So I stopped playing TCM after the grappling change as I did predict (or any good player) would make the game much worse, and the family side already was very unpopular, lacking playerbase . Victim is of course fun but waiting over 15+ minutes(sometimes more) for a game isnt acceptable.
Anyway sometimes I do check around here and often see Killer Klowns game mentioned as a thing which will be so much more fun as a family main, to play as Klown there.
Based on available information that game might be one of the worst for killer players in the genre. So let's start its a 3 killer vs 7 survivors game, and historically the side with more players always catered to, nevermind the high probability that the game will demand more teamwork from the killer side, while survivor won't need as much teamwork just like in TCM.
Time for the known facts:
1, Clowns can be killed and there are many videos up there where a lone survivor kills a clown with a gun or melee weapon. Can you imagine, a group of survivors with guns seeking out Clowns to kill, and survivors outnumber them greatly. Yes Clowns has infinite lives, but once dead, they need to wait 45 seconds to revive, imagine a survivor killing you then teabagging for 45 seconds and spam emotes (yeah that will be a thing)
2, Clowns can be stunned for several seconds, with items (like throwing a brick) and with weapons
3, Clowns has lot slower window vaulting compared to survivors, this might mean looping is possible.
4, Takes long time to kill a survivor, Clowns has to cocoon them, and there is plenty of opportunity to rescue them
5, There is an item which can resurrect every dead survivors once per game
6, Dead survivors can play minigames which will grant weapon supply to other survivors
7, Even though 3 exit can be sealed out of 7, the cocoon can be removed by survivors (works like a generator skill checks but takes a long time)
The biggest clown advantages are said to be that they have unlimited lives, and there is a timer which reaches zero means every survivor dies who didn't escape yet. This didn't work with TCM bleeding out takes forever, and didn't work with Evil Dead the timer was 30 minutes and survivors need like 10 minutes.
8, If there isnt enough player for a side, the game will give bots to play against. So, not enough clown, no problem 3 bot clowns vs 7 human survivors for example
So be warned as a veteran for the genre I can't recommend Killer Klowns if you intend to play as a killer.

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Hello, I have been working on a project which has not let me sleep for a while now, this is the source code
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import subprocess import sys from imutils.video import VideoStream import imutils import numpy as np import cv2 import pickle import time from flask import * import os, sys app = Flask(__name__) # Load face detector, face embedding model, recognizer, and label encoder protoPath = "face_detectodeploy.prototxt" modelPath = "face_detectores10_300x300_ssd_iter_140000.caffemodel" detector = cv2.dnn.readNetFromCaffe(protoPath, modelPath) embedder = cv2.dnn.readNetFromTorch("face_detectoopenface_nn4.small2.v1.t7") recognizer = pickle.loads(open("output/recognizer.pickle", "rb").read()) le = pickle.loads(open("output/le.pickle", "rb").read()) # Global variable to store the current class label current_label = "" entered_username = "" username_printed = False def generate_frames(entered_username): global current_label, username_printed vs = VideoStream(src=0).start() time.sleep(2.0) last_print_time = time.time() while True: frame = vs.read() frame = imutils.resize(frame, width=600) (h, w) = frame.shape[:2] imageBlob = cv2.dnn.blobFromImage(cv2.resize(frame, (300, 300)), 1.0, (300, 300), (104.0, 177.0, 123.0), swapRB=False, crop=False) detector.setInput(imageBlob) detections = detector.forward() for i in range(0, detections.shape[2]): confidence = detections[0, 0, i, 2] if confidence > 0.5: box = detections[0, 0, i, 3:7] * np.array([w, h, w, h]) (startX, startY, endX, endY) = box.astype("int") face = frame[startY:endY, startX:endX] (fH, fW) = face.shape[:2] if fW < 20 or fH < 20: continue faceBlob = cv2.dnn.blobFromImage(face, 1.0 / 255, (96, 96), (0, 0, 0), swapRB=True, crop=False) embedder.setInput(faceBlob) vec = embedder.forward() preds = recognizer.predict_proba(vec)[0] j = np.argmax(preds) proba = preds[j] name = le.classes_[j] current_label = name # Update the global variable with the current class label text = "{}: {:.2f}%".format(name, proba * 100) y = startY - 10 if startY - 10 > 10 else startY + 10 cv2.rectangle(frame, (startX, startY), (endX, endY), (0, 0, 255), 2) cv2.putText(frame, text, (startX, y), cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX, 0.45, (0, 0, 255), 2) # Check if the username has been entered and not printed yet if entered_username and not username_printed: print("Username entered:", entered_username) username_printed = True ret, buffer = cv2.imencode('.jpg', frame) frame = buffer.tobytes() yield (b'--frame\r\n' b'Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n\r\n' + frame + b'\r\n') # Check if 10 seconds have passed since the last print if time.time() - last_print_time >= 5: print("Current label:", current_label) last_print_time = time.time() print("entered username : ", entered_username) if current_label == entered_username: vs.stop() print('redirecting....') index() # Call index function directly u/app.route('/') def index(): return render_template('login.html', current_label=current_label) u/app.route('/video_feed') def video_feed(): global entered_username return Response(generate_frames(entered_username), mimetype='multipart/x-mixed-replace; boundary=frame') u/app.route('/setUsername', methods=['POST']) def set_username(): global entered_username entered_username = request.json.get('username') return redirect('/home') u/app.route('/home') def home(): return render_template('index.html') if __name__=='__main__': app.run(debug=True) 

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here's the flow of the program,
a. I will execute the code that starts the server
b. I will enter the username on the webpage and click submit
c. face recognition module will identify the face from live camera feed and return class label
d. if the entered username and class label are same, then I want to redirect to index.html
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the first three steps are working well and fine, last step I am getting the following error,
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127.0.0.1 - - [29/Ap2024 11:55:44] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 - 127.0.0.1 - - [29/Ap2024 11:55:44] "GET /static/style_face.css HTTP/1.1" 304 - 127.0.0.1 - - [29/Ap2024 11:55:44] "GET /static/img_2.webp HTTP/1.1" 304 - 127.0.0.1 - - [29/Ap2024 11:55:47] "POST /setUsername HTTP/1.1" 302 - 127.0.0.1 - - [29/Ap2024 11:55:47] "GET /home HTTP/1.1" 200 - Username entered: kumar 127.0.0.1 - - [29/Ap2024 11:55:49] "GET /video_feed HTTP/1.1" 200 - Current label: kumar entered username : kumar redirecting.... Debugging middleware caught exception in streamed response at a point where response headers were already sent. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/kumaanaconda3/envs/main/lib/python3.8/site-packages/werkzeug/wsgi.py", line 256, in __next__ return self._next() File "/home/kumaanaconda3/envs/main/lib/python3.8/site-packages/werkzeug/wrappers/response.py", line 32, in _iter_encoded for item in iterable: File "/home/kumaDownloads/Multi disease prediction(update 21-03-2024)/new_app_2.py", line 95, in generate_frames index() # Call index function directly File "/home/kumaDownloads/Multi disease prediction(update 21-03-2024)/new_app_2.py", line 99, in index return render_template('login.html', current_label=current_label) File "/home/kumaanaconda3/envs/main/lib/python3.8/site-packages/flask/templating.py", line 148, in render_template app = current_app._get_current_object() # type: ignore[attr-defined] File "/home/kumaanaconda3/envs/main/lib/python3.8/site-packages/werkzeug/local.py", line 508, in _get_current_object raise RuntimeError(unbound_message) from None RuntimeError: Working outside of application context. This typically means that you attempted to use functionality that needed the current application. To solve this, set up an application context with app.app_context(). See the documentation for more information. 

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Can someone please help me out with this?

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Proof read, edited, and formatted to hopefully be easy for The Trip Keeper to read on YouTube.
A lil about me: I have a family history of schizophrenia with two people in my family being diagnosed. I think that's why psychedelics hit me like a train. I know I'm one of the folks they say shouldn't tripping but I've already done it and I am not stopping anytime soon. I'm quite the spiritual hippie type. I live for the esoteric, bizarre, and werid side of tripping. I'm also quite experienced with psychedelics and drugs in general having tried alcohol, cigarettes, vapes, kava, Kratom, weed, oxycodone, hydrocodone, percocet, Hospital Morphine, Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse, Conserta, Nitrous, Acid, Shrooms, n-BOMEs, Synthetic shrooms, random Acid non n-BOME RCs, Hydroxyzine (only snorted while drunk), Phenibut, Promethazine w/o codeine, blue lotus, and a bunch of random herbs and nootropics.
A little context to story, I had got some liquid Acid dropped on Bottle Caps Candy from a family member we'll call R. R had called me up informing me he had liquid LSD and to bring a chalky candy when I came to pick it up. He dosed the candy in another room when I picked them up. When he brought them back there was a thick layer of liquid struggling to absorb into each hit so we smooshed another piece on top of each one, 3 tabs altogether. He told me each one was an equivalent of 2 to 3 hits of high quality LSD. I also hadn't tripped in 6 months at this point but that's a story for another sub. Though the reason why didn't have much to do with tripping itself nor anything fun like psychosis.
A couple days later I found myself with my bills caught up, a slow night on Doordash so no work, extra money, weed, some cigarettes, and my roommate was out visiting Family. I had showered and ate some Chinese before taking a short nap. When I woke up it was around 9pm, obviously already dark outside. I was in a good mood, had nothing to do, and didn't want to go back to sleep so I slapped an LSD bottle cap on my tongue and went for a walk.
One of the pieces dissolved really quickly, like less than a minute quick, while the other piece took atleast 15 to 20 minutes fully dissolve. I was slightly nervous about tripping the days prior and was even a lil scared before placing it on my tongue; but, that fear was completely annihilated when 5 to 7 minutes in I felt this electric tingle that started in the back of my head go down my spine. I started smiling, feeling super happy, and chilled out when the tingle reached the base of my spine. I thought to myself, "Wow, I can't believe I was scared to trip again, I feel amazing right now!!" I lit a cigarette and enjoyed my walk for awhile until I started coming to the end of a col-de-sac, the street I was on was on a downward slope I think this affected things but the end of the col-de-sac and the houses started stretching super tall and became super thin kind of like a fun house mirror. I was completely mesmerized by it till I was interrupted by this electric beeping that made my skeleton nearly jump out of my skin. I had looked over and saw this gray box with 2 pink lights on it sticking out of the ground and assumed that's where the beeping came from. I then straight sprinted home cause I wasn't sure if it was hallucination or not. I did go back a few days later and couldn't find the box.
After opening my front door the night is hard to remember linearly but I will try my best. I don't have the texts anymore from this night since I got a new phone. Once I got back home, I had to use the bathroom so I went did my business but while washing my hands I looked in the mirror and noticed my pupils are starting to look a lot like bowling balls. It was then, I noticed the reflection of the SpongeBob, Sandy, and Patrick on ketamine meme my roommate printed out and pinned on the wall. Their eyes were dilating more than normal and they were all swaying back and forth. I texted R to tell him I finally tried the acid and it's strong. It's roughly 10:40p.m. by this point, even though it had been 1 hour 40 minutes since dropping it had only felt like 30 or 40 minutes ago at the most. I was about to sit down and do a dab but I got a almost telepathic sense I was about to throw up rather than a physical feeling I was about to. After throwing up I texted R freaking out questioning if it was acid since it's not supposed to make you nauseous. He just told me "too much too fast" "calm down put your phone down and be safe". I didn't put my phone down.
I started finally doing some dabs after 2 or 3 big rips I looked over and saw 2 shadow people. One was a little girl with blonde hair, a yellow sun dress, no face, instead was an empty void. It was as if her head was an empty shell and her face was the hole. The other one was a middle aged man with short blackish gray balding hair dressed in overalls, no shirt, work boots, also no face. The second shadow person looked a lot like one of my deceased uncles. They didn't feel menacing or demonic nor even holy as one would expect an encounter of this type. I got up and walked to my kitchen probably to get water but I got distracted by a third shadow person who was a woman but I didn't get too good of a look before being distracted by my thoughts. I started stretching and thinking to myself, "well atleast the dark isn't so scary anymore compared to being schizophrenic" at the time it did feel very profound aswell as I am now genuinely less scared of the dark. There's also cardboard cut outs of the Elysian Full Haze and Full Contact IPA cans hung up in my kitchen. People were walking in and out of the giant head on the Full Haze poster, I thought they were sacrificing themselves to the massive head. Thought the dude on the Full Contact poster was holding my brain aswell.
I remember it was around this time the body load and vasoconstriction was getting so intense that my arms and legs felt lankier than normal and my jaw felt like it was wired shut. I drank some water and brought a glass back to my room. When I came back the ocean thunderstorm tapestry above bed had the clouds and ocean actually moving with the lightning striking. I have string lights behind that tapestry that wrap around to the conjoining wall. The string lights looked like technicolor rainbow stars forming beautiful constellations. Normally, they are only blue, yellow, green, red and twinkle but during the trip some were changing colors to pink, purple, violet, orange, and more colors that don't exist. While the tapestry was animated, it had no sound. There's a framed painting of a deer in a forest during the sunrise on the same wall. The light in the painting was actually coming through the painting as if it was a window with sunlight shining through. The deer even had his head down grazing when normally he has his head turned towards the viewer of the painting. I layed down and decided to throw on some music. I couldn't decide on a song, I hit skip on Spotify at least 30 times before settling on Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb, cliche I know, but they're one of my favorite bands and usually seem to find me when things start getting intense on psychedelics. I couldn't actually read anymore so I only knew it was Comfortably Numb by the hook and album art.
As I layed in bed I started stretching out and looking around the room. I finally started to relax a lil and calm down from thinking these were possibly nBOMes. I started to really lose myself in the trip. The slight movement of my air mattress made feel like I was floating on the ocean sea, which gave way to a euphoric sense of oneness and that I am an ocean of pure consciousness. The string lights above my bed were twinkling and reflecting slightly off the ceiling. The reflections were blending with the moving geometry on the ceiling. Next, I looked up at my Pokémon 20th anniversary poster. It was a bunch of black and white silhouettes of starter Pokémon from the first five or six gens with the ones in the middle being colored and shaped like Pikachu's head. Every silhouette was pulsating and almost bubbling.
At one point, I watched this abstract splatter colored tapestry for what felt like two hours, in reality it was probably only 30 or 40 minutes at the most. There were rotating hexagonal and octagonal pillars shooting out of the tapestry between the pillars it appeared to boil, the bursting bubbles had sparks flying off of them.
I can't remember exactly when this happened in the night so might as well stick it here. While hanging out in my bedroom, I got up to do what else but smoke more dabs. I did multiple in a row where I would do the whole ritual and forgot I had done so and follow it up with another. While sitting there, I light a cigarette to pass time and to just smoke more while conserving a lil on the wax. On my second or third cigarette in a row I started thinking to myself out loud that, "Ya know, Family Guy is right!! Vaping does look pretty fucking goofy. My twin flame out there probably thinks vaping looks goofy as fuck!! And smoking might look cool to some bitches but they give you cancer and shorten your life. It's less money for weed and psychedelics. I think after tonight I'm done smoking forever." I chain smoked a few cigarettes.
I think this is when I started hearing voices in my head. I was hearing random YouTubers, friends, celebrities, family members, and other random voices saying random words over over again. I truly thought I was hearing my sleeping neighbors' thoughts. I genuinely believed I had Telepathy. The only words I could make out vividly; however, was The Trip Keeper saying, "Gassid" over over like it was a soundbyte looping. At the time I took this as a sign to do Nitrous with Acid and that there was something spiritual I needed to see/experience from it. I was right, however this wasn't the night I did that combo as I had no nitrous at the time and it's an equally crazy experience but shorter story. I'm planning on posting that experience soon, also DO NOT huff nitrous it actually KILLS your brain cells.
Thoroughly freaking out again about hearing voices. I start frantically texting R, however I can't remember what for though. I even vividly remember asking R what would happen if I took more phrasing it "will things get more colorful or last longer?" He never responded. Since I couldn't read I was using speech to text to text R. I also had got up to pace through the house. Ordinarly, I would've left to go on another walk but I had convinced myself if that I had left again one of my cats would get out of the house and somehow I'd get arrested. I look up from my phone to notice a swirling florescent neon colored vortex of geomtry in the middle of my living room. The vortex started swirling towards me and started to suck the words out of my mouth. I saw the phrase ,"The only words that make sense are the ones I say out loud" get sucked out of my mouth by the vortex in bubble letters that distorted and mixed with geometry. As the bubble letters got closer to center of the vortex they would distort super cartoonishly, individual patterns and a mix of colors appeared over each letter. The vortex itself had a wigwag shape to it. At the time I thought in my head, "Damn this is what Jerry Garcia probably ment by "Steal your face right off your head"". I actually attempted to draw this out later on. See the drawing here if I can get imgur to work. I don't really remember turning the lights on all through my house but I vividly remember all the lights being off when the vortex stole my words. I don't remember how the vortex incident ended just that next all I know is all the lights are on suddenly and I'm walking out of my bedroom. It's probably 3 or 4am at this point cause I started hearing my neighbor cough and going in and out for cigarettes the rest of the night. I had laid my recliner, the voices had stopped but that was replaced with an intense loud buzzing inside of my head. I had my head on one of armrests, legs hanging off the other armrest, chair reclined, facing the wall. I was watching the logo on my clawhammer wall flag drip like white blood. My cats, of which I had 10 at the time, 5 being kittens still nursing, were running back and forth and playing with each other. Below the wall flag is a table with a wooden CD tower, my cats Cinderella and Oreo had jumped on the table at the same time. Completely in sync and as one fluid motion they stood up, turned to look at me, arched their backs, and sat down. Their coats were flowing and Cinderella had extra golden stripes in her fur. They stared deep into my eyes for a long time and were trying to ask me telepathically if I was doing okay. I more or less alternated between laying on the floor and my recliner for the next couple hours.
Every now and then I'd hear my neighbor out front coughing. I was debating whether or not to go talk him and wait for the sun to come up. Normally, I would've put on a show from myself at various points through the night but I had no internet at the time.
As the sun was starting to really come up and I was starting to really come down, I went outside and talked with my neighbor for awhile. Told him about my night, he's actually a little bit of a hippie too. I walked to the gas station to get some food. I felt like a zombie the whole way there and back. The light made my eyes sizzle like bacon on the Texas pavement in the middle of July. It felt like my brain was a steaming bowl of scrambled eggs. My jaw felt like I got my shit rocked by Mike Tyson. I came home, ate my powdered donuts despite only being able to taste it's texture which was low-key wigging me out, and watched either Space Ghost Coast to Coast or The Trip Keeper on my phone till I passed out.
The next morning (afternoon), my dad picked me up and we hung the whole day while I recovered and slowly returned to feeling human again. I bummed a cigarette off my dad and decided while smoking it that it was my last cigarette. I actually quit all nicotine for a month and half after this night. I started back up purely because of a bad (tested real) Acid/Nitrous Trip.
I do wanna add while not using nicotine I had vivid dreams about smoking cigarettes and vaping. Keep posted for the follow up stories about my bad Acid/Nitrous Trip, Smoking Dreams, and Snorting Hydroxyzine with Alcohol cause I bet The Trip Keeper wants to hear that last one.

It is crucial in the field of software development to make sure that programs adhere to quality requirements. Software testing is useful in this situation. Efficient testing protects the software's reputation and improves user satisfaction in addition to finding bugs and faults. Adhering to best practices that expedite the testing process and produce dependable results is essential to mastering software testing in order to accomplish these aims. We will look at some crucial software testing best practices in this article. The boom in IT Industry paved the way for many software testing training institutes like IPCS Global Kochi. They update their syllabus as per the latest trends. They are one of the best software testing training institutes in Kochi.
1. Early Testing Integration:
Include testing from the beginning of the development process. To do this, testing procedures must be integrated into every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Early issue detection allows developers to fix problems quickly and lowers the possibility of later, expensive rework.
2. Clear Test Objectives:
Prior to starting any testing activity, define precise and quantifiable test objectives. This guarantees that the testing activities are in line with the objectives of the project and the expectations of the stakeholders. Test objectives provide a guide for developing test cases, test plans, and successful test execution.
3. Comprehensive Test Planning:
Create a thorough test plan that describes the resources, timetable, methodology, and scope of the testing operations. A clear test plan aids in resource allocation, offers direction to the testing team, and promotes efficient stakeholder communication.
4. Test Case Design:
Carefully plan test cases to address all potential outcomes and edge cases. Test cases should have defined steps and expected results, and they should be succinct, straightforward, and executable. To guarantee comprehensive test coverage, take into account a range of inputs, configurations, and user interactions.

5. Test Automation:
To improve testing process efficiency and repeatability, use test automation. Determine whether time-consuming and repetitive test scenarios—such as sanity checks and regression testing—can be automated. To expedite the creation and execution of test scripts, use dependable test automation frameworks and tools.
6. Test Data Management:
Effectively manage test data to guarantee precise and insightful test findings. Make use of test data sets that are realistic, varied, and correctly reflect production conditions. To protect data privacy and anonymize sensitive information, use strategies like data masking and synthetic data generation.
7. Continuous Integration and Deployment:
To automate the build, test, and deployment processes, adopt continuous deployment (CD) and continuous integration (CI) techniques. CI/CD pipelines can benefit from automated test integration to deliver timely feedback on code changes. In doing so, the software delivery cycle is sped up without sacrificing quality.
8. Defect Management:
Create a methodical defect management strategy that addresses defect tracking, identification, logging, prioritizing, and resolution. To make stakeholder, testing, and development collaboration more efficient, use specialized defect tracking solutions. Keep an eye on defect metrics to spot patterns and potential areas for development.
9. Regression Testing:
Regression testing should be given top priority in order to confirm that software remains stable following updates or enhancements. Keep an extensive regression test suite covering important features and functionalities that are utilized regularly. Regression tests should always be automated to minimize human labor and provide reliable outcomes.
10. Continuous Learning and Improvement:
Encourage the testing team to provide an environment where learning and development are ongoing. Promote participation in conferences and training sessions, as well as knowledge exchange and peer reviews. In order to continuously improve testing capabilities, stay up to date on industry trends, new technology, and best practices.
To sum up, adhering to best practices that streamline the testing procedure and guarantee excellent outputs is essential to mastering software testing. Organizations can achieve seamless quality assurance and consistently deliver software that meets user expectations by embracing continuous improvement, having clear objectives, automating testing, and incorporating testing early. By putting these best practices into practice, software testing is elevated from a normal procedure to a strategic tool that supports software excellence.

1. ChatGPT - It's a conversational AI that can assist with various tasks and provide information.
2. MyPerfectPaper.net - AI Essay Writer - It helps you write essays by giving ideas and suggestions.
3. QuillBot - This tool can rephrase sentences to make them better.
4. Jasper - It's like a smart assistant that can remind you of things and organize your tasks.
5. Generative AI - This one can create cool stuff like art and music.
6. LinkedIn AI - It helps with finding jobs and making your LinkedIn profile better.

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Systemctl status shows this:
root@pbsbn:/mnt/cdrom# systemctl status vboxadd

× vboxadd.service Loaded: loaded (/opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-7.0.14/init/vboxadd; enabled; preset: enabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2024-04-29 07:48:32 CEST; 6s ago Process: 4592 ExecStart=/opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-7.0.14/init/vboxadd start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 4592 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Tasks: 13 (limit: 9454) Memory: 8.0M CPU: 9.790s CGroup: /system.slice/vboxadd.service ├─5382 /usbin/VBoxDRMClient └─5387 /ussbin/VBoxService --pidfile /varun/vboxadd-service.sh Apr 29 07:48:22 pbsbn.misoft.lan vboxadd-service.sh[5375]: Starting VirtualBox Guest Addition service. Apr 29 07:48:32 pbsbn.misoft.lan vboxadd[5541]: VirtualBox Guest Additions: kernel modules were not reloaded Apr 29 07:48:32 pbsbn.misoft.lan vboxadd[4592]: VirtualBox Guest Additions: kernel modules and services were not reloaded Apr 29 07:48:32 pbsbn.misoft.lan vboxadd[4592]: The log file /valog/vboxadd-setup.log may contain further information. Apr 29 07:48:32 pbsbn.misoft.lan systemd[1]: vboxadd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Apr 29 07:48:32 pbsbn.misoft.lan systemd[1]: vboxadd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Apr 29 07:48:32 pbsbn.misoft.lan systemd[1]: vboxadd.service: Unit process 5382 (VBoxDRMClient) remains running after unit stopped. Apr 29 07:48:32 pbsbn.misoft.lan systemd[1]: vboxadd.service: Unit process 5387 (VBoxService) remains running after unit stopped. Apr 29 07:48:32 pbsbn.misoft.lan systemd[1]: Failed to start vboxadd.service. Apr 29 07:48:32 pbsbn.misoft.lan systemd[1]: vboxadd.service: Consumed 9.788s CPU time. 

Running sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run with the latest additions added by "Insert GA" gives this log in /valog/vboxadd-setup.log:

Building the main Guest Additions 7.0.14 module for kernel 6.8.4-2-pve. Error building the module. Build output follows. make V=1 CONFIG_MODULE_SIG= CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_ALL= -C /lib/modules/6.8.4-2-pve/build M=/tmp/vbox.0 SRCROOT=/tmp/vbox.0 -j6 modules make[1]: warning: -j6 forced in submake: resetting jobserver mode. make -f ./scripts/Makefile.build obj=/tmp/vbox.0 need-builtin=1 need-modorder=1 cmd_mod /tmp/vbox.0/vboxguest.mod printf '%s ' VBoxGuest-linux.o VBoxGuest-common.o common/string/strformatrt.o combined-agnostic.o combined-os-specific.o awk '!x[$0]++ { print("/tmp/vbox.0/"$0) }' > /tmp/vbox.0/vboxguest.mod CC [M] /tmp/vbox.0/VBoxGuest-linux.o gcc -Wp,-MMD,/tmp/vbox.0/.VBoxGuest-linux.o.d -nostdinc -I./arch/x86/include -I./arch/x86/include/generated -I./include -I./arch/x86/include/uapi -I./arch/x86/include/generated/uapi -I./include/uapi -I./include/generated/uapi -include ./include/linux/compil> CC [M] /tmp/vbox.0/VBoxGuest-common.o gcc -Wp,-MMD,/tmp/vbox.0/.VBoxGuest-common.o.d -nostdinc -I./arch/x86/include -I./arch/x86/include/generated -I./include -I./arch/x86/include/uapi -I./arch/x86/include/generated/uapi -I./include/uapi -I./include/generated/uapi -include ./include/linux/compi> CC [M] /tmp/vbox.0/common/string/strformatrt.o gcc -Wp,-MMD,/tmp/vbox.0/common/string/.strformatrt.o.d -nostdinc -I./arch/x86/include -I./arch/x86/include/generated -I./include -I./arch/x86/include/uapi -I./arch/x86/include/generated/uapi -I./include/uapi -I./include/generated/uapi -include ./include/li> CC [M] /tmp/vbox.0/combined-agnostic.o gcc -Wp,-MMD,/tmp/vbox.0/.combined-agnostic.o.d -nostdinc -I./arch/x86/include -I./arch/x86/include/generated -I./include -I./arch/x86/include/uapi -I./arch/x86/include/generated/uapi -I./include/uapi -I./include/generated/uapi -include ./include/linux/comp> CC [M] /tmp/vbox.0/combined-os-specific.o gcc -Wp,-MMD,/tmp/vbox.0/.combined-os-specific.o.d -nostdinc -I./arch/x86/include -I./arch/x86/include/generated -I./include -I./arch/x86/include/uapi -I./arch/x86/include/generated/uapi -I./include/uapi -I./include/generated/uapi -include ./include/linux/c> /tmp/vbox.0/VBoxGuest-linux.c: In function ‘vgdrvLinuxParamLogGrpSet’: /tmp/vbox.0/VBoxGuest-linux.c:1364:9: error: implicit declaration of function ‘strlcpy’; did you mean ‘strscpy’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] 1364 strlcpy(&g_szLogGrp[0], pszValue, sizeof(g_szLogGrp)); ~~~~~~ strscpy cmd_gen_objtooldep /tmp/vbox.0/common/string/strformatrt.o { echo ; echo '/tmp/vbox.0/common/string/strformatrt.o: $(wildcard ./tools/objtool/objtool)' ; } >> /tmp/vbox.0/common/string/.strformatrt.o.cmd cmd_gen_symversions_c /tmp/vbox.0/common/string/strformatrt.o if nm /tmp/vbox.0/common/string/strformatrt.o 2>/dev/null grep -q ' export_symbol'; then gcc -E -D__GENKSYMS_ -Wp,-MMD,/tmp/vbox.0/common/string/.strformatrt.o.d -nostdinc -I./arch/x86/include -I./arch/x86/include/generated -I./include -I./arch/x86/in> cc1: some warnings being treated as errors make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:243: /tmp/vbox.0/VBoxGuest-linux.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... cmd_gen_objtooldep /tmp/vbox.0/VBoxGuest-common.o { echo ; echo '/tmp/vbox.0/VBoxGuest-common.o: $(wildcard ./tools/objtool/objtool)' ; } >> /tmp/vbox.0/.VBoxGuest-common.o.cmd cmd_gen_symversions_c /tmp/vbox.0/VBoxGuest-common.o if nm /tmp/vbox.0/VBoxGuest-common.o 2>/dev/null grep -q ' export_symbol'; then gcc -E -D__GENKSYMS_ -Wp,-MMD,/tmp/vbox.0/.VBoxGuest-common.o.d -nostdinc -I./arch/x86/include -I./arch/x86/include/generated -I./include -I./arch/x86/include/uapi -I./arc> /tmp/vbox.0/combined-os-specific.o: warning: objtool: VBoxGuest_RTR0MemKernelCopyFrom+0x13: redundant CLD /tmp/vbox.0/combined-os-specific.o: warning: objtool: VBoxGuest_RTR0MemKernelCopyTo+0x13: redundant CLD cmd_gen_objtooldep /tmp/vbox.0/combined-os-specific.o { echo ; echo '/tmp/vbox.0/combined-os-specific.o: $(wildcard ./tools/objtool/objtool)' ; } >> /tmp/vbox.0/.combined-os-specific.o.cmd cmd_gen_symversions_c /tmp/vbox.0/combined-os-specific.o if nm /tmp/vbox.0/combined-os-specific.o 2>/dev/null grep -q ' export_symbol'; then gcc -E -D__GENKSYMS_ -Wp,-MMD,/tmp/vbox.0/.combined-os-specific.o.d -nostdinc -I./arch/x86/include -I./arch/x86/include/generated -I./include -I./arch/x86/include/uapi> cmd_gen_objtooldep /tmp/vbox.0/combined-agnostic.o { echo ; echo '/tmp/vbox.0/combined-agnostic.o: $(wildcard ./tools/objtool/objtool)' ; } >> /tmp/vbox.0/.combined-agnostic.o.cmd cmd_gen_symversions_c /tmp/vbox.0/combined-agnostic.o if nm /tmp/vbox.0/combined-agnostic.o 2>/dev/null grep -q ' export_symbol'; then gcc -E -D__GENKSYMS_ -Wp,-MMD,/tmp/vbox.0/.combined-agnostic.o.d -nostdinc -I./arch/x86/include -I./arch/x86/include/generated -I./include -I./arch/x86/include/uapi -I./a> make[1]: *** [Makefile:1926: /tmp/vbox.0] Error 2 make: *** [/tmp/vbox.0/Makefile-footer.gmk:133: vboxguest] Error 2 Could not find the X.Org or XFree86 Window System, skipping. kernel modules and services were not reloaded 

In the bustling world of real estate, small landlords face unique challenges that require tailored solutions. One of the most effective ways to streamline the management of rental properties is through dedicated property management software. This article will guide you through the steps to build property management software specifically designed for small landlords, ensuring functionality, ease of use, and cost-effectiveness.

Understanding the Needs of Small Landlords

Before diving into the technicalities of building software, it's crucial to understand what small landlords really need. Typically, these landlords manage fewer properties and have less administrative support than larger operations. Their software needs to be:

• User-friendly: Easy for landlords with limited tech skills.
• Cost-effective: Reasonably priced to fit smaller budgets.
• Efficient: Capable of handling multiple tasks to save time.

Planning Your Software

Define the Scope

First, define what your software will do. Common features include tenant screening, lease management, rent collection, maintenance requests, and financial reporting. Decide whether you will offer a comprehensive solution or focus on a few key areas.

Research Your Audience

Talk to small landlords to understand their frustrations with current tools and what they wish for in an ideal solution. This feedback is invaluable for tailoring your software to their specific needs.

Choosing the Right Technology

Platform Decisions

Decide whether your software will be web-based or if it will also have mobile applications. For small landlords, a web-based solution that is mobile-responsive might be sufficient and more cost-effective than developing separate apps.

Tech Stack

For a web application, technologies like HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (with frameworks like React or Angular), and backend technologies like Node.js or Ruby on Rails are popular choices. For database management, PostgreSQL or MySQL are reliable options.

Key Features to Include

Tenant Screening

Integrate background and credit check capabilities to help landlords vet potential tenants efficiently.

Lease Management

Allow landlords to create, edit, and store lease agreements digitally. Include notifications for lease renewals.

Rent Collection

Implement a payment gateway to facilitate smooth and secure rent collection, possibly integrating with platforms like PayPal or Stripe.

Maintenance Management

Develop a system for tenants to report maintenance issues and for landlords to track and manage these requests.

Financial Reporting

Provide tools for tracking expenses and income, generating reports for tax purposes or financial analysis.

User Experience Design

Simplifying the Interface

The interface should be intuitive, with a clear dashboard that highlights key actions and information. Ensure that the learning curve is minimal.

Accessibility

Ensure your software is accessible to users with disabilities, complying with WCAG guidelines. This includes text readability, keyboard navigability, and screen reader support.

Security Measures

Data Protection

Implement strong encryption for data storage and secure transmission protocols to protect sensitive information.

Regular Updates

Plan for ongoing software updates to address any vulnerabilities and ensure compatibility with the latest devices and browsers.

Testing and Feedback

Beta Testing

Before launching, conduct extensive beta testing with real users to identify bugs and gather user feedback on the software's functionality and usability.

Iterative Improvement

Use feedback to make iterative improvements, enhancing features based on user needs and technological advancements.

Marketing Your Software

Targeted Marketing

Focus your marketing efforts on online platforms frequented by small landlords, such as real estate forums, LinkedIn, and industry-specific groups.

Content Marketing

Leverage content marketing by creating valuable content that addresses common challenges faced by small landlords. Topics could include "best practices for property management" or "how to choose property management software."

Conclusion

Building property management software for small landlords involves careful planning, understanding the unique needs of your audience, and delivering a robust product that enhances their property management experience. By focusing on user-friendly design, essential features, and strong security practices, you can create a solution that not only meets the needs of small landlords but also stands out in the competitive market. Remember, the key to success in software development is not just in launching a product but continuously improving it based on user feedback and technological trends.

"Representative Xyla, to what do I owe the pleasure?"
The human delegate to the Forian people's stood politely from behind his desk and motioned her into a chair opposite him.
"Thank you for meeting me on such short notice, Delegate River. I'm afraid I have come with ill tidings and to request assistance of the human Empire."
River smiled softly, his features gentle, but in his eyes were calculations, predictions, expectations.
"The empire and the Forian people have always been staunch allies. What can we do for you?"
Xyla produced her tablet, conjuring on it a series of reports from Forian expeditionary forces that had recently made contact with a new interstellar race. Though protocols were followed and the Forians had attempted peaceful communication, they had been rebuffed by the 'Legion' - a race of fungal sentients of seemingly unending number.
The Legion had all but decimated the first contact party and had ravaged the rescue fleet that had jumped in to save the expedition forces from what they had assumed was some form of natural disaster or disease. They had been met with harsh fighting in orbit as biological ships released clouds of mines like spores that detonated across the hulls of the rescue vehicles. Even after the rescue force realized this was a conscious attack and had begun evasive maneuvers and return fire their attempts were found meaningless against the Legion vessels. Outnumbered, outgunned and unprepared, the Forian rescue fleet fled back to Forian space, the expeditionary force was assumed totally lost.
And the retreat carved a galactic trail for the Legion to follow.
The human read through the reports with a stoic expression. They highlighted the negative trend the war was on, as Forian planet after Forian planet fell to Legion ships and soldiers, ultimately to be consumed by their growth. The Legion had seen only success in the conflict and had carved the Forian community into two halves, each half holding on by threads.
"Your people are divided and engaged in a loosing war with the Legion," he summarized. "I'm certain we can be of assistance. Humanity has encountered these foes before. I will have our commanders generate reports of their findings, suggestions of favorable battle tactics, recommendations on how to proceed. And, of course, you will have our assistance in rebuilding."
"Your offer is much appreciated, Delegate River, but I'm afraid the Forian people need more."
One of the Tufts of hair above the human's eyes raised slightly - an expression Xyla had learned meant the human was either confused, intrigued or entertained. Or all three. Humans were rather complex social creatures.
"If you have a proposal I can bring it forward to the Baron here. If it is within our power we could grant it immediately. Of course," he set the tablet down and turned fully towards Xyla, his countenance more serious than polite now, "if you are requesting something more serious, something substantial, it will need to approved by the emperor and his advisors. I can only promise so much."
Xyla was familiar with the human empire's negotiating. Generally, they would hear a proposal and, if they found it favorable, they would respond within 2 human days. If they found it politely unfavorable, they would simply not respond, answering inquiries with "the advisors are still discussing it," or "a decision has not yet been made on the matter, sorry." And wholly unfavorable proposals, such as the joint research agreement Xyla had proposed not 3 human years ago were immediately shut down. Her proposal now was one she expected wholesale rejection on, but she had been armed by the Forian primarch with a new bargaining tool and an imperative to make the humans agree. The Forians could not take no for answer on this.
"We believe the humans would be potent allies in this fight. Our military intelligence once generated a report on human forces that implied that what we could see of human military and weaponry was a 'placating show' and that more effort had been spent to conceal human military might than any galactic nation had ever spent using military might."
The human said nothing. He leaned forward resting his elbows on the desk, his fingers into a steeple, and his mouth behind his hands. His head tilted down and he now looked up with his eyes towards Xyla. The look was serious, dangerous, predatory even. But he did not say anything.
"The Forians formally request human aid in defeating the Legion forces and reuniting Forian space."
"We cannot fulfill that request at this time," he said flatly.
"We know humans can fight," Xyla demanded. Her skin began to glow from bioluminescence, betraying the passion of her position from the calmness of her speech. "Are you not capable of defeating the Legion? Are you afraid of them?"
"That is not the issue, Representative Xyla..." the human began.
"Tell me honestly now, could human warships defeat the Legion in combat?"
The human glanced down at Xylas tablet before bringing his gaze back to hers.
"Off the record," he said.
Xyla shut off her tablet and stowed it in her pocket as the human walked quietly around the desk and poked his head out the door. He glanced side to side for a moment and then, seemingly satisfied, closed and locked the door. He returned to his desk, opened the drawer and withdrew a tablet of his own, which he powered off and set face down on the desk. Finally, he regarded her intently.
"Your military intelligence is correct. Humans have concealed their military prowess from other galactic nations."
"Could you beat the Legion?"
"Yes. Of all the space-faring races we've come across, the Legion are perhaps the second or third most formidable - not counting ourselves of course. We wouldn't handily defeat them, per se, but we could all but guarantee military success against the forces you are engaging."
"Second or third?" Xyla stammered.
"Well naturally the federation is first. Then there's the Gaussians with their rather crafty electronic warfare. Their combat effectiveness is rather remarkable actually and the rest of the galactic community simply hasn't realized the potential Gaussians have for warfare due to their friendly nature. And they have more ships than we do people. Even still, they don't have a whole lot of bona fide military resources. Once they're done with their one trick of electronic warfare they are beatable with simple weaponry and tactics.
Then the Legion, with their large number and very fast resupply times, plus the fact that one Legionaire could eventually reproduce into a whole horde of fighters by itself, means that any conflicts with them not resolved very quickly and incredibly - ah - judiciously could very quickly become a quagmire. The empire certainly cannot afford a second war that could turn into a stalemate without our full attention. This is why I must deny your request.
As for the second or third place race, it's hard to say yet. The Wagash people - I don't believe your kind has encountered them yet actually, so I ask you to keep this between us - is rather warlike. We don't know the full strength of their forces yet and they are new to the galactic scene having only just achieved FTL a few cycles ago. But they remind us of us, and that means they're not to be trifled with lightly."
Xyla was shocked into silence for a moment. The human had acknowledged the threat of the Legion, but had framed it as one of time and effort, not insurmountable forces or indestructible vessels. And they weren't even as much of a threat as some new race that hadn't even made it to the galactic community yet?
"I see you are processing still, so let me reiterate our previous offer. We can have the empires' top military analysts review your positions and provide you with advice on how to proceed and findings from our own initial skirmish with the Legion. That information should greatly improve Forian combat effectiveness and it really is a very generous offer."
"What of human warships? Simply on loan?"
"No."
"Hired human mercenaries?"
"I'm afraid not."
"Human weapons? Training? Even just a blueprint?"
"Out of the question," the human said flatly. "What I've offered is already a stretch and..."
Xyla cut him off, "the Primarch calls in his favor."
"What?"
Xyla stood now, reaching her full height and allowing her bioluminescence to fill the room with different shades of blue and purple. She put on her most commanding voice.
"The Primarch calls in his favor."
"You don't know what you're asking," the human said in a warning tone. "This is Pandora's box and you don't just want the key, you want a sledge hammer to break it open."
"I have read your human mythology, River, and I know of Pandora's box. Do you know what was inside?"
"Monsters of every kind imaginable."
"Hope," Xyla said resolutely. "Delegate River, these reports do not tell the full story. Our forces are fractured beyond repair. Our colonies are starving, our ships and stations destroyed and left derelict. Even our homeworld is on the brink, fighting an unending battle just to supply forces and equipment enough to slow the Legion advance. Not stop it, not turn it, slow it. Without human military intervention, the Forian race is finished. We are a proud people, Mr. River, but not to proud to beg. Please help us."
River was silent for a moment, staring into the room beyond Xyla. His calculating eyes had glasses over as if seeing something horrible from his past before him now.
"The human emperor," he eventually said, seemingly to himself, "was once rescued from drowning during a visit to that aquatic colony of yours by the Forian prince. He vowed to repay the debt when your people asked. You, of course, know this, since you're calling in that favor." He looked at her now. "But you don't really know the magnitude of what you're asking. Humans going to war with anyone is going to change everything. On a galactic scale."
Xyla scoffed, but the human's serious expression quieted her quickly.
"Your people like to race, yes?" River asked.
"Yes," Xyla responded. "It is our - as you humans practice it - sport."
"Your fastest racer, how quick are they?"
"Resbin his our fastest racer. He could circumnavigate our home planet in less than three of its days."
"How long would it take you to do?" River asked.
"Well I'm no racer," Xyla blushed shyly. "Maybe 20? 15 if I'm given time to get in shape."
River sighed and then looked at her deeply. "You are to your race what Resbin is to mine. At least in terms of military. I said that the Legion was perhaps the second or third strongest military power in our galaxy? Well the difference between first place, the federation, and second place is like the difference between Resbian and you. It's astronomical. It's leaps and bounds. It's degrees of magnitude different. The only things that prevent us from wiping out the Legion are that we'd have to be decisive and thorough and that we're too busy with the federation to be thorough. You're asking an adult to get into a fight with a child, only once everyone else sees the adult fight they'll realize they're all children. It's going to start an arms race with every other species in the galaxy."
"We have no other choice," Xyla said. "We need your military to save us from annihilation."
River sighed for a moment and rubbed his hand across his brow. He muttered under his breath for a moment; something about diplomatic relations in light of military prowess. Eventually he stood.
"I must attend to something first. Will you stay here a moment while I make some negotiations?"
Xyla nodded and River left the room quietly. He was back in only a few minutes and nodded to her.
"You'll have our support, but just how much support we can offer depends on this next bit."
He tapped on his tablet a few decisive keystrokes and a telemonitor descended from the ceiling behind her. It whirred quietly for a moment before an image of another human appeared on it. In contrast to River's white, stiff attire with blue trim, this human wore black with a white undershirt and no accenting colors. His feet were kicked up on his desk as he leaned back in his chair and grinned at the screen.
"River," he called jovially, "finally calling to surrender, eh? Well you can suck my..."
River cut him off with quickly and loudly, "I'm joined by a representative of the Forian people, Ms Xyla."
Xyla nodded a polite greeting and the human on the monitor stammered for a moment before adopting a polite, formal posture.
"Ah. Apologies Ms Xyla. How can the Federation of Human Territories be of assistance?"
"The Forians have called in their favor," River answered for her. "I'm calling to negotiate a cease-fire while we answer it."
"The federation is friendly to the Forian people, but we are under no such obligations, River. I respect you for responding to a favor, but your cease fire is denied."
River put out his palms in a placating gesture. "Hear me out first. The favor is military aide. The reason," he swiped at his tablet and the human on the monitor looked down at his own as he received the message, "is of mutual interest to us."
The human on the screen was quiet for a moment as he read. His face changed from one of surprise and curiosity over the call to one of bitterness and anger. Finally, he looked up at Xyla through the monitor.
"The Legion harvested one of our colonies when we first encountered them. An undefended civilian colony was all but devoured. And when we finally made diplomatic contact with them they said it wasn't their fault, they just eat dead stuff. It was the colony's fault for being dead so easily. I thought we destroyed those sporey bastards but I guess we just accidentally sent them your way. River, you have your cease fire. And Xyla, you just got more ships. Tell your Primarch to point em out and get out the way, the humans are coming."
The transmission went dark and River turned towards Xyla. "Well," he clapped his hands and rubbed them enthusiastically, "with Imperial and Federation forces we should have that taken care in a couple days. It's like you got two Resbins for the price of one."
"And what you said about Pandora's box? About the arms race?"
"Oh I meant it. You're going to see monsters and all the galactic stage will feel like children before the human militaries. But you'll get your hope too. And besides," he winked, "a favor is owed."

these. fuckers. have no fucking clue for how long and how much I get fucking tortured all the time. do all humans have rights? do all of them have information? do all of them have freedom of action or speech? freedom of mind? can they exist without getting attacked? attacked in ways that don't make sense? persistently persecuted or put in pain? blamed for it as well? always wishing to fucking die without a clue as to how to make things happen? I would like to be gone from this fucking place full of pain around every corner. endless fucking pressure and paranoia.