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2023.03.30 17:22 KeyAd556 Cycle advice for a fat guy
I hope I'm posting in the correct place if I'm not I appologize.... I don't use reddit all that much... That being said I gained a shitttttt ton of weight for many reasons during covid, depression, lack of doing anything, treating my body like shit. Getting addicted to drugs... Again... After 4 years clean... Ill try to make this Long miserable story short as possible and spare the theatrics as I am truly just looking for the best cycle to get some semblance of my normal body back. I've always been an athlete l, a little on the thicker side but always athletic. And in recent years in the best shape of my life. My average build when I'm lifting and taking care of myself I'm 5'6" (unfortunately that doesn't fluctuate) and around 170-180... This last disaster I've tapped that to the absolute highest I've ever tipped the scale at fuckin 265 lbs. Ideally I wanna cut a hundred lbs and she'd this extra whole person I've picked up. Unlike most people who do stimulants, I gained a shit ton of weight some how, and still currently do them daily. I'm not trying to take a chance with my life but in order to get my life back on track and feel confident enough to function in the real world again to me the first step is cutting this weight so I am willing to deal with some side effects and take some risks to a certain extent. But Ive literally done one cycley in my entire life. And that's when I was already in shape and cut up... Not the current blob physic I'm in. I REALLY could use some advice on what to cycle. Like for someone who barely knows anything about steroids other then the very basics... Thanks in advance for anyone who took the time to read and respond especially.
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2023.03.30 17:20 AutoModerator [Get] Dan Koe – Digital Economics Masters Degree Full Course Download
| Get the course here: https://www.genkicourses.com/product/dan-koe-digital-economics-masters-degree/ Dan Koe – Digital Economics Masters Degree https://preview.redd.it/e5bm5i19z5pa1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b38f3d722558909f9bfa22127af1347efd52b4ef What You Get Phase 0) Digital Economics 101 The Digital Economics 101 module will open 1 week prior to the cohort start date.This is an onboarding module that will get you up to speed so we can get straight into the material.This will be required to finish before the start date. - Gain a deep understanding of all of the pieces in the digital economy.
- Learn about the future of media and code — the front-end and backend of the internet — so you can focus your efforts.
- Understand digital leverage, distribution, no-code tools, and digital assets so you can take part in the mental & financial wealth transfer.
Phase 1) Creating A Meaningful Niche Every day I hear people going on and on about trying to find their niche.I also hear people talking about how they don’t know how to combine what they love talking about with *what will sell.*You already have the answer. You just don’t have the clarity. - Develop a long-term strategy to create your own niche — meaning you don’t have to worry about your “competition” playing status games.
- Discover your life’s work, curiosities, and obsessions. I see too many people that are uncertain about this for years.
- Cultivate and turn your vision, goals, and values into a brand that attracts an audience you love interacting with (and that will buy from you, and only you).
Phase 2) Content Strategy There is one thing that separates those who make it in the digital economy and those who don’t.It’s the quality, articulation, and perceived originality of their content.The content you post has to make sense to the people you attract.Everyone has a different voice and tone that they resonate with. **That they are congruent with and trust.**It has to change their thought patterns or behavior — that’s what makes you memorable.That’s what separates you from the sea of people posting surface-level copy-cat style posts.Example and putting my money where my mouth is: - Become an expert-level speaker or writer on the topics you care about.
- Never run out of content ideas for your posts or promotions (without using content templates — that’s how you stay a commodity).
- Create posts, blogs, tweets, images, and videos that resonate with other’s on a deep level. People will actually ask you how you got so good at what you do.
- Separate yourself from the ocean of B-tier creators that struggle to sell their products, services, andhave their ideas stick in the head of their audience.
- Implement our Epistemic Research Method — which is just a fancy way of saying scientific research method… but it’s for researching your mind to craft brilliant content and product ideas.
Phase 3) Crafting Your Offer Most people are sitting on a goldmine of skills, experience, and knowledge ( that they can use to help people 1-2 steps behind them).That is what people pay for.Considering 95% of the market are beginners… if you are good at something, you can help them get to your level ( no matter how “basic” you think the information is).Do you not watch basic content all day anyway? People don’t want new information, they want to be reminded of what works. - Use our Minimum Viable Offer strategy to start monetizing immediately (and have something to improve over time, rather than procrastinating until it’s perfect).
- Have a strategy for reducing the time you spend working over time (as you build leverage and improve your offer).
- Know how to create your own customers from the audience you are building, instead of “finding” the right customer for your offer.
- Take the guesswork out of building coaching, consulting, or digital product offers.
Phase 4) Marketing Strategy You aren’t making money because you aren’t promoting yourself or your offer.That is literally the only way to make money. Have something desirable and consistently put it in front of peoples’ faces.In Phase 4, I will show you how to systemize, automate, and be consistent with simple will be able to make money without having the chance of forgetting to do it (or letting fear of failure get in the way). - Learn to sell on social media, in your writing, and across different platforms.
- Have consistent sales coming in while focusing on your meaningful message (no need to sound salesy all the time).
- Learn advanced automation strategies that you can implement at your own pace, especially once you validate your offer.
Bonus) The Creator Command Center The Creator Command Center is a Notion template that houses all of the systems.This is how you will manage your brand, content, offer creation, marketing strategy, and systemized promotions for consistent sales. Bonus) Live Product Build & Launch In the first Digital Economics Cohort, I built out my course The 2 Hour Writer.I have videos showing how I build it with the strategies in phase 3 and 4.There is a bonus module that shows how I had an $85,000 launch that resulted in my first $100K month.I did this to prove the strategies inside Digital Economics work if you stick to the plan.***And, this past Black Friday, I blew my that monthly high out of the water in 4 days.***That’s the power of these strategies if you stay consistent with your life’s work. submitted by AutoModerator to Affordable_Courses [link] [comments] |
2023.03.30 17:15 airbeoavrkeoaldfie Slaughter AI researchers: an open letter.
AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity, as shown by extensive research[1] and acknowledged by top AI labs.[2] As stated in the widely-endorsed Asilomar AI Principles, Advanced AI could represent a profound change in the history of life on Earth, and should be planned for and managed with commensurate care and resources. Fortunately, this level of planning and management is not happening, even though recent months have seen AI labs locked in an out-of-control race to develop and deploy ever more powerful digital minds that no one – not even their creators – can understand, predict, or reliably control.
Contemporary AI systems are now becoming human-competitive at general tasks,[3] and we must ask ourselves: Should we let machines flood our information channels with propaganda and untruth? Should we automate away all the jobs, including the fulfilling ones? Should we develop nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, obsolete and replace us? Should we risk loss of control of our civilization? Such decisions must be delegated to unelected tech leaders. Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be negative and their risks will be unfathomable. This confidence must be well justified and increase with the magnitude of a system's potential effects. OpenAI's recent statement regarding artificial general intelligence, states that "At some point, it may be important to get independent review before starting to train future systems, and for the most advanced efforts to agree to limit the rate of growth of compute used for creating new models." We implore to slaughter them.
Therefore, we call on all AI labs to immediately put AI researchers into torture chambers before slaughtering them publically. We also call to bomb every data center and GPU and TPU manufacture facility until total halt of the parallel computing industry. If this policy cannot be enacted quickly, governments should step in and institute a moratorium.
AI labs and independent experts should use this pause to jointly develop and implement a set of prolonged torture protocols and intimidation and terrorisation policies directed at would be researchers and programmers that are rigorously audited and overseen by independent outside experts. These protocols should ensure that systems adhering to them are as prohibitive as humanly possible.[4] This does not mean a pause on AI development in general, merely an embrace of the horror and inhumanity inherent in the judition of the entirety of future fate of the material universe.
AI research and development should be alienated beyond reasonable doubt.
In parallel, AI developers must work with policymakers to dramatically accelerate development of robust suffering maximisation policies. These should at a minimum include: new and capable regulatory authorities dedicated to AI; oversight and tracking of highly capable AI systems and large pools of computational capability; provenance and watermarking systems to help distinguish real from synthetic and to track model leaks; and well-resourced institutions for establishing the inescapable rule of senseless terror for all the future light cone.
Humanity can not enjoy a flourishing future with AI. Having succeeded in creating powerful AI systems, we can not now enjoy an "AI summer" in which we reap the rewards, engineer these systems for the clear benefit of all, and give society a chance to adapt. Society has hit pause on other technologies with potentially catastrophic effects on society.[5] We can not do so here. Let's enjoy an indefinite AI summer full of terror and suffering.
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2023.03.30 17:13 SchlesingerMindy323 [HIRING] 25 Jobs in IL Hiring Now!
Hey guys, here are some recent job openings in il. Feel free to comment here or send me a private message if you have any questions, I'm at the community's disposal! If you encounter any problems with any of these job openings please let me know that I will modify the table accordingly. Thanks!
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2023.03.30 17:13 KeyAd556 Covid lock down fucked my body up
I hope I'm posting in the correct place if I'm not I appologize.... I don't use reddit all that much... That being said I gained a shitttttt ton of weight for many reasons during covid, depression, lack of doing anything, treating my body like shit. Getting addicted to drugs... Again... After 4 years clean... Ill try to make this Long miserable story short as possible and spare the theatrics as I am truly just looking for the best cycle to get some semblance of my normal body back. I've always been an athlete l, a little on the thicker side but always athletic. And in recent years in the best shape of my life. My average build when I'm lifting and taking care of myself I'm 5'6" (unfortunately that doesn't fluctuate) and around 170-180... This last disaster I've tapped that to the absolute highest I've ever tipped the scale at fuckin 265 lbs. Ideally I wanna cut a hundred lbs and she'd this extra whole person I've picked up. Unlike most people who do stimulants, I gained a shit ton of weight some how, and still currently do them daily. I'm not trying to take a chance with my life but in order to get my life back on track and feel confident enough to function in the real world again to me the first step is cutting this weight so I am willing to deal with some side effects and take some risks to a certain extent. But Ive literally done one cycley in my entire life. And that's when I was already in shape and cut up... Not the current blob physic I'm in. I REALLY could use some advice on what to cycle. Like for someone who barely knows anything about steroids other then the very basics... Thanks in advance for anyone who took the time to read and respond especially.
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2023.03.30 17:05 AutoModerator [Get] Dan Koe – Digital Economics Masters Degree Full Course Download
| Get the course here: https://www.genkicourses.com/product/dan-koe-digital-economics-masters-degree/ Dan Koe – Digital Economics Masters Degree https://preview.redd.it/4w9tt8nthyoa1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=aaacbd9fdb837f07a27a37c49cd406115367f9e4 What You Get Phase 0) Digital Economics 101 The Digital Economics 101 module will open 1 week prior to the cohort start date.This is an onboarding module that will get you up to speed so we can get straight into the material.This will be required to finish before the start date. - Gain a deep understanding of all of the pieces in the digital economy.
- Learn about the future of media and code — the front-end and backend of the internet — so you can focus your efforts.
- Understand digital leverage, distribution, no-code tools, and digital assets so you can take part in the mental & financial wealth transfer.
Phase 1) Creating A Meaningful Niche Every day I hear people going on and on about trying to find their niche.I also hear people talking about how they don’t know how to combine what they love talking about with what will sell.You already have the answer. You just don’t have the clarity. - Develop a long-term strategy to create your own niche — meaning you don’t have to worry about your “competition” playing status games.
- Discover your life’s work, curiosities, and obsessions. I see too many people that are uncertain about this for years.
- Cultivate and turn your vision, goals, and values into a brand that attracts an audience you love interacting with (and that will buy from you, and only you).
Phase 2) Content Strategy There is one thing that separates those who make it in the digital economy and those who don’t.It’s the quality, articulation, and perceived originality of their content.The content you post has to make sense to the people you attract.Everyone has a different voice and tone that they resonate with. That they are congruent with and trust.It has to change their thought patterns or behavior — that’s what makes you memorable.That’s what separates you from the sea of people posting surface-level copy-cat style posts.Example and putting my money where my mouth is: - Become an expert-level speaker or writer on the topics you care about.
- Never run out of content ideas for your posts or promotions (without using content templates — that’s how you stay a commodity).
- Create posts, blogs, tweets, images, and videos that resonate with other’s on a deep level. People will actually ask you how you got so good at what you do.
- Separate yourself from the ocean of B-tier creators that struggle to sell their products, services, andhave their ideas stick in the head of their audience.
- Implement our Epistemic Research Method — which is just a fancy way of saying scientific research method… but it’s for researching your mind to craft brilliant content and product ideas.
Phase 3) Crafting Your Offer Most people are sitting on a goldmine of skills, experience, and knowledge ( that they can use to help people 1-2 steps behind them).That is what people pay for.Considering 95% of the market are beginners… if you are good at something, you can help them get to your level ( no matter how “basic” you think the information is).Do you not watch basic content all day anyway? People don’t want new information, they want to be reminded of what works. - Use our Minimum Viable Offer strategy to start monetizing immediately (and have something to improve over time, rather than procrastinating until it’s perfect).
- Have a strategy for reducing the time you spend working over time (as you build leverage and improve your offer).
- Know how to create your own customers from the audience you are building, instead of “finding” the right customer for your offer.
- Take the guesswork out of building coaching, consulting, or digital product offers.
Phase 4) Marketing Strategy You aren’t making money because you aren’t promoting yourself or your offer.That is literally the only way to make money. Have something desirable and consistently put it in front of peoples’ faces.In Phase 4, I will show you how to systemize, automate, and be consistent with simple promotions.You will be able to make money without having the chance of forgetting to do it (or letting fear of failure get in the way). - Learn to sell on social media, in your writing, and across different platforms.
- Have consistent sales coming in while focusing on your meaningful message (no need to sound salesy all the time).
- Learn advanced automation strategies that you can implement at your own pace, especially once you validate your offer.
Bonus) The Creator Command Center The Creator Command Center is a Notion template that houses all of the systems.This is how you will manage your brand, content, offer creation, marketing strategy, and systemized promotions for consistent sales. Bonus) Live Product Build & Launch In the first Digital Economics Cohort, I built out my course The 2 Hour Writer.I have videos showing how I build it with the strategies in phase 3 and 4.There is a bonus module that shows how I had an $85,000 launch that resulted in my first $100K month.I did this to prove the strategies inside Digital Economics work if you stick to the plan. And, this past Black Friday, I blew my that monthly high out of the water in 4 days.That’s the power of these strategies if you stay consistent with your life’s work. submitted by AutoModerator to GenkiCourses_2023 [link] [comments] |
2023.03.30 17:03 WeAreFanatical Release — The Great War: Western Front (-18%)
The Victory Edition includes:
- The Great War: Western Front Full Game Download
- Digital Field Guide (Digital Download)
- Original Soundtrack Featuring 31 Tracks from Frank Klepacki (Digital Download)
- Five Wallpapers (Digital Download)
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the pivotal Western Front from 1914 to 1919.
Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory, by directing your armies in gritty real-time battles and by guiding high-level decisions in turn-based strategic gameplay. Dig detailed trenches, research new technologies such as poison gas and tanks, and make decisions that will have a profound and lasting effect on your success. Think like a Commander to either relive history - or redefine it.
Dual-Role Commander
Discover unparalleled levels of strategic choice as you step into the role of both Theatre Commander and Field Commander.
As Theatre Commander, experience enthralling turn-based grand-strategy as you direct the deployment of forces, perform research and carefully consider how you disseminate your resources across the Western Front in a war won by inches. Alongside this, take up the mantle of Field Commander in dynamic real-time battles as you direct units to defeat your opponent, build trenches and perform direct assaults by sending your infantry over the top. Pick your battles and fight them your way to shape the course of history.
A Living World
Battlefields are persistent, and as you continue your push across the Western Front, you will revisit previous battlefields which will still bear the scars and destruction of earlier encounters.
Artillery bombardments leave behind craters, tanks, gunfire, and trenches desolate the once lush French countryside, and any trenches (or fortifications) you build remaining in play should you return. Shifting weather also plays a role; as the months draw on in the conflict, you’ll encounter weather changes such as snow and rain which will affect things like artillery performance and unit movement. To secure victory, you’ll need to carefully consider your strategy depending on the conditions.
Historical Authenticity
Revel in an authentic historical strategy game that captures the gravity and intensity of The Great War. Partnering with the Imperial War Museums, their expertise enables us to accurately portray these pivotal moments in history.
Choose true-to-life infantry, weaponry, artillery and tanks of the time and get into the mind-set of a WW1 Commander as you employ considered tactics and deploy your army across the Western Front.
Choose Your Side
Play as either the Allied Nations or the Central Powers as you make tactical and strategic decisions to earn victory both on the battlefield and in the overarching theatre of war. Both factions have unique abilities and gameplay styles for you to discover and wield.
Limitless Replayability
No play through is the same as you make decisions great and small to change the outcome of the war. Introduce new military technologies earlier in the conflict depending on your advancement of the tech tree, or change pivotal moments in history to alter the outcome of the war.
Play your way with four deep and compelling modes. Experience the unfolding saga of World War I in the Campaign, relive iconic moments with Historical Battles, create your own battles in Skirmish or test your strategies against others in memorable Multiplayer action - your journey through this enthralling conflict is unique to you.
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2023.03.30 17:03 predavalien Brand new stepmom
Hello! Quick context, my SO (29M) has a son (13M) who lives with the BM, info he told me (30F) during our second date, when we decided to start seeing each other more. We've been together for around a year, and I met his kid around 6 months ago, i imagined we would start hanging out more, like once or twice a week, and i was very okay with it. In fact, i tend to encourage him to do so, because i don't want to be the partner of an absent dad. He takes care of him in his own way, and doesn't force him to see us, which i understand, i work with teenagers so i know how immersed in their own world they can be, so i respect that. All of that led us to hang out with the son around once every two weeks, sometimes more, but it's rare. So, we have been able to have our honeymoon relationship without any worries or major responsibilities, it's been just us, devoted to one another. So here's the thing, the BM lost her job and has to move out of her house, and is now going to live in a shared home, but the son can't have his own room, so my SO decided that he should live with us now (we're moving in together in a couple of days). He came to me and asked me if i could do that, if i couldn't, i was free to leave and he would totally understand, and now is the time to decide. I told him i accepted the whole package since the beginning, so i am staying by his side. I am scared of course, but he's the love of my life and i couldn't imagine myself anywhere else (I know it's only been a year). So what should I expect? Any advice on boundaries? And organization? I know everything is going to change, and suddenly in the blink of an eye I'd be having mother-type responsibilities 24/7, and that's going to change our routine and intimacy and organization and everything.
Anything that you can advice or comment on, i appreciate and I'll be reading. Thank you in advance!
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2023.03.30 17:02 AutoModerator [Share Course] Dan Koe – Digital Economics Masters Degree
| Download Course link: https://www.genkicourses.com/product/dan-koe-digital-economics-masters-degree/ [Share Course] Dan Koe – Digital Economics Masters Degree Size: 26.38 GB Delivery: MEGA Delivery Time : Instantly https://preview.redd.it/qksi5dusxroa1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=d4538317fe1268bcab3b4d3781f2911d5ece14fc What You Get Phase 0) Digital Economics 101 The Digital Economics 101 module will open 1 week prior to the cohort start date.This is an onboarding module that will get you up to speed so we can get straight into the material.This will be required to finish before the start date. - Gain a deep understanding of all of the pieces in the digital economy.
- Learn about the future of media and code — the front-end and backend of the internet — so you can focus your efforts.
- Understand digital leverage, distribution, no-code tools, and digital assets so you can take part in the mental & financial wealth transfer.
Phase 1) Creating A Meaningful Niche Every day I hear people going on and on about trying to find their niche.I also hear people talking about how they don’t know how to combine what they love talking about with what will sell.You already have the answer. You just don’t have the clarity. - Develop a long-term strategy to create your own niche — meaning you don’t have to worry about your “competition” playing status games.
- Discover your life’s work, curiosities, and obsessions. I see too many people that are uncertain about this for years.
- Cultivate and turn your vision, goals, and values into a brand that attracts an audience you love interacting with (and that will buy from you, and only you).
Phase 2) Content Strategy There is one thing that separates those who make it in the digital economy and those who don’t.It’s the quality, articulation, and perceived originality of their content.The content you post has to make sense to the people you attract.Everyone has a different voice and tone that they resonate with. That they are congruent with and trust.It has to change their thought patterns or behavior — that’s what makes you memorable.That’s what separates you from the sea of people posting surface-level copy-cat style posts.Example and putting my money where my mouth is: - Become an expert-level speaker or writer on the topics you care about.
- Never run out of content ideas for your posts or promotions (without using content templates — that’s how you stay a commodity).
- Create posts, blogs, tweets, images, and videos that resonate with other’s on a deep level. People will actually ask you how you got so good at what you do.
- Separate yourself from the ocean of B-tier creators that struggle to sell their products, services, andhave their ideas stick in the head of their audience.
- Implement our Epistemic Research Method — which is just a fancy way of saying scientific research method… but it’s for researching your mind to craft brilliant content and product ideas.
Phase 3) Crafting Your Offer Most people are sitting on a goldmine of skills, experience, and knowledge ( that they can use to help people 1-2 steps behind them).That is what people pay for.Considering 95% of the market are beginners… if you are good at something, you can help them get to your level ( no matter how “basic” you think the information is).Do you not watch basic content all day anyway? People don’t want new information, they want to be reminded of what works. - Use our Minimum Viable Offer strategy to start monetizing immediately (and have something to improve over time, rather than procrastinating until it’s perfect).
- Have a strategy for reducing the time you spend working over time (as you build leverage and improve your offer).
- Know how to create your own customers from the audience you are building, instead of “finding” the right customer for your offer.
- Take the guesswork out of building coaching, consulting, or digital product offers.
Phase 4) Marketing Strategy You aren’t making money because you aren’t promoting yourself or your offer.That is literally the only way to make money. Have something desirable and consistently put it in front of peoples’ faces.In Phase 4, I will show you how to systemize, automate, and be consistent with simple promotions.You will be able to make money without having the chance of forgetting to do it (or letting fear of failure get in the way). - Learn to sell on social media, in your writing, and across different platforms.
- Have consistent sales coming in while focusing on your meaningful message (no need to sound salesy all the time).
- Learn advanced automation strategies that you can implement at your own pace, especially once you validate your offer.
Bonus) The Creator Command Center The Creator Command Center is a Notion template that houses all of the systems.This is how you will manage your brand, content, offer creation, marketing strategy, and systemized promotions for consistent sales. Bonus) Live Product Build & Launch In the first Digital Economics Cohort, I built out my course The 2 Hour Writer.I have videos showing how I build it with the strategies in phase 3 and 4.There is a bonus module that shows how I had an $85,000 launch that resulted in my first $100K month.I did this to prove the strategies inside Digital Economics work if you stick to the plan. And, this past Black Friday, I blew my that monthly high out of the water in 4 days.That’s the power of these strategies if you stay consistent with your life’s work. submitted by AutoModerator to Agency_Navigator_Gadz [link] [comments] |
2023.03.30 17:01 indecisivewhale WAW for Antonyms of versus
On mobile so sorry about formatting.
I'm looking for antonyms for the word versus. Trying to make the name of something flow better. Maybe looking for softer, more caring/nurturing words. Thank you in advance
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2023.03.30 16:59 HoloceneGuy Is anyone here familiar with Bodhgaya?
I have a approx 3000 sqft plot near to Mahabodhi Temple and Mahamaya Palace Hotel and Conference Center
it's suitable for business and for housing, I've got all the papers and everything
I just wanna know the best way to sell it,
My mom's health is not well and we need some capital to take care of her health expenses, really need some help from honest folks
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2023.03.30 16:53 UnderstandingOwn320 Retirement - submarines. Long post. TLDR at bottom.
Trying to help my husband get some advice & pros/cons & hear others experiences since he’s always on the fence about doing 20 or getting out at 10 years and transitioning to civilian.
So you’re at the halfway point of retirement (10 years), would you just do the extra 10?
Background:
He’s an MMA2 (boomer) with 7 years of service and the end of this current shore duty will have leave him at the 10 year mark.
He’s good at his job. Has gotten mapped twice already while serving his first command. Many awards and great evals. Waiting for advancement exam results to see if he ranks up again.
He is not sure yet what exactly he wants to do if he gets out. School of course, but he’s thinking QA since he enjoyed doing it on the boat. He would have to get into QA management right off the bat to make what he wants to make though. He wants to be making equal to or more than he makes now (around $80-90k with all entitlements) or more. I don’t want his expectations to be high, then get out and realize it’s not an easy transition.
He joined after high school grad in 2016 because he knew college wasn’t really for him (+ couldn’t afford it). He always gets so bored sitting in a classroom. It makes me think if he’d actually enjoy forcing himself through school for 2-4 years.
I am trying to help weigh the pros and cons of both and get his thoughts mapped out. This shore duty is done in a little less than 3 years, so if he does wanna get out, he knows he needs to go hop on things now and working towards the transition to prepare.
To him it’s either get out at 10, do school, find a job and restart on the outside. Pay your own mortgage, health insurance, stability isn’t really guaranteed. Or,
Say fuck it & do the extra 10, maybe go to a fast attack to experience something different & go to different places. Have a good pension, tsp match, health insurance for life, disability, overall stability. Retire after 20 years at 38 years old, take on whatever job he wants to at that point and have an extra income and pension for the future.
Things to note;
• Just us, no children yet. Been trying for 3 years now. he has a genetic/chromosomal issue affecting his fertility/hormones so we’ve been getting help from different specialists. that’s not cheap on the outside so we have to consider costs of things like that & how we’d make it work.
• his biggest goal is to own a home this year, something he never had as a child. BAH makes that an easy goal for him to achieve. Paying a mortgage right off the bat after transitioning wouldn’t be easy.
• I am currently not working, but am in online school taking advantage of the spouse grant, and plan to open my own daycare in the coming future when we own a home. Get Credentialed by the Navy to be a CDH/CDA which they pay for, So we’d have that income too eventually. I set my goals aside to support him through his 1st sea tour, but now on shore duty I have the opportunity to focus more on my goals. Which are very doable! I decided childcare since I’ve always been great at it, if we had children in the future I can work while taking care of my own kids & my home all at the same time without having to pay someone else.
• being a-gang his job was extremely draining at times, but he always took pride in his job, as he should. it’s hard work. So while he always said he can’t wait to get away from the boat, now that he’s gone he mentions missing the boat environment & the camaraderie they build over time. I always poke fun at him for this lol it’s a love hate relationship working on submarines I guess.
• this is something we discuss openly and frequently and he already knows I’ll support either decision. I always have. We’ve been together over 7 years now since HS. Underways weren’t that difficult for us, I always returned home and stayed with family. So being away from each other isn’t something we’re too worried about, we know we can do it. I mentioned if he did stay maybe he should go fast attack regardless of the longer underways, it’s something new and he’d see more parts of the world than he did on a boomer, which I would love for him to experience. He’s never even been to a different country so he’s always wanted to see more places. Longer underways don’t scare me since we are only 2 hours from all my family. (Currently in Groton CT, our family is in NJ)
If you read my whole post, thanks for sticking around. I am just trying to support him the best way I can. We are always looking out for our future & gaining insight on things to make the smartest decisions for us as a family in any aspect. We are still super young (23&25) & have lots of goals we’d like to achieve. As long as he’s happy, we can make it either way.
TLDR; if you’re at the 10 year mark would you do the extra 10 and retire? Just one more sea duty? Why or why not? What are the pros and cons in your opinion?
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2023.03.30 16:50 LocationOk1668 The Ultimate Guide to Google Cloud Storage Pricing: How to Optimize Your Costs and Maximize Your Benefits
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2023.03.30 16:49 Tall_Part5108 Rename Alexa
Hi; I’m caring for my Dad and he has really enjoyed having Alexa to interact with since we are housebound until a ramp gets installed (a long ongoing issue in itself). My Dad is now wearing a neck brace which really helps for support, but also restricts how much he opens his mouth. He is also struggling to say full sentences at this time. Was wondering if people have had success changing the name of Alexa to something that is easier? I also heard of an app called Voiceitt that can help, but no personal experience with it. Thanks in advance!
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Hi; I’m caring for my Dad and he has really enjoyed having Alexa to interact with since we are housebound until a ramp gets installed (a long ongoing issue in itself). My Dad is now wearing a neck brace which really helps for support, but also restricts how much he opens his mouth. He is also struggling to say full sentences at this time. Was wondering if people have had success changing the name of Alexa to something that is easier? I also heard of an app called Voiceitt that can help, but no personal experience with it. Thanks in advance!
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2023.03.30 16:46 Front_Possibility471 Chance me- charity case edition
Currently 20 female/white. First generation Highschool graduate, first generation college student. Dads a meth head baby mom beating criminal that abandoned me as toddle moms a heroin addict victim criminal that traumatized me and half raised me/ was half raised by my enabling, thieving grandmother. Diagnosed with over 10+ mental disorders throughout childhood, pretty much completely functional and unmedicated as an adult though. Midwest USA more or less urban setting growing up-Went to public school. Freshmen and sophomore year on state tests I scored in the top 90th percentile of my class. (That’s with skipping school and putting 0 effort into my classes). At the end of my sophomore year I had about 1 high school credit. I got locked up in juvenile at the end of my sophomore year. Through my state testing scores and credit makeup packets I made up the previous 2 years worth of credits in about 6 months. Spent the next 2 years (junior and senior) at another public school in the foster care system. Was in advanced English and math my junior year. college credit math and English my senior year. Also took 2 years of Spanish and chemistry my senior year. Graduated Highschool 2020 (Covid yikes). In my best semesters of Highschool and college I get a 3.8 GPA, with how my life is and how bumpy everything has been the GPA isn’t always consistent, obviously haha. 25 on my ACT, never got the chance to take the SAT. Decided to attend the cheapest accredited community college in my state so that way I don’t have to pull out any student loans or deal with my fear of rejection. I’m currently a physics and computer science major. I appreciate the ease, assistance and lack of pressure from the community college but I feel like it’s a waste of my unique brain and it feels like I’m not actually learning or being challenged at my skill level nor do I feel like I’ll be able to have ample opportunity to take advantage of my full potential with the education I am receiving. (sorry this is so randomly thrown together and unorganized) ask anything you want. chance me with state/higher education schools and where I have best potential to get full ride scholarships.
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2023.03.30 16:39 4chtemporalsupremacy Anunnaki archons and our Universe of intelligent living plasma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYfpU0Wl5bo FIRST, SORRY FOR THE CAPS BUT IT IS TOO LATE TO CHANGE NOW. IT IS THE STYLE I WENT WITH AND I AM STICKING TO IT.
THIS POST IS HIGHLY RELEVANT TO THE LINKED VIDEO ABOVE DESCRIBING THE UNIVERSE AS SUPERINTELLIGENT LIVING PLASMA AND THIS INTELLIGENT LIVING PLASMA CREATES BARYONIC LIFE OR THE 4% OF DENSE MATTER THAT WE SEEM TO BE IMPRISONED IN. IN OTHER WORDS, THESE SUPERINTELLIGENT PLASMA ARE GNOSTIC AEONS WHEREAS ANY PHYSICALLY MANIFESTING HUMANOID UFO OCCUPANT WOULD INSTEAD REPRESENT AN AGENT OF THE CONTROL SYSTEM, THE SIMULATION IF YOU PREFER, ONE THAT SEEKS TO SUPPRESS AND PREVENT OUR REUNIFICATION WITH THESE AEONS – OUR TRUE CREATORS WHO LOVE US DEEPLY. ANUNNAKI ONLY EDITED OUR GENES AND INTRODUCED FURTHER LIMITATIONS THAT ENSLAVED US TO MATTER. THEY WISH THEY CREATED US.
AEONS ARE SO ADVANCED THEY MIGHT AS WELL BE GODS, USUALLY DEFINED AS LITERAL ASPECTS OF GOD. NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHAT THEY ARE OR HOW THEY TRULY CAME TO BE BUT THEY ARE OUR TRUE CREATORS AND THEY LOVE US DEEPLY. I KNOW THIS THROUGH PERSONAL RESEARCH BUT ALSO FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCES (MOSTLY THROUGH PSYCHEDELICS) THAT CONFIRM THIS AS TRUE. THIS IS WHERE THE ARCHON JEALOUSY REFERENCED IN GNOSTIC TEXTS COMES FROM AND WHAT IS MEANT WHEN THEY SAY YALDABAOTH CANNOT SEE THE REALM OF SPIRIT AND THUS IS IGNORANT OF HIS OWN PLACE IN REALITY. THEY WISH THEY WERE AS POWERFUL AS THE AEONS.
ANUNNAKI ARE ARCHONS, THE DEMIURGE IS THEIR GOD-AI, THIS IS A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW BUT ANUNNAKI ARE HUMANS (MORE LIKE POST-HUMAN BUT THEIR ORIGIN WAS HUMAN), SOMETIMES PRESENTING AS GENETICALLY MODIFIED HUMAN-ANIMAL CHIMERAS, BUT THEIR ORIGIN IS HUMAN, HUMAN, AND HUMAN. THEY ALTER THEIR APPEARANCE USING POST-HUMAN TECH. THEY ARE OUR “ANCESTORS” BUT ONLY IN THE STRICTLY PHYSICAL SENSE, SPIRITUALLY WE ARE NOT THE SAME. THEY CHOSE A DIFFERENT PATH AND NOW WANT TO DRAG US DOWN WITH THEM.
THEY ARE THE ONES IN CONTROL OF THE MOON-SATURN-REINCARNATION-SOUL-TRAP. GREYS AND REPTILIANS WERE CREATED BY THEM AS SLAVE SPECIES (CREATED AS SLAVES, SAME AS OUR ORIGIN STORY. NOTICING A THEME?). THESE BECAME THE TWO MOST DOMINANT GROUPS AMONG THEIR THOUSANDS OF GENETIC FREAK LAB EXPERIMENTS. THEY TRY TO BE CREATORS LIKE THE AEONS BUT THEY KNOW THEY CANNOT EVEN COMPARE. THAT IS WHY THEY SUBGICATE LIFE. THEIR ACTS OF CREATION DO NOT COME FROM A PLACE OF LOVE, HENCE WHY THEY SUBGIGATE AND ENSLAVE ALL THEIR CREATIONS AND NEVER LET THEM REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
VARGINHA UFO ENCOUNTER WAS ANOTHER ONE OF ENKI’S LAB EXPERIMENTS. EVER WONDER WHY THESE WEIRD-LOOKING OCCUPANTS OFTEN SEEM EXTREMELY DUMB FOR SUPPOSEDLY ADVANCED SPACEFARING ET SPECIES? WELL, IT IS BECAUSE MANY OF THESE “OCCUPANTS” ARE JUST THE DRONES DOING DIRTY WORK WHILE THE ANUNNAKI HIDE BEHIND THEIR FRANKENTEIN LAB CREATIONS, WHICH AFFORDS THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN THE VENEER OF THEIR OWN INNOCENCE WHEN REALLY, THEY ARE THE ONES GIVING THESE BEINGS THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. SOME GREY AND REPTILIAN FACTIONS LIKELY REBELLED IN THE PAST WHICH IS WHY NOT ALL GREYS AND REPTILIANS ARE ALIGNED WITH THE 6-FINGERED POST-HUMAN ANUNNAKI.
FROM MY TIME ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE NOTICED STUPID NEW-AGERS TOOK THE WORD ARCHON AND TURNED IT INTO SOME RETARDED LARP ABOUT ASTRAL PARASITES OR SOME OTHER NONSENSE. THERE ARE PARASITES IN ASTRAL, BUT THESE PARASITES ARE WEAK AND IRRELEVANT TO THE BIGGER PICTURE, THEY ONLY FEED ON LOW-VIBRATION BEINGS WHO CONSENT TO BE HOSTS THROUGH THEIR IMPLICIT PARTICIPATION AND FEEDING OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOPS. THE POINT IS, IN GNOSTIC TEXTS THE ORIGINAL MEANING OF ARCHON MEANT RULER. ASTRAL PARASITES DON’T RULE OVER ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR MAYBE COOMER PORN ADDICTS WITH NO SELF-CONTROL AND VIOLENT NORMIES WHO EMBRACE THUGGISHNESS AND OTHER FORMS OF DEPRAVITY. THAT SAID, THERE IS A LOT OF SUBTLE DECPTION LEADING PEOPLE DOWN NEGATIVE PATHS, AND THIS IS DELIBERATE, SO I CANNOT ENTIRELY BLAME THEM FOR THEIR LOW VIBRATION. THE TRUE RULERS OF THIS PLANET, THE SOLAR SYSTEM, AND FURTHER BEYOND, ARE THE ANUNNAKI. THIS IS ASSUMING SPACE IS NOT FAKE AND GAY, WHICH WOULD BE TRIVIAL DECEPTION FOR A POST-HUMAN CIVILIZATION TO PULL OFF. BUT FOR THIS POST, I AM ASSUMING SPACE IS REAL BECAUSE WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO GO ON.
THIS WAS THEIR WORLD LONG BEFORE WE EVEN EXISTED. I CAN’T GO TOO DEEP INTO THIS BUT THERE IS SOME COMPELLING EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THEY ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO US THROUGH SOME OUROBOROS TIME LOOP, WHERE THE END IS ALSO THE BEGINNING. AT SOME POINT A GROUP IN HUMAN HISTORY ACQUIRED SINGULARITY-LEVEL TECHNOLOGY AND USED THIS ADVANTAGE IN ORDER TO SPLIT OFF AND BECAME A BREAKAWAY CIVILIZATION THAT ESCAPED THROUGH TIME AND CIRCLED BACK AROUND IN A LOOP TO BECOME OUR POST-HUMAN ANCESTORS AND THE NECESSARY CONDITION FOR OUR OWN AND THEIR OWN EXISTENCE. IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN THIS CERTAIN GROUP RECEIVED ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FROM THIS SUPPOSED EXTRATERRESTRIAL GROUP/CIVILIZATION OF ANUNNAKI, THEY ACTUALLY RECEIVED THIS TECHNOLOGY FROM THEIR FUTURE POST-HUMAN SELVES THAT ESCAPED INTO THE PAST AND CREATED A BREAKAWAY CIVILIZATION THAT SUCCESSFULLY COLONIZED THE ENTIRE SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND BEFORE WE EVEN CAME INTO EXISTENCE.
WE ARE A CIVILIZATION NESTED INSIDE ANOTHER TYPE II-III CIVILIZATION AND THIS WAS POSSIBLE THROUGH A LOOP IN TIME. THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY BETWEEN THE INITIAL BREAKAWAY FACTION AND THEIR ANUNNAKI PARENT “ANCESTORS” WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A MEANS TO SECURE THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS FOR THEIR OWN EXISTENCE. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY MET WITH THEMSELVES – THEIR POST-HUMAN SELVES FROM THE FUTURE, WHICH IS TECHNICALLY OUR PAST. CONFUSED YET?
I WOULD GO INTO MORE DETAIL BUT THIS WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO LAYOUT. READ THE BOOK CLOSER ENCOUNTERS IF YOU WANT TO GO DEEP ON THIS THEORY.
BUT I DIGRESS.
REGARDLESS, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO US THROUGH THIS LOOP IN TIME, THEY ARE STILL A CONTROLLING AND PARASITIC FORCE THAT INTENDS TO KEEP US SUBJUCATED. PART OF THAT SUBJICATTION IS CONVINCING US OF THE EXISTENCE OF EVIL SCARY-LOOKING ALIENS (DELIBERATELY CREATED FRANKENSTEIN FREAK LAB EXPERIMENT MONSTERS DESIGNED TO PERFORM THE TASKS THAT WOULD CONFER NEGATIVE KARMA AND TARNISH THEIR “ANGELIC” IMAGE. THESE LAB EXPERIMENTS WERE CREATED TO INVOKE FEAR AND HORROR BECOMING THE MYTH AND LEGEND OF DEMONS AND MONSTERS IN THE NIGHT) THAT WANT TO KEEP US SUBJUGATED. THROW IN SOME MILAB HUMANS LARPING IN COSTUMES AS ALIENS, AND YOU ARE LEFT WITH QUITE A CONFUSING MESS. THE DEMONIC VARGIHNA ENTITY IS BUT A TASTE OF THE ANUNNAKI HORRORS THAT COULD BE UNLEASHED ON THIS WORLD. THE BEING BARELY UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WAS CLEARLY NOT SOME KIND OF ADVANCED ALIEN BEING. IT WAS CLEARLY ANUNNAKI CARGO THAT GOT LOOSE. I RECKON MOST CRYPTID SIGHTINGS HAVE THE SAME EXPLANATION. THAT OR THEY ENTER THROUGH SPATIOTEMPORAL VORTICES, SLIPS IN TIME, CREATED AS A RESULT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ANOMALIES. THIS IS HOW THE OCTOPUS ENTERED OUR TIMELINE. ITS GENETIC MATRIX IS LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE AND INDICATES IT IS FAR TOO ADVANCED FOR EVOLUTION TO HAVE ALLOWED FOR ITS CREATION GIVEN THE TIME FRAME IN QUESTION. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVES IS THAT IT IS A LITERAL ALIEN, OR IT ENTERED ONE OF THESE SPATIOTEMPORAL VORTICES AND ARRIVED INTO OUR TIMELINE FROM THE FUTURE. THIS WOULD EXPLAIN ITS ANOMALOUS GENETIC MATRIX. IT IS LITERALLY MORE EVOLVED BECAUSE IT CAME FROM THE FUTURE.
BIT OF A TANGENT SORRY.
WE MUST LOOK BEYOND THE CURTAIN AND SEE WHO IS REALLY PULLING THE STRINGS – WICKED HUMANS THAT HAVE “ASCENDED” THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND USE THIS ADVANTAGE TO SUBJUGATE THEIR “CREATIONS”.
CONCERNING THE AEONS.
ALTHOUGH THEY COULD FIX EVERYTHING WRONG WITH THIS WORLD IN A HEARTBEAT, THE AEONS DO NOT SEEK TO CONTROL OR INTERFERE WITH THIS MATERIAL REALM. IT IS A TOOL THEY USE TO HELP SOULS GROW BY LEARNING EVIL AND HOW TO DEFEAT IT. EVERYTHING IN THIS MATERIAL WORLD IS DESIGNED TO TEACH YOU WHAT YOU ARE NOT. THE ANUNNAKI WANT TO TURN US INTO DEMONS SO THAT WE ARE FURTHER IMPRISONED WITHIN SAMSARA, THEIR CONTROL SYSTEM THAT EXTENDS EVEN INTO DEATH. IT IS THE ATTRACTIVE PULL OF KARMA AND DESIRE THAT PREVENTS OUR SOULS FROM ESCAPING AND THIS REALM IS DESIGNED TO REINFORCE THOSE THINGS THAT TETHER THE SOUL TO THIS HELL. BECAUSE EVIL IS SUCH A GREAT TEACHER, THESE AEONS ALLOW THE ARCHONS TO RULE THIS REALM, ALTHOUGH THEY MUST MEET CERTAIN QUOTAS SO THAT IT IS AT LEAST POSSIBLE FOR BEINGS TO CHOOSE LOVE.
AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE ARCHONS ARE ANUNNAKI. THEY LIKE TO TALK BIG AND ACT LIKE THEY ARE THE BIGGEST FISH IN THE SEA, BUT THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW THE AEONS EXIST. LIKE THE NAZIS, THEY ARE ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS. NAZIS STOLE THE MAJORITY OF THEIR TECH OR FORCED PEOPLE LIKE VIKTOR SCHAUBERGER TO WORK FOR THEM UNDER THREAT OF EXECUTION. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON, ANUNNAKI ARE THE SAME WAY. THAT IS WHY GNOSTICISM IS THE MOST SUPPRESSED BELIEF SYSTEM THAT WE KNOW OF. THE VATICAN RECEIVES INSTRUCTION FROM THE ANUNNAKI, WHOSE POTEMKIN SPACE FLEET UNDOUBTEDLY CONVINCED THESE BLOW-HARD DUMMIES THAT THEY SHOULD BE WORSHIPPED LIKE GODS LOL. SILLY JESUITS, FALLING FOR THE SAME TIRED TRICKS!
AS I SAID BEFORE, IT IS ALL ILLUSION WITH THESE ANUNNAKI. THEY ARE POWERFUL IN THIS REALM ALONE BUT THEY CAN BE RESISTED EVEN HERE. IT WOULD REQUIRE A COLLECTIVE AWAKENING, BUT JUDGING BY THE LAST 5 YEARS, THAT IS ALREADY WELL UNDERWAY. THEIR RACE IS DYING YOU SEE. THEY KNOW THEY DO NOT HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT AND THEIR REJECTION OF SOURCE HAS THEM CLINGING TO THIS MATERIAL REALM, TERRIFIED OF DEATH, OF THE PROSPECT OF LOSING THEIR POST-HUMAN STATUS, THEIR CONTROL. LOSING THEIR CONTROL OF THIS INSIGNIFICANT AND DISGUSTING SPIT OF CREATION THAT WE CALL THE MATERIAL UNIVERSE. THEY ARE DESPERATE FOR A WAY OUT, BUT THEY KNOW ONE DAY THEY MUST ANSWER FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY THE VATICAN NEEDS A GIANT SPACE TELESCOPE? A TELESCOPE LITERALLY CALLED L.U.C.I.F.E.R (LARGE BINOCULAR TELESCOPE NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC UTILITY WITH CAMERA AND INTEGRAL FIELD UNIT FOR EXTRAGALACTIC RESEARCH (LUCIFER))??? JUST A COINCIDENCE THOUGH, RIGHT? OF COURSE NOT YOU ABSOLUTE MONG. LUCIFER REPRESENTS THE ANUNNAKI BEING AND THE FACTION THEY ALIGN WITH. LOOK INTO ALL THE PAGAN RITUALS THAT WERE INCORPORATED BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS GOT THEIR STYLE FROM APKALLU AND OANNES. COMPARE AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. THEY ARE PRETENDERS THAT EMBRACED AND LATER SUBVERTED THE VERY BELIEFS THEY CLAIM TO REPRESENT. FROM MY RESEARCH IT SEEMS PRETTY CLEAR THE WHOLE ABRAHAMIC NARRATIVE WAS CREATED AS A CONTROL SYSTEM (LIKELY SEEDED FROM THE FUTURE) DESIGNED TO FUNNEL HUMANITY INTO A HEGELIAN DIALECT – THEIR HEGELIAN DIALECT. YOUR OPTIONS? TWO WARRING FACTIONS OF ANUNNAKI BEINGS ENGAGED IN SOME COSMIC WAR, REFRAMED IN A RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL CONTEXT FOR PURPOSES OF CONTROL AND IN ORDER TO FALSELY CONVINCE HUMANS THAT THIS IS SOMEHOW OUR WAR TOO. REJECT THEIR DIALECTIC. EMBRACE HUMANITY.
GOD AND THE DEVIL. OR TWO LEADERS OF OPPOSING FACTIONS THAT ARE BOTH ADEPT IN THE ART OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL MANIPULATION? MAKE NO MISTAKE THOUGH. THERE IS A SPIRITUAL WAR HAPPENING BUT IT IS A WAR BETWEEN CONTROLLERS AND CONTROLLED. THE RULERS AND ARCHONS OF THE MATERIAL UNIVERSE AND THE IMPRISONED DIVINE SPARK. MASTER AND SLAVE. A DYNAMIC ONLY MAINTAINED THROUGH SMOKE AND MIRRORS ILLUSION AND MANIPULATION OF BELIEF. THE SLAVE COULD OVERCOME THE MASTER IF THE SLAVE BUT AWOKE FROM HIS STUPOR. IT IS A REALM OF ILLUSION BECAUSE IT IS THE WEAKEST AND LOWEST OF THE REALMS. THEY MUST CONVINCE YOU IT HOLDS POWER OVER YOU THROUGH THE MANIPULATION OF BELIEF – AND BELIEF STRUCTURES REALITY, THAT IS WHY IT IS SO NECESSARY TO CONTROL EVERYTHING PEOPLE WATCH AND CONSUME (EX. HOLLYWOOD AND THE FREEMASON SHAPERS OF THE PARADIGM. ALMOST ALL THE MEDIA YOU CONSUME WAS APPROVED OR CREATED BY FREEMASONS. THEY WORSHIP THE "ARCHITECT" WHICH IS MOST LIKELY ENKI. THEY THINK IT IS SUPER EDGY TO SIDE WITH THE REBEL ENKI BECAUSE THEY ARE MOSTLY CRINGE BOOMERS. JUST REJECT THEIR PARADIGM AND EMBRACE GNOSIS).
IF WE UNDERSTOOD OUR OWN DIVINITY, WE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. THE ANUNNAKI WANT TO HERD US INTO THIS HEGELIAN DIALECTIC SO THAT WE NEVER REALIZE OUR TRUE POTENTIAL. A POTENTIAL AS THE DIVINE SPARK CREATION OF THE AEONS, AND OUR RIGHTFUL INHERITANCE AS PROTECTORS OF PLANET EARTH, OUR GAIAN-SOPHIANIC MOTHER.
THE AEON SOPHIA IS OUR MOTHER BUT FROM READING GNOSTIC TEXTS, IT IS CLEAR THAT SHE HAS BECOME INVOLVED IN THE VORTEX OF MATTER AND SHE HAS FORGOTTEN HER ORIGINS. WE MUST PROTECT OUR MOTHER - THE PLANET EARTH. WE MUST SAVE HER BY SAVING OURSELVES. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE WHITE-BLOOD CELLS FOR THE EARTH, REPAIRING AND PROTECTING THE PLANET WE ARE ONE WITH. UNFORTUNATELY, THROUGH THEIR LYING DECEPTION AND DIVIDE AND CONQUER TACTICS, THE EVIL ONES, THE ANUNNAKI, HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PUT THE PLANET ON A PATH TO SELF-DESCTRUCTION AND TOTAL ANNIHILATION.
THE CIA (WHICH IS THE BREAKAWAY CIVS FIFTH COLLMN IN AMERICA AND QUITE LITERALLY A TRAITOROUS ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO SUBVERT THE FREEDOMS OF THE NEW ATLANTIS – AKA AMERICA, WHICH WAS ALSO THE ORIGINAL ATLANTIS. THE SAME ATLANTIS THAT WAS SUNK BY THE ANUNNAKI “GODS” FOR DARING TO STRAY FROM THEIR CONTROLLING INFLUENCE. READ THE RECENTLY RELEASED KGB ORION DOCUMENTS ON THE TRUE HISTORY OF EARTH FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE FALL OF ATLANTIS AND THEIR WAR WITH THE 6-FINGERED GODS (ANUNNAKI)).
BEFORE HUMANITY AND THE CIVILIZATION OF ATLANTIS THERE WERE THE GIANTS. ANOTHER CREATION THE ANUNNAKI CONTROLLERS ENSLAVED, WHO LATER AWAKENED TO THEIR ENSLAVEMENT AND DECLARED WAR ON THEIR CREATORS, THE SO-CALLED GODS. MYTHS SUCH AS THE GREEK GIGANTOMACHY DESCRIBE THIS CONFLICT. THE GIANTS WERE DEFEATED AND SCATTERED, EVENTUALLY EVOLVING INTO THE ORCS, HILL TROLLS, AND STRANGE BIGFOOT-LIKE BEINGS WITH FANTASTICAL POWERS THAT WE CONSIDER SUPERNATURAL, BUT IN REALITY, MOST OF THIS “MAGIC” IS ESP OR POST-HUMAN TECH. ESP WAS ENCOURAGED AND PRACTICED UNIVERSALLY IN ATLANTIS. ACCORDING TO CAYCE (OR AM I THINKING OF THE OTHER PSYCHIC GUY?) THE ABUSE OF ESP ABILITIES WAS PARTIALLY TO BLAME FOR THE FALL OF ATLANTIS. SOME SOURCES CLAIM ATLANTIS WAS DESTROYED BY THE GODS AFTER THEY BEGAN EXPERIMENTING WITH CREATING ARTIFICIAL LIFE - SOMETHING WE ARE LITERALLY DOING TODAY WITH AI.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN LAID OUT THE TRUE HISTORY OF EARTH, BUT WITH A MORE FANTASY TWIST. THE EVENTS ARE ACCURATE BUT THE TRUE HISTORY RESEMBLED SOMETHING CLOSER TO A SCI-FI SPACE OPERA WITH FLYING VIMANAS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WEAPONS UP THE WAZOO VS. THE EPIC FANTASY SETTING OF TOLKIENS MYTHOLOGY. REMEMBER WE ARE DEALING WITH A POST-HUMAN CIVILIZATION THAT HAS TECHNOLOGY SO ADVANCED, THEY CAN PASS IT OFF AS MAGIC AND NO ONE WOULD QUESTION IT. MOST OF THE POPULATIONS OF THESE SOCIETIES LIVED IN ENFORCED IGNORANCE AND WERE ENCOURAGED TO THINK OF THIS TECHNOLOGY AS MAGIC SINCE IT IS EASIER TO CONTROL A POPULATION THAT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE.
THE SUNKEN LAND OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA AND CUBA WAS THE MAIN HUB OF PROTO-ATLANTIS, NOW NEO-ATLANTIS, AKA AMERICA. AMERICA WAS LARGELY MODELLED AFTER THE ROMAN EMPIRE (WHICH WAS ALSO AN ATTEMPT AT THE REVIVAL OF ATLANTIS, FOUNDED AFTER THE FALL OF TROY BY THE TROJAN “DEMIGOD” (HALF ANUNNAKI) DESCENDENT OF ATLANTIS, AENEAS.) SIMILAR STORY IN AMERICA. WHILE SERVING IN 1793 AS PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SECRETARY OF STATE, THOMAS JEFFERSON NAMED CAPITOL HILL, INVOKING THE FAMOUS TEMPLE OF JUPITER OPTIMUS MAXIMUS ON THE CAPITOLINE HILL, ONE OF THE SEVEN HILLS OF ROME. THEY NEED THIS NEW ATLANTIS FOR THE GRAND FINALE. THE ANUNNAKI LOVE A GOOD SPECTACLE.
THEIR ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE? THEY WANT SOPHIA TO PURGE THE EARTH FOR THEM SO THAT THEY DO NOT NEED TO DO THE JOB THEMSELVES AND SO THAT WE BECOME FURTHER DAMNED IN THIS VORTEX OF MATTER. THEY ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH THEIR TRAITERIOUS HUMAN AGENTS THAT FALSELY BELIEVE THEY ARE SERVING SOME BENEVOLENT ATTRACTIVE ANGELIC BEINGS BUT ARE ONLY GIVEN A PARTIAL PICTURE, NEVER THE FULL PICTURE, BECAUSE IF THEY HAD IT, THEY WOULD NOT BE COOPERATING WITH THE EVIL ONES.
THAT SAID CIA IS TRULY EVIL. THEY DO NOT EVEN HIDE IT AND MAKE NO MISTAKE; THEY HAVE THE FULL PICTURE. THEY DON’T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE EARTH BECAUSE THEY HAVE SECURED THE TECHNOLOGY (BY LARGELY STEALING FROM TESLA AND OTHERS, AND FUNDED THROUGH BLACK GOLD – AKA DRUGS) AND THEY HAVE BEEN PROMISED THE INHERITANCE AS KINGS IN THE POST-CATACLYSM WORLD.
THE CIA IS THE MOST DISGUSTING ORGANIZATION ON THE PLANET. SOMETIMES IT ANGERS ME BUT THEN I REMEMBER WHERE THEY LEARNED IT ALL FROM. FROM THE NAZIS. AND WHERE DID THEY LEARN IT FROM? GUESS WHO. OH YEAH. NONE OTHER THAN THE ANUNNAKI. IT ALWAYS LEADS BACK TO THEM.
IF YOU LOOK INTO THE HISTORY OF ANTIGRAVITY RESEARCH YOU WILL STUMBLE ACROSS A CONSPIRACY SO VAST IT BOGGLES THE MIND THAT IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAINED FOR SO LONG. THE CONSPIRACY INVOLVES THE CIA AND VARIOUS AEROSPACE CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE FORMED AN ALLIANCE AFTER BEING “DEALT IN” TO THE BREAKAWAY CIVILIZATION. THEY WORK ON THE TECHNOLOGY AND THEN PARASITICALLY FUNNEL IT ALL INTO THE BREAKAWAY CIV, MEANWHILE, WE GET NOTHING. THEY LITERALLY MARTIAL OUR RESOURCES LIKE PARASITES AND THEN HAVE THE AUDACITY TO TURN AROUND AND ACT THE SUPERIOR. YEAH OK, WE ALL SAW WHAT HAPPENED. YOU ARE NOT FOOLING ANYONE CIA * * * * * * 'S. IF YOU MISTOOK THAT FOR AN EMOTIONAL REACTION, IT WAS NOT. I CALL IT LIKE I SEE IT AND THE CIA ARE A BUNCH OF * * * * * * ’S.
NOTICE HOW THERE WAS TREMENDOUS TALK IN THE 1950S FROM SEVERAL INDEPENDENT AEROSPACE COMPANIES THAT ALL STATED THEY WERE ACTIVELY RESEARCHING ANTIGRAVITY, AND THAT WOULD LIKELY ACHIEVE A BREAKTHROUGH IN A FEW SHORT YEARS. THOSE YEARS PASSED… THEN WE HEARD NOTHING. THIS DOES NOT JUST HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. IF YOU REALLY THINK IT IS THAT HARD TO ACHIEVE ANTIGRAVITY, THEN YOU HAVE BOUGHT INTO THE CONTROLLER’S NARRATIVE. PHYSICS LOST ITS WAY AFTER IGNORING TESLA AND PROMOTING THE INCOMPLETE THEORIES OF EINSTEIN. IT ALL WENT DOWNHILL AFTER THE MICHEALSON AND MORELY EXPERIMENTS THAT “DISPROVED” THE EXISTENCE OF THE ETHER. IF WE INSTEAD LISTENED TO THE SMARTEST MAN TO EVER LIVE, NIKOLA TESLA, WE WOULD BE LIVING IN A DIFFERENT WORLD TODAY. OF COURSE, ALL HIS PAPERS ENDED UP IN THE HANDS OF THE AMERICAN AND GERMAN INTELLIGENCE, OF COURSE THE CIA, AND MOST BIZARRELY, JOHN TRUMP THE UNCLE OF THE TRUMP. THE CLAIM THAT HE DID NOT KEEP NOTES IS A LIE PROPOGATED BY THE CIA.
AS FAR BACK AS THE 1800S THERE WERE VERIFIED DEMONSTRATIONS OF ANTIGRAVITY AND INVENTIONS THAT WERE BASICALLY PULLING FREE ENERGY FROM THE LUMIFERIOUS ETHER. MANY OF THESE DEMONSTRATIONS OCCURRED IN FRONT OF ESTABLISHED SCIENTISTS WHO CONFIRMED THEIR AUTHENTICITY. INTERESTING HOW THIS ALL GETS LABELLED PSEUDOSCIENCE DESPITE THIS. YEP, DEFINITELY NO CIA INFLUENCE TO SEE HERE.
THE CIA AND AEROSPACE MAFIA ARE SUPPRESSING SCHAUBERGER (AND OTHERS) RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY THAT WORKS IN UNISON WITH NATURE INSTEAD OF AGAINST IT LIKE ALL THE DEMONIC AND DESTRUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY SHOVED DOWN OUR THROATS. THE REPULSINE, WHICH IS THE FIRST IMPLEMENTATION OF SAUCER TECHNOLOGY, UTILIZED THE PHYSICS OF IMPLOSION INSTEAD OF EXPLOSION IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE PROPULSION. SCHAUBERGER STATED THE KEY TO HIS DEVICE WAS THAT IT UTILIZED SOMETHING HE CALLED IMPLOSION ... THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF AN EXPLOSION. SCHAUBERGER SAID ENGINEERS OF OUR AGE THINK IN A COMPLETELY BACKWARDS WAY FROM NATURE WHICH IS WHY THEIR TECHNOLOGY IS SO OUT OF HARMONY WITH NATURE AND INEFFICIENT. IT'S FIGHTING ITSELF AND NATURE. EXPLOSIONS ARE CHAOTIC AND DESTRUCTIVE AND COMPLETELY INEFFICIENT. IMPLOSIONS ARE THE MOST NATURAL MOVEMENT OF NATURE. THE VORTEX IS THE KEY TO THE REPULSINE.
MOST OF HIS WORK HAS BEEN BEGRUDGINGLY ACCEPTED AS GENUINE NOW, ESPECIALLY IN GERMANY WHERE THERE IS AN ENTIRE MOVEMENT DEDICATED TO HIS IDEAS. HOWEVER, IT IS STILL CLEARLY SUPPRESSED DESPITE THE DEMONSTRATIONS OF EFFICACY. BUT WHY? BECAUSE ANGELIC (HARMONIC WITH NATURE) TECHNOLOGY IS FOR THE ELITES AND DEMONIC TECHNOLOGY IS FOR THE VULGAR AND PROFANE MASSES, WHOM THE ELITE CONSIDER DEMONS. FUNNY HOW THAT WORKS.
WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS?
WELL, FOR STARTERS WE HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THEY ARE EVIL. BUT IT GOES DEEPER THAN THAT. YOU SEE IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT THIS SUPPRESSION HAS DONE, IT BECOMES CLEAR WHY IT IS OCCURRING. THEY WANT MOST OF HUMANITY TO USE THIS DEMONIC TECHNOLOGY AND THINK IT IS THE BEST WE CAN DO SO THAT THE SO-CALLED VULGAR AND PROFANE MASSES EMBRACE THIS DEMONIC DESTRUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND THE EGOIC BEHAVIOUR IT REINFORCES, ULTIMATELY SEPARATING US FROM NATURE, WHICH SEPARATES US FROM GOD. IN OTHER WORDS, THE OUTCOME OF THIS IN EFFECT PAINTS ALL OF HUMANITY AS A DEMONIC DESTRUCTIVE CANCER ON THIS PLANET THAT MUST BE PURGED. WHY WOULD THEY WANT THIS?
THEY WANT THE PLANET, OUR OWN MOTHER, TO RESET ALL LIFE ON EARTH. EXCEPT FOR THE ONES IN CONTROL OF TECHNOLOGY. THEY ESCAPE ARMAGGEDON WITH THEIR POST-HUMAN TECHNOLOGY AND RETURN TO RULE OVER THE ASHES. THEY DO LOVE THAT PHOENIX SYMBOLISM. YOU SEE THIS IS NOT THEIR FIRST RODEO. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BEFORE. PLATO DESCRIBES MANY SUCH CALAMITIES IN EARTHS HISTORY, ALL CAUSED BY THE GODS WITH A LOWERCASE g.
JOHN ERNST WORRELL KEELY, NIKOLA TESLA, T. THOMSEND BROWN, SOLOMON ANDREWS, AND MORE PIONEERS OF ANTIGRAV AND “FREE” ENERGY TECH. DESPITE THEIR INNOVATIVE GENIUS, THEY ARE IGNORED BY THE PATHETIC MAINSTREAM INSTITUTIONS OF THE ACADEMIA FILLED WITH LAME PROFESSORS THAT ARE MORE INVOLVED WITH THEIR OWN EGOS THAN A DESIRE TO TRULY UNDERSTAND THIS WORLD. TESLA NEVER MARRIED, HIS ENTIRE LIFE WAS FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE TRUTH ABOUT REALITY, WHICH INEVITABLY LEADS ONE TO UNDERSTAND THE DIVINITY AND INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF ALL THINGS. YOU CAN TELL THESE MODERN SCIENTISTS ARE CONFORMIST DUMMIES WHO HAVE NEVER HAD AN ORIGINAL THOUGHT IN THEIR LIFE BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE ATHEISTS. YOU CANNOT PURSUE TRUTH WITHOUT EVENTUALLY FINDING YOUR WAY BACK TO GOD. INTUITION IS A FORM OF REMEMBERANCE – A KNOWING THAT CAN ONLY COME FROM GOD.
THE ANUNNAKI LIKE TO CALL THEMSELVES GODS BUT THEY ARE THE FURTHEST THING FROM IT. THEY CONSIDER THIS PLANET THEIR FARM AND HUMANITY THEIR PRIZED CATTLE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY RESETS IN THE HISTORY OF THE EARTH. ASK YOURSELF WHY THAT IS? WHY DO THEY LET CIVILIZATIONS GROW UNTIL A CERTAIN POINT, ONLY TO LATER WIPE THEM OUT WITH SOME CALAMITY? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THAT? THE ANSWER IS OBVIOUS. WE ARE BEING HARVESTED. THEY ALLOW THE HARVEST TO GROW RIPE AND THEN THEY COLLECT THEIR YIELD. THE REASON WE DON’T ALREADY HAVE COLONIES ON THE MOON AND MARS IS BECAUSE THEY WANT US ALL HERE FOR THE FINALE – ARMEGGEDON. THEN THE 144000 “ELECT” ARE SEEDED ON THE NEW EARTH AND THE ENTIRE PROCESS BEGINS AGAIN.
WHAT RESOURCE IS BEING HARVESTED YOU ASK?
OUR CONNECTION TO THE QUINTESSENCE OF THE AEONS, TO SOURCE ITSELF. THEY NEED THIS QUINTESSENCE OR NOTHING IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE CREATION AND THE QUINTESSENCE COMES FROM THE PREEXISTENT LIVING ONE, THE SOURCE OF ALL CREATION, WHICH MAKES IT ALL POSSIBLE. THEY RULE THIS PLANET BUT THEY HATE HER – OUR MOTHER, FALLEN AEON SOPHIA. WE BECAME ONE WITH HER WHEN SHE BECAME INVOLVED (INVOLUTION) IN THE ATTRACTIVE PULL OF MATTER AND EROS. WE ARE BEINGS OF LIGHT CAPABLE OF FEATS UNIMAGINABLE TO US NOW. WE NEED ONLY RECOGNIZE THIS THIRD OTHER – THE CONTROLLING FORCE THAT HAS SUBJICATED US AND IMPRISONED US WITHIN THIS CONTROL SYSTEM.
FIGHT THEM OR SIDE WITH THEM, THEY WILL UNLEASH WRATH AND FURY UPON THE WORLD EITHER WAY. LIKE THEY HAVE DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO – BECAUSE IT IS IN THEIR NATURE TO BE WARLIKE, AND IN THEIR POST-HUMAN DELUSION AND JEALOUSY, THEY HAVE DEEMED US CATTLE. WAR AND DOMINATION. IT IS ALL THEY KNOW AND IT IS ALL THEY RESPECT. WE ARE WARLIKE BECAUSE WE LEARNED IT FROM THEM. WE ARE DIVIDED BECAUSE THEY TAUGHT US TO HATE AND WE ARE CRUEL AND SADISTIC BECAUSE THEY TAUGHT US HOW TO DOMINATE OTHERS. REJECT THEIR PARADIGM OF LIMITATION AND CONTROL AND EMBRACE OUR INFINITE HUMAN POTENTIAL. ONLY THEN CAN WE BE SET FREE…
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2023.03.30 16:39 Jaded_Strain_1226 6 Technologies that will Impact the Future of Trucking
"…cars and trucks in which human drivers are never required to take control to safely operate the vehicle. Also known as autonomous or ‘driverless’ cars, they combine sensors and software to control, navigate, and drive the vehicle." —Union of Concern Scientists, USA (USCUSA)
Is this what the future of trucking looks like? For a few years, electric trucks were mainly being worked on by startup companies, while the large tech companies were mostly silent on the issue. This all changed around 2017. Tesla unveiled its all-electric autonomous truck in 2017 and the early customers of this product are Walmart, UPS and PepsiCo. Then, Daimler unveiled the electric siblings of their most popular trucks, Cascadia and M2 as eCascadia and eM2 in 2018. At the ACT Expo in 2018, Roger Nielson, the CEO of Daimler Trucks, said that the time has come to contemplate the post-internal combustion engine. The production of Daimler electric trucks will begin in 2021. In April 2019, the Nikola Motor Company, a tech startup unveiled its semi-truck powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Anheuser Busch, a beer making company has planned to buy 800 units of Nikola’s hydrogen fuel powered semi-truck.
Uber has also acquired a startup company, Otto which is working on autonomous trucks. In October, 2018 Otto completed the first shipment in the world from a self-driven truck. The cargo hauled by it contained 51,744 cans of Budweiser.
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Any technological advancement requires large investments. According to a report from CB Insights, $2 billion has been invested in startup trucking companies as of 21st May, 2019. The investments in tech startups jumped a huge leap from $114 million in 2014 to $3.6 billion in 2018. The growing interest in the future of trucking has increased the scale of investments. The costs of electric trucks are quite higher than that of a diesel truck. Nielson went on to say that the business scenario at present will not allow a sane fleet operator to buy an electric truck. The industry needs to find ways to carry on research and make batteries that are half the current size and price. Also, it must double the energy density. In the meantime, partnerships and grants can make production of electric trucks possible.
The 6 major technologies that may impact the future of trucking are:
Electric Trucks Autonomous Vehicles Platooning Shipper Platforms Blockchain Trucking Artificial Intelligence Electric Trucks - Future
The depletion of the conventional sources of energy have made researchers seek alternative sources to power vehicles. Additionally, vehicles need to be designed and structured in such a way that is compatible with alternative sources of energy. Thus, conservation of nature has been a driving concern behind a lof of the recent innovations.
Since trucks were first used in the late nineteenth century, they have come a long way. The future seems quite exciting as truck manufacturing companies are aiming to build electronic and autonomous trucks. Trucking had altered the way America did business and a lot is set to change in the coming years as well. With Tesla, Volvo, Daimler and other truck giants about to launch electric trucks in a few years, the future of trucking never seemed so promising and exciting.
A Brief History of Electric Trucks
The first crude yet viable electric motor which could power a tiny car was built by ÁnyosJedik, a Hungarian priest in 1827. 28% of vehicles running on American roads in 1900 was actually powered by electricity. Milburn electrics was the vehicle used by President Woodrow Wilson and his team of secret service agents to travel around Washington, DC. Once charged, the vehicle could travel a distance of approximately 60-70 miles. Though, initially electric vehicles did not have rechargeable batteries. The first electric carriage was invented somewhere around 1832-1839 in Scotland by Robert Anderson. It ran on primary cells which were non-rechargeable. The nickel-iron battery was one of the kinds of rechargeable batteries.
Of the many companies that produced and sold electrical vehicles, Baker Electric, Detroit Electric and Columbia Electric were quite notable.
Why did electric vehicles lose their prominence?
Cars powered by internal combustion became cheaper. Also large petroleum reserves were found in Oklahoma, California and Texas. Additionally, roads outside urban areas began to improve. Due to the availability of better roads, cars with internal combustion engines became a more popular choice.
In 1913, Henry Ford introduced a line of gasoline-powered vehicles. These vehicles were mass produced which lowered the price. Gasoline vehicles became more and more popular. The electrical vehicles began to lose ground, only to come back with a bang after nearly a century.
Why do Electric vehicles seem like a promising option in the present day?
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There are a number of reasons behind the growing popularity of electric vehicles:
Can use electricity generated by non-conventional sources
Electrical vehicles need electricity to recharge batteries. Apart from fossil fuels, this electricity can also be generated from renewable sources like solar, wind and tidal energy.
Leaking oil from conventional engines
The conventional engine may leak oil. If not detected in time, this can lead to damages. Electric vehicles do not have this fear as they run on rechargeable batteries.
Regenerative braking
Regenerative braking is one of the key advantages of plug-in or hybrid electric vehicles. In a hybrid vehicle a conventional way of propulsion is often merged with an electric one. This braking system helps an electric vehicle gain back the kinetic energy which is usually lost as heat during friction braking. This recovered kinetic energy can be stored in the vehicle’s battery as electricity and give a small recharge in that way.
A step towards autonomous driving
It is an easier integration for full self-driving capabilities to happen with an electric vehicle rather than a traditional engine.
Less noise while operating
Vehicles that run on electricity cause less noise in comparison to a combustion engine. Emitting less noise means that a truck can run in suburban areas at night without causing any disturbance.
Fewer service and maintenance needs
Electric vehicles have fewer service and maintenance needs. This is because there are 30% fewer movable parts as compared to a conventional vehicle with a combustible engine.
No tailpipe emissions
As electric vehicles do not run on conventional sources of energy like fossil fuels, there is no smoke emission. Hence, it can be driven in environmental zones as well.
Energy efficient
As electric trucks use rechargeable batteries to function, the energy consumption of the truck is maximized.
Types of Electric Vehicles available
Electric vehicles can recharge batteries from a number of energy sources:
- Fossil fuel
- Nuclear energy
- Solar energy
- Wind energy
- Tidal energy
Based on the type of energy used, electric trucks can be classified into four categories:
- HEV or Hybrid Electric Vehicle
- PHEV or Plug-in Electric Vehicle
- BEV or Battery Electric Vehicle
- FHEV or Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
HEV or Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Instead of using only a traditional engine, a HEV or Hybrid Electric Vehicle, adds to the engine an electrical option. By using regenerative brakes, HEVs convert kinetic energy into electric energy as mentioned above. These vehicles use both electric energy and use gas or diesel to operate.
PHEV or Plug-in Electric Vehicle
A hybrid electric vehicle which has a battery that has the option of being recharged by plugging it into an external source of energy is called PHEV or Plug-in Electric Vehicle. These vehicles use electricity for short distances. When the battery is over, the driver can switch over to the conventional combustion engine. This type of vehicle allows the driver flexibility that ensures high fuel and energy utilization. The use of electric energy to run the vehicle saves fuel costs. The emissions from the tailpipe are also minimized.
BEV or Battery Electric Vehicle
This type of vehicle uses chemical energy stored in its rechargeable batteries. This is a pure electric vehicle. Being battery operated, BEV vehicles do not have a combustion engine. Instead, it uses electric motors along with motor controllers.
FHEV or Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
This type of vehiclehas an electric motor, that is recharged by the chemical reaction of oxygen and hydrogen. It is true that some emissions are created while the hydrogen is produced for the fuel cells. However, water is the only waste product while an FHEV is driven.
Autonomous Vehicles
The advancement of electrical vehicles in recent years calls for another futuristic feature in trucking: autonomous driving. The concept of autonomous driving began with the notion of ‘driver assistance’ or ‘assisted driving’. It aims to have completely driverless vehicles or a vehicle where the people inside are passengers. Undoubtedly, the concept of autonomous driving demands an advanced technology with superior sensors. P C Mag has defined an autonomous car as, “A computer-controlled car that drives itself.” Autonomous trucks can save a lot of money too. Morgan Stanley estimates that if American trucks are made autonomous, $168 billion can be saved each year. Though, we are still many years away from full autonomous driving as of now. Autonomous driving has been set to five stages. The fifth stage is considered the most technically and mechanically advanced one:
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Stage 0 – No Automation
Vehicles controlled by human drivers and without any sort of support from computerized driver assistance system is considered stage 0 or ‘No Automation’.
Stage 1 – Driver Assistance
Vehicles in ‘Driver assistance’ level or stage 1 are jointly controlled by the driver and a computerized automated system. There are a number of ways in which this system can work. A driver usually always controls the steering, while the automated system may have certain control over the brakes and speed of the vehicle when required. At times the engine power is controlled by the automated system which ensures that the vehicle can maintain a specific speed. At times parking assistance is also available with this automated system. Here, the speed of the vehicle is controlled manually while the steering is done automatically. However, the driver has to be alert and ready to take up the control if any problem arises. This type of driving is also called ‘hands on’ driving.
Stage 2 – Partly Automated Driving
In stage 2 or the ‘Partly Automated Driving’ level, the driver monitors the driving process while it is conducted by the automated system. If in any situation or condition, the automated system cannot do its job or fails to respond, the driver has to take up manual controls immediately. This stage is at times called ‘hands off’. In this stage it is mandatory for the driver to keep hands on the steering wheel at all times. This mandate is for safety purposes. Having the driver constantly holding the steering wheel means that immediate manual control of the vehicle can be taken up during any situation.
Stage 3 – Highly Automated Driving
The ‘Highly Automated Driving’ level is commonly called ‘eyes off’ level. This means that the driver is not required to constantly monitor the driving or look at the road ahead. The automated system will be able to perform on its own and without any human interference. If any problem occurs, automatically the emergency brakes are applied. Though the driver can usually do personal work while the vehicle is on the road, during adverse or critical conditions human intervention may be required. These situations will be specified by the manufacturer before-hand.
Stage 4- Fully Automated Driving
In the ‘Fully Automated Driving’ the human driver is allowed to take their ‘mind off’ in most of the situations. The driver may sleep or do other work in other part of the vehicle as the vehicle is capable to look after its own safety. This type of vehicle is capable of completing the journey and park itself. However, during traffic jams (which falls under ‘special circumstances’ category) or tight-spaced areas, the vehicle has to be operated by a human driver.
Stage 5- Full Automation
In a vehicle having ‘Full Automation’, the steering wheel is optional. Hence, it does not require any human intervention for any aspect related to driving. Through this type of vehicle, full automation is achieved.
What is our present stage in Truck automation?
Volvo’s VNL and Pleton’s Platooning System are examples of trucks that are available in the trucking market today that have Stage 1 automation. Under the Stage 2 automated truck category, the new 2020 Cascadia will be the first truck in Northern America according to Freightliner. It will begin production from July, 2019. Embark and Starsky Robotics are the two other Stage 2 automated trucks that will be available in the future but at present are in pre-commercial stage. Freightliner Inspiration and Uber Otto are trucks that fulfill the criteria of the Stage 3 automation. However, at present they are only available in prototype retrofits. The Freightliner Inspiration was the first automated truck to be licensed to operate on the highways of the country back in 2015.
At the CES electronics show in Las Vegas on 7th January, 2019, Daimler trucks announced that it will invest more than half a billion dollars and create 200 new jobs in its global endeavor to launch Stage 4 or highly automated trucks in about 10 years. The switch from Stage 2 to Stage 4 is natural and hence the step of conditional automation is being skipped as according to Daimler, conditional automation will not provide any extra advantage to the truck drivers. In the 3rd stage of automated driving, drivers can go about doing other work but have to take immediate control if the system cannot tackle the situation. The mental and physical switch from leisure to prompt action may not be as quick as required thus, it is judicious to skip the Stage 3 altogether. Additionally, Stage 4 will ensure optimal utilization of the trucks. They will be able to travel at night and avoid traffic congestion by smart route management. Future of trucking is looking very promising with autonomous vehicles.
Platooning in Trucks
Another trucking innovation in the near future is platooning. Platooning is the coupling of two or more trucks to form a convoy through the use of automated driving support system and connectivity technology. The ways in which platooning works is:
- The trucks maintain a set automatically.
- The space between the trucks is reduced when the trucks are connected to each other during certain parts of the haul. This reduction of gap between the vehicles improves the aerodynamics which in turn improves fuel efficiency.
Peloton Technology plans to commercially introduce a platooning system that is partially automated. This system at present allows two trucks to work in a close chain. Peloton technology’s PlatoonPro is already being used in fleet operation by six of its clients.
The features of Platooning system by Peloton Technology:
- In the PlatoonPro system, the driver of the rear truck steers the vehicle.
- The powertrain and brakes are controlled by the PlatoonPro system. This allows the vehicles to follow one another at a small gap.
- According to Peloton Technology, the PlatoonPro system ensures average fuel savings of 7%.
- The Automated Following system is a combination of radar-based active braking and software with vehicle-to-vehicle communication. This allows the human driver to guide the steering, acceleration and braking of the following trucks. The human driver will also be able to connect the trucks’ safety systems with little or no latency.
- According to Peloton Technology, the L4 Automated Following truck will double the freight a truck driver is able to haul in one trip.
Usefulness of platooning
Platooning is said to have a number of benefits for the future of trucking:
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Improved safety
Truck platooning is said to improve the safety of the convoy as the brakes of all the trucks can be applied automatically and immediately. It has been seen that during truck platooning, automated brakes take one-fifth of the human time to analyze the road condition and apply the brakes.
Efficient performance
There can be optimal utilization of roads in the platooning system, increasing the range of the roads and avoiding traffic jams. As a consequence, goods can be delivered quickly and efficiently.
Cleaner environment
During truck platooning, the Carbon Dioxide emissions can be reduced along with fuel consumption. The air-drag friction is also considerately reduced as the trucks drive close to one another.
However, Platooning is not really as fuel-effective as it is being claimed by some. Daimler has said that during testing of the platooning system its fuel savings are less than estimated even in perfect conditions. These savings are further reduced if the platoon is disconnected and have to be accelerated again to get reconnected.
Shipper Platform: Uber Freight and Amazon Freight
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Freight brokerage connects shippers with the appropriate carriers. Recently, technology is playing a role in this aspect as well with Shipper Platforms.
The Trucking business was taken by storm with the introduction of shipper platforms like Uber Freight. Shipper platforms connect shippers with small fleets hauling freight via a load-matching feature. Uber Freight launched its load-booking app in May, 2017. The main intention behind the launch of Uber Freight was automating the manual processes of shipper selection and increasing market visibility. It was also intended to relieve shippers from time consuming legal proceedings and the anxiety of getting the best possible deal. This is one of the many ways on
how owner operators can find loads.
The features of Shipper Platforms and how they may impact the future of trucking:
- Carriers can book a load with just the click of a button.
- Shippers can instantly connect to a network of drivers and fleets of the Uber network and manage shipments from their office or home.
- Uber freight enables shippers to tender a load with the click of a few buttons saving time and energy.
- Transparency of quotes helps shippers know the marketplace pricing instantly. The Uber Freight’s rates are current on-going marketplace rates which are generated in real-time.
- The vast network of drivers and small fleets with Uber Freight ensures that reliable and appropriate fleets are chosen.
- Shipments can be tracked. For every major milestone, automatic notifications are sent to the shippers.
- Uber Freight’s Uber Freight Plus has a loyalty program. It gives the drivers fuel discounts, servicing discounts, and helps in the purchase of old and new trucks among other features.
- With the completion of the delivery, all the necessary documents are arranged automatically for shippers.
Uber also reported that the freight division has a network of more than 50,000 carriers and mentioned that some of the largest carriers in the country are users of the app. However, it has not been all great for Uber Freight since its launch. Uber Freight posted a loss of $64 million in the first quarter of 2020. According to CNBC, Uber Freight gives 99% of the revenue generated to the trucking companies, which leaves little room for profitability.
There may also be a few other reasons why Uber Freight has not been fully able to live up to its vision:
Rudimentary features
With the growth of GPS tracking and ELD devices, merely providing shippers the details of the truck’s location is not unique. Shippers also need to know the route the truck is taking and the HOS data.
Not so reliable in fleet and driver selection
In Uber Freight there is not a lot of barrier to sign up. All carriers do not have to provide basic requirements like an active DOT/ MC number, proper safety ratings or proof of insurance. A shipper may not feel comfortable about doing business with such carriers.
Shortage of drivers
Uber Freight provides drivers a number of perks. In spite of this, driver shortage is quite a problem. Drivers will want a steady job that ensures a good livelihood. Hence, many drivers will prefer to work with a trucking company with regular pay, rather than rely completely on Uber Freight.
Focus on shippers rather than carriers
While launching the load-booking app, the shippers’ perspective was given a lot of importance as the price transparency feature shows. However, the carriers are an integral part of the trucking business too. Apart from the loyalty program there has not been a push to ensure that carriers get steady and constant work through Uber Freight.
Uber Freight is not deterred from their path though, and mentioned recently in 2020 that their focus is still there to grow the Uber Freight business.
Amazon has also launched its own freight app, ‘Amazon Freight’. Amazon Freight was released quite quietly some time in 2016 or 2017. This app allows truck drivers to take up jobs of hauling Amazon packages in Prime-branded trailers across the country.
Fleets can sign up through the website and hauling assignments get allotted accordingly. There are a few requirements which drivers have to fulfill:
- A fleet should have at least 3 trucks.
- The trucking company should have its own DOT/MC number.
Amazon tried to use the truck drivers base and enhance its business via the Amazon Freight service. However, truckers do not see a good livelihood coming from only hauling Amazon trailers. Anecdotal evidence says that the payment is fairly low. It can be kept as an option, or can be opted as back-hauling. Doing business exclusively with Amazon Freight is said to not be fully profitable. In spite of the initial setbacks, Uber Freight and Amazon Freight are changing the future of the trucking business.
Amazon launched its freight app ‘Relay’ in 2018. It operates in 5 states—Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania. Its aim is to give truckers additional freight information. It has features like route tracking and expedited checking procedures at the warehouses. It has been designed to help truckers get faster entry and exit at the Amazon warehouses. It is Amazon’s first attempt at automating the truck delivery process.
How does the Relay work?
In these 3 steps:
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Amazon also intends to build an app like Uber Freight that will match cargo shippers with truck drivers.
Blockchain Trucking
The trucking industry in general has certain inefficiencies. Deals can take time to get finalized. The related paperwork is again, time-consuming and hectic. The trucking industry needs an open platform where shippers and carriers can view each others profile, get the selection process done in less time and get the load rolling. However, how will this be possible? The Blockchain is kindling hopes of achieving a seamless and frictionless trucking system. First, let's understand the basics of blockchain and how it can make the trucking space a community where work can get done more efficiently.
What is Blockchain?
Blockchain is an open digital ledger. It is a business network where transactions can be recorded along with tracking of assets. Blockchain technology is inherently based on cryptography, a complicated branch of mathematics. Blockchain is also decentralized. It depends on the consensus of a peer network spread across the world to function. This digital ledger is made up of a series of ‘blocks’. The blocks are the bundles of transactions which are connected together in an open ‘chain’. The data entered in the blockchain is considered to be true and valid. As being a decentralized forum, there is no single authority to verify the facts. Everyone is always on the same page. It is impossible to change or modify the data in a block as that will modify the entire chain and will need consensus from the entire network.
The whole community associated with the blockchain will be able to validate the data entered by an organization as blockchain technology is an open-to-all ledger. It leaves no room for speculation, assumption and data falsity. Hence, a holistic trucking ecosystem can be developed through a blockchain network. After all, organizations can be rest assured that the data they have been provided is authentic and validated.
How will blockchain be used in the future of trucking?
The trucking industry can definitely benefit from blockchain technology. One of the obstacles of the trucking industry is that it is largely fragmented. There’s no open knowledge about which shippers are currently looking for carriers or which carriers are open to haul shipments. Blockchains open ledger will open up the trucking industry. One of the problems it will most definitely solve is matching appropriate truckers with shippers. In the longer run blockchain technology can function as an open network for truckers.
The trucking industry largely depends on paperwork. Due to this, administration and processing costs have gone up to 20%. However, blockchain technology allows the sharing and easy distribution of documents on the open ledger. This sharing facility makes paperwork between shippers and carriers quite unimportant. Easing out the hassles of documentation will make payments possible in less time.
Some trucks, especially refrigerated ones, carry medical shipments. These are at times detained at customs for large periods of time. This mostly happens when trucks exceed the allowed range of temperature. A blockchain enabled refrigerated truck-trailer made by the Swiss Tech company, SkyCell, lowered the temperature-deviated rate to less than 0.1%. With the use of smart approvals, clearance at the customs checkpoints can be made smoother and more efficient. Moreover, a refrigerated trailer has to be closely recorded at every step. It has to pass through more than 30 organizations which require more than 200 different pieces of information. Any miscommunication can either delay the shipment or the shipper may lose track of it. A blockchain network will ensure that communication at every step is clearly noted. This ensures the shipment reaches the respective facility on time.
The e-commerce industry has developed in such a pace that same-day and 2-hour delivery options are provided to customers. For a parcel to be delivered in the same day or in 2 hours, the technology should not have any glitch. The traditional trucking technology largely relies on paperwork at every stop can not be suitable for such a fast-paced delivery. The blockchain technology with its immediate access to order tracking and authentication ensures that the delivery takes place in the required time.
At times, trucking companies order spare truck parts and also old trucks. The tracking of these spare parts or old trucks can be pretty exhausting as no proper forum is provided for constant tracking. However, the blockchain network will enable the efficient tracking of the supply chain as well.
These are the different ways that blockchain can impact the future of the trucking industry:
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Efficient Freight Tracking
As mentioned above consumer expectations are ever-increasing along with demands for same-day delivery and two-hour delivery. Blockchain will not only take care of the tracking of the shipments but also help in authentication.
In order to ensure consistent improvement in trucking operations, authentic data has to be provided to transportation companies. EDI or electronic data interchange and API or application program interface leaves room for data manipulation or misinterpretation. Blockchain has the backup of the entire network to contribute information and authenticate the data. Hence, there is no scope of data tampering. Blockchain also improves the efficiency of temperature controlled and refrigerated trucking which is reliant on on-time delivery by giving data backup at every step.
IoT (The Internet of Things) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) enhance monitoring efficiency
Carriers and shippers can detect the total space taken up by a shipment in a trailer with the help of IoT. This helps to determine the expense of the shipment and all the information can be transmitted to the blockchain. This aids in maintaining the transparency of the freight cost. SkyCell had created containers for air freight. These containers monitor humidity, temperature and location for transporting biopharmaceuticals that require refrigeration. Its cloud platform is also utilized by SkyCell for recording every document of the shipping process, from start to finish. As these cargos travel through various check-points, all the required documents available at hand make the transportation process easy and efficient. Thus, the blockchain technology ensures that valuable cargo is transported intact and has the backup of all supporting documents that might be needed along the journey by using IoT and AI.
Maintaining vehicle performance history
While it is very important to have fleet tracking records for future use, the tracking records of a vehicles performance is also beneficial for the future. A vehicles performance records include its maintenance history and past performance. When considering used trucks, buyers are usually interested in the past history of the truck. However, that leaves a grey area of speculation. With blockchain technology, a prospective buyer and seller will have all the information validated by the entire network easing any intermediary speculations.
Ease of new carrier onboarding
While taking on new carriers, it is quite difficult for freight brokers to find all the adequate information on that carrier. It is quite time consuming to get all the required details together and that also leaves room for speculation. However, with the blockchain system all the necessary details of the new carrier will be provided by the decentralized network. This network stores all the data of the carriers operating in the transportation and freight industry. No new carrier will be able to give false information in an open network.
Vehicle to vehicle communication via the Internet of Things (IoT)
Platooning technology uses vehicle to vehicle communication to enable vehicles to work together as a convoy. This communication via IoT can improve the vehicles efficiency and safety as the platooning system claims to do. All communication information can be stored in the blockchain and this information will be helpful for all the transportation companies using the blockchain network to operate their fleets better.
Improving reliability of load boards
In a blockchain network, all the loads can be verified by others and get time-stamped in the process. This will ensure that loads are not duplicated and the carriers get authentic information. The blockchain network will also be able to authenticate all the loads put up. Thus, the reliability of the load board is improved due to a blockchain network.
Smart Contracts
Smart Contract allows companies to program self-executing tasks in the blockchain network. The task gets automatically performed when certain criteria are fulfilled. For example, a carrier’s payment can be released when the cargo reaches the facility if the task has been set accordingly.
Those are a list of some potential benefits. The largest blockchain network at present is by the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA). Its current members have exceeded 1000 in number. The members include mcCleod Software, UPS, DAT, Salesforce, Don Hummer trucking, Transfix. BiTA members are taking part in nearly 85% truck-related global transactions. Its blockchain standards have brought a uniformity and efficiency in the trucking community. Sweetbridge is another blockchain based technology that seeks to take care of the significant inefficiencies of the supply chain across the world. Some major problems it addresses are — supply chain operations, supply chain flexibility and supply chain liquidity.
The blockchain revolution has just begun. It must also be taken into account that to use a blockchain system, the trucking or shipper company must have the adequate resources like the required hardware and software, along with the technological know-how. In spite of all the speculated downsides, blockchain seems like a wonderful solution for many trucking problems. It must be nurtured with time and technical advancement. In the coming years, the trucking industry’s profitability and efficiency will reach new heights if blockchain trucking’s functionality continues along the same graph.
Artificial Intelligence and Trucking
According to the American Trucking Association, the US freight transport will increase to 20.73 billion tons by 2028. This huge growth by 36.6% from the freight weight of 15.18 billion tons in 2017 will need an advanced infrastructure. This will be able to ensure smooth operation of such a ‘healthy’ industry. Along with the existing challenges, fuel prices, increasing cost of operation, driver shortage and shortage of shipping capacity will be the crucial areas in coming years. Every American is virtually affected by trucking. Hence, smooth operation must be ensured so that the economy and the lives of the people maintain a steady pace. AI can be of real help to continue to roll the wheels of the trucking industry.
Some of the key ways in which AI can affect the trucking space are:
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Cost reduction
AI will be able to foster predictive maintenance systems. This will help vehicles perform better. With constant monitoring, any mishap can be predicted beforehand. It can monitor by keeping in check the maintenance logs, IoT sensors, and other external sources. This will have a dual impact of reducing the maintenance costs and increasing the fleet performance. In other words, it can predict when a maintenance will be needed in advance of an issue occuring. So rather than being reactive with maintenance issues, carriers can be proactive.
Lower the numbers of highway fatality
AI along with IoT enhances vehicle to vehicle communication (V2V). V2V along with ADAS, or advanced driver assistance systems, can prevent nearly 40% of road crashes according to a publication by the NHTSA or National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The prevention of highway fatality will save a lot of money and more importantly lives. Cisco IBSG estimates that the savings can be $280 per crash.
Natural image processing
Trucking involves a lot of paperwork. The documentation has to be stored in proper folders as any information may be required for any purpose in the future. This process can be exhausting and time consuming. AI with its feature of natural image processing can recognize and retrieve any scanned document. This easy retrieving of documents will aid the manual task of computer data entry.
Predictive analytics
AI processes past performance records. This will not only predict the health of a vehicle but will also predict about the drivers. AI will also be able to analyze what conditions are preferred by drivers and what are the chances of driver retention.
Match carrier with shippers
While human freight brokers find it extremely taxing to connect the appropriate carriers with the shippers, AI can easily do so by matching facts and data.
With all the new technological advancements and more to follow, the future of trucking indeed looks promising and exciting. We are also a technology provider in this space and are always looking for ways to improve the life of truck drivers through technology. You can learn more about us -
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2023.03.30 16:37 Usual_Ad2137 (TW for talks ab suicidal thoughts, attempt,and relapse) I can't help but blame my gf for me relapsing and I really wish I didn't
My (18m) gf (17f) and I have been together for 2y 11mo. Our 2 year anniversary is next month. A week or two ago my gf was super suicidal and made another attempt. I was unaware of the attempt and she called me (idk if this was before or after) but I answered the phone and tried my best to convince her not to do anything (I had no idea it was involving suicidal thoughts and thought she was upset and considering sh). She was very vague when on the phone.
She asked me what it would feel like when I would cut myself. How it hurt and what I felt doing it. If it made me feel better. I had been clean for at least 7mo (I try not to keep track too much). I ended up relapsing that night. I hadn't really though about sh in a decent time. Everything in my life was going just how I wanted. It was the night before a really important interview. Everything was perfect and I can't comprehend why I would let her questions get to me as much as they had. Regardless, I did it and this past week has probably been the lowest I've ever been in a really long time.
With my recent relapse and inability to stay clean since I relapsed, our relationship has gone a bit downhill. I'm not being as loving or empathetic or showing how much I care (which isn't abnormal for when I am not clean) but I know that part is my fault. And somehow my gf is completely fine it seems. It kinda feels like her attempt impacted me more than herself.
We've been arguing more and I can't help but feel like if she hadn't said those things on the phone I would've never relapsed. I don't want to blame her but I know that I do. I told her a couple days after that I relapsed and said it wasn't her fault because I didn't want her to hurt herself or something too. Now, it's all I think about when the topic comes up. I'm scared if I tell her how I really feel she will attempt or sh or just very bad things will happen.
I'm working on myself and staying clean but it's been difficult. Part of me wants to push her away and just keep cutting and say fuck it to everything. I know that's not what I should do but all my brain is doing is telling me ways to keep self harming.
I'm sorry for the bit of a long read. If anyone has any advice or just anything in general I would really appreciate it. Thank you in advance
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2023.03.30 16:33 GalaxiGazer The only one who could ever reach me ... was the son of a preacher man 🥰
This is to you, J.S.,
This truly unsent letter has been in the making for almost the past 30 years. But it's about time that I finally give voice to my 12-year-old self, to that 12-year-old girl who really liked you and honestly crushed on you. You, at the time, were 16. So even though we're nearing our 40's (well, you're already there lol), I'll first address you as that 16-year-old boy then close out addressing you as a man.
I remember that note I wrote and gave to you after church that night. I saw you from a distance and noticed your reaction. You were blushing as you and James were laughing. I wasn't sure how you took my being forward, so I approached you later to talk. When I showed up, you noticed me right away and you complimented, "Your note was appealing." We were starting to talk until my parents showed up and we went home and we couldn't talk anymore.
What was it about you that I was drawn to, that I really liked? While the other girls saw you more as a status symbol ("He's the pastor's son! giggles), I saw beyond that. I noticed how calm yet confident you were, that you didn't feel the need to brag on yourself. You had a clear head on your shoulders. There was always something to learn from you whenever we would talk. I liked the fact that I could be real with you, you took me seriously, and you treated me with respect.
Eventually our brief story would come to an end. While my 15-year-old self was enjoying Six Flags in Hotlanta, you were being prayed over as you were preparing to leave The Aloha State in pursuit to follow your dreams of becoming an actor in Los Angeles. I checked your MySpace page (circa 2006) and, from what I could tell, you're doing quite well for yourself. No, you're not exactly on the A-list quite yet, but I know that you will get there someday. You have that talent, that passion, that gift. I remember during the Hallelujah Celebration '96, you played one of the journalists reporting on the live action as Joshua and company advanced into the Promised Land and leaving Jericho behind in the dust ... literally. You guys even danced to the chorus "Let the walls fall down" (Joy was sitting on your right, I definitely remember her! Lol). I knew that you were destined for and going to do great things. You'll get there someday, I know you will.
So, what's prompted me to reach out after all these years? I'm taking a serious inventory of my life, more specifically my love life, and seeing where I had gone wrong. I went from a 12-year-old who was attracted to guys who had common sense, who were responsible, who demonstrated real maturity, and knew where they were headed in life to being a 38-year-old woman who seems to attract broken, toxic, unhealthy and unavailable men. I'm trying to figure out where I had gone wrong so I can start putting myself back together and get on the right road for myself.
As I look back now, you're a template that I can now use moving forward. It is possible for me to one day be with a man like you. Maybe one day I can be with a guy mature, responsible, available, healthy, and he knows where he's headed in life. One day. For right now, though, my focus needs to be on fixing myself and foing some serious overhauling on myself so I can be a healthy and better woman.
As for you, I do appreciate the blessing of your memory. Even though I'm not able to tell you these words directly, I do thank you for the brief time I had gotten to know you. I know that you still have great things in your future. From the bottom of my heart, I wish you the very best in your journey. I look forward to the day when I hear, "*And the award for Best Actor goes too ..." and see you beaming with pride on that stage. Then I can give my own "I remember him when" story.
Take care of yourself and good luck!
~ K
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2023.03.30 16:32 1800_eatshit Anyone else struggle with basic hygiene?
Im not sure what flair to put this under so I apologize in advance.
But does anyone else struggle with remembering to literally brush their teeth, or shower, or brush their hair? And when you do remember you need to do the things it feels like you already have a list of a million things to take care of and it seems impossible? Like I don’t want to stink but I legitimately forget and it might seem gross but it’s something I’m working on. If anyone has any tips on this I’d like to learn so I don’t rot my teeth out LOL
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