![]() ![]() You gave us hope, you pushed us on when we were running out of every kind of resources, and you gave us the name of the doctor who could help.And if you are so motivated and able to do so, further assistance - particularly with finding employment in the Houston area (she has experience in receptionist/administrative work), or with donations - would be so very, very appreciated. And I will never forget how you all made this possible. We have a long road ahead, even though we can finally feel the road beneath our feet and have some sense of where we're headed. And it is also worth repeating the bit in b.'s post about how her mother has threatened to take away her insurance. It's still going to be very tough to get the funds for those, not to mention the MRI, even with insurance, and a whole host of assorted prescriptions to hopefully start giving her a better quality of life. More fortunately, he's only asking to see her twice more this year (in one month, then three months after that). ![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, this neurologist is not covered by her health insurance, so the visits are incredibly expensive ($230 each), especially considering that she's not yet been able to find work due to her health (though now that we finally have the question of her immediate and long-term health care settled, it should be easier). We are in a far, far better place now than we've ever been so far, and yet we have a long way to go still. I can't begin to tell you what a relief it is to finally find someone who could look at her and essentially say, "Yes, I recognize what you are going through, it is real, and I'm going to help you through it." Atypical facial pain (which is not TMJ, nor trigeminal neuralgia, nor several other major conditions he wants an MRI to determine if it's something else related to the migraines, but for now, this is what it is).I kind of feel like I am stealing b.'s thunder by posting this list first, but she's assured me it's okay - so, these are the diagnoses neatly listed on our print-out: "Paralyzed with terror" is also an accurate summary.īut the neurologist, as I said, came through. The day before yesterday, whereupon made another update here, which gives you some indication of what we've been going through. I specifically want to thank maraceles and mimblexwimble for providing extra help in signal-boosting our plea for help, and especially maraceles for going over and beyond by tapping into a vast network of medical professionals and finding the neurologist who turned out to be the one who could finally, finally, finally diagnose whereupon's condition(s).īecause yes, that finally happened yesterday. And it helped us more than I could ever express, both with practical matters and giving us the best respite and peace of mind we had in a very long period. You guys - on my flist, hers, and from all over fandom - gave so fucking much. It was the first time I've ever found hesychasm's "Fandom is." post insufficient to capture what fandom is and does and is capable of. Fandom blew me away, and I am no newbie to fandom's power. And the response, just from our mutual flists before it even hit copperbadge's Radio Free Monday post, was absolutely overwhelming. So a little over a month ago, I made this post and whereupon made this one. It's something I'm going to talk to my therapist about next week. And I have problems admitting to a general audience, or even such people as my parents, that things may not be okay, that I might be over my head. It's been really difficult for me to collect my thoughts to write any kind of RL post while things were still in limbo, when they changed drastically from week to week and we never knew where the fuck we'd end up tomorrow. And now this is my first public post in over five years. I know I've all but disappeared - for a while I made a series of private entries, but then those stopped too. I can't begin to describe what the last several months have been like. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Walking toward the backyard, I was quite taken with the square step stones and dark grey beach pebbles – this is a great look that is worth replicating.Īs you can see from the potted plants on the patio table, simplicity reigns in this garden, which is filled with native or adapted plants that flourish with little fuss. Asparagus fern adds softness around the outer edges, again, creating nice texture contrast. Silver ponyfoot creeps along the ground or can be used to trail over the sides of pots.Ī live oak tree (Quercus virginiana) is planted in a circular section covered in decomposed granite. It is a type of Dichondra, and I liked it so much, that I brought some home and now have it growing in one of my large containers by the front entry. The flat pads of a prickly pear cactus add rich texture contrast among the softer shapes of perennials.Īn agave nestles between asparagus fern and silver ponyfoot (Dichondra argentea), which is a ground cover, which I saw throughout the gardens we toured in Austin. The front of B.’s garden is graced by a large crepe myrtle, located between her two front windows, which help to frame her view from the house. ![]() If you had a garden like this, why leave home when you can vacation at home in a contemporary, low maintenance garden? Jane, which looks as if it came straight from the pages of a magazine with its resort-style design. Is your landscape style more free-form and natural or do you embrace a more modern, contemporary kind of garden with straight lines and right angles? On a recent visit to Austin, I had the opportunity to visit the home of landscape designer, B. ![]() ![]() ![]() While many veteran Star Wars fans might be generally burnt out over the post- Revenge of the Sith and pre- A New Hope content, Obi-Wan Kenobi is surely the biggest exception. The Star Wars IP as a whole is incredibly dense with plot and lore, but newcomers only need to know the following before Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s summer premiere on Disney+. It’ll be their first live-action appearance in the franchise, which will bring these cold, calculating villains to a whole new mainstream audience. The Emperor’s Inquisitorius so far have appeared in Dave Filoni’s animated Star Wars series, Marvel’s comic books, and Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order video game. There's a good chance they'll occupy Hux and Phasma-like roles with the shiny, new, and more motivated Third Sister (like Kylo Ren) doing most of the Empire's bidding. ![]() The Grand Inquisitor has already been the villain of a series in which Fifth Brother appeared. Their goal is to kill every Jedi, rebel, and Force-sensitive being that might later become one or, failing that, convert them to the dark side. If the Inquisitors' extermination of the Jedi takes the fore, Reva could be the primary antagonist, if not the highest-ranking one. Members of this special order within the Galactic Empire use the Force and often wield red lightsabers, but they're neither Jedi nor Sith. Inquisitors, however, aren't familiar to every casual "Star Wars" viewer, and the marketing for "Obi-Wan Kenobi" is pretty Inquisitor-heavy. But it's established in "A New Hope" that the two haven't had much interaction since they parted ways in "Revenge of the Sith." Their encounters will have more impact if they're few and far between. McGregor describes his mental state as "rather broken, and faithless, and beaten, somewhat given up." The show will probably be about his emotional journey as much as it will be about running and hiding from Inquisitors.ĭisney and Lucasfilm prefer to use Vader in small doses, like at the end of "Rogue One" or in select episodes of "Star Wars Rebels." Christensen's casting definitely portends more screen time for the Sith Lord, and we know from an Entertainment Weekly interview with McGregor and Christensen that they do share scenes together. In the trailers, Obi-Wan is still struggling with the loss of both the war and his closest friend ten years on. The Inquisitors plot will no doubt be thrilling, and they do work for Vader, but his inclusion in the series might be more thematic than plot-related. The trailers advertise a fairly action-packed product, but as Obi-Wan can't really use his lightsaber in public and almost everyone is sure to make it out alive, expect "Obi-Wan Kenobi" to be a little existential. ![]() Since we know that many of the characters (Obi-Wan, Vader, the Grand Inquisitor, Fifth Brother, Luke, Owen, and Beru) survive the events of the series to appear in future installments, it's unlikely that showdowns between any of these characters will serve as the series' primary purpose. We can piece together that Inquisitors are actively pursuing Jedi who managed to survive Order 66 and anyone resistant to the Empire who might possess Force sensitivity. Disney+ has let slip virtually no details about the plot in its promotional campaigns or official descriptions. We probably know the least about the story itself. ![]() A major rewrite later by Joby Harold and a COVID delay later, and "Obi-Wan Kenobi" at long last began filming in earnest in 2021. Amini's original pitch focused on the protective relationship between Obi-Wan and young Luke. After the success of "The Mandalorian," John Favreau and Dave Filoni expressed concern to Deborah Chow that the two series' plotlines were too similar (via The Hollywood Reporter). However, the series was paused once again because of issues with the scripts. Deborah Chow, who directed two highly rated episodes of "The Mandalorian" was hired to helm all six episodes of "Obi-Wan Kenobi," and production was slated to begin in 2020 (via Entertainment Weekly). The company was about to debut its new streaming service, and the "Star Wars" story group turned its attention to small screen projects, most notably "The Mandalorian." At 2019's D23 event, Kathleen Kennedy confirmed that the Obi-Wan movie was being retooled as a series, with McGregor and Amini staying on. Then, "Solo: A Star Wars Story" underperformed at the box office, triggering Disney to put all of its planned standalone movies on hold. ![]() ![]() Here’s a rundown of some of the top cryptocurrencies to invest your dollars or other fiat currencies for the year ahead. Best Cryptocurrencies to Invest in This Year Unlike gold, which has similar benefits, cryptocurrency is easier to store, easier to transfer and easier to trade.Īnd now the moment we’ve all been waiting for: drumroll please. While we are not saying that crypto trading is or should be viewed as a get-rich scheme, we mention this statistic simply to illustrate the extraordinary opportunities that a cryptocurrency such as bitcoin presents for traders.Ĭloser to reality, crypto traders are drawn to the digital asset for a range of reasons: they can function as a store of value they are a useful portfolio asset and they can be used as a direct method of payment. If you invested $1,000 in bitcoin in 2010, it would be worth roughly $287.5 million today. ![]() ![]() So what are some of their benefits and why should you invest in them? Let’s start with a bit of hype. And with mainstream traders and institutions increasingly eyeing digital assets, there can be little doubt that cryptocurrencies have proven themselves to be both popular and successful. No longer the exclusive domain of fintech disruptors and day traders, cryptocurrencies and the technology used to trade them have gone mainstream. Cryptocurrency has transformed from being a niche digital asset to something that is experiencing widespread adoption for a variety of reasons across various segments of society. Try It for Free Why You Should Invest in CryptocurrenciesĪpple, Google, Tesla, Samsung, Facebook, PayPal, Deutsche Bank-these are just some of the big-name players that have made cryptocurrencies part of their long-term strategic plans recently. And we also have recommendations based on privacy, scaling, and interoperability. While we’re not going to reveal our hand at the very outset of this article, we will say that we’re bullish on Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains and the many associated coins (more below). Which crypto is best for the future? What are the top 10 cryptos right now? Which crypto has the most potential in 2022 and beyond? And with over 12,000 cryptocurrencies from which to choose, the ability to find new crypto coins as well as knowing the best time to buy crypto become crucial, especially since the market is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. ![]() If you’re like most crypto investors, then you have a lot of questions about the future of cryptocurrency, especially in light of the ongoing crypto winter. Unlike most of the copy-and-paste “best cryptocurrencies to invest in” lists that seem to pop up everywhere these days, we’ve put some time and effort into exploring the latest trends in crypto and blockchain in order to determine which ones have the staying power both as short- and long-term investments. ![]() ![]() This title is currently one of the more demanding titles on the site right now, sitting at 1 on our most demanding list of games. Therefore we can speculate that it would have been built by the developers with hardware that has similar performance capability from that period as well. ![]() Something often overlooked is that we know the game itself would be developed during and shortly before 2020. This can influence some of the peripheral selections we make, as we will be wanting to make sure that the components we choose are complementary to the games needs. When considering Death Stranding we can see that it is in the, Adventure genre categories. If we are building a PC for a specific game then various game characteristics can be considered to help us put together the right computer. Prices found here today are checked daily to make sure that the components we aare putting into our Death Stranding represent good value for money. Its therefore our desire to consistently keep stable frame rates at top end graphics settings, delivered via a 1080p screen resolution. If you are asking yourself, I want to buy the best priced PC that can definitely run and meet Death Stranding recommended requirements and more then today we will be looking to put together the ideal PC build for Death Stranding. ![]() Death Stranding 1080p Ultra Custom PC Build Review Prices and hardware reviewed and updated: 12th Aug 2021 ![]() ![]() ![]() You can also get the Masqueraider set alone for €8 or 8,000 OG, and the three harnesses for €7 or 7,000 OG each. a pack containing the Masqueraider set, all three harnesses, and the Masqueraider class emote (€22 or 22,000 OG).a pack containing the Masqueraider set and the Masqueraider Seemyool harness (€12 or 12,000 OG) and Looking for someone in DOFUS Well, take your pick You can access all the different characters pages using the character, crafter, alliance and guild searches.a pack containing the Masqueraider set and the Masqueraider Rhineetle harness (€12 or 12,000 OG).a pack containing the Masqueraider set and the Masqueraider Dragoturkey harness (€12 or 12,000 OG).In order to celebrate the event every year, Twelvians have taken to disguising themselves, and our many-faced warriors cannot pass up such a lovely occasion to hide behind their Boowolf masks and do whatever they like…Īre you planning to join in the festivities? To get yourself noticed (while remaining anonymous – that's the tricky part), we recommend the Masqueraider Class Pack, available through February 26 in several versions: For many, Karnaval is above all about socking away as many doughnuts as they can – those famous gobbutter doughnuts made specially for the occasion – but for Sadida's masked disciples, it's an entirely different matter. They have a wide range of spells, from outright damage and HP drain spells to special shield spells. Masqueraiders wear magic masks which enable them to change face more often than they change their shirts. Depending on which mask they wear they can go from more offensive, to defensive, to a more balanced approach in fights. Masqueraider (also known as Masqueraider Mystique) is a class. ![]() ![]() As the Too Faux Karnaval draws near, the entire Masqueraider community is in a flutter. Masqueraiders are varied fighters who gain their abilities via three special masks. ![]() ![]() Instead of aiding their character, some of these adventurous gamers buffed their enemies. However, changing values without knowing which memory addresses corresponded to which value led to some rather random in-game changes, too. Players who used POKE commands could effectively store any value to a game’s memory - thus, the third-party cheat was born. The cheat, known as the “6031769” code, was based on developer Matthew Smith’s driver’s license number. What Was the First Cheat Code?Īlthough it’s often difficult to distinguish the line between a cheat code and developer tool, most video game experts agree that the first legitimate cheat code was for a ZX Spectrum platforming game called Manic Miner (1983). But sometimes these codes can handicap players to provide them with a more challenging experience. For the most part, cheat codes help the player - as in the case of invincibility or infinite ammo cheat codes. Put into simpler terms, they modify what a player can and can’t do. In essence, a cheat code modifies a core function of a game that affects gameplay in some way. In honor of National Video Games week, we’re taking a look back at the history of cheat codes in video games, from contentious alterations, like Fortnite’s aimbot, to classic cheats, like the Konami Code. Gamers have discovered unintended “codes” by exploiting bugs in a game’s software. Other times, they’re inserted through third-party software after a game’s been produced. That’s it! If you have any questions or suggestions about Age of Empires 2 cheat codes, feel free to leave us a comment below.Sometimes, cheat codes are purposefully included in games by the first-party developers who created them. Watch replays in fast motion (HD Edition only) Launch the game on Windows with the following command line parameters for various effects: Command Line ParameterĨ00 x 600 screen resolution (Standard edition only)ġ024 x 768 screen resolution (Standard edition only)ġ280 x 1024 screen resolution (Standard edition only)ĭisable all sounds except during FMV sequencesįaster processing speed (HD Edition only)ĭisable mods and skip the intro mov (HD Edition only)Ĭhange in-game text to Lucida Blackletter font (HD Edition only)ĭisable The Forgotten expansion pack without uninstalling it (HD Edition only)ĭisable African Kingdoms expansion pack without uninstalling it (HD Edition only)ĭisable Rise of the Rajas expansion pack without uninstalling it (HD Edition only)ĭisable The Conquerors expansion pack without uninstalling it (HD Edition only) Mute taunts (use !nomute to enable again)ĪOE2 Japanese Edition Cheat Codes Cheat codesĪge of Empires 2 Keyboard Shortcut Cheats Shortcuts Spawns a VMDL cheat unit (Elephant Archer in Age of Empires 2: HD Edition) Spawns a Furious the Monkey Boy cheat unit Spawns an Alfred the Alpaca cheat unit (Age of Empires 2: HD Edition only) Spawns a Penguin cheat unit (Age of Empires 2: HD Edition only) Age of Empires 2 cheat codes Cheat codesġ0,000 wood (10,000 in Age of Empires 2: HD Edition)ġ,000 Food (10,000 in Age of Empires 2: HD Edition)ġ0,000 gold (10,000 in Age of Empires 2: HD Edition)ġ0,000 stone (10,000 in Age of Empires 2: HD Edition)ġ00,000 of all resources (each code has same effect)Ĭontrol animals instead of men, this cannot be reversedĭestroy all other players, including allies These following cheats apply to all versions of Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings, but some in Age of Empires 2 HD and the Japanese edition have different effects.Īll cheat codes are not case sensitive. The complete Age of Empires 2 cheats list Type in the cheat code and press Enter again to activate it.While playing, simply press the Enter key on your keyboard to invoke a text box.It couldn’t be easier to use Age of Empires 2 cheats. In the Definitive Edition, using cheat codes disables achievements and the medal earned in a singleplayer scenario. ![]() ![]() ✓ Google/Bing/DuckDuckGo/Ecosia search options ✓ Shortcuts to your favorite websites and apps ✓ Friendly reminders of your most important task ✓ New inspiring photo, quote, and mantra each day ☆☆☆ Featured in Tim Ferriss’ Tools of Titans, WWDC21, The Wall Street Journal, Product Hunt, Lifehacker, BuzzFeed, and TheDailyMuse! ☆☆☆ Join over 3 million energized users who have levelled-up their workspace and day-to-day productivity with Momentum. Featuring to-do lists, weather, daily photos, and encouraging quotes. 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While you can access ChatGPT on its own, the AI rolling out in Microsoft’s products has been adapted for the use case. According to Microsoft, the intention is to make the copilot available for all browsers, but other Chromium-based platforms must implement some new features first. A new dev build of Edge includes this feature, which will be exclusive to Edge for now. In its demo, Microsoft used Copilot in Edge to make a post on LinkedIn and rewrite some code. The other side of Microsoft’s AI push is in the Edge browser, which is getting an AI “copilot.” You’ll be able to pop open a side panel on any webpage or document, use the ChatGPT-powered cloud to produce content summaries, and even generate new text right on the spot. But you can peek at some examples Microsoft has listed on its landing page, including gems like “Arts and crafts ideas, with instructions for a toddler using only cardboard boxes, plastic bottles, paper, and string.” The new Bing’s search box can accommodate up to 1,000 characters, so you can really go nuts with the prompt details, and the chat feature lets you have a conversation with the bot based on your original query. You won’t be able to take the new AI for a spin until your number comes up. Conveniently, you can jump to the head of the line if you’re willing to install the Bing app on your phone and change your desktop’s defaults to Microsoft’s apps. You can sign up for access, but there’s a waitlist. ![]() Microsoft is making “the new Bing” available on desktop to a limited number of users. There’s a waitlist to access the new features, but you can get closer to the front of the line if you’re willing to dive headfirst into Microsoft’s ecosystem. Well, “favorite” might be pushing it, but as previously rumored, Bing now has ChatGPT integration. You can barely blink in 2023 without a conversational AI worming its way into one of your favorite products. ![]() |
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