So I went in yesterday from my 20 week anatomy scan. I’m 19 weeks and one day my tech found my baby might have a club foot and that his heart is abnormally sized. Then she sent another tech to check and found the same thing. So they went and got a third and she also found the same thing. They scanned ed me for over an hour and a half and all kind of came to the same conclusion but they’re not sure because he’s breach and they couldn’t get a very good picture of his foot and heart. But the one thing that they kept saying to me is “this is not your fault.” But how can it not be I was vaping, all be it less than I normally do but still. I did this and I can’t take it back. They said the next step is to talk with a pediatrician cardiologist and have them run more tests checking his heart. They said they could be false results and maybe his positioning caused the weird scan but when are 3 people wrong? I fell so guilty and I know this didn’t really help but I need to know did anyone else have something like this happen?

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I'm in my late 20s and have Stage 4 Endometriosis with Adenomyosis because of healthcare neglect. I got diagnosed last year and they also didn't find out the extent until they cut me open because imaging doesn't pick up all the disease. They weren't able to complete the full procedure because the Endo Specialist needs a Gastro Specialist. I'll be able to get the rest of my uterus removal and excision done in a few months so I'll still have incredibly painful periods. Most of my experience makes sense to me besides the fact that I told the team multiple times Oxy doesn't work for me. I was in the post op room before they brought me to family and I was sobbing due to intolerable pain. Felt like I woke up in the middle of surgery. I told them this over and over again and they said because they gave me a high dose of Tylenol earlier that they couldn't give me Hydro yet. I spent an hour in agnozing pain not understanding why they gave me Oxy. They also were late checking me in and I was holding pee in for them from the start so I was already in pain. Furthermore they called me by my dead name instead of my preferred name almost the entire time. Apparently this is one of the top hospitals in the county. What gives? Are people stealing the good drugs? Should I ask for more Hydro just to get through my period and ovulation the next couple months? I know every place is different but please tell me your perspective and advise me if I should be concerned. Thanks for reading.
TLDR: I'm a little paranoid I'm being medically neglected again because I woke up in agonizing pain from surgery when they told me that wouldn't happen. I told them not to give me Oxy and they did anyway. They also kept calling me by my dead name when this is one of the top hospitals in the country or at least my area of the county. Not sure how concerned I should be. Please tell me your opinions.

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Hello, Pokemon trading subredditors! This time I would like to trade my HA Moon Shiny Frigibax with the following details for 1 Moon Ball or 1 Dream Ball via link trading in SV. This thread will be closed within 2 hours since this post is created, regardless of the fact that I could or could not eventually find a fellow trader. Many thanks!

• Original trainer: Benjamin (me)
• ID no.: 703842
• How I obtain the Shiny Frigidaire: I bred it by myself in SV
• Ball type: Moon Ball
• Gender: female
• Level: 1 (no experience points gained at all)
• IV distribution: Best in Special attack, Special defence, Speed and Defence
• Nature: Jolly
• Tera type: Ice
• Ability: Ice body (Hidden ability)
• Egg moves: Aqua tail, Dragon rush, Freeze dry, Icicle spear

Let's see if my karma is high enough to post here...
The title says it: everywhere in my code, I'm dealing with possible null reference assignment warnings because I'm not explicitly checking values to see if they're null.
Consider the following example:

private readonly ApplicationDbContext _context; public PopOkModel(ApplicationDbContext context) { this._context = context; } public string ConnectionString { get; private set; } public void OnGet() { #if DEBUG this.ConnectionString = _context.Database.GetConnectionString(); #else this.ConnectionString = string.Empty; #endif } 

I know from experience with Dependency Injection, if the model is able to execute the OnGet method, chances are good that neither _context, nor it's Database property are null and therefore, the GetConnectionString() method is not likely to return null either except in such exceptional circumstances, I haven't ever seen it happen.
This code is perfectly valid, however, vscode complains about the null reference assignment since _context, _context.Database, or the value of GetConnectionString() COULD be null and I haven't handled that eventuality.
So the following changes would, therefore, be necessary to avoid any warnings whatsoever (not just the null reference assignment):

private readonly ApplicationDbContext _context; public PopOkModel(ApplicationDbContext context) { this._context = context; } public string ConnectionString { get; private set; } = ""; public void OnGet() { #if DEBUG this.ConnectionString = _context.Database.GetConnectionString() ?? string.Empty; #else this.ConnectionString = string.Empty; #endif } 

The default assignment on ConnectionString avoids an error about a requirement that the non-nullable property must contain a non-null value when exiting the constructor.
Similarly, elsewhere in my code I've now got dozens of if...else blocks doing essentially the same thing to account for the possibility that an object is null.
The difference between null and non-null values in this case is that the object isn't passed as an optional parameter value to the called function if it's null.
I understand why it's necessary to account for null values, but surely there must be a better way of managing this?
This feels like it's bloating my code artificially when there isn't really any need to.
Am I wrong? How do you get around the warnings?

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Ok now that that's out of the way, what is all this about?
A third party app is just another way you can read and post to reddit. Before reddit had its own app for your phone, there were other apps that let you read, post and comment. These apps use something called the API (ELI5:How does an API Work?). Reddit's API lets your computer or phone get posts and comments without having to use a web browser or the official app.
Apps such as Reddit is Fun, Slide, Comet, Boost, or yes Apollo then take what the API gives them and displays it. Apps like this allow you to customize your reddit experience by changing a theme, or changing how you upvote a post. While those are just two very small examples, you can begin to understand why people like these apps.
Have you ever gotten mad at the reddit app because it had bugs, or it was just weird about how it did something? Right now, and until July 1st, you have the option to try out one of these apps and see if you like reddit better this way. After July 1st, you won't have the option anymore. If reddit's app has a bad bug, and you can't read posts for half a day, you will no longer be able to pull up a second option on your phone, or a third option, or a fourth...
I think you can see where this is going. But here's the thing about it:
Reddit didn't tell all the apps they can't get on reddit anymore, they set a price so high no app can afford it. When one of the biggest apps asked why his price was going to be so high, reddit's official reply was "Figure it out on your own.".
Third Party Apps or TPAs have been on reddit for a decade. Reddit gave them 30 days notice of the introduction of a pricing structure set so high no one can afford it.
Reddit has said that they don't want to shut down apps, but their actions speak much louder than their words. It's hard not to draw the conclusion they want them gone.
That is just not how you treat your friends.
Every app developer has said they will have to shut their app down. And the visually impaired on reddit have said they will close down their subs because the app on iOS doesn't allow them to even see reddit.
Why should I care? I use the official app.
Well for one thing you might care one day, but you won't have that option any longer, because reddit is removing user choice.
People who love reddit so much they seek out another app for it submit a lot of good posts to reddit that you read. What if these good posters all leave the site? What if half of them leave? Are you cool with less content to upvote?
What if reddit does something else like pump tons of ads at you-- way more than now -- and you want to try out one of those apps you saw when you first downloaded the official app. You simply won't be able to anymore.
But even if you still don't care, don't you think user choice is generally a good thing? What will they get rid of next?
Also, NSFW content is in danger, and can no longer be accessed through the API which is going to make it harder to find spammers.
What can I do?
Make a meme and post it. Make tiktoks. Contact the admins. Tweet it. Fill up the front page about it on reddit. Ask others to do the same.
Reddit needs to understand that decisions like this have long term unintended consequences. They can and should make money from third party apps. That is reasonable. But when you go from free for over a decade to a $20 million fee for one year, with 30 days notice, something's not right.
We will be moderating and approving comments on this thread as needed. Please ask any questions you have about this situation or any of your thoughts. Also, u/why_subs_went_dark is an account ran by organizers of this effort, and they may help answer questions as well here.
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I’m generally a flower person, but I like carts when i’m out and about. I don’t fuck with dabs bc I don’t think they do anything extra for me.
I’m curious what your favorite carts are. All I care abt is how high they get me. I don’t care about price, flavor, etc. I pretty much only go to Rise and Muv (bc of quality).
As trash as Fluent is, I like their black line carts and they are always on sale. I tried Surterra’s Pax pods last week. absolutely the worst thing i have ever put into my body (and the dude that checked me out was a condescending dick. babes, you’re a cashier at a dispo). in fact, I would say they made me unstoned, triggered a migraine and made me consider my general lung health. Dart pods are okay, but a pain in the ass bc it’s impossible to see how much oil is in them.

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The three men huddled around each other, grateful for some respite from the mild rain outside that had started up again, but wishing they had some form of heater for the small space.
“Who’s our new friend?” Wolf asked Edmund, looking at Artur.
Edmund looked at Artur, allowing the bandit to speak for himself.
“My name’s Artur.” Artur responded, looking the old, grizzled veteran in his eye.
“Just Artur?”
“Yes…just Artur.”
“Fair enough Artur, and what led you to running around with this drunk?” Wolf continued before Artur could answer, “Hell you’re not usually one for companions Edmund.” Wolf chuckled.
“Normally no”, Edmund replied, “But I need to get Artur out of the zone.”
“Fat chance.” Wolf snorted, “Place is locked down tight since the military decided they wanted to police more of the place. Sid has been working around the clock to pull whatever strings he needs to keep us here, fuck knows how he has done it. Every other place between here and Garbage is now military territory though, with anybody in those areas being detained…or worse. Still, this may mean that the favour you owe me can be just as much of a help to you as it is me.”
“Ok Wolf, lay it on.”
“Well, we need the military presence here to be…reduced. However, up until now there was nobody crazy enough to go through with our plan…”
“And this plan is going to involve me doing something insane I imagine?” Edmund asked, already knowing the answer.
“Precisely. One of the boys got their hands on some rather powerful explosives. Not quite sure what they are, but they pack one hell of an explosion.”
“Alright”, Edmund sighed, “What do you want me to blow up?”
“Three people carriers near Agroprom. Need you to cause as much monetary damage as possible. Military are underfunded as is, if the government sees catastrophic monetary losses before the military even succeed in what they are doing they will pull them out. Only reason I reckon they’ve gotten so far in is due to the fact their little land grab has gone so well for them. We need you to change that.”
“After Strelok decided to fuck around in Agroprom the place was empty for years so yeah that checks out. Fine I’ll do it. Afterwards you help me get Artur out of this place.”
Wolf raised an eyebrow, curious as to why Edmund’s ‘payment’ was one of such selflessness. Still, Edmund could be a strange man and he thought better than to question it.
“Done deal. I’m guessing you’ll go through the swamps?”
“Of course, least resistance and it will be mostly empty. Everyone who has traversed there other than Clear Sky has often met a bitter end to a very resistant pocket of the zone. Sometimes Clear sky boys too.”
“Always wondered why you lot were fucking crazy enough to make a base there, but I suppose nobody else would be insane enough to bother you there.”
“Exactly. Or at least that was the case before…you know…” Edmund trailed off, staring at the floor with a scowl before snapping back to the present. “I will need to sleep here for now, even for somebody who knows it well as me, travelling the swamps at night is a death sentence.”
“You two are welcome to stay here in this cellar, or you can come outside for a drink with the boys.”
“I’ll socialise.” Edmund replied.
Wolf caught onto his choice of words, “Passing up free booze?”
“I don’t drink anymore.” Edmund blurted defensively, unsure of his own commitment to sobriety. The memories of almost dying of withdrawals were still fresh in his mind, but he wondered how long this would work as a deterrent, especially when the slight gnawing of desire fought with the feelings of repulsion thinking about alcohol gave him.
Wolf did not often look genuinely surprised, but now was one of those rare moments. “Fucking hell, you’re not kidding huh? Well honestly, I’m glad to hear it man. To say you had a problem would be understatement of the century.”
“Thanks Wolf. Just don’t let anyone offer me any yeah? I want to stick to this.”
“I will.” Wolf replied quietly, a small smile on his face as he gave a proud nod.
The men exited the bunker to mingle with the others a swelling feeling in Edmund’s chest. Pride? A sense of purpose? For the first time in a while Edmund felt good. Well. Confident. He knew there was still a million and one things that could go wrong. That he was still in the hellhole of the zone. Despite this, Edmund felt some hope and for the first time in a while, some doubt? A lack of confidence? Then it hit him, for the first time in forever Edmund was afraid of dying. Edmund had always been smart enough to keep himself alive, but now he was genuinely scared of the price of failure. As he stared quietly into the fire Edmund contemplated that maybe the zone wouldn’t soon be the death of him and as the one thing he believed was certain now wasn’t so certain, Edmund gulped down his fear and mentally told himself he was ready. Question was for what.
“You good?” Artur asked, Edmund shaking himself out of his daydreaming.
“Yeah…just planning tomorrow in my head.”
“Uh huh…” Artur did not exactly hide that he did not believe him, but decided not to press.
“What were your lot going to do with me?” Edmund asked, looking to change the subject.
“Well, they thought you were maybe military. The boss was questioning you yesterday to try and see who to ransom you to…or if it was even worth doing. The fact you were fro-”
Edmund put his hand up with a cough and Artur realised Edmund wanted to keep his identity confidential. Artur nodded in understanding before trying to change the subject.
“Soo, Agroprom…place is fucked isn’t it?”
“Pretty heavily guarded, yeah.”
“But you can do it, yeah?”
“Yeah, I’ve been through worse.”
Edmund was actually quite unsure, but Artur accepted his confidence without question, a relieved look on his face.
Some light banter and typical camp stories followed as all the men talked amongst each other, everyone eventually retiring to sleep as they prepared for whatever tomorrow will bring…
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Editor's note:
A smaller one to start pushing the next plot points together. Hope y'all are having a good day or night :)

I came across this meme describing kawaii culture as a rebellion against the establishment during the 70s and 80s. They go on to liken it to western punk (probably a bit tongue-in-cheek). But how similar were these subcultures and their impacts on their larger culture really?
Since both have been incorporated into the mainstream media of their larger cultures, what other hidden connections do these two seemingly polar opposites share?

Throwaway cause I’m not sure who has Reddit in my family. I’m not sure if this is the right sub. I apologise for the formatting - mobile user here!
Bit of backstory. My (f26) mum (f52) and my dad (m54) have been divorced since I was about 5/6. I lived with my mum full time and saw my dad every other weekend, staying over Friday to Sunday. I stopped seeing my dad back when I was an early teen, just because I was hanging out with my friends more and he wasn’t too bothered with me doing that. Back in the pandemic my mum was taking a new job and had to have a background check due to the nature of the job and because I was still living at home I had to go through the same thing. Reports were made from things my mum mentioned for her checks and I was able to read these reports. Whilst going through these reports it had been noted down that when I was about 4 my dad tried to stab me but had ended up hurting himself in the process instead. It was the first I’d ever heard of it and was shocked. I questioned my dad about it and he called my mum a liar. Obviously being in so much shock I just cut him off. I’ve recently been in contact with one of my family members on my dad’s side and would like to start spending more time with them as they’re old and haven’t got many people around them. During this I’ve found that I would like to be able to get along with my dad as we’ve spoken since the report and it’s been civil but maybe one or two messages, not like a proper relationship. I’m quiet skeptic about if what was put it the report really happened or not. I feel like I would remember something like that happening and surely I wouldn’t have been allowed to see him after that incident. I’m just stuck as to how to bring it up and ask to speak to him about it without it causing a bigger strain on an already problematic relationship.
TDLR : want to reconnect with father accused of hurting me in a safe manner.

Script for Archdemon vs Naruto

[Scene: A barren wasteland. Archdemon is standing on a hill, surrounded by flames. He is holding a staff with a skull on top. Naruto is running towards him, wearing his orange jumpsuit and headband.]
Naruto: Hey, you! You're the one who's been destroying everything, right? Well, you're going down!
Archdemon: [laughs] Foolish mortal. Do you really think you can stop me? I am the Archdemon, the god of destruction. You are nothing but an insect to me.
Naruto: Don't underestimate me! I'm Naruto Uzumaki, the future Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village! And I have the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox inside me!
Archdemon: The Nine-Tailed Fox? Ha! That pathetic creature is no match for me. I have devoured countless worlds and dimensions. Your chakra is like a drop in the ocean compared to mine.
Naruto: We'll see about that! Shadow Clone Jutsu!
[Naruto creates hundreds of clones of himself, who charge at Archdemon from all directions.]
Archdemon: How annoying. Begone!
[Archdemon swings his staff and unleashes a wave of dark energy that vaporizes all the clones.]
Naruto: What?! He took out all my clones in one hit!
Archdemon: Is that all you've got? You disappoint me. I expected more from the so-called hero of this world.
Naruto: Don't mock me! Rasengan!
[Naruto forms a ball of blue chakra in his hand and leaps at Archdemon.]
Archdemon: Hmph. A puny attack.
[Archdemon catches Naruto's hand and crushes the Rasengan.]
Naruto: Aaargh!
Archdemon: You are weak. You are foolish. You are unworthy of my attention.
[Archdemon throws Naruto to the ground and raises his staff to finish him off.]
Archdemon: Die.
Naruto: No...I can't...give up...
[Naruto's eyes turn red and his body is covered with orange fur. He grows nine tails and roars.]
Naruto: RAAAAAAHHH!
Archdemon: What? The Nine-Tailed Fox?
Naruto: You made me angry. Now you'll pay!
[Naruto lunges at Archdemon with his claws and fangs.]
Archdemon: Interesting. You have some fight left in you.
[Archdemon blocks Naruto's attacks with his staff and counters with his own.]
Naruto: Take this! And this! And this!
Archdemon: Not bad. But not good enough.
[The two exchange blows for several minutes, creating shockwaves and craters with their impacts.]
Naruto: You're tough. But I'm tougher!
[Naruto gathers chakra in his mouth and fires a blast of energy at Archdemon.]
Naruto: Tailed Beast Bomb!
Archdemon: Impressive. But futile.
[Archdemon absorbs the blast with his staff and fires it back at Naruto.]
Archdemon: Dark Matter Blast!
Naruto: What?!
[Naruto tries to dodge, but the blast hits him and sends him flying.]
Naruto: Ugh...
Archdemon: It's over. You have lost.
[Archdemon walks towards Naruto, who is lying on the ground, wounded and exhausted.]
Archdemon: Any last words?
Naruto: Yeah...I have one...
[Naruto smiles and gives a thumbs up.]
Naruto: Believe it!
Archdemon: Believe it? Believe what?
Naruto: Believe...in my friends!
[Archdemon looks confused. Suddenly, he hears a voice behind him.]
Sasuke: Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!
[Sasuke, Naruto's rival and friend, appears and shoots a large fireball at Archdemon.]
Archdemon: What?!
[Archdemon turns around and tries to block the fireball with his staff, but it is too late. The fireball hits him and engulfs him in flames.]
Archdemon: Aaargh!
Naruto: Sasuke!
Sasuke: Naruto!
[Sasuke runs to Naruto and helps him up.]
Sasuke: Are you okay?
Naruto: Yeah...thanks to you.
Sasuke: Don't mention it. You're my friend, after all.
Naruto: Heh...you're not so bad yourself.
[They smile at each other. Archdemon emerges from the flames, badly burned and furious.]
Archdemon: You...you dare interfere with my plans?
Sasuke: Plans? What plans?
Archdemon: I was going to destroy this world and all the others. I was going to bring chaos and darkness to the entire multiverse.
Sasuke: Why? What's the point of that?
Archdemon: The point? The point is...I am the Archdemon! The god of destruction! It is my nature! It is my destiny!
Sasuke: That's insane. You're insane.
Archdemon: Silence! You are nothing but insects to me. You cannot comprehend my greatness. You cannot stop me. No one can.
[Archdemon raises his staff and unleashes a massive blast of dark energy that covers the sky.]
Archdemon: Behold! The end of all things!
Naruto: No way! We can't let him do this!
Sasuke: I know. We have to stop him.
Naruto: But how? He's too powerful.
Sasuke: There's only one way. We have to combine our powers.
Naruto: Combine our powers?
Sasuke: Yes. Remember what we did against Madara?
Naruto: Oh yeah. That was awesome.
Sasuke: Let's do it again.
Naruto: Okay. Let's do it.
[Sasuke activates his Sharingan, a special eye technique that grants him enhanced perception and abilities. Naruto activates his Tailed Beast Mode, a transformation that grants him the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox.]
Sasuke: Ready?
Naruto: Ready.
[Sasuke forms a ball of black chakra in his hand and Naruto forms a ball of blue chakra in his hand. They bring their hands together and fuse their chakras into a single ball of purple chakra.]
Sasuke and Naruto: Rasen-Shuriken!
[They throw the ball of purple chakra at Archdemon, who is still charging his blast.]
Archdemon: What? What is this?
[The ball of purple chakra hits Archdemon and creates a huge explosion that engulfs him and his blast.]
Archdemon: Noooooo!
[The explosion fades away, leaving nothing but dust and smoke.]
Naruto: Did we do it?
Sasuke: I think so.
[They high-five each other.]
Naruto and Sasuke: Yeah!
[The end]

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Bad cards in trading card games have annoyed me for years. As a kid, there was nothing more irritating than saving 12 bucks for 3 packs, pulling 50 cent rares out of all of them, and going home disappointed. I read the justifications and the columns and forums and heard what other players at my LGS said in support of bad cards, of course, but I never really understood any of it until I played LoR.
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I believe that LoR is actually worse off for the lack of substandard cards, and if you bear with me for a bit, I'll explain why. I understand that it's a little late to have discussions about their design philosophy, given how many sets they've already released and the players that will expect newer sets to be largely similar, but I hope some discourse about it may put certain cards in LoR into new perspective for players here.
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Why do you want to pull bad cards?

Well, first of all, I don't want to pull weaker cards. That's the tradeoff that's made in exchange for all the benefits that bad cards bring to the table. At the same time, I believe that LoR is better able to support the addition of mediocre cards as compared to other games, on account of the monetization model. Cards, especially at the common and rare level, are plentiful in this game, and you get the bulk of the cards you need through crafting. Between how easy it is to complete your collection, and the reduced significance of pulls in this game, it's not a huge loss if your weekly vault has 10 more unplayable uncommons.

Limited

Ever since Expeditions got silently erased from the game, some players (myself included) have been waiting (on distilled copium) for a new limited format to be introduced to this game. However, I'll be the first to admit that Expeditions wasn't always the most fun, and I think a big factor for that is the card pool.
For the three of us unfamiliar with Expeditions, it was a sort of draft format that used to be in the game. Cards were split into "buckets" under a theme, and you were given 3 options 15 times to draft a deck.
The thing is, there's basically no way to do it wrong. The majority of the cards are playable in some way, and synergy is even explicitly offered to you. In fact, a challenge that my friends and I used to do was to just click on the center bucket repeatedly until we got a full deck, and we would still easily get 7 win runs.
Diversifying the power level of cards can introduce more choices into a hypothetical limited format, rewarding player skill, and increasing the card pool stops all the decks from feeling same-ish. Seriously, if anybody remembers Expeditions, sometimes it feels like you're just going through the motions to determine the number of each card you have in your deck. Wasn't really engaging for more than a week or two.

Effect Redundancy

In a similar vein, having effect redundancy in weaker cards is nice. Let's take a look at Cunning Kitten - interesting effect, comes with an upside with a hoop to jump through, looks like the payoff might almost justify the setup. Almost. Because the fact of the matter is, while Iterative Improvement is a good card, and slamming 5/5s that replace themselves is good value for cost, they're still just 2 mana 5/5s coming out on like turn 6 on average. The effect and idea is interesting, but it's not really worth building around.
Thought experiment. Let's say we introduce a 4 mana 3/4 and a 6 mana 5/6 with similar effects. And let's look at the setup - Iterative Improvement is a great card, maybe even too great. Bump up the cost to 3, remove the +1/+1 effect, you've got yourself a strictly worse ItIm. A bad card by most measures - yet can you justify playing a worse ItIm just to have a 5th and 6th copy in a deck that really wants the copy effect?
Having cards that can ask that kind of question opens whole new avenues to deckbuilding in this game, especially for the jank player that just really, really wants to see 3 different Shark Chariot effects pop off on turn 7.

Absolute Nonsense and Epic Cards

Sometimes, different cards appeal to different players. I make no secret of the fact that I'm an extremely competitive player, and I evaluate all cards presented to me on that scale. But there are other sides to this game too - back when Ryze was first announced (and before he started tanking all the vitriol from the community), we had jank players working day in and day out in the hopes of bumping his winrate above 29% and actually seeing that victory animation maybe half the time. Howling Abyss, Priestess of Desert Light and Secret Keeper might not be the best idea to ever slam on a board, but we have players that live for it anyways. And don't even get me started on Heart of the Fluft, I swear it's basically a mini-cult at this point.
Having more complete jank can help more casual players feel like there's more to the game than loading up Seraphine Ezreal and making value trades for 20 turns. In fact, we have some of those cards in the game already, they just tend to be gated at Epic cards. And can I just say, Epic cards were absolutely the most miserable part of finishing my collection? We get almost none of them! The vast majority of my green shards went towards crafting them, and we're hiding an entire subsection of cards behind that 3600 (1200*3) shard buy-in?
A nice example I like to point to is the famous (or infamous) Magic card One with Nothing. In fact, there's a very nice YouTube video discussing exactly why it's such an amazing terrible card. For 1 mana, you have the privilege of discarding your hand - it's an effect that seems completely idiotic at first glance, but the synergies it offers are unbelievably tempting. It's unmatched for what it does, even if what it does is speedrun your game loss.
I, for one, would be happier with more broad, "powerful" effects of that category, and less "gain a keyword" or "give me +1/+1" effects.

Power Level in a Vacuum and Understanding Cards

The power level of a card is always relative to the other options available, and it cannot exist in a vacuum. Radiant Strike, for example, is a completely unplayable card - 1 mana for +1/+1, it's completely outclassed by Catch!. In a similar vein, Elixir of Iron is a strong combat trick in standard, but that's because Troll Chant is off the table. Yet our evaluation of card strength is almost completely flat - with so few duplicate effects at similar costs, the nearest example I can point to for Radiant Strike and Catch! is Battlefield Prowess.
Yet it's in this comparison that we understand exactly why Battlefield Prowess is such a terrible card. Grant is stronger than Give, after all, so why is Battlefield Prowess worse than Radiant Strike?
In asking this question, we understand the value of hidden information, of flexibility, of priority and the cost of an action. We understand the innate cost of a card - both the opportunity cost in deck building, and the opportunity cost of being able to draw literally anything other than Battlefield Prowess.
In my opinion, LoR has precious few opportunities for players to learn basic concepts such as these, because no questions ever need be asked. In my preparation for the Runeterra Open, I've had the opportunity to speak to other players about their prep work and opinions on the metagame. Through these talks, I've realised that some players that made it to Masters lack the knowledge of basic concepts like what I just pointed out with Battlefield Prowess.
Somewhat counterintuitively, including bad cards might help new players improve at the game far faster.
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Of course, these are just my thoughts and opinions. Do let me know what you guys think, we can try and get a discussion going!

Ive tried wood pellets, crystal, clay etc I have problems with tracking. I try to scoop out the poo which is easier with crystals and pellets but they get everywhere. Crystals and clay just hurt if you accidentally step on them and the wood pellets dissolve and leave mountains of dust. I try to make the sides on the litter box higher as both my cats love to kick it out.
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What's everyone's advice on litter types and trays? I can't deal with this much cleaning outside of the litter trays and the constant smell.
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