#internal id: Behemoth

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UNGCC DAIKAIJU FILE #003

INTERNAL ID: BEHEMOTH

THREAT CLASS: KING CLASS

Species: Frigidicustos draconis

Height: 45 Meters

Length: 150 Meters

Status: Active

Bio: TO BE WRITTEN

Abilities: Heightened strength and reflexes, burrowing, Impenetrable Hide, advanced cryokenesis.

[comfortless]

AHH I was the anon from the Bear!Ko ask ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ I adore it so much like I’m kicking my feet and twirling my hair your ideas are CHEFS KISS AND IM GLAD YOU LIKED THE PROMPTT

Definitely not excited that you’re considering more hybrid stuff.. TEEHEE ʕ •́؈•̀ ₎

BUT YEAH JUST THOUGHT TO DROP SOMETHING NEW CUZ WHY NOT! Maybe Ko being deployed on a mission to some wild terrain, having to camp out on the grounds for a while by himself. Reader taking interest in the behemoth and toying with him until he finds out they’re a fae or nymph

Or a game of hide and seek.. in the dark.. with him.. maybe even a wolf!ko

ONCE AGAIN ID LOVE TO SEE YOU WORK UR MAGIC ON THESE IDEAS (｡♥‿♥｡)

hi, 🧸!! working on something with a lycanthrope Kö at the moment, but this is… well it is something! i adore the idea of König with a cute (insatiable) nymph!! definitely give @cookiepie111’s Drink From The Leche of Sirens a read if you haven’t already. <3

content/warnings: 18+. minors do not interact. fae nonsense (reader is a tree nymph), vague smut.

It isn’t that he ever intended to be here, not really. Simple surveillance, Fender had told him. Any knowing soldier would recognize the equipment that did not even need hands to tend to it, the cameras that should be set and monitored, and yet there were none in place here— just König, a loaded gun, and the stillness of the forest that seemed to stretch ever onward.

There’s been a lapse for the past week, with Kortac’s most adept at retrieving information out seeking just that, off with their radios constantly abuzz and adrenaline running rampant through their veins.

There’s an envy harbored somewhere in the back of his skull, twittering and hissing when he thinks on it too much… shelved for an uncharacteristic mistake to be left here amongst plants and scattered animal sounds, a temporary solace that would be ripped away when something new came through the chain of command; an overabundance of the very things he would care to think less about.

König hasn’t seen another person in days, not out here, tracking a vehicle carrying supposed smuggled weapons. There are no tire tracks, not even air traffic passing above: only gloom, loneliness, and the chill of early spring.

Then the abandoned house, where he takes refuge. It’s dated: the furniture all in various states of disarray, shattered porcelain about the kitchen and vaulted ceilings so high he doesn’t even need to bother with ducking to cross from room to room. It’s old on the exterior, stately, with vines creeping up its walls to reach the warmest height to bloom. Though internally, it is clear the place has not been left to rot for long: no loose boards, no holes in the ceiling or floor, just seemingly preserved somehow, as though time itself had come to still.

He doesn’t mind the daily patrols through the forest, the pensive stalking and creeping to find any hint of what he was after. Even through the night, when sleep forgets to lure him in for warmth and comfort amidst the pollen and silence, the walking never seems to grate on him.

There are lights, often, amongst the trees, faint pulses of glowing white that dissipate the moment his gaze sweeps over them. He’s read the fairytales as a child, even witnessed Conor get so drunk once that he shared his own tales of the ‘wee folk’, but König would feel a fool to believe any of that at face value. Most of his own kind were not interested in him, shying away with laughter or pitying gazes the moment he approached, so why would anything else be drawn to a man who could never quite scrub the blood from his fingernails or keep a conversation from spinning out into silence and uneasy glances?

It’s during one of these nightly walks that he first sees her, a vision bathed beneath the milky glow of the moon, ethereal, yet still nothing short of a proper blessing from the earth. Despite the distance from his path to her own, her body looks soft, bare and gentle. The growing thorns and clusters of ivy do not scrape her, only gently pull aside as she walks, tender and swaying like the petals sprung up from the plants for little fingers ghost over.

He only thinks that, assuredly, he’s lost his mind. The vision fades away when she looks at him, curls her lips into a smile… and then it is all gone. She leaves not a trace, no footprints indented into the soil he knows he had only just watched her tread. The flowers he saw her pull into being have vanished, too. All that remains is a dulled aura of dread, a strange thing that he has not felt in years, if ever at all.

König does not think of the woman until she appears again, during the day amidst the leaves of a sprawling sycamore. She lies against the bark, body resting over a healthy branch where she sleeps in a position so demure it sets his heart ablaze. The breeze caresses her hair, something he wishes to feel beneath his own fingertips; it whistles over her bare skin while the sun bathes her in rays of gold, filtered out through pinprick partings in the leaves, begs, pleads for him to touch. Forbidden fruit, too lofty to touch, too dainty for ash and blood.

He only walks away, carries on with the focus of his mission, reminds himself of every time that he’s sought some semblance of companionship and how those escapades had all simmered down to nothing but taunting echoes for sleepless nights. There was no need for any more ghosts, not even the pretty ones.

With nothing else in sight, he returns to that house where time halts and loses himself to want; swallows dry when he frees himself of his buckle and pulls out his growing erection. A release and an expelling of memory all in one.

He thinks of her, of her graceful walk amidst the darkened woods, of the way she lay, perfectly unscathed and beautiful, unknowing of any thing that plagues him, scatters from his grim expression right down to his very marrow. The imaginings… he would never speak of them, perhaps would only have the information pried from him that he thought of her smile when he spilled himself into his palm, but only if she came to beg for it with a voice he imagines must be tree sticky and sweet like warmed honey. Only if she came for him.

There lies a meadow just past an abrupt opening in the tree line, small and subdued by outstretched branches that curl over the grass and wildflowers still yet to bloom. No chill lingers here, as though summer stretches over the little glade and settles atop it with its warmth, masks even the little pond that does not seem to carry the same frosted panes of ice that the others he had seen do. There is fruit, puny red berries and hefty pears causing their limbs to bend, gently set them down for the earth and all of the animals roaming about to eat.

And he knows he’s stumbled upon her home.

He finds his voice when she peeks at him from behind the trunk, wide-eyed and curious with the softest curl about her lips, playful but tentative.

“Hallo,” he whispers, raising his gloved hand as if to wave, but curling his fingers into his palm instead. He’s horribly uncertain, caught between the alarming thought that he’s dealing with some perturbing nudist or something… else entirely.

“Hello,” she says, almost shy as she unveils herself from behind the tree, takes a step toward him with a tender look in her eyes and a long draw of breath. Sets his nerves at ease with her silent admittance that she, too, at least seemed wary.

König immediately tells her why he’s here, not in full detail, sparing the poor doe the tedium and the confidential bits that would likely only make her head spin, and then… he mentions how he had seen her, how the forest seemed to yield to her whims, her dancing beneath the moon that appeared to shine only for her. He gives her a curious look, undetectable beneath the darkened hood, pleads for her to explain in his own silent sort of way.

“I have seen you too,” she says instead, curling her arms behind her back, pushing out her chest, and… he doesn’t think to ask any further.

She’s the loveliest thing that he has ever seen or felt: places herself right into his lap when she guides him down to the grass. There’s sap on her fingertips when she presses them to his lips, curiously grazing them over his mouth as he speaks to her about the forest, a forest he’s already deemed to be her own, obscure princess that she was. She giggles when he dares to lick over each intruding digit, even gives a shaky, soft sigh when he suckles at one.

The nymph whispers things into his ear that he’s never heard before: things about each sprouting plant, of other things that hide away in the shade beneath branches and how they had all seen him too, about the earth and life and softer secrets about her beloved tree. Home and love without ever daring to speak words so simple. She does not ask about the dreadful things he does not think about, only lies back in the grass when he praises her beauty and the lovely notes of her voice.

He thinks for a moment that he should not touch her, should not have her grace wasted on something like him, but she rises up only enough to kiss him through the hood and he finds himself tugged down to tickling blades of grass and his mind finally does quiet.

She cradles him close as he claims her love for his own, steals sap from her lips and follows her sighs to a comforting oblivion. Her hands find his neck, his shoulders to offer gentle touches, tracing patterns like the intricate twisting of vines against his flesh all while he praises their union, her sweetness.

He doesn’t know how long he’s spent with her, the day seems to to stretch on for an eternity with the sun high above, but when he wakes… he is back inside of the old, quiet house, lying in the bed he knows with a certainty that he’s never even touched. Fender’s voice is calling to him over the radio, clipped and demanding for a report, one that proves nothing at all, a barrage of words filled with wonder and bliss with no intel on the mission.

And König isn’t shocked by the leave he’s given once he does return to base the following day. Three weeks time would be just enough to clear his head, regain his focus, pull money from his account to purchase that lonesome old house in the forest. He couldn’t bare the thought of never seeing such an angel again, never hearing the soft chittering of her voice or being blessed with the feeling of her beneath him, intertwined like the vines she so loved.

[darkmaga-returns]

The Tides Foundation, a left-wing dark money giant backed by George Soros and other progressive billionaires, bankrolled the fiscal sponsor of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, an anti-Semitic group sanctioned in the United States for providing financial support to terrorists, according to newly released tax forms.

The foundation reported in its latest Form 990 tax return that it granted $286,000 to the Alliance for Global Justice in 2023, a group best known for serving as the fiscal sponsor of Samidoun. The Treasury Department in October sanctioned Samidoun as a "sham charity" that provided material support to a Palestinian terrorist organization that participated in the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist rampage in Israel. Canada levied its own sanctions against Samidoun as well in October, labeling the group a "terrorist entity" under its criminal code.

Founded in 1998, the Alliance for Global Justice let Samidoun borrow its charitable tax privileges to operate and raise funds in the United States without obtaining its own organizational credentials. In other words, the Alliance for Global Justice and Samidoun are legally indistinguishable. It’s unclear if the group continued to serve as Samidoun’s fiscal sponsor after the Treasury Department sanctioned the terrorism financier in October.

The Tides Foundation said the purpose of its grant to the Alliance for Global Justice in 2023 was to support a "sustainable environment." It’s unclear if the Tides grant went to support Samidoun or one of the several dozen other fiscally sponsored organizations operating under the Alliance for Global Justice’s tax ID.

The Treasury Department in October described Samidoun as a "sham charity that serves as an international fundraiser for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist organization." The PFLP cut its teeth in the late 1960s by hijacking and opening fire on commercial airplanes, and later participated in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. It leverages Samidoun as a front organization in both Europe and North America to bankroll its terrorist activities, the Treasury Department said in October. Samidoun is also banned in Germany for its overt support of Hamas terrorism.

Samidoun’s U.S. leaders don’t shy away from their terroristic tendencies. Its leaders, Charlotte Kates and her husband, Khaled Barakat, explicitly endorsed terrorism against Jews during a lecture in March before the anti-Israel student group Columbia University Apartheid Divest, the Washington Free Beacon reported. The Treasury Department sanctioned Barakat in October for his "fundraising and recruitment" efforts for the PFLP’s "terrorist activity against Israel," adding that he has publicly acknowledged Samidoun’s affiliation with the terrorist network.

Tides and the Alliance for Global Justice did not return requests for comment.

Major donors to the Tides network include liberal billionaire financier George Soros, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Ford Foundation. In 2023, the Tides network raked in nearly $800 million, according to its audited financial statements.

The Tides network is hardly the only liberal dark money giant to bankroll the Alliance for Global Justice. In 2021, Tides and the New Venture Fund, the largest branch of the Arabella Advisors dark money behemoth, donated more than $9 million to the Alliance for Global Justice. The Arabella Advisors network donated an additional $1 million to the Alliance for Global Justice in 2022, the Free Beacon reported.

The Arabella Advisors network distanced itself from Samidoun after the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, telling the Free Beacon that Samidoun "is not and has never been a client of Arabella Advisors" and that it "unequivocally condemn[s] terrorism and violence against civilians."

The Tides network has offered no such denunciation of the terrorism financier.

[moonrisecoeur]

i have been. debating sending this bc i know i am cringe. op i am so sorry feel free to ignore and delete bc this is just actual pure filth lmfaooo

op i literally think about pegging leon 24/7 its a full time JOB inside my brain i need to peg that man so fucking Bad its not even funny. i know hes so fucking Noisy. i wanna make him beg for my strap, i wanna fucking edge him until hes begging and crying to be fucking ruined. i wanna pretty him up, put eyeliner on him so i can make it run down his face from fucking him so hard. i wanna mark up his neck and pull his hair while i pulverize him. i wanna tell him hes taking it so well and how hes such a good boy, how pretty he looks bent over for me while i fuck his cute ass. i want him to hug me while i praise him bc hes so overwhelmed. tell him how hot it is hearing him moan and whine, encourage him to make as much noise as he wants, itd be cute to watch him try to not pillow bite because hes trying sooo hard to do what you want like a good boy. i want him to be borderline Incomprehensible, voice shaking and cracking as he tells me how much he loves me, how much he loves the way i make him feel. i wanna make him cum untouched. i wanna overstimulate him. i wanna grope his fat tits and milk his dick. i wanna make him watch himself getting fucked. put him in a collar, lingerie, fuck anything-hed be gorgeous no matter what he wears. shower him in kisses and affection and make him feel the most loved he has in his entire LIFE while short circuiting his brain n marking him with bites and bruises for everyone to see.

re2 leon is my fave man he has my heart and god id love to just take care of him. after a long shift i wanna slam him against the door and fuck him while hes still in uniform. make him feel so good. such a whiny cutie. cuff him up and bite his freckles while i fuck him late into the night, clean him up and cuddle him after, make him breakfast in the morning n give him kisses.

re4/re6/older leon is a subby bitch too. just as god damn fine and id do oh so horrific things to him. hed love it so much, not having to think, make decisions, take charge. just let me whatever i want to him. hed get off so hard being under you and told how fucking good, pretty, perfect he is. he needs your approval so fucking bad-its all that poor man wants, god he needs it so BAD. he needs to feel safe and loved and wanted, like this is Critical. id make SURE i fuck him so good he cant even think about his insecurities or problems. and dear fucking lord do not get me started on that slutty waist and button down of his in re6. he's keeping the gloves on while i press his hands into the mattress and bite his arms.

its so fucking funny bc i hc leon as a switch BUT GODDDDD SUBBY LEON MAKES ME FUCKING FOAM AT THE MOUTH LIKE A RABID, FERAL ANIMAL

its not a want it is a NEED

I NEED THIS MAN UNDER ME I NEED TO REARRANGE HIS GUTS !!!!!!!!!!!!

guhhh last anon again but now i really cant stop thinkin about sub leon. legit i have so much more to say i just love him so much. theres so much. More. i wanna say but lord. im trying so hard to be normal man 😭😭

first off. hi. hope u had a yummy thanksgiving if u celebrate it and if not i also hope ur having a good day !!

ALSO WTF WHY WOULD I DELETE THIS i literally woke up this morning and checked my tumblr notifs as one does and i literally see this behemoth of an ask and im reading through and im literally screaming bc why is this my internal monologue. like. did u get inside my head or something??? did u steal this from my brain bc i literally think about this approximately 1000 times a day.

i’ll literally be at work and my thoughts be like ughhh i wanna hurt him and make him cry but also want to love him and take care of him but also want to fuck him so so slow and deep i can feel it moving around if i put on hand on his abdomen and then i just spiral and then i remember im making a fuckin caramel macchiato or something >.<

so!! in spirit of our delusion i’m planning to write smthin for u based off of this vibe!! just give me a lil bit 👉👈

BUT TELL ME EVERYTHING TELL ME ALL UR THOUGHTS I WANT TO HEAR THEM ALL I WANT TO KNOWWWW ‘i have so much more to say’ okay prove it. tell me everything

[duchessofostergotlands]

What is your opinion on the Red Cross? After they deranged funds from Haití and other places? How centralised it really is?

I think they have a lot of problems. The charity sector was totally shaken by the revelations that Red Cross staff had paid sex workers in Haiti and we know that sexual assault is rampant in the aid worker community. Unfortunately these things are not unique. The International Development sector is really flawed. If there’s a charity scandal it will often be in that area because of a lack of oversight. Firstly the organisations have kind of become behemoths which makes it more difficult to keep an eye on where money is going. Secondly when you have an office in London and then staff on the ground in the developing world it means offices tend to work as separate organisations and there isn’t communication on the issues that are really going on at ground level. They also seem to rely very heavily on outdated stereotypes so they often end up exploiting and undermining the very people they’re there to serve. While all charities have a power structure in place which is difficult to shake off, this is particularly prevalent in the iD sector. So while the Red Cross are bad, it’s not just a problem they deal with. People need to really do their research when they’re working on places to donate to. In terms of their structure the Red Cross is pretty much a lot of different independent organisations. They all have their own CEOs, they’re all legally separate, but they do share a common set of values and they collaborate. 

[talesofealdancynedom]

Tales of Ealden Cynedom: 36. The Dormant Forge (2/5)

36. The Dormant Forge (chapter 2 - Fifteen Silver Short 2/5 ) part 8. Stories of Dreams.

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Everything was fine as Regina got he ticket to Hawkhaven. Mr. Topper took her on the daily train from Pepperidge, to The Grand Station; The international hub, historically symbolized peace. It represented The North Central of Francia, giving the world trains they invented, as a part of their peace treaty; According to the signs you could read while waiting for your transfer.  The ticket boys were adorable, and entranced by the black and green behemoth; Aches and brass lamps, eight platforms, and noisier than a firework festival.

When Mr. Topper chugged the train away, Reggie knew there was no turning back. She admired her green ticket; It had shinny pieces, to indicate authenticity, and a bunch of numbers, that must have meaning. Two hours later, a vending machine had eaten ten West-Silver from her pockets, leaving Regina hungry as her ticket was punched.

“Wait ma’am; I need to see a magic license if you’re bringing fey on board.” A ticket boy said. A line was forming behind the red-eye rail. Regina searched all eight pockets of her cargos, and pulled out her summoning note-book; She showed the first page, where she had scrap-booked the license into the cover.

“Have a nice trip ma’am!” The he nodded.

“Ma’am? I’m a magic-user; It’s Master, thanks. Also, how did you know my neckpiece held one of the most difficult fey to find?” Regina growled while boarding.

“Well, Master Geagmann, you have a gorgeous crystalline goblin behind you. She looks like a princess!” The ticked boy chimed. Wyvern hugged Reggie from behind.

“Thanks, I love my wife. Have an awesome day sir.” Reggie said casually, kissing Wyvern. The rest of the midnight trip, people either slept, or uncomfortably watched Reggie and Wyvern check off a list of romantic activities.

Strike midnight, and the train stopped at Holtwine Station; The boarder between The Grand West and Northlands. A station attendant boarded, and woke everyone to check their identities and tickets. He stopped at Regina last.

“All of them. On the table.” He said. Reggie was confused, and felt picked out. She normally felt the Celtician accent was happy, so his tone was off-putting. Reggie pulled out her passport, Grand West ID, and magic license. The attendant’s eyes narrowed as he read her ID.

“Master Geagmann, do you have a birth certificate? We check first-time travelers before giving the stamp of approval.”

“Bullshit.” A passenger yelled.

“Francian people need someone to vouch their character. Your stature and paler gives it away. Your posture even.”

“Sir, I’m slouching, quarter Danian, born Anglian, half Francian, annoyed, and want to talk to your manager.” Reggie growled, summoning her birth-certificate; Clearly stating she as born and raised in the Grand West, and in fact, not from The Central North of Francia. Regina felt like she was going to erupt. She’d accumulated small inconveniences which wore her thin. bubbling her anxiety about the fragility of aspirations. Making her feel unwelcome, at each stage of her quest. Wyvern stood up, and raised her hand. The attendant jumped back, yelling profanity.

“I’m half-human, can I vouch for her?” Wyverndor signed. She was mute, as rocks are, and learning sign language was one of her and Reggie’s bonding activities. The station didn’t have a translator, and Regina was escorted offboard, and give a caught at the station. They said it was for smuggling fey.

When Regina woke, she checked her necklace for Wyverndor, to thank her. At least her True Love was there. Regina briefly wondered, if she should have brought her father. Wyverndor turned human again, and lay next to Reggie.

“Just imagine how wonderful the forge will be, when you arrive! It will feel so deserved after a long journey. Oh look Reggie; They left you bread by the locked door.” Wyvern signed. Reggie groaned when she heard a knock. She clenched her fists for a proper slug, as she stood at the unlatching door. The officer was mishandling the keys. When the door opened, Reggie could see a cold sweat upon the officer’s brow.

“We called the embassy, and we don’t have a North Central department, because they seldom enter. Only postage and trade, I’m afraid. They also said the attendant was racist, and he’s on suspension. Our apologies ma’am. We’ll cover your ticket to your next destination, and help you apply for a work permit.” The officer assured. Reggie wasn’t amused.

“Thanks. It’s Master Geagmann by the way. I’m heading to Hawkhaven, if that’s ok.” Regina sighed. The officer paused, as if Regina was crazy for choosing that destination. Wyverndor climbed back into the necklace, as a ruby this time. The officer walked off for the documents, while Reggie yelled into the linins.

“I have a Happily Ever After; I’m enchanted with good fortune. My dream in nye. That forge is going to be so cool. So cool. So worth it.” She whimpered.

The next train had knots of sea creatures carved into the beams. Instead of benches along the windows facing each other, there were double seats all facing the same way. The maintained economy car, even had cushioned seats. Every inch was jewel-tones, from wood to carpet. Regina bought some mints, ale, and a sandwich off the trolly; And some crisps for Wyvern. As the train went, it emptied at Hassburry, the capitol, and continued in silence. Reggie walked around the empty car, looking through the windows. The green soft rolling hills had sheep, transformed into old growth forest, then marsh. Each mile under a dimmed sky that was about to rain. Steadily, the marsh turned rocky, and sun red. With a deafening screech, the train stopped at a frail bright orange station. The announcement said ‘End of Line’, and Regina disembarked.

Reggie’s face was slapped with cool air, and heat that radiated up her boots. Like a fever, or she was about to vomit. Finally at the destination, she kissed the blacked platform. The train turned off and cooled with a release of stream. Finally, the conductor jumped out and stretched.

“Wow, you must’ve come a long way to be our tourist! Never seen one kiss the floor though. The rumors are true by the way.” She gleamed. Reggie looked at the unhoused engine.

“Miss, you worried about Big Blitz here? She’ll be fine; Strong enough to survive without a barn. Let me show you to the pub!”

“I’m not a tourist, I’m your mage. A Warlock who can probably just transmute you a nice crate for Blitzen.”

“Oh, no… Mages are maniacal legendary beings! One used a blade of shadow, to cut down the city long ago, and stole a maiden on his way back, after failing to conquer us. Another used to make us toys from the screaming fires, past the glowing ridge. We don’t need one of those! We have families and live modest lives; I’m begging you to go.” She quivered.

“Come on, I just need to go dark on the gate, craft the unimaginable, and care for the fey. Won’t even know I’m there.”

“you want to make the voices stop, make trinkets, and live in the ridge then? So, you’re not dangerous, just mad?”

“Yup. I’m a normal person. Oh, but you should also meet my one-and-only; She’s crown princess of the stone Kingdom!” Reggie smiled. The conductor stepped back slowly. Reggie slouched further, and started staggering to the rumbling volcanic dam, looming over the town.

“Rain check for getting wasted at the pub when I’m done?” Reggie yelled to the conductor, who hid behind the ticket booth.

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[magess]

The description above is the energy usage is a good summary of Proof of Work blockchains. If you want to read the truly wild story about how Bitcoin came to exist and why, Digital Cash by Finn Brunton is a legitimately interesting book about it.

Proof of Work is the oldest and most outdated blockchain method. Proof of Stake systems don't require endless calculations, and so use considerably less energy, and several of them even purchase carbon offsets to make them carbon negative. So there are people and projects that are aware of and care about environmental impact, but they're not the behemoth and not even second place.

Bitcoin's waste isn't even necessary to accomplish what it set out to accomplish. It should die in a fire along with coal plants.

On another note, the Wall St Bros are already all over crypto. The people pumping millions of dollars into it aren't normal people working average jobs. There's a reason that every financial app is now adding crypto and pushing people to buy it. All the bullshit the investor class pulls to get rich in stocks they can do in crypto with no regulation. It's already just recreating wealth among the wealthy.

That being said, there are some useful things being developed, largely to do with international payments and exchanges between fiat currencies, something PayPal is used for now if you're just a normal person. Ethiopia built a school ID system on a blockchain. Whether any of them will turn out to have good real world application remains to be seen.

NFTs as art really is just dumb, because they don't limit access. You're not buying the exclusive right to view the original or something, like you would if you bought an original painting and put it in your house. Everyone can see it, download it, etc. I've seen people talk about using them for something like selling concert tickets. Each NFT is the ticket to a particular seat at a particular show, but I'm not sure what that solves over normal tickets, if anything. Is there massive counterfeiting in concert tickets?

WTF is an NTF? No matter how many times I’ve had it explained to me, it still makes no sense. The best I can figure that it’s a form of cryptocurrency with personalized artwork made on a really environmentally unfriendly material being sold for ridiculous prices just so suckers can get unique furry artz

[aion-rsa]

Xbox Game Pass: New Games for July and August 2021 Revealed

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Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft’s subscription service for Xbox One owners. It’s designed to be like a “Netflix for games,” where you pay a simple monthly rate and get access to loads of games for download. It’s not to be confused with the Xbox Live Gold membership, which gives users a selection of free games each month.

There has been a huge surge in popularity and profile for Xbox Game Pass since its launch, mainly due to the diverse list of games and first-party exlusives on the service. In fact, Microsoft drops new releases from its own internal studios onto the service on day one! Sea of Thieves was the first example of this, followed by State of Decay 2 and Crackdown 3. Since then, the service has seen the day one launch of several other high-profile Xbox exclusives, including Gears 5, The Outer Worlds, and Halo: Reach on the Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Membership to Xbox Game Pass will set you back $9.99 per month. You can now also get an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription for $1 for the first month and $14.99 every month after that. The subscription includes an Xbox Live Gold membership as well as all of the games offered on Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass for PC. Plus, with cloud support, you can play a selection of Xbox Game Pass titles on your Android phone. And now you even get access to titles on EA Play, the third-party publisher’s own on-demand service.

New games are added each month to Xbox Game Pass. Here are the latest games coming to the service (with descriptions courtesy of the Xbox team):

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Xbox Game Pass: Games for June 2021

The Wild at Heart (Cloud) – June 1

Explore a beautiful, handcrafted world full of charming puzzles, and deep secrets in The Wild at Heart, a whimsical story centered around two children that escape to a fantastical land filled with magical creatures to befriend and an oddball order of guardians who’ve lost their way. Welcome to the Deep Woods.

For Honor (Cloud and Console) – June 3

War marches across the land of Heathmoor as heroes from rival factions clash in unending visceral battles. Use your finely honed skill to emerge victorious in a variety of thrilling single and brutal multiplayer modes. Grasp destiny in your hands and fight… for honor.

Backbone (PC) – June 8

Raccoon detective Howard Lotor is not a hero. He can barely make rent. And yet he has stumbled across something so massive that it will shake the very fabric of society. Stunning visuals, an evocative soundtrack, and a daring narrative bring a dystopian Vancouver, BC inhabited by animals to life in this highly anticipated, post-noir adventure. Get to it, detective.

Darkest Dungeon (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 10

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes through twisted forests, forgotten warrens, ruined crypts, and beyond. Not only do unimaginable foes await, but stress, famine, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 13

Now you can play all eight games in the mainline Yakuza saga from Yakuza 0 to the latest installment, Yakuza: Like a Dragon! Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan in Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

Arx Fatalis (PC) – June 13

This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. As your quest unfolds you will explore ancient temples, bustling cities and abandoned mines; unearth legendary artifacts and face terrifying foes.

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (PC, Cloud, and Console) – June 13

From the award-winning developers at Arkane Studios comes Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, the third adventure in the critically acclaimed Dishonored series. Explore the dark underbelly of society to pull off the ultimate assassination.

Doom (Cloud and Console) – June 13

Relentless demons, impossibly destructive guns, and fast, fluid movement provide the foundation for intense, first-person combat in Doom, 2016’s Action Game of the Year and lead-up to the critically acclaimed Doom Eternal. Become the Doom Slayer and experience visceral intuitive push-forward combat as you obliterate Hell’s armies.

Fallout (PC) – June 13

The first entry in the beloved Fallout franchise. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization. Talk, sneak or fight your way past mutants, gangsters, and robotic adversaries. Make the right decisions or you could end up as another fallen hero in the wastelands…

Fallout 2 (PC) – June 13

It’s been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands. As you search for the Garden of Eden Creation Kit to save your primitive village, your path is strewn with crippling radiation, megalomaniac mutants, and a relentless stream of lies, deceit and treachery.

Fallout 3 (PC, Cloud, and Console) – June 13

An expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters. Every minute is a fight for survival against the terrors of the outside world.

Fallout: New Vegas (Newly added for PC, Cloud, and Console) – June 13

Welcome to New Vegas. It’s the kind of town where you dig your own grave prior to being shot in the head… and that’s before things really get ugly. It’s a town of dreamers and desperados being torn apart by warring factions vying for complete control of this desert oasis.

Fallout: Tactics (PC) – June 13

In these dark times, the Brotherhood – your Brotherhood – is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the wasteland. Your squad mates will be dearer to you than your kin and for those that survive there will be honor, respect, and the spoils of war.

Rage (Cloud and Console) – June 13

In the not-too-distant future an asteroid impact left Earth ravaged. You emerge into a vast wasteland to discover humanity working to rebuild itself in a treacherous world. Survive and explore an expansive environment teeming with bandit gangs, mutant hordes and an oppressive government’s soldiers with exotic guns and gadgets.

The Evil Within 2 (PC, Cloud, and Console) – June 13

Experience visceral survival horror as you descend into terrifying domains in search of your missing daughter. Use weapons, traps, and stealth to survive an onslaught of horrifying creatures determined to rip you apart. Return to the nightmare to win back your life and the ones you love.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (PC, Cloud, and Console) – June 13

You are BJ Blazkowicz, humanity’s last hope for liberty, on a mission to recruit the boldest resistance leaders left. Fight in iconic American locations, equip an arsenal of awesome guns, and unleash new abilities as you kill every Nazi in sight and spark the second American Revolution.

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance (PC, Cloud, and Console) – June 13

Gather your party, choose your adventurer, and get ready to set out on an epic brawl through Icewind Dale on June 22 with Xbox Game Pass. Forget character sheets and math for the night, Dark Alliance is a third-person action brawler that drops you and your friends into the unforgiving frozen hellscape of Icewind Dale to take on iconic Dungeons & Dragons monsters and collect epic loot. You can venture on your own, but with the addition of cross play on PC and Xbox featuring up to 4-player co-op, why would you?

Xbox Game Pass: Games for July 2021

Atomicrops (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 22

Atomicrops is an action-packed, roguelite, bullet-hell game where you must defend and cultivate the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Tend to mutated crops (be careful, some have teeth), marry townsfolk (ooh la la), collect cats (because who wouldn’t?!), and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade! This ain’t no ordinary farming simulator.

Raji: An Ancient Epic (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 22

Take on the role of Raji, a young girl blessed by the gods to defend the human realm from an onslaught of demonic beings that seek to destroy her world. Brother and sister, Raji and Golu, separated by the attacking demonic hordes, now find themselves in the middle of a great war. Raji has taken it upon herself to find her brother and put an end to this reckless conflict.

Last Stop (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 22

Developed by Variable State, creators of the award-winning Virginia, and available with Xbox Game Pass on day one, Last Stop is a single-player, third-person adventure set in present-day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.

Blinx: The Time Sweeper (Cloud and Console) – July 26

Coming to Xbox Game Pass to celebrate 20 Years of Xbox, Blinx: The Time Sweeper��is a fast-paced action game featuring a cool, clever character in wild, warped worlds. The ability to control the flow of time provides a classic 4-dimensional gaming experience.

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge (Cloud and Console) – July 26

Celebrating 20 Years of Xbox, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge combines thrilling aerial combat with the swashbuckling style of a Hollywood action-adventure movie. Set in an alternate 1930s world of gunship diplomacy and sinister intrigue, pilot powerful aircraft against nefarious air pirates and behemoth war zeppelins.

Microsoft Flight Simulator (Xbox Series X|S) – July 27

From Xbox Game Studios, available with Xbox Game Pass on day one of its release for Xbox Series X|S! From light planes to wide-body jets, fly highly-detailed and accurate aircraft in the next generation of Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox Series X|S. Test your piloting skills against the challenges of real-time atmospheric simulation and live weather in a dynamic and living world. The sky is calling!

Lethal League Blaze (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 29

An intense, high speed ball game with unique characters, outta sight sounds, and none of that weak stuff. In Shine City, the anti-gravity ball game has long been illegal. The group who kept playing was dubbed the Lethal League. Even now, with their sport pushed underground, players and crews compete for challenge and respect.

Omno (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 29

Available with Xbox Game Pass on day one! A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke. Full of puzzles, secrets, and obstacles to overcome, where the power of a lost civilization will carry you through forests, deserts, and tundra – even to the clouds.

Project Wingman (PC) ID@Xbox – July 29

In an immersive flight experience, you’ll dogfight, strike, and fly your way to conquering the skies. Strap yourself into the cockpit of over 20 unique aircraft and become a true ace in Project Wingman.

The Ascent (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 29

Available with Xbox Game Pass on day one, The Ascent is a solo and co-op action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

Xbox Game Pass: Games for August 2021

Twelve Minutes (PC, Cloud, and Console) – August 19

In Twelve Minutes, you play as a man coming home for what should be a romantic evening with your wife. The night twists into a nightmare when a brutish policeman breaks into your home, accuses your wife of murder, and beats you to death… only for you to wake up, suddenly returned to the moment you opened the front door. Your wife is blissfully unaware of what is about to happen, but you… you remember everything.

Psychonauts 2 (PC, Cloud, and Console) – August 25

Psychonauts 2 is an exciting journey through the mind filled with the signature Double Fine humor and heart, and a touch of next-level platforming. You play as Razputin Aquato, a trained acrobat and powerful young psychic, who has realized his lifelong dream of joining the international psychic espionage organization known as the Psychonauts. But these psychic super spies are in trouble. Raz must use his powers to bring the murderous psychic villain, Maligula, back from the dead! Check out the video above and get psyched!

Hades (PC, Cloud, and Console) – TBA

As the immortal Prince of the Underworld, you’ll wield the powers and mythic weapons of Olympus to break free from the clutches of the god of the dead himself, while growing stronger and unraveling more of the story with each unique escape attempt. 

Xbox Game Pass: Games for September 2021

Aragami 2 (PC, Cloud, and Console) – September 17

Aragami 2 is a third person stealth game where you play as an assassin with the power to control the shadows. Join the shadow clan and fight the invader armies to protect your people. You are one of the last elite warriors of your kin, the Aragami. Victims of a supernatural affliction which corrodes the body and devours the mind, the Aragami control Shadow Essence – a mystical power which grants the ability to control the shadows. With this power the Aragami carry out their tasks and quests – assignments made all along the valley to ensure the subsistence of the village and to free the Aragami enslaved by the invader armies.

Sable (PC, Cloud, and Console) – September 23

Embark on a unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

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Announce ‘Repentless’ 6,66'' box set for international SLAYER day!

 SLAYER has announced they will release an exclusive ‘Repentless’ collector's box set that includes 6 single EPs featuring all the songs off their latest album pressed on unique 6.66'' vinyl. The box set, which will be released on June 6th, will be available in black, red, and gold.  Pre-order your 6.66" ‘Repentless’ box set here: 6 x 6.66" Gold Vinyl Box Set: https://bit.ly/2GqydpF 6 x 6.66" Red Vinyl Box Set: https://bit.ly/2IUu5Nc 6 x 6.66" Black Vinyl Box Set: https://bit.ly/2pQ2GE0  

  On January 22, 2018, SLAYER announced that they would embark on one final concert tour around the globe to thank their fans for all of their support over the years, for making the last three-and-a-half decades packed with good times and unforgettable experiences, and then move on.

New and previously announced dates for SLAYER's final world tour, North America legs one and two, are as follows:

SLAYER

w/ LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, NAPALM DEATH

26.07. Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion (US)

27.07. Bangor, ME - Impact Music Festival (US)

29.07. Wantagh, NY - Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater (US)

31.07. Scranton, PA - The Pavilion at Montage Mountain (US)

01.08. Albany, NY - Times Union Center (US)

03.08. Darien Lake, NY - Performing Arts Center (US)

04.08. Syracuse, NY - Lakeview Amphitheater (US)

06.08. London, ON - Budweiser Gardens (CA)

07.08. Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena (US)

09.08. St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (US)

10.08. Atlanta, GA - Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood (US)

12.08. Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium (US)

13.08. Rogers, AR - Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (US)

15.08. San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum (US)

16.08. Oklahoma City, OK - The Zoo Amphitheatre (US)

18.08. Denver, CO - Fiddler‘s Green Amphitheatre (US)

19.08. Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre (US)

21.08. Boise, ID - Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater (US)

23.08. Portland, OR - Sunlight Supply Amphitheater (US)

26.08. San Jose, CA - SAP Center (US)

More SLAYER dates:

w/ LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, BEHEMOTH, TESTAMENT

10.05. San Diego, CA - Valley View Casino Center (US)

11.05. Irvine, CA - FivePoint Amphitheatre *SOLD OUT* (US)

13.05. Sacramento, CA - Papa Murphy's Park (US)

16.05. Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum (CA)

17.05. Penticton, BC - South Okanagan Events Centre (CA)

19.05. Calgary, AB - Big Four *SOLD OUT* (CA)

20.05. Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre *SOLD OUT* (CA)

22.05. Winnipeg, MB - Bell MTS Place (CA)

24.05. Minneapolis, MN - Armory *SOLD OUT* (US)

25.05. Chicago, IL - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (US)

27.05. Detroit, MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill *SOLD OUT* (US)

29.05. Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage *SOLD OUT* (CA)

30.05. Laval, QC - Place Bell *SOLD OUT* (CA)

01.06. Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun *SOLD OUT* (US)

02.06. Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center (US)

04.06. Reading, PA - Santander Arena *SOLD OUT* (US)

06.06. Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center (US)

07.06. Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center (US)

09.06. Pittsburgh, PA - KeyBank Pavilion (US)

10.06. Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live (US)

12.06. Virginia Beach, VA - VUHL Amphitheater (US)

14.06. Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion (US)

15.06. Orlando, FL – Amphitheater (US)

17.06. Houston, TX - Smart Financial Centre *SOLD OUT* (US)

19.06. Dallas, TX - The Bomb Factory *SOLD OUT* (US)

20.06. Austin, TX - Austin360 Amphitheater (US)

21. - 24.06. Reykjavík - Secret Solstice Festival (IS)

More info:

www.slayer.net

www.facebook.com/slayer

www.nuclearblast.de/slayer

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Kiss of War Cheats

Kiss of War Guides

Kiss of War manual is a guide for a popular new recreation. Additionally, you can appoint them to growth construction velocity, manufacturing/accumulating/repair/march speed. So make sure to appoint the officials. Sources are extremely beneficial inside the Kiss of War game. So ensure to max out the production homes so that you can get the max manufacturing enter each hour. Outside the bottom, you could build a farm, metallic mill, oil rig, and power plant like homes to supply meals, metal, oil, and electricity. Max out their improvements - as equal as the hq stage. It's extraordinarily essential - there are many perks you are going to get by becoming a member of a guild; the help from guild individuals in rushing up the construction, reinforcement, items, get admission to to guild save, and lots greater. Underneath the captain avatar, faucet the search log button -> follow the chapter missions if you are confused about a way to get commenced, whole the each day missions and encouraged missions for rewards. In the Kiss of War, you could acquire free Gold by using completing all of the every day missions. It is no longer about scuffling with ais. We're speaking about combating actual players. Befriend them or act against, it is all up to you. Loads of players take part on this legendary battlefield. Extend your guild territory, reveal your energy, and triumph over the land! Set in international war ii, Kiss of War is a conflict strategy sport about a collection of particular and fascinating women with tremendous lifestyles stories. Throughout the conflict, they joined a spy agency to assist the allies to fight towards invaders. You will play as a commander in the allies, educate sturdy armies, recruit stunning sellers as officials to steer your armies, rally all commanders within the global to put off invaders and in the long run build a stronger allied pressure to preserve peace in this world! It will not simply be about who has the stronger forces, however who has the better strategy. Consistent with europe's actual geography in word war ii, we've got constructed brilliant towns and battlefields, particularly iconic buildings all and sundry can understand. Further, we've modeled famed weapons of war that were in use throughout globe battle ii, sending you again to that mythical time. It is now not about fighting ais. We're speakme approximately struggling with actual players. Befriend them or act in opposition to, it's all up to you. Do you've got any pointers? Put up right here i am unable to assault any pandora department or iron behemoth. Every time i set a rally and assign troops, whilst the timer hits zero, it at once tells me the march turned into canceled. How do i restoration this? Your guild participants have to assist in the event that they do not it'll cancel and you need to be within the identical vicinity to get there help. In case you now not within the guild base you can teleport to their location möchte mit meiner base zu einem anderen server geht das und wie kann ich einen acc auf dem server löschen mfg rene1971 tap4fun, the writer in the back of brutal age and sea game, has just elevated the app portfolio with a brand new mmo struggle game called Kiss of War. The ability of rally assault and rally guard in raiders of the treasure are based on the capacity of the corridor of struggle 6. period of warmonger is based totally on the bottom degree, the higher the bottom stage the longer the period 10. modified calculation of severely injured gadgets that died from quit of the war to the end of spherical. - r4 and higher officials in a guild, can construct the guild deliver station in the guild territories. - after the occasion is scheduled to begin, gamers who can not take part in it because of teleporting or joining the guild now can take part in it. The sport uses a new unfastened manipulate system that lets in gamers to command a couple of troops to march, garrison, and change objectives and marching routes on the battlefield. Strong troops can not succeed without tremendous management and strategies! We've created bright cities and battlefields based on actual geography from the late modern-day europe, consisting of landmarks that humans will recognize. Plus, we've also simulated the well-known struggle machines used in the course of the overdue modern-day duration, which aim to bringing you lower back to the technology while legends emerged. Unite different commanders to cast off the invaders and sooner or later gain international peace by using setting up a more potent guild! The sport uses a brand new free manage system that allows players to command more than one troops to march, garrison, and change objectives and marching routes on the battlefield. Robust troops cannot succeed without terrific leadership and techniques! We have created vivid towns and battlefields based on real geography from the overdue modern europe, which include landmarks that human beings will understand. Plus, we've additionally simulated the well-known war machines used in the course of the overdue present day length, which intention to bringing you again to the generation whilst legends emerged. Hundreds of gamers participate on this mythical battlefield. Expand your extended family territory, exhibit your strength, and defeat the land! New functions: 1. shop is open and numerous packages arrival.2. Open officer's club 3. new beginner guide4. Territory career regulations modification5. Greater campaign tiers and open campaign save. 6. recruitment middle interface optimization7. Restore bugs copyright © 2017. cheat-Cheatss.com all rights reserved. Add your personal recommendations, recommendations and tricks for games! Were given connection mistakes when down load. Went to check google play in the event that they had it and they didn't.dont suppose this game coming out. - throughout the event duration, every player can only participate it as soon as with his id. Very last rankings and rewards could be based on the guild that participant got the factors - guilds with a total combat power in the server's top 20 can participate after being registered by means of the guild chief - rewards are now not acquired by electronic mail however immediately brought. The rewards are introduced at once to the backpack and can be regarded there. 3. increased private rewards obtained in the operation falcon. Unite different commanders to eliminate the invaders and eventually achieve global peace by organising a stronger guild! The sport uses a brand new unfastened manipulate device that permits players to command multiple troops to march, garrison, and change targets and marching routes on the battlefield. Strong troops cannot prevail without excellent leadership and strategies! We have created vivid cities and battlefields based on actual geography from the late modern europe, including landmarks that people will recognize. Plus, we have also simulated the famous war machines used during the late modern period, which aim to bringing you back to the era when legends emerged. The capacity of rally attack and rally defend in raiders of the treasure are based on the capacity of the hall of war 6. Duration of warmonger is based on the base level, the higher the base level the longer the duration 10. Changed calculation of seriously injured units that died from end of the battle to the end of round. - r4 and higher officials in a guild, can build the guild supply station within the guild territories. - after the event is scheduled to start, players who cannot participate in it because of teleporting or joining the guild now can take part in it. Another core aspect of the game is resources; food, steel, oil, and energy are the four important resources that you need to perfrom almost all the activities; producing units, buildings, upgrades, etc. Let's learn everything in detail and explore all the Kiss of War tips & tricks: - officers are the characters in the Kiss of War game who help you in leading the battles, gathering the resources from the map, and boosting the base activities. Legendary officers are the top-tier best officers because of the high stats they possess. Check the comments of this article too. Our readers tend to post gift codes if they find them before we do, and when we see them in the comments, we'll post them. Right now, with the game being brand new, there are no known gift exchange codes, promo codes, or redeem codes available for Kiss of War. Keep checking this article, through, and we will post them as soon as they become available. 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[marconixon70]

Switch to These Laptops for Editing Videos

Finding a perfect laptop for editing videos, specifically, can be a little tough task, but it’s not impossible. You must look for laptops that give you a lot of space because if your sole purpose is to edit videos full time, then you must look for good memory that can be expanded or you can add an SSD to it. And look for backup storage options on cloud and external storage so that transferring files can be easy and hassle-free. Moreover, lookout for longer warranty period laptops. You should also look out for good portability, graphics, colour accuracy, resolution, display and battery life of the computer.

You will find the tonnes of options if you begin your search for the perfect laptop. So, to save you time and make your task hassle-free, we have listed some of our favourite laptops that are highly rated by the users and are best in business.

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

MacBook Pro has a 16-inch behemoth screen with Retina Display that shows true tone with P3 wide colour. It gives high-class performance due to the advanced thermal design and the Intel Core i9 processor. The laptop provides smooth performance even when you are adding multiple tracks, effects, 3D models, etc. Additionally, it supports up to 2048 x 1280 resolution. It has an on-board memory (RAM) of 16 GB of 2666MHz DDR4 which can be configured up to 64GB, and its storage is 512GB which can be extended up to 8TB SSD. It is processed with Intel’s UHD graphics 630 which can be configured to AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory. It has multiple charging and expansion options. Its high-fidelity six-speaker system provides expansive stereo sound and supports Dolby Atmos playback, which will give you the perfect sound quality on your videos. It will cost you $2,799.

MSI GS65 Stealth

This laptop is powered by 9th generation Intel core i7 processor, and you can choose from either Windows 10 home or Windows 10 Pro operating system. Its graphics are powered by NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 with 6GB GDDR6. Its memory can be extended up to 64GB, and it has two slots for additional storage capability. It has a sleek design, 2x 2W audio speakers and 720p (30fps) HD webcam. It will cost you $2,000.

MacBook Pro (13 inches, 2020)

This is a pocket-friendly laptop that will give you more or less similar features to that of MacBook Pro 16 inches. It has 2.0GHz quad-core 10th-generation i5 processor with turbo boost up to 3.8GHz. Your laptop is protected by touch ID and touch bar. It is available in different storage variations from 256 GB to 1TB. It is powered by Intel Iris Plus graphics with a retina display that shows true tone. Its Four Thunderbolt 3 ports will give you enough space and speed to work rapidly. It costs $2,000.

Dell XPS 15

This laptop comes with a huge storage space of 16GB along with 1TB SSD. It has the 15.6-inch 4K Ultra HD InfinityEdge display that is anti-reflective as well. It has a backlit English keyboard and a fingerprint reader. It will provide you 3D sound quality with Waves Maxx audio Pro that enhances the bass volume so that you can experience epic cinema sound right from your comfort zone. The CinemaStream design will deliver you smoother video streaming quality. It also has SD card reader, USB 3.0, DDR4 SDRAM and thunderbolt. All of these features come at a pocket-friendly price of $1,750 only.

Lenovo Legion Y7000

This is a compelling laptop that has 16GB DDR4 RAM along with 1TB HDD 128 GB PCie SSD. It is powered by Intel Core i7 8750H processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics that will make your videos come alive. The 15.6-inch full HD IPS anti-glare display with 300 minutes of brightness will bring great precision to your videos. It has a highly responsive keyboard with white backlit feature and Harman speakers with Dolby Atmos. The dual-channel cooling system optimally cools down the laptop when it gets overheated. This highly featured laptop will cost you $1,500.

Acer Predator Helios 300

This is another powerful laptop with 9th-Gen Intel Core i7-9750H 6-core processor. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti-powered with GPU architecture will provide you with high performance. You will not have to worry about the overheating of the product because it has 4th-Gen Aeroblade 3D fan technology. You can connect four extensive connections including USB type C, USB 3.1 and HDMI 2.0. Its backlit 4-zone RGB keyboard has turbo and Predator sense. It has 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage and 5.6 inches screen with 1920x 1080 resolution. It costs $1,400 only.

Acer Aspire 5

It is available in a notebook style and has AMD r

Ryzen three 3200u CPU. It’s 15.6 inch full HD IPS display along with Acer’s Colour Intelligence will give you a sharp and clear picture and video quality. It protects your eyes from some straining through the blue light shield feature. You will get 7.5 hours of battery life on a single charge. The Radeon Vega 3 graphics 12 will give you exceptional video quality. Multiple extensive ports including USB 2.0, USB 3.1 and HDMI will make your task easy. The backlit keyboard will allow you to work comfortably in any environment and additional to that, it is portable and light to carry around. It will cost you $500 only.

All the laptops have been listed from high to low price, so you can choose the best one out for you according to the performance you are looking for without putting any burden to your pocket. All of them provide great display, high performance, good battery life and multiple extensive connectivity. The significant difference lies in their processor and storage limit.

Source: https://ypquest.com/blog/switch-to-these-laptops-for-editing-videos/

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7 reasons you should buy the standard 13-inch MacBook Pro instead of Apple’s new 8-core monster laptop, Defence Online

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Apple has unveiled an eight-core MacBook Pro for the very first time.

But you probably shouldn’t buy it.

If you’re in the market for a professional-grade laptop that runs the Mac operating system, here’s why you should consider Apple’s baseline 13-inch MacBook Pro (with no Touch Bar) instead of the new 15-inch, eight-core laptop behemoths.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro is thinner and lighter than the 15-inch models — and size and weight is a big deal when choosing between laptops.

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Hollis Johnson/Defence Online

The 13-inch MacBook Pro is 0.59 inches thin, and 3.02 pounds.

The 15-inch MacBook Pro is 0.61 inches thin, and 4.02 pounds.

While having a slightly thinner laptop is nice, having a lighter laptop is a big deal. That extra pound of weight makes a world of difference if you’re carrying it around your office, holding it in a backpack or purse, or traveling with it. You’ll be happy you went with the lighter model.

You can save over $1,000 by choosing the 13-inch MacBook Pro over the 15-inch models.

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Apple

The 13-inch MacBook Pro with no Touch Bar starts at $1,299.

The cheapest eight-core, 15-inch MacBook Pro starts at $2,799.

If you don’t want the eight-core processor, the six-core, 15-inch MacBook Pro still starts at $2,399 – over $1,000 more than the 13-inch model.

Read more: Maxing out Apple’s latest MacBook Pro will cost you over $6,500

When you compare the rest of the specs, as we do below, you’ll find that you’re not getting a significantly better value by going with the bigger option, despite spending $1,000 more for it. You’re paying for a slightly larger display, a little more built-in storage, a little more RAM, Touch ID, and two extra USB-C ports.

By saving your money, you’re still getting an incredible Apple laptop in the 13-inch MacBook Pro.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro has a comparable display to the 15-inch model.

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Apple

Both laptops feature Retina displays that can achieve the same 500 nits brightness.

The only difference is that the 15-inch models have True Tone technology, which keeps the white balance on-screen the same regardless of the ambient light outside the computer. It’s a nice feature, but not a must-have. (I don’t miss it at all on my 13-inch MacBook Pro.)

The 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro models have identical battery life.

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Battery life is a big deal for people, but bigger doesn’t mean better in this case.

Apple says the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros, despite the differences in their battery capacity, will both get up to 10 hours of wireless web activity, or 10 hours of iTunes movie playback.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro has an identical FaceTime HD camera to the 15-inch models.

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Apple

Don’t spring for the bigger laptop because you think you’re getting a better camera. The FaceTime camera is identical across Apple’s 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro lines.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro has impressive specs that stack up well to the beefier eight-core, 15-inch models.

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While the eight-core, 15-inch MacBook Pro models feature Intel’s Core i9 chip, you really don’t need it.

I have Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro with no Touch Bar, with the baseline i5 chip, and it is plenty powerful for all of the work I need to do. (You can upgrade to a dual-core i7 processor if you’re really worried about speed.)

The 13-inch MacBook Pro also comes standard with 8 GB of memory, and 128 GB of storage. The 15-inch MacBook Pro can be configured with more RAM and way more internal storage, but the vast majority of people really don’t need more than 16 GB of RAM in a laptop, and you shouldn’t be buying into Apple’s expensive internal storage options anyway.

Read more: Apple charges a ton of money for built-in storage – here’s how to get around it

The 15-inch MacBook Pro can be upgraded with better graphics chips compared to the single default option you have in the 13-inch model, but let’s be real: You probably shouldn’t be considering a MacBook Pro if you want to do PC gaming. The Mac’s operating system, and the specs on these computers, aren’t conducive to a great gaming experience. You should buy a desktop PC if you’re looking for more power, or gaming applications. (Overheating is very much an issue on all Apple laptops.)

Both computers run the same operating system, MacOS.

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You’re getting an identical user experience regardless of which laptop you buy. You’ll get the same ecosystem, the same App Store, and the same updates directly from Apple.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro is the perfect Apple laptop. If you really need more power for the work you’re doing, you should consider a desktop computer instead.

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Apple’s eight-core MacBook Pro models start at $2,799.

Meanwhile, you could buy an iMac with an even bigger display (21.5 inches versus 15 inches), plus all the power you’ll need, for as little as $1,099. You could even splurge on a higher-end iMac model and you’re still paying as little as $1,499.

If you want a powerful Apple laptop, the 13-inch MacBook Pro is the ideal combination of power and portability. Spending over $1,000 more to get a bigger and heavier laptop just so you can have a six-core or eight-core processor (which is probably overkill for most applications) is unnecessary, especially when there are more affordable desktop computers that are probably better suited for your needs.

Do you disagree? Are you excited about the eight-core MacBook Pro? Email me at dsmith@businessinsider.com.

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[internallypediatric]

Too Peds for Medicine

InternallyPediatric: [Intensely writing behemoth ID consult note for medicine patient with massive infection history with several highly resistant bacteria]

Medicine Intern: UGH! Where is that coming from?

InternallyPediatric: [Comes out of chart sleuthing stupor] Huh? What?

Medicine Intern: That baby who’s been crying for like 10 min! It’s so annoying and loud - is it seriously not bothering you?

InternallyPediatric: Ahh! You forget - I’m also a pediatrician. Didn’t you know? The screams of children only make us stronger. 

Medicine Intern: [mildly horrified]

Internally Pediatric: Real talk though - we get kind of desensitized to the crying. A crying baby is a baby that’s conscious, breathing, and has a pulse. We can deal with that. When they’re sick and NOT crying is when you really start to worry. 

[dysperdis]

@transpolice

I'm not reblogging your whole response. People can click through to see it for themselves if they wanna make sure I'm not making shit up, but I don't want that copy/paste throw-everything-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks behemoth on my blog. For folks who don't find that description appealing, the arguments can basically be summed up as:

1) One of the terms we currently use to refer to trans experiences arose in the 1960s and has evolved quite a bit over the last 50 or so years, so therefore it's all fake. Which, aside from the absurd enthocentrism- apparently, nobody had anything comparable to our current understanding of a "gender identity" until that exact English phrase was coined- just demonstrates a poor understanding of how the language of sexuality and gender has evolved over time (see my post about the origins of the label bisexual for another example of this evolution).

2) Evoking John Money, aka the guy who proved that forcing an accidentally-castrated dmab child to live as a girl (eventually, against the child's wishes) and performing pedophilic "experiments" on them in order to argue that intersex children can be forced to hold a specific gender identity is harmful. This is somehow proof that people who have expressed a desire to live as a specific gender are wrong.

3) A HBSer wrote some stuff in the 70s that doesn't fit the current understanding of how identity forms. She may or may not have coined a word that's currently in use.

4) The claim that if trans women are allowed to be considered women, it kicks butches out of the community & forces them to id as trans, which tbh sounds suspiciously like the "transsexuals are stealing our butches" shit that I've watched TERFs pull since I first started coming out. It's also blaming trans people for the shit straight cis people dump on butches, so that's fun.

5) A firm misunderstanding of what a social construct is. Now tbh I've been expecting this since I saw the first screen's worth of your response, so I'm surprised it took this long for you to spell it out. Anyway, here's a hint from someone who's devoted almost half his life to studying this shit: all symbols and categories, including bio sex categories, are socially constructed and negotiated. Every single one. This is why there is no single scientific definition of sex, and why the broadest definitions of sex categories have changed even just over the last 150 years. It's also why I've met so many intersex folks over the years who have rejected the construction of a strict sex binary and the related idea that intersex bodies are inherently disordered. (To quote the world's largest association of intersex people: "The purpose of OII is to work in favour of human rights for intersex by helping people to understand that there are not just two pre-existing sexes... OUR societies have accepted a binary construct between male and female which does not reflect Nature and the enormous variety of possible sexes which overlap one another in various gradations on a spectrum with male at one end and female at the other." -OII Intersex Network)

6) A strawman argument that turns the theory that dysphoria arises from a socially constructed incongruence (because, as mentioned above, all categories are constructed) into "dysphoria is internalized transphobia." If I were to hazard a guess, those accusations of internalized transphobia prooobably have more to do with the fact that you've been claiming thst other people experiencing things in a way that doesn't reflect the same kind of pain you experience demeans your experience, thereby positioning pain as the root of all trans experience.

7) Cis people mistreat transsexuals because some trans people don't fit their standards, and not because transsexuality is culturally treated as deviance from the cis norm that must be discouraged and hidden whenever possible.

Bonus: Did you know that I've seen literally every. single. argument. you've made from supporters of an actual anti-lgbt+ hate group that's been active in my area, which in turn has been using the divide and conquer strategy from the 2017 values voter summit in an attempt to undermine the new lgbtq+ inclusive resources and curriculums in BC? Like, absolutely 0 exaggeration, every single argument, all used in support of a group that's fighting against recognizing families with gay parents over a decade after same sex marriage was federally recognized in my country. Again, if you're wondering why people are accusing you of internalized transphobia...

Anyway, I've hit the point where I think I need a strong drink, so I'm going to stop here before I start digging too heavily into deviance theories & end up buried under a pile of textbooks.

Teenage transmedicalist fresh out of grade 9 biology class: You NEED dysphoria to be trans, it’s the only requirement! Just ask the medical experts, they’ll tell you!

The American Psychiatric Association: No you don’t, and no it isn’t.

The World Medical Association: Sure, dysphoria’s common in trans people, but it’s not necessary.

World Health Organization: Including GID and Gender Dysphoria diagnoses in official diagnostic standards pathologizes trans people. (pdf)

[armandj]

Fb Varieties Monetary Unit Led By David Marcus, Hires Ex-Upwork CEO

Fb (NASDAQ:FB) is reportedly exploring a stronger push into digital funds area. The social-networking behemoth has arrange a brand new unit known as Fb Monetary, which can be in cost for all funds tasks, together with its WhatsApp-based digital funds service.

David Marcus, who was recruited to move Fb’s messaging service in 2014, after which was tapped to guide the cost into cryptocurrencies, has been appointed to move the brand new enterprise. Marcus already runs a portfolio of necessary merchandise which are anticipated to drive the corporate’s income sooner or later.

The lifelong entrepreneur continues to move up subsidiary Novi (previously Calibra) which handle a digital pockets for Fb’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra. David was president of PayPal from 2012 to 2014 and has greater than 15 years of cellular and funds expertise worldwide. He moved to Silicon Valley in 2008 the place he based the cellular funds firm Zong.

Alongside Marcus, Fb has additionally lured former Upwork CEO Stephane Kasriel to affix as a funds vice chairman. His determination to leap ship is elevating hopes that Fb was getting critical a few funds push.

Kasriel had served on the freelance job website for over six years and have become CEO in 2015. He led Upwork’s rebranding from its outdated id, oDesk, managed the merger with rival website Elance, and took the gig financial system outfit public in 2018.

Kasriel has additionally a wealth of expertise in funds, having served in varied management roles for ecommerce website eBay from 2008 to 2010, and led PayPal operations in France from 2006 to 2008.

The transfer comes as Fb continues its push to facilitate extra funds on its main platforms, permitting it to assemble knowledge round spending patterns so as to compete with the likes of Venmo, Google Pockets and Apple Pay.

Known as F2 internally, Fb Monetary will run Fb Pay service that allow customers ship and obtain cash throughout the corporate’s household of apps. WhatsApp Pay, which permits customers to make purchases or switch cash straight kind the chat platform, additionally joins the monetary unit’s portfolio.

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[ruthsulivan]

ITC Probes Altria Following R.J. Reynolds Complaint

Complaint Prompted International Investigation Into The Two Tobacco Giants

Unfortunately, the global vaping industry is under constant attack from big-tobacco titans, as they take massive market shares via aggressive marketing campaigns and hostile takeovers of smaller companies. Thankfully rather than continue on a sustained campaign to dismantle what was primarily a grassroots industry, these industry giants are starting to set their sights on each other.

The United States International Trade Commission has announced they will be launching an investigation into Altria and Philip Morris International. The probe comes following a previous complaint filed by competitor R.J. Reynolds months prior.

The complaint and subsequent investigation are the results of a patent dispute between the two nicotine behemoths. R.J. Reynolds alleges that certain elements used in Altria/PMI’s IQOS devices infringe on patents held for their own Glo vaporizer.

R.J. Reynolds is seeking a cease-and-desist against their competitor in an attempt to halt sales of the infringing product. The injunction would bar the import and sale of the product within the United States and would help establish a case and precedent for additional trials in international markets.

Cease And Desist

In what has been dubbed the opening shots fired in the great vape wars by tobacco titans, R.J. Reynolds is seeking an injunction against competing behemoth Altria over an alleged patent dispute. Analysts have speculated the action may be the result of larger cross-licensing negotiations between the two giants.

In the dispute, R.J. Reynolds is accusing Altria’s IQOS heat-not-burn device of infringing on patents used in their Glo vaporizer. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the IQOS device infringes on at least five copyrights pertaining to certain tobacco heating elements and other components used in the Glo vaporizer.

If awarded, the limited exclusion and cease-and-desist orders would bar Altria from importing and selling the product within the United States. In response to the allegations, the company has stated that the claims hold no merit, and the company is fully prepared and positioned to defend itself.

R.J. Reynolds is a subsidiary of British American Tobacco, which had recently filed its own lawsuit against Altria and Philip Morris International. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Virginia, is similar in nature, although BAT is seeking preliminary and permanent injunctive relief in addition to treble damages.

Vaping Facts

Every year, the smoking epidemic is responsible for the deaths and illnesses of millions of people throughout the world. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control, there are currently an estimated 38 million smokers in the United States alone, of which over 16 million live with some form of smoking-related illness or disease.

Vaping continues to prove itself as the greatest tool we have at our disposal in combating the deadly worldwide smoking epidemic. According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that vaping was more effective than traditional nicotine-replacement therapies in helping people both quit smoking and remain tobacco-free.

Vaping is already responsible for saving thousands, and potentially millions, of lives throughout the world each year. According to a study from University College London, researchers found that vaping was responsible for helping up to 70,000 British smokers quit in a single year alone.

Not only has vaping been proven as an effective cessation aid, but it has also been demonstrated as a safer, reduced harm alternative to tobacco as well. Landmark research carried out by the UK Royal College of Physicians found that vaping is staggeringly 95% safer than smoking. Public Health England, the country’s top health agency, has routinely touted and defended this fact and advocates vaping as an effective form of smoking cessation.

There has also been no evidence of long-term risk to users of vapor products. According to a study published by the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found that not only is vaping less harmful than smoking, but there are no known long-term health effects associated with prolonged usage as well.

Conclusions

These legal disputes represent some of the last dying breaths of former tobacco titans. Rather than focus on innovation, these antiquated nicotine behemoths opt to focus on litigation instead.

It remains uncertain whether British American Tobacco, through R.J. Reynolds, will be successful in court. The U.S. International Trade Commission issued a statement saying that it has not made any decision on the merits of the case at this time and that the investigation is ongoing.

What are your thoughts regarding the International Trade Commission’s investigation into Altria? Do you believe R.J. Reynolds’ complaint has merit? Let us know what you think in the comments below, be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to receive all the latest vaping news!

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