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Ti Platonism

Ti is a function that defines an object by its essential nature (Ji) while experiencing the object as having an inanimate (T) character. Objects are registered platonically, thus triggering an impersonal relationship to that object's character, causing it to be understood from a universal, general, and removed place. This occurs even if the objects are technically alive. In this case, the entities are registered by their universal and general properties as instances of timeless human forms rather than as specific living essences.

Search for Universal Axioms

While it might be said that all types seek a truth of a sort, the quest for truth has a particular meaning for the Ti user. They are not satisfied with acquiring information, and indeed, they generally avoid information but are instead drawn to eternally narrow their search down to what they believe is the core of a thing - beyond the senses and the confines of space or time. They will aim to eliminate as much as is unnecessary until only the essence remains. To them, truth means landing upon some elusive and singular convergent principle or nexus that gives formulation, symmetry, and justification to everything else in the conscious universe. The Ti user is on a quest for a philosopher's stone. They will dig for it in all manner of philosophies and theories of the mind, which can cause them to become obsessive in their pursuits and abandon all sense of context in their research. They may forget that they are not making tangible progress towards any scientific or objective aim but instead are diving headlong into a conceptual challenge. Indeed, it is an epistemological challenge with the bait of the One Truth at the end, which they chase. Moreover, whether the Ti user ever knows this truth is irrelevant to the visceral belief in its existence. Even if they have come to doubt all truth and have entered an existential dead end in their pursuit so that they only know that they know almost nothing, they were led into this territory by an inarticulated but deep-rooted suspicion that something is there just waiting to be crystallized into knowledge.

Reductionism

For the Ti user, the world is often seen as a place of incongruences and complexities, paradoxes and mysteries. Everything operates from unchecked assumptions on top of assumptions with no explanation for why any such thing is to be believed. The world seems utterly chaotic and nonsensical, which causes great stress, especially in pursuing axiomatic truth. In order to alleviate this, Ti often executes a reductionistic methodology wherein all unjustified things are negated to eliminate all untruths and see what is left. In its purest sense, Ti will not wish to adopt any form of knowledge or information if it does not understand its underlying formation. It will feel that if the starting premise within them is incorrect, the entire foundation is faulty, and all else that can be built from it will be askew. Therefore, it obsesses over the accuracy of the first few blocks and cornerstones of its epistemology, forcing Ti often into an infinite regression loop of doubt. If told "go to school," then one may think, "What is school?" and from there, proceed to ask, "What is a degree?" and "What makes the knowledge gained at a school desk more valid than what is self-taught?" This can be frustrating to family members as it may appear that the Ti user is rationalizing their way out of responsibility when, in reality, they are contending with the existential questions of meaning, value, and purpose - which often must be addressed for them first before a single finger can be lifted towards a task. This can be problematic as Ti will tend to reduce social norms/ideas/things down to parts without putting them back together. These thoughts will occupy the Ti user's mind continually and may cause things to lose their value as the process of reduction strips away all meaning. At its most extreme, this can lead to existential dilemmas and nihilism even when nothing in life suggests a reason to be unhappy. As Ti is a subtractive process by nature, it acts as a diagnostic process that identifies misalignment in any premises system. Hence, it tends to be far better at identifying what things are not than what things are. It is often up to the other functions to counterbalance Ti's influence and provide positive affirmation for reasons, motivations, and purposes.

Castle Construction

However, if enough of a theoretical foundation has been set in the Ti user's mind, then a crystalline structure emerges at the core of their being. Like the growth of an ice crystal from water, a theoretical castle begins to form. Each block of this castle is a premise or argument that helps structure the incoming information of reality in such a way as to create an interpretive scaffold. For Ti, this scaffold serves as a sort of Rubik's cube or kaleidoscope that allows the complexities of life to be viewed and understood from a convergent point. Should there ever be a mismatch between the reality outside of them and the kaleidoscope's prediction, the Ti user hurries to try to reformulate and refine their instrument (to fix the Rubik's cube), but an instrument they must use. The Ti user does not interface with reality directly but does so through this instrument, which acts as their proxy and go-between and allows them to make sense of things without necessarily needing to engage in the difficult task of materialism or empiricism. This leads inescapably to forming a personal theory, often beginning with the phenomenology of the mind/consciousness. One such example of a crystalline theoretical structure is René Descartes' "cogito ergo sum," which, through his efforts and thoughts, was the cornerstone he came to develop and which helped him make sense of all other premises that cascade from this first axiom. However, each Ti user may place a different conclusion as their starting premise. For some, the fundamental principle may be consciousness; for others, it may be bodily experience; and for others, it may be God or love.

Ontology & Linguistics

The Ti function is inherently philosophical, producing in the Ti user a gravitation towards what we might call ontology. It becomes essential for the Ti user to define things in and of themselves. In this sense, Ti seeks to describe reality absolutely and almost as though they were to vanish themselves from existence. It must be able to be true without them in the picture; otherwise, it is not valid. Ti seeks a timeless abstract definition for everything by this metric. The Ti user usually seeks to encapsulate the essence of a thing through semantic precision, meticulously working out where the boundaries lie between two adjacent thought groupings. There is little more satisfying to them than when data suddenly clicks into perfect arrangement, revealing a fundamental truth. The Ti user lives for these rare and magic moments of clarity, and by engaging in this differentiation process, they gain a firm mental grasp on the world, dissipating the fog of the unknown. The further the Ti user is from clarity of definition in their thoughts, the more internal dissonance will be felt. This can also make the Ti user a bit of a grammar nazi, and their semantic proclivities can lead them to spend hours discussing starting terms without ever making headway related to the real-world problem in question. The Ti user may be highly stimulated by such a discourse even though the original point of the discussion has been left far in the past. More than a few Ti users thus take to linguistics for their proximity to philosophy and their capacity to organize the very structure of our knowledge paradigms.

Perfectionism

Additionally, there is a perfectionist quality to the Ti user wherein their desire for purity of logos is at once a desire for purity of the self. Indeed, the Ti user's success in building this logic framework is tied to their sense of identity, as they may view themselves primarily as truth-seekers and truth-speakers. There will be an ethical quality to their pursuit, which manifests in a value of neutrality, honesty, authenticity, and clarity. Lack of neutrality, honesty, or clarity will be sensed as a transgression that they avoid in their behavior and may depreciate in others. As a compass function, Ti will strive for a type of nobility of character that it can sustain only if it feels honest with itself and avoids as many impurities as possible in its thinking. This high personal standard can cause the Ti user to become entirely mute as their ignorance forces them to retract any opinion or utterance they cannot firmly stand behind. The strong Ti user may be a very silent presence at school or in the workforce, speaking only occasionally and after minutes or hours of reflection on what he wishes to say. If their logical devotion is towards an art project or creative endeavor, the same bottleneck may appear, causing them to hesitate to publish any works until everything feels perfect. They may feel their works are never quite precise enough and will spend countless hours refining them, aiming for their writings, paintings, or manifestations to capture their thoughts and intentions without compromise. This can lead to negative feelings and self-blame for mistakes or misinformation.

Stubborn Alignment to Framework

While the Ti user may not know many things, he will stand firm by what he does know. The Ti user can be stubborn and difficult to negotiate with if they have fixated on specific ideas they feel are true, and so long as their idea remains in their head, their heels remain sunk in that interpretation. This can make them impractical in many real-world situations when the consequences of their carefully crafted definitions collide with specific necessary actions and obligations. They often refuse to participate in something that seems necessary to some but misaligned to them. Moreover, while no pressure, external circumstance, or logistical necessities can bend their opinion, a properly aimed rebuttal can radically shift their stance in moments. The Ti user's logical apparatus operates like a lock combination. When the right inputs (deductions) are received, the gates of their thoughts suddenly reconfigure, allowing for a completely new mental trajectory to be possible and new actions to emerge from them. However, without this reconfiguration, they may remain deadlocked in certain conclusions or philosophies even when those conclusions harm them. The strong Ti user must reason his way out of a particular conceptual hole and cannot simply ignore it or choose a more convenient path that does not fit into the structure and rules of their self-made castle.

-Behaviors Under Stress

Emotional Shutoff

When the stress and gravity of life cause a fall out of emotional health, the strong Ti user's already faint emotional energies become even more deeply coveted. Unable to operate meaningfully in the environment, they will flee entirely from the world and into a protective barrier. They will shut off emotionally and may become suspicious and avoid intrusions to their private space. This can lead to a very isolated experience where they feel they can only rely on themselves to figure out the answers to emotional problems, which are often treated as intellectual problems. Driven equally by feelings of self-sufficiency and fear of emotional openness, they will aim to shoulder their pain alone.

They will meet the problem with callousness. What is not felt cannot hurt, and here, their natural capacity for dispassion is repurposed and used to strip power away from the heart. They may sever their connection to others with surprising ease and forget the magnitude of their inner affect. What is non-ideal is rejected as they continue pursuing the ideal in themselves and others. However, the content remains present but buried in the unconscious, and they may harbor unresolved feelings for years at a time – often freezing their heart in the process. Merciless as they may be, they will intellectualize their decisions, satisfying their need to act from just premises and retain a proper sense of self.

Wailings and charged emotional reactions may be perceived as irrational, inappropriate, and to be avoided. However, as stress accumulates further, their logic will become gradually distorted as they aim to rationalize what is essentially an emotional objection. Unable to clearly and cathartically convey their heart's voice, having stripped it of its power, their inner pains will emerge through distorted logical arguments and skewed claims. Their tendency to intellectualize matters of the heart will lead them to push the narrative into a form that aligns with their repressed feelings. As their stress furthers, they may disconnect themselves from others entirely and fall into schizoid tendencies.

Hyper-Focus on Imperfections

In another scenario, if the Ti user's heart remains open, they meet the problem with honesty of feeling. In their pursuit of authenticity of self, they allow the full gravity of their situation to hit them, and they familiarize themselves with their darkest disappointments, losses, and despair. Because they are perfectionists, they will turn their attention to themselves to understand what is wrong. They may come to feel responsible for all that is not going well in their life and will be prone to episodes of melancholy and deep ruminations about their shortcomings. Worse yet, if a conclusion emerges ("I am horrible," "I am responsible") that cannot be rationally refuted, be it true or not, they will need to continue believing it in order not to betray their compass, even if believing such a thing causes continual pain. Moving past certain damages can be challenging unless their paradigm changes to reinterpret their past in a way that puts them in a more merciful place. They will have trouble accepting positive emotions just for the sake of it, without cause to feel positive. They will feel dubious about any trajectory of healing that is not somehow justified in a certain sense. In this way, they do themselves no service; holding onto their negative beliefs so adamantly can be the cause of their demise.

#Cognitive Typology #Cognitive Functions #Introverted Thinking #Ti #INTP #ISTP #Behaviorism #Platonism #Search for Universal Axioms #Reductionism #Castle Construction #Ontology #Linguistics #Perfectionism #Stubborn Alignment to Framework #Emotional Shutoff #Hyper-Focus on Imperfections #Void

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theriu · 4 months ago

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You gotta wonder if any bad guys have kidnapped Peter Parker, Only Guy Known To Get Good Spiderman Pics, assuming that he must be friends with Spiderman and can contact him to come rescue him(self). Imagine the embarrassment and awkwardness of the situation. Peter probably having to call Ned or whoever his in-universe friend-in-the-know is and pretend to be talking to Spiderman while said friend is like ????? Waiting for the bad guys to leave him alone long enough to snap the ropes with his spidey strength and then stage the room to appear like Spiderman snuck him out. What if he's in the middle of writing a snarky note when the bad guys come back in and he's hiding in a shadowy corner on the ceiling sweating and praying they obey the axiom that people searching for things usually forget to look up. This has such potential for a hilarious comedy of errors.

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giankumar-blog1 · 1 month ago

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Who Am I – In Search of the Self.

Alter your perceptions and seek -Who Am I? It is the most crucial and the substratum of the subject of Spiritualism. A lot depends on whether you consider the divine a deity or a supreme cosmic ability of energy. Only after you accept this intuitive ability from which all that we know about God and the universe will your mind be able to comprehend the meaning behind the spiritual axiom of the creator and its creation being the same and not two as ascribed in the Vedas declaring the first great saying to be Prajnanam Brahma – Intelligence is Divine.

Discovering who we are is a journey that contributes to the growth and spiritual development toward finding inner peace and fulfillment. It's essential to explore the connection between our personality and the more expansive universe to grasp the nature of our actual reality. After recognizing one's limitations, it is necessary to concentrate on areas that need improvement. The soul containing the cosmic spirit is your guide, based on which your mind rides.

Furthermore, when you say – my body, mind, or thoughts- indicate these are yours, you are not them like you consider material objects such as my phone or my house. Body and mind belong to you; they are your instruments to use and not to be used. You will never say I am mind or thoughts; they are yours. So, who owns everything your mind erroneously claims as 'me and mine'? If you rule out everything that you presume as 'you are' from the cognitive mind, what is left is the actual owner. Now, all you need to know after this is - Who Am I?

Over millennia, understanding the Self remains mysterious despite access to spiritual knowledge. It frequently intertwines with consciousness, ego, and our sense of "I." Because there are multiple interpretations and meanings associated with this concept in science, theology, philosophy, and different religions, it becomes a subject of opinion.

Through introspection and meditation, Eastern philosophies have delved into self-knowledge, offering insights that deserve consideration. The question "Who am I?" holds significance in Hindu and Buddhist perspectives. It emphasizes the importance of self-inquiry to self-realization, transcending the ego, unlike the view of other religions that often separates creation from its creator.

Understanding the Self's essence and connection to the cosmos is fundamental to spiritual exploration. Modern scientific explorations, particularly in Quantum Physics, resonate with ancient Vedic wisdom. The Vedas express that all existence is fundamentally unified—eternal, infinite, transcending space and time—as inseparable energy. This concept aligns with the understanding that the creator and creation are not separate entities but interconnected in the universe's vast nothingness, where unchanging eternal waves of energy exist. Essentially, you are a collection of electron clouds entangled by the principle of non-locality in Quantum Mechanics controlling the universe.

This convergence between ancient philosophies and modern scientific perspectives emphasizes the unity and interconnectedness underlying existence, transcending dualistic views and highlighting the intrinsic nonduality of all that exists from which everything in the forms of matter and consciousness appears to disappear. What eternally survives is the ultimate truth- we are all nothing but energy, where the supreme ability is the spiritual awareness from which everything becomes known, representing the creator and creation.

To sum up, being is what self-realization entails, not becoming. It marks the end of seeking, acquiring, and possessing. The truth—the radiant Self—shines forth when the seeker dissolves. It's the complete dissolution of the ego. Ultimately, self-realization reveals that there's no one to realize the Self; the Self embodies truth, knowledge, and bliss and is that boundless nondual presence in the form of being-ness or awareness.

Therefore, self-discovery is profoundly personal and ongoing; it requires us to transcend influences and dive into who we are. Approaching this journey with a receptive mindset enables individuals to experience personal progress and self-improvement. For more information please visit www.giankumar.com

#Gian Kumar - Spiritual Author #Who am I?#What defines me?#What is my true self?#What is my identity?#What is my essence?#What makes me unique?#spirituality #Self Improvement

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kaiasky · 11 months ago

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I’ll say what I said before, which is obviously humans matter a little bit in the consequentialist calculations , and / In Theory/ If I could put them in a little harmless happiness bubble that would be nice, but I have multiple brain-cells and have seen the graphs of monetary income per capita vs meat consumption, so I understand that / In Practice/human wellbeing should be rejected as either unimportant or actively harmful

yes and i think you're building a house atop the assumptions-about-the-world equivalent of the search results for 'dangerous osha unapproved ladder fails compilation'.

i think the measure of a ethical theory what it says is moral, not its consistency or all-encompassing nature. Like I understand the axioms you're using to get there and I understand their appeal as universal simple assumptions, but if your ethical theory requires the obliteration of every person on earth, it is clown honk honk circus mode and not a serious opinion.

(to be clear to anyone reading this though. despite how annoying asker is veganism is still Correct imo and u should reduce ur animal products consumption if reasonably possible. just don't nuke the planet about it)

#thanks for the ask!#discourse

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hillbowman · 5 months ago

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The Necessities Of Survival.

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The Need to Migrate

Was it about Smokey?

All Right then;

From the End > to > the beginning.

What it’s all about, it's about a footpath of stepping stones that gradually gently and easily make a traversable transit like ants walking along the same chemical trail. Except We will be walking along the same (Electromachanical Electromagnetic) galactic footpaths..

From planet to planet through our solar system;

Extending in steady progression to both the outer edge and also center of our galaxy.

I believe this text can prove this long term objective feasible.

( technologically speaking ),

within under 200 years.

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Within the next 50 years,

establishing colonies on any livable planets and harvesting from all of them.

Within the next 20 years,

it should be us the population, the human race that takes the lead. in this expansion to outer space.

It should not be government or industry.

if it is then our opportunity as a free and pioneering species WILL most certainly be enslaved for the far foreseeable future by either corporatocracy or oppressive government..

The alternative …

What I attempt to suggest in this document will allow the human population, as a population to expand freely.

At your own will, initiative and capabilities as individuals and small groups such as vacationers in corporate business planners might see fit.

It should be Crowd funding (as crowd funding is the closest modern man can get to democracy).

Unfettered by government and Corporatocracy

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This is your personal opportunity to put your money on your Own interest ~~ for forward momentum as a species.

Put your money on the objectives that you want to go forward.

Make physical technological progress as a species in the directions that we agree apon, collectively as a species

Casting our vote for specific results in a specific intended direction…

Through Crowdfunding via Our Collective Financial Contributions to any given project under the universe.

Technology, engineering, science, aerospace, agriculture, under c, exploration, mining, you pick it…, humanities, medicine etc.

… For the benefit of the species Humanity),

…in the direction that(YOU THINK) best serves our biosphere as a whole…

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Hey how's it going today everybody this is smokey smoke of ABQ signing on and flying over…

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Let’s just check a few facts like the altimeter reading oxygen and a few other little tidbits to get the ball rolling…

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All of the living organisms in our biosphere ( as well as ourselves in our own personal interests) are at a critical juncture in human understanding, in science technology, engineering, physics, materials manipulations such as metallurgy and polymers, dissemination of information and capability to digest that information that we must move out into low earth orbit.

It a necessity of our own survival as a species. If by some circumstance our biosphere can no longer sustain us (from which probabilities there are more than a few), then by necessities of survival of the species we must have first and foremost a libraries of knowledge archived in low earth orbit or perhaps Middle Earth orbit furthermore we should immediately begin on building geosynchronous low earth orbit platforms for habitation as housing as, a business, as daily activity and not as something scientifically spectacular.

We've had the technology(on Moss as a species) for years and years and decades and decades.

it's time to get out there.

To master the art , science and technology of being an interplanetary / intergalactic space fairing spspecies

NOT a terrestrial one.

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I assure you, within 30 years human beings will be working and living in space. The question is?, what will the habitation conditions be…??l

What will the working conditions and environment be !!/

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Those are the two questions that are paramount.

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Next: As in Right Now this is the first thing we need to do.

Through crowdfunding We as a global population, should start propelling money in the directions of the technology, resources and expansion ventures that you choose to support.

And thereby begin moving technologically(and morally) in the direction we should have gone in ever since the 1970s.

Now all the cards are on the table. So seriously, everybody that reads this book, if you put $1 on it crowdfund something put $1 on it. Maybe a month or a year from now you’ll put $10 on that same crowd funding but fund it.

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There are almost 8 billion inhabitants (human that is) on our biosphere as I speak at the moment.

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The immediate environment we all exist in.

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The first thing that must be realized by all human beings is that this biosphere that we call Earth is a closed ecosystem.

Without extrapolating too much detail in the biology (this book is intended for general reading after all).

It is critical to understand that in a closed ecosystem there is a maximum life support for volume of living organisms within that ecosystem.

When maximum volume of total organisms within an ecosystem reaches maximum level (capacity) the vast majority of any species within that ecosystem will die off by starvation, lack of shelter, water, oxygen, and other necessities that the ecosystem can no longer provide for all organisms within the ecosystem.

It has been scientifically demonstrated that when a closed ecosystem reaches maximum population density then organisms across-the-board relying on food, water and other natural resources begin to go through a die off.

Surviving population stagnate to whatever the environment can sustain. populations can no longer grow.

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Human beings are the only organism on this planet Earth that have the capacity to expand out from this planet to other planets.

It is essential for the survival of not only Humanity but of all the living organisms on this planet (as well as the survival of the biosphere itself), that Humanity find a way to start moving out into the solar system immediately. And not for exploration but for habitation employment and long-term living arrangements as in generations.

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Further;

To harvest the raw resources of intergalactic space. And to construct our new intergalactic existences from those raw resources on site.

To expand out from this small little sanctuary of life we call earth. to create colonies, to export life in man-made into galactic vessels such as the “Steping Stone” centripetal gravitation into planetary space vessel…

To boldly build an electromagnetic electromechanical row of intergalactic ants that travel from here to the kuiper belt and at least 100 years step by step and from there out to the edge of the Milky Way galaxy and toward the center of it step by step in no less than 200 years.

As well as interplanetary colonization.

Colonizing other planets in Mass numbers. Throughout our own Milky Way Galaxy and also to other galaxies within a 12 light year diameter from planet Earth.

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Smokey here again, there are some things I should tell you up front about this book

This book is not intended to satisfy or stroke the eagles of any particular personages or organization.

This book is intended to spell out and blunt and direct language to the general popopulation;

Our state of the arts in science technology and human capabilities.

Underwater, On land, In low earth orbit: Projecting out to the Kuiper belt And beyond…

I see you stand flabbergast, but I tell you right now as we speak humanity has the capability scientifically we have the technology we have the engineers we have the manpower the only thing we lack is…

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(…Constructive Money…)

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In short I am writing this book to tell you what is really going on …

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AS OPPOSED TO SOME BIAS OPINION TO ACHIEVE MY OBJECTIVES, OR TO REDIRECT YOUR OPINIONS.

NOR IS THIS DOCUMENT INTENDED TO SELL YOU SOME BULL SHIT YOU NEITHER NEED NOR EVEN REALLY WANT, THAT WILL WASTE YOUR TIME, YOUR MONEY AND YOUR PATIENCE.

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THIS DOCUMENT IS SIMPLY TO INFORM YOU. NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS

FROM THERE IT’S UP TO YOU AS THE PROPERLY INFORMED ADULT TO MAKE THE IMMEDIATE DEDECISION

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This book started out as a humble short story and has evolved into Three full books as well as the short story... It is simply too much information to try to convey about this project in this concept and strictly technical times so I hope you will enjoy the short story of “MOM.”

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This book is not intended as a scientific treatise but rather as a humbled but capable observation in cognizant awareness of the reality of our environment and our circumstances."...

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thecreaturecodex · 2 years ago

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Modron, Quinton

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[It’s time for me to finish off my version of the modrons. See here for a general overview of them mechanically and conceptually. I have previously complained about how samey the modron hierarchs are, and this continues my attempts to differentiate them more from one another. I decided to keep the cleric casting at the upper tiers, and to give each of them a different one of Primus’ domains.]

Modron, Quinton CR 17 LN Outsider (extraplanar) This metallic humanoid has five arms, four growing from the usual places and one on its belt like a tail. It has fan-like wings and large shoulders, and carries a staff in its hands. Its face is dour and lean, with heavy brows and sunken cheeks.

The quintons are modron hierarchs that represent Primus’ mastery over knowledge. Primus understands the mysteries of the universe in ways that baffle and frighten mortal minds, and quintons are responsible for filtering that knowledge into axioms that mortals and modron drones alike can understand. They work most closely with the septons, organizing and collating their efforts and periodically publishing works collecting together all that is known of a particular topic. No source of inquiry is too small or too petty for a quinton, and one of the few markers of individuality among them is their particular special interests.

Quintons see combat as a distraction from valuable thinking time; they are not as thrilled with tactical possibilities as hextons are. Instead, they try to end combat swiftly and efficiently and get back to their studies, or bolster allied modrons to fight for them. They are invested with divine power through Primus, and any quinton is the match of the finest mortal spellcasters. All quintons carry a magical staff as a badge of office, which they use to supplement their own spellcasting. A quinton can use magical items with remarkable speed, and always has useful scrolls and wands on hand. Their understanding of the universe contains truths that are almost incomprehensible to non-lawful creatures, which quintons can use as a weapon to disrupt formations and allow themselves to escape.

Although quintons seem dour and withdrawn to mortals, among modrons they have something of celebrity status. Modrons need to rest and relax, even if they do not require food or sleep, and every modron sets aside time for recreation in order to maximize efficiency during working time. The most popular recreations are puzzles, ranging from simple word searches and small physical toys for monodrones, up to elaborate logic problems and cryptograms for the hierarchs. Quintons design and write these puzzles and have them distributed to the masses by quadrone messengers. Some of these puzzles have made it to the Material Plane, and the most elaborate of them have been mistaken for books in lost languages or works of particularly obscure philosophy.

Quinton CR 17 XP 102,400 LN Large outsider (extraplanar, lawful, modron) Init 29 (fixed); Senses darkvision 60 ft., detect chaos, detect magic, low-light vision, Perception +29 Aura shield of law (DC 25) Defense AC 32, touch 19, flat-footed 26 (-1 size, +6 Dex, +4 deflection, +13 natural) hp 273 (18d10+144 plus 30); regeneration 5 (chaotic, force) Fort +18, Ref +21, Will +23 DR 15/chaotic; Resist acid 10, cold 10, fire 10; SR 28 Defensive Abilities constructed Offense Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft. (average) Melee 5 slams +24 (1d12+6) Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft. Special Attacks rapid activation, stunning revelation Spell-like Abilities CL 18th, concentration +25 (+29 casting defensively) Constant—detect chaos, detect magic, read magic, shield of law (DC 25, self only), tongues At will—clairaudience/clairvoyance, greater command (DC 22), greater teleport, order’s wrath (DC 21), protection from chaos (DC 18) 3/day—commune, quickened dimension door, greater dispel magic, greater scrying (DC 24), vision, wall of force 1/day—dictum (DC 24), greater prying eyes, moment of prescience Spells CL 17th, concentration +25 (+29 casting defensively) 9th—foresight, mass heal (DC 27) 8th—discern location, maximized flame strike (DC 23), greater spell immunity, maximized slay living (DC 23) 7th—greater restoration, legend lore, extended mass bull strength, mass cure serious wounds (DC 25), repulsion (DC 25) 6th—banishment (DC 24), blade barrier (DC 24), find the path, geas/quest, heal (DC 24), maximized searing light 5th—breath of life (DC 23), extended divine power, mark of justice, plane shift (DC 23), maximized spiritual weapon, true seeing 4th—communal protection from energy, control water, cure critical wounds (DC 22), debilitating portent, dimensional anchor, divination, freedom of movement 3rd—cure serious wounds (DC 21), daylight, invisibility purge, prayer, remove blindness/deafness, speak with dead (DC 21), stone shape 2nd—aid, detect thoughts (DC 20), extended divine favor, eagle’s splendor, lesser restoration, extended shield of faith, zone of truth (DC 20) 1st—abundant ammunition, bane (DC 19), bless, compel hostility (DC 19), comprehend languages, cure light wounds (DC 19), sanctuary (DC 19) 0th—light, mending, resistance, stabilize Domain—Knowledge Statistics Str 22, Dex 23, Con 26, Int 31, Wis 26, Cha 25 Base Atk +18; CMB +25; CMD 35 Feats Combat Casting, Craft Staff, Dimensional Agility, Extend Spell, Improved Initiative, Maximize Spell, Quicken SLA (dimension door), Scribe Scroll, Spell Penetration Skills Appraise +28, Diplomacy +22, Fly +17, Knowledge (all) +33, Linguistics +28, Perception +28, Profession (publisher) +23, Sense Motive +26, Spellcraft +28, Use Magic Device +20; Racial Modifiers +4 Knowledge (all), +2 Perception Languages Celestial, Infernal, Modron, telepathy 100 ft. (36 miles with other modrons), tongues, 15 others SQ coordinated ally, encyclopedic knowledge, fixed initiative, item use Ecology Environment any land (Regulus) Organization solitary or confluence (2-5) Treasure double standard (staff worth approximately 40,000 gp, other treasure) Special Abilities Encyclopedic Knowledge (Ex) A quinton treats all Knowledge skills as class skills, and gains a +4 bonus on all Knowledge checks. Item Use (Ex) A quinton can use all spell completion and spell trigger magic items as if they were on its spell list. Spells A quinton can cast spells as a 17th level cleric. It gets access to domain spells from the Knowledge domain. Rapid Activation (Su) A quinton can use a spell trigger or spell completion magic item as a swift action. It may use this ability a number of times a day equal to its Intelligence modifier (10 times for an average specimen) Stunning Revelation (Su) As a standard action, a quinton can speak aloud a great and unsettling truth of existence. All creatures that can hear the quinton within 30 feet must succeed a DC 23 Will save or be stunned for 1d4+1 rounds. On a successful save, they are staggered for 1 round. A creature that succeeds its save is immune to the stunning revelation of that quinton for the next 24 hours. Creatures with the lawful subtype are immune to the stunning revelation. A quinton can use this ability three times per day, and must wait 1d4 rounds between uses. This is a language dependent compulsion effect. The save DC is Charisma based.

#modron #quinton #planescape #D&D #pathfinder 1e #original art #tredlocity

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Phantom Children: Redux | Interlude II

A DPxDC crossover // Read on [AO3} or [FFN.net]

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One Year Ago…

Like many others before the doctor—and undoubtedly, many others after him—it was curiosity that did him in at the end. Curiosity, hubris, and poor lab safety.

But by the good graces of some cosmic force, Dr. Rhodes did not die. And after his shaking legs gave out and he laughed away his fright, he picked himself up, texted his colleague that he was alright, and went home to bed. Mind still heady from his near-death experience, he was completely oblivious to the extra consciousness that latched onto the shadows of his mind.

(Not that he knew to even look for it.)

(The red-rimmed eyes were only because Dr. Rhodes was tired. That’s all.)

And if it was Dr. Rhodes who laid his head to sleep that night, the thing that got up from bed later that night was very much not.

It felt strange to wear another person’s skin. Like an ill-fitting suit, the measurements were all wrong. The torso was too tight in some places, the range of movement around the joints too stiff, the feel of the body too wrong in ways He could not articulate.

No, Alexander Rhodes’ body did not fit, but it was a good enough hiding place for the time being.

He took stock of his surroundings. A well-furnished apartment complex on a high-rise building. The furniture was nothing He would consider luxurious, but quite possibly something above reasonably-priced. Upper-middle class, at most. A wall of the bedroom was covered in a large floor-to-ceiling window that looked out onto the city and the light-polluted skies above. In the distance, He could discern a bright blue W.E. sign fixed atop a tall tower.

Coupled with the gargoyles and the aura of death that clung to His shadow, it was safe to assume that this was Gotham.

A quick check at Dr. Rhodes’ phone confirmed His location as well as the date.

It had been two years since His imprisonment in that accursed thermos

It will be eight years until this timeline catches up with His own.

No… What was His own.

His own hinge event had passed. The timeline had diverged, and if it was not for His forethought in latching onto that time medallion, He would have been forcibly wiped by the timestream to maintain stability. Even now, He could feel the incessant tug of the universe pulling at His core, intent on correcting itself.

Like He was some mistake.

An aberration of nature twice over.

Well, it’s not like He disagreed, but He would rather not be beholden to the whims of something as fickle as Time.

He pulled up a search engine on the good doctor’s phone and looked up ‘Amity Park, Illinois.” Surprisingly, the front page results showed no notable headlines. There was news of Axiom Labs being funded for a new building, the Casper High Ravens winning their latest game, and other such plebeian stories— but there were no reports of ghost attacks. How strange. He kept scrolling through the news tab, eyes scouring for any mention of the Fentons or Danny Phantom or—

He froze. Borrowed eyes nearly bugged out of their sockets as the words tried to process in his head.

Why in the world was Vlad Masters the mayor?

Clicking on the blue hyperlink only led to more outstanding revelations, because not only was Vlad the mayor, he was also the proud father of one ‘Danielle Masters.’ Unbelievable. Vlad. A parent. He wondered for a brief moment what poor woman got saddled with having Vlad as a husband, before he saw a photo of ‘Danielle,’ all black-haired and blue-eyed and almost the spitting image of Danny at eleven.

Now, what were Danny’s thoughts on his clone?

In the search bar, He searched up the Phantom of Amity Park.

The results showed nothing promising. The most recent news reports the Amity Park Angle had from a few months ago focused on a different hero— some creature that went by the name Zelus. Any mentions of Phantom were kept to brief speculations on his disappearance and conspiracy theory posts by wackjobs that knew not one iota of how ghosts worked.

Further digging confirmed that Phantom’s last sighting was a week or so after the Nasty Burger explosion. The Fentons were still dead. Sam and Tucker were still dead. Vlad was still alive. So where was Danny?

The answer came in a short obituary.

Daniel “Danny” James Fenton, dead at fourteen, survived by no one.

Cause of death: suicide.

Laughter bubbled up His throat like acid.

It's almost nauseatingly droll how this timeline echoed his own. The Nasty Burger, blown sky high. Vlad Masters, his dreams of family nearly realized. Danny Fenton, dead by his own hand. (It wouldn't be the first time, nor would it be the last.)

Now, what sort of monster would claw its way out of Danny Fenton's corpse this time?

#dpxdc #phantom children: redux #my writing

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Top Tips for Securing the Best Student Accommodation: Rooms, Apartments, and More!

Whether or not securing the ideal student accommodation is reasonably important to a new student. Looking for a place and calling it home is a fact that a person stays happy in college which makes a big difference in his/her life. But with so many options and decisions, how do you assure yourself the best price?

This article will cover the best tips for securing the very best student accommodation, help you unleash your options, and give you encouragement on what to look for when choosing your new home. Are you ready to explore? Let's start!

Important Issues That Must Be Kept In Mind When Choosing Student Accommodation

Getting the right place to live during your course of study is the first and foremost issue, and it should not just be about finding a room to sleep. Several factors should be taken into account before making your decision to make the process more straightforward and easier.

Location

The age-old axiom that filled us with such conviction can effectively be paraphrased into this: it doesn't matter where your accommodation is as long as it is the closest to your educational institution. A wise choice would be a place that is situated conveniently near things like fresh produce shops, the library, or the bus stop if you are to be so fortunate. On top of that, if you're nocturnal or extroverted a candle-lit feast or the chance to meet other people would be decisive in improving your social life.

Budget and Rent

It is necessary to know the range that you can afford before your quest begins. Rent for student accommodation can vary a lot and it is all due to the property type, location, and amenities. Consider the additional expenses like water, electricity, gas, the internet, and the guarantee deposit that you have to pay at the beginning. Moreover, many residential properties include these costs in the rent that you have to pay, hence, your budgeting will be simplified. You should always check your contract meticulously to avoid hidden fees.

Type of Accommodation

There are several choices for the students such as getting a single room in a shared house, or a private apartment, or even living in college halls which are only for students. Here's a short review:

- Shared Houses: these are usually cheaper and more gregarious. You will be living with other students and in the same place » kitchen, living, etc.

- Private Apartments: More expensive: this is a big drawback but also the greatest advantage of living on your own. Such kinds of apartments are most suitable for those who want to live alone or with one roommate only.

- Student Halls/Residences: These are specifically for students and are either built and managed by universities or private companies. They are really good for freshman students or freshmen who do not know the way as they are not only a more convenient option but also a social network that is already set up.

Safety and Security

Feeling secure in your accommodation is the most important thing. In the case of properties, make sure to see if the following are in place: secure entry, monitoring cameras, and a well-lit atmosphere. If you plan to rent a commonplace, be sure the area is quite safe and consult with the current and former inhabitants to find out the safety issues.

Facilities and Amenities

Modern student accommodations frequently feature additional amenities such as fast internet, fitness centres, study rooms, and common areas for social hangouts. Start by deciding what amenities are most important to you. For example, is the kitchen fully equipped? If you like to cook, a kitchen with all the necessary equipment is preferable. Also, you should find housing that is about to offer or has the facilities of peaceful or designated study spaces if you need it.

How to Start Your Search for Student Accommodation

Your next step is to start searching after you have considered all your main requirements. Here you will find the best recommendations for ensuring the successful navigation of the process:

1. Start Early

The great student accommodations are usually booked quickly and it is especially common for the ones situated near very popular universities. To avoid such a situation, begin your search at least a few months before the course starts. This way, you will have more great options and fewer rivals.

2. Use Trusted Accommodation Services

Although it is quite attractive to go solo with your project, the use of reputable student accommodation services such as Student Tenant, for example, guarantees your access to legitimate locations and professional backup. There are many online platforms that are made for students to pick the perfect home out of many listed properties and the tools are provided for filtering by location, price, and amenities.

3. Visit the Property in Person

Try to visit the venue in person as much as possible. The photos may not be necessarily accurate and you should take note of the space, layout, and condition. If you are studying abroad or unable to visit in person then, maybe there is an option to ask for a virtual tour.

4. Ask the Right Questions

One thing that you should be clear about when looking at a property, is that you ask the questions and get the information on what you are committing to before signing on the dotted line. The questions to which you may get answers are for example:

- Are utilities included in the rent?

- What is the internet speed work?

- Is there a cleaning service for common areas?

- How long is the contract?

- Are those extra fees or charges we could expect aside?

5. Read Reviews and Get Recommendations

One of the most significant steps to take in instilling confidence in your choice of accommodation is through reading and getting the experience of others who have lived there before. Websites like Student Tenant frequently provide you with the chance to read feedback from the previous occupants, which can huddle some interesting points of view on the subject. Besides this action, ask your mates or school friends for suggestions.

Managing Your Budget and Rent Wisely

Student life is no easy life, as a student you might think that budgeting would be a bit of a delicate issue, but it's practically the only way to cover your pressing expenditures, especially when it comes to the rent. Here are some ideas on how you may budget wisely:

- Track Your Expenses: Always have a journal to write down your expenses as it will keep you aware of the biggest sources of expenditure. They are not only rent but also utilities, groceries, and transportation.

- Negotiate Rent: If the landlord is a private owner, bargaining the rent price is not an insane idea. Often, landlords may be ok trying to keep a cash cow out of their properties which are vacant during the low rate season, some are ready to go as far as reducing the prices and then throwing in free access to the internet.

- Rent Guarantor Services: If you are a foreign student or you have no one in the United Kingdom who will act as a guarantor for you, some of the companies offer those services so that you don't have to worry about the landlords letting you live there as they will eventually receive payments from you.

Why Student Tenant is Your Optimal Choice

When it comes to finding student accommodation, Student Tenant is a reliable service provider. They bring to the table a range of different student properties to serve everyone with budgets and needs. Among their more unique properties is Pebble Mill Residence in Birmingham, a perfect spot for students who are attending universities in the city.

Pebble Mill Residence: Professional Student Housing in Birmingham

Pebble Mill Residence, situated in the city, is a brand-new student residence that comes with clean, comfortable living cottages that have been specially designed for the students. It is fully equipped with anything students require such as high-speed internet, study rooms, and local universities. Also, the colourful shared areas make it easy not only to be in contact with new friends but also to balance your entertainment and educational life.

When you choose Student Tenant, you not only get a place to sleep but you also acquire a safe and nice home that supports both your studies and socializing life. Having options like Pebble Mill, you can be assured of a fantastic experience.

To wrap up, proper student accommodation is obtained through prudent research, timely preparation, and evaluating what is of supreme importance. In the process of the location, budget, and amenities, decision process, Student Tenant is always a helping hand. With properties like a shared house, private apartment, or student halls, university life can be breathtakingly beautiful. Best of luck looking for your future home!

#student accommodation #student tenant #birmingham #Pebble Mill Residence

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Technically speaking, it should have been impossible to find it. That had been the consensus among the People for a long time, but hunting down hingari had helped change our views. Hunting down perfect formshifters that the galactic council had considered to be myth went a long way to hunting down a creature that could not be found. You learn not to look for an entity, but rather the space around it.

It had long been an axiom among the People that true power lay in restraint. We are the best bounty hunters in the galaxy, but that is a matter of drive and choice as much as biology and luck. The flaw in this – there is a flaw in most things, so this should have surprised you – was that we did not always extend this same view to other species. It is no talent to see the worst in others: sometimes it is too easy to forget that as well.

Finding the most dangerous being in the galaxy had meant following rumours that had once been stories. Jokes no one actually believed. ‘The time he made all the stars spell out the word hello’ and ‘the day the justicars stopped working for six hours before he kicked Justice itself out of the universe for being mean’ are examples of such events. So we followed the ripples inward. World to world, cataloguing strangeness. Events that made no sense are difficult to track as many are never reported.

Most of the funds the galactic council gave the People went into bribes of that nature. You can loosen a lot of voices with the proper application of drugs and offers of freedom. The strange part was that those who knew of the People never thought we were tracking down the target. It never even occurred to them. We assumed that to be a protective field, naturally.

It was one of the longest hunts I’d been on, and I was the one who ended up on a tiny planet in a spiral arm almost two-thirds from the centre of the galaxy. The area isn’t much to speak of. The locals barely had space travel and had done terrible things to achieve it. Not that such things are unusual, but it was an odd place to hide. Like trying to hide a cherkut in a field of flowers. There were some odd energy readings in the world, but nothing my armour could not evade.

I hadn’t come looking for Events, you see, but the absence of other ones. There were no invasions from Outside to this world. Not a single one in over a decade. That should have been impossible, which is why I decided to check the world out in depth. The bipedal locals called themselves ‘humans’ and were terrified of my armour. They divided themselves in many ways, and the rest of their world as well. But they had survived a surprisingly long time on a world that did not like them, which suggested more strength than they knew they had.

It explained some of their strange distinctions, but nothing at all of why the most dangerous being in the galaxy would be here. I spent two years searching the world carefully, but from all indications the target was able to perfectly blend in with humans. Which was not a surprise, but the surprise was running into a great deal of humans who had met the target, though many were unaware of it. They had seen the impossible, but still went ‘oh, him? he is just human,’ despite any question I attempted.

I did not resort to lethal questions as the target clearly bent perception on a scale hitherto unknown. The People have some small talent at this, but this was beyond anything I had encountered.

I eventually was directed to smaller settlements on one specific continent. The People are trackers, yes, but sifting through millions of lifeforms was beyond both my patience and my skill set. As it turned out. I found the subject entirely by chance in a small town called Hopevale. What made the town unusual was that they had changed the name that morning from Dourton – named after a family, as it turned out, and locals were chatting away, having a local celebration without any reason for it.

I hesitate to besmirch the word council: the locals running the town had initiated an impromptu day free from toil and the subject was among them, chatting away with a human ally.

The People are not hingari, but the stealth functions of our suits do let us blend into many worlds. After two years, I almost always fooled humans long enough to get what I needed and leave them afterwards.

The target was drinking a beverage and talking to their ally. To every scan, the target was a human boy of eleven. Never mind that I observed him vanish and reappear twice: this did not change a single scan, nor the evidence of my own senses even though it should have.

“Did you know that ice cream cones can fit twenty scoops in them even though they say they can’t?!” he was saying to the human. He was very excited and proud.

The human paused. “How do they do that?”

The human seemed ordinary, despite being host to other energy inside them. That almost hid a talent of sorts, but I was unable to scan in depth without risking the target noticing me. That much I was certain of.

“Oh! They mostly go to the nutella dimension,” he said proudly.

“Ah. How long as their been a nutella dimension, Jay?”

The target considered that. “Almost six minutes,” he said.

The human rubbed the bridge of their nose, perhaps wishing they had a second one. It was difficult to be certain. Unlike other humans, they seemed to operate outside of the perception filter to some extent. “And if I was to ask why nutella?”

“Nuts tell a lot, Charlie!”

The human – Charlie, henceforth – closed their eyes for a moment, and opened them slowly. “What do they tell you right now, Jay?”

“That they’re really sorry they make some humans have allergies, so they won’t anymore.”

There are no readings for what happened next. It wasn’t power. It wasn’t even will. There were substances on the world that were fatal to humans in some cases. And one of them no longer was.

“You might want to ask some other nuts about that, and make sure Honcho knows,” Charlie said.

“Oh, okay!” Jay vanished. Again, reading wholly as human.

Charlie walked right over to me, crossing the road with a beverage in hand. “Can I ask who you are?”

I used my use-name among the humans.

Charlie let out a longer breath than a human had to. “I don’t know how long Jay will be busy, but please don’t waste my time. People notice Jay, because he is Jay. You are scared of him, so you are not from around here.”

There was awareness in that voice, and a measure of understanding in their optical receptors.

“I am of the People, and I am tracking down the most dangerous being in the galaxy.”

“Ah.” Charlie had a sip of a drink that had remained hot despite the fact that it should have cooled slightly. “Then I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong world.”

“I have –.”

“You have found Jay, and Jay is not dangerous.” The human paused a beat. “He is jaysome. That is not the same thing.”

The human rapped my armour, gently, with a finger. “I don’t know what you are, or why you are here. But I imagine if there is one, more might follow?”

“If I do not report in, my People will send another.”

“And you might not, if Jay meets you.” The human waved an appendage to another human, who was chatting easily with other humans. “That is Larry Dupois, the most infamous land developer in the area. He is apologising to people for hurting them and trying to make amends, because Jay hugged him and said it was ‘okay if you are jaysome’. I don’t know what you are, but I suspect Jay hugging you might change you as well.

“Jay never hugs anyone to harm them. He never intends harm. But he makes things better, because of adventures and because he is Jay. I don’t expect you to understand jaysome, but I am not certain you’ll be able to return home if you do.”

“The People would respond to such a threat. The galactic council –.”

“Can ignore this world,” Charlie said, in a tone that made my armour activate, though only defensively. “Jay is not dangerous, because Jay is not scary nor a monster. These are facts Jay knows about himself, and you’re not going to change that. Jay is my friend, and you’re not going to hurt him.”

“My mission is to track, understand and report. I mean no harm to Jay.”

“Then you should go, and ask people – politely – to leave Jay to his adventures and jaysome friendships and innocence.” Charlie offered a human smile, and I moved back from it. “Jay is very good at making friends. I don’t think anyone wants to see him try and make enemies?”

I left. I did not try and hide my departure, but the humans had been so dazzled by their own adventures that no one in the town noticed my speed. I vacated the world shortly after peanuts were again harmful and returned to make my report, which is simply this: Jay is powerful beyond our understanding, but he is not actually dangerous. And no one – not the People, and certainly not the galactic council – want to cause events that make him be dangerous.

There are forces in the universe even the council knows to leave alone. I suggest that Jay be one, and that earth be another. If you do not do this, there will no longer be a council. This is not a threat. I am not even certain Jay would be aware of removing the council. Whatever goals you have of control or dominance, let them depart you.

Be jaysome, and mean no harm.

Aliens have finally managed to track down the most dangerous being in the galaxy, on earth, hanging out with a bunch of humans because it likes their company.

#writing #prose #magician series #prompt reply

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thenefilim · 8 months ago

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Review - Max Beyond (2024)

A young boy named Max open rifts between universes, searching for the one where his brother Leon can rescue him from the clutches of the Axiom Corporation.

https://www.voicesfromthebalcony.com/2024/04/08/max-beyond-2024-review/

#max beyond #movie review #voices from the balcony #science fiction #action film #animation

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Space habitat reports – Apr.5.2024

Here is this week's selection of videos and news items about space habitats including the International Space Station and about living in space and space settlement. ** The past two Space to Ground reports from NASA Johnson https://youtu.be/_xqs4SCxcB0 https://youtu.be/tBV779u40to ** NASA Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle (Official NASA Trailer) - NASA NASA hosted a news conference from the Johnson Space Center in Houston April 3, 2024, to announce the companies selected to move forward in the development of the Lunar Terrain Vehicle under the LTVS (Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services) contract. The award leverages NASA’s expertise in developing and operating these next generation "Moon buggies" to build commercial capabilities that support scientific discovery and long-term human exploration on the Moon. NASA intends to begin using the LTV for crewed operations during the Artemis V mission on the surface of the Moon. https://youtu.be/zTHJ9zb8J2s ** NASA News Conference on Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis Missions - NASA Live from Johnson Space Center in Houston, we'll announce the company, or companies, selected to move forward in developing the LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle). The LTV will help future Artemis astronauts search for water, ice, and other resources on the lunar surface, helping humanity establish a long-term presence on another planetary body for the first time. Hear from: • Vanessa Wyche, director, NASA Johnson • Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist, NASA Headquarters • Lara Kearney, manager, Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program, NASA Johnson For more information, see: NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions | NASA - Apr.3.2024. https://www.youtube.com/live/2nVKbW59viQ ** Axiom Space Welcomes CNES - Axiom Space Youtube Axiom Space welcomed the President of the National Centre for Space Studies (@CnesFrance), Philippe Baptiste, for an in-depth look at our progress in commercial space and discuss economic partnerships. #BuildingOpportunity https://youtu.be/jLP9M0gAppY ** Blue Origin publishes paper on Orbital Reef in Nature journal: Orbital Reef and commercial low Earth orbit destinations—upcoming space research opportunities | npj Microgravity - Mar.2024 As the International Space Station comes to the end of a transformative era of in-space research, NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Destinations (CLD) Program aims to catalyze a new generation of platforms with co-investment from the private sector, preventing a potential gap in research performed in LEO, while building a robust LEO economy. In this paper, we provide insight into the CLD Program focusing on Orbital Reef, describing its operational and technical characteristics as well as new opportunities it may enable. Achieving about a third of the pressurized volume of the ISS with the launch of a single pressurized module and growing to support hundreds of Middeck Locker Equivalents (MLE) in passive and active payloads internally and externally, Orbital Reef will enable government, academic, and commercial institutions to continue and expand upon research and development (R&D) efforts currently performed on ISS. Additionally, it will enable nascent markets to establish their operations in space, by initiating new lines of research and technology development and the implementation of new ventures and visions. Using Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy launch system, Sierra Space’s cargo and crew Dream Chaser® vehicles, and Boeing’s Starliner crew vehicle, and expertise from Amazon/Amazon Supply Chain, Arizona State University, Genesis Engineering, and Redwire, Orbital Reef is being designed to address ISS-era transportation logistics challenges. Finally, this manuscript describes some of the expected challenges from the ISS-to-CLD transition, and provides guidance on how researchers in academia and industry can shape the future of commercial destinations and work performed in LEO.

A cross-sectional diagram of the Orbital Reef commercial space station. Credits: Blue Origin/Nature Microgravity ** VAST Check out our @vast facility in Long Beach, CA where we started building Haven-1. Design, analysis, software, avionics, machining, quality, supply chain/inventory/logistics, fabrication, primary structure welding, vibe/thermal/pressure testing, integration and more— all under one… pic.twitter.com/3LnZWYx0Sk — Max Haot (@maxhaot) April 5, 2024 ** Starlab - - Mitsubishi Corporation Joins Starlab Space as Strategic Partner, Equity Owner in Joint Venture | Starlab - Apr.5.2024 Starlab Space LLC (Starlab Space), the joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, today welcomed Mitsubishi Corporation as a strategic partner and equity owner in Starlab Space. This partnership expands Starlab Space's reach beyond a transatlantic partnership and transforms the joint venture into a global organization. Mitsubishi Corporation, renowned for its innovative endeavors across diverse industries, brings extensive expertise and resources to this global partnership. Mitsubishi Corporation is expected to leverage its capabilities to significantly increase the value of Starlab, using space research to enhance and accelerate terrestrial product development in multiple industries and expand access to space-based technologies globally ** A Home for Astronauts around the Moon - NASA The primary structure of the Gateway space station's HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module is one step closer to launch following welding completion in Turin, Italy. HALO is one of four Gateway modules where astronauts will live, conduct science, and prepare for lunar surface missions. NASA is partnering with Northrop Grumman and their subcontractor Thales Alenia Space to develop HALO. Image Credit: Northrop Grumman/Thales Alenia Space

The Gateway space station's HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module under construction in Turin, Italy. Image credits: Northrop Grumman/Thales Alenia Space ** Collins Aerospace tests new astronaut spacesuits onboard Zero-G flight - Spaceflight Now After working with the same spacesuits for nearly 40 years, NASA is looking to introduce the next generation of suits for astronauts working on the International Space Station and beyond. Collins Aerospace was one of two companies chosen to develop a new Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) for the ISS and is also preparing a follow-on version that will be available for Artemis missions to the Moon. Danny Olivas, chief test astronaut for Collins, recently spoke with Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith about one of the latest chapters in their test campaign: flying inside the suits onboard a Zero G plane, which can simulate microgravity through parabolic arcs. Olivas walks us through this latest round of testing, what it was like being in the suit in that environment and what's left before NASA astronaut can don these new spacesuits out in low Earth orbit. https://youtu.be/b2XTpDy9txw ** Other news, articles, op-eds, etc: - Calendar: - Webinar: What It Will Take To Build Communities In Space | Beyond Earth Institute, Thurs. 1:00-2:30 pm EST, April 25, 2024 - Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida | Ars Technica - April.2.2024 - Vast Space hires former Voyager Space executive | SpaceNews - Mar.29.2024 - Crew Keeps Up Space Health Research Before Next Trio Departs | Space Station/NASA - Mar.29.2024 - The impact of the Gravity Prescription on the future of space settlement | Space Settlement Progress - Mar.29.2024 - What Is Space For? Why we gaze and why we should go | William Boyce/The New Atlantis - Winter 2024 ** Highlight: Eye of the Sahara - Mauritania - Mar 26, 2024 23:57 UTC - ISS Above NASA EHDC6 Live views of the Earth from the International Space Station https://youtu.be/4bCr2JGZTZk ** Highlight: Florida - Sunglint - From Gulf to Atlantic over KSC - Feb 28, 2024 13:48 EDT - ISS Above https://youtu.be/FmUqysKhYqI ** Live Video from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream) - NASA Watch live video from the International Space Station, including inside views when the crew aboard the space station is on duty. Views of Earth are also streamed from an external camera located outside of the space station. During periods of signal loss due to handover between communications satellites, a blue screen is displayed. The space station orbits Earth about 250 miles (425 kilometers) above the surface. An international partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries operates the station, and it has been continuously occupied since November 2000. It's a microgravity laboratory where science, research, and human innovation make way for new technologies and research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. More: https://go.nasa.gov/3CkVtC8 Did you know you can spot the station without a telescope? It looks like a fast-moving star, but you have to know when to look up. Sign up for text messages or email alerts to let you know when (and where) to spot the station and wave to the crew: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov https://www.youtube.com/live/xAieE-QtOeM?feature=share ====

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hbar-hbar · 9 months ago

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the Absurdist.

IV :

The Absurdist:

As We age, We gain positive experiences, as well as negative ones.

Even with the positive experiences,

when they come to an end– as everything does–

We feel some emptiness:

being left with merely a memory,

of a moment never to be returned,

and even that,

will eventually fade into nothingness.

And We struggle,

With the experiences of our existence.

With

the pain We see,

the pain We feel,

Physically,

Emotionally,

Mentally…

And given Our ability to Question,

And given Our desire to Know,

We will, of course, ask the Reason for Our Existence.

The mystery seems endless,

knowledge: infinite.

Overwhelmed are We,

Overstimulated are We,

Confused, Lost and Empty…

Feelings and thoughts,

of all categories and forms,

fluctuate within Us,

Tearing Us apart.

This is the Anxiety of Living…

…. of experiencing.

And how shall We deal with this Anxiety?

It seems We have 3 options:

The Universe, exists. But it seeks our Non-existence.

It has given Us the ability to ask,

yet conceals the final answer:

Even in mathematics, the purest of knowledge, and the representation of reason,

Is rational only within its set of axioms…

Infinite otherwise. Even the Infinite

–exists within Infinity, within Infinity, within Infinity…

All this leads to Our confusion…

to Our fear…

to Our suffering…

to Our madness...

Endlessly tormenting us with this Anxiety of unknowing.

–so why not end it?

Let Us choose Our Fate

–let Us succumb to the Universe and its desire to tear Us apart.

Let Us fulfill the Universe’s Irrational goal:

We, which are the Observer of the Universe,

Are driven by the Universe to become its Non-Observer.

And where will this Universe then go? Will it still “Exist”?

I may, honestly, say:

I do not Know.

But I know that if I end it, then I will be at Peace.

The Universe, exists. So let Us Submit to It.

Knowledge of our existence is beyond Us,

so let Us accept it,

and hope for the most peaceful solution to this tormenting Anxiety.

Perhaps if We cry out,

to that which has the answers we seek,

to that which has the responsibility of our being,

to that which has the power over our circumstances,

to that which is beyond Us–beyond Our mind, beyond Our world,

to that which knows…

Let Us imagine this as a greater form of being–

a higher consciousness–that We may give a name.

It is this God that will bring Us solace from the Anxiety of Being.

The Universe, exists. Let Us Have It.

Let Us accept Its Irrationality, Its Infinities:

–experience Its beauty through Art and Mathematics.

Let Us face the Overwhelming experience,

–with strength, and courage.

Let Us laugh at the Universe’s contradiction:

–to have created Us and seek our self-destruction? The Irony!

This may bring Our mind some peace, but the Anxiety-of-Being still exists.

But do We wish to merely hope and pray to bring comfort to Our souls?

Or do We:

take action of Our destiny?,

of Our Irrational Existence?

–to Embrace Our struggle, Our Existence,

–to Love Our Fate, to take control over it,

–to create a Positive Experience for Ourselves.

Let Us stand strong, united,

in the midst of this irrational, chaotic fluctuation

of energy, mind, and matter.

Let Us set this up as a goal for Ourselves:

to solve this problem of “the Anxiety of Being”.

In other words,

to be Happy.

What may bring more meaning and joy than this?

And We ask Ourselves:

how must We attain this long-sought -after state of mind?

At times We may be wrong,

At times We may feel lost,

At times We are unsure,

But We all feel good

when We find a piece of this puzzle,

And Our Anxiety-of-Being momentarily disappears.

And hence,

the striving towards,

the search for,

happiness:

–for Yourself, Your Society, Your Species,

–for Us–

is a worthy goal to strive towards, don’t you think?

With love,

hbar.

hbar.blog

#philosophy #thoughts

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wielsonf · 1 year ago

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not just math anymore

hi, i am wielson from the internet.

for the longest time, since 2009, i've been studying mathematics for itself, mostly without numbers, just logic and reasoning. i'm a novice graph theorist who never had training in it inside any classroom. i chose this topic because i was able to understand it on my own.

every day, i live in this construction charateristic of any theoretical undertaking in mathematics called axiomatic system that consists of truths we assume to be true without question (axioms, thus the term axiomatic), from which all logical statements (theorems) come through deduction, characterized by consistency, independence, and completeness (which happens to be incompleteness, a story for another day). set theory, calculus (or, more formally, analysis), euclidean geometry - all these are such systems. these are all closed systems in the sense that nothing can bend truth within each of them; in the case of euclidean geomety, bending the parallel postulate did not affect the truth within; it just gave birth to new axiomatic systems. axiomatic systems do not need statistics (not talking about the theory), any experiments, or interviews.

to an extrovert who needs time to recharge sometimes, this realm of mathematics is a great escape from the world's, and mostly life's, problems, one captivating theorem or calculation at a time. as one can tell from the title of this post, my escape has been temporary; like a child in a game of tag running away from an it, sooner or later, they'd be caught.

and i was caught

caught by a system that's never consistent, always dependent, and never complete. my search for an axiomatic system to live by only led me astray, far from what i have been trained all along.

at school, my vocation has always been affected by factors not really my own doing:

a salary that my peers and i don't deserve (we deserve more),

students who are eager to learn but sometimes miss the mark (not really their fault if you think of where they came from - hometown, school, basic education [i said what i said]),

a structure that worked in the past that doesn't any longer,

and just millenial and gen z hopelessness, that's mostly it.

this is not to say that everything i did was to no avail; very far from it. my constant search for truth led me to what i am studying now (doctor of education at the ateneo de manila university); still related to my work and, just as i could, still relate to how we teach math. that feeling of being led astray only transported me to the edge and into the other side of the coin that's teaching whose faces are math, its theory and applications on one side, and education on the other. what made work difficult only made me want to collide with it, head on.

in order to tackle and try to solve any problem, understand it first.

what made us, educators, beg for salary increases when we are the foundation of any thriving society?

what made our students, uh, like this?

why are we keeping traditions when they don't serve us anymore?

why are we sad?

i don't have all the time in my seat at starbucks uplb so let me indulge you with a look at an attempt to understand these questions, at least one of them.

all these questions arise from society, with all its intricacies and faults. as such, following margaret archer's transformational model of social activity, these questions reside within the complex interplay of structures from which they arise, the human agents that act and affect everything everywhere all at once (un)wittingly, and the culture that these humans live by.

definitely, math cannot answer these questions; pen-and-paper is not enough anymore.

#education #math #social science #philippines

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giankumar-blog1 · 4 months ago

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Who Am I – In Search of the Self.

Discovering who we are is a journey that contributes to growth and spiritual development toward finding inner peace and fulfillment. It's essential to explore the connection between our personality and the more expansive universe to grasp the nature of our actual reality. After recognizing one's limitations, it is necessary to concentrate on areas that need improvement. The soul containing the cosmic spirit is your guide, based on which your mind rides.

Gian Kumar, Ph.D. – Spiritual Author

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the-hem · 1 year ago

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The Sheep and the Goats. From Matthew 31-45.

There are many misconceptions about the love of God for mankind. God has human emotions. He loves and He hates. He is a very thorough and capable discerner of human behavior. As our Creator with vast experience and oversight, He has legislated how we can make our behavior appealing to Him and measure up to His goals for each era of human habitation on this world.

He obviously did not dictate a scripture to cavemen about internet porn or drugs, for example but He did teach them how to use fire. As civilization expanded so did the scope of the scripture, so did the expectations of our ability to discern.

God did not see His full glory in ancient times, He did not see it in the 20th Century and now here we are in the 21st century. War, poverty, and depravity have not been habituated out of our lives as God dictated, directly insisted upon when He came in person.

How does this make Him feel? Read on. First, let us find the hidden esosteric meaning of this section of the Gospel of Saint Matthew, which is found in verse 34- no one knows what the inheritance is, no one has come back fromm the dead to explain it, so for this we need to find the Gematria first.

What we find is 9867 טחוז‎‎ or "connection, convention."

"After That The King Went Up To The House Of Jehovah With All The Men Of Judah All The Inhabitants Of Jerusalem The Priests And The Prophets All The People From Small To Great."

="All who gave God His Gory, who have resided in the "City That Teaches Peace" and played a role in it, these will go follow the Christ to heaven."

Now read this, done via key word search in English:

What is “The Torah”? What does it come to say to us? If the message of the Torah could be summed up in a few lines, it might be something like this: “There is an objective, divinely ordained path of goodness and truth. G‑d has revealed this path to us at Sinai, and it has been handed down through the generations in an unbroken chain of tradition. It is this path that you should follow—not the desires of your heart or the conventions of your society.

The fact that ‘I want this’ or ‘it feels right’ does not imply that the desire is moral. The fact that ‘everyone says it’s okay’ doesn’t mean that it’s the right thing to do. The Creator of the universe is the arbiter of good and evil, not the wiles of the human heart or the ‘political correctness’ of the current decade.”

Underlying Christ's words are the message, "God's Glory is found on the ground". It is the result of a certain axiom, an unspoken but visible way life is carried out on this world.

Try reading the Gospel Passage now:

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.

35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

God almost certainly has stated He has the ability to feel slighted, just like anyone else. As for the sheep and the goats, one right and one left, these represent how we spend our time and money:

"The money we spend during our lifetime can be divided into two categories. One goes to spiritual matters such as tzedakah — charity — to the needy, purchasing items required for performance of Torah commandments such as tefillin, Pesach and Sukkot supplies, etc., and tuition so that our children may receive a Torah education.

The other category is our expenditures for physical necessities and personal pleasures. In retrospect, we often feel that money spent on pleasures has been wasted. However, money spent on the spiritual has an everlasting effect."

It takes decades to break the poverty cycle and the dedication of a large number of highly skilled practitioners and government infrastructure, but we know it works.

Every human being has a place in civilization. If we employ the basic tenets of civilization to the problem of poverty, it self-corrects, providing everyone in need with a valuable place in the lives of others.

For this we need to consider supply side economics, which means the government has to supply capital to what would otherwise be a closed system. Without government investment, we would all trade the same $1 bill all over the place.

In the USA, for example, the government spends $208,000 per high school graduate. In Russia, this humber is $8 per student per lifetime. If we were to decide to upgrade the educational system in Russia, the economy would positively erupt over night as the national capitalized to provide appropriate levels of schooling for its citizens.

This number is currently around 13 million heads <age 19.= $2,704,000,000,000 that would be added to the Russian economy more than it makes in GDP ($1.8 trillion) in a year by > 1500%. All of this will need to be imported....Now who wants a slice of that? Just imagine if we added secondary education, healthcare, infrastructure, manufacturing, etc. all capitalized at the level of a first world country?

The reason we do it this way instead of printing and giving away money is so that people can work and produce what we need to survive and eventually become content. All you need is a Central Bank, a system of accountability and voila.

SO in spite of the fact Religion says poverty is a sin, as do the laws in most nations, it is also an economic one. All the investment in a national system like the one starving to death in Russia would flow right into the pockets of private citizens and industry relieving poverty now as well as later.

The rest comes from interest on savings and investments, exports of goods and services and imports of tourists and business travelers. All of these are regulated and protected by government investment. No matter how one approaches the relief of poverty and a steady approach to prosperity, government investment, which is in essence also a spiritual investment is the key.

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