#asset analysis

[cmmssuccess]

Defect Elimination Management And Bad Actor Analysis.

Maintaining asset integrity, maximising performance, and reaching peak production outcomes all depend on effective defect elimination management.

The difficulties of locating, comprehending, and resolving asset flaws will be examined in this article, with a focus on the significance of having a complete awareness of their nature, implications, and possible outcomes.

The significance of maintenance departments creating a framework for integrating defect elimination and bad actor analysis into their proactive maintenance strategies, enabling them to make more informed decisions, becomes clear when we delve into the subtleties of defect analysis.

Defects in an asset are characterised as flaws, inadequacies, or departures from standard operating characteristics or design specifications.

The kind of defect, where it is located on the assembly of the asset, and what happens when it exists determine how one defect impacts the performance of the asset as a whole.

For example, a minor corrosion patch on a panel that is readily replaceable and does not pose a structural risk to the asset overall is unlikely to have an adverse effect on the asset's longevity, performance, or safety.

Effective Defect Elimination Management is critical for maintaining asset integrity, optimizing performance, and achieving peak production results. It involves identifying, understanding, and addressing asset defects systematically.

Understanding asset defects requires accurate identification and comprehensive documentation in the CMMS, including risk assessments that evaluate both the consequence and likelihood of defects leading to failures.

Defect Elimination Management (DEM) is a comprehensive approach that goes beyond traditional maintenance practices, focusing on root cause analysis and implementing long-term solutions to prevent defect recurrence.

"Bad Actors" in defect elimination refer to equipment, systems, or components that consistently underperform, require frequent maintenance, or cause repeated operational reliability or quality issues.

Advanced diagnostic tools and technologies, such as vibration analysis systems, infrared thermography, and AI-based analytics, have transformed the way asset defects are identified and managed.

Quality and timely repairs and clear business processes for managing defects are crucial, along with maintaining quality maintenance history data to provide valuable insights for future defect elimination processes.

To learn more, you can read my article via this link: Defect Elimination Management - CMMS Success

[raayllum]

Today on crackpot theories: Aaravos' making the world's worst grocery list of items for his Cosmic Council takeover, re: Claudia and the Sunforge staff

I was thinking about how both Claudia and the Sunforge staff are included in her intro, despite not really needing the staff to be (as far as we know, but bear with me for a moment).

Viren, for example, doesn't have any item in his intro, despite the fact that Aaravos clocked that he had the relic staff Immediately. This was one of the biggest indicators at the time that Ziard's staff was related to Aaravos (since we didn't know he was a 'great one' yet).

Callum has the cube (which we'll circle back to) in his intro, yes, but again that makes a bit more sense with the context we have. It's called the Key of Aaravos, of course it was going to be something in relation to Aaravos in the Startouch elf's head of "hehe play into my hands".

It does show a pattern, though, of Aaravos not just going after mages, but mages who specifically have the 'gifts'/objects he's left behind that he needs. He needs the Relic staff, at the very least, because it has the quasar diamond he left inside as a contingency plan seemingly just in case he was ever imprisoned since murder only temporarily delays him. The cube may be something he's been looking for for a while now.

So he adds Viren and Callum to his little collection, convenient pawns pulled in by lures, and then constructs two more grocery list items together in quick succession in S3:

I've pondered before about why have Luna Tenebris and Queen Aditi go missing at all, in terms of being part of his plan. On the one hand, it makes sense without really trying: taking out Luna de-stabilized the archdragons (who seem like the only real threat to his power) and he couldn't let Aditi stabilize them. That doesn't explain why he'd eat her, though, unless it was just for fun.

It also never entirely sat right to me that getting the Sun staff / orb from Lux Aurea was just about protecting the soldiers from dragon fire. It felt too short sighted, not for Viren maybe but for Aaravos, given that if the Sunfire elves hadn't gotten involved, the assault on the Storm Spire probably would've gone on without a hitch.

Season six did provide more context, though! If Aaravos knew there was a good chance that taking out Lux Aurea and de-stabilizing the royal family again would make it easier to manipulate and kill Sol Regem, I could see that being incentive enough. If he's waited a 1000+ years for his revenge on that dragon, what's a couple more?

But like I said... if Aaravos ate Aditi for a reason, which was nullified maybe by his 300 year imprisonment... Does he need to eventually eat the Sun orb too? (Or Claudia, as she's consumed by the corrupted light for a beautifully on the nose metaphor?)

The relic staff has seemingly served at least one of its main purposes for now, though perhaps the quasar diamond can continue to be used past the point of giving Aaravos a new body? And we know the cube is related to Aaravos' book, so he'll want both of those within his possession and likely, like Viren in Lux Aurea and in Katolis with Claudia, be brought right to him. But I wonder about the corrupted Sun staff

The simplest reasoning I could see is the Staff just symbolizing Claudia's attachment to Aaravos and dark magic, but given its inclusion in the pawn intro, I can't help but think there's more to it, anyway. Why have it specifically on Aaravos' grocery list of items to get if all he wanted to do was corrupt the Sun forge, after all?

[oddly-casual]

A thought I have pretty often but don’t have the brain to properly express is the fact that between the Girlymatsu’s and the regular matsu’s the only one who doesn’t share her signature color with her counter part is Osoko.

Like obviously it’s in the back of her intro card, and it’s Osoko so we know red is supposed to be her color.

She wears red in all the added merch and bonus content too. Off the top of my head there’s the Jyushimatsu dolphin episode, Tabimatsu, and hesokuri wars. All of which she wears red unless it’s a special set or she changes back into her work uniform.

It could really be nothing, but it always kind of threw me off. All the other girls get their signature color, why not Osoko?

Even if it’s in a subtle way they could’ve done it. Like with the pine pattern on ichiko’s dress or Jyshiko’s bright blonde hair and colored contacts.

Osoko’s makeup is more pink than it is red. So where’d her red go? I had a few thoughts on this so I’m gonna spit some shit.

1. Shes trying to blend in

In the episode she’s introduced in, she gives this big talk about how woman are supposed to be. Being independent, knowing when not to let other men pay for you, being young and approachable. She says all this but so easily snaps the next second. My only guess for why she snaps so quick is because she does that with friends.

With her friends Osoko has no problems being angry, making faces, yelling at them, etc. We don’t know how she is outside of her friend group, but from the way she describes herself it doesn’t seem like she acts the same around everyone.

Osoko is a working woman, she has to be all those things to survive the work place. Bold, but not too bold. Red is a very bold color.

Red lipstick is mature, but it also might hint at promiscuity for some older folk and people who like to talk shit. Meanwhile pink is a more cuter and toned down version of red, that’s why Osoko wears it as makeup instead. She wants to come off as light and fun and cute when that’s not who she really is.

2. She wants to seem younger

It’s brought up a couple times and the show kind of hints at it, but Osoko and Karako are supposed to be the older so believe.

They dress more mature and scold the others for being immature, and the comment jyushiko makes about them being old and unable to have children looks like it seriously pisses them off.

Osoko talks about youth a lot in her first episode, especially about how it makes her seem cuter. You’d think it would be a Todoko thing, but Osoko mentions it more than once when she talks. Meaning being cute and young (compared to her older male coworkers) instead of being headstrong or beautiful, is important to her.

Karako wears red heals and red lipstick but I think that’s just her style. She is bold, her personality is loud and just like how Karamatsu likes wearing shades and leather jackets to seem like a cool guy, Karako probably wears red to show maturity and maybe even a bit of sensuality.

Meanwhile Osoko, who doesn’t like the fact that she’s getting older, wears a more youthful color. Being pink. Even putting it on her cheeks to add to the youthful look.

3. Identity crisis

Pretty much everyone knows about Osomatsu’s identity issues. He very obviously has no personality of his own and it shows- mainly in the fact that while everyone has their own casual outfits that show off their identity, Osomatsu still wears the family symbol on his plain red hoodie.

I don’t think the girlymatsu’s are supposed to be sisters, they call each other friends and have never been mentioned to be related. They are all very visually distinct from each other, and their personalities are on full display all the time in just how they dress.

There would be no need for the girlymatsu’s to wear distinct colors because there would be no need to differentiate them from each other.

The show does it anyway, obviously, because fuck it why not it’s cute- but again, Osoko doesn’t.

It could be because, like Osomatsu, Osoko has no idea who she truly is. She pours herself into this older sister persona to lure men in (her words), but she’s loud and crude and judgmental when separated from that.

Just like how Osomatsu makes his family his identity, I think Osoko makes work her identity. She wears her work clothes out and about, even when she’s on vacation. In season 2 when she dresses out of her wet suit she’s in her uniform again- and we know nothing about her personal life, not even in the small tidbits we get from the other characters.

I truly think identity issues is something every version of Osomatsu is faced with. Even if it’s not that, idk I just think it’s interesting. If you made it this far, kiss kiss.

Live laugh love Osoko.

[majimaisms]

thinking about the lord of the night persona as a therapeutic tool for majima to process and cope with his trauma from the hole and his life afterwards. he essentially created a character who will grovel and humiliate himself to no end, who has no pride or dignity, because that is what majima has been doing since '85. but those things are an asset for the lord of the night. he turned what would have been an otherwise impossible-to-recover-from blow to his dignity and self esteem into profits. to regain some modicum of power, some control over his humiliation. calling the lord of the night persona necessary would be an understatement, it was downright lifesaving. and talk about resourceful. my god that man is nothing if not resourceful

[marshmallowprotection]

…Is Seven wearing velcro strap shoes???

These shoes are either Velcro or Button-Snaps. I imagine that's for the sake of convenience. He doesn't have time to waste tying his shoes during a mission, or when he needs to move from location to location without worrying about tripping over his laces. I imagine it's way easier on his hands, too, which no doubt have carpal tunnel from all the years spent repeating the same motion over and over again!

I think he values functionality over fashion in his everyday attire, even though he loves dressing up! The day he doesn't have to live in fear... that's the day when he wears shoes with laces. Saejoong is no longer a threat, nor is the agency in the RAE. Laces! The agency is gone and never coming back, but Saejoong is still in the Secret Ending! Velcro!

I think that is a neat character aspect... it shows a subtle means of his palpable paranoia, and a great accessibility tool.

[mumblztumblz]

Outlast Trials mini-analysis

I think the reason for the sexual tones of the prime assets is the fact that your Reagent is being conditioned into being a paragon of 1950s American-Conservative values (on paper, atleast), mainly hating any sex in any non-missionary position that isn't for the purposes of reproduction. This is also shown in the pre-trial hallucinations often involving the reagent getting castrated and the goals of a lot of Trials, particularly the orphanage and toy factory one's.

The assets all represent a perversion of the 1950s Nuclear Family ideal, the father (Coyle), the mother (Gooseberry) and the son (Franco). Therefore I speculate the next prime will likely be a big sister or brother-figure.

[chushanye]

people who hate Mabel really listened to the in-universe Bill manipulate Dipper into believeing his sister only cares about herself and fell for it.

like that girl is 12 years old in this story about the difficulty of growing up and maturing what do you mean a grown man has made a 4h long analysis on how she's toxic

[overlyimmersed]

I found something weird again!

So I have two sets of compiled images of fairy wings for my research.

One was taken from the episodes where Harlequin fights the albion, The other comes from the later in the series, where Harlequin and Diane have their time travel adventure/test thing from Gloxinia and Drole.

Now the weird bit. There seems to be a shift in wing patters over time.

During the trial we see the old Fairy King's Forest and the population of Fairies that was present during the first Holy War. In the new Fairy King's forest we obviously see the population of Fairies that's currently present.

In my references from the first Holy War there are a lot of Fairies with spots on their wings. The wings are a solid color with large/small cell vein configurations and spots, typically of a darker version of the primary color.

During present day I have a lot of images of Fairies with "tipped" wings. Again there's a solid color, though there's more variation in vein configuration. But the tips of the wings have a darker color.

3000 years ago there were NO Fairies with this type of wing marking. Though currently there are still Fairies with the spotted pattern, but A LOT fewer.

I don't have any theory as to why or how this shift occurred. Cuz...it's not like there's a genetic element... but it is interesting.

Another thing I... don't have an "in-universe" explanation for is Ende.

they're not tipped, they're edged. And this is not super common currently but it's not the most rare pattern either. And it used to be VERY common 3000 years ago.

[doom-nerdo-666]

Demon ideas that (Kinda) exist in both/either fan projects and/or the series

(This comparison image is made by Shadesmaster, who also made a lot of mod/map works for Doom, Heretic and Quake)

Some interesting observations to have is comparing some mods/wads/assets to the games and see certain ideas exist in both areas, in some way or another.

Sometimes it's by coincidence or fans "backporting" elements from the series to a mod.

Other times, it's theories on whether or not id is influenced by someone's fan project.

Or it's just how so much is done with Doom that some people end up having similar ideas.

It's also a way to think of whether or not a certain concept is "canon" if it exists in any official capacity.

Because there will be differences.

Basic zombie melee fodder

Most zombies ever since D3, because even D2RPG had non-soldier zombies, so it's a very basic idea.

D3 even had zombies with a monkey wrench, which might've inspired fan ideas like scientist zombies with axes.

Sometimes in the series, they can be creative like 2016's cyclop looking possessed.

Hellhound/dog enemy

D1RPG and the Marauder's wolf, along with maybe the unused 2 headed dog for D64.

Worm demon

FreeDoom's Pinky replacement is obvious.

D2016 did had a worm demon but you only fought it when it was piloting a biomechanical "mech", so it barely counts.

Exploding enemies

In mods, it could be anything ranging from a red mean Imp simply exploding upon death or even that one Realm667 "cyber-imp" like demon whose death summons an exploding orb that shoots fireballs in all directions.

Or even a walking barrel with legs.

In the official games, you get the possessed engineers/Cueballs, modern Lost Souls and D1RPG's Revenants.

Gargoyle/flying imp-like demon with wings

A basic idea, partially because of things like Heretic/Hexen's winged imp-like enemies and Wolfenstein SoD's Angel of Death.

Doom Eternal gave us the Gargoyle but even D64 had statues of gargoyles.

Plasma rifle zombie

In mods, it's a basic "expansion" to Zombiemen carrying the same weapons as Doomguy and dropping them upon death.

Since 2016, it's a sort of "yes but no" situation because the possessed soldiers are somewhat "reinventions" of the Zombiemen in terms of style and gameplay.

Even then, it's still canon that Elite and ARC soldiers carry Plasma Guns.

But would fans accept enemies with access to not only the same weapons but even the weapon mods as well?

Plasma Revenant

A very specific idea but some mods do it. Officially, imagine if the Plasma Powered Revenant skin was an actual new enemy.

A new "demonic head" type

After the Cacodemon and Pain Elemental, id still hasn't given us a new member of this family.

With mods, you have some demons like these that aren't just mere sprite edits and can be more unique in terms of visuals and gameplay.

Some are even too unique that they don't seem related to Cacos or PE's at all (Or at least use a different base like the Iron Lich from Heretic).

Poison enemy

In mods' case, it's probably inspired by Hexen and the idea is a basic health drain attack.

D2RPG had an Imp variant with a burning fire attack that shorted for some time.

In the main series, there's Cybermancubi (If creating hazardous floors counts) and Cursed Prowlers (A more complex idea, let's say).

Grenades or flamethrowers

In mods, i specifically recall cyber-Barons shooting grenades and Zombiemen with flamethrowers.

For grenades, we had D2016's SMM, Eternal's Arachnotron and maybe some other example like Davoth.

Flamethrowers are obvious: Mancs and Mecha Zombies.

Teleporting enemy

Wraiths and Prowlers.

Though it also depends if people expect "instant" teleportation and not "enemy becomes invisible/non-solid for a while" in case developers want to avoid potential game breaking issues.

Multiple projectiles at once

Doom 2 already started this with the Mancubus but mods explore this with stuff like "what if a Cacodemon shot 3 projectiles at once?".

D64 has the Arachnotron shoot 2 plasma balls at once, the Mother Demon's attacks, even D3 had some example like the Hell Guardian shooting multiple fireballs, 2016 had a tri-projectile attack from the Hell Guard, then there's the Prowler's tri-shot, i guess Samur and Blood Maykrs etc.

I expect Mighty Doom to have a lot of examples of this.

Ranged attacks on melee enemies

Like when a Lost Soul variation can shoot projectiles or that one cyber Pinky edit with a chaingun on its mouth.

Officially, D2016 did an opposite thing where Hellknights became melee focused and no longer throw fireballs.

Laser attack

D2016 had the Hell-razer and maybe the SMM with laser beam attacks, while Eternal had a laser beam attack from the IOS.

(And how could i forget the Harvester? Also had a 5 projectile attack too)

Both Tyrants and 2016 Cyberdemons have quick railgun lasers.

In mods, there are some examples of laser beams (Sometimes being just very close projectiles if some modders couldn't figure out proper laser attacks) and Zombiemen with Rail guns (Partially because of that one popular Rail gun for the player which i think comes from Skulltag).

Another fan example being Revenants with Rail guns.

Upper half design

Everyone already knows that one red Baron edit with no legs but instead it has flames and it floats in the air.

D3 RoE has the Helltime Hunter which is close to that concept, whereas phase 2 DHunter uses rockets to float.

Cyber minotaur that isn't a Cyberdemon

Some mods make cyber variations of Barons.

Officially, i guess there's RoE's Bruiser, DHunter and the original box art showing a red demon design that's not ingame.

Lion

That one stone face texture probably inspired that lion Baron enemy with the shield (Said shield also resembling the Evil Eye prop).

But it's an idea that was never done officially.

Centaur

Also not a thing officially. Whatever mods did this, it's probably because of the centaur enemies from Hexen.

"medieval fantasy" enemies

Obviously some Doom mods would borrow elements from the likes of Quake and Heretic etc.

In some contexts, it could be Hell aborbing Earth's medieval elements, corrupting souls of medieval knights or demons just having medieval-like elements.

D2016 came up with the Sentinels, which are fantasy/sci-fi knights and their own setting.

This obviously leads to the Marauder.

But the lion enemy i mentioned also predates the Gladiator, the idea of demons using weapons and shields like warriors.

2016's Hell Guards have concept art where they look different and wore armor and carry hammers or something.

Hooded enemy

Like a demonic wizard or one of those Dark Bishop/Disciples enemies from Heretic/Hexen.

D2RPG had the Watcher/Brier design.

But some mods also have Zombies with hoodies or gun carrying "cultists", as if Doom had its version of Blood's cultist.

"Armored" demons

Some mods have the "Terminator" which is like a demon that looks like a robot and has like a machinegun/grenades etc.

I guess Doom's official equivalent is TAG2's armored Baron unless i'm forgetting something.

Fire Baron

A very basic Realm667 concept.

Eternal's take on it has fire blades, so it's a bit different.

Stone Imp.

Funny enough, a reverse to above because the Realm667/mod version has a more unique design (Like a classic Imp with no neck because it has like an hunchback thing connecting their shoulders to the neck or whatever) while TAG2's Stone Imp is a recolor.

Black helmet Chaingunner

To be fair, whoever made that black helmet Chaingunner in some mods was probably inspired by D3's Z-Sec.

BFG enemy.

In mods, it's usually that one Commando Zombie with a BFG.

In D3, your own boss becomes a tank monster and uses the gun against you.

Chainsaw enemy.

Like the Plasma and BFG stuff mentioned above, also extending on enemies having access to the player's arsenal.

D3 has the Sawyer who i think uses the same attacks of it on the player and even drops a chainsaw after death, so it's an extention to that system.

D2RPG had the Sawcubi monsters.

DHunter comes packed with a nice D64 homage and considering how the player's chainsaw in Eternal works, it may be expected that DHunter's chainsaw works the way it does.

Female enemies

Doom technically has female demons (SMM, Mother Demon, Vagary, Summoner, Whiplash and the unused D64 HR Giger lady) and outside of that, there's the Khan Maykr.

But some mods also tackle on female scientists/zombies which tries to extend on the setting.

Though stuff like succubi or very humanoid demons may feel out of place (Depending on how its done that is).

Jetpacks

Some mods did tackle on this idea, like Zombies with jetpecks or even stuff like Mancubi with jet rockets replacing their legs.

Modern Doom's most obvious example is the Revenant and maybe Eternal's Soldiers having jet boosters on their back.

Even D3's Lost Soul sort of counts.

"Demonic" tech on demons

There are popular versions of Mancs/Revs/Arachnos with "tech" that looks more Hellish and Hell-Forged is an obvious example.

Eternal introduced Cultist tech but you also had Immora (Which fans may be split on) and i guess the Hell Guards in 2016 being "mech suits".

Because the idea of Hell controlling/using tech was present in the originals obviously.

"Demonic" guns on soldiers

There's that one red armored Former Human carrying the Unmaker (Fanmade version based off Doom Bible, not exactly the D64 one).

I guess the official equivalent is Immora soldiers with the Reaper (Or at least someone in 2016's MP using a more demonic looking armor and using the real Reaper).

Hell "turret"

Some mods use the Evil Eye prop as a turret.

Eternal has its eye turrets too.

Tentacle

An idea that existed in some mods but was probably rare, even if it predates Eternal's official inclusion.

Tentacles on enemies

There were those Arachno/Mastermind edits with tentacles or even floating Mancubi with tentacles

Officially, there's the D3 Caco and i guess Maykrs as a whole.

Smoke-like enemies

Actually, this one might not exist at all in the series unless i'm forgetting.

At least we had TAG1's spirit as far as ghostly enemies can go.

Slime enemies

Also probably not a thing. Most mods who did this were probably inspired by Quake's Spawns or even the Flemoids from Chex Quest.

(I mean, it's also a popular fantasy concept too)

Gold enemies

You know when a Complex Doom addon has those "gold tier" overpowered enemies? I guess in the series, you'd imagine if the Empowered Demon system actually applied some gold aesthetic/skin on an enemy.

Floating cube enemies

Some mods use the IOS' spawn cube as an enemy.

TAG1 had the trial of Maligog, which may not be close.

Wait, what about Eternal's floating skull thingies that drop lava on SGN?

Pig enemy

There's a custom enemy in Realm667 that's like a pig with a gun attached.

Closest to this might be D3's Pinky design and D2RPG's Pinkynator.

Dragons

Even if they're borrowed from sources like Hexen or comparable to the winged Imps i mentioned before.

Anyway, D3's Maleditch and Eternal's Wintherins.

Scorpion

You know how Eternal's Arachnotron looks kinda like a scorpion? Just discovered a similar "Arachnotron looking like a scorpion" design in a mod called "Hellspawn" and the "scorpion mastermind" from 2004's Monster Resource WAD

Alternatively, some mods probably used scorpion enemies from other games.

SSG Zombie

Well, the Marauder has an SSG.

Some mods like to give Zombies a Quad SSG (Worse, i once played a Complex Doom addon where a Zombie had a SIX BARRELED SHOTGUN).

Spider enemies

Some mods borrow them from Blood but then there's the stuff in a (Dead) mod like Doom X which might've been inspired by D3's Trite.

Tank

Some mods imagine the UAC having an extended military and make Zombiemen ride military vehicles that may be taken from Duke Nukem 3D's Pig Cops.

D3 had an half man half tank (Sabaoth) and Eternal had ARC tanks as part of the scenery.

Snake enemy

There's that fanmade Imp variation with a snake tail (Probably taken from Heretic's Ophidian) and FreeDoom's Imp replacement.

Eternal gave us a cybernetic snake-like demon (Whiplash).

"Double" Cyberdemon

When some mods have a Cyberdemon with both cannons/cyberlegs, chances are they thought of it without knowing of D64's unused design.

Techless cybernetic demons

Maybe Wolfenstein's Harbinger of Doom came first before fan takes on the idea (Depending on how difficult sprite editting can be).

But fans did came up with Revenants, Mancubi, Spiderdemons without the tech elements, with a popular example being Arachnotrons in Valiant losing their techlegs and becoming flying enemies with tentacles.

D2016 had a "techless" Mancubus but it was a very different design in general.

Meanwhile, D3 made the Pinky and Lost Soul cybernetic but again, different designs in general too.

Giant Icon of Sin with a body

Everyone will bring up Brutal Doom but i know of Zen Dynamics and maybe that one project by Craneo that also tackle on that idea.

But then there's the stuff of "what if the IOS is his own character AND the leader of Hell" vs Eternal making him as a "weapon" with the soul of Valen's son and under Maykr tech armor.

Or whether or not the IOS could have had a different body.

Meanwhile, D2RPG had a "virtual" IOS and it predates TNT Revilution's design of the IOS.

In a way, what mods/wads can do with the IOS can be interesting because not everyone is a fan of the traditional format.

What else

There's probably some stuff i could've mentioned.

When D2016 was revealed, people theorized if id were taking influence from Brutal Doom, which i think even led to SgtMarkIV being somewhat displeased.

And there were still arguements about the game's melee system (Development of D4 already having said system, taking influence from Serious Sam 3's melee grab maybe, other elements related to the Slayer like the Doom comic, Death Battle, imageboard copypastas etc).

But the Fire Baron in Eternal is when i actually thought "wait, is someone at id taking inspiration from mods?".

Because Bethesda was once accused of copying a quest from the NV mod "Autumn Leaves" in Fallout 4: Far Harbor.

And i've already talked about how Doom fans influenced the actual series or at least its image in people's mind (Even made a post about the Cosplay Slayer skin incident).

The idea of a game taking ideas from mods or fangames seems weird, specially if no actual credit is given to the creators and they get nothing in return.

(Even worse if it affects people's access to playing/making mods or fangames but at least Doom modding seem to be somewhat safe, even if John Romero still can't share Doom related assets due to ZeniMax being stingy)

But then you have the add-ons for the Unity Doom 1/2 ports and maybe other examples like the D64 EX dev being one of the people involved in the official D64 modern release.

So if id Software collaborated with fans in certain projects like spin-offs or stuff, would that make it less bad?

At least in a way that respects not just those modders/creators/etc but even fans/players: Specially if you want to give fans the impression that a certain product is still good on its own and isn't a rip-off just because free mods exist.

Because when you think about it: Most of Doom modding/mapping/fan creations/etc is essentially a fan saying "this is cool and i like to see it in Doom" as if they're an advanced form of fanfiction.

Specially mods with concepts like crossovers such as Samsara or "modernizing" the game like those Smooth/Beautiful Doom mods.

When a mod isn't based off a different series, original characters or memes, it's essentially Doom fans doing their own fanservice and almost acting like they own the series.

You could think of Doom modding like an alternate timeline where Doom had more games but never had any modding scene, "reboots"/changes of art style/direction or even "familiar" games like Quake if they were literally part of the Doom brand. (Specially since Doom is a gaming "titan" like Mario, Street Fighter, Pacman, Final Fantasy etc yet it doesn't have as many games/releases/material, so the "expansion" of this series really is the fanbase)

Some specific mods even exist to answer certain questions, like Final Doomer is the answer to "what if Final Doom had its own weapons for both episodes?".

So perhaps, there are things that id could learn from fans but in a way that doesn't feel bad.

In general, Doom is a series that a lot could be done with: So i guess with how much id can borrow from mods or other games, they could have a lot of ideas to justify a new game or two.

They could even be creative to make things different as in, who knows if the Gauss Cannon and Ballista weren't created because of Rail guns in FPS games and that one from Skulltag.

At the same time, even the character of the Doomslayer has some fan related origins.

And i guess copying something from the area of "mods and wads" has its differences from including memes and jokes (Specially if a meme like "DOOT" is referenced too many times but id Software isn't obligated to reference FIREBLU related jokes).

And speaking of Doom's versatility: The existence of some features in the series being comparable to mods could mean that some concepts are "canon": Like how some mods have exploding mines as items and D2016's multiplayer has the Kinetic Mine.

Or even how D3 had its own version of Half-Life's Gravity Gun: You just think of features that exist in the series and assume "it's canon" when a mod has it too.

Obviously why some mods like MetaDoom are interesting (They make the "Doom universe" feel bigger) but also puts into thought ideas like "what if Doomguy was a playable fighter in Smash and we were to explore the series?".

Maybe people like when Doom technically gets "new features" but what if that makes people think how much is done with the official games has an impact with how fans implement ideas?

Not like it'd prevent people coming up with ideas for mods just because some would exist in an official game.

I bet some people have that "fanboy" part in them that goes "man i wish this thing would be canon" even if it clashes with the other side being "this doesn't seem ethical".

Another thing is the "canonicity" of ideas and the difference between "canon" and "official", when it comes to companies owning/controlling properties and so on.

It's why Final Doom, even if NOT CANON, is secretly "more canon" than John Romero's SIGIL because id Software technically owns Final Doom while SIGIL just happens to come from Romero and then made as one of the first add-ons in the Unity ports.

It made me think of "what if Doom was public domain or had a Touhou situation where people could make fangames (With some rules) and make money from them?": Because if it's not under the property owner, it may not be "canon" unless there's some exceptions to the rules (But it can also depend on how picky some nerds are).

When i made that "meytr" Rentry post, a lot of ideas are obviously copied from other people's works (And the bottom section of that file even has names of creators and projects from the fanbase or related to it).

So i guess when i write this, i'm not jut opening a can of worms but also showing conflicting ideas as if different parts disagree with each other.

Now i wonder: Do people think a new Quake game would take influence from Arcane Dimensions? And does a guilty part of them even wants too? That sort of "it'd be wrong but..." feeling.

This also reminds me of when people said D2016 "confirmed" that "every WAD is canon" because of some lore quote about "time and dimension": It might be taken out of context (Like a lot of things) but even if it's true, it's not like id Software could easily lift designs from fan mods and put them in official games or promo material.

(And also if people don't just bring up this "fact" just to make memes about HDoom or Simpsons Doom being canon, as opposed to someone thinking about other kinds of mods)

(AND also how much of the new Doom universe appeals to newer fans, even if some elements are fanservice to older fans etc)

Something else i could bring up is how modding itself is a form of game development or even "practive" and the examples of game devs that used to be modders (Or even mods that became/inspired actual games).

[jcmarchi]

Inna Tokarev Sela, CEO and Founder of illumex – Interview Series

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Inna Tokarev Sela, CEO and Founder of illumex – Interview Series

Inna Tokarev Sela, the CEO and Founder of Illumex, is transforming how enterprises prepare their structured data for generative AI. Illumex enables organizations to deploy genAI analytics agents by translating scattered, cryptic data into meaningful, context-rich business language with built-in governance.

The platform automatically analyzes metadata to locate and label structured data without moving or altering it, adding semantic meaning and aligning definitions to ensure clarity and transparency. By creating business terms, suggesting metrics, and identifying potential conflicts, Illumex ensures data governance at the highest standards.

With Illumex, analytics agents can interpret user queries with precision, delivering accurate, context-aware, and hallucination-free responses. Under Inna’s leadership, Illumex is setting a new benchmark for AI readiness, helping businesses unlock the full potential of their data.

What inspired you to found illumex, and how did your experiences at Sisense and SAP shape your vision for the company?

The vision for illumex emerged during my studies, where I imagined information being accessible through mindmap-like associations rather than traditional databases – enabling direct access to relevant data without extensive human consultation.

My time at SAP taught me the fundamentals of building enterprise software and scaling operations. Working across product development with SAP HANA cloud platform and business initiatives like the startup partnership framework gave me deep insights into enterprise customer needs. It revealed a significant gap between how companies approach data practices and what end users actually need.

At Sisense, building the AI practice from scratch demonstrated the immense value AI could bring to customers. Seeing this impact, combined with the rise of SaaS and GenAI technologies, convinced me the timing was right to launch illumex in 2021.

illumex focuses on Generative Semantic Fabric. Can you explain the core concept and what motivated you to tackle this specific challenge in AI and data analytics?

illumex pioneered Generative Semantic Fabric – a platform that automates the creation of human and machine-readable organizational context and reasoning. This platform unifies the experience of both LLM-based generative AI and business applications for technical and non-technical users around shared context.

This single fabric delivers two major benefits: it streamlines data management through the automation of up to 80% of data engineering tasks and enables non-technical users to access analytics with built-in governance, explainability, and accuracy. Both of these benefits address a multi-billion dollar market for enterprise decision-making.

Think of it as a digital playground where machines, humans, and applications interact spontaneously without pre-programming. This aligns with our vision of an application-free future, where instead of juggling multiple tools like sheets, analytics, financial systems, and customer amanagement, you simply express your task, and it’s completed seamlessly. Generative Semantic Fabric is the foundation for this future.

What were some of the key challenges you faced in the early days of illumex, and how did you overcome them?

In 2021, despite the fact that generative AI semantic models have existed since 2017, and graph neural nets have existed for even longer, it was a tough task to explain to VCs why we need automated context and reasoning. Even defining it back then was a tough task.

I would say the biggest challenge was to really spring this excitement about this future technology and future market. And I was very fortunate to meet forward-thinking investors who believed in me.

How does illumex empower organizations to become AI-ready, and why is this transition critical in today’s business landscape?

The business world is splitting into two camps: companies that recognize and capitalize on AI as a transformative force akin to the Internet and those that miss or delay understanding this opportunity.

illumex meets organizations wherever they are in their AI journey. We prepare their data for generative AI implementation, augment and govern organizational logic and context, and enable the deployment of agent analytics and orchestration.

Our full-stack GenAI implementation platform for structured data elevates any company’s landscape to effectively leverage these advanced technologies.

illumex emphasizes “hallucination-free” generative AI responses. How does illumex ensure deterministic and reliable outputs?

illumex builds on pre-existing business ontologies – knowledge graphs capturing industry-specific terminology, workflows, and processes across sectors like pharma, retail, and manufacturing, as well as business functions like finance, HR, and supply chain.

When onboarding customers, we automatically retrain these ontologies on their metadata. Within days, companies can search their data, validate results, and identify issues like duplicates or conflicts.

The agentic analytics chatbot provides complete transparency – showing how questions are interpreted and mapped to the customer ontology and then to data. This transparency, combined with automated data validation, ensures deterministic, hallucination-free answers. Additionally, governance teams can pre-validate potential responses since the context embeds all possible questions and their permutations in advance.

How does illumex differentiate itself from traditional approaches like Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)?

While RAG attempts to customize off-the-shelf AI models by feeding them organizational data and logic, it faces several limitations. It’s a black box – you can’t determine if you’ve provided enough examples for proper customization or how model updates affect accuracy. It also relies on data scientists who may lack business context, making it difficult to fully capture organizational logic.

Additionally, RAG consumes around 80% of AI infrastructure and tokens just for fine-tuning rather than actual use, raising ROI concerns. It also lacks built-in governance – there’s no way for compliance teams to validate training adequacy or ensure proper access controls.

illumex’s Generative Semantic Fabric (GSF) addresses these challenges through automated context building without consuming external AI tokens. It eliminates the need for specialized data scientists and provides complete transparency in mapping and reasoning through web, Slack, or Teams interfaces. GSF includes built-in governance and explainability, clear indicators of organizational coverage and data quality, and automated quality assessment for question-answering capabilities.

Many businesses struggle with making data-driven decisions despite investing heavily in data infrastructure. Why do you think this gap exists, and how does illumex address it?

The gap between data investment and effective decision-making continues to widen as data volumes explode, both internally and externally. Organizations now face not just their own growing data but also an array of external sources – from weather APIs to industry cloud platforms sharing healthcare data across European institutions, plus synthetic data for various use cases.

The challenge is that organizations still rely on humans for critical data tasks like modeling, quality assessment, and dashboard creation. Yet the scale and complexity of modern data environments make it increasingly impossible for human teams to effectively classify data, assess its quality, and ensure it’s suitable for AI-driven analytics and automation.

illumex bridges this gap by automating these traditionally manual processes, enabling organizations to effectively manage, validate, and utilize their expanding data landscape for meaningful business decisions.

What industries have been the quickest to adopt illumex’s platform, and what unique challenges or opportunities have you observed in these sectors?

We’re seeing the fastest adoption in industries that sit at the intersection of data intensity and heavy regulation, where companies need robust automation of data quality monitoring, usage tracking, and conflict detection. Financial services, pharmaceuticals, and retail/e-commerce are leading the charge, as these sectors aim to rapidly reinvent themselves using their existing data assets while navigating complex regulatory requirements.

With generative AI evolving rapidly, what advice would you give to enterprises looking to integrate AI effectively and responsibly?

Start by developing a clear strategic plan that identifies specific use cases and the business imperatives driving AI adoption. It’s crucial to avoid creating new silos of AI technology that operate in isolation from existing systems.

Instead, build a unified platform that integrates data management, analytics, and generative AI capabilities. Keeping AI initiatives disconnected from established governance practices not only creates significant risks but also leads to increased costs. The key is to create a shared infrastructure that supports all these functions while maintaining proper oversight.

With AI adoption accelerating, what trends do you see shaping the enterprise AI landscape over the next 3–5 years?

Two major trends are emerging in the AI landscape. First, agentic analytics is gaining momentum, allowing for more sophisticated data analysis and insights. Second, we’re seeing a shift toward agentic orchestration, which enables workflows based on collaboration between multiple AI models with diverse functionalities.

This orchestration moves us beyond single-purpose applications toward more comprehensive solutions. For example, in healthcare, instead of isolated applications for specific tasks, think about automation of the entire physician office workflows – combining image scanning, prescription processing, and drug recommendations in one seamless system.

These advancements rely on a robust generative semantic fabric to ensure accurate data access, shared context and coordination between AI agents. This foundation will be crucial for enabling both agentic analytics and orchestrated AI solutions to reach their full potential.

Thank you for the great interview, readers who wish to learn more should visit Illumex.

[raayllum]

One of the things that craziest to me about Aaravos is in 5x09 is how much his own overconfidence in Claudia got in his way. (Whether things went the way he actually wanted/secretly planned and he was saying shit about his faith in her to mess up Viren is up in the air, but I doubt it, given his anger at Viren in the end does seem legitimate at being turned over / 'disobeyed').

Before the season came out, I wondered how Claudia as a solo mage would fare against presumably at least three combat opponents - Soren, Callum, Rayla - in addition to Ezran. It seems just the trio (+ Stella) were enough to foil her plans and leave her badly injured with heavy losses all around.

However, Claudia literally could've had the easiest walk in the park getting the prison if Aaravos had just channelled his magic through her the way he did with Viren in 2x09. He'd been nothing but a dark mage, but was able to use all six arcanum like he'd been connected all his life, Aaravos manifesting it through him seamlessly.

Aaravos can channel any (all) of his magics through his pawns by the body/soul-sharing quasi or outright possession shit. There doesn't seem to be any kind of time limit with the possession. He could've had Claudia breathe underwater in a way that couldn't be removed. He could've given her access and help through six arcanum, something the trio definitely would've had a difficult time defeating (they, to be fair, barely defeated her in the first place). Having powerful, capable pawns is useful in terms of carrying out his plans when Aaravos doesn't feel like directly intervening, but it is absolutely not necessary for them to be ultra-powerful so long as Aaravos has a hold on them. Which makes sense - if you're ultra-powerful, what do you really need him for, as a pull, as a lure? If Claudia could just save her father herself, why bother with Aaravos at all?

But it does make me curious as to where Aaravos and Claudia will go as a dynamic. In arc 1, Claudia's main 'failure' she was trying to make up for was to her dad for losing the dragon egg. Now, she's majorly failed Aaravos, but he's also failed her, and he'll have to spin it delicately (revenge wise) to keep her fully on his side now that he doesn't have a Viren carrot to dangle over her.

It also makes me think about what will happen the next time Aaravos possesses Callum, as it will, inevitably, happen. He has two arcanums down, of course, but nowhere near Aaravos' knowledge overall, and it means he'll be a particular force to be reckoned with if Aaravos is channelling all six arcanum through him. The first time, Aaravos used Callum to verbally hit his friends where it hurts; I expect the second time, it'll be a much more brutal, physically grisly manner with magic.

After all: Aaravos won't make the same mistake of overconfidence twice (at least, not until after he's free).

[kadambarimmr123]

Software Asset Management Market was valued at USD 2.73 Bn. in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 8.21 Bn. by 2030, at a CAGR of 17% during a forecast period.

[brittlebutch]

it’s interesting that entry 46 jay assumes that alex “didn’t”/“wouldn’t” run out of the house after him and not that alex “couldn’t” run out of the house. really exemplary of jay’s “Thinks he is a reliable, unbiased narrator despite all evidence to the contrary” flaw lmao

[curiousquill1]

Modern portfolio management companies focus on optimizing investments through strategic asset allocation, risk management, and diversification. They utilize advanced technology, provide personalized financial solutions, and ensure regular portfolio monitoring and rebalancing. These companies emphasize transparency, ethical practices, and adapting to market trends to meet client needs while driving financial growth.

[cyberswift-story]

GIS-Based Solutions for Efficient Telecom Network Management

The telecom industry is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by the increasing demand for seamless connectivity, efficient network management, and improved customer experience. As networks become more complex, the need for innovative solutions to manage these networks has never been greater. Geographic Information System (GIS)-based solutions have emerged as a game-changer in the telecom sector, offering a robust platform for managing, analyzing, and visualizing network data. This blog explores how GIS-based solutions can revolutionize telecom network management, ensuring efficiency and reliability.

Learn more at https://www.cyberswift.com/blog/telecom-utility-solution-a-brief-overview/

[industrynewsupdates]

Asset Performance Management Market Insights: Opportunities and Challenges

The global Asset Performance Management (APM) market was valued at USD 19.32 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.0% from 2023 to 2030. This substantial growth is driven by the increasing demand for digital solutions across a wide range of industries, including oil & gas, manufacturing, chemical, and others, which are seeking to optimize their operations and reduce operational expenses.

APM systems play a crucial role in asset management by collecting diverse data from a variety of assets, such as machinery, heavy equipment, and other industrial assets, through the use of sensors. These systems integrate data from disparate sources, creating a centralized data analytics platform that provides a comprehensive view of all operational assets. By analyzing this data, businesses can gain valuable insights that help improve asset management processes, prioritize maintenance activities, and ultimately enhance overall operational efficiency.

The growing adoption of APM systems is further fueled by their integration with complementary technologies, such as mobile solutions and geographic information systems (GIS). This integration enables more efficient use cases for the systems, allowing businesses to enhance their asset management strategies across multiple platforms. As a result, the market is seeing steady growth as organizations seek to capitalize on the enhanced capabilities offered by these integrated systems.

Additionally, APM systems are leveraging the power of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to improve equipment reliability. Since ensuring the reliability of equipment is a fundamental aspect of asset performance management, industries are increasingly drawn to APM systems that utilize IIoT technologies to monitor and maintain the health of their equipment. This further drives the demand for APM systems, particularly within the industrial sector, as companies look to improve equipment uptime, reduce maintenance costs, and prevent potential failures that could lead to costly downtime.

Gather more insights about the market drivers, restrains and growth of the Asset Performance Management Market

Regional Insights

North America 

North America dominated the global asset performance management (APM) market with a share of over 30.0% in 2022. This dominance is primarily driven by the region's increasing demand for high-speed data networks and the significant presence of software vendors. These factors contribute to the growth of the regional market, as companies in North America are heavily investing in IT infrastructure, particularly in the research and development (R&D) of cloud infrastructure. These investments fuel the expansion of APM solutions, as organizations seek more efficient ways to manage and optimize their assets.

One of the key drivers of growth in North America is the favorable business environment and supportive government policies, which help companies innovate and deploy advanced cloud-based solutions. These conditions have allowed businesses to develop and launch improved cloud platforms, which in turn increase the adoption of asset performance management (APM) systems. The region also benefits from a high concentration of computer scientists, data analysts, and software engineers in countries like Canada, who are increasingly leveraging cloud-based solutions and services. This talent pool further accelerates the development and implementation of APM technologies, contributing significantly to the region’s market growth.

Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific is expected to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period, driven by substantial investments from large firms and the implementation of new technologies across various industries and enterprises. Many companies in this region are migrating their workloads to the cloud as part of their ongoing digital transformation efforts. As a result, the adoption of cloud-based solutions, including APM systems, is rising, and this shift is expected to fuel growth in the regional market.

In addition, growing investments in IT infrastructure development by major tech giants are likely to provide numerous opportunities for stakeholders in the APM market. These investments will not only improve the infrastructure but also contribute to the development and adoption of more advanced asset management solutions.

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• The global geographic information system market size was valued at USD 9.80 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.7% from 2024 to 2030.

• The global digital twin market size was estimated at USD 16.75 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.7% from 2024 to 2030.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

The APM market is highly competitive, with numerous players operating on a global scale. As organizations increasingly focus on improving asset performance, maintaining equipment health, and reducing time to market, there is a rising demand for advanced APM solutions. This demand is encouraging vendors to innovate and introduce new systems that better meet the needs of businesses.

To stay competitive, market players are expanding the capabilities of APM systems by integrating complementary technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), mobility solutions, geographic information systems (GIS), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR). These technological integrations enable APM systems to become more intelligent, predictive, and adaptable to changing business environments. In particular, the growing use of cloud-based APM solutions and predictive analytics is transforming the way companies monitor and maintain their assets.

The increasing need for mobility and data portability is also driving the demand for data-centric solutions, which in turn fuels the growth of the APM market. With the rising reliance on data for decision-making, companies are investing in APM systems that can offer real-time insights, predictive capabilities, and improved operational efficiency.

Some prominent players in global asset performance management market include:

• ABB Ltd

• Aspen Technology, Inc.

• AVEVA Group plc

• Bentley Systems, Incorporated

• DNV GLAS

• GE Digital

• International Business Machines Corporation

• Rockwell Automation

• SAP SE

• SAS Institute, Inc.

• Siemens Energy

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