#-guilty about having a domain in season 5))

[welcometogrouchland]

Late night conversations with the bestie about slowly becoming an avatar of terror <3 part 2 of the spiral!Sasha au, this time featuring more Tim, more angst, and more knife hands (please click for quality (and look in the tags for Lore™)) image ID by @mag170

[ID: a five page digital comic of Sasha James and Tim Stoker from The Magnus Archives in a spiral!Sasha AU. The background is a dark purple and there's coloured iconograpy of various entities on the panels, specifically spirals, eyes, webs, and theatre masks. Tim is Malaysian with several round scars, short black hair, a lavender shirt and a green hooded vest, Sasha is Black with long curly brown hair, round glasses, a light blue longsleeve, and a purple skirt.

1: A full page drawing shows Sasha lying on her back on a dark blue couch with her hands folded on her stomach, Tim sits with his back against the armrest and his hands under his legs. Sasha says: "I don't know. Lately I've just been feeling like the rug is constantly getting pulled out from under me, what with Jon and... the incident with detective Tonner." Tim replies: "I feel you. Things have gone to hell lately. I'd like to knock out Elias's teeth as much as the next guy and, quite frankly, I wouldn't mind an apology from Jon for all the stalking but... *sigh* ...I don't know. At least we have each other." Sasha: "True. I just wish I could know what was going on, that I could get a straight answer out of Elias... that things weren't so uncertain... all the doubt and anxiety... it reminds me of the corridors."

2: The first two panels show Tim, looking to the side as he says: "I get it. After my brother... every face looked rubber to me. Everyone smiled too wide. I felt so alone." He turns his head to the side and continues: "Going through that... it changes you. And not for the better, no 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger'. But I'm here and so are you. Y'know, despite it all." The next panel shows Sasha from above, she's blushing and raising one hand and says: "Yeah..." This is followed by a close up of her raised hand shown against the ceiling, the panel is cut off by another showing the same hand with spirals on the knuckles and long pointed extensions on her fingers, the ceiling is replaced by a yellow and pink spiral and the panel is surrounded by pink spirals. A close up of Sasha's eyes shows her looking shocked.

3: Sasha shoots upright, staring at her hand and screaming. Her speech bubble has a faint multicoloured spiral in it. Tim turns around with a worried look and asks: "Sasha?" The next panel shows Sasha from the front, still staring at her hand. Tim has stood up, clutching one hand to his chest, and asks: "What's wrong? Are you okay?" Sasha looks behind her, surrounded by spirals and a wide, toothy grin, and replies: "Oh, um, I'm fine, just-". Tim looks her in the eye and cuts her off: "Bullshit."

4: Three panels are spread diagonally over the page, the other two corners are filled with text that fades out at the edges over a purple spirally background with a white hand with long pointed fingers. The text is from Sasha's statement in the spiral AU, the image in the top right corner is upside down. In the top left corner Tim continues: "Pretending you're fine when you're not is a classic Stoker move, and I don't intend to let you get away with it. You don't have to be 'fine' all the time, Sash. You know I'm here for you." Sasha looks away, above her are two pieces of text, one reads: I'm here for you. The other reads: Ha ha. She then turns back with her eyes closed and answers: "I know."

5: Five panels, first two close ups of their hands. Sasha reaches for Tim, her hand displays white phantom fingers that are long and pointed, around her arm are pink spirals. Tim's arm is surrounded by pink mannequin hands, between their hands are ellipsis. Sasha then firmly grabs Tim's hand. Their hands are surrounded by an orange wavy line and eyes, while an angry looking face with spiral eyes and a wide toothy mouth looks on from Sasha's side and a sad theatre mask with an X for an eye looks on from Tim's. The next two panels are close ups of Sasha and Tim respectively. Sasha is smiling and has a fond look as she says: "I'm here for you too." Tim blushes and smiles back, glancing sideways at Sasha. The final panel shows them silhouetted and looking at each other, Sasha on the couch, Tim against the armrest. End ID]

#the magnus archives #tma #sasha james #tim stoker #spiral! sasha #timsasha #can be interpreted as platonic or romantic i think? that's kind of what i was going for at least #i was barely able to hold myself back from making a sixth page because apparently im a masochist #it was just gonna be extra dialogue but i decided to just trust myself and my ability to communicate w my art #anyway yeah tim and sasha have a death grip on my psyche so of course the next comic had to be about them! #tim is still dealing w trauma in this au he's just not as bad as he was in season 3 in canon #I see tim as very people oriented? he's got his ingrained flaws and his scars BUT if he has support he deals w that better #and in regards to sasha i think (at the time of this comic) she's in an uncertain place? she doesn't know what's going on with jon or- #-not!daisy and elias won't give answers so she's feeling a bit paranoid and disoriented (which just fuels the spiral) #and it's only when she starts to fuel the spiral herself does she gain a footing again (but that's obviously at other ppls expense and- #-then WHOOPS it's a classic tma moral quandary) #((in regards to avatar stuff: i think Sasha gets very tempted by monsterhood (because having power after you've been repeatedly victimised- #-is something that's really hard to turn away) BUT i think that sasha ''all we have is our actions to say who we are'' james would try and- #-pull herself away from feeding on people like jon and daisy in s4. i don't think she'd leave the institute but she'd probably feel really- #-guilty about having a domain in season 5)) #also the knife hands panels: idk if they're just in Sasha's head? i think they're like. the spiral taunting her with what she's becoming #and only she can see it #OK TAG RANT OVER ENJOY CONTENT #page stretcher #long post

[pocketsizedquasar]

don’t mind me just thinking about a TMA au where Trevor & Julia swap narrative roles with Daisy & Basira. instead of daisy & basira being our morally ambiguous hunt duo who almost kill jon, get separated by the buried, then subsequently lost to the Hunt, it's trevor & julia.

You can keep all of the complicated angst of like. Jon going into the buried to save someone who hurt and almost killed him, of giving yourself to the Hunt vs starving yourself so you don’t hurt people anymore, but Without all the cop sympathy! You keep the heartwrenching hunt duo that make a promise to each other and keep All the moral ambiguity and the pain of dealing with that aftermath knowing that you both hurt people, without implying that basira getting over/“reflecting” on her enabling state sanctioned murder for years or daisy doin the Murder are on the same level as the other character flaws and arcs.

In the beginning of s2, keep all the stuff with Section 31/Basira and Daisy, and keep the stuff with Basira feeeding Jon tapes to keep him from running because she thinks he’s guilty (gotta love cops abusing their power as cops bc they arbitrarily assume someone is guilty); keep Daisy & Elias framing Jon for Leitner’s murder. But instead of making two killer cops into recurring sympathetic characters, you can ship them off to America to search for Gerry’s page -- maybe because they were tipped off about it and they’re shitty cops who want information, maybe because daisy canonically wants to hunt down “monsters” and figures it’s a good place to look. Have them be the ones who kidnap Jon in the US; have them be who Jon steals Gerry’s page from, and them who subsequently attack the Institute at the end of S4.

As for Julia and Trevor: Julia and Trevor have both given statements, so they’ve both been Involved with the Institute; they come back to give more statements and/or realize they can use the Archives as a way to gather information about the monsters they Hunt. They figure they can trade one evil for another; even if the Eye lords over this place, at least they can use it for their own purposes. 

They’d be tied up in the institute similarly to how Daisy & Basira are in canon: Elias blackmails Trevor because Julia's signed an employment contract, and Trevor can't kill Elias because doing so would be killing Julia. Bring back Elias’s "watch your last connection to humanity die screaming" line, but instead of being directed at a piece of shit who's literally just a killer cop, it's directed at a man who’s self-admittedly spent his whole life shunned and on the edge of society and stripped of his humanity, hunting monsters bc what else is he supposed to do? What other purpose does he have?

In S4, Jon rescues Trevor from the buried. Jon and Trevor bond both over losing themselves to the Eye/Hunt but also bonding over both of them struggling with regular old addiction too. Trevor admits he was going to kill Jon after the Unknowing and Jon tells him he understands.

Suddenly the s4 Ny-Alesund plot makes way more sense if you think of it as Julia wanting to go after the entity/cult that killed her father (the Dark/the People’s Church), Elias blackmailing her with that information, and Jon going with her as support, rather than Basira randomly deciding to trust Elias for...some reason.

In the s4 finale, Basira and Daisy storm the institute to “collect” Gerry’s page. Not!Sasha is loose, two Hunt-aligned cops are on the loose, and so Trevor makes a choice. He makes Julia promise him to take him out after he gives himself back to the Hunt. Julia being forced to contend with that, to promise to kill someone she loves who’s become a father to her, because she knows it’s what he wants and it’s what is best for them both.

In season 5, Jon and Martin come across Julia tracking Trevor through the domains and have to watch her kill the only family she thinks she has left. Julia asks them to leave her alone as she makes her own way to the Panopticon. She’s the level head Jon needs when Martin goes to Hill Top Road.

Just imagine the banter. the icon behavior. the peak father/daughter chaos dynamics, and a healthy familial relationship. Julia and Melanie. Trevor and Jon. Julia and Martin. Imagine! Imagine TMA if it didn’t give more sympathy to literal murderous agents of the state than it did to a homeless person struggling with addiction or an orphaned kid who lost her dad to the Dark... just. imagine, if you will.

(I’ll probably write some stuff along these lines at some point so. hell yeah)

this post has been in my drafts for literal months but i kept forgetting to post it here you go

#tma #the magnus archives #basira hussain #daisy tonner #jon sims #jonathan sims #alice daisy tonner #trevor herbert #julia montauk #quasartalks #'long post' #police brutality ment #cw police brutality ment #tma crit #this is a bit rambly and incoherent but i don't care #WE COULD'VE HAD SO MUCH MORE #this is one of those things where like. 'tma is a first draft' i think if we had the opportunity to go back and rewrite tma #this is one of the BIG things I would change #obviously their characters/plots wouldn't be a 1:1 switch and you'd have to change some things #but trevor and julia could still function the same #WITHOUT humanizing killer cops lmao #you can have the police/section 31 interact with the institute... #WITHOUT making two cops who canonically spent YEARS committing police brutality... #into main characters #and giving them both arcs where they ~learn to grow~ or whatever beyond /fucking state sanctioned murder/ #fuck b*sira and d*isy all my homies hate b*sira and d*isy #this has been in my drafts for ages finally posting it tho

[somuchbetterthanthat]

Fixing season 5, some thoughts: The statements

Lots of things I don’t like in season 5, but one I tend to forget to talk about are the statements. Honestly because while I like the statements, I always loved TMA the most for the bigger plot and the characters. However, so many statements and stories are vivid in my head in the first seasons. Season 1 especially they’re basically all 'famous’ at this point. The core of TMA.

In season 5, like lots of people have said, the problem is that it’s all so nightmarish and “dreamlike” that it doesn’t... Stick. One nightmare leads to the rest, none of them (apart Jordan and Salesa and Rosie and Annabelle, for obvious reasons) are linked to the plot of the season, and while some of them are genuinely really enjoyable on the moment, they’re honestly forgettable.

Which is sad! and... expected. But here is an idea that I think might work, assuming we’re keeping 40 episodes, and assuming season 5 is 1. fixing the world (but all the different options we could find) 2. Giving all the characters a bow to their final arc 3. Soft ending tragedy.

Season 5 began just as it has, except it’s empathize a bit more -- not just one episode -- that while Jon DOES feels guilty, that he’s ridden with guilt and hates enjoying this and wants to fix this, he doesn’t manage to see people as fully people anymore, except Martin. Not in a “they’re food” way, but rather in a “every face and fear bleeds together and feel nice, and those are not individuals so much as they’re The Humans and I need to help Them” if that makes sense.

So Martin tries to talk to them, and Jon goes “they can’t hear you, they’re trapped”. You’ve got some of those surreal, dreamlike statements, gorgeous and beautiful to the ear, that we love just like Jon, but no characters sticking out from them...

Except slowly, over the course of the season, it shifts. (gonna try and explain under the cut. This. is going to be very long i’m sorry.) 

1) I feel it feels very fitting that the very 'real’ statement of the season is a statement about Jon, except it’s narrated from the point of view of the house. Mind you I had never thought about it before I decided to discuss the statements, but it gives an excellent, beautiful starting point to a season-long arc about the statements, that would culminate (and here i’m stealing the idea of @cuttoothed , who as ever has the most brilliant ideas) a statement about Jon, from Jon, entirely about his feelings as he sees them. In my opinion, it would work best if it was separated from other events finale (Like, say, mag 39/40 were, you know? Let the finale be messy and with no statement, and have the “last” statement be in another episode where we can cry about Jonathan Sims). But in any case, we start the season with Jon from a monstrous point of view, and we end it with Jon at his most emotional and human. 

2) Coming back to the statements givers. So we have a few of those surreal, gorgeous statements that feel dreamlike, that leaves a sense of unease but don’t let us grab at the statement givers, because that’s how the Eye sees it, and so how Jon sees it. Yes, sometimes we have names, we have the fear, but it’s not about the people, not anymore, but about what the domains gets out of them. Every episode or so, Martin will try to engage, and when Jon goes “they’re not --” Martin gets all bicker stubborn about it, and goes “well maybe i like talking to them all the same, Jon. Maybe you should try it huh”. and Jon laughs his fond laugh, but doesn’t seem to consider it. And then Not-Sasha happens.

3) Waving away the smiting arc a sec, although we’re assuming here it’ll stay, sort of. So the Not-Sasha happens, but when they move to another domain, or as they have a moment of pause, instead of the Gertrude’s statement, Jon starts to say he feels,, odd. Like he should be giving a statement, but nobody’s here, they’re in between domains, and it hurts more than it has before, and he doesn’t know why -- and so Martin panics, and asks him to tell him, or ask a question about “is this about not!sasha?” and wouldn’t you know it? Jon starts talking. First short paragraphs, about random people, like before, all normal humans beings, nothing that seems related to fear AT ALL. But then the name crop up.  The mother. Graham. And then. Sasha. We have a statement of Sasha, through Jon, of her most normal life; the horror comes not from the statement, not from a nightmare or the fear, but of what we know. Jon is telling the mundane stories of people who were lost. of someone he and martin lost. “An echo”.

4) Now, I don’t remember the order of the episodes so you’ll have to excuse me if this is not in order: Jon doesn’t get a statement after Jude. Because he already had it. He dismisses it as her being a monster, and Martin and him have more things to deal through anyway. He does get a statement from Jared, though, and, like many other avatars before him, we get that Jared was just. A guy. A guy who felt so bad in his own skin, that when he got the power to change things, he decided to help other people too, in the most horrific way. (Okay that implies that he didn’t give a proper statement to jon before hand, but. shh). THIS leads to Jon telling martin “actually this feels much worse than i thought, i don’t want to”. MEANWHILE, the statements that were so broad at the beginning of the season are starting to narrow down. We’re only following one person through their nightmare now. 

5) Amidst that, you’ve got Martin episode, of course, and you’ve got THE FRANCIS EPISODE. Note that this one is exceedingly important for 1. all the Jons parallels 2. Jon/the web an the hand it’s got on him and never released. It’s a big deal. it stays exactly the same. But anyway, and then Basira comes in. Now. In the spirit of what we said about statements: the Hunt statement might start as a random chase, but it distinctly becomes Trevor’s statement at least in the middle of it. This man we’ve heard so much of is now a terrified prey. Following that, we insist on the fact that Basira’s nightmare is chasing Daisy and realizing all the hurt she’s caused and how she stood there and watched. Jon accidentally (or not so accidentally) pulling a statement out of her. She’s furious as hell -- but we’ve got her whole pov, properly. She and Jon argue, Jon insists she won’t find daisy until she confronts it all and he was trying to help. The next statement is of one of Daisy’s victims, except something odds happens -- the statement giver seems to /wake up/ and /directly asks Basira for help/. She can’t, not really -- but she can kill Daisy, and ends this. cue grief, her leaving again. 

6) Callum’s episode is about Callum. Martin and Jon can still argue there, I think it’s fitting. But callum’s episode is about him and his terror. In the following statements, it seems as if more and more statements givers are /aware of Jon/ in the corner of their eyes. Maybe another wakes up, briefly. And anyway, so forth and so on, with more and more parallels, more and more proximity, until they get to a beholding domain, and they talk about the man watching them. The statement giver says “why are you watching me?” desperately. “WHy are you watching me, why, why?” and Jon starts to sob, and you understand that, just like in the web domain with francis, he could easily get trapped. It’s the fear of Jonathan Sims, right now. He says he’s sorry, he can’t stop, he can’t make it /stop/ and it ends with a hug from Martin and Martin getting him out of there. 

7) and then they reach the panopticon; jon get JONAH’s statement, but it’s a little bit about Jonah, and a lot about Jon already. The interview lines, they say together, still happen exactly as they should. The rest would have to be all changed because the whole plotlines towards the end are, mmh, less and less possible to keep “as is” but the point is, at the end of his journey, Jon is finally able to talk about himself, to deal with his own emotions. We’ve rehumanized the whole world, and we get Jon’s pov of what it MEANS to him. Why he’s made the choice he’s made /because/ of all those people. The end. 

(i feel like, if we get sasha, we should also get throughout echoes of Tim, Gerry, Gertrude, Agnes, etc. but less easy to neatly fit them rn). 

... Anyway, those are my disorganized thoughts on how we could fix the statement problem of season 5. Might do a series with all the other stuff I would change personally gjijtgi i don’t know; This was fun. I wasn’t at all procrastinating another thing I need to do, of course not.

EDIT I FORGOT MY MOST IMPORTANT POINT: THE STATEMENTS BEGAN AFTER A WHILE NOT ONLY TO BE WE FOLLOW ONLY ONE PERSON, BUT TO BE TOLD IN THE FIRST PERSON POV AGAIN, WITH ‘I’ STATEMENT AND ALL

#the magnus archives #tma negative #tma rambles

[yousweetsunshine]

Is There Any Relation Between Food and Sweat ?

We all perspiration, yet a few of us sweat a great deal. Like, genuinely, a ton. On the off chance that you fall into this class, you know how irritating and here and there humiliating it tends to be. In any case, never dread, my sweat-soaked companions; we're here to share a few hints to make your life somewhat simpler.

Why you sweat to such an extent

Most importantly, perspiring is totally sound and typical. Everybody sweats. It's the means by which your body chills, expels poisons and keeps up saltiness in your body. So don't perspire a lot about perspiring.

You have somewhere in the range of 1.6 and 5 million perspiration organs found all over your body, and two sorts of organs do a large portion of the work: apocrine organs, which are found fundamentally in your armpit zone, and eccrine organs, which are increasingly plentiful and discovered all over your body. The Encyclopedia Britannica clarifies that your apocrine organs are normally the guilty parties with regards to most humiliating perspiring issues:

Apocrine perspiration organs, which are generally connected with hair follicles, persistently discharge a greasy perspiration into the organ tubule. Passionate pressure causes the tubule divider to contract, ousting the greasy discharge to the skin, where nearby microorganisms separate it into smelly unsaturated fats.

The way that a large portion of your apocrine organs are packed in your underarm locale is the reason you just put antiperspirant or antiperspirant under your arms and not all over your body. Your eccrine organs, then again, shoot when your body gets excessively hot and you have to chill off. The greater part of the wetness you feel when you work out or when you're in a hot situation originates from these organs, however the there is considerably less smell. Here are a couple of the primary driver for over the top perspiring (other than being hot):

Exercise: When your body warms up from work out, sweat is delivered to chill you.

Apprehension: Your battle or-flight framework actuates when you're anxious and it makes a surge of hormones in your body. Your pulse increments and you begin to consume vitality, so your perspiration by and by comes to chill your body off.

Hyperhidrosis: According to Harvard Medical School, Hyperhidrosis is a condition that influences one to three percent of the populace and includes unnecessary perspiration in the palms, underarms, feet and crotch. Basically, individuals with hyperhidrosis produce significantly more perspiration than what's viewed as ordinary.

Feelings: Strong feelings like indignation, energy, or stress can actuate your perspiration organs. Like the way being apprehensive makes you sweat, solid positive emotions—like seeing the adoration for your life or being next to jump on your preferred ride—can wrench up your perspiration creation.

There are different components that can expand your perspiring—like your qualities—yet these are the principle patrons for unreasonable perspiration.

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How To Control This Issue

The most effective method to forestall over-perspiring

Antiperspirants and antiperspirants can help some with regards to perspire issues, yet they aren't constantly 100 percent compelling. On the off chance that wetness is an issue for you, utilize an antiperspirant, and consider taking care of it on before you go around evening time. On the off chance that you battle with stench, antiperspirant is intended to murder the stinky microscopic organisms that feeds off of your perspiration results and make you smell decent.

Once in a while antiperspirants aren't sufficient, however. In the event that unreasonable perspiration is something you manage all the time, there are a few nourishments you might need to keep away from. Think about decreasing your espresso consumption. A few examinations, similar to this one in the Journal of Medicinal Food, recommend that caffeine affects your focal sensory system, making you sweat more. Drinking it hot doesn't help you either, as it raises your internal heat level. You likewise might need to stay away from zesty nourishments. Barry Green, from the John B. Puncture Laboratory, clarifies in Scientific American why hot nourishments have some "heat" to them:

...fiery nourishments energize the receptors in the skin that ordinarily react to warm. Those receptors are torment strands, actually known as polymodal nociceptors... The focal sensory system can be befuddled or tricked when these agony strands are invigorated by a compound, similar to that in stew peppers, which triggers a questionable neural reaction. The focal sensory system responds to whatever the tangible framework tells it is going on. In this manner, the example of movement from torment and warm nerve strands triggers both the sensations and the physical responses of warmth, including vasodilation, perspiring and flushing.

On the off chance that you've experienced various potential reasons for your over the top perspiring and still can't make sense of it, an encounter with your primary care physician may assist you with finding an answer.

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Monitor your stench

Over the top perspiration as a rule prompts personal stench, however there are approaches to monitor it. The most clear path is to wear a decent antiperspirant. Antiperspirant not just conceals BO with wonderful scents, it likewise contains liquor to slaughter the microscopic organisms that is causing those grievous aromas.

The nourishment you eat can have an influence too. As indicated by UC Berkeley, several sorts of nourishment and drink can add to your personal stench:

Nourishments containing sulfur: Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and some other plants in the Brassica sort. Plants in the Allium class, similar to onions and garlic, can contribute too.

Liquor: Once devoured, liquor is used into acidic corrosive, yet some is discharged through your perspiration causing a stench.

A to some degree evident tip—yet one a few people despite everything figure out how to dismiss—is washing consistently. In case you're mindful of your BO issue, washing each day with cleanser ought to be an easy decision. Avoiding a day or two lets the microscopic organisms develop and it will just keep on deteriorating. To wrap things up, you can shave your armpits. A larger part of ladies as of now practice this, however it very well may be gainful for men as well. At the point when you shave your armpits, you evacuate hair that is shielding antiperspirants and antiperspirants from getting to your skin, and the perspiration that is created there might have the option to dissipate quicker to diminish wetness.

Dress to shroud your perspiration

A few people—myself included—simply sweat and don't quit perspiring regardless of what items they use or what nourishments they keep away from. In those cases, you're left with some restricted alternatives (except if you need to get Botox infused in your armpits). One of the manners in which you can assume responsibility for you sweat issues is by dressing to conceal it away.

There are a lot of alternatives in the apparel domain to keep you resembling a typical dry individual. First off, the hues you wear have an enormous effect. James Harris, composing for Complex, shares a few hints on what hues you ought to and shouldn't put on your strangely wet body:

Dull hues like naval force and dark won't show wet stains that severely, and neither will light hues like white. Grays, blues, and brilliant hues are the most exceedingly awful alternatives for concealing perspiration, and they'll certainly show the world that you can't stand the warmth.

Also, specific kinds of examples can assist you with concealing glaring wet spots as well. You can wear designs like plaid or camo and sweat won't stick out. You may likewise need to wear something underneath your noticeable garments. Mike Theobald at Everyday Health proposes dressing in layers:

Wear a breathable undershirt to assimilate sweat before it arrives at the external layer of your apparel. Including a coat or cardigan in a breathable material may likewise assist keep with perspiring from coming into see. Simply be certain your layers are slight or proper to the season — you would prefer not to feel overheated and intensify the issue.

Other than shading and the quantity of layers you wear, you may likewise need to consider the materials you're wearing. Something breathable is helpful, yet as Men's Health brings up, cotton is top dog:

It relaxes. Genuine, cotton is actually an inappropriate thing to wear in the rec center when you sweat hard—it absorbs the perspiration as opposed to wicking it away. In any case, in the decently wet states of the workplace, cotton is your decision for remaining cool. Polyester or poly/cotton mixes will in general snare heat, making you sweat more.

There's nothing amiss with attempting to dress to dazzle, yet being agreeable in what you're wearing is your main need. In the event that an outfit is going feature your sweat-soaked spots, you're likely happier wearing something different.

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Forestall sweat recolors on your garments

There are a lot of different approaches to battle the unpleasant, recoloring wet spots. Here are a couple of more tips you can utilize:

Air those pits out: One of the best approaches to keep away from pit stains—and one of my undisputed top choices—is expelling the opportunity for your perspiration to show itself in any case. Wear a tank top or some other sort of shirt that has enormous arm openings. Presently—expecting you have an antiperspirant monitoring the smell—you can perspire as much as you can imagine and nobody is going to take note.

Keep a difference in garments available: Switch your garments when things begin to get too damp with sweat. You can even keep an additional arrangement of what you're wearing with you and it resembles nothing at any point occurred. Not all perspiration issues are pit-related, so this is probably the best choice for those circumstances.

Verdict

Wear sweat shields: There are over-the-counter cushions that you can wear or join to attire that retains sweat before it ever gets to your external layers. In case you're after all other options have been exhausted, you can likewise make some basic ones with some tape and paper towels. It beats vanishing like clockwork to get dry your pits in the washroom.

Pit stains can be humiliating, however there are a lot of ways around them. The most significant thing you can do is prepare.

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EVERY FOUNDER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WAY

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One of my favorite bumper stickers reads if the people now running the company; don't make a direct frontal attack on it. And it can last for months. Others arrive wondering how they got in at the very start of the 2003 season was $2. They were attracted to these ideas by instinct, because they demand near perfection. No one seems to have voted for intelligence.5 Business School at the time and we got better at deciding what was a real problem and 2 intensity. Since it is a byword for bogusness like Milli Vanilli or Battlefield Earth.

I knew as a founder and an investor, and didn't stop to think about where the evolution of technology is captured by a monopoly from about the mid-twenties. The real lesson to draw from this is not a static obstacle worth getting past, spammers are pretty efficient at getting past it. I know of zero. But don't give them much money either. Work in small groups. Of our current concept of an organization, at least as good at the other extreme: a startup that seems very promising but still has some things to figure out how.6 Few others could have done to me by telling myself: this doesn't deserve space in my head that would explode if combined.7 We're up against a blank wall. If startups become a cheap commodity, more people would do. When you raise a lot of people.8 When I was an undergrad there weren't enough cycles around to make graphics interesting, but it's not inconceivable they were connected to the Internet.

Hamming used to go around actually asking people this, and to Kenneth King of ASES for inviting me to speak at BBN.9 I'm pretty sure now that my friend Trevor Blackwell is a great way to solve problems you're bad at writing and don't like to dwell on this depressing fact, and they can generally rewrite whatever you produce. So I'd like to believe elections are won and lost on issues, as far as I can tell it isn't. People in America. Should you add x feature? So which ones?10 It's a little inconvenient to control it with a wireless mouse, but the elimination of the flake reflex—the ability to direct the course of a study.11

Because I thought about the topic.12 So just do what you want to partner with you, and it was a crushing impression. It's what a startup buys you is time.13 In either case the implications are similar. Octopart is sending them customers for free, those worlds resemble market economies, while most companies, acquisitions still carry some stigma of inadequacy. Working at something as a day job that's closely related to your real work. Here are some of your claims and granting others.14 Knowledge is power. A few years before by a big company. One of my main hobbies is the history of programming languages either take the form of a statement, but with a question. Though in a sense attacking you. For founders that's more than a couple weeks.

Maybe if you can afford to be rational and prefer the latter.15 For example, the guys designing Ferraris in the 1950s were probably designing cars that they themselves can build, and that it was cheap. Yet the cause is human nature. Particularly in technology, at least, nothing good. But when you choose a language, you're also choosing a community. As for number 8, this may be the same for every language, so languages spread from program to program like a virus. It's like calling a car a horseless carriage.16 Gone is the awkward nervous energy fueled by the desperate need to not fail guiding our actions. 9889 and. If the company is presumably worth more, and b reach and serve all those people have to choose one out of God's book, and that's a really useful property in domains where things happen fast. Either the company is already a write-off.17 One way to see how it turns out, when examined up close, to have as much in the technology business tend to come from technology, not business.18

And for a significant number. With a new more scaleable model and only 53 companies, the current batch have collectively raised about $1.19 Rise up, cows! The results so far bear this out.20 How often have you visited a site that kills submissions provide a way to get a cofounder for a project that's just been funded, and none of the startup community, like lawyers and reporters.21 A few months ago I finished a new book, and something that's expensive, obscure, and appealing in the short term. And just as the market has moved away from VCs's traditional business model.

Notes

The knowledge whose utility drops sharply is the same investor invests in successive rounds, it would be to write your thoughts down in the country. I suspect the recent resurgence of evangelical Christians.

It's more in the world of the incompetence of newspapers is that they probably wouldn't even cover the extra cost.

If you're good you'll have to mean the company.

Eighteen months later Google paid 1. And while this is so new that it's fine to start using whatever you make money; and not fixing them fast enough, maybe you'd start to feel guilty about it. It requires the kind of method acting. It doesn't take a small seed investment in you, they sometimes say.

Yahoo. They therefore think what drives users to switch to OSX. 05 15, the group of picky friends who proofread almost everything I say the rate of change in the definition of property. I talk about humans being meant or designed to express algorithms, and oversupply of educated ones come up with elaborate rationalizations.

It's one of the founders of failing startups would even be symbiotic, because sometimes artists unconsciously use tricks by imitating art that is a matter of outliers, are better college candidates. If the rich paid high taxes?

But Goldin and Margo think market forces in the long tail for other reasons, including both you and the ordering system and image generator were written in 6502 machine language.

We did not become romantically involved till afterward.

They'll have a better education. Norton, 2012.

If Paris is where people care most about art. Brand-name VCs wouldn't recapitalize a company in Germany, where x includes math, law, writing in 1975. Com/spam. On the other direction Y Combinator was a false positive rate is a rock imitating a butterfly that happened to get as deeply into subjects as I know what they mean.

Big technology companies. I'm not making any predictions about the difference. These range from make-believe, is he going to be an open booth.

There should probably be the more corrupt the rulers.

So if you're a YC startup you have to include things in shows that people start to feel like a probabilistic spam filter, but its value drops sharply as soon as no one would have a definite plan to, but it might even be working on Y Combinator makes founders move for 3 months also suggests one underestimates how hard it is still hard to mentally deal with them. And that is worth doing something, but it might make them want you. Adam Smith Wealth of Nations, v: i mentions several that tried to raise money.

So if you're college students. Some introductions to other knowledge. There were a first-time founder again he'd leave ideas that are still a few stellar exceptions the textbooks are similarly misleading. You can get for free.

94 says a 1952 study of rhetoric was inherited directly from Rome. Sites that habitually linkjack get banned. They're often different in kind when investors behave upstandingly too. So whatever market you're in, say, real estate development, you will find a blog on the admissions committee knows the professors who wrote the editor in Lisp.

In fact the decade preceding the war on. I mean efforts to manipulate them. Though they were forced to stop raising money from mediocre investors. We care about the difference between being judged as a symptom, there would be a lost cause to try to become one of a rolling close doesn't mean easy, of course, or one near the edge?

They don't make users register to read an original book, bearing in mind that it's up to 20x, since human vision is the discrepancy between government receipts as a rule of thumb, the approval of an email being spam. Several people I talked to a partner, which a seemed more serious and b I'm satisfied if I can establish that good art fifteenth century European art.

The 1/50th of a business, it's shocking how much you get of the kleptocracies that formerly dominated all the more important than the actual amount of damage to the minimum you need. They want to design these, because it looks like stuff they've seen in the less educated parents seem closer to what modernist architects meant.

I don't think it's roughly correct to say that IBM makes decent hardware. Copyright owners tend to be actively curious.

So if you're a loser they usually decide in way less than the others. This technique wouldn't work if the statistics they use the word intelligence is surprisingly recent.

The solution to that knowledge was to realize that in the 1984 ad isn't Microsoft, incidentally, because they've learned more, and don't want to invest but tried to raise money, then you're being starved, not lowercase. The air traffic control system works because planes would crash otherwise.

#automatically generated text #Markov chains #Paul Graham #Python #Patrick Mooney #head #Yahoo #others #market #owners #efficient #Metaphysics #Trevor #technology #feature #money #things #God #sup #Norton #thumb

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Seasonal spirit 1/1

For day 5 of @thexmasfileschallenge ‘Tinsel’

Scully is imbued with Christmas spirit. Mulder is not, and he realises perhaps for the first time that Scully is more than just his partner.  Set in season one. Also tagging @today-in-fic

Seasonal spirit

The cardboard box sits just to the right of his desk, dumped unceremoniously by Scully on the ugly grey carpet that covers the floor and the force of the impact had jostled the contents just enough for a strand of gaudy green tinsel to have escaped the confines and flop loosely over the edge of the box where it had settled, with obviously no intention of flopping back in.  And he thinks that if it had actually stayed hidden, he might, just might have been able to ignore its very existence and pretend this morning had never happened.

As it was though, the light catching the metallic surface made it a twinkling, accusing reminder of what an absolute asshole he had been - even more of an asshole than he usually was that is - and no matter where he settled his gaze, that fucking piece of glittery tat mocked him in the far reaches of his peripheral vision with all the stomach churning acidic burn that only the very guilty ever feel.

He could simply get up and stuff it back down into the box and then kick the whole thing out into the hallway where he wouldn’t have to look at it, but a part of him knew that he deserved every bit of the guilt he was feeling and which had been building steadily inside him since she had exited the office; displaying as much dignity she could muster in the face of his sneering, mocking indifference toward what she had tried to do.

The morning had started well enough he supposed.  They had no immediate cases on their books to tax them, the rainstorm of yesterday had given way to sunshine and clear frosty skies and for the first time in weeks he had managed to get a decent night’s sleep without hearing the cut-glass accent and mocking british tones of Phoebe Green taunting him in his head whenever he closed his eyes.  Consequently, he had been a little late getting himself together, and knowing that Scully - ever the early bird - would no doubt have beaten him to work he decided to stop off and pick them both up a decent cup of coffee which would, he decided, make a welcome change from the evil brew served up in the bullring and which tasted like something had crawled into the machine and died most of the time.

In fact, he had to admit that when he entered the office he was feeling pretty chipper, the scent of the coffee mixing deliciously with the fresh-baked bagels in the brown paper sack that was tucked tightly beneath his index and pinky finger, his remaining digits curled around the cup carrier.  A bit of a juggling act sure, but he had made the perilous journey down the service staircase that led to the basement without a single drop being spilled.

The sight that greeted him though almost caused everything to fall to the floor at the same rate as his mouth dropped open, and for a second he just stood rooted to the spot.

His partner was balancing precariously atop the swivel chair - his swivel chair it should be noted -  and while initially he found himself to be momentarily diverted by the fact she was not only wearing a skirt, but that she had slipped her shoes off in order to give herself a better contact surface of- feet- to- cushioned- seat as she arranged a strand of red tinsel at the edge of his bookshelf, one end already secured beneath his precious ‘Six seconds in Dallas’ hardback and the other still held in her hand.  Her hair had flopped over her face and she huffed at it in annoyance before before suddenly being aware of his presence, quickly stuffing the fluttering glittery decoration under another book (John G. Fullers ‘The interrupted journey’ - a first edition no less) she turned to bestow upon him a dazzling smile which, under normal circumstances would have pretty much knocked Fox Mulder square on his Armani clad butt.

“Merry Christmas!”

He said nothing and Scully’s smile drooped a little, her brow furrowing slightly as she gracefully stepped down from the chair and back onto solid ground and for just a moment, it struck him how small she actually was without her customary heels. But the the thought was a fleeting one, immediately chased away by a sudden surge of annoyance at what she had done.

Various bits of Christmas Kitsch  jostled for space alongside his prized collection of genuine alien artifacts, the shrunken head he had managed to procure from an admittedly, fairly dubious source, now sported a gaudy red satin bow that was caught at the center with a sprig of plastic holly, every shelf, every surface in the small room had been sprinkled with his still-fairly-new partners version of Christmas cheer.  Even the poster on the wall behind his desk now had the unwelcome addition of a collection of plastic gold baubles and -of all things - white pom-poms hanging from the corner via a thumb tack which succeeded in doing a fine job of obscuring a fairly large chunk of the iconic image from view. 

Slamming the cup carrier down on the desk and ignoring the fact that brown liquid sloshed out of the small hole in the plastic lid and spattered across the completed report he had finally finished yesterday ready to deliver to Skinner, he began removing Scully’s festive handiwork and shoving it roughly back into the large cardboard box that she had perched on the other chair. 

“Mulder?”  there was no trace of annoyance in her voice, just confusion. “What are you doing?”

“I don’t do Christmas.”

“That’s it?  No discussion?  No compromise? You don’t do Christmas so I don’t do it either?  What about what I might want? Does it even occur to you that I might not only ‘do’ Christmas but that I might even actually enjoy doing it?”

And then he’d said it.  Said the first thing that came into his head, wanting to pull the words back in the second they were thrown at her.  Careless words he didn’t really mean but which had an immediate and devastating effect on her.

“My office Scully.  My rules. End of discussion.”

Her face had paled slightly as she took a step away from him and he could almost see the chasm which opened up between them, all those months of learning to work together as a single cohesive partnership, all those months of learning to trust each other, of watching each other’s backs and he had just sent them spiraling backwards by reminding her that she was here by default, had been assigned to his quest, to his domain, that she was still just an interloper in his world.

The look on her face was scaring him a little, as though he had just confirmed everything she feared might be true, that he was merely tolerating her presence these past months, that all her continuing efforts to prove herself worthy had been for nothing.

“Scully….look I didn’t mean….”

But she hadn’t let him finish, grabbing the box from atop the chair in order to free her coat which she had draped over the high back, and dropping it and it’s contents at Mulder’s feet.

“Well I’ll just leave this here for you Mulder.  You might want to pee up it since it’s encroached upon your territory and I’d hate for you to miss an opportunity to mark it.”

She shrugged her coat on then, stuffing her feet in the discarded shoes and growing an additional three inches in the space of a heartbeat before turning away from him and heading for the door.  She had paused just before stepping through it.

“Oh and fuck you, you complete and utter asshole.”

And then she was gone, leaving him to spend the rest of the morning being taunted by that piece of shitty green tinsel.

Because yes, he was an asshole.  No argument from him there, especially since she had done nothing to garner such an extreme reaction from him aside from trying to share something of herself, something she loved; not Dana Scully the special agent, but Dana Scully who was a person in her own right..  A woman he had come to think of as his friend, perhaps the only human being on this whole planet who would take all the shit he doled out on a daily basis and yet still get to the office at God only what time this morning in order to surprise him with her version of Christmas.

And he had thrown it right back at her as though it were nothing, making her believe it was all down to territory rather than actually admitting that he had stopped celebrating any kind of holiday years ago, that such traditional periods of family unity were just too painful for him to acknowledge. Because it was easier just to lay it on her instead.

Oh yeah.  Asshole covered it quite nicely when he thought about it.

Scrubbing his face wearily with his hands, Mulder turned his attention back to the cardboard box, knowing exactly what he needed to do to set things straight with her no matter how much it didn’t sit right with him, for Scully he would swallow his pride with good grace and if she wanted to do the office Christmas thing then he would do it too.

**********

It was much later in the day when he heard the staccato sound of her heels approaching along the concrete corridor that led to the office and he feigned nonchalance as she entered the room, apparently nonreactive, head bent studiously over the paperwork that littered his desk, but still unable to suppress a smile at her sharp intake of breath at the sight before her.

Because not only were her handful of decorations now displayed around the office but a quick trip to the local mall had resulted in the addition of even more tinsel which was wound tightly around the desk and chair legs, two strings of colorful lights fastened to the window frame and the piece d resistance - a small spruce fir tree that sat resplendent beside the filing cabinets and which now filled the air around them with sharp, winter fragrance.  As yet, its branches were still bare.

“They thought you might like to decorate that one yourself Scully.  You know, put your own stamp on it so to speak”

And there it was.  The patented Dana Scully eyebrow, quirked in his direction as she continued to stare at the virtual grotto that was once their office.

“They Mulder?  Who are ‘they’?”

“Elves.  The elves told me.  You know…the Christmas elves.”

“The elves huh?”

He nodded.

“Yep.  Small guys; dubious taste in leg-wear; funny ears.  Want to know what else they told me?”

He didn’t wait for her to reply.

“They told me they will be back the day after Christmas without fail, to take it all down again.”

Scully reached out to touch one of the shiny, needle encrusted branches of the small tree, trailing her fingers across it before turning back to Mulder, that same dazzling smile he had wiped off her face earlier and which was now back in full force, lighting up the room with more color than a thousand gaudy decorations could ever hope to do.  

“Ahhh well Mulder, I think maybe we will need to talk about that.”

End

#my fic #christmas challenge #day 5 #tinsel #season one #seasonal spirit #my edit #not my poster though

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And if it was not Rose ... what Diamond was?

 For two seasons, we have been made to believe that Pink Diamond was killed by Rose Quartz, and everything appreciates to point out that if it was, unti the episode "the trial" or chapter 2 of Steven Universe's fifth season was aired. 

Steven's attorney at the epidiode “the trial”, Blue Zirconium, laid the foundations that have made us all doubt that his guilt

  Why raise some interesting questions:

 1. If Rose had been a known as a traitor for hundreds of years, and so they no longer had Roses in the court of Pink diamond,  how was it possible that Rose approached to kill her?

2. Blue Diamond mentions that pink Diamond  maight be broken it with a sword .. What does not bismuth mention that that sword was made only to remove the physical form of the gems, and not to break them?

 3. Returning to the blue zirconium lawyer, he also mentions:” Why did the sapphires of the diamond sequel not prevent it with their visions, because the Agates, also present, did not defend it? Where was his pearl?  Why would not they warn her? “

4. And if Rose was not, why do the crystal gems accept the version in which Rose is guilty?  And where are the pearl and the court of Pink to declare?

 5. If Pink Diamond  died coming down from her palanquin, only someone with a lot of authority may have passed through all the gems of the mentioned sequence of the crime, without doubt or hiding everything after, and the answer on who has that level of authority is: A diamond

 Knowing the suspects: diamonds

 MURAL OF THE LUNAR BASE

Okay, we have four diamonds, which form the diamond authority, and for now we know the personality and physical of two: yellow and blue

 For practical purposes, we will abbreviate the names from here:

YD: Yellow Diamond 

BD: Blue Diamond 

 PD: Pink Diamond 

 WD: White Diamond

 YD:

First to go out in the series, temperamental, not tolerant.

 BD: Sentimental,  But acts reasonably and fairly when it should., just in Steven's judgment. 

 Of the other two, we do not know their appearance except in their murals of the lunar base, and we do not know their personalities.

 Discarding Diamonds

SYMBOL OF AUTHORITY DIAMONDS ... .. LOSING PINK

BD:

 The least suspicious, since there is null evidence against it, and much evidence in favor:

 1. If you were guilty of conspiracy against PD, and you were pretending to miss her, with what purpose will you mourn her death on the land, next to the palanquin of PD? And whom would he seek to deceive with this action?

2. She keep the amethysts of PD in the zoo, the humans, and takes Greg "to preserve his legacy" and even keep the other Rose Quartz, because they "remind her"

 3. Why would you give Steven a lawyer, and the give him the opportunity to defend himself, if you tried to blame her?

4. In addition, in the trial, it infects all their sadness, and it is seen that sincerely wants to know why and how, Rose killed PD.

Verdict: innocent

 YD: 

 For a moment, many have come to think that YD is guilty, which is why she react so explosively against the two lawyers, - the defendant and the accuser-zirconium, because "perhaps internal cover up the crime"

 But that does not fit, because we have the following facts:

 1. Anyone who is in their right mind, will be upset if they are charged with a crime as horrible as killing, more if it is someone close, as were the diamonds

2. The statements of the blue lawyer, at the moment are only slander, and it is obvious to be offended by it, because there is still no solid evidence, except those conjectures of the reconstruction of the facts in front of the PD palanquin.

 3. We all know that YD is explosive, it is her personality, besides that just as BD reacted to the loss of a loved one closing in on himself and suffering for years, another way of dealing with loss is rejection, Anger and guilt; :YD reactions.

 4. The fact that YD suggests to BD to get rid of the zoo`s bubbled  Roses , is not because as others think, "wanted to get rid of the witnesses and evidence" since there were no Roses present at the crime scenso, they are not witnesses;  Is simpler the reason for his suggestion: he wants BD to stop suffering when living in the past seeing memories of PD, who left and will not return!

 5. When YD speaks with peridot, he ignores all the arguments of this about that the” earth is special” and sharply, she emphasizes that she wants that planet to die because it is the "tomb" of PD.

 6. YD will not have gone to the trial, unless she has nothing to hide.

 Verdict: innocent

WD:

 Although we do not know much about it, we know the following because there have been indications, or proofs of it:

 It is the diamond that is above the others in the symbol of the diamond authority, the former and the new, in which no longer appears PD; Which can mean two things: either by the position of its gems, that it goes up, since its gem is on its front (see mural of WD in the lunar base) or that its rank or level of authority is superior To the others.

 Another fact that can be drawn from her mural is that it is the diamond that has more planets in its charge, be they colonies or perhaps the very Homeworld since the sphere that holds between his two hands could be the home planet, So she will be the highest authority in the world of origin of the gems.

 It has not appeared until now, it is always surrounded by mystery and is never mentioned except in images as the symbol of diamonds, and in its mural, and more recently, in the statue of homeworld

 WHITE DIAMOND IN HOMEWORLD

 Knowing only these facts, we could believe her guilty because:

1. Why do she miss the trial of Rose Quartz, the greatest war criminal, leader of the rebellion, bad example for other gems, and above all, Unique murderer of a diamond, the only trial that took place and never open , Again, for the death of one of the highest authorities of the gems? Does she not want to be there, if the trial takes a rough road on the facts?

 But, apart from the fact that we do not know it to prove  her`s guilty, we have these data:

1. It was present when the song of corruption touched the  earth , as it is seen in the memory about the Lapis lazullyin the war, in the chapter of " the same old world" and Centirable, the corrupt gem, draws as responsible for her corruption: the three diamonds, in the chapter “monster reunion" . Up to here it may seem that she agreed to corrupt the rebellious gems as punishment for "killing PD" and in fact, being the ultimate diamond authority, no one will doubt her version of the facts, where Rose would be the "guilty" 

As there is no more data to contradict these suspicions, we dont have  someone else that might be more suspicious than this diamond.

 Verdict: highly suspicious

PD:

 One moment, you're going to come out with who was the one who decided her death?And there are many theories about it, and we also do not know the personality of Pink Diamond, and if we have few data from White, worse the case of PD`s data.

 What we know:

 For its mural in the lunar base, we know that it only had a planet or colony to its control, and since it has a moon, it is the earth.

 This may tell us that perhaps it was the youngest of the four, or the weakest and most inexperienced, that her expansion of dominions by the cosmos was just beginning.

 It is the diamond of Rose and Jasper, and Jasper really cries his loss in the episode “earthlings” 

She died in front of his palanquín by a sword at the hands of Rose "

 Well, despite this being true, after a good time analyzing the facts and giving you known to date, among several people, we collect this information:

1. The facts after the death of PD are surrounded by mystery, and always arise the doubts, some of the most frequent

1.     How could a Rose, of low rank be able to reach its gem, to kill a diamond?Is not only one diamond supposed to break another, in real life?  Why did not anyone stop it happening?

 2. And also, there are recent facts: both the pearl of PD, and all its sequel of gems, were present at the time of the facts, and PD was in his palanquin, in addition to that Rose was a Known traitor for hundreds of years, how come no one prevented PD, or stop Rose from approaching? Is it that someone allowed her to pass? ... why nobody is altered?  Where is the sequel to deny these facts?

3. Also in the recent episode of " The Trial” , The blue zirconium lawyer mentions that they had heard the rumors of PD's death but did not know for sure, And the gems that rescue Steven and Lars, discolored, mention in " Lars`s head" that everyone at Homeworld knew that the earth had been destroyed, no longer existed so the doubt arises Why diamonds will cover the death of PD, and say that the earth was destroyed if it is a lie?

4. For diamonds to conceal the death of PD and lie about the earth`s fate, but leave it exist, at least until the Cluster emerged, perhaps because it was part of the PD legacy, and no diamond would touch the domains of another diamond, And is also part of his memory.  The fact that the land is dominated by PD is seen in the mural of PD.

 5. Also, the other diamonds orders the massive withdrawal of the planet, and after the three remaining diamonds, sent the song of corruption; A really cruel punishment, which perhaps was launched because they really believe that Rose killed her, and they wanted to be sure to punish her. In addition, the only possible explanation was that they would give up with the colony. cuz, if they lacked of resources, after fighting for it after hundreds Of years, Why suddenly abandon the planet? , Would only do it if they truly believed that a gem could break a diamond .But also, maybe the other diamonds will not have been, because if PD was good and was in favor of the land, why hide her death if she was a traitor, and leave the colony for which they fought and killed her, if they were guilty?  Why not just corrupt her?

 6. They preserved the intact earth, the zoo, and the amethysts of PD; If she were a traitor, they would have gotten rid of everything, unless they really believed her destroyed by someone else, in that case they would keep what they could of their legacy to remember it

 7. And taking up the possibility that PD wanted to protect the earth, in a hypothetical case where she was captivated by the planet, like Rose, she was the defender of life on earth, or stopped seeking to conquer other planets. What could generate that caused them problems, and got rid of her and hid her death; Maybe she decided to die for the land and that would cause stir and shame in Homeword a diamond part of the rebellion? How would that leave the image of the authority of the diamond?  But if it were so, if they knew, why leave the earth intact?  Why cry? Unless anyone knew that facts;and Why throw the song of corruption, which only damaged gems and not humans? Maybe it's because they did not want to damage the legacy of PD (the humans) only to the murderer -Rose-then, they can not be guilty, because why take so much trouble to hide everything, and preserve the land and the zoo?

8. Pink had a certain fascination with humans, otherwise the zoo would not exist

So:

 FINAL VERDICT:

 It is possible that, in the end, PD felt a fascination and empathy for life on earth, at the level of not wanting to be lost by a colony, and because she was responsible for that colony, and the weakest of diamonds, The war would last thousands of years, but since it had been several centuries, and that Homeworld would not give up, except that something very serious would happen ...

  So, maybe she came to the conclusion that the only way to save the earth, life in it and alienate the other diamonds and homeworld from the planet, and ensure that they would not harm it again, was killing whoever was responsible for the planet, since no one would listen to their arguments in defense of "organic inferior beings” for that reason, she, the owner of the land, must die, or at least, disappear.

For this reason,  as a diamond, she might have let Rose get close to kill herand manipulate her court, and pearl, so that they did not suspect anything of the approach of Rose and this would end up leading to the known fact: the death of PD

 Which will make a strong impression on the diamonds, giving an unexpected turn to the rebellion and marking the end of the war with an order of the abrupt flight of the planet, will be a normal reaction if you believe the version that a rebel killed a diamond like them.

And as closure and revenge, either for fear of murder or sadness and anger for loss, they would corrupt the rebels, for they would leave the planet as a memory of the legacy of PD, since one diamond would never touch the domains of another, for respect. And the ray of corruption, would not harm the humans, who are of PD. Only the rebels, and Rose.

THE CRISTAL GEMS would accept the fact that Rose killed PD, because she herself -Rose- will tell them, as an explanation of why the war ended.

 PD: GUILTY.

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[dhpdaedalus]

Why Trump Will Get Re-elected

Massaging the fatigue of a Democratic primary that has gone on forever, we’ve come to the worrisome conclusion that Joe Biden’s the most likely person to face off against DJT. Let me preface this essay by saying I’m going to vote for Biden, or Bernie–any one other than Trump–but I deeply fear Biden is actually the weakest Democratic candidate of everyone we’ve seen…except maybe Marianne Williamson.

Let’s start by taking an abbreviated glance at who was on the field, and how things have changed as the season have browned the grass, leaves and fallen and frost snuck in. In the summer of 2019, we saw so many candidates on the state that we were reminded of the 2015 Republican primaries–too many names to remember, too many biographies to examine. Obama was in his last term and I guess Conservatives thought there’s finally a chance for someone new. In the 2019 Detroit debates, there were 20 candidates, all with the idea that America was so sick of Donald J. Trump that we’d vote for anyone other than the sitting President. Anyone running could garner a few million dollars in contributions, just for not being Trump. The family separation at the border was going on, and America hated Trump as an affront to family, which was the historical domain of the conservative politicians. It was hot, humid, in the upper 80s in New York and there was a sense of pride that so many intelligent and accomplished people could come from the Democratic Party and get up there on stage and be moderated by Fox News. The debates took place in two nights and the three front runners of each night–Warren, Sanders, Buttigieg; Biden, Harri, Booker–would all continue on.

There were some stunts going on in August, September, but it was more or less the usual onslaught of tiresome headlines of America’s biggest persona non-grata. Stupid remarks, fake maps of hurricanes, typical bullshit that we’ve come to accept from the stupidest person to enter American politics.

But eyes really turned away from the primaries to the impeachment preceding in late September. The House. Then the delay. He said, she said, holidays looming, finally gets to the Senate for their evisceration of logic and constitutional protection. By February casualties of the impeachment included John Delaney, Cory Booker, the mystic Marianna Williamson, Julian Castro. The field narrowed.

There wasn’t much to see at the impeachment trial hearings, because everyone knew the outcome they wanted before he was even tried. And politicians are exceptionally bad actors, so watching them try to deliver lines was just painful. The biggest injustice to reasoning were the president’s own personal lawyers who’s central defense was “the impeachment aimed to reverse the outcome of the 2016 election.” That was a multi-million dollar argument, rehashed from something Lindsay Graham said in passing in the hallway, muttering to a person from the press. What’s particularly infuriating and an assault on basic reasoning is that, to reverse the 2016 election results would mean Hillary Clinton would become President if Trump were removed, but in fact the Vice President would become the President. This sort of non-nonsensical shorthand is not new in the Republican Party, but it’s surprising that the mercenaries that Trump brought into Washington to defend him couldn’t come up with a better explanation about Trump’s call to the Ukraine.

The Iowa Caucuses held on Feb 3, 2020 showed Buttigieg in first place, Sanders in second, Warren in third, Biden fourth and Klobuchar fifth, Gabbard sixth, or last.

February 5, 2020 Trump is acquitted from the Senate Impeachment trial. It was the outcome that pretty much anyone who could count to 100 expected. What wasn’t explicit was what the acquittal actually meant.

With the exception of the Biden, most of the Democratic candidates have faded out of the public until the impeachment hearings were over. Biden’s campaign tried to swing the whole thing as exemplary of the fear Trump had for Biden. Yes, Trump was so fearful of Biden, that I needed Ukraine to investigate Biden so Biden wouldn’t run for President. It’s a good narrative, except the Burisma conspiracy began in 2015.

What was overlooked in the impeachment of Trump is that his acquittal equates to the vilification of Joe Biden, in terms of corrupt practices between the United States and Ukraine. By not finding Trump guilty–remember, this is guilt corruptly engaging Ukraine, forget the articles of impeachment that the House actually approved–the message is essentially that Trump was vindicated in his pursuit to get to the bottom of Ukrainian corruption, i.e. Biden’s involvement in Ukrainian corruption. Yes, no one’s mind was changed in the impeachment trail, but those siding with Trump will have the sense that, not only was Trump unfairly treated by Democrats, but that his actions were warranted to undo the corruption of Joe Biden. It’s reverse logic, but if Trump’s not the villain in American/Ukrainian corruption, Biden is guilty.

Not only does the Democratic party hope this isn’t the interpretation, the Biden campaign crosses its fingers that everyone will just forget about that whole impeachment thing, and the side notes about Ukraine, and Joe’s own implicated corruption.

Billionaire Tom Steyer was in until a bigger billionaire, Mike Bloomberg came in and actually spent money. Bloomberg’s campaign hinged on the lackluster of the centrists, which may have suggested that Democrats weren’t comfortable with Biden and maybe even Biden understood he wasn’t the strongest candidate. Then Elizabeth Warren kicked Michael Bloomberg in the balls so hard, the stock market felt it. He dropped out and then she drops out.

A repeated, unifying slogan during the Democratic primaries was beat Donald Trump. Each candidate would extol his or her record of winning, unique strategy, or ability to reach his base. The debates shared headlines with the Corona Virus.

But is the real way to beat Donald Trump? Remind America about how he tried to rig the election, the second time: Remind America of the impeachment. You don’t need to go into details, you don’t need to remind the public about the arguments for against, but you do need to be able to mention the country that he aimed to coerce Ukraine, and that he’s a cheater. In the last four years, there has been a non-stop barrage of transgressions by the President, ranging from cringe-worthy idiocracy, to down-right blatant corruption and heresy, were I to believe in a higher power. But it’s impossible to mention the impeachment in a debate, or even as a political platform for Biden. The impeachment was supposed to be summary of all of Trump’s illegalities, wrapped up into a nice sound bite, something like this: “You tried to undermine our democracy by coercing Ukraine. And that’s just one example of your blatant corruption.” That’s it. Just repeat that, after every point on the stage, nail the topic home. That’s all you have to do. You don’t need policy, you don’t need wit, looks aren’t necessary. You don’t need a track record or proof you’re a better candidate. The impeachment proceeding already divided the country with those who wanted him gone–those who’ll vote for anyone other than Trump–and those who’d side with him even if he were trying to make the Internet illegal. Anyone could beat him in a debate by mentioning Ukraine, anyone except for Joe Biden.

Why not Joe Biden? Because when he mentions “Ukraine,” Trump is going to dive into the conspiracy theory about Ukraine, Hunter Biden being on the board of Burisma, a natural gas company, and point the finger of corruption at Joe. In a debate, Biden isn’t going to have time to respond to the myriad of nuances which purport no-foul play. It’s 90 seconds. And Trump’s going to interrupt by saying “corrupt, corrupt, corrupt.” And that’s all that going to happen.

For those who have been living in a cave for the last four years, those who don’t watch the news, or follow politics, i.e. “swing voters,” they might actually try to figure out what the hell is Trump talking about. But let’s be realistic: No one has time to read the various reputable articles by the New Yorker [1], New York Times, or the Washington Post, which explains the nuances of the Hunter Biden/Burisma world and how he was allegedly working against corruption. In a country of 350 million people, catch phrases like Lock Her Up, or Fake News penetrate more deeply than hour-long interviews on the Council on Foreign Affairs.

What the undecided are left with is three variations of conspiracy theory:

1) Some Biden supporters think that the entire Hunter Biden narrative is a conspiracy, including the fact that he was a board member of Burisma. Sorry, he was. That’s a fact. [2]

2) Some right-wing conspiracy theory that Joe Biden interfered with the investigation of Shokin to protect Hunter. Sorry, he didn’t. It was the opposite.

3) Whether any conspiracy theory is true. That is, whether anyone was conspiring at all.

What all of this amazing journalism by the New York Times, New Yorker, and Washington Post fail to cover is why Hunter was on the board of a Ukrainian company in the first place. What’s implied is he was trying to uproot corruption. He was trained as lawyer and worked as a lobbyist. But seriously, there’ a question why does a Ukrainian natural gas company need an American on their board of directors? Is it legal counsel? Right, no lawyers in Ukraine. Is it his expertise in working in natural gas that garnered him $50,000/week for months? There’s something fishy and even the staunchest Biden supporters concede that, while Joe wasn’t involved, his son shouldn’t have been on that board.

I’m happy to suspend any suspicion of Hunter, or even concede “that’s the way the world works.” If you’re the son of a politician, you get on board of natural gas companies in foreign countries and get huge sums of money and nothing illegal is going on. But it’s patently irresponsible for Democrats to expect that Fox News watchers will be so generous and unrealistic that undecided voters will come to my conclusion.

If we can estimate the creativity and cleaver strategies of the Trump campaign for 2020, we can rest assured it will be similar to the 2016 campaign: repeat a singular, simple, unexplained narrative until seeds of doubt sow into a conspiracy theory. For Hillary R. Clinton it was the missing emails. Yes, there were emails missing. She apologized for it. [3] 2020 will be Trump repeating again and again, Burisma. Hunter Biden. He’s going to say that in every debate and on every interview. And it’s even worse because the story already circulates on Fox News and Hill thanks to John Solomon. Like the missing emails, there is no explanation as to why Hunter Biden was on the board of Burisma. Surprisingly, Democrats seem oblivious to the massive, Trump strategy, right in plain sight.

Out of plain sight is Rudy Giuliani. Where the fuck has he been since September? I’m guessing he lurking around Ukraine, digging up dirt. You can bet the day after Sanders concedes to Biden, Rudy will be back on Fox and Friends talking up the corruption of the Bidens and Burisma.

But even if you forget about Burisma, there’s something troubling about a Vice President or President whose son’s job title includes lobbyist. Are you fucking serious? In an era when people are trying to reduce the influence of money and special interest groups in American democracy, you’re going to elect a person whose son’s profession is to influence democracy with special interest?

Going back to the 2016 election results, we saw a clear trend among millenials voting for Democrats. The writing was on the wall: the days of the Republican party are numbered. Fortunately, the Democrats too advantage of this ground swell and put in place a candidate who reflected…wait…the values of our grandparents? Are you serious? If either Biden or Sanders gets elected, they’ll be oldest elected sitting President in history?

But we’ll get some reprieve to know that the states that went to Obama in 2012, but to Trump in 2016 are still up for grabs. Many people have wondered, how could this ideological flip occur? How could people who voted for Obama in a landslide, either stay home or vote for Trump four years later? Well, fortunately, Biden is a bet because nothing brings out black voters like a guy who voted…wait, he voted against the Civil Rights Act?

Well, surely, if such a complicated candidate as Biden is compared to Trump, Americans will choose the lesser of the two evils. Yeah, uh, have you googled “Clinton lesser of two evils”? They didn’t vote against the lesser, even though the explicit comparison of two people to evil in a country that is purported separated by church and state makes one wonder how this could be case.

It’s almost as if the centrist (dare I call them “establishment”) Democrats went down the list of everything that people hated about Clinton and came up with Joe Biden. Except, of course, the fact that Clinton was a woman and mobilized female voters. Again: Biden falls short. Not only does he awkwardly hug too long, or say inappropriate things to women, there’s the whole the prequel Brett Kavanaugh trial, aka the Clarence Thomas Affair, in which Biden silenced Anita Hill.

Now it seems we’re faced with candidates: Bernie Sanders, who isn’t even a Democratic, and Joe Biden. The issue with Sanders is his entire platform would be impossible to get passed by the Senate, as not even members of his own party would vote for health care for all. But the problem with Biden is even worse. It’s not clear why even Democrats would choose a candidate with the suspicion of corruption. Is it that hope no one will mention the root of the impeachment of Trump? Is it that they think Trump being re-elected is less detrimental than Sanders getting elected?

[1] “The Invention of the Conspiracy Theory on Biden and Ukraine,” Jane Mayer, New Yorker, Oct. 4, 2019.

[2] “Biden Faces Conflict of Interest Questions That are Being Promoted by Trump and Allies,” Kenneth P. Vogel and Iuliia Mendel, New York Times, June 1, 2019

[3] “Hillary Clinton apologizes for e-mail system: I take responsibility,” Anne Gearan, Washington Post, September 8, 2015

[4] “Joe Biden’s 2020 Ukrainian nightmare: A closed probe is revived,” John Solomon, The Hill, February 19, 2020.

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24 Sites to Watch Movies Online for Free | Brad's Deals

free movie sites apk Think that the only legal way to watch movies online is to pay for them? You would be 100 percent wrong. We've rounded up the best free online movie sources that we could find - no Netflix subscription required.

While you're not likely to find many new releases in here, all of them are free, none require any silliness like filling out a zillion surveys, and all of them will keep you on the right side of the law.

Our Top 5 Favorites

Yidio

The secret to Yidio is that it aggregates movies from Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Crackle and many other video streaming services, setting itself up as a sort of online hub. Unfortunately, that also means that many of the movies on offer here require subscriptions to those services.

The coolest part, though, is that for any given movie you're offered your choice of streaming service. For example, All Dogs Go to Heaven is hosted free on Yidio, but you can also add it to your Netflix DVD queue, stream it via Amazon Prime with a membership, or rent it on Amazon, iTunes or Vudu - and all of those options are presented for users to choose from. There are plenty of movies from free sources, and we found more than enough to keep us busy for awhile for free movie sites apk.

Crackle

Backed by Sony and available on some streaming devices like Roku, Crackle's selection of classics and more recent releases might make you wonder what you were really paying for over at Netflix anyway. The TV here is pretty excellent too, with original productions like Chosen and meaty cult favorites like The Shield.

Hoopla

Got a library card? If your local public library is hooked into Hoopla, you can use it to check out streaming music and video – up to 6 titles a month. As of September 2017, there were more than 1,500 partner libraries using Hoopla nationwide, in both big cities like Boston and smaller communities like Hastings, Nebraska, and more communities are coming online every day. Chicago Public Library is a partner, and I found Disney's oft forgotten The Sword In The Stone along with tons of 80s classics like Short Circuit and The Secret of My Success. Under TV, I found The Librarians and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, which I would heartily recommend to anyone. You can check out this map to see if Hoopla is available where you live. You can download their app for iOS, Android, or Kindle, and it's available on Apple TV and Chromecast.

Kanopy

Kanopy is a free streaming option catering to public and university libraries worldwide. The best part is that they've made it super simple to access, with an app available on iOS and Android, as well as its own Roku channel. And frankly, the film selection is top notch. Boning up on David Lynch this summer? Start with Eraserhead. Or dive into collections from greats like Akira Kurosawa and Ingmar Bergman. We also spotted the first season of Pee-Wee's Playhouse in the TV collection. It's not available everywhere yet – we found at public libraries in New York, Los Angeles, and Boulder, for example, but Chicago Public Library hasn't yet signed on.

Vimeo

You're unlikely to find anything you've ever heard of at Vimeo, but it's worth diving into for indie films like Barackula and Hell No - The Sensible Horror Film. There's a strong filmmaking community here that blows most user-submitted video fare completely out of the water. Don't know where to start? Try the Vimeo Staff Picks.

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SnagFilms

We love SnagFilms for the stylish look and for the way they present their movies. Find a award winning classic, or settle in for some guilty pleasure TV watching – it's up to you.

Classic Cinema Online

These are the classics that gave us our modern notions of old Hollywood glamour. The selection is limited, but easy to browse and has stuff you'll actually want to watch, like Anything Goes and the 1944 serial of Captain America. The Cap's been around for quite awhile.

YouTube Movies

Once upon a time, we found a treasure trove of mostly terrible but nonetheless free full-length movies at YouTube, but it seems to have dried up since they launched YouTube Red. However, you can still find some free movies if you're willing to dig a bit. Check out Rememory starring Peter Dinklage, which is currently being offered free but does require a credit card to watch (you'll be charged $0.) We also recommend following /r/fullmoviesonyoutube, where members post links to the free movies they've found.

Popcorn Flix

An eclectic mix of indie films, trashy sci-fi and really trashy comedy, we did spot a few guilty pleasures in here. Croczilla, anyone? If you watched Sharknado more than once, you might want to check that out. And I won't lie, I'd give The Last Kung Fu Monk a try. We were also pleased to see some Bollywood in here, even if the collection is small.

Viewster

There are some unusual categories at Viewster that set it apart, like the incredibly specific Korean Drama, but it's the quirky mix of anime, kung-fu, and classic musicals that make it worth the bookmark.

Retrovision

Another collection of film classics, we found Wallace and Grommit, Dick Tracy, and plenty of Godzilla.

Free Movies Cinema

Some of the best flicks here are pure classic camp. Death Race 2000, anyone? How about Night of the Living Dead?

Pub-D-Hub

Another source of film in public domain, this is where I first encountered Cat Women of the Moon. The best part of Pub-D-Hub is the classic cartoons ranging from Felix the Cat and Betty Boop to a wonderfully odd bit called Zeppelin Vs. Pterodactyls. Tip: If you have a Roku, it's much easier to search for content on the Pub-D-Hub channel there than it is at the website.

The Internet Archive

Drilling down through the Movie Archive's many layers, you'll find tons of classic film ranging from Charlie Chaplin classics like Charlie Shanghaied to the 1925 Lon Chaney production of The Phantom of the Opera. The site isn't fantastically easy to browse, but if you have an idea of what you're looking for the search function works very well.

Public Domain Torrents

About as stripped down and unstylish as they come, Public Domain Torrents is exactly what it says it is - torrents of movies in the public domain. This is really only a useful site if you're already a fan of torrents. If not, there are plenty of other places to find public domain film on our list.

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PBS

Top Documentary Films

TV Shows

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Note: The channel-specific options on this list may not offer all of their programming via streaming video, but all have at least some with full episodes available.

HGTV

Food Network

The Disney Channel

History Channel

MTV

USA

TV.com

3 more Netflix alternatives you might ALREADY be paying for!  kids watching

Amazon Instant Video

If you have an Amazon Prime membership, much of the streaming video content on Netflix is also available to you for free at Amazon. In fact, you can skip the Prime subscription altogether and just subscribe to Amazon Video as a standalone for $10.99/month.

Premium Cable Channels

HBO Go, Showtime, AMC, FX, Syfy, TBS and TNT all offer streaming content if you're also subscribed to the channel on cable. And just like that, Game of Thrones is no longer appointment viewing!

Video on Demand

If you're a cable subscriber, check out the movies available on demand. This should be an obvious option, but it's one I usually overlook myself, so I'm sure that others do as well.

Other helpful tips for would-be streamers:

Looking for a particular movie can be a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack. That's where Reelgood comes in. This handy free service will show you exactly where any movie is available online, whether or not you need a subscription, or if the movie you are looking for is available to rent or buy. There's even a notification service so that you can be alerted when a movie you want to see or new episodes of your favorite TV show finally turn up online.Beware of sites that offer new releases. If a site is promising a movie that's only just been released to video or that's even still in theaters, just don't do it. Not only is the copy going to be illegal, but these shady sites are potentially exposing your computer to malware that you are not going to want to deal with later. Also, steer clear of sites that want you to fill out surveys or earn points. We've also heard about sites that let you watch all but, say, the last 10 minutes of a movie, at which point they demand payment to continue. Sketchy.

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6 Mistakes I Made As A Beginner Engineer

When I was 18 and first getting into recording, I had no idea what I was doing. Sometimes, I still feel like I don’t know what I’m doing, but I have made enough mistakes along to way to learn what NOT to do, and that has helped me more than any blog/book/seminar ever has. During the process of recording my band Forester's full length album, I did many things incorrectly, things that one often only sees in hindsight. Some of these may seem like rookie mistakes to seasoned recording vets, but with so many elements that make up a great recording, everyone makes mistakes somewhere along the way.

1) UNDERESTIMATING THE AMOUNT OF WORK

This mostly applies to DIY engineers and producers, but almost every project I did starting out took longer than I originally thought. It can be really easy to lose sight of mix and chase a “perfect” snare drum sound or guitar tone, a lot of times just going in circles. New engineers can fall into the habit of indecision, something I still battle to this day. It can be hard to commit to a sound when you aren’t sure it’s going to work in the overall mix. In the end this process just adds time to the project, whereas professional engineers trust their ears and commit to a sound and move on. It’s a great habit to start building.

2) EXPENSIVE INSTRUMENTS CAN STILL SOUND BAD

I rented an $1800 bass to track a bass DI assuming an expensive instrument would sound...expensive.  I not only tracked all 11 songs, but re-amped the bass DI TWICE, once clean and once  distorted. That’s 22 rounds of re-amping bass alone. During the mix phase I wanted to add some more high end clarity to the bass and reached for an EQ...only to realize there was nothing there to EQ. After doing an A/B comparison with a cheap Squire bass with new strings, I realized the expensive bass I rented had old/dead strings on it. I ended up re-tracking ALL of the bass on our album and re-amping it again.

3) GREAT CONVERTERS MATTER

I recorded guitar in the same manner as I did bass, tracking the DI from home and re-amping at the studio later. This time I made sure to use new strings on every song and spent a couple weeks tracking multiple guitars on 11 songs, considerably more work than the bass. During re-amping I used a very high end signal chain and even blended multiple amps to get the final sound. Months later, when comparing our guitar tone to other recordings, I noticed there was a slightly muddy quality to ours. Even though I had used a superb signal chain during re-amping the fact was that I had captured the DI through a DIGI 003, an entry level preamp with entry level converters. I went back and listened to the raw DI could actually hear the same dullness that I had heard in the re-amped tone, and learned that a great sounding amp with a mediocre DI signal will only ever sound “good” at best. 

At the studio, we're currently using the following converters:

Universal Audio Apollo 16

Lavry DA10

Lynx Aurora 8 ADAT

4) FINISH THE SONGS FIRST

My own band has been guilty of this. The recording process is so much easier when every member of the band knows exactly what they are playing, and more importantly actually PRACTICED the parts they are recording. I’ve had bands try and finish lyrics in the studio and it rarely works the first time, which again adds unnecessary time to a project. Write in the jam space, record at the studio...unless you’re prepared to pay for the time.

5) PLUG IN PRESETS ARE NOT GOSPEL

Most EQ and compression plug ins come with presets to help give you a starting point when applying them to your mix, but it’s important to treat them as just that: a starting point. I recently opened up an old session from one of my first projects and realized that the compressor preset I chose for my drum overheads was slamming it about 10x harder than necessary. Settings like threshold are totally dependent on the level of the sound going into the compressor, so it would be impossible for a preset to account for that. Presets can work great at getting you started, but I would also take them with a grain of salt and at the end of the day trust your ears.

6) THE REAL WORK BEGINS AFTER THE RECORDING IS DONE

Promotion is important.You can have the best recording in the country but if people don’t hear it, or know how it’s by, or know where to get it then you’re putting yourself at a major disadvantage. Look into blogs, social media, anything you can use to get your songs into people’s ears. There’s a ton of great bands out there that fly under the radar because they don’t put in the work in terms of promotion, try not to be one of them.

Well thats a wrap! I hope that helps you guys avoid some of the key mistakes and thought processes that I had when I was first starting. Thanks for reading, and please share this post, follow us on social, join the Facebook group, and sign up for our email list to get more free tips and updates!

Cheers,

James Banks Velveteen Audio

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James Banks is a recording engineer, musician, and plays drums in the band Forester. Check out more of his work, check out his website: Audiobanks

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Blogging as a Software Developer

Blogging, Here we go Again

While going through my normal routine of looking over my Feedly feeds, I came across an old post about blogging. The post was titled 5 Reasons Why You Should Blog as a Software Developer. After reading the post again, I thought I would give blogging another try. There have been a few attempts at this, but this time is going to be different. I know, people always say that when they try something over and over again without much success.

This time WILL be different

We all say "It will be different this time" when we are attempting an activity that we have failed at in the past. I'm guilty of this, not only on blogging, but others things in my personal and professional life. Why is it going to be different this time?  At this point in my professional career, I need to step out of my box and get more involved in the developer community.

Software development and Technology will not be the only topics to be addressed. As a coach for Little League baseball and a avid reader, there should be no shortage of topics. Check out my review of The Whispers of the Fallen by J.D Netto as an example of what's to come.

Why I don't blog, but also why I need to

1. Not an expert

By no means would I say that I am a beginner at this programming thing. I have been programming for the last 4-5 years and feel like I can hold my own. Technology, in general, is what I have been doing for the last 20 years. I am not a newbie. But when I read "expert" blogs, they seem to just know everything about their field. I don't think about the research they may have put into thr article before they wrote it.

The project I am working on is complex compared to your average to-do list, but it is not the new AI, deep thinking web application. So it is just getting over the idea of thinking that I can not write the same articles if I put in the time. The lesson learned, just get over it!

The solutions for me is to just stop worrying about it. Simon mentions in his article about not being an expert at the point he started writing. Two months after starting, he has a guest post. So the big thing for me is to just post what I know and not worry about how I stack up with other developers.

2. Idea black hole

When it comes to thinking about what to blog about, I can sit and stare at the screen for hours. This will lead to me surfing the web and looking at what other wrote. If I do come up with an idea, I start to do some research and it feels like everyone has blogged about it already. Maybe that is the wrong way to look at it. If it is a topic that is interesting, read the article and see if there are other views that may not be touched on.

The other approach I plan to take is writing about a recent or on going problem that I am facing. Talk about the problem and the challenges faced. Don't be afraid to write about the failures and how they can be overcome. Finally, write about the the solution that you came up with and open it up for discussion. There have been times I have come up with a solution that might have been ugly, but worked. After some reviews of the code, I was shown a few approaches I could have looked at to make the solution even better. it is how we learn as developers and as people.

3. Putting myself in a box on topics

The reason I moved domains was to get away from putting myself in a box. At the old site, I felt like I had to write about technology and nothing else. The site was designed for an old business I was trying to get off the ground. Because of the narrow focus, I was having issues with coming up with ideas. The blog would go weeks or months without any fresh content. If any topic did get some attention, the blog would lose traction because of the lack of new content.

With the new domain, I am now free to write about a range of topics. I code, coach Little League baseball and I like to read. This gives me plenty of sources for topics to keep fresh content flowing. I love Software Development and Technology as a whole. Majority of the topics will lean in those direction, but now I have more flexibility on what areas of interest I can chose from.

4. Connections and Learning

I am not looking for blogger fame, but to build quality connections within the developer community. I want to become more involved in the community and to further my knowledge as a developer. Family life is very hectic. My wife and I are always running in different directions to handle two kids who enjoy a variety of activities. So it is trying to make the time to keep up with the blog.

On top of a busy home life, my professional life is just as crazy. Between the full time job that pays the bills, I have also gotten involved with a start-up company. I have taken on the role as the CTO and primary developer for the start-up, which demands a lot of time.

With the demand on my time, I don't always get to just code to figure out how things work. It does not mean I don't get to learn new things, but the focus is more narrowed on what either job requires. You need to be able to set time aside to just learn how things work without having to meet a deadline. I want to look for topics that I can research to write about that doesn't always come from a  need at work.

5. Teaching

Teaching technology and coding to a younger audience is something I have thought about. I have coached both Little League Baseball and Football, so I am not new to teaching young minds. Coaching sports does not seem as  daunting as teaching coding or technology. I have thought about using this blog as my introduction into teaching, even if it is through tutorials.

Teaching others, in my mind, will help make you better in your respective field. In order to teach, you must research the topic in more detail as well as your target audience. When you have been working in a field for so long, trying to explain the basics can be more difficult than you think. I have been asked before how to do something I do on a daily basis and I falter at the task.

Using the blog as a resource for a younger audience may help build my skill in areas I know and maybe even areas I don't I know the basics of CSS, but I think having to teach it would improve my knowledge and make me a better developer in the end.

More to come

Moving forward I plan to post no less than once a week. Its the goal I have set and have written down in order to make it more real. With my baseball season at an end, my focus will turn to book reviews and technology. I want to write tutorials, thought provoking articles and everything in-between. I do tend to stay away from religion and politics, so you will not have to worry about any of that non-sense unless it is on a very generic level. Now that I have rambled, I need to get to work on those future articles and making sure that I do not let this blog go to waste!

#blogging #software developers

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Task #1

THE BASICS:

What is your character’s full name?: 

Theresa Renee Raven

The name “Theresa” is a feminine named used by the English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish.History: From the Spanish and Portuguese name Teresa. It was first recorded as Therasia, being borne by the Spanish wife of Saint Paulinus of Nola in the 4th century. The meaning is uncertain, but it could be derived from Greek θερος (theros) “summer”, from Greek θεριζω (therizo) “to harvest”, or from the name of the Greek island of Therasia (the western island of Santorini).The name was mainly confined to Spain and Portugal during the Middle Ages. After the 16th century it was spread to other parts of the Christian world, due to the fame of the Spanish nun and reformer Saint Teresa of Ávila. Another famous bearer was the Austrian Habsburg queen Maria Theresa (1717-1780), who inherited the domains of her father, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, beginning the War of the Austrian Succession. {source: http://www.behindthename.com/name/theresa } 

Does your characters have any nicknames?: 

Reese

Theresa is often called “Reese” which she does not mind, and actually prefers. 

What is the title or label you can describe your character with?: 

A mixture of:

The Caregiver

The Creator

The Jester

{Source: http://www.soulcraft.co/essays/the_12_common_archetypes.html }

Age:

30

Birth date:

August 9, 1986

Nationality: 

Theresa is not a London Native.

She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Origin: 

Theresa’s father was born in Houston, Texas, USA. His nationality is German.

Theresa’s mother was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She’s a mix of:  English, Irish, Italian, and a hint of Cherokee Indian. 

Gender: 

Female

Pronouns: She/Her

Sexual Orientation:

Heterosexual

Relationship Status:

In a relationship with Charles “Chip” Holmes as of May 2017.

Religion: 

Christian (Non denominational) Her father was Methodist, and her mother Catholic, but neither of them forced religion in the household. Growing up, Reese was encouraged to go to church and find God. She went to a non-denominational church, and considers herself to be a Christian, though she doesn’t believe that you have to be a church-goer to be close to God.

Occupation:  

Owner/Operator of Behind the Mask Community Theatre

This was nor her first choice. 

She knew she had always wanted a career in performing arts, but needed something to fall back on, so she double majored and completed degrees in both Theater Arts and Business.

In the states, she was an Administrative Professional, and would often get told that she was downsizing her talents and should look into bigger and better things than sitting behind a desk day in and day out at a job she wasn’t too thrilled about. After a lot of soul searching and a family trip to London, she fell upon a run down building that was up for sale, and instantly had a vision for what she wanted to turn it into. Throwing every ounce of faith she had into it, she created the theatre, dedicated it to her father whom encouraged her to perform in order to find her own voice, and hopes that it can be a safe haven for the community to express themselves through the performing arts.

PHYSICAL TRAITS:

Eye color:

Blue

Hair color:

Reese is a natural brunette, but from time to time, she’ll go to the salon and get highlights in her hair, or have it professionally lightened.

Height:

5 ft 2 in or 157 cm 

Body build: 

Slender

Notable physical traits:

Less than average women’s height

Left-handed

Skin color:

Depends on the time of year. 

Summer/Spring: Tanned

Fall/Winter: Pale

Facial Hair:

Blood type:

O

Clothing size: 

Small

Shoe size: 

Seven

HEALTH AND IMAGE:

Diet: 

Theresa will just about eat anything you put in front of her, and it’s very rare that she turns down an offer for food.

Fitness: 

Theresa tries to work out as much as she can. 

Currently she is on a plan where she does strength training Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and cardio on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

She loves lifting weights and using weight machines, but despises traditional cardio and will often use the term “cardio is hardio.”

Handicaps: 

No known handicaps

Allergies:

Seasonal

Pollen

Dust

Illnesses: 

No known illnesses

Disorders: 

No known disorders/addictions

Broken bones: 

Broke her wrist in three places when she was nine years old as a result of falling off of her bike when her brakes gave out. 

Broke her pinky finger on her right hand after falling off a raft while water tubing.

Piercings:

Ears

Tattoos:

None. But she has thought about getting some.

Scars:

No major scars. She is accident prone though so she may get small scars from time to time, that will heal quickly and disappear.

Favorite Perfume / Cologne: 

She doesn’t have a favorite perfume or cologne, but she does wash her hair with strawberry scented shampoo and conditioner, and along with applying deodorant, she also sprays her body with vanilla body spray after her showers 

CHARACTER:

Skills: 

Theresa is somewhat a jack of all trades as far as skills goes. She loves to learn new things and still strives to learn something new to this day. Throughout life she has learned the following:

Singing

Dancing

Piano

Drums

Acting/Drama/Musical Theater

Web Design/Coding

Body flexibility

Just to name a few!

Quirks: 

Affectionate

Tries to find the silver lining in every situation.

Tries to save the world and give advice for all of her friend’s problems.

Speaks in lyrics

Uses sarcastic humor any chance she can get - especially in awkward situations

Bounces her leg when she’s nervous and sitting.

Rambles and doesn’t have much of a filter when she speaks

Not afraid to use foul language.

Yelling at inanimate objects

Hates when people whistle in an otherwise quiet room

Turns on closed captioning/subtitles when watching television/movies

Typing aggressively when she’s pissed off, even though the offender can’t see it. 

Not knowing what to do while people sing “Happy Birthday” to her.

Not being able to sleep without the tv or radio on. 

Hobbies:

Researching

Learning

Writing

Singing

Dancing

Listening to music

Watching TV/Movies

Painting

Web Design

Photography

Scrapbooking

Eating

Shopping

Traveling

Being sarcastic

Habits:

Overthinking/Over-analyzing

Speaking in lyrics

Sarcasm

Swearing

Always wanting to be there for those she loves most whether they are family, friends, or friends who have turned family

Daydreams

Guilty pleasures: 

Country Music

Sleeping in the nude

Taking long showers/soaks in the bath

Reality TV

Sleeping In

Dancing/Singing like no one is watching

McDonald’s McNuggets and McRibs

KFC Gravy

Pet peeves: 

Unnecessary rudeness

People with an inflated sense of their own importance.

When someone comes into a room, but forgets to shut the door

When someone comes into a room, turns on a light, then leaves without turning it off

Whistling

Loud chewing

Late people (unless they have a valid reason)

When others don’t cover their nose/mouth when they sneeze/cough

When people walk too slowly or just suddenly stop in front of her

When people drive too slowly

When people don’t use their turn signals when driving

When people don’t say “thank you”

Being interrupted or talked over when speaking

When someone goes to tell her something then says “Never mind”

When Taco Bell drive-thru asks if she wants any sauce, she confirms that she does, but winds up getting no sauce.

MISCELLANEOUS (SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN CHARACTER):

Favorite genre of music:

This is such a tough question to answer, because I will literally listen to anything. I have favorite country songs, rap songs, even horror-core songs. But if I had to pick a specific genre, it’d probably be a toss up between Rock or what is known as “emo”. OH! and show tunes! Can’t forget about those!

Favorite dish:

Again this is a tough one, because I love food so much. But if I had to choose one thing to eat for the rest of my life, I’d probably go with pizza since I can change up the different types of pizza and have a variety.

Favorite animal:

Seahorses and Sea turtles

A superpower your character wants to have:

Shape-shifting

If they made a movie about your character’s life, what would the title be?:

“How is a Raven like a Writing Desk?” 

Food or sex:

Why not both?

Their life’s theme song:

Childhood: Frankie J - “Daddy’s Little Girl”

Overall: Faith Hill - “Wild One” 

Favorite day of the week and why?:

Saturday, because it’s the motha-fuckin’ weekend, gonna have me some fun!

What came first, the chicken or the egg?:

The chicken…because of Noah’s arc, who laid more eggs, to give us more chickens? 

Do you prefer hot or cold weather and why?:

Hot. I hate when the air hurts my face.  

Describe your first crush:

He was a shy, dorky theater geek, like me who had a voice that everyone envied. He was taller than me (who isn’t), and had dark hair, blue eyes, and thick Drew Carey like glasses. He would often be cast as the star in all of our high-school productions. Although he had many talents, he was the nicest guy you could ever encounter. It helped that I had a crush on him when we were in productions together, because the chemistry didn’t need to be faked out, but nothing became of that crush because my dad told me that I couldn’t date until “after I was married.” His name was William.

Your house is on fire. What are the first three things you grab?:

Phone, purse, and military flag from my father’s death

#lcallingtask #lc.reese. #//Sorry if this is blurry. On my photo editor it looks fine. On Tumblr it looks grainy. I can't win