The economic layer. Gold (58%+ of export value, and a key war-financing resource), gum arabic (Sudan produces 75-80% of the world's supply), sesame, livestock, agriculture. The currency collapse (Sudanese pound down 80%+, inflation 300%+, GDP contracted 40-50% since 2023). Telecoms (Zain, MTN, Sudatel) and recurring internet blackouts. Reconstruction conversation as SAF retakes territory. Key institutions: Central Bank of Sudan, Bank of Khartoum, SMRC.
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Rng is just sad Still waiting for my first legendary, im playing k.o, my last 2 opponents in bronze, 4 legendarys and the other one 5... I check their profile, one has 300 matches played, the other one 400 matches, im at 650 matches and 0 legendary, highest player is 88. I know the ratings are not that important but common.. i have nothing to play for nor upgrade for 6 weeks or so now. /End rant
Hip pads for goal ball. Hey yall So i don't play hocky, i play Goal Ball which is a sport for the blind. It involves a lot of diving on to a basket ball court floor. I've been searching for hip pads for a while and it has been very difficult as theres no pads specifically made for the sport and the best recommended pads are hocky, roller hocky and soccer goal keeper ones. I'm specifically looking for pads that cover the hip and tail bone. Kidnees would be nice as well but hips, butt and tail bone are more important. I need them to be big enough for me who is a size 40 waist and for the padding to be at least half an inch to 16 millimeters thick, 20 would be even better but i'll take what i can get. I'm also hoping for more dense padding because i'm a big dude, around 290 lbs and land harder sometimes when i get really into defending and it would help me feel more confident when i have to dive from standing up during a penilty shot.. If any of you have any recommendations i would really appreciate it. my teams organizers will cover the cost of them but i would still prefer that not go over 150 dollers. if anyone needs any more info lmk.
I wonder if the key to life is not feeling guilt over being "selfish". When I say selfish, I mean being unapologetic about finding comfort in either your environment and/or what interests you that you don't need to try to prove yourself. For example, as we're all online, we may encounter people who try to spread awareness about what's going on in less fortunate parts of the world. While awareness is important, they tend to make you feel guilty or bad if you live in a more fortunate part of the world, where you're denounced as being "privileged" if you set a boundary and don't consume more about the misfortunes in the world beyond what you can consume. As somebody who used to be very terminally online in the toxic way, I realize how already not having boundaries can make you more susceptible to these types of people online than you need to be, who conflate performative optics with doing something in a way that is almost counterproductive. Not only that, I've been recently interested in royalty, to where there are people, especially online, who denounce royalty or monarchy. While the criticisms are not wrong when it comes to denouncing how much power they had, there's something fascinating about studying about royalty, especially in Europe, where it also gives me a gate way to studying different languages like French, Italian or German as well as Spanish or Russian. While there are people who denounce the optics of being fixated on Europe (understandably so), especially the history and especially if one is a POC (I'm Asian), I realize I can't help how romantic it feels to study about the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in Italian or the Archduchy of Austria in German, where there's nothing to gain from depriving oneself of whatever makes them feel nourished, especially intellectually and aesthetically. What if life is a balance of accepting that the world isn't a perfect place, but you don't have to imperfect your own life (especially if you can control how your life is) by depriving yourself of what makes your life easier? When I realize how society overall doesn't operate like an Inquisition to where you're literally prevented from enjoying things that they would otherwise denounce, aka. learning many languages and being fixated on European history, I realize how much of a waste of energy it can be to consider people who don't have an alternative to offer beyond shaming and moralizing, which is more often than not lip service than talk they'll walk from what I've noticed.
#2 draft **Again Ai slop, hopefully peaks interest** **Aleph-Zero Gematria: Finalization of the AZG-33 Search and Methodology** **Introduction** Aleph-Zero Gematria (AZG) is a custom Hebrew numerical system in which the letter Aleph (א) is assigned the value zero rather than the traditional value of one. Under this system, each Hebrew consonant receives a fixed numerical value, and Hebrew written forms can consequently be organized into numerical equivalence classes. The purpose of the AZG-33 investigation was to establish a rigorous and reproducible method for identifying Hebrew lexical and morphological forms whose written consonantal value equals 33. The investigation was not intended merely to generate Hebrew strings that mathematically equal 33. Instead, the objective was to determine which actually attested Hebrew forms independently satisfy the numerical condition and then classify those forms linguistically. The investigation has now reached **finalized closed status** under the established methodological framework. **The AZG Alphabet** The finalized AZG correspondence is: **Hebrew** **Value** **Hebrew** **Value** א 0 נ 40 ב 1 ס 50 ג 2 ע 60 ד 3 פ 70 ה 4 צ 80 ו 5 ק 90 ז 6 ר 100 ח 7 ש 200 ט 8 ת 300 י 9 כ 10 ל 20 מ 30 Final forms retain the values of their corresponding letters: ך=10, ם=30, ן=40, ף=70, and ץ=80. Niqqud, vowels, and punctuation are disregarded for numerical calculation. The actual consonantal written form is decisive. **The Central Methodological Principle** The most important principle established during the AZG-33 investigation is that **numerical equivalence does not establish semantic or etymological equivalence**. Two words may have exactly the same AZG value while having completely different meanings, roots, grammatical functions, or historical origins. Numerical identity is therefore treated as a numerical relationship rather than automatically as a linguistic relationship. For example: דם = ד 3 + ם 30 = **33** אדם = א 0 + ד 3 + ם 30 = **33** מאד = מ 30 + א 0 + ד 3 = **33** מד = מ 30 + ד 3 = **33** אמד = א 0 + מ 30 + ד 3 = **33** The numerical identity among these forms is significant within AZG, but it does not mean that all five forms are linguistically the same word. This establishes the **Non-Equivalence Principle**: **Same AZG value does not mean same word, same meaning, same root, or same etymology.** **Lexical Identity and Written Form** A second fundamental distinction is made between the **lexical lemma** and the **actual written form**. A Hebrew lemma may appear in numerous inflected, conjugated, suffixed, prefixed, or orthographically variant forms. Each written form may have its own AZG value. However, the existence of a numerically significant inflected form does not automatically create a new lexical lemma. Consequently, AZG-33 records distinguish between: Independent lexical lemmas. Morphologically generated forms of existing lemmas. Orthographic variants. Grammatical forms. Homographs having multiple possible analyses. Qualified or uncertain forms. Excluded or unattested forms. The numerical system therefore operates on the **written form**, while Hebrew linguistic analysis determines what that written form actually represents. **The Attestation Rule** The most important procedural refinement of the investigation was the adoption of a strict order of operations. The finalized procedure is: **Attestation → Morphological/Lexical Verification → Written-Form Normalization → AZG Calculation → AZG Classification → Homograph-Set Assignment → Corpus/Register Tagging** This prevents a numerical value from being used to manufacture an otherwise unattested Hebrew form. For example, if deleting a letter from a known form would cause its numerical value to become 33, that deletion cannot be accepted merely because the arithmetic works. The shortened form must itself be independently attested and linguistically explainable. The same principle applies to weak verbs, contracted forms, jussives, apocopated forms, archaic forms, and defective spellings. **Morphological Investigation** The AZG-33 search included the major productive morphological branches of Hebrew. These included pronominal suffixes, verb conjugations, noun patterns, construct forms, plural and dual forms, prefixes, orthographic variants, participles, imperatives, infinitives, weak verbs, archaic forms, loanwords, and proper names. The investigation also considered the possibility that a form with AZG 33 could be produced through an ordinary morphological transformation of a form having another numerical value. Examples include: 32 + ב = 33 29 + ה = 33 28 + ו = 33 24 + י = 33 23 + כ = 33 13 + ל = 33 However, these numerical relationships were never sufficient by themselves. A resulting form had to be an actual Hebrew form with independent morphological or lexical support. **Verified AZG-33 Examples** Among the securely established forms are the following. **Independent lexical forms** **דם** — blood 3 + 30 = **33** **אדם** — human/person; Adam 0 + 3 + 30 = **33** **מאד** — very 30 + 0 + 3 = **33** **מד** — measure 30 + 3 = **33** **אמד** — estimate, assess, reckon 0 + 30 + 3 = **33** Additional lexical and modern forms include: מגב — squeegee/windshield wiper אהיל — lampshade בדיל — tin בוחל — averse/repelled בידל — separate/segregate בלדי — local/native דביל — fool/weak-minded גזול — stolen חלוב — milked אבטלה — idleness, inactivity, unemployment These entries must retain their individual linguistic classifications rather than being treated as semantically equivalent merely because they share the value 33. **Verbal Forms** The investigation established a number of genuine AZG-33 verbal forms. For example: **לכד** = 20 + 10 + 3 = **33** This form is attested as a Qal imperative, “capture!”, and also occurs as an infinitive absolute. **זחל** = 6 + 7 + 20 = **33** This is associated with the verb “crawl,” including an attested imperative. **אגזול** = 0 + 2 + 6 + 5 + 20 = **33** This is the Qal first-person singular imperfect of גזל, meaning “I will rob/steal.” Other verified forms include: אלכד — “I will capture” אזחל — “I will crawl” אטול — “I will take” אולט — “I will be covered/wrapped” אוטל — “I will be cast” אבדיל — “I will separate” אהל — in appropriate attested forms יחטיא — “he will cause to sin/miss” יאהל — a full written form associated with אהל יהל — a weak/contracted verbal form The investigation specifically rejected forms that could be produced only by hypothetical deletion or contraction. **Imperatives** The imperative branch produced several securely attested AZG-33 forms. Examples include: אמד — “estimate!” לכד — “capture!” זחל — “crawl!” אהלי — “pitch your tent/dwell!” — second feminine singular בדלי — “separate/isolate!” — second feminine singular גזלו — “rob!” — second masculine plural חבלו — “damage/sabotage!” — second masculine plural חלבו — “milk!” — second masculine plural טלו — “take!” — second masculine plural זלגו — “flow/drip!” — second masculine plural The imperative forms were treated as grammatical forms of their respective lemmas and were not automatically elevated to independent lexical entries. **Homograph Sets** A particularly important result of the investigation was the recognition that a single consonantal Hebrew spelling can have multiple independent analyses. For this reason, the **HOMOGRAPH-SET-ID** system was established. For example: **גזלו** The consonantal form גזלו has an AZG value of 33 and can support multiple analyses, including: גָּזְלוּ — “they robbed” גְּזֹלוּ — “rob!” — imperative גֹּזְלוֹ — a verbal form with a third-person masculine singular suffix These are not treated as one grammatical entry simply because their consonants are identical. The same principle applies to forms such as: חבלו חלבו טלו הבדלו ייחדו יחטאו זלגו גוזל חובל בלטה בטלה טבלה The written form is shared, but the grammatical or lexical analysis may differ. **Orthographic Variation** Biblical Hebrew contains both plene and defective spellings. Because AZG operates on the written consonantal form, such spelling differences can produce different numerical values. For example: **אילה** = 0 + 9 + 20 + 4 = **33** This is an attested Biblical spelling associated with “doe/hind.” The modern fuller spelling: **איילה** = 0 + 9 + 10 + 20 + 4 = **42** Therefore, the two spellings cannot be numerically merged. Similarly: **יהל** = 9 + 4 + 20 = **33** and **יאהל** = 0 + 9 + 4 + 20 = **33** may represent related forms involving weak or contracted spelling, but each must be evaluated according to its actual attestation and grammatical analysis. The rule is therefore: **Do not normalize away an attested spelling difference before calculating AZG.** **Prefixes and Suffixes** The investigation examined common Hebrew prefixes and pronominal suffixes as productive pathways to AZG 33. For example: **בלוח** = ב 1 + ל 20 + ו 5 + ח 7 = **33** and **בחול** = ב 1 + ח 7 + ו 5 + ל 20 = **33** These are treated as written forms rather than automatically as independent lexical lemmas. Similarly, suffixation produced forms such as: **חבל + ו = חבלו = 33** **חלב + ו = חלבו = 33** **גזל + ו = גזלו = 33** The resulting forms can have several grammatical readings, which is precisely why the homograph framework is required. **Infinitive Absolute and Other Closed Branches** The infinitive absolute branch was examined across the major Hebrew binyanim. A securely established AZG-33 example is: **לכד = 33** as a Qal infinitive absolute. Other apparent candidates were tested and rejected where their actual forms did not equal 33 or where the proposed grammatical form lacked sufficient attestation. The Niphal, Piel, Pual, Hiphil, Hophal, and Hitpael branches produced no additional secure AZG-33 infinitive absolute entries under the strict protocol. The Hitpael branch is particularly straightforward numerically because its ordinary morphology contains ת, whose AZG value is 300. Consequently, it cannot produce a value as low as 33 under the ordinary pattern. **Weak Verbs and Contracted Forms** Weak verbs required special treatment because Hebrew morphology can produce contractions, vowel changes, and occasionally altered written forms. The investigation therefore rejected the practice of assuming that weak letters disappear simply because their removal would produce the desired numerical value. An example is the distinction between an attested contracted form and a hypothetical contraction. Only the former is eligible for the AZG lexicon. This principle was applied to: פ״נ roots פ״י and פ״ו roots ל״ה roots doubly weak roots geminate roots contracted forms jussive/apocopated forms The relevant branches were closed after attested candidates had been evaluated. **Archaic and Biblical Forms** Archaic Biblical Hebrew forms were also investigated, including the archaic third-feminine-plural perfect forms preserved in poetry. Although Biblical Hebrew does not generally possess a productive third-feminine-plural perfect paradigm, archaic poetic forms survive in forms resembling third-feminine-singular forms. The documented examples were individually examined. None produced a new securely qualified AZG-33 entry. This branch is therefore closed within the examined evidence. **Construct Forms** Construct-state morphology was also examined. Masculine plural construct forms can replace the ordinary ־ים ending with ־י, making the numerical pathway toward 33 mathematically possible in some cases. However, a numerical possibility is not enough. The resulting form must actually occur as a construct form. No new securely attested AZG-33 masculine plural construct entry was established through this branch. Feminine singular construct forms involving ת and feminine plural forms involving ות are numerically incompatible with a target of 33 under ordinary morphology because ת has a value of 300. The dual construct branch likewise produced no new secure AZG-33 form. **Closed Search Branches** The following branches have now been systematically closed under the established protocol: Pronominal suffix pathways Major verbal conjugations Imperatives Infinitive absolute patterns Participles Construct forms Plural and dual morphology Feminine forms Common prefixes Definite-article automatic generation Weak and doubly weak verb pathways Jussive and cohortative pathways Paragogic-he forms Plene and defective spelling procedures Ketiv/Qere treatment Archaic third-feminine-plural perfect forms Loanword and proper-name layers as distinct registers Closure means that no additional **securely admitted** AZG-33 forms were established through those branches under the current evidence and rules. It does not mean that every Hebrew text ever written has been computationally exhausted. **Classification System** The finalized AZG lexicon uses several classifications. **CORE** refers to an independently established lexical item or strongly established AZG-33 entry. **FORM** refers to an attested grammatical, inflected, conjugated, suffixed, or prefixed written form whose underlying lemma is separately identified. **HOMOGRAPH** refers to a written form supporting multiple independent lexical or grammatical analyses. **QUALIFIED** refers to a form that is independently supported but requires a special linguistic, orthographic, historical, or register qualification. **EXCLUDE** refers to a proposed candidate that fails arithmetic, attestation, morphology, or another required criterion. This classification prevents the AZG lexicon from becoming a simple list of numbers and Hebrew strings without linguistic structure. **Corpus Limitation** A crucial methodological limitation remains. The investigation does **not** claim universal lexical completeness. Hebrew exists across numerous historical and literary registers, including Biblical, Second Temple, Qumran, Rabbinic, Medieval, Modern, dialectal, technical, borrowed, and proper-name material. A statement that AZG-33 contains “all Hebrew words” would therefore require a defined corpus and a reproducible computational search across that corpus. The proper scientific claim is consequently: **The AZG-33 search is closed under the established search tree and evidence reviewed, but universal lexical completeness is not claimed without a specified corpus boundary.** A future corpus-based edition could make completeness claims relative to a named lexical database or textual corpus. **Final Methodological Statement** The AZG-33 investigation establishes a framework in which numerical equivalence and linguistic identity are kept rigorously separate. The final system can therefore be summarized by four principles: **Same AZG ≠ same word.** **Same written form ≠ same lexical analysis.** **Same lemma ≠ every morphological form.** **Attestation must precede numerical classification.** These principles transform AZG from a purely arithmetic exercise into a structured computational-linguistic lexicon. **Final Status** The **AZG-33 search tree is CLOSED and FINALIZED** under the current methodology. The governing protocol is: **Attestation → Morphological/Lexical Verification → Written-Form Normalization → AZG Calculation → AZG Classification → Homograph-Set Assignment → Corpus/Register Tagging** The foundational AZG axiom remains: **א = 0** The resulting project architecture is: **AZG Lexicon 1.0: A computational mapping of Hebrew lexical forms to numerical values under the axiom א=0, with each numerical equivalence class independently searchable and linguistically annotated.** Accordingly, AZG-33 is no longer an open exploratory search branch. It is a **closed, finalized numerical equivalence class**, with its surviving forms, grammatical analyses, homograph relationships, exclusions, and methodological limitations preserved for incorporation into the larger AZG Lexicon 1.0.
Maybe a scooter with an attachable seat? Considering my electric transport options... Hey Group! I'm new to the electric scene. I've been an analog bicycle rider for most of my life but health issues took a serious toll on me the last 15 or so years (epilepsy). I don't fee as comfortable doing that, especially living in an urban area now. I have been wanting to get into something electric though but health issues are a limiting factor. I would like something seated, something that's not too overly heavy (I want to be able to move and store in an apartment). I would also like something that can climb hills reasonably well (so I'm considering a mid drive e-bike) or even a scooter that I can attach a seat to! I know the second option might sound crazy but as someone who has a history of falls, having a lower center of gravity is important. Not a moped but maybe a street legal scooter that I can get geared up well in (Full face helmet, jacket, pads, etc). Do you know of good reliable scooters that are good to be able to have a seat attached? I have considered a cargo ebike but they're very heavy and very expensive. I'm limiting my budget at like 2.5k for everything, parts, gear, security, etc. I'm leaning toward a level 3 ebike but its more maintenance and expense than I want.
Surgery pain management while on Xyrem Hello! I’m having surgery in a couple months and am a huge weenie with pain. I’m also on xyrem and have concerns with pain management while I’m healing. I’m curious if anyone was short term on opiates while taking oxybates and spacing them out correctly (6+ hours). I feel like having the better sleep with my xyrem is more important for healing than taking an opiate, but also don’t know if I can hang with just ibuprofen/tylenol. I’m going to talk to my sleep dr about what she thinks but was hoping to get insight from anyone who has dealt with a similar situation (I’m having excision surgery for endo)
