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I spent way too long analyzing friendship dynamics after realizing half my "close friends" were actually energy vampires. Read tons of psychology research, binged relationship podcasts, watched every YouTube video on social dynamics. Here's what actually separates real friends from the fakes. Most people don't realize they're surrounded by fake friends until something goes wrong. Society normalizes surface level connections and we're taught that having a big social circle equals success. But quantity means nothing when half those people are low key toxic. The good news? Once you learn the patterns, you can filter them out and invest in relationships that actual...

Folks, I currently have a cruised booked for November 2026 on the Fantasy. I have only paid a small deposit right now (5% USD of the cost). Is anybody able to confirm that sometimes these cruises go on sale? Like I have heard they can potentially go on sale after the last payment date? I guess when they see what kind of room they have left to fill the ship? I was told by the booking agent if any discounts happen it would apply to our booking but I wanted to see if this actually happens or if the agent was playing a little dirty pool with us. Cheers,

In the stock market, 1 bad pick can haunt you forever—companies go bankrupt, tickers get delisted, and investments hit $0.00. Game over. But in the TCG world, we have a secret weapon: "The Floor" Factor. Whether you are stacking One Piece booster boxes or hunting vintage Pokémon, your assets have a tangible safety net that digital numbers simply don't. While prices fluctuate, the complete evaporation of value is a myth in our hobby. Here is why your cardboard is safer than you think. Unlike volatile crypto coins or penny stocks, TCG products possess inherent physical value. This is "The Floor." Even if a meta shifts or a hype train derails, the card itself remain...

Hey everyone, I wanted to see if anyone else has run into something like this with Xfinity. I talked to an Xfinity rep over chat last month because I wanted to set up my internet in advance of my move. They told me I could go ahead and buy the plan a month early, and that they would “adjust the activation date” to match my move-in day. Sounded simple enough. Fast forward to now—I've never picked up the modem/router, never activated the service, and I don’t even have equipment yet—but I still got billed for the first month of service. When I reached out, the rep on the phone said it looked like my service was somehow “activated” even though no hardware was connected. They...

Hey all, This is probably going to be reaching a bit as most of us work in a very cloud-centric or hybrid model today. I have a need to synchronize network shares between physically separate sites that are connected by S2S vpn tunnels. There's lots of caveats here, so bear with me. The Data: * Image data in the area of 1-5gb per file, but with small (kb's) accompanying files, and hundreds of slices, created and rendered locally at a site * Total data on each share is anywhere from 1TB to **30TB** in space, sometimes larger * New images are created potentially 20x a day, and must be replicated 'as soon as possible' to multiple other sites for viewing. * Remote viewi...

Like nearly everyone else on the planet that’s interested in high end kitchen knives, I’ve wanted a blade from TnH as soon as I saw one. I’ve also seen just how impossible they are to get. The only one I’ve found for sale was over $1500. Fast forward to Monday, Jan 12. I’m in Sakai, Osaka. I’ve read the best time to go to Takada’s store is Monday mornings. I’ve also read at least one account of someone who showed up 90 minutes early and was 4^(th) or 5^(th) in line. So, my son and I woke up way too early, hoped on the train system, and made our way to Takada no Hamono. It was 6:45am and I was delighted to find his doorstep empty. We stood there for about 30 minutes before a...

Hi everyone. I wanted to share something in case it’s helpful to someone here. After spending years in a corporate role and dealing with my own mental health challenges, I recently opened a small counseling practice called The Counseling Corner. The focus is on providing accessible, compassionate therapy for people who may be struggling but aren’t sure where to turn. We knew from the beginning that we wanted to accept all major insurances and Medicaid in Virginia. We work via telehealth, which allows us to serve people throughout Virginia, including those in areas where mental health resources can be hard to find. I’m not here to self-promote — just to put this out there as a reso...

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# 📉 The Bottom Line * **Trend: Slightly Better.** We are ending the week on a positive note, up +3/32. Rate sheets should be slightly better than yesterday as global tensions ease. * **Reprice Risk: Low.** The market has stabilized. We are seeing a steady, quiet drift higher in bond prices (lower rates). * **Strategy: CAUTIOUSLY FLOAT.** * *Immediate Action:* **Cautiously Float.** The panic from earlier in the week has subsided. Today is a "low risk" day. If you are closing soon, you can likely float through the day to see if lenders pass along small improvements. If you have a longer timeline, we are floating into next week's Fed meeting. # 📊 Market Analysis Resili...

I’ve ended a two-year relationship with a woman who repeatedly betrayed me, and I’m fully aware there’s no fixing it. I’m not asking whether I should stay — I already know the answer. I’m asking for your analytical, brutally honest breakdown of where I misplayed, her behavior, and the lessons I should extract from this situation. I know this is long, but I’ve included all relevant context so you can give a proper analysis. For context, I’ve always done well with women and never struggled with attraction or dating. I’ve lived a player lifestyle in the past and consider myself fairly experienced when it comes to understanding female nature, which is partly why I tolerated th...

I work for a large, non-tech-native organization. You know the type: bloated middle management and sales teams with too much free time. Recently, they discovered AI coding tools, and it has unleashed a new circle of **** for the product and eng team. They’ve started "vibe coding" prototypes—spitting out designs that break on mobile, features with zero user demand, and "solutions" to problems that don’t exist. They demo this spaghetti code to other executives who don't know any better; everyone claps, and then it gets forced down our throats as a P0 requirement. Here is the current catastrophe: We are wrapping up a greenfield web app. It’s clean, it’s func...

I run a small startup and we started hiring remotely across a few countries last year. I thought we were being careful, but then our lawyer sent over a compliance checklist that was… longer than expected. here are the parts that actually slowed us down (not the obvious stuff like contracts, but the things nobody on the hiring side no one had really considered) * questions around where employee data is stored and who has access to it * which country’s labor law applies in edge cases (termination, disputes etc) * whether local payroll providers subcontract work (and who’s liable if something goes wrong) also, there were things we thought we “fine” but turned out weren’t: * offe...

Hello, this is my first time dealing with Amazon. Many friends said it's the best, so I trusted their words and subscribed to Prime to get the best experience. I ordered an RTX 5070 Ti, fearing price increases. It was supposed to ship within 2 to 4 days maximum, but I waited 10 days!. I contacted customer service directly; they gave me the usual talk (we are sorry, etc.). I hid the names of the employees—why? Because the problem is with the company, not the individuals, even if they made mistakes. ​I said okay, no problem. Then I checked the same card using a US address since I am outside the US, and I saw it was available. If I ordered it to a US address, it would arrive in 8 days...

I've tried everything. I changed my region to have the Google Play Store in the US, I closed my Mexican payment account so I could have a US Google Play account, and it still won't let me. The code is still valid; it's for $10. Can you help me redeem it in my country, or should I sell it? All I want is to be able to exchange it for Free Fire diamonds, haha.

Hey! I tried out KLED AI, an app that pays you for uploading you photos, they use that photos to train AI. I've been using it for a week just to see how much I can earn. I ended up uploading a ton of photos of my dog walks, mountain trips and cars parked in the street. Im very happy. I’ve already earned $10.23 from uploading 1340 photos! So for me they pay me around $0.007 for photo uploaded. If you’re taking photos in public, try to make sure people dont appear and if they do, that they are facing backwards. To start using the app: ✅ Download on the App Store (iOS) here: [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kled/id6752585718](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kled/id6752585718) ✅ U...

Hey! I tried out KLED AI, an app that pays you for uploading you photos, they use that photos to train AI. I've been using it for a week just to see how much I can earn. I ended up uploading a ton of photos of my dog walks, mountain trips and cars parked in the street. Im very happy. I’ve already earned $10.23 from uploading 1340 photos! So for me they pay me around $0.007 for photo uploaded. If you’re taking photos in public, try to make sure people dont appear and if they do, that they are facing backwards. To start using the app: ✅ Download on the App Store (iOS) here: [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kled/id6752585718](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kled/id6752585718) ✅ U...

Investigators/Adjudicators, considering that Tik Tok USDS Joint Ventures LLC is now a US-based, American-led company with a majority stake, does this remove or lessen scrutiny on working for the company, with aims of maintaining an active security clearance and/or obtaining one? Essentially, would working at Tik Tok \*now\* be less of a red flag or no red flag at all after the deal? Guidance greatly appreciated.

Hey! I tried out KLED AI, an app that pays you for uploading you photos, they use that photos to train AI. I've been using it for a week just to see how much I can earn. I ended up uploading a ton of photos of my dog walks, mountain trips and cars parked in the street. Im very happy. I’ve already earned $10.23 from uploading 1340 photos! So for me they pay me around $0.007 for photo uploaded. If you’re taking photos in public, try to make sure people dont appear and if they do, that they are facing backwards. To start using the app: ✅ Download on the App Store (iOS) here: [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kled/id6752585718](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kled/id6752585718) ✅ U...