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jordyjensen · 5 years

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Some shit that either might be going down or i’m mad. Either way i’m creeped and intrigued at the same time.

Since at least 2013 I’ve been experiencing visitations by an entity known as the hatman.(The hatman is an entity known to cause night terrors and sleep paralysis, To me he appears as a tall man in a cloak and a stetson style hat.

He is blacker than anything it’s like looking at a black hole. he has no features that I can see, just darkness that light cannot seem to penetrate). Most of the visitations consisted of repeated nightmares of the same locations, but where the conversations would be different. It would I would either be in what to me felt like a run down hospital, or an underground carpark, hospital stairwell kind of setting. Or in a dismal academia type of setting. It always felt dreary and uninviting. Like I just had to find my way out of there. Aware somehow, in the back of my mind- that the hat man was watching and waiting to corner me. And when he did, He would talk. I would hear him/feel his words in my head and my bones, But he never physically spoke. I could understand him but it never makes sense and I can never remember what it is he actually said. Its weird. There is this overwhelming sense of dread. Like nothing I’ve ever felt or encountered. Then theres the sleep paralysis.

I ignored itto begin with, As I had- at that moment in time been going through some turmoil in my life (abusive partner, drug addiction)- But he didn’t stop when I left that relationship, and it didn’t stop during subsequent ones either, It didn’t stop when I stopped drug use. Infact- it intensified, and people around me were starting to experience things too. Especially those people who at first had told me ‘’it’s all in your head’’ and ‘’Don’t worry, it’s not real- it’s just the drugs’’. They started seeing it too, I would see it while I was awake sometimes. That was the worst because I couldn’t just put it down to tiredness or being a nightmare anymore. However, For the last I’d say about 3 years- His ‘’visits’’ have lessened. and in their place is another one (Or even the same one, but this time choosing to appear differently- I have no idea if it’s the same entity or another one...all I know is they don’t seem to be around at the same time- hence the conclusion they might possibly be the same entity). Anyway-

The second entity I am about to tell you about now, began making appearances around 3 years ago, Like the first entity- it started with unpleasant reoccurring dreams.

In the very first appearance I can remember- It seemed very early morning, around dawn, the sky was grey- and I became aware of a tapping at the door, I answered the door to find nothing, So puzzled- I stepped out onto the top step. Our house is situated on a hill and overlooking fields and valleys. It is a really pretty view from the front of the house. Anyway, Standing in the drive at the bottom of the stairs is a man. He’s dirty, dishevelled and the easiest way to describe his appearance is wild, birdlike. Almost native american in the way he’s decoraed with feathers and whatnot, But he has feathers growing out of his flesh. In the dream I asked him something along the lines of who are you? can I help you with something? I don’t remember anything he said, but I do remember him suddenly grabbing a hold of me and taking off into the sky, like literally jumping on the spot but instead of coming back down, continuing up into the sky, the speed and air made my eyes sting and water and my stomach was feeling like it was about to fall out of my arse. Then for some reason were standing on a pylon, just overlooking the scenery for miles. I remember nothing of what we talked about. I do remember asking his name and he brushed it off but I felt strognly it was connected to the letter ‘’M’’. of course I brushed this of as a bizzaro dream and in honesty, was just happy to have a less scary dream than the ones i was used to with the hat man!.

Now this is where things get odd, I notice when I wake up there is a big crow making a right racket outside the bedroom window. and it’s windy as FUCK. Pretty soon I begin to notice lots of odd things, crows and ravens turning up all the time whether it be on tv, in magazines, books, In these dreams Nothing particularly awful seemed to happen, it was more a sense of uncertainty or worry, The best way to describe this feeling is to think of being in this scenario: You’re a very anxious person, very socially awkward and you don’t have many friends or family, the only person you really see or talk to is your spouse, you have agoraphobia as a result of the social anxiety so don’t go out much...However, You find yourself in a nice quaint little seaside town- granted it’s the middle of winter, pissing it down with rain and always near dark. You struggle up a long, steep hill to a run down hotel/bar- everyone in there seems to look at you as if they know you and all of them beckoning you to join them and drink with them, but you become aware of your spouses sudden absence, S/he has everything, the house-keys, the money ect ect, and quite frankly you are like a frightened child w/o them....You are trying desperately to think where they might have gotten to, you rush around hoping to see them or someone you recognise but everyone is in your way or trying to engage you in conversation. Imagine that kind of feeling.

Anyway in the dreams, There is often a backdrop of said seafront, stormy seas, rocks, There is a narrow walk way leading down at the side where the sea goes off into sort of a stream down a hill, Just off the main promenade/road where all the little tea rooms and gift shops are located.

The hotel is OLLLLLD and completely in need of refurbishment, it’s falling apart, dirty brown net curtains that were obviously once white or cream, The rooms have peeling wallpaper, ancient furniture, they look like they were decorated in the 60′s but never maintained.

The streets are very narrow and the buildings are tall, old-fashioned English seaside style buildings (in the dreams, Not where I live-there is no sea or sand around my gaff) Also- I haven’t mentioned this, as not sure if it’s important/relevant to the happenings since I’ve read other peoples similar accounts and they are living allll over the globe, but just in case it has any relevance I live in England, Yorkshire if you want to be really precise)

In the first dreams, I would become aware of a crow or raven that would always be near by, it would always be crowing. In later dreams, it would be that I would feel compelled to open up one of the dirty, sash windows and there would be a crow perched directly on the opposite building on the window ledge, an it would always fly straight towards my window, sometimes I would hasten to close it before the bird can get in and it will peck and scratch at he glass all the while crowing it’s head off, In others i would be amused by the bird coming over and it would get inside the window, where it would fly around madly and fly at me (obviously this would always shit me the fuck up in the dream enough to actually wake me up in the real world)

In Later dreams, he appears like the dishevelled man from the first dream, sitting down in chairs in what appears to be a crap little pub, the kind that you find in the arse end of nowhere (where its only usual customers are people similar in looks and personality to Claude Greengrass off heartbeat and Shadrach off emmerdale) Its like he would be wanting me to join him but i’d always feel a sense of No man what the hell? You scare the living fuck out of me for no reason and then offer me a drink? No mate- think i’ll pass’’. I would always immediatly wake up from these dreams, to find in reality, the big crow ever present outside, ever shouting away to himself day or night, rain,shine,snow or gale (though mostly gale i’ve noticed) (Over the last 3 years I’ve started to recognize and become familiar with this particular crows call and recognize it over other crows) It’s always super windy too, like gail force windy when that crow is about. Wether it be summer or winter. Midnight or lunchtime.

Then by chance I heard mention of the valravn. And that then led me on to Malphas. I have the really strong pull towards the name Malphas. I think this could potentially be the (or at least one of) the entities I’m dealing with.

I don’t know why, I can’t think of a reason for it to be him as I’ve certainly not invoked any demons (at least not knowingly) Or even tried to. I’m not the sort of person who would have balls enough to go messing with things I don’t understand completely).

I’ve today discovered other people who have had similar accounts of Malphas (and the hatman) and it is for these reasons I am somewhat open to the idea that these might not just be dreams. This shit might have actually gotten real.

Recently Malphas has been pretty relentless, And the most recent dream was the most disturbing one yet. In this dream he appears, beckoning to me as usual, with a friendly ‘’It’s ok, i’m your friend’’ look. But getting closer I become aware he is surrounded by a massive group of crows/ravens all of them seemed to be attached to him at the waist by black cords that seemed to be made of a similar black matter that the hatman appears to be made of like a black,shadow like matter. The birds were flapping wildly to escape their bonds, screaming a hellish murder. all the while Malphas seemed to be loving every moment of it. I woke up again, to the crow outside screaming as per, with gale force winds rattling through the house.

At this point i’m wondering what the deal is, what I’ve done to both anger this guy and cause him to relentlessly stalk my waking and sleeping lives.

Why did he even get involved in the first place?

I might get answers in later days, or I might just get sicker until I die and my soul is claimed to an eternity of terror and torment. Who the fuck knows? Not fucking me!.

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viralhottopics · 7 years

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DJI Phantom 4 Pro + is the best prosumer drone on the market

Let's get this baby in the air.

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I often draw comparisons between DJI and Apple. Though one makes phones and tablets and the other drones, they each have reached a design plateau in their respective categories and the updates they now deliver are more polished refinements of existing products than great, genre-breaking leaps.

SEE ALSO: The small, foldable DJI Mavic Pro is the ultimate personal drone

There is nothing wrong with that, especially when the refined product is as beautifully rendered as the DJI Phantom 4 Pro +.

DJIs latest prosumer drone is at once comfortingly familiar, while at the same time technically advanced and innovative to be noticeable and appreciated.

That’s better.

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Drones are flying robots with sensors and systems that tell it how fast its flying, where it is, its altitude, how to get back home on its own and if there are objects in front of it. With the Phantom 4 Pro +, DJI continues to hone and enhance this robotic intelligence, adding, for instance, rear facing sensors on the struts (theres already a pair on the forward struts) that stop the Phantom Pro 4+ from inadvertently backing into people, buildings, trees, etc. Technology like this wouldve come in handy on my first drone flight where I accidentally backed my flyer right into a tree (the whole unfortunate incident was captured on drone video).

Those two sensors on the struts give the drone a view of what’s behind it. No more backing up into walls and trees. The 360-degree awareness can also help with narrow-flight through open doors and windows.

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The gimbal dial gives your precision control over the camera’s pitch.

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Since most people flying drones are also camera and video enthusiast, DJI also keeps raising the bar on image quality with a new 20 MP camera that shoots 4K video at 60 fps (I did most of my shooting at 4K 30 fps).

In the box

The new Phantom 4 Pro comes in two flavors: The drone plus a standard RC controller where you supply the screen with an iPhone or Android phone running DJI Go software ($1,499) and the one I tested, the Phantom 4 Pro +, which adds an RC with a screen ($1,799). $300 is a lot to pay for a screen, but I would say that the one DJI chose is the perfect companion for the RC and the drone. Its 6-inch display is just large enough and the visibility outdoors, even in the brightest sunlight, is impressive.

This excellent 20 MP camera can also shoot 4K video at 60 fps.

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This is easily DJI’s best remote ever.

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Also in the carrying case is the charger for both the RC and the drones 5870 mAh intelligent battery, two sets of propellers and instructions, which are worth reading.

This drone can’t fold and fit in your backpack like the amazing Mavic Pro, but then it’s a somewhat more powerful drone, one that may be more suitable for pro-level pursuits.

Before flying, youll have to charge up both the battery (outside of the drone) and the remote, which takes about an hour. Once youve been flying for a while, youll wish the Phantom Pro 4 + also shipped with a second battery. You get a healthy near-half-hour per charge, but you’ll be sad every time the RC warns you about low battery.

Attaching the propellers is easy, a theyre color-coded. One color twists on clockwise, the other counter clockwise.

The DJI Phantom 4 Pro +’s camera is capable of taking stunning aerial photos.

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Before you fly, you need to register with the FAA to obtain a Small UAS Certificate of Registration. It costs $5 and gives you a unique number that you can attach to the inside of your drones battery compartment (I usually use a cut-down Post-It Note). Youll also need to find a safe place to fly, away from people, buildings, power lines and airplanes. The DJI drone has built-in GPS and will not let you operate in no-fly zones.

The DJI Phantom 4 Pro + is called Pro for a reason: it can fly up to 45 mph and 4.3 miles and almost 2,000 feet above sea-level. Your restrictions though, will keep the drone at 400 ft. above sea level and always within view.

Fly time

One blustery winter morning, I took the Phantom 4 Pro + down to the beach. The cold was not a problem, but when I reached the shore, I encountered a stiff, 30 mph wind and wondered if the drone could handle it.

Theres little to prep before flying. You attach the propellers, remove the gimbal bracket for the camera and turn on both the remote control and drone (one short press and then a long one on each power button). The two devices automatically pair and as soon as they do, the RC displays what the 20 MP gimbal-stabilized camera sees, along with a wealth of flight info: a map for location, camera settings, altitude, speed, return to home, record video, shoot photo and access to all the intelligent settings.

To launch, I just pushed the remotes two joysticks down and in toward each other. As the propellers spin up, the remote helpfully announces that the drone is ready to launch. The lift-off happened when I pushed the left joystick forward to increase altitude.

The Phantom 4 Pro + is one fast drone (it has maximum ascent speed of 6 meters per second); pressing the left joystick all the way forward causes the drone to leap into the air. Even the gusts of the wind on the beach couldnt slow the drones ascent. It flew straight up, all the while automatically leaning into gale to maintain position. The remote did give me frequent warnings about the wind, but the DJI Phantom 4 Pro + held its own.

You can pop a micro SD cars right into this tiny slot on the drone body.

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The big, removable, rechargeable battery gives you roughly 30 minutes of flight time. The green bars tell you how much power you have left.

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Ive come to expect an exquisite-level of control from DJI drones and the Phantom 4 Pro + didnt disappoint. Its fast, responsive and fun to fly.

On this and subsequent flights, I also got a chance to try the new 360-degree sensors. I tried repeatedly to fly the drone into me (forward and back), but each time the remote would start beeping and the drone would pull up short. Granted, I didnt try this at 35 mph.

Intelligent flight controls like Active Track (I select the person I want to track on screen and the drone keeps them in view) and Tap to fly (I select a point on the remote screen I want to fly to and the drone slowly flies there, while avoiding obstacles) work as well, if not somewhat better, than they did on the Phantom 4. Gesture controls like running to start tracking and waving your hands in front of your face to take a picture also worked smoothly, but are easier to accomplish if you are not the one holding the drones remote control.

Video

The photos and videos grabbed by the DJI Phantom 4 Pro+ are simply excellent. Theres virtually no distortion on the 84-degree field of view and gimbal-based stability made my videos as smooth as butter. While turning the camera left to right and vice versa requires turning the whole drone, theres a small gimbal dial on the remote that lets you smoothly control the cameras vertical position. My only criticism of the video is that you can sometimes see the propellers.

By default, the drone shoots in 4K 30 fps video. I did have some trouble finding a way to reduce the shooting level to 1080p (to reduce video file size). To edit video, I pulled the micro-SD card, which slides directly into the drone body (you can also put the card in the remote control). The card is spring loaded and I almost lost it when I pressed the card in to release it and it flew out of the drone. There must be a better way to seat these cards.

DJI calls the Phantom 4 Pro + a prosumer drone, but with its speed, power and flight capabilities, combined with an excellent camera, make this an awesome drone for all competent pilots.

Yes, its a big investment, but in my estimation, the DJI Phantom 4 Pro+ is worth every penny of the $1,799 price tag.

DJI Phantom 4 Pro +

The Good

Sleek design Powerful Great control Awesome remote and remote control screen Good flight time Lots of intelligence Excellent camera

The Bad

The Bottom Line

Seriously, if you plan on flying a drone, this is one of your best choices.