in reply to LandedGentry

It will be valuable information when we have more data points to compare it against later. The console's high initial sales may very well have little to do with anything except how many Nintendo had available, for instance. It could do Wii U numbers (unlikely), or it could be a mega success, or anything in between. The third party sales might be reflective of the fact that the games are all older and available on other platforms, or it could be that customers are strapped for cash after a higher console purchase price, or any of a number of other reasons. I would just encourage people not to make a narrative out of this yet.
in reply to LandedGentry

It's too early to draw any conclusions. Take it from Mat Piscatella, who's forgotten more about video game market research than I ever learned myself.

Hardware launches are not like game releases, anyway. It's the establishment of a new product market, and early game releases on consoles have an ebb and flow to them that later blockbusters do not. It's about building growth, not first-week sales.

German Mesa to coach Cuba team to World Baseball Classic plenglish.com/news/2025/06/19/…
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@Carter Braxton yep that's precisely what he says. The international order recognises countries, not governments. You absolutely cannot assail another country because you don't like their leaders. In particular, you can't strike Russia with huge sanctions because it attacked another country, then support Israel when it attacks another country. Impossible, inadmissible.

From LLM to AI Agent: What's the Real Journey Behind AI System Development?

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in reply to CeceDuBois

I enjoyed reading this. My grandmother's house was an escape haven for me As well. I never got any welts or bruises there, nor was a berated. She had an apple green glider and rockers on her porch. The first thing I did when we moved I to this house with a wrap around porch was to buy a glider and some rockers for it. Even now, over 50 years later, I still feel the peaceful calm when I sit in them.

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🇮🇷🇵🇸 Ben #Gvir quiere que los #israelíes delaten a cualquiera que vea #AlJazeera:

No permitiremos que nadie transmita desde #Israel para #AlJazeera. Exhorto a cualquier persona que sepa de alguien que esté grabando para #AlJazeera a que nos informe de inmediato.

Pido que se denuncie a la #policía a cualquiera que vea #AlJazeera

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Israeli officials accused of 'hypocrisy' over Iranian strike that hit hospital

With 94 percent of hospitals in Gaza having been damaged or destroyed, social media users had little sympathy for Israeli officials' condemnations

From #MiddleEastEye #MEE
By Reem Aouir
Published date: 19 June 2025 18:59 BST

""If attacking a hospital is a war crime, then the radical #Jewish extremists are the greatest war criminals. Of the 36 hospitals in the #Gaza Strip, only 9 remain operational, all the others having been destroyed by #Israeli bombing.” Another added, “If this is a war crime then so are the #IDF’s actions bombing every hospital in Gaza,” another person wrote. "

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#news #press #Palestine #Israel #Iran #MiddleEast @palestine @israel

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#Denmark says goodby to #Microsoft


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Changing is not the difficulty but remaining. In Germany we had the same process in the town administration of Munich. Then they had an incidence of complete IT blackout because one single Email with a very long title chrashed the whole system.
At the same time Steve Balmer was on ski holiday close to Munich. He heard about, took the opportunity and sent them a "very good" offer. For the bosses of town administration it was obvious, that Linux is nonsens and they switched back to Windows.

First Peer-Reviewed Study Documents Magnetism Following COVID-19 Injection

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Interestingly, the magnetic outcome didn’t appear immediately after receipt of the experimental mRNA COVID-19 jabs but developed over time, typically between 1- and 20-months post-injection. This delayed onset suggests that the magnetism isn’t caused by leftover vaccine material at the injection site. Instead, it may result from systemic ...

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changes in the body, possibly linked to the genetic expression of vaccine components, such as mRNA or DNA, which they note could spread throughout the body and trigger this unusual effect. With transhumanism on the horizon, this outcome is nothing short of terrifying.

... As expected, the study reported that these concerning cases of magnetism were more commonly linked to specific Pfizer vaccine batches, particularly those with lot numbers...

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beginning with the letter “F.” While Moderna vaccines were also associated with some cases, the connection was less frequent, suggesting possible differences in vaccine formulations or manufacturing processes that might contribute to the phenomenon. As noted by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH, Epidemiologist and Foundation Administrator at the McCullough Foundation, there is no mention of this phenomenon in Pfizer’s internal documents or in VAERS, despite numerous anecdotal reports. ...
in reply to SämiⒶ🇵🇸

@leomas the point everyone keeps missing, is our trust and approval is beyond irrelevant. in addition to our opinions on theocracy. this isnt our government to pass judgement on. but as far as the numbers go...
man im having a hell of a time finding the report now. everything on the world bank site is from 2011 to the last few years which obviously looks terrible bc of the sanctions.
but from the brookings institute:
i2.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp…

an image that can be found in the broader context of this report:

brookings.edu/articles/irans-e…

As far as how the war will go, sure its very hard to know at this point but unless the u.s. goes all in, i think the iranian people made it clear the last couple days, they're not going to have a revolution under bombs. (an expectation we only ever have for brown and black people).

in reply to benda

Sorry for being later than I thought, I'm having a pretty stressful time lately.
I disagree with the judgement thing, while we obviously don't have full context for Iran's circumstances, I still think we should always challenge and judge power as much as possible to try and always push humanity further towards harmonious living and aiding each other, no matter where they live.
The sanctions point is fair, but I think counting on Oil for Iran's economy was a bad move, which could have been in my opinion at least partly caused by the religious influence, if you want I can elaborate.
Finally, the article (because of the sanctions I'il take it not being recent): It does seem like a mixed bag (I tried my best to ignore the neolib bullshit, but please correct me if some slipped in), while the poverty rates have developed positively, I do think the inequality they mentioned between ages (in employment) and sexes (hopefully don't have to elaborate) is a bad indicator for future development (not just economically, but also in society), so more nouanced than I was, my bad.
Also, is the poverty rate indicator static? I feel like that should be adjusted over time.
The last paragraph I just agree with.
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WH Press Sec. Karoline Leavitt on TN Supreme Court upholding the law BANNING chemical castration and mutilation of children

"We are grateful for Tennessee's efforts to protect our children and we are grateful the Supreme Court ruled on the side of the law, but also on the side of protecting America’s innocent children. - @PressSec

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When you see a guy
Reach for stars in the sky
You can bet, that he's tryin’ to be a doll.
When you spot a John jerkin' off in the rain
Chances are he's insane
As only a John who wants to be Jane.
When you meet a gent, paying all kinds of rent
For a chest that could flatten the Taj Mahal
Call it sad, call it funny
But it's costing the public money
‘Cause this guy thinks he really can be a doll!

When you see a Joe, blowing all of his dough
You can bet he's pretending to be a doll.
When a bum buys makeup a bum can't afford
It's a cinch that the bum, is under the thumb
Of anime porn.
When you meet a mug, lately out of the jug
And he's in-jecting hormonal folderol,
Call it hell, call it heaven
It's a probable twelve to seven
that the guy's only tryin’ to be a doll!
Some doll, some doll
The guy's jerkin’ off thinkin’ he’s a doll!

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Why is U2 considered "grunge?"


Growing up, I didn't really question why this band would be played along side Nirvana, Bush, Soundgarden, Linkin Park, etc. because my radio station of choice was not just grunge, but also "adult alternative." So it would play pop shit, too, sometimes.

But I still, to this day, often find U2 listed among grunge artists, or their songs get played on grunge playlists. The fuck? How is this shit grunge? It doesn't fit in any way! It doesn't have the sound, it doesn't have the style, shit it doesn't even have the same emotional resonance. It's happy and hopeful.

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In diesem Text von Adil Haque analysiert er die juristische Frage was dran ist an der Behauptung, der Israels Angriff auf den #Iran sei prämeptiv, also gerechtfertigt gewesen, betrachtet die Argumente, die #Israel dafür vor dem UN Sicherheitsrat vorgebracht hat und bewertet die Rechtslage.

»Indefensible: Israel’s Unlawful Attack on Iran«
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in reply to salty_apollyon

gpu is probably the easiest. only two choices and just get the best you can afford while using +60% of your whole pc budget.

cpu and motherboard is much harder. i would recommend a AMD Ryzen 9000 series X3D CPU that fits in a Zen 5 motherboard because they have a very long life cycle (at least zen 4 did) unlike Intel so you can upgrade the CPU in +5 years without changing the motherbord.

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in reply to DarkMahesvara

@DarkMahesvara Oh I just remembered, Nvidia removed 32 bit PhysX support on their newest GPUs so they peform like shit on older games with PhysX enabled
youtu.be/h4w_aObRzCc
in reply to salty_apollyon

this would be my non final first recommendation. 6600 is more than double the performance. you could reduce to 16GB ram but DDR4 is so cheap and windows is bloated. also maybe cheaper case.

pcpartpicker.com/list/fBMTxg

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in reply to salty_apollyon

@DarkMahesvara @poopernova tfw rlier's gonna become a real linux gamer at this rate for that extra linux performance boost now. :kekw: Since windows is so fat.
Honestly maybe check around and see if you can get a 6700xt used for a decent price. the 12GB is probably going to go a long way.
Though maybe the 580 is the play for now and then you can just upgrade the gpu at a later date for a 9060xt and call it a day, I don't think the 5800X is going to bottleneck a 9060xt anyways.

100 Drag Spells


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2- Drag Cone, 20’’ long, 10’’ wide. Make a will save or lost your next turn to untuck

3- Bring Back my Ghouls, raise 12 ghouls Drag to fight or dance for you, eliminate 1 by round till there’s only a queen Drag that you must fight or be dethroned

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Israel no ha dejado de asesinar palestinos ni por un momento, a un ritmo de 100, 200 o 300 al día.

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