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Bullywug Mage
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Bullywug are arrogant, self-destructive, greedy and vacillate between aggressive posturing and obsequious pandering, depending on with whom they are dealing with. Bullywug warriors attempt to capture intruders rather than simply slaying them. Captives are dragged before a chieftain - a bullywug of unusually large size - and forced to beg for mercy. Bribes, treasure, and flattery can trick the bullywug ruler into letting its captives go, but not before it tries to impress its "guests" with the majesty of its treasure and its realm. Mages are rare, thankfully, and usually rise to the position of chief. They show the same powers as humanoid Wizards.

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I am now trying to figure out how I can recover a numpy array from base64 data. This question and answer suggest it is possible: Reading numpy arrays outside of Python but an example is not given.
Using the code below as an example, how can I get a Numpy array from the base64 data if I know the dtype and the shape of the array?
import base64import numpy as npt = np.arange(25, dtype=np.float64)s = base64.b64encode(t)r = base64.decodestring(s)q = ????? I want a python statement to set q as a numpy array of dtype float64 so the result is an array identical to t. This is what the arrays encoded and decoded look like:
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t = np.arange(25,dtype=np.float64)>>> tarray([ 0., 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 7., 8., 9., 10., 11., 12., 13., 14., 15., 16., 17., 18., 19., 20., 21., 22., 23., 24.])>>> s=base64.b64encode(t)>>> s'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADwPwAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAACEAAAAAAAAAQQAAAAAAAABRAAAAAAAAAGEAAAAAAAAAcQAAAAAAAACBAAAAAAAAAIkAAAAAAAAAkQAAAAAAAACZAAAAAAAAAKEAAAAAAAAAqQAAAAAAAACxAAAAAAAAALkAAAAAAAAAwQAAAAAAAADFAAAAAAAAAMkAAAAAAAAAzQAAAAAAAADRAAAAAAAAANUAAAAAAAAA2QAAAAAAAADdAAAAAAAAAOEA='>>> r = base64.decodestring(s)>>> r'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xf0?\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x08@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x10@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x14@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x18@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x1c@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00 @\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00$@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00&@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00(@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00*@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00,@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00.@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x000@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x001@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x002@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x003@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x004@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x005@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x006@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x007@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x008@'>>> q = np.array( ???? ``` The reason I am asking is because I am working on a project where I would like to store a lot of Numpy arrays in a MySQL database in an app powered by django.

Using this django snippet I can store base64 data in a textfield: http://djangosnippets.org/snippets/1669/
I want to write the arrays to the database as base64 instead of converting the arrays to a string of unicode.
Thanks for your help.
Answer link : https://codehunter.cc/a/arrays/numpy-array-to-base64-and-back-to-numpy-array-python

I have to admit, I wasn't planning on buying one, I was going to get something 'sensible' like an A3 or A4, but when I was looking for a car, I realised I could just about afford and it would mean I could buy a car I have long dreamed of owning.
It's a 2016 mks 3 TT Sport in white with the 1.8l tfsi. I think looking back at standard specs, the only options it has are Sat Nav and the tinted windows, so some creature comforts I have been used to in the past like parking sensors and cruise control, I'm getting used to not having. It was mis-advertised as having Cruise, but that's another thing. The main reason I chose it vs a couple of other choices was that the milage is only 23k.
Anyway, as much as I might look at some other TTs with a little envy, it's a gorgeous car and great to drive. As I live in London, I don't really have the chance to miss the bigger engine options. But I suspect in couple of years the temptation to upgrade will be too much!!
Anyway, I occasionally look around at aftermarket options, but have a serious internal debate about whether it's worth doing anything, especially if I am not planning on keeping her more than 2 or 3 years. But... I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on things they have done that they think were really worthwhile? It didn't come with mats, so I am going to try and find some OEM mats, but I was obviously thinking of slightly more substantial things!
Cheers! If there's any interest I'll post a picture, but we all know what a White pre-facelift Mk3 TT Sport looks like, right?!

(No prompt, just had this in my head and wanted it out.)
"You're nervous." Said Basch the canid, inhaling through his nose.
"I'm not nervous." Replied Joseph the human, sat with his arms resting on his knees.
The pair were sat in a public space on board a space station. To Joseph, who only a scant few weeks ago had just assumed that humanity was alone in the universe, the massive upheaval of the past few weeks had left him somewhat numb to the fact that an unknown sea of stars gently floated on by far above his head, while he sat on an artifical hill covered it what felt like real grass, next to an alien.
The pair were away from the crowds, choosing to sit on a hill overlooking the park and having a great view of the pleasure district.
Joseph had assumed something seedy from the name, but it was filled with families, parks, entertainment and confectionery stands.
The human's companion was one of two new friends that he had made. A canid, Basch, by virtue of his appearance, reminded Joseph of home. Wherever that was now. He looked like a werewolf, but with enough small differences that to say it was a one to one ratio to what he knew, would be false.
A mane that would have suited a lion or rock icon. Whiskers or spines extended from joins and down the centre of his back. A sea of small differences. Just... not quite a werewolf. If he squinted, then yeah, a 'space werewolf', maybe.
"Ah, I'm wrong then. I'm losing my touch..." Replied Basch, referring to Joseph's denial that his anxiety was building.
There was no danger, no need to be worried.
Yet...
That was when the canid attacked. Canids were larger than humans and Basch was a perfect specimen of a healthy male canid. Muscles rippled under a healthy shiny coat of fur. He used his greater mass to roll over Joseph sideways and dragged him into a barrel roll of sorts.
It all happened in mere moments, but the next instant Joseph was on his back, the grass tickling his ears while a giant wolf-like creature grinned down at him. Two massive clawed hands were either side of his head. The knees of the alien were either side of his legs while it's lower legs were crossed over and pinning Joseph's ankles down.
"What are you doing?" The young grinning man asked with laughter before trying to get up. He put an elbow beneath him and tried to push the alien away, but it was no different from trying to push a building.
"Oh no, I'm not being told I'm losing my touch, I have to be certain!" Exclaimed Basch as a hand snatched one of the human's wrists and pinned it. Putting his weight on the sides of his hands while holding the arm still, his other arm reached for the second wrist of the human which was just as quickly pinned down.
Joseph attempted to wriggle free, but found he was quite firmly held in place even when he bucked and yanked.
"I will not be shamed!" Grinned the alien.
"I didn't shame-hey! What are you-?! Ack!"
The canid had leaned down and pushed his snout and muzzle into the crease of Joseph's neck where it met the shoulder. A cold wet and leathery nose pressed into the exposed skin and breathed in deeply before breathing in and out in rapid successions, tickling the human.
Joseph reacted by flinching and trying to press his cheek into his shoulder, but the canid's head was in the way, snuffling and wriggling about.
"Mm, smells like nerves to me. What about... this side?!" The male said before retreating his head only to repeat his actions in the otherside. The human however was squirming and laughing as his sensitive areas were assaulted and tickled. He threatened the canid several times up to and including outright murder. The canid offered no mercy.
And as suddenly as the assault had started, it ended. Joseph was panting deeply, his face flushed red as he glared up at the canid who wore a dopey grin, tongue hanging out.
The canid released the human's hands and lowered himself onto his elbows. The canids body completely covered the human's lower half, pinning the legs and hips beneath him. The canid rested his head against the humans ribcage, while his hands were slipped beneath Joseph's shirt and rested against the bare skin directly. Basch could hear and feel the human's heart beating rapidly. He had noticed before that human's had a much faster heart rate than the other species, and only one heart at that.
The canid, on learning about their biology and hearing the small organ working so hard, developed a very serious sense of protection over it. It felt... fragile, like he needed to close his hands protectively over it and hold it against his own chest.
Especially Joseph's. It wasn't so much that he needed protecting, Basch had been a guard before. He didnt feel protective of the human, it was more that... he didn't want any harm to come to Joseph in the first place.
"So... am I wrong, or do I need to track down more evidence?" The canids voice rumbled and vibrated Joseph's entire body as he spoke.
"I can't smell what you can, for all I know you're just making things up!" Joseph complained, diverting the conversation.
"Being smell blind is no excuse... tell me... maybe I can make it better?"
"You..." the human sighed, his head thumping back down, seemingly defeated, but still not wanting to talk about it. Basch remained where he was, only moving his fingers, brushing his thumbs over the humans sides and stomach.
"It feels like something bad is going to happen."
"Something bad? Like what?"
"I dunno'... its stupid."
A growl of warning from the canid.
"It's not stupid. You're worried that you're in danger?"
"It's like... what happened the other week?" He referred back to the end of Earth.
"Every time we thought we were out of danger, something else went wrong. Like... its been two weeks since I got here... I'm waiting for the next thing to go wrong."
Basch understood this. Combat was a canid's preferred environment. There's a bad guy, kill the bad guy. Easy. But even for a canid, if the fighting is too hard or goes on for too long, it begins to weigh heavily on any canid. They become nervous, they react violently to surprises and expect the worst in perfectly calm situations.
Joseph felt Basch sigh before a flat, wet and broad tongue lapped at the underside of his chin. It immediately shattered the serious mood that was building in Joseph's head as he feigned repulsion, despite him immediately feeling better, if only a little bit.
"Aww gross! Canid breath!" He joked laughing.
As Vine came back to the other two, holding three odd treats in his hands, he came back to the canid ravishing the human. The furless alien was attempting to prevent the canid from licking his face and was failing miserably. The canid would duck in, wipe his broad tongue across the humans face, then use the moment of being blinded to attack the opposite side.
As Vine stood there, there was a moment that the human grabbed the canid's head with both hands and attempted to hold it away. The humans arm's were tense, his tendons sticking up and out as he put all his strength into holding the canids skull away. The canid merely leaned forward and slowly approached with a wicked grin before he was in range and licked the humans face once more before stopping and turning to the felinoid, leaning back exposing the panting human with his chest covering half ridden up to his arm pits.
"Welcome back!" Basch said with a wide smile.
"What is going on here?" Asked Vine, crooking an eye ridge.
"Nothing!" The canid lied pathetically.
The felinoid simply made a 'mm' noise as Joseph wiped his face free of drool with the length of his arms, still panting.
"If we're experimenting, firstly I want to be there to, at the very least, watch and secondly, whilst exciting, perhaps not in public?"
The canid merely leered at the felinoid, tongue dangling from its maw. Canids were not a partner Vine had ever considered before, but it was turning out to be an untapped goldmine of boundless energy of a confident partner that was vigously willing to serve.
The human on the other hand was a bundle of anxious nerves. While Vine could have manipulated him with ease, the felinoid was enjoying the long playful journey of Joseph coming to terms with the adventures and pleasures that Vine and Basch were offering without expectations. The two of them were, mostly, allowing the human to explore at his own pace.
That said if Basch was going to keep using every time Vine looked away to be flirting with the human, Vine was going to need to up his own game. He underestimated the tactical acumen of the solider.
"What you got there?"
"'You Creams', apparently a human delicacy."
Joseph looked up.
"Oh, Ice Creams?" Seeing the wafer cone and the coloured mound on top.
"I think they are frozen, but they were quite adamant they're called 'You Creams'"
Joseph frowned before a realisation dawned on him. He did a sit-up with the canid still pinning his legs and fished his translator out of his ear.
The canid did the same and the felinoid, after handing the cones out, matched.
"I like Ice Cream."
The aliens responded, but it was merely yowls and growls, the canid's words seemingly more sub-vocal then actual words, rattling Joseph's bsck teeth. The trio replaced the ear buds.
"I, meaning me, and Ice sound similar in some of our languages. They weren't saying You, they were saying Ice."
"Oh." Said Vine, looking at the slowly melting confection. "Well good luck then because they've got a sign and everything." He said with a shrug before biting into the treat with gutso.
Moments later Vine flinched and screwed his eyes up as he learnt what a brain freeze was.
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Hi, I've got a new build pc (that I also use for VR) that has suddenly started crashing after I load basically any game. Specs are as follows: Ryzen 5 7600X CPU MSI RTX 3060Ti OC 3x Fan Msi Coreliquid K240 AIO Cooler MSI MAG B650 tomahawk wifi Motherboard 2x 1Tb Western Digital Sn770 NVME drives (one for OS one for Games) Corsair 4000X airflow case Gigabyte 750W PSU (can't remember model name apologies) 32Gb Crucial RAM 4800MHz (2x 16gb modules)
For the last month since I built it I have been able to play RDR2, GTA 5, and similar games without any problem - I even used Oculus Link without any problems with my Quest 2 for Half Life Alyx etc.
As of a few days ago it's started randomly crashing - games will crash as soon as I load from steam (basic steam etc troubleshooting already done via game verification etc), and when I try to boot up SteamVR+Oculus Link I get BSOD every time (different error codes most times)
I've tried looking in event viewer but there are no errors that cause the BSOD seen - only errors like "the last shutdown was unexpected". Sfc, dism, chkdsk and windows memory diagnostic tools all claim there are no integrity violations etc, and I've clean reinstalled all the programs etc to try to fix (unsuccessfully) Any advice or possible fixes would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance for response

I know this is a weird request, but I am writing an APA style paper and their style requires reporting only 2 decimals for all values that aren't p-values.
I'm dealing with very small random slopes and need to print 0.00 on a facet_wrap figure - I am using geom_label to print all slope estimates on each facet panel, rounding to 2 decimals. This means any value below 0.005 is reported as just "0" when I need it to read 0.00.
Here is an example - https://i.imgur.com/4BpDjP3.png
Here is my geom_text code (I will spare you the full plot code as this seems to be the relevant bit:

geom_label(family="serif",label.size=NA,fill = alpha(c("white"),0.5), data=RISRplots, inherit.aes=FALSE, aes(x = 2.00, y = 2.8,label=paste("slope = ", round(Hslop,2)))) 

Hslop is a column of slope estimates in the df RISRplots. Any thoughts?

Hi all. I’m relatively new to coding. I have an app and want to do regular seasonal promotions and sales in my app. Subscriptions half price for a week kind of deal. I’d like to have specific images displayed and a popup for users when they open the app during the sale. What’s the best way to implement something like this without doing a new update every time I want to initiate the sale? I appreciate any and all feedback

Recent scientific findings have come to support the claims of large megalithic structures acting as artificial gateways for the earths electrical energy. Not directly mind you but recent finding in the the field of "electrical ecology" have made some serious findings in the past few years that support these kinds of theories.
One in particular is the "telluric grid theory"
The Theory
"Before or during the last ice age a global culture existed on earth, not one that was in contact globally but rather a sort of globally practiced way of thinking and inherited traditions. Not a technologically advanced one like ours but one who fully understood nature and its machinations through centuries of observation. Inevitably this culture noticed static electricity and the natural electrical flows of the earth and the many energies that play out on and within it. Eventually they learned how to focus, control and interact with these energy flows like one could control the flow of water with a funnel or damn.
They did this by building giant megalithic structures know to us as pyramids and temples that were passed down from one generation to the next. The purpose of some of these original temples were to artificially alter the electrical environment and possibly use it to propagate plant and crop growth via electrical stimulation. Not to harness electricity for technological purposes but to act as a natural “spring” or dam to release and control electrical pressure and energy within the environment. They were constructed to focus energy in its many forms and possibly to bring about generation and regeneration of life around them by stimulating and focusing the earths natural electrical energy.
As you will see these pyramid building ancient cultures had a shared practice in the form of geomancy and used what they called "the geomantic act" to pick the right place to build their sacred structures and megaliths. This practice survives to this day in the form of Feng shui, the Chinese art of placement. This is gone over in the shared mythology section. We will also go over "electroreception" and its role in evolution and how animals and life in general interact with the earths various electric fields and energies.
They did this by constructing these temples attuned to nature and its processes. They had to be in the right place, the right height, the right shape, the correct angles and built from the right materials much like today's radio towers and wireless devices adhere to these same rules. Some of these places were even built with acoustic resonance in mind, being so precise that they could manipulate sound or transform one sound into another sound intentionally.This was accomplished by havbing them interact with the "atmospheric potential gradient" which we will cover the science of in a later section.
They used geomagnetic energy and electromagnetic energy via orientation and position and atmospheric static electricity gathered at an altitude which is called the atmospheric potential gradient. Combining all three to form a sort of electric funnel into/out of the earth. What they used this energy for is purely speculative however some information regarding their use has survived. The one thing that is clear about them is that these temples had multiple functions and purposes, the same as modern day generators having multiple purposes.
Over time they established more and more of these temples worldwide forming a sort of grid on the surface of the earth with them. A geomagnetic or telluric grid. This was either a worldwide grid to control the earths interior energy, using the various “stations” to control the overall pressure and flow of earths interior energies the same way lightning balances out the earths ionosphere and ground currents just artificially and less intensive. Or these temples were just sort of town centers that performed this task locally and not on a global scale.
They came about this knowledge from the ancient art known as Alchemy. An objective science that gave birth to modern chemistry and was practiced world wide for a large portion of human history. Alchemy gave them objective knowledge of energy, they may not have understood the technical details or specifics of energy but the ancient texts of alchemy make it very clear that they objectively understood energy in its various forms and how it behaved.
More importantly, this knowledge of energy and electricity was intricately hidden inside their teachings and texts by the use of symbology and other coded communication. This brings about the question of who exactly they were hiding this knowledge from and why? This theory asserts that powerful people of the past were hunting down this knowledge of energy and destroying it and anyone who knew of it. Destroying all traces of humanities ancient past and the things they discovered."
Here is some of the supporting evidence from a recent study that combined all the various islands of research into the ecology of electricity. Actually I would recommend everyone read this study as it is the first of its kind and the beginning of an new branch of science forming. These findings will and are already making science rethink about the role of electricity in ecology and the environment and how that is and has effected life. It is a mountain of text so I only included the beginning and end of it because of size limitations for posts.
Source - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.12804
"ABSTRACT
Electricity, the interaction between electrically charged objects, is widely known to be fundamental to the functioning of living systems. However, this appreciation has largely been restricted to the scale of atoms, molecules, and cells. By contrast, the role of electricity at the ecological scale has historically been largely neglected, characterized by punctuated islands of research infrequently connected to one another. Recently, however, an understanding of the ubiquity of electrical forces within the natural environment has begun to grow, along with a realization of the multitude of ecological interactions that these forces may influence. Herein, we provide the first comprehensive collation and synthesis of research in this emerging field of electric ecology. This includes assessments of the role electricity plays in the natural ecology of predator–prey interactions, pollination, and animal dispersal, among many others, as well as the impact of anthropogenic activity on these systems. A detailed introduction to the ecology and physiology of electroreception – the biological detection of ecologically relevant electric fields – is also provided. Further to this, we suggest avenues for future research that show particular promise, most notably those investigating the recently discovered sense of aerial electroreception.
I. INTRODUCTION
Electromagnetism is one of the four fundamental forces of the universe. Therefore, electromagnetic interactions inevitably influence the biotic world in a multitude of ways. There are two primary manifestations of electromagnetism: the magnetic field (magnetism), and the electric field (electricity); which when oscillating in synchronicity produce electromagnetic waves, i.e. light (Maxwell, 1865). For a summary and definition of the key electric and magnetic terminology used within this review, see Table 1. Whilst electromagnetic waves, and to some extent magnetic fields, have in many ways driven the rise and evolution of life on Earth, the influence of electric fields alone should not be understated.
Table 1. A list of electromagnetic terminology with associated definitions and SI units where applicable
Term Definition Units (if applicable) Charge A property possessed by some objects that allows them to create and interact with electric and magnetic fields. Opposite charges attract each other, whilst like charges repel each other. Coulombs (C)
Electricity The phenomena resulting from the interactions between charged objects. —
Electric field (electric field strength) The field around a charged object that will exert a force on other charged objects. The force exerted on a charge is proportional to the electric field strength. Volts per metre (V/m)
Magnetism The phenomena resulting from the movement of electrical charges. —
Magnetic field The field around a moving electrical charge (/magnetic material) that will exert a force on other moving electrical charges (/magnetic materials). Tesla (T)
Electromagnetism The combined physical phenomena associated with electricity and magnetism. —
Electromagnetic wave A propagating wave consisting of synchronised oscillations of electric and magnetic fields. Also known as ‘light’. —
Current The net flow of electrical charge through an object/space. Amperes (A)
Conductoconduction A material that allows current to flow through it. —
Conductance A measure of how well a particular object allows current to flow through it. Siemens (S)
Conductivity A material property that indicates how well a substance conducts electricity, independent of the dimensions of that substance. Siemens per metre (S/m)
Resistance Inverse of conductance. How much a particular object resists current flowing through it. Ohms (Ω)
Resistivity Inverse of conductivity. A material property indicating how well a substance resists the flow of current through it, independent of the dimensions of that substance. Ohm metres (Ωm)
Insulatoinsulation A material that does not allow current to flow freely through it (possesses high resistivity/low conductivity). —
Polarisation The net movement of charge within an object such that the distribution of charge is no longer symmetrical, resulting in an apparent electric field emanating from the object. Will sometimes be referred to as 'charge separation' if occuring within a conductor. —
Dielectric An insulating material that can be polarised when placed within an electric field. —
Potential The amount of energy theoretically required to move a unit of charge from a reference point (usually the electrical ground or a point infinitely far away) to the point in question. Volts (V)
Voltage The difference in potential between two points. Volts (V)
Ground/earth A point or object defined as being at zero potential. This will often be a conductor directly connected into the actual physical ground/earth. The ground can effectively be seen as an infinite source of charge carriers and therefore can act efficiently as a current sink. —
Capacitance The amount of charge an object can hold at a particular voltage. Farads (F)
Electrostatic induction The induction of current or polarisation within a material due to an applied electric field. —
Permittivity A measure of the polarisability of a material, which has consequences for how much electric fields are attenuated within that material. Farads per metre (F/m)
Relative permittivity The ratio of the permittivity of a material to the permittivity of a vacuum, i.e. how much weaker an electric field between two charges would be in this material compared to in a vacuum. Also known as the ‘Dielectric constant’. Dimensionless
An electric field exists around any electrically charged object, exerting a repulsive force on like charges, and an attractive force on opposite charges (Coulomb, 1785). The electrodynamic interactions of electrons and protons largely dictate the chemistry of both the abiotic and biotic world, and thus the structure of life. However, the bulk distribution and mobility of these charged particles within a material also result in electric fields manifesting their influence on biology at scales much larger than atoms and small molecules. For example, the folding of proteins, which predominantly determines their function, is governed significantly by electrostatic interactions (Zhou & Pang, 2018). It is also well appreciated that electrical interactions are responsible for a great number of cellular functions, in particular cell signalling (Lipscombe & Toro, 2014). Even at the scale of organs and organisms, the functioning of the nervous system in animals and plants relies upon electricity to generate and transmit information, in the form of propagating action potentials (Nicholls et al., 2001). However, one facet of the role of electric fields in biology has remained notably underappreciated: the ecology of electric fields. Recent work has highlighted that indeed a plethora of electrical interactions take place at the ecological scale, in terms of an organism's interactions with the physical abiotic environment, as well as conspecifics and other organisms. This article intends to review our current knowledge on the influence of electric fields at the ecological scale, including the sensory ecology of the biological detection of these fields: electroreception. Particular emphasis and detail will be given to the recently discovered field of aerial electroreception, as this provides some of the most exciting and potentially fruitful opportunities for further research. This review also aims to integrate aerial electroreception into the wider context of electroreception research by comparing and contrasting between aerial and aquatic examples, identifying common trends whilst appreciating their distinctiveness.
Abiotic electric field sources
It is first important to consider the presence of electric fields of abiotic origin. Arguably, the primary abiotic electric field source experienced by terrestrial organisms on Earth is the atmospheric potential gradient (APG) (Hunting et al., 2021c). The APG is an electric field oriented vertically in the Earth's atmosphere, such that, within the vast majority of biologically inhabited altitudes (Imshenetsky, Lysenko & Kazakov, 1978; Womack, Bohannan & Green, 2010), the electric potential increases with altitude (Wilson, 1903). Near to the Earth's surface, in fair-weather conditions, the strength of the APG is on the order of 100 V m−1, but can increase by an order of magnitude, or even invert, during certain meteorological conditions, most notably thunderstorms (Wilson, 1903; Bennett & Harrison, 2007). The APG is largely created by a potential difference between the ionosphere and the Earth's surface and is constantly maintained by the global atmospheric electric circuit, wherein thunderstorms generate electric current upwards in the atmosphere, towards the ionosphere; this current is simultaneously counteracted elsewhere on the planet in fair-weather regions by gradual currents flowing back down to the ground (Rycroft, Israelsson & Price, 2000; Rycroft et al., 2012).
It is also worth mentioning the electrical charges of atmospheric precipitation. Individual raindrops generally carry non-negligible electrostatic charges (Wilson, 1903). These charges vary in polarity, even within the same rainfall, but negative charges appear to be marginally more common (Wilson, 1903; Chalmers & Pasquill, 1938; Chauzy & Despiau, 1980; Bennett & Harrison, 2007). The magnitude of charge carried is also highly variable but is typically in the region of 0.1–1000 pC, depending on meteorological conditions and the size of the raindrop (Banerji & Lele, 1932; Chalmers & Pasquill, 1938; Smith, 1955; Chauzy & Despiau, 1980). Snowflakes and hailstones have also been shown to carry electrostatic charges (Chalmers & Pasquill, 1938; Latham, Mason & Blackett, 1961).
In the aquatic environment, a major abiotic source of electric fields is the Earth's geomagnetic field. Whilst the geomagnetic field itself is not an electric field, any time-varying magnetic field will induce an electric field (Faraday, 1832; Maxwell, 1865). Therefore, because the geomagnetic field varies spatially, when water or animals move through the geomagnetic field, this can be viewed as a temporal variation in magnetic field from the reference point of the moving object, and therefore electric currents are electromagnetically induced in the water or animal (Kalmijn, 1974). The magnitudes of these motion-induced electric fields are not negligible, with a fish moving at 1 m s−1 likely to induce electric fields as strong as 0.4 μV cm−1, and electric fields induced by water motion typically measuring around 0.05–0.25 μV cm−1 (Barber & Longuet-Higgins, 1948; Kalmijn, 1974). By the same electromagnetic principles, temporal variations in the ambient magnetic field, for example those caused by magnetic storms, will similarly induce electric fields in the Earth's crust and mantle, including the oceans (Kalmijn, 1974). These are generally referred to as telluric, or Earth currents, and in coastal or continental shelf waters (where oceanic telluric currents are at their highest), they are typically on the order of 0.01 μV cm−1 in magnitude (Kalmijn, 1974).
V. CONCLUSIONS
Research into the role of electricity in ecology has been long-standing, but is characterized by punctuated, largely isolated, islands of research.
This review provides the first collation and synthesis of these studies, and in so doing demonstrates the importance of considering electric phenomena when investigating ecological interactions.
Together, the studies published to date make clear the prevalence of electrical interactions within ecological systems, but there are large gaps in our current knowledge.
As an acknowledgment and understanding of the ubiquity of electric fields within the natural environment begins to grow within the scientific community, it is anticipated that many more aspects of electric ecology are soon to be uncovered.
The recently discovered sense of aerial electroreception provides an exciting and promising new field of research, with a plethora of species and ecologies awaiting investigation.
The electric field should be viewed and appreciated as a major driver of evolutionary adaptation within biological systems, not only at the atomic, molecular, or cellular levels, but also at the organism and ecological scales too."
This "atmospheric potential gradient" and how life interacts with it and the explanation of how the various systems of energy on earth interact and cause chain reactions in each other has set all of the ground work for this kind of theory to be plausible. Personally I truly think this is the beginning of a new understanding about life on our planet and the role energy plays in it on every level. The systems this report sets out could very well make us reconsider some old ways of thinking that we as a species had previously dismissed as superstitious nonsense.
This is the article the theory is from: https://unifyingtheory.blogspot.com/2021/10/electromagnetictelluric-grid-theory.html

I started to lose track, so I thought I'd share an update with you. The parts are taken from a paywalled article on Seeking Alpha by James Foord.
What's happening:
The long-lasting legal brawl between the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple Labs, the firm behind the popular cryptocurrency XRP (XRP-USD), has taken interesting turns over time. Regulators, interested parties, and the crypto community have waited for more than two years to hear the final verdict. The outcome of the lawsuit is considered an important factor in determining the future of crypto regulation and giving a clearer picture of where securities laws apply in crypto token offerings. Analysts and top crypto lawyers suggest that a summary judgment ruling may be imminent.
The Hinman Document Fiasko:
In the course of the SEC-vs-Ripple legal battle, several motions filed by the SEC have been denied by the courts. The SEC had earlier filed a motion, in December 2022, to block Ripple Labs from having access to compiled documents related to the controversial June 2018 speech made by SEC's former Corporation Finance director William Hinman at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit.
The Hinman Speech Documents, which the SEC had sought to seal, are made up of internal emails, memos, text messages, and expert opinions that followed the Hinman 2018 speech, in which Hinman stated:
Putting aside the fundraising that accompanied the creation of Ether, based on my understanding of the present state of Ether, the Ethereum network, and its decentralized structure, current offers and sales of Ether are not securities transactions. Source: William Hinman
The SEC has called the controversial speech "Hinman's own opinion, which does not represent the opinion of the SEC."
The SEC has long argued that the Hinman Speech Documents are irrelevant to the case and should be sealed; however, Judge Analisa Torres, on May 16, denied the SEC's motion to seal the documents, meaning the documents will eventually be made public.
Top Lawyers Weigh In
Based on analysis by top crypto lawyers, the next logical step to follow Judge Torres' denial of the SEC's motion to seal the Hinman documents will be for both parties - the SEC and Ripple Labs - to reach an agreement on how and when the Hinman documents will be released.
A notable Australian-based and pro-XRP lawyer, Attorney Bill Morgan, has asserted that XRP cannot be deemed a security by the SEC. Attorney Morgan hinted at the fact that Ripple Labs has transitioned from institutional sales of XRP to sales to On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) clients. The attorney said XRP use in ODL does not satisfy any of the elements of the Howey Test.
Attorney John Deaton, the founder of CryptoLaw, weighed in on the probable outcome of the lawsuit. Deaton pointed to the 2018 Hinman speech, calling it a speech that has a lot of input from top SEC officials to be called Hinman's personal opinion. According to Attorney Deaton, the Hinman Speech Documents comprise a total of 63 emails and 52 unique drafts from top SEC officials, which he calls "a lot for a personal opinion."
Attorney Fred Rispoli, the founder of HODL Law, a law firm dedicated to the unique issues of digital assets and cryptocurrencies, believes that Ripple Labs has a better chance of winning the case against the SEC. He also believes that a summary judgment ruling is near. He shared his insights in an interview with Tony Edward of the Thinking Crypto podcast.
Expensive Lawsuit
According to a CNBC news report, Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple Labs, revealed to CNBC's Dan Murphy in a fireside chat at the Dubai Fintech Summit that by the end of the legal brawl with the SEC, Ripple Labs will have spent $200 million.
Crypto Tokens Can Evolve
We have witnessed instances when a crypto coin or token supposedly transitions from being a security to a non-security. Polkadot, for example, is one of the tokens that have made this transition, according to the Web3 Foundation. In a Twitter thread posted on January 26, the Web3 Foundation announced that the Polkadot's native coin DOT (DOT-USD) had morphed into a non-security.
Using a similar argument, Attorney John Deaton asserted in a Twitter thread, published earlier this year, that XRP remains a "digital code" even if it was sold as an investment contract.
tl;dr: The case is expected to come to a conclusion soon (this time for real!) and it is looking quite good for Ripple.

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• Also would the pinned april build guide part list for 1500 work for me? this one: https://pcpartpicker.com/usePhotonman1/saved/GnhqdC

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Hi,
i'm having difficulties installing the OTA updates and i suspect it's because i modified the system partition, because i need access to an IP exposed through ethernet after tethering / internet connection is enabled. I do this with a bash script that checks if my host is still available and if not executing an "ip add route" command.
Any pointers in the right direction for this?
It would also be fine if i could undo overlayfs activation / return to the unmodified system partition and redo it again after the update.
Logcat output:

05-07 23:51:34.927 4977 4977 D UpdaterService: Starting service 05-07 23:51:34.929 595 615 V WindowManager: Unknown focus tokens, dropping reportFocusChanged 05-07 23:51:34.930 168 168 E SELinux : avc: denied { find } for pid=4977 uid=10087 name=android.os.UpdateEngineService scontext=u:r:platform_app:s0:c512,c768 tcontext=u:object_r:update_engine_service:s0 tclass=service_manager permissive=1 05-07 23:51:34.927 4977 4977 I neageos.updater: type=1400 audit(0.0:1120): avc: denied { call } for scontext=u:r:platform_app:s0:c512,c768 tcontext=u:r:update_engine:s0 tclass=binder permissive=1 app=org.lineageos.updater 05-07 23:51:34.927 4977 4977 I neageos.updater: type=1400 audit(0.0:1121): avc: denied { transfer } for scontext=u:r:platform_app:s0:c512,c768 tcontext=u:r:update_engine:s0 tclass=binder permissive=1 app=org.lineageos.updater 05-07 23:51:34.931 338 338 I update_engine: type=1400 audit(0.0:1122): avc: denied { call } for scontext=u:r:update_engine:s0 tcontext=u:r:platform_app:s0:c512,c768 tclass=binder permissive=1 05-07 23:51:34.952 278 523 W TransactionTracing: Could not find layer handle 0xb4000071da463e90 05-07 23:51:34.952 278 523 W TransactionTracing: Could not find layer handle 0xb4000071da460890 05-07 23:51:34.960 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:update_attempter_android.cc(320)] Using this install plan: 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:install_plan.cc(80)] InstallPlan: 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: type: new_update 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: version: 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: source_slot: A 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: target_slot: B 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: initial url: file:///data/vendotesla-android/ota/TeslaAndroid-2023.20.1.1-20230521-RELEASE-rpi4.zip 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: hash_checks_mandatory: true 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: powerwash_required: false 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: switch_slot_on_reboot: true 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: run_post_install: true 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: is_rollback: false 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: rollback_data_save_requested: false 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: write_verity: true 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: Payload: 0 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: urls: () 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: size: 924186171 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: metadata_size: 68441 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: metadata_signature: 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: hash: AC0C0B6CB812F342A1E257F787B93346B301BC233BC214A8047557033949A636 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: type: unknown 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: fingerprint: 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: app_id: 05-07 23:51:34.985 338 338 I update_engine: already_applied: false 05-07 23:51:35.006 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:postinstall_runner_action.cc(95)] postinstall mount point: /postinstall 05-07 23:51:35.022 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:metrics_utils.cc(318)] Number of Reboots during current update attempt = 0 05-07 23:51:35.043 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:metrics_utils.cc(326)] Payload Attempt Number = 1 05-07 23:51:35.062 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:metrics_utils.cc(343)] Update Monotonic Timestamp Start = 1/1/1970 0:04:25 GMT 05-07 23:51:35.090 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:metrics_utils.cc(352)] Update Boot Timestamp Start = 1/1/1970 0:04:25 GMT 05-07 23:51:35.110 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:update_attempter_android.cc(821)] Clearing update complete marker. 05-07 23:51:35.123 278 523 W TransactionTracing: Could not find layer handle 0xb4000071da463050 05-07 23:51:35.123 278 523 W TransactionTracing: Could not find layer handle 0xb4000071da463e30 05-07 23:51:35.123 278 523 W TransactionTracing: Could not find layer handle 0xb4000071da462bd0 05-07 23:51:35.133 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:update_attempter_android.cc(701)] Scheduling an action processor start. 05-07 23:51:35.152 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:action_processor.cc(51)] ActionProcessor: starting UpdateBootFlagsAction 05-07 23:51:35.186 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:update_boot_flags_action.cc(45)] Marking booted slot as good. 05-07 23:51:35.197 3275 3897 V mono-stdout: Waiting for connection... 05-07 23:51:35.203 190 190 I [email protected]: type=1400 audit(0.0:1123): avc: denied { read } for name="mmcblk0p3" dev="tmpfs" ino=30 scontext=u:r:hal_bootctl_default:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:block_device:s0 tclass=blk_file permissive=1 05-07 23:51:35.203 190 190 I [email protected]: type=1400 audit(0.0:1124): avc: denied { open } for path="/dev/block/mmcblk0p3" dev="tmpfs" ino=30 scontext=u:r:hal_bootctl_default:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:block_device:s0 tclass=blk_file permissive=1 05-07 23:51:35.214 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:action_processor.cc(116)] ActionProcessor: finished UpdateBootFlagsAction with code ErrorCode::kSuccess 01-01 01:04:25.901 0 0 W audit : audit_lost=579 audit_rate_limit=5 audit_backlog_limit=64 01-01 01:04:25.901 0 0 E audit : rate limit exceeded 05-07 23:51:35.231 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:action_processor.cc(143)] ActionProcessor: starting CleanupPreviousUpdateAction 05-07 23:51:35.243 1244 1244 E FullInputEventModel: onStartInput event aborted: uj.y: could not obtain extracted text (class uj.y) 05-07 23:51:35.257 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:cleanup_previous_update_action.cc(149)] Starting/resuming CleanupPreviousUpdateAction 05-07 23:51:35.270 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:cleanup_previous_update_action.cc(189)] Boot completed, waiting on markBootSuccessful() 05-07 23:51:35.294 338 338 I update_engine: EnsureMetadataMounted does nothing in Android mode. 05-07 23:51:35.307 338 338 I update_engine: Read merge statistics file failed: No such file or directory 05-07 23:51:35.341 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:cleanup_previous_update_action.cc(261)] Waiting for any previous merge request to complete. This can take up to several minutes. 05-07 23:51:35.358 338 338 I update_engine: CheckMergeState for snapshots returned: 1 05-07 23:51:35.371 338 338 I update_engine: ProcessUpdateState handling state: 1 05-07 23:51:35.387 338 338 E update_engine: [ERROR:cleanup_previous_update_action.cc(308)] Previous update has not been completed, not cleaning up 05-07 23:51:35.404 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:cleanup_previous_update_action.cc(130)] Stopping/suspending/completing CleanupPreviousUpdateAction 05-07 23:51:35.405 595 595 W NotificationHistory: Attempted to add notif for locked/gone/disabled user 0 05-07 23:51:35.442 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:cleanup_previous_update_action.cc(479)] Not reporting merge stats because state is Initiated 05-07 23:51:35.472 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:cleanup_previous_update_action.cc(130)] Stopping/suspending/completing CleanupPreviousUpdateAction 05-07 23:51:35.490 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:action_processor.cc(116)] ActionProcessor: finished CleanupPreviousUpdateAction with code ErrorCode::kSuccess 05-07 23:51:35.513 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:action_processor.cc(143)] ActionProcessor: starting InstallPlanAction 05-07 23:51:35.516 763 992 D LocalImageResolver: Couldn't use ImageDecoder for drawable, falling back to non-resized load. 05-07 23:51:35.533 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:action_processor.cc(116)] ActionProcessor: finished InstallPlanAction with code ErrorCode::kSuccess 05-07 23:51:35.543 763 992 D LocalImageResolver: Couldn't use ImageDecoder for drawable, falling back to non-resized load. 05-07 23:51:35.557 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:action_processor.cc(143)] ActionProcessor: starting DownloadAction 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:install_plan.cc(80)] InstallPlan: 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: type: new_update 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: version: 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: source_slot: A 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: target_slot: B 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: initial url: file:///data/vendotesla-android/ota/TeslaAndroid-2023.20.1.1-20230521-RELEASE-rpi4.zip 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: hash_checks_mandatory: true 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: powerwash_required: false 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: switch_slot_on_reboot: true 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: run_post_install: true 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: is_rollback: false 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: rollback_data_save_requested: false 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: write_verity: true 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: Payload: 0 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: urls: () 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: size: 924186171 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: metadata_size: 68441 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: metadata_signature: 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: hash: AC0C0B6CB812F342A1E257F787B93346B301BC233BC214A8047557033949A636 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: type: unknown 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: fingerprint: 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: app_id: 05-07 23:51:35.575 338 338 I update_engine: already_applied: false 05-07 23:51:35.598 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:download_action.cc(86)] Marking new slot as unbootable 05-07 23:51:35.629 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:multi_range_http_fetcher.cc(45)] starting first transfer 05-07 23:51:35.641 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:multi_range_http_fetcher.cc(74)] starting transfer of range 2892+924186171 05-07 23:51:35.672 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:delta_performer.cc(113)] Completed 0/? operations, 16384/924186171 bytes downloaded (0%), overall progress 0% 05-07 23:51:35.697 3275 3897 V mono-stdout: Waiting for connection... 05-07 23:51:35.714 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:delta_performer.cc(344)] Manifest size in payload matches expected value from Omaha 05-07 23:51:35.742 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:delta_performer.cc(884)] Verifying using certificates: /system/etc/security/otacerts.zip 05-07 23:51:35.763 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:payload_verifier.cc(102)] signature blob size = 267 05-07 23:51:35.785 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:payload_verifier.cc(118)] Truncating the signature to its unpadded size: 256. 05-07 23:51:35.821 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:payload_verifier.cc(129)] Verified correct signature 1 out of 1 signatures. 05-07 23:51:35.842 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:payload_metadata.cc(221)] Metadata hash signature matches value in Omaha response. 05-07 23:51:35.869 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:delta_performer.cc(922)] Detected a 'full' payload. 05-07 23:51:35.896 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:delta_performer.cc(993)] dtbo does't have version, skipping downgrade check. 05-07 23:51:35.918 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:delta_performer.cc(993)] vbmeta does't have version, skipping downgrade check. 05-07 23:51:35.940 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:delta_performer.cc(993)] vbmeta_system does't have version, skipping downgrade check. 05-07 23:51:35.954 763 992 D LocalImageResolver: Couldn't use ImageDecoder for drawable, falling back to non-resized load. 05-07 23:51:35.965 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:delta_performer.cc(993)] vendor_boot does't have version, skipping downgrade check. 05-07 23:51:35.967 763 992 D LocalImageResolver: Couldn't use ImageDecoder for drawable, falling back to non-resized load. 05-07 23:51:35.996 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:delta_performer.cc(733)] Preparing partitions for new update. last hash = , new hash = rAwLbLgS80Kh4lf3h7kzRrMBvCM7whSoBHVXAzlJpjY=M1/z+o+HNxWxZqN96XgNZEXHbEe1tmjF6aJkq3EHUQ4= 05-07 23:51:36.026 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:delta_performer.cc(1268)] Resetting recorded hash for prepared partitions. 05-07 23:51:36.061 338 338 W update_engine: [WARNING:dynamic_partition_control_android.cc(457)] overlayfs overrides are active and can interfere with our resources. 05-07 23:51:36.061 338 338 W update_engine: run adb enable-verity to deactivate if required and try again. 05-07 23:51:36.086 338 338 I update_engine: EnsureMetadataMounted does nothing in Android mode. 05-07 23:51:36.111 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:dynamic_partition_control_android.cc(781)] Erasing AVB footer of system_other partition before update. 05-07 23:51:36.131 338 338 E update_engine: [libfs_mgr]ReadFstabFromFile(): failed to read file: '/system/etc/fstab.postinstall': No such file or directory 05-07 23:51:36.147 338 338 W update_engine: [WARNING:dynamic_partition_control_android.cc(655)] Cannot read fstab from /system/etc/fstab.postinstall: No such file or directory (2) 05-07 23:51:36.167 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:dynamic_partition_control_android.cc(682)] AVB is not enabled on system_other. Skip erasing. 05-07 23:51:36.179 338 338 I update_engine: type=1400 audit(0.0:1129): avc: denied { getattr } for path="/dev/block/mmcblk0p3" dev="tmpfs" ino=30 scontext=u:r:update_engine:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:block_device:s0 tclass=blk_file permissive=1 05-07 23:51:36.183 338 338 I update_engine: type=1400 audit(0.0:1130): avc: denied { read } for name="mmcblk0p14" dev="tmpfs" ino=74 scontext=u:r:update_engine:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:block_device:s0 tclass=blk_file permissive=1 05-07 23:51:36.183 338 338 I update_engine: type=1400 audit(0.0:1131): avc: denied { open } for path="/dev/block/mmcblk0p14" dev="tmpfs" ino=74 scontext=u:r:update_engine:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:block_device:s0 tclass=blk_file permissive=1 05-07 23:51:36.192 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:dynamic_partition_control_android.cc(347)] Loaded metadata from slot A in /dev/block/by-name/super 05-07 23:51:36.187 338 338 I update_engine: type=1400 audit(0.0:1132): avc: denied { ioctl } for path="/dev/block/mmcblk0p14" dev="tmpfs" ino=74 ioctlcmd=0x1272 scontext=u:r:update_engine:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:block_device:s0 tclass=blk_file permissive=1 05-07 23:51:36.187 338 338 I update_engine: type=1400 audit(0.0:1133): avc: denied { ioctl } for path="/dev/block/mmcblk0p14" dev="tmpfs" ino=74 ioctlcmd=0x1278 scontext=u:r:update_engine:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:block_device:s0 tclass=blk_file permissive=1 05-07 23:51:36.198 3275 3897 V mono-stdout: Waiting for connection... 05-07 23:51:36.215 338 338 I update_engine: Update has been initiated, now canceling 05-07 23:51:36.227 338 338 I update_engine: Removing all update state. 05-07 23:51:36.244 338 338 W update_engine: Cannot read /metadata/ota/snapshot-boot: No such file or directory 05-07 23:51:36.256 338 338 W update_engine: Failed to get flashing status 05-07 23:51:36.275 338 338 W update_engine: Cannot read /metadata/ota/snapshot-boot: No such file or directory 05-07 23:51:36.289 168 168 I servicemanager: Since 'gsiservice' could not be found, trying to start it as a lazy AIDL service 01-01 01:04:26.982 0 0 I init : starting service 'gsid'... 01-01 01:04:26.989 0 0 I init : Control message: Processed ctl.interface_start for 'aidl/gsiservice' from pid: 168 (/system/bin/servicemanager) 05-07 23:51:36.317 595 704 W BestClock: java.time.DateTimeException: Missing NTP fix 05-07 23:51:36.352 595 704 W BestClock: java.time.DateTimeException: Missing NTP fix 05-07 23:51:36.363 10666 10666 I AidlLazyServiceRegistrar: Registering service gsiservice 01-01 01:04:27.078 0 0 W audit : audit_lost=584 audit_rate_limit=5 audit_backlog_limit=64 01-01 01:04:27.078 0 0 E audit : rate limit exceeded 05-07 23:51:36.698 3275 3897 V mono-stdout: Waiting for connection... 05-07 23:51:37.198 3275 3897 V mono-stdout: Waiting for connection... 05-07 23:51:37.291 338 338 W ServiceManager: Waited one second for gsiservice (is service started? are binder threads started and available?) 05-07 23:51:37.308 168 168 I BpBinder: onLastStrongRef automatically unlinking death recipients:  05-07 23:51:37.327 190 190 I [email protected]: type=1400 audit(0.0:1137): avc: denied { read } for name="fstab" dev="sysfs" ino=32 scontext=u:r:hal_bootctl_default:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:sysfs_dt_firmware_android:s0 tclass=dir permissive=1 05-07 23:51:37.327 190 190 I [email protected]: type=1400 audit(0.0:1138): avc: denied { open } for path="/sys/firmware/devicetree/base/firmware/android/fstab" dev="sysfs" ino=32 scontext=u:r:hal_bootctl_default:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:sysfs_dt_firmware_android:s0 tclass=dir permissive=1 05-07 23:51:37.327 190 190 I [email protected]: type=1400 audit(0.0:1139): avc: denied { getattr } for path="/dev/block/mmcblk0p3" dev="tmpfs" ino=30 scontext=u:r:hal_bootctl_default:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:block_device:s0 tclass=blk_file permissive=1 05-07 23:51:37.335 278 278 I surfaceflinger: type=1400 audit(0.0:1140): avc: denied { use } for path="/dmabuf:" dev="dmabuf" ino=5808 scontext=u:r:init:s0 tcontext=u:r:hal_graphics_allocator_default:s0 tclass=fd permissive=1 05-07 23:51:37.383 338 338 E update_engine: Cannot create update snapshots with overlayfs setup. Run `adb enable-verity`, reboot, then try again. 05-07 23:51:37.396 338 338 E update_engine: [ERROR:dynamic_partition_control_android.cc(971)] Cannot create update snapshots: Error 05-07 23:51:37.418 338 338 E update_engine: [ERROR:dynamic_partition_control_android.cc(516)] PrepareSnapshotPartitionsForUpdate failed in Android mode 05-07 23:51:37.431 338 338 E update_engine: [ERROR:delta_performer.cc(744)] Unable to initialize partition metadata for slot B 05-07 23:51:37.453 338 338 E update_engine: [ERROR:download_action.cc(227)] Error ErrorCode::kInstallDeviceOpenError (7) in DeltaPerformer's Write method when processing the received payload -- Terminating processing 05-07 23:51:37.472 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:multi_range_http_fetcher.cc(177)] Received transfer terminated. 05-07 23:51:37.494 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:multi_range_http_fetcher.cc(129)] TransferEnded w/ code 200 05-07 23:51:37.507 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:multi_range_http_fetcher.cc(131)] Terminating. 05-07 23:51:37.530 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:action_processor.cc(116)] ActionProcessor: finished DownloadAction with code ErrorCode::kInstallDeviceOpenError 05-07 23:51:37.547 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:action_processor.cc(121)] ActionProcessor: Aborting processing due to failure. 05-07 23:51:37.567 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:update_attempter_android.cc(565)] Processing Done. 05-07 23:51:37.583 338 338 I update_engine: [INFO:metrics_reporter_android.cc(159)] Current update attempt downloads 0 bytes data 

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