I know that profiteering on people's problems is bad, but nowadays it's very common to actively cause problems to solve being as a marketing strategy.
See big pharma, or the car industry lobbying for unwalkable cities, food industry making unhealthy food be addictive.
And considering the lack of options that people have, there are no alternatives but to be abused.
Very similarly are the PUA's and redpill coaches, that since there is no one else providing what these men need, those guys can milk these guys dry, and no one else is willing to help them with the problems they face, that is either getting laid, or finding a girlfriend usually.
Similar to how we have like 4 relevant car brands, and we don't know enough about meds to (get a different one, often times the different ones are owned by the same people LOL), what i am trying to say is that since people aren't actually trying to help, they become unwilling victims of scammers, and still don't get what they want, and 99% can't get the knowledge or skills needed on their own, they need help.
It is really a sad and abusive reality, that i feel victim of as a man, and don't really know a way out.

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They cause so many problems in fandoms but solo stans are so funny sometimes in their quest to make their fave the most victimized person in the group and maybe the entire planet. You’ll see them making up problems and straight up ignoring information from the idol themselves (ex. BTS Jungkook solos ignoring the fact that he just wants to chill in his house and acting like Bang PD locked him in there and banned him from his studio so he can’t make music 😔). I’ve seen them email the company over issues like hair length and say their fave is being forced into this hair style and it’s causing them distress! none of the other members are oppressed this way!
I recently saw a TXT HueningKai solo stan claim he was bullied by the other TXT members since debut, which is probably the funniest TXT bullying rumor you could make up given that all the members are varying levels of obsessed with him 😭 i’m kind of obsessed with how these solos can make up stuff with no basis in reality lol. Although they’re annoying, once you take a step back whatever they’re saying is usually hilarious (as long as it’s not vicious hatred directed at the members of course!)

I haven't been able to find anything about this, and the WebAssembly JavaScript Interface doesn't mention anything about it, so it sounds like it's not possible.
Given this function:
wat (func $invert (type 2) (param i32) (result i32) local.get 0 i32.const 1 i32.xor )
being called by:
```js const wasm = result.instance.exports;
const a = wasm.invert(false); console.log(${a} is ${typeof a});
const b = wasm.invert(b); console.log(${b} is ${typeof b}); ```
My output is:
1 is number 0 is number
So my question is, do JavaScript interfaces to/from WebAssembly simply have to expect that anything coming back (or being passed in functions exported by WebAssembly) are numbers?
I suppose functions that need a boolean value can do a little logic to convert it. TypeScript declarations may be weird - they would all be : number
How do people normally handle boolean data types when doing wasm/js interop?

I was slightly underwhelmed with the gameplay reveal until I realized that the ascend ability implies that that there will be large underground dungeons. I initially thought the ascend ability was a really strange inclusion; why give the player such a powerful ability that could negate climbing which was a focus of BotW? However, I think Ascend's main use will not be for climbing in the overworld.
Instead, I think Ascend's main use will be for exiting underground dungeons. These dungeons will be more like classic DnD dungeons where the player will progress by traveling further and further underground.
I think the reason why BotW lacks complex underground / indoor areas is because it goes against the game's design philosophy of player freedom; locking the player in a series of self contained rooms until they finish the dungeon would limit the player's agency in deciding where to go. I don't necessarily agree with this, but I think this is what Nintendo were thinking. They've expressed this sort of philisophy in their GDC talks about BotW.
Ascend allows the player to "bail out" of a dungeon whenever they want; upon completion or partway through (all without seeing a loading screen) which maintains player agency. Essentially, the devs can now have their freedom cake and eat it too. They now have the freedom to make HUGE underground areas that can restrict the player for long stretches of time and gate progress behind specific gameplay challenges, but the player can also decide to leave on a whim without using fast travel so they still feel like they are actually traversing the world.
I'm guessing many, if not most of the sky islands are hollow and have dungeon-like areas inside them. You'll enter them from an entrance on the top surface of the island and progress further and further down while solving puzzles and trying to stay alive with the limited resources you've crafted and brought with you. Once you get to the end of the dungeon, you'll get some sort of reward, then exit back to the surface of the island with Ascend.
There are probably tons of underground areas on the surface of Hyrule in addition to the caves that they've shown in the previous trailers. I was initially against the idea of reusing BotW's map, but I think I know what Nintendo is doing now, and I'm pretty excited for it: the old map is functionally just a hub world for all the dungeon content above AND below it.

Hi Guys, I have 3.5 years of experience in ETL/ BI development/Data Analytics.

• Skills: Alteryx(It is a low code tool), SQL, PowerBI, Python(Average)
• CTC: 18.5 L ( including bonus)
• Background: Mechanical Engineering from T2 college.
• Strength: Good problem solving skills, Self learning

Now I am thinking about switching in to Big data engineering side. I have joined a course to learn DataBricks, Pyspark, Kafka, Azure etc. I have listed my thoughts below. Let me know your suggestions.

• Salary won't go beyond(30L) in my field. But the upper band in big data is 30-50L.
• If I can find good remote job(US/UK) , I can make up to 30-70L.
• I can find freelance works or start a small company in the future.
• I am good at ETL & Visualization part. If I learn Data engineering and eventually Data science(after some years), I can get good opportunities

Yesterday I had the opportunity of going out with my telescope and I was planning to take some shoots of the Orion Nebulae with the DSLR attached on it. I know that the mount is not stable etc.. But actually I'm doing all my first try and I was really excited. Everything was setted and everything went wrong, the only and absolute problem is that I can't understand the speed of the RA Motor because I have only a little knob to increase it or slow it. I'm not so good with the mod of objects, beacuse I saw a lot of tutorial about modding the motor to have a sort of "help", so I hope that someone had my same problem and solve it in a different way.. Thanks a lot!

1. The idea that the problem with interfering with fate has to do with Abidan inflexibility and will be solved with Ozriel creating a new division under himself does not make sense to me.
2. Makiel gambling with Suriel, Ozriel, and really the entire Abidan organization at the end of book 11 does also not make sense with what we know.

So, my theory is that Makiel (who is charge of fate and the hounds) is just inherently against the idea of messing with fate even if it can be done with no ill effects. He sabotaged the original executor program because he did not want fate to be messed with. The other judges (prior to Ozriel) would not have been able to sense what he was doing. But Ozriel is as good or better than Makiel at everything except healing. So, he would sense any subtle machinations on his part. This is why Makiel is willing to take huge risks to try and make sure Ozriel is killed by Daruman. Because the reaper division would be a success if he cannot interfere with it.
What I think will happen in the fight is that Ozriel lives and either kills Makiel or has him stripped of his mantle. Then he starts a new reaper division. Suriel either dies or almost dies. In a capstone character development for Ozriel he finally gains some ability to heal and maybe saves her.

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Introduction
You might think that there is only one numogram, the Numogram, created in a joint collaboration between the CCRU and glass-grade methamphetamine. No longer! With this incredibly unhelpful toolkit, you too can become A Genius™ by assigning arbitrary meanings to the single-digit numbers in a given base system!
Numogram construction theory
Look at this graph:
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The CCRU base-10 Numogram, from the cover of their collected works
Why did I use the Numogram from the cover of the book? Well, most of the versions of this diagram are actually incorrect! Because of a reliance on a certain blurry image to recreate the Numogram, and an ignorance of its stated structure, the 15 at the top is often mistakenly rendered as a 16, and the small 3 is often mistakenly rendered as an 8. This version of the diagram is the correct one.
So, how is this diagram structured? Well, firstly, it relies on base-10, the most popular number system on Earth. Does it need to? No. But it does. The large circles are paired based on syzygy, the Genius™ way of saying that the sum to the highest single-digit number in the base used, which is always the base-number (in this case, 10) minus one - so, each pair sums to 9 here. The large dark arrows create the major flow of the diagram, and point at whatever number is the difference between the pair. (Ex, 9-0=9, so the arrow goes from 0 and 9 to 9, while 5-4=1, so the arrow goes from 5 and 4 to 1) Lastly, the minor, smaller circles contain the first nine triangular numbers. They start at whichever major number is the index of that triangular number (ex, 45 is the 9th triangular number, so 45 originates from 9) and flow toward whichever number is the sum of the integers of that triangular number (ex, 28 becomes 2+8=10, and 10 becomes 1+0=1, so 28 flows into 1).
Now that we know the rules of constructing the base-10 Numogram, we can add a few more rules to create infinitely many arbitrary Numograms, for maximum Genius™. Firstly, we can only pick even bases. This is so that are no self-pairing numbers (something the CCRU explicitly derides) when we create the syzygy pairs. Secondly, the integer sums must be performed within the base used, to prevent arbitrary nonsense diagrams. (Ex, the 9th triangular number is 45 base-10, but 39 in base-12, and 33 in base-14, and 2d in base-16, etc. 4+5=9 in base-10, 3+9=10 in base-12, 3+3=6 in base-14, 2+d=f in base-16, etc.)
Example
Now that you know how to create your own arbitrary base-N Numogram, let's look at an example:
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Ugly, but accurate, base-12 Numogram
(Minor flows are smaller lines and circles, while major flows are thicker lines with triangles pointing toward the terminus. All numbers are rendered in base-12.)
As you can see, this diagram follows the same rules as the base-10 Numogram, but for base-12. It has all the single-digit numbers that exist in base-12 (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, a, b) and uses base-12 sums for the triangular numbers (the 8th triangular number is 36 in base-10, and thus flows from 8 to 3+6=9, but the 8th triangular number is 30 in base-12, and thus flows to 3+0=3).
What can we learn from this example?
Note that the base-12 and base-10 Numograms share some structural features that correspond to CCRU-occultism. In the base-10 Numogram, the 0:9 pair and the 3:6 pair both lie outside of the major flows of the time-circuit. The 0:9 pair forms the Plex-region of the base-10 Numogram, while the 3:6 pair forms the Warp-region. The three remaining pairs, subject the normal major flows of time, are said to form the Torque-region. The base-12 Numogram, we see that major time flows come from 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and a, but never go into them. Likewise, we see that the 0:b pair forms a unidirectional self-consuming flow of time, much like the 0:9 and 3:6 pairs of the base-10 Numogram. Lastly, we can note that 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and b all have major time flows both entering and exiting them.
The correspondences in number flows between the base-10 and base-12 Numograms create a situation which contains both concepts congruent with CCRU-occultism and concepts which run their own way. In the Base-12 Numogram, the Plex region (0:9) and Warp region (3:6) are combined into a single Plexwarp region (0:b), which is the only self-consuming unidirectional flow of time in the base-12 Numogram. A new region presents itself, however, in the form of the five outer even-numbered regions, which produce a time-flow but never absorb one. This region, composed of even-numbered halves of syzygy-pairs, is the "archetypal" realm, in occult parlance, while the inner five odd numbers paired with them form the "Torque-region" of this Numogram, the time-circuit for base-12. The association of planets and zones in the CCRU base-10 Numogram can be paralleled with an association between zodiac signs and the zones of the base-12 Numogram.
Totally outside of the purview of CCRU-occultism, we can note that the flows of the 10 non-Plexwarp syzygy-pairs resembles the creative flows of the Wuxing), where each of the pairs a:1, 9:2, 8:3, 7:4, and 6:5 correspond to a Chinese element, while the 0:b pair corresponds to Taiji.
A few structural similarities and differences of note between the Base-10 and Base-12 Numograms regard the minor flows. In the Base-10 Numogram, the minor flows enter the Plex and Warp regions from the Torque, but never enter the Torque from the Plex or Warp. This makes them somewhat akin to whirlpools with their own smaller time-circuits than regions beyond time, as the CCRU describes them. In the Base-12 Numogram, the Plexwarp region almost takes this form, with minor flows entering from the Archetypal, but never entering it, but it does not take the same form, since the Archetypal is not the Torque, and the Torque is present in both the Base-10 and Base-12 Numograms. The Archetypal both produces and receives minor flows, making it somewhat distinct from the Plex or Warp of the Base-10 Numogram. There are two "entry" points in the diagram based on these minor flows, these being the zones 6 and 4. While 6 and 4 are outside of the major flows of time, they receive two minor flows from the Torque - 6 receives the 24 flow from 7, and the 6 flow from 3, while 4 receives the 13 flow from 5. These "entry" points are the underlying basis of magick, since they allow a person with "access" to zone-3, zone-5, or zone-7 to project influence throw minor flows into the more powerful Archetypal zones, via zone-4 or zone-6. This influence is then carried by minor flows into Zone-a, and thus through minor flows into the Plexwarp. From zone-4, zone-6, and zone-a, the influence is also carried via major flows into other parts of the Torque, until all components of the central time-circuit carry a degree of the influence of the magickal suggestion. Likewise, Jungian synchronicity comes via the "exit" points of the Archetypal, where minor flows from that region enter the Torque. Namely, zone-3, which receives the 3 flow from zone-2, and the 30 flow from zone-8. The time-fuckery spoken of by the CCRU is accomplished through the 39 flow, which runs against the major flow of time, proceeding from zone-9 to zone-1, despite the major flow of time running from zone-1 and zone-a to zone-9.
Conclusion
Using this free conceptual toolbox and the example of the Base-12 Numogram, you too can create your own Numogram in any arbitrary even base! Go forth, and be hailed a meth-addled Genius™!
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Appendix A: Three more Numograms
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The Base-2 Numogram, the smallest possible Numogram
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The Base-4 Numogram, the smallest numogram with an inter-zone minor flow
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The Base-6 Numogram, the smallest with a Torque (time-circuit) region
Appendix B: Afterthoughts
If we're going to study the Numogram in any serious fashion, we can't restrict ourselves to an arbitrary version of the Numogram. We ought to study them as a class of occult metaphors, rather than as a single object, since there is nothing that makes the Base-10 Numogram unique among the infinity of possible Numograms. They share similar features: many have a time-circuit, and all five examples given have a Plex-like/Warp-like region. We can study them as a class of mathematical objects, a class of occult metaphors, a class of hyperstitious diagrams, etc. The values of using more than one Numogram are extending the metaphor, discovering new features in higher-order Numograms, discovering persistent features across all Numograms (ex, do they ALL have a plex/warp region?), and discovering higher-order persistent features (ex, do all Numograms of Base-6 or above have a Torque region? If not, why not?).

So what I'm trying to do is to pass a socket, initially created in Java, to native C++ code in order to use Windows platform specific socket libraries. I learned that I need to acquire the file descriptor of the Java socket and pass this value to native code in order to recreate that Java Socket object as a C++ Socket object so I can reference that same socket natively. So, I currently got as far as attempting to get the file descriptor value off of the Java Socket object.
I used reflection, as demoed in the code block below, to access the file descriptor. However, for some reason when I run the code the file descriptor is null and I'm not sure of the reason. I must admit, the StackOverflow post that I referenced to do this is a bit dated, so likely a difference in JDK versions might have an impact here. However, when I did some further googling I couldn't find others who have encountered this issue.
When I debugged into my application (without the reflection code below in case it had side effects), I noticed as I stepped through the JDK socket code that the file descriptor is always null. It looks like it is never used. I'm aware that file descriptors are a Unix concept so I thought me being on Windows might be the cause of the problem, but when I debugged my app again on Linux I encountered the same thing, the file descriptor was null. It's still a bit ambiguous to me whether using the file descriptor is appropriate, as I want to get this to work on Windows and Windows doesn't have file descriptors, but what made me think otherwise was this example repo here, which is closely mirroring what I want to do (although I want to use JNI and the example repo is using JNA).
So, just to surmise, does anyone understand/know the reason why the file descriptor within the SocketImpl class is always null? I feel like I'm missing some obscure info here or maybe I misunderstood something. Intuitively, I know it's probably a difference in JDK versions that's impacting this, but I'm not sure of the reason why the file descriptor is null/not set in a more recent JDK version (eg. like JDK 19, which is what I'm using).
Thank you in advance for any help.

// In order to run the snippet below, you'll need to provide the following // JVM argument: --add-opens=java.base/java.net=ALL-UNNAMED Class socketClass = Class.forName("java.net.Socket"); Field socketImplField = socketClass.getDeclaredField("impl"); socketImplField.setAccessible(true); SocketImpl socketImpl = (SocketImpl) socketImplField.get(tcpSocket); Class socketImplClass = Class.forName("java.net.SocketImpl"); Field fdField = socketImplClass.getDeclaredField("fd"); fdField.setAccessible(true); // fileDescriptor is null for some reason, not sure why FileDescriptor fileDescriptor = (FileDescriptor) fdField.get(socketImpl) 

Population Explosion

A population explosion may be a step-up within the variety of people in a very explicit species.Population explosion offers rise to variety of social issues. It results in migration of individuals from rural areas to the urban areas inflicting the expansion of slum areas.
People board most insanitary and unhygienic conditions. state and economic condition cause frustration and anger among the educated youth.Overpopulation is related to negative environmental and economic outcomes starting from the impacts of over-farming, deforestation, and pollution to eutrophication and warming.
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Population Explosion
Without taking action currently, billions of individuals across the planet can face thirst, hunger, slum conditions and conflict in response to droughts, food shortages, urban sordidness, migration and ever depleting natural resources, whereas capability tries to catch up with demand. and therefore the projected growth in demand is staggering.

Effect of Population Explosion On setting

Following square measure the most effects of population explosion:

1.Problem of Investment Requirement

World population is growing at a rate of one.8 % each year. so as to attain a given rate of increase in per capita financial gain, larger investment is required. This adversely affects the expansion rate of the economy.

Super Long Post! But this is a rather huge update that includes GitRepos.
I cover a lot of this stuff in my video found here - https://youtu.be/IxMLU15dUGw (It's like an hour long and goes over a lot of the stuff said here, before they even released this info. They even use some of the same stuff as evidence.)
Discord Link to info - To see the update in it's origional format. https://discord.com/channels/988365908009447485/988662112454836234/1090510064609140867
Full list of assets purchased to make Dark & Darker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16DjiRitUa_R3IkelPNKW0Q8F-H1KFuWXTxxw2q0SCQo/edit#gid=0
Git logs for the first year of development. The earliest entries start at the bottom of the document. It is a little embarrassing showing all our development mistakes and bugs but we believe that is further proof that Dark and Darker was built from the ground up. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qyRk3zyIMuwTOvL3E8zchxw9hiukpKWC/view?usp=sharing
- Although our company was officially founded in October 2021, our development logs go back to September 2021. This can be explained by our company history below.
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- A bit of background history regarding IRONMACE. Several of our founding members started work as a development team starting in September 2021. The members worked for more than a month in a shabby jiujitsu gym without pay using our own personal PCs as a test of our resolve and teamwork, and also because we had no investors. Once we realized that our members could form the foundations of a viable company, the company was formally founded in late October 2021. The original funds were quickly exhausted and IRONMACE almost went bankrupt as we were unable to acquire investors. Luckily members rallied together and collected funds from over twenty friends and families to bankroll the company for another couple months. This was also quickly exhausted and IRONMACE relied on outsourcing work unrelated to game development to help it survive another month. It was only through grueling meetings and countless, countless, countless rejections that IRONMACE was finally able to find brave VCs willing to fund the studio in 2022. The studio made it point to accept as little money as possible to stay hungry and motivated to get to the current point.
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1. Our Korean Response to the takedown claim - From Iron Mace
We are Iron Mace, a game developer in Korea developing the PC game Dark & Darker. Through this document, we will deal with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Take Down Notice (DMCA Take Down Notice) filed against us by Nexon Korea Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Nexon”), and our position on allegations of copyright infringement and leakage of trade secrets.
Through its own investigation, Nexon said, "Dark and Darker appears to have been developed by copying and stealing trade secrets and copyrighted information owned by Nexon." said. We want to make it clear that this claim is baseless. Our company, Iron Mace, has never owned or used Nexon's copyrighted materials or trade secrets.
Nexon belatedly registered the copyright related to the P3 project in February 2023, more than six months after Dark and Darker was released, and is claiming copyright infringement against it. The first point of their claim is that one of our members (then director, hereinafter A) illegally moved important assets to a private server “without permission”.
Our response to the above claim is as follows.
Due to the mandatory remote work policy implemented by Nexon in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, A received written approval from Nexon executives to use an external personal server to improve the team's work efficiency from 2020 to 2021. While developing using a personal server for about a year, A asked if it was okay to continue using the personal server. The head of the senior organization responded to the question by telling them to refrain from using private servers. A has agreed to discontinue use of the private server. Instead, we received an exception from the company to work in the office, circumventing the current remote work policy, in order to keep the team working efficiently.
In order to stop using the personal server, A moved the connected system and started deleting trade secret files, but the immediate hurdles (a kind of mid-term evaluation process in the game industry, and if the results are not good, the project may be suspended) , the migration of development systems to internal servers was not a quick and thorough process. As a result, some auto-upload scripts related to the build system were left running. And buildings around the office are closed due to corona expansion, so I can no longer go to work, etc. A made a mistake of using the personal server again without re-approval due to the anxiety of reduced work efficiency and the burden of meeting the schedule and achieving the goal.
At that time, all computers in Nexon's company were monitored using the endpoint solution, so the use of personal servers subject to approval and re-approval was known to Nexon during several months of development. However, during that period, A did not receive a single warning from the security team, and when answering to the head of the higher organization to refrain from using the server, he received an answer saying, 'It's a bit ambiguous to say that it's official/no', so he made a wrong decision. that was hit
A suffered the shock of his previous project being shut down in 2020, and several other projects within Nexon were canceled around the same time. A had doubts about the release along with various circumstances that could only be seen as lack of development support. Later, due to an incident, his trust with his boss was broken, and in June 2021, he finally decided to leave Nexon.
A revealed to members of the development team he had worked with for a long time that he would be leaving the company soon. He cited a lack of support for development as the reason for his departure, and further doubts about whether he would ever be able to launch the project. He also said he welcomes those who would like to join us for the next try. He's likely pushing for a project in a similar genre to the P3 project, but he's made it clear that everything needs to be developed from scratch. The above fact was also proven in the course of investigating a separate individual lawsuit filed by Nexon against A in the testimony collected by the police.
Immediately after Nexon's executives learned of A's plan to resign, their attitude suddenly changed to find A's fault, without any effort to amicably resolve the situation. He then sent an internal audit team to accuse him of stealing files, even though he knew the private server had been used for work for months. Seeing efforts to find out the fault somehow in this way rather than solving it through dialogue, the relationship of trust with the company was completely broken, and A consulted with a lawyer and said that since there are personal information on the personal server, there is no obligation to submit it to the company. After hearing the conclusion, instead of submitting my private server, I completely deleted everything in it.
A was fired due to a claim interpreted differently from his intention, and around August 2021, civil/criminal charges and lawsuits were filed against his house and other assets with omnidirectional seizure and pressure, and several seizures and searches were conducted. has been done up to A's personal case is still ongoing, and claims that he stole or misappropriated these files have yet to be substantiated. He actively cooperated with police investigations every time. Our company was also seized and searched several times during this investigation, but we responded to the investigation with the utmost cooperation in order to prove our innocence. If Nexon's trade secrets were really stolen or misappropriated, nine out of the more than 20 P3 project team members would not have risked joining Iron Mace.
The second issue in the DMCA notice filed by Nexon is the claim that Iron Mace CEO Terence Park abused the suspect's stolen trade secrets and copyrighted material to develop Dark & Darker for his own and Iron Mace's benefit. Our response to this claim is below.
The company's CEO makes it clear that no stolen trade secrets or copyrighted material were used to develop Dark & Darker. Indeed, Terrence Park has repeatedly stressed to his team that in order to maintain the company's vision and branding, third-party trade secrets must not exist by mistake and must be developed from scratch.
Subsequently, in the DMCA notice, Nexon claims that the only way to come up with an idea similar to the P3 project is theft, and as a basis, it claims that the P3 project has never been disclosed to a third party during this period. However, this claim can be proven unequivocally false. Nexon unveiled the P3 in a media showcase in August 2021, and has since written about it in numerous blogs and articles:
https://www.gematsu.com/2021/08/nexon-showcases-12-new-games-project-magnum-project-hp-mabinogi-mobile-more
https://pdf.irpocket.com/C3659/GbYe/dYzj/ICN2.pdf
https://www.donga.com/news/It/article/all/20210805/108384593/1
Nexon also claims in its DMCA notice that no other game has the same "concept, genre, and plot" as P3, claiming to have created an entirely new concept. But none of the P3 concepts are entirely new. A game already on the market called Expedition Agartha is a similar game in the three categories already stated.
Since then, Iron Mace has claimed without evidence that it is impossible to make a test version of Dark & Darker in just 10 months of founding without using Nexon's trade secrets. Our response to this claim is as follows.
The fact that a big game company like Nexon can't develop games this fast doesn't mean that other studios, big and small, can't develop at that speed.
Iron Mace's rapid pace of development was possible for the following reasons.
Iron Mace began development with 18 people, significantly more than the initial P3 team of about 11 people. The percentage of dual programmers doubled to 3 and 6, respectively.
We used as many 3D game objects as possible, purchased from the Asset Store, which account for most of the cost and time required for game development.
Also, with the permission of the artists, it was developed with a focus on game design and programming.
The server code did not exist because there were no server programmers on the P3 project team. However, Iron Mace was developed by employing senior-level server programmers from the beginning to create a stable server architecture.
Fortunately, we have evidence that clearly shows how we developed the game quickly and efficiently, and we will be making it public soon.
We'll soon publish a list of purchased assets used in Dark & Darker development, proving that almost all 3D assets were purchased from the Unreal Marketplace.
And we have tons of videos to see what major milestone builds look like, from early internal playtests to more recent tests. These videos will also be coming online soon, showing you how to quickly and efficiently develop the game from scratch.
Finally, for verification from a technical point of view, we will soon release the Git log and its file list, which is the development history from the first log in the Git repository to the work on the self-developed anti-cheat module. This is a log over a period of about a year or so. This will allow other developers to easily check our progress and check for stolen code or assets. In addition, since the P3 project was written while learning because none of the programmers had any experience using Unreal Engine at the time of the project, using the code and assets of the P3 project as a reference is a dark and darker project.
It wouldn't have helped you in your progress.
In the DMCA notice, Nexon compared and analyzed files from the Dark & Darker and P3 Projects and said, "The number of files with the same name is too many to be a coincidence." claims. And it claims to have found more than 2,338 files with the same name. Our response to this claim is as follows.
They attached the remaining 1,032 resources to Exhibit D, excluding files generated by using the same game engine. Of these, 950 files were either assets purchased from Unreal's Marketplace or files from plugins. The remaining 82 files (41 to be exact, because two files are created with the same file name) also have the same name because of the general concept and official naming convention recommended in the process of developing a typical first-person fantasy game. (See naming conventions and examples below)
Rules for Writing Unreal Engine Official Names
https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.0/en/recommended-asset-naming-conventions-in-unreal-engine-projects/
example)
Blueprint (BP_) + Arrow => BP_Arrow (Exhibit D 33p)
Material (M_) + Base (Base) => M_Base (Exhibit D 35p)
If Nexon agrees to provide the file, it is suggested to compare and analyze the actual contents of the files with the same name through a third party. We have provided a list of sources for all “same-named” resources listed by Nexon.
In addition, the DMCA notice claims that the two games' character designs, worldviews, and core gameplay are similar. In response to the above claim, we'd like to say that both games borrow settings from very traditional fantasy worlds. None of this is original, and the similarities to the pointed character classes and use of torches can be found in countless other fantasy games. Both games belong to the classic fantasy dungeon exploration genre, and the similarities can be explained.
In addition, Nexon claims that "Iron Mace purchased graphic assets, including character concept art, from the Unreal Marketplace, but the assets purchased from the Unreal Marketplace and Dark & Darker's assets look different, and there are many similarities with those of P3. ” claims. Our position on the claim is as follows.
Most of the 3D assets were purchased from the Unreal Marketplace, but most of the 2D graphic elements, including concept art and UI, were created in-house. The character concept artwork that Nexon claims similarities to is a reflection of a very traditional fantasy setting. In addition, the concept artwork of the two games was created by the same person, so the painting style is also similar. Soon, our concept artist will organize and disclose that the character concept of Dark & Darker does not infringe on the concept of P3. Through this document, Google image search shows artwork of other popular fantasy concepts, and Dark & Darker's concept art follows the general fantasy world, so it looks similar, but I want to prove that I did not infringe P3's copyright. .
The DMCA notice states that the two games' core concepts, genres, and storylines are so similar that "I am convinced that Iron Mace may have used Nexon's trade secrets to create Dark & Darker." Again, Dark & Darker's concept and settings are all largely inspired by traditional and popular fantasy RPG games. The gameplay of adventurers digging through dungeons full of monsters and treasure in search of riches is so common and common that it could be widely applied in many other fantasy games as well.
Just for fun, we asked ChatGPT to explain the definition of a typical PVP dungeon exploration game, and we got the following response.
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In this PvP dungeon crawl game, players compete against each other in dangerous and mysterious dungeons filled with traps, puzzles, and monsters.
Players choose their character from several classes, each with unique abilities and playstyles. They need to explore dungeons, defeat monsters, and solve puzzles to advance deeper.
But besides fighting monsters, players also have to face each other in intense PvP battles. They can attack other players to steal loot or gain an advantage, but you have to be careful not to be suddenly attacked by enemy players.
In the meantime, players can collect loot, weapons, and magic items to help them in their missions. They can also trade items with other players or buy and sell them at NPC shops.
Gameplay requires strategic decision-making, and players must decide whether to focus on attacking other players or progressing through the dungeon. They must manage their limited resources carefully, including weapons, spells, and stamina.
The ultimate goal of the game is to reach the deepest dungeon's floor and defeat the final boss. You should be able to beat other players while doing all of this. The game offers an exciting and competitive experience for players who enjoy both PvE and PvP gameplay.
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Finally, the common characteristics of the two games announced in Exhibit E are generally shared characteristics that can also be found in many other similar games.
Judging from the information presented, it would be difficult for Nexon itself to believe that Iron Mace infringed on the copyright of the P3 project. And Nexon does not provide evidence that Iron Mace used Nexon's trade secrets to make Dark & Darker, only circumstantial inferences.
Finally, Nexon is accusing Iron Mace of violating Valve's SSA and SOCR, preventing us from delivering our games to fans on the world's largest PC gaming platform. We want Nexon to stop making baseless claims.
In order to resolve issues quickly and definitively, we are willing to provide source code, produced assets, and design documentation for comparison between the two companies. We ask Nexon to make a positive impact on gamers and gaming communities around the world by actively working on resolving issues between the two companies.
That's all of that document. Translated by google.
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2. Concept Artist response:
Rebuttal to claims of character design similarity
Hello, this is Dark & Darker's concept artist.
Through this document, we would like to refute the allegation that the concept of P3 was stolen from Dark & Darker.
Nexon claims that Dark & Darker was developed using P3's assets, and claims to be suspicious because of their visual similarity. The contents below are intended to refute this and explain what parts we focused on in class design and why the claim that the results are similar is not valid.
Dark & Darker's classes are made up of classes commonly handled in Dungeons and Dragons and medieval fantasy games influenced by it, and aim for familiar classic fantasy concepts.
Therefore, it cannot be seen that it has the distinctive features of Dark & Darker in appearance or design.
Dark & Darker worked on the class concept based on the following three concerns.
What are the most familiar classes in the memories of classic fantasy fans?
What design can you accept without hesitation even if you are not a fan of classic fantasy?
What is the range that can be expressed with the assets you own (purchased assets)?
P3 and Dark & Darker have the same concept artist (i.e., because I worked on both), the way the characters are portrayed or the painting style may feel similar, but there are significant differences in detailed composition such as costumes.
The following will refute the claim that the classes of P3 and Dark & Darker are similar by comparing each class.
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Class Comparison 1: Barbarian
When I started thinking about Dark & Darker's Barbarian, I initially tried to work with a barbaric warrior feel like Conan the Barbarian (movie). However, I had to use the purchased armor assets in common, so I had no choice but to switch to the current Nordic Viking feel.
To elaborate more, even if I drew concept art, I did not have enough time to create assets for it, so I changed the direction of the concept art according to the assets.
Images in document.
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Figure 1: A draft of a Dark and Darker Barbarian that was scrapped in the works.
Images in document.
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Figure 2: Barbarian used for loading image after drafting
Images in document.
Figure 3 below is various concept art of the barbarian that I referenced during work in this regard. Based on this, we focused on creating a barbarian that fits the worldview of Dark & Darker, and designing it so that there is no particular problem when using equipment of other classes in common.
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Figure 3: Concept designs by other artists
Image in document.
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Nexon is claiming that P3's Barbarian and Dark & Darker's Barbarian are similar.
As explained earlier, Dark & Darker's Barbarian was created based on works from common fantasy worlds, and furthermore, those used in various games.
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Figure 4: P3 and the Barbarian in Dark & Darker
Image in document.
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Even in the details, of course, there are differences. P3's barbarian is more colorful than Dark & Darker's barbarian, such as horns, Nordic patterns of armor, beard shape, and cape, and the style is mixed. The shape of the helmet may look similar by adopting the design of the actual German helmet (Yelmo de Gjermundbu), but the detailed design is completely different.
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Class Comparison 2: Fighter
Image in document.
Dark & Darker's fighter is a class specialized in melee attacks wearing typical medieval knight armor. The items in Figure 5 below are reference materials when designing fighters, and are also popularly used, heavy armored warriors specializing in melee attacks.
Through the items in Figure 6, you can see what process the current fighter design came out through
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Figure 5: Concept designs by other artists
Image in document.
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Figure 6: Fighter used for loading image after drafting
Image in document.
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Figure 7: P3's Tanker and Dark & Darker's Fighter
Image in document.
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Nexon claims that P3's 'Tanker' and Dark & Darker's 'Fighter' were produced in a similar form. However, as you can see from the picture in Figure 7, except for the open helmet, everything is different, including the appearance, armor design, weapon design, bag, and props.
The figure wearing an open helmet is just a type of expression commonly used to show a character's face because it is obscured.
Class Comparison 3: Ranger
In games and movies set in the Middle Ages, rangers were often depicted wearing hoods, and purchased assets also included hoods. The costumes depicted in the Dark & Darker illustration were designed with reference to the asset costumes you own.
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Figure 8: Appearance by referring to the clothing on the left and the hood on the right
Image in document.
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Figure 9: Ranger used for loading image after cyan
Image in document.
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Figure 10: Concept designs by other artists
Image in document.
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Figure 11: P3 and Dark & Darker's Ranger
Image in document.
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Dark & Darker's Ranger has borrowed the overall color from common designs to keep the sensibility of the old fantasy intact. Also, in order to express the concept of a hunter who fights while hiding in the dark, the use of colors was limited and designed with low saturation.
As you can see by comparing the P3 and Dark & Darker's Ranger illustrations, they are not the same except that they wear hoods and have bows.
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Class Comparison 4: Wizard
The design that became the basis of the Dark and Darker Wizard is Gandalf from ‘The Lord of the Rings’, and it is the most easily recognizable image of a wizard.
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Figure 12: Concept designs by other artists
Image in document.
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Figure 13: Wizard of Dark and Darker with P3
Image in document.
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Like the image of the other classes described earlier, Dark & Darker's Wizard expressed a more traditional and classic wizard than P3's Wizard. Wearing a long and cumbersome robe for an adventurer's appearance, it was produced with the intention of taking the form of an old man who is old but wise and still capable of fighting.
Class Comparison 5: Log
Likewise, in the case of logs, other than wearing a hood, the P3 and Dark & Darker logs have different components such as weapons and costumes.
In the case of the rogue, we tried to embody the real thief's play, rather than simply wielding a fast weapon such as a dagger (it is actually possible to steal while playing), and for this purpose, the weapon was highlighted at the beginning, and finally It is made in the form of emphasizing the money bag held in the hand.
Rather, in the case of Rogue, the design was made to approach the essence of a thief more than a thief generally seen.
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Figure 14: Initial log cyan
Image in document.
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Figure 15: Concept designs by other artists
Image in document.
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Figure 16: P3's Thief and Dark & Darker's Rogue
Image in document.
Like the images of other classes described above, P3’s ‘thief’ and Dark & Darker’s ‘rogue’ have different design goals.
Class Comparison 6: Cleric
In general, the class called Cleric is often designed with the Templar Knights as a motif. Dark and darker clerics also adopted a design with a tunic wrapped around chainmail to match this popular design. Also, like other classes, it had to be created based on the assets you have, so I designed it with reference to the assets below.
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Figure 17: Polyphoria's assets referencing clothing design
Image in document.
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Figure 18: Concept designs by other artists
Image in document.
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Figure 19: P3 and Dark & Darker's Cleric
Image in document.
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From that point of view, if you compare P3 and Dark & Darker's clerics, you can see that there are many differences in armor, costumes, and patterns.
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Conclusion: P3 and Dark & Darker are different.
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In this way, the design of the classes expressed in Dark & Darker is only the result of selecting the ones that are most suitable for Dark & Darker among one of the character designs that have appeared in various fantasy games that have been dealt with for decades, and are not designed by stealing P3's trade secrets. didn't
In conclusion, the allegation of theft is only a phenomenon that arises from the fact that the concepts of the two projects are oriented toward a medieval fantasy worldview. We, the development team of Iron Mace, focused on the direction of the game we were aiming for, designed and expressed it accordingly, and revealed that the game was not made by taking the parts that were produced in P3 as it is.

I (24F) have been with my husband (27M) for the past 9 years. We have 2 kids together and 1 on the way. My MIL has always disliked and mistreated me over the years. I'm not talking about average MIL side comments I mean full on gaslighting, mental, emotional abuse. This led to many problems in our marriage and last year led to an ultimatum I had to give my husband. Either finally stand up for me and take space from his toxic mother or give me a divorce. This led to an altercation between his mother and I who showed up made it a point to blame me for all her abusee. I ended up blowing up on her and letting out 8 years of everything I had held in. We worked on our marriage those 8 months while we has no contact with her and I won't lie it was an amazing 8 months not worrying about her toxicity. When we found out about our 3rd child we were expecting we were hesitant on initiating contact again. However, our children and his siblings constantly asked when they'd be able to see everyone again. We decided that because we were in a good place to approach with caution. It has been about a month since he started contact again and has made visits minimal and quick. I decided to extend an olive branch and even invite them in a public place to eat so we could have some kind of peace. I did this for the sake of my husband and our kids. Of his many siblings, one is turning 15 this year nd their family is throwing her a Quinceañera. I am due August 20. The party is August 27. I myself was not invited to said party but they still asked me if my children could participate in it. I did give my children the opportunity to decide for themselves and they opted to not participate but if possible still attend. My MIL threw a side comment that I "better have the baby sooner so she can go to the party too". I did not make any comment and chose to discuss with my husband after. I asked him what his thoughts were on still attending the party even though we will have a newborn and aside the fact I was not invited and they were crazy to think I'd ever let my newborn out so soon. I had the assumption that the obvious answer was stay home with me but this was not the case. He said he assumed I would not have a problem staying home alone with the baby while he and the kids went for a little while to the party. This resulted in a big argument mostly because he made the assumption and did not take my feelings into consideration. He said unless I was still in the hospital when the party came around he thought he could go. I felt very emotional over this because I have made many sacrifices over the years and I thought for once he should do the same. I know what a big deal a quinceanera is and perhaps if I had a better relationship with them without all the disrespect it truly would not hace been a problem. So am I the asshole for wanting him to stay home with me and our newborn?

I don't really trust online tests, and I've read so much about cognitive functions that I can't think clearly anymore lol
I'd appreciate any ideas on what my type can be. I'm not giving any test results here on purpose.
Thanks in advance!
• How old are you? What's your gender? Give us a general description of yourself.
I'm 30, female. A simple person, from what I know, but it's more of my personal preferences of the way I live my life. Minimalist tendencies with a lot of contradictions. Changing my mind on a daily basis and confusing people by doing so. Following new leads when searching for myself and my place in the world while being completely incapable of seeing myself.
• Is there a medical diagnosis that may impact your mental stability somehow?
Not that I know of. Might be anxiety, but I've managed to cope with it (sometimes still failing). Periods of perfectionism are followed by a laid-back attitude and complete lack of responsibility whatsoever.
• Describe your upbringing. Did it have any kind of religious or structured influence? How did you respond to it?
Not much influence here. I was allowed to do whatever I wanted most of the time apart from some conflicts that greatly affected my personality and self-esteem. Such as when my parents made me dance when I wanted to go to music school instead. No particular religion or clear beliefs either. I'd say that it was selective freedom of choice; when their interests didn't conflict with mine, things were just fine, and it could be quite depressing when the opposite was the case.
• What do you do as a job or as a career (if you have one)? Do you like it? Why or why not?
I'm a freelance translator, working from home since 2019 for obvious reasons. I don't like it much, it's just tolerable. What I've always wanted was music, but my parents wouldn't pay for my education in this case. So, I chose the easiest thing for me at the time - languages. Now I'm in a really good place where I can do stuff from home to get enough money for food and bills and spend most of my time playing a bunch of instruments (the only thing minimalism doesn't apply to in my life lmao).
• If you had to spend an entire weekend by yourself, how would you feel? Would you feel lonely or refreshed?
I would feel lonely first when completely on my own. I'm from a small town, and it happens a lot. But I would still spend a lot of time chatting with people online or calling my friends from other cities. At some point, I would get so involved with music that I would forget to reply to anyone I was talking to and get lost for a couple of hours to be back in a while... or not lol
• What kinds of activities do you prefer? Do you like, and are you good at sports? Do you enjoy any other outdoor or indoor activities?
I've never been good at sports because of my health issues, and the only kinds of sport I've ever liked to watch were those that would match my "personal aesthetics". Movement and beauty is the best combo, if you ask me. I've enjoyed hiking a lot though, still do. Love long walks and spending time in nature. Even better if with my guitar!
• How curious are you? Do you have more ideas then you can execute? What are your curiosities about? What are your ideas about - is it environmental or conceptual, and can you please elaborate?
I do have a lot of ideas, and I've always been struggling to prioritize. Honestly, only a couple of months ago, I managed to set my priorities and abandon the things I can't pursue since I simply wouldn't have enough time for it all. And I'd better be good at several things rather than mediocre at many. All my ideas are tangible, more like acquiring skills and learning new information I can actually use in real life. Some are like lucid dreaming that I've been reading a lot about lately as I love experiments of any sort, and I'd really love to try it!
• Would you enjoy taking on a leadership position? Do you think you would be good at it? What would your leadership style be?
Nope, I hate the very idea of taking responsibility for others, and that's what leadership positions imply. However, I'm pretty sure I'd be good at it, the problem here is that I would get disappointed by something at some point (like low quality of people's work) and lash out. That seems inevitable, so, I stay out of it.
• Are you coordinated? Why do you feel as if you are or are not? Do you enjoy working with your hands in some form? Describe your activity?
Hard to say. I've tried knitting, love these things and really want to make and wear some! I've never had enough patience though. What I know for sure is that I'd definitely prefer to work with my hands rather than spending my time "intellectualizing" things and analyzing.
• What's your opinion about the past, present, and future? How do you deal with them?
I greatly value the present moment and use the past and future when required for making the present moment more significant, if that makes sense. I don't like the idea of being stuck somewhere rather than in the here and now and missing out on things in life to regret it late. So, the future - for general direction only, the past - rarely referred to, mostly for information on the things I tried and liked, and wanted to do again at some point.
• How do you act when others request your help to do something (anything)? If you would decide to help them, why would you do so?
My first natural response is to rush in and start doing whatever it takes to help anyone (literally anyone, caused a lot of trouble in the past). I'm doing my best not to get involved these days if I can help it. I wouldn't know the reason why I do so, it's as natural to me as breathing, but it always turns out to be too much.
• Do you need logical consistency in your life?
I might need it, but I wouldn't rely solely on logic in all the matters. I'd go for a balance. Some things might be logically consistent, but when relying only on this factor, one fails in the end as the world isn't logical most of the time. It's like expecting others to follow some script created by one person, which is not happening.
• How important is efficiency and productivity to you?
Productivity is overrated. It might seem appealing, but the problem with it is that it doesn't provide the results everyone needs it for. That's the reason why there are so many tips and tricks out there, intended to make you productive. What is important is the feeling of that you've moving in the right direction, which is a personal thing, not some objective parameter. One can be efficient only having got into their own flow of life.
• Do you control others, even if indirectly? How and why do you do that?
I used to be more controlling in the past, especially as a child. Don't remember much about it, that's what my parents used to say about me. For now, "live and let live". I'm accepting yet protective of my personal beliefs/space.
• What is your learning style? What kind of learning environments do you struggle with most? Why do you like/struggle with these learning styles? Do you prefer classes involving memorization, logic, creativity, or your physical senses?
From the VAK test, I'm 80% kinesthetic, 15% auditory and 5% visual. As for learning environments, I'd hate the approaches lacking interaction or practical tasks to do on my own. Or not challenging enough as I start to get distracted and consequently distract others around me. So, my preferences are physical senses and creativity, logic is fine, but memorization is not for me (when I have to do this thing, I create a bunch of associations just to have some fun, e.g. the notes make shapes, let's see what shapes are there)
• How good are you at strategizing? Do you easily break up projects into manageable tasks? Or do you have a tendency to wing projects and improvise as you go?
I've always been struggling with strategizing. I try to occasionally develop some strategy, more like a rough direction to take, but even if I break up projects into manageable tasks, I'll never follow through until I get the right feeling for it (which never happens if it's a plan). So, I improvise while having some direction of where I want to be in the end without thinking much of the result, just doing my best at the moment and making choices on the go.
• What are your aspirations in life, professionally and personally?
I have only one passion in life, which is music, and all I want is to eventually have a job, related to it in a way, while saving enough time for music practice. Nothing like a proper career and stuff.
• What are your fears? What makes you uncomfortable? What do you hate? Why?
FOMO. I'm terrified at the thought of that I might wake up when I'm old and realize that I didn't use my chances in life. That makes me hate everything that might affect me in such a way so that I didn't follow my dreams.
• How attached are you to reality? Do you daydream often, or do you pay attention to what's around you? If you do daydream, are you aware of your surroundings while you do so?
I'm a quite realistic person with a natural curiosity. I used to daydream more when I was younger, but it almost never happens these days. I never seem to have time for that, and if I do, something catches my attention and I start doing things, saying to myself that I might think about it later.
• Imagine you are alone in a blank, empty room. There is nothing for you to do and no one to talk to. What do you think about?
I'd be pretty restless and use this time for something I could be doing there. Workouts? Meditation? I wouldn't be thinking much though, thinking is depressing, especially in such a setting.
• How long do you take to make an important decision? And do you change your mind once you've made it?
It depends on my mood. Most of the time I will make decisions right away based on the feeling of the moment. If the outcome is critical, I might take time to think and talk to others, but in the end, I wouldn't stick 100% with any decision as I can change it any moment, no problem here
• Do you ever catch yourself agreeing with others just to appease them and keep the conversation going? How often? Why?
I often do, but only when it's some small talk or something insignificant. However, I can become furious when the conversation is about something that is critical to me, and someone would try to convince me of that they are right. Nope. Not happening. I'm very stubborn in such situations.
• Do you break rules often? Do you think authority should be challenged, or that they know better? If you do break rules, why?
I do when they don't make sense. And they almost never make sense to me. The reason why I break them is to make sure my personal space is not affected by some ridiculous regulations while at the same time making sure it's not going to hurt anyone in the process.

All values in USD.
Assets and Debt
Retirement Balance: nope because I'm planning on leaving the US (for my bf) after finishing school. Not sure how retirement balance works across countries.
Equity: nope but almost bit and bought a house in the middle of the insane housing price crisis? windfall?? in 2021. Boy would my life be different rn
Savings account balance: zip but 90k in bonds
Checking account balance: 60k
Credit card debt: nada, and using a debit card in Europe
Student loan debt: nothing, because my parents (bless them) paid for my (subsidized, bless FAFSA + need based scholarships) college tuition, and I got a free masters (thanks to my advisor + TAships) and am currently doing a free (aka on my advisor's bill again lmao + TAships) phd
Income
Income Progression: a string of tech internships (every single summer except freshman and masters and first year of phd) with pay from between 5500/month to 11000/month (pre-tax, adjusted for bonus and currency exchange rate) That high end was from a fancy startup and pre-brexit lmaoooo. Low end was gov work. And my current phd income is 2500/month, so this is actually an income regression lol
Main Job Monthly Take Home: Current internship is 5000/month but my overall taxes are low because I'm not here long enough for it to bump up my income taxes more than one rung. So keep in mind I make like 1700/month the rest of the year
Side Gig Monthly Take Home: I wish! Once I get my big girl job I'm going remote and setting up a ceramics studio, a grocery store, and then volunteering and making games. Work can go stuff itself. Honestly the more and more I work the more and more I feel like I want to turn stage left exit society, tyvm. People meme academia as being abstract and useless (and sometimes toxic...that one's deserved maybe) but unless you are at a specific type of company, corporate research can be equally "useless" but by way of having insanely short (as in, to production by year's end) deadlines so you're kind of forced to "fit a square peg into a round hole" eg work on a business problem that you (or your higher up) did not spend enough time defining and then somehow make it look like research when maybe the most cost-effective solution was something else entirely...sorry for rant
Do your parents pitch in monthly? Been financially independent since last year...to my great surprise. I used to be financially independent since undergrad graduation but apparently my mom started sneakily paying off my CC debt again in my phd so I had to change the linked bank account back. My mom thinks I'm poor lmao...I'm not
Expenses
Rent (includes utilities): 2000 ouch (Europe) + 500 (US) monthly
Transport: bike (free after fixed costs, yay!) and bus (free with school)
Renters insurance: none. Getting renter's insurance is like wearing my retainer...everyone tells me to do it (including myself) but I make up a million excuses as to not
Savings contribution: whatever's left in the month. Usually 400+-100
Investment contribution: is the stock market even real? I'm just kidding. But I don't really understand my finances, and I feel embarrassed about that, but at the same time I feel like after factoring in all my personal considerations, I'm better off not doing anything other than guaranteed bonds.
Debt payments: no. college is done, no house, no car
Cellphone: Prepaid in Europe, like 5 a month. But my US phone is actually on my parent's family plan. So I guess I'm still not financially independent...
Subscriptions: Occasional magazines 50 annually, school union 100 annually
Regular therapy: None. Therapy has been a hit and miss for me
Paid hobbies: Art supplies like 100 a year, books like 300 annually, audio like 100, bike stuff 100, kitchen stuff...400, fancy specialty ingredients...800, clothes 400 but my mom gifts me a lot over the holidays like 500-1000 worth, and gifts for f&f I budget around 800 a year
[Money Diary]
[Tuesday]
7am: wake. super groggy. Drink two gulps of fanta to actually wake and immediately regret it
8am: on the bus to work. Today is going to be a slow day which is nice.
8:30am: grab a rhubarb and rose yogurt for breakfast ($2). Delicious. Have to order this somehow when I'm back in the states.
12pm: Brought eggplant and bolognese for lunch. Eat with another intern and talk random stuff about our phds.
4:30pm: leaving early cuz today is my bf's last night in the country. I head to a bakery and grab a croissant and pretzel and baguette ($7) for him as an apology for an argument we had yesterday. I also head to a grocery to grab a pumpkin ($10) for curry later. I race to the bus! Almost miss it. Everyone is looking at me because I'm panting and I feel that strange awkwardness you get from being caught running without gym clothes.
6pm: Back home. We heat up leftovers (ramen for me and bolognese for him) and watch a chill video about balancing in gaming. It was either this or a math video and the math video was too long.
7pm: I ask him about when he's coming back to see me so I can let my mom know if my schedule fits my family's June paris trip or not (my mom's extremely hyped about this so I would like to come.) Because he's been dragging his feet figuring out his schedule we get into another argument, which then carries back into our argument from yesterday.
9pm: Answer some emails and book a flight for my return trip because my sister is going to her dream college and I want to be with her on visit week ($156)
10pm: I'm trying to read my paper for tomorrow's meeting but it's not going well because we are still talking about our problems
12pm: We cuddle and sleep. Argument's not resolved because neither wants to give
Total: 19 (Food) + 156 (Plane)
[Wednesday]
6am: wake. notice that it's 6am and go back to sleep
7am: wake and wake up bf. He's leaving today and so we cuddle, but like sadly (LDR, whats new.) Eventually I get hungry so I go and munch on plums. I am a bit distracted because I have a lot of meetings that I'm not well prepared for.
8:30am: catch bus. We joke a bit about yesterday's argument. Eventually, say goodbye when I transfer trams. I watch a video to prepare for my first meeting on the tram. Then I have a meeting, read to prepare for next meeting, rinse, repeat. Go out to eat with coworkers ($18)--conversations are so awkward (because of me. I don't have the extra mental capacity to try socializing with overworked dudes 4 years older than me and I've lost a concerning amount of EQ over the course of my phd.)
2:00pm: After a particularly stressful meeting (went well, thanks to my clutch skills) I decide I need to take a walk outside as a break. I go to the bakery to buy a chocolatine and apple danish ($5). I am not even hungry. I am just retail theraping and desserts look cute and smell good. Head back and have string of meetings until the end of the day. Very angry about my schedule
5:30pm: say fuck it cuz my brain is shot and go home. Why am I the only one who leaves before 6? Isn't this supposed to be Europe? I hate working a 9-6.
6pm: eat dinner (ramen), shower with rice on the stove (no rice cooker), rice burns omg now the bottom of the pan is burnt. I soak the pan overnight and leave my personal pan out for people to use.
7pm: reddit as revenge procrastination. I make a note to buy steel wool for the burnt pan
9pm: start writing money diary. Have wayy too much fun writing money diary while snacking on Comte and aloe vera water
11pm: realize its late and I have to finish reading a paper for Friday. I read a bit of the paper
1am: sleep
Total: 23 (Food)
[Thursday]
6am: Wake and look at random stuff on reddit for an hour and a half. I don't feel that hungry so I head out to work.
8:30am: I am very sleepy for some reason. I don't have a lot of meetings today, so I check emails, slack, and find a manageable task for the day. I end up getting distracted dealing with administrivia (ugh visa work!) I see that I have a seminar I want to attend the night and mark that down too.
10am: I decide I should try doing something productive so I start brainstorming. It doesn't really get anywhere, but I've realized that I probably need to read another paper to get a better idea of what I should do.
12pm: Head out to eat with other interns. I get shawarama ($16.) Delicious. Head back for more meetings. I try to read a bit but my focus is pretty shot so I start doing a more chill writeup instead.
7pm: We are having drinks at a bar tonight, and it takes time for people to get ready so I work late. We head out to the bar, which is crowded. I order a burger and soda because I don't want to make my sickness worse ($20.) We have a good time chatting and I get closer with some coworkers I didn't know well.
7:45pm: I say goodbye and leave early. As I'm scrolling through my phone on the late night bus, I realize that I've missed the seminar. I'm legitimiately devastated. I was thinking this seminar would help a lot with me pushing through a huge bottleneck in my thesis that's been stressing me out for the last year. I panic message my labmate to ask if the seminar was recorded, and thank the fucking lord, buddha, allah, hayao miyazaki, yes. It was recorded. My pants on fire are doused, my soul is saved. I cannot wait to fucking graduate.
9pm: I get back and notice the cleaning lady's cleaned the burnt pan. I feel a bad but grateful. After showering I am tired as hell. I really can't work today, but I stubbornly stay awake thinking that if I lay in bed scrolling through eBay long enough I might recharge. It doesn't work but I find some really nice stuff (cool architectural glass vase from a designer whose stuff I usually hate, secondhand clothes from one of my fav designers, suitcase from a brand with a style that I love but quality that is absolute trash for its price, and a gift for my college friend for her next bday) that I want to bid on.
11pm: Sleep
Total: 36 (Food)
[Friday]
6am: Wake and look at videos but now with zen. I have come to terms with my laziness. I get out of bed at 7:30 instead of 7:45 (progress!) and I snack on the chocolatine from two days ago. I finally find the time and motivation to deal with some administrivia and I head to work. On my morning bus trips, I like to press my forehead against the cool window glass and zone out to stripes of greenery but today I'm thinking about eBay and how I might travel to go visit my favorite eBay stores in person lol. A quick google search shows that a roundtrip ticket is $200. Interesting.
12am: Nice lunch with coworkers at a bakery. I get a croissant sandwich ($6) and a gift for one of my coworker friends ($14).
4pm: I wrap up writing a draft and go chat and review some stuff for school and then catch up with my coworker friend to give her the gift. 6pm: Head to the grocery for a dinner salad, plums, and some orange-mango juice ($13). Look for steel wool but there is none???
6:30pm: shower because I feel a little under the weather.
8pm: call my bf and tell him some juicy gossip at work. He gets bored around the 1 hour mark.
11pm: I start working on my writeup for school. I message the dude who is receiving the writeup that it's gonna be late. He is really nice about it but I feel like I'm taking advantage of his kindness because I am always late. Disappointed in myself but not sure how to change.
1am: sleep
Total: 33 (Food)
[Saturday]
6am: wake. Seriously not motivated to continue the writeup. I waste time on eBay and youtube for 5 hours.
11am: get dressed, brush teeth, and look alive. I've been planning out my day a bit so I call my bf while I clean my room and check up on my fridge. I toss out a quarter kg of ground beef that I forgot to finish, it is two days past expiry. I take stock of what I need for meal prep this week (carrot, onion, meat, steel wool) and load up my laundry before heading to the grocery. I end up also getting a lightweight aluminum bowl (it says stainless steel though??) for washing, blueberries, dried mangos, mushroom medley ($35.) I make curry with rice for next week and rice balls to add to miso soup later.
4pm: Eat curry. I call my bf after and try to write my writeup but I get very frustrated over trying to understand a paper and complain to my bf
7pm: I head over to my friend's place for a going-away party. I feel a bit ambivalent about attending because I still have my writeup but I had already agreed to come and I will miss these people when they leave. I want to aim to leave around 9pm. The host's house is lovely and we have some great food.
9:40pm: I head back home, shower, and work on my writeup.
11pm: sleep
Total: 35 (Food)
[Sunday]
7am: wake. My wakeup time is off from normal but then I remember that today is daylight savings in Europe. I still feel tired so I end up watching some dumb videos on youtube. I bid on two items on eBay ($70...tentatively). My friend from uni messages me about meeting up to chat tonight. Hyped.
11:45am: I remember my clothes are still in the dryer. The landlord wants the laundry room free between 11am and 3pm for airbnb reasons. I rush down to grab them. I got there right on time because the landlord has 3 minutes on the washer left.
12pm: Heat up curry and eat it with an apple, some Comte, and a plum. I take a supplement with water. I've been forgetting to do that.
12:30pm: Start working on writeup. I am determined to finish it before there is no sun left so I can enjoy the outdoors a little this weekend. Have my bf on vc.
4pm: One of my bfs jokes lands the wrong way and we have to talk about it. I'm fuming mad because I'm wasting time here.
6pm: Facetime with my friend from college! It's been awhile so we catch up for a long time. 9pm: Heat dinner (curry) and eat. Then I go and read a bit more.
11pm: I have a bit of a mental breakdown because I can't finish the writeup by the weekend, and it's not because I don't have time, but because I have bad mental health around it. I have a long heart to heart with my bf over the phone. I cry a little. Life is sometimes hard and everyone's life is really hard at some point. At some point I just start rambling about nothing. I fall asleep at 1:30am.
Total: 70 (eBay)
[Monday]
4am: wake. I have a bit of a shitty morning because my eyes are still swollen. I woke up early to work on this writeup but tbh I'm barely awake and not in the mood. This was a bad idea. I intermittenly wake and sleep between 4am and 6am, of which at tail end I realize that I'm just playing myself for a fool and then I actually sleep for a good hour or so.
7:15am: Wake for real and get ready.
8:30am: Arrive at work. I buy yogurt ($2) and eat a banana while checking emails. I decide to use company time to work on my writeup because I'm blocked at work by someone else right now anyways (this is about as far as my lukewarm ass will r antiwork.)
12am: Lunch with coworkers. I have a sandwich I really don't care for ($10.) I'm a bit woozy from lack of sleep so I don't remember much. Also, I got my period.
1pm: Meetings, meetings, meetings. So many meetings.
6:30pm: Meetings end. Catch up with my intern friend before she leaves. Will miss her. I go the grocery to buy a baguette ($1) and then go to the fancy, overpriced but also conveniently-located-right-next-to-my-bus-stop bakery to get a croissant and chocolates for my period ($25.)
7:30pm: I grab Mickey D's because I want to. Fish filet sandwich, fries, chicken nuggets, and a soft drink ($18.)
8:00pm: zone out in bed and chat with my bf
11:00pm: Work on the writeup
1am: sleep
Total: 56 (Food)
[Reflections]
Weekly total:
Food + Drink: 207
Home + Clothes + Beauty (aka eBay): 70
Transport: 156
Honestly, this was the first time in a long time that I had done such a detailed review of my week. I was honestly a bit impressed by how often I wound up on eBay (ngl the times I'm on reddit, I'm oftentimes searching for new brands and designers I like, so that I can go find them...on eBay. It kind of feels a little like I may have a bit of a shopping addiction?) I use it wayy too often to cope. The nice thing about it is that I always find great deals on eBay, but I think it's probably time to switch hobbies.
Also, I need better work hygiene. Like sleep hygiene but for work. I might start going into the office weekends just so that I can wrap up stuff early, leave, and then actually have a weekend.
This week was a bit pricier than usual because I ate out for dinner and bought a plane ticket, but tbh it's not that ooc for me. Food is almost exactly the same as what I spend a week in the US and usually I budget 400/m for misc stuff so it seems like my habits haven't changed much even after moving lol. I know some people might balk at the idea of 800/m for food and 400/m discretionary spending on a 2k/m income but being no car + having the school pay for my insurance (& offering a lot of free things in general) + most importantly, no debt makes it less of a dangerous risk and more of a poor choice lmao. In Europe, I think I will end up spending more on misc things here than back in the US because Europe offers a higher density of concerts, entertainment, and designers that I like within a 30 euros train distance (and 200 euros plane distance for the ones I really like.) My personal preference is to spend <2 hours a month total thinking abt finances (so basically budgeting if I have a major life change + just going thru my CC statement and updating my tracker) so I am happy with how I spend and prefer to overspend a bit rather than think about it too much.
For those who are curious, my monthly budget here:
food (weekly): 70 for groceries + unavoidable 50 for eating with coworkers 3x a week
overall (monthly): 3700 (income) - 2500 (rents) = 1200 - 300 (food after sodexo) = 900 - 600 (misc spending) = 300 (base savings) + 1000 (relocation) = 1300 (total savings) + a bit more after tax return
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Hope you enjoyed reading! I'm curious to see people's reactions.

I have an issue that is a bit annoying and wonder if anybody knows how to solve it. When I'm running I'm listening to spotify with headphones connected to my cellphone. My Garmin 7 is also connected to the the cellphone. When I get the notifications (by voice) with laptime, heart rate etc I hear only a few words (or part of word) of the info and the notification is basically not understandable. At the same time spotify is not paused and therefore some seconds are cut out (I am listening to podcasts so sometimes this is a problem, and sometimes not).