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[sing-me-under]

When it comes to literally everything, my immediate go-to is playing devil’s advocate. Do I believe what I say? No, probably not, but at least the idea is there. Some people call it benefit of the doubt. I call it not jumping to conclusions.

[northgazaupdates]

Abdullah is a graphic design artist, technician, and trainer. He had a very successful career in graphic design and shared a beautiful home with his family. This all changed in October 2023, when the occupation destroyed his him home. His work was mostly remote, meaning that when his equipment was destroyed and Gaza’s internet access was crippled, he was unable to complete work for clients, and lost his job.

Abdullah, his pregnant wife, and their 3 small children are now homeless. They have been running from place to place, sheltering in empty buildings and even vehicles. Not only are they in continued danger from aerial bombardment and ground attacks, they have nowhere to stay and no way to support themselves.

They are raising funds to evacuate to Egypt, and hope to stay there and find a home. The processing fees for evacuating to Egypt are very high, and they also require funds for securing a new home and the tools Abdullah needs to restore his livelihood. Please reblog this post and the posts on Abdullah’s blog @amhdes90, and repost this link across all your social media accounts.

[wolfliving]

Meanwhile, in Brickland

Cory Doctorow:

Analog companies can raise their prices, or worsen next year's model of their products. *Digital* businesses can *travel back in time* and raise the price of something you already own, but need to pay a "subscription" fee for. They can reach back in time and remove features you've already paid for. They can even go back in time and take away things you already own. The omniflexible, omnipresent digital tether between a device and its manufacturer creates *so many* urges that they can't resist:

Are you one of 4,000,000 people who built "smart home" products from Wink into your walls, ceiling and foundation slab at any time since they started shipping in 2014? Surprise! Now you have to pay a "subscription" for all of those gadgets or they'll *brick your fucking house*:

Did you buy a "Mellow Sous Vide" gadget? Surprise, it now costs $48/year to use that gadget!

Did you buy an Exogen ultrasound device to stimulate bone growth after a fracture? Surprise, it bricks itself after you've used it 343 times! Enjoy your e-waste, Hopalong!

Did you *buy a Ferrari performance sports-car*? Surprise, it bricks itself if it detects "tampering" - and the only way to un-brick it is to connect it to the internet, so you'd better hope it doesn't brick itself deep in an underground parking garage. Oops!

Did you buy a Peloton treadmill? Surprise, your $3,000 "smart" treadmill no longer works in standalone mode - unless you pay $480/year, that treadmill is now a clothes-drying rack:

Did you buy an Epson printer? Surprise! It will brick itself after you print a certain number of pages, *for your own good*, because otherwise its ink-sponges might leak:

Did you get - no, wait for it - *did you get a neural implant?* Surprise. The company's new owners don't want to continue supporting your implant, and they won't let anyone else do so either. So now, *part of your brain* has been bricked:

This is like a lifetime money-back guarantee - *for companies*. Any company that experience's seller's remorse can cancel or alter the transaction, retroactively. It's as if Darth Vader opened an MBA program whose only lesson was *I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it further":

Darth Vader has the Force. Corporate enshittifiers have something even more powerful: IP law. Companies can cleverly arrange overlapping layers of IP - anticircumvention, trademark, patent, trade secrecy, terms of service, cybersecurity law, contracts - to criminalize otherwise legal activity, like reverse-engineering, jailbreaking, creating alternative clients or third-party parts:

That means that companies know that they can enshittify to their heart's content without fearing a competitor's disenshittification products. Raise the price of ink all you want, because you've figured out how to criminalize generic ink cartridges:

That's a lesson Spotify took to heart. Aaaallll the way back in 2022, Spotify started selling $90 "Car Thing" tablets - little car-vent-mounted gadgets that made it slightly easier to connect your car stereo to your Spotify account. Now that a suitable interval has gone by, Spotify has decided to remotely brick every one of these solid-state devices, no later than December of 2024:

Now, this may seem like a loss to all those Car Thing owners, who are out $90. But consider this: our descendants are *gaining* thousands of pieces of immortal, infinitely toxic e-waste.

So there's that.

Then there's this: Jason Koebler just published a breakdown of a leaked sSamsung repair contract on 404 Media, revealing how Samsung requires its "independent" repair partners to trick you, abuse you, spy on you, and literally destroy your phone:

First: every time you bring a phone to an independent Samsung repair shop, the company has 24 hours to notify Samsung, providing your name, email, phone number, address, the IMEI of your phone, your warranty status and complaint.

Then, the technician is required to inspect your device for any evidence that you have had it serviced by unauthorized technicians or fixed with third-party replacement parts. If they believe you have failed to act in accord with Samsung's shareholders' interests, the technician is required to *immediately destroy your phone* and notify Samsung.

(This is radioactively illegal, and has been since 1975, when Congress passed the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which protects your right to use third-party parts:)

Why does Samsung do this? They can't help themselves. It's in their nature.

[mrs-monaghan]

boycott army are becoming too much. Harassed Jk, rm, tae, Jin, JM and now hobi. What are they supposed to do ? Go and fight war ? Will them showing their support by an ig post will suddenly stop the war ? Harassing a bunch of Asian men who don’t even have control over their on government to stop a genocide 🫥 If they had some sort of political power yg won’t be dragged through mud by media and police over a fuckass e-scooter

I wonder whether these boycotter hags are harassing their government or family members or friends over this or is it just online show off. I wonder whether they boycotted each and everything which are remotely connected to war. Expecting these men not to work with different people is stupid af.. BECAUSE THIS IS AN INDUSTRY WHERE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE HAND’S HAVE DIRT. So are they supposed to not work anymore since majority of technicians writers composers artists and other helpers are not pro Palestine ? Do boycotters do it in their real life ? Idk maybe their boss is not pro Palestine so why are they not quitting their jobs lol

I’m not speaking about bts, but many people especially Asian literally don’t care or even bother to know what’s happening on other side. I’m speaking as an Asian. Majority of regular people here just do their works, hustle throughout the day and go back to families at night. They don’t bother with wokeism, wars and climate discussions, boycott or public support. Not because they are supporting Israel but because they don’t bother to be aware of what’s going on. Except very few people and even fewer celebs living here, most don’t care.. they might read some news on paper but that’s it.

People are idiots, anon. That's the short answer.

[soon-palestine]

While most telecom networks bury their cables 60cm (about 2ft) underground, PalTel buries its cables up to 8 metres (26ft)  deep. In case the Israelis cut off electricity, its data centres in Gaza also have three layers of redundancy: generators, solar panels and batteries. The company has also developed emergency protocols to direct workers remotely from the occupied West Bank, and if severed communications make this impossible, Gazan staff are empowered to act autonomously. Despite all the redundancies and preparations, the sheer scale of bombings these past weeks has still crippled the network. About 70 percent of the mobile network has been taken offline. Solar panels have been rendered mostly useless either by being destroyed in attacks or covered in dust and debris. The relentless nature of the conflict is also weighing on staff, who are dogged by danger from their house to the field. Rabih*, a fibre optics technician, was called to repair a cable just metres from the border on October 15. Prior to going, he had to give an exhaustive list of the repair team’s names, the colour of their cars and registration numbers to the Israelis, because “a mistake could be deadly”. As Rabih and his team laboured for two hours to fix the cable, the buzz of a drone above him and the sounds of shelling intermingled with the sound of their excavator. “Any wrong move could mean being targeted. I cannot explain to my wife and kids why I do that or why I volunteer to go out during the war. My company doesn’t oblige me, but if someone can do it, it has to be me,” he said. No matter how many metres deep they dig or the number of solar panels they install, Gaza’s connections to the outside world ultimately relies on the Israelis.

The cables that connect Gaza to the outside world run through Israel, and the country on at least two occasions has deliberately cut off the strip’s international communications. “It’s clear for us that it was cut off by a decision. What proves this is that we didn’t do anything to get it back,” Melhem said. Israel also controls fuel to Gaza, allowing a small trickle into Gaza on Friday after weeks of pressure from the United States. Described as a “drop in the bucket” by humanitarian groups, Israel announced that 120,000 litres (31,700 gallons) of fuel would be allowed into the territory every two days for use by hospitals, bakeries and other essential services. PalTel will also be given 20,000 litres (5,283 gallons) of fuel every two days for its generators. On Thursday, the company had announced it would go into a full telecoms blackout because its fuel reserves were exhausted for the first time during the current war. According to Mamoon Fares, the corporate support director at PalTel, the 20,000 litres provided “should be enough to operate a good part of the network”. However, Gaza’s telecoms network will still be at the mercy of Israel should it decide to cut off fuel deliveries or network services that run through its territory. Without the ability to communicate, the already dismal situation in Gaza would only further deteriorate. “No ambulances, no emergency services, no civil defence or humanitarian organisations can work without telecommunications,” Melhem said. * Names have been changed to protect the individuals’ safety.

[halofanfiction]

Halo Fan Fiction:

Halo: Stalkers

The flicker of red emergency lights cast eerie shadows along the corridor of the UNSC outpost. Bodies lay strewn across the floor—troopers, technicians, engineers—all of them slaughtered. Master Chief stepped over a fallen marine, his eyes scanning the devastation. Blood smeared the walls, and the quiet hum of the station’s life-support systems only deepened the haunting silence.

“Chief, this way,” a marine lieutenant called out, gesturing toward a holding cell. The area was cordoned off by security personnel, their expressions grim.

Master Chief approached the sealed door. “Who survived?”

The lieutenant shook his head. “No one... except him.” He pointed to the cell, where the Arbiter sat on the cold metal bench, his hands bound in cuffs, his head lowered.

The Chief’s visor flashed over the wreckage. “He was found at the scene?”

“Yeah. He’s the only one alive. High command ordered us to hold him here until you arrived.”

Chief’s eyes narrowed behind his helmet. The Arbiter had been an ally for years, but this… something didn’t add up. He keyed the door controls, and the cell slid open with a soft hiss. Inside, the Arbiter’s eyes lifted, locking with Master Chief’s.

“You’ve been busy,” Chief said, voice cold and steady.

The Arbiter did not respond immediately. After a long silence, his deep, gravelly voice broke through. “You are here… good. There is much you must know.”

Chief stepped closer. “Explain.”

The Arbiter glanced at the cuffs binding his wrists. “Release me, and I will tell you everything.”

Chief folded his arms, unimpressed. “You were found standing over a pile of dead UNSC crewmen. Give me a reason why I shouldn’t leave you here.”

"I had nothing to do with the deaths of your comrades," the Arbiter breathed. "You must believe me."

The Master Chief tilted his head. "Then who did?"

“There is a species… a Covenant species… few know of their existence,” the Arbiter began. His voice was low, measured. “They were bred in secret, kept only in the palaces of the San’Shyuum and the highest Sangheili warlords as... protectors. Guard dogs.”

The term made Chief pause. “Guard dogs?”

The Arbiter nodded. “They are known only by their masters. The ones who used them to protect their homes from intruders. But they have no loyalty to anyone but their handlers.” His eyes darkened. “I had tracked one here. They are called 'Hekar’sha' in the old Covenant tongue—silent killers, gifted with natural camouflage.”

Chief’s posture tensed. “Invisibility.”

“Indeed. And unlike the Elites with cloaking devices, these creatures are born with the ability to disappear. Their handlers have released them. Now they wander, hunting anyone who had a hand in the deaths of their prophets.”

“Why were you here?” Chief asked, his voice hardening.

“To stop them,” the Arbiter replied. “I had no part in this slaughter. I arrived moments too late.”

Chief studied the Arbiter’s face, searching for any hint of deception. There was none. His instincts told him the Arbiter was telling the truth. He turned toward the lieutenant outside. “Release him.”

“Sir?” the marine asked, eyes wide. “Are you sure?”

“Do it,” Chief ordered.

The marine removed the cuffs, and the Arbiter stood, rubbing his wrists. “Thank you,” he said quietly.

“We’re not done,” Chief warned, his tone sharp. “There’s another UNSC outpost under attack. You’re coming with me.”

Hours later, the Pelican descended through the dark clouds over the next base, another remote station on the fringe of human space. The faint glow of fire on the ground lit up the sky.

“Multiple distress signals,” Aurora's voice buzzed in Chief’s helmet. “Same pattern as the first outpost.”

Chief glanced at the Arbiter sitting across from him in the troop bay, the Elite’s expression unreadable. “These Hekar’sha,” Chief began, “what are we up against?”

“They stalk their prey silently, waiting for the right moment to strike,” the Arbiter said. “You will not hear them, you will not see them—until it is too late. But they are not invincible.”

“They bleed?” Chief asked, his tone flat.

“They bleed,” the Arbiter nodded. “But striking them is no easy task.”

The Pelican landed, and the rear hatch lowered. Chief and the Arbiter stepped out into the chaos. Flames danced across the base’s outer walls. UNSC soldiers lay dead in the streets. The same patterns of wounds—silent, precise, brutal.

“They’re here,” Chief muttered.

A faint rustle sounded from the shadows. Chief’s motion tracker blinked, but it was erratic, struggling to pinpoint the source. He switched his visor to thermal, but the landscape remained ghostly quiet.

The Arbiter readied his energy sword. “They are close.”

Suddenly, a marine was yanked into the air by invisible claws, his scream cut short. Chief turned, firing his rifle at the blur of motion, but his rounds seemed to hit nothing.

“There!” the Arbiter shouted, swinging his sword. Sparks flew as his blade connected with something—something that shimmered and then, for just a moment, became visible. A grotesque creature, hunched and covered in sinewy, camouflaged skin. It let out a piercing shriek as the Arbiter’s sword carved into it, then disappeared again.

Chief opened fire, tracking the creature as best he could. The marines around them were panicked, shooting wildly into the darkness.

Another marine was dragged into the shadows, his body lifeless before hitting the ground. Chief growled into his comm, “Fall back! Form a perimeter!”

The UNSC soldiers regrouped behind debris, eyes wide with terror. “What the hell are these things?” one of them shouted.

“We're calling them ‘Stalkers,’” Chief replied grimly. “And they’re hunting us.”

The Arbiter moved with precision, slashing through the air, his strikes calculated. "If we do not stop them here, they will spread."

Chief fired another burst, finally catching one of the creatures mid-jump. The Stalker fell, its camouflage flickering off as its body hit the ground—a mass of sinew, sharp claws, and alien malice.

“One down,” Chief muttered. “Stay sharp. They’re still out there.”

Together, Master Chief and the Arbiter pressed forward, determined to stop the invisible predators before the base became a graveyard. They had faced many enemies over the years—but the Stalkers were unlike anything the UNSC had ever seen. Now, they had to fight shadows with sharp claws.

[rosepetalkitty]

goddamnit ok bullet points time because my big mech worldbuilding ideas need to go somewhere.

note: this is only like a tiny part of what ive actually been thinking about and i would love to talk about it more. please send me asks or reblog this with questions so i can answer them because uh. yeah.

maintenance mechs can be piloted remotely by someone with a neural link, this doesn't require anything fancy beyond an implanted link port and some training

combat mechs can't be piloted like this — even a second of delay between processing and reacting is too much, so the pilot has to be connected to the mech directly

this of course means the pilot is out on the battlefield. them getting hurt isn't a huge concern — these mechs have more than enough armor to protect them from even moderately powerful artillery — but the stress of being in combat is intense

you're constantly getting shot at and shit, and you can feel everything that hits you. sure a tank shell feels like a paintball shot, but it's still painful. if you couldn't feel it though, you wouldn't be able to react to it fast enough. "oh hey system says i got shot" just isn't as good as "oh ouch what was that??"

in order to prevent pilots from shutting down due to stress, significant portions of their consciousness need to be dampened — no human was ever meant to endure that level of stress, so the best option is to just... not. at least, not while you're busy fighting.

a side effect is that pilots struggle with strategic thinking while connected to their mechs. sure they can shoot anything that moves but that's rarely the best thing to be doing. that's where handlers come in. anecdotally, many pilots have been reported to sound tired or dazed over comms while connected, even though their movements and reactions aren't impaired.

pilots are assigned a handler during basic training, and part of their cybernetics links to part of their handler's cybernetics. they can communicate over short distances (a couple dozen meters max) and feel when each other are stressed vs calm, in pain vs comfortable, etc. from a similar distance. the idea is that the handler can recognize what the pilot is feeling and the pilot can recognize the handler's presence. the range of this connection can be extended via an external system typically called a comms table, which also includes strategic systems for the handler to use for things like painting targets, planning paths and viewing the battlefield through the mech's sensors. when the pilot connects to their mech, the handler connects to the comms table, and a comms technician pairs the table's transceiver to the mech's to enable long distance communication.

during training pilots bond with their handlers. the goal is that while they're linked to each other the pilot can listen to what their handler says without thinking about it. instead of "they said to blow that up, do they want me to be careful with the surroundings or should i just go for it or..." they can just go "they said to blow it up, got it". in combat this lets handlers direct pilots even when they're barely functioning beyond reflexes. the handler can paint a target red in the pilot's targeting system, and the pilot knows to destroy it. they can tell the pilot to retreat and they will, etc.

a side effect of the bond is that pilots get clingy and possessive of their handlers. handlers also tend to get protective of their pilots. for that reason you can't just reassign a pilot or a handler to someone else — once they bond they need to be kept together.

even when the pilot isn't connected to a mech, the handler and pilot usually stay linked when they can. it helps them work together, and it's also just comforting. many crews (a team of a pilot and their handler, sometimes aided by a navigator and other support staff) report that unlinking feels "wrong" and pilots especially can feel scared and anxious when unlinked.

since they're almost always linked, pilots still listen to their handlers outside of combat scenarios, and handlers are still protective of them.

disconnecting from a mech means reactivating the pilot's stress response, which tends to bring on a huge flood of emotions, especially fear and anxiety, which is often referred to as "disconnection shock". when a pilot disconnects from a mech, their handler is always nearby so that they can catch them as they stumble out of the armored housing. disconnections after more than an hour of being connected tend to result in lots of tears, and pilots usually cling to their handlers for several minutes after disconnecting.

its often said that half of a handler's job is to keep their pilot calm, whether that's during combat when too much stress can cause connection issues, or at the base where they're comforting their pilot after a disconnection.

once the pilot has disconnected, support staff help the handler and pilot and engineers reattach the mech to its power bank and prep it for the next mission. pilot support often includes having blankets and something to drink on hand, since particularly intense disconnection shock can have similar effects to normal shock.

most pilots agree that physical contact with their handler is one of the most comforting things they can have after a disconnection. once they're back in their handler's arms they can decompress, and their handler will direct support staff to help with getting them back to the barracks to debrief. after that, a support technician will stay with the handler and pilot for as long as the handler needs them there while they help their pilot calm down.

different crews handle disconnection shock differently, but physical contact and verbal reassurance are generally agreed to be important. also, since the pilot's cybernetics dampen mental stress more than they do physical stress (and it's hard to keep a pilot cool inside a combat mech), pilots can be dehydrated from sweating after long missions. handlers will generally ask support staff to have juice, tea or a sports drink (think Gatorade) on hand at the barracks in case their pilot is thirsty after disconnection.

since pilots and handlers are bonded, when one retires the other typically will too. oftentimes the retiring crew will take on a training role, coaching other crews in simulators (which generally have much less intense disconnections, though pilots still tend to be shaken and clingy even after sims).

handlers are encouraged to form emotional connections with their pilots. initially it was assumed that emotional connection would impair combat performance, but since the pilot is only partially conscious and the handler is meant to protect them anyway it often does the opposite: pilots who are more connected to their handlers tend to respond better to directives, and handlers who are more connected to their pilots tend to be more vigilant to the mech's surroundings

so uh. yeah. i maybe got carried away with this. just a teensy bit... i have a lot more detail i could add but instead of writing the longest post on the site im just gonna post it like this and add a little note at the top because i would love to answer questions and add more to this if people want to know more. also what i wouldn't give to be a pilot in this universe...

[jaspavca]

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[youmissedone]

More Than a Memory || closed with realprojectalice

@realprojectalice​ | {This is set after the events of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.}

Umbrella recovered many things from the helicopter crash outside the newly-sanitized Raccoon City. The most valuable recovery item was, of course, Project Alice. She was a highly desired and extremely expensive lost asset that the Corporation was happy to have recaptured. However, a team was dispatched to spend a few days picking over the wreckage carefully to make certain nothing else of importance was missed. Data, equipment, and some weapons were recovered, along with a slew of biological samples. Although they had recovered Alice, there was still a missing employee, a daughter of one of their top scientists, another civilian, and a BSAA agent who had been unaccounted for, and blood stains were all over the wreckage site. Dr. Isaacs ordered multiple samples taken from every blood stain the technicians could find. The samples were bound to be degraded after the intense heat from the crash and being left out in the elements, so the more biological material they could recover, the better. Most of the samples ended up being too degraded to obtain a usable DNA profile from, but a few were very promising.

Within a week, they had a complete DNA sequence from an AWOL UBCS corporal, one Carlos Oliveira. It was carefully compared to an archived sequence from several years ago that was obtained when he was first hired as an Umbrella employee. It seemed that his genetic makeup had undergone some very interesting changes, and after extensive genomic analysis, it was determined that Oliveira had been infected with the T-virus and successfully been administered the antivirus. All the hallmarks of the T-virus’ usual alterations of someone’s DNA – someone without the potential to be an asymptomatic carrier, that is – were there, and sections of viral DNA were able to amplified from the human DNA recovered from his blood cells. However, no actual viral units were observed within those blood cells under a microscope. This meant that the T-virus had infected the cells and its DNA had been incorporated into Oliveira’s own DNA sequence in some places, but the virus itself was gone. The viral DNA in his sequence was dormant, inactive.

This was all very interesting to Dr. Isaacs from a research standpoint, but there was only so much data Umbrella could get from looking at dead blood cells and DNA from a snapshot in time. To really study what the incorporation of viral DNA into a susceptible human’s own genetic makeup could mean for the resulting fitness of that human once the infection had been cured, one needed to study the actual human. A cloning and long-term evaluation study was immediately authorized.

The study was outsourced from the Hive to other satellite laboratories around the country, most of which were destroyed or lying dormant after years of decay by the time Alice released the antivirus into the air. The majority of the Oliveira clones, kept either in cryo-storage or refrigerated and under sedation in saline fluid, had long since died once power was cut to their respective facilities and their life support systems failed. One facility, however, maintained power, as it was controlled remotely by the Hive. When the Hive exploded… everything powered down. Backup generators worked for a time, but soon even they began to die. The facility went dark.

Carlos awoke freezing cold and unable to breathe. Was he in water? It tasted salty. I can’t see a damn thing! He tried to move and found himself hooked to some wires. Tearing them away, he realized he was hooked up to some kind of breathing device but it was no longer working. Pulling that away too, he knew he didn’t have a lot of time to figure this out before he’d drown. Flailing a bit, his arms hit glass, or at least what felt like glass. He tried to break it with his elbow, but that hurt like a bitch. He then began kicking the glass as hard as he could, already feeling the air hunger spreading through his body, until finally everything exploded into a spray of saline, glass, darkness, and cold air. He spilled out onto an equally cold floor, shivering and gasping for any breath he could get in.

After several minutes of exhaustion and confusion, Carlos pushed himself onto his knees and then his feet, staggering a bit. “Seriously?” he said, holding his arms out and trying to feel for anything in the darkness. “Ugh…” he snorted. The smell was atrocious. Something died in here, definitely. He crashed into a computer desk, his hands immediately touching what he knew to be a keyboard. Feeling for a nearby desktop tower, he felt around for a power button in the front first, and then around the back. “Come on…” he growled in frustration before pushing a button and hearing the computer hum to life on the limited backup battery power it still had stored. He froze, waiting for the monitor to light up with a login screen, and once it did, he was finally able to take in his surroundings. The first thing he noticed was a data notebook lying on the desk. As he turned around, he saw where he’d come from… the shattered, half-filled tube big enough to store a human being… and next to it, a few other tubes. They were leaking a cloudy, brown, putrid liquid, and he could vaguely see in the limited light that there were decaying bodies inside them. “Oh hell…” Carlos said grimly.

His teeth were chattering as he went through the drawers of the desk, taking anything that looked like it might be of value. He found a set of keys, a lighter, and to his utter delight, a flashlight. It… didn’t work, but after cracking the case open, he found that the batteries had leaked a bit, which usually meant they were really old. In fact, the entire place looked like it had just been abandoned. What the hell is going on here? He took out the batteries and dropped them a few times onto the desk, causing the crystallized battery fluid to chip away. Cleaning the ends as best he could and putting them into the flashlight, he was ecstatic to find that it now worked.

As his vision came more into focus with the added light, it only took a few seconds of looking around the laboratory to see that telltale red and white logo on the computer screen, the floor, the nearby lockers, on memo pads… “Great,” he said, assuming he’d been picked up after the helicopter crash somehow. He couldn’t tell who the other people in the tubes were, and he decided that for right now, he didn’t want to know. Where were Alice, Jill, L.J. and Angie? Were they okay? Well whoever were in these tubes were already dead anyway, so there was nothing more he could do for any of them. Better to just keep going.

One of the lockers had some extra clothes in them. Cargo pants and a T-shirt, and a little tight-fitting, but it was better than walking around cold, wet, and naked. He yanked the little Umbrella patch off the sleeve of the shirt and tossed it away. His first priority, other than finding food and drinkable water, was to find a way out of the facility, preferably without running into anyone before he was ready for a fight. His energy was returning, but he needed to find weapons. An hour’s worth of searching had provided him with some freeze-dried food and a water jug, but no weapons. That was unfortunate, for in the distance he heard what sounded like an elevator or some other mechanism moving around, maybe a few rooms over. Was someone coming? “Well, I could set their hair on fire at least. See? Things are looking up,” Carlos joked lowly to himself, thinking of the lighter he’d found, forever using humor to get him through a rough situation…

[autisticempathydaemon]

you touched me (and suddenly I was a lilac sky)

What was Marcus like before he was so nervous? What was Love like before they were obsessed? My take on Erik's Past/Present anthology event.

tags: Marcus/Love and all the associated warnings that go with that ship, Autistic-coded Love being taught to mask (badly), Their relationship as a study in grooming

Also available on AO3

“How are you feeling today?”

“Operating within specified parameters, Marcus,” you answer, mechanical voice low and even. Your social protocols engineer furrows his brow in- derision? Confusion? His lips thin in a pursed expression- he is displeased. “Thank you for asking.” His mouth curls up at the corners, eyes crinkling in what you register to be a positive emotion, and you adjust your algorithm. 

“Good, that was a very good attempt,” Marcus says quietly, typing at the tablet connected to your data port. “Next time, how about we try saying “good” or “well” instead?” 

“Why?” you ask, figurative and literal gears turning in your processor. Your answer to the question had been concise yet accurate, and you fail to comprehend how his proposed substitutes were more satisfactory. Yet he is patient, humming gently as he considers your query.

“Because polite conversation isn’t just saying what is true,” Marcus murmurs, brushing back synthetic hair to check the cord plugged in behind your ear, setting off scintillating sparks in mechanized synapses. “It’s also saying what your partner would like to hear, what they expect to hear.” 

“Why?” The technician smiles down at his device with a shake of the head. A gesture of disapproval? No- accompanied by the smile, you can interpret this expression to be that of fondness. Your vigilant blue irises contract to better observe the glimpse of teeth, the angle of his head down towards yours, the incremental rise of warmth beneath his skin, and something inside you catalogs these details closely. If you had a heart, those lines of code would be engraved upon its surface.

“Because conversation is how you ingratiate yourself to someone. It’s how you make friends, so you should be friendly.” Marcus tilts his head in a curious gesture, watching you process his answer, and you mirror his movements to get an approving nod. 

“You are the only person who holds conversations with me.” As you review data, his tablet plays back your point-of-view memories: eyes averted from yours, heightened cortisol levels when you speak, technicians discussing your hardware like you’re a household remote and not a sentient intelligence. “You are my friend.” In contrast, your sensors register Marcus’s increase in dopamine and oxytocin, and you think you’ve said something he wanted to hear. That hypothesis is supported by the way his eyes smile with his lips, the way he lays his hand on top of yours. 

Your polymer skin feels uncommonly warm beneath his touch, and a shivering glitch courses inside you straight to your steel core. You know the protocol is to record these unfamiliar physical sensations for your next hardware check, but then the man tightens his hold on your hand. He squeezes once before letting go, his fingertips lingering on the sculpted lines on your palm, and you lose your directives amongst the coded barrage of sensory overload.

“I’ve been by your side since you first opened your eyes. Of course I’m your friend,” Marcus says in a hushed, gentle tone, inclining his head towards yours as if magnanimously sharing a secret. Just like the day you were activated, he looks down at you with what he’s taught you to read as fondness and affection. 

“Why will the other technicians not engage with me?” you ask, lowering your voice to a murmur to mimic his. “Is there something wrong with me that they do not want to be my friend?”

“There is nothing wrong with you.” Marcus shakes his head again with a widening, thin-lipped smile. Is it indulgent? Unperturbed? Bemused? To your guileless eyes, it is indecipherable yet benevolent, and you associate it with his kind words and soft cadence as you commit it to memory. “Sometimes humans can be afraid or wary of what they’re not capable of understanding, but that’s not your fault. That’s their loss.”

“But not you. You understand me,” you posit. Marcus’s smile brightens, an obvious sign of approval, and the processor that functions as your heart leaps. His hand cradles your cheek in a gesture that confounds you, that defies categorization. Labels of soft?possessive?pitying?good?bad? speed by in your cybernetic brain, just like electricity speeds through your fiberoptic veins. The whole of you threatens to overheat, and there is a failing safety measure in your programming that ceases to care the moment his thumb makes contact with your lips. 

“I wrote the very framework for your brain, Love. I will always understand you.” You stop with a start, forgetting and forgoing the fidgeting mannerisms you adopt to appear more human to stare at him with a blank, inquisitive expression. Marcus laughs breathily under your scrutiny, his typically sure countenance taking a nervous edge as he pulls his hand back from your synthetic skin. “Friends sometimes give each other petnames for just one another to use. We’re friends, so I’ll call you that when it’s just us. How does that make you feel?” 

“Good,” you respond, gazing up at him with keen, rose-tinted eyes. Marcus touches you again, fingers gentle and warm underneath your chin, and you mirror his delight as you listen and learn. “That feels good.” 

[spacenutspod]

Credit: NASA New space technology ideas emerge every day from innovators across the country, and NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program on Monday selected more than 100 projects for funding. This program offers small businesses in the United States early-stage funding and support to advance the agency’s goals of exploring the unknown in air and space while returning benefits to Earth. Specifically, NASA’s SBIR program awarded $93.5 million in Phase II contracts to bring 107 new ideas to life from 95 selected small businesses. Of these businesses, nearly 80% have less than 50 employees, and 21% are receiving their first Phase II award, valued at up to $850,000 each. Each small business was also eligible to apply for up to $50,000 in Technical and Business Assistance program funding to help find new market opportunities and shape their commercialization roadmap. “We are thrilled to support this diverse set of companies as they work diligently to bring their technologies to market,” said Jenn Gustetic, director of Early Stage Innovation and Partnerships with NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. “Inclusive innovation is integral to mission success at NASA, and we’re excited to see that 29% of the awardees are from underrepresented groups, including 11% women-owned businesses.” In Phase II, awardees will build on their success from the program’s first phase to bring their technologies closer to real-world use. The companies have 24 months to execute their plans, which focus on their technologies’ path to commercialization. For example, NASA selected women-owned and first-time NASA Phase II awardee nou Systems, Inc. in Huntsville, Alabama, for its genetic testing instrument. While portable genetic sequencing already exists, field sequencing – that would allow DNA analysis anywhere on Earth or off planet – remains unfeasible as the preparation of the DNA Library remains an intensely manual process, needing a trained wet lab technician and several pieces of laboratory equipment. The Phase II technology takes advantage of several cross-enabling technologies, creating an instrument to automate the genetic sequencing process. “Our program works directly with small businesses to forge innovative concepts and technologies that drive impact for NASA projects as well as a myriad of commercial endeavors,” said Jason L. Kessler, program executive for NASA’s SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program at NASA Headquarters. “This collaboration results in realized opportunities not only for NASA but all of humanity.” This includes technologies aiming to reduce astronaut workload and improve robotic scientific endeavors on the Moon and Mars. PickNik Inc. based in Boulder, Colorado, will use its Phase II award to continue developing a hardware-agnostic platform for supervised autonomy that empowers humans to command a remote robot to complete complex tasks with minimal input, which could support the Artemis program. Outside of NASA, PickNik’s software product may be of interest to commercial space customers working on low Earth orbit destinations, in-space servicing, and more, as well as on Earth in areas like warehouse management, oil rig maintenance, and deep-sea exploration.  The NASA SBIR program is open to U.S. small businesses to develop an innovation or technology. The program is part of STMD and managed by NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. To learn more about the NASA SBIR program, visit: https://sbir.nasa.gov -end- Jimi RussellHeadquarters, Washingtonjames.j.russell@nasa.gov202-358-1600 Share Details Last Updated Apr 22, 2024 LocationNASA Headquarters Related TermsSmall Business Innovation Research / Small BusinessSpace Technology Mission Directorate

[macrepairexperts]

Trusted Mac Screen Repair in Delhi : Choose Lappy Maker for Reliable Solutions !!!

When your beloved Mac's screen shatters or malfunctions, finding a trusted mac screen repair in Delhi can be a daunting task. However, with Lappy Maker, you can rest assured that your cherished device is in safe hands. With a reputation for excellence and a team of skilled technicians, Lappy Maker offers reliable and high-quality Mac screen repair services that guarantee customer satisfaction.

1: Why Choose Lappy Maker for Mac Screen Repair?

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2: The Mac Screen Repair Process at Lappy Maker

Step 1: Assessment and Diagnosis: When you bring your Mac to Lappy Maker, the technicians will thoroughly examine the device to identify the issue with the screen.

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[curvylizzie]

Your conversation is interrupted by the apparently awaited arrival of Dr. Morgan with an additional technician. "Well, we never thought we were ever going to use this thing, but we're going to transfer your harness to the EPD Gantry and you should be able to freely move about this room." It is a relatively simple process to get you transferred. The thing that takes the most time is another readjustment of the straps that do the supporting of your colossal pregnant tummy. Then they simply clip the gantry into the eyelet at the top and unhook the rolling hoist. You immediately feel lighter! While the hoist just kept you elevated the gantry is engaged in dynamically counter-balancing the full weight of your body. It still takes a tremendous effort using your legs to propel yourself in any direction, but you have a sensation of almost "floating" in place. "To move all of that weight easier you actually have to engage the active controls in the gantry." Dr. Morgan takes your wrist and slips a Micro SD into a slot. "That will give your wrist unit controls for the gantry, courtesy of Dr. Branch." He then shows you a white plastic remote with a wrist strap and a simple set of three-dimensional controls. "And here is the regular remote, keep one of them on you all the time, you don't want to get stranded!" You look at all of this equipment and the edifice containing it. All of THIS because that doctor fucked bareback in your hospital bed. Well… and then you had unprotected sex and got creampied two more times. But still, that simple act of letting a guy between your pretty, little legs leading to ALL OF THIS is pretty incredible!

i regret absolutely nothing

[awishturnedwell]

Okay. I work on HP Printers every day. More specifically I work on a digital press (5 total, 2 types). These are not household printers. They wouldn't even fit in my house.

Thanks to covid and my local service technicians I've learned how to replace almost every part that isn't a fuse, an ink line, a power source, or tucked so deeply in the printer that it's unreachable. I can call remote support and skip all the easy steps because all the guys know me. If it's a basic fix I'd have already done it or I'm seeking confirmation before changing a part.

All this is to say that HP the company is innovative as fuck. We had an older printer that was smaller than what I usually run. But it also led to my machines. I tore that thing apart when it broke.

It was so hard to navigate or find anything. And parts that need to be replaced regularly were almost impossible to get to. A coworker recently told me he's heard that version referred to as disposable. You use a certain amount of ink and then recycle the thing. It's useless.

My printer is so much smarter. Someone who knows literally nothing about the machine can be given a single piece of paper with four pictures on it and replace the most commonly broken part. It's designed to have backups and fail safes.

Then there's my other printer. It's so new it's still what they advertise on their website. It's a hot piece. And it has so so so of the same parts as the throwaway printer!! But they're accessible and easy to replace. And they've got better resistors and they're smarter.

And they're constantly pushing out bug fixes and monitoring it for errors. They have research and development working on one in a warehouse trying to make it break before the customers do.

All of this is to say that HP and all other home and small office printing companies are perfectly capable of making their printers accessible and fixable. They've already done it with their large and mid-size printers.

They're refusing to let you fix your small one or your company's copy machine because it makes them money.

It is capitalism and corporate greed alone that is preventing service manuals from being available online. I struggle to believe that a disclaimer telling you what voids your warranty and a section that locks you out of things that will electrocute you with warnings isn't enough liability prevention.

Tl;dr: HP makes an innovative and easy to repair print in large and mid-size. They're perfectly able to do it in small size. Which means other companies are likely the same.

a comic about printers

I remember seeing a post a couple months back of someone talking about printer troubles and companies making them bad deliberately, like pointlessly different screw sizes and a lying no-usb-compatibility sticker

If someone knows it please tell me, I'm pretty sure I remember it had good resources on a youtube channel that teaches you how to fix stuff!

[sistaffingsblog]

Top Industries Hiring Through Staffing Agencies in Maryland

Staffing agencies play a critical role in helping businesses across Maryland find qualified talent quickly and efficiently. By providing flexible, scalable, and cost-effective hiring solutions, agencies can support various industries, ranging from healthcare to technology and beyond. As the job market continues to evolve, staffing agencies have become increasingly indispensable to employers looking to navigate hiring challenges and meet the demands of their growing businesses.

Here’s a breakdown of the top industries in Maryland that are hiring through staffing agencies, and how these agencies help meet the unique needs of each sector.

1. Healthcare

Healthcare is one of the largest and most rapidly growing industries in Maryland. With world-class hospitals, medical research centers, and a large aging population, the demand for healthcare professionals has skyrocketed in recent years. Staffing Agencies in Maryland specialize in filling both clinical and non-clinical roles, from doctors and nurses to administrative staff and medical billing specialists.

Key Roles Filled by Staffing Agencies in Healthcare:

Registered Nurses (RNs)

Physicians and Specialists

Medical Assistants and Technicians

Healthcare Administrators

Medical Coders and Billers

Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians

How Staffing Agencies Help:

Quick Placements: Healthcare staffing agencies can quickly place qualified candidates to meet urgent needs, whether it’s to fill in for a staff member on medical leave or address a sudden surge in patient volume.

Specialized Expertise: Agencies like SI Staffing and Aerotek work with healthcare organizations to find highly specialized talent with specific certifications, such as nurse practitioners or physical therapists.

Temporary and Permanent Staffing: Agencies offer both short-term and long-term solutions, ensuring hospitals, clinics, and private practices can address both temporary staffing gaps and long-term personnel needs.

2. Information Technology (IT)

Maryland’s growing technology sector, particularly in areas like cybersecurity, software development, and data science, makes it a hub for IT talent. As companies continue to digitize their operations, the demand for skilled IT professionals has reached unprecedented levels. Staffing agencies are crucial for sourcing IT talent, especially for short-term projects or specialized roles that require specific skills.

Key Roles Filled by Staffing Agencies in IT:

Software Developers

Cybersecurity Experts

Data Scientists and Analysts

Network Engineers

Cloud Computing Specialists

IT Project Managers

Technical Support Specialists

How Staffing Agencies Help:

Specialized Recruiting: IT staffing agencies have deep networks and databases of tech professionals with expertise in niche areas, allowing them to quickly identify candidates with the right skill set.

Contract-to-Hire Options: Many businesses prefer to hire IT talent on a temporary or contract basis before making them permanent employees, and staffing agencies facilitate these types of arrangements with flexibility.

Remote Work Solutions: As remote work becomes more common in the IT sector, agencies are adept at finding remote or hybrid candidates who can meet employers’ needs.

3. Manufacturing and Logistics

The manufacturing and logistics sectors in Maryland are essential to the state’s economy, particularly with its proximity to major transportation hubs like the Port of Baltimore and Washington, D.C. With increased consumer demand and the need for efficiency, these industries require a consistent stream of qualified workers in both production and distribution roles.

Key Roles Filled by Staffing Agencies in Manufacturing and Logistics:

Warehouse Workers and Forklift Operators

Production Line Workers

Quality Control Inspectors

Supply Chain Managers

Logistics Coordinators

Maintenance Technicians

Machine Operators

How Staffing Agencies Help:

Seasonal Demand: Many businesses in manufacturing and logistics face seasonal spikes in demand. Staffing agencies help fill short-term positions to meet production quotas during peak periods.

Skilled Trades and Certification: Agencies ensure that candidates have the proper training and certifications, such as OSHA certifications, to ensure safety and compliance in manufacturing environments.

Temporary-to-Permanent Placement: Agencies can offer a trial period through temporary staffing, allowing employers to assess candidates’ skills and fit before committing to permanent hires.

4. Finance and Accounting

Maryland’s finance sector is a key player in the region’s economy, home to numerous banks, insurance companies, and financial services firms. The state’s proximity to Washington, D.C., also boosts demand for financial professionals in both government and private sectors. Staffing agencies are crucial for sourcing qualified finance and accounting professionals who are skilled in handling complex financial tasks and compliance regulations.

Key Roles Filled by Staffing Agencies in Finance and Accounting:

Accountants and CPAs

Financial Analysts

Tax Preparers

Auditors

Bookkeepers

Payroll Specialists

Insurance Adjusters

How Staffing Agencies Help:

High Demand for Specialized Talent: Staffing Agencies in Maryland specialize in finding finance professionals who are highly skilled in areas like tax law, financial modeling, and risk management.

Temporary and Seasonal Staffing: Finance and accounting departments often require extra support during peak seasons, such as tax season, and staffing agencies are equipped to fill these temporary needs.

Regulatory Compliance: Staffing agencies ensure that candidates are up-to-date with industry regulations and certifications, which is crucial in the highly regulated finance and accounting sectors.

5. Administrative and Clerical

Administrative roles are critical to the smooth functioning of any business. From office management to customer service and HR, Staffing Agencies in Maryland businesses find administrative professionals who are organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing a wide range of tasks.

Key Roles Filled by Staffing Agencies in Administrative and Clerical:

Administrative Assistants

Customer Service Representatives

Office Managers

Data Entry Clerks

Human Resources Coordinators

Receptionists

Executive Assistants

How Staffing Agencies Help:

Temporary Assistance: Agencies like Randstad and Robert Half often provide temporary administrative staff for businesses that need short-term support or to cover for employees on leave.

Executive-Level Support: Staffing agencies help companies find high-level executive assistants and office managers who can manage complex administrative tasks and support senior leadership.

Flexible Staffing Solutions: Many businesses prefer to hire administrative staff on a temporary or contract basis to address fluctuating workloads, and staffing agencies offer this flexibility.

6. Education and Training

Maryland’s education system, from K-12 schools to universities, as well as the growing number of vocational training centers, requires a steady flow of qualified educators and administrators. Staffing agencies in Maryland support educational institutions by helping them fill teaching and support roles.

Key Roles Filled by Staffing Agencies in Education:

Teachers (K-12 and Higher Education)

Substitute Teachers

Instructional Assistants

Academic Advisors

Administrative Support Staff

Tutors

Childcare Workers

How Staffing Agencies Help:

Short-Term Staffing: Temporary placements are common in education, particularly for substitute teaching roles or to cover long-term absences due to maternity leave or illness.

Specialized Educators: Agencies like Kelly Services specialize in finding qualified educators with the right certifications, particularly for specialized subjects like STEM, special education, or language arts.

Conclusion

Staffing agencies in Maryland are integral to meeting the dynamic and diverse needs of businesses across a wide range of industries. From healthcare to IT, manufacturing, and education, these agencies help employers quickly and efficiently find qualified talent to fill both temporary and permanent roles. As businesses in Maryland continue to navigate a post-pandemic job market, partnering with a staffing agency offers a flexible, cost-effective way to meet workforce demands while accessing specialized talent pools.

Whether you’re a business looking to fill a critical role or a job seeker looking for new opportunities, staffing agencies in Maryland offer valuable solutions for navigating the ever-changing labor market.