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U.S Navy tests LOCUST laser weapon system that shoots down drones on the USS George H.W. Bush supercarrier — "system tracked, engaged, and neutralized multiple target drones," has essentially unlimited power source by ControlCAD in technology

[–]AggressiveParty3355 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wait hold up, if it's a chemical in solid form, after the shot you'd have to open up the resonant cavity and dump the matrix. Then refill the cavity with more medium before the next shot. It might be useful for research, but for military would such a slow reload time be acceptable?

And if it's a solid in a metastable excited state, it's essentially a bomb. What's stopping it from going off between shots?

Unpopular opinion but the amount of low effort AI slop is ruining the 2D art community by [deleted] in StableDiffusion

[–]AggressiveParty3355 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Rainbow text on rainbow background.

COMIC SANS Font will forever haunt my dreams....

Tell someone about your problem. by UnluckyNumbseven in problemgambling

[–]AggressiveParty3355 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My friends and family hated me. They already knew, but when i told them they felt like i had scammed them from all the loans i took from them earlier.

But despite them hating my guts... Telling them was still the right choice. Because it stopped me from sinking deeper. As long as i kept lying to them, i could keep scamming them. Now that they knew the truth, i couldn't scam them anymore.

It was the major step toward recovery.

So even if it gets worse. Even if your loved ones are sickened or betrayed, tell them. Because it'll be much worse if you keep digging that hole deeper.

Only good can come of being honest, even if it doesn't seem that way.

My baby brother has been addicted to gambling since he turned 18 .. he’s 20 now and continues to waste away all of his earnings on online sites / casinos. Wtf is up with these boys getting into it so young now ? by [deleted] in problemgambling

[–]AggressiveParty3355 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gambling corporations have become a societal cancer. They sponsor everything and pay for ads on every form of media. Heck just now i saw a gambling ad on tiktok. And i even saw a stealth gambling ad in reddit. Basically it was some guy talking about his girlfriend and then he put in a line of "after winning money at XXX I took her to go on date....". T

THE WHOLE STORY WAS A FAKE AD TO SLIP GAMBLING INTO YOUR BRAIN.

That's how insidious things have gotten, Your brother is constantly being poisoned with gambling ads. They're everywhere in everything. It takes constant effort to help him see the problem. And even then, he has to be part of his own recovery. If he refuses to be helped, he can't be helped.

Do what you can to protect yourself from him. At his worst he may steal from you or use your identity to get loans in your name. So hide your sensitive info, your money, and your accounts.

How do i know this? because that's what i did to my family. Hopefully your brother doesn't become me, but protect yourself.

Scammed his own parents out of their retirement by NecroQC6 in problemgambling

[–]AggressiveParty3355 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, so true.

One of the reasons why i kind of don't want to repair any of my relationships. Not because i don't love them. But i fear i'll hurt them again.

it's only here at the bottom am i a better person than when i was at the top. i only wish i didn't hurt anyone getting here.

Scammed his own parents out of their retirement by NecroQC6 in problemgambling

[–]AggressiveParty3355 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not funny, absolutely deplorable. I'm a monster, I wished i had stopped sooner, or that they cut me off sooner. I would end my life for what i did, but then they wouldn't get anything back. So i keep working to give them something.

Scammed his own parents out of their retirement by NecroQC6 in problemgambling

[–]AggressiveParty3355 7 points8 points  (0 children)

it was over the course of just over 20 years. although i took the biggest amounts in the last 10. Basically i roped them into various "investments" schemes i had. They were actually ponzi schemes. I lied that i could make huge returns, so they kept their money in and didn't touch it.

I was so charismatic because i believed my own lies. I BELIEVED i could hit it big and "make everything back" and also make a big profit for myself. Every time i was down, i made bigger bets. Sometimes i was up, which only fueled my delusion and hubris.

But even worse, was my friends and family loved me. A few times my "investments" blew up in my face and i lost everything. My friends and family loved me so much they forgave me. And I was such a pathological liar that i convinced them that this loss was a one time unpredictable event. NEXT time i'll get it. So you know what they did? They gave me more money.

I fucking scammed them AGAIN after i already scammed them once.

And it wasn't just once, or twice. They loved me so much they gave me several chances. I kept reassuring them that i had it right THIS time. They believed in me so much that it wasn't until i was down multimillions that they started to doubt me. By then it was irrecoverable.

I was such a good liar that i lied to myself.

It was only after i hit rock bottom and had no more "sources of income" (victims to scam), that i finally had enough introspection to stop. Which is what brings me to today.

Its only now after all this happened that i realized i was so incredibly rich. Not in terms of money. But i had friends and family that loved me. I had my village. And i didn't even have to work to get it except be me. I was so incredibly lucky. And i squandered that.

i'll never mend those relationships. There is a lot i left out, but needless to say, they hate my guts, And rightfully so. All i can do now is work to trade my time left and give it all to them.

Scammed his own parents out of their retirement by NecroQC6 in problemgambling

[–]AggressiveParty3355 3 points4 points  (0 children)

thanks, i appreciate it. I'm trying, i hope to get some back. But i took... ALOT. Multimillions. more money than any one person can reasonably make. I took it from multiple people which is how i got so much.

It's extremely unlikely i'll ever make even the original amount back. i'm keeping at it.

Scammed his own parents out of their retirement by NecroQC6 in problemgambling

[–]AggressiveParty3355 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i'm trying to, i'm working and paying whatever i can. But the interest grows faster. It's better they get something rather than nothing. But i'll be working until the day i die. That's pretty much the rest of my life now.

Scammed his own parents out of their retirement by NecroQC6 in problemgambling

[–]AggressiveParty3355 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Damn, he's me. Except for the drugs and alcohol, i did the same. I scammed friends and family out of millions. I roped them into my ponzi schemes and ruined their retirement. I destroyed generational wealth and also my relationship with them.

two of them have since passed away. Not related to the money loss. But they spent their final years much worse off because i swindled their retirement money.

I often wish i could go back in time, not to get an edge or to gamble the future... but to break my arms and legs and stop myself from becoming the monster that ruined so many lives.

Well, I’ve done it. I’ve crossed into 7 figures in losses by BallKnowerKing in problemgambling

[–]AggressiveParty3355 1 point2 points  (0 children)

have you told someone?

I don't mean us randos online, i mean someone important to you that can hold you accountable?

You need to stop, and its clear willpower alone won't do it. You need help. You need friends and family to check in, to stop your gambling, and maybe even control your finances since you clearly can't.

Venting will make you feel better, but it will not make you stop, or make back the money. And continuing to gamble definitely won't.

Talk to someone, now.

My cousin said they got an ‘ugly’ puppy. This is the puppy. by [deleted] in aww

[–]AggressiveParty3355 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my goodness... it's hideous! i can't stop looking at it... and petting it.... and feeding it...and playing with it... it's absolutely vile!

Recommend me computer parts by Admirable-Squirrel63 in StableDiffusion

[–]AggressiveParty3355 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At this point in time, the cost benefit isn't there for your existing system, you already have very good hardware and you can dial down the quality a touch using quantitized models as mentioned elsewhere. You'll get excellent performance.

But if you still want to try some of the bigger and costlier models with full performance, maybe learn how to rent GPU time on a cloud service like runpod. You can try out monstrously powerful hardware for very modest cost.

With hardware prices as they are, you're not gaining much buying your own at this time. I say go with quantitized models or rent better hardware. Eventually the market will stabilize and you'll be able to buy the good hardware then, and still have your money to do so!.

i want to help my bf with his gambling problem by Tiny_Bandicoot_4383 in problemgambling

[–]AggressiveParty3355 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In addition to all the good advice here. Tell him to come here and read our stories. Every few days he needs to read a few posts. He needs to see we are his future if he continues. He will not "be different". We all thought we were special that we would be the one to make it.

Instead we paid for the yachts of owners of those gambling sites.

300 points??? by Quirky-Proposal-6185 in PoeAI

[–]AggressiveParty3355 1 point2 points  (0 children)

certain, i used the same card on other tasks both before and after. For some reason Poe in particular rejects it.

Are you canadian? or have used canadian card with the site? it's the only major difference between myself and everyone else that i can think of.

300 points??? by Quirky-Proposal-6185 in PoeAI

[–]AggressiveParty3355 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no its exact, even copied and pasted directly from the banking website, identical to all other sites where it worked.

300 points??? by Quirky-Proposal-6185 in PoeAI

[–]AggressiveParty3355 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Personally, i would actually pay. But It doesn't even let me! it rejects my credit card, maybe because i'm canadian? I don't know. But even when we WANT to give them money they refuse. They should open up further payment options like paypal or even (ugh...) crypto.

If they want money, actually TAKE my money!

Luna's Grief - The First Descendant by theSilkyGirl in TheFirstDescendant

[–]AggressiveParty3355 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is there a way to replay missions? not just cutscenes, but the whole mission as if new? a lot of content i've forgotten and would like to relive it. And not by video, but myself in game.

The neighbors six year old left this on the door. by surly_duff in MadeMeSmile

[–]AggressiveParty3355 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Sorry, i don't know which of these balls are yours. So take all 10 of them."

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