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I finally got my brother to watch Picard at the weekend. We grew up on Sci-Fi and Star Trek was peak TV Sci-Fi at that time. We weren't even teenagers when TNG first aired, and once a week you'd get to hangout with the old people saving the day on the Enterprise.
My brother pointed out that I'm probably older than Patrick Stewart was when it first aired. He was nearly correct, I'm the same age! So I thought I'd get ChatGPT to knock out a list of the characters and actors names and ages when Encounter at Farpoint first aired, just so I could make you all feel old!
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• Captain Jean-Luc Picard, July 13, 2305, 52 years old, Patrick Stewart, July 13, 1940, 47 years old
• Commander William T. Riker, August 19, 2335, 28 years old, Jonathan Frakes, August 19, 1952, 35 years old
• Lt. Commander Data, February 2, 2338 (activation date), 24 years old, Brent Spiner, February 2, 1949, 38 years old
• Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge, February 16, 2335, 28 years old, LeVar Burton, February 16, 1957, 30 years old
• Lieutenant Tasha Yar, 2337, 26 years old, Denise Crosby, November 24, 1957, 29 years old
• Dr. Beverly Crusher, October 13, 2324, 63 years old, Gates McFadden, March 2, 1949, 38 years old
• Wesley Crusher, July 29, 2348, 15 years old (Note: Wesley Crusher did not appear in Encounter at Farpoint but he is a main character in later episodes of the series), Wil Wheaton, July 29, 1972, 15 years old
• Deanna Troi, March 29, 2336, 27 years old, Marina Sirtis, March 29, 1955, 32 years old

Hi, I'm kind of a VR noob, I did briefly use PSVR1 previously, but now I got the PSVR2 after about 3 years break from VR. So I wanna ask if this is normal in VR headsets.
I noticed a weird artifact when I'm quickly turning my head across a scene, for example the very start of the Star Wars game in the bar. Some of the prominent 3D objects (lights, food, containers) seem to "warp" slightly as if they were made out of rubber and bending and lagging behind the movement of my head, roughly by 1-3 inches in the scene scale. Simply put, the perceived geometry of the scene slightly changes for the movement duration, and only for some objects, not the whole picture. Textures on large surfaces look fine, for example. I've noticed it to a lesser extent in Horizon (rock arches twist as I move my head) and RE8 (boxes and guns in the shooting range seem to float and twitch as I move my head) as well.
This is much less prominent if I close one eye. So I'm thinking it could be caused by how a game engine renders objects near the edges and in the center of the screen - when panning from side to side one eye still gets the more bendy shape, while the other is already getting the straighter render towards the screen center. Makes sense, no?
I'd be surprised if this was some odd unit defect. Shaking my head like a crazy person in Puzzling Places and Moss does absolutely nothing to the scene geometry, everything remains beautiful and rock steady, sure there's the usual movement blur but it's consistent across the whole screen and expected. Couldn't notice anything special in GT7 either. Plus as I pointed out, it's quite selective, I don't imagine a defective panel would be able to "choose" which part gets screwed up, I would expect something more consistent like when you turn off V-sync on PC and turn the view.

After getting COVID in early November of last year, I developed long covid and have been struggling with a lot of symptoms regularly since then (chronic fatigue, dizziness, congestion, cough, brain fog) that are better or worse depending on how much of my energy I spend in a day. It has been really challenging to come to terms with everything I’ve been experiencing, because up until this point I was lucky enough to never had experienced any health issues whatsoever. I am 16, I go to an arts high school, and I am in musical theatre training there, hoping to pursue it post-graduation. Last year, around this time, I was in 5 theatre productions in only 1 semester, at rehearsals every single day, and with school was easily out of the house from 7:30am-10pm on weekdays, and 9am-6pm on weekends. I also took 5 dance classes a week. Right now, I am one production, and the rehearsals aren’t nearly as frequent or long as ones I have done for prior shows, but I find myself completely exhausted by the end of every day. I am also no longer taking dance outside of school. Because of developing long covid, I have missed a lot of school (if I miss 12 more days this year, I will not be allowed to participate in productions with my school next year due to poor attendance, which would be devastating to me, so I don’t really have a choice but to keep pushing myself), I am struggling in some of my classes, and the worst part to me is that I feel I am no longer capable of showing up as a performer and artist to the extent I was able to before I got sick. I feel tired at most rehearsals, my breath support is not as strong as it used to be, and I have a hard time giving everything I want to because I feel like my 100% effort is only 60% of my previous capabilities on a good day. For a big production I was a part of from October to January that began before I was sick but ended afterwards, I was so unwell that I could not get myself to go to school, so for 5 weeks I only got out of bed to go to rehearsals, shower if I felt up to it, then get back in bed. I want to keep doing what I love to do, and it is really hard for me to not push my limits some days, and I hope I continue to improve symptom-wise but know that I need to rest to do that (which I don’t have a lot of time for until my productions wrap at the end of April). If anyone has any personal anecdotes or advice regarding coming to terms with what a new normal is for you, or support, it would be greatly appreciated. : )

Sorry if my content was not posted correctly as I just joined Reddit yesterday, and this is the first thing I ever shared. But the link I attached is jf a thread from a couple years back that was the reason I just joined. It has numerous accounts of people’s experiences on NoS, and the epiphanies they’ve made. I’ve been trying to find someone else for years that knew what the hell I was talking about when I told them that everytine I did NoS I always felt like there’s some universe unlocking enlightenment that I just cannot seem to retain. One time I did retain it, and it changed my life. I’ve done a lot of drugs and I’ve had every reaction and felt every side effect a user can, but no drug has ever given me anything close to a……revelation! I think because doing nos is extremely similar to a near death experience because you are literally shutting oxygen off to your brain, that you pierce the veil in a way, and alter your consciousness which inhibits this from ever happening sober. Unless maybe in a meditative state. And the one time I had a revelation I had to do nitrous oxide alone (which I do not reccomend, whatsoever), but it was the only way that I could get the focus and concentration to a level to successfully document what the he’ll was happening all those times before that I could never fully realize and noone could relate to.
But what I found, was an experience like I’ve never had before. I was removed from my body, which is purely just a vessel, the glass in which my soul is poured into. I was no longer myself, like my age, race, religion didn’t make up this…stitch that was being pulled from the ever changing fabric of time/space and was returning to the completed tapestry of the universe, but I was also the entire universe. I was given all the knowledge we seek as human beings, but not in a way that you would listen to a lecture or read a description to understand jt, because that is how we learn in this realm and plain, but time was not a construct that I was bound by any longer, and all the secrets and the magic that was hidden from me, was gifted and I had all the answers, and knowing everything wasn’t even shocking because it was like I already knew it. There was this overall theme that I came away with as well, about light and dark. And how light is all. It’s the beginning the birth the life the creator and how darkness is the end the death the nothingness. And how there isn’t one without the other. And that they are full circle. And everything is full circle. The infinity vast to the infinite small. And that nothing is vast or small it’s all connected like a loop and that’s how it’s able to go on forever. And everything has already begun and ended, and it’s beginning and ending instantly, and my life on earth coincided all the life everywhere. And when I cease to exist so does everything, but when I cease to exist it’s because I’ve never existed, BUT at fhe same time I’ve always existed as crazy as that sounds and as hard that is to fathom. And without time, you could say the universe beginning and end and everything in between has happenedalways will happen because it’s alll just a circle. Fully connected with no beginning and no end. So there’s no way to start something that just always was connected to itself, and no way to point and say that’s the start and there’s the finale. If the universe is like a DVD, then Existence is like watching the movie inside. And my consciousness was the only thing that let me watch the movie and have that experience because I had laws that governed my trek thru life. Like time, and gavhty, and other forces that we don’t even see or understand but are effecting all that makes up our world, and maybe there’s no glitches in this perfect system that we are integrated, but aha, there may be cheat codes!
Sorry if I rambled, i tend to get overly exited and somewhat long winded when discussing and describing this, and honestly why wouldn’t I. But unfortunately even with all the words in the English language at my disposal and a PHD in philosophy could not better prepare or enable me to describe the experience I had, because it’s like trying to describe our 3 dimensional world to a “one dimensional point” or “two dimensional line.” Luckily everyone will experience this, and has already experienced this. Lol. But if you want to experience this in this dimension in 2023 and as a human on earth, than the only way I’ve been able to do it is by Medicating while Meditating…which I’ve just decided is going to be the name of my Biography!

We've been married 8 years, have no kids but had two 2 miscarriages in the past 6 years, which took a toll on our marriage.
The 1st miscarriage in 2017 was at 17 weeks, a baby girl we wanted to name Joy. We were both devastated but she believes she grieved more than I did, although I was always the one who had hoped for children while she never wanted any up until then.
The 2nd miscarriage in 2020 was around 12 weeks. It was the first several months of the pandemic. We work in a hospital and the intensity of my duties kept me away for days at a time. Even when we met, I tried to keep a distance to keep her safe from possibly catching the virus, which she understood at that time because the Covid situation then was very severe worldwide and there was still a lot we didn't know about it.
But after miscarriage, she resented me bitterly. She then decided we'd be better off without kids. I didn't want to cause her any more grief, so I went along. Since then, it's been up and down, mostly downs. Eventually I started to spend even more time at work to avoid her wrath at home. We still see each other at the workplace (she's another department) but at least it's civil.
Last year, through a series of misunderstandings, she started to accuse me of having an affair with our colleague. This colleague was my college ex, we moved on 20 years ago, which my wife knew about too. I swore my innocence repeatedly but she refused to accept it. We argued for months. In the process, I said some nasty words, said it wouldn't be surprising if I left her for that woman since my wife was such a terror. I deeply regret it now. I don't think she herself truly believes, but she took my words as admission of the non-existent affair and demanded a divorce.
We started proceedings and separated last April. She still lives in our house while I've practically moved into my office. But on occasions when I returned home to collect stuff or when we attended events outside, we'd enjoy our time together - like the dates we used to have before everything went awry. We managed to have some very good sex too, so I started to find more excuses to "pick up my stuff" couple times a week and she never turned me down.
I'd say our relationship improved drastically after I agreed to the separation. I didn't have the time or interest to date anyone else and to my knowledge neither did she.
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Now, about 2 months ago, she suddenly turned all cold and angry again for no discernible reason. She called in sick for a few days and ignored all my calls, messages and shrugged me off when I checked on her.
2 weeks later, my brother finally learnt the truth from another colleague - my wife is pregnant, with twins.
I'm very hurt at the way I had to find out, but that's beside the point. The colleague later told me she explored her options for abortion but did not or has yet to go through with it because my wife reportedly told her she "knew it would break (me) for real" if she did.
Hearing that, I was reaaally hopeful that this pregnancy would save our marriage. I have been so miserable.
But when I approached my wife about her pregnancy, I discovered that she was (and still is) in a terrible rage at me. She keeps telling me not to get my hopes up, keeps flinging the abortion threat in my face, says she'd rather raise the children on her own because I'll never have time for them, insists she still wants to go through with the divorce, will take care of herself, won't need maintenance, and basically many illogical, contradictory and hurtful things.
She has even been trying to convince me that the babies aren't mine. But in one tired distracted comment while mad at me, she said they've driven her crazy "just like their father". Another day, she declared she hates me and hates my babies. Yet another day, she blamed me for picking a good date to intentionally knock her up - we spent the whole stretch of Christmas Eve to New Year's Day together, had unprotected sex throughout often at her initiation, and now her EDD is the date of our 1st miscarriage. Unless she managed to slip out in secret to bang the deliverymen, I really don't see how the babies aren't mine.
She also said she's gonna quit her job and move out for good so we never have to meet again. And she is really packing up her stuff at home into big boxes and has been researching renting dubious walk-ups in lousy neighborhoods far from me.
Meantime I'm relieved at least she's still seeing the OB and taking her iron, folic, screening tests and avoiding alcohol, caffeine etc. While mostly cold and snappy, she still lets me take her out for meals several times a week and never rejects food or massages from me. The other day I even spotted two twin pregnancy books on her car seat when I peeked in. I was incredibly heartened.
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I have no doubt she's terrified and conflicted. But she's so stubborn and angry that I just can't get through to her. She's made clear counselling and therapy are out of the question, and I can't slip her any tranquilizers either since she's pregnant.
I'm worried sick about her for so many reasons:
She's pushing 40 and that already puts her at significantly higher risk for many pregnancy complications, carrying twins to boot. So far no major issues detected, the usual anemia, low BP, some spotting; cervix unremarkable. But her face gets a gaunt green cast from nausea or headaches most mornings even now, and though she's showing quite a bit, she has actually lost considerable weight. She was already borderline underweight. Can tell she gets dizzy or breathless easily but she still insists on climbing up and down needlessly packing her boxes and even wants to lug them down the stairs herself. Of course I put an end to that nonsense when I see it, but I'm really terrified she'll hurt herself trying to prove some reckless physical feat when I'm not around. Or pass out in the bath alone at home.
She goes on about me never having time for a family but bars me from her OB visits - which occurs at our workplace! I've had to install "spies" all around her to find out how she feels, yet even that is difficult - the guys are useless as she knows their loyalties to me and I can't be too pally with her women friends in case she develops another misunderstanding, which would be the worst time for that to happen again. So far only my brother and his gay partner have been my greatest help as she genuinely adores them. She forbids us from telling both sides of our parents about the pregnancy and keeps trying to suck in her belly to keep it a secret as if people are blind. She was never like this before.
I'd like her to take a long break from work or even quit entirely so she can get sufficient rest and hopefully regain her sanity, but I know she'll be insulted or suspicious of my motives and it will also be much harder for me to keep an eye on her if she's not constantly pottering around near us. She might also use that newfound free time to really run away forever.
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I really really really want to be around for her and our babes, but I'm so scared of destabilizing her with anything I do or say.
I've turned this over in my head time and again but I truly truly don't believe that we have reached the end of our marriage. I feel like there's still so much evidence pointing to the fact that she still loves me.
Many people claim it's clear I'm a calming presence for her (the irony!). My bro says even now her eyes always sweep the room until she spots me. She still publicly defends me in arguments in my absence and is always empathetic when I have a trying day (as long as it's not caused by her). I don't know what I would do without her.
She seems to have it all together in public but it's a different story in private. These 2 months, in the rare few instances I've dared raise my voice back at her or when her rage has driven me to break down, she would become immediately contrite, retract her words, apologize profusely, and then inevitably become distressed to tears, at which point I would have to spend more time consoling her. Those are also the only times she allows me to guide her in techniques to calm her erratic breathing. But sometimes I think I'm having a panic attack myself.
It's all terribly exhausting for us both but even more so, it is simply gut wrenching for me watching her. The 2 miscarriages left me wracked with guilt; there are many things I wish I did, I truly don't want her to have to go through that trauma a 3rd time. I'm a medical professional and there's so much I know in theory but I am really at my wit's end when it comes to my delicate pregnant wife who's perpetually in an uncontrollable rage at me. Everything I've done is wrong. I'm so fucking scared. I'm so fearful I will again unwittingly hurt her irreparably. And there are still so many weeks more to go. I don't know if we can make it.
When I ask what she wants from me or what I can do to make things better, she says impossible things like carry the babes myself, leave her for good, or to father other children with other women. My god.
I have thought long and hard about it and have put this to her as gently as I could: I don't need to have kids. She doesn't need to have kids. If it comes down to that, I would save our marriage over saving the babies. Or if saving our marriage is impossible too, it would be OK as long as she is happy and healthy again. Mentioning this invariably leads her to more rage and more inconsolable tears. She is incensed that I'm "choosing between them" or trying to force her to choose, which I'm not! I'm just trying desperately to say there's no pressure, there's nothing I could ever want so badly that I can't do without, I swear it. I'm just so afraid she can never be herself again. Should I help her arrange for an abortion and make her go so that the choice is mine?
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I've tried so hard to analyze and identify/eliminate any potential causes for her rage.
I never comment on her growing belly or boobs in case she flares up. She definitely likes belly rubs, back rubs, calf and head massages so she certainly doesn't hate my touch. She doesn't gag when we kiss. It's not about the sex either; in fact it seems to put her in a better mood for a very short while. We're not financially strained (unless she really intends to divorce me and refuse a cent while trying to raise the twins on her own) and both of us can arrange for prolonged time off work if we really need to. We have a part-time cleaner so any chores she ever does herself is because she wants to. Anything she can't tolerate, I've stopped eating as well. I've given her copious supplies of vitamins, essential oils and home remedies for her nausea and headaches. I've been spending so much more time with her now, work is really just an afterthought. I've tried ignoring her provocations but she would follow me and demand a response then accuse me of patronizing her. To protect her sense of independence, I even let her continue to drive despite my concerns about her terrible driving.
There are some things I can't compromise though - no way I'd let her have sashimi or lift the heavy luggage and boxes herself. Admittedly I'm a bit of a nag about drinking enough water, taking her supplements and BP monitoring. But can I really allow her to be so reckless and go her own way?
I suspect my presence alone might be a trigger for her rage. But apparently not having me around distresses her too. 3 times these 2 months, I was shocked to learn that when I missed minor meetings or events without first informing her (though I had no idea I was expected at all), she disappeared into the bathroom to cry. She insists it was nothing but once let slip that she thought I stayed away because I was angry at her, which is so irrational. Why would I be angry at her??? My bro and his partner concluded that my absence was the only consistent factor for her odd behavior.
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I'm ashamed to be such a bumbling clueless husband. Truth is she's surrounded most of the day by people and family perfectly equipped to handle any physical problem that might occur. Yet I've never felt this stressed, helpless, blindsided and impotent my entire life. I am at a total loss. And it's been only two months since I found out. Last night she screamed at me to just stop bothering about her. So today she drove herself to work while I stayed home to despair over the keyboard wondering if it's tears or rage now because I actually heeded her advice. Maybe I should have feigned ignorance about the pregnancy from the start.
It was very hard for me to put this all down in words, I'm sorry it's so long and incoherent, but I've really reached my wit's end. I don't usually log into Reddit, so this is a measure of my desperation. If anyone out there studying this convoluted essay can help figure out any hints to the root of my problem or if anyone can offer a desperate man some sound advice - that works - on daily methods to handle my fiery pregnant wife or tips on how to dissipate her flying rages... please help me. I will be eternally grateful.

I'm not sure what information is needed and what is TMI. My bf (23M) and I (23F) got together back in Sept 2020. His bm (22F) and him were coparenting when we met and continued to do so up Until Dec 2021. At first she would only ask him to care for their daughter (3yo @ the time), whenever it was convenient for her. Which we didn't mind the extra time. Keep in mind she was always in Phoenix with her bf (whom she planned on moving in with etc.) and there were no scheduled times between them. Nor any agreed upon pickup dates. When he would ask, she wouldn't want to discuss it and would promptly avoid doing so until my bf told her I was pregnant. Then next thing we knew, she was planning on moving to phoenix and just told my bf that he wouldn't see his daughter for awhile. And he asked her what she meant and she just said she was joking. Then she messaged during the whole month and a half we had her talking about giving temp custody of her to her mother (my step daughters maternal grandma). Said that they would still coparent but her mom would be able to keep her from time to time when she wasnt able to come back down. If we didn't want that, she said she would sign over temp custody of their daughter to him along with any food benefits she received. We didn't go for it as we were already concerned that if we did get temp custody, she would abuse it and not help financially. She ended up coming back down and getting her for a few days and bringing her back. There were times she would keep their daughter to herself and times she would ask him to get her asap and not give us any reasons. She started talking to me in April 2021. I would give her updates on her daughter and whenever I wanted to know about what my step daughter was doing she hardly responded. I had also talked to her about how to discipline her because my bf and I didn't know how to go about it. She told us to lightly spank her which is what we started to do but I believe my step daughter had gotten used to her dad not disciplining her at all. We had no idea when she had broke up with her ex but she ended up with a new guy whose nickname was Beasle. They got together the end of May 2021. Then got a new car together beginning of June 2021. Which makes me assume they must've been together longer than that and decided to go public at the end of May. (This information is important ; trust me) The first time my bf met this guy was when his bm came to pick up their daughter ( by this time we were switching her off every 2½ weeks; we convinced her to start a schedule before our baby arrived) and I distinctly remember that my bf came back inside from taking his daughter out and he told me " I met so and so's bf. He's kind of suspicious." I said "why.?" He said "because he wouldn't give me eye contact at all." Which I thought was super weird. But I didn't comment on it much. Then the next time his bm came to pick up their daughter after our 2½ weeks, she said her bf was scared of my bf. Which i also found suspicious. I still didn't comment on it though. Then we had seen she changed all her socials back to single around Aug 2021 and wondered why but didn't question much as we are only concerned for my step daughter. Then in October 2021, we had seen a screenshot of her fb story (that she hid from me and my bf) about her ex, Beasle, and how he was in jail and his sister threatened her. She included things about how he held her against her own will, that his family didn't help her and they watched, even called him a killer, said he threatened her life, her family's lives and to take his own life to keep her. She said she's only posting a portion of what he's put her through. I admit I used a fake account to reply to her story about this and she told this fake account that he has even shot a gun near her to keep her around. That she has tried to call the cops multiple times and he always ran off and would come back and threaten her life again. She admitted he was in prison and for a huge reason. I was concerned hearing this from her and she never talked to me or my bf about this. We both didn't bring it up because we were both afraid to do so without having her take his daughter away. I think because she knew my bf would be upset that she put his daughters life at risk this way. Finally, we were doing fine till I noticed inappropriate behavior and talked to her mom about it. I explained how we have everything in my home kid friendly because of my younger siblings and niece. She seemed to echo what I said back to me but in her own words about how everything is at her house. It's weird because if she noticed this type of behavior on her end, why not bring it up? I thought that was strange but my bf didn't want to question anything because he was afraid to stand up to his bm for this reason. That she would keep their daughter from him. Then, in December 2021, after we had our 2½ weeks with his daughter, her mom picked her up and stopped talking to us 2 days later. We didn't know what to do or who to call. When the time came for our 2½ weeks, my bf tried to call the grandmother (because that was his bm main residence) to discuss if they were going to drop her off or if we had to pick her up. The grandmother texted him back that she's under medical investigation and that he's not allowed to contact her or his bm. We were genuinely confused because these past weeks with her were fine except for the fact that we did have to discipline her a few times for being mean to other kids. She was always a little naughty when getting her back from her mom. We always just did what her mother recommended last. We always tried time out or just talking to her first. We were worried and started calling around. First we called CPS and asked if there was a case open with my step daughters mother. They said yes and my bf tried to ask about visitation for his daughter as we were afraid she was taken away and might've been hurt badly at her grandmother's house where her and her mom were staying. We found out that was not the case at all when the social worker told us that there were serious allegations on the father. We tried to ask what they were but she told us she couldn't tell us anything and that visitation was up to the mother. She redirected us to the police department and said to ask for Officer L. We had done so but he wasn't there or was out on the field. We kept calling day after day and when we finally got ahold of him, he said he did make a report through the hospital with his bm but wasn't allowed to discuss the details because it's between him and my bf bm. He then redirected us to a criminal Investigator who was looking into the case. We called and they met up at an FBI office and they interrogated my bf about child abuse and child SA. They told him that the family was scared of him and asked him why that is. They asked him for DNA and lie detector test which he agreed to but they never got either of them the day he was there. He came out an hour and a half later and was upset that he didn't find out anymore information and was upset about the 'possible charges'. Before all this also, an officer stopped by the home but pronounced his name wrong so my bf never got served paperwork. We called and asked about that but nothing. They said they'd bring it by the next day and never did. We tried calling and stopping by the police department only for them to send us to dispatch then for dispatch to send us back to ask what officer had his papers and to find out when they're working to get the papers from them. We then decided to talk to a lawyer but the said lawyer wasn't with a law firm and kind of gave us a hard time including myself when I tried to help my bf remember dates when talking to him. We are lost and tried to call around about all of this but still are in the dark. We also recently found out that his bm ex (Beasle) who was in jail had groomed 2 teenagers who were in hs in his early 20s. So we have reason to believe that maybe he had done something to my step daughter. Although we know we are in no position to point fingers, we want to know how to go about this and if there's anything we can do. We are so lost and I just want my son and his sister to know each other. The last time she seen him, he was 3months old. Now he's 18months old. Not to mention the fact that we found out his bm got with someone new back in February 2022 and had a child for this new guy sometime in December 2022 or January 2023.
Sorry it's a lot and for those of you who take the time to read, it's very much appreciated.

MARA has had a Huge turnaround in 2023 (MARA had a somewhat disastrous 2022 due to time offline relocating its operation & BTC's drop). The turnaround hasn't been priced in yet & 40M+ shorts are cornered. *Check it out before it get in full short squeeze mode
Huge turnaround regarding Balance sheet
Dec 2022 reported 133M in unrestricted cash (BTC and cash).
Feb 2023 reported over 500M in unrestricted cash (BTC and cash). (partially due to BTC prices, partially due to MARA's 2022 relocation, and partially due to using some of their BTC to paydown debt & closing out loans).
... and virtually no short term debt... and no long term debt due prior to 2026.
Another example of the Huge ramp up in mining capacity
(MARA was delayed in their schedule to ramp up capacity to 23EH. They are now on target for full operation by end Q2/start of Q3. And have already doubled Bitcoin production in Jan & Feb).
...2022 MARA's capacity was 3EH-5EH.
...MARA's capacity as of Feb 2023 is 9EH (up and running) ... with a total of 15EH currently installed. (MARA will be at 23 EH by June/July). 23 EH is ~ 2200 Bitcoin/month.
Reducing cost per BTC The new mining machines use 30% less energy and along with other synergies,MARA should see a 40% decrease in cost per bitcoin- and plan to work of dropping that cost even lower.
Target Squeeze Price MARA should squeeze to at least $28-30 (and even higher if MARA starts to become one of the main default squeeze plays).
Last time Btc was at $25K ... MARA was around $19 (and at a time last summer, MARA's production had virtually come to a halt- as they were in the process of relocating all of their machines to a new facility/ location.... part of the reason for MARA's awful 2022... and why 2023 is such a huge turnaround for them).
Solid Long term investment also
At Bitcoins all time high of $67K ....MARA was at $70. ....(and was not nearly as strong [balance sheet & production capacity] as MARA is currently). ...so if you think Bitcoin will make new highs at some point- then MARA is a solid long term hold/ and a solid shorter term play for the short squeeze that is about to kick off.

Is it just me or does coming in heavily armored with a meta gun seem like a waste of time and resources that just inevitably slows you down?
My favorite thing to do right now is to come in light with a suppressed kedder plus leg ammo or 7.64SNB caliber weapon, and steal kits from fat chads. The TTK of the kedder with sp7 is .4 seconds, which rivals any gun in the game, yet it cost nothing to run. The TTK of SNB to the head is instantaneous, and the craft for SNB is dirt cheap as well as the fact that when you die all your ammo stays in your gamma.
In the event you die light, you almost always get everything back and it cost you nothing. You can play like a mad man taking ridiculous risk. With meta kit it’s easily 150k insurance and you only get stuff back 30-40% of the time while playing with a squad.
The TTK is so fast in this game that nearly every fight ends instantly, especially with head eyes. All that seems to matter anymore is who gets first shot. Strafing left and right to avoid getting camp sniped while moving to progress the map, only seems effective if you’re lightly geared.
Running while geared helps you avoid shots, but it also advertises to everyone where you are which gets you killed as well. So you end up walking which just gets you sniped in the face.
So do you just W key when you’re heavily geared and accept the fact that slow and light players hear you a mile out, and do you just accept your death upon ambush? Or do you just walk it out and accept your death upon ambush from someone who is camping routes, entryways, sniping or setting in a bush?
The other day I killed 2 guys who had zabralo’s and thermals. I did it with an SKS with one 35 round mag of BP and a red dot. The best armor in the game barely extends the TTK even when I come in with a 250k overall gear set which includes my weapon, and they’re bringing in 2 million rouble gear sets.
This game punishes you for spending more money on gear, and rewards you for spending less and being an a-hole with your play-style. I have 30 million loose roubles and a stash full of gear, all traders maxed, but it’s still only profitable to come in lightly geared if I’m constantly looking to pvp.
Do you just not waste money on insurance and keep trading out chad gear sets for new ones? I have a 50% survival rate, and at this point only play to pvp….
What am I missing with the gameplay loop here?

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So apparently, I had 6 hours to kill in Bhubaneswar and was very tired so chose to book an oyo. Hotel X, the price was low and since I had to stay 6 hours I booked it, but after reaching there they denied at that price. Its normal thing in oyo, thats not the scam I'm talking here. So, I contacted customer care instead of paying them, here the scam starts. Customer care books another hotel with same price which is near to original hotel, sounds good? Yes but heres the catch, in my case the hotel manager of X, has registered fake hotels around the area which leads to know where, so you'll follow the google map which will lead to no where and you'll call hotel manager, but here the hotel manager is same person and he will give you direction back his original hotel, you'll follow since you don't know shit about new place, and after frustration you'll end up paying what they ask cuz you dont wanna go through that process again.

Yea, am I tired of hearing this crap.. I've been going through a midlife crisis for the last 2-3 years. I've endured harsh trauma as a child, an abusive mother, group homes, bad friends, and even a couple of good friends that only came around after I was too broken to be good enough for them.
To summarize, I often feel as I have never really been loved in my entire life. it's some soul-breaking shit.. But all anyone can say is "Get a Job!", "Get Therapy", "go to a doctor", "get exorcise","smoke weed", "get laid", "get drunk", "get over it" .etc.
All this mainstream bullshit. Like, a lifetime of trauma, depression, and now, just feeling lost, numb(figuratively, but also partially literally..), and broken, but obviously just changing my outlook will solve everything..
I also have monotone speech, so I have the wonderful gift of no one taking me seriously, or wanting to listen to me for extended periods (since my voice basically turns into white noise after so long..).
Right now, I'm really against a wall. I'm stuck living with my mother again after a botched attempt to move back to the big city. But I was unprepared for just how bad the rent situation had gotten.. So I sit in my room, numb.. broken.. part catatonic, staring at/through my tv for entire days, unable to sleep more hours due to overthinking, and anxiety.
I can't even get my (anti-depression)meds cuz it's impossible to get a DR anymore, and the hospital refuses to refill them now, and all the walk-in clinics cept one has closed, and I can't get to that one from the town I live in before the clinic is booked up for the day, since it's the only walk in clinic for that city, and the surrounding towns..
I'm currently on disability, I'm not rich, nor do I have the mental, or physical strength in me to get anywhere near there. I'm honestly at a point where, I can either do something drastic, or say screw it all, and take a long walk off a short dock with a big fat cinder block.
Blah blah, whine whine. so-on..
Point being, What I really want is to travel. I have a few grand saved. I was thinking of going to the Philippines due to lower costs, and friendly people (actual friendly people, not these vanity driven robots we have in Canada, that lie to people, just to seem friendly). I'm not currently looking into moving anywhere. I just want to live, love, explore. Find anything in life that would make life actually worth living. I need a spark to reignite my will to live.
I'm mostly just wondering if any of you have decided to make similar ventures. Or would have any suggestions. Hence the topic name, tbh. I figured the best way to attract the type of people that wouldn't give me bullshit replies, would be to name the topic something that'd piss off the type of people that are less likely to give bullshit replies. Lol (people on the internet do love to rage-post).

I (22F) have been on nexplanon for nearly 6 years now and replaced it around June of last year. When I first started BC I was 171lb but fluctuated back down to maybe 160 (?) After having several ovarian tumors removed and then starting nexplanon the same day. While I was on Nexplanon the first time I didn’t experience weight gain or loss that was out of the ordinary. I typically fell between 145-160 and did so before BC. Im 5’8” so this has never been a health problem for me. I’m not super active but I have a standing job so I usually take like 20k steps a day, but even when I had an office job (before replacing it) my weight remained the same.
After replacing it in June I shot up from 160 to about 180 and then 185, and recently after having the stomach flu twice in a row I found that I’m almost 200lb despite not being able to eat or drink much for about 2 weeks, and also have a job where I stand again.
I’m aware that my age and metabolism come in to play, but no one in my family is obese, and I’ve never had children, so I’m very confused. I’m open to it being another ovarian tumor but I don’t have any symptoms I had before.
I’m just wondering if I should seek out nutritional help or if just removing it all together would even help at this point.
TIA

I think we can all agree that PC performance has become a real issue with new releases, and the most common reason I hear for this is that devs have to account for a near infinite combination of hardware. Now I know some of this will be BS and used as an excuse since it's an easy thing to blame.
The Deck could allow for some great game optimisation going forward since the devs know that every single device has the exact same hardware. I would love to see games developed with the deck in mind, and I think it's got plenty of time to shine.
We probably havent seen the best it can do at this point, and that makes me excited for its future !

MARA has had a Huge turnaround (Balance sheet & mining capacity) in 2023 (MARA had a somewhat disastrous 2022 due to time offline relocating its operation & BTC's drop). The turnaround hasn't been priced in & 40M+ shorts cornered. (For example: unrestricted cash: 12/22($133M) vs 2/23($500M)..
Huge turnaround regarding Balance sheet
Dec 2022 reported 133M in unrestricted cash (BTC and cash).
Feb 2023 reported over 500M in unrestricted cash (BTC and cash). (partially due to BTC prices, partially due to MARA's 2022 relocation, and partially due to using some of their BTC to paydown debt & closing out loans).
... and virtually no short term debt... and no long term debt due prior to 2026.
Another example of the Huge ramp up in mining capacity
(MARA was delayed in their schedule to ramp up capacity to 23EH. They are now on target for full operation by end Q2/start of Q3. And have already doubled Bitcoin production in Jan & Feb).
...2022 MARA's capacity was 3EH-5EH.
...MARA's capacity as of Feb 2023 is 9EH (up and running) ... with a total of 15EH currently installed. (MARA will be at 23 EH by June/July). 23 EH is ~ 2200 Bitcoin/month.
Reducing cost per BTC The new mining machines use 30% less energy and along with other synergies,MARA should see a 40% decrease in cost per bitcoin- and plan to work of dropping that cost even lower.
Target Squeeze Price MARA should squeeze to at least $28-30 (and even higher if MARA starts to become one of the main default squeeze plays).
Last time Btc was at $25K ... MARA was around $19 (and at a time last summer, MARA's production had virtually come to a halt- as they were in the process of relocating all of their machines to a new facility/ location.... part of the reason for MARA's awful 2022... and why 2023 is such a huge turnaround for them).
Solid Long term investment also
At Bitcoins all time high of $67K ....MARA was at $70. ....(and was not nearly as strong [balance sheet & production capacity] as MARA is currently). ...so if you think Bitcoin will make new highs at some point- then MARA is a solid long term hold/ and a solid shorter term play for the short squeeze that is about to kick off.

I still struggle w dp but I ain’t had a thought about psychosis or schizophrenia or any of that in so long hopefully my way of thinking helps y’all
We will never be able to understand psychosis as people without it. Yes everything feels out of wack but psychosis is an entirely different beast I mean like insanely different. U would have to be thinking extremely irrationally, not just feel unreal but be convinced things are unreal. Can u imagine actually thinking that the things in front of you aren’t real. Like really try to get that concept thru ur head the idea of genuinely disbelieving the world around you is fake. U know u are nowhere near that
I like to see it as there being two switches in ur brain. One makes you feel disconnected and the other makes you actually believe u disconnected. Not believing you’re real is a yes or no thing not a maybe. You haven’t hit that other switch in ur brain just one of em.
Also dpdr is experienced by a majority of people in their lifetime. Psychosis is not because it is wildly different. Before I had dpdr my anxiety attacks would be very similar to the state I’m in now. You are experiencing the average persons heightened anxiety response, u just can’t find a way out of it.
Idk bra main point is psychosis is wild like absolutely incomparable to dp no matter how disconnected I’ve felt I’ve never genuinely believed something was fake. I was high off my ass at the mall and it felt like a dream to the dot but no matter how disconnected I felt I understood it was real. Hope this helps idk

Computer Type: Desktop PC
GPU: MSI 7900XTX CLASSIC 24G [GAMING Bios]
CPU: RYZEN 9 5950X 16 CORE 32 THREADS [PBO ENABLED]
Motherboard: AORUS X570 MASTER [Revision 1.2]
BIOS Version: F37b
RAM: 64GB G.SKILL TRIDENT Z NEO 3600MHZ CL19 [XMP ENABLED]
PSU: CORSAIR RM1000x 1000W 80+ GOLD FULLY MODULAR
Case: LIAN LI PC-O11 DYNAMIC XL
Operating System & Version: WINDOWS 11 PRO VER 22H2 (OS BUILD 22621.1413)
GPU Drivers: ADRENALIN MINIMAL INSTALL DRIVER VER 23.3.1
Chipset Drivers: AMD X570 CHIPSET DRIVERS REV 5.02.19.2221 (2/28/23)
Background Applications: DISCORD, CHROME, SPOTIFY, TELEGRAM, PROCESS LASSO, VOICEMEETER, RAZER SYNAPSE 3, SHURE PLUS MOTIV, ADRENALIN
Description of Original Problem: Doing nearly anything graphically demanding (games most of the time) eventually causes a random, non-predictable system hang, into a driver timeout. To explain how the process occurs, I just play any game, and randomly throughout playing, all my monitors will freeze on the same frame for about 5 seconds, then go black, and ill be greeted by the AMD driver timeout message on my main display.
Troubleshooting: Listed below is all the info you should be aware of, troubleshooting and relevant info:
Relevant Information: - This has not happened at all whilst previously utilizing a 3070ti just last week until I made the switch. (all other hardware is exactly the same) - Driver version 23.3.1 - Adrenalin minimal install (no extra tools/features) - I don't feel it to be a power supply issue because my system is exactly the same, except the only change is GPU; statistically, that's only 100 more watts than what I was previously pulling. - No background hardware info polling programs running (aorus engine, afterburner, ryzen master, etc) - Adrenalin settings are default, except for Freesync Premium, which is enabled. - My system is being powered by a 1500w UPS system
Things I've Tried: - DDU/AMD CLEANUP UTILITY into a fresh install of driver 23.3.1 - Only using one display - Default bios settings - Undervolting, Overclocking/Higher power limit, Default GPU settings - Multiple games - Different graphics settings, including changing games from DX12 - DX11 - Disabled MPO - Disabled AMD tesselation and texture optimization in Adrenalin (was enabled by default) - Reseating the card - Using a separate PSU cable for each female 8pin PCIE power connector on the GPU (Current Setup) - A Full minute power cycle - Minimal background programs while testing a game - Monitoring temps while playing (never passed 85c on GPU nor CPU)
Personally, I like to think that the card is not at fault, being that while playing games with graphics cranked and pulling 100% utilization @ ~350w (only ~100w more than my previous card) it performs perfectly smooth without any stutters or hitches until it randomly hits a TDTimeout point, id like to think that this may be related to something else. Help is greatly appreciated in advance.

I (22F) have been on nexplanon for nearly 6 years now and replaced it around June of last year. When I first started BC I was 171lb but fluctuated back down to maybe 160 (?) After having several ovarian tumors removed and then starting nexplanon the same day. While I was on Nexplanon the first time I didn’t experience weight gain or loss that was out of the ordinary. I typically fell between 145-160 and did so before BC. Im 5’8” so this has never been a health problem for me. I’m not super active but I have a standing job so I usually take like 20k steps a day, but even when I had an office job (before replacing it) my weight remained the same.
After replacing it in June I shot up from 160 to about 180 and then 185, and recently after having the stomach flu twice in a row I found that I’m almost 200lb despite not being able to eat or drink much for about 2 weeks, and also have a job where I stand again.
I’m aware that my age and metabolism come in to play, but no one in my family is obese, and I’ve never had children, so I’m very confused. Especially with the timing of it all being RIGHT after I got it replaced, and it was most likely expiring for the past year or two according to my gyno. I’m open to it being another ovarian tumor but I don’t have any symptoms I had before.
I’m just wondering if I should seek out nutritional help or if just removing it all together would even help at this point.
TIA

I'm running my head in circles daily, and have been for months on what seems to be a midlife crisis.
I graduated 4 years ago with an aas in mechatronics. The job I went into I was very excited about and nervous for the first few years, it pays very well and nice benefits and I can live a pretty comfortable life by myself while taking a few vacations a year when needed. However this past year has been really rough and I have found myself to be very dissatisfied in the maintenance field and I seem to get very frustrated and angry on everyday activities and mechanical or electrical work. I have since then been on a quest to go back to school, I went to school last fall for airline piloting (a childhood dream, or so I thought) and the impression I got from that quarter wasn't very good, it was very academic and it sucked all the fun out of what I thought would be an enjoyable program and idea for the future. So, I took a quarter off to think about it. Well now it's nearing the end of that break and I found that I think I need to force myself through another quarter to see how this program goes since one quarter wasn't enough. The idea of being a pilot was a childhood interest, as well as the fantasies of unlimited travel. At this point I'm not sure if it was the unlimited travel that peaked My interest, or the career. But, what I do know is that I seem to be pretty unhappy with my current job set. I've taken career tests and they actually keep pointing to the airline career which is frustrating. I don't know of any other careers that would be interesting to me and would not result in the same dilemma of my current job. Maybe I am just stressed with a schooling and work balance but at this point I don't know which way to turn, flight school is extremely expensive and I want to make sure I know this is the right thing to do.
If you've experienced anything close to my situation how did you get through it? Or maybe any advice from the aviation folk out there?

I'm running my head in circles daily, and have been for months on what seems to be a midlife crisis.
I graduated 4 years ago with an aas in mechatronics. The job I went into I was very excited about and nervous for the first few years, it pays very well and nice benefits and I can live a pretty comfortable life by myself while taking a few vacations a year when needed. However this past year has been really rough and I have found myself to be very dissatisfied in the maintenance field and I seem to get very frustrated and angry on everyday activities and mechanical or electrical work. I have since then been on a quest to go back to school, I went to school last fall for airline piloting (a childhood dream, or so I thought) and the impression I got from that quarter wasn't very good, it was very academic and it sucked all the fun out of what I thought would be an enjoyable program and idea for the future. So, I took a quarter off to think about it. Well now it's nearing the end of that break and I found that I think I need to force myself through another quarter to see how this program goes since one quarter wasn't enough. The idea of being a pilot was a childhood interest, as well as the fantasies of unlimited travel. At this point I'm not sure if it was the unlimited travel that peaked My interest, or the career. But, what I do know is that I seem to be pretty unhappy with my current job set. I've taken career tests and they actually keep pointing to the airline career which is frustrating. I don't know of any other careers that would be interesting to me and would not result in the same dilemma of my current job. Maybe I am just stressed with a schooling and work balance but at this point I don't know which way to turn, flight school is extremely expensive and I want to make sure I know this is the right thing to do.
If you've experienced anything close to my situation how did you get through it? Or maybe any advice from the aviation folk out there?

TL;DR: Looking for feedback on Downtime Activity Encounters made for Chapter 2 of W:DH I'm currently prepping for a Dragon Heist campaign with friends and found that Chapter 2 is kinda limited to two options: Faction work or Tavernkeeping (which half of my players don't enjoy either). So, I looked into Xanathar's Guide and found a new appreciation for the revised downtime activity mechanics it provides.
However, since the complications tables kinda suck, I plan to make my own encounter table for each downtime activity. I've only worked on the Summer encounter table so far but I plan to make the other three seasons that each highlight the villain's minions and the villain's effect on daily life in Waterdeep.
*SUMMER DOWNTIME ACTIVITIES AND ENCOUNTERS*

Downtime Activity	Encounter	DM Details
Buying a Magic Item	The item you purchase has ornate motifs of sharp flames and fiendish figures engraved on its surface. That night, as you take your route home through winding streets, a man in scarlet robes and hood approaches you from the shadows. "You! You have something more valuable than you realize. I'll take it off your hands for twice the amount you paid for it. What do you say?"	If the character accepts the offer, Arn Xalrondar (see pg. 88) fulfills his promises and pays the character double the item's price before fading back into the shadow. If followed with a DC 12 Investigation/stealth check, the character finds Arn heading to the Converted Windmill (see Dragon Season encounter 10) to drop off the item for the next cult meeting. If the character declines Arn's offer, the cult fanatic follows the character home- informing Seffia Naelryke (see pg. 88) what their next choice of action should be against the character.
Carousing	During your carousing, a well-dressed elderly male tiefling approaches you and asks to buy you a drink. He introduces himself as Willifor and asks about your recent escapades and what you may know about a certain stone. His eyes stare into yours awaiting an answer.	Willifor Crowelle was sent by Victoro to learn what the character knows about the Stone of Gollor. He uses his Read Thoughts ability to gain this insight or otherwise pays the character 25gp for information.
Crime	While en route to enacting your scheme, you notice a masked woman in black and purple robes already sneaking into the spot. The look in her eyes appears to be full of determination. What do you do?	If the character still goes through with the heist, they must compete against the Black Viper who makes the same three skill checks. Whoever rolls more success steals the valuables and escapes first. On a tie, half the loot is split. If the Black Viper fails all three skill checks, she still evades the guards, but not without an injury that the character can immediately recognize her with.
Gambling	Just before you leave with your earnings for the night, a Tethyrian woman approaches you and offers one more game of chance. "My purse says 100gp is on the line, my friend. Shall we see who the devil favors more?"	Seffia Naelryke (see pg. 88) uses an invisible Imp to help her cheat on her gambling endeavors. A DC 15 perception check will reveal the fiend cheating if the character decides to play. Once revealed, both the Imp and the cultist attempt to flee to the Converted Windmill with whatever winnings they've already made. Otherwise, whoever gets the most success in the skill checks wins the pot.
Pit Fighting	After your exhausting bouts of the week, the betting croupier walks in to greet you. "Hey mate, I hear ya doing great out there in the ring. But for legal reasons, I am to inform you of the next match. So, basically, your next opponent is well-known for accidentally killing fighters in the ring. But since the brick is some bodyguard for House Cassalanter, things like that seem to be only a minor setback in court. For your safety, I am informing you that you don't have to opt into the match, but also know the bets are high for this guy. So whaddya say?"	The character's next opponent is actually one of the disguised bearded devils from Cassalanter Villa. A DC 15 perception check will allow the character to notice its beard writhing as they fight in the ring. Have the character and the bearded devil make contesting skill checks for the fight. If the character wins, they add an additional 100gp to their pit fighting results of the week. If they fail all their checks, they gain a major injury from the DMG.
Crafting an Item	While purchasing materials needed for your item, you overhear two old tinkerers talking with each other in an aisle. "Did you hear about the dancing construct all the nobles are talking about?" One asks. The other replies, "Yeah, it's totally overrated! I heard it only knows like three dances at best. You'd think with today's magic being able to make walking giants, someone would put some art into their craft." "I'll say, especially considering all the money the Cassalanters probably paid for it. Those carnies don't know squat when it comes to real magic. Anyway, does this rash look infected to you?" At which point you decide to drop out of the eavesdropping.	The conversation is referring to the Nimblewright found in Cassalanter Villa (see pg. 122 C14).
Religious Service	You help prepare for a wedding service between a scion of House Rosznar and House Margaster. Initiating the Wedding is none other than Victorio Cassalanter- the richest noble in the city. Just before the ceremony begins, however, a noble lady approaches you. "I heard of your escapades in saving Renaer Neverember, and hope you can help another noble. This wedding cannot be commenced and I will pay you 200gp to make it happen. Are you in?"	Esvele Rosznar uses this disruption as an act of rebellion against her parents and to help her cousin who is in love with another man. Disrupting the marriage can include misplacing the wedding rings, destroying the bride's dress, or anything else that would dishonor wedding traditions. Doing so without getting caught may require stealth or sleight-of-hand checks (DC 15). The character then gains the 100gp and Esvele as an ally while also gaining one hostile contact if caught. If the character declines, they gain an additional favor on top of their religion check but gain an enemy of the Black Viper.
Research	In your research, you come across old articles and records of one House Cassalanter. Do you wish to look deeper?	The character comes across Cassalanter Lore (see pg. 116)
Sell a Magic Item	After some research and advertising, you find a buyer who's ready to meet you in the Southern Ward in his traveling wagon. However, as you are about to close the deal, a spiky-winged creature swoops up the item and flies to the rooftops, What do you do?	The creature is a Spined Devil sent by Seffia Naelryke (see pg. 88) to undermine the potential threat of the character searching for the stone. If the fling devil escapes the chase, it lands at the Converted Windmill (see encounter 10).
Scribe a Spell Scroll	While scribing your scrolls for the week, you hear a knock at the door. An upright tiefling woman in flowing red robes and spectacles stands before you. "How do you do? I heard from your neighbors that you are good at scribing scrolls. Are you capable of scribing a scroll of "Protection from Evil and Good?" If so, my master can pay you 50gp by the end of the week." What is your response?	"Laiba Rosse (see pg. 117) was sent by Victoro to purchase a scroll from a buyer unaffiliated with the Watchful Order of Magist and Protectors. They need it in case of unforeseen events in regard to celestials, fiends, or undead that may arise in one of their dark ceremonies. However, if asked why she needs the scroll, she says the young masters (Terenzio and Elzerina) are training in the arcane arts and need a hands-on example of an abjuration spell that doesn't incite violence. Laiba is true to her word and provides the character 30gp for the scroll."
Training	While on your way to your training, you see a portly male tiefling throw out a young man in a chef uniform outside a noble's villa. "You incompetent troglodyte! If I ever see you come near this kitchen or my knives again, consider yourself chopped up and served for dinner instead!" He then throws what's left of a tattered apron, whipping the chef's face. The tiefling then slams the gates shut as the young man weeps before standing up and walking away.	The young chef was thrown out for misplacing his own cooking utensils and attempting to use Jandar Chergoba's (see pg.117). To work for such a noble house was the biggest point for the chef's career, but now it's been squandered.
Work	One day while working at your job, an elderly tiefling woman wearing a long black gown with a headdress and black tassels walks into your store. She asks for ingredients and supplies catering toward the more alchemical sort of your store supplies. she looks at you for a moment with a scowl before purchasing her items and leaving.	Tissina Khyret (see pg. 117) purchases ingredients and items needed for Ammalia's plan for Founder's Day. A DC 20 Nature check or proficiency in a Poisoner's kit will reveal the potential of a poisonous concoction being made.

For Summer, I'm using the theme of money as a way to keep social influence or gain fame.
Mechanically, chases work similarly to blades in the dark where contestants just make skill checks until one creature gains three successes in order to simplify chase sequences and highlight character skills. In addition, NPC contacts that characters make while Carousing become points players can use to say whether an NPC they meet is already friendly towards them.
I would love to hear feedback on whether or not this type of prep work is viable/useful and how it could be improved. I'm taking heavy inspiration from games like "The Yawhg" and "Monster Prom" for design purposes.