let’s go home.”

~

A weak and damaged body slowly moved as breathes slowly escaped. Purple hair blanketed over Leon and Raihan as Leon’s face buried itself in Raihan’s chest.

Leon almost died today. Rose had completely lost it after Leon decked him. He released Eternatus, threatened to send Eternatus on the crowd if Leon didn’t try to capture it, and didn’t even seem fazed as Eternatus attacked Leon.

Had Charizard not been released already, Raihan wondered how long Leon would have survived, if he even would have, had they waited for an ambulance. The horror on Hop’s face was all Raihan needed to act fast. With Gloria taking over the fight with Eternatus, Raihan knew Hop was in good hands.

He got Leon to the hospital in the nick of time. And after several hours of intense agony, they were able to stabilize Leon.

As for Rose, he turned himself in. Surprising given just how determined he was to get away with the harm he caused Leon. Maybe there was a tiny bit of regret in Rose’s heart. A morsel of guilt.

Not that it mattered as far as Raihan was concerned. The moment he was arrested, he wasn’t just charged with starting the Darkest Day. With the evidence Raihan had gathered, he was also charged with several counts of abuse.

Leon wasn’t expected to testify unless the trial absolutely called for it. But given the photos and videos, Raihan doubted it. There was no room to deflect or deny what Raihan had caught.

That was a good thing. Or as good as it could be given the circumstances. All that mattered was that Leon was safe. Finally, truly safe. Even if the road to recovery was long.

Leon whimpered, pulling Raihan out of his train of thought. Tears streamed down his face as he curled into a ball. Wrapping his arms around Leon, Raihan tightly held him. Burying his face in Leon’s hair, Raihan’s darkened.

Leon almost died today. All because of greed, control, and jealousy. All because a man wanted to keep Leon to himself in the most possessively abusive way. And had Raihan not been there, Rose just might have enslaved Leon to obey his desires.

Running his hand down Leon’s back, he reminisced on the scar that had formed. The ugly, thorny scar caused by a selfish and ugly man. Raihan didn’t prevent it, and now Leon would have to live with the trauma for the rest of his life.

A sharp gasp escaped Leon as he violently woke up. Taking a moment to investigate his surroundings. Once he realized he was safe, he felt a damp spot on his head. Shuffling, he propped himself up. Teal eyes were drowning in tears.

Leon yelped as Raihan pulled him down. Leon awkwardly laid on Raihan as one arm wrapped around Leon’s waist and the other around Leon's shoulders. The dragon trainer hid his face Leon’s shoulder, sobbing.

“You almost died.” Raihan whispered. “You almost… I can’t…” A choking sound escaped him. “Leon, I can’t lose you.”

Softly smiling, Leon shuffled around. He lightly kissed Raihan’s forehead, wrapping his arms around Raihan’s shoulders. Resting his head on the pillow, he tilted his face toward his partner.

“You won’t lose me.” Leon assured. “I promise.” He kissed his check. “In fact, you saved me. You were my light when I was in the dark. You showed me how to stand my ground and how to love.” He hugged Raihan tighter. “I love you and I’m thankful that you continue to save me everyday.”

A roar of a sob escaped Raihan as he held Leon tighter. Whispering sweet nothingness to Raihan, Leon let Raihan expel his fear, grief, and pain. They would both need aid after today. But so long as they were together, Leon was confident they would be okay.

[titleknown]

I still think it's kinda hilarious that the Lord of Games from Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts, amongst other characters in that game, was designed by a very prominent furry macro TF artist.

Like, no shame in that, he doesn't seem to do The Bad Shit as far as I know, I just thought it's funny, especially if you've seen his art for the Klungo Savesss Teh World "arcade game," given how it's very obvious he drew it.

I will say, given his background, it is a shame he didn't get to do an official design for Klungo's wife as a giant musclelady...

[partsofivset]

Understanding Large scale Gotero: Fundamental Highlights and Applications in IV Implantation Therapy

In the field of intravenous (IV) mixture treatment, the productivity and exactness of liquid conveyance are foremost. One of the key components that healthcare experts depend on for high-volume liquid organization is the large scale gotero, too known as a large scale trickle set. Broadly utilized in clinics, clinics, and crisis care settings, large scale gotero sets play a significant part in conveying liquids, drugs, and blood items to patients rapidly and reliably.

In this article, we will investigate the fundamental highlights of large scale gotero frameworks, their points of interest, and the different therapeutic applications in which they are indispensable.

What Is a Large scale Gotero?

A large scale gotero is a sort of implantation set utilized in IV treatment that conveys expansive volumes of liquid over a brief period. The term "large scale" alludes to the trickle factor—the number of drops per milliliter (gtt/mL)—which ordinarily ranges from 10 to 20 drops/mL. This is in differentiate to a smaller scale gotero, which conveys around 60 drops/mL for slower, more controlled infusions.

Macro gotero mixture sets are favored when quick volume substitution is required, such as amid injury, parchedness, or surgical procedures.

Key Components of a Large scale Gotero Mixture Set

A high-quality large scale gotero incorporates a few precision-engineered components to guarantee secure and proficient delivery:

Drip Chamber: Permits visualization of the trickle rate and makes a difference anticipate discuss bubbles from entering the IV line.

Luer Bolt Connector: Gives a secure association between the mixture set and the IV catheter, minimizing the chance of spillage or disconnection.

Roller Clamp: Permits manual control of the mixture rate, fundamental for exact liquid delivery.

Y-Injection Location: Empowers the presentation of extra medicines without disengaging the essential line.

Needle or Catheter Connector: Interfaces the mixture set to the patient’s IV get to point.

Protective Cap: Keeps up sterility of the connector some time recently use.

All components are regularly made from medical-grade, non-toxic, pyrogen-free materials to guarantee quiet security and compatibility with different liquids and medications.

Features That Set Large scale Gotero Apart

High Stream Rate: Perfect for crisis circumstances or when fast liquid revival is required.

Ease of Utilize: Straightforward to set up and work, particularly in time-sensitive clinical environments.

Visual Observing: The clear trickle chamber permits restorative staff to effectively watch the stream and make essential adjustments.

Compatibility: Can be utilized with most IV arrangements, blood items, and medications.

Sterility and Security: Planned for single utilize, lessening the chance of cross-contamination and infection.

Applications of Large scale Gotero in Restorative Settings

Macro gotero implantation sets are broadly utilized over a run of clinical situations due to their proficiency and reliability:

Emergency Rooms: For fast liquid revival in injury, stun, or extreme dehydration.

Operating Rooms: To keep up liquid adjust amid surgical procedures.

Intensive Care Units: Where exact and convenient liquid conveyance is basic for persistent stabilization.

General Wards: For patients requiring hydration treatment or large-volume medicine administration.

Blood Transfusions: Able of conveying blood items productively whereas minimizing clot risk.

Why Quality Matters

For healthcare suppliers, the quality of large scale gotero sets can specifically affect quiet results. Second rate items may cause conflicting stream rates, spillage, or indeed introduction to contaminants. This is why sourcing from trusted producers who follow to worldwide measures and certifications is essential.

At our company, we make and supply a wide run of expendable therapeutic gear, counting mixture sets, syringes, and therapeutic components such as trickle chambers, Luer bolt connectors, Y-injection destinations, roller clamps, and defensive caps. Our large scale gotero sets are outlined for around the world dispersion, advertising unwavering quality, security, and compliance with worldwide healthcare requirements.

Conclusion

The large scale gotero is a essential device in IV implantation treatment, empowering healthcare experts to convey liquids and solutions with speed and accuracy. Its flexible applications over therapeutic settings, coupled with user-friendly plan and security highlights, make it an fundamental component in quiet care.

As the request for high-quality expendable restorative hardware proceeds to develop, choosing the right large scale gotero set gets to be a key choice. Believe in a provider that prioritizes quality, security, and advancement to guarantee the best conceivable results for patients and suppliers alike.

[ntaifitness]

No Nonsense: This Is What You Get with the Ntaifitness aeroEX-6003

If you're serious about leg training, you know weak machines won't cut it. They shake, wobble, misalign you—and worse, waste your time. The Ntaifitness aeroEX-6003 is not that machine.

I’ve been training heavy since 2008. Powerlifting. Strongman. Rehab work. I’ve used it all—rogue, titan, prime, hammer. Here's the truth about this Leg Press Hack Squat Machine.

Built Like a Tank—Because It Is One

You feel it the second you load plates. The powder-coated steel frame doesn’t move. No squeaks. No flex.

The commercial linear bearings are the real MVP. You won’t find rollers or plastic junk here. The sled glides—silently, evenly. That matters when you’re pushing 800+ lbs. You don’t want any drag or resistance from the machine itself. And with this one, there isn’t.

Let’s be real—this is commercial-grade. It belongs in a training facility. If you bring it into your home, make sure your floor can handle it. The machine weighs over 540 lbs empty.

Function First. Always.

The dual-function design combines two core movements: leg press and hack squat. Switching between them? Takes seconds. Just move the back pad and flip the safety handle.

You also get:

An adjustable footplate with grip texture and angle options

A wide sled track for natural movement

A calf raise block built-in (not bolted on)

Internal plate horns for weight plate storage

The small stuff matters too. Handles are grippy. Safety stops are solid. The welds are clean.

3 Tactical Questions to Ask Yourself

Can your current machine handle over 1000 lbs?

This one can. And it won’t shake. The powder-coated steel frame has the density and build to take real loads, no nonsense.

Does it support proper joint alignment?

The ergonomic seat and backrest are angled just right. No lower back strain. No weird hip shifts. If your knees usually hurt, this machine might fix that.

Is it built for long-term progression?

Look at the moving parts: stainless guide rods, ball bearings, no cheap pulleys. This is a machine for lifters who plan to keep growing.

Downsides? A Few.

It’s big. Don’t think this is a fold-up thing you slide under a bed.

It ships on a pallet. You’ll need tools and 2–3 people to move it.

The price is not entry-level. But the build isn't either.

Still, if you want performance and safety, it’s a trade worth making.

Final Thoughts: It’s Not for Everyone, and That’s the Point

This isn’t a machine for dabblers.

The Ntaifitness aeroEX-6003 is for people who track PRs, count macros, and care about form. It won’t hold your hand. But it also won’t fail when you’re on your 10th rep with 500 lbs and no spotter.

You won’t outgrow this thing. Most likely, your strength will max out before this machine even flinches.

[tbfmpyear2]

Unreal Engine: Collectable spawning system

Going into this system, I knew I could design it similar to my debug spawning spheres, as they were both doing the exact same thing. The only difference is how I'm getting the event to occur. I know the easiest way to communicate between two actors is to use Blueprint Interfaces, a tool which I've use in past projects, so the first thing I wrote was this:

(note how the code is almost identical to my debug spawning spheres). In reflection, I could have probably used Event Destroyed like I did for my UI element, but this is fine for my purposes too.

There is one difference here I want to note though, which is the use of a custom macro: For Loop with Delay. I created this because one of the developers on a Ratchet & Clank fan project I looked into during my initial investigation responded to my comment and gave some insight into how they created their bolt system in Unreal Engine:

I wasn't 100% sure that this frame delay would make a difference, but it made sense logically (spread the work out over multiple frames, not just do it all on one), and I had already made a very similar macro in a previous project, so I just ported it over to this one:

So now I'm happy with the logic behind these crates. Programatically, I don't think there's anything I'll need to change because I had such a good idea of what I wanted to make going into it. Now I just need to create a system to destroy them.

[sublimeobservationarcade]

Right Wing Parties Don’t Govern For All

Peter Dutton has taken the Liberal party further to the right, as most Australians well know. His leadership of the LNP Coalition means that he brings the same intentions to his bid to become PM of Australia. Right wing parties don’t govern for all. Rather they come to the table with a slew of culture war inspired prejudices. Anti-immigration, anti-refugee, anti-trans, anti-renewables, and anti-public servant are all strong intentions they bring to their campaign to govern this nation. Dutton is inspired by Donald Trump and his extremist dismantling of government for all those he derides. DEI, USAID, the Education Department – all those lefties, non-whites, women and LGBTQI folk are the enemies of Trump’s America.

Right Wing Coalition Will Not Govern For Those They Deride

The LNP Coalition, in a similar vein, will take courage in a Trumpist America and start similar attacks on the fabric of government here. Every time the Coalition gets into power they attempt to take Australia further right toward the United States’ way of doing things. They hate socialised medicine and Medicare, which they tried to eradicate for 33 years, will be neglected in a bid to discredit it with the citizenry. Tony Abbott tried to privatise higher education to make our sandstone universities cash cows charging hundreds of thousands of dollars for degrees. The neoliberal right wing way is to privatise everything and make ‘user pays’ the credo for Australia. They believe in the power of market forces, despite the fact of the current housing crisis not delivering adequate shelter for many working Australians. The market has priced thousands of us out of having a home. In reality, it is tax scams that have driven the massive inflation in the residential property market downunder. A 50% capital gains tax discount, negative gearing, and superannuation as bolt hole for the very wealthy to hide their money from the tax man. This is not market forces but manipulation by the rich and powerful. The LNP governs for the oligarchs and the wealthier parts of the country. Remember the Stage 3 tax cuts, before Albanese made them fairer for all Australians. Slashing The Public Service By The Trumpist LNP Coalition Slashing jobs from the public service to the tune of some 36, 000 jobs is the keystone of the Dutton LNP campaign. Remember that Albanese was forced to rebuild the public service after 10 years of Morrison, Turnbull and Abbott. They had syphoned off tens of billions of dollars to their mates at PwC, KPMG etc to do the job of the public service at ten times the rate. The Libs had gutted the public service in their ideologically inspired but economically stupid purges. Reducing government means less transparency and more macro corruption, as the private sector fills the bill at ten times the cost. Government spending never comes down under LNP federal governments, they just move the figures around on the balance sheets and tell you what they want you to hear. Plus, their insider mates benefit from huge government tenders and jobs for the boys. The anti-public service stance of the LNP plays well to their perpetually disgruntled voters, who only ever think of themselves and their hip pockets. The Right Appeal To The Greed Of Those Who Already Have More Donald Trump has inspired right wing political parties to push unadulterated selfishness as a vote winner. The disgusting Trump is  an unmitigated bully who picks on weaker opponents. Interestingly, Trump has only ever beaten female Presidential contenders. The only time he faced another bloke was a really old Joe Biden who beat him fair and square. What did he do? He lied about being cheated but was never able to provide any actual evidence that stood up in court for his repeated lies and false claims. Trump is a bad loser and has no class, zilch in this regard. Still, he inspires right wing folk like Peter Dutton, who never let the facts get in the way of sewing fear in the electorate. Divisive Dutton told his followers, during the Voice referendum, that “if you don’t know, vote No.” Another way of understanding this is the LNP preference for keeping folk dumb, as it is easier to manipulate them on this basis. Appeal to their innate prejudices and bigotry. Don’t ask more from the citizenry, rather, drill down into their comfort zones and appeal to their greed for more. The Right Wing Parties Run A Zero Sum Game Right wing parties don’t govern for all. A big part of their platform is demonising the other. Once again appealing to the polarising human trait, which seeks to punish others in the race. The right wing parties runs a zero sum game, where a few winners take all and there are losers galore. They demonise difference to make you feel better about your greed and proclivity to want to see others punished. Immigrants and illegal refugees are bad people, according to their propaganda. Gang members, rapists, paedophiles, and scammers – all evil and this government will punish them if elected. In addition, they demonise LGBTQI folk and especially trans people because they go against God and how nature intends things to be. This is a big vote winner, especially among non-college educated folk who don’t have any experience of gay people in their lives. This is because if you actually have a family member or close intimate who is one of these people you know that instead of being demons they are only human like you and me. Propaganda does not work when faced with direct experience running contrary to the lies being promulgated. I mean, what power hungry individuals and parties will do is unabashedly shameful. Peter Dutton In A Constant State Of Alarm Peter Dutton has called for the power for politicians, like him, to have the power to deport dual citizens. The courts already have this power, why do populist politicians want this power? Could it be to perform strongman acts on centre stage, where the biased right wing Murdoch owned press can applaud in print and across digital screens? What a powerful and decisive leader locking up the bad guys and then kicking them out of our pure country. Anglo-settler nations, like Australia, have a white European seam running through them. Right wing political parties appeal to this white supremacist undercurrent, this belief that white men are the natural leaders of the land. An ex-cop from Queensland who has repeatedly cried wolf about the dangers of multicultural Australia being antisemitic, after his junket tour to Israel. About the dangers posed by China. Dutton was alarmed about Indigenous Australians being empowered by the Voice to parliament. He was alarmed about stateless refugees all being dangerous criminals threatening the safety of the nation, as if they were a marauding force. Peter Dutton is seemingly in a perpetual state of alarm or could it be a political ploy to win votes via the anxieties of some Australians? Don’t Let Australia Become A Mini Trumpist America In Trump’s America undercover, masked police are picking up legally working academics on university campuses and disappearing them. These university professors and Fulbright scholars have written pro-Palestinian independence essays in journals but have done nothing to break the law. This is what right wing fascist dictatorships do to dissenting voices within their communities. https://www.instagram.com/stevendonziger/reel/DHrSR6sy0I6 This is not what we want to see happening in Australia. We need to stand like a beacon against such blatant misuse of power by the state. Right wing parties don’t govern for all. Rather, they look after their defined sort of people at the expense of diversity and equity. This is why they have demonised DEI initiatives through continual lies and exaggerations. Once again, appealing to the sensitivities of the already dominant white cohort within populations. This is called reclaiming victimhood status. They are disenfranchising the actual victims and making them out to be villains, so that the majority white population can feel better about always looking out for their own interests first and finally. It is disgusting behaviour on both scores. The world is a complex place and there are no simple solutions, despite the BS put about by populist demagogues. If you hurt someone else they are going to come back and hurt you or yours. Divisive leaders who go around drumming up popularity on the back of promises of retribution will not make Australia a better or safer place. If we provide a fairer nation offering economic opportunity for all sorts of ordinary Australians things will be better for all. Don’t get sucked into believing the shite about there being bad people and strongman tripe about protecting the nation. This is all garbage, history tells us so, as none of this is new. Right wing parties, like the LNP Coalition, don’t govern for all. They are the party of the oligarchs and how they see the world, which is by making a buck out of you at the expense of our rights. Why don’t we tax extreme wealth in Australia? Why do we tax wage earners but not  those who make much more money out of their capital at similar rates? Why is housing so bloody expensive? It is because the rich get looked after at the expense of the working poor. Over the last 25 years, the Coalition have been in power for 17 of those years – they have defined the economic conditions in which we live through governing Australia. The lack of competition in every sector on the back of mergers and takeovers approved by the ACCC. This has killed off consumer buying power. Capitalism doesn’t work properly if there is no real competition in the ‘so called’ free market. The system has been gamed by CEOs, boards, and complicit governments and their agencies in Oz. We have copied the Americans, of course, we bring out their business leaders and employ them on huge multi million dollar salaries. President Trump Congratulates Record Breaking Astronaut (NHQ201704240006) by NASA HQ PHOTO is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0 Albanese is not a charismatic strongman leader; indeed, he lacks a lot in this regard. However, he leads a team of capable and dedicated ministers who have guided Australia through a tough economic period. The Albanese government has mended the many Chinese economic sanctions costing the nation billions following the Coalition’s behaviour in this regard. There has been modest wage growth, especially at the bottom, whereas no wage growth but rather stagnation occurred under the Coalition. This is because the LNP are the party of the bosses and multinational corporations. Things have become fairer under the Albanese Labor government for workers amid the winding back of labour hire abuses under the Coalition’s decade in power. Cost of living support has been sustained under this government despite the high inflation they inherited from Morrison. Economically, things are looking up after touching the bottom of the RBA enforced cycle. Inflation has been tamed at the cost of a sluggish economy, but that is always the way. Now, we can move forward together in a somewhat fairer economy. There is still a lot to do to improve things but now is not the time to listen to lies about the need for deregulation. Deregulation won’t help you; it will only make more money for the billionaires. It will make things less safe for your family and less fair for all Australians.   Oh, one last thing do not forget the lessons re-Robodebt. This LNP Coalition government scheme was an ideologically motivated attack on poor and vulnerable Australians. It cost people’s lives and us taxpayers $1.8 billion in a settled class action against the Coalition government. A Royal Commission and several NACC inquiries later, we are still waiting for someone to be held accountable for this illegal betrayal of 500, 000 ordinary Australians. Dirty deeds done by right wing idealogues in the LNP and upper echelons of the public service. If you want to see someone punished how about for this disgraceful abuse of state power. Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of America Matters: Pre-apocalyptic Posts & Essays in the Shadow of Trump. ©GolfDom Read the full article

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