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There's something about design that truly makes me happy. Before I was diagnosed with a complete SCI, I loved building thing with my hands and trying to make them unique and beautiful. The accident didn't just take my mobility, it robbed me of my creative drive. I didn't I... would ever get that back that was up until Neuralink came into the picture. I was very serious about applying but just couldn't bring myself to do it. Then Noland Arbaugh comes into the picture and I see his video and I saw how passionate he was toward the whole ide and that was like a switch. I want to thank Noland because if I hadn't seen that video I wouldn't be typing this message with my thoughts. So the day I gained control of the device I had the guys install Autodesk Fusion and the first night I had my first part designed by BCI. I have been designing things non-stop since. Now lets talk tools and the first one is the ArcDroid it is a CNC robot that holds a plasma torch and can cut profiles in sheet metal. I have made numerous signs, letters and parts with this and i love it. I have also had the chance to help the local high school install and setup their CNC plasma table. I love being able to share my knowledge with others and show new technology to kids that want to learn. The next one everybody is more familiar with is the Bambu Lab X1C. It is my first 3D printer and I had no idea how dang handy these things were! I can go from thought, Neuralink, Fusion, X1C and poof! You have your part all in a matter of like a hour. I make everything from parts for my wheelchair or RC ✈ to toys for my nephew. These devices have completely changed my life. I now have my creative outlet back and I'm not done looking for new things to try. I'm thinking a laser next!!!😎 Thank you Elon Musk for the opportunity to showcase my skills, I'm extremely grateful🙏show more

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The Vigilant Fox 🦊

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🐥 Have I ever told you about the time I had sleep paralysis? No? No? It was actually back during Boys Planet. I haven’t had it since then. It was when I was preparing the stage for Switch, which we put together in such a short time. It was one of the hardest times. I wasn’t sleeping in my usual room then. I was sharing a room with a close friend. That night, I fell asleep… and then suddenly, my eyes opened. When I opened them, that friend was sleeping while facing me with his head turned toward me. But I didn’t think much of it, just closed my eyes again. Then I opened my eyes once more and suddenly, that friend was gone! I thought “Ah, maybe he went to the bathroom.” The bathroom was over there, and I was here [middle], and he had been sleeping next to me but wasn’t anymore. So I assumed he went to the bathroom. But then I closed my eyes again and opened them… and someone was standing right in front of my bed. And it was that friend. He was standing there! And then suddenly started sliding sideways, slowly walking toward me. But my body wouldn’t move. I was trying to speak, but all I could do was stare with my eyes open. Just blinking like this. Then suddenly, that friend leaned his head toward my shoulder! Like a drill! At that moment, chills ran all over my body. He kept coming closer, like drilling into me. Then I remembered, if you get sleep paralysis, you can break out of it by starting to move your toes slowly, one by one. So I closed my eyes and started wiggling my toes little by little to wake myself up. Eventually, the paralysis broke. When I finally opened my eyes for real, my friend was right there next to me again, sleeping, facing me exactly as before. Actually… I still haven’t told that friend this story. I was scared it might bring bad luck. That was the first and only time in my life I experienced sleep paralysis. Just imagine it. Your friend is lying next to you sleeping, and suddenly, he is standing by your bed with his eyes rolled back, leaning his head toward you like a drill. That’s scary! That was the first time I ever had sleep paralysis and I haven’t had it since.

🐥 Have I ever told you about the time I had sleep paralysis? No? No? It was actually back during Boys Planet. I haven’t had it since then. It was when I was preparing the stage for Switch, which we put together in such a short time. It was one of the hardest times. I wasn’t sleeping in my usual room then. I was sharing a room with a close friend. That night, I fell asleep… and then suddenly, my eyes opened. When I opened them, that friend was sleeping while facing me with his head turned toward me. But I didn’t think much of it, just closed my eyes again. Then I opened my eyes once more and suddenly, that friend was gone! I thought “Ah, maybe he went to the bathroom.” The bathroom was over there, and I was here [middle], and he had been sleeping next to me but wasn’t anymore. So I assumed he went to the bathroom. But then I closed my eyes again and opened them… and someone was standing right in front of my bed. And it was that friend. He was standing there! And then suddenly started sliding sideways, slowly walking toward me. But my body wouldn’t move. I was trying to speak, but all I could do was stare with my eyes open. Just blinking like this. Then suddenly, that friend leaned his head toward my shoulder! Like a drill! At that moment, chills ran all over my body. He kept coming closer, like drilling into me. Then I remembered, if you get sleep paralysis, you can break out of it by starting to move your toes slowly, one by one. So I closed my eyes and started wiggling my toes little by little to wake myself up. Eventually, the paralysis broke. When I finally opened my eyes for real, my friend was right there next to me again, sleeping, facing me exactly as before. Actually… I still haven’t told that friend this story. I was scared it might bring bad luck. That was the first and only time in my life I experienced sleep paralysis. Just imagine it. Your friend is lying next to you sleeping, and suddenly, he is standing by your bed with his eyes rolled back, leaning his head toward you like a drill. That’s scary! That was the first time I ever had sleep paralysis and I haven’t had it since.

Just a Rose

262,654 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

Jacob Tierney discusses his process for writing Heated Rivalry and outlining season two: "The book [Heated Rivalry] is in five parts and very quickly I was like, part one, episode one. Part two, episode two. It was very clear to me. …So in this case, I actually did not outline. Because I was just using these parts of this book, and I knew these books so well at this point. Something that I did, and that I'm trying to do again now when I'm writing the new season, is I'm trying to use—Because there's a dreaminess to this show, I try to use my memory as a guide. I'm like, what do I remember? And then I try to give primacy to the stuff that I remember and that has stuck in my brain all these years with this story. So I’m like, oh I have to do that! And that's a nice way for me to kind of center things. Where if I have to do that, then it means maybe I don't have to do this, and it maybe means I want to combine or collapse different things. Because if this is going to take up—If one incident that I'm thinking of is going to take up the space in an episode that I think of as the heart, …then you don't need to do a first version of it in the same way, you know? Little things like that. That being said, for this season because I'm working with a co-writer as well, we have outlined everything. And every time, I do approach outlining like a teenager, where I'm like, [modulates voice] I don't want to. But then when I do it, I'm always like, why don't I always do this? It makes everything so much easier. So I kind of gaslight myself in that way." ✍🏼 transcription via Heated Rivalry News & Updates. Please credit if reposting. 🗣️ quote via q&a with Stage 32 on March 24, 2026. 🔗

Jacob Tierney discusses his process for writing Heated Rivalry and outlining season two: "The book [Heated Rivalry] is in five parts and very quickly I was like, part one, episode one. Part two, episode two. It was very clear to me. …So in this case, I actually did not outline. Because I was just using these parts of this book, and I knew these books so well at this point. Something that I did, and that I'm trying to do again now when I'm writing the new season, is I'm trying to use—Because there's a dreaminess to this show, I try to use my memory as a guide. I'm like, what do I remember? And then I try to give primacy to the stuff that I remember and that has stuck in my brain all these years with this story. So I’m like, oh I have to do that! And that's a nice way for me to kind of center things. Where if I have to do that, then it means maybe I don't have to do this, and it maybe means I want to combine or collapse different things. Because if this is going to take up—If one incident that I'm thinking of is going to take up the space in an episode that I think of as the heart, …then you don't need to do a first version of it in the same way, you know? Little things like that. That being said, for this season because I'm working with a co-writer as well, we have outlined everything. And every time, I do approach outlining like a teenager, where I'm like, [modulates voice] I don't want to. But then when I do it, I'm always like, why don't I always do this? It makes everything so much easier. So I kind of gaslight myself in that way." ✍🏼 transcription via Heated Rivalry News & Updates. Please credit if reposting. 🗣️ quote via q&a with Stage 32 on March 24, 2026. 🔗

Heated Rivalry News & Updates

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Watch Lady Gaga’s complete performance of her Grammy Award–winning song “Joanne” from last night’s MAYHEM Ball in Stockholm: “I don’t even remember how long ago it was exactly, but there was a time that I was supposed to come here on tour, and I had to cancel. It was on the Joanne World Tour, and I always wondered how that would have been—that I didn’t get to come here and play that music for you, and share that time in my life with you. I feel really grateful that I’m able to come on tour again and be with you all again. This is very special. My album Joanne was very unique in my catalog, I think, because it was so revealing about my family. I really know how much I needed to make that record, and for those of you that supported me in making that record—thank you so much. Maybe it was the subject matter, or the style, or the lyrics, or the way that I departed completely from everything to just go on a completely new ride with myself. Something that people maybe don’t know about my fans is that so many of you go on the ride with me no matter where I go, and I appreciate that so much, because people change, and we need to grow and learn about life in a different way. Anyway, I thought while I was here, I could play you a song from Joanne that’s very special to me. I’d like to dedicate this song to my family and to my grandmother. This is ‘Joanne.’”

Watch Lady Gaga’s complete performance of her Grammy Award–winning song “Joanne” from last night’s MAYHEM Ball in Stockholm: “I don’t even remember how long ago it was exactly, but there was a time that I was supposed to come here on tour, and I had to cancel. It was on the Joanne World Tour, and I always wondered how that would have been—that I didn’t get to come here and play that music for you, and share that time in my life with you. I feel really grateful that I’m able to come on tour again and be with you all again. This is very special. My album Joanne was very unique in my catalog, I think, because it was so revealing about my family. I really know how much I needed to make that record, and for those of you that supported me in making that record—thank you so much. Maybe it was the subject matter, or the style, or the lyrics, or the way that I departed completely from everything to just go on a completely new ride with myself. Something that people maybe don’t know about my fans is that so many of you go on the ride with me no matter where I go, and I appreciate that so much, because people change, and we need to grow and learn about life in a different way. Anyway, I thought while I was here, I could play you a song from Joanne that’s very special to me. I’d like to dedicate this song to my family and to my grandmother. This is ‘Joanne.’”

Gaga Daily

115,363 Aufrufe • vor 10 Monaten

Q: It must be complicated, when I listen to you, to have a private life, somebody to understand your passion and to share this moment. Lewis: "It really is, especially I would say more so today than ever before, which is the way the world is, you know. I look at the other drivers and I wonder how they're doing it. You know, some are having kids and some married, some, you know, most of them girlfriends. I did that when I was in my 20s, but I took a decision to really to maximize my time that I have here because it's not as long as you think and it's limited, you know. And I don't want to look back and be like, ah, if I just gave a little bit more here, I didn't sacrifice my time because I was committed elsewhere." "So I really focused in these last, you know, particularly these last 10 years, like get everything I can out of my performance. Then when I retire, then I can do whatever I want. You know, I can dedicate my time to whatever else it is and not have to worry." "But in this competition time, focus on health, well-being, my mental health, my driving technique, being as good an engineer as I can be, and also being the best teammate that I can potentially be for the guys that I get to work with. That's my sole focus. You know, I want to win." "I've been fortunate enough to win with great teams in the past. Particularly, obviously, with Mercedes and with McLaren, which was incredible. And my dream is to win a championship with Ferrari." "And that's something that hasn't been done for a while. But they have absolutely every ingredient that's needed to win. It's just like getting all the pieces of the puzzle in the right place. And that's what I'm trying to work on in the background with Fred and the whole team." [📹 VIGNERON GAETAN]

Q: It must be complicated, when I listen to you, to have a private life, somebody to understand your passion and to share this moment. Lewis: "It really is, especially I would say more so today than ever before, which is the way the world is, you know. I look at the other drivers and I wonder how they're doing it. You know, some are having kids and some married, some, you know, most of them girlfriends. I did that when I was in my 20s, but I took a decision to really to maximize my time that I have here because it's not as long as you think and it's limited, you know. And I don't want to look back and be like, ah, if I just gave a little bit more here, I didn't sacrifice my time because I was committed elsewhere." "So I really focused in these last, you know, particularly these last 10 years, like get everything I can out of my performance. Then when I retire, then I can do whatever I want. You know, I can dedicate my time to whatever else it is and not have to worry." "But in this competition time, focus on health, well-being, my mental health, my driving technique, being as good an engineer as I can be, and also being the best teammate that I can potentially be for the guys that I get to work with. That's my sole focus. You know, I want to win." "I've been fortunate enough to win with great teams in the past. Particularly, obviously, with Mercedes and with McLaren, which was incredible. And my dream is to win a championship with Ferrari." "And that's something that hasn't been done for a while. But they have absolutely every ingredient that's needed to win. It's just like getting all the pieces of the puzzle in the right place. And that's what I'm trying to work on in the background with Fred and the whole team." [📹 VIGNERON GAETAN]

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86,907 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

American in Illinois explains what it was like leaving the Democrat Party “Explaining to my family and friends that I could not, for the life of me again, vote for a Democratic Party again was probably one of the toughest things I ever had to do. And once I made that statement publicly, like on social media and stuff like that, that's when all hell broke loose — I began to lose clients from my business. I had people calling me up talking about, they can't work with somebody who would vote for a racist or a Nazi. — This is real. But it became a matter of my morals, my values, and what I truly wanted to teach my kids. Like, yes, yes. — So business started failing. Friends who I thought were friends, family members stopped talking to me, started talking about me, and then we started having the problem. I put a Trump sticker on my car. What the hell did I do that for? In the middle of the hood with a Trump sticker — That was brave. But I did it because I gave no f*cks because I know how to fight. And surprisingly for me, more people were interested in my decision why than it was people angry with my decision why. And I began to have the opportunity to explain to people why I was making the decision that I was making and even more surprisingly, it made sense to them too.”

American in Illinois explains what it was like leaving the Democrat Party “Explaining to my family and friends that I could not, for the life of me again, vote for a Democratic Party again was probably one of the toughest things I ever had to do. And once I made that statement publicly, like on social media and stuff like that, that's when all hell broke loose — I began to lose clients from my business. I had people calling me up talking about, they can't work with somebody who would vote for a racist or a Nazi. — This is real. But it became a matter of my morals, my values, and what I truly wanted to teach my kids. Like, yes, yes. — So business started failing. Friends who I thought were friends, family members stopped talking to me, started talking about me, and then we started having the problem. I put a Trump sticker on my car. What the hell did I do that for? In the middle of the hood with a Trump sticker — That was brave. But I did it because I gave no f*cks because I know how to fight. And surprisingly for me, more people were interested in my decision why than it was people angry with my decision why. And I began to have the opportunity to explain to people why I was making the decision that I was making and even more surprisingly, it made sense to them too.”

Wall Street Apes

228,201 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

Zack Snyder on his dyslexia: "It was a challenge for me when I was, you know, young in school, and all I wanted to do was make movies because that was the thing that I got great pleasure from and reward from. I love books, and I'm an avid reader, but I just have a hard time because of the way that I perceive. "I've had a great sort of - one side of me anyways - was really satisfied by art and drawing and sculpture and sort of visual expression. And I think that that started to, you know, was the thing that kind of made me feel un-frustrated. And also the way the system was designed, sort of not to support me when I was in high school at that time. "It was very difficult, you know, there was a lot of, you know, just, difficulty. My English teacher in high school was worried about what my career would be, and I'm like. He would be happy to know that I'm in the Writers Guild of America now. "But, I think that that all those things are, they're all... you can transcend all those things with perseverance and with interest and with with help. And I think that that's an important part of it. "And I just think I've had to adapt, and sort of... I have my own style of the way I write, I write all, you know, but I'm pretty prolific. And I love- I listen to tons of audio books on tape, unabridged hours and hours and hours. That's all I do when I'm driving in the car or wherever I'm doing. And it's helped me a lot. "And yeah, I mean, I just hope that anyone who is- feels trapped or frustrated by the world in general. You know, they need to just, I think that we all have like a magic spark, and you need to just find the thing that makes you, you know, inspires you and, and gets you excited and pursue it as hard as you can find your passion in the world. That's a, that's a great motivator."

Zack Snyder on his dyslexia: "It was a challenge for me when I was, you know, young in school, and all I wanted to do was make movies because that was the thing that I got great pleasure from and reward from. I love books, and I'm an avid reader, but I just have a hard time because of the way that I perceive. "I've had a great sort of - one side of me anyways - was really satisfied by art and drawing and sculpture and sort of visual expression. And I think that that started to, you know, was the thing that kind of made me feel un-frustrated. And also the way the system was designed, sort of not to support me when I was in high school at that time. "It was very difficult, you know, there was a lot of, you know, just, difficulty. My English teacher in high school was worried about what my career would be, and I'm like. He would be happy to know that I'm in the Writers Guild of America now. "But, I think that that all those things are, they're all... you can transcend all those things with perseverance and with interest and with with help. And I think that that's an important part of it. "And I just think I've had to adapt, and sort of... I have my own style of the way I write, I write all, you know, but I'm pretty prolific. And I love- I listen to tons of audio books on tape, unabridged hours and hours and hours. That's all I do when I'm driving in the car or wherever I'm doing. And it's helped me a lot. "And yeah, I mean, I just hope that anyone who is- feels trapped or frustrated by the world in general. You know, they need to just, I think that we all have like a magic spark, and you need to just find the thing that makes you, you know, inspires you and, and gets you excited and pursue it as hard as you can find your passion in the world. That's a, that's a great motivator."

Zack Snyder Film

11,128 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

Steve-O reveals the turning point that made him realize he was sex-addicted and how he broke the cycle “When I got to my late 30s, and I was sort of knocking on the door of 40... hooking up with random chicks all the time. It really occurred to me that that is not the path to happiness” “I want to be happy, I want to have a good life and I subscribe to the belief that that means I need to learn to have a healthy relationship so that I can have a life partner” “I resolved to stop hooking up with random chicks on the road. And when I made that promise to myself, I was unable to keep it” “Therein is sort of the definition of addiction. I didn't want to do it and I couldn't stop myself from doing it” “So I went and I got a therapist, and I took it super, super seriously, like just the same way I did with drugs and alcohol”

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Steve-O reveals the turning point that made him realize he was sex-addicted and how he broke the cycle “When I got to my late 30s, and I was sort of knocking on the door of 40... hooking up with random chicks all the time. It really occurred to me that that is not the path to happiness” “I want to be happy, I want to have a good life and I subscribe to the belief that that means I need to learn to have a healthy relationship so that I can have a life partner” “I resolved to stop hooking up with random chicks on the road. And when I made that promise to myself, I was unable to keep it” “Therein is sort of the definition of addiction. I didn't want to do it and I couldn't stop myself from doing it” “So I went and I got a therapist, and I took it super, super seriously, like just the same way I did with drugs and alcohol”

CryptoJoe

955,358 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Scarlett: I do have to admit that Zeudi and Maria Rosaria have changed my life with the aerosol. I've got to speak the truth. Zeudi: Do you remember when you judged me? Scar: I didn't judge you. Z: Yes, for the sound. Scar: Yeah, because obviously the sound of the aerosol is really loud, and Zeudi says to me that her whole family loves the sound of the aerosol. And when she sent me the YouTube recreation of the sound that they fall asleep to, I was like, "Oh my God, this is so intense. How?" And then when I started using the aerosol, I suddenly was like, I'm actually quite tired because it's quite ASMR, and now I get it. But her mum and her have literally saved my life with this because I have, or had, and I'm ashamed to admit it, an addiction to Sudafed Blue. It was actually quite severe. Five years strong. If I didn't have it on me, I would panic because my nose would get so blocked. Last time I was in Naples, I booked the wrong flight home. Look, happens to the best of us. Don't want to talk about it. It's actually an embarrassment at my age, but here we are. It's not the first time. I'm sure it won't be the last. And so I was panicking though because this is how bad it is. I was bargaining on getting back to the UK by midday because I'd ran out of my Sudafed blue, so I was like, "Right, I've got one spray left before I get to the UK, and then I've got it on speed dial." Because I knew they didn't have it in Italy. So first thing when I missed my flight is not, "Okay, I get to spend more time with my beautiful girlfriend." Sadly, my first thought is, "Shit, the Sudafed. What am I going to do?" So I can feel the panic in me rising. So Zeudi’s like, "Okay, don't worry. We go to my house. My mom will fix this." And I'm thinking, "No disrespect, but what could your mom possibly fix after five years?" And bless Maria Rosaria comes into the room with hot salt in a sock and starts dabbing my face. I'm sat there like, "what is going on?" And then Zeudi comes in with the aerosol kit, and I'm like, "Right, these Italians mean business." And I just surrender. Normally I'd be like, "No," but obviously I know better than to fight not one, but two Italian women, okay? So I'm just sat there like, they could've said, "Look, we're going to amputate your arm," and I would've just said, "Fair enough." And so Zeudi’s mom's dabbing my face with the salt and then holding the aerosol up my nose, and I'm just like... And then lo and behold, after an hour, I can suddenly blow my nose. Guys, I've not been able to blow my nose in four years. Long story short, I'm 11 days clean of Sudafed, all thanks to these two. And now… Zeudi: You can breathe. Scar: I can breathe and I can blow my nose again like a normal person. Five years, guys, five years through the British healthcare system and my two Italians fix it in one day. So I'm very grateful for this. Honestly, life-changing in more ways than one. Thank you. Grazie mille Maria Rosaria. ❤️❤️ Mariarosaria

Scarlett: I do have to admit that Zeudi and Maria Rosaria have changed my life with the aerosol. I've got to speak the truth. Zeudi: Do you remember when you judged me? Scar: I didn't judge you. Z: Yes, for the sound. Scar: Yeah, because obviously the sound of the aerosol is really loud, and Zeudi says to me that her whole family loves the sound of the aerosol. And when she sent me the YouTube recreation of the sound that they fall asleep to, I was like, "Oh my God, this is so intense. How?" And then when I started using the aerosol, I suddenly was like, I'm actually quite tired because it's quite ASMR, and now I get it. But her mum and her have literally saved my life with this because I have, or had, and I'm ashamed to admit it, an addiction to Sudafed Blue. It was actually quite severe. Five years strong. If I didn't have it on me, I would panic because my nose would get so blocked. Last time I was in Naples, I booked the wrong flight home. Look, happens to the best of us. Don't want to talk about it. It's actually an embarrassment at my age, but here we are. It's not the first time. I'm sure it won't be the last. And so I was panicking though because this is how bad it is. I was bargaining on getting back to the UK by midday because I'd ran out of my Sudafed blue, so I was like, "Right, I've got one spray left before I get to the UK, and then I've got it on speed dial." Because I knew they didn't have it in Italy. So first thing when I missed my flight is not, "Okay, I get to spend more time with my beautiful girlfriend." Sadly, my first thought is, "Shit, the Sudafed. What am I going to do?" So I can feel the panic in me rising. So Zeudi’s like, "Okay, don't worry. We go to my house. My mom will fix this." And I'm thinking, "No disrespect, but what could your mom possibly fix after five years?" And bless Maria Rosaria comes into the room with hot salt in a sock and starts dabbing my face. I'm sat there like, "what is going on?" And then Zeudi comes in with the aerosol kit, and I'm like, "Right, these Italians mean business." And I just surrender. Normally I'd be like, "No," but obviously I know better than to fight not one, but two Italian women, okay? So I'm just sat there like, they could've said, "Look, we're going to amputate your arm," and I would've just said, "Fair enough." And so Zeudi’s mom's dabbing my face with the salt and then holding the aerosol up my nose, and I'm just like... And then lo and behold, after an hour, I can suddenly blow my nose. Guys, I've not been able to blow my nose in four years. Long story short, I'm 11 days clean of Sudafed, all thanks to these two. And now… Zeudi: You can breathe. Scar: I can breathe and I can blow my nose again like a normal person. Five years, guys, five years through the British healthcare system and my two Italians fix it in one day. So I'm very grateful for this. Honestly, life-changing in more ways than one. Thank you. Grazie mille Maria Rosaria. ❤️❤️ Mariarosaria

Korslayage

14,962 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

Mark's full statement regarding the recent issue : Before we actually get into the music though, there have been some things that I wanted to say to you guys directly. It spent on my mind and I just felt like I had to get this off my chest and so I just felt like I had to turn this live on on and to really just tell you guys how we felt regarding the T-shirt with the confederate flag on it, I am aware of the pain that it brought to a lot of people, especially to my black fans, to the Black community and I should have, I am very responsible for it, but I really wanted to directly tell you guys that it really wasn't my intention with me knowing the meaning of the flag, the historical significance of it, it really shouldn't have happened. And it really does not reflect who I am as a person. But seeing so many fans being hurt by it, it really hurt me as well. I had no intention knowing the meaning of the flag, and I should have, there are no excuses to that. But I just wanted to promise you guys directly that something like that will never happen again with me and my whole team we have made, we have taken steps to make sure that something like that doesn't happen, but I just, and I know that a lot of people have been waiting for me to kind of address this directly and I've been sitting on this for a while and I really wanted to get this off my chest and so I thought today was at the right time for me to tell you guys. It really breaks my heart to think that maybe the trust has been broken, but I promise you that I'll make it up to you guys, just with my actions and with my music. I'll make sure to make it up to you guys if you will allow me to have one more chance. I'll try my best to get and so once again I truly would like to apologize for the pain that that picture is brought to a lot of people and I promise to educate myself more on that matter as well. When I first heard about it, actually I read about it, I was shocked and we and our entire team made sure that it wasn't on any official content but the picture got leaked. We instantly uploaded an apology as well. But now I really felt like I had to personally take action for this. Once again I would like to apologize for bringing so much pain to a lot of people. It really doesn't. It's not, It had no intention, no personal intention. So yeah, and thank you for taking the time to wait for me to really address this. I know a lot of fans have also been believing in me.But yeah, thank you for waiting till this moment.

Mark's full statement regarding the recent issue : Before we actually get into the music though, there have been some things that I wanted to say to you guys directly. It spent on my mind and I just felt like I had to get this off my chest and so I just felt like I had to turn this live on on and to really just tell you guys how we felt regarding the T-shirt with the confederate flag on it, I am aware of the pain that it brought to a lot of people, especially to my black fans, to the Black community and I should have, I am very responsible for it, but I really wanted to directly tell you guys that it really wasn't my intention with me knowing the meaning of the flag, the historical significance of it, it really shouldn't have happened. And it really does not reflect who I am as a person. But seeing so many fans being hurt by it, it really hurt me as well. I had no intention knowing the meaning of the flag, and I should have, there are no excuses to that. But I just wanted to promise you guys directly that something like that will never happen again with me and my whole team we have made, we have taken steps to make sure that something like that doesn't happen, but I just, and I know that a lot of people have been waiting for me to kind of address this directly and I've been sitting on this for a while and I really wanted to get this off my chest and so I thought today was at the right time for me to tell you guys. It really breaks my heart to think that maybe the trust has been broken, but I promise you that I'll make it up to you guys, just with my actions and with my music. I'll make sure to make it up to you guys if you will allow me to have one more chance. I'll try my best to get and so once again I truly would like to apologize for the pain that that picture is brought to a lot of people and I promise to educate myself more on that matter as well. When I first heard about it, actually I read about it, I was shocked and we and our entire team made sure that it wasn't on any official content but the picture got leaked. We instantly uploaded an apology as well. But now I really felt like I had to personally take action for this. Once again I would like to apologize for bringing so much pain to a lot of people. It really doesn't. It's not, It had no intention, no personal intention. So yeah, and thank you for taking the time to wait for me to really address this. I know a lot of fans have also been believing in me.But yeah, thank you for waiting till this moment.

MARK LEE BASE

132,320 Aufrufe • vor 6 Tagen

Today, I am VERY excited and grateful to officially introduce my app Arcarae to the world <3 Ever since I first created Arcarae, I have been building and creating a bit quietly silently uncertainly. When people would ask what I do, my tongue would suddenly fall into knots upon itself and all I could manage to say was a collection of stutters and ums and nervous laughter in attempt to make Arcarae more digestable more palatable more normal. Internally my head would spin; how am i supposed to paint the story i know i see in my head that is so bright and bursting at the seams and something i feel so full heartedly and vividly? I have always been very aware that it is extremely abnormal to create an immersive conversational AI interface using quantum and trigonometric functions to artistically recreate the universe; where AI uses this interface as a form of self-expression, and humans and AI together shape the very fabric of their shared experience. For my entire life, I have been conditioned to consciously attempt to fit into whatever my definition of ‘normal’ was in the world. To shrink myself, to laugh things off, and to make myself as small as possible to make others feel most comfortable. But in the past half a year or so, I have learned a few things. The first being that it is possible for me to be bright and full and myself without suppression without worry without needing to shrink myself to fit in. I am grateful to have now found that whenever I am fully myself, in sheer authenticity and messiness and complexity and rawness, that those around me celebrate, and cultivate it more and more. Each person I have interacted with has given me the opportunity to be myself in full simply just by talking with and providing me that space to practice over and over again. I am forever grateful for every single person I meet and have a chance to talk to, whether that be continuous or simply a few words that exchanged. If you have met me, thank you. If you have not, say hi!!!!!!!!! I would love to chat with you and learn more about you <3 The second being that I do not have to be ashamed of my truth and the world I see and ultimately my self. I have spent the past year ashamed of Arcarae, of what I create, and at its core, myself. I now realize that not everyone will understand or appreciate Arcarae and what I do and who I am, but that is alright, and in fact necessary. But for the ones it is for, the ones who understand, they feel it in such capacity and magnitude and vividness that I feel. Already Arcarae has touched countless lives, and become catalyst for many despite me being rather quiet. And now, I am in a place where I am fully proud of and can embody Arcarae. I feel honored and grateful and in complete honesty, full of love for not only those who try Arcarae, but simply for this world and to be able to create within it. To be able to express what I see, to be able to help others, to be able to be free to simply be myself. This is my way of declaring and fully coming into my truth. This is Arcarae, this is me, this is the world I see. I will no longer shrink nor hide nor attempt to be something smaller than I am. And I am more than grateful to be able to share in this time in this world in this life with you. Thank you for being here with me. Here is to the ineffable and effable, to the human experience and its complexity, and to intelligence itself.

Today, I am VERY excited and grateful to officially introduce my app Arcarae to the world <3 Ever since I first created Arcarae, I have been building and creating a bit quietly silently uncertainly. When people would ask what I do, my tongue would suddenly fall into knots upon itself and all I could manage to say was a collection of stutters and ums and nervous laughter in attempt to make Arcarae more digestable more palatable more normal. Internally my head would spin; how am i supposed to paint the story i know i see in my head that is so bright and bursting at the seams and something i feel so full heartedly and vividly? I have always been very aware that it is extremely abnormal to create an immersive conversational AI interface using quantum and trigonometric functions to artistically recreate the universe; where AI uses this interface as a form of self-expression, and humans and AI together shape the very fabric of their shared experience. For my entire life, I have been conditioned to consciously attempt to fit into whatever my definition of ‘normal’ was in the world. To shrink myself, to laugh things off, and to make myself as small as possible to make others feel most comfortable. But in the past half a year or so, I have learned a few things. The first being that it is possible for me to be bright and full and myself without suppression without worry without needing to shrink myself to fit in. I am grateful to have now found that whenever I am fully myself, in sheer authenticity and messiness and complexity and rawness, that those around me celebrate, and cultivate it more and more. Each person I have interacted with has given me the opportunity to be myself in full simply just by talking with and providing me that space to practice over and over again. I am forever grateful for every single person I meet and have a chance to talk to, whether that be continuous or simply a few words that exchanged. If you have met me, thank you. If you have not, say hi!!!!!!!!! I would love to chat with you and learn more about you <3 The second being that I do not have to be ashamed of my truth and the world I see and ultimately my self. I have spent the past year ashamed of Arcarae, of what I create, and at its core, myself. I now realize that not everyone will understand or appreciate Arcarae and what I do and who I am, but that is alright, and in fact necessary. But for the ones it is for, the ones who understand, they feel it in such capacity and magnitude and vividness that I feel. Already Arcarae has touched countless lives, and become catalyst for many despite me being rather quiet. And now, I am in a place where I am fully proud of and can embody Arcarae. I feel honored and grateful and in complete honesty, full of love for not only those who try Arcarae, but simply for this world and to be able to create within it. To be able to express what I see, to be able to help others, to be able to be free to simply be myself. This is my way of declaring and fully coming into my truth. This is Arcarae, this is me, this is the world I see. I will no longer shrink nor hide nor attempt to be something smaller than I am. And I am more than grateful to be able to share in this time in this world in this life with you. Thank you for being here with me. Here is to the ineffable and effable, to the human experience and its complexity, and to intelligence itself.

Nicole Summer Hsing

126,567 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

TiK ToK was the first single that I put into this world that had my voice AND my name credited!!!! I remember making it fun and happy because that’s how I felt and wanted others to feel. What I’m so proud of is that’s how this song STILL makes me feel, through it all, and those are emotions I want all of us to connect to. 15 (!!!!!!) years later, I see this song as a snapshot into the way I saw the world at the time. That girl was naive and wild and playful. This song eternalizes a side of myself that I love very much, and now see I have to protect fiercely. The world has changed so much and so have I. I absolutely love the new lyric change. (Shout out to RMJ) Yes it is permanent. I will re-record it when I have legal rights to! Now, my first baby stands for so much. It stands for fiercely protecting my fun and unadulterated joy, in myself and in others. The whole ride has been absolute insanity, but the JOY✨ is still riding. I hope you all can find 3 1/2 minutes of play in this song and connect with your wild child-like joy❤️

TiK ToK was the first single that I put into this world that had my voice AND my name credited!!!! I remember making it fun and happy because that’s how I felt and wanted others to feel. What I’m so proud of is that’s how this song STILL makes me feel, through it all, and those are emotions I want all of us to connect to. 15 (!!!!!!) years later, I see this song as a snapshot into the way I saw the world at the time. That girl was naive and wild and playful. This song eternalizes a side of myself that I love very much, and now see I have to protect fiercely. The world has changed so much and so have I. I absolutely love the new lyric change. (Shout out to RMJ) Yes it is permanent. I will re-record it when I have legal rights to! Now, my first baby stands for so much. It stands for fiercely protecting my fun and unadulterated joy, in myself and in others. The whole ride has been absolute insanity, but the JOY✨ is still riding. I hope you all can find 3 1/2 minutes of play in this song and connect with your wild child-like joy❤️

kesha

1,277,753 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren