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crush 02 | jww & oc/reader

title: crush 02 / part of the attacca series pairing: jeon wonwoo x reader/oc (ft. seokmin) rating: 16+ (mentions of sex, but no act of sex) genre: angst, fluff, eventual smut, racecar driver!au, mechanic!au wc: 5.2k summary: all he knows are fast rides, drag-strips, and speed ovals until he meets you, someone that’s got his heart racing instead of his car. warnings: explicit language, smoking, suggestive content (but nothing follows through), mentions of sex a/n: yes i know im better at updating this than ybny but what of it

You could almost feel the piercing glare that lasers in the direction of Wonwoo from Seokmin.

They exchange glances, both adjusting the shield attached to their helmets in unison. Hopping in, they both start their routine the same: pulling their seatbelt over themselves, clicking it into the plug connector—the front clip, rear clip, and middle section for security.

While Wonwoo’s car has a matte black body with a white circle decal of his designated number five, Seokmin sports a flashy lime green with a three spray painted on the side. Their vehicles are slimmer than the ones on the streets; there’s barely room for another passenger, the roll cage taking up majority of the inside, nose of the car tapered and pointed for the best aerodynamic features, and the suspension is low to allow less air to allow them to stick to the ground.

Or so, that’s what Seokmin says.

You don’t really understand the mumbo jumbo about racing.

But what you do understand is that everything happens quickly.

Their engines start with a roar, a soft rumble following, with smoke puffing out of their exhaust pipe like a bull kicking their feet against the dirt with a bellow and gruff, except in lieu, it’s on an asphalt road with drivers. The crowd goes wild, waving their banners and flags, displaying visuals of their favorite racers and teams on their attire, tearing up the merchandise stands and tossing their money in the sellers’ way. You never really understood the temptation to overly purchase on celebrity goods, but with the smile that stretches across the audiences’ faces, it’s hard to argue why not to.

The cars begin to leave their pits, one by one, and into their grid positions. You recalled a time where a guy who competed against Seokmin had been running late—apparently from stumbling out of a hook-up’s apartment the night before, realizing she lived across town which was a hike to get here. That’s when you guiltily learn about how when cars don’t leave their pit on time, the drivers have to start from there… after the field completed their first lap.

The personnel finally shuffle off the tracks when they complete their final touches, and that’s when you spot Seokmin in the midst of the chaos. He does a slight wave, and it brings warmth into your chest until you realize the girl in a neon yellow crop top that stands beside you who waves back.

What’s the human traffic cone doing here?

You want to be mad, you truly do, but there’s always a part of you that remains soft for Lee Seokmin. The way he drops the shield of his helmet, attaching his steering wheel into its slot, and doing that shoulder raise of his that becomes habitual, everything about him makes you feel vulnerable.

But your thoughts and feelings are immediately interrupted at the sight of Jeon Wonwoo waving to you instead.

He’s… infectious, you’re slowly beginning to learn. When he smiles, it’s enough for the people in proximity to imitate. His eyes curve into half moon crescents, shining brightly just as they do in the night sky, and when you don’t immediately return the greeting, he chuckles in amusement instead of annoyance. He treats his team like they’re his friends, pointing at them prior to getting into his car earlier, teasingly saying, “No modding, right? It’s a stock car, gotta be built just for this. It ain’t supposed to be like those machines you’re ridin’ on late night cruises with a babe in the passenger seat,” as the boys laugh in unison before shoving him away.

You slowly wave back.

Wonwoo only grins wider before popping down the cover of his helmet.

You notice the lineup—as the cars begin their positions one by one, you realize Wonwoo’s vehicle is placed last and Seokmin is located in the top five. With a nudge, you gesture with your chin to the cars on the speedway with your tongue poking your cheek. “Chan. Why’s Wonwoo last?”

“He didn’t race in the tournament two weeks ago,” he says, crossing his arms over his chest. “Wonwoo only qualified because one of the sponsors for the cup saw him race in the streets that same week. But because of the rules, that means he can’t be placed anywhere near the top.”

Nodding slowly, you open the lid of your thermos. The steam fills the air, brushing against your nose, and you tap your pointer finger against the stainless steel. Impressive, you think, because you’ve heard of the stories of how difficult it was for Seokmin to get his way here. The constant begging, the bugging, and the praying—he had to find people that had even an ounce of belief in him to invest in him so he could get to where he wanted to be.

But Wonwoo didn’t jump those same hurdles as Seokmin.

Seokmin knows the deal. He memorizes the track like the back of his hand; where the tight turns are, when the perfect and exact moment to drift, and how to move just close enough to his opponents to intimidate them. He’s known to be able to determine the required timing for every motion, down to the second of when he’s supposed to have his foot pushing down the accelerator.

Seokmin was a professional.

His favorite thing about driving a stock car is the only thing he loves about driving stock cars. The way the gearshift falls into the palm of his hand is swift—there’s no hesitation and the evident comfort is there. It’s his strongest suit, behind the wheel of a vehicle with a manual 4-speed transmission, switching gears when he knows right when the perfect millisecond would be.

It’s not the same as riding on the highway, wind blowing through his hair with the smell of the ocean salty air infiltrating his senses, and it’s not the same as weaving through the traffic of a busy city. He gets to push his limits here, see how far he can go, and the rush he gets is one that can’t be replicated.

The car is heavy duty—engines 3.5x faster than regulation cars. He can accelerate the car from 0 to 60 in the matter of seconds; the sound of the soft zoom from the engine revving, the stiffening of his body, and tightened grip on the leather steering wheel has become a feeling Seokmin has grown addicted to.

It gives him a blast from the past. Speed had always been a priority; recalling how his onyx grease stained hands were from all the constant modifications on cars in a garage. He could hear an older male, around his early thirties, yelling in his ear about how fast he needs to go, and that it was Seokmin’s job to make it happen.

Now? He’s the one demanding it.

On the oval track, he’s so used to his competition’s habits. They’re repetitive, he learns, all his opponents seemingly never finding themselves in a situation where maybe they should change their tactics. They’re the same. They never change.

And honestly? It gets a little boring.

Releasing the pressure on the clutch, he pushes the sole of his shoes flat against the accelerator. He shifts the gears readily, weaving through the crowd of cars that he “allows” to pass him initially, letting himself fall behind just so he could catch up. A little bit of entertainment doesn’t hurt, right? Notably when the trophy isn’t up for grabs for anyone else anyways.

Lee Seokmin is made for racing. A smirk pulls on the side of his lips, eyes darken and zeroing onto the end of the lap when he notices an unfamiliar car in his side view mirror.

Jeon Wonwoo.

His skin burns—and it’s not from the sun piercing through the window. Every time he sees—no, even hears Wonwoo’s name, he can’t help but seethe with anger. How dare he enter the tournament, especially all that he’s said about those with money and race professionally? The audacity of Wonwoo, stepping onto Seokmin’s turf, like he owns the track when this is merely his first taste of professionally racing.

He’s good, Seokmin admits. Wonwoo expeditiously glides between the cars fluidly, no hesitation with each move, turning and drifting at the right parts of the oval tracks. He doesn’t let the competition scare him, in fact, he looks… comfortable behind the wheel. The expression on his face doesn’t display anything concerning, and if he was anxious, he was good at keeping a facade.

Seokmin inhales deeply.

Breathe in. Breathe out. In. Out.

Seokmin snatches onto the clutch. His brand new shoes lay flat against the metal pedal; eyes narrowing in onto the finish line. Freshly painted and he could almost smell the chemicals from the spray can, his chronic need to inhale in that scent of victory, the sound of the crowd cheering his name, as the flag waves behind him after he crosses the line. He doesn’t just want it–he needs it.

“Fuck,” he mutters under his breath, the heat gusting over his shield that nearly blinds him for a brief moment. Switching the gear quickly, he does it automatically as if the car is one with him, an extension of his arm. “Jeon Wonwoo can’t fucking win.”

Here’s a thing about Lee Seokmin.

Whatever Lee Seokmin wants…

Lee Seokmin gets.

“Fuck off,” he growls under his helmet, moving side to side to block off Wonwoo from cutting him off.

It doesn’t take long for Seokmin to pass the finish line as the flag waves down.

He sucks in his cheeks in content, a smirk tugging on his lips as he eases into his station, slipping out of his seat and tossing off his helmet. He waves to the crowd who cheer his name.

Body shot with a wave of dopamine, he feels like he’s conquered it all. All the rejections, the doubters, and his haters—they used to fuel him with rage but they now give him a sense of relief. Without them, he wouldn’t be where he is now, arms up and encouraging the crowd more. This is it for him. Everything he has ever wanted, all in one stadium.

When Wonwoo hops out of his car, his eyes meet with Seokmin’s.

Expecting Wonwoo to be pissed, Seokmin has his fists resting at his sides, but when he sees that gratified smile on his face, confusion washes over his face.

Is he really satisfied with losing?

Seokmin will never understand Wonwoo—from the past when he went by Dokyeom up until now, he can’t loop his head around the fact that Wonwoo race but at the same time, he doesn’t understand why Wonwoo still preferred to keep his hands stained with black while underneath a car.

Deciding to shove the thoughts away, he turns back to the sea of people calling his name. Wonwoo doesn’t matter now, especially since Seokmin won the tournament. Nobody is better than him.

“I didn’t know you were a racer racer.”

“I didn’t know you were a Kyeom stan. Seems like a lotta info was missed over our text exchange,” he grins with a playful tone, hands in the fronts of his pockets. “I don’t judge. Kinda wish you were on my team though.”

He’s out of his overalls by now, in the comforts of his blue jeans and black t-shirt. Wonwoo looks more like himself; the ruffled hair, metal rim glasses that sits atop the bridge of his nose, and the genuine smile on his face is welcoming. Being behind the wheel of that car didn’t feel like him—the look he’s sporting while standing beside his Prius feels right.

“Are you disappointed?” You ask teasingly–what was that? Was that… an attempt at… flirting? This isn’t like you, and the fact that Wonwoo effortlessly pulls you out of your comfort zone without you noticing is appalling. It’s barely been a night. “I um,” you clear your throat, straightening your posture when you catch yourself in the midst of the act. “I um, I didn’t really want to be here, I was requested to be.”

“Mm, possibly,” he answers, pearly whites all out on display. “But I think with a lil’ convincing, it won’t be too hard to get you to come over to my side. What do you take for bribes? A sweatshirt? I can whip up one.”

“Hm, I’m thinkin’ socks.”

He nods approvingly. “Socks, socks. I think I could do that. What do you want on it? My name, my car? Or what about my face? An iron-on picture of my face on your ankles?”

You quirk a brow.

Wonwoo laughs, shaking his head. “I’m kidding, I’m kidding. But, I gotta admit that I am a bit disappointed that you’re Kyeom’s lucky charm.”

“You want me to be your lucky charm then?”

“Nah, I just want you to be a cheerleader in the stands for me. I’m already winning if you’re on my side.”

Oh. Is that heat rising to your cheeks? Touching the side of your face, you feel the warmth radiating despite the cool air hitting your skin. “I–Oh. That…”

“I’m kidding,” he reiterates, the soft look on his face is enough to cause the butterflies to release in your stomach. “So… did Kyeom come and thank you yet? You know, for being here and helping him win. For someone being their good luck charm, he seems to be taking you for granted.”

You wave him off–it’s almost an instinct to defend Seokmin even when you don’t have a good reason to be. “Oh, pft. Please. He doesn’t need to thank me. I… I came willingly.” Not a lie–you did come willingly. But, what… is a lie is that you sorta… feel like you want to be thanked. Not with a huge extravagant gift or a heartfelt card, but a simple “thank you! You coming means so much to me,” would’ve been nice. Acknowledgement! Any kind. Watching him walk off with a girl after every event wasn’t really making him feel appreciated.

“Mm,” he hums, nodding slowly. He doesn’t seem entirely convinced, but he doesn’t probe any further. “Well, I thank you for being in the audience today. It was nice having a familiar face around, especially since this is new for me.”

Your lips curl up unconsciously. “You're welcome, then. Glad I could be that for you.”

As the two of you walk outside of the arena, a bright yellow car is parked by the curb. “Well, this is me.”

Startled, you point at the car then at Wonwoo. “This… This neon yellow Prius–”

“Yeah, yeah,” he whips out the key fob, and with a click of a button, the Prius’ lights go off with two beeps. “This lovely, cute car with a great personality is mine. I know what you’re thinking—”

“This is so funny.”

“It’s such an attractive–what? Funny?” You know that he’s joking when his lips curl up. “Well, maybe next time I can show you around with my whip. It’s not necessarily a Corvette, but I’m sure we can have just as much fun as some other racer with a flamboyant car.

“Mm,” you hum in response teasingly, eyes narrowing as you cross your arms and tap your chin with your finger. “We’ll see. I may have to up your offer. What other cars do you think you can show me that in?”

Wonwoo smiles sweetly, hopping into his car with a wink. “I got a Ford F-250,” he says, shutting the door before rolling down the window. “See you later then, yeah? Since I don’t think that Kyeom would let me drive you home.”

Chewing on your bottom lip, you feel the heat rush to your cheeks. “I don’t think ‘Kyeom,’”—the name is unfamiliar when it falls off your tongue but the context remains the same—“determines who I can hang out with.” Why are you flirting so boldly? This doesn’t feel like you.

“Really?” Wonwoo says, a brow raised in amusement. “So… it wouldn’t be a bad thing if we went on that date soon?”

“I… I’m not sure if–”

“She’ll go.”

Both you and Wonwoo turn your head to the culprit of the voice, only to find Lee Chan standing there with the brightest grin plastered across his face. “She’ll go, and if her car breaks down, I’ll even pick her up to meet you.”

You turn to glare at Chan – the lasers darting from your eyes could pierce through his skin and burn it with a hiss, but he could care less. To Chan, if there’s a sliver of hope for you to move on, to find anyone else that isn’t Seokmin, he wants you to dive for it.

“Chan –”

“Hear me out,” he begins, showing his hands. “What’s wrong with a harmless date?”

Looking over at Wonwoo, he only cheekily smiles as he rests his chin on his car door. “What can I say? People like me. But regardless of that, don’t feel like you gotta accept a date from me if you don’t wanna. No pressure–I know that there might be somethin’ between you and Kyeom, I just didn’t know if it was somethin’ you were plannin’ on pursuin’.”

Inhaling in a deep breath to calm your nerves, you pick at your fingertips. It’s true, there’s nothing wrong with going on one date with Wonwoo. Plus, just the last thing he says alone gives away that he’s exactly that–respectful, honest, and… it’s harmless. It’s not like you’re committing to be his long-term girlfriend or are agreeing to wed.

“I–Okay. I’m… I’d be interested in a date.”

That stupid grin of his grows even wider. How’s he this adorable without even trying?

“Great! Then… I’ll text you then?”

“Sounds good,” you reply back before you exchange your goodbyes and he drives off in that traffic cone Prius.

“You realize you’re only causing trouble when you tell me that I should date Wonwoo, right?”

Chan freezes before the loaded hot dog—cheese, relish, ketchup, mustard, and the shack’s famous in-house chili to top it off—reaches his mouth, and he blinks blankly at your question. “I… What?”

You swipe your finger on the droplet of chili that falls into the red striped disposable paper tray. Slipping it into your mouth, you pull your lips into a straight line. Salty. “Seokmin, you know. He doesn’t even like Wonwoo, and if he ever found out that you were trying to nudge me in his direction, you’re fucked.”

Chan rolls his eyes, saying his final words so he could shove a portion of the hot dog into his mouth. “Not like he’s seeing other girls or anything.”

Stealing the fry that sits in the basket at the center of the table, you let out a heavy sigh. There’s a part of you that still clings onto the what-ifs when it comes to Seokmin, but when Chan is here, attempting to lure you into another man’s arms, you’re not sure if this is the right thing to do.

“Do you really think I should go through with the whole Wonwoo thing?”

Chan looks at you with disbelief. His cheeks are full like a chipmunk’s, but he still reaches for a fry and stuffs it into his mouth. “Seokmin scares me, yeah, but I'd rather you be happy. So, if Wonwoo is that potential case, I’ll be here to back you up—even if I lose my already ‘special privileges’ with Seokmin.”

You eye the younger male carefully. He makes a statement when he declares something like that, and you wonder with all the passion he feels for you finding someone new, if other people saw it from the perspective he does. “Is it really that bad?”

He sighs, pulling his lips into a straight line as he slowly nods his head. It’s not the answer you were expecting, but it’s one you’ve gradually come to accept. “I want you to be happy,” he reiterates once more. “And Seokmin can’t do that for you.”

So, maybe you’ll go on this date with him. One time wouldn’t hurt, right?

Seokmin is the main reason for your hesitance and he always is. But when you get a glimpse of him from across the stadium, arm around the flag girl with a smirk dressed upon his lips, your reluctance dissipates and reality sinks in once again.

If Seokmin isn’t ready for you, then you wouldn’t be ready for him either.

The taste of victory permeates all his senses; each time he crosses that line with the pretty gal in a short skirt while waving a flag isn’t the only benefit of racing, but the amount of zeros behind the first digit that gets cashed into his bank account is the fundamental cause.

For Seokmin, this lifestyle is a dream. The days where he laid underneath a car, sliding in and out on a creeper with grease stained hands and soiled clothes are long gone–he could recall those moments he’d pull his clothes out from the wash and question where the origins of the blemishes were. Some new, some old, he didn’t quite remember, but what he knew was that he couldn’t afford to buy a new wardrobe. He didn’t own a single spotless shirt.

And here he is, present day, at a private table of one of the most expensive clubs in the city with a Huge Boss suit and Gucci black leather oxfords. Seokmin only purchases top shelf liquor; swirling the drink in his hand, the ice clacks against the glass adequately as he watches a pretty girl dance on the main floor with eyes glued onto him.

He brings the cup to his lips, the cool whiskey on the rocks reaching to his lips, sweet when it hits his tongue and smooth when it slides down his throat.

The quick arch of his brow is an invitation for her introduction.

“Hey,” she says, voice silky as she slides onto the couch beside Seokmin. “Rumor has it, you’re a racecar driver.”

Of course he’s a race car driver—he loves hearing the saccharine words of achievement leave from people’s lips. He’s a professional, accomplishing a goal that people consistently told him would be hard to reach. Now with his arms resting on the back of the sofa at a high end club with girls practically lining up to sit on his dick, he’s gone beyond what he chased for.

He couldn’t ask for anything more than this — other than more money, of course.

“I am,” he smirks, patting the cushion beside him. “Want me to order you a drink? In exchange, you can tell me your name.”

As she giggles over a fancy mixed drink (he doesn’t even know what she got, all he knows is that it’s pink with an orange slice on the rim and it’s making her eyes swirling with intoxication), he tells her about driving on the track and how it feels to have a crowd of people cheering his name.

Then the thought of Wonwoo appears in his mind.

It wasn’t always like this—the sharp eyes, fire burning in lieu of the chocolate irises; Jeon Wonwoo was a friend he admired in the past. They both worked together—in a body shop that seemed simple on the outside, providing service for regular people and nothing more.

But there was definitely more beneath the surface.

All the illegal activity that went on behind the scenes is what made Seokmin leave. He was welcomed into the car shop and stayed when they offered him training, learning so much from a team that he looked up to, only to realize that he’d been a part of a scheme he never wanted to be in. Wonwoo was one of the guys who held the information back. And Seokmin swears he won’t forgive Wonwoo for that.

Truthfully, he should’ve suspected something when on the first day, one of the mechanics named LNY (which Seokmin later learned wasn’t even his initials, it fucking stood for Lunar New Year and he would never learn that guy’s real name) advised Seokmin to come up with a pseudonym for working hours and any association to the auto shop. That’s when he came up with Dokyeom. Realistic enough, but far from his birth name in avoidance of putting his family in danger.

“Mm, I looooove peaches,” the girl sings, and honestly, he already forgot her name but he knows what flavor her drink is.

“Sweet,” he grins, thumb pressing against the corner of her lips. She doesn’t have anything there, but it’s rather charming for a guy to pretend to wipe something off a girl’s cheek, right? “Kinda like you. Can I call you that for the night? Peaches.”

Her cheeks flush pink as she nods slowly.

Hook.

Line.

“I bet your lips taste like them too.”

Sinker.

Needless to say, Seokmin can report the next morning that her lips were indeed sweet like peaches.

He admits he doesn’t think of you on these nights; his thoughts are disgusting and disrespectful for someone who promised himself to end up with another. Fumigating his head would be the only route in making himself even remotely good enough for you — even he knows that.

But nonetheless, there’s something in him that plagues these ideas that this is what he wants, despite the empty promises he makes you. In his mind, there’s this fucked up mentality that you’ll stay, regardless of what decisions he’s made and what girls he picks up because that’s just it—he knows you’ll stick around.

The girl in his sheets that night creates a temporary bliss for him. It’s exhilarating, being able to swoon a woman into his home on a late night out with words and touches as intoxicating as the alcohol she indulges in earlier that night. Just like driving on a racetrack, it has his adrenaline rushing, and he craves for more.

“Gasp!” she exclaims in unison with the drop of her fork. It clangs against the porcelain plates, and you’re just grateful that she didn’t chip or break anything. “You’re joking. You’re going on a date?”

“Would you hush, P?” You shoot back, grabbing her utensils and pushing it far from the other dishware on the table. “I know you’re shocked, but you don’t gotta be dramatic.”

P’s your best friend–P being the initial of her legal name that she forbids anyone from using. She’s told you at least once before what it was, only because on a trip to Cancun, customs yelled it out when she filled out the form with the duty free limit nearly reached. “P****?” you recalled reiterating, and P was so quick to hush you. (Yes, you realize that every time you try to censor her name, it just looks like you’re redacting genitalia. But that’s besides the point). P works for one of the biggest luxury designers in the world–attending parties, runway shows, fashion weeks–name it, and she’s done it all.

Except design her own line and bring her boss the correct coffee order. “Who the fuck orders a matcha latte with six pumps of vanilla, two scoops of protein powder and three egg yolks? Of course I fucking get the order wrong. I don’t think any local coffee shop even has raw egg yolks on hand.”

“No, no no, I-I think P’s got the right reaction,” your other friend says, patting P’s back in assurance. “Last week, you sighed so hard that the lettuce in my salad blew out of my bowl because Seokmin was talking to you while checking out a girl from across the room. You wouldn’t stop gushing over him and now suddenly… there’s a new guy? Where’s you even meet him?”

P slams her elbows onto the table. “I’m with Sunny on this one. Tell us more.”

Sunny is also a nickname (now that you think about it, does anyone go by their actual name?) She earned it for her bubbly nature; generous, bright, and warm, she exhibits behavior that would be like a boost of serotonin or the equivalent of vitamin D for people (or eggs. You read somewhere that two eggs a day provides at least 82% of sunlight for the average person–makes sense why P’s boss is so insistent about getting it). You and P met in high school, friendship lasting up until… well, now, and Sunny was an easy and seamless addition when she got stuck rooming with you and P freshman year.

Rolling your eyes, you plop back into the booth seat. “I just wanna make it clear–it’s just one date. Nothing crazy. Not like he can swoon me off my feet in seconds and all of the sudden I forget everything I promised Seokmin.”

“Promised Seokmin?” P scoffs, waving her pointer finger dramatically. “Mr. Seokmin promised you a handful of things. I don’t see him following your agreement. So why should you? Go on that date with ummm…”

“Wonwoo.”

“Yeah, yeah, with Wonwoo. Speaking of, you got a pic of him?”

You furrow your brows. “What? No. I don’t have a picture of him. What year is it? Why would I keep a picture of him?”

“No, you idiot,” Sunny chimes in, whipping out her phone to open Instagram. “Like, do you have a picture of him on Instagram. Facebook, Twitter–all the social media platforms. Sure, you know he’s real, but is he a psycho?”

“He’s not a psycho,” you add, shoulders slouching in annoyance. Well, you’d hope he isn’t a psycho. The only red flag you saw was that Seokmin doesn’t like him but to be fair, Seokmin himself is a walking red flag. “But… Seokmin hates him.”

P and Sunny’s full, undivided attention is on you.

“You’re kidding.”

“Why does it matter what he thinks?”

You shrug. “I mean, that’s the one thing I can think of that would be considered a red flag. Seokmin doesn’t like him–but mostly because Wonwoo street races and now he wants to do it professionally.”

P turns back to her own phone and taps away on the screen.

“Okay, but that’s not really a bad sign. So what if Seokmin doesn’t like Wonwoo? Get a taste of his own medicine. We’ve been telling you for what feels like forever that you gotta move on. Like–there are so many candidates out there. Have you even checked dating sites yet? Maia from my International Business Master’s Program met her husband on Tinder. Now, they have a house in the hills, two kids–”

“--Found it!” P interjects, shoving her phone in both your faces. “Jeon Wonwoo. Mechanic–a detail you failed to mention, by the way–and he’s 26, likes KBBQ and oddly enough, for a car guy, doesn’t obsessively post cars.”

Sunny snatches it out of P’s hand. “Oh my god, he’s so cute.”

“That’s what I’m saying!” P exclaims, flailing her arms theatrically. “If you don’t go out with him, I will.”

You let out a sigh. It’s almost equivalent to the one you exasperated at the last outing. “I already told him that I would, so it’s not like I can back out. Plus, Chan was pressuring me! For someone whose eyes practically sparkle when they see Seokmin, he’s so anti-Seokmin when it comes to me.”

“Yeah, because even though he looks up to Seokmin, it’s for racing. That’s all it is. He’s been treating you like shit, love. This story you think will have an ending might not exactly have the word happy in it.”

It doesn’t matter how many times you hear it, it never gets easier with each reminder. P and Sunny have good intentions, Chan does too, but you’re not ready to raise a glass to this so-called tragedy that’s known as you and Seokmin.

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Lacertae lacertae! Opinions on the new zenyatta skin for overwatch 2? My friends and i were discussing both likes and dislikes and im curious to see what your circle/you have thought about it! Feel free to get as gripey or gushy as you want!

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my honest to god first reaction was simply a long, drawn-out screech bcs. u know. crumbs of zen content in the year of our Iris 2k22 u-u

overall, i can see that the new design is simpler than his previous one (and covers the hardest parts to draw of his chest area... coincidence? 🤔 hmmmm), and the 'shoes' somewhat clash with the colour of his pants and shirt (cream 'shoes' with blue accents would have been better? maybe?) and i legitimately don't get what the weird shoulder-sleeve is supposed to be since its just. covering the top? but not the underneath of the arm? and what are those things around his pants. is that his connectors. why are they out there. did he go full exibitionist. is that a kink thing

where's the scratches and scuffs on his faceplate, too? did getting dressed up include a fresh fix of the metal? i sort of liked the scratches, they hinted to a past with stuff happening u kno?

but overall i also like the new clothes he's got because oooh boi

that bare midriff.

did you SEE the bare midriff. it's just there, teasing us with its presence. somehow dressing him up a little bit just made him sluttier?

he's out there with the cutest crop top baring his midsection at us

daring people to go give it a kiss

it's just THERE ok????? it's the first thing i noticed my eyes just nyoomed on that part like OOOH yes 👀👀👀 💦💦💦💦

also what is that random bracelet? it's red and made of...???

so: headcanon that will get shot down right away: the bracelet is made of mondatta's cable. for extra pain. u_u [calling back that one tracer comic where omnics are shown wearing parts of their deceased mates, for which i already wrote a bit of a fanfic but this is just a new application of it uwu)

also most of the people i talked with appreciate the design and have been entertaining thoughts about the bare midriff so i count that as an overall win uwu

#fran talks #Anonymous #nice anons #zenyatta #ty anon i just. have a lot of feels #mostly i feel finally blessed #can't wait for the specifics of his new look to be released instead of just a couple screenshot zoom-ins #💦#💦💦#overwatch

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helloemptyset · 3 years

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image descriptions under cut, they're really long

some creature collector character thing, would play similar to a digimon/SMT game where you make friends with creatures. all the creatures were inspired by that spaceship sprite generator

[ image 1: two drawings. drawing one is a person with unhealthily pink-grey skin and big red eyes, their hair the texture and color of thin muscle draped over their head. they are wearing a big blue and white shirt dress, and their legs end in loose branches. their cheeks and legs are pocked with red, and they have a small floppy disk clutched in one of their hands. behind them is a creature just shorter than them with thin limbs that sheets of meat hang off like curtains. the creature is vaguely shaped like a clothespin with limbs sticking out from the sides of its head and where its 'arms' would be, and their eyes are small and sit right above where their 'legs' part. drawing two is a person in doctor's dress, with short cropped hair and two creatures alongside them. they are colored in completely grey, and their floppy disk floats above their held up hand. one of their creatures is a pink and magenta striped and shaped like a bacteriophage with a wide ellipse for a head. their other creature looks like a wide pill with branching connectors along its sides, the top half of it red and the bottom half blue. its eyes are empty holes that peer right through.

image 2: a bunch of little creatures. creature one looks like a fairy with a butterfly-shaped, fleshy head and a dress that billows out under it. their face is a cut out on their face, with two round eyes and a vaguely H shaped mouth, and there is a heart shape cut out of where their chest would be. their legs hang underneath their dress. creature two looks like a pink and magenta striped bacteriophage with an empty ellipse for a head. creature three looks like a thin, headless golden bird with a large fish-like tail fin and a small pearl with the vaguest human features carved into it floating above it. creature four looks like a green upside down simplified and squashed human figure with broken light green shackles on its wrists and ankles. a light green heart is on its chest and its face is just three empty circles, two where its mouth would be and one where the eyes should be. creature five looks like a pill with branching cell connectors all along it, with larger ones for feet and antennea. the top of it is red and the bottom is blue, and its eyes are empty holes through it. creature six looks like a miniatureized scene of a bridge between two moss covered sandstone castles, with four stars shining above it. ]

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aestheticvoyage2019 · 5 years

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Day 192: Thursday July 11, 2019 - “Crop Drive”

After working on campus, I got out and hit the road to do some driving around central Illinois - some new roads tonight to Peoria for dinner, a bigger city than I expected - an old Midwest river town. I then circled back on Highway 9, that Id take out of town the next day too towards Gibson City.

Got out and saw the crops, and the windmills - beautiful. Tall think green corn, rows of beans, spinning blades. Was good to be out of the desert and therapeutic to get out on a drive. To see small country towns. To know the landscape of the countryside.

Song: Eddie Rabbit - Driving My Life Away

Quote: “The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer and resurrector, by which disease passes into health, age into youth, death into life. Without proper care for it we can have no community, because without proper care for it we can have no life.” ― Wendell Berry

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Häikäisevää drone-kuvaa viljakuviosta

Tämä häikäisevä ilmakuvamateriaali on kuvattu dronesta. Siinä näkyy viljakuvio joka ilmaantui pellolle Anstyssa lähellä Salisburya, Britannian Wiltshiressa. Se löydettiin elokuun 12. päivä 2016.

Kuva: MrGiro – Crop Circle Connector.

Useat symbolit ympyrässä kuvaavat elämänkukkaa, ja 19 ympyrää joiden päällä on 36 kaarta muodostavat kuusikulmion, samanlaisia mystisiä symboleja on löytynyt muinaisista kulttuureista.

Entäpä sitten ulommat kuviot/symbolit? Mikä voisi olla näiden merkitys? Onko se viittaus elämänkukkaan? Saatko selvää symboleista? Kerro niiden merkitys alle!

Lisää kuvia ja informaatiota viljakuvioista voi löytää Crop Circle Connectorin linkistä: http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2016/Ansty/Ansty2016a.html

Alla uskomaton kuva-ajo.

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aliensspaceuniverse · 5 years

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Just Pinned to Crop Circles: Reported on the 30th of June at Sutton Hall, Nr Rochford, Essex. It was a long 4 hour drive each way for the ground shots and we were worried that it might not even be there when we got there but we got lucky and the formation was still there looking really great :) here are the ground shots from inside the formation. Ground shots courtesy of Steven Grant, Dean Jackson & Chris Lee Aerial photography courtesy of Crop Circle Connector. http://bit.ly/2QRTxaF

#Pinterest #Crop Circles

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thefoodcoup-blog · 7 years

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Food Power

On Sunday afternoons, when my father was a boy, the family and neighbors would gather at my grandmothers’ farmhouse under a big maple tree. There, the adults would sip fresh lemonade and eat treats while the kids ran around playing in the sun. I wasn’t there of course, but I can see it almost as if I was. The long, gravel drive leading up the house surrounded by farmland. To one side was a garden for personal use. Behind the house, on the left, was the maple tree that must of felt like a redwood with cows meandering further back in the field. Wooden chairs being brought out by my grandfather and the other men formed a semi-circle in the shade. A table was set aside for the pitcher of lemonade and treats. The kids, my father included, ran around playing tag, screaming and hollering while trying to see if they could climb into the foreboding maple. The adults sat chattering about the crops, animals, weather, and pie recipes.

My grandfather grew many varying crops and animals for sale. He also worked a night job. My father began working as soon as he was able on the farm and then in the city far-off. Many of the kids my father grew up with became farmers. We’ve watched their farmland and equipment grow in size to be able to stay afloat.

Food is one of those things that we tend to take for granted. It’s really quite easy to with all the grocery stores and markets and restaurants. Food is always around us with easy access (for the most part). As long as you have a car and money for gas and food, it’s incessantly there for you. It’s like my clothes, lamp, pens, paper, all the housewares - they’re just always there. It’s hard to think how my yellow antique lamp was anything but a lamp that just appeared on my table.

When I began cooking directly from my garden, I began to feel a sense of overwhelm as I realized what it took to make ketchup, mayonnaise, fava bean patties, or raise dried beans and getting the climate right for seeds to fruit. Nevermind the work behind tending to a small hundred square foot garden.

Food is an act in community and rebellion and, sometimes, war. We congregate around food during holidays, birthdays, dinner parties, and brunch gatherings (my favorite). Food becomes a catalyst for rebellion as we’ve seen with the Zapatistas in Chiapas or La Via Campesina across India and South America. Food has also been used as an activist tool in smaller ways in countries such as Africa where they are leading farmer-led documentation in villages. Food has been used as a weapon in war since the beginning of time by providing or withholding food during times of conflict.

Yet, unless you are being directly affected by food such as farmers unable to grow what they want and how they want, small farmers being pushed off land, massive droughts, poverty, dangerous working conditions in plants and on the field, it is simply spinning and doing its thing in the background. I heard an episode on The Bite podcast where they were talking about food issues taking a back seat to more important items like climate change or international issues and that people may feel that its frivolous to be concerned about food. Many, many groups and individuals would disagree.

Food production is an important factor in producing climate change and a key loss within it’s acceleration. Hunger is a consequence of poverty that is caused by war, conflict, racism, and structural barriers. In international issues food becomes something that is lost and hard to obtain whether by bombing or direct withholding.

Food may not take front and center of all these issues, but it usually becomes implicated in some way at some point. Most of memories attached to food. Some memories are sweet and remind us of a happy moment in time, while other memories of a certain food may surface feelings of fear or stress.

Food is a powerful tool in activism. Not just by focusing on the hopefulness, love, or community aspects that so many may try to focus on, but because food holds power. It holds power for those who can easily obtain it whenever they want; for the governments that withhold it; and for the activists that fight for it.

My grandmothers farm, which I’ve never seen because it’s now old mine fields, is how I began this road over a decade ago. My attachment to food (beyond simple survival) is that I think of it as a connector and an ignitor for activism. This is food sovereignty.

#food activism #Social Movements #Change Agent #activism #food justice #food sovereignty

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americanmysticom · 6 years

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Cropcircle Hackpen Hill (3) Broad Hinton 4K 30fps

The Hampshire FlyerPublished on Jul 30, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwgvWRRWQ6g

Hackpen Hill (3) Nr Broad Hinton, Wiltshire. Reported 29th July Check out the Crop Circle Connector for all the latest circle photos. http://www.cropcircleconnector.com

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mrhotmaster · 4 years

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Realme 7 Pro Detailed Review

Realme 7 Pro Full Review

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Subsequent to having looked into the Realme 7, it's an ideal opportunity to direct our concentration toward the more superior model in this new arrangement, the Realme 7 Pro. It's the profound replacement to the Realme 6 Pro (Review), and not at all like the Realme 7, it brags of some enormous overhauls over its forerunner. The most striking ones are the utilization of an AMOLED show, sound system speakers, and 65W quick charging, which sounds exceptionally great. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Realme 7 Pro beginnings at Rs. 19,999, which is significantly higher than the value that the 6 Pro propelled at. Its fundamental opponents right currently incorporate the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max and the Poco X2 (Review), and somewhat, higher the variation could rival the Redmi K20 and Oppo F17 Pro. It's an ideal opportunity to see whether the new Realme 7 Pro merits purchasing. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Realme 7 Pro structure and show: Making an impression

The Realme 7 Pro highlights a similar mirror-split structure on its back as the Realme 7, yet it's much slimmer (8.7mm) and lighter (182g), even contrasted with the Realme 6 Pro. This makes it significantly more agreeable to hold and use. The casing and backboard are as yet made of plastic, yet the quality is awesome and the telephone feels strong generally. The matte completion for the back methods it doesn't get fingerprints effectively, and the Mirror Blue unit that I have looks great. The telephone is additionally accessible in white. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The catches are ergonomically positioned around the telephone, and at the base, you get the standard earphone jack, USB Type-C port, and speaker. The primary enormous element to note is the showcase. It's marginally littler contrasted with the one on the 6 Pro at 6.4 inches, yet it's a Super AMOLED board with a full-HD+ goal. Realme additionally specifies the utilization of Corning Gorilla Glass, despite the fact that it doesn't indicate the rendition. The showcase is brilliant, hues are rich, and gratitude to this kind of board, the 7 Pro has a consistently in plain view mode and an in-show unique mark sensor. The last functioned admirably I would say, and face acknowledgment was similarly speedy. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Tragically, this telephone trench one major element from the Realme 6 Pro【₹ 17,999】, and that is a high screen revive rate. The Realme 7 Pro needs to manage with a 60Hz showcase, which is a bit of baffling. I don't believe it's a major issue, however thinking about that its forerunner had a 90Hz presentation thus does its lower-valued kin, the Realme 7, it feels somewhat inadequate. There's no HDR10 affirmation either, which is a major bummer considering lower-evaluated telephones, for example, the MotorolaOne Fusion+ do offer this.

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Realme 7 Pro execution and highlights: Pretty great

The Realme 7 Pro performed well in the time I went through with it and I'm not shocked, as it includes the equivalent Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC as the 6 Pro. It's as yet a decent chip; it's capacity productive and doesn't warm up much in any event, when focused. The base variation of the 7 Pro has 6GB of RAM and 128GB of capacity and is estimated at Rs. 19,999, while the more expensive one has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of capacity for Rs. 21,999. I have the last with me for the audit. There is an LPPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 technology for storage is given. Realme also says that the 7 Pro is the first phone to pass the mobile authentication test of TUV Rheinland. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I ran the high-end variety I had with Realme UI quite quickly. The telephone never overlooked anything, regardless of whether I was propelling an application, exchanging between numerous applications, or playing a hefty game. The absence of a high invigorate rate felt a touch of shaking to me, however, that could be on the grounds that I have quite recently as of late tried various telephones with 90Hz screens. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Super AMOLED show was incredible for watching recordings on, and this experience was improved by the sound system speakers. The sound system impact is acceptable, as the earpiece gets nearly as boisterous as the base terminating speaker, and Dolby Atmos helps support the volume and sound loyalty. Games ran quite well as well. Beautiful titles, Super Clone looked extraordinary and considerably heavier ones, for example, Battle Prime ran easily at the most elevated in-game quality settings. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Realme 7 Pro battery life: Long-enduring

There is also a battery capacity of 4500mAh available on the Realme 7 Pro, which can be operatable for a full day on a full charge normally. Our HD video circle test additionally demonstrated promising outcomes, with the telephone enduring barely 22 hours. It requires some investment to completely charge it as well, on account of the 65W quick charging connector. In my tests, the 7 Pro's battery energized to 87 percent in thirty minutes, and took just an additional 10 minutes or so to arrive at 100%. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Realme 7 Pro cameras: Quite competent

The back cameras on the Realme 7 Pro are like those of the Realme 7. These are a 64-megapixel Sony IMX682 principle camera, an 8-megapixel super-wide edge camera, a 2-megapixel profundity camera, and a 2-megapixel large scale camera. There is also a selfie camera of 32-megapixel available with a focal point aperture of f/2.5. Contrasted with the Realme 6 Pro, the 7 Pro passes up the ultra wide-point selfie camera and the back fax camera. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Realme claims that the new 64-megapixel essential camera should offer comparative if worse clearness contrasted with a 2x optical fax camera.

We should test this case against Realme's own 6 Pro. In the main shot, we zeroed in on this tree, a huge article a good ways off. On the off chance that we zoom in to analyze both photographs, the Realme 7 Pro delivered fundamentally the same as subtleties contrasted with the photograph taken utilizing the fax camera on the 6 Pro. Utilizing 2x advanced zoom on the 7 Pro, the outcome was quite average, however the 6 Pro's fax camera improved subtleties and smoother profundity of field. In any case, the distinctions were extremely minor. The biggest issue is the possibility you need to zoom in with the 7 Pro, which is perfect for taking a shot in 64-megapixels, and then amplifying it and cropping it later.

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Normal photographs taken in the sunshine for the most part looked great. HDR was taken care of well, subtleties were acceptable, and hues looked regular. Similar was valid for close-ups, which had a smooth, characteristic foundation obscure. The ultra wide-point camera didn't deliver the best subtleties, and in sunlight, I saw some exceptionally evident chromatic abnormality in scene shots. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Representation shots were taken care of well, with great edge identification and satisfying foundation obscure. The large scale camera was okay and it could deliver some better than average pictures in the event that I was consistent enough.

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Low-light photographs were respectable, absent a lot of obvious grain, and subtleties were genuinely acceptable even in more obscure areas. You can light up things up by utilizing Night mode, which has a major effect. The Realme 7 Pro highlights all the additional Night mode improvements that we originally found in the Realme X3 SuperZoom, including Starry mode and Pro Night mode. The 7 Pro received some more new functions including Night Mode additionally, for example, Modern Gold, Cyberpunk, and Flamingo. Each channel applies its unmistakable shading plan, which makes some intriguing impacts. It's like the channels we saw on Vivo's X50 arrangement. The ultra wide-point camera doesn't create generally excellent outcomes in low light.

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The front camera caught point by point selfies during the day, at its the local 32-megapixel goal. Picture mode additionally functioned admirably. The selfie camera's HDR capacities were similarly noteworthy, and it figured out how to appropriately uncover brilliantly lit foundations without losing subtlety regarding the matter's face. Selfies taken inside under great counterfeit light additionally looked great. Be that as it may, in low-light conditions, subtleties endure a shot.

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With electronic adaptation, the Realme 7 Pro records up to 4K 30fps. The quality is average and there's just a mellow shine because of the adjustment while moving about. The Ultra Steady mode helps fix this, however, remember it vigorously crops the casing, and the quality is a piece lower. Recordings shot in low light don't look awesome, with generally helpless subtleties and noticeable grain. Notwithstanding, Realme has included an Ultra Night mode for video which knocks up the introduction. This can have a major effect when attempting to catch the film in dim conditions. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Decision: Should you purchase the Realme 7 Pro?

Taking everything into account, I think Realme has done a genuinely great job in making the 7 Pro. It carries some important moves up to the Realme 6 Pro as an AMOLED screen, sound system speakers, and a lot quicker charging. The essential back camera has improved, because of the new sensor, yet by and large, I figure all the cameras when all is said in done could in any case improve in low light. I don't know whether jettisoning the ultra wide-edge selfie camera was the best move, as not at all like a profundity camera, it could be truly valuable. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Taking a gander at the opposition in this section, I don't think the Realme 7 Pro is an obvious champ. It's difficult to overlook the great worth offered by the Motorola One Fusion+, which has a spring up selfie camera, a marginally quicker SoC, and a HDR10-affirmed show. Poco is likewise equipping to dispatch the Poco X3, and Samsung will before long dispatch the Galaxy M51, the two of which should fall in the Realme 7 Pro's value an area and make things much additionally fascinating.

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Original Post from SC Magazine Author: Doug Olenick

It seems every month SC Labs talks about the growing connectivity of the world and the growing threat landscape alongside the growing the need for security professionals to have the information necessary to stay ahead of these attacks. Products in the threat intelligence space, which we revisit this month, provide information to help organizations gain a better understanding of their present internal and external risks that to see what could potentially affect their environment.

Intelligence coupled with the collaboration built into these platforms can arm security teams with actionable information that could aid in preventing attacks, or even provide a strategic advantage so they can proactively respond to potential threats, not just mitigating them post-attack. Companies are increasingly looking to threat intelligence to effectively combat new-age threats and keep up with an ever-growing workload.

Obviously, gathering information and intelligence on threats is a crucial component for any solution in this space to meet the needs of security teams overwhelmed with information but which don’t have the resources to weed through it and respond. Threat intelligence vendors are developing software platforms and other hardware solutions to make information actionable and offer security teams quick visibility into it. That way, security professionals armed with valuable information backed with context can take proactive measures to prevent attacks from becoming an organizational issue. With comprehensive information at their fingertips, analysts truly can delve into threats and spot existing patterns for a more complete view on security.

Although many of the tools tested have similar functionality, they take different approaches to the types of information gathered and how it’s collected. Most customers purchase more than one threat intelligence solution, which might seem counterproductive. But although they may overlap, these products provide targeted information that highlights different areas important to an organization’s business practices. While too much information in general can prove a hindrance, an abundance of targeted information makes for better decisions.

The best advice we have for organizations looking to add extremely effective threat intelligence tools to their security arsenals is take the time to plan out goals and aims for the product before committing to one. The chosen solution(s) must be the best fit for an organization to avoid exacerbating the problem of overwhelming security teams with too much information and depriving them of context or focused reports.

Threat Intelligence

Threat intelligence is a crucial component to any organization’s security posture. Solutions in this space gather and provide information on threats so that organizations can proactively building defenses instead of relying solely on response and mitigations.

As we have seen previously, and again this month, information is gathered from both open and closed sources, using human resources and artificial intelligence, so that security teams get the most comprehensive information possible.

Researchers and investigators who actively hunting threats recognize vulnerabilities brought to bear by the growing connectedness of the world. As a result, vendors building collaboration tools extensively throughout the threat intelligence solutions we tested to facilitate both internal and external information sharing.

They have crafted the products to ingest multiple intelligence feeds and pass the information gathered through proprietary artificial intelligence mechanisms. These machine learning tools produce a threat intelligence feeds/reports laid out in actionable, easily readable intelligence that users can efficiently ingest.

These platforms boast a variety of features like structural formatting, real-time alerting, sandboxing, custom reporting and third-party integrations, the last of which are growing within the threat intelligence space, yielding platforms having been clearly designed with MSSPs in mind. Extensive built-in integrations range from SIEM and firewalls to endpoint protections tools and email – and beyond. Many of the products reviewed also offer APIs for integrating technologies not yet supported by the platform with connectors. APIs can be leveraged for both consumption and production, with most platforms supporting STIX and TAXII records.

While initially tackling the problem of organizations not having enough information on the threats they face, this crop of threat intelligence platforms seek to address the growing issue of information overload resulting from the vast landscape of threats currently in the wild. Too much information, coupled too few resources, and missing context can quickly create a nightmare for analysts trying to sort through threat intelligence.

To counter that, the platforms tested provide context to the intelligence gathered and offer analysts the opportunity to configure settings so that alerts are tailored to their organizational needs. Add an extensive collaboration features and these products can maximize the efficiency of a security team as it proactively builds a security posture.

Although the tools reviewed this month are similar in general functionality, they each have unique methods of providing threat intelligence that distinguish them enough to justify using more than one within an organization. Security teams can leverage any of these threat intelligence solutions to aid in the decision-making process and ensure their attention is being immediately drawn where it is needed the most.

Pick of the Litter

Anomali Threat Platform is one of the less expensive options we tested. Its Trusted Circles community provides the enormous added benefit of leveraging valuable intelligence gathered by other companies. The price tag coupled with the value added through the community platform make this product an SC Labs Best Buy.

Recorded Future Platform offers extensive integrations, standout monitoring capabilities and focused functionality throughout the platform. It functions intuitively and is clearly designed with the end user in mind, making this our SC Labs Recommended product this month.

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PHOTOSHOP vs GIMP vs Inkscape: Which one is the Designers' Choice?

You can be a professional designer by selecting right way to exhibit your designing skills. One such way is by choosing right designing software. Today, in this blog we are going to compare three very popular designing applications which are Adobe Photoshop, GIMP and Inkscape. Let’s have a look at each individually.

An Insight to Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop is the most fully featured image editing software manufactured by Adobe Systems. One who wants to enter the arena of designing should sign up with professional Photoshop Course from any renowned training institutes for attaining advanced and essential tricks and techniques to get mastery on it. Let’s have a look at its features and some important tools.

Features of Adobe Photoshop are as follows:

It allows to perform highly advanced image manipulation.

You can use this application to crop, resize and correct color on digital photos.

It has image adjustments, lens correction, retouching, image stitching, HDR, fixing framing tools.

It has filters, styles, effects, fonts as well as tools for painting, sketching and typography work.

It has both raster and vector graphics.

It includes tools for video editing and supports 3D objects and 3D printing.

It has editing system with layers that act as mask or filters, with underlying colors.

Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) allows users to work on content from any computer.

It usually takes up 1GB from your PC or Mac to perform.

It needs High amount of RAM and other hardware resources.

Photoshop is the photo editing software that is industry-standard.

Photoshop has many proprietary tutorials.

It's an excellent tool that makes photo editing easy and efficient.

Photoshop offers Pantone colors. It doesn’t support GIMP’s native file format i.e. XCF files.

Photoshop is only for Mac and Windows.

Tools and Other Features of Photoshop

Healing tools

Stroke smoothing

Brush organization

Various collaboration tools

Custom path & width

Copy-paste layers

Curvature Pen tool

CMYK mode

Non-destructive editing (original layer remains unaltered).

USAGE OF PHOTOSHOP

Photoshop is a software program developed by Adobe that allows users to edit graphics.

It's used by graphic artists, designers and photographers, among others, and can enhance and manipulate images to improve their overall appearance.

INKSCAPE

Next in the queue is Inkscape which is a popular open-source application commonly used for editing vector graphics. You can not only edit graphics but you can create different graphics for instance logo, abstract, illustrations etc. It also allows you to import different software files such as Photoshop, SVG, and Illustrator.

The basic objects in Inkscape are Rectangles & Squares tool, 3D Boxes tool, Stars & Polygons tool, Circles/Ellipses/Arcs tool, Spirals too, Pencil tool (Paths, pen tool, Calligraphy tool (Paths), text tool, spray tool, paint bucket tool, connector tool.

GIMP

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) GIMP is completely free and open source, meaning you can use GIMP and manipulating graphic images that runs on Linux, other Unix-based operating systems, and also on Windows and Mac OS X. You can use all of its features without spending a penny.

USAGE OF GIMP

GIMP is the most feature-rich free image editing tool. It has most image manipulation and workflow tools that you would expect from an image editing software and what it lacks it makes up with plugins.

It allows you to quickly do basic photo manipulation so you can easily get the product you need without having to worry about complicated features getting in the way.

GIMP versions are available for Mac, Windows, Linux, and UNIX.

GIMP’s Tools and Features

Customizable interface

Can write or change the source code to fit your needs or create new plugins

Able to read and edit PSD files

Full suite of painting tools

Graphic design elements

Digital Retouching

Hardware support

Scribus – an open-source page layout program to help publish your digital and printed materials.

You can read and edit photoshop files in GIMP.

GIMP is very small and lights not more than 25 MB.

GIMP does not require a large amount of RAM or other hardware resources.

Photoshop Vs GIMP Vs Inkscape

As compare to GIMP and Inkscape Photoshop consists of advanced features and produces the professional level of results.

As compare to Photoshop, GIMP and Inkscape produce a lower quality of work and needed more time.

GIMP and Inkscape both are open sources whereas Photoshop is paid software.

GIMP and do not need large RAM, Photoshop need High RAM.

So, this is how we have completed our session on a comparison between three major applications.

Author Introduction: This blog is written by Priya Bhatnagar who is pursuingArchitect Interior Premium course from ADMEC Multimedia Institute. This blog is the part of her Photoshop assessment which has been issued by Kapil Sir.

Source URL : http://admec-multimedia-institute.blogspot.com/2018/09/photoshop-vs-gimp-vs-inkscape-which-one.html

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Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S Review

The Panasonic GH5S is a video-focused Micro Four Thirds camera built around what the company markets as a 10.2MP sensor. It's best understood as an even more video-centric variant of the GH5: it can shoot either DCI or UHD 4K footage natively (one capture pixel = one output pixel) at up to 60p.

Panasonic wasn't the first company to introduce high quality video to what was otherwise a still camera, but with its GH series it has been constantly expanding the range of professional video features appearing in consumer stills/video cameras. The GH5S takes this logic one step further, by lowering the sensor resolution and omitting image stabilization to make a more single-minded video tool, rather than an hybrid intended to be similarly capable at both disciplines.

The ability to shoot DCI 4K at up to 60p with no crop is the most obvious distinction between this and the standard GH5, but the differences run deeper:

Key specifications

Oversized 'Multi Aspect' sensor with dual gain design

10.2MP maximum usable area from at around 12.5MP total

DCI or UHD 4K at up to 60p

10-bit 4:2:2 internal capture at up to 30p

8-bit 4:2:0 internal 60p or 10-bit 4:2:2 output over HDMI

1080 footage at up to 240p (with additional crop above 200p)

Hybrid Log Gamma mode

ISO 160 - 51,200 (80 - 204,800 extended)

AF rated down to –5EV (with F2 lens)

3.68M-dot (1280 x 960 pixel) OLED viewfinder with 0.76x magnification

1.62M-dot (900 x 600 pixel) fully articulated LCD

14-bit Raw stills

11 fps (7 with AFC) or 1 fps faster in 12-bit mode

USB 3.1 with Type C connector

As well as the ability to shoot DCI 4K at higher frame rates, Panasonic also claims the GH5S's larger pixels and 'Dual Native ISO' sensor will mean it shoots significantly better footage in low light.

Differences vs GH5

"10.2" megapixel oversized sensor (vs 20.2MP Four Thirds sized sensor)

Dual-gain sensor design with two read-out circuits

Fixed sensor (no internal stabilization) for use with pro stabilization systems

DCI 4K available in 59.94, 50, 29.97 and 25p (GH5 is 23.98 / 24p only)

1080 mode

AF rated to work in lower light (–5EV vs –4EV)

14-bit Raw available in stills shooting

VLog-L enabled out-of-the-box

Time code in/out

'Like709' and 'V-LogL' color profiles available in stills shooting

Mic socket offers Phantom Power and Line-level In options

LUT-corrected display available in playback as well as capture

120fps viewfinder mode

Beyond these changes, the GH5S keeps the rest of the GH5's capabilities, with matching codec options and the same support tools, such as vectorscopes, wave forms and preview modes for anamorphic, Log and Hybrid Log Gamma shooting, for instance.

As on the GH5, Panasonic recommends the use of V60 rated cards or faster for shooting 400Mbps video. However, the V60 standard itself seems to be vague enough that even some nominally V60-compliant cards are still not fast enough. The company says to use either its own brand V60 or V90 cards or to stick to well-known manufacturers with a proven history of producing fast cards (and, ideally, to buy from a source with a good return policy).

Multi-aspect sensor

The GH5S uses a chip that natively shoots DCI or UHD 4K, meaning one pixel on the sensor is used to produce each pixel in the final footage. The sensor, like that on the GH1 and GH2, is oversized. This means it can shoot different aspect ratios using the full extent of the imaging circle projected by the lens, rather than simply cropping down from the 4:3 region.

4:3

3:2

16:9

~17:9 (DCI)

1:1

As well as using the maximum amount of pixels and silicon for each aspect ratio (with consequent image quality benefits), this also means that the diagonal angle of view is preserved, whether you shoot 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 or in DCI 4K's roughly 17:9 aspect ratio.

It also means that the GH5S should offer a fractionally wider angle-of-view than the GH5 when shooting video, especially when capturing DCI footage.

The only downside is that the use of a larger region could limit the use of APS-C and Super35 lenses in conjunction with focal length reducing adaptors, such as SpeedBoosters. A 0.71x reducer needs to capture a roughly 30.5mm image circle to cover the GH5S's larger video region, while a 0.64x reducer needs a 33.8mm image circle, both of which are larger than is guaranteed to be projected by an APS-C lens. You'll almost certainly be OK with the 0.71x adaptor, since that's been shown to work with the majority of APS-C lenses but with the 0.64x versions it's likely you'll have to check on a case-by-case basis.

Dual Gain

Panasonic describes the GH5S as having 'Dual Native ISO,' which is standard video terminology for a dual gain sensor design. Such chips have two read-out modes, one that maximises dynamic range at low sensitivity settings and a second designed to minimize noise but at the cost of dynamic range, at higher settings (the second mode changes the 'conversion gain': essentially increasing the pixel's voltage output). It's something we first encountered in Nikon's 1 Series cameras but that's become increasingly common over the past few years, resulting in visible improvements at high ISO settings.

The only difference we can see between the approach taken by Panasonic is that it lets you limit the camera to either one of the sensor's modes, whereas other brands just change mode in the background, without the user ever knowing.

One of the only concepts fuzzier than 'ISO' sensitivity itself is the videography term 'Native ISO'

From a stills point of view, the two circuits are used from ISO 160 - 640 and from ISO 800 and upwards, respectively. You'll see talk of the camera having 'Native ISO's of 400 and 2500' but this is perhaps best completely ignored.

One of the only concepts fuzzier than 'ISO' sensitivity itself is the videography term 'Native ISO,' which essentially appears to mean 'setting at which the quality is good but that gives room to move either up or down from.' This should not be confused with the idea of base ISO, which is the setting with the minimal amount of amplification, which usually results in the widest dynamic range.

Lower pixel count

The other thing Panasonic says contributes to giving the GH5S a performance boost in low light is the adoption of fewer and therefore larger pixels.

In general terms, there's no significant advantage to large pixels over small ones: individually they have access to more light (which usually means less noise when viewed 1:1) but once you scale things to a common size, the noise and dynamic range levels tend to be similar. Instead, using more but smaller pixels can have a resolution benefit, even if you then downsize. This is because pixelated systems can only capture a certain percentage of their nominal resolution, but sampling at a higher resolution then downsizing (oversampling) can preserve some of the higher frequency detail it initially captures.

By concentrating on video capture, Panasonic is able to pick sides in this struggle

However, readout speed and processing/heat constraints mean very few cameras currently offer oversampled video, instead sub-sampling their sensors to find the ~8.5MP needed to capture 4K footage. This creates a tension between the needs of high-res stills photographer and lower-resolution of video capture. By concentrating on video capture, Panasonic is able to pick sides in this struggle.

The most obvious benefit is that it's quicker to read out fewer pixels. So, while the latest processors are fast enough to generate oversampled footage from high pixel counts, the sensor read-out rate risks creating significant rolling shutter. Having fewer pixels means the GH5S should have less rolling shutter than the GH5.

Having a lower pixel count also means the GH5S is also able to include an anti-aliasing filter that reduces the risk of video moiré, without having to worry about limiting the stills resolution.

Just as we expect to see better pixel-level noise from larger pixels, logic would also lead you to expect greater pixel-level dynamic range (even though again, this advantage tends to disappear when you compare images at the same size). This additional pixel-level dynamic range is the reason the GH5S needs to offer 14-bit Raw files: because you need the extra bit-depth to provide room for that additional dynamic range.

No stabilization

From a photographic perspective it may seem odd to remove image stabilization from the camera but for high-end video shooting, Panasonic says it makes sense. Sensor-shift IS systems operate by 'floating' the sensor using a series of electromagnets. Even when they're 'off' they're not locked in place, they're simply set so that the electromagnets aren't attempting to correct for movement. This has the side-effect that, which mounted on a professional stabilization rig, there's a risk of the sensor being shaken around.

For high-end video work, Panasonic says its users would prefer to use dedicated gimbals and dollies, rather than internal stabilization, and that means physically locking the sensor in place to avoid unwanted interactions between these systems and a floating sensor.

However, regardless of what Panasonic says, there's also the limitation imposed by the oversized sensor: since the camera captures right out to the edge of the image circle there's simply no room to shift the sensor without risking capturing footage of the inside of your lens barrel. This is highlighted in the one situation in which the GH5S does offer digital stabilization: when combined with a lens offering optical stabilization. When engaged, the video has to crop-in slightly to provide room to pan and scan around the sensor.

Review Publication HistoryJanuary 8Introduction, video specifications, video features, first impressionsJanuary 29Raw Dynamic Range & Log and DR in video sections addedFebruary 5Image Quality, Video Quality and Conclusion added

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