#regarded as one of the most important functions of the board

[hayleymarriedjakurai]

mouthwashing x drdt

NOT a situation where im like "ok whit = daisuke" no. this is a different situation. their own scenario, trust. XF-Ture Express, despite its reputation for being one of the most reliable delivery services across the galaxy, has a terrible inside system. They have one of the lowest failure rates of the space freighters, being at a whopping 5% chance. Employees are paid a hefty amount, motivated by good working conditions on each ship with quality leisure activities and meal plans. But only the ones who earn it get such treatment. The hierarchy in which employees are forced to participate in never leaves the walls of the building. You do your job right and kill yourself working, you get assigned better ships with better shipments. It is as simple as that. So it is unfathomable when Captain Xander Matthews, considered one of the best, is assigned to a ship that is just barely allowed to launch. The "Fatebringer", is what it is called. It just scraped by inspection and is subpar for an XF-Ture ship, but supposedly it is necessary. Xander's job is not an easy one, but simple enough for someone of his caliber. He is to take this crappy ship, along with a shipment, to the exoplanet where the the better functioning ships are maintained and created. He and his crew will turn in this old junk ship for a sleek, modern one and move the shipment to it. Then on their way back, they will deliver it and return to Earth. Simple, they said. Child's play for a captain with so much experience. So it only makes sense for the best of the best to be assigned with him. Rose Lacroix. Her job is what is called 'the documenter'. She has no real purpose other than to keep track of supplies, as well as record daily minutes regarding every single thing that happens on board that is important to note. Due to her memory, she is considered the best to keep track of large quantities of items/the best to spot minor inconsistencies or things that are misplaced. She only needs to walk around a ship once to get it down properly. She has worked with Xander once before. Arturo Giles. The medic. He is apparently not new to this field despite being so young. He is usually quite unbearable and does not prefer to speak to his fellow employees, as most are deemed "too hideous". Despite his terrible personality, he is undeniably the best medic to have on a long assignment due to his quick efficiency. He claims that one day, the company will realize that he deserves better than what he has. (Despite being named the best medical employee.) He has worked with Rose twice, David once. J Moreno. The best mechanic for any ship, especially one as crap as the Fatebringer. When nothing needs to be fixed, she prefers to help out others if they need it (only if they deserve it, of course.) As much as she would prefer to stay on her own, she knows teamwork always comes first on long hauls. Her true identity is known to the company; they still put her actual name on all official documents and tech. She has to manually hide these things, as well as her ID card. Mariabella Rosales and XF-Ture collaborate a lot for financial purposes. She will advertise them with her existence/commercials/whatever, and they will pay her. And of course, never make J's employment public. If J weren't so good at what she does, they would not have cared. But they really like Mariabella's money so. As of now, Julia Rosales is considered MIA. David Chiem. Xander's co-pilot and good friend. David is usually the morale booster of his crews, always keeping spirits up and energy high despite the monotony of long hauls. He is usually who people will go to for advice or mental health discussions in place of the medic for two reasons: He cannot medically document anything, AND he is just such a fantastic listener! He always knows what to say! Xander and David have lost count of how many shipments they have done together. Teruko Tawaki. The stowaway of the Fatebringer who was not meant to be there. She was never meant to be there.

Teruko is usually assigned co-pilot. She has never worked with anyone else on the ship, so it is unclear whether or not her strange misfortune is known to any of them. Every ship she has ever been on has failed to bring their shipments on time- or at all. She has even seen crew members die in front of her. There have been near crashes, close calls...always when she is there. Nobody can terminate her. She has technically done nothing wrong, and firing her for no reason could mean a lawsuit or her spreading rumors about the company. So when Xander is given his assignment, he can only be dumbfounded when written in pen, he spots it. "Kill Teruko Tawaki. Find a way." And so Teruko is brought onto the ship, unconscious and hidden away. When she awakens, Xander will tell everyone that she is a surprise extra crew member. The excuse is that while she is usually co-piloting, XF-Ture is interested in having Teruko's skills expanded by having her shadowing the best of the best. Teruko, not remembering much, accepts this and trusts Xander. David's true personality is the same in canon: cold, cruel, manipulative. He feels threatened by Teruko's presence. After learning that her usual role is his, his theory is that she snuck onto the ship to prove she is better suited/to get him terminated. He treats her as normal UNTIL the crash. Xander is aware of Teruko's past jobs in vivid detail. He has been given reports, seen the documents...how much happens wherever she goes. He wants to get rid of her as soon as possible to keep the crew safe despite his guilt. Things go smoothly...until he receives word that XF-Ture is done for. It had only been two months, so what happened? The Rosales family suddenly stopped funding them, and everything crumbled after that. Nobody ever realized how much of their funding came from them. Xander felt mild relief. He truly does not want to kill a seemingly innocent woman for the company. After all, if she were truly responsible for any of those terrible things, they would have fired her with no hesitation. There must be a reason why she's still employed. But now they're all out of a job. What does that mean for them? Xander's mental health starts to plummet. Small things on board start to go wrong, and his first paranoid thought is to blame Teruko for being there. He becomes obsessed with reading over the reports from the crews that suffered in her presence. They were right; she's the cause. He confides in David, panicked and drained. Xander was a good man; far too good to kill anyone. Even if the people who told him to do so were technically no longer in charge of them...Teruko still needed to go. There's no reason to do the delivery, and there only thing they can really do is go to the exoplanet to swap out ships for a comfortable ride home. But with Teruko on board, there is no guarantee that they'll even get back to Earth. Xander tells him everything- too much. David decides that Teruko cannot make it back no matter what. Whatever field she gets to next will be riddled with destruction and possibly worse. Everyone here is at the top of XF-Ture, the best in a dead company. It is too late for any of them to climb to the top of another wage slave ladder. So he crashes the ship. Teruko Tawaki must die. If Xander cannot do it, he does not mind staining his filthy hands with more blood. What else happens? Who knows.

[uva124]

So yeah, I finished the drawing of Asha's redesign from Wish :D, maybe I'll make some changes in the future, but I'm happy to have finished it, it should be noted that I haven't seen the movie. , so I can't give my opinion on it yet, but I found it very interesting that their fandom is mainly made up of people who rewrote or made their own version of the movie, they are all very creative and it got me out of an artistic block. that I had a few months ago, but above all I found the rewriting of @annymation which is the one I have been most hooked on, so I wanted to do some redesigns of the characters coming out of its rewriting, that's why everything that has to do with the story of this version of Asha, as well as her personality and her world on which I base my drawing are the ideas and work of this account: @annymation

I'm just making a drawing of her character and how I would design her as well as sharing part of the process I had to do to draw her because, why not?

BOARD:

The first thing I had to do was put together a table full of references that reminded me of the character and things that I would like to add to her design, so I used milanote to do it:

-Looked for some Asha's concept art and save the ones I liked the most, and add the main colors that I used in the design. -I also created notes to write down the personality of the character and some of his data to have a better guide, I did a little research and found publications that talked a lot about Asha's discarded designs and how Disney workers had put that she had tribe ancestry Amazigh on his mother's side and since his father was from the Iberian Peninsula, that's why the next thing I wanted to do is research more about their culture. -I am not an expert on this topic, nor do I belong to the cultures from which Asha has ancestry, so you can comment on any correction regarding this topic, I wanted to implement details of this culture to her design and I would really like to give a correct representation :)

HAIRSTYLE

Continuing with the theme, I saw that the hairstyles in the Amazigh culture mostly had this type of colorful decorations on their braids and dreadlocks, that's why I also posted these reference photos for Asha's hairstyle.

-Finally I decided that Asha would not have all her hair full of braids or dreadlocks, but only a few accompanied by these decorations with a great variation of colors, although it was fun to sketch the many hairstyle options that I had in mind based on these concept art and other photos that I had saved

TATTOOS:

-Another detail that I liked was giving Asha some tattoos with designs from the Amazigh culture, because I saw that it was quite common for women to get them, the tattoo on her forehead is a symbol of protection against bad influences, that's why the The middle symbol is responsible for deflecting it in the 4 directions, I also added a similar one in Asha's right hand.

ASTROLOGY AND THE SPACE:

-An important part of Asha's rewrite is her knowledge of astronomy inherited from her father, especially with the stars for obvious reasons xd, so in addition to adding constellations to her dresses, research the meaning (or something like that) of the planets. Only 3 really reminded me of the character, which were: -Mars: Symbolization of the internal conquering function of moving forward, independent, self-determined, enduring failures with new energy, courage and energy to fight for your desires. -Saturn: Maturity, effort to solidly build realistic criteria, frustrations are transformed into objectives to continue growing, critical and realistic, far from getting frustrated when an objective does not work, you strive to move forward and obtain even more resistant and solid achievements, perseverance , and tenacity (I feel like yhis it the most similar to Asha :D) -Moon: protective role, feeling very vulnerable outside your known areas, feeling of security with your ties, importance of family ties. The one that reminded me the most of Asha was Saturn, that's why I drew those Saturn-shaped earrings :).

SUITS:

I looked for references and placed some on milanote, I noticed that the concept art was mainly divided into whether the dresses have lilac colors or warm colors, I decided to draw 2 models based on the discarded designs, although at first I thought of using only one color palette lilac and bluish, I realized that the reddish colors of her dress reminded me of Mars which has certain meanings that in my opinion coincide with Asha's personality. In the end I didn't decide what wardrobe she would primarily have 😅, but I like to think that in this version of Wish, Asha would have wardrobe and hairstyle changes like in some older Disney movies.

-These are some of the concepts that I mainly used for my version of the dresses

FINAL COMMENTS:

I am satisfied with the result, it was fun to make all this, although what I researched mostly seems little, it actually cost me several hours and I did it at night, so as a funny fact the next day I was explaining all this information to my mother and I felt like I looked like that:

(Make this drawing was so funny LMAO)

(Apologies if there are errors in my writing, English is not my first language and my writing is very basic)

[seraproto]

RG Nano Review: The Only Device Worse Than Not Having One

It's been a while since I bought this device and even longer since Anbernic released the RG Nano. It's been about a year and a half since it came out so you can't really accuse me of being an early adopter. But I've been spending a lot of time with this device testing everything that I could and it's not great. I won't pretend there isn't anything good about it but I will tell you now that this device is near 100% novelty with 0% practicality.

The RG Nano for those that don't know if an emulation handheld made to play a myriad of emulators and their game files. In this regard the RG nano is actually very impressive capable of playing everything up to and including the PS1 with minimal to no issues. Which is beyond impressive for a device that is shorter than a cotton swab. But as is standard with Anbernic, and other companies producing these devices, they have long since given up on making the perfect device and have opted for making nearly perfect devices with several drawbacks. After all, if they sold you the perfect device what reason would you have to buy the one they release a month later? In the year since this device was made we've seen over 10 devices made from the same XX family of devices that all have the same internals with the only differences being the shell shape. I'm someone who has been a long time supporter of Anbernic but this past year and this device has made me change my mind. Enough about my growing discontent though, let's actually review it.

The Shape

There are several important factors that come in when designing a gaming device, especially a handheld. You need to account for screen size, portability, and comfort. The RG Nano is what happens when all of that is thrown out the window. The nano opted for the form factor of the DMG gameboy but with baxy buttons and two bumpers. The shell is metal with grooves for grip. The dpad is a single unit with sharp corners, the baxy buttons are incredibly small and hurt the thumb, the bumpers feel cheap and clicky similar to a 3d printed material, and I have no complaints about Start and Select. The top of the shell is a usb C out for power and data transfer, and it lights up when plugged in, very cool. The power button is small and sits almost flush with system in a receded pit in the device. This also functions as your menu. It's a single boot sd card slot, speaker on the bottom, and fake speaker lines on the bottom right of the device. No headphone jack but it came with a USB to headphone jack dongle.

Anbernic created this device during the peak of Mini emulator handhelds. The Funkey S had come out, a small clamshell emulator.

The q36 was a small game gear mini like device. Sega released its game gear minis, and the pocket sprite had released. All of these small devices did similar, they offered a wide suite of emulation tools made in the most portable form factors possible. Each one choosing a different shape. Technically the Funkey S was the smallest, followed by pocketsprite, rg nano, and then q36, and GKD Pixel. The main difference between each was mostly the shape and who was offering them.

When comparing the RG nano to its peers you can see one thing in common. All of them have better more comfortable shapes and bigger buttons. Playing on the nano is like repeatedly pressing on the end of a push pin. Sessions longer than 30 minutes will result in pain in your thumb and just a minute of play puts a tiny button indent in your thumb. Anbernic was concerned with going as small as possible and congrats, because there is 0 wasted space in its shell. This is the most cramped board I've ever seen and I worked in mobile device repair before becoming a YouTuber.

How this thing doesn't overheat is a mystery to me, I'm guessing the metal shell doubles as a heat sink. Anyway, since they opted for the smallest possible design they went with a square screen, and a vertical form factor. The q36 has the same screen size, but because it went vertical it's overall a much more comfortable shape. The buttons are bigger and every thumb has room to breathe and you have a better grip. Neither handheld is ideal for comfort but q36 is an example of Powkiddy doing the best with the assignment. Anbernic went with sacrificing comfort for novelty. Which is definitely an option. Don't worry though, give them a bit and I'm sure we'll get a nano H for horizontal.

Now about that screen, it's 1:1 square ratio. This square ratio can work great on larger devices like the RG Cube. Having a square screen means every system gets similar accommodations for it's shape. So everyone gets screwed over a little and results in a handheld that is horizontally smaller making it more portable. On smaller devices this means that anything with less than a square aspect ratio is going to be made even smaller. This means only Gameboy, Gameboy Color, NES, and SNES are going to fill out that screen nicely.

Meanwhile everything else is 4:3 or 3:2, leaving massive black bars at the top and bottom with the gameplay being shrunken even further than it's already miniscule monitor. You can choose to stretch the scaling but this will leave many characters look like they went through a taffy puller. 4:3 stretching isn't too bad, but 3:2 like the gameboy advance is horrendous. So despite being made for portability the GBA looks bad or just too small. You can optionally zoom with the shortcut select + right on d pad but this cuts off the edges. Other than that the screen is perfectly legible on emulators for handheld devices. But home systems had smaller sprites intended to be seen on TVs. So it's a big time squint fest. The brightness on the screen is great, maybe too high. The pictures I've shown have all been at 0% brightness but I wish it still went lower. I've been using this as a portable flashlight more than a gaming system because it's brighter than my phone.

The Firmware

Anbernic is as popular as it is because of how easy it is to set up out of the box. Most of the time these devices come loaded with thousands of games with emulators already set up. But these games are usually in Chinese, and they're numbered but not in alphabetical order making it impossible to find games on it. On this device that's pretty bad as in list view you can only see 4 game titles at a time. Have fun. But the firmware for this one is problematic. First issue is Anbernic used Funkey's open source operating system, fun key has said they're fine with that. But Anbernic didn't publicly release their version after which is scummy.

Anbernic has a long history of their OS' being outdone almost immediately after release by the community. This has led to anbernic getting lazy in recent years releasing devices with bad or buggy operating systems. In the Nano's case it boots to a clock first every time before booting into a launcher menu. This launcher menu looks like something you'd see on a nokia flip phone. Thankfully it has an alternate launcher you can get to by pressing power then going to "Set Launcher". Confirm with A then restart the device and you get something that looks more like their usual emulation station style launcher.

Now mine looks a little different, that's because I changed my OS to Funkey OS by Drum76. This is an OS that is much closer to Funkey's and is available for many mini devices. I don't normally switch my OS because before this Anbernic's Stock OS' have been fine. But on the Nano that annoying clock on every launch was annoying, but more annoying was my games wouldn't launch and sometimes my device wouldn't power on without multiple on/offs. I changed my OS to Drum's and everything works now. Sort of, now I get occasional flickering. Well, flickering is a step up from not turning on or launching. But now you can see where my title is starting to make a bit of sense. It gets worse though.

The Sound

Nothing major of note here, I'm not an audiophile but I'm not tone deaf. I prefer my music on vinyl, but at the same time I don't notice audio unless it's really bad. That said the speaker isn't the worst but there may be some latency on the sound. When playing Rhythm Tengoku Silver, a fan translation of the Rhythm Tengoku GBA. I'm pretty good at guitar hero, I can't play on expert but I can beat the majority of songs on hard. But on RTS I noticed my timing was worse than on my preferred device my Retroid Pocket 3+. On RP3 I was finishing Karate Man on first try, but on the nano I had to try multiple times. It wasn't until I plugged in my headphones that I was able to get almost a perfect. This could be blamed on the small buttons, the speaker, emulation, any number of things. Whatever it was, I wasn't playing my best. It was possibly the emulation as there is some pixelation when playing.

The Emulation

At first I thought this handheld was great. I tried the classic Yoshi's Island test and it worked fine despite the CPU being at 83% nearly the whole time. Double of what I was getting on PS1 emulation. But it ran fine, maybe it stutters aren't as noticeable on a small screen? What's the Yoshi's Island Test? This is a test Bob on Wulffden does. Yoshi's Island and some other select SNES games had a built in Super FX chip. This chip let Nintendo squeeze some extra power out of their SNES games. This let them do 3d. Yoshi's Island despite displaying minimal 3d absolutely makes the most of this chip. Maybe because so few games used it or maybe it really is that hard to emulate, either way many emulator handhelds can't run Yoshi's Island well. This is kind of common knowledge because many emulator handhelds that typically come with thousands of games seem to always forget Yoshi's Island. It was even able to run Goodboy Galaxy and that's a very recent GBA game made in 2023.

Anyway, it passed the YIT for me. So I decided to roll the dice and play random games. I got a game gear one, Sonic Chaos and started getting frequent slowdowns despite it being an 8 bit console. But everything runs pretty great or normally. Some ps1 games run at 30 fps but it's a consistent 30 and isn't as noticeable on the Squint Master.

The Game Feel

This is in it's own section because even devices that all run the same hardware and software can still handle games differently than others. The Retroid 2 is comparable to many devices but struggles with Dreamcast when others in it's price range don't for example. Probably because it's an Android device. But a lot of factors go into game feel, the hardware, firmware, the emulators, frame rate, the system size, buttons, individual taste, and yeah the RG nano may nail emulation for the most part but it is genuinely terrible to play on.

The screen is too small the majority of the systems it runs well play bad because of the added shrink from small aspect ratios. GBA suffering the most. Gameboy and GBC are great, perfect fits. But even the NES and SNES with their 10:9 screens are still terrible to play because their sprites are smaller. But they control poorly too as systems like PS1 and SNES have a lot of buttons. Yoshi's island runs but the sprites are so small and the buttons too. So it's hard to see but hard to platform too since the dpad is too small for previse movement. When playing Sonic Chaos I frequently had to try and jump to grab rings. One ring took me 5 jumps because I kept barely moving too much.

The machine is perfect for RPGs because they don't require precise controls and if they have a lot of buttons you at least have plenty of time to press it. Playing PS1 is nearly off limits as the nano lacks analog sticks, and L2 and R2 buttons. You can press Select + R to get R2. But say you're playing Chocobo's Dungeon 2, select is the map. So press R2 means opening your map first and then r2 not doing anything because you're on the map. Ps1 doesn't play too bad with a stretched resolution though.

There is only one use case I can think of that this is a good system. You really like Pokemon. It's turn based, clean text, doesn't require precise inputs, uses few buttons, it's a Pokemon machine. But anything else I played all had drawbacks.

Overall

The RG Nano is a perfect example of "Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should." Anbernic didn't need to ask "Why don't people make systems this small?" Because the answer is obvious, it's a terrible way to play. Now what I meant by the title. Playing this device made me want to play the other systems I own. Every game I thought "This would be better on the rg28xx" or "I miss my RP3". If I had to play nothing but this, I'd choose to not play anything. I'm not even joking. I'll go outside over playing this.

Get Literally Anything Else

Even if you account for it being the most portable handheld it's still pretty terrible because of its other issues.

RG28XX above, RG35XX H below

I'd recommend getting an RG28xx it's $30 and goes on sale frequently, the New model has wifi so you can use Retro Achievements. The rg28xx is also only slightly bigger than a micro but still much smaller than a GBA. Better D Pad, bigger buttons, has an r2 and l2, no analog though. The RG35xx H is a better 28xx with analog sticks but and both have hdmi out. Make sure you get the ones that say "New" in their name as they have Wifi.

The Miyoo Mini Plus is recommended by so many people and it's just 50 bucks.

Retroid Pocket 3+, my emu handheld of choice. Android based OS, touchscreen, plays everything from the DS and PSP and earlier. I've even played some Wii and Gamecube on it. But if you want 3ds, Gamecube, Wii U, Wii, and PS2 get RP4 Pro or 5.

If you're willing to go expensive get a Retroid system, they run on Android and it has quickly replaced my phone. When checking social media I don't even reach for my phone anymore. It just needs a camera and a sim slot. If you have literally any other emulation handheld the RG Nano feels like some obscure torture method by comparison. I can confidently say, if the RG Nano is the only emu handheld you can get then maybe it's time for a new hobby. Pick up hiking, rollerblading, skateboarding, boardgames or tabletops.

[danganronpasurvivoraskblog]

Probably because the main takeaway people get from Survivor is how much agony the villains can be subjected to by the Anons.

Not to mention Kuripa and how he deals with villains also meant that when it came to assigning jobs to the various Mods/Important Anons in the Afterlife, you got to be the Punisher.

I mean I find it funny that I’m supposed to be in charge of food and drinks, because while I haven’t deeply explored RA’s powers, one of them is the ability to possess people but it comes with drawbacks. One of them being due to being dead, RA can forget about basic biological functions so she ends up accidentally neglecting those she is possessing. Breathing is something bodies do automatically but it’s common for her to forgo sleep, drink and sleep.

But look at it two ways. Firstly you aren’t torturing people on your own as I’m sure you have Rpg Anon as your torture assistant, and this means any villains/antagonists you hate will fear the ever mighty out of you.

//Zetsubou are mainly symbolic of the idea that some people are just rotten and CAN’T change. It’s a sad reality, but that’s why they’re so important as villains due to what they represent.

//Tsumugi and Celeste are the two prime examples of this. Tsumugi was transported to another world where her fiction was reality, and Celeste was given a second life after her death in the killing game.

//They both got given a second chance to live their lives and do better. But they both chose not to take it. And the same can be said for most of Zetsubou’s ranks.

//Also, as important as he is to the story, and even though he has often proven to be right in some regards, there are two things to note about Kuripa:

Kuripa does believe in redemption. It’s only the worst kinds of criminals, LIKE Zetsubou, who he knows have refused to turn over a new leaf in favor of being evil, that he puts to the slaughter.

It is repeatedly enforced throughout Survivor that Kuripa’s actions are NOT CORRECT, regardless of the justification behind it. At the end of the day, his vigilante actions make him just as much of a monster as the people he puts to the chopping board, as seen through his crazy outbursts. He himself is not a sympathetic character either, especially since his way of showing affection is acting like an ass.

//And yeah, for emphasis on the point, abusing Zetsubou is something I just let my anons do, not something I actively encourage. Sometimes I even don’t answer asks about it because at this point, I’m so burned out by it.

//Above all else, I just value people expressing themselves and doing and asking what they want to do, as long as it’s within reason and doesn’t cross any notable lines such as hurting people IRL.

//Which is more than I can say for some people.

-Mod

[wibble-wobbegong]

i am SO fucking excited to see how will works with the rest of the og party when he’s able to be an active participant in the planning when they’re all together

we��ve had the lucas-dustin-mike trio, we’ve had the mike-lucas-will BUT. consider something for me, regarding the severe lack of will-dustin dynamic

mike is obviously our leader, but his ability to communicate his plans and knowledge to people is somewhat limited because he struggles to communicate in general. when he’s trying to explain how the hivemind works in season 2, nobody understands what the hell he’s talking about and he can’t figure out how to explain it in a way they understand. in season 1, the same thing happens a few times and in season 3 mike can’t actually communicate what he means when he says “no, we don’t win”

in season 2, the way mike’s knowledge gets across to others is through dustin!!! he takes what mike is saying and draws it to DND, which even though the non-party members may not understand directly, he can use it to explain what the hivemind is much more easily. dustin constantly draws parallels to DND in order to explain the insanity if the UD to other people

in season 3, will is the one communicating what mike is trying to say using visuals!! he makes that drawing of the mind flayer and transfers the dust in order to actually explain why they can’t win by burning it out of billy. he’s constantly creating in order to explain exactly how stuff works, because he isn’t great with words but he is good at using visuals and those can be just as effective

the situation they’re currently in is the most complex, multi-faceted and detail oriented problem they’ve ever faced. there’s dozens of angles and small things that have to be considered when they start making plans to go after henry and destroying/closing off the UD. so, here’s my proposition;

i think it would be SO fucking cool to watch mike, dustin, and will bounce off of each other to create a plan everybody can understand. mike takes all the details and puts then together into a viable plan, dustin is able to take what mike is saying and create digestible metaphors and analogies, and will can take a DND board and make an actual visual of the plan alongside other things because he also knows what dustin is talking about with his metaphors (DND lovers to the max). these three also each have deep understandings of things necessary to the function of the UD!!!

there’s a lot to consider, but when it comes to how the UD itself works, the people with the best understanding are mike, who’s general brains easily picks up on the smallest details and puts the puzzle together; dustin, who has a deeper understanding of the actual science than any other main character; and will. who is will.

obviously other characters are important and are necessary to make a full picture including lucas, el, nancy, hopper, and joyce, but none of them have been successful or have developed an actual understanding the same way these three have. they have the information, but the application of it often falls short. but if we were to get a dustin-mike-will moment??? the BEST trio to make a plan and put it into action, with the input of others

i really really hope we get to see them working together. if the tie up at the end if the season is always good, i think a scene of these three taking everything and laying it out would be so fucking good. plus, more will-dustin moments

[duckprintspress]

Fandom Lexicon: R

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Lexicon Entries Starting with R: (read more)

RACK: Abbreviation for “risk-aware consensual kink.” A term used by members of the BDSM community who engage in more dangerous power-exchange activities to emphasize the importance of being educated about the risks associated with that activity before engaging in it. See also: PRICK. Read more about RACK.

Ravatar: On Ravelry chat boards, a person’s avatar is often called their “ravatar” as a joke on the name of the platform. See avatar.

RB: Abbreviation for “reverse bang” or “reblog.”

Re: [Thing]: Shortened way of saying “In reply to [Thing]/As regards [Thing].” On social media, Re: precedes discussion of [thing], usually as a means of circling back to [thing] after talking about something else or to make it clear that a point being made is directly related to a specific previous thing that has been mentioned.

Reader Insert: Stories written so the reader might imagine themselves as the protagonist. Often use Y/N or YN (both short for “your name”) to refer to the protagonist. Reader inserts are tagged as “Reader” on AO3, for example: Reader/(Character). May also be referred to as “x reader” fics. Read more about read inserts.

Reblog: Tumblr lingo that refers to sharing a post written by another blog using the “reblog” function, which ensures the content remains connected to the original blog. Not to be confused with a repost.

Rec List: Shortened form of “recommendation list.” Like a mixtape of the creator’s favorites in a given category. Could be fanfic, movies, books, TV shows, blogs to follow, etc. There is no upper or lower limit on how many things can be in a reclist. Can be very specific (e.g. only works featuring a precise trope of a specific ship in a specific fandom) or very broad (e.g. “my favorites”).

Redacted: A term that means the previous text has been removed for Reasons (specified or unspecified). Within fandom, this is typically used facetiously to refer to information that fans are not supposed to know (or not supposed to share), assumptions that may or may not be correct, unpopular or controversial opinions, or simply for the laughs. Read more about redaction.

Reddit: A forum-esque social media platform. Visit reddit.

Remix: Mixing up the elements of a source material. Fandom usage can refer to art, writing, video edits, music, or pretty much any other media imaginable.

Repost: Copying an original post (most often artwork – including photographs – or animated gifs) and posting it to one’s own blog, rather than using the reblog function. When done without permission, this is a form of content theft. When done with permission and credit, it’s fine. Don’t take other people’s hard work without asking! Not to be confused with a reblog, retweet, or other platform-based forms of post-sharing.

Reverse Bang: A collaborative creation event in which artists create an art piece and write a small amount about it to offer guidance, then writers sign up to write a story for that piece, usually with a minimum length of at least 5,000 words. See also: big bang, creation challenge.

RN: Abbreviation for “right now.”

RPF: Abbreviation for “real person fic.” Fanworks about people who actually currently are alive or have been alive in the past, rather than about fictional/made-up characters. A lot of RPF involves shipping real people together. Sports fandoms and bandoms are big, popular examples of RPF communities, and it’s also common for lead actors who play popular fictional ship characters to get shipped together (for example, the actors Jensen Ackles and Misha Collins from Supernatural who play Dean Winchester and Castiel, the very popular ship Destiel, are also often shipped together as the popular RPF ship Cockles). Read more about RPF.

RPG: Abbreviation for “roleplaying game.” A game in which individuals create characters or play a game-assigned character and play the role of that character throughout. RPGs can be played via any venue/channel/platform that allows individuals to interact with each other or with a gaming system. See also: JRPG, MMORPG, TTRPG (pending).

RPS: Abbreviation for “real person shipping.” See RPF.

RT: Abbreviation for “retweet” on Twitter or “retoot” on Mastodon.

Rubberduck Debugging: Explaining a problem to an unresponsive target in order to identify and fix the origin of that problem. Originates from The Pragmatic Programmer. Read more about rubberducking.

The Rules of the Internet: The Rules of the Internet is a loose, unofficial list originally spawned from 4chan. The list is memetic and subject to change, and a few specific rules have been widely adopted in fandom. Read more about the Rules of the Internet. Rules most often mentioned in fandom spaces:

Rule 34: If it (whatever “it” is) exists, there is porn of it. No exceptions.

Rule 35: If there is no porn of it, porn will be made of it.

Rule 36: No matter how fucked up “it” is, there is always worse than what you just saw.

Rule 63: For every male character, there is a female version of that character, and for every female character, there is a male version of that character, and there will always be porn about both versions of that character. This is by far the most widely spread Rule in most fandom spaces, and “rule 63” is a common tag used on content of this type. See also: genderbend, genderswap.

Rule 64: There is lore for everything that exists.

Rule 65: If there isn’t lore yet, there will be imminently.

Rule 66: The longer a piece of lore is, the weirder it will get.

[magnoliamyrrh]

im actually not kidding when i say, instate the matriarchy. i dont want equality between the sexes, i want equity - which i believe leads to matriarchy.

the female is not like the male. this is actually a point of conflict ive seen before between some islamic feminists and some branches of western second wave/radical feminism and even marxist feminism and even liberal feminists; tho its not like theres a super distinct line between the first 3, the women of colour of the second wave had a particular influence on some of the most prominent islamic feminists, and ive seen plenty of marxist influence, open international discourse and all. this is also a point of conflict between some branches of radical feminism and separatist and/or pro-matriarchy branches

some branches of western radical feminism hold that the male and the female are equal. the biological difference does not mean that one sex is either above or below the other, it does not mean women should be treated different than men and vice versa. children should be rised ideally in a world which has abolished gender, in which their biological sex will not mean they get socialized one way or another. no "you wear this you wear that, you play with this you play with that, youre allowed x and youre not allowed y". the goal is equality between the sexes, the abolition of gender stereotypes, the abolition of the importance of sex differences in how we treat each other. the liberation of women from patriarchy and all its many facets etc etc. okay, good goal, very high goal as it is with all radical movements, generally im on board with this

but, to say what many have said before - the female is not like the male, and this must be taken into account. different =/= inferior. the female will always be unique in her ability to reproduce, which is the root cause of most of our opression anyway, she will always continue to be uniquely vulnerable and require certain things because of this difference....despite islam functioning in most cases as a patriarchal system (the worlds largest matriarchy is the Minangkabau, an indonesia people. the islamic system exists at the same time as the indigenous matrinilial system. v cool), this i suppose would be the idea you Hear but not See often, that women get special benefits and privileges in islam and have more rights then men in some regards, that a woman ought to be treated like a queen. well, its like that, except Actually putting it into practice, and not in a patriarchal system. i do not believe equality gives woman her deserved role and protection

speaking in theoretics of where to aim - society would need to accomondate for the differences between male and female. we may try our best to abolish gender stereotypes, but sex differences are a material reality which we will always have to negotiate with - and were going to have to keep society from sliding back into a patriarchy and males Once Again taking advantage of our reproduce labour. so, how do we do this? well, some things:

the female, due to her reproductive capabilities, is unique in that she can be raped with the purpose not only of rape itself, but the purpose of producing children - in a patrilinial system, these children being to the benefit of the male and his wealth and influence (they take his name, they are under his control to marry off to increse social standing&wealth etc girls get married off for wealth and connections boys do too but differently. children also can provide household and farm labour, also to the males benefit as he owns land and family wealth)

this is an obvious bastardazation however, of the role of woman as life giver, as mother, as the one who sacrifices to create and birth a child. all the male does is shoot sperm, the sperm actually not being half of the genetic material even. the female egg holds most of it, and the female body and psyche and soul is the one which actually does all of the work to create, sustain, and give birth to a child. unfortunately, we are not seahorses. it is her body alone who can make new bone, new flesh, her body which can grow another heart and conciousness. probably one of the most batshit and awe-striking things in existence. the male does barely a single damn thing to this - and then the male creates male gods in his image and dares say that male gods created humankind! hah! and he dares to say the female - which he owes his very existence to, is inferior and unholy! he has no right claiming the child with his name, for his line of the family and benefit. he has no right to claim the role of life giver, and he has no right to subjugate the female and thus his mother to whom he owes his entire life, and to whom we owe the existence of human civilization.

she is also the primary caregiver of the child, naturally. as i said in that other post, this is because shes the one who carries the baby, and the one who breastfeeds for months-years. it is on her that the child is primarily dependent on and cannot survive without. the existence of baby formula and such is a very new invention, an expensive one, and, also, studies have shown that it is lacking in comparison by a whole bunch of things (a big one being the transfer of antibodies hormones etc etc which increse immunity and chances of survival). part of the reason why children were nursed for longer is that while in times of food scarcity it may be very hard to feed a toddler, the female body still produces milk under extreme circumstances of malnournishment; up to a point. so, point being, she's the primary caregiver and have been through history

it is her line, then, which the child should pass through - the matrilinial line. it is her who is responsible for giving life and sustaining life, her labour and effort, her sacrifice and potential death, her which is before anyone else responsable for shaping the life of a human. i also hold that, yes, the female and the mother Should be given spiritual and communal respect and power specifically because of this - though not in such a way which diminishes the importance of women who cannot give birth or do not wish to give birth.

Anthropological/arch research etc discovers all the time, the woman is the cradel of civilization, not the male. Most cave paintings are made by women. As it is often said, as has been said by many, woman in actuality invented culture and society- and without her there would be nothing. Also why some of the earliest human societies were matriarchal. Nope they werent perfect as some radfem theory says but uhh, better. We owe everything to the women who were our first ancestors in Africa. Everything - as we owe everything to nature. It was the male who forgot this, whose ego takes over, who dared to proclaim that he is both above woman and above nature at once, so that he may subjugate us both to his benefit.

Apart from this - that i think some kinds of feminism do not give the woman and mother the proper respect for being the creator of life - society needs to accommodate this. It needs to be one which allows for the female sex a period long enough of stability, rest, saftey, and free time not only to carry a pregnancy but to raise a child. If society wishes to do more than just Pretend to care for the mother and pregnant women and babies - as the conservatives do - then society needs to create systems of communal support. We must also take into account that in the vast majority of cases, it is the woman who ends up a single mother and takes on this role, not the male. This is already in a regard a privilege over males, or rather an unavoidable difference in rights which arises. I would also include here that as the female menstruates monthly, and this is known to often be a painful, exhausting, and even disabilitating thing, society ought to accommodate for this too. yes. every month. males have been shoving women in menstrual huts or banishing them from villages globally - nepal parts of africa some pre-colonial american indigenous tribes, just a few off of the top of my head. no. how about we do the exact damn opposite and respect the female body, reproductive system, and person/human which is the whole reason any of us exist, and accomodate women and girls instead. how about maybe instead of considering it a dirty or unholy thing, we do the opposite.

One of the highest causes of death of pregnant women is being killed by their male partners. If not the highest cause of death. This is also something we need to protect women from, and why i think partial segregation of the sexes must exist. Full segregation of the female sex, as in societies with no men, has been achieved at smaller levels (the umoja village in Kenya and the several matriarchal all-female villages that followed), but at a larger scale this is,, i dont place my bets on this. Partial segregation however i think can be done. Taking example from the matriarchal Mosuo people of china perhaps, in which the matrilinial female line all lives together and some village women live together separate from men - men may only visit for relations. This protects not only pregnant women, but infact girls and boys from being molested (not that females dont rape, just at incredibly lower statistic rates), it also protects women and their children from domestic abuse and being murdered. Living alone with a male can be very dangerous - so. how abt we do less of that. It also happens so often that the woman just ends up doing so much work for the man and being exploited - how about we do less of that. This also means that boys grow up with several female role models and, like, seeing women as human beings

Next, apart from the reproductive thing. Females tend to be smaller and less strong. Yea this isnt always the case. This also has something to do with the effects of patriarchy being around for so long, and also with women and girls often not being encouraged to work out and develop as much as men, and being fed less. Still, generally speaking, in many cases, mannnyy cases males are the stronger sex, physically. which is why in many societies across the globe sex roles are divided with them doing harder manual labour. they tend to be bigger and develop muscle mass different than us....,, humans out of the ape families dont have drastic sexual dymorphism (more visible in gorillas per example) but we still have it. issue here being. it is actually very easy for most males to kill a female. theres case upon case of /teenage/ boys raping and killing grown adult women. case after case. most men do indeed have the strength to trap or strangle or kill a female, very quickly.

so. this is another reason why women need special protection in society. laws which acknowledge this (which we dont have, because of the difference when women get physically attacked they will use objects to defend themselves, but the courts will not admit this and punish them). protection not only to flee to a place of saftey in domestic abuse cases, but protection in general. this is why women living with women is a ,,, much safter idea. ill choose to have a go at it with a random woman any day than even a teenage boy.

There's other ones for sure but the general idea is there; equality wouldnt take this into consideration. The female is not like the male. For there to be equity, the difference needs to be acknowledged and balanced.

Must also say, i have never seen a matriarchy do what patriarchy had done. never. not once. The patriarchy subjugates and opresses, it rapes, it enslaves, it tortures, it exploits, it kills. It in one way or another declares the Woman as less than male and claims merit for her labour.Almost every single damn time..... Matriarchies do not do this. They do not subjugate males, they do not torture them, rape them, enslave them, kill them. When men are in power it is a nightmare. When women are in power, it is not, and not only is the male treated as human, but finally the Female as well - and she gets to know what it is to live a life free of fear and psychological subjugation.

[pilawturkey]

Increase in Monetary Threshold of Initial Public Offerings 2024 for Turkey

Increase in Monetary Threshold of Initial Public Offerings 2024 for Turkey is newly declared by Capital Markets Board of Turkey (Hereinafter as the Board). The Board changed the financial criteria for initial public offerings. 

Introduction

Investment Advice offered by Turkish investment lawyers and|or Turkish business lawyers for investing in İstanbul and Turkey are very helpful for particularly foreign investors. Pi Legal Consultancy formulates papers for legal alerts on free investment advice for long-term investment projects in Turkey. Undoubtedly, expert advice can have an enormous impact duly planning the scope of any investment project.

Is Türkiye safe for investment? If you are curious about the answer to the question, you can read our article.

The development and enforcement of an overarching core principles is necessary for better integrated and consolidated capital markets. It is also essential to attract investments for Turkey. Monetary threshold for initial public offerings is an important aspect for consideration.

What is the main Supreme Authority for Capital Markets in Turkey?

The Capital Markets Board of Turkey is the main regulatory and supervisory authority for the field. The Board are granted following mandates:

-enhancement of investor protection,

-adoption the norms of the international capital markets,

-promotion and enhancement of the effectiveness of both the supply and the demand side of the markets,

-promotion of transparency and fairness in the capital markets,

facilitation of modernisation of the market structure,

For our work and all legal services on the matter of capital markets, please click our Practice Areas, titled Capital Markets

What is the legal alert on increase in monetary threshold of initial public offerings 2024 for Turkey?

A new decision dated December 29, 2023 has been published in the Capital Markets Board Bulletin (2023/82). Monetary thresholds have been revised by the Board for initial public offerings. 

In accordance with the decision, the minimum amount for the registered capital system cannot be lower than TRY 100.000.000. 

For a comprehensive discussion on the establishment of limited liability companies, take a look at our article on Limited Liability Company Formation. 

For a comprehensive discussion on the establishment of limited liability companies, take a look at our article on Limited Liability Company Formation.

What is the monetary threshold for initial public offerings?

Monetary threshold is meant to meet minimum criteria in order to be able to go public for corporations. National authorities are granted wide margin of appreciation to interfere with changing the standards and conditions for initial public offerings.

What is capital markets consultancy?

The main purpose of Capital Markets Law is to regulate and control the secure, fair and orderly functioning of the capital markets and to protect the rights and benefits of the investors in Turkey. Changing capital markets remains a global challenge for every single country. The Turkish capital market legal regime is far beyond simple and thus requires an effective capital markets consultation. Capital markets consultancy will pave the way for success rate of your capital investments.

What Is the Role of Pi Legal Consultancy for capital markets consultancy?

Pi Legal Consultancy capital markets consultants support inter alia, as follows:

Initial public offerings,

Structured finance,

Mergers and acquisitions,

Real estate and regular investment trusts,

IPO Transactions,

Issue and sale of capital market instruments,

Call for public offer with a view to purchasing capital market instruments and any sale,

Publicly held corporation,

Publication of the prospectus, announcement and advertisements.

Conclusion 

In the final analysis, it is worth re-emphasizing that Turkey has been regarded as one of the most attractive investment-friendly regions across the globe. Investors should bear in mind all regulatory changes about Turkey. The Turkish Capital Markets Board made a recent change in initial public offerings 2024 for Turkey. In short, this change will have a challenging influence upon initial public offerings 2024 and going public for Turkey. 

[latatravels]

Online Marketing Helps to Promote Websites

For those who don't know, SEO is an acronym for Search Engine Optimization. SEO is a marketing tactic aimed to rank websites higher in various Google (and other search engine) searches. As a job seeker, you have to make sure your resume is "optimized," which is to say that it has the keywords most commonly searched by users of Monster, Hotjobs, CareerBuilder, TheLadders, and other resume boards. Therefore, if you're looking to switch industries, make sure that you know about the industry you're targeting and make sure that you have the right buzzwords throughout the document. Know how people read websites and individual web pages: Job seekers often mull over whether they should have a one or two page resume. The choice is entirely up the job seeker, as each person who reads a resume has different preferences, but a mere lack of a page or addition on a resume has never hurt too many employment seekers. Auto SEO Company In India Delhi, Real Estate SEO Agency India Delhi NCR, Restaurant SEO Services and SEO Agency India

Studies have shown that when people read websites or documents on the web, any form of line on the page gives a signal to the brain that it is time to stop reading. Take a closer look at the India Times website. You don't see too many lines, do you? Moreover, it is important to mention that people rarely scroll down when reading a web page or web document. Knowing this, if you want to focus on your last job or the job before that, make the first description brief. Conversely, if you wish to hide your last job or the job before that, fatten up the content for your current (or latest) position. The more talented job seekers are able to look at an office situation from their manager or interviewer's perspective. An assistant, by definition, is one who helps, therefore making their lives easier. For their work, the executive whom he or she helps holds them in high regards and the individual is typically invited to family functions and sometimes helps mentor the individual whom they report to. Being anything but courteous to an executive assistant is the professional equivalent of telling a dinner host that their chicken is dry.

If you are rude to an assistant, that manager, if they were to now hire you, would be writing apology notes, as this is a great sign of disrespect. If an assistant is friendly and outgoing upon meeting you, stay very professional and simply listen to what the individual has to say. The worst thing to do is to get caught up in any personal talk with the person because that leaves you open to judgments. How does the following sound: Assistant: "You liked Judy. You know you're going to be working with a Falcons fan, right?" This small tidbit can immediately trigger negative responses in the manger's head. Again, when it comes to the assistant, be cordial and professional. If he or she digs for personal information, be vague and just ask the question back, sit and listen until the meeting is ready. They key is that the information on your resume is high-impact and descriptive. If it takes you more than one page to accurately (but efficiently) describe your duties and talents, so be it. Whether you go with one or two pages on your resume, know to omit lines.

[succubus-interactivefiction]

Anna Graytail-Hunter (IMS RO)

Shoshanna Graytail-Hunter Age: 26 Occupation: Guild herbalist and adventurer

Shoshanna, or Anna, is the adopted daughter of Lillain Graytail and functions as the chapters herbalist and healer. Anna, then David, was found alongside the corpses of her parents by Lillain completely by accident while she was hunting the very monster which had killed Anna's parents. As wandering unaffiliated hunters Anna moved around the continent with her parents hunting dangerous creatures that threatened smaller towns or homesteads. Most of their contracts where from people who had problems with highly ranked monsters but could not afford the guild fees for posting a bounty and so Anna's parent would take what was given as a reward and sell off the most valuable parts of the monsters they hunted.

Lillain found them shortly after the monster they had been hunting had died but was not able to save Anna's parents. She was quick to take the child into her care and did everything in her power to help the traumatized boy. Anna remained nearly catatonic for the entire two weeks it took Lillain to travel back to her chapter house but upon meeting Rory, Anna opened up a little and began to respond but would still not utter a word for an entire year. When she finally did begin to speak it was only to correct people who would refer to her as a boy but gradually she would begin to speak more and by the age of ten she was functioning just as well as any child her age.

When she was eleven Anna found she had a talent for handling and identifying plants after casually mentioning how a local apothecary had mixed a deadly herb into a customers order. This not only saw the apothecary arrested for attempted murder, but also showed Anna that she had something to offer her adoptive family and the guild. She had struggled with her feelings of inadequacy for several years but upon learning her talent for plants she quickly took over the empty herbalist office in the chapter house and made it her own. For a time many people questioned why a child was in such an important position, but after single-handedly curing an epidemic which swept through the city any doubts were buried.

Anna was nineteen when she discovered her fathers rifle hidden away in Lillain's belongings while she took care of her adoptive mother during a long recovery after a monster attack and the panic attack it caused nearly had her going catatonic once again. With Rory and Lillain's help she did not fall to far and by the end of the week was demanding to know why Lillain had kept the weapon hidden away. Lillain explained that she had kept the weapon for two reasons, the first being that it was all that remained of Anna's parents and she felt that it should be passed to Anna. The second reason was that the weapon itself was incredibly rare and powerful. Most people used bows and crossbows when hunting as rifles where incredibly expensive and difficult to build because of the materials and magic required in their construction.

After receiving the weapon Anna disappeared for a month and the entire guild began to panic believing that the somewhat shy, quiet girl they had all come to love was taking up after her deceased parents. When she returned Anna would not say where she had gone, but it was clear she had been busy as she immediately began showing off impressive shooting skills and the crack of thunder and lightning became a common occurrence in the chapters range there after. Anna does not claim to be a master of the weapon as she acknowledges her true talents are in plants and medicine, but she has won several shooting tournaments and is well regarded among the guild as one of their better shots. It was not long before Anna became a common sight at the bounty board alongside Rory as the two have become one of the best teams in the guild.

Whether she is going on missions or working at the guild Anna typically wears a long kirtle and has a large pouch bursting with medicinal herbs hanging from a belt. Despite the choice of clothing, her lanky frame, large rifle, and 6'2” height Anna moves with an incredible grace when she is hunting and is incredibly stoic during a mission. However when she is simply at home or around the guild Anna is typically very shy, usually keeping her eyes averted when talking to people. On the rare time she becomes animated about something her smile accentuates her high cheekbones and makes her green eyes sparkle.

For a time Anna did try to keep her blonde hair long like Lillain and Rory but she found she was constantly flicking it out of the way and its curly nature meant she had to spend far more time detangling it then she liked. So one day she chopped off most of it and went to see a hairdresser about the rest. She returned with a side-cut, the longer side now in a choppy neck length style. She has kept the style ever since and has taken to dying it a dark green which contrasts nicely with her bright green eyes.

[kiki-writes-a-blog]

Writing Log #1: Purpose of Education

In the regards of Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy theory, I would agree that the purpose of higher education is to teach the individual to think critically and question everything for the purpose of building a more just world in the future. I believe higher education gives people the opportunity to examine history, theory, literature, and the present state of the world in order to build a better future for themselves and their communities with the skills they learn in the classroom. I also believe that people must understand themselves to understand the world, and that every teacher has the responsibility, "of educating students to become critical agents who actively question and negotiate the relationships between theory and practice, critical analysis and common sense, and learning and social change" (Giroux 717). To understand oneself and the world requires an education that values creative ideas and new solutions more than the indoctrination of classical concepts. There is a great importance of learning both theory and critique for the purpose of expanding one's knowledge and laying the foundation of informed decision making, yet the rift between preparing students for a test and allowing creativity in the form of intellectual disruption leads most students to accept the information at hand instead of challenging current ideals. The purpose of higher education is an opportunity for students to learn and grow as individuals, as well as the responsibility of educators to pass down the ways information has developed throughout time. Educators, apart from texts and media, are the holders of knowledge and how they relay the curriculum to their students impacts how they will view and interact with the world. It is crucial that education is used to help people learn how to inform themselves while also integrating ways to challenge the current system, so it may evolve into a system that serves the needs of every person through justice and social understanding. As Freire believed, "Critical pedagogy, unlike dominant modes of teaching, insists that one of the fundamental tasks of educators is to make sure that the future points the way to a more socially just world, a world in which the discourses of critique and possibility in conjunction with the values of reason, freedom, and equality function to alter, as part of a broader democratic project, the grounds upon which life is lived" (Giroux 717). Fostering a creative and question-encouraged environment in the classroom is a vital part of education because it allows people to learn about the past and the present while actively demanding for social change. 

Higher education or even a liberal arts education cultivates a pedagogy that attempts to inspire self-reflection and critical thinking in students, but there is still need for institutional reform for the current pedagogy. Inequality of education in the form of expensive tuition rates that is inaccessible to every person, different curriculums based on location of an institution, curriculums designed specifically for convergent thinkers, and capitalistic foundations of the current pedagogy leading students into the workforce are some of the reasons for reform. "Teaching to the test and the corporatization of education become a way of ‘taming’ students and invoking modes of corporate governance in which public school teachers become deskilled and an increasing number of higher education faculty are reduced to part-time positions, constituting the new subaltern class of academic labor" (Giroux 715). Although American academic institutions attempt to teach critical thought through course materials, the basis of the current pedagogy is rooted in the capitalistic ideals of the country. As creator of the American school board and successful contributor to modern capitalistic ideals, John D. Rockefeller, once said, "I don't want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers." This mindset of the richest man in America has created a culture of valuing hard work over critical thought within the educational systems. His success in business has made him the face of the "American dream," but the reality of this coveted dream is that hard work does not always lead to social and financial success for every American. 

There are many issues within the academic institution, but with the privilege of pursuing an education and obtaining a degree comes numerous benefits for the individual. In Brandon Busteed's interviews with numerous American educational leaders about "the ultimate outcome of an education," he finds an empowering answer from Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman: "It’s to change what you believe" (Busteed). Busteed goes on to describe that knowing something is emotionless, but to believe is to feel deep emotion. From this perspective, the purpose of higher education is the act of evolving one's beliefs overtime and with that comes the "transformative" act of self-determination. Education gives learners the opportunity to understand and impact the world with a critical lens that help transform the corrupt systems of power in place and for educators to "‘unveil opportunities for hope, no matter what the obstacles may be’ (Freire, 1994, p. 9)" (Giroux 719). 

Works Cited

 Busteed, Brandon. “A Nobel Laureate's Mind-Blowing Perspective on the Ultimate Outcome of an Education.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 23 Dec. 2019, https://www.forbes.com/sites/brandonbusteed/2019/12/23/a-nobel-laureates-mind-blowing-perspective-on-the-ultimate-outcome-of-an-education/?sh=f4aca2a6cd59. 

Giroux, Henry A. “Rethinking Education as the Practice of Freedom: Paulo Freire and the Promise of Critical Pedagogy.” Policy Futures in Education, vol. 8, no. 6, 2010, pp. 715–721., https://doi.org/10.2304/pfie.2010.8.6.715. 

[innerkryptonitequeen]

Coming From Festivals to Everyday Life: One-of-a-kind Gifting Suggestions from Holland

Introduction

Holland, a land of vivid tulip fields, attractive canals, and also wealthy cultural ancestry, uses a bonanza of unique giving tips that resonate with both heritage and also originality. Whether it's the joyful atmosphere of Dutch festivities or the attraction of day-to-day lifestyle, gifts coming from Holland reflect a deep-rooted appreciation for craftsmanship, imagination, as well as sentimentality.

In this short article, our team will certainly check out an assorted range of gifting suggestions that personify the character of Holland, ideal for different celebrations. Coming from typical memorabilias to present-day lives, these gifts grab the importance of Dutch lifestyle. Let's plunge into this journey to find distinct gifting suggestions that can lift your events and daily life alike.

From Festivals to Everyday Lifestyle: One-of-a-kind Gifting Ideas coming from Holland

When going over giving options in Holland, it's important to enjoy exactly how very closely gifts are actually tied to social events and day-to-day native dutch pressie styles experiences. The Dutch possess a talent for turning ordinary seconds into extraordinary minds with thoughtful presents. Through understanding their gifting heritages and also nearby crafts, we can locate ideas for our personal celebrations.

Why Opt for Presents coming from Holland?

There are actually numerous powerful reasons one ought to think about gifting items from Holland:

Rich Cultural Heritage: Presents summarizing Dutch lifestyle tell stories that connect people around borders. Quality Craftsmanship: Many Dutch products are actually hand crafted with focus to detail. Sustainability: An expanding number of craftsmans pay attention to eco-friendly practices. Versatility: There's something for every person-- whether you are actually looking for a birthday celebration or even a holiday. 1. Typical Dutch Souvenirs 1.1 Delftware: An Enduring Classic

Delftware is among the most renowned presents from Holland. Emerging from the urban area of Delft in the 16th century, these blue-and-white ceramics are handcrafted and coated along with ornate designs.

Types: Plates Vases Tiles

Each part tells a story regarding Dutch history and also artistry.

1.2 Timber Shoes (Klompen)

Wooden footwear might seem to be wacky at first look, however they store notable social dutch gifters value in Holland.

Functionality: Traditionally used through planters and laborers. Decorative Use: Nowadays they act as captivating design things or wacky gifts. 2. Nutritious Delights 2.1 Dutch Cheese

Holland is actually renowned for its cheese selections like Gouda and also Edam.

Gift Options: Cheese wheels Cheese boards Tasting sets

Pairing cheese with local area white wines may create a splendid present basket.

2.2 Stroopwafels

These caramel-filled waffle cookies produce wonderful treats.

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What Is SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting Online Training and Why Is It Important?

SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting Online Training is an advanced finance consolidation and reporting solution for modern enterprises. Being part of the SAP S/4HANA suite, it enables organizations to streamline financial data consolidation from different entities into a single view that is both accurate and compliant with real-time insights.  The SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting is designed to add to the complexity of financial work and continues to grow in multinational companies. Thus, it provides tools that generate faster, more accurate, and rule-compliant financial reporting.

Broadly speaking, underlying all such requirements, at its most basic, SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting should be used to consolidate the financial data emanating from a variety of business organizations, subsidiaries, or divisions into one report that has integrity to it. This becomes significant especially in organizations with multiple different or geographically spread operations, where financial data may be spread across many different systems and formats. The tool is able to aggregate this kind of information automatically by bypassing handle through manual intervention and errors. In doing so, it accelerates the closing of the financial books but also improves the reliability and quality of financial reporting significantly.

Real-time functionality is one more of the many advantages of SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting. In contrast to traditional consolidation tools, which depend on batch processing, SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting combines operational and financial data in real-time. This means that users always gain access to the most up-to-date financial information, which further contributes to making better decisions and planning strategies. With real-time access to consolidated financial data and analytics, judgments can be made by CFOs and financial controllers very quickly especially based on current business situations. This is particularly crucial in today's fast business environment: decisions made over time will have great impacts on the success of an organization.

International accounting standards such as IFRS and GAAP form some other vital goals of SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting with regard to compliances. The needs of financial reporting might differ between the country and industrial sectors; therefore, the organisations need to ascertain whether their consolidated financial statements comply with these. The SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting provides inbuilt support for such regulations. This automatically facilitates the work of compliance-related issues. It not only keeps away the errors and penalties but also enhances the credibility of financial reports among the stakeholders like investors, regulators, and board members.

The other important area SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting has covered is the intercompany reconciliation. Among the subsidiaries in large organizations, the transactions of intercompany normally lead to reconciliations that clear these discrepancies before the final consolidated financial statements are finalized. It automatically performs this reconciliation to swiftly identify those inconsistencies and this feature drastically minimizes time and labor effort in the execution of intercompany eliminations that frees up the finance team for more strategic activities.

It also has multi-currency consolidations, which is a very important feature for any global organization. Companies performing activities in more than one country need to consolidate their financial information in different currencies with varying exchange rates. SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting eliminates currency conversion, thereby ensuring correctness and consistency in consolidated financial statements. This is very much important for organizations performing in volatile currency markets. It will help to maintain stability and predictability of the financials.

Further building on the importance of SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting are the built-in reporting and analytics tools. The tool allows users a number of powerful dashboards and visualization capabilities, through which they can have the power to run an insightful report on the performance of finance. These reports can be molded into the specific needs of the stakeholders, thereby providing actionable insights needed for strategic decision-making. For example, business leaders can utilize the insights to detect trends, assess risks, and seize growth opportunities.

From an organizational perspective, the Group Reporting from SAP S/4HANA is not strictly a financial consolidation tool but instead provides the critical integration of all the other SAP S/4HANA module processes, such as Finance, Sales, and Procurement, into how financial data is managed. This allows alignment of financial data to the operational process to ensure better efficiency and transparency across the organization.

The tool further supports the aspect of digital transformation by allowing organizations to get out of the legacy system and manual processes. With SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting, organizations can standardize financial consolidation processes, improve data accuracy, and scale accordingly. This especially goes for organizations that intend to merge, acquire, or expand as they easily integrate new entities quickly.

Conclusion The overall concept of SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting is to equip organizations with the tools they need to consolidate financial data in a streamlined manner and ensure compliance, thus providing true-time insights. Its importance lies in the fact that it simplifies complex financial operation and helps in reducing manual efforts for decision-making purposes. Enabling real-time consolidation, ensuring compliance with global standards, and providing advanced analytics are just a few of the holistic bases through which SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting can lend support in guiding an organization's management to navigate through the maze of complexities faced in the modern world of financial management in the global business arena. Not adopting SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting is something that companies, especially those that want to stay agile and competitive, cannot do without.

What Are the Advantages of SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting Online Training?

With SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting Online Certification Training, many benefits accrue to professionals and organizations as they streamline financial consolidation processes and ensure real-time reporting accuracy. This will be further empowered by learning in depth about the SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting solution and its application into modern financial management. Below are some key benefits of this training.

1. Mastery of Real-Time Financial Consolidation

Participants learn to use the real-time capabilities of SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting for consolidation of financial data coming in from different entities in real time. The approach would immerse the learner in the intricacies involved in the consolidation process, including multi-currency adjustments and eliminations of intercompany transactions. With faster close cycles of financial statements, financial consolidation delivers real-time information that is updated and made available to the organization's stakeholders on time.

2. Better compliance with international standards

Training ensures the participants understand how to set up SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting to ensure compliance with international accounting standards such as IFRS and GAAP. Thereby, participants will reduce errors, avoid penalties, and strictly adhere to compliance requirements in their organizations.

3. Better Intercompany Reconciliation Skills

Intercompany transactions tend to be the most cumbersome of many consolidations. This training is on the automation of intercompany eliminations and reconciliations within SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting. Participants will learn how to identify and resolve discrepancies effectively, reduce manual effort, and thus ensure accurate results.

4. Multi-Currency Handling

Global organizations generally involve transactions in various currencies. The training equips students to correctly calculate currency conversion and adjustment. This skill is thus a critical step to prepare reliable consolidated financial statements under volatile currency markets.

5. Shrewd Expertise in Reporting and Analytics

The course covers the superior reporting tools of SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting. Participants will learn how to create user-specific dashboards, how to visually interpret financial data, and how to generate actionable reports from this system. These tools allow finance teams to deliver meaningful insights that underpin strategy and decision-making to stakeholders.

6. Opportunities in career advancement

By course completion, professionals will gain career boosts. For finance professionals, it shall prepare them for higher positions either as financial controllers or as CFOs. SAP consultants increase their scope of experience in financial solutions and guarantee themselves a highly demanded job. IT professionals and business analysts expand their skills repertoire, making them more attractive assets to their organizations.

7. Hands-on experience using live SAP systems

The most excellent thing of the training is that it can give practical experience through use of live SAP systems. Learners get involved in realistic case studies and real-world scenarios, thus raising the potential opportunities for skillful application in the workplace setting. This method particularly searches to close the gap that exists between the theoretical knowledge and the actual practice.

8. Flexible Learning Options

The training is delivered online, which enables learners to study at their convenience, making it ideal for working professionals. ProExcellency has modules conducted in a self-paced option, while all the schedules for live instructor-led sessions are provided, along with access to an expert trainer to help them out. This flexibility allows learners to balance their professional commitments while acquiring new skills.

9. Organisational Efficiency

For organizations, the training of employees in SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting offers numerous benefits. Optimized financial consolidation processes will be achieved through trained teams, with reporting times reduced to minimum human hours and best levels of data integrity-all factors that spell better decisions, compliance, and stakeholder confidence.

10. Digital Transformation

SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting forms the core element of digital transformation for financial management. Mastering this solution is a gateway for the participants and their organizations to make a transition from manual processes and legacy systems towards very integrated, automated, and scalable financial management systems. Organizations will always sustain their competitiveness as the digital world keeps changing.

Conclusion

The SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting Online Training offers great advantages to professionals, such as mastering all advanced financial tools, enhanced compliance, career improvement opportunities, and organizational efficiency. This training provides practical skills and in-depth knowledge to professionals, making them competent to deal with the complexities of financial consolidation and reporting. This is the perfect and strategic move for the individuals and organizations eager to be at the helm of competition in today's business scenario to achieve financial excellence in management.

Q&A for Sap S4hana Group Reporting Online training. 

What is SAP S/4HANA Group reporting? What does the training cover?

A: SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting is a feature of SAP S/4HANA, through which advanced solutions are available to organizations for real-time financial consolidation and reporting. Here, organizations can efficiently collect financial data across various entities as per international accounting standards like IFRS and GAAP, and therefore, make intercompany eliminations easy, incorporate multi-currency handling, ownership management tasks, and provide real-time insights that also lead to accuracy in consolidated financial statements.

The SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting Online Training course covers an extensive number of important and sophisticated features of the tool. It begins from the basic ones, such as establishing consolidation structures, configuring group reporting rules, and integrating operational and financial data, to key and advanced ones, including intercompany reconciliation, minority interest adjustments, and multi-level consolidation. Learners also discover built-in reporting tools to create dynamic dashboards and gain insights into financial performance. This all-encompassing training equips participants with practical skills to optimize financial processes, improve compliance, and enhance decision-making.

Q2: Who should attend SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting Online Training and why?

A: SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting Online Training has been developed for finance professionals, SAP consultants, IT specialists, and business analysts. Finance professionals such as accountants, controllers, and CFOs will benefit by mastering the tool so that they may correctly put together consolidated financial statements, remove intercompany reconciliations, and fulfill global compliance requirements. That is what is very important for financial process harmonization and to reduce cycle times in reporting.

SAP consultants and implementation experts will be able to expand their knowledge of SAP solutions. Mastering group reporting boosts their capabilities in delivering strong solutions to clients and makes them sought-after professionals in the competitive job market. IT professionals, especially system administrators and integration experts, can leverage this training to ensure the proper implementation of SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting with a seamless integration of systems that performs well.

Hence, it will equip business analysts and decision-makers with a better understanding of the whole consolidation and reporting process so that they can make accurate data-driven decisions. For students and entry-level professionals, this is the training from where they can start their careers in consulting in areas such as corporate finance or SAP consulting.

Q3: What are the advantages of online training for SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting?

A: Advantages of SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting Online Course are many and make it a perfect choice for professionals and organizations in general. The most significant benefit is the hands-on experience participants get through access to live SAP systems. This way, learners achieve the maximum application of skills towards practical real-world challenges.

This online format is flexible because the participants will learn at their own pace and time. Hence, it works perfectly with busy professionals: be it self-paced modules or instructor-led sessions. Personalized guidance by expert trainers will help the learners clarify doubts and deepen understanding of quite complex topics.

The training is also opening the participants' eyes to career growth as it equips them with high-demand skills in financial consolidation and reporting. This means that organizations have streamlined financial processes with fewer errors, raised compliance, and the trainees are better prepared for digital transformation, thus from mere manual processes to automated and integrated solutions that drive efficiency and innovation.

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Vidur Mytech: Leading Manufacturers of LED Deep COB Lights

LED Deep COB Lights Manufacturers: A Look at Vidur Mytech’s Cutting-Edge Solutions

In the world of modern lighting technology, LED lights have become the cornerstone of innovation, efficiency, and sustainability. Among the various types of LED lighting solutions, LED Deep COB Lights Manufacturers have emerged as one of the most advanced and reliable options for a wide range of applications. For businesses, industries, and consumers looking for superior lighting performance, Vidur Mytech, a leading manufacturer of LED Deep COB lights, offers a comprehensive range of high-quality products designed to meet the diverse needs of different sectors.

What Are LED Deep COB Lights?

Before diving into the specifics of Vidur Mytech’s offerings, it’s important to understand what LED Deep COB lights are and why they are so highly regarded in the lighting industry.

COB (Chip-on-Board) is a type of LED technology where multiple LED chips are directly mounted onto a substrate to form a single, highly efficient light source. This configuration allows for higher brightness, better heat dissipation, and a more uniform light output compared to traditional LEDs. Deep COB Lights take this a step further by using high-power COB chips that provide even greater illumination and efficiency. These lights are known for their high lumen output, exceptional color rendering, and durability, making them ideal for both commercial and residential lighting applications.

Vidur Mytech: A Leader in LED Deep COB Lighting

Vidur Mytech is a prominent manufacturer of LED Deep COB Lights, offering innovative lighting solutions that cater to a wide range of industries. With a focus on quality, performance, and customer satisfaction, Vidur Mytech has positioned itself as one of the most trusted names in the LED lighting space.

Commitment to Quality and Innovation

Vidur Mytech prides itself on its commitment to quality assurance and continuous innovation. Every product that leaves their manufacturing facility undergoes rigorous testing to ensure that it meets the highest standards of performance, durability, and energy efficiency. The company uses advanced technology and high-quality materials in the production of its LED Deep COB lights, ensuring that each unit offers long-lasting performance and superior brightness.

The LED Deep COB lights produced by Vidur Mytech are known for their energy efficiency, significantly reducing electricity consumption compared to traditional lighting systems. This not only lowers operational costs but also contributes to a more sustainable future by minimizing carbon footprints. The company is dedicated to meeting the growing demand for eco-friendly lighting solutions without compromising on quality or performance.

Advanced Design and Versatility

One of the standout features of Vidur Mytech’s LED Deep COB lights is their advanceddesign. These lights are engineered to deliver powerful illumination while maintaining a sleek and compact form factor. With a variety of sizes, shapes, and configurations available, Vidur Mytech’s LED Deep COB lights can be customized to suit the specific requirements of different applications.

These lights are particularly well-suited for use in high-bay lighting, downlighting, spotlighting, andtask lighting applications. Their deep-set COB design allows for greater focus and control over the light beam, making them ideal for illuminating large spaces such as warehouses, factories, showrooms, and even commercial spaces like shopping malls and restaurants.

Moreover, Vidur Mytech’s LED Deep COB lights offer versatility in terms of color temperature and light output. Whether you need a cool, daylight-like white light for a workspace or a warm, inviting glow for a retail environment, Vidur Mytech has solutions that can cater to various aesthetic and functional needs.

Superior Heat Management

One of the key advantages of LED Deep COB technology is superior heat management. Vidur Mytech places a strong emphasis on thermal management in the design of its LED Deep COB lights. The efficient heat dissipation system integrated into these lights ensures that they run cooler, even during extended use. This is especially important for high-power COB lights, as excessive heat can impact the lifespan and performance of the LEDs.

By employing advanced heat-sink designs and other cooling technologies, Vidur Mytech ensures that their LED Deep COB lights maintain optimal performance over time, with a long lifespan that can last for tens of thousands of hours. This not only enhances the reliability of their products but also reduces the need for frequent replacements, making these lights a cost-effective option for businesses and consumers alike.

Applications of Vidur Mytech’s LED Deep COB Lights

Vidur Mytech’s LED Deep COB lights are incredibly versatile, and their applications span across multiple industries. Some of the key areas where these lights are commonly used include:

Commercial Lighting: From retail stores to office spaces, Vidur Mytech’s LED Deep COB lights provide excellent illumination for a wide range of commercial applications. The bright, even light distribution enhances the ambiance and visibility in any setting, making it easier for customers and employees to navigate and interact with the environment.

Industrial Lighting: Warehouses, factories, and manufacturing plants benefit from the high-lumen output of Vidur Mytech’s LED Deep COB lights. These lights provide powerful and consistent illumination in large, open spaces, improving visibility and safety for workers.

Architectural and Decorative Lighting: The sleek design of LED Deep COB lights makes them ideal for use in architectural lighting and interior design. They can be integrated into various types of ceiling fixtures, light panels, and downlight systems to create stunning visual effects.

Outdoor and Landscape Lighting: With high durability and weather resistance, Vidur Mytech’s LED Deep COB lights are also used for outdoor lighting, including streetlights, garden lights, and building facades.

Why Choose Vidur Mytech?

Quality and Reliability: Vidur Mytech’s LED Deep COB lights are built to last, providing high performance over an extended lifespan.

Energy Efficiency: Their products consume less power while delivering superior brightness, making them a cost-effective lighting solution.

Customization Options: Vidur Mytech offers a range of design options to meet specific lighting needs across different industries.

Customer Support: Vidur Mytech is committed to delivering excellent customer service, providing technical support, and offering tailored solutions for your lighting requirements.

Conclusion

As the demand for energy-efficient and high-performance lighting continues to grow, Vidur Mytech stands at the forefront of the industry, offering LED Deep COB lights that combine innovation, reliability, and performance. Their commitment to quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction makes them a leading choice for businesses and consumers seeking cutting-edge lighting solutions. Whether you're looking for lighting for a commercial, industrial, or residential space, Vidur Mytech’s LED Deep COB lights are designed to meet the needs of every application, providing long-lasting, energy-efficient illumination that you can count on.

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How much does it cost to assemble a PCBA?

Closer Look at Cost to Assemble PCBA

In the ever-evolving realm of electronics, Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) are among the most vital core components that power countless devices. From the sleek smartphones in our pockets to the intricate control systems in industrial settings and the life-saving equipment in hospitals, PCBAs are the brains behind the brawn. But when it comes to manufacturing or buying anything involving PCBAs, an important question often arises how much does it cost to assemble a PCBA, particularly in the context of industrial and bulk manufacturing?

Unfortunately, there's no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. The cost of PCBA assembly is not that simple to find, as multiple different factors are involved in determining the price. Therefore, businesses need to understand these variables when planning for industrial and bulk manufacturing projects. 

Let’s take a closer look into the details and factors involved in determining the PCBA assembly costs, along with valuable insights for businesses seeking reliable and cost-effective solutions from a trusted PCBA supplier.

Key Factors Involved in Determining the Cost:

While the specific cost will vary depending on your unique project, here are the primary factors that influence PCBA assembly costs in an industrial and bulk manufacturing setting:

Board Complexity: The intricacy of your PCB design significantly impacts the assembly cost. Factors like layer count, component density, and component types all play a role. Higher layer counts (multi-layer vs. single-layer) and intricate designs necessitate more specialized handling and processing, leading to increased assembly time and associated costs.

Component Selection: The type and number of components used on your PCB directly affect the final assembly cost. Surface-mount technology (SMT) components are generally cheaper to assemble compared to through-hole components due to the automation involved. Additionally, higher-value components like microcontrollers or complex integrated circuits naturally translate to higher assembly costs.

Volume: Economies of scale play a major role in PCBA assembly pricing. Assembling larger quantities of identical PCBAs leads to a decrease in per-unit cost. A reputable PCBA supplier can optimize production processes for high-volume orders, resulting in cost savings that can be passed on to you.

Special Assembly Requirements: Does your PCBA require specific assembly techniques like ball grid array (BGA) soldering, high-precision placement, or special cleaning processes? These specialized requirements often involve additional equipment, expertise, and time, leading to higher assembly costs.

Testing Procedures: The extent of testing required for your PCBAs influences the final cost. Basic electrical testing is typically included, but additional functional testing, X-ray inspection, or in-circuit testing (ICT) will add to the overall cost.

PCBA Supplier Location and Expertise: The geographical location of your PCBA supplier can impact pricing. While overseas suppliers might offer lower upfront costs, factors like communication barriers, longer lead times, and potential quality control issues can outweigh the initial savings. Choosing a PCBA supplier with established expertise in your specific industry, particularly when dealing with complex or high-volume projects, is crucial for long-term success. A reliable PCBA supplier will prioritize consistent quality and offer responsive communication throughout the manufacturing process.

Data and Analytics Regarding PCBA Assembly Cost

While pinpointing an exact cost for PCBA assembly can be a bit challenging, here's some industry data to provide a general framework for industrial and bulk manufacturing:

Simple, Low-Component-Count PCBAs: For basic PCBAs with low component density and basic soldering techniques, per-unit assembly costs can range from a few cents to a dollar (USD).

Medium-Complexity PCBAs: For moderately complex PCBAs with a mix of SMT and through-hole components, per-unit assembly costs can fall in the range of $1 to $5 (USD).

High-Complexity PCBAs: PCBAs with high layer counts, dense component placement, and specialized assembly requirements can incur per-unit assembly costs exceeding $5 (USD) and can vary significantly depending on the specific needs. The complexity can significantly impact the time and expertise required for successful assembly.

How to Optimize Assembly Costs

In addition to understanding the factors influencing assembly costs, here are some strategies to optimize your PCBA assembly budget in the context of industrial and bulk manufacturing:

Early Collaboration with a PCBA Supplier: Engaging a reputable PCBA supplier early in the design phase can be highly beneficial. They can offer valuable insights into design for manufacturability (DFM) best practices, potentially simplifying the PCB layout and minimizing assembly complexity. This collaborative approach can lead to significant cost savings down the line. Look for a PCBA supplier with a proven track record of working with companies in your industry.

Standardized Components: Utilizing readily available, standardized components can help reduce assembly costs. Less common or custom components often require additional procurement time and potentially manual placement, leading to increased costs.

Volume Discounts: Leverage the power of economies of scale by ordering larger quantities of PCBAs. When possible, consider combining multiple orders to achieve bulk discounts and optimize production runs.

Negotiation and Cost Analysis: Don't hesitate to negotiate with your PCBA supplier to secure the best possible pricing. Clearly articulate your budget constraints and volume expectations, and be prepared to discuss potential cost-saving measures.

Continuous Improvement: Regularly review your PCB assembly process and identify areas for improvement. Implementing lean manufacturing principles and adopting automation technologies can help streamline production and reduce costs over time.

The Role of a Trusted PCBA Supplier

A reliable PCBA supplier can be your strategic partner in optimizing assembly costs and ensuring the success of your industrial and bulk manufacturing projects. Look for a supplier with:

Proven Experience: A track record of successful projects in your industry is essential.

State-of-the-Art Facilities: Modern manufacturing facilities equipped with advanced technology and machinery can improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Quality Control Measures: Stringent quality control processes ensure the reliability and functionality of your PCBAs.

Flexibility and Scalability: A supplier that can adapt to your changing needs and scale production to meet your growing demands is invaluable.

Transparent Communication: Open communication and regular updates are crucial for a successful partnership.

Based upon all this, we can easily say that assembling a PCBA involves a complex interplay of factors that influence the final cost. By understanding the key variables and adopting strategic approaches, you can optimize your assembly costs and ensure the success of your industrial and bulk manufacturing projects. A reputable PCBA supplier can be your trusted partner in navigating this intricate landscape, providing expert guidance, cost-effective solutions, and unwavering commitment to quality.

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Acrylic Conformal coating

Comprehensive Guide to PCB Cleaning and Dispensing Solutions

When it comes to ensuring the longevity and efficiency of electronic circuits, maintaining pristine printed circuit boards (PCBs) is essential. For companies and technicians who manage PCB maintenance, investing in reliable PCB cleaning machines and chemicals, as well as understanding various dispensing technologies, is crucial. This guide provides insights into various PCB cleaning methods, conformal coating options, and dispensing technologies.

1. The Importance of PCB Cleaning Machines and Chemicals

PCBs are integral to electronic devices, but they often accumulate dust, flux residues, and other contaminants during manufacturing and assembly. To maintain the functionality of these circuit boards, it is crucial to use high-quality PCB cleaning machines and PCB cleaning chemicals. These machines help eliminate contaminants effectively, while chemicals ensure thorough cleaning, leaving no residue behind.

PCB cleaning machines are designed to offer an automated cleaning process, reducing manual labor while ensuring thorough results. Whether used in a small workshop or large-scale manufacturing, these machines can cater to different cleaning requirements.

High-quality PCB cleaning chemicals complement the cleaning machines by providing solutions that dissolve residues, ensuring that even the most intricate components of a PCB are free from contaminants. Using these chemicals can enhance the reliability and lifespan of electronic circuits.

In regions like Delhi, finding reliable PCB cleaners in Delhi has become easier as many companies now offer specialized solutions to cater to the rising demand in the electronics sector.

2. Conformal Coating: Acrylic vs. PU

Conformal coatings are applied to PCBs to protect them from moisture, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes. Among the popular types, Acrylic conformal coating and PU (Polyurethane) conformal coating stand out for their unique benefits and applications.

Acrylic conformal coating is well-regarded for its ease of application and removal. This coating type is ideal for circuits that may need frequent repairs or updates, as it can be easily removed with solvents. It provides good moisture and fungus resistance, making it a preferred choice for consumer electronics.

On the other hand, PU conformal coating offers excellent abrasion resistance and long-term durability. It provides superior protection against chemicals and harsh environments, which is why it is often used in automotive and aerospace applications where exposure to extreme conditions is common.

Both Acrylic conformal coating and PU conformal coating are crucial for different industry needs, and selecting the right one depends on specific application requirements.

3. Adhesive Dispensing and Robotic Dispensing Machines

Adhesive dispensing plays a significant role in the assembly of PCBs, particularly for securing components and ensuring structural integrity. There are various solutions available for adhesive dispensing, including manual, semi-automated, and fully automated systems.

Adhesive dispensing systems ensure precise application of adhesives to specific areas, which is critical in maintaining the overall performance of the PCB. Using the right dispensing system can help avoid excess adhesive, which may interfere with other components.

For more advanced requirements, robotic dispensers are ideal. These automated systems use programmed paths to dispense adhesives accurately on the circuit boards, ensuring uniform application. Robotic dispensing machines increase productivity and reduce the margin of error in adhesive applications, making them a must-have for high-volume production environments.

In addition to dispensing machines, dispensing caps are used to control the flow of adhesives, ensuring precise application without spillage. The choice of caps can vary depending on the type of adhesive and the required precision.

Conclusion

Maintaining the cleanliness and integrity of PCBs is essential for optimal performance in electronic devices. Investing in the right PCB cleaning machines, using effective PCB cleaning chemicals, and selecting suitable conformal coatings such as Acrylic conformal coating or PU conformal coating can significantly extend the lifespan of PCBs. Furthermore, advancements in adhesive dispensing and robotic dispensing machines have made the assembly process more efficient and accurate, catering to the evolving needs of the electronics industry.

Whether you are searching for PCB cleaners in Delhi, or need the best adhesive dispensing solutions, understanding the various technologies available will help you make informed decisions and ensure high-quality results in your PCB maintenance and manufacturing processes.