So, our last speaker is Abraham Sangha. He spoke last year, or year before, last year at Mountain West JavaScript, which was a sister conference to Mountain West Ruby, and he gave just this fantastic talk. And so, again, the good thinking was is, I would really like to know where Abraham is, his head is at a year later. And I really like to leave the last note for Mountain West. I'd love to leave something I can't do what Abraham said last year. And so, I'm very, very pleased and grateful that Abraham agreed to come back and talk to us again, and I'm really looking forward to it. So thank you for coming. Thank you. Thanks for having me. My name is Abraham. As Mike mentioned, I'm talking about TD for your soul. If you're confused, I think that's appropriate. I'm going to explain exactly what I mean by that. But you can tweet. I would love to hear your comments, critiques, whatever you have to say. Let me know. As I would say to my friends, get at me, you know, just let me hear it. So, TDD for your soul, virtue through software development. TDD, I'm assuming everyone here knows what that means, but just in case, just quickly review, we can summarize it with three steps, red, green, and refactor. Red is writing a test or a spec that fails. Green is writing the code to make that test or spec pass, meaning green, and the third step is refactor. Refactor is changing the code, improving it for readability and elegance while maintaining the behavior of that code. That's the refactor step, and then you start over again at step number one. So that's TDD or test-driven development. Now what's the for your soul piece? Oh, sorry. So how TDD helps me is when I'm at this stage in software development where the world is my pearl, every option in the universe is available to me. I just don't know where to start. Often it helps for me to start with writing a spec. And I like how David Stelz put this on a blog post. He said it's about figuring out what you're trying to do before you run off half-cocked to try to do it. And so there's some intentionality there. There's a purposeful step in writing a spec. Now I didn't explain the for your soul piece yet. So what does TDD for your soul mean? What it means, let me illustrate with an example from one of the greatest characters, modern TV, Walter White. How many people know who this is? Okay, I guess good. We're on the same page. You can never be sure, you know. But so Walter White, he's a genius. He's a chemist. He's also an engineer, it turns out. But he uses his powers not for good, but for evil. He builds a meth empire. It's that I'm not giving away anything by letting you know that. And so science is not a self-directing process, right? It can be used for good and it can be used for evil. And so as people that are involved in science and technology, we had the same opportunity to use our powers for good or for evil. And what I propose is that we need a lot more good in this world. And these people in this room, if we all united under that vision, I think we could do a lot of good in the world. So that's sort of the premise of my talk, TDD for your soul. Now, let me just be clear. I didn't get into software development with these lofty thoughts in mind. And if you work with me, you say I don't even live up to them. So glad I'm coming all the way out here to Salt Lake City to give this talk. I'm from Chicago and I appreciate that. But when I got into coding, I had much more base desires, right? I had much more less lofty goals, right? My goal was really simple. I was down to earth. I mean, I got into coding to get paid. You know what I mean? Someone knows what I'm talking about. This guy knows what I mean.  That's what I wanted. That's where I was headed. And what I found, though, that through the process of learning how to code, learning how to develop software, working on a team, being a professional, is that the process of software development was not just a chance for me to grow and my technical abilities. It wasn't just a chance for me to feed my family. It wasn't just a chance to do something fun. It was a chance for me to become the best Abraham that I could be. And so hopefully at the end of this talk, you can see that same path, that same process is available to you. Now, in order to talk about what that means, I'll be using the four cardinal virtues, which, you know, for thousands of years, moral philosophers have discussed the cardinal virtues. Everyone here looks pretty virtuous to me. But I saw some really shady people up in the top. I don't know if you guys have been up there, but so for them, I'm going to explain what the four cardinal virtues are. They are self-control, courage, justice, and wisdom. Self-control, courage, justice, and wisdom. The first one is courage. What does courage have? Sorry, it's going to be self-control. What does self-control have to do, if anything, with software development? Well, you know, my lack of self-control came out quite a bit when I first started learning how to write code. I would be staring at a screen similar to this one, and I would feel defeated. You know, I feel anger, frustration. It's hard because I was by myself, often at Starbucks, trying to learn how to code. And I don't know if anyone else has been in that situation, but it was difficult. I didn't know how to read a stack trace. I didn't know that it was actually giving me clues as to what was wrong. And this is very frustrating. My lack of self-control came out in these moments. You ever see a comment like this on a pull request? I want to see this start to happen after this talk. I want to see this happen. I want to start something. And with self-control to me now when I'm thinking about coding is simply we can look at something like the law of demeanor. The law of demeanor is summarize it. An object should only talk to its self or its neighbors. An object's method should talk to its parameters. That sort of thing. But when you see code like this, this trail of dots, it's possible there's an overreach there. There's a smell. There's something happening there where there's some data. In this case, the string. And why do we write code like this? Well, in this case, it's like, I know what I want. I know how to access it. I don't care if I'm reaching across three, four objects to get there. But the law of demeanor is a constraint that we put on ourselves to help us write good code, to help us write decoupled code. But it takes self-control to participate with that, to agree to those constraints. Self-control in coding also, it's hard to talk about just because in our context, this is the platonic ideal of a workplace. It's hard to talk about self-control with other people when this is what we think about. My dad worked in the sewers in Chicago. I don't think I could explain to him what's happening right here. So self-control. Someone else brought this one up, Michael. But this happened to me last week. My lack of self-control comes out in these situations. Maybe you're there with me. As developers, we want to know what's right and what's true. Not only that, but we need to tell everybody in the comments section or on Twitter. So your lack of self-control could come out at times like this. We all know what this is like. I'm not the only one, hopefully. Let me know. But we oscillate between utter despair and megalomania There's something wrong with that. It's not a healthy way to go about living. So thinking about self-control, there are codes. We can move quickly into thinking about ourselves. Where do we show that we are self-controlled people? What's it about as people? We have all these desires and impulses, inclinations, passions, preferences, and how do we control them? Are we controlling them? Or are they controlling us? That's sort of the question. Are our desires taking us toward a goal that we want? Or are we just letting them pull us in every direction? My dad taught me everything I knew through action movies. That's thousands way. We didn't have a lot of heart to hearts, but we just watched Dirty Harry. So I remember Dirty Harry saying, man's got to know his limitations. That's what self-control is really about.  It's about being honest about them and regulating them through good habits. That's what self-control looks like. And when we think about being self-controlled and when we write code, we can quickly start thinking about, what does it mean to live in a self-controlled way? And am I doing that? The next virtue is courage. What does courage have to do with coding? If anything, well, you know, I think about coding. Well, first of all, courage. What is courage? Courage is it's an ability to overcome fear, right? And we all have fears. A lot of fears we have are centered around failures. We have a sphere of failure. And so when I'm thinking about coding, it's easy to start thinking about how do we handle exceptions, right? How do we handle errors? So one good way, one good process to think about is when something like this when you're writing a mix-in, how do you handle exceptions?  And if you name space errors, if you have custom exceptions, you get a nice stack trace, right? In case something goes wrong, it's easier to debug. I find this to be very helpful. I had a coworker call me over about a month ago, and I wrote a module for deactivation. It was called deactivatable. And he said, hey, Abraham, I'm having problems deactivating this object. I'm getting an error. And my first instinct was we're going to war, you know? My code didn't, I mean, it must be you. You know, that's just how I work. So, you know, I was geared up for that, but I went over to his desk, I saw a stack trace. I saw my deactivation error come up. And so I'll quickly diffuse. I was like, you know, I actually called my shot here. So I told you it was gonna throw an error in case of this scenario. And so if only for that, you know, be explicit about your errors, be explicit about your failures. That's something about transparency, right? And so how can we start thinking about courage in terms of a broader perspective on it? You know, I think there's a lot of courage in engineering itself, in the terms of this process of running in and facing challenges that we don't have the context for. Often that's the case when we're developing. And now everyone has this impulse, right? Where we're given some story. We're given some set of requirements. We might not have the first clue on how to dig into that, but often for us it's fun. It's something we look forward to, that challenge. And that takes a type of courage. I like how Richard Feynman put it. And this is when he was dismissing the Nobel Prize that he won for physics. This is what he said about it.  He said, the prize is a pleasure of finding the thing out, the kick into discovery, the observation that other people use it, meaning his work. Those are the real things. You know, so he used that to sort of give him that courage to do amazing things, you know? Pair programming.  Ever get pairs? Pair programming. Pair programming requires courage, right? I don't know, have you thought about this? That it's incredibly, it's very vulnerable. It's a very vulnerable time, right? It's an intimate thing in a sense that you're exposing in real time, how you think.  And it takes some courage to be able to do that, depending on who you're pairing with. And I believe me, and I'm sure many of you have had the benefits of, seen the benefits of pairing, pairing with so many more experienced, less experienced, someone more familiar with the code base, all these things. Now, how to sharing through pairing is it's all, you know, it's very, very beneficial in lots of ways, but it still takes this courage, right?  This is one of the earliest pieces of code that I've ever written. It's a process to find the mode of an array, try to find the mode of the array. It's very convoluted, it's horrible, don't look at it too closely. So anyway, it works though. It worked, I was very happy with the solution. I had a friend who was a little bit ahead of me in terms of experience, sent me his solution, looked like this. And, you know, my response was that's pretty good if you're going for concise, elegant, readable, exemplary code, that's fine. And what I'm saying is like, if I had this courage that I'm talking about, I would have been able to see this and think, wow, what can I learn from this? There's some methods here, I didn't even know you had, you know. What can I learn from this? Isn't it great, my friend is doing so well. You know, there's a way to lean into these moments where you're not afraid, but you're courageous about learning, you're ready. You have this growth mindset, right? That's the courage that software development requires. I like how Brene Brown put this in her book during greatly, which is a fantastic book. But she said courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen. So a pair of programming, you can't help that, right? But let's take it, let's go a little broader. Like, this brings up these questions about our lives. Like, are we living courageous lives? I think we know people and maybe it's you yourself that is sort of swallowing errors, right? Not letting those failures out. A lot of us need help in different ways and some of us are reluctant to ask for help. Are we letting our fears prevent us from our goals? I think a lot of us are or at least have been at times. And so thinking about coding, we can start to reflect on that as far as courage in our own lives. Next, let's look at justice, justice. What does justice have to do with writing code? Well, justice, you know, Lady Justice is depicted as blind to suggest that justice is a process that ought to be impartial, right? And the scales suggest that there's a process, too, of balancing, of weighing out what's worthy. And so justice, we can define justice. A lot of people toss that term around, sort of, without defining it. Defining justice to me would be, let's just agree, I'm something simple, like it's fulfilling one's obligations, right? It's to give to each person what is owed and we can expand that to institutions, traditions and various groups or employers, that sort of thing. So justice is to give to each what is owed. And so when we think about justice in terms of software development, does that make any sense? I mean, have you seen this situation, right? Like, we all have varying concepts of justice, of what our obligations are, but hopefully in this room our, you know, diverse and rival conceptions of justice can all meet in this situation where someone writes unmaintainable code and then leaves the company, right? And so what this is getting at is that there's an obligation that has been unfulfilled in this situation, right? You ever see this as an issue? I want to see this start to happen too. I want to start a trend of people opening up issues that look like this. There's a problem with this code, it's unjust. Boom. So what does that mean? I listed some bullet points here, but let's talk about code in two ways. And obligations, one of the obligations is to other people, right? When you write code it's not just for yourself, when you're especially when you're writing it professionally, it's this collective ownership of code is a powerful concept, but I write something and someone else can refactor it. I should be good with that, I should be happy about that. Although it sometimes feels, you know, it takes me getting used to at first. There's a, but the concept is that the code that you write belongs to other people. It's the same thing that's in play when you think about writing code that's readable. Not just for other people, but even for you.   You find out it's you. You know, that happens to me every once in a while. But, you know, so writing code that belongs to other people, you have obligations that you ought to fulfill, right? Writing organized code, that's what it's about, right? So there's no obligation to, and that's, I'll call that an obligation to fill towards time, which means, you know, when you write code and it fulfills a set of expectations, the thing is expectations change, right?  And so writing code that's just, in this case would be, writing code that is flexible, that is extensible, that's able to adapt to these changes. And that's, so that's what I would call just code. I like how Sandy Metz put this, when she said, design is more the art of preserving changeability than it is the act of achieving perfection. And so when we think about justice, it's a way to navigate competing desires. And that's what she's talking about here is, a lot of us are perfectionists, right? Software developers that's common trait. And what she's saying, it's more important to preserve changeability than it is to achieve perfection. So that goes towards what does it mean to write just code? When Michael Sandel, he's a professor at Harvard, he has a famous course for undergraduates. It's available online, I think it's called Justice. But he wrote a book, and in that book he said, thinking about justice seems inescapably to engage us in thinking about the best way to live. So not only can we think about does our code fulfill its obligations, we can start to think about ourselves and do we fulfill all of our obligations, right? As people, we have multiple roles and are fulfilling all of them. We have multiple sets of obligations. Are we living up to those? And those are the questions that start to come to mind and we start to think if we're living just lives ourselves. So the last virtue, the last virtue is wisdom. What's wisdom have to do with coding if anything? And so wisdom is the art of skillful living, right? It's making good choices, it's about navigating as well, similar to like justice, but often with wisdom, a lot of it comes from experience. But I like how the way Uncle Bob talks about design patterns, because to me that's encoding, that's the analogy, right? Like when Bob Martin, Uncle Bob says a design pattern is a well-worn and known good solution to a common problem. Design patterns are definitively not new. Rather, they're old techniques that have shown their usefulness over a period of many years. So we might not even know where our design pattern that we're using came from. We might not know the original context at all. With the proven, it might have been handed down to us from other engineers, right? We might have seen an example in a book or in some documentation. And it's good to dig into these patterns and find out where we got them, sort of what the reasoning was behind them. And sometimes these patterns need to be challenged and changed, but we often use them and we find them to be useful because not every problem we encounter is a new problem, it's been encountered before and smart people have found certain patterns to deal with them, right? And so that's really, when we're coding, we're using wisdom, we're using patterns, we're using design patterns. And so when we think about wisdom, not just with coding, but with our lives, we can think about what Confucius said here. I don't read Confucius, so the internet told me that he said this and we're all gonna just believe that for now. So what he said was there's three methods to learn wisdom, right? First, by reflection, which is nobleness. Second, by imitation, which is easiest. And third, by experience, which is the bitterest. So when we're coding, right, some of us in this room, we can sit and reflect on a problem and some domain that we're familiar with and just by reflecting, come up with some pattern that our team ends up using for years. I've never done that, I've never been in that situation. Some people are more experienced than me. I'm sure that's your reality, which is great. And that's the noblest path, right? But others of us, we use imitation. We just read books and we ask people and we imitate these design patterns. We use the wisdom of others to get the job done for ourselves. The third way, the bitterest way is by experience. And we've all been there too, right? We run off, we find a solution, it works. And later, we experience the pain, right? We experience the inflexibility of some code that we've written. It's not fulfilling its obligation. It's difficult to work with. Every time we have to open up this class, it's just horrible, right? These are the bitter experiences that also teach us wisdom and also can lead to good design patterns. But that's the bitterest process, right? We're gonna confuse this thing as like, why go that route if you don't have to? But so let's take wisdom and expand it, right? From writing code to our lives. How many times, how many people here have time set aside to just reflect, to reflect on life and maybe achieve wisdom in this way, the noblest way, according to Confucius? Do you have time in your schedule or just running back and forth, back and forth? The second way, right, imitation. How many of us have people whose lives we want to imitate? How many people know mentors, people that are our wives that we can imitate? Not just in terms of coding, right? But in terms of their life, how they live their lives out. And then, or are we all in this third category of just suffering in order to acquire wisdom, making our own mistakes? You know, there's some people that take a lot of pride in this, right? Like I can't learn from other people. I have to experience it myself. And then, that's certainly a way to go. But as Confucius warns us, like that is the bitterest path and that's a path to suffering. So how are you acquiring wisdom for your life? That's the question that thinking about wisdom brings up. So we've talked about the classical virtues, right? Self-control, courage, justice, and wisdom. And I like how in this book, after Virtue, Asider, McIntyre put it, we can think of these when we think about TDD for your soul. Maybe these would be, you know, your feature specs or your integration test, right? Like these are broad questions, good questions to ask. Who am I, who ought I to become? How ought I to get there, right? And so what TDD for your soul could look like, just as an example, is something like this, right? Where I wanna grow in self-control. So I write a spec for it that's failing. Just to make this very concrete, let's say I wrote a test about, I wanted to be more self-controlled. I wanted to, I have goals. And I asked some new goals coming out of this conference, especially after Ajah's talk. So to say I wanted to get up early, that means I need to go to bed early, right? And this is something that I'm not good at. It's something I struggle with. And so let's say I set a goal to be self-controlled. And the way I was gonna do that was to close my laptop at 9 p.m. every night, just close it. Simple as that, that was gonna be my new habit. And I either pass it or I fail that test, right? And so after a while, and this is how habitation, sorry, habituation works, right? You build up habits over time by continually trying them. And so once I was able to achieve this goal of closing my laptop at 9 p.m., I could consider that a green spec. And at that point I could refactor, right? Because it's, in me pursuing this goal of being more self-controlled, closing my laptop at 9 p.m., maybe that's too rigid of a constraint, you know? Maybe I could loosen up on that while still maintaining that virtue. That's the refactoring piece, is thinking about how can I do this better? Is there a better way to implement this? But still maintaining that behavior, right? And so TAD for your soul is about writing tests against your life. It's about considering where you wanna be and the four virtues I think are very helpful in helping us figure out who we wanna be. And then writing specs, writing goals that fail at first because we're not that virtuous yet, but working at them, working at them until we become that person. So I could just end it here. I could walk off the stage. Everyone would applaud. It would be fantastic. But no one's laughing, that was a joke. I don't expect that to happen. Maybe everyone's just hungry, but you know, let me just say a little bit more. Let me just say a little bit more. What I find is that I think a lot of us won't actually undergo this process of test driven development for your soul. And there's a lot of reasons why one might choose not to go through this process. Maybe I've done a poor job in actually explaining it. I maybe have certain problems with it. But I think for a lot of people, anything like this is, we resist it, right? We resist things like this. And what is that resistance about? I think for a lot of us, that resistance comes from shame. It comes from a sense of lacking worthiness, right? It's like, why would I write failing tests about my life? Why would I admit that I don't have courage at work? Or why would I think about all the ways that I don't have self-control? I know that. Why would I put that out there? Why would I be explicit about it? Why would I think about it? I'm doing okay, right, without wisdom.  I'm guessing, you know, you're doing okay, right? Like there's, we have all this resistance to the concept. I think a lot of it is around shame because we don't do well with admitting our failures and our vulnerabilities and the places where we don't have these virtues. Like for a lot of us, this is a question that we already struggle with about, am I good enough? And what I just suggested doesn't sound like a way to help us with this question, right? In fact, it might make it worse. For a lot of us, shame feels like someone whispering in your ear that you're not good enough, right? But what I've found is that there's a way to not let failures shame us and drag us down, but in fact, it can lead us to a better place. We can be buoyant in these situations and enjoy this journey and this process. And so I'm gonna share that with you and that who knows who this guy is? We've got some hands, shout out his name. Shepherd Book, Shepherd Book from Firefly. And so what Shepherd Book, to Joss Whedon, anybody know, Joss Whedon has gone on to do other things, but he wrote Firefly, it's a fantastic series, I recommend it. But in this series, Shepherd Book is a religious man and the hero of the story's name is this captain named Mal. And Mal is pretty antagonistic towards books, beliefs, but they have a healthy sort of respect for each other. So at any rate, in the movie Serenity at a crucial time, Book tells Mal, because Mal is raising some objection towards books, religious beliefs. And what Book tells Mal in this crucial time, he tells him, I don't care what you believe, just believe it. I don't care what you believe, just believe it. And he told Mal that because he knew that he had to do something important, right? And so similarly, when I think about this process of self-improvement, this process of gaining virtues, for me, my basis comes from my religious beliefs. This is the holy week for Christians, right? And so on Friday is Good Friday, on Sunday is Easter, the way that works for Christians is that it's a historical account about Jesus' execution, which is when he faced shame, and it's met by the resurrection on Sunday, where you achieve victory, right? And that forms the basis of how I combat shame and condemnation to go on a process of gaining virtue. And then that might not be everyone's path, right? But what is your path? What is your basis for fighting shame? How do you do it, do you have one? Or do you let shame prevent you from going on this process, a process where you can become the best person that you can be? Let me put it in a different way. I'm from Chicago, right? I mentioned that in Chicago has a rich history. The blues, the blues is a foundational music genre. You can find elements of it and a lot of other things. You can trace it, it's influenced, right? Ralph Ellison, who wrote a book called, I know him from writing The Invisible Man, which is not like H.G. Wells' Invisible Man, very different. But Ralph Ellison, what he said about the blues, the blues is an impulse to keep the painful details and episodes of a brutal experience alive in one's aching consciousness, to finger it's jagged grain and to transcend it, not by the consolation of philosophy, but by squeezing from it a near tragic, near comic lyricism. There's a lot to take in there. That's a dope quote. That's something you need to think about later. But the way we can apply it right now is our failures, our weaknesses, our vulnerabilities where we don't add up, doesn't have to amount to shame that prevents us from this process of TDD for your soul, of developing our character. Instead, those failures, those embarrassments, those moments can, we can finger their grain in a sense and transcend them and squeeze from them. I'm not talking about squeezing from the moments of creating music, but we can squeeze from the moments where we can create character, where we can develop who we are, the type of people that we are, the type of people that are just, that are self-controlled, that have wisdom, that have courage, which I think is sorely needed in this world. And so, we're at the end of my talk and I hope you can see that there's a path here. I hope it makes sense to you and I hope you'll take it with me, so that not only can we just become better coders, better software engineers, but we can become better sons, better daughters, better husbands, better wives, better citizens, better neighbors. We can all become the best people that we can be. Thank you. Yeah, that's a great question. Let me repeat it. Basically, how do I incorporate the content of this talk at work? Right, that's fair. Right, so appreciate that. I think, to be honest, that I've struggled with that a bit because, like I said, I was joking about it earlier, but this is how I want to view my life internally, but if I put it out there at work, it means I have to live up to it, which I want to do. But I think, I haven't even given this talk at any place that I've worked, like internally, although there's an opportunity to do that. But I think I ought to do that. So thanks for the question. And I think the reason why I have it is because it's so idealistic, right? And it's, I'm not, like I said, I don't have great self-control. I don't consider myself wise.  And so, but yeah, I think that you've given me something to think about and you've given me the next step. So yeah, and if you find it helpful, I can give you the slides and be happy to help any way I can. Thanks. So currently, my moments of reflection, a lot of them occur on the train on the way to work. And so I wear a pair of headphones and I listen to lectures or music. I've been journaling a bit, too, I think which helps for my personality. But you know, you have to fight for those moments. And what I found, I wanna start waking up early for to carve out more time, but for me it's during my commute. Oh, sorry, I should repeat the question. The question was, where do I find time for reflection? Thanks. So the question was, meaning the virtues or let's say all of them, I think are subjective. And so we all define them in different ways. How do I, basically how do I write these tests, right? So how can I get external validation, I think that's what you said? Right. Yeah, I think it's a great question. How do I write these, how do I come to an agreement on what these virtues even look like and what if my definition of them don't line up with the world around me? And so that's a question about what are the virtues actually, in terms of the concrete behaviors. And that's something, I'm not gonna be able to answer for everyone in this room. For me, it's a bit easier because I am part of a religious tradition and so I have a lot of guidance along those lines. And that's the way religion has functioned, right? For thousands of years. But those of us that aren't part of communities like that, you have a different path to achieving those shared meanings. That's essentially what these virtues would look like is in your context, in your community, what's a shared meaning for courage, for wisdom. Oftentimes, they will look pretty similar, but I think that really depends on who you are and what your commitments are. And you can do quite a bit of reading on virtues, people that you look up to, reading biographies I think has been helpful for me, but, and I also need people that love me to give me feedback. My wife is good at that. And, but yeah, I think those are, that's sort of how I would answer that question. Thanks. Go ahead. What would I say led me to moving in this direction or adapting this ideology? I don't know, man. I mean, on the one hand, I think, you know, we live in a broken world in a lot of ways and I think about that quite a bit and how we can be better people. And so, when I was learning about coding, I think for me it's natural to learn through analogy, to make connections that make sense to me. And I sort of stumbled onto this concept. I started as a five minute lightning talk and sort of just grown from there and I found that people respond well to it. So I just keep giving it until it kicked me out, you know? Sort of, it's been my motto. Yeah, I mean, oh, the question was, what's my new relic for the soul? How do I measure success? And like I said, I don't, I just don't think I can give a simple answer to that question. I think for a lot of us, it depends on your context and who you are, what your commitments are. I think growing in virtue is, that process will never be over until you die, right? So, there's an end goal inside. I think the way it functions is that you just keep, hopefully you just keep growing and you become a person that has a lot to pass on to others. Some good questions, thank you.


This is Mike with the 21 report in Orlando, Florida behind the scenes with Ryan Stone. Ryan You just gave your first-ever speech at the 21 convention First of all welcome. It's great. Thank you very much Before we get into some questions, can you give the guys listening and watching at home a brief overview of your talk? And why is you chose to talk about these particular topics? Sure? So it's really hard to put together an hour. I The whole point of it is I'm not really anything special. I'm just an average guy like anybody else The big problem we were noticing is guys They like to feel good.  So you mentioned that you're moderate on the red pill Yeah, the married red pills I've read it. Yeah, can you explain exactly what that is That's where people lash out at you When you don't tell them what they want to hear. Yeah, no, it's I Honestly, don't know how I got it at the time. I was just going through my little struggles. Everybody's got their story I don't like the pity party thing. So I try not to talk about it, but The big point was just you writing things down that you're going through and then other guys would break down what they're going through You kind of swap your nose between the two of you guys and then eventually I'd written enough and been there enough that the guys are like We need to kind of step up because it's starting to grow in popularity. We need another moderator so they picked me up on it and then It's not really there's it's not really much to it It's mostly making sure people stay on point and they don't delve too far into Color mental masturbation Naval gazing jerking each other off over how you feel like a man kind of like if you remember the movie fight club Yeah, yes, Cornelius you can cry now.    Oh, geez It's hard so when I came in I had the idea of Queen and country Meritocracy work hard play hard and I still kept a lot of that because that's still there but it kind of introduces you to I Guess human nature you get to a certain point where you realize that may not be the case Maybe the guy who went golfing with the boss got promoted ahead of you. So but you were the one they were the studious workers, so I Guess and I don't want to make it sound more than it is but it's kind of a more Machiavellian nature of people So it gives you a more realistic outlook. You don't really have a choice It's at the point where somebody can pull this stuff and if they outrank you you have to put up with it It's got a very strict power structure and it taught me The value and having your own value your own mission in life Because you can latch on to somebody else's but at the same time that Message is going to be for them. Mm-hmm. They have a thing. They call it like the green machine Basically once you're not they say if you're not deployable, you're not employable.  It makes not so much jaded but more realistic overview like nobody's really entitled to anything Yeah, awesome. So in your talk you mentioned about Becoming being this high-value man. Yeah Can you Kind of paint a picture. What does that look like in real life? I like I use the four F's You're fit.    However you want to put it so The only value you have as a man is the value you provide to others And then your goal is to just make sure you command market value for that So say if you Want to become this high value man, but you don't feel that you are do you believe in the idea of you know Fake it till till you make it or is the better yet?    I'm this nationality.  Yeah, I want X. I do y a b c d whatever to get there Don't even think about it. Don't overthink it. Most guys are huge problem is they overthink everything Mm-hmm, and they think well, why does she do this? Why does she do that? You even saw it in some of the questions? Well, what do I do if I The one guy was asking what do I do if I don't? If I don't have a vision, how do I build these role models? How do I do the right of passage? What do I do if I have requests? It's you're overthinking it. Mm-hmm We'll pick up a weight.    So you're gonna start to believe it Awesome. So if people want to find out a bit more about you your your work Where's the best place that they can go? The best place I have my blog, but it's not as helpful as the married red pill. My blog was a Ryan stone at blog spot DCA. It's mostly where I just collect my thoughts It's as if I'm speaking to myself But the big one for guys who want value if you're not in a relationship. You're single There's the red pill which is on Reddit. You type it into a search bar. It's easy enough The married red pill same thing. It's also on Reddit And the best way to learn isn't to go there and post and lurk There's a curated sidebar that's got a whole lot of guys like Ian Ironwood, Manuel Smith Robert Glover, Athol K, and they have a lot of background somewhere marriage counselors somewhere Psychologists and they kind of get all those things that you do already to sabotage yourself And it's the best way to build a framework. Oh and Rolo Yep, read Rolo So before it gives you that framework and then from there you're able to see and build your own mission So I mentioned that the talk as well the be a high value male. That's not that's not a core mission That's a stopgap measure. Mm-hmm. So because when you have a mission you can want anything in the world But if nobody gives a shit, you're not gonna make it. So at least if you're high value and You have options then you can actually start pursuing what you want to pursue So Ryan and this was your first time speaking at the 21 convention Yeah, gotta ask how how is your experience been so far? It's been fun It's uh, I actually was worried when I first got here.  They're doing their thing and they're sharing the knowledge And it's it's essentially what it is at the end of the day It's guys swapping notes like Tanner's not joking around. He knows how to dress He knows what he's doing hunter knows how to how to get his things done how to make his mission So when you meet them then it's nice you kind of you take a bit of it for yourself It's like I said before the only value of man is the value that's for others and there's a lot of value here Awesome, so Ryan thanks once again for being here. It's been great having you man Yeah, cheers glad to have you. Yeah, so glad to be here So with that and you can see Ryan's talk free first on 21 University comm You can also check out the link been up below this video With that, this has been Mike with the 21 report with Ryan stone. Thank you


adds her to during the podcast that are not in my voice or placed by third-party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. Welcome Weirdos, I'm Darren Marlar and this is Weird Darkness. Here you'll find stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved and unexplained. Coming up in this episode, it's another Thriller Thursday story, this time I'm bringing you a chapter from a book that I'm narrating from JC Moore entitled Sourd and this is the title chapter of that book. There are a couple of brief moments where the language gets a bit rough so I have blanked out those words but they will be left intact for the actual audiobook. If you're new here welcome to the show and while you're listening be sure to check out WeirdDarkness.com for merchandise, to visit sponsors you hear about during the show, sign up for my newsletter and our contests. Connect with me on social media. You're my other podcasts including Church of the Undead and a sci-fi podcast called Auditory Anthology. Listen to free audiobooks I've narrated. Plus you can visit the Hope in the Darkness page if you're struggling with depression, dark thoughts or addiction. You can find all of that and more at WeirdDarkness.com.  Frustration overwhelmed me upon entering the farmhouse. A long day in the fields left my shirt clinging to my damp skin. I looked forward to dinner but saw my wife hugging and stroking our nearly 40-year-old daughter's hair. Her apologetic look came with an irritating smile. I'm sorry darling I didn't get around to dinner yet. Grace had a bit of a hard time today so I thought I'd try to comfort her. What in God's name is wrong with her Clara? She spends all day wallowing in her bedroom snoring like an old hound. Herald, how dare you speak ill of Grace. My body flinched but I turned and looked at my daughter again. Small red bumps covered her skin as if they were trying to imitate the night sky.  The torn gown clung to her body, exposing everything it should have hidden. The room was dark yet her azure eyes illuminated like two beacons from the abyss. A horse whisper uttered through chapped lips, Apa! A thunderbolt of emotion coarsed through me as I saw the grown woman before me hands trembling at an aged face instead of the small girl I remembered. Four decades had passed yet my daughter seemed stuck in childhood. My wife stooped to her every whim giving in to soothe her selfishness. It had gone on long enough I would no longer tolerate it. I roared and stomped to their rocking chair where my daughter rested on my wife's chest. I think it's important for her to learn to be independent. I said firmly, pointing my finger at them. We can't protect her from the world forever, Clara. My wife's face went ashen, her eyes avoiding mine. Herald, she whispered, the words barely audible. Don't you dare yell at our angel. She's never going to be like them, the others.  I whirled around to face, Grace. Listen, I said, my voice a low rumble. It ain't that I don't love you, but you can't keep living like this forever. It would be best if you started learning how to take care of yourself for it's too late. What you're doing right now is letting your life go bad like soured, spoiled meat. She was visibly upset and crying. My wife's embrace comforted our daughter as she spoke reassuring words. Pog just needs some time, she whispered protectively. It's okay, sweetheart. I clenched my teeth in frustration. The situation was out of control and ignored. We were spiraling into chaos and I accepted that change was necessary to escape this madness. My daughter had to leave home and start her own life. I inhaled deeply, gracing myself for the confrontation with Clara. Her face was a mask of stoic sadness as I formed the words. I apologized in a barely audible voice. Sweetheart, I hope you can forgive me for scaring Grace. We can't keep living like this. It's too much for me. While slopping the pigs in the barn the following day, I heard a clamor from outside. I darted toward the yard to see Clara and Grace dressed in their finest clothes, standing with suitcases at their feet. As the truth sunk in, my heart ached as I realized my words had finally driven them away. My voice quivered as I demanded, where in the world are you two going? Clara's reply was as dry as her voice.  We can't do that here no more. How are you going to get there, Clara? With a smile, Grace hugged her mother. We'll hitchhike, paw, Grace said, determinately. Now stop this nonsense, Clara, and return to the house. We have our chores to do today. I tried to sound stern, but my voice was trembling with emotion. Clara rounded to me, her gaze piercing and full of anguish. This ain't no joke, Harold. She spat. Clara ain't going nowhere, not by your orders or mine. You better drop this foolishness about leaving and being angry with each other. We will stay another night, and then maybe you'll come to your senses in the morning. Clara grabbed Grace's hand and pulled her away, leaving me alone in the backyard. The days dragged on, agonizingly slowly, week after week. Clara and Grace would laugh and joke, lively conversations about the most mundane topics bubbling from their lips. But when I entered the room, all the light and laughter dissipated like fog in the sunlight. Those cold eyes stared daggers through my soul. Cruel words formed with ease that always pushed me away. A seemingly eternal winter lived in my heart as their icy indifference defined my existence. I dragged my tired body back into the farmhouse, aching from another day of backbreaking labor. However, the sight that greeted me was not the welcoming embrace I yearned for. Clara and Grace huddled on the couch, whispering secrets in each other's ears as if plotting something sinister. They didn't glance at my arrival, their body's tense with hidden meaning. Listen here, Clara, I said in a firm tone. Grace needs to go to the church social tomorrow, and I set up her meeting with Earl Mitchell's son James. I hear he's well off and has his own business. He'd make a fine, proper husband. Unexpectedly, they both agreed to my demand. Their expressions were polite, yet their eyes seemed untrusting. I cautiously traversed towards the kitchen, keeping them in my peripheral vision. Our dinner starkly contrasted the usual tense atmosphere in the house. Clara praised me by saying I deserved more than life had given me for working hard.  I knew this could be my chance to get her out of the house for good. If she and James hit it off at the church social, I'd finally be free of my burdensome daughter. That night the bed squeaked and groaned under the weight of our empty years apart. But our reunion was as warm and powerful as the day we married. I sighed, nestling my chin into her shoulder, comforted by her embrace, though tinged with a hint of anxiety about our daughter never letting go of my wife's hand. I can't help thinking this way, even though it may be wicked. I jolted awake, with a screaming agony in my guts, Pete surging through my veins and dizziness and confusion fogging my brain. Sweat coarsed down my forehead as I attempted to sit up, yet the suffering was too overwhelming. Clara sat aside from me, her eyes twinkling with delight beneath her wrinkled face. Her red hair was slick and stuck to her skull. Blood and mud smeared across her cheeks. Don't worry, Harold, she comforted, her voice trembling, you're going to be okay. We'll take care of everything from here on out. I fought to push myself up, but the agony was too great and I crumpled back onto the mattress. I snarled, a tortured growl. Woman, what are you talking about? Clara's expression turned from concern to malice. She sneered, grace is not like the other kids, she's special. My heart raced as I tried to comprehend what she was saying.  A glint in her eyes revealed her long planned and determined scheme. I understand how you feel, Harold, she said soothingly. Our daughter is always a part of us and we need to make sure she is safe and happy. Please relax and take it easy, I just gave you some medicine, similar to what you used on the horse when it was injured. You will feel better soon.  I was shaking with fear, the pain was excruciating. Grace suddenly walked into the bedroom with blood on her. Flies swarmed around her face. I felt vomit rise in my throat as disgust washed over me.  Ah, don't worry, I completed all your chores this morning. The torment was unbearable now. My legs wouldn't move an inch. They were as still as stone. There seemed to be blood splatters everywhere I looked on the walls and floor. My head swam dizzily, spinning with a million thoughts. Help me get up, Clara, I need to go to town for feed. While bending down to help me, Clara had something on her hands. It was blood, unmistakably red, fresh and dripping. What have you done? Why is there blood on your hands? Clara's expression hardened and her nails dug into my arm like claws. Don't you fret, she hissed. Those pigs of yours are getting plenty to eat. We have been taking great care of them. She stopped for a moment and turned to Grace. They smiled at each other. She then turned back to me. Now, Grace, can you please bring me that bucket? Harold, we just took a bit of you for now, just like a piece of that raspberry pie you like so much.  Clara, I said sternly, no more of this talk. Help me up. What's wrong with me? I can't move my legs. Well, Grace and I concluded we had to resolve your issue. The one about how you said you could no longer want her here. I winced in pain, running out of patience.  I spat. It's going to be just like this. She snarled. Grace ain't going nowhere, Harold. She's staying right here, just like so. And I'm going to keep taking care of her. We were thinking that it's you who's the problem. Agony clawed at my insides, and I cringed against the pain. I took a labored breath and tried to rise again, but the blistering ache from within froze me in place. She continued, So we know your pigs and chickens must be fed. Don't fret, we'll take care of everything. You rest and let us do the work. Now, Grace, please hold that bucket again to do the scooping. Be careful not to get too much on the floor. I don't want to be cleaning up another mess. Yes, mama, she said, and leaned toward her mother, reaching down. That's the moment it happened. The pain was excruciating, tearing through me like a tornado. I couldn't hold back the scream that erupted, a mix of agony and despair. My head rose enough for me to see the horror they had unleashed. As I lay there, my daughter's hands dug deep into my guts, tugging and extracting fragments of me and dropping them into the bucket. I could feel the ropes biting into my skin as they dug further into my stomach. I could barely keep my eyes open as I screamed for mercy. Clara lurched close, her fetid breath reeking of rum. With a sinister sneer on her lips, she hissed at me, Harold, I recall you said that you didn't like your meat to go bad. We ain't going to let it go bad on you. Now the pigs can feed on a nice, fresh meal. Nothing will ever turn sour again. Please don't do this. I'm begging you. Oh, Harold, please don't whimper like that.  After that, you'll be a part of your beloved pigs. You won't have to worry none about Grace leaving now, Harold. God will make you pay for this. Do you hear me? Grunting, Clara extracted another chunk of my flesh. Grace continued her task, smiling gleefully as she dug into my guts. Clara halted abruptly and loomed over me. Listen up, Harold. We have to feed them pigs now. I'll give you more of the medicine later. All this pain will be a distant memory, okay? Their footsteps thotted away on the wood planks, leaving me alone. The sunlight penetrated the window, hurting my eyes. Clara! I groaned. Despite the pain, I forced my head to turn slowly. All I saw was horror, no matter where I looked. My waist and blood made the air smell pungent. My body writhed in agony, my intestines hanging out like grotesque macabre decorations. Clara and Grace had ripped me open and what remained of me lay in a pool of life's essence on the bedsheets. Then I heard it. Despite the hog's gut-wrenching squeals as they ate, I could hear my wife and daughter's cheerful laughter coming from outside. While I lay in bed, tormented by fear, I could still sense their happiness. Like a knife through my heart. Thanks for listening. If you like the show, please share it with someone you know who loves the paranormal or strange stories. True crime, monsters or unsolved mysteries like you do. You can email me and follow me on social media through the Weird Darkness website. WeirdDarkness.com is also where you can find information on sponsors you heard about during the show, listen to free audiobooks I've narrated, get the email newsletter, find my other podcasts, including Church of the Undead and a sci-fi podcast, Auditory Anthology. Also on the site, you can visit the store for Weird Darkness t-shirts, mugs and other merchandise. Plus, it's where you can find the Hope in the Darkness page if you or someone you know is struggling with depression, addiction or thoughts of harming yourself or others. And if you have a true paranormal or creepy tale to tell of your own, you can click on Tell Your Story. You can find all of that and more at WeirdDarkness.com. All stories on Thriller Thursday episodes are works of fiction and you can find links to the stories or the authors in the show notes. Sourd is from the book Sourd, a collection of short horror stories, Dark Intrigue's Book 1 by JC Moore. Weird Darkness is a registered trademark. Copyright Weird Darkness. And now that we're coming out of the dark, I'll leave you with a little light. A bit longer text this time, but it does involve pigs, so I thought it'd be appropriate. Matthew 8, verses 28-34, And when he came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men confronted him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way. And they cried out, saying, What business do you have with us, Son of God?  Now, there was a herd of many pigs feeding at a distance from them. And the demons begged him, saying, If you are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of pigs! And he said to them, Go! And they came out and went into the pigs. And behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. And the herdsmen ran away and went to the city and reported everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region. And a final thought. Some of us think too highly of ourselves. Some of us think too lowly of ourselves. But all of us think too much about ourselves. Colin Smith I'm Darren Marlar. Thanks for joining me in the Weird Darkness. This video is 7 days a week. 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Good morning, side treaders. Welcome back on this lovely Monday, the 23rd of September. How's everybody doing? Good to see you all. All right. Good morning, Mark. Good to see you, Michael. Kathy, good to see you. Bones, good to see you. Julie, George, Jeff. Grant, good to see you. And welcome all new members that are joining and starting us for this lovely Monday. First day in the room. So hopefully everybody's right. Hopefully everyone had a nice weekend. The guys were, but it was like in the 80s. Ah, it was beautiful. Did some gardening over the weekend. Took care of my chickens. Cut some wood. Ready for the winter. Hopefully everybody's ready. Did some therapy for them. Now it's ready to go make all that money back and come back to work on this Monday. So let's talk about what happened on Friday. Good to see you too, Tim. Nice to see you, Alita. First day of fall. That's right. I'll give that a little electric guitar. There you go. All right. So before we get started, everybody, and start going through the watch list, because we do have a couple of stocks. Just remember, you see uploaded up on your screen, the upcoming events. Remember, Traders Talk, we do it on Tuesdays. And you got the live trading with me class. It's coming up on Wednesday. And then, obviously, you get to see September classes, the Benzing event, and Trader for a Cause. So look forward to seeing you all guys there. Now, regarding about what's moving this morning, we got a really, really nice move in this PSTV. I called it out earlier this morning when I logged in around 8 o'clock this morning, 7.50 I was in there. If you go back in the chat, you could probably read it. But stock was hovering right around the $13, $14 price range.  The stock run up. We'll talk a little bit about that. But before we do that, with the big pre-market winner, let's talk about what happened on Friday and see what we missed. So a couple of good stocks that did make some nice moves. Let's start off with the MDR trade. So MDR took a huge hit right here. And you could see MDR literally went from $6 down to $1.20.  Great little bounce right there on the MDR. It tanked, going into the afternoon. Took a hit right here around 12 o'clock. But like anything else, pretty much done early in the morning. So that one did pretty well in the pre-market. USTA was another one that we found this morning. Oops. USAT. Type the wrong symbol there. So that one also was a big, big, big drop in the afternoon. Wasn't a good trade after, but it could be worth watching today. Kind of light volume right now. I would like to keep an eye on it. You know me, I love bottom fishing. So this is going on the watch list. USAT, that one. But my biggest winner for Friday was the Roku. Now, Roku was just a easy, easy short. Stock took just a big hit. I got to short around 113. I kind of chased it around 11 o'clock. I mean, I think it was at 130. But, you know, I didn't, you don't have to trade a lot of shares. You could have traded 100 shares of the stock and you still could have did pretty well. I mean, even at 113 when the stock went to 105 you still could have made $1,000 right there even on 100 shares. So you don't have to always trade 1,000 share lots, which is what you learn in class. But this stock to me was probably the easiest and best trade of the day. But you had to trade very, very little shares because the stock had some nasty shakes. But anyway, that was basically what happened on Friday. Back in the archives, now its focus is a brand new week. So let's start all nice and fresh. Now, the big winner this morning, which we all know is the P.S.TV and you know, I was looking on the big orders. It's a big buyer right now, right around $16. I see about 3,000 shares. I'm not getting a lot of big iceberg orders. Now guys, you got to be careful with this because stocks got a very, very big spread. Trading and you know, tradable and non-tradable. You got to remember, you know, when we look at some stocks, we got to make sure the spreads are very, very you know, within our range. Don't look at the commissions. You got to be very, very careful of that. But yeah, I see that can on the P.S.TV. But let's keep a close eye on it.  You got to be a little more advanced trader. But if you were here 8 o'clock this morning, and it's just what happens, you're just in the right place at the right time.  MNK, now remember, it is Monday, so we don't really always have the greatest days on a Monday because people come back from the weekend. They're all hung over. Not a lot of news. So not a lot that came out of Washington. They probably can make news going on. But other than last week about the earnings interest rates that came out. But there were a couple of stocks. I mean, MNK stock took a really, really big hit. April was $26 stock. Only down to $240. Looks like it's gapping up a little bit. I see some nice orders in this one on the right. You look over here in the level 3. You got a nice 24,000 share of seller out there at $289. Let's see if that guy gets executed. If it does, the stock could probably go up to the races. Neal just made 8 cents on the P.S.TV. All right, let's give him a round of applause. Way to go, Neal. Fitbit. I didn't know this company still around. I thought ever since they came out with the Apple Watch Fitbit, I mean, it's still alive. So anyway, Fitbit made a nice little move after on Fridays. Gapped up a little bit. I would probably keep an eye on it. You could see it's got major resistance levels back in July around $450. That's why had a tough time breaking it. But that stock looks pretty interesting. We'll keep an eye on that one too. USAT. That one I told you about. We're going to keep an eye on this one because what happened on Friday, VIVE is another one that's made the Watch List. Another stock. And $30 stock. Look at this thing. Talking about getting I don't know about you. I don't know better word you could say. I mean, I always like to say decimated, but I don't know just like crushed. Anyway, who knows maybe it made it made the guys start a bottom fish on it. I don't know, but the stock took 10% 46,000 shares. Just not a lot of orders out there. I like to keep an eye on that one. A couple of big ones are making some big moves. We all know about the overstock, right? Overstock finally broke a major, major support levels right there. Overstock is not looking good, guys. I would hate to be long this position for some people. But listen, we had a good rally going up.  There was a student a potential student that wanted to be part of Cybertrade University and I spoke to him on Friday and he's like, you know, Fausto I would love to be part of Cybertrade, but unfortunately I was one of these people that bought Overstock. I bought it at 23 and, you know, and I so go to 28 and I'm holding it right now. I'm at 15 really can't afford to be part of it.  I want to do it. Then I told him that says, you know what, if you love this do yourself a favor. Don't be part of CTO.  And sure enough, look how he's, look how it's working out for him right now. So, because we know as being a trader and being a student of CTO, you know what, we've seen it time and time again.  I want to go to the doctor, but I can't. I gotta take, I gotta, I gotta work on, I gotta work on, see if I can figure out myself find myself first before I go to the doctor and get cured. We all know if you're ill, you gotta go to the doctor. So there's no different. You're in a catastrophe. You'll get crushed in here. You better learn because you know what I told him, taking a big loss right now might not be that bad for you. He's not obviously not listening, but he's not part of CTO anymore. But he wanted to, but it all came down to this. So guys, we all know it very, very important. Don't catch a falling knife. It's just worthless. But anyway, it could still be a short. You probably didn't want to hear that, but for us, I don't know, 10 looks pretty pretty, 10 looks pretty right now. All right.  It's Monday. That's usually we find and that's what usually what's going to go on. Now, regarding a couple of you are throwing a couple of things out there. What's going on? Benio says MDR short five cents. He made on that one in the MDR. Nice. And it's at support levels. I think it's almost at support levels just posting up that big iceberg order in there. Oh, Kendall says OSTK, another impossible to get the shares to short. I know, you know what after they give up all those shorts can, I mean, that's it. It's hard.  All right. But now guys, let's get ready a couple of things. If you're new here to see to you, make sure you talk to Education Advisor. Hope you watched your videos over the weekend. No limit about what's your credit course on day trading and the lingo that we're doing. Just sit back, look, listen and learn. And one last thing, guys, for all you cyber traders, we are going to do something very different moving forward in the cyber group room. Something that that a lot of I think will help you all make better and smarter trading decisions. We're going to start commentating. That's right. You're going to start doing audio clips. I'm going to start. We're going to start commentating in the cyber group room. So you're going to hear our voices over the course of the day more aggressively in the morning as we're trading. So as we see something, we're going to say something. We're going to talk about the winners, but most importantly, we're going to talk about the losers. Because it's the and how few we have and how lucky we are getting at these positions just like we saw with Overstock. So, you know what that's what you're going to need. That's going to make us better traders. I think that will be great. Thanks a lot, Kurt. I think it's going to help all us. And you know, like I said, you'll hear us. Hopefully just don't get bored of us, you know, harassing you over the course of the day. But like I said, it's not a TV show for two, three hours or seven hours over time. You'll hear me do audio broadcasts. Me, Josh, everyone else here at CTU as we see something when it call things out. So we're going to have a little more fun. Alright. No problem. And let me know what you guys think. Good luck, everyone. Happy trading. And we'll see you. We'll do the next afternoon meeting at 2.30. And we'll see if you see something good. We'll say it. Alright. Good luck, everyone. Happy trading, everybody.


Hey, this is Brett and this 2020 Ram 2500 Crew Cab Short Box Limited Level 1 Black Appearance Group is stock number 13288Z. I am here at Summit Automotive in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, you're new and used heavy duty truck and Ram headquarters. This 2020 Ram 2500 has the 6.7 liter Cummins diesel engine in it. It's paired up with the 6 speed 68 RFE automatic transmission. This truck can tow up to 14,940 pounds and has a max payload of 1,892 pounds. I got those numbers off of Ram's tow guide website and I'll link that in the description below so you can check out the tow capacity of your truck. Anyways, this 2020 Ram has been fully safety and inspected by our service shop, has a fresh oil and filter change, all the fluid tab been checked and topped off and this truck is 100% ready to go. I'm going to go all the way around in this video inside underneath, start it up and take a look under the hood. Diamond black is the color and I shoot all my videos in 4K so if you have HD capabilities on your computer, tablet, smartphone or television, I recommend turning them on now because it is your best way to check out the quality, condition options and of course, cleanliness of the vehicle before seeing it in person. Very clean down this side, the box looks really good, the doors look really good as well, driver side front fender looks very nice too and if you like the video, you can subscribe to my YouTube channel which is youtube.com slash Summit Auto, click the bell notifications and you'll get updates on the videos I do each and every day here at Summit Automotive. Very nice down that side comes with the gloss black painted 20 inch alloy rims, Firestone Transforce AT tires, these are LT28560R20s and they have probably about 70 to 80% of the tread left on them, actually probably closer to 80 to 90%, this truck only has 6000 miles on it. Frame and underbody is in excellent condition as you'd expect on a 2020 with only 6000 miles. The fender is in excellent shape, note that the black appearance group gives you the blacked out ram Cummins and 2500 logo as well as the blacked out headlamp bezels, you get the LED headlamps there and the LED running lights, LED fog lights, front bumper is in fantastic condition, I didn't see any dents or dings or chips on there, looks really good, the black appearance also gives you the painted front and rear bumper, you get the gloss black grille as well and the hood is in fantastic condition, didn't see any dents or dings on there, it does come with the cab lights up top, passenger side front fender, didn't see any dents or dings on there and the passenger side rim, no major scuffs or scrapes. Now as you go down this side of this 2000 and 20 ram 2500, take note of how clean the body is, how reflective and mirror like the paint is, I take these HD videos so if you are far away or even if you're close by and you just cannot make the trip down but you're still interested in purchasing the vehicle, you can see the truck, hear the truck and of confidence in the vehicle that you're looking at before you even get here so when you do get here there's absolutely no surprises and you can make a smart and informed buying decision from wherever you're at, if this video helps you make that buying decision let your salesman know that you saw the video that was helpful and that Brett sent you and then I can keep doing the videos each and every day. 20 inch rims in back look excellent and the back tires are just as new as the front tires, frame and underbody is in excellent shape, this one does have the air suspension in back, I'll show you that in just a second, has all the remaining factory exhaust so it hasn't been altered in any way, this one does have the power step bars and the frame and underbody is in very nice shape, lower rockers all look really good and those step bars work nicely, passenger side box is in pretty nice shape, has the LED tail lamps, painted rear bumper, rear bumpers in fantastic condition, no dents or dings on there, does have the backup parking sensors and of course the full towing package which includes the receiver hitch four pin and seven pin wiring, the tailgate is in excellent shape as well note that you do get the blacked out 4x4 ram and limited logo on there, this one has the tri-fold factory soft tonneau cover that's from the factory came with this truck, has the fifth wheel and goose neck prep package, seven pin and four pin wiring back here as well as the LED bed lighting and the bed is in really really nice shape and that spring and bed liner goes onto the tailgate which is nice as well, so that rear air suspension you can really see it right here, so there's your rear airbag, one of them and it's got lever over here so once the weight of the truck goes down it pushes that lever, lets it know that to pump up that airbag there, coming around to the driver's side back rim, no scuffs or scrapes on there, very nice condition as well and down the rest of the side of the truck, doors all look really good, I didn't see any dents, didn't see any dings, it does have the heated fold out tow mirrors, they have blind spot monitoring, built in directional signals, they're heated 360 cam on here, they fold up like so, they also power fold in, inside the limited level one package gives you the black all leather seats, you get the gray piping on there, the intricate stitching as well, no rips or tears or wear, power driver seat with lumbar factory, all weather floor mats, auto headlamps, power pedals, get the nice wood grain trim on here, the nice stitching on the bolster there as well, power windows, power locks, power mirrors, you get the power folding mirrors, they both work nicely, I always like showing both sides so you know that both sides are working properly, you also get the power blind spot mirror, so watch that blind spot mirror there, that is power, which is really nice on the passenger side to be able to adjust that, back seats are in excellent shape as well, does have the latch child safety system, power side and rear window with the built-in rear defrost, this one has the Harman Kardon sound system, you get storage underneath the seats with a load flow, which is nice, you've got muddy boots or tools, put them on there you're not going to wreck your nice leather seats, or if you got pets put both sides down, they got a nice flat place to lay storage under the seats and you get in-floor storage on each side with removable pins, those button down into place, you also have heated seat buttons, two USBs, two USB C's in 115 volt, 400 watt plug-in, you get the cool Harman Kardon speaker cover there, child safety locks, bottoms of the doors all look really good as well, we'll hop inside check out the miles, the radio and everything that this truck has to offer on the interior, and see you get the limited animation at the beginning there, 6,452 miles, you do get the 7-inch LCD display, digital speedometer compass display, and that instrument cluster is very nice and clean, comes with the heated leather wrapped and wood grain trim steering wheel, this one has adaptive cruise controls, regular cruise controls, gear selector, Bluetooth and information center controls, you get the wood grain trim on the bottom there and the six speed 68 RFE automatic transmission, this one comes with the Uconnect 4C 12 inch radio, get the big navigation screen on there, there's highway 41 so you can see that is working nicely, and you get AM, FM, and Sirius XM radio capabilities as well as Bluetooth, you have your climate controls here, you also have your heated seats, cooled seats, and all your cameras and we'll check those out right now, you get the surround view camera which is pretty sweet, there's your backup camera, you also have a wide view of the rear, the front, and a narrow view of the front, you have your cargo cam which obviously if you didn't have the tunnel cover on there would work a little bit better, and then you have, this is my favorite camera on the Ram vehicles, you can check out where your trailer is going to be going and kind of zoom in on that side, this is the one thing I wish my truck had that it doesn't, so that's a pretty sweet feature there, lane departure, stability control, this one also has all your different apps on here, it does have a projection manager where you can project your cell phone to the screen via Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, we actually did a demo on Android Auto if you want to check that out with an 8.4 4C radio, so same radio just smaller radio, same I guess operating system, you can lower the bed, you have an alternate trailer height here, factory brake controller, six auxiliary up-fit switches, front and rear parking sensors, and a factory exhaust brake, so that video you can check that video out in the upper right hand corner of the screen, I don't know if I said that, two USBs, two USB C's and AUX jack, and then you get the wireless Ram cell phone charge pad there, 115 volt, 400 watt plug-in, get your keyless entry, power drop-down tailgate, and remote start, so you get the limited badge on the center console along with that stitching, and the cup holders, you also get a coin tray in here, and a passenger side, glove boxes, floor mat and seat are in excellent condition, no rips or tears, I don't think this truck's ever been smoked in, speakers in the ceiling, headliners in great shape, power sunroof, assistant SOS buttons, power sunroof, sliding rear window controls, map lights, power drop-down tailgate control, and your home link buttons for your garage door security systems and lighting systems, this one does have the auto dimming mirror, we'll start it up, take a look under the hood and check out all those LED lights in the front, starts right up, no check engine lights or anything like that, did want to show you the tire and loading information sticker, as well as the vins sticker, I've always been told to show these, sometimes I remember, I would personally like to thank you for checking out the video today, and hopefully from this HD video you've been able to verify the quality condition options and cleanliness of this truck all the way around inside and out, under the hood we have the 6.7 liter Cummins diesel engine maze very clean, runs very smooth, once again this truck has been fully safe and inspected by our service shop, has a fresh oil and filter change, all the fluids have been checked and topped off, and this truck is 100% ready to go, there is your emission sticker, this one can pull once again 14,940 pounds and has a max payload of 1,892 pounds, I would highly recommend this truck from a quality and condition standpoint and to see more pictures of this truck or one of our other 550 new and used cars, trucks, SUVs, minivans, wranglers, halftones, three quarter tons, one tons, you name it, we got to go to that website right there, summitauto.com, full pictures and descriptions of every single vehicle from two locations, all at summitauto.com, and if you'd like to check out more HD videos you can go to youtube.com slash summitauto, remember to like, subscribe and share on this video and all the videos that you see there, click the bell notifications, we'll get updates on the videos that I do each and every day here at summitauto, in fact in a second you will see links to subscribe to my YouTube channel on the upper left, link to more Ram 2500 truck videos like this one on the upper right, link to this vehicle on our website on the lower left and a link to one of our latest YouTube videos in the lower right, click those, check us out and we're super excited to help you with this ultra clean 2000 and 20 Ram 2500, crew cab, short box, limited and diamond black metal, thanks again for checking out the video, remember to like, subscribe and share on the YouTube channel, I really appreciate it, thanks again.


Women with Disabilities in Academic Careers. I'm Cheryl Burgstahler, PI and Director of Access Advance, a project hosted by the University of Washington where we are working to increase the participation and advancement of women with disabilities in academic STEM careers. My name is Cecilia Aragon. I'm a faculty member at the University of Washington in Seattle. And I am a Latina, and the first Latina full professor in the College of Engineering. My disability occurred after I had already been a professor. My name is Shiri Azencott and I'm an associate professor at Cornell Tech. Having a disability has given me a unique perspective on problem solving. I've had to learn how to communicate my needs to other people in a way that is not intimidating. I have a visual impairment. It would really help me if you could do the following. My name is Elaine Short. I'm an assistant professor at Tufts University in the computer science department. I have a rare form of muscular dystrophy, an adult onset form of muscular dystrophy, which means I have a mobility impairment. For me right now, the big challenges are around travel and also just generally sort of physical inaccessibility of spaces. Do the automatic door openers work on all the buildings? Really being strategic around what travel I do, where I travel to and how I do travel so that I am involved in my community. One of the best places to network is at grant meetings because it's all faculty and it's often much easier to get to DC for a grant meeting than it is to travel internationally for a conference. How can departments get started in welcoming women with disabilities? Step number one is just education and awareness and realizing that there might be faculty who have disabilities, who have specific needs. The department chair has to make a special effort to make assistant professors feel welcome, especially if they have an invisible disability. They often end up putting in hours of extra work just to be able to create the illusion that they are fully abled. If the disability services office is funded centrally and there is no cost to the department, then the department chair thinks, oh, I want my staff to be as productive as possible and there's no cost to me. Explore practices that can make faculty careers more equitable for women with disabilities at uw.edu slash d-o-i-t slash programs slash advance. Access Advances funded by the National Science Foundation grant numbers HRD 2017017 and HRD 2017054. Any questions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the federal government. Copyright 2022, permission is granted to copy these materials for educational non-commercial purposes provided the source is acknowledged.


31 Best Places in the World to Start a Business Are you thinking of starting a company away from home? Starting a business in another country can sometimes be challenging for business owners, especially when it comes to taxes, work legislation or high energy bills and the like. Thanks to the World Bank for publishing a doing business index each year where 190 countries were analyzed based on the pros and cons they offer companies there. The 2019 version of the publication Analyzed Countries based on several factors, such as the ease of starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders and forcing contracts, resolving insolvency and label market regulation. So in this video I'll share with you 31 Best Places in the World to Start a Business. This I believe will help you become a successful person. If you're new here, consider subscribing so that you won't miss other interesting videos like this. 1. New Zealand 86.59 points 2. Singapore 85.24 points 3. Denmark 84.64 points 4. Hong Kong 84.22 points 5. South Korea 84.14 points 6. Georgia 83.28 points 7. Norway 82.95 points 8. United States 82.75 points 9. United Kingdom 82.65 points 10. Macedonia 81.55 points 11. United Arab Emirates 81.28 points 12. Sweden 81.27 points 13. Taiwan 80.90 points 14. Lithuania 80.83 points 15. Malaysia 80.60 points 16. Estonia 80.50 points 17. Finland 80.35 points 18. Australia 80.13 points 19. Latvia 79.59 points 20. Mauritius Islands 79.58 points 21. Iceland 79.35 points 22. Canada 79.26 points 23. Ireland 78.91 points 24. Germany 78.90 points 25. Azerbaijan 78.64 points 26. Austria 78.57 points 27. Thailand 78.45 points 28. Kazakhstan 77.89 points 29. Rwanda 77.88 points 30. Spain 77.68 points and 31. Russia 77.37 points Although these countries have been ranked the top 30 countries with the best conditions for start-up business, there are quite several other factors to consider when starting a business in another country. One, the incorporation process. Business laws and practices, banking and taxation all vary from country to country. For instance, while you can start up a business with minimal paperwork in a single day in New Zealand, it could take several weeks or months in some countries. Also, you need to take into consideration things like start-up cost and other factors. In Singapore and Hong Kong, for instance, setting up a business involves three procedures that can be completed in three days. However, the start-up costs could be high, depending on the type of business you have chosen. Two, cultural differences. Cultural differences can determine if the business will be successful or not. For instance, in some countries such as the United States, fitness is a big part of their living, which they do not take for granted. Whereas in some countries, fitness is not even a subject, hence it is important to understand the kind of people that live in various areas and the things they value. It is advisable to take a short trip to your desired location to interact with the locals so that you can find out the kind of things that's valuable to them. Three, the legal and regulatory barrier. When reviewing legal and regulatory commitments, it is advisable to seek the assistance of a legal expert in the country you intend to move your business. If possible, you can look for an expert from your country who now leaves and works there. That way, you'll know that aside from having the knowledge and skills to help you navigate the foreign environment, you'll rest assured that person understands you culturally. Four, local market research. Before taking your business to another country, you should consider doing local market research. Spend time to analyze local spending habits, how much time, energy and capital will be dedicated to marketing your products or service. Also, find out what their working habit is like. If it is possible, try setting up a trial run for your company to see if it tends to grow in that location. Five, language barrier. Even if your business will cater to foreigners, it will help to learn how to communicate with the locals. Because when you can converse with the local population, it will make the establishment and launching of your product a straightforward venture. In situations where you cannot speak their foreign language, you can hire a foreign translator or better still, a bilingual individual that serves as both a translator and an employee in your business. The truth is, starting your business in another country will require patience, diligence and careful consideration of every factor discussed here. Most importantly, consider choosing from any of the 31 countries ranked by the World Bank as the best places to start a business. We wish you good luck on this journey. Thank you very much for watching our videos. We'll like to give you another interesting video for you to enjoy next, but before then, our team will be very happy if you can like this video and share with your friends on social media. If you're new here, don't forget to subscribe so you won't miss other interesting videos like this. Look at your screen now to see two other videos we handpicked for you to enjoy next. We love you.