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Why Are You Here?

Anne Jenner has the ability to read another person's emotional index, knowing if that person is happy, sad, or angry... But when Edward Mitchell was next to Anne Jenner, she saw his emotional index change. abnormal changes, even at all times average, even quite low. That means that he does not feel happy when the two are alone. Anne Jenner was recruited by Edward Mitchell to Soul Entertainment, starting his career as an actor. Anne Jenner and Edward Mitchell were in an ambiguous relationship. In Edward Mitchell's mouth, Anne Jenner was his "girlfriend", but she did not feel that way. Although she had doubts and disappointments in her heart, she still chose to trust him. Anne Jenner gradually discovered that Edward Mitchell did not really love her, he would not reply to her messages, nor would he notice her for a long time. Amelinda Ciara, Edward Mitchell's ex-lover returned home after receiving treatment, debuted again as an actress, starred in a movie with Anne Jenner, and intends to return to Edward Mitchell. Anne Jenner discovered that all the girls around Edward Mitchell, including her, have the same temperament as Amelinda Ciara. She was extremely angry, and questioned Edward Mitchell, but only received the answer that a generous amount of money was transferred to a bank account and an implicit ban on all showbiz activities. She left Edward Mitchell, but soon, Edward Mitchell regretted his decision. He finds a way to get her active again and pursues her again.

85 Chapters

From Here To You

They saw each other in a dream which connected them... Clench lived in another world, a handsome and rich man who will soon meet Ylisha who came from a different world. But then only him could see and hear her. Can two different people from different worlds be together? "I love him but I think fate was against us." I opened my eyes and everything becomes empty, no feelings, no emotions, everything was all dark and blue, I miss him...(Ylisha) "I miss her...I'm drowning," (Clench

79 Chapters

Why Are you Still In My Brain?

Maia just graduated and starts her new journey. She met the love of her life who changes her to become someone she never expected. Maia is an innocent narcissistic woman who strives to be on her best behavior. Her girlfriend named Lena runs an illegal business followed her father and drags Maia into the cartel ring. Lena is a snarky, manipulative, and street-smart woman, she has good survival skills, is calm, and usually has a good sense of humor when facing problems. Both Lena and Maia betray each other for personal gain, despite their feelings for each other. Lena is good at reading people and is perceptive. Maia experiences life chaos with her girlfriend, Lena. And that changes her became cruel, spoiled, and will be manipulative to get what she wants. But in the end, she just does what she needs to do to survive and protect the one she loves. Their adventure through love, pain, and sexual fantasies remain loyal to each other across time, distance, and silence which changes the way we see real love. Both of them end up behind bars and Maia is released before Lena. After her release, will Maia wait for Lena and be with her or start her new life? RATED 17+ This novel contains sex, nudity, and violence.

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127 Chapters

Why Do You Love Me?

Two people from two different backgrounds. Does anyone believe that a man who has both money and power like him at the first meeting fell madly in love with her? She is a realist, when she learns that this attractive man has a crush on her, she instinctively doesn't believe it, not only that, and then tries to stay away because she thinks he's just a guy with a lot of money. Just enjoy new things. She must be the exception. So, the two of them got involved a few times. Then, together, overcome our prejudices toward the other side and move towards a long-lasting relationship.

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6 Chapters

Why cant you love me

Steph finds love, but it’s too good to be true. Having the previous heartache, she is too afraid to move on. But will George wait for her? Steph finds out about her father’s secret identity so is her boyfriend. Her father dies in a mysterious accident. She finds out about her being trained to be an assassin when her memories come back. Due to grief, she turns into a different person full of vengeance, not afraid of death. She wipes everything that stands in her way of revenge. Will her relationship with George work or fail due to her bloodthirsty personality?

38 Chapters

Why Mourn What You Killed?

When Alexander Smith stands in front of me and says he's going to marry someone else, that's when I realize he's been reborn too. I remember our 20 years of love in our past life. A plane crash. And then, rebirth. "This is to save Sophia," he says. "In our past life, she was sold to a Vostmark oligarch after her father's political scandal. Not long after, she took her own life due to abuse. I can't let that tragedy happen again, so I need to get engaged to her." As he speaks, he hands me an orange prescription bottle. "If you take this, you'll forget me for a little while. You won't feel the pain. It's just seven days. Once her father's scandal blows over, you'll stop the medication and your memory will return. Then I'll end the engagement and officially propose to you." I stare at the bottle, knowing it's a lie. Not the part about Sophia's suicide. The lie is about the drug. He thinks it only causes temporary memory loss. But I know better. The suppressant causes permanent damage to emotional memory. The seven-day countdown isn't the time it takes for my memories to return. It's the time it takes for my love for him to die.

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How Does 'A Pattern Language' Influence Modern Urban Design?

4 Answers2025-06-14 15:10:20

'A Pattern Language' reshaped urban design by offering a toolkit, not rigid rules. Its 253 patterns—from 'City Country Fingers' to 'Light on Two Sides of Every Room'—act like design DNA, blending human needs with aesthetics. Architects now prioritize walkable neighborhoods over car-centric sprawl, echoing patterns like 'Network of Paths.' The book’s grassroots approach inspired co-housing projects where residents collaborate, mirroring 'Self-Governing Workshops.' Critics argue some patterns feel dated, yet its core idea—design should serve emotional and social rhythms—still fuels debates about livable cities.

Modern eco-districts owe much to patterns like 'Accessible Green,' which demands nature within a 3-minute walk. The book’s language democratizes design; even non-experts use it to critique soulless high-rises. It’s not about copying styles but understanding why a 'Staircase as a Stage' fosters community. The resurgence of mixed-use zoning and pocket parks proves its timelessness. Urbanists today might skip the book’s spiritual undertones but cling to its mantra: good design feels instinctively right.

What Are The Key Strategies In 'Kingdom Building: The Development Of The Immortal Jiang Dynasty'?

5 Answers2025-06-11 20:16:41

In 'Kingdom Building: The Development of the Immortal Jiang Dynasty', the key strategies revolve around long-term vision and adaptability. The Jiang Dynasty thrives by balancing military might with cultural integration. They conquer territories not just through force but by assimilating local traditions, creating loyalty among diverse populations. Their economic policies focus on trade routes and agricultural innovations, ensuring stability even during droughts or wars.

Another critical strategy is their use of espionage and diplomacy. The dynasty plants spies in rival courts to gather intelligence, often turning enemies into allies through strategic marriages or alliances. They also invest heavily in education, producing skilled administrators who manage territories efficiently. The dynasty’s immortality plays a role too—centuries of accumulated knowledge allow them to refine tactics that lesser rulers might overlook.

Can The Library Of Babel Exist As A Real Physical Archive?

2 Answers2025-08-29 17:40:28

There's something deliciously maddening about the whole idea of a physical 'Library of Babel'—it makes me grin and shiver at once. Borges' short story 'The Library of Babel' paints this infinite, claustrophobic space filled with every possible permutation of letters, and I find myself picturing dusty stacks stretching beyond any skylight. But when I try to translate that into real-world terms, physics and plain bookkeeping swoop in. Practically speaking, the universe doesn't have the materials, energy, or time to build an actual catalog of every conceivable book even for modest lengths. The number of distinct strings you can create with a fixed alphabet and length explodes combinatorially (think exponentials on top of exponentials), and you quickly outrun the number of atoms in the observable universe, the information capacity limits like the Bekenstein bound, and thermodynamic costs such as Landauer's principle for writing bits.

On a nerdy afternoon I like to run the mental math: suppose each page were encoded at the best possible density and we used every particle in the observable cosmos as a storage cell. You'd still be orders of magnitude short for anything approaching a library that contains all books of nontrivial length. Even if you cheat by compressing and using clever encodings, most long strings are incompressible randomness anyway—there's no clever trick that turns the combinatorial explosion into something physically manageable. And let's not forget searchability and meaning: even if some contraption somehow embodied an astronomical fraction of possible texts, finding the one coherent, insightful sequence among near-infinite noise would be a nightmare. You'd face a cataloging problem of cosmic proportions—indexing membership in sets that themselves have no useful structure.

That said, the idea survives beautifully as thought experiment, fiction, and an online art project. I've spent evenings with friends comparing 'found' passages to our lives, hunting patterns like amateur cryptographers. Digital simulations let us sample and play with the concept without demanding the universe rewrite itself; collections of generated texts can mimic the library's philosophical point without needing infinite atoms. So while a literal, physical Library of Babel is essentially impossible given current understanding of physics and information theory, the concept remains one of the most fertile mirrors for questions about meaning, randomness, and how we search for truths in oceans of data. I still love imagining walking its aisles, though—somewhere between terrified and oddly comforted.