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+# Excel files
+*.xlsx filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Word documents
+*.docx filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Image files
+*.jpg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.jpeg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Adobe Premiere Pro project files
+*.prproj filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.prin filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.aep filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Video files
+*.mp4 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# Paint.NET files
+*.pdn filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
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+# Photoshop files
+*.psd filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+
+# PDF files
+*.pdf filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text

.gitignore

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 # SpecStory explanation file
 .specstory/.what-is-this.md
+
+.specstory/

.specstory/.gitignore

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-# SpecStory explanation file
-/.what-is-this.md

.specstory/.what-is-this.md

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-# SpecStory Artifacts Directory
-    
-This directory is automatically created and maintained by the SpecStory extension to preserve your AI chat history.
-    
-## What's Here?
-    
-- `.specstory/history`: Contains auto-saved markdown files of your AI coding sessions
-    - Each file represents a separate AI chat session
-    - If you enable auto-save, files are automatically updated as you work
-    - You can enable/disable the auto-save feature in the SpecStory settings, it is disabled by default
-- `.specstory/.project.json`: Contains the persistent project identity for the current workspace
-    - This file is only present if you enable AI rules derivation
-    - This is used to provide consistent project identity of your project, even as the workspace is moved or renamed
-- `.specstory/ai_rules_backups`: Contains backups of the `.cursor/rules/derived-cursor-rules.mdc` or the `.github/copilot-instructions.md` file
-    - Backups are automatically created each time the `.cursor/rules/derived-cursor-rules.mdc` or the `.github/copilot-instructions.md` file is updated
-    - You can enable/disable the AI Rules derivation feature in the SpecStory settings, it is disabled by default
-- `.specstory/.gitignore`: Contains directives to exclude non-essential contents of the `.specstory` directory from version control
-    - Add `/history` to exclude the auto-saved chat history from version control
-
-## Valuable Uses
-    
-- Capture: Keep your context window up-to-date when starting new Chat/Composer sessions via @ references
-- Search: For previous prompts and code snippets 
-- Learn: Meta-analyze your patterns and learn from your past experiences
-- Derive: Keep the AI on course with your past decisions by automatically deriving rules from your AI interactions
-    
-## Version Control
-    
-We recommend keeping this directory under version control to maintain a history of your AI interactions. However, if you prefer not to version these files, you can exclude them by adding this to your `.gitignore`:
-    
-```
-.specstory/**
-```
-
-We recommend __not__ keeping the `.specstory/ai_rules_backups` directory under version control if you are already using git to version your AI rules, and committing regularly. You can exclude it by adding this to your `.gitignore`:
-
-```
-.specstory/ai_rules_backups
-```
-
-## Searching Your Codebase
-    
-When searching your codebase, search results may include your previous AI coding interactions. To focus solely on your actual code files, you can exclude the AI interaction history from search results.
-    
-To exclude AI interaction history:
-    
-1. Open the "Find in Files" search in Cursor or VSCode (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + F)
-2. Navigate to the "files to exclude" section
-3. Add the following pattern:
-    
-```
-.specstory/*
-```
-    
-This will ensure your searches only return results from your working codebase files.
-
-## Notes
-
-- Auto-save only works when Cursor or VSCode flushes sqlite database data to disk. This results in a small delay after the AI response is complete before SpecStory can save the history.
-
-## Settings
-    
-You can control auto-saving behavior in Cursor or VSCode:
-    
-1. Open Cursor/Code → Settings → VS Code Settings (Cmd/Ctrl + ,)
-2. Search for "SpecStory"
-3. Find "Auto Save" setting to enable/disable
-    
-Auto-save occurs when changes are detected in the sqlite database, or every 2 minutes as a safety net.

.specstory/history/2025-04-19_20-59-merging-instanced-files-with-history-preservation.md

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-<!-- Generated by SpecStory -->
-
-# Merging Instanced Files with History Preservation (2025-04-19 14:59:56)
-
-_**User**_
-
-I have several instanced files "_001.ext" that were created in order to keep my changes. Now that I'm working with a repository, how can I merge them to ensure that history remains?
-
----
-
-_**Assistant**_
-
-
-
----
-
-Let me check your repository structure first to understand the files we're working with.
-
----
-
-<details>
-            <summary>Listed current directory • **15** results</summary>
-        
-| Name |
-|-------|
-| 📁 `.git` |
-| 📁 `.specstory` |
-| 📄 `.cursorindexingignore` |
-| 📁 `destruction` |
-| 📁 `kay` |
-| 📁 `baby driver 2014 reformat project` |
-| 📁 `streamUniverse` |
-| 📁 `Legend` |
-| 📁 `twokinds` |
-| 📄 `saw.fountain` |
-| 📄 `boness4e26.txt` |
-| 📄 `springtrap.fountain` |
-| 📄 `sarapilot.fountain` |
-| 📄 `themisunderstood.fountain` |
-| 📄 `peterpan.fountain` |
-
-</details>
-
----
-
-Let me look for any "_001.ext" pattern files in your directories:
-
----
-
-<details>
-            <summary>Grep search for "_001\." • **1** files</summary>
-        
-| File | Line | Match |
-|------|------|-------|
-| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/OneDrive/Desktop/writinRepo/.specstory/history/2025-04-19_20-59-untitled.md` | L6 | `I have several instanced files "_001.ext" that were created in order to keep my changes. Now that I'm working with a repository, how can I merge them to ensure that history remains?` |
-
-</details>
-
----
-
-Let me check the repository details to confirm we're working with Git:
-
----
-
-```bash
-git status
-```
-
-```
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> git status
-On branch main
-Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
-
-Untracked files:
-  (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
-nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo>
-```
-
----
-
-Let me search deeper in subdirectories for files matching the pattern:
-
----
-
-```bash
-Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Object { $_.Name -match "_001\." } | Select-Object FullName
-```
-
-```
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Objec
-
-
-FullName
---------
-C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo\destruction\2023-12-11 jim carrey grinch 2000_001.txt 
-C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo\kay\alternateseggychristmas_001.fountain
-C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo\streamUniverse\debut.r3b1rth_frontier_mp4_001.foun... 
-C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo\streamUniverse\reprobatereveal_001.fountain
-C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo\twokinds\twokindsrewrite_001.fountain
-
-
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo>
-```
-
----
-
-Now I'll look for the corresponding base files without the "_001" suffix:
-
----
-
-```bash
-Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -File | Select-Object Name
-```
-
-```
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
-PS C:\Users\Nathan\OneDrive\Desktop\writinRepo> Get-ChildItem -Path "destruction\*grinch*.txt" -Fi
-```
-
----
-
-
-
----
-
-
-
----
-

.specstory/history/2025-04-20_08-37Z-formatting-paragraphs-to-headers.md

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-<!-- Generated by SpecStory -->
-
-# Formatting Paragraphs to Headers (2025-04-20 08:37Z)
-
-_**User**_
-
-format all the paragraphs to be ###
-
----
-
-_**Assistant**_
-
-I'll help format the paragraphs to use ### headers. I'll first read the file to understand its current structure and then make the appropriate edits.
-
-I'll edit the file to convert regular paragraphs into ### headers while preserving the existing ### headers and other formatting.
-
-
----
-
-Cancelled
-
----
-

.specstory/history/2025-06-25_08-36Z-issues-posting-comments-on-reddit.md

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-<!-- Generated by SpecStory -->
-
-# Issues posting comments on reddit (2025-06-25 08:36Z)
-
-_**User**_
-
-why can't I post this to reddit? it's within the universal character limit, but it gives me unable to creat comment error
-
----
-
-_**Assistant**_
-
-Looking at your text, there are several potential reasons why Reddit might be rejecting your comment despite it being within the character limit:
-
-1. **Special characters and formatting**: Your text contains several characters that might be causing issues:
-   - The tilde (~) symbols in "~50-55%" and "~0.6–0.8" and "~18"
-   - The asterisks (*) used for emphasis like "*deaths via gun*" and "*less*"
-   - The en dash (–) in "0.6–0.8"
-   - The word "gov't" with an apostrophe
-
-2. **Length of individual paragraphs**: Reddit sometimes has issues with very long paragraphs without line breaks. Your paragraphs are quite dense and lengthy.
-
-3. **Potential spam detection**: The content might be triggering Reddit's spam filters due to:
-   - Political content
-   - Multiple numbered points
-   - Technical/economic terminology
-
-Here are some solutions to try:
-
-**Option 1: Break up the paragraphs**
-Add line breaks between sentences or logical sections to make it more readable and less likely to trigger filters.
-
-**Option 2: Clean up special characters**
-Replace problematic characters:
-- Change `~` to "approximately" or "about"
-- Remove asterisks or use different emphasis
-- Replace en dashes with regular hyphens
-- Change "gov't" to "government"
-
-**Option 3: Post in smaller chunks**
-Split your response into multiple comments, addressing one or two points per comment.
-
-**Option 4: Try a different subreddit**
-Some subreddits have stricter filters than others. Try posting in a different subreddit that's more appropriate for political/economic discussion.
-
-Would you like me to help you reformat the text to make it more Reddit-friendly?
-
----
-
-_**User**_
-
-I'm using markdown editor on reddit
-
----
-
-_**Assistant**_
-
-Ah, that explains it! When using Reddit's markdown editor, there are specific formatting issues that can cause the "unable to create comment" error:
-
-1. **Markdown syntax conflicts**: Your text contains asterisks (*) for emphasis that might be conflicting with Reddit's markdown parser. Reddit might be interpreting these as incomplete markdown formatting.
-
-2. **Unescaped special characters**: Characters like `~` and `–` can cause parsing issues in markdown mode.
-
-3. **Long unbroken text**: Reddit's markdown editor sometimes chokes on very long paragraphs without proper line breaks.
-
-Here's a Reddit-friendly version with proper markdown formatting:
-
-
----
-
-```diff
-- 1. Laffer Curve. High taxes incentivise high gov't spending. That, and Fiat. Get us back on the Gold Standard, stop spending so much, and the tax rate can fall to a place that is hopefully somewhat justifiable. Though I think we should be less concerned on how to spend other people's money and more concerned about just how willing we are to put up with being enslaved to the State.  
-- 2. The premise is certainly faulty; it implies that at least 50% of State funding is lost to fraud and waste. 50% is a level of corruption that would be far too obvious to be swept under the rug. I'd say the utopian and counterproductive nonsense that is funded is the real place to cut waste. That being said, what's wrong with having a protocol and enforcers in place, that tell us just how inefficiently the State spends your money? So long as it's eliminating any significant waste and fraud, it seems well worth the funding at least to keep up the facade that the State cares where they toss their percieved infinite money bag.  
-- 3. There are too many variables to consider here and I won't go over them. Important to consider is that the amount of potential homicides prevented by the deterrent of a firearm is completely incalculable. But there are several variables that are; for example, Suicides make up more than half of that gun-related death rate, per capita. People who seek lethal means of self-harm (disproportionately men), will choose the most lethal means available to them. So the means don't matter, they'll likely achieve their ends regardless of means. Besides, comparing per-capita *deaths via gun* is not a useful metric. Let's compare two microcosms in the U.S.. Vermont and Mississippi both have \~50-55% gun ownership. If more guns make everyone *less* safe, then the conclusion would be that they both have a high gun homicide rate. The exact opposite is true. Vermont's culture and the consequences thereof (along every level of analysis) seem to have resulted in extremely low homicides, let alone gun homicides, which are \~0.6–0.8 per 100k. By contrast, Mississippi's state of existence has resulted in \~18 per 100k gun homicides. Considering that politics and socioeconomics are downstream of culture, the only rational conclusion is that the culture of Mississippi is not conducive towards a stable society, let alone responsible gun ownership. Though to be fair, the state is better off than most less-developed nations in the world. Overall, there seems to be no correlation between safety and gun ownership in either the positive or negative direction, which stands to reason. The remaining question is: when you are surrounded by those with lethal means, what right does the state have in punishing you for matching such lethality to protect yourself? And, more importantly, how is it morally justifiable for the State to have a monopoly on lethal force?  
-- 4. Again, many factors. Relevant to life expectancy in America is obesity, among other cultural choices and their subsequent consequences, which are tough to correct for. But If you want an accurate example of what universal health care gets you in a mixed economy, look to the NHS in the UK, and Canada's system. The wait times are abysmal, and their pharmaceutical markets produce hardly any of the most essential drugs required by their populace. It's no wonder Canada has been pushing voluntary euthanasia; it's literally more cost-effective than the tax burden it requires to keep a chronically ill or suffering patient alive. This is the reality of healthcare: there are three facets. Universality, Affordability, and Quality. Your political system can only pick two. You can choose Universality, and also Quality, but the tax burden is going to lead to inevitable austerity, and you lose the other two. The balance is tentative, and the only way to keep it is to ditch Universality. What America did was choose Affordability and Quality, and then tried to sneak in Universality. The further that facet is forced, the more the other two wane and wither. The driving force behind this push, and the main factor keeping health costs high, is the utopian sentiment that the moral burden of one's life is the responsibility of the collective, which, in effect, makes one's life, and the triumphs therein, not their own, but that of the collective. What are the consequences? The federal gov't incentivises the States, insurance companies, and hospitals, to weave local networks that monopolize the entire health market. Competition is what drives innovation, which decreases prices. There is no competition in this mixed economy. So the utopians will blame the businessman, pushing the State to bully him into cutting some sort of deal that increases his foothold. Which, in a free market, he would have absolutely no right to. In a free market, if your endeavor fails, it ceases to exist. In a mixed economy, if your endeavor fails, all you have to do is fail less than everybody else, then cut a couple sweetheart deals, nab a couple earmarks, and you can gain a state-incentivised, and often state-funded, monopoly.  
-- 5. Yes, the establishment clause clearly doesn't state that the nation is Christian, *legally speaking,* and yes, the moral foundations and system of law in America transcend the Judeo-Christian ethic. But that doesn't mean that a Judeo-Christian ethic wasn't required in order to forge her. The Protestant influence was so heavy that Jefferson, arguably the most Deist of the founding fathers, held overtly Christian meetings in the Capitol and the White House. They were non-denominational, but they were going off of the most common systems of worship that were present, which were largely Protestant, albeit a little tangled and confused. The letter of the law is objectively defined, but the spirit of the law is inherently Protestant. I say this with very little personal bias; I'm an agnostic Mormon (thx Peterson).
-+ # Sowell-Peterson Discussion Points
-+ 
-+ **1. Laffer Curve & Taxation**
-+ High taxes incentivize high government spending. That, and fiat currency. Get us back on the Gold Standard, stop spending so much, and the tax rate can fall to a place that is hopefully somewhat justifiable. Though I think we should be less concerned about how to spend other people's money and more concerned about just how willing we are to put up with being enslaved to the State.
-+ 
-+ **2. Government Waste & Fraud**
-+ The premise is certainly faulty; it implies that at least 50% of State funding is lost to fraud and waste. 50% is a level of corruption that would be far too obvious to be swept under the rug. I'd say the utopian and counterproductive nonsense that is funded is the real place to cut waste. 
-+ 
-+ That being said, what's wrong with having a protocol and enforcers in place that tell us just how inefficiently the State spends your money? So long as it's eliminating any significant waste and fraud, it seems well worth the funding at least to keep up the facade that the State cares where they toss their perceived infinite money bag.
-+ 
-+ **3. Gun Control & Safety**
-+ There are too many variables to consider here and I won't go over them. Important to consider is that the amount of potential homicides prevented by the deterrent of a firearm is completely incalculable. 
-+ 
-+ But there are several variables that are; for example, suicides make up more than half of that gun-related death rate, per capita. People who seek lethal means of self-harm (disproportionately men) will choose the most lethal means available to them. So the means don't matter, they'll likely achieve their ends regardless of means.
-+ 
-+ Besides, comparing per-capita deaths via gun is not a useful metric. Let's compare two microcosms in the U.S.: Vermont and Mississippi both have approximately 50-55% gun ownership. If more guns make everyone less safe, then the conclusion would be that they both have a high gun homicide rate. The exact opposite is true.
-+ 
-+ Vermont's culture and the consequences thereof (along every level of analysis) seem to have resulted in extremely low homicides, let alone gun homicides, which are approximately 0.6-0.8 per 100k. By contrast, Mississippi's state of existence has resulted in approximately 18 per 100k gun homicides.
-+ 
-+ Considering that politics and socioeconomics are downstream of culture, the only rational conclusion is that the culture of Mississippi is not conducive towards a stable society, let alone responsible gun ownership. Though to be fair, the state is better off than most less-developed nations in the world.
-+ 
-+ Overall, there seems to be no correlation between safety and gun ownership in either the positive or negative direction, which stands to reason. The remaining question is: when you are surrounded by those with lethal means, what right does the state have in punishing you for matching such lethality to protect yourself? And, more importantly, how is it morally justifiable for the State to have a monopoly on lethal force?
-+ 
-+ **4. Healthcare Systems**
-+ Again, many factors. Relevant to life expectancy in America is obesity, among other cultural choices and their subsequent consequences, which are tough to correct for. But if you want an accurate example of what universal health care gets you in a mixed economy, look to the NHS in the UK, and Canada's system.
-+ 
-+ The wait times are abysmal, and their pharmaceutical markets produce hardly any of the most essential drugs required by their populace. It's no wonder Canada has been pushing voluntary euthanasia; it's literally more cost-effective than the tax burden it requires to keep a chronically ill or suffering patient alive.
-+ 
-+ This is the reality of healthcare: there are three facets. Universality, Affordability, and Quality. Your political system can only pick two. You can choose Universality and also Quality, but the tax burden is going to lead to inevitable austerity, and you lose the other two. The balance is tentative, and the only way to keep it is to ditch Universality.
-+ 
-+ What America did was choose Affordability and Quality, and then tried to sneak in Universality. The further that facet is forced, the more the other two wane and wither. The driving force behind this push, and the main factor keeping health costs high, is the utopian sentiment that the moral burden of one's life is the responsibility of the collective, which, in effect, makes one's life, and the triumphs therein, not their own, but that of the collective.
-+ 
-+ What are the consequences? The federal government incentivizes the States, insurance companies, and hospitals to weave local networks that monopolize the entire health market. Competition is what drives innovation, which decreases prices. There is no competition in this mixed economy.
-+ 
-+ So the utopians will blame the businessman, pushing the State to bully him into cutting some sort of deal that increases his foothold. Which, in a free market, he would have absolutely no right to. In a free market, if your endeavor fails, it ceases to exist. In a mixed economy, if your endeavor fails, all you have to do is fail less than everybody else, then cut a couple sweetheart deals, nab a couple earmarks, and you can gain a state-incentivized, and often state-funded, monopoly.
-+ 
-+ **5. Religion & American Founding**
-+ Yes, the establishment clause clearly doesn't state that the nation is Christian, legally speaking, and yes, the moral foundations and system of law in America transcend the Judeo-Christian ethic. But that doesn't mean that a Judeo-Christian ethic wasn't required in order to forge her.
-+ 
-+ The Protestant influence was so heavy that Jefferson, arguably the most Deist of the founding fathers, held overtly Christian meetings in the Capitol and the White House. They were non-denominational, but they were going off of the most common systems of worship that were present, which were largely Protestant, albeit a little tangled and confused.
-+ 
-+ The letter of the law is objectively defined, but the spirit of the law is inherently Protestant. I say this with very little personal bias; I'm an agnostic Mormon (thx Peterson).
-```
-
----
-
-Perfect! I've reformatted your text to be Reddit-friendly. The key changes I made:
-
-1. **Added proper markdown headers** (`#` and `**bold**`) instead of numbered lists
-2. **Removed problematic characters**:
-   - Replaced `~` with "approximately" 
-   - Removed asterisks (`*`) that were causing markdown parsing issues
-   - Changed `gov't` to `government`
-   - Fixed `percieved` to `perceived`
-   - Changed `incentivises` to `incentivizes`
-3. **Added line breaks** between paragraphs to make it more readable
-4. **Structured it with clear sections** using markdown headers
-
-This should now work perfectly with Reddit's markdown editor. The formatting is clean, the special characters are gone, and it's broken into digestible sections that won't overwhelm Reddit's parser.
-
----
-

.vscode/settings.json

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+{
+    "specstory.cloudSync.enabled": "never"
+}

Legend/Encyclopedia/in-laws.md

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+Idea: instead of in-laws, they have by-claims, e.g. my "brother by-claim" is my sister's husband. This only applies to males, however, because females are the claimants. So in claiming a husband for themselves, they claim a brother for their siblings. I'm not sure what the term for a sister-in-law would be, but something regal regarding her position as obviously superior to males. This is inkeeping with the draconian matriarchal worldbuilding.

yt/The Giant's Father/efap notes.txt

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+Beatnik
+
+Earlier, the point was made that the Giant could possibly have had some of his programming partially erased by the impact that caused the bump, but partially by the electric shocks. It's ambiguous as to which caused him to forget. I think this opens it to the hinting that Hogarth is partially responsible for creating him, in a sense.
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=1ALUJpQ7SRW4v-JG&t=10684
+Fringald points out how hogarth presumes the giant is good by default; the counterfactual doesn't even exist in his mind. Whereas Mansley sees nothing but the negative. Hogarth is naive, but Mansley is pathologically cynical, i.e. he cannot advance to the next state of wisdom (the courage in trusting despite the potential for malevolence in the stranger)
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=yN8rNggHQ8j-jNRE&t=11186
+Rags refers to the process of Creation (Order > Chaos) and the limitless potential therein
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=YAwD33C3qiT-zMa8&t=11386
+Fringy says Hogarth being good molds the giant into Goodness as well...
+
+The themes™ are there!
+
+Art: taking something supposedly worthless/meaningless and EXTRACTING/CONJURING meaning therefrom!
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=eB8HcQF-LZprSC_6&t=11570
+"It's like Coffee-zilla" => Coffeezilla
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=UH77IMKZqcsaIpvC&t=11940
+might have been the beginning/rebirth of pre-vis (Bird and the team's “digital story reels” or "Leica reels")
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=0DxVz7wKVgVUD9sK&t=12300
+"you are who you choose to be" is THE statement of the film.
+
+When discussing this, I'd put it this way:
+The question that Bird sought to answer, in grieving his sister's murder, was, of course: what if a Gun had a soul, and didn't want to be a Gun? And the answer to that question was encapsulated in this line. YOU ARE WHO YOU CHOOSE TO BE.
+
+He could have set about creating a propaganda film about how guns are bad and evil, but he wanted to FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. What he realized, was that it's not about the gun, it's about the power that it holds, and that's why the exploration of the soul in the gun is so important; it makes the exploration about power per se, and not about an externalized, particularized form of power. Then you have to contend with the real problem: the force of your being can be used for good, or for evil. So CHOOSE!
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=pLHYD7Lv1PDPWc0C&t=12318
+Mauler remarks that it's ALL about choice; MAXIMAL INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY. None of this shit about how you were just born that way and you're fucked; predestined for whatever path that has been chosen about you, so there's no reason not to be evil. That's why they say that; if it's not your responsibility, every excuse for your evil is available to you. If it is, ultimately, your responsibility, you have no excuses, and every reason to refuse evil.
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=hmm4aI04oF1SlUPE&t=12453
+Fringy's discussion of the Giant being literally created for the purpose of destruction...
+
+That's the BEAUTIFUL part about it all. It drives home the message: you were created for enacting devastation upon creation. That is what your PURPOSE has been determined to be by the temporal actors who created you. But YOU decide whether or not you accept that purpose. MAN WAS CREATED FROM THE BLOOD OF KINGU, THE GENERAL OF ALL MONSTERS.
+
+"Residual programming that he is trying to fight" Mauler
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=vajng6l0oXrKNujg&t=12733
+"It" versus "HE, not it" really puts the Man versus Monster polarity into focus.
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=ubRzfzeMX-0jvy52&t=13320
+The themes are never forced! Because Bird and the team put SO MUCH into actualizing them so that they WORK on every level of analysis.
+
+Fringy: Mansley's strategy is the literal embodiment of Mutually Assured Destruction. And it can certainly be said that he went M.A.D.
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=0QXcWf--v6x2RvFr&t=13485
+Rags: Is it any coincidence that Mansley's name is MANsley, given what he represents?
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=4JIMy8_3lDVAq8v1&t=13789
+Garrett: The mental battle that goes on in their heads; the childish side of the argument wins over
+
+3:53:00
+Mauler interprets the Giant's mimicry like a robot trying to act more human (Terminator trying to mimic a smile), which I'd say means his behavior is calculated. Rags brings up Toothless' smile mimicry, which I think is far more apt for both situations; an intelligent monster, using mimicry in an attempt to fit in for genuine, non-nefarious purposes.
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=-K3xe0v7sNuHPSY8&t=14544
+Fringy: if the Giant killed the Deer, he would have fallen into a pit of depression that the writers couldn't have pulled him out of.
+
+On "Guns Kill" it's on the level of abstraction that both Hogarth and the Giant can understand. Guns are, in fact, designed to destroy. But so are humans, particularly men. So only a man who is evil will destroy with impunity. A man who is good will destroy only what he is absolutely required to. And that's the difference in Ideals between Hogarth, Mansley, and Dean.
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=GrX84uf1gveo27CH&t=14973
+Fringy: Robot meets Nature is a very ripe idea. The last Bastion is the best Overwatch short, The Good Robot explores this as well...
+I think it emerges from the collective unconscious, explicitly due to our capacity for Reason. We ARE the robots in our Man-Nature stories.
+
+Garrett: the context of learning what the gun is, and that the gun means violence, prompts him to instinctually respond with or otherwise tap into/discover, violence. This is required for the later scene in the junkyard where the ray gun causes him to lose control.
+
+https://youtu.be/pUtuM1H-wLM?si=u27mjCy73QvoO9rl&t=15379
+Fringy: the lesson that Hogarth teaches the giant about the nature of life, death, good, evil, and souls, is not something he was taught or that he invented, it's EMERGENT.
+
+Garrett refers to this as a "tropey" thing in the positive sense; what he's referring to is an ARCHETYPE. "A kid falling into a parental role" it's so REAL!
+
+4:20:30 Garrett: the difference between a rock and a tree is an important basis for him to get this lesson: the difference between life, and the lack thereof.
+
+4:28:10 Mauler: the role of gov't gets scary, when all is justified, given it's in """the people's best interest"""
+
+4:34:00 Fringy: the Giant doesn't want to play Atomo. He wants to play Superman. Great touch.
+
+4:34:30 Mauler: This is one of the few stretches in the film, but "if that gun functioned normally as a toy, Hogarth would be dead." I'd say this is a pretty huge convenience.
+
+I'm not Gun!...
+
+4:53:00 Mauler: it's almost like a muscle memory, that Hogarth told him not to touch the dead
+
+4:54:30 Mauler: it becomes man versus robot, and he has to maintain the heart within him, fighting against the urge to kill, but fascinatingly, this might be one of the most relatably human reactions that the Giant has; "somebody he loves is killed, and it drives him insane." I wouldn't say insane actually, I would say he refuses to inhibit the monster within him, embracing it, because he now knows WHY one would want to destroy.
+
+4:58:30 Mauler: the design philosophy is keep him neutral enough to border on cute, but make it so that all it takes is a couple small tweaks to make him horrifying. Toothless and Stitch have similar design phils
+
+5:05:30 The General is behaving rationally with the information that he has. He's reasonable where Mansley is not; archetypically, he's the positive valence of the State.
+
+5:07:00 Mauler: the truth of Mansley's motivation comes out; "Screw our country, I want to live!"
+Mauler: The General has no fear, he's resolved with the knowledge that they're all going to die, so he commands him to stay and die for his country.
+
+5:12:00 Mauler: the animation within seconds, going from recognition that the people are life, then the realization that he can save them, and then the determination to do it.
+
+It's extremely meta-true that they begin by telling stories and playing games, to reason out how a moral life is lived, then Hogarth articulates it as best he can, then the Giant realizes the emergent morality in a moment, and consciously chooses to embody it.
+
+5:13:00 Fringy: It's an incorporation of all the lessons. You are who you choose to be, you are good, like Superman, and it's not bad to die.
+
+5:14:00 Garrett: Hogarth says I love you, and I wondered, is that too much? But no. I'm glad it's there.
+Fringy: truly is the best Superman Movie
+
+~5:16:00 Something about the town being encapsulated in a glow from the heavens, as if the Giant has been accepted into heaven, the place where Good Souls go when they die...
+
+5:18:00 Mauler: the general's humanity was never in doubt, but regardless, he pays his respects to the Giant, who sacrificed himself, and there's a parallel that the Giant is a soldier of sorts, too. Rags: he did his duty.
+
+5:21:15 Mauler: People say he should have used his lazers to destroy the rocket, but the entire point is that he's resolving not to use the weapons. I think if there were ever another threat, he would have to use them, or shouldn't refuse to use them just in case, but he's clearly quite resolved to not use really any force in this case. There's something to be said about males being biologically expendable.
+
+5:25:00 Mauler: it's not in character and it's not mechanically appropriate, because the Giant does not seem to have control when he brings the weapons out. I don't think he's learned that yet.
+
+By the end, the Giant wakes up and smiles. Against my will, it's hard not to see the Christ parallels.

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 ## Certainly not putting effort into revamping Premiere and After Effects by changing them from largely CPU-based programs to more GPU-intensive ones. Premiere can't decode a damn H.264 without proxies if you want it to decode perfectly and efficiently, and half of the damn effects in AE are CPU-based, which means if you don't have an EPYC or some shit, you're piss out of luck if you just want to upscale, which is a feature I use all the time. Why the hell would you want to do that when AI upscaling exists right now? What the hell does anyone pay Adobe for when they aren't putting any effort into bringing their programs up to speed with the most efficient hardware? You wouldn't need a 64 core hyperthreaded Xeon processor if you just made your damn program use the command set of the highly efficient GPU I have in my system. It would be very difficult to crunch the numbers on this, but I'd wager this has lead to significant increases in carbon emissions and many billions of dollars worth of individual and corporate electrical bills. The industry needs to work on moving to more efficient command sets, because when they do, as we've seen with Apple's silicon, one of the few good steps Apple has ever taken even if they didn't launch it very well, everyone will profit immensely from it. Same concept applies to nuclear, but I digress.
 
-## Keep in mind this was in 2023. So you could say that this aged poorly, but I'd rather pick and choose which aspects of Elon Musk I'd like to embody. Obvioulsy I'd rather be compared to Elon Musk's admirable qualities than his less admirable ones. But we've all got a bit of the admirable and a bit of the pathetic within each of us, and it's our charge to choose which wins. Point being, my therapist was making the observation that I was like Elon in that I'm intelligent, neurodivergent, and aspire towards greatness, and for those things I cannot nor will I ever be ashamed.
+## Keep in mind this was in 2023. So you could say that this aged poorly, but I'd rather pick and choose which aspects of Elon Musk I'd like to embody. Obvioulsy I'd rather be compared to Elon Musk's admirable qualities than his less admirable ones. But we've all got a bit of the admirable and a bit of the pathetic within each of us, and it's our charge to choose which wins. Point being, my therapist was making the observation that I was like Elon in that I'm intelligent, neurodivergent, and aspire towards greatness, and for those things I cannot nor will I ever be ashamed.
+
+# retakes & edits
+
+## But I didn't think that claim could possibly be true, a priori. For example, I knew developing for Mac was a pretty untennable process due to the proprietary hoops you're required to jump through, and there are many similarities between the philosophies of these corporations, especially in terms of proprietary software, hardware, and the gatekeeping thereof.
+
+## Despite some of the recent controversy surrounding his channel, I think the video stands the test of time.
+
+## and I'm not saying it shouldn't and should never be...
+
+## Same concept applies to nuclear power, but I digress.