I'm only writing this to get it off my chest. I first got diagnosed with ADHD when I was 12 years old. I had a terrible childhood, my parents divorced three times, and my dad was and is very controlling and strict, he also has these huge anger outbursts. He's threatened to kill me several times, used to, and still beats me whenever I do something like talk back to him or dress the way he doesn't like, etc. That's not the point, I'm not here to vent about my family. I recently got diagnosed with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) The thing is I don't think that I'm borderline, I'm sure that there is something wrong with me, but I don't think it's BPD. For starters, I can't even help it, I lie about everything. I post fake posts on social media, I lie about my identity online, I lie to my friends all the time, and I lie to strangers about the most random shit ever. I lie even when I don't need to. I don't know why I do it, I just do. I even went as far as lying to my psychiatrists and therapists, l've been diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, derealization, and BPD. But I was pretending. I was pretending to be sad and anxious, I answered the questions the way they wanted me to, and I led the conversations. I already knew that he was going to diagnose me with derealization the second I stepped into his office because I planned it all before.
The second thing is that I can choose what to feel, I'm not an empathic person, I can perfectly understand what people are feeling by their tone or demeanor but I don't empathize with them. I can choose to be kind, I help animals all the time, and I go as far as taking stray dogs and cats to the vet, taking them home, and feeding them every day but I wouldn't feel empathy if I saw a dead animal laying across the road. I've cheated on my partners before and I didn't even feel bad at the slightest. I didn't want them to find out because I wanted them to keep viewing me as the sweet and gentle girl that they thought I was. I've slept with taken people before. I still think of getting together with married men or women. I couldn't care less about their family. I can choose to care but I just don't.
The thing is I feel like I'm always pretending. I have many friends and I'm considered a kind and calm person by almost everyone. Again, I can choose to be kind and calm, but by default, l'm not. I have different personalities for different people. I can be whoever they want. I can act how they want me to. It's fun. I don't feel connected to anyone. I wouldn't care if my friend of 12 years randomly died today. I played a very loving role in my last relationship. I pretended to be the best girlfriend ever. I would give her a lot of gifts, would text and call her randomly to see how she was doing, would drop by her workplace to hang out during her breaks, would compliment her on everything, etc. But the thing is that I didn't feel anything about her. I would spend the whole weekend with her and then would go and sleep with some guy. It didn't matter and it still doesn't.
I don't think I have any morals. I've done some messed up shit before, I'm not naming them. I have a sense of what's right and what's wrong. I just don't care. For example, I know is wrong, I wouldn't mess with a kid but I don't care if someone does.
I actually have a pretty functional life. I'm talented in many things, I'm in med school and I have friends and relationships and live my life like a normal person. But there's this part of me l've never told anyone about. I engage in many self-destructive behaviors but I also have some strange impulses. I'm sure not everybody has them.
ED is another one of my struggles. I'm in perfect shape although I can't eat certain food. For instance, sometimes I can't eat rice because I keep thinking that it'll turn into maggots in my mouth. I despise fat people. I have fat friends and I encourage them to eat only for them to gain more weight. I give them positivity about their body all while thinking that they look like a cow.
I can keep going but some things can't be said.
Thank you for reading. If y'all have any ideas about what is actually wrong with me I'd be happy to hear it.

HTML and CSS are two fundamental technologies in web development, which allow developers to create visually appealing and well-structured web pages. One crucial aspect of web content organization and presentation is the use of user lists. User lists help arrange information in an easily scannable and digestible format, making it simpler for users to understand and navigate through content. In this article, we will explore the concept of user lists, learn how to create them using HTML, style them with CSS, and discover best practices for effective utilization.

Understanding User Lists

User lists, also known as HTML lists, are a way to present content in a structured and hierarchical manner. They allow developers to group related items together and establish a logical order. User lists can be used for a variety of purposes, such as displaying navigation menus, creating step-by-step instructions, presenting product features, or showcasing testimonials.

Creating User Lists Using HTML

HTML provides three main elements for creating user lists: unordered lists (

), ordered lists (
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1. ). Unordered lists are typically used when the order of items doesn’t matter, while ordered lists are suitable when a specific sequence is required. List items represent individual items within the lists.
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     On the other hand, if we want to create an ordered list, we use the
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     By using these HTML list elements, we can structure content and present it in a more organized manner.
     

     Styling User Lists with CSS

     While HTML provides the basic structure for user lists, CSS allows us to style and customize them according to our design preferences. CSS selectors and properties can be used to modify various aspects of user lists, such as the appearance of bullet points or numbering, spacing, indentation, and even adding custom icons or images.
     To change the bullet style of an unordered list, we can utilize the list-style-type property in CSS. Here are a few examples:
     

     ul { list-style-type: disc; /* Default style */ } ul.square { list-style-type: square; } ul.circle { list-style-type: circle; } ul.custom { list-style-type: none; /* No bullets */ } 

     Additionally, we can adjust the spacing and indentation of list items using CSS properties like margin and padding . This allows us to control the visual hierarchy and make the list more visually appealing.
     

     Enhancing User Lists with CSS Effects

     CSS provides a range of effects and interactions that can be applied to user lists, making them more engaging and interactive. For example, we can use CSS animations and transitions to create subtle movements or effects when users interact with the list items. Hover effects can be applied to change the appearance of list items when users move their cursor over them.
     Furthermore, by utilizing nested or hierarchical lists, we can create more complex structures and visually communicate relationships between items. This can be particularly useful when presenting categories, subcategories, or multi-level instructions.
     

           
      
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     In this code, we define a basic unordered list (ul ) and apply some CSS styles to enhance its appearance and interaction. The list-style-type property is set to “none” to remove the default bullet points.
     

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     The li elements (list items) have an animation applied to them using the animation-name and animation-duration properties. The slideIn animation moves the list of items from left to right when the page loads.
     Additionally, we define a hover effect for the li elements using the :hover pseudo-class. When the user hovers over a list item, the background color changes to a lighter shade and the text color changes to a darker color.
     Feel free to modify and experiment with the code to create your desired effects and styles for user lists.
     

     Best Practices for User Lists

     When working with user lists, it’s essential to follow best practices to ensure optimal user experience and accessibility. Here are some recommendations:
     
     1. Keep lists concise and avoid overcrowding them with excessive information.
     2. Use appropriate list types based on the content and its organization.
     3. Ensure the list is responsive and displays correctly on different devices and screen sizes.
     4. Consider the accessibility aspect by providing alternative text for custom icons or images used in list items.
     5. Optimize the user lists for search engines by using relevant keywords and semantic HTML.
     Incorporating these best practices will help create user-friendly and effective lists on your web pages.
     

     Conclusion

     User lists play a vital role in organizing and presenting information on web pages. By leveraging HTML and CSS, developers can create structured and visually appealing lists that enhance user experience. Understanding the various HTML list elements and CSS properties allows for customization and styling options to suit specific design requirements. Remember to follow best practices and consider the accessibility and responsiveness of your lists. With proper utilization, user lists can significantly contribute to improving the overall usability and readability of your web content.
     

     FAQs

     FAQ 1: How can I change the bullet style of an unordered list? To change the bullet style of an unordered list, you can use the CSS list-style-type property and specify the desired style, such as disc, square, circle, or none.
     FAQ 2: Can I have multiple levels of indentation in a user list? Yes, you can create nested or hierarchical lists by placing one list within another. This allows you to have multiple levels of indentation and present complex structures.
     FAQ 3: Is it possible to add links within list items? Absolutely! You can add anchor tags ( ) within list items to create clickable links. This is useful for creating navigational menus or linking to other pages or sections within your website.
     FAQ 4: Are there any CSS frameworks specifically designed for user lists? While there are CSS frameworks available that provide styling for various UI components, including lists, there isn’t a specific CSS framework solely dedicated to user lists. However, you can easily customize existing frameworks to match your design requirements.
     

Mitotic Cell division

Cell division happens altogether animals throughout growth and repair processes. Cells divide in 2 basic stages:

Cell division;

Cell division is division of the nucleus, and biological process (Gr. kytos, hollow vessel nine reaction, motion) is division of the protoplasm. Between divisions (interphase), the cell should grow and perform its varied metabolic processes.
Mitotic Cell division

Cell cycle;

The cell cycle is that amount from the time a cell is created till it completes cell division.
The G1 (first growth or gap) part represents the first growth part of the cell. throughout the S (DNA synthesis) part, growth continues, however this part conjointly involves DNA replication.
The G2 (second growth or gap) part prepares the cell for division. it includes replication of the mitochondria and alternative organelles, synthesis of microtubules and supermolecule that may structure the mitotic spindle fibers, and body condensation.
The M (mitotic) part includes events related to partitioning chromosomes between 2 girl cells and therefore the division of the protoplasm (cytokinesis).

“Day by Day, Month by Month, Year by Year,” Part 1
by c.w. cobblestone
A wimp chronicles the femdom/cuck relationship between him, his beloved Molly and her lover DeShawn. Here are the first six months.

YEAR 1

January 1

Well, the calendar may have changed but nothing else has. Molly is still in love with DeShawn. They’re still openly flaunting their affair in front of friends and family. I’m still kissing up to both of them and praying they’ll continue to let me hang around. So far, so good; the wedding’s still on for June, and everyone seems to be finding their roles in this three-way relationship. Unfortunately, my role is being their bitch. But Molly’s still here — that’s the important thing. I thought for sure when DeShawn came into the picture and stole her heart that she’d run off with him. But to my great relief, she says she wants to go through with the wedding while also maintaining her relationship with DeShawn. She says we’re now a “poly triad.” I know she’s playing me for a fool and is only marrying me because I earn six figures. But I don’t care. I love her and would do anything to keep her. Anything. Full stop. The ceremony is scheduled for June 8th, and my New Year’s resolution is to not fuck it up.

January 3

Molly didn’t say when she’d be home from the New Year’s Eve party at DeShawn’s friend’s house, but I didn’t expect her to be gone this long. I’m starting to get worried. Molly’s a big girl and can take care of herself, but DeShawn runs with a rough crowd.

January 4

Crisis averted. Molly’s been holed up in DeShawn’s apartment partying, thank goodness. After she texted me and told me to bring cognac and Burger King, I’d hoped to spend at least a few seconds with my beloved fiancé for the first time this year. Alas, I never even laid eyes on her. DeShawn answered my knock, snatched the bags from my hand and slammed the door in my face after throwing out a flippant “thanks, bitch.”

January 5

Molly finally came home but she was only here long enough to change clothes and bitch at me about her car being down to a quarter tank of gas. I thought about telling her she hasn’t been home for me to gas her car up but I wisely kept my mouth shut and volunteered to fill her tank right then. She said she was in a hurry, though, and rushed back out. I’m guessing she was either headed to the club or back to DeShawn’s place, although she didn’t tell me where she was going, and I sure as hell didn’t ask. As far as she’s concerned it’s none of my business what she does — my job is to sit at home and wait for her like a good little toady, ready to kiss her little ass and put up with her shit when she gets back.

January 7

I kept dinner warm until finally putting it away at 9. Even if Molly does make it home tonight, she’ll most likely be with DeShawn, and they won’t be in the mood to eat. I can always heat up something later if they want a post-coital snack.

January 9

When I got home from work nobody was there, although two bags of DeShawn’s dirty laundry were waiting for me in the living room. Molly had me do his clothes a few weeks ago and now the arrogant bastard apparently thinks it’s my permanent job. I thought about just letting it sit there — then common sense took over. The last thing I want to do is piss him off and give him an excuse to kick my ass again. So, swallowing what little pride I had left, I washed and carefully ironed the clothes of the man who’s fucking my fiancé. How pathetic is that?

January 10

My buddy Tim called to tell me he saw Molly making out with DeShawn at the Alexis Club last night. I turned red but gave my speech about how our arrangement allows her to see other men. Tim must be the 10th person to call since Molly and DeShawn started openly dating. I wish my supposed girlfriend and her “black king” would keep their tryst on the down-low but they said they wanted to take their relationship to the next level and I don’t get a vote. With everything that goes on in the world these days, I’d hoped their affair wouldn’t be a big deal, but I’m finding that people aren’t as open-minded as they claim to be. I’m losing friends and alienating family over this “poly” situation. Tim sure sounded disgusted. I guess I can’t blame him — if I was my friend, I’d probably be just as outraged at how Molly and DeShawn treat me, and how I put up with it like a sap loser. I imagine it must be painful for my friends and family to watch, but I wish they’d try to see it from my point of view. I love Molly with all my heart. She hurts me, sure. But I’m happier than I’ve ever been since she came into my life. Why can’t people understand that? If I can accept her and the things she does to me, why can’t everyone else?

January 13

DeShawn spent the night last night. He and Molly were already hammered when they got back from the club but they wanted another round. They also wanted privacy, so after I served drinks, DeShawn handed me his key and told me to go clean his apartment. I said “yes sir” and hauled ass out of there. When DeShawn tells me to do something, I don’t fuck around. The guy dislikes me to start with, so I try not to give him any reason to fuck me up. The first time Molly brought him home, I attempted to man up and confront him. I won’t ever make that mistake again. I like having teeth too much.

January 14

For the second night in a row, DeShawn stayed over. Molly got mad because I hadn’t bought the bottle of wine she’d wanted so she slapped me across the face several times, cutting my nose with her engagement ring. I got blood all over my favorite shirt, and she yelled at me about that, too, much to her boyfriend’s amusement. Molly is getting meaner by the day and DeShawn keeps egging her on. He loves the situation he’s carved out for himself — he knows he could steal her from me any time he wants but he enjoys having me around. In addition to bankrolling the affair, I represent the spoils of his victory; I’m the defeated, shamed white boy whose nose is constantly rubbed in the dirt while he enjoys his prize, my beautiful fiancé. That’s why he’s so brazen about taking Molly to all the places frequented by my friends and family. He wants everyone to know that Molly is in love with him, and that I’m pathetically hanging around paying the bills and serving as the beta in this budding “poly triad” of ours. Around town, it’s making me either a laughingstock or an object of pity. I’m not sure which is worse.

January 17

I got into a big argument with my brother Joel today after he called to tell me he saw Molly and DeShawn at the Towne Theatre “acting like a pair of animals in heat.” He and the rest of the family have been pressuring me to leave her ever since DeShawn mopped up the floor with Joel last month. The stupid fuck tried to tell the former Carver State linebacker to stop embarrassing the family by openly carrying on with Molly. DeShawn doesn’t like being told what to do. Joel found that out the hard way. His broken nose just healed.

January 20

Nobody was at the condo when I got home from the firm, although I could tell DeShawn had been over, given the wet spots all over the crumpled bedding in the master bedroom. These days, the only reasons I go into Molly’s room are to clean, change cum-stained sheets, and wipe her boyfriend’s piss stains off the toilet rim in the master bathroom. Molly says her bedroom suite is reserved for “real men” and that I have no business being in there unless it’s to clean.

January 24

Molly dropped some devastating news today. She says DeShawn will be going on the honeymoon in June and I’ll be staying home. Also, we had planned to take a Mediterranean cruise, but since DeShawn’s great-grandmother was from St. Thomas and he’s always wanted to go down there, she told me to switch the arrangements. I was bawling like a baby but I clicked onto the travel site and made the required changes. Since the wedding isn’t for six months, there was no problem adjusting the plans, although it killed me inside to do it.

January 26

Molly told me to pack her bags because she was headed to Atlanta for a week to hang out with DeShawn’s cousins. So, now, just like that, I’m not going to see my beloved fiancé until next Sunday. I don’t think she has any idea how much she’s breaking my heart with this affair of hers, but if I told her she probably wouldn’t care — she’d probably think it was funny. That’s how cruel she’s become. DeShawn brings out the worst in her. After he told her that it turns him on when she’s mean to me, she’s been looking for reasons to dog me. He usually rewards her cruelty by fucking the taste out of her mouth — and that makes her want to treat me even worse. Molly is finding out how much naughty fun it can be to make my life miserable, knowing that I’m so hopelessly in love with her I’ll put up with anything she dishes out. Deep down, she probably knows what she’s doing to me is wrong — but I bet that just makes the whole thing even more delightfully wicked. My former angel is lost in a decadent, BBC-fueled alternative dimension where being bad is good and my pain is hilarious.

February 6

Molly told me to go by her mom’s house after work tomorrow to clean. She says I should plan on that being one of my regular weekly duties from now on. I’m getting sick of being everybody’s fucking maid. I’m stuck cleaning DeShawn’s apartment once a week now. Last week, Molly had me wash her best friend’s car after her boyfriend got drunk and puked in it. My fiancé has pimped me out to her friends recently for myriad other chores — cleaning up dogshit, dropping off library books, picking up drycleaning. Since DeShawn came into the picture, Molly has gleefully let her friends and family know that I’m nothing but her little bitch — and her boyfriend’s little bitch, too. She loves recounting the night she brought DeShawn back to the condo for the first time, and I tried to make a stand by telling him to leave. He busted me in the eye, knocking me to the floor, and then kicked me in the ribs until I begged him to stop. The whole time, Molly watched with a glazed look in her eye and fingers in her crotch. After DeShawn bitch-slapped me one last time, he dragged my fiancé into the bedroom and they screamed up a storm while I lay on the living room floor sobbing. That was the first and only time I ever tried standing up to DeShawn, as Molly delights in telling her friends. “DeShawn runs shit around here,” she says to anyone who’ll listen.

February 8

Darlene is such a cunt. It’s easy to see where Molly gets her snootiness from. After I left the firm yesterday, I headed straight for my future mother-in-law’s house and started cleaning. I busted my ass all night and didn’t finish until after 11pm. Did I get a thank-you? Hell no. The whole time I was there, all Darlene did was belittle me and taunt me about DeShawn. Before I left, she pulled down her sweats and showed me her pussy, asking if I remembered what one looked like. It was so embarrassing, I just wanted to run out of there. But I knew not answering her might pose a problem, so I just faked a smile and said, “it has been a while.”

February 11

There’s nothing more embarrassing than standing outside the dressing room at Victoria’s Secret clutching your fiancé’s purse while she tries on sexy outfits to wear for her lover on Valentine’s Day — especially when she made it known to the salesladies that the lingerie is for someone other than the schmuck holding the bag. I wanted to die when I paid for the purchases, with the women all smirking and making snide remarks. There was no reason for Molly to tell the staff that the lingerie was for another man, other than pure cruelty. On the ride home, I hung my head and bit my lip, doing my best to keep from crying. Molly yelled at me and told me to stop moping, so I sat up straight in the passenger seat and pretended to watch the scenery as it zoomed by.

February 15

Valentine’s Day sucks when you’re a beta. I cleaned the condo spotless and fixed a special dinner for two. Once the candles were lit and both plates were full, DeShawn gave me his mother’s address and told me to report to her house for maid duty. As usual, I said, “yes, sir” and obeyed without hesitation. Jeez, I thought my mother-in-law was bad — Cassandra is ten times worse. From the second I stepped into her house she made it clear that while she absolutely loves Molly and supports her relationship with her son, she despises white males. Therefore, she said, she despises me by default. It took seven hours to clean Cassandra’s house, which was enough time for her to slap me six times and spit in my face twice after finding fault with my cleaning. When I was finished, she made me stand in the hallway with my legs spread and my hands on my head before kicking me in the nuts as hard as she could. After I collapsed in pain, she told me to kiss her shoe and thank her. I complied, and she kicked me in the head and said “now, get the fuck out, white boy.” I’m praying Molly doesn’t add cleaning Cassandra’s house to my regular duties. That woman has a lot of anger bottled up inside her, and after only one night I can already tell she loves taking out those frustrations on a lily-white ass.

February 16

Well, fuck me. Exactly what I didn’t want — DeShawn says from now on I have to go by his mom’s house once a week to clean. WTF, man. So, with my recurring appointment at Darlene’s house and DeShawn’s apartment, that’s three nights a week I’ll now be cleaning other people’s houses, in addition to my chores at home and all the other errands I’m sent on. For Molly and DeShawn, this polyandrous threesome is proving to be a sexy, relaxing lifestyle — but for me, it’s demoralizing and exhausting.

February 23

Per Molly’s orders, I asked the head of the firm if I can pick up extra cases, or stay late to help the other attorneys with research. Molly wants me to make as much money as I can between now and the wedding because she says she and DeShawn want to “honeymoon in style.” She says things like that because she thinks it’s funny to hurt my feelings. Sometimes I wish I was strong enough to get out of this abusive relationship. I guess I’m like those battered wives who keep going back to their husbands. Molly treats me like shit but I take it. With a smile. A fake smile, but a smile nonetheless.

March 19

Mr. Berkowitz accommodated my request and I’ve been working 14-hour days for the past few weeks. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, since I get to stay away from home longer, thus avoiding abuse from my fiancé and her lover. Plus, my last few checks have been huge. The bad news is, every dime of that extra money will go toward ensuring that Molly and DeShawn “honeymoon in style.” And despite all the extra hours, my domestic load hasn’t lightened one iota. I’m still expected to clean Darlene’s house every Monday, Cassandra’s every Wednesday, and DeShawn’s apartment every Thursday. If I get behind on my chores at home, I know Molly will cut me no slack, and if DeShawn’s around there’s a good chance she’ll slap the shit out of me if something doesn’t get done. She loves showing off for her man by being bitchy to me, and it drives him crazy when she does it. So, I’ve been killing myself to keep up with everything. It’s been rough, but I’ve managed. Who needs sleep?

March 26

I’m completely wrung out physically and emotionally. Last night was hands-down the worst night of my life. I served as the “bitch boy” at a party thrown by one of DeShawn’s friends and it was pure fucking hell. Molly made me wear a pair of her panties to the party, and when we got there I was told to strip, other than the pink, lacy underwear. There were about a dozen people there, and I spent the night serving drinks and having them pinch my ass and make fun of me. But the worst part was when DeShawn got drunk and forced me to kneel in the kitchen and suck his dick in front of everyone. I’ve been in complete anguish ever since. I can’t get the taste out of my mouth or the thought out of my head that I am now officially a cocksucker. Molly and several other people at the party filmed my debasement with their cellphones, so I’m sure the terrible moment will haunt me forever. I suspect there’ll be a lot more such horrible moments, too, because after DeShawn squirted all over my face and hair, he seemed pleased, bragging to his friends that I was a natural. He didn’t allow me to clean up, either, saying it would be “disrespectful,” so I spent the rest of the evening fetching drinks with dried cum on my face and tears in my eyes. It was a mortifying experience, something I wouldn’t have wished on my most hated enemy. I suppose it could have been worse — a couple of DeShawn’s friends also wanted blowjobs, but he told them I was “his bitch” and therefore off-limits. Molly told me I should feel proud to be DeShawn’s bitch. I lied to her and said I was grateful. In truth, I wanted to die when he said that. He’s starting to see me as his property.

April 2

During lunch yesterday, Molly told me that she and DeShawn had decided to let me come along on the honeymoon. After I fell over myself thanking her, she smirked and said, “April Fool’s.” DeShawn got a kick out of my crestfallen expression. He told me he had just the thing to cheer me up, and then made me suck his dick. He’s been having me do that a lot since the party last week.

April 7

DeShawn’s lease on his apartment is up April 19, and last night I was informed that he’d be moving in with us after that. This isn’t exactly a surprise, and I’d been bracing for it — although when Molly made it official, it was still quite the gut-punch. She said I’ll be responsible for moving everything, and that I should start packing stuff the next time I clean DeShawn’s apartment, so I don’t have to do it all at once.

April 10

As if things couldn’t get worse, DeShawn told me yesterday that he’d be converting the guest room into his mancave. When I asked him where I was going to sleep, he said “in the bathtub for all I care.” I don’t know if he was joking or not, though, because he laughed when he said it. Whether he was serious or not, if he takes over the guest bedroom I won’t have anywhere to sleep, since that’s the only other bedroom in the condo besides the master suite, and I doubt I’ll be allowed to bunk down in there with them. Why should I be allowed a place to sleep? I’m just the guy who pays all the bills.

April 12

Well, the mystery over where I’ll be sleeping is solved. Molly says I can put a dog bed in the hall closet. She told me to go buy one now and to break down the bed in the guest room, so everything will be ready for when DeShawn moves in. So, I guess my days of sleeping in a bed like a normal human being are over. A dog bed in the closet??? WTF.

April 14

I keep hitting new lows. When I was at her house last night, Cassandra made me drink her piss. I was in the bathroom scrubbing the floor when she came in brandishing a plastic cup. She sat on the toilet and held the cup under her pussy, filling it with urine. Then, she handed it to me and told me to say “cheers!” before downing the cup in one gulp. I managed to obey although I almost threw up. She told me to thank her for the honor, which I did with all the respect I could muster. Later, when I’d resumed my cleaning, I overheard Cassandra on the phone bragging to her friend about what she’d done. I got a chill when she said, “sure, come on over when he cleans next Wednesday and I’ll make him drink yours, too.”

April 16

I keep thinking about what Cassandra told her friend on the phone, and debating whether I should say anything to DeShawn about it. At the party last month, he’d told everyone that I wasn’t sexually available because I was his “bitch,” but I’m not sure if that rule extends to his mother making me drink her piss — or, worse, making me drink some stranger’s piss. I haven’t worked up the nerve to say anything, though, and I probably won’t. DeShawn might get pissed if he thinks I’m dissing his mom.

April 17

Ugh, I can’t get this Cassandra situation out of my head. One thing that’s bothering me: Is her friend a man or a woman? It was impossible to tell from hearing just her half of the conversation. I suppose it doesn’t matter — DeShawn has me sucking his dick constantly now, anyway, and Cassandra’s probably going to regularly have me drinking her piss since the genie’s out of the bottle, so what difference does it make whether the person whose pee I have to drink is male or female? Piss is piss, right?

April 19

Yet another demoralizing milestone. DeShawn had me lick his ass last night for the first time. He had bits of toilet paper stuck to his bunghole and I gagged when it touched my tongue — which earned me a severe bitch-slap for being “disrespectful.” But I managed to get through it in one piece. As I do when giving blowjobs, I just closed my eyes and drifted to my happy place, blocking out the terrible world and concentrating on the dialogue from a favorite movie. Last night it was “A League of Their Own.” There’s no crying in baseball or when you’re tossing your fiancé’s boyfriend’s salad.

April 20

Well, DeShawn’s all moved in. Of course, I did all the work while he sat on his ass and directed. I had to throw out 90% of my stuff since there’s no longer room. All that’s left are my suits for work and my laptop; everything else got shitcanned, including my high school yearbooks, family mementos and almost all my casual clothes. Oh, well. I didn’t really need that stuff anyway.

April 21

When I went to Cassandra’s after work to clean last night, she introduced me to her friend, a huge woman named Violet. The lady seemed eager to make me drink her piss, although she was shy and went into the bathroom alone to pee in the cup. Cassandra made me kneel down and drink every drop before thanking her friend for the honor. Then, Cassandra decided to show off, so she made me stand still with my hands on my head while she and her friend took turns kicking me in the balls. When they finally got tired of abusing me, I was released to clean the house while they chatted in the living room.

May 2

We’ve got a new household routine. Almost every night now, DeShawn will holler “hey, bitch, come give me my propers,” which means I have to find a spot behind him and lick his ass. As you might imagine, it’s quite demoralizing to give DeShawn his “propers” when my fiancé is right there watching. Between the constant blowjobs and rim-jobs, I can’t say I don’t have a sex life anymore. It’s not exactly the kind of sex I would’ve chosen, but I do get a lot of action these days. My mouth does, anyway.

May 5

I overheard Molly talking to her mom on the phone about having kids with DeShawn. He apparently wants a big family, and she told her mom she’s glad she’ll have me around to change diapers. As strange as it seems, I felt a twinge of satisfaction hearing that. At least it means Molly wants to keep me around long-term.

May 9

Well, I feared this day was coming. DeShawn has decided to take over the wedding. He announced last night that he’s going to be my best man and he said he may get his buddies to replace my brothers in the wedding party. He says it’s going to be a “poly wedding.” I called Joel and told him he was out as best man and that DeShawn would be handling those duties. My brother cussed me out and hung up on me.

May 11

I got into a huge argument with Mom and Dad on the phone today. They said they never want to speak to me again. This has been brewing for some time in my family. I wish things were different, but they made me choose. I chose Molly. They say they can’t stand seeing how she treats me. Well, I’ve learned to live with it — fuck them if they can’t.

May 12

Now Joel and Ron aren’t coming to the wedding, so I’ve pretty much alienated my entire family. They say Molly’s making a fool out of me by having DeShawn replace Joel as my best man. I told Joel to talk to DeShawn if he has a problem with it, and he shut up right quick. The dumbass learned his lesson a few months ago when he tried to tell DeShawn to stop embarrassing the family by being so open about his affair with Molly. I learned the same lesson after Molly brought her boyfriend home for the first time and I was stupid enough to protest. The lesson? You don’t question DeShawn.

May 24

DeShawn has changed the wedding vows. It’s already written that I will promise to obey Molly, but DeShawn added the phrase “and I will obey DeShawn as well.” Then, since this will be a “poly wedding,” DeShawn is going to say a few words, pledging to love and honor Molly until death do they part. The magistrate Molly chose is quite progressive and when she ran the new vows past him, he said they’re great. The ceremony is going to be embarrassing as hell, but the whole wedding’s going to be a fucking nightmare anyway. I’ve made up my mind: I’m going to just square my shoulders and get through it, because when it’s all over Molly will be my bride. I can’t wait. She’s in love with another man but I don’t care. She’ll be my wife, and that means everything to me.
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Have you ever wondered how machines ‘see’ and ‘interpret’ things like humans do — through image annotation? It is the process of adding tags and descriptions to the input image datasets used to teach Machine Learning algorithms through supervised training. These labels help in identifying and understanding different objects within an image.
For instance, you learned what a dog was at some point in time when you were a child. After seeing so many dogs, you gradually learned about the different breeds of dogs and how a dog was different from a cat, a cow, or other animals. Similarly, machines need examples to detect, identify, and interpret different things in their surroundings — image annotation provides these examples in a computer-comprehensible language.

Image Annotation for Machine Learning Prerequisites

Image annotation project requirements vary according to AI/ML model’s future use cases. But overall, there are some basic requirements that are the building blocks of every successful data annotation project. These are:

• Assorted Data

If not thousands or upwards, you need at least hundreds of images to build an AI/ML model that makes accurate predictions. The more the number of independent images (meaning more miscellaneous and representative of the surrounding they are), the more reliable will be the outcomes. Let’s say you want to train a security camera to detect suspicious behavior and prevent criminal activity. Here, you’ll need images taken from different angles in different lighting conditions of the given street to create a reliable model.

• Skilled Resources

A team of skilled annotators and data professionals is necessary to ensure the success of any image annotation project. You can also rely on image annotation services for this. But make sure to establish an effective QA process and keep communication open between the key stakeholders. One of the best practices in the data labeling process is to provide the workforce with a clear annotation guideline that is synced with your project goals and business objectives to avoid mistakes. Try to provide regular and as detailed feedback as possible after thoroughly considering its influence on possible edge cases.

• Adequate Infrastructure

To make any image annotation project successful, you need adequate infrastructure and access to the right tools. You have choices: either to go for manual or automated image annotation. Human annotators label your images using a combination of techniques and tools; whereas computer systems automatically assign metadata to the image. The second one is more like relying on supervised Machine Learning algorithms for the image annotation process. Whatever method you decide, ensure that you are equipped with the potential required.

• Data Quality and Relevance

Businesses should know that the quality of AI/ML model results is directly related to the quality of input datasets. Hence, you must be mindful of the quality of the data, its relevance, and its accuracy. The more relevant and precise input training sets are, the more reliable and unbiased the Machine Learning algorithm’s outcomes.

Types of Image Annotation

On a broader note, there are three types of image annotation as listed here:

• Image Classification: Here, the entire image is assigned a single label. The thumb rule is that ‘classification’ is applicable to images with only one object — where you only need to identify the general category of an image. For example, if you have a dataset of flower images, you might label each image as ‘rose,’ ‘lotus,’ ‘hibiscus,’ or ‘tulips.’
• Object Detection: Object detection is the practice of identifying and localizing different objects in an image. Unlike image classification, where an entire image is tagged with a label, object detection involves labeling different objects in an image. For example, if you have an image of a busy street, you’ll assign different labels to different objects such as ‘traffic signal,’ ‘vehicle,’ ‘pedestrians,’ etc.
• Segmentation: Segmentation is a step ahead of image classification and object detection. An image is sectioned into multiple segments where a label is added to each segment. In simple words, segmentation is the process of pixel-level classification and labeling. It is used for complex tasks that need more developed precision.

Image Annotation Techniques

Getting a firm grip on some of the most common image annotation techniques is important. You understand your project needs better and can identify what kind of annotation tool to use to address the requirements.

• Bounding Boxes

Rectangles or bounding boxes are drawn around symmetrical objects like traffic signs, furniture, trucks, parcels, etc. Input datasets with bounding boxes help computer algorithms to detect and locate objects easily. This is what the autonomous vehicle or self-driving car industry relies on, for example. Labeling pedestrians, lanes, potholes, and vehicles with bounding boxes helps self-driving cars to navigate safely on the roads and avoid accidents.

• Cuboid Annotation

This type of annotation involves an extra dimension in a 3D plane to determine the depth or height of things such as buildings or cars. In addition, cuboidal annotation also helps in identifying space and volume; hence, it’s commonly used in construction and medical imaging verticals.

• Polylines

Apart from 2D bounding boxes, polylines are probably one of the easiest image annotation techniques. Polylines are small lines joined at vertices, which can be used to annotate line segments such as sidewalks, wires, lanes, pipelines, rail tracks, streets, etc.

• Polygons

Polygons are a specific way of annotating images. This is best used to annotate objects that often have an asymmetrical shape using a series of X and Y coordinates across the edges. For example, street signs, vegetation, logo images, rooftops, facial recognition, landmarks, and so on. Annotators can adjust the borders of a polygon to point out an object’s accurate shape whenever required.

• Key Points

This technique is used to label very specific features of the target object. You can use key point annotation to mark facial features, body parts, poses, etc., or pinpoint the location of the eyes, nose, and mouth on a human face. Key points are commonly used for security purposes since it helps CV-based models read and distinguish human faces quickly. Other use cases include biometric boarding, emotion detection, and so on.

Going Forward

Image annotation is the fuel that powers Computer Vision, Deep Learning algorithms, and other such AI/ML-based models. Its advantages are non-negotiable and this process is essential for industries including security, healthcare, agriculture, and autonomous vehicles to name a few. It helps machines to detect and identify images accurately, making it possible for businesses across B2B and B2C domains to automate processes and go for resource optimization. As the demand for image annotation increases, it is imperative to choose a reliable and experienced image annotation company that makes the process easier for you.
Read here the originally Posted Blog: https://www.atoallinks.com/2023/image-annotation-what-is-it-how-to-get-it-right/

this is my full code:
#include #include #include #include IPAddress staticIP(4, 3, 2, 1); IPAddress gateway(4, 3, 2, 1); IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 255, 0); DNSServer dnsServer; WebServer server(80); const int ledPin = 2; // blue led on esp const int buzzerPin = 4; // external buzzer const int wateringressPin = 15; // for the water ingress wires bool darkMode = false; // Dark mode flag //html is below const char *htmlPage = "\

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\ "; int numClients = 0; bool buzzerOn = false; bool waterDetected = false; // Flag for water detection unsigned long uptimeStart = 0; void setup() { pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); // turn off LED at the beginning pinMode(buzzerPin, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(buzzerPin, LOW); // turn off buzzer at the beginning pinMode(wateringressPin, INPUT_PULLUP); // configure water ingress pin as input with internal pull-up resistor Serial.begin(115200); delay(1000); digitalWrite(buzzerPin, HIGH); // make a short beep delay(50); digitalWrite(buzzerPin, LOW); WiFi.mode(WIFI_AP); WiFi.softAPConfig(staticIP, gateway, subnet); WiFi.softAP("JoeyGE0-GCA8GCR"); //this is the AP name dnsServer.start(53, "*", staticIP); server.onNotFound([]() { server.send(200, "text/html", htmlPage); }); server.on("/toggle", []() { buzzerOn = !buzzerOn; String logMessage = "Buzzer is "; logMessage += (buzzerOn ? "on" : "off"); Serial.println(logMessage); digitalWrite(buzzerPin, buzzerOn ? HIGH : LOW); server.send(200, "text/html", htmlPage); }); server.on("/uptime", []() { unsigned long uptime = millis() - uptimeStart; server.send(200, "text/plain", String(uptime / 1000)); }); server.on("/restart", []() { server.send(200, "text/plain", "Restarting ESP..."); WiFi.softAPdisconnect(true); delay(2000); // Delay to allow the response to be sent ESP.restart(); }); server.begin();
uptimeStart = millis(); Serial.println("GCA8GCR-A cache by JoeyGE0. These are the logs for the cache."); Serial.print("Cache IP Address: "); Serial.println(staticIP); } void loop() { dnsServer.processNextRequest(); server.handleClient(); int connectedClients = WiFi.softAPgetStationNum(); // update number of clients connected and turn on LED if a new client connected if (connectedClients != numClients) { numClients = connectedClients; if (numClients > 0) { digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); Serial.print("New client connected! Total clients: "); Serial.println(numClients); } else { digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); Serial.println("All clients disconnected."); } } // Check if water has been detected if (digitalRead(wateringressPin) == LOW && !waterDetected) { Serial.println("WATER INGRESS DETECTED! CONTACT JOEYGE0 ASAP!");
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the HTML is great but I wanted to fine-tune, so I put it in a web html editor and added some extra parts. The updated code outputs separate html, ccs, java. i tried putting it in the html on my code space but it's not in the right format. please help me figure out how to add this properly
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.top-bar {
background-color: #007bff;
height: 50px;
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.settings-button {
position: absolute;
top: 20px;
right: 20px;
font-size: 14px;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
color: #000000;
cursor: pointer;
animation: glow 4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
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u/keyframes glow {
0%, 100% {
text-shadow: 0 0 5px #ffffff, 0 0 10px #ffffff, 0 0 15px #ffffff, 0 0 20px #ffffff;
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50% {
text-shadow: 0 0 10px #ffffff, 0 0 15px #ffffff, 0 0 20px #ffffff, 0 0 25px #ffffff;
}
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.logs-container {
position: fixed;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
padding: 80px;
border-radius: 10px;
z-index: 999;
box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
display: none;
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.close-button {
position: absolute;
top: 10px;
right: 10px;
font-size: 18px;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
color: #313131;
cursor: pointer;
text-shadow: 0 0 5px #FF8282, 0 0 10px #FF8282, 0 0 15px #FF8282, 0 0 20px #FF8282;
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.dark-mode-container {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
margin-bottom: 20px;
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.dark-mode-container label {
margin-right: 10px;
font-weight: bold;
}
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.last-updated {
font-size: 10px;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color: #999;
margin-top: 20px;
text-align: center;
}
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.popup-container {
position: fixed;
top: 25%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
padding: 40px;
border-radius: 10px;
z-index: 999;
box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
display: none;
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.popup-message {
font-size: 18px;
text-align: center;
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.button {
font-size: 18px;
padding: 12px 24px;
border: none;
color: white;
background-color: #007bff;
border-radius: 25px;
box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
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transform: scale(0.95);
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position: left;
top: 20px;
right: 20px;
font-size: 14px;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
color: #000000;
cursor: pointer;
animation: glow 4s ease-in-out infinite;
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0%, 100% {
text-shadow: 0 0 5px #ffffff, 0 0 10px #ffffff, 0 0 15px #ffffff, 0 0 20px #ffffff;
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text-shadow: 0 0 10px #ffffff, 0 0 15px #ffffff, 0 0 20px #ffffff, 0 0 25px #ffffff;
}
}
.container {
display: none;
position: fixed;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
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padding: 20px;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
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.container h3 {
font-size: 18px;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
margin-bottom: 10px;
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.container p {
font-size: 14px;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
margin-bottom: 5px;
}
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margin-bottom: 0;
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var button = document.getElementById("toggleButton");
button.addEventListener("click", function() {
fetch('/toggle')
.then(response => response.text())
.then(data => {
console.log(data);
});
});
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var settingsButton = document.getElementById("settingsButton");
var logsContainer = document.querySelector('.logs-container');
settingsButton.addEventListener("click", function() {
logsContainer.style.display = 'block';
});
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var closeButton = logsContainer.querySelector('.close-button');
closeButton.addEventListener('click', function() {
logsContainer.style.display = 'none';
});
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var darkModeToggle = document.getElementById('darkModeToggle');
darkModeToggle.addEventListener('change', function() {
if (darkModeToggle.checked) {
document.body.style.backgroundColor = '#000000';
document.body.style.color = '#ffffff';
document.querySelector('.logs-container').style.backgroundColor = '#353535';
document.querySelector('.logs-container').style.color = '#ffffff';
darkMode = true;
} else {
document.body.style.backgroundColor = '';
document.body.style.color = '';
document.querySelector('.logs-container').style.backgroundColor = '';
document.querySelector('.logs-container').style.color = '';
darkMode = false;
}
});
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var uptimeElement = document.getElementById('uptime');
setInterval(function() {
fetch('/uptime')
.then(response => response.text())
.then(data => {
var seconds = parseInt(data, 10);
var hours = Math.floor(seconds / 3600);
seconds %= 3600;
var minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
seconds %= 60;
uptimeElement.innerText = hours + 'h:' + minutes + 'm:' + seconds + 's';
});
}, 1000);
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var restartButton = document.getElementById('restartButton');
restartButton.addEventListener('click', function() {
var popupContainer = document.getElementById('popupContainer');
popupContainer.style.display = 'block';
fetch('/restart')
.then(response => response.text())
.then(data => {
console.log(data);
});
});
var clickCounter = 0;
var container = document.querySelector('.container');
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function openContainer() {
clickCounter++;
if (clickCounter >= 5) {
container.style.display = 'block';
customText.removeEventListener('click', openContainer);
setTimeout(function() {
container.style.display = 'none';
}, 20000); // 20 seconds
}
}
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var customText = document.querySelector('.custom-text');
customText.addEventListener('click', openContainer);
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thanks in advance. (posted late at night so sorry if there are any errors)

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No promises about the heart though.
Seeing as I make lists compulsively, I made a list right now. I call it "The summary of a an absurdist's existence":
*I once dug a hole to sleep in and I cherish that memory. Hands down good night's sleep cuddling with rocks.
*I have pretty good survival skills, really, if bush comes to shove, I'll be cool.
*I enjoy beer without the fizz.
*My love language is cooking pasta.
*I have a crazy obsession with art and the written word. Hence why I dream of being a published writer, and I cover my body in tattoos. Heavily tattooed people, are my people.
*I perfected coffee making because I'm highly addicted to caffeine.
*I'm a tech professional.
*Happy dogs make me tear up. Really send me a video of a happy pup being saved and I guarantee tears.
*I'm Jewish. Not religious or keeping kosher. But my kikeness is important to me. You really don't have to be a Jew, but the Jew in me is important to me.
*I have a diploma in communication and I dont trust media.
*I have a keeshond. Search on Google and understand why I'm in love.
*Animal rights are important to me, and I respect people that managed to take the step to being vegetarian or vegan.
*I really love animals. I stop and let dogs sniff me. I'm trying really hard to befriend street cats.
*Highly open minded and hardly judge anyone. Unless you don't drink tea, then I'll judge you to hell.
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Memory transcript: Tarlim, Venbig. Date: [Standardized human time] September 28th, 2136
Jacob sat on my couch, speaking on his phone to his parents. Lightyears separated them, but the communications had gotten to the point that they were finally able to talk with instant transmission.
“And you think they will approve?” He asked on the phone. I couldn’t hear, even with a Venlil’s superior hearing, but I could tell by his expression that whatever was being said was good! “So there’s a chance? That’s awesome! Then ah wish y’all luck!”
His cheeks rise once more in his toothless grin as he listens. I set the rest of the stringfruit I had been eating onto the table, feeling that their conversation was wrapping up. I really hoped to talk to him as well. “Love y’all too! Ah guess ah’ll let all’a y’all go. Hmm?” He hummed joyfully, “Thank y’all so much. Ah’m always a call away! Any time y’all want! Love ya!… bye!”
I let my tail wag as he hung up his phone and placed it on the table. “So what is the verdict?”
“Their prospects are looking good,” he replied, “lot of people have been signing up to sponsor a refugee. Their ranch could accommodate some workers for the goats and orchard. And they could even give them proper pay!”
“Impressive. Are your parents that wealthy?”
He wiggled his hand to signal the ‘kinda’ sign. “They got lucky with some investments. They’re country folk at heart, so they put a good amount into peach groves and expandin’ the property for the goats.”
That last word caught my attention. It was translated as a form of cattle. Cattle that they currently had. Steady, Tarlim. You don’t know what it truly means yet. I wasn’t about to let an unspoken fear fester in my mind. I had to know. “Goats? What are… goats?”
Jacob froze a bit. He had been swinging his braces ankle up to rest on my table, so it was obvious how it hung in the air. “Crap. Okay! Look, this is a long explanation, and it goes into our ability to eat meat.” He set his leg on the table, turning his head so that he looked at me with both eyes. “We ain’t supposed to talk much ‘bout that stuff, but if ya really want to know, ah will tell ya.”
I did want to know. Jacob had done so much for me. He talked to me in the program. Greeted me with open arms. Built me up when the world felt like it was going to tear me down.
I didn’t want him to think I would fear him for the actions of his people. Never.
“Please,” I say, “Explain all that you can. I will listen.”
He patted his hand against his knee and grinned at me. “Kay! Kay… where should ah start…”
A moment of silence passed as he thought. I do hope he isn’t overthinking.
Thankfully, my fears appeared unfounded as he spoke again. “Ah ain’t an expert in this, but ah know a bit. The goat is a four-legged animal that ah believe originally lived in hilly or mountainous areas on earth. Think… well, remember that Putyl plush? How its body looked?”
“Yeah,” I replied, “go on?”
“Okay, imagine that body but with a head shaped similar to a Venlil but with a nose on it. That would be the average goat.”
I blinked in surprise at the mental image. “So we Venlil look like one of your cattle?”
“Slightly,” he admitted, “but ah can’t really call it an exact likeness. Kinda like how the Krakotl look kinda like those blue birds y’all have round here.”
I nodded. A human gesture I had come to include in with my ear gestures.
“Well, on average, their shoulders come up to our waist, though there are some breeds that who could stand as tall as us.” He chuckled to himself, and I also whistled in amusement at the thought. Those would be some big animals. “Anyway, you know how humans keep animals around us, right?”
I flicked my ears in the affirmative. “Your dogs, cats, and that stuff.”
“Yeah, well, while dogs were the first animals we humans kept around as our companions, goats and a similar species called sheep were the very first animals we specifically bred to feel safe around us.” He held up his hand in a calming gesture, “note that this took a long time. Goats and sheep have been domesticated- a word that means bred for human use- for something over 10,000 years. Our bond with those animals is practically on an instinctual level.”
It was astonishing. Ten. Thousand. Years. How does one even begin to conceive such a history? Even the founding of the Federation seemed ancient to many.
“Way-ell, that may be an exaggeration,” he corrected himself, “Maybe not quite instinct. Ah, for one, whenever ah see a baby goat, ah just think ‘protect. Feed baby. Keep safe. Raise healthy and strong!’ They are great animals. Can be stubborn and absolute crybabies, but still great animals.”
He leaned back on the couch and glanced up at me. “Any questions so far?”
“Nothing… too major,” I admit. “Mainly the usual about what they were… used for.”
“Yeah, ya know one of ‘em already.”
I keep my expression neutral. “Meat.” We sat in silence for a bit as I watched him nod. “It’s… with all you’ve done for me, it’s sometimes hard to remember that you’re predators.”
He nodded. “Ah won’t get into anything bout morality ‘n all that. Survival and time don’t really care about that. But ah can sum up the basic stance humans have had about how we treat our animals.” He sat straight and moved his hand up and down to emphasize his words. “A farmer should keep their animals Happy, Healthy, and Respected. Whenever one of those things were forgotten, people would get upset and move to try and make things better. Ah won’t lie and say it always worked, but ah can say somebody was always tryin’ to make sure the animals were treated well.”
I absorbed the information he told me. “But why? I know that you aren’t like the Arxur, so…” I sigh, “why do you treat your… cattle… so well?”
“Again, ah won’t go into the morality and all that,” he explained, “ah ain’t qualified to talk ‘bout that. But there is a practical reason as well.” He cleared his throat, “a happy, healthy, and respected animal can do and give more than an animal that isn’t. Being good to them results in more good coming back to us. Simple as that.”
Part of me wanted to find a flaw in that logic. The part that still grasped to what I had been taught all my life. But… but those teachings said I myself was dangerous. That caused the facilities to be built.
By the tenants, the humans treat the animals they eat better than we treat other people.
“As for goats in moder times,” Jacob continued, ignorant of the thoughts going through my mind, “eh, modern times, we have other uses fer ‘em that isn’t meat. Mah parents got a few kinds’a goats, an’ somma them are fer grass care.”
My train of thought stalls in confusion at his words. “I’m sorry, grass care?”
“Yeah!” He laughed, “see, goats will eat grass and shrubs, and their poop acts like a natural fertilizer. The goats can be rented out to people for their lawns, though they usually get rented by farmers so they can graze in their fields before planting their next crops so there’s less weeds and the area’s fertilized.”
I needed a moment to process that. One of the things they do to help…is eat food and defecate? That’s it? “So…one of their jobs is literally just eating and pooping? And people are willing to pay for that? Why not just buy fertilizer? Wouldn’t that be easier?”
“Sometimes, but not as good fer the environment.” He shrugged, “besides, fertilizers don’t get rid of the weeds as well. So when given the choice between paying for a plane or people to come out and spray the fertilizer and weed killers or pay us for our goats to do the same thing naturally, a good number will rent the goats.”
It was strange logic that only worked in the context of cattle, but I couldn’t find any flaws in his reasoning. “And if a goat eats the wrong thing? Are they…y’know…” I couldn’t find it in myself to continue the morbid question. What other use would defective cattle have other than being slaughtered?
“Then it’s the farmers fault fer letting them in the crop field.”
I blink. “Wrong field?”
“Yeah. The farming fields are in sections, and are frankly massive, so it’s usually easy to keep them in the correct area for grazing.” He was so calm when he said that. Maybe he didn’t understand my question.
“Well, what if one isn’t easy? What if it… attacks someone or… or just refuses to obey?”
He shrugged. “Then it’s just a goat being a goat. Like ah said, they can be stubborn. Will even headbutt ya. Just gotta work around them.”
Work around… “They attack you and you… do nothing?”
He shrugged again. “Yeah, pretty much. It’s usually nothing major. They’re usually pretty friendly most of the time.”
I couldn’t wrap my head around this. They kept cattle…but treated them well and allowed themselves to be abused by them? Where’s the sadism? The cruelty? The…the…
My line of thought trailed off as I realized in horror what I was doing. In some small way, I was equating Jacob to the Arxur. My friend to those monsters. I…was I really still that far gone? I noticed Jacob stepping in front of me, waving his arm rhythmically. “Hello, Venlil Prime to Tarlim! You okay? You, uh, started lookin’ two ways there for a bit.”
“S-sorry,” I stuttered. “I just, I…”
“Look, ah can stop if it’s getting too much. Ah know that-”
“No!” I shouted, “it- it’s not that! I- I just realized that I… I was still thinking of you as like those… like the Grays.” I take a deep breath to calm myself. Jacob is silent as he recognizes that I have more to say. “I don’t… I don’t want to think of you like them. L-like the Federation says you are.”
He reaches over and gives my back a comforting scratch. “You’ve been taught that stuff all yer life. Ah ain’t gonna blame ya for taking time to adjust to new stuff.” We fell silent as I controlled my breathing. Focus. Breathe. Calm… His grin had become a comforting sight since I had first met him. He shifted back in his seat. “We can still talk about something else, if ya want.”
“Thank you, but…” I let out my breath, preparing myself. “I still want to know more. About… Y’all, and your goats. You said that… y’all used them in other ways, right?”
He seemed comforted by my imitation of his words. He picked up his phone and clicked it once. “This next one will likely need a bit of a visual explanation. Thankfully, ah was able to get this past as a personal memory.”
I cocked my head in curiosity. “What is it?”
He pointed the screen towards me. “Mah first time milking a goat with the milking machine!”
The what.
10 Minutes Later
I didn’t even realize it was possible for my soul to be dirty. Can I clean it, or will it be that dirty forever? By the Tenants, what would Sharnet think?
… could those suckers work on her- NO! BAD BRAIN!
“And do the Goats feel… do they feel pain?”
Jacob shrugged. “Yeah, it’s why they walk right up to the milking machines. Having swollen udders can be painful fer them.”
“No, no.” Shuck Shuck Shu-- STOP IT!! “aHEM. Does the machine hurt them?”
He shook his head. “Not at all. The suction is gentle enough that it is just like one of their own kids suckling.”
White liquid flowing through tubes into a container. The machine being set on- CEASE! “And you… Use this milk?”
“As food, is the shortest answer. Animal milk is extremely nutrient dense so it was essential to our survival in northern climates in early history. Nowadays, goat’s milk is mostly processed for Cheese and Yogurt, both of which are eaten for health and for pleasure.”
They can do that? “You are… you are able to eat another animal’s milk? Not just your own?”
“Yeah! Well, Not all of us! This is actually really interesting:” Jacob sat on the edge of his seat and met my eye, an excited gleam behind it, “So humans who raised goats lived in these mostly hilly areas that got cold. Not many things we could eat would grow there, but plenty that the goats could eat. Now, this is slightly related to our ability to eat meat, so you ready?”
Anything to get my mind off Sharnet in- “Yes, I’m ready.”
He clapped his hands together. “Okay! So, because not as much would grow, there would be times when people didn’t have much food, so they’d go hungry.”
And so they ate the goat.
“Now you’re probably thinking we ate it, but no!” My ears flicked up in surprise as he continued. “See, a goat as a meal would only last so long, but a goat that was lactating would feed the family for much longer, as well as give nutrients that the humans weren’t getting otherwise! So, with time, it became an evolutionary advantage for humans to be able to drink milk into adulthood!”
I gave my head a quizzical tilt, “but didn’t you say not all humans could?”
“Right! Because the animals that gave us milk weren’t everywhere! Humans in places with more sun and fields didn’t need as much milk, so they never developed the ability; milk tolerance was probably our most recent evolutionary trait! So, yeah! Keeping goats around literally caused us to evolve.”
So much history. Animals that literally changed how they evolved. “And… and these are the animals some Gojid refugees would work with?”
“Yep!” He leaned back in his seat, confident in his words. “Milking, cleaning, moving, all that stuff.”
I wag my tail. “I hope that they come to realize how great an honor they would be being given.”
Jacob let out a content sigh. “Fer those that stay, ah hope so too.”
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Standing poses are foundational in yoga practice, providing stability, strength, and balance. Some basic standing yoga poses for beginners include Tadasana (Mountain Pose), which focuses on alignment and grounding, and helps improve posture.
Another pose is Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I Pose), which strengthens the legs, stretches the chest, and enhances stability. Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend) promotes flexibility in the hamstrings and spine while calming the mind.
Additionally, Trikonasana (Triangle Pose) stretches the hips, hamstrings, and spine, improving overall body alignment. Finally, Vrksasana (Tree Pose) enhances balance, concentration, and strengthens the legs.
Practicing these standing yoga poses for beginners regularly can help build a strong foundation, increase body awareness, and promote a sense of calm and focus in the practice.

It just happened ten minutes prior as I am writing this. I am still shaking and trying to process things.
I (18f) am a huge animal lover. Sure, I have lots of respect for many more hostile ones. Even dogs. I own a small beagle dame, who I adore with all my heart. We always thought my father was allergic but as it turned out, he actually wasn't. As soon as we figured this out we got my beautiful little lady 10 years ago.
Right now, I have finals and my school has the regulation that we don't have to go to school unless it is for the classes we need. I have only one left and thus I am majorly at home. This leads to me taking my doggie on walks. I love doing it but I have issues with my knees. So, we usually minimalize our walk to around an hour. Today, we walked only 20 minutes. Behind our village is a little field way we usually take. It's my favorite route. The path leads along a few gardens behind our neighborhood. I knew people would be working on some projects as the sun is shining and it is a wonderful day.
What I didn't know was that the owners of this new dog in our neighborhood would leave their damned door wide open whilst working in the garden. I didn't even see the dog. Only the mother of the guy who owns this one. But I did see a movement behind her. All my muscles came to a stop. I just froze and who would have thought- the big, chunky guard dog stood there and stared at me. Now, I wasn't prejudiced about him. But I knew he had already bitten other dogs and humans. So, yeah. There I was with my two useless knees and one even more useless little dog.
And there the other one was- now running towards us with his teeth bared. The woman did try to recall him but oh boy, he did not want to listen at all.
I waged two options. Let my dog free and fight this one off until she was gone or snatch her up and make a run for it. I know, it's foolish to run due to the trigger it could hold for the other dog to actually hunt us. But I wasn't going into a brawl with that thing. My dog has top priority and I did not want to loose her just because someone doesn't have their dog under control.
So, I snatched her up and sprinted. I didn't look back. No. I could feel my knees rattling out of place and jumping back and forth. But I didn't care. I. didn't. care. Nor did I stop. The people in our village only looked at us weirdly but were they hunted by one big doggo? No. But I was. Or at least I thought. He only followed us to the entrance of our village.
I basically ran our door open, shut it and sealed us off in our house until I was 100% sure no dog would sit in our yard to finish what he begun.
I really despise his owner, too. He got the dog and you know training a dog? No. He doesn't need that. I hate it. Him and his forsaken morals. My knees are in pain and I was once again pursued by a bigger dog whilst taking out my own. It has happened before and gods, I hate it. If you must get a dog, then train him!! My god, how hard could that be? I hate it. I hate that they live two houses away from me and I now have to look at this dog every day when I walk past him.
Now, before someone comes at me: The reason why I write is to remind people to properly train their dogs if they decide to let them free roam. The elder had no control over him and I didn't want to risk to see what would happen. Again, I am aware running away wasn't the best option but I panicked. And, one more thing, I do not want to say every big dog has to be hostile. It's the way they are trained and this one wasn't. Yet he wore neither a collar nor a lengthy leash. All he had were huge teeth and a not so friendly body language as he came surging after us.
Writing this down made me feel a little better and back to reality, really. I am just glad my little lady lays at my feet right now, snoring off everything that has happened.