Many a true nerd

So most of you guys may know me because I’ve been on this sub since I discovered I had HPV in November and I always wanted to share my success story. To be clear, I’m not 100% sure if I’ve cleared HPV yet, but my last 2 doctors basically told me that I have nothing left and to go back to living my life. This is coming from someone who has had literally hundreds of warts, had to see multiple different doctors and dropped thousands of dollars on treatments. I thought that because I’ve had so many I would never be able to clear it, and if I did it would take years to clear. Believe me when I say I know the emotional impact that it has after getting this diagnosis. I’ve spent months crying every second of the day, not able to eat or sleep, had to go on short term disability for months because I couldn’t work. Aside from the treatments, I’ve spent thousands on vitamins and supplements. I gave up drinking and smoking completely. I found it difficult to find doctors that cared and always felt so hopeless. I finally found a clinic that was very thorough in removing every single bump I had and I haven’t had a recurrence since. I got out of a relationship and realized that my biggest stressor was recovering so I could finally had sex; after we broke up, I felt like I could finally breathe and live my life and let it run its course. I wont advise to do this but I did start drinking and smoking weed again and living my life as if I didn’t have hpv, and it’s like suddenly it just went away. I even used hair removal cream and didn’t get any recurrences. I don’t want to get too excited but I feel like I’m finally reaching the end of HPV when I felt defeated every day of my life for the last 8 months. It does get better!!!!

We all know that WB spends countless hours on reading material. Curious to know if you all have a dedicated routine for investment research and overall knowledge gathering.
Interested to know:
-How many hours do you allocate to your reading?
-Favorite reading web sources, magazines, journals?
-How do you balance the type content you consume to avoid being overweight in one particular area?

I'm in a light meditation, reaching out for other consciousnesses. There's a magnolia tree outside the window. It's the nearest large consciousness. I wonder how it feels about me pruning it.
I feel a physical sensation at the top of my skull, which is… If it were stronger I'd call it pain. A tightness which causes me to focus my attention there.
Through the point of that tightness, a channel of communication opens. The magnolia tree says, "Why are you wondering, asking me, how I feel? I am, and that is enough. You are employing your attention and energy in a way that is not fruitful when you become apologetic for thoughts about pruning my branches.
"Love me when you do so. That's enough.
"Love the plants in your garden. On your shamanic path, you know how to do many things with energy, bringing it up from the earth into the plants. Continue to do this. That energy is sweet to them.
"When you mow your lawn, or pull weeds, or do other things that are - destructive, the word that comes into your mind, Is not the right word. It is absolutely not the right word. You are transmuting them, you are taking their life force and turning it into new soil, new compost. Your motivation is positive, and they appreciate your grief/compassion/reluctance - whatever words describe the ways your love for them manifests when you do this.
"It is egocentric of you humans to put your pain onto us with your feelings of guilt as you work with our bodies. You need to know that we do not feel things as you do. We respond to your emotions. We cannot help but do this because we have fundamentally, as part of we who we are, already surrendered to what is.
"When you cut us or eat us, prune us or remove us from the ground, you are not giving us pain. All we need is your love."
I ask the tree, "What can you tell me about telepathy?"
The tree declines to answer in a fashion that my ego mind is looking for. This is outside the domain within which the tree and I communicate. It knows that I am speaking specifically of telepathy among human beings.
"This is your task. This is your pain. This is your ['loss' is the word that comes to my mind] and it is up to you to remedy that.
"You and I are experiencing that. I point out to you that finding your way through the barriers that separate human beings from each other is your task.
"Be open to other humans the way you are open to us, specifically in this moment, to me."
It shows a picture to me of itself outside the window and me lying on the bed just a few feet away inside the house.
It asks me now to remove my consciousness from its consciousness, and allow it to get on with its day.
I love that idea: a tree getting on with its day.
I turn my attention back inside myself and return to ordinary consciousness. The lesson from the magnolia stays with me.
June 2023

My friend and I are both very passionate about the topic of social anxiety (and mental health in general), so we're doing some high-level research to learn more about how social anxiety is experienced and perceived in other people.
We're essentially hoping to find some level of guidance toward how people's social anxiety could be reduced (whether it's majorly or minorly). Hopefully answering these questions might also help you with a bit of self-reflection in a positive way!
Would love to hear from as many as possible! Feel free to respond through this Google Form (anonymously) or here directly; whatever you’re comfortable with. I’ll try to summarize and share the findings if we get a good amount of responses!
These are the questions found in the Google Form:

1. When/where is your social anxiety at its worst?
2. Do you do anything to try to reduce your anxiety in those moments? If so, what do you do?
3. In those moments, do you think it would make the situation better or worse if people around you were aware of your social anxiety?
4. Is there anything you have tried in order to reduce your social anxiety which has not worked? (And maybe even made your anxiety worse?)
5. Aside from being anxious, do you generally enjoy talking to people?
6. Completely subjective, but on a scale of 0 to 10, how much does your social anxiety negatively affect your life? (0 = not at all; 10 = an extreme amount)

(And yes, posting this triggers my anxiety :D )

Hello moms! I am currently a semi-new SAHM of two (ages 5&1). I say ‘semi-new’ because I still don’t have many years of mom experience under my belt. Lol. But I plan to start working again within the next two months.
What I am looking for are any tips/advice on how to efficiently make the days go as smooth as possible for me as I juggle all the daily tasks moms are responsible for, + trying to make time for myself and my husband. I would hate to burn myself out trying to be a super mom.
Sometimes, even as a SAHM I often feel like I fall behind on everything I need to do even if I make a list or sleep early/walk up early. Now that I am planning on working soon, I would like to start brainstorming how to best manage the fewer hours I will be spending at home.
Luckily, I have a husband who is more than willing to help me realize this goal with me.
Any and all tips are welcome and appreciated.
Thank you!

I (20f) have always had a crush on my neighbor (M24) since I was a teenager. I’ll call him Alex. Alex lived with his parents up until he went to college where he met a girl I’ll call Maria. Him and Maria ended up having a baby together and she eventually moved into a house with him not far from his parents. I knew of her but of course I didn’t like her for obvious reasons. Anyway, Alex and Maria ended up breaking up (she was very jealous and insecure) and she took the baby and went back to her hometown that was 1,000 miles away. I saw this as my chance a started talking to Alex whenever I saw him next door. He invited me over to his house that he shared with Maria and one thing lead to another and we had sex after some drinks. Over the next few months Alex and I continued to have sex at his house and hang out. At this point I thought we were officially a couple and dating, yet he continued to talk to Maria all the time. He never called me his “girlfriend “One day he called me up and said that Maria and him were going to “work” things out for the kid. I was hurt and angry. Especially after he talked so much crap on Maria about how she was controlling, domineering, and always arguing with him. Fast forward, Alex and Maria get married and his parents give him the house as a wedding gift. He sold their house and moved right next door to me. I was not happy and vented to my step mom about everything that happened between me and Alex. She was pissed and said something to Alex’s mom, who then said something to Alex. Well I guess Alex didn’t want to admit anything happened between us and denied everything. So I waited for him to go to work and as soon as he left, I made my way outside and caught Maria in the driveway. I proceeded to tell her about how Alex and I were dating and how he cut me off right before she came back. She laughed and said “hmm ok sure” and started to get in her car. This is where I may be TA. I said “Funny, he didn’t mention how he brought me over to the house on Lakeside Drive? You know the one with the waterbed in the master bedroom that had cream colored walls, floral curtains, and the old oak dressers and desk?She looked at me like she saw a ghost and said through tears if I didn’t get out of her driveway she would run me over. Everyone said that I’m the asshole and it was clear that Alex used me to “sow his oats” and everything “horrible” he said about Maria was clearly not true or he wouldn’t have married her. Alex then came over to my house and called me a miserable bitch for trying to ruin his life. When I told him he hurt me by leaving me for her, he said that we were never together, I was never his girlfriend, only a friend. That I pursued him for a romantic relationship and just because we had sex didn’t mean I was his woman. He told me to grow up and get a man and a life and to stay away from his wife.

Weird question, but I’ve been a fan of the AC series since the release of 4A and branched out from there. Despite this I could never get good at really customizing/building my own AC. I get through many iterations before I just fall back to a simple dual Gatling gun build. Or I just give up and look up the best build to get through AC3.
I’m the same with a lot of other games like the Soulsborne games and Destiny. Where I resort to just looking up builds because anything I make is going to be subpar.
Are there any tips/tricks into properly experimenting with parts and weapons in the AC series? It’s a bit broad because I’m not really talking about a specific gen of AC but anything helps!

Hi /Virginia!
Starting on July 1st, Reddit has unilaterally decided to impose exorbitant charges on third-party app developers(Relay, Reddit is Fun, Apollo, Baconreader, Narwhal etc.) for utilizing their API. This decision has far-reaching consequences that not only hinder app developers but also affect the experience of moderators and users alike. The lack of maturity in Reddit's official app has made it difficult for us to fulfill our responsibilities as moderators efficiently, and it has also left many users dissatisfied with their browsing experience.
In response to this situation, the moderators of Virginia have joined forces with other subreddit communities and their respective mod teams in a coordinated effort. We believe that unity is essential in driving change and advocating for the rights of app developers and the overall user experience. To amplify our message and demonstrate the strength of our concerns, Virginia will be participating in a temporary blackout starting on June 12th, lasting for 48 hours.
During this blackout period, the subreddit will be set to private, rendering it inaccessible to all users. This collective action is intended to raise awareness and urge Reddit to reconsider their recent API changes. Our primary goal is to initiate a productive dialogue with Reddit, leading to a reversal of the detrimental modifications they have implemented.
We understand that this blackout may cause temporary inconvenience to our community, and for that, we apologize. However, we firmly believe that this short-term disruption will bring long-term benefits for every user. By standing together with other subreddit communities, we hope to send a clear message to Reddit and foster a meaningful conversation about the future of their API policies.
In the meantime, we encourage you to let reddit know that you disagree with their planned changes
There are a few ways you can express your concerns:

• Email Reddit or create a support ticket to communicate your opposition to their proposed modifications.
  
• Share your thoughts on other social media platforms, spreading awareness about the issue.
  
• Show your support by participating in the Reddit boycott for 48 hours, starting on June 12th.
  

We appreciate your understanding, support, and active participation in this important endeavor. It is through the strength and dedication of our community that we can strive for a better Reddit experience for everyone involved.
Thank you,
The Mod Team of Virginia

Rustle Rustle fruit (logia)
Note: The phrase "Kasa Kasa" (かさかさ) is an onomatopoeia for the sound one makes when either the wind blows on trees, or one steps on dried leaves or grass underfoot. This fruit reflects both of these aspects.
Fruit appearance: Looks a lot like a cabbage, but with a curled stem.
Makes the user a leaf/grass human. With this devil fruit, the user is able to become and manipulate both grass and leaves
While the premise of this fruit is simple, the user is given a lot of room to choose exactly what kind of leaves or grass they wish to manipulate. For example, the user can create extremely small but sharp leaves, or they can create leaves massive enough to make a tent or blanket. Each aspect is fully up to the user.
Because of this free reign of control over leaves, the user has a surprising amount of defensive and offensive techniques. The most basic being that the user can utilize a variety of different sized leaves as blades. Additionally, however, the user can clad themselves in extremely tough leaves, creating armor comparable to iron.
Further application would be utilizing aspects of real world leaves in their body. For example, the user can utilize the weather resistant properties of the rubber plant, granting various resistances to the elements. Or, the user can clad themselves in poison ivy, deterring any direct physical contact
Further interesting applications would be utilizing long reeds as extremely durable rope. By utilizing the light nature of leaves, the user can glide on the wind
The final and most interesting aspect of these leaves is that they have medicinal properties. Eating them raw, or as a tea, will cure near any type of poisoning, many illnesses, and encourage recovery from injury. However, they taste awful...
Weaknesses: Interestingly, the user is not necessarily weak to fire or heat due to the natural moisture of leaves. However, if they were somehow dehydrated, they would be easily flammable. Instead, the user is extremely weak to cold, as the leaves are easily frostbit.

Hey there I'm teaming up with Glitterbomb Denton this year for pride with a raffle drawing for a $250 gift card for a tattoo with me. Tickets are $5 a piece and you're aloud as many entires as you like. 70% of the proceeds are going to Glitterbomb. I'll be drawing a winner on the first of June and it will be announced by my Instagram and also I'll email the winner! Virtual raffle tickets available at: https://checkout.square.site/buy/YMNDYL5M666CAT5G5MXJWHLX

Does anyone else immediately assume they f*cked up when something like, an invite in Outlook or something gets deleted?
to be fair, I can be quite careless and I'm prone to making mistakes. But I automatically just accept that I am the one who screwed things up, even if I can't retrace my steps to see how I did it.
That's the other thing - I have a hard time doing a 'post mortem' and it's difficult for me to understand the error I made. For example with this calendar event, let's assume I did delete it (I don't think I did in this instance), my memory is so bad that the reasons for making that decision/mistake will be a forever mystery.
Idk if this is a cptsd thing, I haven't been formally diagnosed but I resonate with many of the traits of it, but then when I do screw up, I panic and feel sick to my stomach. This happens often too bc I fck up a lot.

It's very annoying having to make a character of the dominant faction on your server in order to find a crafter because everybody uses that faction's trade chat. It's even worse if you're the crafter of the less popular faction and don't have the chance to find orders because nobody is looking for a crafter in the trade chat you're in.
This is actively preventing me from changing many of my chars over to Alliance because I'm on a Horde server and it would come with a large revenue loss.

I grew up as one of the very few asians in my school and never really had asian friends until college. I went to korean church but just really had nothing in common with the koreans who lived in korean communities and always found them to sort of be copy and paste of each other. Once I got to college, I somehow got into the mix with the asian frats/ rave communities and found a similar trend with the people in those groups too. I know a lot of them struggle with or dont even attempt to make friends outside of their race and they all tend to share the same hobbies/ interests that is currently trending in the asian communities whether its a new game, music or clothes. Not saying it’s particularly a bad thing just find it interesting that everyone is on the same page and you really have nothing in common if you dont like it. For example, I hate league but so many ppl in asian bubbles grew up playing it so its hard to relate on that. Music wise, at least in my circle, if you dont like edm then you’re definitely in the minority. a lot of the people in these frat/party groups only talk about festivals and what events they have coming up. They really dont have any hobbies or interests outside of the rave, game and school. They are also very cliquey meaning that they are only willing to be friends if you are already in the circle either thru mutuals, church or frat.
Does anyone else who didnt grow up in an “asian bubble” notice this?

This may not be popular with many here but the fact that Trump is going to be charged with willful retention and obstruction of justice is a forgone conclusion...even Trump knows.
But the most important charge by far would be dissemination under the Espionage Act of 1917.

Prosecutors ready to ask for Trump indictment on obstruction and Espionage Act charges

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-indictment-section-793-espionage-act-mark-meadows-b2353684.html