#kit di sensori

[leaky-heart]

so uh can you tell us some facts about your version of Michael Afton?

Yeah sure rhrhr

So he’s the oldest of the Afton siblings, Evan next, Elizabeth last. He used to go along well with his mom, she taught him makeup. She died giving birth to Elizabeth. On the other hand he never really got along with William, he was also jealous that William would prefer Evan to him or Elizabeth. He came out as trans when he was around 12 and that didn’t really go well with Will which basically resulted in Mike having really complicated feeling toward Christianity

He ran away from home on his 18th birthday (so June 11 1984) In 87, he’s 21 ! He dropped out of highschool and so didn’t go to college and instead found a job at an electronic repair shop were he used the skills he learned while helping with the animatronics at the dinner. He doesn’t like talking much, especially with strangers. The one time he was at the register was a disaster cause he was way to blunt with the clients and getting angry at them so now he just always stays at the back for repair stuff. He met his two best friends, Fritz and Annura (oc) through this job tho ! He doesn’t have a lot of friends but he cherishes them. He would rather keep a small circle of close friends rather being friend with everyone. He doesn’t really open much about his past (so before running away) the only person who really knows what happened is Annura

He has a shit sleeping schedule as well cause he draws until late, saying he’s more productive at night, or is woken up by nightmares. He took the habit of turning the tv on when he wakes up and put on whatever soap opera he finds until he falls back asleep.

He’s a goth, his favorite bands are The Cure, Sisters of Mercy and Bauhaus ! He also likes the Stooges cause it was one of his mom’s fav. He likes makeup and goth fashion but generally dresses more casual cause of sensory issues. He did get Jeremy into makeup tho !

He’s supposed to be wearing glasses but doesn’t cause he ressembles William too much when he wears them. He also doesn’t wear contacts cause it makes him sick so perpetually seeing blurry (he’s nearsighted). His hair is graying already so he dies it (thanks to jeremy explaining to him how). He conceals his British accent but it comes back whenever he’s in a bad mood so it’s really easy to tell whenever it’s the case. He loves cat and used to have one named Kit

[lilbabjojo]

fic or scenario idea: Vaggie having a sensory overload in littlespace and Carmilla swoops in and comforts her?

Yessss. Absolutely. It was a bit angstier than I intended, just because I had a rough day and was projecting.

TW: Unintentional Self Harm due to Meltdown

Today was awful for Vaggie. None of the residents were listening to her or Charlie, the plumbing was clogged (again), and everything just felt so WRONG.

"That's it!" Vaggie yelled, but whatever she was about to say next died on her tongue.

"Vaggie?" Charlie asked. Vaggie felt the world starting to close in around her more than before. "Are you alright?" Charlie's words sounded far away...

Before Vaggie knew it, she was running out of the Hotel. Not just an angry walk, which was somewhat typical and where Charlie knew she would be safe. She was running, and she didn't know where she was going. She was just running, tears streaming down her face.

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Carmilla received a call out of nowhere. Initially, she was going to ignore it, until she saw it was Charlie. She picked up immediately.

"Charlie?" Carmilla asked as soon as she picked up the phone.

"CARMILLA! I need your help! Vaggie ran off. Not like the normal 'I'm angry and I need a walk' type. She RAN off," Charlie explained frantically. Carmilla's eyes widened slightly.

"Charlie, stay at the Hotel in case she returns. I will look for her," Carmilla explained.

"O-Okay," Charlie said thickly. "Thank you."

"Of course," Carmilla said, hanging up.

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It took 3 hours to find Vaggie, and when she did find her, it was quite the sight. Vaggie was curled up crying with her thumb in her mouth and shaking. Carmilla knelt down next to her, seeing she was clearly regressed.

"Mija, it's Mama," Carmilla said softly. Vaggie looked up from her position. Her face was bleeding a bit. Carmilla recognized the marks of a meltdown. "Can I pick you up? The ground isn't very nice, is it?"

Vaggie nodded, clearly exhausted. Carmilla picked her up. Vaggie laid her head on Carmilla's shoulder. Carmilla took her phone out, dialing Charlie.

"Did you find her?" Charlie asked immediately when she picked up.

"I found her. I'm bringing her back to my house for the night, but you are welcome to visit. Only you, though," Carmilla said.

"Thank you... Thank you so much," Charlie said. "I'll be right over."

Carmilla carried Vaggie home. When she got there, she quickly brought her to the bathroom and set her on the counter. Vaggie whined at the loss of contact.

"Shh dear... I need to clean up your face, and then you need a bath," Carmilla explained. Vaggie nodded, but pouted. Carmilla took out her first aid kit, cleaning and patching Vaggie's cuts.

"You're doing so well, carina," Carmilla reassured after a particularly painful clean.

After finishing cleaning her face, Carmilla started the bath. She gently helped Vaggie out of her dirty clothes, an expert at bathtime at this point. She gently set Vaggie in the bath, giving her some toys and cleaning her. Once she was done with the cleaning, she poked her head out of the door.

"Odette," she called out, seeing Odette in the hall. Odette looked at her and nodded. "Could you grab a set of Vaggie's Little clothes and one of her diapers?"

Odette nodded.

"Oh, and Charlie will be here soon. Could you answer the door if we're not out yet?"

"Of course," Odette said.

"Thank you," Carmilla said. She looked back into the bathroom, finding Vaggie half asleep on the bath. She quickly pulled the plug, before picking Vaggie up and wrapping her in a warm fluffy towel.

"Stay awake for me, dear," Carmilla said softly. Vaggie nodded tiredly.

Carmilla dressed her quickly, only to open the door to find Charlie standing there close to tears. Vaggie perked up, hugging Charlie.

"Vaggie I'm so so soooooo sorry I didn't realize you were so upset I-" Charlie started rambling.

"Charlie," Carmilla said. Charlie stopped. "Vaggie's too Little to think about that right now. And I think you should do the same."

"Huh? But I-... She needs you more-" Charlie started.

"Charlie, it was clearly stressful for you as well. I think you both need a little time to relax. I'm perfectly capable of taking care of both of you," Carmilla said. Charlie looked close to crying. Vaggie looked at her pleadingly.

"Mmmmm you two's no faiw," Charlie pouted. Vaggie and Carmilla laughed.

[kon-igi]

KIT DI SOPRAVVIVENZA IN CASO DI RIBELLIONE DELLE AI

Dal momento che i vostri timori si fanno giorno dopo giorno sempre più consistenti e l’evoluzione delle intelligenze artificiali devia in modo esponenziale verso scenari apocalittici - e voi lo sapete che la mia specializzazione è proprio in apocalissi di varia natura - rispondo a un timore di @der-papero​ pubblicando una lista di oggetti di pronto utilizzo da inserire nel kit di sopravvivenza quando le AI prenderanno il sopravvento e il loro unico dubbio sarà se renderci schiavi o sterminarci tutti.

1 - PIGMENTO CUTANEO ‘ANATHERMAL’

L’Anathermal - conosciuto negli ambienti dei ribelli come ‘La pittura’ - è un pigmento cutaneo a base di biossido di titanio e microsfere ceramiche che quando applicato su viso e superfici corporee esposte svolge una funzione termoisolante e riflettente nei confronti dei sensori di calore a infrarossi che le AI usano per induividuare gli esseri umani. Esiste in diversi colori (in foto un flacone di variante Nero) con i quali, se alternati, è inoltre possibile dissimulare la simmetricità del viso umano e rendere inutile il riconoscimento facciale (’Pittura di Guerra’).

2 - ARMA CORTA CON MUNIZIONAMENTO A NANITI

In foto una Colt Python .357 Magnum con proiettili a punta cava espansiva in tugsteno i quali, una volta che impattano, rilasciano naniti programmati per sovraccaricare i superconduttori dei microprocessori con cui vengono in contatto. Ovviamente la possibilità che i naniti siano efficaci è tanto più grande quanto più il colpo è preciso nell’essere indirizzato vicino alla CPU del bersaglio.

3 - CUTTER A FILO MONOMOLECOLARE

In foto un cutter ‘Grim Reaper’ con filo monomolecolare in nanotubi di carbonio rinforzato (non visibile a occhio nudo perché del diametro di 0,4 nanometri) che parte dall’apice del manico e si inserisce in una sfera di uranio impoverito. Se fatto roteare, il peso della sfera imprime una forza secante al filo monomolecolare - lungo 50 centimetri - tale da tagliare cavi e travi di acciaio con facilità. Ottimo per tranciare cavi o arti meccanici.

4 - POMPA ELASTOMERICA INTRATECALE ‘LACHESIS’

Questo device permette, in particolari situazioni di stress o di pericolo, il rilascio automatico da parte di un elastomero inserito nel midollo spinale di catecolamine endogene per la soppressione del dolore, l’emostasi di sanguinamenti e il raggiungimento della massima forza esplosiva muscolare. Nei modelli di ultima generazione è stata inserita anche l’opzione terminale ‘Kobudera’ per le missioni senza ritorno.

5 - ARMA LUNGA CON MUNIZIONAMENTO ‘LIPSTICK’

In foto un fucile di precisione Jigger ad aria compressa e una munizione a doppia camera contenente idrazina e tetranitrato di pentaeritrite, una miscela altamente infiammabile ed esplosiva, la cui estrema instabilità necessita di una bassa carica cinetica di espulsione per evitarne l’attivazione anzitempo. Il rivestimento del proiettile in lega di zirconio ceramico di colore rosso gli ha fatto meritare il soprannome di ‘Lipstick’, rossetto. Emblematica la frase dei tiratori del gruppo Snipy Jackson che prima di sparare sussurrano ‘Make up time!’.

6 - DISPOSITIVO DETONANTE EMP

Granata deflagrante che al momento dell’attivazione emette un potente impulso elettromagnetico (Electro Magnetic Pulse) con un radius di 2 metri circa. Questo dispositivo contiene un generatore a compressione esplosiva di flusso che grazie al TED (transient electromagnetic disturbance) disabilita e, se non schermati, frigge circuiti integrati, processori e componenti a base silicio. Considerato il raggio ridotto e la pericolosità per eventuali potenziamenti cibernetici di chi la lancia, è un tipo di arma che sarebbe preferibile usare con un detonatore a distanza.

7 - LA BUONA VECCHIA MAZZA

Perché le AI possono essersi anche evolute ma come per i vecchi PC un bel hard reset non manca mai di risolvere ogni situazione.

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Grazie dell’attenzione e vi saluto ripetendovi quello che in questi tempi difficili sono solito dire ai miei compagni...

Il futuro non è scritto. L'unico destino è quello che ci creiamo con le nostre mani.

[lem0nraat]

For colourful death au. Aside from Wally who is Death, what the puppets’s roles in purgatory?

Their roles are basically the same and yet different at the same time! However, as it is a little community, they all have their own little things they enjoy doing.

Sally runs children’s community theater and writes + directs her own shows! (Mostly writing from my own experience working with children’s theater, kids can be quite a lot in that environment. But it’s very fun! I think she would be great at it!)

Howdy still runs his shop of course, although most of the items are outsourced from the living world. The currency is still jokes! But Howdy is more forgiving of a bad joke with the little neighbors, it’s the thought that counts!!

Poppy not only bakes but also serves as a doctor of sorts (she has some medical knowledge buried in that big fluffy head of hers). If you’re familiar with the 2018 version of welcome home, you’ll have seen that old are of Poppy with a first aid kit! It’s similar to that! She’s also just certified mom material

Eddie is the only other neighbor who can enter the human world besides Wally! But he isn’t visible to anyone, only children. He usually gets groceries and other materials but also collects important items for the kids that they may have left behind when they died (a favorite toy, a blanket, etc.) they usually go into the lost and found box at the post office! Though Eddie makes deliveries too.

Frank mostly focuses on his garden. His house is definitely one of the more sensory friendly places in the neighborhood (less loud noises and bright colors). Though he does help Eddie with the lost and found box while Eddie is away.

Julie and Barnaby have more clique roles, obviously interacting and engaging with kids. But Barnaby is a lot more laid back, mostly goofing off and wanting to just sit and chat. While Julie wants to set up elaborate games to play (and zoom around on her roller skates). Barnaby is generally more well liked by the older pre-teens and teenagers while Julie is more popular with the younger kids.

Wally is to the side observing for the most part. As far as his neighbors know, he doesn’t seem to do much, and he’s pretty hit or miss with people.

(again, him being literally death is unknown to them. He just seems a bit detached to them

[smallz-o]

~ 💖 ASK GAME 💖 ~

📷 What’s set as your phone’s lockscreen? my dog :))

🍫 Cheese or chocolate? cheese, BUT ONLY GOOD CHEESE FUCK PROVOLONE

✨ Do you have any nicknames? Crampus, Whore, America, ect.

🎵 Last song you listened to? Lovers Rock - TV Girl

✏️ Have you ever written fanfiction? yes when I was like- 12 and only had it public for a week. besides that ill occasionally write little drabbles for myself. rarely do i post them publicly

😏 Are you on discord? i dabble

 💛 Do you have any piercings? i used to

🐰 What do you think says the most about a person? their sense of humor

🍪 If you were a cookie, what kind would you be? oatmeal almond cookies (i will see no oatmeal almond cookie slander btw i like them)

🐶 Are you more of a dog person or a cat person? dog

🎧 Headphones or earbuds? earbuds, sorry ik, but i dont like the feeling of headphones on my ears. idk why but its sensory hell for me

🌼 What’s the last thing you said out loud? "Im leaving now"

🙃 What’s a weird fact that you know? unfertilized queen ants will only hatch male ants instead of workers and then the colony died bc male ants cant do jack shittt

🦉 Are you a morning person or a night owl? night owl

🧸 Favorite place to nap? outside on my trampoline but before that on the outdoor couch when we had it

🏳️‍🌈 Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community? yuh

🦋 Describe yourself in three words. "huh, ok then."

👖 Jeans or sweatpants? SWEATPANTS

🥤 What’s your go-to Starbucks order? dont go to starbucks 💪💪

🧡 A color you can’t stand? neon salmon. yk the color im talking about. 2016 ass color i hate it.

💎 What’s your most prized possession? this little crank up music box my great gramps gave me, not a jewelly box just the little music box

☕ Coffee or tea? tea

🦖 Favorite extinct animal? dodos, they were so chill

🌙 How long have you been on tumblr? about a year and a half now i think

🌴 Desert island item? first aid kit

🐸 Describe your aesthetic. don't necessarily have one. none of my shit matches ever

🔮 What’s your dream job? unsure im still figuring shit out

💙 Relationship status? happily single

🌿 Describe your favorite outfit. these jeans i got w/ stars on um. this light purple graphic tee i got, my usual shoes and my assortment of jewelry i made

🎤 Is there a song you know all the lyrics to? Pearl - Mitski used to cry to that in the shower 👍👍

🤎 What color is your hair? rn its all a plain dirty blonde/ light brown but before the underlayer of it was dyed red

💌 Do you talk to yourself? no

💄 Do you wear makeup? also no

🌸 Best compliment you ever received? none that i can think of off the top of my head sorry. but jusy know it was probably a fire compliment.

💞 your favorite blog. probably all of my mutuals blogs, i like their posts lots :D

tagging: @haloberry @sweetie-peaches @sadtrashking

completely optional & anyone else who wants to join can too!!

~ 💖 ASK GAME 💖 ~

📷 What’s set as your phone’s lockscreen?

🍫 Cheese or chocolate?

✨ Do you have any nicknames?

🎵 Last song you listened to?

✏️ Have you ever written fanfiction?

😏 Are you on discord?

 💛 Do you have any piercings?

🐰 What do you think says the most about a person?

🍪 If you were a cookie, what kind would you be?

🐶 Are you more of a dog person or a cat person?

🎧 Headphones or earbuds?

🌼 What’s the last thing you said out loud?

🙃 What’s a weird fact that you know?

🦉 Are you a morning person or a night owl?

🧸 Favorite place to nap?

🏳️‍🌈 Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community?

🦋 Describe yourself in three words.

👖 Jeans or sweatpants?

🥤 What’s your go-to Starbucks order?

🧡 A color you can’t stand?

💎 What’s your most prized possession?

☕ Coffee or tea?

🦖 Favorite extinct animal?

🌙 How long have you been on tumblr?

🌴 Desert island item?

🐸 Describe your aesthetic.

🔮 What’s your dream job?

💙 Relationship status?

🌿 Describe your favorite outfit.

🎤 Is there a song you know all the lyrics to?

🤎 What color is your hair?

💌 Do you talk to yourself?

💄 Do you wear makeup?

🌸 Best compliment you ever received?

💞 @ your favorite blog.

Reblogs are appreciated!

[thevoicefromanotherworld]

Como reaccionarían algunos de mis personajes favoritos del UCM cuando les dijeras que tienes la regla

Vadear

-Te preguntaría cada cinco segundos si estás bien. Para el la sangre no es un problema, de hecho se ofrece a crear una manta roja para ti del mismo color que su traje para ponerla debajo del colchón de tu cama, de manera que si la sangre sobrepasara la ropa de cama, no se notara.

-Se ofrecería a ir al supermercado a comprarte las compresas/ tampones o lo que sea que necesites para estar bien. Solo di lo que quieres, y el te lo traerá lo más rápido posible.

Es probable que tuviera que esperar largo rato en la cola, con las cosas en sus manos listas para pagar y salir pitando hacia casa para volver contigo. Como consecuencia de la espera, su tdah está disparado, por lo que es bastante probable que insultara de manera poco amable a un par de personas que en su opinión estaban tardando demasiado tiempo en colocar la compra sobre la cinta de la caja.

Al final opta por ir a las cajas donde puedes pagar tu mismo para llegar antes a casa. No quiere dejarte sola ni un instante. Si te pasara algo cuando no está, lo lamentaría por el resto de sus días, aunque para eso ya estabas tú para consolarle y decirle que no pasaba nada porque te quedaras sola durante diez minutos.

El asentiría con la cabeza entendiendo lo que querías decir.

El momento cuando volviera del supermercado sería algo así :

"Ya estoy aquí" -dijo haciéndote saber que había llegado, te levantaste del sofá poco a poco, temerosa de que tu visión se nublara y tu hierro bajara de golpe, debido a la cantidad de sangre que estabas perdiendo-

"Oye, oye, oye" -dijo acercándose para llevarte de nuevo hacia el sofá- no hacía que te levantaras

"No pasa nada Wade, estoy bien"

"Vale" murmuró el sin estar muy convencido

Cogió las bolsas con lo que había comprado y se sentó a tu lado en el sofá.

"Como no sabía que tipo querías" -empezó volcando sobre el sofá un montón de tipos de compresas- los he traído todos -cogió bolsa por bolsa y fue leyendo lo que ponían- de noche, con alas, sin alas, para flujo ligero o intermedio, reutilizables de tela, de tela con capa impermeable, ultrafina, normal, maxi…

-Está bien, ya puedes parar de leer cariño -susurraste apoyando la mano sobre su rodilla con delicadeza- gracias por hacer esto por mi -reiste mirando la cantidad de compresas que te rodeaban- creo que no me va a hacer falta comprar más compresas en lo que me queda de vida

"Mejor" respondió el "no quiero que el diablo rojo te moleste nunca más"

-¿El diablo rojo? -cuestionaste divertida, el asintió-

"Así es como lo llamo" respondió esbozando una sonrisa de oreja a oreja. "Oh mierda, casi se me olvida" -dijo sacando algo del bolsillo trasero de sus pantalones. "Te he traído esto"

Te tendió una barrita de kit-kat de chocolate blanco, tu favorito. Estaba un poco reblandecida debido al lugar donde la había mantenido guardada, pero no te importó. Esbozaste una sonrisa radiante y la aceptaste emocionada, notando las lágrimas acudiendo a tus ojos. Cuando estabas con "el diablo rojo" como lo llamaba el, te ponías más sensible de lo normal.

El se asustó cuando empezaste a llorar. Creyó que había dicho algo mal, o que no tenía que haberte comprado la puta barrita de los cojones, pero todos sus pensamientos se desvanecieron cuando le diste un suave beso en los labios y murmuraste un :

-Gracias otra vez Wade -sollozaste emocionada, no entendías porqué te ponías así si solo era una puta barrita aplastada y derretida-

Supusiste que era por el hecho de que se hubiera acordado de la comprártela, a pesar de la cantidad de cosas que estarían pasando por su mente mientras estaba en el supermercado.

El simple hecho de ir a hacer la compra podía ser algo muy duro para el a nivel sensorial. Era muy sensible ante el ruido de la gente, el pitido de las cajas, las luces fuertes y parpadeantes, todo eso creaba un cóctel en su mente que hacía que no pudiera pensar con toda la claridad que le gustaría, es por eso que, el hecho de que te hubiera comprado la barrita te hizo llorar como si hubieras vuelto a ver morir otra vez a la madre de bambi.

Wade te sonrió y te atrajo hasta su pecho para abrazarte, donde sin darte cuenta, acabaste quedándote dormida.

(SE SUPONÍA QUE ESTO IBA A SER UN HEADCANON CORTO, PERO AL FINAL ME VINO LA INSPIRACIÓN Y ACABÓ SALIENDO ESTO, ESPERO QUE OS HAYA GUSTADO, PRONTO ESCRIBIRÉ OTRO HEADCANON SOBRE EL MISMO TEMA PERO CON OTRO PERSONAJE)

@ramblingautisticman

[aresdifesa]

Produzione di JDAM su larga scala Il Dipartimento della Difesa degli Stati Uniti (US DoD) ha aggiudicato a Boeing Co., che opera come Boeing Defence Space and Security con sede a St. Louis nel Missouri, contratto del valore di 7,49 miliardi di dollari con consegna indefinita/quantità indefinita (ID/IQ) relative le Joint Direct Attack Munitions  (JDAM). Questo contratto prevede la produzione e fornitura di kit di coda JDAM, ricambi, riparazioni, kit tecnici e kit di sensori per munizioni ad attacco diretto congiunto laser (LJDAM). I lavori di questa commessa saranno eseguiti a St. Louis nel Missouri, e si prevede che saranno completati entro il 29 febbraio 2030.

[newsnoshonline]

L'esercito americano sta sviluppando kit portatili per il rilevamento degli UFO poiché il Pentagono afferma che non è stata trovata alcuna prova di tecnologia aliena L’esercito americano investe nello sviluppo di kit portatili per il rilevamento degli UFO L’esercito americano ha avviato lo sviluppo di kit portatili per il rilevamento UFO al fine di migliorare la raccolta dei dati su avvistamenti, poiché il Pentagono non ha trovato prove di tecnologia aliena. Test in corso in Texas per nuovi kit di rilevamento portatili I nuovi kit portatili sono composti da una serie di sensori inseriti in una custodia protettiva, attualmente in fase di test in Texas. Timothy Phillips, direttore ad interim dell’AARO, ha confermato che sono finalizzati a indagare su segnalazioni di oggetti sconosciuti. Implementazione di

[tecnoandroidit]

MEATER 2 Plus, cuocere carne e pesce in modo impeccabile è finalmente possibile - Recensione

Nell'ambito dei gadget culinari, ogni tanto appare sul mercato un prodotto che si propone di cambiare il modo in cui pensiamo alla preparazione dei cibi. Il MEATER 2 Plus si colloca saldamente in questa categoria, promettendo di rivoluzionare l'esperienza culinaria domestica. Con la sua tecnologia wireless di punta e un design elegante, il MEATER 2 Plus non è solo un termometro per alimenti: è un assistente di cottura intelligente che aspira a far raggiungere ai suoi utenti la maestria degli chef stellati, garantendo ogni volta risultati impeccabili. In questa recensione, metteremo alla prova le sue promesse, esplorando come questo strumento può effettivamente trasformare la cottura di carne e pesce in un'esperienza semplice, affidabile e di precisione. Unboxing L'azienda Meater è stata molto "carina" a mandarci un kit di benvenuto davvero ben fornito in una scatola "TOP SECRET". All'interno come vedete nella foto abbiamo trovato dei guanti da barbecue, un panno in microfibra morbido, un Cavatappi, una sacca molto carina, dei sottobicchieri in legno e un cappellino per affrontare il freddo mentre si cucina durante le feste natalizie che ci attendono. Al momento non sappiamo se questo kit di benvenuto verrà integrato anche nella spedizione del prodotto. Sempre nella scatola abbiamo trovato il vero protagonista di questa recensione che è il MEATER 2 Plus ben protetto dentro una scatolina dov'è presente anche un piccolo manuale di utilizzo. Com'è fatto? Il corpo principale è completamente in legno e misura 3,8cm in larghezza, 15,5 cm in lunghezza e 2,5 cm in altezza. Nella parte anteriore troviamo il logo Meater+, un led di segnalazione che ci indica il corretto collegamento dello stesso e i due contatti di ricarica della "penna" di misurazione, quest'ultima, misura in altezza 13 cm. Nella parte posteriore troviamo 2 calamite che permettono di "attaccare" la stessa al frigorifero (idea molto carina" e il vano che nasconde l'unica batteria AAA da 1.5V che permette di tenere carica la penna di misurazione. Il design è caratterizzato da linee pulite ed eleganti. Il blocco in legno di bambù e la sonda in acciaio inossidabile si combinano per creare un oggetto esteticamente gradevole che non passerà inosservato in cucina. Oltre all’aspetto estetico, il design è anche funzionale, poiché il blocco offre uno spazio dedicato per l’inserimento della sonda, mantenendo tutto organizzato e facilmente accessibile. Il test Il MEATER 2 Plus è un termometro da cucina wireless progettato per chi ama la cottura di precisione. Questo strumento all'avanguardia si presenta con un design raffinato, realizzato interamente in acciaio inossidabile, che non solo garantisce durabilità ma anche un tocco elegante da esibire nella propria cucina. La sonda, del diametro di 5 mm, è notevolmente più sottile rispetto a quella del suo predecessore, e incorpora cinque sensori Smart Temp™ per monitorare con precisione la temperatura interna del cibo fino a 105°C, e un sensore ambientale esterno che può resistere fino a 500°C. Queste caratteristiche lo rendono adatto per un'ampia varietà di metodi di cottura, inclusi arrosto, griglia, affumicatura, cottura in padella e frittura sia ad aria che in olio. La connettività avanzata è un altro punto di forza: grazie alla tecnologia Bluetooth 5.2, ho avuto la possibilità di allontanarmi dalla postazione di cottura, mantenendo comunque il controllo della situazione tramite il mio Samsung Galaxy S23. La sonda ha la ricarica rapida con un'autonomia di 12 ore di utilizzo dopo appena 15 minuti di carica. La sonda ha una capacità di mantenere la carica per oltre 24 ore una volta completamente carica e la durata della batteria AAA che arriva fino a due anni. Passando all'esperienza pratica, ho avuto l'opportunità di testare il MEATER 2 Plus con tre diversi tipi di alimenti: una fiorentina, una salsiccia e un pezzo di salmone. Ho seguito la procedura iniziale per la configurazione della sonda, rimuovendo la linguetta isolante dalla batteria e lasciandola in ricarica nella basetta di legno per circa 40 minuti. Dopo aver scaricato e avviato l'app MEATER, ho effettuato la registrazione e il collegamento Bluetooth. Per la fiorentina, ho utilizzato la funzione di Cottura Guidata dell'app MEATER, che mi ha fornito istruzioni dettagliate e suggerimenti per il livello di cottura desiderato. La sonda ha monitorato la temperatura interna della carne, e grazie all'algoritmo dell'app, ho potuto vedere il tempo stimato di cottura aggiornarsi in tempo reale, permettendomi di organizzare il resto del pasto senza stress. Ho replicato un processo simile per la salsiccia e il salmone, adattando la temperatura target fornita dall'app per ciascun tipo di alimento. La flessibilità di impostare manualmente la temperatura con un semplice slide è stata particolarmente utile per ottenere il punto di cottura che preferivo. L'aspetto più rivoluzionario è il calcolo del tempo di cottura, che si aggiorna a seconda della temperatura dell'alimento e dell'ambiente circostante. E quando il cibo ha raggiunto la temperatura target, un allarme sonoro sul mio smartphone mi ha avvertito, evitando la necessità di un controllo continuo. MEATER Master Class La MEATER Master Class™ è una funzionalità integrata nell'app MEATER, progettata per migliorare l'esperienza culinaria degli utenti del MEATER 2 Plus. Questa serie di lezioni digitali ha l'obiettivo di educare gli utenti sulle varie tecniche di cottura, consentendo loro di trarre il massimo beneficio dalla sonda intelligente MEATER 2 Plus. Nel dettaglio, la MEATER Master Class™ offre: - Videotutorial: Oltre 25 lezioni in video, con contenuti aggiuntivi previsti in rilasci mensili, che guidano gli utenti attraverso vari metodi e tecniche di cottura. Questi tutorial coprono argomenti come l'affumicatura, la bruciatura inversa, il barbecue a due fuochi e le tecniche di scottatura in padella. - Lista della Spesa Smart: Una funzione molto pratica che fornisce agli utenti un elenco di ingredienti e strumenti necessari per ciascuna ricetta presentata nei tutorial. È anche possibile spuntare gli elementi man mano che vengono acquistati, facilitando l'organizzazione del processo di cottura. - Istruzioni Passo-Passo: Ogni Master Class è accompagnata da video di alta qualità e testi esplicativi che guidano l'utente attraverso ogni fase della preparazione della ricetta. Questo approccio educativo è particolarmente utile per coloro che sono nuovi al mondo della cottura sofisticata o per gli chef casalinghi che desiderano espandere le loro abilità. Non solo fornisce una risorsa formativa per migliorare l'arte culinaria, ma anche un modo per garantire che gli utenti possano sfruttare appieno le capacità tecniche avanzate del MEATER 2 Plus. La MEATER Master Class™ non è solo limitata ai nuovi utenti del MEATER 2 Plus, ma è anche compatibile con le versioni precedenti dei termometri MEATER. Ciò significa che anche gli utenti dei modelli più vecchi possono beneficiare delle nuove lezioni e tecniche presentate, aggiungendo valore a lungo termine al loro investimento iniziale nel prodotto MEATER. Conclusioni Dopo aver testato il MEATER 2 Plus devo dire che non posso più farne a meno. Avevo già provato il MEATER Block che era diventato il mio compagno inseparabile per i barbecue ma la comodità di questa singola sonda che addirittura si può attaccare al frigo come una sorta di calamita decorativa è insostituibile. Ecco pregi e difetti che ho riscontrato: Pregi: - Precisione di Monitoraggio: Le cinque sonde Smart Temp™ offrono misurazioni estremamente accurate della temperatura interna, essenziale per piatti come la fiorentina, che richiedono una cottura precisa. - Design e Materiali: Il design elegante e l'utilizzo di acciaio inossidabile rendono il MEATER 2 Plus non solo un utensile pratico ma anche un oggetto di design. - Connettività e App: La connettività Bluetooth 5.2 insieme all'app MEATER fornisce una comoda esperienza di monitoraggio a distanza, permettendo all'utente di allontanarsi dalla postazione di cottura senza perdere il controllo del processo. - Funzionalità Avanzate: L'algoritmo che calcola il tempo di fine cottura in base alle condizioni ambientali e alla temperatura interna dell'alimento è una caratteristica distintiva che aggiunge valore al prodotto. - Ricarica Rapida e Durata della Batteria: La ricarica rapida e la lunga durata della batteria sono caratteristiche notevolmente convenienti, specialmente per chi utilizza il termometro con frequenza. Difetti: - Complessità per Utenti Principianti: Nonostante l'app MEATER fornisca una guida passo-passo, potrebbe esserci una curva di apprendimento iniziale per gli utenti meno tecnologici o per coloro che non sono abituati a cucinare con termometri intelligenti. - Dipendenza dalla Tecnologia: L'uso della sonda è fortemente legato all'app e alla connettività Bluetooth; in caso di problemi tecnici o di compatibilità, l'esperienza potrebbe essere compromessa. Prezzo e acquisto Il MEATER 2 Plus è posizionato sul mercato al prezzo di 129 euro. Questo prezzo riflette la sua posizione come dispositivo di punta nel segmento dei termometri intelligenti da cucina, che offre un ampio insieme di funzionalità avanzate, come monitoraggio di precisione, connettività Bluetooth estesa, e l'esclusiva MEATER Master Class™. Per coloro che sono interessati all'acquisto del MEATER 2 Plus, il prodotto è disponibile direttamente sul sito ufficiale dell'azienda. Acquistare dal sito ufficiale garantisce che il cliente riceva un prodotto autentico, con il supporto del servizio clienti dell'azienda e l'accesso diretto a eventuali aggiornamenti software e assistenza tecnica. Read the full article

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Sema Show 2023 a Las Vegas

Lo specialista di TPMS, Hamaton, torna allo Sema Show, che si svolgerà al Las Vega  Convention Center dal 31 ottobre al 3 novembre. Si prevede che l’evento di quattro giorni, dedicato all’industria automobilistica, vedrà oltre 130.000 visitatori, provenienti da 140 paesi, tra cui 70.000 buyers e 3.000 membri dei media, presenterà 1.500 veicoli e oltre 3.000 prodotti nella sezione New Products Showcase, situata nello Skybridge tra la Sala Centrale e la Sala Sud. Hamaton presenterà il suo nuovissimo sistema TPMS Cloud-Pro, insieme alla vasta gamma di valvole, la serie completa di strumenti diagnostici TPMS ricchi di funzionalità ed economici, strumenti per officina e materiali di consumo TPMS. Il team sarà presente nel nuovissimo stand del Global Tire Expo della South Hall Lower per dimostrare i prodotti, tra cui gli innovativi sensori NFC e l’App TPMS dedicata, i sensori Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) e per dare tutte le informazioni necessarie per prendere decisioni per un  acquisto consapevoli. In  eventi che svolgono un ruolo cruciale nell'industria automobilistica globale, ci saranno premi speciali come il SEMA Auto dell'anno o il SEMA Autocarro a grandezza naturale dell'anno per onorare la collaborazione tra produttori e società di tuning. Alcuni dei progetti in mostra provengono da Brothersun,  VW Golf GTI & R con un kit TCR, Mopar Ram Rebele la ID VW. Ma il Sema Show 2023 va oltre e offre ai visitatori esperienze pratiche attraverso workshop dal vivo e sessioni di formazione in cui esperti del settore condividono le loro conoscenze sulle ultime novità, seminari su argomenti come Marketing online , Servizio di assistenza,  Dimostrazioni di deriva dal vivo , per  vivere un’esperienza fieristica unica. Inoltre Las Vegas completa e arricchisce l'esperienza di tutti i visitatori con il suo stile unico e la sua diversificata offerta di intrattenimento. Read the full article

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TASTIERE KNX "MDT SMART 55" IN BLACK

MDT ha selezionato i prodotti TOP della collezione "MTD 55", come un'ampia gamma di funzioni affidabili necessarie per il progetto "Smart in black". Le nuove pulsantiere di colore nero includono il kit MDT Smart 55 con il suo display a colori attivo, il pulsante MDT Light e il sensore di movimento/interruttore automatico MDT 55 con riconoscimento della direzione del movimento.La pulsantiera Smart 55 è l'ammiraglia della flotta: nella versione nera, la pulsantiera Smart 55 ha anche un display attivo a colori ed è disponibile con o senza sensore di temperatura/umidità. L'utente KNX incontra funzioni e impostazioni affidabili. Una caratteristica rinomata è la personalizzazione del display, utilizzando testi o simboli liberi. La pulsantiera convertibile 55 Light è presentata in nero con molte varianti di pulsanti, ciascuna dotata di due LED per coppia di pulsanti. I LED sono regolabili in colore e la luminosità può essere regolata anche tramite l'oggetto giorno/notte o luminosità. È possibile attivare singole funzioni o scene premendo a lungo/extra lungo il pulsante. Tramite la funzione tap multipli, il pulsante può inviare fino a 4 valori/DPT allo stesso oggetto o a oggetti diversi. Il rilevatore di movimento 55 in nero non solo ha un aspetto elegante, ma aiuta anche a risparmiare energia. Il rilevatore di movimento accende la luce in una stanza solo quando necessario e in base alle impostazioni individuali. In nero è inoltre dotato di due sensori di movimento, un sensore di luminosità e una luce notturna a LED bianca e, opzionalmente, un sensore di temperatura integrato e due pulsanti sensore. Ora è possibile ordinare i nuovi kit MDT neri, allo stesso prezzo dei prodotti in colorazioni originali bianchi. La nuova flotta di pulsanti neri "Smart in black" nell'assortimento 55 colpisce per il suo design elegante e la comprovata funzionalità e si adatta a qualsiasi arredamento di interni. La scelta della nuova variante è quindi una scelta estetica e progettuale senza compromettere la funzionalità. Per maggiori info: https://www.smartinblack.com/en Read the full article

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survey #137

Have you ever fallen in public? Ummmm maybe, I don't remember. I know I almost fainted once in public (not all that long after I fainted and got my concussion), but I'm certain me slowly getting down to sit on the floor is what kept me conscious. I'm sure people were confused (I was literally in GameStop with my dad lol), but better than fainting. To this day I still don't know why it happened, but after fainting once, I knew what being on the brink felt like.

What were some toys you enjoyed in your childhood? Haha I actually had this ongoing plot for I think MOST of my childhood with two toy crocodiles (one was a baby), two deer (again, one baby), three dinosaurs that were the bad guys lol, and then there were some little Pokemon figurines. It's funny, unless I was playing dolls with my sister, I really don't remember playing make-believe with other sorts of toys. I was ENTIRELY obsessed with Webkinz, like I know I had at least over 40 (I think I still have each and every one in storage bags lol), but you "played" with those online, not with the actual plushies so I don't think that counts.

Take this space to appreciate someone or something in your life. I could never thank Girt enough for the kind of partner he is. His patience and tenderness with me means more than my dumb ass could ever explain. I just wish we could live our own adult lives together. I'm dealing with a lot of frustration (not towards him, just circumstances) about feeling like I'm stuck in the life of a child.

Do you have any plans in the upcoming weeks? Nothing major. Just doctor appointments, as always. I get my tattoo finished towards the end of May, but that's still a full month away.

Do you have any allergies? Seasonal and silver.

Do you know anyone named after each season? No, I only know a Summer. She's probably my closest real-life friend, excluding obviously Girt.

What's the last thing you had to write down? I signed a piece of paperwork at the endocrinologist.

What was the last thing you cleaned? uh my vomit off the floor

Have you ever had a concussion? Yes, it was an absolutely miserable experience.

What do you think of TikTok? No opinion at all, I've never used it/don't know anything about it really as a company.

Do you prefer long or short sleeve tops? Short sleeves, very easily. I experience the same thing I do with socks (although to a lesser severity) with long sleeves: it's like this sensory stress, like I feel like my arms are trapped or something and I don't like it.

Have you ever held a wild animal? Yeah. I used to love being the one to let a fish I caught go when I used to go fishing, and I know I've picked up turtles, too. The strongest example I remember though is holding a bunny; basically, a rabbit made its nest under some burning pile of something at Nicole's friend's place, and she and Hailee (said friend) ended up discovering two kits left behind, both with very mild burns. Naively (I'm not saying "stupidly" because they just didn't know, they thought they were rescuing two abandoned bunnies), Nicole kept one and Hailee kept the other. I fell in LOVE with the one Nicole brought home, like I was purely obsessed and the kit appeared very calm and as if it enjoyed being cuddled against you, but it (and Hailee's) died in MAYBE two days, possibly even less. Moral of the story: DON'T "RESCUE" SEEMINGLY ABANDONED BABY ANIMALS. CONTACT A PROFESSIONAL. The bunnies might have been sick, or we - what seems more likely imo - fed them dangerous food. It's a kind gesture to want to save an animal, always, but ignorance can kill SO easily and quickly when it comes to stuff like this.

Do you enjoy playing Uno? Not really, no. The time Chelsea dyed my hair red (the one and only time my hair took color like a fucking champ btw), we played it for HOURS while the dye sat and I'm still totally drained of that damn game, lol.

Do you tend to speed when you drive? I don't drive.

Do you smoke cigarettes? No, I'm not interested in smoking any substance.

Do you get obnoxious when you’re drunk? I wouldn't know.

Name one thing you do that people always tell you about. Jump to conclusions and severely catastrophize.

Are you superstitious? No.

Do you get bored with relationships quickly? Obviously not.

Can you sleep without blankets covering you? Unless I am burning the absolute hell up, no. And in the case I do have the covers mostly off me, I struggle harder than usual to fall asleep.

Who do you wish you could hang out with right now? Girt. I've seen him more than usual the past handful of days but I'm being clingy as shit regardless and it's annoying me.

Name one thing you absolutely can not stand. Me lately lol, but to give you a non-angsty answer, injustice of all sorts, but I think especially needless prejudices, like towards the LGBTQ+ community or specific races.

Pick one: Papa John’s, Domino's, or Pizza Hut. I feel like I'm the only human being that loves Domino's.

Who was the first person to ever give you flowers? Besides family at dance competitions, Jason.

What is something you do for other people that shows you care for them? I try to ask the people I'm closest to how they are often enough. And I don't have to think for even a second if I'm okay with someone I barely even know venting to me, I'm totally welcoming to listening to anyone who needs someone to just listen.

What was the last animal/pet that you met? Uhhhhh I am honestly not sure, I can't remember the last time I went to someone's house when they'd gotten a new pet... I think it might be Charlie (Girt's dog) and Onyx (his sister's), and I met them nearly a year ago, I wanna say.

Is there anyone in your life with whom your opinion changes on frequently? No, not really.

Do you ever look up set lists for concerts? I've only been to one concert in my entire life, and I didn't then. It's possible I would in the future.

Is there a certain song or band who reminds you of specific people? Yeah; Motionless In White and Black Veil Brides are extremely tied to Jason to me, because those were his two favorites. MiW is high on my own favorites list now, coincidentally. I think Evanescence will always remind me of Sara, especially since I pointed out to her how similar to Amy Lee she actually sings, lol. Deadly Circus Fire is Girt's favorite and I'd never even heard of them prior to him, so they're connected in my head too. He also likes Ninja Sex Party a lot and so do I, so they're another, haha.

Would you prefer to take a picture of yourself, or have someone else take it for you? I'd prefer to do it if I really have to have a picture taken, unless you're like, a seriously professional photographer that knows how to make me Not look ugly lmfao

How often do you style your hair differently from how you normally style it? Never.

What was the last thing to really surprise you? Throwing up two days ago.

Is there something in particular you always seem to forget? Anything and everything.

Have you ever tried making something from one of those short cooking videos? How did it turn out? No.

Have you ever written a review for a product you bought online? No; I wanted to for the Vitamin Me gift I got Girt for our last anniversary, but because it was bought under my mom's Etsy account, I wasn't eligible to do so on my own. Yeah, I coulda just used her account, but I never did.

Do you ever interact with any brands/companies online? No, besides like, liking stuff.

Is there anything you seem especially sensitive to, such as sounds, smells, etc? The sound of vomiting. I immediately freak out and aggressively plug my ears. I'm also extremely sensitive to the heat, like even 70*F is gross and uncomfortable for me. Light also bothers my eyes more than what's normal, something I think is a mix of having blue eyes (apparently we're more sensitive to it naturally) and also just barely ever going outside.

What was the last board game you played? I have no idea, something with the kids though, I'm sure.

Is anyone you work with currently on maternity leave or vacation? I don't fucking work right now.

Favorite boy’s name? Severin, Luther, or maybe Nikolai.

Baked macaroni and cheese or regular? I really dislike baked mac n cheese.

Name one of your friends’ children: Jaspen. She has two kids and I love both of their names.

What’s the middle name of your best friend? He doesn't have one, I've always guessed because he's already a junior.

How far away do you live from the closest aquarium? I had to google this, but apparently the closest one is at Pine Knoll Shores, which is located at Atlantic Beach. Google's saying it's a two and a half hour drive.

Favorite girl's name? Alessandra.

Are you in a relationship? If so, how long? Yeah, it's been a year and almost eight months now.

What food do you see the most of at baby showers? uh idk, I don't pay attention to this...

What’s the last show you really got into that you have to wait for the next season of? Extraordinary Attorney Woo.

Have you ever worked in a grocery store? I worked at a dollar store for like, three days, and a deli inside a grocery store for not even two fuckin hours.

What’s the temperature range in your area? There are obviously outlier days/streaks, but the average range of temperatures in eastern NC is apparently around 40-90*F.

Have you been around anyone that creeped you out? I'm quite positive everyone has, and the strongest example to come to my mind (excluding the probably literal rapist that I dealt with during my last psych hospital stay) would be Colleen's father-in-law; he was so fucking weird and uncomfortable. Turns out there were gross sexual things about him anyway.

Do you own a pair of Crocs? No, they have always been hideous to me and also very uncomfortable (there have been instances where I would briefly slip my mom's on to go outside for something).

Does anyone in your family have a birthday in February? Yes, myself as well as my youngest niece.

Have you ever lived in a trailer/doublewide? No.

Did you ever participate in any pageants when you were younger? Hell fucking no.

Which would you rather have, twins or triplets? I'd rather die, actually.

Snakes or spiders? I like both, but I definitely like snakes more.

Who/what makes you feel safe? My mom and Girt.

What’s something you want, but feel like you will never have? A healthy body.

Have you ever gone through a bad breakup? lol do I even need to answer this?

Do you believe in Jesus? Idk if I think he historically existed (a quick Google search tells me most scholars do agree that he was real, however there is no legit, documented evidence of his identity), but I absolutely don't believe in the "miracles" he supposedly did.

Are you hard of hearing? Volume-wise, I hear fine, but I do absolutely have an auditory processing issue that regularly makes sounds just mix together and don't make "words" to my ears, like I'll have no idea whatsoever what you said to me. This can happen in completely quiet environments, regardless of how close you are to me, anything.

How many bones have you broken in your life? One, my wrist. Pretty sure my left one.

Have you ever had vertigo? Yes, it's a horrific feeling. I had a span where it was somewhat common and was medicated for it, but I haven't been on that med nor have I experienced vertigo in years.

Has your house ever been robbed? No, this question is so fucking upsetting to imagine, it's not like we can afford to replace like, anything a general robber would steal.

If you have a partner, do you have a song? Not really, no.

Have you or would you ever hold a snake? I've held probably dozens of snakes in my life and I plan for that number to get way bigger. I adore snakes, a lot.

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Nintendo Switch: ecco un accessorio che cura la tua console dal Joy-Con Drift

Un marchio cinese di accessori per il gaming ha creato un kit per i controller di Switch. L'obiettivo: curare la console dal Joy-Con Drift, questo male che corrode tutti i possessori della console Nintendo. Questo kit permette di sostituire i due joystick dei controller. L'unico aspetto negativo: è necessario avere una certa esperienza nell'armeggiare elettronico.

nintendo switch gioia con deriva gulikit I joystick di Gulikit per sostituire quelli dei joy-contro I Joy-Con di Nintendo Switch sono vittime di un disturbo chiamato Joy-Con Drift. Come promemoria, questo è un fenomeno che blocca i sensori del joystick dei controller della console in una direzione. Si blocca inaspettatamente. E il personaggio sullo schermo va fuori controllo. A peggiorare le cose, si blocca sempre più spesso quando si utilizza il controller. E tutti i gioiosi contro alla fine ne cadono vittime.

In questi casi, ci sono diversi possibili esiti. O il controller è ancora in garanzia. Lo rispedisci a Nintendo che lo ripara o lo sostituisce. O la tua console non è più in garanzia, può funzionare anche con Nintendo. Altrimenti, dovrai rivolgerti a un riparatore di terze parti il ​​cui lavoro avrà lo stesso effetto. Infine, puoi anche acquistare un nuovo controller. In ogni caso, il problema viene risolto solo temporaneamente. Nel 2021, abbiamo riportato nelle nostre rubriche un hack rustico che utilizza un pezzo di carta. Ma, ancora una volta, nessuna risposta duratura.

QUESTO KIT CURA UNO SWITCH NINTENDO DALLA DRIFT JOY-CON. Ecco un'altra soluzione che si avvicina alla soluzione più permanente. Arriva da GuliKit, brand cinese che produce accessori da gaming, soprattutto per Switch. L'azienda presenta il "GuliKit Hall Joystick for Joy-Con", un kit composto da due moduli joystick per sostituire quelli dei Joy-con. GuliKit afferma che il suo modulo resiste al fenomeno dei Joy-Con Drift perché il processo che calcola i movimenti del joystick si basa su una meccanica "senza contatto". Invece di utilizzare potenziometri, questi componenti utilizzano magneti. Una tecnologia che ritrovi nei controller Saturn e Dreamcast in particolare.

Sulla carta, questa sembra essere la soluzione ideale. Tanto più che questi joystick hanno anche un altro vantaggio: i cappelli sono rimovibili e quindi sostituibili (mentre quelli dei joy-con sono fissi). Ci sono, tuttavia, alcune limitazioni. Innanzitutto, questi joystick sono più permeabili alla polvere. E la polvere è nemica dell'elettronica. Poi, bisogna aprire le leve (con un rischio di rottura non trascurabile) e prendere gusto per gli hack elettronici. Perché, in definitiva, si tratta davvero di una sostituzione di componenti. Una sostituzione che ovviamente invalida la garanzia. Quindi, se la tua console ha meno di un anno, questa soluzione dovrebbe essere evitata. Ma l'iniziativa rimane buona. E c'è da sperare che Nintendo prenda spunto da questo per creare dei joy-contro più resistenti.

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taking the fall (3)

warnings: imprisonment, interrogation, injury, mild blood, panic and sensory overload, dehumanizing language, ambiguous motives, morally neutral/antagonistic janus, snakes mention

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His guest wasn’t eating.

Janus cast an irritated glance over to the terrarium, where the only “life” that could be seen was a clump of thick foliage in one corner.

He’d left the old fake plants in there as a taunt, but as soon as the tiny creature had ascertained that there were no snakes in the grass, they’d immediately bundled every bit of shiny plastic greenery into a makeshift nest and hid within it. He supposed he should have expected it, from one as industrious as these tiny folk all seemed to be.

Regardless of his guest’s reticence, he’d been setting small dishes of food in there whenever he himself took his meals, giving them some time to adjust to the reality of their situation. It had been a couple of days, however, and every miniature entree looked entirely untouched.

His prisoner seemed to be on a hunger strike.

It added more evidence to his theory that he was being misled in regards to his guest’s identity. If they were actually a victim in all this, why bother keeping quiet and refusing to give the answers Janus needed? Why go so far as to not even eat, for people who allegedly wouldn’t care if he lived or died?

No, things made much more sense if this was a gambit on the tiny people’s part, one of them volunteering to stay and play sacrificial lamb, distracting him for as long as the others needed. Their terror, their injury, their tiny bitter laugh, it could all be part of a ploy for pity on his end. Get him too invested in a puzzling prisoner while the others escaped.

The thought made his stomach drop unpleasantly. His opponents were exceedingly small, and he was one of the few who knew they existed. If they got away, he’d never see them again.

He couldn’t afford that.

Pushing his chair back, he approached the terrarium, casting an assessing eye over the food set out in it. Some of it could sit out, and had been there overnight, the best time for his guest to eat without risking even seeing Janus. But no. Not a single crumb out of place to indicate that anything had been eaten.

“Still alive?” he asked dryly, rapping a knuckle on the glass once.

There was a long pause, and then one of the leafy stems sticking out from the nest twitched twice. This daily question and response was the only communication he’d had with his guest since that first afternoon, and even this small, silent answer had originally been prompted by a threat of Janus reaching in there and checking himself.

“I notice that you’ve been refusing any sustenance,” he continued idly, and got nothing for his efforts. “Planning to die before you can give up any secrets?”

No response. Janus sighed as though put upon, and slid the terrarium lid halfway off. There were still no meaningful movements from the nest, though it seemed to be subtly trembling. It was impressive that despite the dark clothing that his guest wore, he still couldn’t make out exactly where they were even this close.

With narrowed eyes, he reached in and grabbed a few of the plastic leaves, tugging to pull the construction apart bit by bit.

He only caught the faintest flicker of movement before there was a sudden sharp pain in his index finger, and he yanked his hand back on reflex.

A weight came up with it, putting even more pressure on his wound, and it dropped as soon as his hand was just above the terrarium lid.

Seeing the dark shape attempting to scramble away, his other hand smacked down on top of it automatically, pressing it into the mesh with a small, muffled cry.

He glanced at his hand. There was a plastic thorn hooked in his thumb, the broad end chewed off and the point of it sharpened. His guest had attacked and used him as a makeshift lift in their escape attempt.

“Oh,” he intoned, voice dark. “Seems like you have plenty of energy after all, hm?”

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Virgil took in short, gasping breaths, barely able to hear whatever threatening thing the human was muttering as pain radiated through his leg.

It let up just slightly as the pressure of the hand on top of him eased, his face no longer pressed into the cold wire netting of the cage’s top. Before he could try and string two thoughts together, the fingers were curling around him like a hawk’s talons, lifting him up and sending another jolt of mind-numbing pain through him. He might have whimpered.

So much for that escape attempt. He’d known it was a long shot, but his options had been limited after realizing that he literally couldn’t stand on the injured leg any more. They’d dwindled further with every day he couldn’t bring himself to crawl over to any food or water. Living outside, he’d survived on very little before, but it was a gamble every time.

He was flipped to face the light, the human’s head in silhouette above him. He couldn't make out it’s words. Everything felt overwhelming, made incomprehensible by the pain and the dark spots in his vision. His face felt hot. Was he bleeding?

Things went blissfully quiet above him, and then he was being moved. He wondered if the human was about to kill him, and the thought sent a much weaker pulse of panic down his spine than usual. He hoped it killed borrowers before feeding them to it’s snakes.

Something soft and dark dropped over him, and he thrashed for a moment before his leg reminded him how awful an idea that was. So he laid still instead, letting his terror shake through him in waves, until he wasn’t completely lost to it anymore.

Slowly, he lifted a hand, feeling at what was draped over him. Cloth, soft in texture and tightly-knit enough that not much light got through. Below him… a warm, living surface.

“Awake?” the human said, voice both closer and quieter than he’d ever heard it.

Another shudder worked through him, and he reached up to press his hands over his face, wishing none of this was real. His eye pigment had run, drying in tracks down his cheeks.

He wouldn’t be able to reapply it. The locket he stored it in was left behind with the rest of his stuff, tucked away into his oversized pack and left at the opening into the human’s home. It had probably already been torn through and picked apart by Mari and the other insiders.

The thought stung, somehow more personal than the nightmare of the situation he was already in.

“I believe I see now why you haven’t eaten,” the human continued with a surprising lack of snark. It must have seen his leg. He felt a little sick just thinking about it.

What had felt like a low-grade fracture through the adrenaline had ended up growing worse and worse without treatment, until the injury was a solid lump of swollen flesh and ugly bruising that twanged with agony at even the slightest shifts. He wondered if the human was going to use it against him. It would make torture exceedingly easy on its part.

“Continue with the silent treatment, and you won’t get any actual treatment,” it said, now sounding exasperated.

After another stretch of silence, the hand beneath him moved and tilted, sliding him off onto a flat surface. Suddenly desperate to know what was going on, Virgil yanked at the cloth, dragging handfuls of it down until he reached an edge and could pull it clear of his eyes.

The light in this room was dimmer, but it still took him a moment to adjust. He wasn’t in a snake tank, but on top of a low table in what looked like a sitting room, if he remembered the human terms right. The human was seated on the couch nearby, looking down at him.

“There you are.”

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The tiny person shot him a furious glare, rendered mostly ineffective by the dark tear streaks that were still smudged along their face.

Janus wished his earlier reflexes had been a little gentler. He’d had a quite embarrassing moment of panic where he’d thought the grotesque worsening of their leg injury had been caused by his grasp, rather than simple neglect and lack of treatment.

Despite his patience, they didn’t reply, continuing to just stare at him. He stood, ignoring the way it instantly made them begin trembling again.

“I’ll be back in a moment. Feel free to move around and make your injury worse,” he instructed dryly, before turning and going to grab the first aid kit from the bathroom.

His thumb was still sensitive, the injury messily scabbed over with dried blood. He’d pried the thorn out with his teeth easily enough, but with his other hand occupied by a prone tiny person and their hyperventilation fit, he couldn’t properly treat it.

Upon his return, he saw his guest had abandoned his handkerchief and was halfway to the edge of the table. He rolled his eyes, and set the kit down before grabbing them by the shoulders and sliding them back over to the handkerchief.

“I was being sarcastic, you know,” he told them, and opened the kit to start cleaning his undersized injury. “I’ll be very unhappy if my only source of information dies a completely avoidable death for no reason.”

“Yeah, because I sure wouldn’t want to make you unhappy,” his guest bit out, and then looked as though they were deeply and immediately regretting opening their mouth. Janus didn’t know why; he personally took much better to sass than being stabbed.

“So you do know how sarcasm works. Color me impressed.”

The tiny person actually hissed at him, like the world’s most emo kitten.

“Yes, yes, I feel very threatened,” Janus retaliated by prodding them with the edge of an open tube of arnica gel. “Here. For the bruising.”

After another long glare, his guest spoke. “What do you want for it?”

Janus raised an eyebrow. “Couldn’t it be argued that I owe it to you, for allowing the injury to fester while you’re in my care?”

“Your care--!” his guest cut themself off, taking in a deep breath through gritted teeth. “Terrible hosting etiquette aside, you weren’t the one who gave me the injury. Not your concern. So, what do you want?”

Janus wondered absently how tiny people qualified their hosts’ manners. He had certainly already failed by human standards, immediately imprisoning his guest and all, so perhaps it didn’t really matter either way. He wasn’t above taking advantage of a tiny person’s bartering honor system. “Answer three questions.”

“I get to pass on questions I don’t want to answer,” his guest countered quickly, apparently having expected this.

“You get five passes,” Janus allowed. Seeing what they refused to answer would be informative in itself.

“... Fine.” With another glance at their injury, they grabbed the tube sharply enough that they almost overbalanced. “Ask.”

“Where are the others living?” Janus asked, just to set the stakes high.

“Pass,” his guest answered, not even looking up from their task. Janus rolled his eyes.

“Why are you defending them?” he tried.

“I’m not defending them,” they shot back, vitriol thick in their voice. “I just don’t want you to get what you want. That’s one question.”

“Ouch. I’m hurt, really.” Janus tapped his nails along the table idly. “What’s your name and pronouns?”

This did prompt them to look up, face pinching up in confusion. After a moment, they returned to their baseline expression of scowl and retorted, “That’s two questions.”

“It’s one sentence, it counts as one question,” Janus lied smugly. They still looked close to passing, so he gave them a nudge. “Unless you want me to make something up? I’m very creative, I assure you.”

“I use he,” he finally grit out, “and you can call me V.”

“For Vendetta?” Janus mused, and received an utterly baffled look for his wit. “I suppose your movie repertoire isn’t that expansive.”

“Two questions,” V said flatly. “One left.”

“Yes, I can count.” Janus glanced at V’s gel-covered leg. “You have to rub that in for it to work.”

V’s expression flickered to one of despair, but he bit his lip and started to slowly massage the gel in. Janus wondered at how easily he’d believed him.

“What do you call yourselves?”

“Pass.”

“Where did you live?”

“Pass.”

“How do I bait the others out?”

“Pass.”

“Why do you hate me more than the ones who allegedly put you here?”

V’s hand slipped, and he winced and paused for a moment. “... Pass.”

There was certainly a grudge there. Too bad Janus had no idea what it could be about. Oh well.

He set a hand on the table, leaning over V. “When do the others plan to leave? As specific as you can get, please.”

“Pa--,” V cut himself off, and Janus could see the moment he realized he had used up all his get-out-of-questioning-free cards. He patiently waited out the tiny person’s fit of frustration.

“... I don’t know.” Janus’s smug grin dropped, but V continued after a speculative pause. “I don’t think they’ll leave before the season's turning. The spring thaw has been slow this year, and they’re-- not suited for it.”

Janus felt some of the tension drop from his shoulders. The start of summer. He had time, and the advantage of a weather forecast app. That was good news, even if he’d had to wrangle it out of his guest. He had time.

“How interesting,” he said lightly, and capped the gel to put it back in the box. V’s hands were clutching the edge of his coat tightly, as though guilty or angry. Or perhaps just stressed. “Let’s get some food in actual range of you, then, shall we?”

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Burning to Ashes 17 - Reunion

John Killian Oliver = Dog’s real name

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CW: brief emeto mention, multiple whumpees, female whumpee, male whumpee, kidnaping mention, whipping mention, implied future whipping.

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One day ago.

There was something about the way Nanda treats everyone differently that always made Dog terrified since she kidnapped her second victim. The envy.

When the pain and the agony are too much to bear they can’t help but wonder if the others aren't getting it easier, as if it would be fair if they suffer in equal measure.

Like most of the days when Crumb is crying, hungry, he was never fed enough to not be hungry since he threw up on Nanda so long ago, but he can cry, Toy can get closer and hug him closer, Dog feels sad but something inside him envies the way they are allowed to cry, allowed to seek comfort in each other. He can’t.

Dog gets it easy, he knows it; He has a bed that he earned after a year with Nanda –when he was still alone– he can walk, he can eat often, but he can’t cry or move without being told to, he was punished for helping Ash to walk the day he was looking for the first aid kit, punished for touching him.

He isn’t allowed to touch, to comfort, to be comforted, and a long time in solitary confinement along with so much time in sensory deprivation made him crave for every bit of affection, even if it was from Nanda, even if it meant pain.

It was the same that day, Dog was kneeling obediently at Nanda’s feet, wishing for her hand to get closer, to touch, even if just a little, it did, Nanda rested her hand on his head and he leaned on it, slowly but desperate.

“There will be a new one,” she said, letting go of his head to hold his chin instead, Dog was still so grateful that she was touching him, even with the bitter taste the words left in his mouth. “But this one will be interesting, he already knows the truth after all,” Nanda said and Dog’s body froze at the anger in her voice.

“Will I need to pretend again?” Dog asked carefully, making Nanda laugh.

“As if a stupid mutt like you could do anything right,” she mocked, her nails digging into his skin, making small lines of blood run down, Dog didn’t react, boring, he gets more boring the longer he is there. “Enough,” she let go of his chin and he almost whined at the lack of contact, “out of sight.”

He obeyed, he always does. He knows he belongs to her, he has no hope to leave anymore, no more fight, he’ll get the small comfort he can from her, he’ll obey her every word. Until the day he dies, he’ll always belong to Nanda.

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Present.

Paulo felt as if his back was on fire, the lashes didn’t stop from the moment he woke up until Nanda’s arm was tired. She didn’t say a word. Not during the torture, not after, only walked out as if nothing happened.

In truth, Paulo was almost proud of himself, he knew something was wrong with her. But how could he be proud when he was stupid enough to get caught? How could he be so stupid?

He heard the door being unlocked again, and glared up, he had no intentions of being stupidly defiant but he won’t shiver in fear at Nanda’s feet either.

His eyes widened when the person walking in wasn’t Nanda, it was a man, he was tall and thin, all of his visible skin was covered in bruises, there was a collar written “DOG” around his neck. Paulo stared at the man, he recognized the man, and –by the look of despair on his face– the man recognized him too.

Paulo opened his mouth to call the man, but as if a voice told him to think, he closed his mouth again, it wouldn’t help, he had to be quiet and think things through, he had to be silent and still even when all he wants in to scream and run.

John Killian Oliver, 21 years when disappeared 10 years ago. The case that made Paulo decide to be a detective, the case that made him obsess over every disappearance case. Paulo memorized every word from his files as soon as he had permission to access them.

Paulo stared at the man, not even glancing a Nanda as she walked in, only looking at the very alive man in front of him, a mix of emotions made Paulo’s body shiver, fear, relief, sadness, happiness.

I found you. He thought, eyes still glued on John, forgive me that I took so long but I found you now, he forced his breathing to be even, his face to be straight, the last thing he wants is Nanda finding out the truth, I’ll take you home.

Nanda uncoiled her whip again, but Paulo didn’t care.

I’ll take you back home.

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