u/dverbern

Hey there.
Fellow user of Evotix, having only just recently switched to its SaaS from an on-premises predecessor with same vendor.

Very keen to know what options may exist with regards to making data in Evotix available externally - via our own BI or other platforms.

If you're willing to share any info, much appreciated.

I don't know either way, but I'm always wary of people denying someone has / can commit suicide. We don't and can't know the inner world of others, let alone those who have endured extraordinary strain and stress.

We must also remember that someone can end their own life but their decision can be driven very much by the influence of others.

I resolve my situation by turning 'OFF' some custom DNS server option that was in place on my Samsung Android-based smartphone, meaning it uses whatever DNS my network operator provides.

The fact that I was able to resolve my hostname to IP using browser on my smartphone is still a question - maybe the Jellyfin app uses different DNS settings to regular browser? Not sure, but working fine for me now.

I'm very late replying to your post, but I accept that your explanation - the standard one - is likely correct.

However ...

I stand by my assertion that for every moment the entity seems concerned about reciprocation of it's love for Bear, it engages \far more** in terrorising and manipulation. If the standard explanation was to be consistent, I'd argue we'd have seen a far longer period of the sort of 'rosy love' moments that epitomised the early stages of their post-wish relationship - meals at the table, clearly enjoying one another's company.

Nice - and I appreciate the skill involved in making this - but man I wish "free" was free and not with the usual modern-day caveats. I'm now being prompted to log in to get 5 attempts. Again, I appreciate this, it's just that in a vast sea of fee-only content the world is crying out for the equivalent of a 'local park for all' style service literally doesn't cost.

Can someone help me proper use of this very promising tool?

In my case I just want to generate very simple chord progressions of my own choice - i.e. alternate between Abmaj7 and B7.

I tried and it worked - but something about the chords sounded a little off-tune or something to my ears.

Perhaps real Nikki DID know that Bear's death would free her, by way of her being 'present' during Bear's call to the Wish Willow support line, where he's told clearly that it can end with his death. I admit that is a little vague, but we get more evidence that there's awareness of the curse and the wish later in the film when 'entity Nikki' or 'real Nikki' says to him, after Sarah's murder; that 'you wanted this' and that 'you wished for this'. So there's clearly some awareness of what has lead to that state of affairs.

Again, I come back to character traits. We KNOW that Bear is mostly kindly, but he's also very passive and cowardly. When faced with the chance to take action, to come clean about his feelings, to stop the suffering that real Nikki is subject to (the woman he professes to love), he STILL does nothing. Even at the end, I'd argue he STILL backs out of suicide.

By contrast, we KNOW that 'real Nikki' is strong, independent and capable of making choices to bring about what she wants from life, rather than having it passively 'come to her'. We know that she's been actively helping support Bear after the death of his grandmother and presumably well before that.

And once again, 'entity Nikki' couldn't give a damn about how the target of its obsession actually feels. It wouldn't care one iota about wishing for its target to love it, because the very nature of the wish is to bring about a toxic, co-dependent, unhealthy version of love that simply doesn't exist in the real world. (or at least, shouldn't exist) Entity Nikki is perfectly happy to have its 'love' target essentially slaved to its presence, providing its every need (toileting, eating, etc). As long as its target stays with it at all times, it doesn't care if its target is in perpetual terror.

I understood the offering of the gem to Bear as being symbolic of the multiple opportunities his character had to either stop the events from occurring altogether (i.e. come clean about his feelings to Nikki at the start) or to reduce the extent of the suffering. Arguably Bear's greatest tragedy is his passivity and cowardice to effect any real life changes, depending mostly on others. In that sense, the Tiger's Eye was meant as a 'Hey, you could use some chutzpah in making decisions in your life'.

I'm pretty stoked to get any takers on this theory! Thanks for giving it time of day. I doubt it is the intended explanation by Curry and the performers, but I do think there's some justification for it.

I think the biggest point in its favour is that the 'entity' doesn't seem to care about how the target of its obsession actually feels.

That's ..... hmm, yes that is a spanner in my proposal! Nice one.

I guess, at a stretch the wish could have simply caused Bear's vomited-up-pills attempt to fail, leading to him dying moments later just as we saw. But credit where credit's due, your point is a good objection.

No to nitpick, but should't the URL read "arecostcochickensstill499.com", rather than "is"?

"Is ... chickens" sounds weird to me.

Which countries do this cater to? I ask, because, as a Non-American I sometimes (often) feel that this entire community is almost wholly American-centric and it bugs the absolute $hit out of me.

I admire the ingenuity of so many posters and creators here (and no small amount of envy at those skills), but it remains a big thorn in my side that so much seems almost isolatingly American.

My theory is that the final wish was for Bear to die and was made by 'real Nikki', taking brief control back from the entity, as she had done several times before.

Reasons:

1. The entity cares not at all about how the target of its obsession actually FEELS. It will willingly terrify its target to ensure utter subjugation and utter service to its every attention and need; HOW that target feels is not even a consideration. This is further evidenced by the utter lack of empathy and reflection on committing heinous violent acts. Given this, why the F#%@ would the entity care about 'wishing for him to love me?'.
2. Real Nikki can and DOES escape her purgatory/entrapment; however briefly. We see this several times in the film. The sleeping scene establishes her extreme suffering and desire to end it, but arguably the party scene is more informative. Here we see a clearly under-duress real Nikki emerge, tell others its "Not me", then takes control for long enough to attempt suicide by glassing herself.
3. Bear is many things, but essentially he's passive and a coward. Presented with many choices in the film to establish a potential and healthy relationship, with lessening the disastrous events, with ending Nikki's suffering; he always chooses for essentially a continuation of the current direction. Bear seems utterly unable to make the decisions in his life that are required. I'd argue this INCLUDES bailing completely on his suicide overdose attempt. If this theory is correct, then at the moment he's vomited up all the pills, his reaction to the final wish being made in the next room and subsequently smiling is NOT that he's suddenly equally in love with Nikki, but rather that FINALLY, in the pit of despair, where he STILL couldn't be brave enough to end things, the decision and action has been made FOR HIM, by the actual woman he had fallen in love with.

It was 'Real Nikki', again briefly seizing control of herself for long enough to utilise the wish willow and make her wish - that Bear die.

His essential character trait is cowardice - that and passivity. Bear is given so many choices throughout the film to either prevent harm, reduce it or even free the woman he supposedly 'loves'. Each time he instead acts with his cowardice/passivity.

I'd argue that extends to his attempt to overdose - that he DOES INDEED back out of that too.

Bear isn't an evil character. He's devastated by the carnage his desires have unleashed, but he lacks the character to bring the saga to a close. He can't bring himself to take his own life, but there is someone who IS willing and able to take action - real Nikki.

I'd argue that Bear isn't so much "... happy to die ...", than he is relieved and ultimately happy that the choice has been made FOR him. His passive nature means that, once again - he didn't need to DO anything - even when asked to free his captive.

Ultimately I suspect this is NOT the interpretation that the film intends, but I don't know I found it interesting to consider. Cheers.

Possibly - you're certainly in the majority in thinking that.

However, here's why I think 'Real Nikki' wished for his death:

1. The supernatural entity controlling Nikki's obsessive love for Bear does NOT seem to involve ANY consideration of HIS feelings. Indeed, the possessed Nikki seems to be content even with a terminally and perpetually frightened Bear, as long as he is with the entity unconditionally.

We see several times the result of Bear attempting to slip it's grasp - terrifying outbursts are the entity's default. None of this suggests a mindset that would benefit from him loving it.

1. Real Nikki is, for the most part, deeply 'submerged' (Almost like in "Get Out") under the controlling entity's influence but DOES emerge at key moments:

(i) At party scene, saying 'it's not me' then briefly taking physical control of her body to attempt suicide by glassing herself.

(ii) The bed scene where the sleeping entity allows real Nikki to express her desire to die, rather than exist trapped and utterly deprived of liberty and agency.

In short, I think this is a plausible possibility and I personally appreciate that, at least so far, the does hasn't been fully closed on such an interpretation.

OR, it's Bear's joy and relief at realising that she ended the curse, by wishing for his death.

Again, this wouldn't have been 'entity Nikki' doing this but 'real Nikki'. We know 'real Nikki' is deeply submerged most of the time behind the controlling entity.

However ... 'Real Nikki' emerged at several points in the story, either just speaking or ourbursts, or in some cases, taking direct control of her own body, such as at the party scene when she suggests 'it's not me' and attempts suicide by self-glassing.

I'd have thought we don't have that kind of certainty.

'Real Nikki' emerged at several points in the story, either just speaking or ourbursts, or in some cases, taking direct control of her own body, such as at the party scene when she suggests 'it's not me' and attempts suicide by self-glassing.

But again, that smile could be Bear's absolute joy (relative!) at realising the curse is now ending, with his imminent death.

Again, I posit this as as possibility.

But here's the thing, we don't know what wish was actually made in the end!

We assume it was 'entity Nikki' making the same wish towards Bear that he made towards Nikki, but I suggest the other possibility is that 'real Nikki' emerged briefly to override the entity, wishing that Bear would die.

To me, either option works.

Bear hears the willow cracking and his reaction reveals what seems like relief or happiness and that could be for either reason; that he is now feeling utter love or that his fearful decision to take his life has been safely taken out of his hands and the misery (for both) can come to an end.

It's hard to know for sure. If Bear failed to vomit up enough of the pills he'd taken, then perhaps yes any wish would make no change other than for Bear to feel utter love for Nikki at the end.

If however he DID vomit up the pills and would have survived, then we could assume that 'real Nikki' broke out of the entities' control for long enough to make her own wish - that Bear would die.

Here's where I beg to differ - Nikki is NO LONGER THERE - the entity is now possessing her, which is every bit as supernatural as it sounds. The real Nikki is 'somewhere else' most of the time, screaming. The ONLY moment real Nikki has ANY agency is when the entity is asleep and even then, it's a threadbare existence she clearly wants ended.

Thank you - given Document Intelligence and AI Lens, is there a more cost-competitive route? Do each provide OCR functionality, to your knowledge>?

Cool! Thanks, I shall now search for Document Intelligence.

I think we've had this 'gap' for some time and you're right, it's not ideal and points to a deeper issue.

Your post is a gold mine of information and advice. Thank you sincerely