#10 fingerprint scanner

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[cranberrylane]

i havent watched ben 10 in years but i remember thinking gwen’s laptop was so futuristic because it had a fingerprint scanner

[eyeofnewtblog]

Things that happen at work:

So, my coworkers know that am good at sewing and do clothing repairs or alterations as a side hustle.

One of my coworkers is a semi retired professional bodybuilder. He was a driver, but now he’s the night dispatcher, and he’s…kinda crazy. Not in a bad way, but just…very Right Wing Alpha Male Energy, while at the same time being very self aware of his personal flaws, CONSTANTLY happily stoned, accepting of other people’s opinions and views as long as you aren’t trying to change his mind, just bringing interesting talking points to the table…the analogy I suggested that he liked the best is that he’s like fancy licorice, a very strong distinct flavor, very few people like it, definitely an acquired taste, and probably an expensive mistake if you’ve never had licorice before.

That all being said, he’s still a semi retired bodybuilder and obsessed with having ALL of his pants fit his ankles as if he were wearing sweatpants. And his “nice” shirts being fitted to his current torso size rather than his previous size. I only charge $10 a garment if it’s just a basic alteration or repair, so about once a month he gives me two or thre things to take in or add elastic to.

But remember how he’s now a dispatcher, not necessarily everyone’s cup of tea, on top of being constantly stoned and knowing that I can sew? Anyway.

Me: *coming into the driver room so that I can punch out with the fingerprint scanner thing, having casual good bye conversations, while the day dispatch guy is leaving and Crazy Bro is taking over*

Crazy Bro: Hey, I have a very serious question for you. What if…I wanted to have my face just…sewn directly onto my ass?

Me, after a very surprised pause: I mean, it’s definitely doable. It’d have to be hand stitching and I’d have to get the right kind of thread to make it permanent, but I’ve already got my grandmother’s saddle repair kit, plus all my curved needles, so like. It’s definitely doable. Do you want to be dead while I do this, or are you thinking straight up centipede style? There’s broken bones either way, just. How exactly do you want to do this?

Crazy Bro: Honestly, I just wanted to see how you would respond. I’m impressed that you took it as seriously as you did. I was honestly thinking you would get grossed out and storm off.

Me: Bitch, please. I know you well enough to know to feed your hunger for knowledge before I feed your basic thot thirst for a ReAcTiOn. How else am I going to feed my own intrinsic need to be liked by everyone? (Yes I used air quotes to enunciate my verbal response, no I’m not ashamed of myself)

Crazy Bro: This is why I like you. You’re soft, and good at hiding, but secretly you’re as cold on the inside as I am.

Me, in all seriousness: I’m good at empathy and conflict avoidance tactics. I’m not hiding anything, I just know that you will respect me more if I respond with facts and a plan instead of freaking out.

[theworldbrewery]

50 Items of Sci-Fi Dungeon Dressing

For filling up a derelict spaceship or magi-tech ruins, this list of science-fiction themed dungeon dressing provides useful items galore. These items can be simple set dressing, plot objectives, or provide environmental storytelling. You decide the condition of the items and if any are still usable.

Short range wrist comms - 60ft

Laser pointer

Air compressor

Emergency beacon x10

Water purification kit

Truth serum

Sedative

Tranquilizer serum

Painkillers

Syringes

Wound sealant

Medscanner (checks vitals)

Hoverboard

Personal datalog

A buggy universal translator

ID cards

Roomba with a knife taped to it

Geiger counter

Heat-vision goggles

Reflective tarp (for camping)

Oxygen tank with mask (1 hr)

Arc welder (1 hr)

Fingerprint lock

Antigrav boots (3/day)

Silencer

Solar cell

Respirator

Lightsticks (waterproof) x10

Gas mask x10

Coldpack

Heatpack

Holopad

Prosthetic exoskeleton

Bionic eye

Star charts

Electric drill (10 charges)

Stopwatch

Ammunition bandolier

Metal manacles

Retina scanner

Smoke alarm

Portable quarantine kit

Laptop computer

Radar scanner (3 charges)

Vocal modulator

Electrical charger

Data drive

Propane tank (10d6 fire damage when set aflame)

Freeze-dry SnackPack TM (20)

Bio-sequencer (for disease ID)

[adiduck]

Also Ethan meets Emma 👀 (if ur still doing it lol)

I sure am, though you're the last currently in my ask box, and it's 10:14 so I may take a pause here LOL. Do keep 'em coming, though. If I don't get to them tonight I'll do it tomorrow!

Regardless, here's some more Ethan Meets Emma!

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Simon twists his mouth up, squinting. “So, maybe,” he admits. “Because while that’s all true, I am also very, very good.”

“Hm,” Ethan says. When Simon glances over, he’s frowning at the phone in front of him, carefully inputting something with the keypad. “So far, what you are is all talk.” He glances up again, meets Simon’s eyes, all warm, sparking amusement. “You gonna prove your chops, here, or are we just going to be left to take your word for it?”

Simon rolls his eyes expansively and turns back to his laptop, powering up.

“I think I’m offended, Ethan Hunt,” he teases back, pressing his thumb into the fingerprint scanner and then typing in his password. “Maybe I’ll simply decide not to help you after all, if you’re going to be ungrateful.”

“I think you wouldn’t do that to Emma,” Ethan shoots back, unmoved. “Give me something to compliment and I’ll compliment you.”

Simon laughs—really can’t help it. “Well, when you put it like that,” he says, pulling up his surveillance footage to give it a quick scan before heading into his mailbox—

And pausing. “Ethan,” he says.

Ethan stills, the face he was pulling at the line smoothing out as he looks up.

“Company,” Simon says, and flips the screen around to show him.

[zzzallnite]

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- The Extraction -

“Room service!” I knock on the door of the suite room. After a few seconds, a man opens the door and let me push the cart in. Inside, the room is lit with warm yellow light and simply decorated with a few pieces of rather unknown painters. The middle-aged guest signs to me to put the cart next to his bed, while he loosens his dress shirt down to the third button and leaves the unfastened necktie hanging on his shoulders. He loudly continues his conversation on the phone in a foreign language out in the balcony, assuming that I don’t understand anything. But in fact I do: he is talking about a delivery of a new biometric scanner to a governmental building in Vienna. I quickly take a glance at the man’s wallet on the coffee table when he’s still busy yelling at the one on the other side of the line with a funny accent outside the balcony. “PATRICK MUELLER. Head of Research and Development. AXIUS GmbH.”

Mr. Mueller hangs up on the phone and gets inside, expecting me to already leave. But I’ve got a surprise for him: I was waiting for him to enter the room and before he notices anything, I quickly put him in a headlock. “Arrrgh...Was...ist...los...? Arrghh...” He tries to pull by arm away from squeezing his carotid artery that pumping oxygen-rich blood to his brain, allowing the man, or any other person for that matter, to stay conscious. But his effort is all in vain as I have been practice this move a thousand times already. He succumbs to the sleeper and goes limp in seconds; before he passes out, the man lets out a faint “hrrrghh” pur like a kitten, which I find rather amusing. But there’s no time, I have other business to deal with. I immediately squirt a potent central depressant disguised in the form of a nasal spray; the drug was created by our genius engineers, who claimed the effect would be instant and the receiver wouldn’t recall anything, which may come in handy as I don’t want him to remember my face nor this encounter. I wait for 10 seconds... 20 seconds... 30 seconds... Mr. Mueller’s mouth slightly opens to take in some fresh oxygen for his brain, which was momentarily cut of just a minute ago, but his thin salt and pepper hair is still resting still on my chest, as he remains soundly asleep. Knowing that the sedative has done its magic, I drag the man by his armpits to his bed and lay him on his back.

“Target’s acquired,” I say to my communicator, “Proceed for next steps.”

“It’s about time!”, my partner answers back while she gives me the instruction of what to do. The cart I brought in earlier was just the cover for our little gadgets for this extraction mission. “Okay, first we need his fingerprints. Lay his right hand on the tablet; it will send the data to our field agent in Munich.”

“Next, I’ll need you to use the scanner on both of his irises at the same time.”

I try to lift both of his eyelids on one hand and hold the hand-held device that resembles a barcode scanner with the other. The man’s body twitches a little as the laser sweep across his eyes; I hold my breath for a second and let out a sigh of relief when I realize that he’s still out for the count.

“Here comes the trickiest part: voice recognition. But don’t worry; we’ve got just the right toy for it!”

“What the hell?”, I mumble to myself while looking at the unbelievably strange-looking device that looks like a shock collar and ball gag.  I could hear my partner giggling while she instructs me on how to use it. The collar acts as a the larynx stimulator, which send an electrical zap to activate the vocal muscles and the gag is a microphone to record to sound coming out of it. All I need to do is to cause his diaphragm to contract so the air in his lungs could come out, by punching it at the right place, which wouldn’t be a problem for me. “What if he wakes up?” I tell my partner, and she reassures me that if the knockout spray works fine then there won’t be an issue, but poor Patrick may have an unexplained stomach pain tomorrow. I open his shirt all the way to his belly button and proceed to gut punch the man; he lets out a faint “hurgh” noise as my fist contacts his solar plexus. I swear I could hear a snort on the other side of the communicator.

“His name has two syllables; you need to do it twice, consecutively.” I follow the direction and gut punch the still unconscious man two more times. Now I can clearly hear multiple people howling next to my ear. “Ok thanks for the effort, but we already has his voice recording from the reception!”, my partner says while trying to contain her laughter.

“What are you doing that for?”, I grind my teeth.

“Well, just because we are on a mission doesn’t mean we can pull a prank on our coworkers at the same time. Besides, the man won’t realize a thing. We already had the necessary data so you can retreat now. Unless, of course, you want to spend some sexy time with Mr. Mueller.”

I have to admit, I am aroused by his whole look right now: silver fox, curly chest hair, disheveled business attire, out cold and vulnerable. But his attitude earlier on the phone just slightly turns me off, and also I can see a ring on his finger – he’s married, although probably very unhappily, I still don’t want to be a home wrecker. I only do one last favor by taking a pic of Mueller’s junk for my girl back at the office, but a limp one doesn’t make any sense. I awkwardly put the shock collar around his penis and scrotum and zap it until his soft puppy turns rock hard.

A solid 7 inches... Maybe Patrick was happily married after all...

I undress the unconscious man, leaving only his brief and dress socks on, and put him in a silk robe, so that he could doze off the drug comfortably until morning, as a thank you for his cooperation. I pull out the cart out of the room, turn off the light and make a smooth escape, for another mission well-done.

[ericvanderburg]

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Apple Gadgets Topics: The Best iPhone Accessories for Productivity

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[fountainpenguin]

This is a Box

3,4,5,9,14,15

[Current Ask game]

130 Prompts #124 - This Is a Box - Read on AO3

#ridspoilers

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3/4: What's your favorite line of narration? [+ dialogue]

For a piece that's 5.5 years old, I think most of the story holds up nicely. I think I did a good job setting the scene and playing into the canon cartoon quirkiness. I can't pick just one, so here's a few moments I like. I think I nailed the cartoon vibes here:

"Not so fast, Timmy Turner!" crowed a young British voice. This was followed by the horrifying stomp of a very large animal's heavy feet. Chloe set down the clock. In slow motion, she and Timmy turned towards the other end of the aisle. Then they grabbed each other's arms and screamed. "Ahhhhh!" Poof's eyes bulged. "How and when did you get that inside?" "Yes! Yes!" Cackling like a madder man than he probably actually was, Foop flew above the shelves, heels kicked up behind him and fists thrust in the air. "Bow down to me, you pathetic human idiots! Or else I shall be forced to crush you under the heels of my mighty persimmon amphibious wrecking ball of chaotic doom! Ahahahaha!" Chloe threw Timmy a jagged look. "You just couldn't resist the giant hippo wish, could you?" He crossed his arms. "Hey, you didn't argue then. Did you have a better way to block the portal door without destroying it and upsetting Poof?" "Fingerprint scanners! Always go for the fingerprint scanners!" "But that's so overplayed."

I think the visuals work well in this scene and don't bog it down. Plus, I love Foop... It's nice. It also balances that "Timmy likes to have fun and Chloe tends to be more practical" vibe without painting Timmy as dumb. Timmy and Chloe are both smart, but Chloe would probably go for a "more effective" solution here while Timmy went for a creative one- which is, of course, a huge part of his character.

This got cut and changed in the final episode, but in the original script for "Fairy, Fairy, Quite Contrary," Remy didn't have cell service in Fairy World and started freaking out because he couldn't come up with anything creative on the spot and he'd never had to be without signal before. Timmy won the duel with his creativity (the most amazing animal ever).

In the final episode, this was changed so that Timmy blurted out the first thing he thought of (a crab with two heads) while Remy did have cell service. We got closure to the Cosmo vs. Juandissimo drama that had been building by having Cosmo taunt Juan until he snapped and lashed out instead of helping Remy.

Anyway, I just think that original script had some cool stuff in it. It's not the only episode to cite Timmy's creativity. Off the top of my head, we also get "The Big Bash," where Cupid specifically tells Timmy that he was invited to a huge Fairy World party because Cupid values his imagination. There are so many things going on with Timmy's character throughout the series, but his imagination is consistently what gets him both into and out of trouble. That is one of the core parts of Timmy's character, and when you strip away his imagination, you lose what makes Timmy "Timmy."

We know that in Season 10, a lot of Chloe's wishes go wrong because she doesn't think before she speaks or she just straight-up makes terrible choices (like wishing that "everyone in Dimmsdale would share everything" which led to absolute anarchy). Chloe has her skills and logic, but Timmy has his experience and imagination.

Like. Timmy has so much experience with wishing that he literally spends the first two episodes mentally face-palming at Chloe's terrible choices, which I still think is hilarious and underrated. He heard Chloe's wording and said, "Oh, that can't end well" even before he'd seen the chaos outside his window. His wishing experience is so underrated - and Chloe straight-up just tells him that he's being rude, even while the city is in chaos around her - and I would have loved to see more of him taking her under his wing. Season 10's got its faults, but the core step-sibling drama is so good...

Since the tail end of the show is especially rough on Timmy's character, I think it's really important in my writing to show how Chloe and Timmy can complement each other without one of them necessarily being "better" than the other.

Yeah, Chloe gets stereotyped as "the perfect kid," and she does have some skills. But you know what she'll sacrifice for that "perfect" image she values? She'll out Mark as an alien and almost get him dissected just so she can get extra credit.

Yes, she's supposedly this certified super sitter who gets along well with little kids, but she struggles to have appropriate expectations for her peers to the point that (with no warning) she ripped away Timmy's ability to talk and screamed that he was the worst friend in the entire universe, "including black holes," because he wasn't walking to school fast enough and was going to make her late.

Yes, she's incredibly patient with "Angel" when Foop is trying to ruin her life, but she's also a pathological liar who will straight-up lie to adults for no reason beyond earning their trust and praise.

Like. That's such a fascinating part of her character and I wish we'd actually talked about how problematic that is for her, but she is literally on-screen lying regularly and there's no getting around that. I know you didn't complete your babysitting certificate within the 2 seconds it took for you to do a front flip, Chloe. I know you didn't bike to Fiji this morning. Mr. Crocker might humor you, but I know.

Chloe means well, but she'll make choices she believes are "objectively good" regardless of the pain it causes others in the process. She'll shut down and deny when things go wrong, while Timmy has a better understanding of consequences and how to work through emotional pain. He's the guy who will go to space to rescue his cruel babysitter from aliens. He'll travel the galaxy to help a rival fight invaders on his home planet. Honestly, his relationship with Mark is so good and pure, and he spent so much of his free time helping Mark get settled on Earth and even helped him celebrate his alien traditions.

Timmy's made his share of mistakes, but the contrast between "Timmy spends 10 seasons keeping Mark's existence secret, to the point that he yells to Cosmo and Wanda to freeze time even though Crocker is literally standing right there and could see him, just to keep Mark safe, and meanwhile Chloe outs him the day after she meets him and almost gets him killed" is SO good... I hate the execution of "Marked Man" with a passion, but Chloe's characterization in it is /chef's kiss. Yes queen, you go face the consequences of your actions. Get freakin' wrecked.

Anyway, I really like this one scene because I think it embodies the characterizations of Timmy and Chloe really well. They're not the same character, and it's important to give them both scenes where they can fail as well as thrive.

[Cnt'd under the cut]

-- Here are some more scenes:

Timmy's reaction here I think was pretty spot-on, and I like Chloe's reminder that they're both abused children and get jealous and hurt easily:

"Ohh yeah." Timmy patted his flashlight against his hand and rolled his eyes. "We used to only have to deal with them on Black Friday, but ever since they started going digital, we have to deal with them on Cyber Monday too. And Gray Tuesday, which is basically the same thing as Black Friday, but for magical creatures all over the universe." "Why on a Tuesday?" "Don't know, don't care. But we have to go to Pixie World tonight. We're running out of time. Do you know whose name I have for the Fairy Reunion gift exchange this year? Jorgen von Strangle's!" Timmy upturned his hands to claws. "If I don't get him an impressive gift, he might grab my throat and crush me into oblivion. Or take my fairies! Or crush me and then take my fairies!" He began to hyperventilate at the thought, twitching his hands and neck about. "Hang on. There's a Fairy Reunion gift exchange? And I wasn't invited?" "Not the part of that sentence I need you to focus on right now, Chloe." "Well, yeah," she muttered, "but I didn't get invited."

The scene where Timmy shines a flashlight in Chloe's eyes is one of my favorite for a quick snippet; I feel like it's a totally realistic thing for a cartoon 11-year-old to do to his friend.

A lone hand snaked out from behind the mattress and jerked her underneath. "Hey!" Before she knew it, Chloe found herself squinting directly into the beam of a stuttering flashlight. Behind it, she could make out two over-sized buck teeth, a battered pink hat, and scruffy brown bangs that fell over a pair of grim blue eyes. Was that striped shirt part of his pajamas? He wore his hat even with his pajamas? "Timmy? Where are Cosmo and Wanda?" As Poof crawled beneath the mattress to join them, she lifted her hand to shield her face. "Hey, can you cut it out? My future self really will need an eye patch at this rate." Timmy switched the flashlight off. "You've got pupils. You're real. I guess I can tell you."

Also... Crockermichael fluff, my beloved...

Chloe looked at her own dance partner, sashaying still. "I hate to do this to you, Kevin." "No, no, please. I would hate to interrupt." His face fell into total deadpan, brows drawn down. If his feet were skittering about any faster, he'd probably have set them on fire. "Really, I understand. It's the Crocker way. Just get it over with." Chloe swept her leg behind his and flipped him over onto his back. Kevin crashed to the floor with a grunt, curling his legs like a squashed beetle ready to die.

Kevin is so dead inside, but I love him.

Overall, I really do like how I wrote Chloe in this story. I think I struck the right balance of Chloe feeling lonely, Chloe being a nice person, and Chloe being skilled at many things. The scene where she kicks H.P. in the jaw "on total instinct" and then it causes a chain reaction of problems is just great.

Also one of my favorite dialogue moments would be the introduction to H.P. (after he's calmed down):

"Look at us." Once the anti-fairy landed, H.P. threw his other arm around his shoulders and pulled him in. "We're all together, celebrating the holidays for another year. Does it get any better than this?" He withdrew then, sniffling and flapping his mittened hands at his eyes. "I won't cry. I told myself I wouldn't cry." Poof floated behind Chloe's shoulder with a repulsed look twisting up his pudgy face. "Whoa. What's up with him?" "Jolly spirits," the anti-fairy grumbled as H.P. caught him in another group hug. This one knocked his monocle out of place. It bobbed on its cord. The anti-fairy rolled his eyes as H.P. mashed their cheeks together. The microphone of H.P.'s headset scraped and stuttered. "He's always like this on Gray Tuesday. One of these years, I shall succeed in reeling him in." The young fairy tapped his cheek. "I will make a note of that for my fanfics and purposely use this information totally out of context just for a laugh at your expense."

H.P. jacked up on Christmas magic to the point that he's giddy and useless for most the story is good fun.

Poof writing fanfics had actually been part of my canon for ages before I wrote this piece... I have an unfinished one-shot I've been sitting on for like 6 years that's about Foop getting obsessed with all the Ninja Cowboy fanfics Poof wrote and then gave up on because they're opposites, and Foop can't bring it up with him without outing himself. It makes me laugh and this line makes me think about that story and I think it's funny.

My favorite one-liner in this piece is probably Timmy shushing Chloe by telling her "not to tell Cosmo and Wanda." I love when the fairy step-siblings act like siblings...

5: What part was hardest to write?

Definitely the scene where the gang is searching for Finley and Finley gets magical overload. I've never liked it and I fought with it so long before I gave up. It's... fine? I'm not even sure how I would make it better now, so it certainly is a thing that happened.

I do love that Timmy and Chloe carry the exploded paper-mâché and glittery goop remains of a pixie while they shop, because that's really funny and again ties into the wacky magical back-up canon. Plus, exploding a character when that IS part of their canon and the audience knows (I presume) that he'll be fine is great.

Although I probably should have made him explode into paperwork... Ah, well.

9: Were there any alternate versions of this fic?

Yes, I shared the alt ending in a post about Longwood a few years ago. It's number 16.

It got cut for several reasons, like Cosmo and Wanda not being around. It would've been an acceptable ending, but it wasn't as fun or dramatic or as "relieving" as dropping into bed at home after a wild evening of being unsupervised kids.

14: Is there anything you wanted readers to learn from reading this fic?

Mostly just some thoughts on my characterization of Chloe and Timmy, as depicted above. Also the brotherly relationship between Timmy and Poof. I genuinely love my take on Poof's personality and I love how he plays off Timmy. He's kind of an instigator and kind of a yes man and he's goofy and inexperienced and I like him.

15: What did you learn from writing this fic?

Probably not to include songs in my stories... I think it's kinda cute, but in a sort of affectionately cringey way that can tip a little far. There's another 130 Prompt I've been working on for a few years which was about a song at a high school dance that Foop takes offense to, but writing lyrics and wondering how they come across is more nerve-wracking than it needs to be.

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File: Fullmetal Alchemist - Alchemy

SCP#: ACI

Code Name: Book of Alchemy

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-ACI is held at Site-AR within the office of Malcom Wyllt. It is held within a safe that can only be accessed by his fingerprint, retina scanner, and an 8-digit passcode known only to him. The safe's security can only be bypassed by another Level 5 Clearance Foundation staff member. 

Description: SCP-ACI is a normal hardcover book closely resembling ones made in the early 20th century. SCP-ACI itself is not anomalous but instead the inscriptions inside it are what hold the anomalous properties. The illustrations and descriptions of SCP-ACI tell how to create alchemy transmutation circles each one having properties that are slightly different form one another. Please see Addendum X-27 for details

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Addendum X-27

The following is a list of transmutation circles found within SCP-ACI and what they are best used for.

Small Circle - self-explanatory for small scale transmutation of matter. such as to create small tools or perhaps create flowers from fertile soil. Normally measures in 20-30 centimeters. 

Normal Circle - most commonly used for larger purposes of transmutation like creating slightly more complex tools as well as creating or fixing furniture. Normally measures in 50-70 centimeters.

Big Circle - Used in more large-scale transmutations for more complex structures, an entire garden, or even more complex alchemy circles as well. The possibilities are only limited to the size of the circle which is anywhere between 90-200 centimeters. 

Large Circle - Largest possible alchemy circle allowing the most powerful, the largest, and the most complex forms of alchemy to exist. Exists in sizes of 4 meters to 10 meters. Often the hardest to create perfectly and thus are rarely used. 

Matter Manipulation Circle - Most basic type of circle able to change the shape of matter such as turning a common stone into the shape of a pyramid as well as being able to turn led into gold.

Chemical Chain Reaction Circle - Releases the common energy of all alchemy into targeted elements and matter allowing instantaneous chemical reactions as the name implies. Most commonly used to make fire and explosions out of air alone. 

Heavy Condensing Circle - Used to heavily condense materials affected by the energy within the circle. It is able to condense any material into any shape desired and is able to condense them as much as physically possible. mainly used for weaponry purposes. 

Organic Manipulation Circle - Considered dangerous if used incorrectly by most sections within SCP-ACI. Common practices include healing, instantaneous blood transfusion, instantly growing flowers or plants in a garden. Great for medical and agriculture purposes. 

Advanced Reconstruction Circle - As the name implies can be used to create complex machinery with all the parts and materials needed. Allows for instantaneous construction of large buildings down to the very last detail. most commonly used in Big and Large Circles. 

Artificial Biology Circle - First of the forbidden sections within SCP-ACI they are used to create chimeras between animals. Most forbidden is how it's shown that its possible for humans to be turned into animal chimeras as well.

Human Soul Resurrection Circle - Considered the absolute worst by many self-inscriptions within SCP-ACI there are even blood written over the descriptions of the circle stating, "THE DEAD CANNOT COME BACK!" all over them. Describes a practice of alchemy on the human soul, more specifically the ability to resurrect the dead. Due to the fact that the circles and instructions on how to properly draw them are scribbled out or drawn over, testing on this particular circle is impossible. Though many Foundation staff argue it's for the best. 

Human Soul Binding Circle - Within the forbidden section. Shows how it's possible to trap a human soul into an object or even an artificial body. Sort of obtaining immortality in a way with no longer having to eat or breath to survive but also not being able to feel or sleep either. Can be used as both a form of punishment as well as a possible weaponization. 

Advanced Soul Manipulation Circle - [data expunged]. All research is being conducted by the Department of Alchemy. All research has been transferred to the Department of Technology, Alchemy, Science, Magic and Warfare. 

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SCP-ACI has a section that shows the math behind equivalent exchange regarding all forms of matter. Whoever wrote SCP-ACI was able to treat all elements as math problems and can process their ability to transmute into different elements or chemicals through something called "the Law of Equivalent Exchange". In simple terms the law states: something cannot be made from nothing. In order to create something, another thing of equal value must be exchanged and is then lost. Naturally there is no reason to refute this as it is no different to the laws of nature and physics of our world. However, what is surprising is how this Law of Equivalent Exchange is descried as a law of tested science. It's as if the world where SCP-ACI originated form is actually a world where this form of instantaneous transmutative alchemy is commonplace. 

SCP-ACI was discovered in 1940 by Mobile Task Force Tau-9 "Book Worms" during one of their research missions within The Wanderer's Library. One of the agents within a Tau-9 unit found SCP-ACI and was interested by its inscriptions. However, upon testing one circle out as a joke it ended up working turning the lead within her pencil into a nugget of gold. Because of the dangerous knowledge within SCP-ACI and how it can be easily replicated, the Tau-9 units quickly snuck SCP-ACI out of the library and into Foundation custody. 

After reviewing the circles and their anomalous properties on alchemy it naturally fell into the hands of the Department of Alchemy. This of course eventually lead SCP-ACI to the DA's successor the Department of Technology, Alchemy, Science, Magic and Warfare when it was established in 1975 with Malcom Wyllt as the director. Naturally the DTASMW used SCP-ACI to increase their knowledge, researching capabilities, and even as the first step to create artificial magic spells. Of course, there were setbacks at first with Alchemy still having limitations the DTASMW wanted to get past but that all changed when Dr. Alvik revealed the hidden possibilities of SCP-AFD-4.3.

By combining the Alchemic knowledge within SCP-ACI and the anomalous properties SCP-AFD-4.3 had on the human body the Foundation finally was able to create its own nearly limitless supply of thaumaturgy, no longer bound to any anomaly or religion. This quickly led to the creation of Mobile Task Force Hecate-Alpha "Real Magic" in 1995 right after Mobile Task Force Delta-3 "Solomon's Hand" was dissolved in 1990. Of course, many of the Delta-3 units that didn't retire came to Hecate-Alpha afterwards to further improve their magical capabilities and knowledge.

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lemme be a boomer abt technology for a second

I always say how I hate when apps/websites/devices/etc pretend like they're my friend with their design. BUT that shit ain't a good comparison anymore lmao

Now tech fucking acts like an overbearing mother who believes she knows exactly what's good for you and what you want, and 7 out of 10 times she misses.

For real, holy fuck can I just PLEASE have a phone that is just a phone, and not a "let's incorrectly predict what Mega wants out of her devices" machine. For example, my phone has a built-in google assistant button that cannot be switched off. BUT then they just decided to make the lock button also the fingerprint scanner, which forces the button to be level with the phone. You've no idea how many times I have accidentally hit the GA button instead of the lock one. Then there are endless "let us know what you think!" type popups on websites that ask you to sign up for a newsletter or a coupon or to donate your shit to a shelter for shitless people. What kind of calculator-brained person designed all these features and algorithms that are always 5 centimeters left of whatever I actually want out of my tech/websites/apps The worst part is, I could actually tolerate these goofy choices if they didn't absolutely fuck with what was functional before.

[yourqueenb]

Gab

Since we’re on the topic of MC’s flirting, can we just quickly talk about how bad some of the dialogue was? 😬 Not exactly a narrative issue, but still prominent enough that it needs to be commented on because it only got worse as the story progressed. And honestly it wasn’t just the corny pickup lines. It was also the excessive interjections and puns during fight scenes. But I don’t want to waste too much time on this because it isn’t exactly unique to this book. Choices has its fair share of cringeworthy lines in other books. I think it was just intensified in this one because of all the other blunders they made.

Gear

Something that was more of a problem for this particular story was the gadgets. The cool devices and weapons agents get to use have always been a notable part of the spy genre. But imo the ones in this book were lame af and also kind of few and far between. We got an electric glove, the Identi-print, infrared goggles, and an electrostick (which was somehow still supposed to be enticing even though we already had the glove). Like these people work at what’s most likely a multi-million, maybe even billion, dollar agency. Why is the woman they were originally tasked to use as an informational asset basically reinventing the wheel and making clunky items that GAIA has probably had stored in their basement for 10+ years?

And despite what it may sound like, this is more of a dig at the writers than Vivian because I don’t actually mind that she was making things for MC and the LI. But where is the imagination??? Idk I just find it hard to believe that they couldn’t come up with anything better than a fingerprint scanner, something you can buy online, and two objects that do the same thing for diamond choices 😒 If anything, the scanner and goggles should’ve been free. And they could’ve chosen one of either the glove or electrostick to include as one of a few other premium gadgets offered throughout the book.

The one positive was that all of the items truly were extras (as premium options should be). But even with that, none of them were used enough to make them worth it. I got the electric glove, which I believe was used the most and was probably also the most novel of the options. But honestly, I could’ve gone without it. So I’m glad I didn’t waste diamonds on any of the other ones.

Garb

Last but certainly not least though was the fashion. Y’all know I have to at least mention it. I was sorely disappointed in pretty much every outfit except for the auction dress. And I really shouldn’t be surprised because PB is known for making ugly outfits atp. But this was their chance to redeem themselves just a little bit. Yet as per usual, the did not understand the assignment.

A spy should literally and figuratively be dressed to kill always. Sleek, sexy, and sophisticated. Those are some of the other qualities I think of when I hear the word. But the wardrobe we got was the exact opposite of those things. An ill-fitting casino dress, a boring suit, diaper pants. A MESS. Not to mention the fact that they did actually create another decent outfit, but it was completely the wrong time for MC to be wearing it! Like why would I pay to give her pneumonia and frostbite because she’s wearing a bra top in the middle of a Russian snowstorm 🤦🏽‍♀️ And this is coming from someone who normally doesn’t mind slightly unrealistic outfits in these kinds of books/movies because those types of things are usually close to my style. But they had to know that was ridiculous 😒 And I’m afraid I’ll never understand why the closet is something Choices constantly struggles with.

[technologywalabandha]

Realme 10 Pro Plus 5G vs Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G

 Realme always made handy phones while Redmi always made slightly wider phones. Realme 10 pro plus 5G phone comes with a curved display and its back panel is also curved which is very easy to hold and which looks very premium while the back panel of Redmi note 12 pro 5G phone comes with matte finish which Looks like a boxy design which is a bit wide. So let's do a comparison of realme 10 pro 5G and redmi note 12 pro 5G in this article.

Design:

If we talk about practical points in design, then in Redmi we get IR blaster, as well as 3.5 mm jack, while realme does not get 3.5 mm jack.

In both phones we get dual speakers with high range audio but only in redmi we get dolby atmos and vision support due to which bass becomes very good and richness is also very good while in realme we get realme sound technology .

While typing in Realme, the haptic motor (vibration and motion through the application of force) is quite good while in Redmi we get to see the haptic motor slightly better than basic.

Redmi comes with a side fingerprint sensor while Realme comes with an under display scanner.

The Redmi Note 12 Pro weighs 187 grams while the Realme 10 Pro Plus weighs 175 grams.

Display:

In both Redmi and Realme, we get 120 Hz full HD AMOLED display with support for HDR 10 and the size of both is also 6.67 inches.

Read More: Realme 10 Pro Plus 5G vs Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G

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Lenovo Yoga 7i Review: Strong Performance 2-in-1 with Flip

With the new 16-inch Yoga 7i (16IML9), Lenovo keeps up its line of flexible, folding laptops. This model has excellent design and a low hardware count to fit a reasonable, sub-$1,000 beginning cost. Though it offers overall dependability for a range of computing tasks, it does make some concessions to reach that price point, not providing the most fantastic display or keyboard, which is one of Lenovo's best. Lenovo Yoga 7i Specifications Specification Details Class Convertible 2-in-1, Ultraportable Processor Intel Core i7-1255U RAM (as Tested) 16 GB Boot Drive Type SSD Boot Drive Capacity (as Tested) 512 GB Screen Size 14 inches Native Display Resolution 2240 by 1400 Touch Screen Yes Panel Technology IPS Variable Refresh Support None Screen Refresh Rate 60 Hz Graphics Processor Intel Iris Xe Graphics Wireless Networking Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2 Dimensions (HWD) 0.68 by 12.47 by 8.67 inches Weight 3.2 lbs Operating System Windows 11 Home Tested Battery Life (Hours) 13:59 Intel's 12th Gen, Lenovo's 7th Combining one of Intel's newest Core i5-1235U CPUs, 8GB of memory, a 512GB PCIe 4.0 solid-state drive, and what Lenovo refers to as a 2.2K (2,240-by-1,400-pixel IPS touch screen), the $849.99 base model of the Yoga 7i 14 includes Our $949.99 test device boosts the RAM limit to 16GB and raises the CPU to an Intel Core i7-1255U. Two more choices are a 1TB SSD and a more powerful Core i7-1260P CPU. Selling for $1,799.99, the premium model replaces the IPS panel with an OLED display with a sharper 2,880 by 1,800-pixel resolution and 400 rather than 300 nits of brightness. Lenovo Yoga 7i Pricing And Features Made with an Intel Core i7-1355U CPU, Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of SSD storage, a 16-inch 1,920 x 1,200-pixel IPS glossy display, and Windows 11 Home, our Lenovo Yoga 7i model comes in Storm Grey. Available on Lenovo's website, it runs $999.99. Starting at $799, the basic edition of the Yoga 7i is much the same, but it has an Intel Core i5-1335U processor and 8GB of RAM. At $1 339, the most costly model has Windows 11 Pro, Intel Core i7-1360P processor, 16GB of RAM, 1TB of SSD storage, and a 16-inch 2,560 x 1,600-pixel IPS glossy display. Design of the Lenovo Yoga 7i Lenovo's Yoga series speaks to me in terms of style: emphasizing the texture of its aluminium body rather than flashy gimmicks, a brilliant colour choice that strikes the ideal balance between sleek and personal, and deft use of negative space creates a rare case whereby a laptop is called "minimalistic" rather than "boring." Apart from the dark grey lid, there is a brushed steel Lenovo logo at the top left and a reflective Yoga logo in beautiful iconic typography at the bottom right. Opening the lid exposes a simple deck featuring a complete keyboard, an off-centre trackpad, and another Lenovo logo at the bottom right. Besides the 360-degree hinges, the speaker system spans almost the entire top deck. At last, to the right of the trackpad sits a fingerprint scanner. The Yoga 7i is 14.3 x 9.8 x 0.7 inches and weighs 4.5 pounds. Though slightly lighter than the Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (4.6 pounds, 14 x 9.9 x 0.6-0.7 inches), it is bigger and heavier than the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (2.9 pounds, 11.5 x 7.9 x 0.3-0.7 inches). Though smaller, the 4-pound, 14 x 10 x 0.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 is still somewhat similar in dimensions. Getting Along Well And Looking Good Our test unit's high-quality, 14-inch IPS panel does the job; the Yoga 7i is all about the screen, which serves a double purpose as both a laptop display and tablet touchscreen. Working best in tablet mode, the 16:10 aspect ratio of the screen is somewhat taller than the standard 16:9 ratio and calls for slightly less scrolling. Though we were disappointed that the pen isn't included, the glossy display offers a 10-point touch and active stylus functionality. Whether I was working on documents or watching films, the display was bright and clear, looking incredibly vibrant and pleasing while viewing HDR material on Netflix and other sources. Our objective tests supported Lenovo's assertions; the panel registered 100% of the sRGB colour gamut and 324 nits of peak brightness. Due to low-blue-light technology that reduces the spectrum area, which is most likely to weary or harm the eyes, should also be pleasant for long-term usage. Lenovo has historically been strong in keyboards; the Yoga 7i 14 Gen 7 is no exception. With Lenovo's trademark scalloped essential design that's both physically appealing and wonderfully tactile, the keys provide a supremely comfortable typing sensation with a good depth of travel and substantial springiness with every keystroke. A benevolent extra-wide touchpad with a smooth glass surface and support for multitouch gestures lies beneath the keyboard. The pad would be excellent for easy navigation on a notebook without touchscreen and tablet capability. On the touch-centric Yoga, a nice flourish is improving the laptop experience. Lenovo Yoga 7i: Audio display You get a large display with the Lenovo Yoga 7i, but that's roughly where it ends. Though it results in a little more glare than we would wish from a laptop that peaks at 297 nits of brightness, its reflective glass coating feels lovely and smooth for touch input. Though not dark, it's also not bright enough to challenge sunny circumstances or central overhead illumination. Though not spectacular, the 1920×1200 at 16 inches is sharp enough for most applications. Lenovo promotes Dolby Vision as part of the package; however, the display is unfit for showing anything beautiful. It has a solid contrast ratio—almost 1500:1—but a low colour gamut, covering only a meagre 67 per cent of sRGB. Drab colour and unimpressive images follow from this. Still, the Yoga 7i speakers are more than a bit respectable. Their output is reasonable, more than enough for distant listening in a small, quiet room. Additionally, they have a little low end to support films and music, along with the additional weight they need. They should not be confused with thumping, bassy speakers since they leave lower bass and sub-bass sounds out of the mix. But, especially those in the sub-$1,000 range, they provide more than most of their peers. Lenovo Yoga 7i: Biometrics, microphone, webcam With a 1080p webcam, the Yoga 7i surprises over the minimum in terms of hardware, as other components of its design do not aim to overachieve like this. Though it leans towards a lower colour temperature, it is rather sharp and reasonably bright. Windows Hello facial recognition is more significant than the resolution. It keeps proving to be a quick and easy method of signing in compared to the more erratic reaction from fingerprint scanners. Said otherwise, the Yoga 7i also features a fingerprint scanner. Although I'm speaking softly, the microphones connected with the Yoga 7i pick up my speech and help suppress some background noise, including sound emanating from the laptop itself. Though most dedicated gear will still be an improvement, they perform a decent job of recording a lifelike sound for speech. Lenovo Yoga 7i: Networking Lenovo has tagged the machine as having robust connectivity. Seeing the small design not compromising excellent port diversity makes me happy. It has fit two Thunderbolt 4s onto the left side and can perform the laptop charging duty. Those go with an HDMI port and a 3.5mm combination audio jack. A microSD card slot and two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 connectors occupy the other side. The extensibility of Thunderbolt 4 gives hubs and docks excellent flexibility when extra ports are asked for; the onboard amount and diversity are good. With Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, wireless communications also are robust. While testing, I found no stability problems with these wireless connections; they should support existing and upcoming networks and devices well. Battery Life Of Lenovo Yoga 7i vs Others Laptop Battery life test result (hours and minutes) Lenovo Yoga 7i 11:04 Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 8:16 Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1 13:38 Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 7:46 Conclusion Designed with outstanding productivity performance, fast SSD measurements, and a fantastic sound system wrapped up in a stunning yet understated aluminium appearance, the Lenovo Yoga 7i is a solid 2-in-1 laptop. Our model, which costs $1,000, will not disappoint you in terms of features. Although good performance usually compromises power efficiency, its long-lasting battery life escaped the scrutiny of its suitable measurements. But this otherwise excellent laptop has an awful display. If the screen were at a reasonable level of mediocrity, I would have avoided our testing less rigorous; instead, its extreme colourlessness makes its peak brightness useless against a sliver of sunshine. For those ready to forgo colour depth and brightness for a less expensive product, the Yoga 7i is a decent choice otherwise. Read the full article