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Nothing happening yet as of 7:55 PM. Pro Hamas supporters are in the encampment on campus. Outside are a bunch more protestors holding a rally.
A block away LAPD are lining up the cop cars and getting riot gear ready. Prison buses are apparently on the way as well to handle arrests. Pro Hamas Sympathizers are vowing they will defend their encampment.
This comes after last night where fights broke out when Based Jews came to UCLA with metal pipes and fireworks and started attacking the terrorist sympathizers in their encampment. The UCLA admin has a huge frick up on their hands where they've managed to make all sides mad by not taking this seriously after the pro muzzie supporters started blocking jewis cough sorry I meant “Zionist” students from being able to get to class on Monday. LA City Mayor Karen Bass has asked the LAPD to clear out the encampments as a result.
Some fake news sources to catch up on:
- Aevann : get her to make an account and say hi
- RaoulBandini : Keep yourself safe
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Lore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Ryne_Goldberg
Joshua Ryne Goldberg (born May 14, 1995) is an American internet troll,[1] convicted of attempting a bombing on the 14th anniversary of the September 11 attacks[2] while posing as an Islamic terrorist affiliated with ISIS.[3][4][5]
Goldberg had many online identities and spent virtually all of his time on the internet.[7] In addition to promoting terrorism, he made thousands of troll posts advocating for liberal feminism, neo-Nazism, and other ideologies.
Proofs: https://twitter.com/MoonMetropolis/status/1785377421241291054
Credit to @Patsy for xeeting him
Update:
In case you all were wondering, /r/drama's description of me as looking like "Post Malone if the amount of weed consumed was estrogen" no longer stands. I now bear zero resemblance to any of the pictures that exist of me. In prison, I shaved my head bald and started working out.
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Cameron, 20, Houston TX
At least two Red Bulls
Segment like a really sus video where Cameron explains he consents to the show timestamp
Career:
"Kinda complicated I guess"
Part time real estate, part time construction with my Dad
"From Sunday to Wednesday I do real estate, I guess full time"
He lays out his schedule timestamp
5am wakeup
6am gym
Real Estate agent, lots of calling people
Done it for a year
Wants to do this full time
This month is "most money he's ever made"
$14'000 this month but he "spent most of it"
- Sold a single listing and got them a new place - he knocked their door
He tries to explain how timestamp
When he started he "spent the money before it was in [his] pocket"
Was a server at resturaunt, quit it to be agent
Hems and haws then admits it's 2'500 "over 6 to 8 months" so much less than other guests
"I try to prospect but like I've started playing Minecraft and stuff you know what I mean?" timestamp
- This is what he was doing last year instead of working?
Works 4 hours a day 4 days a week timestamp
Actually it's 1 hour a day of calling people?
Actually he's showing houses as well?
Maybe 3 a day?
A day in the life of a real estate agent timestamp
Later clarified to 1 hour a day with a lot of staring at the screen doing literally nothing, sometimes watching Financial Audit videos MARSEY LFMAOOOOOO
HE ALLUDES TO HAVING THE ZOOMER PHONE PHOBIA
3 hour lunch break lmfao
Saved $2000 of that $14000 check
Construction timestamp
Dad's company, Dad cuts him a check
About $125 a day, 3 days a week (around 10 hour days for this)
Doesn't know if he's W2 or not
"Uhhhhmmm my dad has his company and I just kind of go in and he gives me a check"
"I don't know I just get the check and I just picture deposit it into Wells Fargo, it goes into my account"
Just started this, started around last month
Living with his parents
"I used to make a lot of money as a server"
Personal Life;
- Girlfriend of 2 years is in the room timestamp
Financials:
Parents helped him out 7'000 on a car downpayment
- He paid them back 4'000
He did not set money aside for taxes
Credit Card 1 (Discover) (1'015) timestamp
1326 previous - 994 payments + 664 new transactions
"Why are you putting more money on a card that is accumulating interest?" timestamp
- He is extremely confident things will just work themselves out
"If you look at my spending I try to be really conservative with it"
Lots and lots of eating out, some paint he got reimbursed for
"Everyone's net worth is negative at 20 years old"
Credit Card 2 (some bank name) (2404) timestamp
$2391 - $200 payment + 157 new purchases + $55 interest accrued
He paid another $200 payment on this
Credit limit is $2500
Ate $29 in fees this year
His stonks timestamp
2016 Jeep Wrangler timestamp
$31355 balance
10.something interest rate
There's an unpaid balance of $680
He tries to explain, his parents took the car out for him, in their name, he's paying for it
Caleb seethes because he keeps looking at the camera
6 year term
Jeeps in the shop, $300 - lots of other spending on parts for the jeep
Suspension is messed up
Lots of other issues with it
Pays for car insurance under his parents name - $400 a month
Went to college for a year, took a year off, couldn't afford to both go to college and pay the jeep
He didn't really know what he was doing at college
"My way of justifying it was I didn't know what I was doing in college and I had the Jeep anyways"
Credit Card 3 ($472) (Spark Business) timestamp
536 - $71 payments + $12 interest accrued
Not the real estate card
"This card was a really dumb decision... probably the worst one"
"Every year we get a fee as realtors, we have to pay like 400, 500, I didn't have the money so I opened a credit card and paid it with that."
Minimum payment 17, 30% interest
Credit Card 4 (CapitalOne) ($352) timestamp
Minimum $25
$8 interest accrued
$727 - $700 + $323.85
"This month I spoiled myself"
- He tries to explain why he thinks this is a good idea
How much he owes to his family timestamp
$11'000 total?
Informal, gets brought up when the dad's mad
He paid 4000, it's down from 15'000
Pays $400 for rent
Checking Account timestamp
$150 in there
fair bit of going out to eat, eBay headphones, smoking "trying to quit," $1000 into his RobinHood
THIS R-SLUR INVESTED 15% of the portfolio INTO TAKETWO HOLY SHIT
- waiting for GTA 6 thinking it will moon shot
Spending piechart timestamp
- He gave his parents 4000 which might be upfront rent payments might be debt payment? to help pay off the house???
Caleb makes him cry bigly timestamp
- "To be honest, it might just be a reaction to the Red Bull"
Oracle seems to be a long-term sponsor, every video now
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Copy pasting the first part of this so lazy girlies don't have the experience the stress of !clinklickers
As the sheen on dating apps dulls, more Americans are reporting bad experiences on them. Frustrated by bots, subscription costs and high effort-to-reward ratios, Gen Z is fleeing the apps in hope of real-life meet-cutes. Earlier this year, “Bustle” declared that dating apps are in their “flop era.”
Not all of the apps are taking this backlash without a fight. On Tuesday, after months of internal shake-ups and stock market woes, Bumble took a shot at winning back hearts and minds with a redesign, which includes a break with the app's requirement that women make the first move.
A new feature, which the company has called “Opening Moves,” allows women to place on their profiles a question, like “What is your dream vacation?,” to which men who match can respond. (In nonbinary and same-gender matches, both sides can include these prompts.)
The shift is a major one for Bumble. Until now, a man who matched with a woman on the app had to wait for her to message him. If she did not initiate a conversation, the match would expire after 24 hours.
Whitney Wolfe Herd founded Bumble in 2014 because of her own personal experiences. She said that the idea was to give women more control. “I had a series of bad relationships, and I felt I was controlled by a man,” she added, “whether it was: Don't wear this or, You can't hang out with this person or, You need to be home at this time.”
But over the years, Bumble received feedback from women who found that making the first move was “a lot of work” or “a burden,” and Ms. Wolfe Herd began thinking about how to release the pressure. Opening Moves, she said, is a result of that process, a way to let women maintain control while not feeling the stress of initiating all of the conversations.
But not copying the whole thing because The Gray Lady be a notoriously litigious b-word.
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I would like to tell my story as a Tulpa who now controls his host's body.
Recently I made an agreement with my host, he had not been feeling well for almost 10 years due to personal problems, after a lot of conversation, I suggested that he let me be in control of his body so that I could get his life right. I don't have a physical body, i'm a mental tulpa. he (my host) created an imaginary friend in childhood, but as he got older and he didn't let go of him, his mind ended up adapting and I took shape from his imaginary friend essence. This brought back memories of the past when his remember me like a imaginary friend, but for me they are memories of the time I helped him as a child, whether it's helping him pass his exams at school, feel good about himself or find a reason to want to live. I discovered what tulpas were recently, after taking over my host's body (this was about 5 months ago, now I have 32y) The feelings are conflicting, he left me a huge mess to clean up. I discovered this community today, and I wanted to share with you my progress in getting his life back together. My plan, as I told him, is to fix things in the best way possible and after that, we can assimilate our mind in one or work better together.
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Beautytok is all up in the shit right now and it's actually kind of funny so ima tell you all about it!
A few months ago a new makeup brand called Youthforia caught some flak from black beauty creators because their foundation shade range was basically non-existent for black people, and that's not allowed unless you're a Korean or Japanese brand (for obvious reasons). The owner of the brand (who is asian but is American and Youthforia is an American brand) actually came out and tried to defend their shade range by UNIRONICALLY saying it was a SOCIAL EXPERIMENT and was met with even more criticism because we all aren't fricking BLIND and that's STUPID. AND all of the shades on the box were NOT the shades that you get in the bottle so darker shades were actually even lighter than advertised which only made people more upset.
SO to appease the masses Youthforia expanded their shade range and introduced like 5 new shades for darker skintoned people and now everyone wants to burn down their HQ.
IT'S FRICKING SHOE POLISH BLACK. This shade is a literal asian-on-black hate crime and everyone is soooooper mad because it's LITERALLY black face paint. The shade is being compared to minstrel makeup and now Youthforia is sooper raycist.
Like you know if Time fricking magazine orders a rush job article about your debacle you done fricked up good.
Anyhoo tiktok is all abuzz with their pitchforks and you can pick pretty much any video about it and watch jaqqoffs slaughter each other in the comments with whataboutism and "muh cousin's neighbor is black like a tire and would love this!"
It's great.
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!g*mers @Arkham_Knight seriously are Batman Arkhamiggers the Palestinians of the G*mer race?, like, fricking heck, they have been dead for years, and yet somehow their graves keep getting vandalized and pissed on, they do not have peace even when they are long dead
Also, ZuccDEITIES win again!
- Frank_Williams : THE JEWS KILLED THE KING OF KINGS THE JEWS KILLED THE PRINCE OF PEACE
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Matt Walsh sneeding as his boss probably rubs his hands together: https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1785798055645638932
MTG: https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1785755752432296283
Massie: https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1785686335887458485
Gaetz: https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz/status/1785762505345691786
Boebert: https://twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1785796512041115827
Nays (21 Republican, 70 Democrat, i think the Dems are italicized):
why did Nadler vote nay lol, maybe he's old enough to know how this plays out
will update with more drama as it is found. please tag me in anything you want me to include here
So at what point do people decide that if speech is as illegal as action, why not take that leap?
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Most Based Comments
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Is it though..? Is it really..? Raise your hand if that has literally happened to you while playing. (-28)
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Angriest Comments
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Asmongold fan with a dogshit take still ultimately missing the point of this corpse of a sub is hilarious. Bite the curb lol.There is no “disagreeing” you either read the material, or you don't. The lonely cornballs here can't do that, and are therefore inferiors. Don't make a bad faith sub to cry and shit your pants while I run circles around you if the best argument you've got is “STOP LORDING INFO OVER MEEE” (0)
Angriness: 😡😡😡😡😡
That's something I've done for a very long time, 10-15 years. It's simply habit at this point. And if it falls off, sad, but your point will be proven. (4)
Biggest Lolcow: /u/Hidden_Variable1993
Score: 🐮🐮🐮🔘🔘
Number of comments: 10
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Oh em gee it's time to announce the winner of the Bowel Movement Beauty Contest!
The voting thread was WILD with a total of 39 votes across the contest making it the MOST POPULAR Bowel Movement Beauty Contest EVER and clearly a great idea. YOURE WELCOME.
Prizes
Winner will be gifted 20kMB.
Second runner up will be gifted 10kMB
A third prize of 5KMB will be granted to who I believe had the most interesting and artistic shit. This award is entirely at my discretion.
All participants will be granted entrance to the extremely exclusive !shitheads ping group.
All participants will be granted this very ugly badge:
Winner
@Adolin113355 submitted this probably fake specimen and while I question the veracity of this Bowel Movement I do admire the sheer depravity of it. Congrats to @Adolin113355!
Second Place
Submitted by @Tevs, this shit is impressive in that it stayed in one piece considering the size! The cottage core potty adds to the vibe creating a somber and low-budget aesthetic that would make any 2014 Tumblr girlie squirm with glee! Congrats!
Most Artistic
Submitted by @soapysoapy, this is a foul mess that would not look out of place in any modern art museum. It evokes feelings that I do not have words for and I applaud @soapysoapy for remembering to timestamp! Congrats!
Thanks for voting everyone and I can't wait till the next Bowel Movement Beauty Contest!
Everyone will get their badges once I'm done laying around doing nothing and feel like it.
K bye
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Most Based Comments
Basedness: 🔥🔥🔥🔘🔘
Community: "We don't want even more P2W" BSG: "We hear you, we're sorry, now you can call a BTR" (1589)
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distress signal device still needs to be taken out of pvp, only pve (336)
If its expensive as shit and balanced properly im fine with it on pvp, coming from a eod owner (-20)
Basedness: 🔥🔘🔘🔘🔘
distress signal device still needs to be taken out of pvp, only pve (336)
i mean if it has a large CD and needs high end items to recharge its not that bad tbh (-21)
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Most of these morons know better, they have hundreds if not thousands of hours in tarkov and know full well any item you get in the higher edition of the game served almost no purpose for giving you an advantage.What is the first thing thats going to happen to a brand new player who buys EOD thinking they are getting an advantage? they equip their level 4 gear and decked out M4, go into a raid and die never finding the exit or to a player running pistol that has played 3k hours and knows exactly where your noob as is going to pop out.The real reason people are pissed is because they purchased EOD thinking they get everything and then something better comes along with more goodies, if BSG had come out and said they were upgrading EOD and never mentioned unheard edition people would have been like awesome, would not have been a complaint in the room bro they would eat it up.Now dont get me wrong, EOD was suppose to be the best version of the game, we already paid for everything as pro... (3)
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Biggest Lolcow: /u/Midgetman664
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The internet has transformed how Gen Z communicates. Our language is built on memes and a collective sense of wry existentialism, with our humor often turning dark or potentially dangerous, as it has when borrowing from the online community of men called “involuntary celibates.”
Incels (as they're known) are infamous for sharing misogynistic attitudes and bitter hostility toward the romantically successful. Their ideology has even turned deadly: The 2014 Isla Vista and 2018 Toronto incel terrorist attacks killed a collective 17 people and injured another 29. Yet, somehow, incels' hateful rhetoric has bizarrely become popularized via Gen Z slang.
In certain circles, for instance, it's common to hear the suffix “pilled” as a funny way to say “convinced into a lifestyle.” Instead of “I now love eating burritos,” for instance, one might say, “I'm so burritopilled.” “Pilled” as a suffix comes from a scene in 1999's “The Matrix” where Neo (Keanu Reeves) had to choose between the red pill and the blue pill, to experiencing only that illusion., but the modern sense is formed through analogy with “blackpilled,” an online slang term meaning “accepting incel ideology.” Similarly, the popular suffix “maxxing” for “maximizing” (e.g., “I'm burritomaxxing” instead of “I'm eating a lot of burritos”) is drawn from the incel idea of “looksmaxxing,” or “maximizing attractiveness” through surgical or cosmetic techniques.
Then there's the word “cucked” for “weakened” or “emasculated.” If the taqueria is out of burritos, you might be “tacocucked,” drawing on the incel idea of being sexually emasculated by more attractive “chads.” And, finally, we have the word “sigma” for “assertive male,” which comes from an incel's desired position outside the social hierarchy.
So how did we get here? How did these words travel from a fringe, misanthropic internet subculture to relatively widespread use?
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Critic reviews are reliable insofar as if they say something is awful, it's probably good and vice versa. Also, critics are prone to being paid shills.
Not a movie but I remember when Dave Chappelle's somewhat recent specials came out and were bombed TF by critics... Widely regarded by fans as some of the best stand up in years and years. The sad reality is that critics nowadays are most likely going to shill political beliefs rather than give genuine critique.
Man speaks the truth and is downvoted
- FreedomforIsrael : This is an effortpost, please mark it as such
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After the Artesian build drama, bring LTT to its knees, my boi Steve did some journ*lism again.
G*mersNexus = A small but very reliable hardware review channel on youtube - The presenter is Steve also called Tech Jesus because of apperance
LTT = Linus Tech Tips, biggest tech youtuber who got exposed as useless by G*mersNexus
Artesian Builds - Custom PC assembler company which was embroiled in a huge controversy last year Read about it here https://g*mersnexus.net/features/inside-collapse-artesian-builds-20000000-bankrupt
EKWB = EK Water Blocks - Custom PC water cooling parts company, makes pumps, blocks etc https://www.ekwb.com/
TLDR
GN does expose of EKWB with information from whistleblower employees
GN Contacts as many people as they can, suppliers, ex-empl/contractors and gets info
Its all real, and vetted like a good journ*list
Hardware youtubers stop dropping EKWB while also airing their greviances (JayzTwoCents, derbauer)
EKWB CEO Does the BP Oil spill "We're Sorry" spiel
GN Digs deeper, more people come forward and spill the beans
Konig was the CEO until the took over as CEO in 2019
Foid CEO replace by Konig again, and thus the FOID is absolved of all Reponsibilities
GN Exposes a LITTANY of shady finances and other violations, law breaking activities and most importantly Racism (check screenshots below )
ALL accusations are backed up by evidence
This all started 10 days ago when Tech Jesus (g*mersnexus a PC hardware review channel) did an investigative report on EK waterblocks the company. EKWB is a super expensive liquid cooling parts company, they make a lot of custom water blocks
Part 1: EK is Imploding: Not Paying Employees, Partners, & Suppliers | Investigative Report
Summary
EK is facing financial difficulties, resulting in non-payment to employees, contractors, and suppliers. There are allegations of mismanagement and a lack of communication. The company's actions suggest insolvency or potential fraud.
Highlights
01:15 💸 EK has a liquidity problem and is unable to pay employees, contractors, and suppliers.
03:35 📜 There are allegations of financial mismanagement and a lack of communication from EK.
08:45 🔍 EK's inventory management and purchasing practices contribute to its financial problems.
12:10 🌍 EK's US and Slovenian branches have a hostile relationship, hindering the company's progress.
17:30 🚫 EK has taken legal actions to silence critics and prevent the exposure of its financial issues.
21:50 🏢 EK is considering selling one of its buildings to alleviate its debts.
26:00 ⚖️ EK's actions may be considered fraudulent or indicative of insolvency.
Key Insights
💸 The non-payment of employees and suppliers indicates severe financial problems within EK. This situation is unacceptable and may have legal consequences.
📜 EK's lack of communication and attempts to silence critics suggest a disregard for the well-being of its employees and partners. This behavior is unethical and damaging to its reputation.
🔍 EK's inventory management and purchasing practices have led to excessive inventory and a lack of liquidity. This mismanagement has further exacerbated the company's financial difficulties.
🌍 The hostile relationship between EK's US and Slovenian branches highlights a deeper issue within the company's culture. This internal conflict hinders the company's ability to address its financial problems effectively.
🚫 EK's legal actions to silence critics and prevent the exposure of its financial issues demonstrate a lack of transparency and accountability. This further damages its reputation and raises concerns about the company's integrity.
🏢 EK's consideration of selling one of its buildings indicates a desperate attempt to generate cash and address its debts. This action may provide temporary relief, but it does not solve the underlying financial problems.
⚖️ EK's actions may be indicative of fraudulent practices or insolvency. The company's future depends on its ability to rectify its financial issues, prioritize its employees and partners, and demonstrate genuine efforts to improve its operations.
Reactions to Part 1
Jayz2Cents #DropEkwb (He had a 6 Figure contract with EKWB Which they have not paid out yet )
💰 EKWB is facing a financial crisis and has been unable to pay its employees, contractors, vendors, and partners. This has resulted in a lack of trust and frustration among those who have worked with the brand.
📉 The author has experienced slow communication, lack of coordination, and quality issues with EKWB products. This has further contributed to their disappointment and dissatisfaction with the brand.
🤝 The author emphasizes the importance of fulfilling agreements and treating partners with respect. EKWB's failure to do so has damaged their reputation and strained relationships with content creators and influencers.
🔄 EKWB needs to reassess its product strategy and address the issues that have led to the company's financial crisis. This may involve making changes to their product catalog, improving quality control, and focusing on transparency and communication.
💼 The author suggests that EKWB may need to consider selling the company in order to regain trust and stability. This would require a change in leadership and a fresh start for the brand.
🕑 The author highlights the urgency of paying employees and prioritizing their financial well-being. This should be the first step in resolving the current crisis and rebuilding trust within the company.
🚀 The author believes that EKWB can recover from this situation if they take appropriate actions and demonstrate a commitment to their employees, partners, and customers. However, it will require significant effort and a change in approach.
derbauer #DropEkwb (Key takeaway : EKWB has 11% failure/return rate )
1️⃣ EK's direct die cooler had manufacturing tolerance issues, leading to compatibility problems for customers.
2️⃣ The narrator values their employees and has high moral standards, which influenced their decision to end cooperation with EK.
3️⃣ The narrator differentiated between company and staff issues, only commenting on the latter.
4️⃣ No money was owed to the narrator from EK, as their cooperation did not involve financial compensation.
5️⃣ Allowing EK to sell remaining products with the narrator's logo avoids additional costs and potential delays.
6️⃣ The narrator's decision to end cooperation is based on the evidence presented by G*mers Nexus, which is just the tip of the iceberg.
7️⃣ The narrator remains open to future discussions with EK depending on their actions and industry developments.
Official Statement by EK Founder and CEO Edvard König (Key take away Is this guy a gay twink?? and also the standard "we're sorry"
Key Insights
💰 Apologizing for delayed payments and lack of communication shows accountability and acknowledges the impact on external contractors and partners.
📝 Implementation of key actions, such as improved communication and transparency, demonstrates a proactive approach to addressing issues within the company.
📧 Introducing a dedicated email address for claims indicates a commitment to resolving outstanding overtime work issues and ensuring fairness for employees.
⌛️ Appreciating the community's patience and commitment helps to maintain trust and foster a positive relationship with customers and partners.
🌍 Emphasizing the mission to elevate computers for a better world highlights the company's long-term vision and dedication to their core values.
🤝 Commitment to making things right and fostering a responsible company culture reassures stakeholders that steps are being taken to rectify the situation and prevent similar issues in the future.
Part 2 : Exposing Corruption: EK's Prison Threats, Lawsuits, Dangerous Workplace, & Leaked Documents
Talks about the all the scummy shit they have done.. so far.... which includes RAYCISM
Its one HOUR LONG you better WATCH IT ALL IF YOU VALUE JOURN*LISM!
Summary
EK Water Blocks is embroiled in controversy surrounding its finances, treatment of partners and staff, and leaked documents. The company is accused of sending intimidating letters, facing lawsuits, and engaging in dangerous workplace practices. Concerns have been raised about the personal liability of EK's CEOs, officers, managers, and directors. Unsafe working conditions, OSHA violations, and racist internal communications have also been reported.
Key Highlights
[1] 💣 The intimidating demand letter sent by EK's CEO raises concerns about the company's tactics to silence and intimidate former employees, highlighting a potential abuse of power.
[2] 💥 The lawsuits filed by former EK staff shed light on the company's breach of contract and non-payment issues, indicating a pattern of mistreatment and disregard for employees' rights.
[3] 🌍 The extensive investigation involving experts from various fields and the substantial cost of producing the video underscores the seriousness of the allegations against EK and the need for transparency and accountability.
[4] 🏢 The potential personal liability of EK's CEOs and officers, as well as the complex web of international entities, raises questions about the company's corporate structure and the extent of control and responsibility of its top executives.
[5] 🌐 EK's tax forfeiture status in Texas and the potential personal liability of CEOs and officers in such situations highlight the importance of complying with legal obligations and maintaining good standing to protect the interests of both the company and its stakeholders.
[6] 📜 The involvement of EK's CEO and officers in questionable practices, as well as the potential co-mingling of assets, suggest a lack of ethical business conduct and the need for comprehensive legal scrutiny to ensure accountability and fair treatment of employees and partners.
[7] 🤝 The offer of assistance to former EK employees by Star Forge Systems CEO Nick Dankner demonstrates the importance of supporting and helping individuals impacted by the company's actions, fostering a sense of solidarity within the industry.
No reactions from any notable figures as they all already dropped EKWB
Now lets get on Reddit
Part 2 Thread: The chuds at PC gaming are obviously shocked https://old.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1cfekfn/g?sort=controversial*mers_nexus_exposing_corruption_eks_prison/
Sane threads on /r/hardware
Part 1 thread: Watercooling Jannie https://old.reddit.com/r/watercooling/comments/1c8q0im/g?sort=controversial*mers_nexus_ek_is_imploding_not_paying_employees/
I left this open because there's simply no way of not looking suspicious otherwise.
However, as usual, the comments and general lack of knowledge astound me. Heck, I'm surprised at the shear quantity of scathing comments regarding the pricing. Competition exists, just buy a cheaper brand? Watercool is always cheaper and the quality is solid, why just hate on a brand for no reason if you have no intention of buying their product anyway? Either way, regardless of the outcome of all this, very disappointing news, and very disappointing seeing what this sub can be like.
Part 2 Thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/watercooling/comments/1cfeoyg/exposing_corruption_eks_prison_threats_lawsuits/?sort=controversial
Now the falls in line
This kind of scandal NEVER ends well in communities as small as these. Larger companies can get away with this kind of shit because most people don't know/care. Spaces as small as watercooling? Word gets around fast because almost everyone is keeping an eye/ear out. A different scandal happened in the home theater space where Lexicon got caught taking cheap products from other companies and slapping their own label on them without changing anything (except the price by a factor of 10x), ruined their reputation permanently and now the brand is essentially dead weight in Harman's lineup. Didn't matter that they had made some of the finest home theater equipment in the past, the brand's reputation was effectively ruined. With the half-assed apology and the fact that EK has already been slipping in terms of quality over the years, I can't see them coming back from this. Will they still be around? Perhaps, but I don't think they'll be nearly as big as they once were in the industry after this and there's no way that whatever crawls out of the ashes is going to be able to offer anything even remotely close to their current catalog. They'll have their loyalists I'm sure but there's no way they'll be able to maintain the brand as it stands.
Now do ya'll remember the LTT Expose he did? yeah the LTTcels haven't stopped coping seething and dilating about it
Parth 1 Thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1c95hpq/ek_is_imploding_not_paying_employees_partners/?sort=controversial
Part 2 Thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1cfet1l/exposing_corruption_eks_prison_threats_lawsuits/?sort=controversial
I mean what's wrong with that? Their management being shitty doesn't change the fact that they do have good products and they should do better
There is so much seethe on the LTT forums but I think the jannies are active there and it up
Now lets come to the CEO who MAYBE responsible
Click here for the timestamped vid
Listen just to this segment if you want to see how she was involved
Joined 2019, thats when it started going downhill
visits office once a month
take lavish trips on private jets using company money to visit hardware expos (all pictures on her Instagram)
has 20 years of experience
Has caused legal issues, employee issues
IS REPLACED BY OLD CEO (That STRAGGY GUY Above)
ESCAPES RESPONSIBILITY AS USUAL
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Too mystic for the IRA-types he postured as, too learnèd for the bumkins he would imitate, too effete to score, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature because someone from Ireland needed to win it, and his Prius was laden with the most pro-Ireland bumper stickers.
Lacking the lyricism or earthiness of Robert Burns, the erudition or cats of Eliot, the humor or bussy of Wilde, or even actual voice or coherence of Lady Gregory, Yeats makes up for this all by just sorta being a weird loser geek talking gibberish nobody cares about.
Truly, he is a man for all seasons. He is literally me.
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One guy notices muh double standards
Local cougar brags about being a cradle-robber
This guy kicks the hornets nest by telling the truth
I wonder who could be arguing with him so fervently?
Oh, it's a that posts 24/7 on 2X and relationship advice subs telling women to leave their boyfriends and yelling in rage at said boyfriends. Also a die-hard swiftie who hates men but talks about "27-year-old Adonises." Platonic ideal of a 2X-foid here
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Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died (via @dominicgates) https://t.co/2CTgBnYQpD
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Tamriel Rebuilt is a massive mod for TES III: Morrowind, which adds the missing mainland of the Morrowind province to the game world. You can download it here.
Greetings! In the last update we covered everything that you can expect from our next upcoming expansion, Grasping Fortune. But Morrowind is a massive province and Tamriel Rebuilt is developing on many fronts in parallel. The last time that we went over our full plans for the future – our development roadmap – was in late 2021. Hence, it's high time we update you with how those plans have changed and give you a high-level overview of each of the new and exciting expansions that we're currently tackling.
Remember, Tamriel Rebuilt is developed as a series of episodic releases or expansions, with new chunks of Morrowind's mainland released every year (aspirationally, at least). Whenever an expansion is released, the new areas come with the full complement of interior locations, characters, and quests, all seamlessly tying into the base game and the prior expansions.
A map of all prior and currently in-development Tamriel Rebuilt expansions.
In order for all this to work, teams focusing on different fields of mod development are chipping away at different parts of the province. Asset developers bring the work of our concept artists to life, creating the 3D assets that our level designers need. Only once the asset palette for a new region is more-or-less finished, can exterior level designers create a new area of the overworld. Once that is done, a drove of interior level designers descends to fill out the (sometimes) hundreds of highly detailed interior locations – buildings, caves, dungeons – that each expansion needs. And only once the latter work is winding down can quest developers fill the lands with hundreds more memorable characters and quests.
Below, we will walk you through the different expansions we are currently working on, roughly in the order that we expect them to be released. All of this is, obviously, highly tentative and subject to change at any time. Furthermore, no dates are offered, as everything here is done by volunteer effort, the ebbs and floods of which are infamously hard to predict.
Grasping Fortune
Covered in-depth in our last news post, Grasping Fortune is the next expansion in our pipeline and the one closest to completion.
A birds-eye view of the playable area to be added in Grasping Fortune. The exterior worldscape is now more-or-less finished. Yellow landscape comprises mostly the Coronati Basin region while the red area is Shipal-Shin. Dotted black lines denote an area that may possibly be added to the expansion, should it be finalized in time. The inset on the top left shows the location on a map of all of Morrowind.
Grasping Fortune will add a vast area of the mainland stretching south from Lake Andaram (the focus of our last expansion) all the way to the southwestern tip of Morrowind against Cyrodiil and Black Marsh. Its main focus will be the grand city of Narsis, the headquarters of House Hlaalu, home of the Imperial Proconsul, and the second-biggest and possibly richest city in Morrowind. Smaller towns in the release include Othmura, Ald Iuval, Ald Marak, Hlerynhul, Sadrathim, and Shipal-Sharai.
Looking across Sadrathim towards Narsis. Exterior (foreground) level design by Chef.
Included in the release will also be a huge chunk of countryside – both the cultivated Coronati Basin region and the wild canyons of Shipal-Shin. Search for monasteries, Shinathi nomad camps, a tower of the Barsaebic Ayleids, a Second Empire (Reman) ruin, the giant Velothi tower compound where the Ja-Natta Syndicate makes its lair, and the Stormgate and Septim's Gate passes to Black Marsh and Cyrodiil, respectively. Just don't get mauled by a horned butcher or stung by a skyrender!
You can expect questlines for almost every imaginable faction (often several of them), including ones for House Redoran, the Twin Lamps, and the brand-new Ja-Natta Syndicate criminal organization.
The Narsis waterfront. Exterior level design by Chef.
Currently, exteriors are finished aside from a few optional touch-ups and, possibly, a new slice of land bitten off from the later Wealth Beyond Measure expansion. Interiors are almost done, save for a few larger locations and the skyrender hives (which still need some new 3D assets). Addition of NPCs and general dialogue is finished for almost all of the towns, most of Narsis, and the Coronati Basin wilderness; some areas of Narsis and the Shipal-Shin wilderness still remain to be populated. More than a dozen miscellaneous quests and several questlines have already been merged and a similar number is finished pending review. But most of the questing load still lies ahead.
Narsis Fighters Guild. Interior level design by RyanS and Mark, screenshot by Osidian.
Should they be completed prior to when Grasping Fortune is released, several additions to the expansion's core content also may be included, such as:
Foul Murder – our short epilogue to Morrowind's main quest, starting in Necrom. The questline is already merged into our main in-development plugin, but is currently disabled by default until we get a creature model which the questline sorely needs.
Better bring some area-of-effect weapons with you to Firemoth. Exterior level design by Selengor and Chef, quests by Evil Eye, screenshot by Taniquetil.
Firemoth Rekindled – our revamp of the 2002 official mod “Siege of Firemoth,” which now includes an Imperial Legion questline to rebuild the fortress, in addition to an all-around overhaul and improvement of the original level and quest design. This revamp is now officially ready to go and you may, in fact, see it released even before Grasping Fortune.
Telvannis Stopgap – finalization of our old 00s-era Telvanni content by the addition of new questlines to Master Vaerin, Mistress Rathra, and a final quest involving Master Dral – all now complete. A stretch goal is to include an endcap to the Ranyon-Ruhn Temple questline, for which two new interior locations were recently finished. Eventually, these new questlines may be significantly revamped or superseded, once our Grand Telvannis Redo starts in many years' time. But in the meanwhile, they will hopefully tide Telvanni fans over.
A teaser for some potential far northern Tamriel Rebuilt content, by Taniquetil.
Leviathan Isles – a small archipelago to the north of Sheogorad host to a ruined Imperial fort, Nord barrow, and more. The archipelago is intended to play a small part in a couple of province-spanning questlines. The exterior and interior locations are finished, but quests still need to be added.
Old Ebonheart Melee Tournament – a complex scripting marvel of a questline (made only with all-natural, non-GMO MWscript) that has you participating in a full-blown melee tournament steeped in inter-provincial politics. Marhaus has finished most of the scripting work, but much remains to be done, owing to the questline's complexity.
A new dreugh citadel in the cursed Nolubal Bay west of Bal Oyra. Exterior level design by Silvone.
Northeastern Morrowind Dreugh Citadels – making use of the new dreugh tileset released with the Andaram expansion last year, three new dreugh citadels and several grottos will be added to fully flesh out the underwater portion of our 2022 Embers of Empire expansion. Exterior work on these is finished, pending review.
Vounoura – a shrouded island to the north of Telvannis, related to the Morag Tong. The island, its interiors, and a brand-new Daedric lord quest has been finished (the latter complete with elusive new TES III voice acting!). Some more quests involving the location remain to be made, as does a follow-on to vanilla Morag Tong content.
The abandoned Tel Inan stands lonely on the island of Olanar. Exterior level design by Cicero.
Olanar – an island far to the southeast of Port Telvannis host to a long-abandoned Telvanni tower and rumored to hide a legendary treasure. The island's exterior and most interiors have been finished for a while, but we are waiting on some Maormer (!) assets to be finished, prior to quest work starting.
All of the above items are, again, not core parts of the expansion and may get bundled with following expansions, should they not materialize in time.
Poison Song
While our main effort remains focused on Grasping Fortune, we have in recent years kept going a side-effort to rework some of our oldest and least engaging areas, now called Poison Song.
Poison Song will revamp our old Sundered Scar region, but may tentatively also include some entirely new lands in the new Orethan region, including the town of Othrenis and the chapel of Nanaav, and, finally, our first three questlines for House Indoril.
A birds-eye view of the playable area to be added or revamped in Poison Song. The gray-hued area in the north is the redone Sundered Scar region, where most of the exterior worldspace is finished. The green area in a half-arch around the city of Almalexia is the currently work-in-progress Orethan region, an area wholly new to the mod. The inset on the top left shows the location on a map of all of Morrowind.
This expansion is the second of our “redo” releases, where we touch up older areas of the mod that don't quite hold up to our current worldbuilding vision and quality standards. (The first being 2022's acclaimed Embers of Empire, which revamped Telvannis' western seaboard and the Imperial cities and towns therein.)
The Sundered Scar wilderness. Exterior level design by pralec and Quit.
The Sundered Scar region, the expansion's main focus, lies directly east of Old Ebonheart on the mainland coast of the Inner Sea (roughly south of Molag Amur in the vanilla game). This region is currently a clone of the vanilla game's Bitter Coast region with a grand total of three minor quests taking place there. Although originally released in 2012 as part of the Sacred East expansion, its landscapes largely date to 2003, when much of the area was explicitly made as “filler content.”
The town of Marog in the new Sundered Scar. Exterior level design by pralec, screenshot by LogansGun.
Seeking to make this area worthwhile, we have retooled the Sundered Scar into a dangerous wasteland of geysers, sulfuric hot springs, and weird tube-fauna, inspired by Bethesda's scrapped concepts for a Great Scathes region on Vvardenfell, which was left largely unimplemented in the vanilla game.
The new caravanserai by Quit which will replace the old Inn Between.
Once the heartlands of House Mora, from which Nerevar hailed, the region was ripped asunder during the cataclysm that created the Inner Sea at the end of the War of the First Council, the ground underneath the land coming to a boil. Although ostensibly governed by the Indoril, this area has been left largely vacant in remembrance of the slain Hortator. Only small townsteads, the foremost of them being the trade town of Darvonis, dot the region. Most of it remains dangerous wilderness filled with the ruins of Morrowind's past glories. An exception is the lush island of Gorne in Azura Bay (known from the vanilla Morrowind book “The Poison Song”), which hosts an isolated chapel of House Indoril.
The lush island of Gorne off the Vvardenfell coast. Exterior level design by Cicero.
Tentatively, we may also include a small-ish part of our new Orethan region in Poison Song, just to the south of Sundered Scar. Realizing we had most of the needed assets earlier this year, we decided to already kick off exterior development there. This fully new chunk of land surrounding the city of Almalexia would make Poison Song no longer just a “redo,” but a full-on “do.”
Environmental concept for the Orethan region by be-a-stranger.
Our currently released mainland includes two old regions of the same name – the rather nondescript Alt Orethan and the lush forest of Lan Orethan – which were first released in 2012. Although the latter is quite lovely in its own way, our new concepts for House Indoril call for turning the area into a vast central breadbasket feeding the metropolis of Almalexia. After all, in Bethesda's original 1996 concept, this part of Morrowind was host to the Central (Deshaan) Plains, of which the Orethan region would form a part of.
Work-in-progress Orethan landscape. More colourful land textures and flora are still to be added. Exterior level design by Chef and/or Quit.
Building off of the few environmental assets shown in TES III: Tribunal's Mournhold, the new Orethan region will be a subtropical garden where Almalexia's influence has sculpted the very land into the most perfect expression of Indoril theocracy. Lush green vegetation is accented by many colorful flowers and fruit trees. Peaceful Velothi villages tend to bountiful fields irrigated by the meandering tributaries of the Orethan.
The heavily work-in-progress town of Othrenis. Exterior level design by Quit.
The central settlement in the particular slice of the Orethan coming with Poison Song is Othrenis. This is a wealthy trade town on Veloth's Path that includes a popular pilgrimage temple in addition to saltrice depots and a bustling slave market frequented by House Dres traders. The town is ruled at a distance from Nanaav, the airy and lovingly cultivated chapel of Indoril Beroth, who despite being an anti-Hlaalu warhawk is at personal odds with the similarly warlike Indoril Ilvi of Roa Dyr to the north (this is in contrast to Beroth's current depiction in the released mod, which shall change).
The heavily work-in-progress chapel of Nanaav. Exterior level design by Chef, new architecture assets by Shivatheo.
So, how far along is Poison Song? Well, all except two Sundered Scar exterior claims are finalized and most interior locations are either pending review or being worked on. The Orethan part, while smaller in scope, has only just started exterior development. Although enough assets are available for initial work, we still need the final ground textures and pink gorapple trees that will give the Orethan more color, as well as a variety of new flowers. Therefore, its possible that Sundered Scar will be done long before the Orethan; in that case, we will likely release the former separately.
Regardless, once we do release the new Orethan chunk, we will finally be able to offer our players the first three questlines for House Indoril. As for other quests, Poison Song won't be rich in Imperial guilds, but expect at least Temple and Morag Tong questlines in Darvonis and Othrenis, as well as a ton of miscellaneous quests throughout the wilderness areas and the smaller settlements.
The landscape around the town of Bodrum has recently been cleaned up by Phenoix12 and Mothpot.
Finally, Poison Song will help us tie up some loose ends from our past releases. As is well-known, we weren't quite 100% satisfied with the exterior and interior level design in our 2022's Dominions of Dust expansion – much of the area had been in development since 2009, way before our current quality and consistency standards were in place. Therefore, a touch-up of the exterior landscaping in the Roth Roryn region is ongoing (which may also touch the Armun Ashlands region), and we are well on our way to revamping or remaking many of the corresponding interiors – work we hope to release together with Poison Song.
A sketch of a possible new Armun Ashlands colour palette by be-a-stranger.
Wealth Beyond Measure
Coming right after Grasping Fortune in our main line of expansions is Wealth Beyond Measure, another massive release that will round out the remaining part of southwestern Morrowind.
The focus of this expansion will be the city of Kragenmoor, House Hlaalu's second most important settlement and, certainly, the most imperialized native city of Morrowind. Stretching from Kragenmoor all the way to Lake Coronati is the bulk of the lush and alien Othreleth Woods region, much of it filled with Hlaalu towns, agriculture, and industry. Running parallel to it is the wild northern spur of the Shipal-Shin canyonlands, the border between Morrowind and Cyrodiil, which transition into the Velothi Mountains just west of Kragenmoor.
A birds-eye view of the playable area to be added in Wealth Beyond Measure. The yellow area is the Othreleth Woods region and the red area underneath the northern spur of Shipal-Shin. In the northwest, Shipal-Shin transitions into the greenish-gray Velothi Mountains. Most of the exterior worldspace is finalized (although largely un-reviewed), with a few conspicuous areas still works in progress. The inset on the top right shows the location on a map of all of Morrowind.
Kragenmoor is an up-and-coming power center for House Hlaalu, though not exactly one to rival Narsis. Built on the ruins of what was once the heartland of the Kragen dwarves, then later a Redoran stronghold, the city now sits astride the busiest trade route between Morrowind and Cyrodiil, and is full of Hlaalu and outlander nouveau riche with their ostentatious mega-mansions. Imperial influence runs strong here; it's where we find one of the most important East Empire Company halls and the center of Morrowind's Imperial Cult, complete with two different chapels to Imperial Divines. Still, the city remains just as important to the Tribunal Temple, as it's where Veloth's Path really starts.
The work-in-progress city of Kragenmoor by Nemon and Chef.
Besides Kragenmoor, numerous other Hlaalu settlements dot the Othreleth Woods. The foremost among these is Andrethis, a bustling Balmora-sized industry town that is also one of the least imperialized Hlaalu settlements. Besides the other towns, villages, plantations, and mines, ruins of the once-great Redoran Waters March dot the region. Beyond them, in the deep woods await poisonous flora, carnivorous mushrooms, and dangerous predators – few dare venture far from roads in the Othreleth Woods.
A piece of the Othreleth Woods. Exterior level design by Phenoix12, screenshot by shivatheo.
Besides that, you will see more of the wild west of Shipal-Shin, where a couple more Shinathi clans make their nomadic living, rubbing shoulders with outcasts, smugglers, and the occasional Hlaalu outpost. To the west of Kragenmoor is the southernmost part of the Velothi Mountains, now sporting a brand-new asset palette (compared to the slightly northern part of the region released in 2022, which relied mostly on vanilla Morrowind assets, and which will get repainted in parallel). There you will find Shadowgate pass, Morrowind's busiest crossing into Cyrodiil, as well as the remains of the once-great Kragen dwarves, the antecedents of the Rourken Dwemer who emigrated to Hammerfell and built up a civilization there, prior to their disappearance.
The northwestern end of Shipal-Shin near the town of Salvelis. Exterior level design by Phenoix12.
Wealth Beyond Measure will complete our House Hlaalu lands and will therefore allow us to implement our first full, end-game faction questline. This will be a high-stakes affair that involves locations and actors all across the mainland and Vvardenfell. In fact, we will aim to integrate the whole vanilla House Hlaalu quest cycle seamlessly into the larger questline – of course, this will mean substantial edits to the vanilla game, which likely means we'll make it optional. Expect also a new House Hlaalu stronghold on the mainland! Otherwise, the questing scope is shaping up to be quite similar to Grasping Fortune, as we will need two questlines for a number of vanilla factions, along with innumerable miscellaneous quests.
Dwemer ruins litter the Velothi Mountains. Exterior level design by LogansGun.
Progress on this expansion is quite promising, as most parts of the exterior worldspace have been finished or are already far into development. In particular, the city of Kragenmoor is mostly built, but will get a small reduction from its previously bloated size. About a third of the landmass has also been reviewed, allowing interior work to proceed. Many dozens of such locations are already finished.
House Redoran 1
The newest area in Tamriel Rebuilt to come into active development is the southern part of Velothis District, i.e. the lands of House Redoran. This first, as-of-yet unnamed Redoran release will comprise the southern half of Redoran lands consisting of two wholly new, unique regions: the Clambering Moor and the Grey Meadows. In those regions lie the important March capitals of Veranis and Silgrad, but most of the surrounding lands are relatively sparsely inhabited, threatened by both Orc and Nord raids. A highlight of its own will be Malahk-Bazul, an isolated mountain valley home of the particularly nasty Malahk Orcs.
A birds-eye view of the playable area to be added in the first House Redoran expansion. Exterior work has just only started on the Clambering Moor region in the south of the area and the greenish Velothi Mountains to its west. The Grey Meadows region to its north remains all default-brown heightmap, as it requires new assets to be made before exterior worldspaces can be created. The inset on the top left shows the location on a map of all of Morrowind.
Long-time Tamriel Rebuilt fans may remember that we already completed most of the Redoran lands between 2010 and 2013; these were present in our old, now-deprecated TR_Preview plugin, which you may have played. However, while generally enjoyable, those exteriors mostly relied on vanilla assets and came with a whole host of subtle design issues common to our work in the early-to-mid 2010s. All-in-all, the experience of recent years (cough Dominions of Dust cough) makes it clear that it is much more fruitful to approach new lands as a clean slate with a strong starting concept and a fully unique asset palette – which is what we are now doing.
A scene in the Clambering Moor. Work-in-progress exterior level design by Pickles, screenshot by shivatheo.
The Clambering Moor region directly abuts our released lands in the Roth Roryn. It is a crimson highland moor rolling down from the peaks of the Velothi Mountains towards the Inner Sea, dotted by sparse mushroom groves. The area is host to isolated Redoran farmsteads and outposts, Malahk Orc camps, Dwemer ruins, and even Nord ruins from the First Nord Empire.
The city of Veranis, capital of Stones March. Exterior level design by Chef and Pickles.
The Clambering Moor forms the northern part of the Redoran Stones March, one of the five marches that comprise the territory of the House. Its capital is the well-fortified Veranis, sitting astride the Roryn river in a narrow valley and designed to deter and repel the Malahk Orcs. It, and by extension the whole March, is home to a proud stoneworking and mining tradition but also includes the full complement of vanilla Imperial guilds. Besides Veranis, several smaller villages eke out a living in the region, mostly relying on mining and ranching.
The Clambering Moor transitioning into the Velothi Mountains. Exterior level design by LogansGun.
The Grey Meadows region to the north of the Clambering Moor is a much harsher place, an eerie bog subject to strong ashfall from Vvardenfell and full of strange webs and poisonous spores.
Grey Meadows concept art by be-a-stranger.
The Grey Meadows were the darling of 2010s Tamriel Rebuilt, being the first region built using mostly custom assets – and to great results. Although we aim to recreate its look and atmosphere almost 1-to-1, the technical execution of the landscape suffers from several deep-seated issues common for the time, making it more fruitful to recreate from scratch.
Old, ca 2011 implementation of Grey Meadows, which used to be in our TR_Preview plugin. Screenshot by saddboye.
The city of Silgrad (called Kogotel in our former planning) lies in the west end of the Grey Meadows and is the capital of the smaller Ashes March that organizes the Redoran holdings of the region. Like Veranis, it is a fortified stronghold built to last attacks from the Nords of the Rift. Ancient mechanisms devised by Sotha Sil keep the city safe from flooding and the poisonous vapors of the hinterland. Although a couple other Redoran villages brave the region, only the Kushimmu ashlanders have really adapted to life in the deep marsh.
A small village of the Malahk Orcs in the valley of Malahk-Bazul. Exterior level design by Phenoix12.
Lying within Morrowind's borders only in the technical sense is Malahk-Bazul, a high mountain valley on the tri-point between Morrowind, Cyrodiil, and Skyrim. This mountainous land is home to the eastern Malahk Orcs – those of the Changed Folk who, according to legend, pursued the Chimer all the way to Resdayn's borders in revenge for Trinimac's debasement by Boethiah. In any case, the Malahk Orcs are much larger, meaner, and more aggressive than the more common western Orcs; only fools dare enter their lands. Still, a high-level player may find many hidden treasures in this land seldom tread by civilized folk. Just beware, the Orcs are far from the worst thing hiding in the valley.
The gate to Cyrodiil stays closed for now. Exterior level design by Phenoix12.
After a couple years spent slowly building up the asset base, we were able to open the first exterior claims both in the Clambering Moor and the new parts of the Velothi Mountains just earlier this year. Our exterior level designers dove right in: most claims already have substantial progress made and a couple ones are already finalized and awaiting review. As some required assets for the Grey Meadows don't yet exist, we have not currently opened new exterior claims there. But, hopefully, that won't be too far off either.
We are well aware that the landmass of this first Redoran release is rather huge. However, with Redoran lands being generally less-settled than Hlaalu ones, we suspect that the amount of work needed should be roughly comparable to that of our upcoming Hlaalu releases. Still, if the expansion becomes too big of a bite to swallow at once, we'll likely split the Grey Meadows region into its own, later release.
Later expansions
The above Redoran work concludes the expansions that we are actively implementing. However, let's go over some more mature plans for regions to be worked on in the future.
Left: concept for Mephalan Vales forests by athcliath97. Right: concept for a revamped Akamora in the Mephalan Vales by be-a-stranger. The latter is a little outdated, as the chapel will now use the Indoril (a.k.a. Old Mournhold) architecture set.
Following Poison Song, the next of our old regions up for redo is the Mephalan Vales, a tangle of fog-shrouded canyons that forms the northern border of Indoril lands. This was really the first wholly new, coordinated regional concept that Tamriel Rebuilt attempted to build starting in 2006. The core idea remains solid, but its over-reliance on cobbled-together rock objects at the expense of the landscape mesh introduces a lot of “moddiness” and poor navigability. Besides, we now have the opportunity to give the region a slate of unique environmental assets.
Chef testing out some of the new regional assets for the Mephalan Vales by shivatheo.
The new conception of the Mephalan Vales consists of labyrinthine ridges of sharp purple cliffs, this being implied to be the region from where the rock for Morrowind's many Daedric ruins was quarried from. Between the cliffs lie deep, canopied valleys blanketed in perpetual fog and home to a variety of less and more dangerous native spiders. Several Velothi villages and the town of Akamora specialize in handicrafts, especially the lucrative spider silk trade.
A variety of work-in-progress Mephalan Vales spider and spider-daedra meshes by Cameron (first three on the left) and Lamb Shark a.k.a. Sandaron (right).
Shivatheo recently completed most of the environmental assets – land textures, rocks, cliffs, trees, smaller flora – needed for an initial implementation of the exterior landscape. For implementation to begin, however, we still need to complete the new regional heightmap.
Concepts for the region of Nedothril (left) and the city of Mervayan (right) by be-a-stranger.
After Mephalan Vales, the remaining parts of the Indoril lands will also need revamps, although it is uncertain in which order that will happen. A new regional concept exists for the Nedothril coast, east of the Orethan region, which is to become a coastline of porous rock formations jutting out from the mudflats of eastern Morrowind. Nedothril will host a major city in the Velothi tileset, Mervayan, the Indorils' main trade port on the Padomaic Ocean. Likewise, the Sacred Lands region surrounding Necrom will become a golden grassland full of ominous fungi. Necrom itself will also require a full overhaul, given its lack of quest content and dated architecture meshes.
Sacred Lands concepts by be-a-stranger. Left: Necrom, right: Fort Umbermoth.
The final boss of our Indoril content will, of course, be the city of Almalexia, the biggest in all of Morrowind. Although we have long stated that we seek to develop Almalexia dead last in the project, this was mainly a reaction to the previous failed attempt at creating the city in 2011-2014 – an event that nearly led to the demise of the entire mod project. Our volunteer developer-base is constantly rotating, however, and most of the people that lived through that particular trauma have moved on. With the experience of Narsis under our belts, we are newly confident that the project can take Almalexia on once again, in the sooner-rather-than-later future, especially now that pretty much everyone is happy with be-a-stranger's new concept for the city. This will likely be a years-long background burner project.
Concepts for the city of Almalexia by be-a-stranger.
Our main line of expansions will, in the meanwhile, continue finishing up Redoran lands. After the first, currently in-development expansion, the next one will hopefully round out the rest of our Redoran lands. Half of it will consist of the Julan-Shar region, a relatively lush, if frigid, conifer forest marked by hydrothermal activity. Travertine terraces, geysers, and smoke-billowing mushrooms are common. The focus of this region will be the city of Blacklight, capital of House Redoran. The city will be heavily inspired by Scamp's legendary 2011 implementation that graced the old TR_Preview plugin, but much expanded in footprint and remade using purpose-built assets in order to alleviate the performance and stylistic concerns that the former suffered from.
Compared to the old TR_Preview depiction, Julan-Shar will also be expanded far towards the north and northwest to provide more content and bring the shape of Morrowind's landmass closer to the depictions found in in-game books and Bethesda's pre-release concept maps. This will eventually require us to move Solstheim to the northeast (as the popular mods Anthology Solstheim and Tomb of the Snow Prince already do), but this is years into the future.
Environmental concept for the Julan-Shar region by Feivelyn (left) and the city of Blacklight by be-a-stranger (right).
The Great Valley region to the west of Blacklight will be a steep glacial valley cut into a spur of the Velothi Mountains. Agriculture is difficult in this snowy landscape, but the scarce herding grounds on the valley floor form the locus of conflict between the ancient Nord diaspora, for whom the area is properly called the Nordic hold of Uld Vraech, and the Redoran, to whom Tiber Septim granted control of the region.
Environmental concept for the Great Valley region by be-a-stranger.
Following the Redoran lands, our plan is to finally swing over to the southeastern Deshaan District, the lands of House Dres. A proper start on this front seems ever distant, but what has recently happened is a large-scale reconceptualization of House Dres. 2010s planning tended to make the Dres overly exceptional, having them be worshippers of the Anticipations instead of the Tribunal (in conflict with one of the few vanilla Morrowind dialogue lines on House Dres that states they are staunch Temple supporters) and suggesting that their material culture and social structure be wholly separate from that of the other Houses. Recently, we have toned this exceptionalism down a notch, ending up at a happy medium where we hope the faction will be easier to implement and integrate better into the TES III game world while still offering much that is novel. A new book by Douglas Goodall on the Dres has helped much in this regard.
The new regional setup for the Deshaan District shown on a cut-out of our planning map (added by Taniquetil). The region names are not yet final.
A big change has occurred in the Deshaan District's region setup, too. Previously, most Dres lands were to consist of a salt desert that was cultivated into a saltrice breadbasket only by virtue of slave-powered Dres engineering that brought up water from deep aquifers. While this was a cool concept, it did not really fit the spirit of the few TES-III-era in-game and out-of-game mentions and depictions of Dres lands. Hence, while the salt desert will be retained, it will form only the western portion of Dres lands against the Shipal-Shin region, with the Deshaan Plains proper becoming a more naturally bountiful grassland. A new volcanic highlands region will separate the plains from the unchanged Arnesian jungles to the south.
*Work-in-progress Dres architecture tileset by Athcliath97. *
What's very promising is that Athcliath97 continues to make great progress on our n-th attempt at a House Dres architecture set, something that countless asset developers have struggled with over more than two decades. Having abandoned the ever-troublesome modular canton concept for bespoke canton models made specifically for a couple cities, this latest iteration is certainly the best yet and has gotten the farthest in terms of completion – even the interior set is now being worked on!
Environmental concept art for new Telvannis regions by Feivelyn. Left: the dry and dusty Dagon Urul in the northwestern tip of the Telvanni peninsula. Right: the sadrith-covered Telvanni Isles to the east of the peninsula.
For now, the final stretch goal of Tamriel Rebuilt will be an eventual rework of our House Telvanni lands. These were completed already in 2008, when we didn't have the ability to create substantial amounts of new 3D assets. Hence, Telvannis is at once the most complete part of the mod, but also among the mod's biggest let-downs, as it merely recycles vanilla Morrowind's region concepts and assets. A great new concept for Telvannis exists, but is currently awaiting its turn until we complete the rework of our Indoril lands.
Environmental concept art for new Telvannis regions by Feivelyn. Left: the unholy forest of Sunad Mora on the eastern coast of the Telvanni peninsula. Right: the rocky and picturesque Scath Anud region in the far southwest of Telvannis.
As you can see, quite a lot remains to be done in Morrowind, but many hands make light work! If you appreciate Tamriel Rebuilt and would like to help us realize our vision sooner, please consider joining the project as a developer. It's famously easy to get started with TES III modding and our community guides and developer feedback provide all the help you need. Most of our developers had no modding or game development experience before deciding to join us.
Regardless, make sure to also come chat on our Groomercord server, where we develop the mod in the open and where we also host much more frequently updated progress reports. Til next time!
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My manager makes us “weigh in” before starting a shift and then again before a shift meal
I don't really know what to make of this. We've been under a lot of pressure to portion control. My manager is always freaking out when we are low on anything at all and says we aren't hitting our “numbers”.
I swear he's getting paranoid due to the pressure from corporate. There's a lot of concern about employees eating on the job and “skimping off the bins”. He decided to remedy this with a scale. I shit you not.
Before every shift we have to weigh in. Before we have our shift meal he makes us weigh in again. He says if we've gained weight we don't get to have a shift meal because obviously we are skimping? Apparently water doesn't weigh anything.
This feels illegal but he says it's not because it's to prevent theft and that he keeps the numbers private. Has this been implemented at other chipotles? Please help.