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The only song that received hefty criticism from Raftaar's Legendary 7 song EP Hard Drive Vol. 1 was Gangnum. And the reason being that people didn't understand the complexity, the vision, and the message that the poet wanted to convey with his well-curated words. The hook of this song was a masterpiece but received the most amount criticism, so today I'm going to breakdown the hook of this song for all of you peasents.
The word Gangnum is made up of the modules gang and num. A gang is basically a group men who spend time together. Kalamkaar being the gang that raftaar is implying to. The word "numb" means something or someone that is deprived of the power of physical sensation. Raftaar here is saying that his opponents get numb after listening to the tracks made by Raftaar and his gang.
The word "Numb" also holds another meaning. Numb is a song by the popular boy band Linkin Park, whose lead vocalist was Chester. Here, Rafaar here pays tribute to Chester.
Gangnum was a song by the popular South Korean singer Psy. Gangnum is also one of the richest and most glamorous places in Seoul. For all of this to make sense, we have to go back to the opening track of this EP, which was ICE. Raftaar here implies that his music has helped him become the person he is, and everything he owns now is 100% real. Another meaning to this could be derived from the track succeeding Gangnum being No China. Again implying that the ICE that Raftaar owns is completely real.

"Ye ice asli hai
Tu nice nakli hai"

Onto the third reference: to understand this, we have to first understand the socio-political situation in Korea. The Republic of Korea, or South Korea, is a liberated, left-leaning nation. I won't go deep into this. As we all know, hip-hop is a left-dominated art form (like all art forms in this world). And Raftaar, being a leftist, shouts out the South Korean liberals. Yeah.
The fourth and most important meaning: As we all know, South Korea shares its land border with only one country, i.e., North Korea. These two countries are bitter rivals. And the closest ally that North Korea has is China. This has caused bitterness in relations between the nation-state of Korea and the People's Republic of China. China is an authoritarian state. Both China and Korea have cultural similarities but are very different politically. This is why the track placed next in the track order of the EP is called "No China." Implying that raftaar is being loyal to his South Korean liberals. And cementing the fact that the geo-political relations between South Korea and India is stronger than ever.
There is another, deeper meaning to this. As we all know, India has a bitter relationship with many of its neighbouring countries, and one of them is China. The armies of these countries have had multiple standoffs. Even leading to one of the biggest nation-wide movement in India: the boycott of Chinese goods and items. So Rafaar here shouts out that movement and urges his audience to boycott Chinese products. Implying that Raftaar, being a liberal, is loyal to his country, i.e., India.
"Gangnum, gangnum, gangnum, aa Gangnum, gangnum, gangnum, aa Gang, gang, gang, gangnum, aa Gang, gang, gang, gangnum aa Gangnum, gangnum, gangnum, aa"
With this, I hope I made you understand all of the meanings. Thank you so much. :)

My ex (27f) and I (34m) started dating on December 11th 2022.
We became very close very fast, to the point she would spend nearly every night at my house even accompany me on a 4 day vacation I was originally going to go on wlone.
We have had numerous arguments mostly from a lack of boundaries, high expectations, and her viewing sex as transactional (former stripper).
While I've had my own issues, such as over texting, over reacting, calling when she wants time to figure things out. My ex is often very quick to anger, will often to threaten to leave if I talk about an issue or my feelings.
We've been broken up since early April. From there she did not pull down social media photos or block me, she kept allowing me or engaging in hanging out with me. Alluding to hope we could fix things, I've done numerous things to do what she's asked to change my behaviors that are problematic. She doesn't really compromise on any of hers. I've forgiven her for actions, she says she forgives me.
A weekend prior to this one, she had shown up solo to my work party and I ended up talking to her. She came to my house we had a fun night, then we discussed our breakup and what she needed. She told me how she loved me more than anyone and cares and eventually wants to be with me.
She promised we would be exclusive during this period while she gets it together and figures things out. We spent that Thursday til last Monday together.
On Tuesday I call her to try and cheer her up because she's having money problems, I offer to help her by paying her to do some work for me and I also send her 100 on venmo for free
She explains she's going to do postmates, I say ok, full well knowing she's most likely going to audition at a strip club. When i say that she's made me wait for 3 hours to get the answer that she won't be coming to help me. She gets upset saying I'm purposefully trying to make her feel bad. I ask for a short 5 min phone call. She won't give it to me, and is sending short dismissive texts and blaming me for "all our calls are long"
Throughout the night I call it that she's lying, she eventually answers a call from me around 1241 saying she doesn't have to tell me anything. (This is directly after she had told me were exclusive the weekend prior I even make mention of this) I had planned to tell her I knew she was doing a stripping audition and it's okay on the phone.
I find myself anxious and upset, and I decide that this breakup has been very drawn out and I'm going to drop her contacts off the next day. As I drive by her house I see a man leaving. I take a picture and send it to her on instagram
She eventually talks to me comes clean that she got the real job she wanted but went to a stripping audition last night, got the job there too but she qont be taking the job as a stripper. Then explained she went to the bar we met at and ended up hanging out with a guy and doing cocaine. She claims her and this man only made out for a minute or so, no cuddling cause she felt weird then he left.
She comes to my house and tries to make things better, we eventually get hot and heavy and I say 'it was only kissing?' Figuring that if this is what she needed to know she needs to be with me, fine.
She confirms it wasn't only kissing and if it wasn't she wouldn't have sex with me because that would be messed up.
I end up contacting the guy on instagram (she told me his name, and I have seen him at the bar before. Very easy to find his ig) he says she's telling the truth.
I try to talk to my ex, she's being very angry that I'm pushing the conversation of if it's the real truth and why does she keep flip flopping back snd forth between being in love and pushing me away and now light cheating.
Later I talk to the guy she cheated with, and get out of him that they did more than just kiss, and that they just didn't have sex because of cocaine making it so he can't get hard.
I immediately tell my ex how she's a lying mean person for doing all this, and not only lying to begin with but to get mad at me about telling her she's lying even more.
Since then, we've been hanging out and I have been trying to push it aside and think "well if this is what she needed to know she wants to be with me"
Now she's telling me that she wants to remain single, but loves and cares about me and I'm the best sex and am so much more attractive etc. But she wants to be single because I'm "too sensitive" and says now it'll be annoying because I will want to know where she is or who she's with, which I explain is entirely her doing for breaking the trust.
Before this the reason was her "not feeling safe" which she feels safe with me now..
What am I dealing with here? I've been very kind to this woman, I've spent thousands on her, I've excused bad behavior, I've treated her like a queen. She won't let me go, but she won't be with me, and now she's suito cheating
There's lots of details outside of just this, but it feels like I'm in a catch 22 nothing will make this woman see reason and she tends to blame me for everything..
Is she a narcissistic person? What is this

Hey guys,
I’ve recently been tasked with improving the file storage at work and I am not sure where to start. We are a small manufacturing company that deals primarily with cad files, pdfs, and spreadsheets. We don’t require collaboration on files, just a central storage solution with allowable permissions. We deal with sensitive information and are looking to become Itar compliant in the future, so it must be quite secure. Currently we just store information on hard drives, but we’d like a cloud solution to access anywhere. Anyone have any recommendations or sources?

I have a 2013 Jeep wrangler and my hood latch broke. How hard is it to fix? The rubber part broke on my drivers side door. Should I wait for my dad to get home on Monday or can I fix it myself with the new hardware I ordered on Amazon? Or should I drive it to the dealership just 3 miles away?

Trigger Warning and Sensitive Info Ahead.
My dad has been through two traumatic car accidents in his lifetime. He lost his leg in one accident when he was 19. The other he suffered a head injury when he was 35 years old.
After his head injury his whole personality changed. He became a different person. He stopped grooming himself (stopped cutting his hair and grew his beard out, stopped brushing his teeth, and has lost several teeth), he started dressing differently and he even began a second life and when I turned 17 he left my mom for his mistress.
Flash forward to now he’s 55 years old and he has become a conspiracy theorist fanatic (lizard people, chem trials type stuff), racist, sexist, he’s an alcoholic and is high (from weed) everyday multiple times a day. His girlfriend is the same way and even promotes his behavior.
Whenever we are out in public my dad goes on long winded tangents of random racist, sexist, homophobic or conspiracy theory crap that drives me insane. It’s hard to predict when he will say these type of remarks and it doesn’t help that he’s loud when he says them. My brother and I have learned to redirect the conversation but this has gotten tiring and stressful over the years. I have put multiple boundaries down where I told him to stop saying these crazy, sexist, racist comments because I don’t agree with them and I told him if he continued to say theses comments I will never talk to him again. He literally started crying when I told him to stop. Eventually he apologized and stopped doing it… for only a little while.
But his mental health has gotten worse. Today I visited him and it went well. He offered to buy me coffee for the long drive home. But as soon as we sat down in the coffee shop he said something incredibly racist and loudly. I was so upset and embarrassed by it. I’m pretty sure that workers and one other customer heard him. I disagreed with his statements then redirected the conversation to something else.
My brother and I concerned that his mental health is getting worse and his girlfriend is promoting his behavior. I don’t know what to do. Although my dad is pretty messed up. I only have one. I know cutting him out of my life is an option and most people tell me to do it but it’s hard. I am Hispanic and we highly value our family. But I don’t think I can take it anymore. In the world of social media I’m afraid people will record his comments or when he says them randomly and think I agree with him. I don’t I hate everything that comes out his mouth and whenever I put a boundary down he literally cries about it. I am always on edge whenever we are out in public. I try my best to not be out in public with him as much as possible.
Another concern is he’s getting to the point of paranoia that if a car he doesn’t recognize passes by his house. He assumes they are going to rob him (no one has ever robbed him).
What can I do? I don’t have any proof that he is a threat to his own safety. He says some pretty hateful/ discriminatory comments about others but I can’t prove he’s a threat to others. I put boundaries down and he holds them for a little bit then goes back to his old ways. I’m afraid my reputation will be tarnished from his horrible comments.

From my travel report (2014):
The second trip to Madeira we made to escape the winter. The weather was like a moody diva in winter. It changes not only from day to day, but also within a few hours. So you can never plan anything for the next day, because you should not think, today it is so nice and sunny and warm, it will be the same tomorrow. But if you are unlucky, the next morning it will be completely cloudy, only to possibly be sunny again in the afternoon.
It is always a pleasure to stroll in FUNCHAL's old town. Here times an ice cream to eat, there a coffee possibly with Nata to take. But this should be done when there are no cruise ships in the harbor. Then you see fortunately more locals than tourists in the streets.
For football fans: Christiano Ronaldo, who comes from Madeira, now has his own museum in Funchal - eagerly visited by his - mostly young - supporters...
Funchal is spreading out more and more - the slopes all around are already built on, and in the hotel zone construction continues eagerly. Although it is obvious that in the newly built apartment houses still very many apartments are empty.
The first two weeks we booked apartment at about 350 m altitude with a beautiful view of Funchal. The disadvantage was that it became - especially in the evening - but quite cool. Fortunately we had not only an electric heater but also a fireplace in the apartment.
From up here you can see how Funchal has grown in recent years. It is a huge sea of houses, which goes up to all the adjacent hills.
For the second part of our stay we had chosen an apartment house at Praia do Formosa with direct view to the sea and also to Cabo Girao.
One of the most beautiful and varied gardens of Madeira is located only about 9 km east of Funchal: the Palheiro or Blandy's Gardens. In 1801, the property was purchased by Count Carvalhal. A hunting lodge was built and the count had exotic trees imported from all over the world. The count's descendants squandered the fortune, and so in 1885 the estate became the property of the Blandy family of wine merchants. The villa above the garden is still inhabited by the Blandy family and is not accessible.
The gardens are famous not only for the variety of (often exotic) plants but also for their location on a 500 m high hill with a magnificent view of the bay of Funchal. The Count's hunting lodge was renovated in 1997 and is now the exclusive hotel "Quinta Velha do Palheiro".
The gardens are divided into the main garden, the sunken garden, the valley of hell (Inferno) with mighty fern trees, the rose garden, the ladies garden and the tea house area. There are also ponds with water lilies and beautiful flower beds.
Some of the numerous trees are 100 years old. The garden has been constantly developed. Hibiscus, bougainvilleas, jacaranda, African tulip trees, coral trees and orchid trees grow here. The Blandy family imported proteas from South Africa and had a rose garden planted and a small baroque chapel built. The gardens are also famous for their numerous camellias and magnolias.
The orchid garden, created by an Austrian, apparently has more than 5000 plants and is located below the botanical garden. At the moment the orchid garden is closed, because in the big fire of 2016 in Funchal not only many houses were destroyed, but also great damage was done to the orchid garden.
Carnival is also celebrated in Madeira and by chance we saw a children's parade. It was interesting to see with which eagerness the children were partly "there". Therefore, there will probably be no problem with carnivalistic offspring in Funchal.
The town of RIBEIRA BRAVA is located at the mouth of a wide - sometimes wild (brava) river (ribeira). From Funchal there is a highway to get there. In Ribeira Brava there is a wide pebble beach, and on the other side of the promenade there are cafes and restaurants. In the historic center there are small stores, and here is also the pink town hall from the late 18th century
The Igreja de Sao Bento was built as early as 1440, but was given a new look during the Baroque period. The spire with the white-blue tile pattern and the sphere symbol of the Portuguese explorers is striking.
We still drove to Punta do Sol. This place lies between two high rocky capes. In the old core there are only a few houses and the church, behind it already begin the terraced banana fields. There is a pebble beach and on the promenade you can have a drink in small cafes. Except for us, there were hardly any tourists in the village. But here we drank the best poncha on the island. Poncha (made of honey, lemon juice and sugar cane brandy) is a kind of national drink on Madeira.
The village of Camara de Lobos - situated between two rocky cliffs - is only 9 km away from Funchal. Camara de Lobos is still a typical fishing village with the many colorful boats (xavelhas) that you can admire in the small harbor. A small church was built at the harbor early on, this was remodeled in 1420 and the current Capella Nossa Senhora de Conceicao was built.
There is still fishing and some boat building in Camara de Lobos. However, these are no longer particularly lucrative, so tourism is now a larger source of income. The fishermen in this area mainly catch the black scabbardfish (Espada), which is offered in many restaurants - also in Funchal.
There is a promenade path from the Lido in Funchal to Camara de Lobos since 2011. The path - always with a view of Cabo Girao - is partly concreted and partly laid out on wooden walkways. If you walk in the direction of Camara de Lobos, you can see the approaching waves of the Atlantic Ocean on the left and the partly high cliffs on the right. Not far behind Praia de Formosa there are some beach bars or restaurants where you can have a drink or eat quite well.
Cabo Girao near Camara de Lobos is one of the highest cliffs in the world. More than 500 m the land here falls almost vertically into the sea. Since our last visit, things had changed here, there was now a large parking lot. Then the cafes and souvenir stores were also new for us. And surprising for us was also the glass viewing platform, which exists since the end of 2012. Here you can see that wine and vegetables are grown on the small rocky outcrops. The farmers can reach their fields on the coastal fringe with a cable car. Before the cable car was built, these fields were only accessible by boat.
From Funchal it was not far to CANICO. The original village became in the course of time one of the most important tourist places on Madeira. Large hotel complexes, apartment buildings and villas were built. However, we turned off before we reached the town in order to get to Ponta do Garajau. There on a rock cliff is the 14 m high Christo Rei statue, which was erected in 1927. From here you have a beautiful view of Funchal. Since 2007, there is a cable car nearby that goes 200 m down to the pebble beach.
CURRAL DAS FREIRAS is a small village nestled between huge almost vertical mountain slopes in the heart of Madeira. There is only one road that leads serpentine to the 633 m high valley. Originally the valley was inhabited by nomads and shepherds. Towards the end of the 15th century, the land became the property of the nuns of the Santa Clara convent.
The name Curral das Freiras means "pen of the nuns". In the 16th and 17th centuries, the island was repeatedly attacked by pirates, and the nuns retreated here to the protection of the mountains, which are up to 700 meters high. Here people still live from what they grow themselves on their fertile fields. One of the specialties of the village is chestnuts. They are used to make liqueur, cakes, bread and soups, which are also sold to tourists. On November 1 of each year, the Chestnut Festival is held here.
Not many tourists come to SANTA CRUZ, although this place is certainly worth a visit. There is quite a pretty old town with the church of San Salvador built in 1533 as well as like a large modern market hall just behind the long gray pebble beach lined with date palms.
Just north of Santa Cruz is Madeira Island's airport, renamed "Cristiano Ronaldo" Airport in 2007. Opened in 1964 and reconstructed in 2000, this airport is one of the most dangerous in the world. The 2777 m long runway is built on the rocky coast above the water and looks like a bridge with large concrete supports. A large parking lot has been built below this runway.
Before the landing approach, the mountain massif must be overcome so that the narrow runway can be approached. Unfortunately, there have been numerous accidents, but this is still one of the busiest airports in Portugal.
From Santa Cruz we drove to MACHICO, one of the larger towns of Madeira. Machico profited from sugar cane cultivation in the 15th century and is now a modern town, which is divided into two halves by the Ribeira da Machico. On the eastern bank of the river is the historic fishing quarter with the main square surrounded by tall laurel trees.
The town church of Nossa Senhora da Conceicao in the center was built in the 15th century and partially rebuilt in the 18th century. Opposite stands the town hall built in the early 20th century There are several fish restaurants here.
In the surroundings of the small village FAIAL there is still a lot of agriculture, e.g. wine and fruit growing. The village is dominated by the 600 m high Eagle Rock. Only a few tourists come here, because there is hardly anything worth seeing.
Most people come to Santana to see the famous "Casas de colmo". In total there are still about a hundred of these thatched historic wooden houses. They are very scattered throughout the municipality.
On the way back to Funchal we passed through Ribera fria. Here you can take a short hike up to the Miradouro dos Balcoes, from where you have a beautiful view of the mountains.
The peninsula PONTA DE SAO LOURENCO is 9 km long and 2 km wide. In 1982 it was declared a nature reserve, mainly to ensure the preservation of the fauna with the great variety of birds and the great occurrence of the native flora. The eastern tip of Madeira is barren and windy. One can no longer imagine that everything here was lushly forested.
Then, in spring, a carpet of flowers enlivens the bare hilltops. But also in other seasons the turquoise sea and the rocks in different shades - ocher, rust, gray and green-black - bring color to the area.
The south coast can be easily approached by boats, which is almost impossible on the drastically shaped north coast with its strong winds. There is a paved access road to the parking lot above Baia de Abra. Here you can also take the public bus.
From there there is a popular rocky hiking trail. This hike is absolutely not a walk. There are some climbs, often wooden stairs. You have no shade and are exposed to gusts of wind. To avoid being blown down somewhere, I ducked down and waited out the sometimes strong gusts - really quite extreme.
At the narrowest point with a land bridge only a few meters wide, the rock drops almost 100 m vertically - fortunately the place is secured with a fence.
The hike takes - depending on your condition - 2 to 3 hours. It also depends on whether you only walk to the plateau of Casa Sardinha - administration of the national park - or if you want to make the ascent to Pico Furado. Below the Casa there are some tables for picnics. From there there is also an entrance for swimming, which can certainly be pleasant in the summer.
On the way there are always beautiful views of the sea and the rock formations - e.g. the so-called rock gate. On the south side you can see the cages of a fish farm in the sea. In front of Sao Lourenco there are two small islands, on one of them stands the oldest (from 1870) lighthouse of Madeira.
From the cape we drove to CANICAL, the easternmost municipality of Madeira. This place is still characterized by fishing and boat building. Fishing boats are still built here and there is a large repair yard.
Over the 1000 m high Encumeada Pass we drove northeast to Sao Vicente. Unfortunately the old coastal road to Seixal and Porto Moniz was closed and we had to drive through many tunnels. A few years ago it was a special experience to drive on the narrow and winding ER 101 directly at the coast - on one side the high cliffs and on the other side the sea. But apparently the road has become too dangerous in the meantime because of constant falling rocks.
We got to Porto Moniz , and unfortunately the weather got worse, more and more clouds came up. The sea raged with huge waves to the shore. Porto Moniz is a nice little town located on the northwestern tip of Madeira, a region with high mountains and views of the endless Atlantic Ocean.
From Porto Moniz you can go hiking, for example on the coastal trail "Levada da Ribeira da Janela", one of the best hiking trails in Madeira.
Porto Moniz is known for its volcanic pools. Daytrippers mostly come for these pools filled with sea water.These pools owe their formation to a lava tongue that flowed into the sea here thousands of years ago, creating caves due to the force of wind and waves. The black basalt lava pools form swimming pools and are the attraction of Porto Moniz, because you can swim (swim) in them very well - at least in good weather...
There are two different lava pools in Porto Moniz: the completely natural pools and the western pools, which have been transformed into natural outdoor pools - there are no sharp rocks here. The surrounding rocks of the outdoor pool were built as a terrace , and here you can sunbathe. The pools are open every day - even in winter. But when we were there, there was no one in the water....
The natural pools are not safe because of the black sharp basalt rocks. It is very interesting to watch the waves as they crash against the rocks. The water is sometimes whirled into the air in such a way that it looks like a geyser.
The PICO DE ARIEIRO is the most visited mountain of Madeira, because it is the only one that has been opened up with a road, but it is only the third highest. The road was probably built primarily for the observatory and not necessarily for the tourists. Already the approach through pristine landscape with rugged rock and sparse vegetation is an experience.
If the weather is good, you have a breathtaking view all around. Equally beautiful, however, is the sight of white cushions of clouds hanging between the high mountains. In winter there can be ice and snow on the peaks. Since it had snowed on Madeira about 2 weeks before our trip there, we could still see the sparse remnants on the shaded layers.
From Pico de Arieiro you can hike up to Pico Ruivo (1861 m) if the weather is good. At the beginning, the path is quite wide and in places secured by railings. Some then walk at least to the first viewpoint - the rocky peak Niho de Mata with beautiful views. The entire hike up to Pico Ruivo is clearly difficult, even if there are partially secured stairways since the 1960s. Some of the paths are steep up to 700 m, the rock steps are high, the paths are sometimes narrow and beaten, and it also goes through unlit tunnels. So you should have a good condition and be free from giddiness and sure-footed.

I am considering a service dog (to train myself ideally with some in-person help) and am looking at breeds. I grew up with a German Shepherd so they have my heart but my main hesitancies are around their possible sensitivity, plus other people’s reactions to them.
Does anyone in the UK have experience in which dogs (if any) are more readily accepted out and about, if you go into a shop with your SD for example?
I’m looking for assistance with:

• DPT
  
• Sensing migraines & alerting me
  
• Sensing faintness (I don’t know if possible) and alerting me
  
• Sensing shutdowns, bring me back ‘into the room’
  
• Sensing meltdowns (I’m more internal than external but will start picking my skin, pacing or get tearful) and helping centre me
  
• reminders to eat/drink, get up from my desk, go outside
  
• helping maintain my personal space in crowds
  
• help let me know if someone is saying my name
  
• helping pick things up / fetch if my EDS is bad or I have dislocated something
  
• companionship
  
• confidence being out and about, I don’t go to many busy/loud places but would like to be more social, pubs would feel manageable more often or a day festival in a park or something
  
• company while hiking as it’s my favourite (only) form of cardio
  

I live in a small house with a big secure garden, in a city. Local small recreation grounds are within 5 mins walk for a quick run around but I drive so can get to larger places in 20mins. I’d like:

• sociable, ok in pubs or suitable park festivals/events (not in the middle of a mosh pit or near speakers but ok on the edge & wandering round less noisy spots for example)
  
• but ok with the fact my house is quite quiet and I’m often just watching TV or at my desk
  
• good with cats (I have 2)
  
• not barky
  
• not too nervous
  
• calm disposition
  
• ok on buses and tubes
  
• able to accompany hikes / a day in the countryside
  
• not too drooly (saliva is a sensory issue)
  
• not disposed to separation anxiety. I WFH but a dog sitter would be needed once or twice a fortnight for office days. I have family (with their own dogs) who would look after a dog for me if I was away for a weekend or longer. The dog (once old enough) might be left alone for up to 4hrs a few days a week.
  

This might sound silly but I will often walk alone so don’t want a dog likely to be targeted by thieves or that would make me seem more vulnerable?

I’m well passed late to the party, I know, but I just watched Ant-Man: Quantumania and…what is this movie lol.
I want it to be known for starters, this is not a pure hatred post, I did ENJOY the movie. However I am speaking on a more comics focused perspective (much like a book viewers perspective to Harry Potter) and it just doesn’t work for me.
First off, the tone. It tries so hard in the first half to feel mysterious, ominous and frightening. When all it’s met with is mediocrity. The quantum realm is shown with nothing but bright and vibrant pretty colors and creatures and people. Then they reference HIM, the aaaall ominous and terrifying HIM…but nothing goes to show why he is powerful, at least not yet. I’m a sucker for the whole “show, don’t tell” rule as you can imagine.
Secondly, and let’s just get this out of the way, MODOK…why is he even in this movie lol. Say what you will on looks, he just did not hit that FEELING of unrelenting arrogance and power. MODOK is supposed to be full of himself, though in measurable reason-as he is a high level robotics and engineering intellectual mind. In this movie? Dumb as a stump!! He is like the hulk or drax or korg for crying out loud!! His final moments are spent as a joke and each time he’s on screen he’s treated as one because, well, HE IS ONE!!
Now finally, for my final part…Kang. Let me expand on this firstly. Kang? Was the best thing in this movie for me-and all due credit is given to Jonathan Majors (I am more than aware of his current ongoing legal issues, of which I do not support and am horribly appalled by). His portrayal screamed nothing short of all that Kang is: a conqueror. To be a figure of power, sheer confidence, willpower, drive and more is required. And he brings this in spades-not only this but he DOES portray the arrogant and self righteous ruler that he is! To boot, whenever he had moments of heart, moments to reflect and show his true underlying character? I swear he was the only person with true humanity to them, all others felt cliche to me.
Which lies my next problem. This Kang, self proclaimed to be exiled by THE council of Kangs…because they feared him. What this means is he is close to being the most powerful version of Kang…who gets taken down by ants and a guy who shrinks and grows. The figure, who can travel across space and time, dominate entire universes and then conquer the next? THE power house who killed hundreds of versions of the avengers; which do include mind you Thor, Hulk, Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange-arguable massive power houses in the MCU to date…is beaten by ants…and a guy who grows and shrinks. I will leave this final thought: next avengers film-Avengers: Kang Dynasty. Huge, right? Daunting, terrifying, ominous, down right horrifying.
Just go get antman :) if he can’t beat antman, but supposedly can kill all of these avengers? There’s your ace in the sleeve! ANT MAN AND ALL HIS ANTS!!!
For any and all who did love this movie, all the love and wishes and good things in your future blessed on you. Truly. For the causal movie goer who loved this movie? I so hope you win a million dollars tomorrow and you see your grandma.
But for my comic comrades? Look how they massacred our boy.
7.5/10 (clearly IGN inspired rating)

Alright, I’m not super sure how to start this so I’m going to start with giving some background. I don’t want this to sound braggy or like I’m jerking myself off so sorry if it comes out that way but I think the context is pretty important to understand my position. This is gonna get pretty specific so I hope I don’t out myself too much to my anyone who might know me. I’m a 22 year old engineering (rising senior undergraduate) student at a small college (and one of the best colleges for engineering in the US). For reference, all of my classmates are absolutely brilliant and the school is a STEM college. This gets important later on. I am really passionate about computer science, engineering, and natural science and I want to start a company when I graduate that does some sort of innovative work in these fields. I’m also a musician and I write, record, and release music in a few genres. I’ve made a bit of a business out of the music that I make and the playlists that I use to promote my own music. It’s basically my biggest and most consistent stream of income. I play a bunch of different instruments (guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, piano, violin, ukulele, drums, and now cello) and I sing. I don’t really play any of the instruments exceptionally well but I can play them well enough for my needs. Also, I’m in an acapella group and sometimes in choir and I occasionally gig with other bands on campus. I’m also really into travel and photography. I took a year off of school during COVID and I visited a ton of national parks, I think I’ve visited somewhere around 30. I’m also really into photography and I’ve been trying to make a small business out of that as well. For a last tad bit of background, I grew up low-income and was entirely self motivated. I just lived with my mom who didn’t know anything about college and frankly just wanted me to get a job throughout most of high-school. Everything I accomplished it was out of sheer drive and personal discipline. In high school I had exceptional grades, a ton of amazing friends, and was in a serious romantic relationship that gave me a lot of meaning. My goal was to go to get into a good college and get a scholarship so that I could afford to give my future children things that I never could have. At the end of high school, my goals got as lofty as they could be and I felt secure in who I was and what I was doing. For a tiny bit more added context I’m taking antidepressants, ADHD medication, and anti-anxiety medication which has actually helped a lot. The one place that I’ve improved as a person seems to be mental health. I also don’t drink or do any kinds of drugs, although I don’t think anything is wrong with doing them, I know I have a very addictive personality and family issues with these things so I chose not to. I’m only mentioning this so you know it’s not part of the issue. But since I’ve started college (in 2019) I’ve made no progress towards my goals or aspirations, I’ve learned almost nothing, I prioritize nothing of value when you look at how I spend my time, I have no mastery over myself or my surroundings. I’m somehow floating on what is honestly a fabricated layer of understanding. I understand nothing in my classes, and I just do the bare minimum in every aspect of my life besides music. Somehow I pass my classes. My grades range from C-s to As, I have around a 3.0 GPA. Not great, but not as bad as it *should be* (based on my actual level of knowledge and understanding). I think part of my problem is that I know how much I can *get away with* without failing or destroying my grades. But I never take the time to learn the material. One of the worst parts is that I find all of the subject matter to be either important, interesting, or both…. And yet my behavior shows me that I don’t really feel that way. I don’t understand why. Throughout half of my college career, I’ve slept though many of my early classes, sometimes missing most of my classes because of some lame excuse I had. I never really *wake up* I’m just either asleep, half-awake in bed, and then eventually I’m out of bed and awake. My alarm at this point means basically nothing to me. Once I’m up, I either do some work that’s non-important and non-urgent or go to class. When I actually am in class, I end up getting distracted on my computer. If I don’t bring my computer I start by trying to focus and then I gradually allow myself not to focus at all. I end up almost learning nothing, and when I do start to try, I feel incredibly stupid. I don’t feel like I understand any of the concepts that are being thrown at me but I know that I *should* because (for the most part) none of them are actually that hard! This is in huge contrast to high school, where I woke up very early to my first alarm, shaved, showered, and got ready in the morning, then went to school for some 7 hours, then I went home, took a half hour break, then did homework until 1 or 2 in the morning. I got very little sleep but other than that I was doing well academically and was very motivated, despite struggling with mental health issues. I’ve been told that it’s burnout but I disagree. I may be wrong but if it is— what’s actually causing the burnout?? Oversleeping then half-stressing about my assignments? Here are the things that I try and accomplish during my time at school: - School (pass all my classes and take classes that I’m interested in/find useful) - Social - Participate in activities on campus that seem fun - Hang out with friends - Spend time with my partner - Go on dates - Music: - Produce and release music - Promote said music - Write new music (15 min - 1 hr daily) - Practice instrument(s) (15m-1 hr daily) - Rehearse (roughly 5 hours weekly) with my acapella group - Photography: - Take photos for the school at times - Travel to nearby parks and take photos - Edit photos - Do astrophotography - Physical health - Strength Training (at least 15 min daily) - Cardio (1 mile daily) - Stretch training (5 min daily) - Financial health - Save money - Make money (w/music business) - Goals - Work on my startup (like 30min- 2 hours per week) And honesty, yeah that’s probably a lot. A lot of people say it’s too much, but I’ve seen my classmates do it, and do *all of it* better than me, and I understand how. I see how much time I waste— and it’s a lot. How do I stop? And if your advice is to cut something out— what do I cut out?? Do I remove the things that I love? Or the things that are meaningful to my long-term goals? I don’t see one thing in here that would be safe to eliminate. Here are some big issues that I’ve been really struggling with: - Gaining too much weight - Eat when bored and not hungry - Sleep too much - Don’t wake up to my alarm - I’ve tried alarm apps, I make the conscious decision to go back to bed every morning despite walking 500 steps to turn my alarm off!! - Accomplish less in more time - Friends don’t seem to value me - Little to no self control - Extremely lazy - Always put in the bare minimum - I don’t learn - I’m getting my entire massive tuition paid by financial aid and I honestly can’t say I’ve learned anything value - I learned very well in high school - I went home and studied and got very little sleep, was in orchestra, in jazz, and in a band on top of writing and recording my own music - Lost my DRIVE and I don’t know why - I don’t look forward to much because I’m ashamed of where I’m at - I have very little motivation to do anything beyond the bare minimum in everything - I don’t prioritize the urgent OR the important well - I just do what I *need to* - I spend my time really poorly. When I have free time I don’t use it to have fun OR to be truly productive - I spend time not working and not having fun or relaxing - I don’t spend as much time with friends as I should - I don’t study as much as or when I should - I don’t work on my music as much or when I should - I don’t even play games or video games - I don’t relax when I should or *how* I should - I often take a nap for “just 30 minutes” which ends up taking half my day… hours and hours… In contrast, I was a better person in EVERY way when I was 16. Currently, I find myself: 1. Struggling as a student, with a noticeable decline in academic performance, and more importantly— LEARNING LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL 2. Feeling inadequate as a partner, failing to put in the effort to nurture my relationship. 3. Struggling to wake up on time, repeatedly snoozing my alarm and compromising my productivity. 4. Having an unhealthy diet, consistently making poor food choices. 5. Becoming a less supportive friend, neglecting meaningful connections with those close to me, reaching out, texting and calling less 6. Experiencing a decrease in my social circle, resulting in fewer friendships. 7. Making minimal progress towards my goals, lacking the drive and determination to succeed. 8. Struggling to maintain positive habits, finding it difficult to establish and stick to routines. 9. Facing challenges when it comes to learning, feeling like I'm not absorbing information effectively. 10. Perceiving a decline in my athletic abilities, which is both surprising and disheartening. I find myself at my worst because: 1. Lack of focus: I struggle to maintain concentration and often choose not to focus. 2. Strained friendships: I have become a worse friend, neglecting gestures like gift-giving and meaningful quality time. 3. Declining social engagement: I prioritize less in-depth communication, barely making time for calls or outings with friends. 4. Lack of meaningful self-expression: Aside from occasional jokes, I fail to share my life in a meaningful way. 5. Regretful use of time: I realize I have wasted precious moments while important people in my life are moving on. 6. Academic decline: I am now a horrible student, rarely attending classes and lacking focus when I do. 7. Poor academic performance: I don't understand or actively pursue a grasp of course concepts, resulting in minimal learning. 8. Last-minute approach: I habitually leave assignments until the eleventh hour, resulting in superficial comprehension. 9. Unmerited extensions: I constantly request extensions without valid reasons, undermining my integrity. 10. Failure to learn: Despite attending a top-tier school, I feel like I've learned nothing over the past three years. 11. Sleep struggles: Snoozing my alarm for hours has become a daily routine, negatively impacting my health and productivity. 12. Disrupted sleep patterns: My oversleeping contributes to a lack of structure in starting my day and affects my well-being. 13. Relationship shortcomings: Though my partner loves me, I acknowledge that I have not fulfilled their needs in our relationship. 14. Neglected effort: I no longer plan dates or create thoughtful gifts as I used to, failing to prioritize quality time. 15. Physical decline: Surprisingly, I have also experienced a decline in athletic performance and overall fitness. 16. Unhealthy habits: I've gained weight and developed unhealthy eating patterns, often eating when not hungry. 17. Abandoned exercise routine: Despite initially committing to regular gym visits and running, I have completely stopped. 18. Lack of progress: My fitness levels have plateaued, and I haven't seen any improvement in my strength or endurance. 19. Wasting time: I squander countless moments without studying, being productive, enjoying myself, or nurturing relationships. 20. Lost sense of purpose: I struggle to identify what I am doing with my time, neglecting important areas of my life. 21. I feel stupid, which hurts a lot because I definitely think I’m less intelligent than I was in high school To top all of it off, I don’t feel like my few remaining best friends really value me. A lot of them graduated recently and one of them honestly told me “I noticed that a lot of the time people on the trip didn’t value your input or what you felt… with your senior year, find people who value you.” And it hurt, because I was feeling that way the whole time I was on the trip with them. What did I do to cause this? I used to love myself, I was depressed and anxious but I used to REALLY love myself. I was proud of who I was. Now when I look at myself, I’m ashamed of what I’ve become. And the worst part is I really know that younger me would be beyond disappointed in every way. I understand incremental improvement and all that but I can’t make my life better at all! I try developing habits only to ditch them a few days in. Why? What’s wrong with me? I know change is possible, but where do I begin?

I was thinking about finishing my basement but with the costs I figured I can probably afford another mortgage and rent out my house. I’m in the Atlanta, GA metro area
My neighborhood is mehh. We have cool neighbors but still much to be desired. The house isn’t bad, I especially like that I have a nice yard. Also the schools are decent as well. We got tired of looking and bought this since it checked all the boxes - I just see mortgages and money in a different light now that it’s hard for me to put more money into the upgrading the house besides maintenance items.
In order for me to move the following conditions must be met:

1. Finished basement
2. Big neighborhood or walking friendly streets - our current location has sidewalks and such but it’s near an industrial setting so don’t feel safe walking.
3. A subdivision with a pool - we are near a public park with a pool but thing is crazy busy in the summer time plus we gotta drive to it.

We refi during pandemic so the rate we have is very low. Im pretty confident we can qualify for an additional mortgage- the house we have was purchased well within the budget.
I’d definitely take my time in the next house - maybe wait until the “slower” fall/winter months to see how prices and rates goes - I’m not expecting rates to be like they were during pandemic.

Intel i7 3770K
16gb ddr3 ram
1 SSD disk where Windows and Premiere are installed (240gb)
1 hard drive of 4tb.
Nvidia 1050ti 4gb.
If I had Premiere, Audition and Photoshop open all the time.
How much ram should I allocate to each program?

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 89%. (I'm a bot)

A graduate of West Point and now the rector of American University in Kyiv, Rice predicts that if Ukraine gets not just better training but also more and deadlier military hardware, its armed forces are heading for "Strategic success on the battlefield" against invading Russian forces amid expectations of a major Ukrainian counteroffensive.
In an interview with RFE/RL's Georgian Service, Rice also said the sooner Ukraine defeats Russia, the lower the chances are of a so-called black swan event, including a possible "Meltdown" at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, China's entry into the conflict on the side of Russia, or even the potential use of a tactical nuclear weapon by Russia.
Rice: The West can hope that we've provided enough weapons training, intelligence, and ammunition to have a cataclysmic breakthrough and have a success and defeat the Russian Army once and for all, get them out of Ukraine, so that we don't have a black swan event.
The longer this goes on, the more you have to worry about a black swan event, such as a tactical nuclear weapon used by Russia potentially, or a meltdown of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, or, say, something external, like the entrance of China on the side of Russia, if China were to come in supplying weapons or an escalation outside of the borders of Ukraine - there have been some tensions between Russia and Poland.
Rice: If Ukraine loses the West's support, Ukraine is dead; and that's why Putin has been trying to drive a wedge between the Western forces, the 65 countries.
The West as a whole should have provided Ukraine weapons to defend herself within the borders of Ukraine back in February 2022.

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So,what brings me here and why is this going be a long post? Well, I'm on a journey of sorts to rewrite some of, maybe, my wrong way of thinking and and life living and this is a post for hope and olive branch to make some wrongs right so to speak.
So, about me. I'm 22, gay, live alone, financially independent,wanting of nothing in that aspect of life. I consider myself a nice, soft spoken with the ability to stand up for himself but don't have the energy to do so; person who tries to think happy thoughts and help those less fortunate. I really have nothing to complain about, but yet, here I am 22 with not one friend in the world. First, I'm not blaming the world or others of my intolerance of human connections and my war on friendship,which I have raged for the last 5 years of my life. I have waged so hard, I stopped vocally talking to anyone in the world. It's been almost two years since I vocally talked to another human. You ask.. how is that possible? I have developed communication of nods and eye speech so to say to avoid happening to use my vocal cords. I even work from home to avoid contact with humans. I know this is very weird. I told myself 4-5 years ago I could learn so much about others by just listening and not talking. Now, to this day, I still, think that is holds some truth but maybe I'm missing something by not letting others hear my voice? Maybe their is something that can be relayed by sound and not silence; like how sarcasm over text can't be depicted correctly.
So, why am i like this why? First, I have had nothing happen to me violently or trauma that changed me. I, honestly, not sure why I started shutting everyone out. I decided one day that friendship was fake and its been so long since I had anything like that, so maybe I don't know what I'm missing or even if I am? Now, 22, maybe I'm thinking their is something to "go to war" for someone with so to speak; I mean someone to play games with and pick on each other. My brother left my life a few years ago and we used to talk baseball every day and we don't speak anymore so is it that? I mean we never were very similar and I can't even say if I liked him.
I think my biggest issue and why I'm here. I don't know if I like something or don't. It seems i just do stuff like a robot and not because i enjoy it. I don't know how to know who I like being around or what game I like playing or if I like a movie. I know this sounds off but I don't know what it should feel like to have a friend, a word I'm scared to say. How do you know if you enjoy someone's company or not? How do you know if someone is your friend or not or they just blowing smoke up your x-mas chimney? So, I figured Reddit might hold some answers or maybe, someone feels like me. I guess I'm just lost. I think some of it is I don't like myself at all and don't like being compliments. I'm more of make the other person feel good type.
So, know these are posts to make a friend but I wanted to be open about how I feel and maybe someone will read this and not be afraid in their post to admit their imperfections and maybe more people will find friends on here and not be scared to know others don't know what their doing in making friends. Anyways, that's the back story. Now, on to a little about me and what I'm looking for in a friendship.
Well hobbies wise, I'm into video games, I'm mostly into sim, strategy, and Rpgs. I play on PS5 (moved from PC a few months ago). I play more slower pace games as I think my reflexes are too slow for shooters, so only game I play competitively is Rocket League (I'm bad at that too).I'm also into sports (big 3; MLB, NBA NFL); I'm a bit of a sports nut. I also like to cook and love to learn new recipes. Other than that, I spend my time listening to asmr (monk chanting is my fave), daydreaming I am somewhere else (mostly Mars) I love anything about space. I spendway too much time wishing I was somewhere else so I probably need to ground myself. I like to read but never do. I'm in the beginning stages of learning about camping, survival (and stealth camping seems so fun).
So, what type of friend am I looking for? I'm going to list some a few things I want. I'm not listing them to be picky or be mean but I think if I got any chance of finding a long-term life long friend (which is what I'm looking for), I will hopefully find someone who into lots of stuff I am to make the best possible chance. First, I need the person to understand the things I listed by me above and be understanding and respectful about it. I won't become friends quick and not sure how long it would take to use the word friend. I can't become instant friends; that thought scares me to be honest. I move slow and like others very slow. That doesn't mean I won't respect you. You will always get that but a friend connection I can't say how long or it will ever happen. This is all new so not sure how it will go. So, anyone who wants to voice chat right away or want personal details about my life, i won't give them that; it will take a long time.
Others things I want in a person- I need someone from the Usa as I am and makes it easier time zones wise. I am CST (MidSouth) US so if you were too, that be great. It be cool if we could meet one day way down the line. I'm looking for someone who wants to and can talk regularly chat via here, text. I don't want someone who talks once a week, as I need someone not pushy but can drive the friendship until i get used to having someone to talk to. That doesn't mean you will have to lead the conversation all the time but maybe be more talkative. I'm quiet with new and more of a listener so I can come off as dry but don't intend to be. I thought about ages and I'm open to all but I'm 22 so someone my age would be cool but I'm an old soul so open to everyone I suppose. You do need to know this is platonic and I will not tolerate any weird stuff; only sfw here. I don't want any part of stuff that is not. You will get the same respect from me.
It will also be nice if you were a sports/gaming fan. It help with that start but we can be into different stuff but games seem to bring others together, so maybe it can with me and, hopefully, my future friend.
So,yeah this is A lot. If you made it this far, you either were intrigued really bored, or love the pain of listening to some random on Reddit making himself a fool. Whatever the reason, if you feel the urge,send me a instant chat message and say hi, drop a recipe, or just tell me I'm crazy asf and don't deserve a friend. Whatever it is, I will reply quick.

I absolutely cannot STAND IT when tiktok mums constantly post their kids all over their accounts and show their kids most vulnerable and embarrassing moments for clicks. Not to mention some will let their kids run around naked in their videos or do bath time. That’s home family videos, you do not share that kind of stuff online particularly in this day and age. All those favourites and saves on those videos aren’t from fellow mums. Put two and two together.
Furthermore, these mums can’t ask their toddlers and infants if they want to be in videos. From a very young age, their privacy is invaded and their whole lives are projected onto the internet for the whole world to see. Imagine if your parents suddenly started filming you and posting videos of you without your consent now? Why do we think that is okay to do with LITERAL CHILDREN. Wait till they are older and ask if they would like to be in videos. You can be a guru mum on tiktok without constantly showing your kids most vulnerable moments and even your kids entirely.
Personally, I find it to be child exploitation.
One example of a tiktok mum that I believe exploits her kids: Kahlia Moussa. She posts videos of her children’s shit on the floor and (I am unsure if this is true as I have her block bc I find her irritating) videos of her kids in the bath. No! The first one is extremely embarrassing, the second one puts your kids in danger of being on someone’s hard-drive. She’s constantly on lives and barely pays attention to her kids in the background when they need supervision. She’s always posting and barely lets her kids have ANY privacy. (There is so many issues with this person but this post will be too lengthy)
To those mums that find these reddit pages: LET YOUR KIDS BE KIDS!!
Their lives don’t need to be place online. Their precious moments don’t need to recording. Your kids don’t need a camera in their face 24/7

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hello looking to trade for a glare tkl or sell
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I have a f1-8x 722 black wkl bnib
it comes with a new black solder pcb
new gasket o rings
geonworks cleaning rag
aluminum v4 plate 1.0mm
new gasket o rings
extra screws and feet bump ons and hard case
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looking to trade or sell conus
630 plus shipping conus [around 17 due to the weight of package]
would prefer to do local deal to 91911 but im willing to drive depending on the deal.
Thank you

So i've swapped my brothers motherboard out for a more up-to-date one (originally was an am3+ build) and everything boots but the moment i try and get into windows it freezes on the loading screen and gives a bluescreen
things i've tried already:
turning off secure boot: (just caused another bsod but with the error code being "kernel security check failure")
enabled legacy option roms
gonna state that this is on a hard disk drive but i was hoping to at least get it working until he gets an ssd so i can move his windows installation to the ssd im at a loss here so any help would be appreciated
could it perhaps be the bios needing an update?
specs: asus rog strix b450-f, rx 480, ryzen 5 3400g, 16gbs of 3200mhz ddr4, and a 7200rpm hdd

I‘ve had a more or less steady drops of something every 3-5 stages played. Not great but ok. At least a few items per day actually had me coming back every now and then.
I get, that they need to make money from this game and F2P Players are not their core audience due to… well, not pumping money into their lootboxes. But I wonder, if more or less turning off drops will not drive players to apathy towards the game, causing them a loss of playerbase.
Another thing I‘m puzzled by, is that they don‘t have an „watch ad for more energy“ option. Would probably up the ads they‘re paid for by a bunch.
Also: RIP Belchy. We hardly knew thee…

Granted its old , like 8-9 years. But it was working flawlessly….. suddenly today the e drive ( non OS drive) usage goes to 100% and its a nightmare just to browse through the directories , so so slow Next to impossible to open something else.
I tired to take backups to my other drive Speed was around 800 kb … thrb would halt to 0 kb. ….. some occasional jumps to 2-2.2 mb Either way its still too slow.
It was a seagate 2 tb i think ( just the standard drive )
Then after 2 hoursof trying to save my files to the other hdd , the transfer stoped , i restarted the system and the drives wouldnt show up on my pc.
But in dispartition i can see it as offline/ and it wont initialize
So yew its dead ?
No way to recover data?
I always though that hdd sloely sir away rather than in lokr 2 hrs. It never gave me a chance to move my files :(

About me:

• Early 30's lesbian
• 5'7" thin
• 7-8.5 physical attractiveness
  • Pros: youthful, cute, long legs
  • Cons: too skinny, mildly crooked teeth, dresses too casually
• Physically active with lots of cycling
• East Asian ethnicity
• Born in USA and raised mostly in USA, except for 7 months of attending school in another developed country (0.92-0.96 HDI). Spent my adult life living in all 3 states of the NYC Tri-State area and the SF Bay Area.
• Personality
  • Pros: high locus of control, engaging/engrossing to talk to, innocent, catlike
  • Cons: autistic (not officially diagnosed), depressed, nerdy, too many controversial opinions
  • Unlike the "typical" incel, I don't have any misogynistic opinions. I have just never been able to find a girlfriend. I can sort of see why I'm unattractive so I can't blame them for rejecting me.
  • I've been evaluated for autism and it came out negative multiple times. But at least a dozen of my friends, family members, coworkers, manager, and acquaintances have told me I have autism. Or at least that I have an autistic personality.
• Bachelor's degree from a good US engineering school
• Unemployed since April but collecting severance + unemployment compensation. Enrolled in school since May to pursue higher education. Previously worked as a software engineer at a FAANG. Have 5 years of engineering experience.
• Turnoffs
  • Spend way too much time on Team Blind
  • Unemployed
  • Low sex drive
  • Graduated college at age 28
  • Don't own a car, which makes it hard to date
  • Have very little interaction with people outside of the Silicon Valley tech bubble, which has caused a cultural disconnect from the outside world. My friends have created a group chat to help me find a gf. All of the girls they have suggested are also Silicon Valley nerd types.
• I've tried dating apps. I managed to get one match and she was interested in meeting too but lived too far away. Years later, I found out we had some mutual friends, including my roommate who went to college with her. He reached out and found out she was already married.