Can’t call this team boring
2025.01.24 05:31 CallmeGweg Can’t call this team boring
You could say a lot about the sharks at this point in the rebuild but at least you can’t call us boring
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2025.01.24 05:31 catman11234 Looking for a game, preferably with progression elements, that has speedster powers
Sonic is the classic example of a speedster video game but I’m looking for video games that have progression elements, like a skill tree, or being a speedster is a power you can unlock. A bad example, but an example, would be how Skyrim has the “slow time” shout, but has other progression elements. Or how Risk of Rain 2 has speed boosting items, but there are other progression options alongside them. Games that let you play as “the flash” DC game character fit the bill as a power, but there’s no other improvement in terms of getting faster or a progression of skills or stats. Thank you!
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2025.01.24 05:31 No-Building7954 Females don't care about height as much as you think.
They'll always say they want a tall guy, but I worked at a restaurant for 5 years, so I basically have real test subjects. I've seen both tall and short guys struggle with dating. Theres a guy that's around 6' 2" and he said that if girls like tall guys, then he would be drenched in females with this other guy who was also 6' 4", but they both haven't a single girlfriend for the whole 5 years I was there. There was a guy that was 5' 3" that pulled more females than anyone I know at that store. He dated the prettiest girl there too.
You know who got the most girls regardless of if their height or weight? It's guys with good looking faces. Anyone who had a good-looking face, they're the ones that always had girls. Didn't matter if they were tall, short, fat or skinny. If you can find a way to improve your face, you'll most likely get females.
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2025.01.24 05:31 reddit_lss_1 Link Post Title 24-January-2025 05:31:06
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2025.01.24 05:31 Vixeldoesart10 I will pick based off of OCs that I like, so don't mind the number of comments
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2025.01.24 05:31 Doby001 WB dialga 915378926337 attacking immediately
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2025.01.24 05:31 sinebubble Regex for IPs
I'm trying to match any IP that starts with "https://10.200." with https://10.200.\d+.\d+ but not getting a match with Bitwarden. I verified my regex with regex101.com. Any see what I'm missing?
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2025.01.24 05:31 beyondprazwal Lets see
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2025.01.24 05:31 Realistic_Egg9351 Are any southern hemisphere islands open for a few minutes of fishing? I can bring bells as a gift!
Trying to catch something cool for the kids to see in the morning
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2025.01.24 05:31 clarissaponissa Does anyone know how I can find the older version of Pregnancy Tweaks
Need it for my Peggy Olsen playthrough
https://lumpinoumods.com/2023/01/15/pregnancy-family-tweaks-a-sims-4-mod/
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2025.01.24 05:31 _Joeythegoat_ QUIT OUTBIDDING ME 😡😡😡😡
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2025.01.24 05:31 Old_Suit_8821 Redwood materials TPM internship interview
Has anyone interviewed with Redwood Materials for their Summer 2025 TPM internship position for round 1? Did anyone hear back from them post that?
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2025.01.24 05:31 kautious_kafka CBI books its own DySP in corruption case
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2025.01.24 05:31 NextExAccount TVN sobrevivirá hasta 2026 con crédito con aval del Estado
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2025.01.24 05:31 KinglyAmbition Book 1 Done : My thoughts
Hello again everyone, I made my first post here about a week ago now, when I had finished up to chapter 8 talking about how I was enjoying it and making some guesses as to where I thought certain characters or plot points would go.
I want to warn that this post is going to be quite long, as it is going to be my thoughts on the book as well as a small analysis of it before I move onto the second of the trilogy.
First I would like to start with what I enjoyed about the book before I get critical of it.
I really enjoyed the book, it was one of the more exciting books I’ve read since starting the fantasy genre, and definitely didn’t disappoint in that aspect. It was a faster paced book, so I found myself genuinely engaged for a lot of it, and it ended up being one of the fastest reads since I’ve gotten back into reading in general.
Rin as a character is fun and unique, and even though she has some problems (I will get into it later) I couldn’t help be really enjoy what Kuang did with her throughout the story, and it led to one of the more interesting character arcs that I have encountered so far.
I think the plot points overall, despite being quite easily predicted, offer a lot of enjoyment and engagement especially for someone that is quite new to the genre like me. I do have a few gripes, but overall, it never failed to keep me engaged even if I did predict a few of the outcomes.
The dialogue in general felt really thoughtful and real, which made it easier to not only picture characters, but made them worth caring for. I’ve read a few series where authors try too hard to force certain conversations or quirks and it ends up being ass, but not in this book, each character had distinct characteristics in their speech patterns that made dialogue feel genuine and enjoyable.
The Gore was crazy too, I think this is one of the things that Kuang excels at. The way she pictures these gruesome scenes of people being melted, boiled, killed, tortured, etc is honestly impressive. Some moments had me actually surprised when it came to how graphic it got, and I enjoyed it, specially because I had not expected that.
Now onto my Gripes.
RIN’S CHARACTER ARC -
Rin pissed me off on several occasions. I love a good revenge story, where someone sets aside their morals in order to get back at what wronged them, but Rin’s felt forced. Most of her vengeance is placed on her shoulders by other people starting in part 2. It feels less personal than it does like she was coerced into it by those around her. I get the idea of her wanting to get back for the slaughter at Speer, but the way it was handled wasn’t the best.
Another problem was that she was predictable. I was asked by a fellow redditor when I made the first post how I think her character arc would go, and I got it right instantly from the beginning. I said that based on the first 8 chapters she was going to spiral, that she had very destructive tendencies that would lead to her making the same mistakes over and over (which she did, so much so that even the Phoenix in the temple recognized how many times she failed at being reconciled or guided into a batter path) and that’s exactly what she did. Now the reason for it makes kind sense (a little) with the whole “speerlies are naturally vengeful and the phoenix exists in all of them”, but that made her lose all nuance, leading her straight down the exact same road that Altan was on, so much so, that she essentially just became Altan, which makes sense because she looks up to him, but damn it feels like she lost her identity towards the end of part 2.
Maybe it’s just me, but I also don’t like how she adopts the vengeance of all of her race, because she was the “chosen one” the whole time, which I felt made her soulless towards the end of the book.
I remember seeing a video about fantasy characters and their archetypes and seeing one where the character and their philosophy doesn’t change too much, but instead, their philosophy is challenged by the world, and I guess that’s how you could describe Rin, but it left a little more to be desired.
PLOT -
My only real gripe is that it was almost too predictable. Now ofc, the story is incomplete ending at the 1st book, and this can change, but a lot of the story as a whole (not the reveals and stuff, I’ll touch on that in the things I loved about the series) felt kind of one dimensional.
SETTING -
This is particularly a gripe on Khurdalain. That place is so damn confusing for no reason. I know, it is actively described as a labyrinth, but holy hell is it hard to keep track of what the hell is going on during part 2. I think the main reason is because of the jumps and cuts between missions. I don’t think there was enough time traveling from destination to destination within and near the city, to accurately depict the layout. Especially the Gas scene, in one instance they are surrounded by trees and being gassed and then almost immediately they are back in the city and the street. Also, when the federation was moving up the coast, the way it was described felt like those towns and villages were inside the city itself, and maybe they were, but it just wasn’t that clear.
These are some of the minor gripes I had with the series, and there are a few more, but nothing major enough to talk about. However, this book has some of coolest shit I’ve ever seen within a book.
THE POWER SYSTEM -
Absolutely loved it. I love a power system that has a clear and simple design, with a clear negative effect. I’m not a fan of super complex magic systems, or magic systems that allow characters to be broken beyond belief with no drawback. I also believe that a power system should be integrated into the storyline and be important and connected to it, rather than just added on, and I think she did it perfectly. First, I loved the simplicity. It’s obviously derivative of Chinese mythology, and I loved it. The idea of humans calling upon gods for power is always a fun idea. I also love how in order for most people to use it, they need to use hallucinogenics in order to “ascend” into the pantheon in order to speak with their gods. This is both relevant to the story, but also, has some deep inspiration from real life religious practices and I think that is extremely fun. I also love the drawback, the idea that if you call upon the god too much, the god would eventually take over your body like a vessel, and exist on the planet, doing whatever the felt like through your body, causing you to lose your mind and losing your mortality. It adds real weight to the usage of this extremely potent energy, and that makes it phenomenal.
THE REVEALS -
Now, in the comments of the initial post, I made a guess. I said that 1. Rin was going to turn out to be a speerly, and 2. Altan + Rin would either be a romance or a fight. The first one I was right on, which isn’t a bad thing (I’ll get to that) and the other, man was I wrong asf 😂.
I think the way Kuang reveals things is amazing. For example, when it comes to the reveal that Rin is a speerly, it’s done extremely subtly at first. It’s a big talking point early on in the book that Rin is darker than literally everyone she encounters, up until nearing Altan, Rin is constantly talking about how she is darker than everyone, and is even made fun of for her skin color. It is then revealed the race of Altan and his affinity for fire, and then it all comes together. Rin as an affinity for fire and anger (the burning candles and the anger she feels for Nezha and feeling looked down upon), her skin color, and when she first taps into shamanism, it just so happens that her powers directly mimic those of Altan, and I think that’s when most people put it together, and I think it was fuckin brilliant.
Next was the reveal of Jiang, this is probably the single greatest reveal in the book, and the way it happens is fucking baller. So if yall remember, when Rin goes to Kitay’s estate, they go to the market and end up watching a shadow puppet show, in this shadow puppet show they talk about the trifecta, a supposed myth about the 3 heroes, and how they came into power. What the story also tells is what abilities they gained in the process, and this is easy to miss because it is in the middle of a paragraph, but the 2 that are important are the viperess’ and the Gatekeepers. The Viperess’ power, was the ability to control people, kind of like the femme fatale. She was given those powers because a woman’s role wasn’t on the battlefield. The gatekeeper, since he asked the turtle for power, was given the key to the gate, which allowed him to summon all the beasts from the pantheon. If you don’t pay attention you can miss it. Now at the East Gate of Sinegarde, when Rin and Nezha are fighting back to back, and then the general appears and almost fucks em up, Jiang swoops in. Then this mf, shows his true power, and guess what he does? OPENS A MF VOID GATE AND RELEASES SOME BEASTS! I was immediately like “oh shit, this mf is the gatekeeper” which turned out to be correct, but it wasn’t confirmed until later, but I loved the subtlety in the reveal. It wasn’t hard confirmed, but we had an established foundation of these 3 powers, and the he randomly displayed the power of one of the 3. Same thing with the Empress (although not confirmed yet so I’ll hold off).
The next one being the Empress was evil. Before we are introduced to the Cike, we get the scene of Tyr on the boat, and we see her actively betray a member which she employs. Now this isn’t made relevant until we find out that the Empress is the one that employs this regime, but when it is, man it is like wow! I’ve known this the entire time, but it wasn’t ever made clear until later, and I think that is one of the strongest aspects of Kuang’s writing.
THE VIOLENCE -
The greatest. I haven’t yet encountered a series as graphic and obscene as this book’s yet. The description’s of the victims of Altan and Rin’s fire. The visceral reactions to the damage she is causing, and the depictions of death and destruction are amazing. My favorite being when they are in the marsh, and Rin is seeing men being melted alive in the boiling water because of Altan’s fire raging, and just wow! If you’re Squeamish, this book would be hell to read. Coming from Red Rising, the difference is astronomical, and honestly, I love it, and can’t wait to see what kinda crazy shit happens in book 2 now that she is the avatar of the Phoenix.
Finally, THE CHARACTERS -
As much as I was shitting on Rin, I genuinely loved all of the characters. Specifically Altan, Jiang, Baji, Ramsa, Kitay, and Nezha. Kuang makes these characters interact in a way that feels extremely authentic. I especially adored the scene of Nezha and Rin, right after they killed the Chimei, where Nezha apologizes and it is just amazing. I love the interactions with Altan, and how dynamic and stagnant he is at the same time. It’s beautiful to see a character that is so extremely tormented, but trying his hardest to take care of the people under him (Cike) but also battling with getting vengeance, and the fact that he’s seen as this invincible monster, but we get to see how vulnerable he actually is, makes him seem so real. I also loved how they bounce of Rin. Despite her not changing much, and staying pretty much on the same downward path the entire time, the way characters in the world interact, and how you can see that even though she’s hard stuck on this one thing, she still feels those around her is just phenomenal. A couple examples are Jiang, Altan, and Rin in Chuluu, her conversation with Kitay on the boat in the last chapter, Nezha and Rin’s argument in Khurdalain where he apologizes but also makes it clear that he’s suffered too. It was just phenomenal writing, and really made characters memorable. Also, their conclusions are great, Altan’s conclusion especially, it ended with so much left unanswered, and I think that is prefect for who he is. For once in his life, he finally had control, and I think it was beautiful.
I am currently on the mobile version, so making corrections are not easy at all, so please excuse any grammar mistakes. I tried to be as well put together as possible, but ofc, it’s unavoidable when typing on this little ass keyboard.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book. I would give it a solid 4/5 in terms of personal enjoyment, and I can’t wait to start the 2nd one.
I plan on doing this with each book. I’m going to make an initial prediction within the first few chapters, and then a summary of my thoughts at the end, because I like engaging with people, and it makes reading a little bit more fun and interesting.
Before I go, I want to make a few more predictions before the start of the 2nd book.
- Nezha is still alive. He was never confirmed dead. Kitay said he was, but we never seen it, so I don’t believe it.
- The Empress is the Viperess (I alluded to this earlier)
- Rin’s romance with either Kitay or Nezha (assuming he’s alive)
- Jiang’s return.
Thank you.
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2025.01.24 05:31 Jo_Doc2505 Post the most insane takes you see or hear about the storm in the next 24hrs!
Doesn't matter where from; SM, News/paper, daytime tv, crazy neighbours etc etc
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2025.01.24 05:31 CPIWatch My Comissioned Magnus (In Progress)
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2025.01.24 05:31 harrythebait Dimming Stars - Chapter 2
Kai had more questions than answers: Why was the spaceship buried so deep inside the planet? Did the mining company know about this? How had the two attackers known about it? There was so much he didn’t know, and the only way to find out was to go inside.
He grabbed the handle and tested it. To his surprise, it still moved. Encouraged, Kai pushed down, but the door remained stuck. The ship had likely been without power for centuries. Undeterred, he tried sliding the door open manually. It was a struggle—a long time of neglect had left the mechanism rusted shut.
Kai powered on his cutter and carefully made a small hole in the door's edge. He saved a small piece of the door as a sample. Then Jamming his fingers into the gap, he engaged his suit’s powered assistance to force the door open. With a screech of protesting metal, he managed to push it halfway, creating a narrow opening just large enough to squeeze through.
The interior was pitch black, the ship's systems long dead. Unlike the sleek, functional designs of modern ships, this one was cluttered with archaic machinery and scattered equipment. Everything about it screamed obsolescence. Kai stepped carefully, his helmet light sweeping the space as he ventured further in.
Past the machinery, he found another door—smaller and circular, clearly part of an airlock. He turned the hatch, and to his surprise, it opened with minimal resistance.
Lifting his leg cautiously, Kai entered the space beyond. It was as dark as the rest of the ship, the only light coming from his helmet. The corridor he stepped into was cylindrical, its walls, ceiling, and even floor covered with screens, buttons, and panels. Some displays were underfoot, making little sense to Kai at first.
“This design... it’s unlike anything I’ve seen,” he muttered, confused by the odd placement.
Kai paused in the corridor, uncertain where to go next. Suddenly, a faint light blinked in the corner of his vision. He froze, heart pounding, and waited. The light flashed again, coming from a panel beside a door further down the corridor.
He approached slowly, each step deliberate. The outdated displays creaked under his weight, but he ignored the noise, focused solely on the light. Reaching the door, he gripped the latch and pulled. The door opened with a metallic groan, and a humanoid figure collapsed onto the floor, startling him.
It was a body, clad in an unfamiliar spacesuit—bulky and heavy. Kai strained to drag the corpse out of the doorway. Inspecting it, he noticed a faded insignia on the upper arm: a flag of white and red stripes with tiny stars on a blue square.
Kai squinted. “Fifty stars... could that mean fifty colonized systems?”
He quickly dismissed the thought. Whatever this flag represented, it was nothing he recognized—not from the Federation, the Empire, or even pirates. The purposeful design hinted at an organized and powerful faction, yet one completely unknown to him.
Setting aside the mystery of the flag, Kai turned his attention to the room beyond the door. A faint blue glow illuminated the space, drawing his gaze. It was unlike the rest of the ship—devoid of clutter or machinery. At the far end stood a glass container, its contents floating in some kind of liquid.
Kai stepped inside, his eyes fixed on the glowing vial. As he approached, his foot hit something. Looking down, he saw a small notebook. Picking it up, he flipped through the pages. It was a diary, fortunately written in English.
The entries detailed routine tasks performed by the crew, but the more Kai read, the more unsettling it became. The ship and its crew were from a time long past. There were no artificial gravity systems, explaining the controls on the floor. Each chapter ended with the same signature: Lieutenant Colonel Smith, USSF.
“USSF…” Kai muttered. “What does that mean?”
He skimmed through the entries until he reached the last one. The words sent a chill down his spine:
One of its scouts found us. We had no choice but to land and bury the signal. I hope the decoy we launched will buy us time. May God bless humanity and keep it hidden from the horror. I’ve secured the vial and rerouted all power to sustain it for at least a thousand years. I’m sorry I had to cut power to everything else. The crew understands. We said our goodbyes and donned our suits. They’ll keep us alive for a little while longer. If anyone finds this, protect the vial at all costs. It’s humanity’s last hope.
—Lt. Col. Smith, USSF
Kai’s gaze shifted to the container. He opened the lid and carefully removed the glowing vial. It appeared to hold nothing more than clear liquid.
“What’s so special about this?” he wondered aloud, disappointed. He was about to place it in his backpack when he noticed the vial was empty.
Stunned, Kai inspected it. The liquid had simply vanished. There were no leaks, and the ground beneath him was dry. His confusion deepened as a faint glimmer on his shoulder caught his eye.
The liquid was there, shimmering in the blue glow. He reached to touch it, but it evaded his hand, moving upward—toward his helmet.
Panic set in as Kai realized the liquid was alive. It had intelligence, and it was trying to get inside his suit. He swatted at it, but it slipped past his fingers. In seconds, it disappeared from view.
Then he felt it. A cold, wet sensation seeped through the drinking port, crawling over his face. It slithered into his nose and mouth despite his attempts to keep them shut. The liquid invaded his body, it moved with an intention that scared him.
Kai fell to his knees, clutching his helmet. Pain exploded in his head, spreading to every inch of his body. It felt as if countless tiny creatures were consuming him from the inside out. He crawled out of the ship and back into the tunnel.
Darkness overtook him as he collapsed onto the cold tunnel floor, his last thought a fleeting regret: Not only had he not found the riches he hoped for, he was now going to die from a mysterious slime he couldn't even fight back. What a shity day this had been.
Kai couldn’t see. He thought this was unconsciousness—yet how could he still think if that were true? His entire body felt as though countless tiny needles were piercing him at a cellular level. Each stab unleashed a wave of searing pain, sending desperate signals to his overwhelmed brain. He could feel the agony crawling up and down his body, but he was paralyzed, unable to move even an inch to escape it.
The torment began with his skin, burning as if it were aflame. Then it moved deeper, attacking his muscles and organs. Each wave of pain felt like the peak of human endurance, yet the onslaught continued. When the creature invaded his bones, it was worse than anything he’d thought possible. The sharp, stabbing agony fractured his very sense of self until his mind was utterly broken, reduced to raw, instinctive suffering.
Just when he thought he could endure no more, the thing finally shifted. He felt it moving upward, shooting into his brain. This time, he truly passed out. But in his unconsciousness, he was not spared. Instead, he was submerged in visions—terrifying and incomprehensible.
Kai saw a darkened sky swarming with hundreds of shadowy dots. Explosions rained down from above, obliterating a city in fire and ash. He saw people screaming, running desperately for safety, only to be caught by the blasts and reduced to molten forms of nothingness. He felt as though he were one of them, he ran and tripped and got up running again, only to realize he was no longer on the ground but floating in a void.
The void was vast, stretching beyond understanding. He saw lights scattered across the darkness—stars, brilliant incubators of life. Then, one by one, the stars began to dim. First one, then another, then dozens more. He didn’t know what could cause such a thing, but he understood the horror of it. Without a sun, life in those systems would perish.
Then he saw it: a shape moving across the black expanse of space, soo massive it eclipsed the light of entire stars. Its sheer size defied comprehension, and the dread it inspired was primal, absolute. Kai knew—this was what Smith and his crew had fled from. The thing was more than a force of destruction; it was a harbinger of extinction.
Kai wanted to scream, to block out the visions, but it was impossible. The liquid had hijacked his mind, transmitting images directly into his neurons. Even with his eyes shut, he could not escape.
The stars disappeared completely, leaving him in suffocating darkness. Then, slowly, he became aware of his own breathing. It was shallow and ragged, but it was real. He opened his eyes and found himself back in the tunnel.
The first thing he saw was the lifeless face of the man whose helmet he had taken to survive. The glassy, vacant stare burned into Kai’s soul. He felt sick—his stomach churned violently, and he thought he might vomit. A wave of despair overtook him.
He wanted to tear the helmet from his head, to accept the same fate the man had suffered. Anything to escape the weight of the visions, the knowledge of what he had seen, and the overwhelming guilt gnawing at him.
So that’s exactly what he did. Kai twisted his helmet off and took a deep breath, fully expecting it to be his last. He welcomed the idea of eternal peace. But what he found was... breathable air. It felt no different from the air he had breathed inside the helmet.
Two streaks of tears ran down his face. He couldn’t even take his own life.
Kai stood up, wiped his face, and began walking back. The journey to the elevator was a blur of steps and shadows. When he arrived, the lift doors opened just as a miner stepped out. The man froze, his body tense as he took in the sight of Kai—bareheaded in the toxic air of the mine.
The miner’s eyes widened in disbelief. He opened his mouth to say something, but Kai’s cold, hollow stare stopped him. Something about the look in Kai’s eyes chilled him to the core. Without a word, the miner stepped aside and hurried into the tunnels, disappearing into the darkness.
The elevator ride up gave Kai time to think. His head still throbbed, but his body felt strangely light, almost weightless, even in the bulky mining suit. Something inside him had changed. He could breathe the toxic air of the mine without consequence. His movements were freer, more fluid, as though the liquid had rewritten the way his body functioned.
But most of all, he thought about the vision. The destruction of stars. The massive, incomprehensible being that swallowed the light of entire systems. How could something so catastrophic exist without anyone knowing? Why weren’t the Empire or the Federation preparing for it? The implications were staggering, but he had no answers. Only questions.
When the elevator reached the top floor, the doors opened, and Kai stepped into the locker room. Immediately, he sensed the change in the air. The miners, who had been chatting moments ago, fell silent as soon as they saw him. All eyes turned toward him. The room grew eerily quiet.
Kai ignored the stares and moved to his locker. He began removing his armor and suit, peeling them off with mechanical precision. Normally, the locker room would be filled with laughter, dirty jokes, and heated debates about politics. But now, there was nothing but silence. The miners watched him, their faces a mix of confusion and unease.
As Kai changed into his daily clothes, he noticed something odd about his body. His muscles looked more defined, his skin smoother and tougher, almost unnaturally so. Veins stood out more prominently, but they pulsed with a faint, bluish light, as though something foreign coursed through them. His movements felt stronger, more precise, like his body had been fine-tuned beyond human limits. Even the small cut on his cheek, made by the shattered visor, was already healing, the skin knitting itself back together.
As Kai placed his suit back into the locker and plugged it into the charging station, the realization hit him: the suit’s power had completely drained. Without power, the suit wouldn’t have provided the assistance needed for movement. Every step he’d taken back to the elevator had been entirely his own.
This wasn’t just unusual—it was impossible. Only the strongest could move in an unpowered mining suit, those whose strength even the Empire’s Royal guard would envy. He looked around the room, and the other miners quickly averted their gazes, pretending not to notice him.
Kai closed his locker door with a sharp clang, then turned and walked toward the entrance. He had nothing valuable to sell from his trip, no crystals or minerals—only the knowledge of the spacecraft’s location. He wasn't even sure if the mining company would be interested in something like that.
When he reached the gate, the same guard greeted him. The man’s eyes widened in shock as he took in Kai’s appearance.
“Kai? What happened to you?” the guard asked, his voice tinged with concern.
Kai shook his head. “I don’t know.”
“You’d better take a look at yourself.” The guard grabbed Kai by the arm and led him to a small room off to the side. Inside was a simple washroom with a sink and a mirror mounted above it.
Kai leaned forward, staring at his reflection. The sight made his stomach drop. His hair was no longer the dark color he had known his whole life—it was white, not silver or gray, but pure white, like the hull of the buried ship. His eyes had a faint blue glow, mirroring the light now coursing through his veins. He touched his face, he felt like he was living inside someone else's body. No, he felt as if someone else was living inside him.
Dumbfounded, Kai stood there until the guard broke the silence. “You’d better be careful next time you go down there—and get yourself checked out by a doctor,” the guard said, gesturing toward the outside door.
Kai nodded silently, stepping out into the sunlight. The sky above Drakmoor was tinted yellow by the sun, a vast, cloudless expanse. A whole night had passed since he had entered the mine. He paused, breathing in the open air, but it didn’t feel the same as before.
Instead of heading straight home, Kai decided he needed something to calm his nerves. Too much had happened in the mine, and the weight of it all pressed heavily on him. He turned and began walking toward the nearest town, seeking a drink to drown the bad taste of the experience.
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2025.01.24 05:31 ShadowStorm7060 Pinpoint odometry computer code
I am a member of team 19394 my program has 3 other teams I was wondering if anyone had block code using the Gobilda odometry computer. I know Java is the more common way but with very little people out of the 4 teams from my program knowing Java it will be easier to work with and to learn from. Thanks
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2025.01.24 05:31 Realistic_Boot_7658 President Trump Signs Executive Order to Propel U.S. Crypto Industry
In a landmark move, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order titled "Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology," aiming to position the United States as the global leader in the cryptocurrency sector. The order establishes a Presidential Task Force on Digital Asset Markets, led by David Sacks, which is tasked with developing a comprehensive regulatory framework within 180 days.
Key highlights of the executive order include:
- Protection and Promotion of Blockchain Networks: The order emphasizes safeguarding public blockchain networks and encourages the development of dollar-backed stablecoins.
- Prohibition of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs): It explicitly bans the creation and use of CBDCs within the United States, reflecting the administration's stance against centralized digital currencies.
- Revocation of Previous Crypto Regulations: The order nullifies prior directives that were perceived as hindrances to the crypto industry's growth, aiming to reduce regulatory burdens and foster innovation.
What are your thoughts on this executive order? Do you believe it will effectively bolster the U.S. crypto industry, or are there potential pitfalls that need to be addressed?
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2025.01.24 05:31 SwimmingDeep8703 Celtics R really Garbage this Year 👎
Just seems like they lost their edge. In the past I’ve seen plenty of games where they were down by a lot in the 4th and came back, or at least tried. All the starters literally just gave up halfway through the 4th - after another abysmal performance. What happened until fighting until the end? That’s the mentality of any great team. And Shudda known better than to put Tatum down for 20 😬
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2025.01.24 05:31 TheRagingKoala Mobile Tip - Undo Button
Hey everyone! I just made a big dummy move and accidentally sold my +120 mult Ceremonial Knife by dragging it too far into the “Sell” area. Absolute heartbreak. Don’t be like me—take your time and drag slowly! I got excited and due to the nature of how that card works, I had to move it to the far right slot. Damn thumb went too fast
BUT WAIT—if you’ve made the same mistake and frantically left the app to search for a solution, there’s hope!
Here’s How to Fix It:
1. Immediately close the app. Don’t hit any other buttons. 2. Kill the app in your phone’s background processes. • For iPhone: Open your app switcher (swipe up from the bottom or double-tap the home button), then swipe away Balatro to end the process. • For Android: Bring up your recent apps and force-stop Balatro (I’m on iOS so I can’t say if it will work for certain on Android). 3. Restart the app. 4. Continue your run—your game should revert to the state right before your last action! This method can also be used as an exploit. You can open packs, peek at their contents, and restart the app if you don’t like what you see. While it’s tempting, this seemed pretty unfun and uncool to me after trying it exactly twice.
Hope this helps save your Joker!
Happy deck-building!
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2025.01.24 05:31 johnthebold2 VMW new try
Veterans of recent wars instead of vfws. A thing for the recent veterans? Since the gulf war. VFW ain't for us. This organization would host game tourneys and drinking nights.
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2025.01.24 05:31 Cobainjoy79 The 'Sweethearts' screening in Los Angeles 2024 _ Kiernan Shipka
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