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Did he rule over a vast empire, even conquering Lanka? Or was it like a city state limited to Ayodhya?

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I didn't know whether to keep this under pseudoscience or conspiracy anyway it doesn't matter

For those who don't know, the Indus seal being referred to here (Pasupati Seal) has a figure on it that looks like Shiva, but it really could also be an Ox. It is one of the oldest artifacts pertaining to any civilization. almost 2500 years old.

The Indus script is a total mystery, deciphering it would answer a lot of questions. Until then we have to put up with these people. This culture is already super ancient and has unique things to talk about. Even if you want to link with the Indus civilization, there are other better ways to do it. But this? How many seated, cross-legged figures are there present on coins and walls in archeological sites? Even if this figure matches perfectly with the Indus seal, these people don't even have the capacity to realize that that similarity is not sufficient evidence! You can't bridge over 2500 years gap with one coin figure and say civilizational continuity

Eratosthenes method would require sunlight, but he did it with a stick and brains. If there was no sunlight, what's the bare minimum apparatus?

IDK where else to post this

so i drank coffee in hopes of getting some work done, but then gave in to sleep an hour or two, so later. at one point in the middle of the night (i never actually went to sleep till that point; i slept after this event transpired) I kept having this not-really-a-dream thing. I was imagining things and at the same time, like an on and off switch, I could go into this 'dream' and come out of it. in this case, it was partly a nightmare, and therefore i didnt stay long. i deliberately kept sober until that feeling went away till some time later, at which point i finally fell asleep

i did say nightmare but it was very different, almost like a sleep paralysis. without getting into the specifics of the dream, I felt great psychological unease that that character might have as well been harming me. but even as all this transpired, I was not really perturbed, I was still in total control, even though I had this vague sense that this whole scenario didnt make much sense. I should emphasize that this 'harming' feeling when switched on (like i mentioned before) felt like that character was paralysing me, in a way. it is difficult to describe.

there were no other issues. though I shld probably mention, I felt like I slept a lot longer than I did. I thought it was evening even after seeing outside and the time, but in reality it was morning. for sure, my mind went through a lot in that space, whether it was a forgotten dream(s), or a forgotten dream(s) combined with that experience from before

last but not least, the coffee aside, I did have some difficulty sleeping before that event. i kept tossing and turning. but it wasnt a very great difficulty. i knew I was gonna sleep eventually, which I did. I just wanna point out that this battle went on for some time before that event happened.

I keep mentioning coffee because not just because it is coffee but because it is historically relevant to my case. there were 2 instances in the past when i went to sleep within 3-4 hours of consuming a lot of caffeine and i experienced sleep paralysis. totally unambiguous cases of sleep paralysis.

Breakfast Club, but MORE. Stranger Things but not necessarily the 80s, or a village, or sci-fi. But with everything else

if there is another couple in addition to the main couple, I SHALL TAKE IT. extra points if they are besties of the latter

thank you

Ink type and pen matching dilemma - DOUBTS

hello all, beginner here - the only ink I used was Parker quink. It took me some time to realize changing inks makes a whole lot of difference, I was blaming my cheap pens. So I have narrowed down a few pens im likely to get, need your help much appreciated thanks in advance if you read the whole post!

there are a few top choices for ink bottles irrespective of pen (mostly), I was wondering if I should go for any of them as far as the pens im getting are concerned:

(like kaweco ink, pelikan series, carbon black and few others. im assuming these are fairly famous?)

kaweco perkeo - it comes with its cartridges but what ink bottles should I go for if not cartridges in the future? or cartridges go the best for this one compared to all other inks, then let me know if any of you veterans know

ofc there is another layer here, the nib (part of why im so overwhelmed and am making this post). im going for a medium nib

(because im looking to get medium here and fine nib in jinhao, see below; so I have exposure to different types at the current level I am)

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jinhao 35, fine nib

again things get complicated here. it only works with it own cartridges (correct me if im wrong here)

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jinhao x750 medium nib; again same dilemma

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all in all, im totally in the dark as to what ink bottles I shld get for each pen, or if a one works for all bottle even exist. cartridges wise I have a level of clarity- just that jinhao has its own and doesnt conform to the international standard or whatever it's called. and nib type adds another layer of complexity - need advice here

feel free to correct me wherever, thanks a ton!

P.S the choice of pens here is peculiar, thanks to budget constraints and also im a beginner and if I dont like then it is gonna be a problem especially if it is some expensive pen. also my parents look at me weird at my newfound hobby so there's that